Oozing laidback Caribbean charm, Barbados is a delightful combination of spectacular sun-drenched coastlines for sun-worshippers, brilliant green landscapes for the adventurous and twinkling turquoise seas for water sports enthusiasts.

The festive season is upon us once more and here at thebestof Jersey we have been compiling a wide range of local events for our What's On guide to keep you informed. So, whether you celebrate Christmas or not, allow us to steer you through the wide range of fun local events over the festive season in this blog, with links to our events section in case some of these events catch your eye.

What a fantastic day at the Rubis soapbox racing!

Parkrun launched in Guernsey at the beginning of April 2016, providing a weekly free 5km event for runners, joggers and walkers of all ages.

Marks & Spencer are teaming up with The Guernsey Sports Commission again this month to offer a range of activities to local young people on Half Term break, including Judo, basketball and dodgeball.

To celebrate entering our 10th year we're giving away £100 to spend with ANY businesss on thebestof Guernsey (and look out for further prize giveaways over the coming year).

The Guernsey Sports Commission are teaming up with Marks & Spencer again this October to offer a range of activities to local young people on Half Term break, including archery and surfing.

For the fourth year running local offshore law firm Bedell Guernsey, in partnership with the Guernsey Sports Commission, commit to a week long celebration of the work of local sports volunteers.

The local, annual, fundraising triathlon event TRI-ULTIMATE returns for it's third year on 27th September 2015. Run by local charity Hope for a Child, to help fund its charitable works in Malawi in east Africa, the event has raised a total of £30,200 over the past two years.

Three top local cricketers have committed to climbing Mont Blanc in the first of a series of annual fundraising challenges that the local team will be undertaking.