Princess Anne paid a flying visit to Sark yesterday to inspect the recent refurbishment of Point Robert Lighthouse. She arrived in a Trinity House Helicopter and was greeted by Seigneur Christopher Beaumont, his wife Sarah and son Hugh. Cerys Knight, Miss Sark Princess, presented Her Royal Highness with a posy of flowers. Princess Anne then took a carriage driven by Helen Magell to Point Robert where she visited the lighthouse…
Passengers waiting on the quay in Maseline Harbour for the six o’clock sailing to Guernsey on Saturday had a surprise when the Sark Belle arrived flying the skull and crossbones and her decks awash with pirates, shipmates and the odd mermaid or two. Even more bizarre was the bingo caller! This was a new event for Sark, Pirate Bingo on the Belle, and very popular it proved too. Helen and…
Pupils at Sark School had a nature walk with a difference recently when Dr George McGavin led them on a bug hunt. George is an explorer and natural history television presenter with a passion for insect life. The walk began in the Project Sunflower field then continued down Creux Belet valley and around the Eperquerie where George showed the children how to catch and view insects of all shapes and…
Don’t miss one of the highlights that makes Sark special! A horse-drawn carriage ride on Sark is the best way to not only see the island but learn some of the feudal history of Sark. Danny Wakley is one of an increasingly rare breed, a genuine local born on Sark and whose family have lived in Sark for generations, including through the German Occupation. Now carriaging for 44 years, Danny…
