A ceremony of remembrance was held recently at the Men of Sark memorial for Helier Carré who died, aged just 18, two days after the Armistice in 1918. A fisherman by trade, Helier died of the Spanish Flu at his barracks in Guernsey, one of four young soldiers of the Guernsey Light Infantry to succumb on the same day. He is buried in the Sark cemetery and, after the ceremony…

It’s jumbling season here on Sark with sales held throughout the winter to raise money for various good causes. It was the Professor Saint Medical fund that benefitted recently when the stalls of clothing, bric-a-brac, toys, cakes and books along with a raffle and tombola raised an amazing £570. The next jumble sale is on Saturday 17th November. Pictures by Sue Daly The Carnival Committee jumble team Brisk trade on…

Sark Community Blooms held a lunch at Stocks recently for all of their volunteers to celebrate their success in the Guernsey Britain in Bloom competition. There were gifts of Caragh chocolates by way of thanks and Stocks head gardener was presented with the Johnson Cup for Horticultural Excellence. Among other awards, Sark won gold in the community section of the competition and will be representing the Bailiwick in the national…

The grounds of the Seigneurie were transformed into a spooky Halloween spectacular last night complete with ghosts, witches and plenty of things that go bump in the night. It was organised by Christopher, Sarah and Sibyl Beaumont with help from pumpkin carver extraordinaire Shakira Christodoulou. The event proved popular with local children, many in scary costumes, and their parents who enjoyed the games, pumpkin soup, spider cakes and other treats…