Hilary’s Story

Hilary’s Story

It all started with a sunhat… “I was staying on Bryher when my sunhat blew off on the top of South Hill, landing irretrievably in a gorse bush down below. So I set off on a Saturday morning to St Mary’s to buy another. By some fluke and a twist, I cut my leg on...
Jo, Tom & Ollie’s Story

Jo, Tom & Ollie’s Story

When islander Jo went into labour at 28 weeks, she and her husband Tom were whisked to the mainland, unable to return home to the islands for three months… “It was a few days before Christmas,” recalls Tom. “We were making plans for our last...
Adam’s Story

Adam’s Story

Adam was a seasonal worker on St Martin’s, enjoying his summer exploring Scilly until one afternoon, his dreamy island life was shattered… “I have always had a severe peanut allergy, and unfortunately, late one afternoon, I ate a contaminated cake. I went into...