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d’vis du nord-êt Issue no 2 Winter 2016 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Trinity’s Orchid Treasure House Come and see the verry latest in outdoor livingg on Thursday 10, Friday 11 and Saturday 12 Marchc Join us for our exclusive three day evennt and save even more with special offfersfers and discodiscountsounts on outdoord ffurniture, accessories andd mucchh more... UP TO Heaters,20% Firepits and OFFBarbecuesFs UP TO 30% OFFO All weather furniture by OceansO St Helier | TT:: 738806 [email protected] www.romerils.com Monday - Saturday 8.00am - 5.30pm outdoor living WELCOME Welcome to the Tattler two! IN THIS edition 4 From the Connétable and Deputy 7 Church news 8 School news 13 The curious case of digitus trinitatis 17 Honorary Police 22 Eric Young Orchid Foundation We’re delighted to bring you our second edition of the 24 The battle at Jardin d’Olivet Trinity Tattler and thank you for all the positive feedback we have received about our inaugural copy. We’ve been 27 Meet La Trinn'taise very encouraged by those who have commented, called or emailed to pass on their appreciation – thank you! We’re 34 Diary touched that copies are being sent to relatives as far afield as Australia! And closer to home, we too hope that the Where Do you recognise this finely Tattler will add to Trinity life and further strengthen our scribed Parish location? Read already vibrant community spirit. is it? on to find out… As I said before, this is ‘our’ magazine, so any thoughts you may have on future articles, please do let us know. We were delighted to receive an excellent suggestion from one parishioner to include an article on Trinity’s version of ‘The Lady in the Van’ – namely Adèle Martret - that was sparked by the recent popular film. I hope you enjoy reading it on Page 11. The Tattler really is a team effort and with two editions under our belt, I must thank those who have worked hard in their free time to produce the content and pictures: Norman Ridley, Jane Rueb, Elena McGowan, Angela Otterwell, Clive Jones and Collette Bisson. We all hope you enjoy reading this issue. If you have any feedback, please email [email protected]. Alternatively, you can speak to any member of the editorial team. Our next issue will be out towards the end of May. By that time, Cover image: we will have enjoyed Easter and the 71st celebrations of Liberation. I Cymbidium have fond memories of last year’s Supper and Family Fun Day – ‘Victoria Village Trinity at its best! Trinity’ FCC/RHS Copyright Eric Young Rosemary Parker Orchid Foundation TRINITYTattler I Winter 2016 p3 TRINITY From our From our Connétable Deputy I am pleased to report We enter the new year with daffodils in unseasonal early that now the dust has bloom and farmers well into their early plantings of Royals. settled following The children have gone back to school and are settling in completion of the with their new head teacher, Katy McMahon. Like them we over-55 homes, we are welcome her to the Parish community and I'm sure many of progressing towards you will look forward to getting to know her over the commencing the final stage of our first-time coming months and years. Year 5 were introduced to the buyer development. I am hopeful that we will workings of local government during a visit to the States start on site with the final 14 homes towards Assembly at the beginning of February, where they got to the end of May 2016. However, there are still a see the Island’s debating chamber and had a chance to number of hurdles to get over before we can debate a topic of their own choosing, emulating in a very commit to a firm start date. real way the Island's elected representatives. How many, I wonder, will be inspired to go on and enter the political Last year saw the introduction of an option to pay your Parish Rates online and a number of you have taken arena themselves. advantage of this. This year the system has been improved so that payments will go direct to the Parish Over Christmas, we saw the traditional celebrations in our churches bank account. As a result, we will soon be able to take with the addition of the crib service at the RJA&HS. Let us payments by debit card at the Parish Office, which is remember also those brave souls who ventured into the chilly waters good news! Some of you will have noticed, and indeed at Bouley Bay for a charity dip. Having joined these courageous souls some of you have already taken up, the option of in the past, I can vouch for the 'stimulating' experience, but sadly I completing the annual property return online this year. did not participate this year! As well as making life easier for some parishioners, The band of volunteers who constitute the new Community these additional options will help to reduce our Support Team continue to be active within the Parish. The team is administration costs. there to help anyone who requires support in some way. If you would We have a small number of parishioners who have like their help, or know someone who would benefit, more been meeting on Friday afternoons at Le Grand Clos to information can be obtained from our Parish Hall. We are a caring play Petanque. However, Trinity is the only parish that Parish and it is important that anyone who needs some help can doesn’t have a team in the Inter-Parish League and I access it. would be interested to hear from any parishioner who I continue to hold surgeries every couple of months or so for may be interested in taking part. Ability and experience anyone who wishes to discuss a problem or issue where they feel I is not essential, but being prepared to have a bit of fun can help. The next one is on 8 April and further dates will be and enjoy social contact is! included in our monthly newsletter. Last year, as part of the celebrations to mark 70 Anne Pryke years of Liberation, we held a very successful Family Deputy Fun Day on the Glebe Field. I have been approached by the British Red Cross to see if we would be prepared to build on the success of last year's event and do something similar again this year to raise funds for the work of Red Cross. 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Just one church seemed to have a thriving Sunday school run example of how we, at Ebenezer, enjoy special times as one along traditional lines, and many will recall the Sunday big family. school at Trinity was particularly strong. And then, over a relatively short period, the numbers fell away – as they And it’s our aim to be did across the Island. just that - a church that shows love to You could cite children’s families - and also to sport or any number of our community and reasons for such a decline, the wider world. but if you’re going to start Our work in the again – it has to be from community continues the very beginning. So with the growing just over a year ago a new popularity of Pickles Parents and Tots Service Playgroup that was started (grandparents welcomes around 30 and other family members children every Friday morning between 9.30 and 11.30am. For the welcome too!), on a more senior, the successful Ebenezer Methodist Women in Britain Sunday, in Church and meetings every other Wednesday afternoon provide important reasonably early at 9.30am fellowship for many. And as far as the wider world is concerned, so as not to curtail other family plans for the day. Five little we’re delighted to be supporting former Trinity resident Ruth Smith ones came to that first service – and now there are regularly in her excellent work with children and families in Malindi, Kenya. five times that number. The secret? - to keep it short and Ruth returned to Malindi on 16 February to check out her projects simple, with refreshments and time for the grown-ups to and continue her mission.