THE Mermaid Tavern’s annual Halloween disco was a great way to finish off the half-term week and to kick off last weekend.

HAVING said last week that under Sark’s unwritten rulebook, once November has arrived I can mention Christmas, I received in the post an unexpected but welcome peg upon which to hang my first reference this year to the festive season.

YOUNG goblins, ghouls, witches and vampires spooked shoppers at Le Friquet Centre this weekend as part of a spooky fancy dress competition.

IT’S the end of the summer season and, as if on cue, each year the weather turns chilly the week the White House closes. The hotel was open for a few weeks longer this year and we were rewarded with a lovely mild October with many warm sunny days.

SHOPOWNERS have attacked the States for advising islanders to make their own Halloween costumes and decorations – saying it could help to put them out of business.

GHOSTS, ghouls and Goths invaded Castle Cornet at Halloween.

A HALLOWEEN disco at the Mermaid Tavern marked the end of a busy half-term and the real start of winter.