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Sark
is one of the
Channel Islands
. About 600 people live on Sark. Sark also has its own language called "
Sercquiais
". Only 400 people speak it. No cars are allowed on Sark. People must either walk, go on a
bicycle
, or go by
horse
and
cart
.
Their
parliament
is called the Chief Pleas. It started in 1579. It manages its own health, education and transport.
In 1993, the
Barclay brothers
bought the lease of the island of
Brecqhou
off the coast. They went to law to challenge the way the island was run. In 2007 they bought four of the island’s six
hotels
, one of the two
pubs
and one side of the main shopping street. They
invested
a lot of money.
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