There was no shortage of volunteers for the Channel Island Big Beach clean here on Sark recently but there was a shortage of rubbish. The event was held on Dixcart beach but the small amount of rubbish that there was didn’t take long to collect so the organisers decided to run a sand sculpture competition for the children instead. The were several mermaids and a turtle created from sand and…
The paper version of the Discover Sark 2019 guide is now available from Sark Visitor Centre. If you have checked out the online version already, you will have noticed that the cover was designed by Sark’s very own Martin Remphry. It’s a colourful and animated depiction of the Sark Map playing on the theme of discovering Sark and some of the quintessential elements of Sark. To order your own copy,…
Friends and family of Jade Perrée gathered in the Avenue on Saturday to celebrate the opening of Jade’s hair and beauty salon, Beaux Cheveux. Jade has bought the business from fellow islander Vanessa Clarke, who set it up in 1999, and for whom she worked while training. Jade will be offering a full range of hairdressing services for ladies, men and children as well as beauty treatments including manicures and…
The New Year literally got off to a flying start here on Sark with the island’s first ever Soapbox Challenge. The event saw 11 teams racing from the Church to the Manoir corner in their homemade carts that included Postman Pat’s van, a tribute to Donald Campbell’s speedboat Bluebird and an Hawaiian-themed racer. Points were awarded for both design style and speed down the course. The A-Team took first place…
