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The TMaorch w2012 n Crier NOW DELIVERED TO 19,000 ST HELIER Your parish online www.sthelier.je RESIDENTS EVERY MONTH in this issue 4 Parish Matters St Helier’s new 8 Meet the Deputy 10 Dates for your diary 11 Historic St Helier ambassadors 12 Town Matter A new Miss and Mr St Helier were chosen at a gala 12 Fitness fix dinner at the Town Hall last month. Carla Gouveia and 19 Grow Alex Bolton will be representing their Parish at functions 22 Parish noticeboard and events in the coming year, aided by Jessica Figueira, 26 St Helier Gazette as a junior Miss St Helier was selected for the first time. 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Work on the Community Woods at plus the extra work that goes with entering Avranches Day Nursery is progressing well with the installation of the national finals of 'Britain in Bloom', they new wooden steps. Many thanks to Help a Jersey Child, Channel will be preparing to exhibit at two major 103 for their support with this project. If all goes to plan the official flower shows run by the Royal Horticultural opening should be in April 2012. Society: Chelsea and Tatton Park Westmount Day Nursery is Left: Chelsie Le Mottee of proud to announce their new Avranches Day Nursery The Municipal Depot at Mont-à-l'Abbé is going to sign and logo, which is now in who passed her Level 3 be buzzing with activity, too, as work will be place. And children at Child Care Learning and Westmount also celebrated Development course . starting soon to provide a new shed in which our the Chinese New Year in style, Below: Avranches Day recycling team can process the plastic, paper and Nursery children as evidenced by the attached celebrating Chinese metals that are being collected around the Parish pictures. New Year and sent to our recycling partner in France. St Helier House celebrated Bottom: Staff and Meanwhile our stonemasons and road gangs will Burns Night in style on 23rd residents at Maison de be helping the States Department responsible for Ville celebrate Valentine’s January with everyone having Day the Millennium Town Park with the refurbishment the traditional haggis for tea, of the roads on either side of the Park in order and Jimmy playing Scottish bag pipes and also Sandy that this new park can be completed by the time from Maison de Ville playing the new shrubs and trees start growing. music as usual for the Continuing the gardening theme, we are hoping residents. that planning permission will be gained for the St Ewolds celebrated the Parish's new allotments at Clos de Hugh, off Rue season of love by holding a de Mon Sejour, first announced in the Town Crier specially themed bingo last February. St Helier farmer, Nick Mourant, is session, for which newly- going to grow a final crop of Jersey Royals in the wedded resident couple Nora and John Jeanne took the field, then work can begin on laying out the sixty prize. This was followed by an or so allotments. Other Parish projects such as the outing to The Lakeside Care restoration of Fisherman's Cottage in La Collette Home where residents were Gardens and the creation of a new 'Changing invited by the Lakeside Places' toilet in Seale Street will be moving residents to join in with a forward this month. ‘Valentine Tea Dance’. Pancakes were then on the Early next month sees the completion of the menu on Shrove Tuesday and project to twin St Helier with Funchal, when the residents joined in the fun of Parish hosts a delegation including the Mayor of making and tossing their own in the Funchal, Dr Miguel Albuquerque. This year is also hobbies room. the tenth anniversary of the Parish's twinning Staff at the Parish’s residential home with the German town of Bad Wurzach and the Maison de Ville, off La Pouquelaye, thirtieth anniversary of our 'jumelage' with celebrated Valentine’s Day with a supper Avranches. Full details of our twinning events this party prepared by chef Jed Hesketh. Staff and residents were joined by relatives and year will be in the April Town Crier or on the friends who were all required to wear website, www.sthelier.je. something pink. Parish Finance Director, Andy Pemberton, also entered into the To contact the editorial team, please call spirit of the occasion, and Deputy Rod Bryans was on hand to record the event 811821 or email [email protected] for posterity. The Town Crier is printed Front page photo courtesy of the Jersey Evening Post f f on FSC Certified Paper Page 4 The March 2012 Town Crier Parish matters A round-up of the latest news and events from the Town Hall, Parish departments and our associated clubs and organisations. General Parish news : The Parks team has been busy planting replacement flowering cherry trees on People’s Park, removing three dangerous sycamores in the woodland below St Ewolds Residential Home, trimming up trees in West’s Centre and working to reinstate the grass area at Parade Gardens following removal of the ice rink, with all costs regarding the latter being passed to the organisers of the ice rink. Work has started on laying the new road and paved surface in Robin Place and our thanks go to all residents and businesses in the area for possible disruption caused. Queries regarding this should be directed to Buildings and Roads Manager Robert Gilmore on 07797 722882. Regular park users may have noticed more people exercising in the main parks recently. If you have any ideas that could be considered regarding park use, please let us know by telephoning the Depot on 811708. The Parish has received a request for regular organised evening football training in First Tower Park. Permission will be considered once any feedback has been received from residents and park users. Please telephone the Depot on 811708 with your views. Chelsea, here we come! St Helier's Parks and Gardens Department has been asked to create a jubilee-themed display at this year's Chelsea flower show. With a busy schedule that includes the Parish's entry in this year's national 'Community in Bloom' competition, and an invitation to loser. Just 473 voters attended the compete in the RHS Tatton Park show for the poll, a disappointing turnout of just third year running, it's a big challenge, but the 2.6 percent, with 63 people voting team is raring to go. via the postal or pre-poll voting facility and two spoilt papers. The St Helier Community Market and final results returned were: Coffee Morning : St Helier is to have its own market on the second Friday of each month, BARTON, Mr Clive 342 beginning on Friday 9th March from 10am to JENNINGS, Mr Geraint 171 2pm. It is hoped it will become a regular event every second Friday in the month. Call in for a PEARCE, Mr Peter 261 browse of local handcrafted gifts, buy some genuine Jersey Wonders or simply meet friends for coffee and cake. We look forward to seeing you there. La Pouquelaye Youth & Community Centre : continues to provide a vital resource to all age groups in the area. The Youth Club is now open on Saturday afternoons for drop-in Arts & Crafts sessions; opening hours are 2pm until 6pm, all young people are welcome, but under 8s must be accompanied by an adult. The Mums & Toddlers Group also runs on a Tuesday morning from 10.30am to 12.30pm. More information on the Centre’s activities can be obtained from Sheila, Centre Co-Ordinator, on 07797 710729. Procureurs du Bien Public election : St Helier electors returned to the polls on 15th February to elect two Procureurs du Bien Public. Mr Barton topped the poll, followed by Mr Pearce, which left Mr Jennings a narrow Field or land required for sport : St Helier Parks is exploring options for a field that may be suitable for use as a football training pitch to be used by senior teams and teenagers. If anyone is able to offer a parcel of land for rent or sale please contact Tony Andrews on 811700 or email [email protected]. Tchi tchuthieus'sie! Curiouser and curiouser! A Jèrriais translation of Lewis Carroll's classic story of Alice in Wonderland is out now.