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ISSUESEVEN ‘Happy Birthday Your Majesty’ ‘Aen Bouan Jour dé Naissaence à Vote Majestaï’ FOREWORD elcome to Issue 7 of our Townie magazine from your New Profile Committee. We’ve sadly said goodbye toW Rob Grant who had been our Chair since the Townie Sub-Committee (from left to right): outset of the magazine in 2013 who has retired Neil Forman, Mary McDermott, Jacquie Robin, as a Douzenier. Thank you Rob for all your hard Pauline Fath Richard Harding and Keith Pike work, we wish you the very best with your future volunteering and many congratulations on your appointment as the new Chair of The Friends election of new Deputies, with many former of The Priaulx Library. We also say thank you to Deputies either standing down or losing their Mike Garrett who was with us last year. seats. We welcome the new members of the States and look forward to them attending monthly The new team has some familiar faces, other Douzaine meetings, and representing our parish founding members of the Townie team; Keith interests in forthcoming States debates. Pike who is now our chair, Richard Harding and Neil Forman. Jacquie Robin who joined the team Looking ahead, in this edition of the Townie in January 2014 and Mary McDermott who we have great articles on a variety of subjects joins us this year as well as one of our recently including; The Guernsey Donkey, Martyrs appointed Douzeniers, Pauline Fath. Memorial and A Regimental Bear. Issue 7 has gone to print later than normal for the But as always, we would like to hear from any first of our two publications of the year, to enable parishioners who may have interesting articles us to include the photos and details of our new that they would like to see included, or to receive St Peter Port Deputies who have recently been any comments and feedback on the magazine. appointed to serve for the next four years. We We hope you enjoy this edition of the magazine wish them all the very best for the job ahead. and look forward to what we hope will be a great summer. The last few months have been a very busy time for the parish, and the island, with the general Townie Sub-Committee Issue 7 - July 2016 Cover photograph courtesy of Chris George Townie Sub-Committee: Keith Pike, Neil Forman, Richard Harding, THANKS Jacquie Robin, Mary McDermott, Pauline Fath We would like to thank all those who kindly contributed articles also the Island Archives and Design/Production: Stuart Duquemin - HS Design Museums services and the Priaulx Library for Printers: Melody Press Printers their support. DISCLAIMER The Constables and Douzaine have no knowledge of the source or credibility of any information given in the articles by guest authors and printed in this issue of the Townie magazine, the information supplied by them is researched of their own accord. The Constables and Douzaine accept the written articles in good faith and do not accept responsibility for any errors, misquotes or misinformation contained within. The Townie 1 INTRODUCTION BY THE CONSTABLES Dennis Le Moignan (Constable) Jenny Tasker (Constable) Flat 4, Le Mont de Val, Vauvert, 12 Belmont Rise, Les Croutes, St. Peter Port, GY1 1NJ. St Peter Port, GY1 1PZ Tel: 725030 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 701528 In office until 31-12-16 as Constable and E-mail: [email protected] 31-12-18 as Douzenier. Chair of Advisory, In office until 31-12-17 as Constable Moorings and Streams Committees. and 31-12-19 as Douzenier. Member of Member of Island Emergency Planning Baubigny Schools, Island Emergency and Street Lighting Committees. La Mare Planning, Advisory, Moorings and de Carteret High School Representative. Streams Committees. Nominal member Nominal member of all other committees. of all other committees. his is a year of changes. February saw he Queen’s Birthday celebration lunch at the appointment of our new Governor, the Model Yacht Pond on Saturday 11 Vice Admiral Ian Corder, who until the June will be an enjoyable occasion for the Tbeginning of June was the UK representative to Tolder members of the community and then in NATO and the European Union. the afternoon for the youngsters who will have the opportunity to take part in various games In April we had the Island Election for Deputies. and activities. The Guernsey Press has had the This produced a few surprises, along with an application form for the parishioners whom we improved balance between male and female look forward to seeing for their lunch. Deputies. The Douzaine as always were heavily involved in running the polling stations and the It is the time of year when the St. Peter Port Floral count. We say a big thank you to those members group continues to work hard to ensure that the of the public who gave up their time to help us. Parish’s entry for Britain in Bloom does everyone proud. The judging takes place on Saturday 6 We welcome two new Douzeniers, Mrs. Lisa August and we look forward to everyone making Vahey and Ms. Pauline Fath, who were elected at an effort to be the best we can. the Parish Meeting in April and look forward to Prior to that there will be the Parish’s own working with them. competitions which always ensure that businesses’ Repairs to our Parish Church are ongoing, as and public buildings’ entries as well as private happens with an old building with repairs to gardens are a joy to behold and make such a windows and the installation of a new stainless difference to the ambience of the Town. Our steel oil tank, which was a major job. thanks to all those who assist in this event. At Candie Cemetery the eastern wall is causing We are still awaiting information about the Waste Strategy and how it will impact on us all in St. concern and a structural engineer has confirmed Peter Port, but the new Committees of the States that one section of it is in danger of collapse. The involved will need to fully explain where we have area is cordoned off while investigative work is got to and how progress will be made. carried out before major repairs take place. In the last half of June the Douzeniers will be In May, I was honoured to be invited as Senior checking hedges and streams. We hope that all Constable to be presented to HRH the Duke of occupiers will carry out their obligations under the Kent, when he came to Guernsey on a visit to the Law in due time and that they will also make sure Lifeboat Station. that any cuttings are properly disposed of. Your Constables and Douzaine seek to serve you all, The Constables are also members of the Douzaine. doing our best to meet the needs of the Parish. The Townie 2 CONTENTS Foreword ............................................................................................ 1 Introduction by the Constables .......................................................... 2 Contents ............................................................................................ 3 Your parish Douzeniers ...................................................................... 4 Your parish Deputies .......................................................................... 5 What is happening in the office .......................................................... 6 The law regarding hedges and streams ................................................ 8 Guernsey French phrases you need ..................................................... 9 The Queen’s Birthday Celebrations in St Peter Port .......................... 10 Floral Committee update ................................................................. 12 Keep Guernsey Green Award ............................................................ 14 The German defences of St Peter Port ............................................... 16 You can call us La Frog if you like, we don’t mind! ........................... 20 Randall’s of Guernsey ....................................................................... 22 What’s on 2016 ................................................................................ 24 The changing face of St Peter Port .................................................... 26 A regimental bear ............................................................................. 28 A message from our Latvian representative ....................................... 30 Brockhurst Open Day ...................................................................... 32 The Guernsey Donkey ...................................................................... 36 Private Michael Thomas Sarre POW................................................. 39 Tommy’s Treasure ............................................................................. 40 Guernsey Scottish Association .......................................................... 42 The Queen Victoria Statue ............................................................... 44 Deutsche in Guernsey ...................................................................... 46 St Peter Port - As described by Victor Hugo ..................................... 48 Guernsey martyrs remembered ......................................................... 50 Parish information ............................................................................ 52 The Townie 3 Jacquie Robin DOUZENIERS Tel: 239007 E-mail: [email protected] In Office until 31.12.19. Chair of Street Lights Committee, Deputy Chair of Christmas Lights Committee and Member of Christine Goodlass (Dean) Profile Committee. Tel: 728847 E-mail: [email protected] In Office until 31-12-17. Douzaine Council Danielle Sebire Representative. Member of the Lighting Tel: 713530 Committee. Member of the Advisory E-mail