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…
There was a very special Service of Remembrance this Sunday here on Sark when islanders gathered to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War. The Men of Sark memorial was surrounded by crosses and lined with ceramic poppies specially made for the day. The event began with a parade of service men and women before a two minutes silence was observed then the names of those…
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…
