The Miss Sark Visitor Princess prize was awarded jointly to Kiara Cleal (10) and Noah Abrahams (4), both from Guernsey. Miss Sark Princess is Robin Scott (9), wearing blue, who is also the daughter of the shepherd whose sheep were racing. Also pictured – PJ and ‘Dodgy’ Dave Cocksedge running the tote.
Dr Richard Axton, a Sark resident, who was awarded an MBE in the Queens Birthday Horner’s list for ‘Services to Heritage and the Environment in Sark, receives his MBE from the Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey. Congratulations Richard from Sark
Faster Ferry Times to Sark The Isle of Sark Shipping Company’s new ferry, the Corsaire de Sercq, came into service today and will be doing the crossing from Guernsey in just 35 minutes, a quarter of an hour faster than the older vessels. The ferry, whose name translates as the ‘Sark Pirate’, is 12 years old and was bought from a company in France where it was operating out of…
“I am absolutely delighted to be have been selected for the British team for the forthcoming Games in Tokyo. Undoubtedly this will be a very different Olympics, but to represent my country on the biggest stage there is…is such a privilege for me.” Congratulations to Charlotte, of course, and to Lottie Fry and Gareth Hughes. You are all incredible riders and we will do our best to make all of…
Sark resident Dr Richard Axton has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours list for his services to Sark’s heritage and environment. Richard first came to the island in 1980 with his late wife Marine to work on the Seigneurie archive during holidays from his position as Fellow at Christ’s College, Cambridge. The work continued for 20 years during which time the couple decided to move to Sark…
Sunday, May 30th saw the opening of Sark’s new public playground,with an opening day event that brought many local families and visitors together. Picnic mats dotted the grassy playground and the sound of excited children laughing and playing filled the air.This is a welcome addition to Sark’s community facilities and the project organisers are very proud that it is now up and running after several years of work behind the…
