The first jumble sale of the year took place at the weekend with, as usual, a good crowd waiting for the doors to open at 2 o’clock. The stalls of books, clothing, bric-a-brac and toys, along with the raffles and tombola raised almost five hundred pounds for the Professor Saint Fund. Pictures by Sue Daly Perusing the bookstall
Sark’s tapestry weaving group have been back at work on the three-part tapestry depicting Sark’s west coast. The project was begun in 2015 and since then many visitors have joined residents in contributing a stitch or two. Tapestry weaving is just one of many arts on offer during Creative Sark, a new fortnight-long celebration of local artisans and produce taking place during this year between the 1st and 15th of…
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…
Those who lost their lives in Operation Hardtack 7, a Commando raid on Sark during the Second World War, were remembered this week to mark the 75th anniversary of the event. The raid took place on the night of 27th December 1943 when a unit of French and British Commandos landed on the Hog’s Back but the men were forced to retreat after setting off land mines. Two Commandos were…
Eighteen hardy swimmers braved the chilly waters of Dixcart Bay on Boxing Day for a festive dip. The weather was perfect with sunshine and calm seas but with a water temperature of just eleven degrees the swimmers definitely earned their post swim hot chocolate and mulled wine! Pictures by Sue Daly
There was lots of festive fun on Sark on Christmas Eve when residents, friends and families gathered to sing corals from one end of the Avenue to the other, fuelled by a tipple or two of mulled wine. The staff of Foodstop were in fancy dress, a tradition now on Christmas Eve, with a tribe of red Indians greeting the customers with food and drinks. Here’s wishing our friends and…
Well done to everyone who braved the weather on Sunday 23rd December to take part in Sark’s first Santa Run and thanks to the organisers, the Sheep Racing Committee. The run from the Methodist Chapel was followed by fun and games at the Mermaid, all in aid of the Professor Saint Fund. Pictures by Sue Daly
