0:00:29 > 0:00:31FOG HORN SOUNDS
0:00:33 > 0:00:36This is the picturesque island of Sark,
0:00:36 > 0:00:39the smallest of the four main Channel Islands.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Just three miles long and a mile and a half wide,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45it's an island hideaway bursting with character and charm
0:00:45 > 0:00:47and seemingly, immune to change.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52The sun is at last shining after a dire start to the season.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56It's been a tough time for the locals - not just bad weather.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Recently, a fatal carriage crash on the island
0:00:59 > 0:01:01stunned the tiny community.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10A Swiss woman in her 60s has died after a horse-drawn cart
0:01:10 > 0:01:12overturned in Sark.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Eight other people were injured, one seriously.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18They remain in Guernsey's Princess Elizabeth Hospital.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23The consequences of the horrific accident are a real concern
0:01:23 > 0:01:26for those whose livelihoods depend on the carriage businesses.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29People like horse trainer, Julie Jackson.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32We're all totally shocked, everybody.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38People who come, they come because it's got horses and carriages
0:01:38 > 0:01:42and no cars, and because it's quiet.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Everyone says the same thing, they get on the back of my carriage
0:01:45 > 0:01:49and they say, "Oh, my God, that silence", you know.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52It's knocked us all on the head, this. All of us.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56It's a terrible tragedy that's never happened before
0:01:56 > 0:01:58in the history that we know of, you know.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59We're all totally shocked.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03You don't know what to say, really.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Accidents like this are unheard of on Sark,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and the cause is a complete mystery.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11No-one can speculate about animals.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15The day a horse can talk, you'll find out what went wrong.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21At times like this, the two churches play a vital role
0:02:21 > 0:02:26in the community, but Karen, the Methodist lay minister, is away,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28so the Anglican vicar, Gill, is coping on her own.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35I see my role as being available, so that if people want to talk,
0:02:35 > 0:02:39I want to be around in the community so that people can talk,
0:02:39 > 0:02:44and it's ringing round those who, you know, are most affected
0:02:44 > 0:02:47and just to say, really feeling with you deeply
0:02:47 > 0:02:52about this and praying for you, and concerned for you.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57The island's way of dealing with things seems very much
0:02:57 > 0:02:59to try to return to life as normal.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02You know, we've got a job to do, there's work to be done,
0:03:02 > 0:03:07there are more people coming and we get on with it.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13The Petite Poule cafe, right in the heart of the main street,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16is a barometer for the island's mood.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Christina, who has lived on Sark for 17 years,
0:03:18 > 0:03:22is hoping the cloud is starting to lift.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26It's awful, but we have to carry on and move on and hope that it never
0:03:26 > 0:03:29happens again, and thankfully, it's never happened in all the time
0:03:29 > 0:03:32I've been here. That's the first time and hopefully it will be the last.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39A police investigation is underway to try and uncover exactly what
0:03:39 > 0:03:43happened and until then, island life tries to return to normal.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57The good weather comes as a huge relief
0:03:57 > 0:03:59to all those who live and work on Sark.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Like fisherman, Baz Adams, who's returned to sea where he's happiest.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10You've only got to get one fine day and you forget all the bad weather
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and you think, "Oh, what a lovely day."
0:04:13 > 0:04:14That's how it goes.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17There hasn't been the people on the island this year
0:04:17 > 0:04:20so it's been difficult, you know, to get rid of the lobsters
0:04:20 > 0:04:23at the hotels and boarding houses.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25You know, you've just got to make the best of it.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28You mustn't let things get you down too much.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32It's not just the fishermen who need the good weather to last.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37The whole island is busy preparing for the biggest crowd-pulling event
0:04:37 > 0:04:41in the summer calendar, the Sark Folk Festival.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44It could be a life-saver for local businesses,
0:04:44 > 0:04:45so long as the weather holds.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53This weekend, the Folk Festival is going to bring 2,000 people.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Every hotel room, every guest house is full.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Every restaurant is going to be full for lunch, breakfast, dinner,
0:05:00 > 0:05:02afternoon tea.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05People that are all coming on this week are actually putting money
0:05:05 > 0:05:08back into the island and that's what we need.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10I have my courtyard across the way,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13so the weather's very, very important for me.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17People sit outside and it puts people in a better frame of mind.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20When you're on holiday, you want to sit out in the sun and enjoy it.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30There's another big summer event on Sark that keeps the islanders busy,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33and Gill, the Anglican vicar, is no exception.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38Let me just secure the top so that at least it's held together.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39Yeah.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42And then we can get cracking on the bottom.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Across the whole island, the lanes and hedgerows
0:05:45 > 0:05:49will soon be the backdrop for the annual Sark Scarecrow Competition
0:05:49 > 0:05:52and this year, the theme is royalty.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Although still newcomers, Gill and her husband Colin
0:05:59 > 0:06:01are determined to make a big impression.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06I think this is the first scarecrow I've ever made.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I made guys for bonfires,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12but I don't think we've ever made a scarecrow before.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15And at times, we're very aware of our beginnings.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17We've got L plates on.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Gill is secretly hoping her own entry,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27a life-size King Henry VIII, is good enough to attract
0:06:27 > 0:06:30the attention of the judges and win her first prize.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44He's got here safely and he's well and truly stuck in place,
0:06:44 > 0:06:47and I'm delighted it's now completed.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56But someone is about to scupper Gill's hopes of victory.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Carnival committee chairman, Puffin Taylor.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03I've ended up as Chairman of the Carnival Committee
0:07:03 > 0:07:05because I'm sort of fairly outward going.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08As I say, it's a team effort with things
0:07:08 > 0:07:10but I tend to be the one that's going round
0:07:10 > 0:07:14chatting to people and persuading them and saying, how about this?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Puffin's got a crisis on her hands,
0:07:16 > 0:07:19and she's hoping Gill, the Anglican vicar, can help.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20Hi, Gill.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Hi. Come on in.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25So what's all this about, Puffin?
0:07:25 > 0:07:28The Carnival Committee, we had a bit of a chat.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29Right.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31And we thought,
0:07:31 > 0:07:35well, you could perhaps be relied upon to be an impartial judge.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42But under the strict rules, judges can't enter their own scarecrows.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Well, you're not doing one, are you?
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- Yes.- Oh.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47So that's going to be a problem, isn't it?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Well, I'll disqualify it, that's all.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52You mean after all the hard work we've put in,
0:07:52 > 0:07:54he's not going to count?
0:07:54 > 0:07:55No, no.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Anyway, you've been asking all these questions,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01I'm just hoping you're not wriggling.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02Are you going to do it or not?
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Yeah, of course I'll do it.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Great.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10I've been, what's the word I'm looking for?
0:08:10 > 0:08:15Not pressurised exactly, but that would probably do.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17She's incredibly persuasive,
0:08:17 > 0:08:21she's one of those irresistible forces, let's put it that way.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24In order to judge the scarecrow competition,
0:08:24 > 0:08:27what lies ahead for the two women is a day in the lanes
0:08:27 > 0:08:31and ten miles of cycling to find that stand out winning entry.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Here we are. There should be one just here somewhere.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Oh, I like her sunglasses.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37I think they're amazing!
0:08:37 > 0:08:38The bling belt,
0:08:38 > 0:08:42I don't think the Queen would quite wear a bling belt like that, but...
0:08:44 > 0:08:49Have they used a balloon? No, it's a ball.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51It's a float for a boat, I think.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Ah, that's what it is.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54"I rule, OK?"
0:09:01 > 0:09:03She's got high-heeled shoes on.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Oh, look, even pearl necklace as well.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07And do you see the royal jelly?
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Very good. Botox lips.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Right, the next one's here, Gill.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17But there is one scarecrow that threatens to bring
0:09:17 > 0:09:19the two judges to blows.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20This is yours, isn't it, Henry VIII?
0:09:20 > 0:09:21That's right.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Oh, yes, yes, I've disqualified this one, as you...
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Yeah, well, I actually was incredibly...
0:09:26 > 0:09:29I didn't mind withdrawing because I was judging,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I quite understood that, but when we got the list and found,
0:09:32 > 0:09:36disqualified written across it, I was actually quite upset.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Why can't she enter, then?
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Well, she's judging.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Yeah, but she could, you know, judges are allowed.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43I can be very objective.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47How would you rank this?
0:09:47 > 0:09:52It's a very enthusiastic first effort at the Sark Scarecrow.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54First effort.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Being an island with no airport, the only way to get to Sark is by boat,
0:10:02 > 0:10:04and that includes all food and drink supplies.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10The folk festival is just a few weeks away and extra shipments
0:10:10 > 0:10:13have been organised for what the local businesses hope
0:10:13 > 0:10:14will be the busiest event of the year.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Cars are banned on Sark, so all the big deliveries for the island's
0:10:23 > 0:10:27shops and restaurants have to be made by tractor and trailer.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Patiently waiting for their delivery of stock are Julie and Nicky Baker,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38a mother and daughter partnership who own and run
0:10:38 > 0:10:40the Food Stop supermarket.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44The folk festival is the most important weekend
0:10:44 > 0:10:45of the year for them.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Huge amount of people that come, yeah.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50And the people are really lovely that come.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51Oh, they are.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54It sounds silly, but they all look like hippies.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56But there are old hippies and there's youngsters
0:10:56 > 0:11:00and they clean up after themselves, there's no litter round the island.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02It's absolutely fantastic,
0:11:02 > 0:11:05and we all pray that it's nice weather.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07They plan to extend the shop opening hours
0:11:07 > 0:11:10to make the most of the trade generated by the festival-goers.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13If people have forgotten their toothbrush or deodorant
0:11:13 > 0:11:14or something, there's somewhere,
0:11:14 > 0:11:17because there's only really the three shops
0:11:17 > 0:11:21and we're the middle size. The big shop doesn't actually have much
0:11:21 > 0:11:24stock, so you've got to be able to provide something for people.
0:11:24 > 0:11:25Once they're over here,
0:11:25 > 0:11:28they can't just nip to Guernsey and pick up their deodorant
0:11:28 > 0:11:32or something, so... Well, they can for a £26 boat ride, but...
0:11:32 > 0:11:34And toilet rolls.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Yeah, or toilet rolls, as she said.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38Toilet rolls!
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Julie and Nicky started their small grocery shop business
0:11:42 > 0:11:45nine years ago and have never looked back.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47The key to their success is simple.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51The thing is to look after the locals, that is the main point.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55Look after the locals, know what they want, get what they want.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Visitors are nice, they're the icing on the cake,
0:11:59 > 0:12:01but the main thing is to look after the locals.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04When we go round the wholesalers, we're going round the shelves
0:12:04 > 0:12:07saying, "Oh, Mrs Brown likes this, we'll get some of that."
0:12:07 > 0:12:09"Oh, Mrs Smith's been asking for that for ages,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12"we'll get some of that."
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Do you share the same passion as your mother for this business?
0:12:15 > 0:12:19I think so, yes. I did work in a bank for 19 years,
0:12:19 > 0:12:22so there's no stress or no traffic jams over here,
0:12:22 > 0:12:24and if the hardest thing you've got to think about is,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27"Oh, I didn't put something on a shelf today,"
0:12:27 > 0:12:31well, nobody's lost their mortgage or anything like that, so...
0:12:31 > 0:12:34The shop, though, has outgrown its premises,
0:12:34 > 0:12:37and it's getting a makeover to create extra space.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39They've got to knock the front of the shop out
0:12:39 > 0:12:42that's here already to...
0:12:42 > 0:12:43When are they doing that then?
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Tomorrow, some of it, that's why we're moving all this stuff.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Will you be open, despite all the building work?
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Oh, yes. Yes. Yes.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Amazing! Is it causing a lot of chaos for you, Julie?
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Oh, yes, probably. We're quite chaotic, anyway!
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Despite the mess and the noise,
0:13:01 > 0:13:05Julie and Nicky can't afford to lose any business by closing.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Wrong way, Richard, it's that way.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Scarecrow judge, Gill,
0:13:14 > 0:13:18together with the chair of the Sark Carnival Committee, Puffin Taylor,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20are cycling the length and breadth of the island
0:13:20 > 0:13:23in search of a prize-winning scarecrow.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28Oh, I can see who this is. Looks to me like Neptune.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30What about the platinum blonde curls?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33I think those are just terrific.
0:13:33 > 0:13:34It's getting harder.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37The standard's going up, up, up at the moment I think.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Gosh, look at these two.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40It's a hotly contested event,
0:13:40 > 0:13:44and finding a clear winner is not going to be easy.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Well, the more you see, the more difficult it gets.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51To start with, it looked as if there were one or two front runners.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Now there are probably half a dozen front runners,
0:13:53 > 0:13:55which makes it a bit more tricky.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts.
0:14:00 > 0:14:01I like the red eyelashes.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02Great ears.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- I like the brooch, look.- Yeah.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10Just look at this. The Royal Garden Party.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Oh!
0:14:12 > 0:14:13I think they're wonderful.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17They've got such character. They've got such individuality.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20I just love it. I think it's wonderful.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23And certainly, I'm very clear who first prize is.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Mum!
0:14:26 > 0:14:28It's all of you that's come first. Well done.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Yes!
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Well done.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Have you enjoyed this morning?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35I thoroughly enjoyed this morning, yes.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37It's been a real privilege to do this.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41I was very glad to be asked and I'm delighted to have been able to do it.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Well done. Congratulations!
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Congratulations, girls. Very good indeed.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57As the folk festival draws closer, at the Food Stop supermarket,
0:14:57 > 0:14:59building work continues.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Julie hopes that these alterations will solve a growing problem,
0:15:03 > 0:15:05storage space for her stock.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09This is the overflow.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Where are we going? Is this where you live?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Yes. It's overflowed into my house.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Julie likes to hold a surplus of stock
0:15:18 > 0:15:21in case bad weather stops the cargo boat delivering the goods,
0:15:21 > 0:15:24but recently, things have been getting out of hand.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28There's a grand piano behind that heap.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Blimey!
0:15:31 > 0:15:36You can't really see it, and I certainly can't get to play it.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40So how do you feel about having to use your house as a store room?
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Well, needs must.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45It's better to have the stuff and store it in the house
0:15:45 > 0:15:49than not have it and, you know, have to wait for England to send it
0:15:49 > 0:15:54and then you're without stuff on the shelves and you can't run like that.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56This is our spare room, but nobody can stay in it.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Kitchen rolls and toilet rolls,
0:15:59 > 0:16:03think we've got about 160 cases, so that's 160 times ten.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07Do the islanders ever...?
0:16:07 > 0:16:10People of Sark have very clean backsides.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Or they will have when they've used this.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16As if things aren't bad enough already,
0:16:16 > 0:16:20there's even more festival stock on the way.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Hear a rumble, I know that's...
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Yes, here he comes round the corner now.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26This is ours, this is what's got to squeeze into these sheds.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Julie, it looks like a lot of stuff, are you going to have space?
0:16:32 > 0:16:37Oh, yes. Oh, yes. Even if it has to go in the garden, we'll have space.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Don't see any loo paper though, Julie.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55We haven't ordered any. I think we've got enough.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00With this much stock, they'll be in trouble if things don't sell,
0:17:00 > 0:17:05especially the 2,000 toilet rolls squeezed into the spare room.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07But Julie's daughter, Nicky, has had a brainwave.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10We could perhaps sell them singularly.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Wrap them in cling film, because if you're only here for the weekend,
0:17:13 > 0:17:15you don't need a four pack, or a two pack.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17They might only want six sheets.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Perhaps we can sell them by the sheet!
0:17:30 > 0:17:32The festival weekend has arrived.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36All the hotels and guest houses on the island are all fully booked,
0:17:36 > 0:17:40which is good news for church organist and fireman, Kevin Adams,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44whose farm has been in his family for over 500 years.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46He rents out space for people to camp.
0:17:48 > 0:17:49Nice to see so many tents,
0:17:49 > 0:17:53it makes it look really colourful with all the different coloured tents
0:17:53 > 0:17:55and shapes and sizes.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59And then obviously from here, people have got a cracking view
0:17:59 > 0:18:01cos they can see the boats coming in.
0:18:01 > 0:18:08We are heavily reliant on tourists so that's one of our major industries.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13Sark Shipping brought 945 people yesterday, I think,
0:18:13 > 0:18:16so it's a cracking number and they're all here
0:18:16 > 0:18:18for the Folk Festival, which is fantastic.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26Kevin's not the only islander hoping to benefit from the festival.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Down at the harbour, fisherman and eligible bachelor Dominic Wakeley
0:18:30 > 0:18:31has been busy.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34He's been fishing hard over the last few weeks
0:18:34 > 0:18:37to build up a big surplus of seafood in his water store
0:18:37 > 0:18:39that he hopes to turn into cash.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43There's about 400 lobsters in there.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50This weekend, Dominic plans to barbecue his lobsters and sell them
0:18:50 > 0:18:54at £12 a piece to hungry revellers up at the festival.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55It might sound like good money,
0:18:55 > 0:18:58but the fishing season lasts only seven months
0:18:58 > 0:19:02so the extra cash is vital to see him through the lean winter months.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12Come on, Persil!
0:19:16 > 0:19:17Little Persil.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20On what must be one of the most idyllic sheep farms
0:19:20 > 0:19:23to be found anywhere in the world, shepherd David Scott,
0:19:23 > 0:19:26followed everywhere by his devoted pet lamb, Persil,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30is catching his breath after what's been a hectic few months.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Not only did his ewes have a record lambing year,
0:19:34 > 0:19:38but he and his wife, Estelle, have been busy with their own new born,
0:19:38 > 0:19:40baby girl Robyn.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43She has good reason to escape the house
0:19:43 > 0:19:45and find some peace and tranquillity.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Her husband David is not just a shepherd
0:19:50 > 0:19:55but also a talented guitarist with his own folk band, Big Sheep.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57They're playing at the festival tomorrow,
0:19:57 > 0:20:01so they're up against it to squeeze in enough practice in time.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04It'll mean a late night, but David's lovingly prepared supper,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07fresh from the fields, to keep them going.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Nice bit of lamb, a bit of local lamb,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11but don't worry, it's not Persil.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16This is actually last year's lamb,
0:20:16 > 0:20:18so it's been around for about 12 months,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21so it's had a very good, enjoyable life.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24What fitting way can you do
0:20:24 > 0:20:26but to eat a bit of it at the end of it all, really?
0:20:39 > 0:20:43It's bedtime for baby Robyn, but the music must go on.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47She and her mum, Estelle, are the band's number one fans but tonight,
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Estelle's hoping Robyn will sleep through it all.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Anybody who wakes up the baby, except for me,
0:20:57 > 0:20:59they have to go and put her back to sleep again.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00All right.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04Robyn's pretty good, she'll sleep through most things.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Estelle needs earplugs to sleep through us practising
0:21:06 > 0:21:08but she'll be all right.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12I might get a bit of a cold shoulder when I get into bed, but...
0:21:14 > 0:21:17I don't know what sort of speed you fancy, Barney.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Right, dessert spoons, soup spoons.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27The band's drummer, Barney, has considerately devised a more
0:21:27 > 0:21:30baby-friendly way of keeping the midnight beat.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Big Sheep have a long night ahead of them
0:21:47 > 0:21:50if they want to be spot on for tomorrow's big gig.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06It's the morning of the big folk festival.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Dominic has arrived to set up his lobster shack,
0:22:10 > 0:22:12but it looks like the barbecue's going to stay unlit
0:22:12 > 0:22:14for the time being.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25But bleary-eyed shepherd David Scott's not going to let
0:22:25 > 0:22:27the weather spoil his fun.
0:22:27 > 0:22:28He and his band, Big Sheep,
0:22:28 > 0:22:32are still rehearsing the morning after the night before,
0:22:32 > 0:22:34and they're due on stage in a few hours.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Come on, everybody.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Luckily, the showers have passed.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46David and the band can take a scenic shortcut
0:22:46 > 0:22:47to make it to the gig on time.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58The festival crowds are not just good for business,
0:22:58 > 0:23:01they also offer a perfect opportunity for horse trainer,
0:23:01 > 0:23:02Julie Jackson.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05She's training her pupil, young horse Ronaldo,
0:23:05 > 0:23:09to eventually take tourists on carriage rides around the island
0:23:09 > 0:23:13and to do that, he must get used to all the noise of the crowded lanes.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Just brought him out for a trip through the street.
0:23:18 > 0:23:19I knew it'd be packed,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21I thought it would be good for him, just it's never going to be
0:23:21 > 0:23:23more packed than that and he's really good, you know,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25I'm very pleased.
0:23:25 > 0:23:26Are you going to the Festival, Julie?
0:23:26 > 0:23:30No, no. I've got to work. I don't finish till, like, teatime,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33and then by the time you've eaten and got clean and everything,
0:23:33 > 0:23:36you've only got a couple of hours.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38I'd like to go, but it's just unfortunate,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40we have to work, eh?
0:23:41 > 0:23:44One of them things of life, eh, Ronald?
0:23:44 > 0:23:45Do you reckon?
0:23:45 > 0:23:47"I'd like to go," he says.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51"I'd really like to go, but unfortunately, I don't drink beer."
0:23:57 > 0:23:58Gorgeous day, innit?
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Julie's in a particularly chirpy mood today.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05It could be to do with a blossoming romance.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10Rumours are, she's started dating an eligible bachelor and is smitten.
0:24:10 > 0:24:11See ya!
0:24:12 > 0:24:16COMPERE: Would you please welcome to the Sark Folk Festival, Big Sheep.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Up at the festival, the waiting is over.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23It's big sheep's turn to take to the stage.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38# Well there isn't much to gain
0:24:38 > 0:24:40# By living love the same way... #
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Arriving in the nick of time is David's wife Estelle
0:24:44 > 0:24:47and baby Robyn, who's already had plenty of practice
0:24:47 > 0:24:50at listening to her dad and the band at home.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Yeah, it's her first festival. It's a bit loud, but so relaxed.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58Relaxed, lovely people, and it's nice for us, because at home
0:24:58 > 0:25:01we've got the band staying, so there's been masses of music during
0:25:01 > 0:25:04the day, you know, and it's just sitting at home and I'm feeding her
0:25:04 > 0:25:07and everyone's playing the guitar and the mandolin
0:25:07 > 0:25:08and I know, it's great.
0:25:09 > 0:25:15But just as big sheep are in full swing, there's a problem.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17SOUND CUTS OUT
0:25:21 > 0:25:24# It's always been the same. #
0:25:30 > 0:25:31It is fiddly, isn't it?
0:25:31 > 0:25:33It is fiddly.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Across at the lobster shack, Dominic, the eligible bachelor,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43has got off to a flying start.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45He's only been open a short while,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48and it appears Sark's freshest seafood is going down a storm.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52Very busy.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56How many do you think you've sold?
0:25:57 > 0:26:01I think we've sold about 25 already this morning.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04He's a man of few words,
0:26:04 > 0:26:08but there's a rumour on the island that his bachelor days may be over.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Is it true, are you and Dom an item?
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Well, I suppose, yeah. I'm at his house nearly every night
0:26:16 > 0:26:18and I like him a lot and he phones me a lot,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21so if someone phones you, they must like you, I suppose.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25You're obviously attracted to him.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Well, of course, yeah. I think he's gorgeous, but there you go,
0:26:28 > 0:26:32but everybody likes him, he's very nice as a person,
0:26:32 > 0:26:35he's just a top bloke, you know.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Kind, funny, fairly quiet but you know,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42he's just got something about him like, that caveman appeal, you know.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47But Ronaldo may not be quite so happy
0:26:47 > 0:26:50now he's in competition for Julie's affections.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55It could be that three's a crowd.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Back at the festival, the technical gremlins have been sorted.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05Dave and Big Sheep are flying.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17But it's Dominic's lobsters that are the biggest hit,
0:27:17 > 0:27:19He's busier than he could have imagined.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24The gamble has paid off and all the weeks of fishing have been worth it.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25- So there's not many left. - Not many left.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- You've nearly sold out. - Nearly sold out, yeah.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Well, what a great weekend for you.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30Brilliant, yeah.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33And back to fishing at six o'clock tomorrow morning,
0:27:33 > 0:27:35get some more lobsters, stock up again.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43The folk festival has been a big success for the whole island,
0:27:43 > 0:27:46not just the cafes, but also the shops.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50I like it because at least the stocks down a little bit,
0:27:50 > 0:27:53at least we'll be able to perhaps walk through the piano room
0:27:53 > 0:27:54next time, so...
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Then we can go and buy some more to fill it up again,
0:27:56 > 0:27:58and that's the best bit!
0:28:11 > 0:28:12Thank you very much!
0:28:14 > 0:28:16In the days to come...
0:28:16 > 0:28:18'Karen, it's Leo Osborn here.'
0:28:18 > 0:28:20Karen, the Methodist lay minister,
0:28:20 > 0:28:22gets a life changing call from her boss.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24'I wonder if I could ask you to give me a ring, please,
0:28:24 > 0:28:28'when you have a minute. I'd like to discuss your future.'
0:28:28 > 0:28:30It's exciting and I think I'm going to have
0:28:30 > 0:28:33a lot of tossing and turning tonight.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Baa, baa!
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Sark turns out in force for a bizarre island tradition.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47And the islanders roll out the red carpet for a royal visitor.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Commemorative mug, sir?
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Are you all taking part in the sheep race?
0:28:53 > 0:28:54Oh, look.
0:28:54 > 0:28:55Sark royal visit.
0:28:55 > 0:28:56It's you, sir!
0:28:56 > 0:28:57Oh, ha-ha!
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