Islanders stay entertained and safe with online events
ISLANDERS were kept entertained at the weekend with various events happening online.
There was singing, storytelling and even a Guernsey Museums virtual sculpture trail.
The weekend was kicked off by Aindre and Kim Reece-Sheerin singing and chatting about their week, where the impromptu star was their cat, Diva, who gatecrashed their livestream and stole the show with their interest in what was going on.
They sang songs, including Something Stupid, most famously sung by Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy Sinatra, the Rolling Stones’ Wild Horses, and Top Of The World by The Carpenters.
Mr Reece-Sheerin’s message was simple – stay safe and stay entertained.
‘Do please take every possible precaution you can,’ he said.
‘If you want a distraction for your mental health come and join me, it’s been a crack mostly, it’s just a retelling and a bit of singing.’
The pair post most days, individually Mr Reece-Sheerin posts every day. This includes storytime live streams, where he reads books, such as Roger Hargreaves’ Mr Fussy.
Moo Music Guernsey also treated children to some tales over the weekend with Maggie Moo’s Missing Bell.
Besides the stories and Reece-Sheerin antics, local musician Kiya Ashton streamed a live Twitch session of her melodic folk-rock on Saturday to fans who are always excited to hear her play.
While those who were looking for a spot of culture needed to look no further than Guernsey Museums, who have been publishing their daily virtual sculpture posts.
On Saturday, this was a giant hand sculpture made from granite around 1850-1900.
‘The clenched fist is attributed to J. Bisson, Hamblin’s Yard, St Sampson’s,’ they posted.
‘It was probably carved by the stonemason to demonstrate their skill.
‘Guernsey granite was used in the mid-1800s to repave London Bridge and the Strand and at the Thames Embankment. Almost half a million tons of stone was exported to the UK at the peak of the granite industry in 1910.’
The museum at Candie Gardens had been due to open last Friday but was delayed due to the pandemic and Guernsey’s second lockdown. More news on its new reopening date will follow once more is known about the lifting of restrictions.
