Island Life

You often hear of it, but Chateau des Marais is one of Guernsey’s least visited historic treasures. As Rob Batiste discovered recently, the old ‘Ivy Castle’ is looking good tucked away close to the brand new Victoria Park Stadium.

Covert recordings of shipments, a theft that birthed a naval tradition and a miraculous escape from an RAF bombing raid – Bill de Carteret’s Occupation story is eventful, to say the least. Simon De La Rue has been reading Bill’s diaries and speaking to his family.