0:00:02 > 0:00:07At just two miles long and a mile wide, Sark is the smallest of the
0:00:07 > 0:00:08four main Channel Islands.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14It's only 80 miles from the UK mainland and
0:00:14 > 0:00:19the Queen is their Head of State but it has its own government and laws.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22It's been this way for almost 500 years.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28At the centre of the community are Sark's two churches,
0:00:28 > 0:00:32the Methodist chapel, run by Karen Le Mouton...
0:00:32 > 0:00:37Let us pray together. God and our salvation...
0:00:38 > 0:00:42..and the Anglican St Peter's, still on the search for a permanent vicar
0:00:42 > 0:00:44but using locums in the meantime.
0:00:47 > 0:00:52Sark's 600 inhabitants pay no income tax - so that means
0:00:52 > 0:00:56the island must fund and organise many of its services.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57We have to put ourselves forward
0:00:57 > 0:01:01and that is what life on Sark is all about, putting ourselves forward.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06The lack of state support fosters a culture of volunteering.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11It's one of the nice things about living on Sark actually, isn't it?
0:01:11 > 0:01:14You make a little cry for help and everybody turns up.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19On Sark, there's almost nothing a volunteer won't do.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- Oh, my goodness!- That's great!
0:01:23 > 0:01:24Are we done?
0:02:03 > 0:02:07It's April, and across Sark, last-minute preparations are being
0:02:07 > 0:02:11made for what all on the island hope will be a prosperous tourist season.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20Almost all trades on Sark rely on this industry,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23so for shopkeepers like Caroline Langford
0:02:23 > 0:02:27at the Post Office, springtime is a defining moment in the calendar.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32We always love to see the visitors come back - it can be a long,
0:02:32 > 0:02:34cold winter sometimes,
0:02:34 > 0:02:39and new faces means that the tills are ringing and we're all happy!
0:02:42 > 0:02:46Business is picking up for workers,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49but on a small island like Sark
0:02:49 > 0:02:51many are also involved in how the place is run.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Like Jeremy Le Trobe-Bateman -
0:02:56 > 0:03:00on the one hand he's the crane operator at the harbour...
0:03:02 > 0:03:04..and on the other he's the island's magistrate,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07or as they say on Sark, the Seneschal.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13And so we move swiftly on to agenda item number one.
0:03:14 > 0:03:20Sark being independent to a large degree, of course that means
0:03:20 > 0:03:24if you're independent you have to do things for yourself, so we
0:03:24 > 0:03:29have our own parliament which meets four times a year in this building.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Volunteers, nobody is paid for that.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34You have to run your own affairs,
0:03:34 > 0:03:38you have to run your own school, you have to run your own services.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40And that's a real plus
0:03:40 > 0:03:43because that makes the community come together.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45The only things are going to get done
0:03:45 > 0:03:47is if people on the island do it.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53The Do It Yourself attitude on Sark
0:03:53 > 0:03:56also extends to the emergency services
0:03:56 > 0:04:00In charge of 18 volunteer fire fighters is
0:04:00 > 0:04:03farmer and leader of the Church choir, Kevin Adams.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08We're doing it for, really, for the love of Sark,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11that's what it's... We're helping our fellow Sarkees
0:04:11 > 0:04:13and visitors to the island.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18Be it be fires, cliff rescues, ambulance assist.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Whatever you like, if there isn't a job for somebody else to do,
0:04:21 > 0:04:22we get it!
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Mini's day job is running the Harbour Cafe, but she's been
0:04:28 > 0:04:32a voluntary fire-fighter since she moved to Sark nine years ago.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38What's the point of being here and staying at home?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41You get involved in the community, get stuck in and that's how you
0:04:41 > 0:04:46get to know people and feel proud to be part of this beautiful island.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49You know, we can all give something, whether it's your knowledge
0:04:49 > 0:04:52of the island or your fitness or your strength,
0:04:52 > 0:04:56there's something we can all give and together we make an excellent team.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01We've never been short of people applying, so last time
0:05:01 > 0:05:05we had 11 people applying for 4 vacancies - it was great!
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- Is it quite a rigorous application process?- No!
0:05:15 > 0:05:19This is a big weekend for Kevin and his crew, with visiting instructors
0:05:19 > 0:05:23from the mainland here to update training and hone techniques.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26The leader is Steve Speck.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Fair play to them, they're what this island's got
0:05:32 > 0:05:35as their emergency service, really, there's nothing else.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41It'll take Guernsey an hour and a half to get here, so by then
0:05:41 > 0:05:45most emergency situations will have been resolved one way or another.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51Sark's Fire Brigade on average deal with one fire a year.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Today, the team are going to learn about fuel fires.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56STEVE: Never put it on until you've got foam
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- and keep it on as long as you've got foam.- It's moving through!
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Foam is a more efficient extinguisher
0:06:05 > 0:06:07than water on these fires.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10and with tractors and fuel depots on Sark,
0:06:10 > 0:06:14this new skill will provide a more effective response.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16You want to hit it straight on the top! Rain it down on top.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25I'm pleasantly surprised.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30They've picked everything up quite quickly
0:06:30 > 0:06:33and they want to learn which is a good thing.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Across the island, spring has sprung,
0:06:46 > 0:06:51and Sark's lack of cultivation leads to a profusion of wild flowers.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01To make the most of this, volunteers step forward to give visitors
0:07:01 > 0:07:03walking tours across the island.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10These bluebells are the English bluebell.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14It looks like a shy English maiden with her head turned down.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Springtime is just lovely. When you arrive at the island
0:07:19 > 0:07:22and you go up Harbour Hill and it's just a mass of bluebells
0:07:22 > 0:07:27and wild garlic. You know, going along the hedgerows you see
0:07:27 > 0:07:29so many beautiful flowers, it's just a real joy.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37The guide today is Susan Synott - a published author
0:07:37 > 0:07:39on the subject of wild flowers.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Every household I think in Sark produces sloe gin,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47it's quite an occupation in the winter.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52It helps put Sark on the map and it also brings a certain amount
0:07:52 > 0:07:55of tourists here earlier in the season, particularly
0:07:55 > 0:07:59after Easter - you can get quite a lull before the main season starts.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07Sark's emergency services rely on charitable donations,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10and teaching assistant and part-time photographer Lydia Bourne has
0:08:10 > 0:08:14an idea to raise money for them, but it's not for the shy.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20I saw the film of Calendar Girls a few years ago
0:08:20 > 0:08:23and I thought I'd love to do that here
0:08:23 > 0:08:26and I've sent out a letter to all the people
0:08:26 > 0:08:27who volunteer for the services
0:08:27 > 0:08:31and I'm waiting for them to attend a meeting.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35I'm really hoping this is going to be received well
0:08:35 > 0:08:38because I'd like to do a lot of different kinds of photographs
0:08:38 > 0:08:41with all the props, like the fire tender. And all the different
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Sark things, like bicycles and things like that, and tractors.
0:08:45 > 0:08:51So I'd be delighted if we have a big turnout, but I'm...I'm apprehensive.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56This evening's meeting at the Island Hall will be the first time
0:08:56 > 0:09:00that Lydia and her photography expert friend, Sue Daly, have
0:09:00 > 0:09:04presented their idea to the emergency workers on Sark.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08We could even have a tractor. Cos that's so Sark.
0:09:08 > 0:09:137pm, and there's a good turnout for the meeting,
0:09:14 > 0:09:17though some do appear a little apprehensive.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Thank you for coming, cos this is kind of a bit of a stab in the dark.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27It's brilliant that you all want to be involved and it's not too scary.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29What's the money actually being raised for?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32There's half going to our local emergency services,
0:09:32 > 0:09:36and half going to the original benefactors of this one,
0:09:36 > 0:09:41Lymphoma and Leukaemia Research, cancer research.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46One thing we'd like if possible is to have something in the scene
0:09:46 > 0:09:49that shows that you're in the emergency services!
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Kevin, do you think...
0:09:55 > 0:09:56Speedos?
0:09:56 > 0:09:58With his helmet on?
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- And Mini, we do need some big cupcakes!- Not that big!
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Sam's in, Lucy's in, Mini's in,
0:10:06 > 0:10:09no John, so Ellie's in - that's brilliant.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- More people came than I thought.- Yes.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14I thought maybe we'd get about six people.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- I was delighted...- And I was worried which six they might be as well.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19THEY LAUGH
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Right. That's fantastic.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Thank you, everybody!
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Late April, and Sark finds itself vicarless.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Karen Le Mouton, the lay preacher at the Methodist Chapel,
0:10:39 > 0:10:41is away on a well-earned holiday,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44and currently there's no part-time locum vicar
0:10:44 > 0:10:48stepping in to cover the vacancy at the Anglican St Peter's church.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52But the volunteer culture continues
0:10:52 > 0:10:55as ever-resourceful Sark has a fallback for these times,
0:10:55 > 0:11:00in the shape of retired nurse and lay reader, Terry Archer.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Good morning. We begin our service this morning
0:11:05 > 0:11:11with hymn number 470, Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13CONGREGATION SING HYMN
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Lay readers are members of the congregation
0:11:20 > 0:11:23authorised to lead services,
0:11:23 > 0:11:26but that's the limit of what they can do
0:11:26 > 0:11:27since they're not ordained.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29# Praise him, praise him
0:11:29 > 0:11:32# Praise him, praise him
0:11:32 > 0:11:38# Glorious in our faithfulness. #
0:11:38 > 0:11:43A very warm welcome to our service of matins this morning.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Special welcome if you're visitors,
0:11:45 > 0:11:51it's lovely to see old friends returning and to welcome new ones.
0:11:51 > 0:11:557.30 Tuesday is the prayer group at Hazel's house.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00If anyone would like supper, please let her know and be there at 6.30.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08Without a stand-in lay reader, services would grind to a halt,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11so parishioners like Puffin Taylour are grateful
0:12:11 > 0:12:13for Terry's generous community spirit.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16She knows people and she knows the sort of hymns we like.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21It's a family feel at the service.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26The search for a permanent vicar willing to live in the vicarage
0:12:26 > 0:12:29without a wage continues.
0:12:29 > 0:12:35We need someone resident on the island who will get to know people
0:12:35 > 0:12:39and will build up good relationships with everyone.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49Someone, I'm sure, will feel a call and a vocation,
0:12:49 > 0:12:53whatever you like to call it, to come to Sark.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55It's a wonderful, wonderful community.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Today, fisherman, Bas Adams, is hurtling in the opposite direction
0:13:07 > 0:13:09to the fishing harbour.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18Now, well, this is collecting jumble and here's the commander in chief.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- Hey, Bas.- All right, Darren? - I'm all right, how are you?
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Shopping options on Sark are limited to say the least.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28That makes the jumble sale a way of life.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34The jumble sale is great fun, really like a recycling place,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37because we have them regularly at the Island hall.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39It's a great way of raising money
0:13:39 > 0:13:41for the charity as well, various charities.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Today's jumble sale is in aid of the island's healthcare,
0:13:48 > 0:13:51since there's no National Health Service on Sark.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53And at the island hall,
0:13:53 > 0:13:56a team of volunteers are busy displaying today's stock,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59under direction from Sark's jumble sale maestro
0:13:59 > 0:14:02and daughter of Bas, Zoe Adams.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05We've got home-made cakes, which is always there
0:14:05 > 0:14:06and Elsie always looks after that.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09And then we've got Mrs Nightingale on the toys.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11We've got Mrs Cocksedge doing the tombola,
0:14:11 > 0:14:13she's the tombola queen of Sark.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15And then we've got ladies' clothing,
0:14:15 > 0:14:19men's clothing, we've got bric-a-brac which is always very extensive,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22the raffle by the door so we knobble them as soon as they come in.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24And then we've got books in the middle.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26It's, honestly, it's like...
0:14:26 > 0:14:29What was that programme, Are You Being Served? It's just like that.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Is that Captain Peacock?
0:14:31 > 0:14:33SHE LAUGHS
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Zoe loves doing things like that, she's a good organiser.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Sometimes she gets a bit fed up when things don't go right,
0:14:46 > 0:14:50and she says "I won't do it again," but she still does.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56I think on the whole,
0:14:56 > 0:14:59people are very fussy about what they send, you know?
0:14:59 > 0:15:03It's mostly all good stuff you get.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07I've got one jumper which I've had for years, my favourite one,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09that came from the jumble sale, for 30p.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12I know exactly who owned it before.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15I saw him one day and I said, "Do you like my new jumper?"
0:15:15 > 0:15:17He just laughed, you know.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24As Bas heads off to collect more jumble,
0:15:24 > 0:15:28across the island, in a secluded and discreet corner of Sark,
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Lydia and Sue are getting ready for a photo shoot
0:15:30 > 0:15:33for their charity calendar.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Their willing victims today
0:15:40 > 0:15:44are fire service volunteers Gail, Pippa and Mini.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- Do you want me to grab this end? - If you can.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- Pass it's over. - I'll try and pretend I'm macho.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52It is rather heavy.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Gosh, imagine this with a person on. Can you manage?
0:15:55 > 0:15:57We thought this was the best place ever.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00At an undisclosed location.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Yes, it is!
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Whatever you want to do, really.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07The first job is to work out the strategic placement of the props.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Are you both going to wear the ropes? Is there two ropes?
0:16:10 > 0:16:11There needs to be a bit...
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Girls to the rescue, basically. Cliff rescue.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16We don't know what they're rescuing. But, you know.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18That can be part of the fantasy!
0:16:18 > 0:16:21See if the ropes will cover enough. Cos I'd quite like it here.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- That's all right.- Perfect! - With that...
0:16:23 > 0:16:25That's absolutely brilliant!
0:16:25 > 0:16:28They're going to be three in a row here with the spinal board,
0:16:28 > 0:16:30the lighthouse in the background,
0:16:30 > 0:16:32and the wellies poking out the bottom.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35It's a whole different side to Sark!
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Oh, we're going to have all that...
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- No, it's all right. - We'll have to hold it.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41It's quite nice to have that plain.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43We can always take it out.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Right, girls. Actually, yeah, Min,
0:16:46 > 0:16:50just move that rope more over your... There you go.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54That's it, that's it! That's better!
0:16:54 > 0:16:56So we can see the emblem.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59We really want the shot to show it's definitely Sark, so we're trying to
0:16:59 > 0:17:02get something that's essentially Sark in every shot.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06And here we've got the lovely lighthouse and the sea as well.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Smile, ladies!
0:17:13 > 0:17:18Discussions over, it's time to remove clothing and get the shot.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21I can come and tweak ropes if you want.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Don't worry, you're not going to see them
0:17:23 > 0:17:25cos you'll be behind the thing, won't you?
0:17:25 > 0:17:30Luckily, Sark lighthouse is un-manned these days.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32It is a family calendar!
0:17:32 > 0:17:34THEY LAUGH
0:17:34 > 0:17:38CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- It looks fantastic. - That was a great photo!- Fabulous.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Over at the Island Hall, and at 1.55pm on a Saturday afternoon,
0:17:46 > 0:17:50Sark's bargain hunting recyclers are assembling.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Right, just go and stand over there
0:17:52 > 0:17:53cos you'll get run over in the stampede.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56Hello!
0:18:06 > 0:18:09There's a jumble sale every couple of weeks on Sark,
0:18:09 > 0:18:13and almost everything's on sale for 30p.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19I just don't think I'm going to get into it somehow.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Even slung across the shoulders it's not quite going to work,
0:18:22 > 0:18:24which is a shame!
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Oh, and that was the one you wanted.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29With no clothes shops on the island,
0:18:29 > 0:18:32one particular stall works at fever pitch.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Ladies' fashion is the most lucrative department in the room.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39Where people other places sort of go, "I'm wearing all designer labels",
0:18:39 > 0:18:41over here it's a pride thing.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43This was really a bargain,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46this was a bargain, and, you know, people just love it!
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Can't beat a bargain!
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- Ta-dah!- Oh, you're sorted!
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Sorted, I'm sorted!
0:19:01 > 0:19:06Take that out.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08It's going very well - look at the amount of people!
0:19:11 > 0:19:13And I think they're all spending, so that's good.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Lot's of money.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19You're all very happy, aren't you, ladies?
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Many on Sark are busy doing their bit this weekend.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33With such steep cliffs, landslides are a common occurrence,
0:19:33 > 0:19:36and a recent one has wiped out access to an iconic beach
0:19:36 > 0:19:38on the island, Grand Greve.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44It's THE popular beach.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46This is your classic family beach in Sark...
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Make sandcastles, make damns...
0:19:49 > 0:19:53Just too frustrating not being able to use this beach.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59The task today - led by magistrate/crane operator Jeremy -
0:19:59 > 0:20:04is to cut a new path to connect up with steps down to the beach.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Time to start reclaiming what's rightfully ours!
0:20:07 > 0:20:09The maintenance of the roads and paths on Sark
0:20:09 > 0:20:13is usually paid for with the island's coffers.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16I'll have to do a nice sideslip here, I think.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18But for those paths off the beaten track,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21it falls to the islanders themselves.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26It's me and my volunteers. God bless'em! Yeah.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30It's one of the nice things about living on Sark, actually.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34You make a little cry for help and everybody turns up!
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Yeah, it's wonderful.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41The dog can see the rabbit now.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49It's not just the young lads.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52There's Sue up there, just come from her tea garden.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55So it's certain a good cross section of the community here...
0:20:55 > 0:20:57giving it a burst.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Well, Jeremy, who is pretty good at organising these things,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06just put a notice up in the entrance to the gallery,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09on the notice board, asking for volunteers.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13As I really like using this beach, it seemed like a good idea.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20We've joined up with the other path!
0:21:25 > 0:21:29You just feel... Yep, if we use them, we've got to help ourselves.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34JEREMY: Mind your nose, doggy!
0:21:36 > 0:21:37I think in other places,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40their municipal council would be doing this!
0:21:43 > 0:21:47There we go. On the beach again.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49How nice is that?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58I'll have to have a bath when I get home,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00and it's not even the end of the month yet!
0:22:07 > 0:22:10On a cold and windy day, Lydia and Sue are getting in position
0:22:10 > 0:22:13for their last calendar photo shoot.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16We are doing men and bikes today,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19cos bikes are part of living on Sark.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Everybody has a bike, so we thought we had to the bicycles in.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27We've come to The Coupee because it's just a classic picture.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Everybody who's been here, knows where The Coupee is.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Here they come.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36Willing to go the extra mile today are Kevin, his brother Simon
0:22:36 > 0:22:38and Paul Williams.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Paul...that's not going to cover you, is it?
0:22:43 > 0:22:48If we bring the rope forward and hang it over the front.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Oh, that's going to work.
0:22:55 > 0:22:56Like that.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00I think that's going to look great.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Such good sports, these guys, for doing this.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14This is the time that the pagers go off.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Sorry, sorry, boys!
0:23:17 > 0:23:19All we can do is apologise.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26Now, Paul, you need to... That's it. There. That's it.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30We were a bit reserved on the first go round,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33but now we've done two or three, we've got the hang of it.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41It was more shocking for the visitors coming past
0:23:41 > 0:23:44and thinking, "What the heck is happening?!"
0:23:44 > 0:23:46I can see. There, that's better. There.
0:23:46 > 0:23:51- Yeah.- Big, cheesy laughs and smiles.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Yay!
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Think of the beer after. I'll go and buy you a drink now.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- I think they need brandy! - Hot chocolate!
0:24:02 > 0:24:04That's great!
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Are we done?
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Brilliant!
0:24:10 > 0:24:13You can put your clothes back on now.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Loved every minute.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19It'll be something for the memoirs.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22We'll look back on today and think, "Never again."
0:24:26 > 0:24:31The recent fundraising and volunteering have paid dividends.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35The path down to Grand Greve beach is now open again.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42Zoe's jumble sale raised over £1,000 for the island's healthcare.
0:24:42 > 0:24:47And tonight is the launch of the much anticipated calendar.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Where are the calendars?
0:24:51 > 0:24:54- Hidden.- They're undercover. - They're under here.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57They're under there. Has anybody seen them yet?
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- No.- So none of them have seen anything, have they?
0:25:00 > 0:25:02- I'm a bit nervous.- Hmm. Yeah.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04If they don't like them,
0:25:04 > 0:25:06there'll be a lot of people not speaking to us.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08If they don't like them, it'll be terrible
0:25:08 > 0:25:11if our houses caught fire, they might not come!
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Granted a private viewing
0:25:15 > 0:25:18before the members of the public are allowed in,
0:25:18 > 0:25:20are those who featured in the photos.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24There's a palpable sense of tension in the room,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27and a reluctance to sit in the front row.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32OK, we'd like to say a huge, huge thank you
0:25:32 > 0:25:35to all the generous people in this room
0:25:35 > 0:25:39who have starred in our calendar and I'm sure you're going to like it!
0:25:39 > 0:25:41LAUGHTER
0:25:41 > 0:25:44If you don't, it's tough!
0:25:44 > 0:25:45So, now for the pictures.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51So, the first one is Mr January.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53LAUGHTER
0:25:56 > 0:26:00Next is Pippa, Gail and Mini.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Ooh!
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Look at the boobs on that!
0:26:12 > 0:26:16You might need to have a quick drink before you see the next one.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Paul and Simon and Kevin.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- Oh, yes!- Are you ready?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Oh, yes!
0:26:24 > 0:26:27"Narrow Escape", this is called.
0:26:27 > 0:26:28LAUGHTER
0:26:28 > 0:26:29No?!
0:26:31 > 0:26:33That's brilliant.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34- Well done, you two.- Well done!
0:26:40 > 0:26:42They come with envelopes.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45With printing costs already covered,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48all money taken tonight is clear profit,
0:26:48 > 0:26:51and, in just one hour, Lydia and Sue
0:26:51 > 0:26:55sell over 170 calendars at £10 each.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00From here on in, it'll be on sale in shops across Sark.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Those involved in the calendar -
0:27:06 > 0:27:08the clothed and the not clothed alike -
0:27:08 > 0:27:10can bask in a feeling of accomplishment.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14We're always game for a laugh, really, I think.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17It's good fun, for a great cause, as well.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21I don't know if it makes us famous or infamous, I don't know.
0:27:21 > 0:27:22- That's your birthday month.- I know!
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Pictures look amazing,
0:27:26 > 0:27:28if not slightly disturbing for some of us.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32And you can see that we obviously don't have any fitness regime
0:27:32 > 0:27:34within our emergency services.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40- Well done!- Thank you! Oh, I got a kiss form a fireman.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- Well done.- Thank you!
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Didn't they do well?
0:27:46 > 0:27:47In the days to come...
0:27:49 > 0:27:52..Dave Scott the shepherd branches out...
0:27:54 > 0:27:57They're getting quite tame now, anyway.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Ay-up, piggos.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03..an art project highlighting the unique natural history
0:28:03 > 0:28:06of the island shows just how vulnerable it is...
0:28:06 > 0:28:10The whole point of this is to make people think about
0:28:10 > 0:28:15how special Sark is and hopefully to protect it for the future.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19..and Methodist lay preacher, Karen Le Mouton, learns whether
0:28:19 > 0:28:24her pre-ordination training will mean she has to leave Sark.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Well, I'm just trusting God and trusting the people
0:28:27 > 0:28:29involved that it's all done very prayerfully
0:28:29 > 0:28:31and that the right decision will be made.