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Sark Folk Festival line-up announced

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Stocks Hotel

Organisers of the Sark Folk Festival have announced their lineup for the festival later this year.

Father & daughter enjoying Sark sunset

The eight acts confirmed so far include the very popular Kathryn Robert and Sean Lakeman, Spiral Earth’s Best Live Act 2011 - 3 Daft Monkeys, six-woman folk and bluegrass group The Shee and from Western Australia, BAFTA-winning singer-songwriter, Emily Barker.

The full list of acts confirmed so far for the festival are:

- Emily Portman
- Lucy Ward
- Emily Barker
- James Findlay Trio
- 3 Daft Monkeys
- Ewan McLennan
- Sean Lakeman
- Kathryn Roberts
- The Shee

Weekend tickets for the Sark Folk Festival, which is in its third year, sold out before any acts had been announced.

The Festival takes place from 29th June to 1st July.

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The definitive Sark diary

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Stocks Hotel

What’s on in Sark and at Stocks.

Sark diary 2012

We are delighted to provide the ultimate diary for events happening in Sark and at Stocks throughout the year. The details are updated weekly so you will never miss a date or an event in Sark.

We are happy to add the details of any community, club or fund raising event. Please contact us with any details in order that we can add it instantly to the definitive Sark and Stocks diary.

Why not book mark the diary as a favourite page so you can always check out what’s happening on the island.

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Oysters & Champagne

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Stocks Hotel

A proposal for Valentine’s Day

Love is in the air as Valentine’s day approaches. Can you think of a more romantic way than treating your loved one to a short break in Sark complete with Oysters, (the food of love), Champagne, Chocolates and Red Roses. We can provide all the ingredients for a truly memorable day… and night!

Call Kathleen today on +44 (0) 1481 832001 and make your reservation whilst we have availability for an occasion not to be forgotten.

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Thank you very much for our lovely Sketch map of Sark

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Stocks Hotel

We send our sincere thanks to Mr & Mrs Atherton who found this lovely old sketch map of Sark which they offered to the hotel after researching Sark on Google and finding Stocks.

It is now hanging in pride of place in reception. We love to have items in the hotel with a history or story attached and this complements our collection beautifully.

Thanks once again and if you can come and visit us we would love to meet you!

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Sark after dark

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Stocks Hotel

Congratulations to the BBC and their Stargazing Live broadcasts last week for enlightening interest in Dark Skies and bright stars. Well done to Dulverton in Somerset for attempting to create their own dark skies event.

However if you are keen to experience the real thing visit Sark – the world’s first dark sky island – on Saturday17th March. Public Astronomer, Dr Marek Kukula, is visiting Sark to give a talk and answer questions. His main interest is in distant galaxies and the supermassive black holes within them, and his role as Public Astronomer is to enlighten, educate and make astronomy.

Sark after dark is a magical experience.

Stars of BBC stargazing live

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Sark Folk Festival 2012

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Stocks Hotel

Other weekends are available

Father & daughter enjoying Sark sunset

The annual Sark Folk Festival has become immensely popular and Stocks Hotel has been fully booked for months.

However the good news is that we do have accommodation available for most other dates throughout the summer.

Why not visit the magical island of Sark and simply chill out with a few close friends and family at a quieter time of year and enjoy the real Sark – far from the maddening crowds. You know you’ll always find a positive vibe and a warm welcome here on Sark… the island of dark skies and a million stars.

Remember, 2012 promises to be a summer of love.

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A Valentine Proposal

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Stocks Hotel

Valentine celebrations at Stocks

: Valentine strawberries dipped in chocolate

Join us to celebrate Valentine’s days on Friday 10th or Friday 17th and Tuesday 14th February 2012

Overnight accommodation with breakfast & special Valentine’s dinner including a bottle of Champagne – from £175.00 per room
Valentine’s dinner for non-residents, £39.95 per person including a glass of Champagne
See our special Valentine’s menu
Please telephone Kathleen on +44 (0) 1481 832001 to make a reservation
Full pre-payment is required at the time of booking

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Happy New Year from Stocks

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Stocks Hotel

Happy New Year – 2012

Happy New Year

We would like to say thank-you all the revellers who welcomed in the New Year – 2012 - at Stocks in Sark last night. Everyone enjoyed a great party; starting with a 7-course banquet menu followed by canapes, Champagne at midnight and yet another buffet at 1pm. Some people got to bed just before the crack of dawn.

Better book now for the same time, same place, next year. The tickets will be selling like hot mince pies with Sark brandy butter.

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Another satisfied customer

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Stocks Hotel

Thank-you.

We are thrilled to have received another wonderful thank-you letter;

Thank you

“Following my recent stay I just wanted to drop you a quick line to say thank you very much for making it such an enjoyable one!

Everything about your hotel is just perfect and I can’t wait to come back! The staff are all so friendly and attentive, without being intrusive; the food both at breakfast and dinner was just outstanding and the room I had was very relaxing and comfortable – the idea of leaving some Christmas cake in the room was particularly good!

It was my first time to Sark and most definitely will not be the last! I am hoping to bring my wife over in February and so will definitely be back in touch to book something up with you.

Thank you once again for a wonderful stay and Best Wishes for 2012″

We look forwards to welcoming this gentleman back to Stocks and Sark, possibly for Valentines Day?

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Thank you from Australia

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Stocks Hotel

Home thoughts from abroad

Joy and Mirka at Stocks

A delightful couple from Australia dined at Stocks during October and we recently received the following thank-you from them together with some lovely photographs:

By now you probably think that we have forgotten all about you, and the promise to forward the photos taken at Stocks Hotel back at the beginning of October. Well we certainly haven’t forgotten you or the lovely evenings we spent there. Roger and I arrived back in Melbourne at the beginning of November and we have only just uploaded all our photos (1000s of them!) onto the computer, hence the delay in forwarding them.

We hope that you are still enjoying yourselves on Sark? We thoroughly enjoyed it there and were quite sorry to leave after only a couple of days. We still cannot really believe that we were away for a third of a year but we did have a fantastic time away, seeing new places and meeting many lovely people including yourselves.

No doubt it is now cold there, whereas here in Melbourne today it is very warm. We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and that 2012 brings whatever you wish for yourselves.

Enjoy your travels and keep safe.

Kind regards

Joy & Roger (Chirnside)

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