0:00:02 > 0:00:06Nestled just off the Normandy coast is the picturesque island of Sark,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10the smallest of the four main Channel Islands.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Tourism is the island's lifeblood and in the summer,
0:00:14 > 0:00:19Sark's population of just 600 receives over 50,000 visitors.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23They come for its tranquillity, its beauty,
0:00:23 > 0:00:27but also its eccentric charm.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32I think there's very few places in the world where you've got
0:00:32 > 0:00:34the sea, you've got the fauna,
0:00:34 > 0:00:37the birds, you've got everything here.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Sark has no cars, no streetlights, and islanders
0:00:43 > 0:00:46and tourists alike get around either by bicycle...
0:00:46 > 0:00:49- Hello.- Hello.- ..or horse-drawn carriage.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57At the centre of the island's community are Sark's two churches.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01The Methodist chapel, run by lay preacher Karen Le Mouton,
0:01:01 > 0:01:05and St Peters, the Anglican Church which currently has
0:01:05 > 0:01:06no permanent vicar.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12With the church struggling to find a replacement
0:01:12 > 0:01:15and the weather closing in, change is in the air.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19Sark's lovely when the sun's out, but it can be like it is today,
0:01:19 > 0:01:20it's not very nice.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26The islanders have to while away the time with seasonal activities...
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Somewhere down there, there'll be ormers to be had.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33..and amuse themselves through the long wintry spells.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10It's 8:00am and the temperature's hovering
0:02:10 > 0:02:12around zero degrees centigrade,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15nothing to put off Minnie McCusker, who runs the harbour cafe,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17from her daily routine.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19I'm a keen swimmer, I absolutely love the water
0:02:19 > 0:02:22and it's a good way to start the day.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25You certainly know you're alive when you've been in the sea.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32Sark has one of the highest tidal ranges in the world
0:02:32 > 0:02:34and on today's spring tide, there is
0:02:34 > 0:02:37a difference of 10 metres between low tide and high.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42No matter how cold the water is,
0:02:42 > 0:02:48Minnie often has several swims per day for rudimentary body and soul.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- Does this kind of keep you pepped up for the whole day?- Oh, for sure.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55It gives you an inner warmth, like, it's freezing, to be in there,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58but you get that kind of inner glow of the heat
0:02:58 > 0:03:01and for the rest of the day, I'll be nice and snug and warm.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05But in the height of the summer, a good day is a triple swim day.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Have one in the morning before I open up, bake all afternoon,
0:03:08 > 0:03:12quick dip in the afternoon and then when the last boat has left Sark,
0:03:12 > 0:03:16have my final dunk, so it's not a bad life.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Nine years ago, Minnie swapped her life in London for one on Sark.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28A dear friend had been coming here for many a year and I had a cafe
0:03:28 > 0:03:31in central London in an antiques market where
0:03:31 > 0:03:35she had an antiques stall, and she had said for many years, "You must
0:03:35 > 0:03:38"come and see Sark, it's a wonderful place I know you'd love it."
0:03:38 > 0:03:41She returned after another weekend that she had come to Sark
0:03:41 > 0:03:43and she said, "I cannot believe it,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46"this lovely cafe right on the sea there, it's been closed
0:03:46 > 0:03:50"for two years, but it's for rent. You should come and have a look."
0:03:50 > 0:03:54I literally closed up my cafe that Friday night in London,
0:03:54 > 0:03:57flew over, got on the first boat to Sark on the Saturday morning
0:03:57 > 0:03:59and that's just where the dream started.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02I spent the day cycling round.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Within that one day, I just knew this is where I wanted to be.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09It'll be my ninth season this year,
0:04:09 > 0:04:11and it's the best decision I ever made.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13SINGING
0:04:16 > 0:04:18We have our own family here,
0:04:18 > 0:04:20because there's people here from all over the world and
0:04:20 > 0:04:23in our ukelele band there's an Australian girl,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26a New Zealand girl, a local girl and myself.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31THEY SING
0:04:36 > 0:04:40We've built our life to embrace this island, for all it has to give,
0:04:40 > 0:04:42which is so much.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Bracken! Bracken!
0:04:52 > 0:04:54For local shepherd Dave Scott,
0:04:54 > 0:04:57today is a perfect day to take the morning off tending the flock
0:04:57 > 0:05:00and hunt for winter treats.
0:05:01 > 0:05:07Somewhere down there in the misty murk, there's ormers to be had.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11The ormer is a Sark shellfish delicacy,
0:05:11 > 0:05:14only to be found at the lowest of tides.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19We go ormering in the winter and shrimping in the summer months.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Always on the spring tide.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27Bit of a swell.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32A bit like being a kid again, really,
0:05:32 > 0:05:36you're sort of looking in rock pools and turning over stones,
0:05:36 > 0:05:38and occasionally you'll turn over a stone
0:05:38 > 0:05:40and there'll be an ormer under it.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Yes, that's one. Twist them off. It's a big one.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47You can see they've got their own little spot, so they'll
0:05:47 > 0:05:52come out and graze over all of these rocks here and they can motor along.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- Can they? - Yes, it's surprising. Look at that.
0:05:55 > 0:06:01Just pop that rock back the way we found it. And pop him in the bag.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Sometimes we go out to Little Sark and it's not really our patch,
0:06:10 > 0:06:14but there's good ormering out there sometimes.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Certainly, some places, you can only get to by boat,
0:06:17 > 0:06:19so some people just sneak in.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- There's no turf war though, as such? - No, not really, no.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Is Estelle going to join us?
0:06:28 > 0:06:29Certainly, I hope she joins us,
0:06:29 > 0:06:32because it won't be easy to live with if I go and she doesn't.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34HE LAUGHS
0:06:38 > 0:06:45They're a good size. Yeah. They'll take some bashing.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Here comes Estelle.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56And it looks like Estelle has managed to find some childcare
0:06:56 > 0:06:59for young Robin, so she too can get her fix
0:06:59 > 0:07:01of spring tide winter ormering.
0:07:04 > 0:07:11- Hey. Sounds like Estelle's got one.- How many have you got, Estelle?
0:07:11 > 0:07:12- One.- One.- So far.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18It's great. I'm so glad I came.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21I was so not going to come. Dah-dee-dah-dee-dah!
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Head up my doo-dah about work, and it's brilliant.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29There aren't many things Dave and I do together.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32You know, this is one of them. And it's fab.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33We're both equally excited.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36We don't talk to each other at all, just do our own little thing
0:07:36 > 0:07:40and then come and count them up at the end and have a cup of tea
0:07:40 > 0:07:42and some sandwiches.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47- Seven ormers.- Seven ormers.- Not bad. - That's all right, yeah.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58The Methodist chapel is run by Karen Le Mouton.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02She's been a lay preacher for ten years, but today,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05she's preparing to leave Sark for a trip to the mainland
0:08:05 > 0:08:10and 24 hours of intense scrutiny by the Methodist hierarchy.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12If she clears this final hurdle,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16she'll realise her dream of becoming a fully ordained minister.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19I've got really mixed emotions at the moment.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Because although I am excited and looking forward to it,
0:08:22 > 0:08:26my mum is also terminally ill and not very well at the moment.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30So, you're kind of torn, feeling you want to be there,
0:08:30 > 0:08:32but you know you've only got this one chance.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37She's got a very strong faith as well,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40and if you like, believes in me
0:08:40 > 0:08:45and what I feel God is calling me to do, so is very supportive of it.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48But you still feel torn that you want to be with her,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52so, I'm just praying that everything will work out at the right time.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Over at Dave and Estelle's, their daughter Robin is finishing her tea.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Little does she know her father has the perfect after-dinner
0:09:04 > 0:09:06treat in store for her.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17It's quite a long process, and it seems to take a while for him
0:09:17 > 0:09:20to just settle down and relax.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29They're just starting to go now, the ormers, yeah.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41As Robin is about to find out, you never forget your first ormer.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Lovely. That's as tender as anything.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Little try first, Robin. That's delicious.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Yeah.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08Next morning,
0:10:08 > 0:10:13and Karen starts the first leg of her trip from Sark to Hertfordshire.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17I'm in a good place, because whatever happens,
0:10:17 > 0:10:22I know that God is with me, so, I just, I'm trusting him.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27170 miles as the crow flies, the ten-hour journey will use boat,
0:10:27 > 0:10:31plane, train, taxi and Tube.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41It's mid-February and Sark's grapevine is buzzing
0:10:41 > 0:10:45about a forthcoming competition, organised by Leanne Joiner.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47£500 for the winner.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50But it's not just the prize money that's at stake.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54In April last year, I got diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma,
0:10:54 > 0:10:56which is a type of cancer.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58I was sent to Guernsey, and I was there for two weeks, and then
0:10:58 > 0:11:02when they found out the type, that it was such a strong type,
0:11:02 > 0:11:04I had to go to Southampton
0:11:04 > 0:11:06and I was based in Southampton for three months,
0:11:06 > 0:11:11and the CLIC Sargent Cancer Care did a lot for me in hospital
0:11:11 > 0:11:16and after, so it's kind of our way of giving back to them.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23We've got 16 definites and I'm still waiting on four or five
0:11:23 > 0:11:26to just confirm their definite act.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Hello.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36We've got posters up, we got it all over Facebook
0:11:36 > 0:11:39and it's amazing how many people since we have the posters up,
0:11:39 > 0:11:42people say, did you know that so-and-so plays this,
0:11:42 > 0:11:44did you know so-and-so does this?
0:11:44 > 0:11:48And all of these little talents are coming out that no-one knew about.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59With the fishing season only a couple of weeks away now,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Baz Adams is busy repairing the tools of his trade.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07You've always got something to do in the winter,
0:12:07 > 0:12:09by the time you've got them all done...
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- So how many pots have you got? - We've only just got about 200.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16They really needed some attention.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23You see, you've got your two entrances,
0:12:23 > 0:12:25you put your bait into there
0:12:25 > 0:12:29and then you hook it over the end and then, you see, that's your door.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34So, for getting them out, you don't have to put your hand in there,
0:12:34 > 0:12:39which could be very awkward, you just open the door and get them out.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41You mustn't dawdle.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43When you've got a crab in there, you have to go for him,
0:12:43 > 0:12:47and straight out, you know. Otherwise, if you fiddle with him,
0:12:47 > 0:12:50he gets angry and then he grips and he won't let go.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- They'd have your finger off, no question about it.- Really?
0:12:53 > 0:12:54A crab, yes.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Whereas a lobster, if a lobster gets your finger, he holds,
0:12:57 > 0:13:02I've had one caught me on that finger last summer.
0:13:02 > 0:13:08He had me like that, and I sort of relaxed my finger and all of
0:13:08 > 0:13:13a sudden, I felt him release, but I didn't quite give him the chance,
0:13:13 > 0:13:15and I just pulled it, and he felt it,
0:13:15 > 0:13:19and he got me a second time. He was squeezing even twice as much.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22How are you feeling about the season starting? Are you up for this?
0:13:22 > 0:13:24It's a lovely life, you know.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28It's a hard life, but like me, it's my hobby as well as my job,
0:13:28 > 0:13:31so it's perfect.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36I'm too old to change now anyway.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Eight hours later and Karen must now cross London to catch a train
0:13:55 > 0:13:57to Hertfordshire.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02You forget what it's like with going from Sark to somewhere like London.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Everything just seems so overwhelming, it's so busy
0:14:05 > 0:14:07and it's so full-on, and so many people.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Oh, this is God's heart.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Well, no, not really, I have to do a presentation
0:14:16 > 0:14:19and this heart was supposed to fit in my suitcase.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Well, it was a lot larger than this to start with,
0:14:21 > 0:14:23and I had to cut it down, but it still wouldn't fit,
0:14:23 > 0:14:25and I didn't want to make it any smaller.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30Trouble is, by the time it's been on a ferry, a plane, a train,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33a Tube and battered about, it's got a bit scarred,
0:14:33 > 0:14:36but I guess that's a bit like God's heart, really, isn't it?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38His heart gets scarred too.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44For Karen, the next 24 hours will be crucial as she attempts to
0:14:44 > 0:14:49go from voluntary lay preacher to fully ordained Methodist minister.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51I'm a little bit nervous,
0:14:51 > 0:14:57but sort of excited and kind of that sort of scary bit as well, really.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00There's not a lot else I can do apart from keep praying
0:15:00 > 0:15:01and keep calm.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05'We're now approaching Tottenham Hale.'
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Back on Sark, ormering is over,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16and Dave and his faithful sheepdogs are back at work.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26There's a nice spot to be in.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27They can wander right down,
0:15:27 > 0:15:31right down and paddle in the sea if they want.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34The lambing season is only a couple of weeks away,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37but this year, Dave has an added concern.
0:15:37 > 0:15:43There's been a lot of worry about this Schmallenberg virus.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45It's in England big time, and if the midges bite the sheep
0:15:45 > 0:15:48when they're pregnant, they get a lot of deformities in birth
0:15:48 > 0:15:53and also a lot of the ewes then will abort.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Your only crop out of the sheep is the lambs, so if you lose
0:15:59 > 0:16:03the lambs for a year, then you don't earn any money out of your sheep.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10You know, you've got a belly full of hay to start their day with.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14You know, you've got happy sheep.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25# Birds do it Bees do it... #
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Sark's Got Talent is just a week away now
0:16:28 > 0:16:32and competitors are busy honing their acts, accompanied by farmer
0:16:32 > 0:16:34and church organist Kevin Adams.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41I've been accompanying them, ready for their musical renditions,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44for the Sark's Got Talent.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Sarah Cottle, the headmistress of Sark School, has entered.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49# I always will remember
0:16:49 > 0:16:51# Twas a year ago November
0:16:51 > 0:16:54# I went out to hunt some deer
0:16:54 > 0:16:57# On a morning bright and clear. #
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Apparently, there's 18 or 19, I don't know if they'll all turn up,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03but there's a few people that are quite nervous.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11Sark School will also be represented by another member of staff,
0:17:11 > 0:17:13teaching assistant Lydia Bourne.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19This is so, so terrifying and nerve-racking,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22but, if I don't do it, I'll be really disappointed in myself.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27I'll be so proud just to get through it, even if I mess it up on
0:17:27 > 0:17:31the night, just... I'll be really proud of myself, to have a go.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49With his lobster pots shipshape, and despite the inclement weather,
0:17:49 > 0:17:52church warden and cross bearer Baz prepares for the first
0:17:52 > 0:17:57- service of Lent.- I'm always lazy, I wear clip-on ties.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02I find they keep their shape better.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- Baz, you look like you've lost some weight.- I have lost some weight.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- How much have you lost?- I've lost nearly- two stone.- Two stone? Yes.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15- How have you done that? - By just easing down.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Instead of having half a packet of biscuits
0:18:19 > 0:18:23with my cup of coffee, I'll only have one biscuit. Things like that.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28I tell you what, for my tea at night, I have a couple of sardines
0:18:28 > 0:18:34- and pickled onions.- Every night? - Yes.- Every night?!
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Every night that's what I have. - Wow.- I feel better.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40It's better for the old ticker, you know,
0:18:40 > 0:18:43because I shouldn't, you shouldn't overload your gut.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- I'm afraid was right up to 18. - Were you?- Yes.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- It sounds like you've got good willpower.- Well, sometimes.
0:18:51 > 0:18:56I think I'll be able to put on twice as many lobsters this year.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- HE LAUGHS I'm hoping.- Yes, quite.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03CHURCH BELL RINGS
0:19:08 > 0:19:12A spot of rain is no match for an old sea dog like Baz,
0:19:12 > 0:19:16but there's also another motivation for him every Sunday.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19I've got my Sundays planned, in fact,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21if I didn't go to church, I wouldn't sell any eggs,
0:19:21 > 0:19:25because I always take some eggs up there for customers.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Oh, I think after you've been going for so long, you know, it's
0:19:30 > 0:19:32nice to keep up tradition, really.
0:19:32 > 0:19:38The Anglican St Peters hasn't had a permanent vicar for six months now.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41The role is unpaid, so for the moment, the parish relies
0:19:41 > 0:19:45on those vicars willing to stand in for a month or so on the island.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48It's a good rotation of vicars, so, they're keeping us
0:19:48 > 0:19:51on our toes and we keep them on their toes when they're here.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Variety is the spice of life, apparently.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58So, today's first service of Lent will be taken by new vicar,
0:19:58 > 0:19:59Neil Britten.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03Well, basically, I was asked to come.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08I'm one of a list of retired clergy in the Winchester diocese
0:20:08 > 0:20:13who are fit and not gaga.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Let us pray.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Our Father, which art in heaven,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21hallowed be thy name...
0:20:21 > 0:20:24I think the technical term for me really is locum priest.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27In other words I'm the stopgap
0:20:27 > 0:20:31until they find somebody to come and live here permanently.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35THEY SING A HYMN
0:20:36 > 0:20:39'I've been carrying the cross now for years.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44'My uncle carried it before and when he died, I took over,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46'and I've carried on ever since.'
0:20:52 > 0:20:55And during Lent, we concentrate on
0:20:55 > 0:20:57the suffering and death of Jesus,
0:20:57 > 0:20:59and it's very important we do this.
0:20:59 > 0:21:04We are, first and foremost, subjects of King Jesus.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08And he has given us a mission whereby we can be
0:21:08 > 0:21:13subjects and agents of his kingdom, here on the island of Sark.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16My friends, go for it.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Amen.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Sark's Got Talent happens tonight.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Leanne and her helpers have a few hours to get to the Island Hall ready.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42After a slow build it's now the talk of the island.
0:21:42 > 0:21:4620 acts will perform tonight in front of a sell-out crowd.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53- How many tickets are sold? - 150.- 150 tickets?
0:21:53 > 0:22:00- Yes, sold, just bought them. Yes, it is 150.- That's fantastic.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Yeah, so we are going to squash them all in somewhere.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11It's show time and our compere tonight,
0:22:11 > 0:22:13all the way from Guernsey,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16is Island FM's very own Carl Ward.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Welcome along to Sark's Got Talent.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22We know, of course, that Sark has got talent,
0:22:22 > 0:22:24but we're here to prove that very fact tonight
0:22:24 > 0:22:27and raise some money for charity, an amazing charity,
0:22:27 > 0:22:32the CLIC Sargent charity, so they can continue their amazing work
0:22:32 > 0:22:34helping the people affected by cancer.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37So, are we ready for our first act of the night?
0:22:37 > 0:22:39CHEERING
0:22:40 > 0:22:43OK, let's welcome then on stage, not easy going first,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46act one - Sark School Class One.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51# I'm a spring chicken
0:22:51 > 0:22:53# Yellow and small
0:22:53 > 0:22:56# My feathers are fluffy and they're keeping me warm
0:22:56 > 0:22:59# My legs are not long so I'll never be tall
0:22:59 > 0:23:03# But I'm a real spring chicken and I'm having a ball
0:23:03 > 0:23:05# Chicken, I'm a chicken
0:23:05 > 0:23:07# And I'm having a ball. #
0:23:07 > 0:23:09With the show underway,
0:23:09 > 0:23:13other performers wait nervously backstage, including Lydia,
0:23:13 > 0:23:18the teaching assistant, who faces her very first public performance.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22When I was a kid and I had to do these horrible Christmas concerts,
0:23:22 > 0:23:25my mum used to play alongside with me, to the left of me,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27so I'm just imagining that she's still there.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31She wouldn't have been worrying, she'd just say,
0:23:31 > 0:23:33"Pull your socks up and go for it,"
0:23:33 > 0:23:35so that is what I am thinking to get me through.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Sark's Got Talent, Friday night here in Sark,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40let's welcome Lydia Bourne.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42CHEERING
0:23:46 > 0:23:50SHE PLAYS: "Another Day In Paradise" by Phil Collins
0:23:55 > 0:23:57SHE FALTERS
0:24:01 > 0:24:02SHE FALTERS
0:24:02 > 0:24:04I just literally, just froze.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06My hands just froze
0:24:06 > 0:24:09and I realised, I kept thinking, "All these people are watching me!"
0:24:09 > 0:24:14and I thought, "Sort yourself out!" and I picked it up and it was OK.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16SHE PLAYS SMOOTHLY
0:24:23 > 0:24:26APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:24:30 > 0:24:34Up next will be an act by a man who calls himself Fat Lad.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- Is it OK to call you Fat Lad? - Yep, yeah.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40I work with chickens, so I thought I'd dress up as one,
0:24:40 > 0:24:42see how it goes.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46On Sark's Got Talent, it's Fat Lad.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49APPLAUSE
0:24:49 > 0:24:55MUSIC: The Match Of The Day theme
0:24:55 > 0:24:59HE CLUCKS ALONG
0:25:03 > 0:25:07APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Fat Lad's musical clucking goes down well, but he's not alone
0:25:11 > 0:25:15when it comes to Sark's own unique brand of showbusiness.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19I'm going to try, for the first time ever, a bit of stand-up comedy.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23For charity, do something different for a change,
0:25:23 > 0:25:25and if I crash and burn, then fair enough.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Please welcome then on stage - it's a great hairdo,
0:25:29 > 0:25:31you're going to love it - Mr Jim Hodge.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33CHEERING
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Jim Hodge's day job is harbourmaster,
0:25:35 > 0:25:38but for tonight only, he has given that up.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Talking about horses, I actually used to be a panto horse,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43but I quit when I was ahead.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45LAUGHTER
0:25:45 > 0:25:47I went to the doctor's the other day.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50He said, "You have an unhealthy appetite for revenge."
0:25:50 > 0:25:53I said, "We'll see about that!" LAUGHTER
0:25:53 > 0:25:56THEY ALL SING
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Despite the prize on offer,
0:26:04 > 0:26:07performers and audience are all in it together.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11THEY ALL SING AND CLAP ALONG
0:26:18 > 0:26:20CHEERING
0:26:26 > 0:26:30It's three weeks since Karen's trip to the mainland and,
0:26:30 > 0:26:34with husband Steve by her side, today is the day she finds out
0:26:34 > 0:26:36whether she's to become ordained or not.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38It's here, look.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Candidate's mailbox, unopened.
0:26:42 > 0:26:48It is a bittersweet experience, because we're so excited
0:26:48 > 0:26:53about knowing the outcome and what God's got planned
0:26:53 > 0:26:55but then it's tinged with sadness,
0:26:55 > 0:27:00cos my mother passed away last night, so...
0:27:00 > 0:27:02it's...
0:27:02 > 0:27:04it's a difficult time.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06OK, I've got to open the attachment.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Oh! Shall I do this?
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- Shall I do this? - Yeah, come on, open it up.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Oh.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20It's recommended that I be accepted for pre-ordination training
0:27:20 > 0:27:23for the presbyteral ministry in the Methodist Church.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25"Congratulations." Woo!
0:27:25 > 0:27:29See, Mum was right. She was right.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34We were talking about, was there anything else that she wanted to do
0:27:34 > 0:27:39or see or organise before she passed away,
0:27:39 > 0:27:42and she felt, no, she'd done everything,
0:27:42 > 0:27:47and I said, "Well, there's just the interview results to come out."
0:27:47 > 0:27:50She says, "I don't need to wait for that, I already know the outcome."
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Oh, I've got collywobbles in my tummy.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00Yeah, relieved and sad that Mum's not here to celebrate as well,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03but...pleased she knew.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Yeah.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11In the days to come...
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- I have never seen a lamb born before.- Well, there you go.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16It's lovely, isn't it?
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Dave the Shepherd has his hands full.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21It was a terrible blizzard.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25After a freak storm, the island faces a massive clear-up.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27It's not devastation, it's just a setback.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30And as Easter heralds the start of the tourist season,
0:28:30 > 0:28:32it's all hands on deck.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Everybody's part and parcel of that tourism machine,
0:28:35 > 0:28:37there's nobody it doesn't really affect.