After a slightly damp start, this year’s Sheep Racing and Carnival Weekend got off to a flying start. Saturday was race day with seven sheep races as well as food stalls, games and Dodgy Dave the bookmaker. Cerys was crowned as Miss Sark Princess and India from Manchester was awarded the title of Miss Sark Visitor Princess. There were party nights on Friday and Saturday with live music and the…
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Sark School pupils took part in their annual running race today with the older children covering a mile-long circuit and the infants running a shorter route from the Heart back to School. Brothers Solomon and Bruno came first in Class One and Two respectively and Martin and Freya came joint first out of Class Three. Bruno had the fastest time overall completing the course in 9 minutes and 14 seconds….
We offer flexible hire periods, value for money and friendly service. We have a selection of both mountain bikes and standard cycles. We currently offer a 10% discount on all advance bookings. Bookings can be made by emailing – bookings@atobcycles.com or telephoning – 01481 832844. We also have Tandems, tag a longs, child seats and trailers to cater for the whole family(pushchairs can be left at the shop). We provide …
A group of 14 young performers from the Jersey Academy of Music were on Sark this weekend and gave two concerts, one at the Seigneurie and one at the new Sanctuary Centre. Their programme included pieces for their six-part flute choir as well as violin, choral and piano pieces and the musicians were aged from 9 to 19. The highlight of both concerts was a delightful performance of ‘Lupin, the…
The island’s junior thespians put on two excellent shows this week when Sark School pupils performed Roald Dahl’s play, Snow White and the Seven Jockeys. In this modern take on the classic tale Snow White (Esmée) flees from the huntsman (Finn), sent by her wicked step-mother (Katrina) to kill her, and is taken in by seven penniless jockeys. To repay their kindness, Snow White steals the queen’s talking mirror who…
The Sark Tapestry Weaving Group held two very successful open days this week in the cider barn. Visitors were invited to try their hand at tapestry weaving either on a piece of their own or by adding a few stitches to one of the three panels that will make up an image of Les Autelets, an on going project started by the group last year. Project organiser Amanda Petrie was…
The population of Sark was more than trebled this weekend as performers and music lovers gathered for the 8th Sark Folk Festival. More than 50 acts from the Channel Islands, UK and as far afield as America and Australia performed on the four stages and there was also dancing, workshops and children’s entertainment on offer. Food was mostly provided by Sark caterers and included fresh lobster, crab dishes and hot…
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