This week’s Islander of the Week is Dave Metclaf from St Martins.
Dave has lived on Scilly for 4 years. He is 25 years old and manages the Sevenstones Inn on St Martins.
Dave moved to Scilly along with his family from Cardiff, to run the pub on St Martins. Although he had been working on Bryher the year before as a “slave” hence the nickname “Dave the Slave.”
At the time he had just finished University and having visited the islands since the late 70s he decided that it would be a good move. And a good move it has turned out to be. Although the pub is up for sale Dave has no intentions of leaving the islands because “they are very much home for me now - though i still miss the welsh accent!”
As well as managing the pub he is also a retained fireman on St. Martins, a job which he says he really enjoys.
Dave is a keen gig rower and in the summer plays hockey and cricket whenever the opportunity arises.
Dave says that the best thing about the island is “the community - it’s like living in an extended family, you have lots of relations some you get on with better than others but if your ever in trouble then they will all pull together to help you. I also like the fact that people over here have the time to stop and chat, its very rare to find someone in a hurry.”