After a slightly damp start, this year’s Sheep Racing and Carnival Weekend got off to a flying start. Saturday was race day with seven sheep races as well as food stalls, games and Dodgy Dave the bookmaker. Cerys was crowned as Miss Sark Princess and India from Manchester was awarded the title of Miss Sark Visitor Princess. There were party nights on Friday and Saturday with live music and the crowning of Willow as Miss Sark, the first time this has been awarded for ten years. New for this year was the Dame of Sark competition with Gerry taking the title and Gavin as runner up. Sunday was a family fun day beginning with a fancy dress parade and featuring lots of old fashioned games like tug of war and egg and spoon races as well as a hugely popular tractor-pulling race. The weekend attracted hundreds of visitors and the funds raised go to the Professor Saint Medical Fund that helps islanders with prescription charges.

Pictures by Sue Daly

Racing sheep

Dodgy Dave

The tea tent ladies & Rob

Enjoying the Recks

Gerry, the Dame of Sark

Paul interviewing Gavin as Baroness Enid

The fancy dress parade in the Avenue

The parade arrives

Cerys, Willow & India

Fancy dress winners Mia, Maisie & Max

Katrina as the Fabulous Mr Fox

Olly, a new Sark fireman

Sam wins the slow bicycle race

Tractor pulling race