‘Liberation’ To Pegasus Bridge with our veterans • Foods to boost your feel-good factor St Helier closes a GAAP in its accounts • Elections for St Helier deputies Inaugural Halkett Hoedown for Headway • View on St Helier – André Ferrari
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elcome to the October edition of the Town WCrier which features on its cover a new variety of Contents tulip, called ‘Liberation’. This Parish matters 4 was developed by Dutch growers, Jac. Uittenbogaard & Zonen B.V. at Help make a difference 6 the request of the Dutch government to To Pegasus Bridge with our veterans 8 mark the Liberation of the Netherlands by the Allied Forces and officially launched at a ceremony at Foods to boost your feel-good factor 9 the Dutch Embassy this year. Due to the St Helier Parks and St Helier closes a GAAP in its accounts 10 Gardens Department’s close relationship with the bulb company over the years, it was suggested that the Channel The French Connection 12 Islands should be included in the launch of the new bulb, Elections for St Helier deputies 14 with 1,000 bulbs of the red and yellow ‘Triumph’ tulip 16 being prepared for planting this month. Director of Parks, Inaugural Halkett Hoedown for Headway Tony Andrews, says that it is a great honour for the Parish View on St Helier 18 to be receiving the new tulips. ‘We will be inviting the Historic St Helier by Geraint Jennings 20 primary schools of the Parish to help us to plant them in pots and we will then control the growth by holding them Town Centre news 22 back in coolers, as our warm spring climate would push News from the Parish Homes 23 them to flower before Liberation Day next year.’ The Parish is planning a number of special events to mark Liberation Quarterly Honorary Police report 23 70, and parishioners with ideas of their own or who would From the Polish Community 24 like to be involved in the planning are welcome to contact the Parish on 811811 or by email, [email protected]. St Helier schools 24 October of course sees the first General Election, with Parish Groups 25 electors going to their polling stations on 15th October to 26 take part in elections for 8 Senators, 3 Deputies (or 4 for Organisations in St Helier electors of St Helier No. 3&4 District), 1 Constable and also Dates for your diary 27 to vote in the referendum over whether the Constables Parish Notice Board 28 should retain the automatic right to sit in the States Assembly. St Helier’s Electoral Officer, Eric Blakeley, says, The St Helier Gazette 30 ‘With record numbers of people on the register we hope this will be reflected in a record turnout in St Helier. This is, after all, parishioners’ chance to decide how the Island is run for the next 31/2 years.’ A special feature on the candidates in the St Helier Districts is on pages 14 and 15 of this month’s magazine.
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3 A round-up of the latest news and events from the Town Hall, Parish departments and our associated clubs and organisations.
PARISH DEPOT accommodate the needs of the different environment of diverting recyclable varieties of plants. items from incineration. OPEN DAY The visit continued with a look at the he Depot’s Open Day took place mechanical workshops where a number during St Helier Week on 17th of vehicles and equipment are serviced TJuly and was well attended with and maintained. This section takes care parishioners taking the opportunity to of the full range of vehicles and have a behind the scenes look at what equipment which are in use on a daily happens at the Depot on a daily basis. basis across the Parish – anything from a We were delighted to receive a visit from strimmer to a refuse truck. the Major of Funchal, Dr Paulo Cafôfo, The visit finished with a tour of the and also Ashley and Joan Middleton, building and Roads Maintenance from Middleton Engineering, who Department where manager Rob Gilmore manufactured and supplied the new explained the importance of the Parish recycling baler. The tour then moved on to the road works schemes and the resources The tour started with a walk through viewing gallery in the recycling required to respond to the planning the glasshouses to see how the Parks & processing facility to see the new schedules for maintaining Parish Gardens staff propagate plants for their recycling baler in operation which was buildings. tremendous floral displays around the baling cardboard during the visit. They We received positive comments from Parish. The visitors were impressed by were also able to witness the coloured a number of visitors who did not realise the computerised temperature sensor bags being delivered directly into the that so much went on behind the scenes, equipment which eithers lowers or raises recycling facility before being sorted into and we’d like to extend an invitation to the temperature in the glasshouses by the different commodity types: plastics, any organisation or group, such as automatically operating the vents and steel, aluminium, paper and light card. It Scouts, Brownies, youth groups or shade blinds in the roof. It was explained was explained why the Parish chose the schools to visit the Depot. Please contact that different sections of the glasshouses coloured bag scheme for its kerbside Debra D’Orleans on 811703 or email can be controlled separately to collection and the benefits to the [email protected].
UPDATE ON LE CLOS VAZE Since formally adopting roads, footways and garden areas at Le Clos Vaze in May 2014 the Parish has been active in sweeping, cleaning, litter picking and garden tending those parts for which it is responsible. There is a marked improvement on the neatness and presentation of the garden borders, and the dangerous parking which has blighted the main entrance driveway for a number of years has disappeared. The Parish is pleased that it can now offer residents the same service provision afforded to other public realm areas in St Helier. >>
Playing Dead: A Murder Mystery Saturday 18 October 7pm arrival Nick Carver / Event by Design Jersey’s newest amateur drama group is about to present its first production at the Jersey Arts Centre: their interpretation of ‘the Scottish play’. It’s opening night and tempers are flaring; Act II scene IV hasn’t been blocked yet and the witches’ warts still haven’t arrived from Ebay. But worse is yet to come…. Join us for an evening of intrigue, interaction, insults, interrogation and impossible improvisation — to miss it would be criminal!
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>> PARISH MATTERS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 THE RATES ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE is looking for a couple of people who are prepared to devote two mornings a week from mid-February to the end of March and then as needed until the end of June. The work comprises checking all the annual returns and, where changes have been notified, checking that the current assessment is either correct or requires TALON: THE BEST amendment. The work is under the OF EAGLES control of the Supervisory Committee 11 OCT | £20 (the Constables when dealing with rates) and has to be in accordance with the Rates (Jersey) Law 2005. TOWN HALL HOSTS CONSULAR Any interested person should contact ROLE The Parish has made a meeting Edward Trevor, MBE FRICS, either by room available for monthly meetings held email, [email protected] or by by the Honorary Consul for Poland, leaving a message on 811815 to agree a Magda Chmielewska, who makes herself convenient time to discuss in more detail. available to give advice and assistance to These positions are important to the Polish people living and working in Parish as all residents are affected by the DIRTY DUSTING Jersey, especially with passport enquiries. level of their assessment. 16 & 17 OCT | £20
RETIREMENT OF VAL PAYNE, DAY NURSERY CO-ORDINATOR Val Payne’s dedication and expertise in 25 years of service, and spoke of the high the area of the Parish’s day nursery regard Val is held in by professionals in provision was recognised at a special the field of early years child care. Val event in the Town Hall last month. Past became Manager of Westmount Day and present nursery staff were joined by Nursery in October 1989; in September friends and relatives, as well as 2010 she was promoted to the position of representatives from the Education Nursery Co-Ordinator overseeing the Department and other nurseries across management of both Westmount and COPACABANA the Island. The Constable of St Helier, Avranches Day Nurseries. She obtained a 21-24 OCT | £17.50-£22.50 Simon Crowcroft, paid tribute to the Master’s Degree in Child Care Early improvements Val introduced in almost Years through Sheffield University.
This month the Parish's French twinning (Jumelage) and pétanque committees are coordinating a visit to St Helier's twin town of Avranches for a weekend of pétanque. Avranches has a dedicated covered hall which is entirely THE JUNGLE BOOK given over to the sport – called a 29 & 30 OCT | £8.50-£10.50 'bouledrome'! – and while the reception will be convivial the games are likely to be extremely challenging. Full report in next month's Town Crier. For more BOURNEMOUTH NORTH ROTARY information about getting involved in the PETANQUE CLUB RETURNS TO Jumelage or the PoSH Pétanquers please ST HELIER A team of pétanque players see the directory of Parish committees on from Bournemouth made their fifth visit page 25. to Jersey last month with their first game in their three day tour being played on the terrain in the Millennium Town Park. HATS OFF TO LED ZEPPELIN The PoSH Pétanquers team was swelled 1 NOV | £20 by several players from St Saviour, and Box Office (01534) 511 115 the home team squeezed a 5:4 victory in www.jerseyoperahouse.co.uk the late afternoon sunshine. The match was organised by Tony Allchurch, and SERVING members of the home team provided PRE-SHOW SUPPERS refreshments for the visitors. 2 COURSES FROM £14.50 TEL: (01534) 511 7106 NORMANDY VETERANS TRIP To Pegasus Bridge with our veterans
he 2014 annual trip to France by the Normandy Veterans TAssociation took place last month in fine weather, unlike the previous occasion when the Jersey veterans were accompanied by the Band of the Island of Jersey; instead of marching and playing in the pouring rain, the Jersey band gave their performances in the late summer sunshine, with appreciative crowds on every occasion. The visit started with a march from the Patton monument in St Helier’s twin town of Avranches to the town centre. As it was market day there were hundreds of Avranchinais in the streets to applaud the veterans and the Band, and the public were delighted with the two concerts given by the Band during the day. On the Sunday the scene shifted to Pegasus
Bridge where the Band marched across the historic bridge, captured by the Allies before dawn on D-Day, playing the theme to the film ‘The Longest Day’, with the Jersey veterans marching proudly in front. The Band gave a further recital for the benefit of the hundreds of tourists at the Bridge, then players and veterans took refreshments at the famous Café Gondrée, where Nick Manning, MBE, presented the Maire Adjoint of Bénouville with a plaque to mark the occasion. The Normandy trip included a visit to the Brittany American Cemetery at Saint-James, the Scriptorial Museum in Avranches, and Sword Beach at Ouistreham.
8 Foods to boost your By Slimming Together’s feel-good factor Joanne Reid Rodrigues he clocks will change at the end of this month and some essential amino acid tryptophan, folks find their mood spiralling when darker mornings which together with vitamin B3 Tand evenings arrive. How we respond attitudinally to (found in mushrooms, tuna, chicken life events affects our mood; and what we ingest has a powerful and tomatoes) increase our body’s effect on our mood in both the negative and positive. production of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that aids good sleep To increase your energy and boost your mood, keep foods and good mood. Bananas are an excellent source of potassium with sugar or white flour, processed foods, and alcohol to a which helps control blood pressure and benefits the heart; and minimum. Instead, opt for plenty vegetables and a few fruits they contain natural sterols which help prevent increased LDL each day and have small portions of almonds, walnuts, and cholesterol. Bananas are also a natural laxative and sleep aid. seeds including chia, sunflower, pumpkin, sesame and flax. It’s not their natural sugar you need to be concerned with; it’s Unless you’re vegetarian or vegan, include white fish and oily processed sugar in confectionery and fizzy drinks that’s causing fish such as salmon and mackerel, and chicken. Whole grains health problems. Bananas are an excellent snack – much better are superb too – oats, basmati rice and wild rice, barley, and than a bar of chocolate or bag of crisps! quinoa give quality nutrition – include beans, lentils and Potatoes are a good source of fibre, vitamin C, vitamin B3, chickpeas too. Potatoes are great in moderation and are typically B5, B6 and potassium – a small to medium-sized baked potato is better for our digestion, health, and weight-management than a healthful choice. Increase your vegetable intake and include bread, most of which we buy is highly processed. dark, leafy greens as well as orange vegetables like carrots, Recently, the media has focused on the harmful effects of pumpkin, butternut, and sweet potato – in this way you’ll be sugar and I’m pleased to see this important subject highlighted. sure to get a variety of nutrients. But there’s much misinformation, in particular the warnings to To avoid ingesting harmful pesticides, I recommend organic steer clear of bananas and potatoes. Fruits and vegetables do produce where the choice is available for crops and animal contain natural sugar – nature provided sweetness to attract us produce. Organic farming is better for the animals, better for the to eat these natural foods, and when we do, they enrich us with environment, and better for the humans. Soup is a tasty, many health-promoting and protective nutrients including warming way to get your vegetables – healthy eating is a mark of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and antioxidants that boost self-respect and healthy foods can be delicious. Here’s wishing the immune system. Both bananas and potatoes contain the you perfect health and happiness this autumn! Are all your clothes too tight? Are you tired and lacking energy? Do you feel self-conscious about your weight? Would you like more vitality? Join Slimming Together NOW and make your weight-loss goals a reality. Results start when you do! Slimming Together’s Current Class Schedule: Mondays at 6.30pm in the Eastern Good Companions Club, St. Clement Tuesdays at 12noon in the Church House, Town Church, St. Helier* Tuesdays at 1pm in the Church House, Town Church, St. Helier* Tuesdays at 6pm in the Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier Wednesdays at 6.30pm in Communicare, St. Brelade *Fab lunchtime location!
10-Week Course at Slimming Together is still just Telephone: 856490 £69 email: [email protected] or visit Joanne’s website at www.slimmingtogether.com9 St Helier closes a GAAP in its accounts arish Assembly on Wednesday 16th July 2014 where the 30th April 2014 to be Municipal accounts for the year to 30th April 2014 were prepared under the Pconsidered made history so far as the financial reporting auspices of GAAP (Lite) of the Municipality. and these accounts were Three years ago, Procureur du Bien Public Clive Barton, duly certified by the auditors and approved by the parishioners. MBE, with the approval of a previous Parish Assembly, Two simple yet stunning highlights of the accounts are that undertook to form a group that would investigate the feasibility the assets and liabilities of the Parish are now shown on the of preparing the annual Parish accounts in a more modern and balance sheet at a realistic and realisable value. This on its own meaningful format than that used over the previous hundred changes the balance sheet totals from £7,463,527 in 2013 to years. A small group consisting of Ian Black (retired States’ £46,717,730 in 2014 – a difference of £39,254,203. Treasurer), Peter Pearce (Procureur), David Croxford (Accounts Likewise, the historical policy of writing off motor vehicles, Committee member), Don Connolly (Auditor) and Andy and particularly refuse trucks which can cost up to £150,000 in Pemberton (Finance Director) met on many occasions over the the year that they are purchased rather than depreciating them following twelve months and produced for consideration at the over a realistic period of their life, makes a significant difference next Rates Assembly a set of draft accounts which took note of to the expenditure of the Parish. Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) wherever As you would expect, being Jersey’s largest and leading appropriate and applicable. Parish, we are in the vanguard of introducing modern public The Parish’s auditors, Alex Picot, were kept advised at all accounting standards and it will now be up to the other eleven times to ensure that the proposed format of the accounts would parishes to follow our lead. still enable them to give a clean audit report stating that the I would wish to express my thanks to all those involved in accounts gave a true and fair view. implementing this significant change of policy. After further meetings and consideration by the parishioners, approval was given for the following year’s formal accounts to Clive Barton, MBE, Procureur du Bien Public
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The French Connection Aurélie Leroy, manager of St Helier based Maison de Normandie, keeps us up to date with events and developments just over the Channel in France. Alain Meunier + Anne Le Bozec Amici Artium LA GASTRONOMIE NORMANDE Tuesday 7 October 8pm omme tout le monde le sait, la nourriture est très importante en France. Un bon déjeuner dominical en famille de trois ou quatre plats se termine rarement avant Cle coucher du soleil ! Cela fait partie de notre culture, de nos gènes ! En Normandie, en octobre, nous avons tellement d’occasions d’apprécier toutes les spécialités de notre région. Entre autres des fêtes de la coquille saint jacques, du cidre ou de la pomme, on peut également découvrir la fête de l’andouille qui est la spécialité par excellence de Normandie. Si nous n’avez jamais goûté, il faut absolument essayer, c’est un goût particulier, unique et surtout tellement bon ! L’andouille est originaire de Vire et si vous vous rendez sur place pour ce festival le 31 octobre, ceci vous donnera l’occasion de visiter ce joli coin de Normandie si paisible. Si vous souhaitez en savoir plus sur les festivals gastronomiques Normands en octobre, vous pouvez vous rendre sur notre site sur lequel nous mettons régulièrement à jour notre liste d’évènements. Soyez prêt à déguster des plats qui vous donneront l’eau à la bouche. La Normandie Carry on Screaming est, sans aucun doute, la capitale des spécialités culinaires. Non Monday Matinée seulement notre région fabrique le plus grand nombre de Monday 13 October 2pm fromages mais nos autres spécialités ne vous laisseront certainement pas indifférents. NORMANDY GASTRONOMY s everyone knows, food is very important in AFrance. A good three or four course meal with the family on a Sunday lunchtime usually Budapest Café Orchestra lasts until sunset! I guess it is part of our culture, our DNA A Channel Islands Music Council Tour even! In Normandy, in October, there are so many opportunities Tuesday 14 October 8pm to enjoy all the food specialties that the region can offer. Amongst scallops days or other apple/cider festivals, we can enjoy the ‘Fête de l’Andouille’ which is a true typical meal from Normandy. If you’ve never tasted it, you will have to try as it is pretty special, unique and, above all, so good! It is made in Vire and if you are going for this event on 31st October, it will be a good opportunity to visit the area as well which is the true countryside of Normandy, a beautiful and peaceful part of our region. If you would like to know all about the food festival in October in Normandy, we update our list of events on our website regularly. So get ready for some mouth- watering dishes and tastings, Normandy is THE place to be during food festivals. Not only we are the region who makes the most variety of cheeses but other specialties are very much worth discovering. War Poetry If you would like to receive Maison de Normandie’s monthly newsletter about events and Wednesday 15 October 8pm festivals in Normandy, please send us an email [email protected] or become a friend on Facebook: ‘MNMJersey’.
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Referendum Question Should the Constables remain as members of the States as an automatic right? Constables are elected to run their parishes... • Is it right that St. Helier with a population of over 32,000 has one Constable in the States like a small country parish? • Would voting ‘No’ mean Constables could not stand as a Deputy? • Should Constables have an automatic right to sit in the States? The answer to all these questions is No! ’’ For fair representation for the people of St. Helier
x No In the Referendum, say No Thank You... Non Merci
in association with St Helier “Say No” campaign group. ELECTIONS FOR ST HELIER No. 2 DISTRICT 5 candidates for 3 seats ST HELIER DEPUTIES Voting: Springfield Sports Centre here are going to be elections in all three of St Helier’s Rod Bryans electoral districts. Voting takes place on Wednesday 15th Address: 5 Temple Villas, 36 Stopford Road, October between 8am and 8pm. It’s also possible to St Helier, JE2 4LZ T Contact number: 07797 721559 pre-poll or have a postal vote. And if you’re not on the register there’s still time – you have until midday on Wednesday 8th Email address: [email protected] October to be put on the supplementary list. For more Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Rod-Bryans-for- information contact the Parish’s Electoral Officer, Deputy-St-Helier-2-District/265934376758511 Eric Blakeley, on [email protected]. Martin Greene Address: The Flat, ST HELIER No. 1 DISTRICT 6 candidates for 3 seats 20 David Place, Voting: Town Hall St Helier, JE2 4TD Contact number: 07797 886829 Shannen Kerrigan Address: 3 Pied de Côtil, St Andrew’s Road, St Helier, JE2 3JF Contact number: 07700 320558 Bernie Manning Email address: [email protected] Address: Flat 1, 22 Cleveland Road, St Helier, JE2 4PB Website: www.reformjersey.je Contact number: 07700 356438 Registered political party affiliation: Reform Jersey Email address: [email protected] Website: www.berniemanning.co.uk Russell Labey Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Bernie-Manning Address: Five Roads Farm, Millais, St Ouen, JE3 2EJ -for-Deputy-St-Helier-No2/478780305567707 Twitter: twitter.com/manningbernie Contact number: 481083 Email address: [email protected] Sam Mézec Website: www.votelabey.com Address: 4 Le Jardin a Pommier, Facebook: facebook.com/RussellLabey Rue de Patier, St Saviour, JE2 7LT Twitter: twitter.com/RussellLabey Contact number: 07797 811130 Email address: [email protected] Nick Le Cornu Website: www.reformjersey.je Address: Flat 4, 23 Havre des Pas, St Helier, JE2 4UQ Facebook: facebook.com/SamMezecStHelier Contact number: 07797 740886 Twitter: twitter.com/SamMezec Email address: [email protected] Registered political party affiliation: Reform Jersey Website: district1sthelier.blogspot.co.uk Twitter: twitter.com/nicklecornu Geoff Southern Address: La Rochelle, Bellozanne Road, St Helier, JE2 3JW Judy Martin Contact number: 728231 Address: 29 Les Burons Court, Le Squez Road, Email address: [email protected] St Clement, JE2 6BD Website: reformjersey.je Contact number: 780641 or 07797 784410 Registered political party affiliation: Reform Jersey Email address: [email protected] Facebook: facebook.com/votejudymartin ST HELIER No. 3 & 4 DISTRICT 10 candidates for 4 seats Voting: No. 3 District – Rouge Bouillon School No. 4 District – First Tower School Gino Risoli Address: 34 Queen Street, St Helier, JE2 4WD Mary Ayling-Phillip Contact number: 07829 733337 Address: 2 Park Place, Westmount Road, Email address: [email protected] St. Helier, JE23LP Facebook: facebook.com/gino.risoli.7?fref=ts Contact number: 732587 Twitter: twitter.com/ginorisoli Email address: [email protected] Website: www.votemaryaylingphillip.vpweb.co.uk Facebook: facebook.com/votemaryap Scott Wickenden Twitter: twitter.com/AylingMary Address: Apt 11, The Courtyard, St Martins House, Mike Higgins La Grand Route de Faldouet, St Martin, JE3 6UG Address: 5 Ventnor Villa, Contact number: 07797 717766 St Aubin’s Road, Email address: [email protected] St Helier, JE2 3SD Website: www.scottwickenden.com Contact number: 873956 Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Vote-Scott- Email address: [email protected] Wickenden-for-Deputy-of-St-Helier-District-1 Twitter: twitter.com/Scott_Wickenden
14 Jackie Hilton Mary Osmond Address: Denehurst, Address: Flat 2, 65 Great Union Road, Queen’s Road, St Helier, JE2 3WA St Helier, JE2 3GR Contact number: 509506 Contact number: 07797 713293 Email address: [email protected] Email address: [email protected]
Andrew Lewis Richard Rondel Address: Acer House, Les Chenolles, St John, JE3 4FB Address: Les Petits Canons, Contact number: 862663 La Grande Route de St Jean, Trinity, JE3 5FN Email address: [email protected] Contact number: 07797 711537 Website: www.andrewlewis.info Email address: [email protected] Facebook: facebook.com/electandrewlewis Facebook: facebook.com/RichardRondel Twitter: twitter.com/@lewisa1963 Twitter: twitter.com/RichardRondel
Christian May John Ttokkallos Address: House 3, 8 Lewis Street, St Helier, JE2 3PB Address: 67 Journeaux Court, Telephone: 07797 894780 Journeaux Street, St. Helier, JE2 3SF Email address: [email protected] Contact number: 07797 924177 Website: www.christianmay.je Email address: [email protected] Facebook: facebook.com/christianmayforsthelier Facebook: facebook.com/johnttokkallos Twitter: twitter.com/christianrmay
Laura Millen Ted Vibert Address: Flat 2, 9 Waterloo Street, Address: 1 Osbourne Court, St Helier, JE2 4WT First Tower, St. Helier, JE2 3SD Contact number: 07700 841946 Contact number: 07797 846764 Email address: [email protected] Email address: [email protected] Facebook: facebook.com/voteforlauramillen Website: www.tedvibert.com Registered political party affiliation: Reform Jersey
For further information please contact the Parish’s Electoral Officer, Eric Blakeley, at [email protected] or call 811840. Also see www.sthelier.je/ for the latest election news and details of upcoming hustings. Photograph courtesy of Fenby Miskin
INAUGURAL HALKETT HOEDOWN HAILED A MASSIVE SUCCESS
early 2,000 people attended the inaugural ‘Halkett Hoedown Nfor Headway’ in Halkett Place on Sunday 7th September. The Hoedown is the brainchild of David Stokes, proprietor of Bean Around the World, who, together with Niall MacFirbhisigh of Stoked Music and Louise Stirling of Headway Jersey, arranged the first street party of this kind in the centre of St Helier, to raise the profile of Halkett Place and to raise £10,000 in aid of the brain injury charity Headway Jersey. It was announced that the target had been broken even before the event ended. The organisers belong to the Halkett Place Traders Association which is one of several groups of town traders meeting regularly to come up with ways of making their particular parts of town more attractive and successful. The Constable of St Helier, Simon peppered with well-known covers. road to provide an authentic feel to the Crowcroft, welcomed the large crowd to Halkett Place was closed to traffic as the day. All the local restaurants and traders the party shortly after a dynamic live organizers worked hard from 7am to set joined in the fun, selling food and performance from Jersey’s Frankie the scene and town really met country, as refreshments to an eager crowd and Davies who, together with her all girl straw bales, barrels, cactus, cartwheels, manning games and competition stalls. band, had the crowd enjoying an hour carriages and Western-themed The event ran from lunchtime until long performance of original songs decorations were placed all along the 10pm and was extremely well attended
16 from the start. No tickets were required, but the public was asked to make a donation to Headway Jersey on entry. Wild West fancy dress was the order of the day and (although no bad behavior was reported) the ‘Halkett Jail’ was a popular place to have your photograph taken. Activities included line dancing, Western-themed games, face painting, caricatures, prizes for best fancy dress (children and adult categories), food stalls, outdoor bar, Jersey cider, homemade cakes, toffee apples, candy floss and an open air reading area provided by Jersey Library. n
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Fenby Mi Badlabeques and Roodmood. Visiting artists included the Buffalo Huddlestone Band from Guernsey and The Recks, an alternative five piece folk band from Sark. A superb sound system was put in place by David Findlay with staging kindly donated by Stage 2 and Paul Davis Freight. Lighting and production support was provided by Youth Arts Jersey (formerly La Motte Street Youth Centre) with a number of young volunteers from the Youth Service and St John’s Ambulance providing support for the event. Many local people volunteered to man the event and helped to build Live music was performed all day, sets and clear the street.
beginning with the Festival’s own Miskin Fenby After such a successful first band ‘The Jersey Hoedowners,’ event, The Halkett Hoedown headed up by the festival’s mascot organizers are already planning a ‘Zed Backwood’ - a popular character return in 2015 with thoughts of a who could be seen jigging and heard bigger event, perhaps adding a shouting ‘Yeeee Haaaw’ throughout Saturday evening show too. They the day along with almost everyone would like to thank the musicians, in attendance. Other Jersey artists crew and everyone who gave freely included a rare performance from the of their time in helping to make the very talented Rick Jones, with the day such a huge success and the music continuing in a Country, Blues Islanders and visitors alike who and Folk vein with well-received sets attended and donated so generously.
Photograph courtesy of Fenby Miskin Fenby Miskin 1717 View on St Helier SEA LETTUCE AT WEST PARK by André Ferrari
André Ferrari is a heritage sited here is at risk of being silted up, and occasionally you can campaigner and author of see the TTS diggers down here digging out a channel for the books on Jersey’s water to flow away. All of which suggests that modern lost architecture. reclamation has contributed to this part of the bay becoming brackish, where material is deposited rather than washed away. I add one further observation, which I place in the ‘rather his summer saw the welcome return of swimming obvious’ category of common logic. The original foreshore used facilities to West Park beach with the restoration of the to continue from West Park up as far as Castle Street. Apart TVictoria Marine Lake. Unfortunately that return from the beach below the Grand Hotel, this consisted mostly of coincided with the rather less welcome return of the dreaded damp sand with a fair bit of seaweed on it. It was the sea lettuce, which has spoilt enjoyment of both the beach and ‘unattractive’ nature of this foreshore which led to politicians the pool. The sea lettuce invasion now appears to be an annual calling for it to be reclaimed. But logic surely dictates that once occurrence, which seems to be getting worse. Was it this bad in this bit of foreshore was blocked off, the seaweed that used to past decades? settle here would just wash up on the nearest available bit of I certainly recall the seaweed occasionally piling up when I beach: West Park. was a child, but I don't recall West Park being so infested, so If the current problem of the sea lettuce has effectively been often. So what is causing this to happen? self-inflicted, is there any point in this sort of blame game? The most common theory is that the culprit is increased Well, yes, because until we know the real cause of the problem, nitrate levels in run-off from agricultural fields and in the water we cannot come up with a solution. If nitrates are to blame, outflow from the Bellozanne plant. Yet it seems odd that this then there is a possibility that the problem can eventually be problem seems to be growing, as the Island has ever fewer fields remedied. If it is reclamation, then there are no easy solutions. being cultivated. As for nitrate levels from Bellozanne and But at least then, the parish that has been lumbered with the sewage spills, it is worth recalling that in the 1950's it was raw problem can legitimately demand that TTS keep clearing the sewage which used to be discharged from those outflows beach. Whichever way, the current ‘solution’ of bulldozing the straight onto the beach. Would that not have caused the sea seaweed down to the low water mark (only for it all to wash lettuce problem to be even worse? But perhaps sea lettuce was back up again) seems neither particularly the least of our problems on the sand back then. useful nor acceptable. But there is another theory for the present problem: that land reclamation has changed the sea currents, and this is worth closer scrutiny. Prior to the modern reclamation schemes, tests were always done on scale models in tanks at facilities on the mainland. Each time it was claimed that the new reclamation project would only have a ‘minor’ effect on the sea currents, but Jersey did not stop with one reclamation scheme. We built four reclamation sites in fairly quick succession, and a new harbour, and a new marina. Is it not possible that the cumulative effects of all six schemes have had a much more serious impact on sea currents in the bay than was ever originally envisaged? You would need comparative tests on scale models of the pre-1970s foreshore and the current layout to prove that one way or another. And who would foot the bill for those? In addition, there is the claim about the newest sea wall at West Park (which I referred to in a previous article). I was assured by a public services officer in the 1990s that the form of this phase of reclamation was deliberately designed so that sand would be deposited into this corner of the bay to form a new beach. Logic suggests that the currents which deposit sand are just as likely to deposit seaweed. This appears to be the cause of the other persistent problem on the beach here: the infamous stink below the Radisson Hotel. Explore this corner of foreshore and you will see tell-tale black sand, indicative of both sand and seaweed being deposited here in layers, leading to putrefaction and the inevitable smell. Sand is certainly being repeatedly deposited in this corner. A surface water outflow
18 Scott Wickenden for Deputy of St Helier District One
My name is Scott Wickenden, I'm a 37 year old Jerseyman. I'm an IT Service Delivery Manager working for C5 Alliance as their Transition Manager. I am very passionate about Jersey and would like more done to improve our economy. Please visit my website http://scottwickenden.com to see my manifesto.
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19 Historic St Helier TOUGH ON MINISKIRTS, TOUGH ON THE CAUSES OF MINISKIRTS BY Geraint Jennings
t's difficult nowadays to imagine measure to measure their skirts which Playing Dead: how the sight of a woman's legs were 8 inches above the knee. A Murder Mystery Icould scandalise society. As Cole Mr W.H. Marshall, the Town Clerk at Porter wrote: "In olden days, a glimpse the time, commented on the reports that Nick Carver / Event by Design of stocking was looked on as something had appeared in the press and said that shocking, but now, God knows, anything he had been phoned up by a journalist Saturday 18 October 7pm goes!" on 19th October and had said that Jersey If you've ever wondered why Church was "no worse than any other place with Street's Jèrriais name is La Rue Trousse regard to miniskirts" and had pointed out Cotillon ("hoist petticoat street"), that's that "under a by-law people must be because the ladies used to have to lift up dressed in a proper manner on the streets their skirts to cross the rivulet of mud of town, but that this was left to the and water that separated the church from discretion of individual police officers". the Royal Square. Poet Jean Sullivan The Chief Officer of the States Police, wrote a poem in 1863 in which he James Axon, was quoted as calling the fantasised about the moon looking down UK press coverage "blown up out of all on the ladies showing their crinolines proportion". But he claimed that a young and petticoats as they crossed that street, lady dressed in a miniskirt had merely and how the man in the moon would been taken to the police station late on like to kidnap them and carry them off to Sunday night after closing time, 15th Blind some sort of lunar harem. It's amazing October 1966, for her own safety. what a stolen glimpse of a shapely ankle It appeared that two PCs had taken Tuesday 21 October 8pm could do to the Victorian imagination! the 18 year old in question to the police But we don't have to go that far back to station as they considered her skirt too find reports of sensational fashion in the short. Her friend was in fact 15 years old streets of Saint Helier causing fits of the (not 13) and was not wearing a miniskirt vapours. In October 1966 a story was but merely accompanied her older friend splashed across UK newspapers in which to the station. A WPC was summoned to it was claimed that Jersey police were administer a ticking-off to the alleged going around Saint Helier, stopping young miscreant that "although her skirt women in the street, measuring their appeared to be quite respectable while miniskirts, and arresting them if they were she was standing, the tops of her considered to be showing too much leg. stockings and her suspenders were The story as reported in the UK press showing when she walked". The WPC was to the effect that two girls aged 18 concluded her report of the incident by and 13 were walking in Saint Helier and commenting that the young lady "stated London Philharmonic were stopped by two States of Jersey that she was not aware of this and I Skiffle Orchestra policemen in a Jaguar. The girls were advised her either to lengthen her skirt a Thursday 23 October 8pm questioned by the policemen about how little or to wear tights." The duty long their skirts were and where they'd Centenier decided no further action bought them. They were then taken to should be taken and the matter was filed. the police station and made to walk up How times change. Half a century on, and down in front of other policemen. what sort of state of dress (or undress) A policewoman came along with a tape would cause similar scandal in 2014?
Up to 80 employees at State Street Jersey stepped up for the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ outside their office on 26th August. Employees decided to join the fund- raising craze in order to raise funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Recently appointed managing director of State Street in Jersey, Michael Newton, Judgement of Hakim led the Jersey office in the drenching Friday 24 October 8pm along with other senior managers taking the challenge.
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21 Disappointment was certainly noted that certain stores were not open and many that did, did not have signs up Town mentioning this. Nevertheless, it was a very encouraging start. The Economic Development Department and the Parish of St Helier are supporting the 'Love Centre Shopping, Love Thursdays' initiative, with extra marketing and promotion being undertaken, while efforts are also being made to encourage street LOVE SHOPPING, entertainment in town during the period.
LOVE THURSDAYS NEW TOWN CENTRE MANAGER he new late night shopping Following the retirement of the previous initiative on Thursday evenings in postholder, the Parish advertised for a Ttown has made steady progress replacement member of staff to carry out since its launch on Thursday 4th the all-important job of helping September and is going from strength to businesses to thrive, keeping them strength with an increasing number of informed of new initiatives, facilitating businesses deciding to keep their doors the working of trader groups, and making open for an extra couple of hours on they didn't have to keep an eye on the sure that St Helier continues to attract Thursday evenings. One particular store impending closing time. Sales between 5 customers to its wealth of shops, reported that sales in the last hour, i.e. and 6pm were higher as customers again restaurants, cafes and businesses. An 6pm to 7pm, were over four times that seemed more relaxed knowing they had appointment has been made and an achieved in the first hour, i.e. 9am to longer to shop, and on an evening when interview with the new Town Centre 10am, with many customers enjoying the the weather obviously attracted Manager will appear in a forthcoming more relaxed feeling they had, knowing customers to outdoor activities. edition of the Town Crier.
22 NEWS FROM THE Parish Homes
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ST EWOLD’S residents Pauline Bailey, Phyllis Gandino and Jean Elsbury were among the group who recently went on a South Coast Evening Cruise. It was a beautiful evening, finished off with a fish and chip supper and a glass of wine on their return to St Ewold’s.
Also available in Aquamarine, Amethyst, Peridot, Citrine, Blue Topaz, Tanzanite and more. QUARTERLY Honorary Matching earrings and pendants available. Police report t has continued to be a busy time for our Parish Police Officers during the third quarter of this year, with the Centeniers, Mary Osmond Isupported by their colleagues, continuing to provide an for Deputy St. Helier District No. 3/4 important support role for the criminal justice system of Jersey. As well as presenting more serious cases before the Court, they deal with many minor offences at a Parish Hall level which negates the need for many hours of Court time. Full statistical data in this area is not currently available; however, most weeks Parish Hall Enquiries are held on each evening Monday through to Friday. In addition the Honorary Police also conduct a number of other duties which include patrols within the Parish, visits to people who may be subject to Court orders, dealing with minor complaints relating to anti-social behaviour and supporting their colleagues in the States Police at significant incidents. Whilst we have yet to see an end to the usual busy summer events, by the time that this article goes to print St Helier’s Honorary Police, sometimes supported by their colleagues from other parishes, will have policed a significant number of events which will have impacted upon virtually every resident on the Island. These events have included the Liberation celebrations, the 70th Anniversary celebrations of the Normandy Beach Landings, the 100 year commemoration of the beginning of WW1, the Jersey Motoring Festival, the annual Battle of I have lived and worked all my life in Jersey, Flowers, the Jersey Triathalon, the Town Cycle Race and the and devoted much spare time to voluntary International Air Display to name just a few. work in the community over the years. The Parish recognises the importance of the role that the Now that I am retired I want to put all my Honorary Police undertakes and, as evidenced above, it is a role energy to the care and wellbeing of the which provides plenty of variety. Anyone interested in joining Parish and the Island as a whole. should contact Kevin Molloy, Honorary Police Administrator, on 811890 or email [email protected].
23 FROM were competing in Formula 1 and braking like tests in Top Gear. Cases were flying from the shelves onto the people after too sharp THE a turn. Nightmare! Naively we thought the driver must be a former Polish rally driver who changed career to drive buses, we were wrong! The only difference from the city buses was that instead of cases it was people flying around! Community The majority of staff in little restaurants in the most popular places in Rome are Asian immigrants. Straight from the entrance VLADYSLAWA (VLADA) MAYO you feel guilty that you are interrupting the waiter’s well deserved siesta. With real pain on his face he drops the menu and CUDZE CHWALICIE – SWEGO NIE ZNACIE! disappears with rocket speed before you even think to order some Zauważyłam, że zarówno Polacy jak i miejscowi uwielbiają drinks. Then you have to wait a while longer until you hunt him narzekać! Pogoda, podatki, rząd, obsługa i autobusy są wdzięcznym down to finally order drinks. Without a shade of friendliness or a tematem do narzekań. Pogody, podatków i rządów nie da się smile, the drinks are delivered when you are almost dying of thirst zmienić, co więcej zdania są podzielone. Natomiast po tygodniowym and getting ready to storm into the bar. You feel more like an pobycie w Rzymie na obsługę oraz jazdę autobusem na Jersey już intruder then a guest. Delicious meals always soften you up and nigdy nie będę narzekać. you are giving a tip more out of habit than willingness but believe Wsiadając do autobusu z lotniska do centrum Rzymu, nie me, even the tip of 10 EUR for 20 EUR paid for the meal won’t byłyśmy w najmniejszym stopniu przygotowane na to, co miało change his facial impression, he stays purely and visibly unhappy! nastąpić po tym jak autobus ruszy. Pierwszy szok przeżyłyśmy, kiedy And we moan that the bus driver ONCE broke too sharply or kazano nam zabrać bagaże do środka, zamiast schować je w luku ONE waiter on the Island didn’t smile. Remember that the grass is bagażowym. Umieszczenie ciężkich walizek na górnych półkach było not always greener on the other side of the fence! wyczynem rodem z podnoszenia ciężarów przed liczną widownią pasażerów autobusu. A potem była jazda, jak z filmów akcji, tylko nikt nas nie gonił. Przyspieszania jak w Formule1 i hamowania jak w testach z programu Top Gear. Walizki lecące z półek na ludzi siedzących po przeciwnej stronie po zbyt ostrym skręcie. Horror! Naiwnie sądziłyśmy, że to odosobniony przypadek byłego rajdowca, St Helier schools który niebawem zasiadł za kierownicą autobusu. Jak bardzo myliłyśmy się! W autobusach miejskich zamiast latających walizek byli latające pasażerowie, ci stojące musieli mocno się zaprzeć i trzymać się dwoma rękami. Z kolej obsługa w takich małych knajpkach w najruchliwszych punktach Rzymu to w większości imigranci z krajów azjatyckich. Już na wejściu czujesz się winny, że zakłóciłeś temu biednemu kelnerowi chwilę spoczynku. Ze zbolałą miną, bez patrzenia na ciebie położy na stole kartę dań i zniknie tak szybko, żebyś nie zdążył nawet spróbować zamówić drinki. Następnie odsiedzisz swoje, zanim uda ci się go upolować, aby złożyć zamówienie wraz z drinkami. Bez cienia uprzejmości lub uśmiechu przyniesie drinki dopiero wtedy, kiedy umierając z pragnienia, jesteś gotów pójść po nie do baru sam. Czujesz się coraz bardziej intruzem, nie gościem. Jedzenie najczęściej łagodzi ogólny niesmak obsługą, bo jest znakomite. W końcu, raczej z przyzwyczajenia niżeli z chęci zostawiasz napiwek i uwierzcie mi, że nawet po napiwku 10 EUR po zjedzonym za 20 EUR lunchu mina kelnera nie ulega najmniejszej zmianie, jest THE GRASS IS GREENER ogromnie i zauważalnie nieszczęśliwy. AT D’AUVERGNE! A wy powiadacie, że u nas a to kierowca autobusu RAZ za ostro zahamował lub kelner RAZ się nie uśmiechnął. Wszystko poznaje się s part of our school extension, the outdoor areas have w porównaniu! been given an upgrade, allowing us to continue to Aprovide enough space for PE lessons, outdoor learning THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE and playtimes as the number of pupils increases. OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE The three main changes have been: I’ve noticed that both Poles and locals love moaning! The weather, • The grass football pitch being replaced by a brilliant multi- taxes, government, service and buses are pleasant and constant sports artificial pitch; themes to moan at. We can’t change the weather, the taxes and the government; moreover opinions are divided. However, after visiting • An additional playground area being created; and Rome this summer, I will never moan again about services and buses • A trim trail being installed to provide challenge and fun. in Jersey. The new pitch has some great benefits – it looks and feels like Getting onto the bus from the airport to the centre of Rome we natural grass and it can be used in all types of weather. It will be were totally unprepared for what was going to happen next after used for teaching football, rugby, hockey, cricket and athletics we started driving. The first shock was when we were instructed to and will also be a fantastic space for children at lunch playtimes. take our luggage inside the bus instead of placing it in a storage The gates will be open at the end of the day for community use. compartment. To get our baggage onto the top shelf was the same Mr Robson, Deputy Head, says ‘It has been a very busy as lifting weights in the Olympics with numerous spectators summer on our school site but the rewards are well worth it. We watching. Then the bus ride started, similar to action films despite have managed to further enhance the outdoor environment for the fact that there was nobody chasing us, speeding up are if we all of our children and make changes ready for the future.’
24 Parish Groups There are lots of opportunities for parishioners to get involved in the variety of activities organised in St Helier. For anyone interested in becoming involved in these groups, a brief overview and contact details are shown below. ST HELIER IN BLOOM The Community in Bloom Group encourages community planting and environmental initiatives, with artistic flourishes. Contact Tony Andrews on 811700 or email [email protected] www.facebook.com/Poshbloomgroup ST HELIER’S HONORARY POLICE The Honorary Police are an integral part of the Parish, working closely with the States Police to provide a service unique in the British Isles. Contact the Honorary Police Co-ordinator on 811890 or email [email protected] ST HELIER – AVRANCHES JUMELAGE The Jumelage Committee facilitates school group exchanges, and cultural and sporting links with Avranches in Normandy. Contact Annabelle Bishop on 07797 762008 or email [email protected] ST HELIER – BAD WURZACH PARTNERSCHAFT St Helier twinned with Bad Wurzach, where many Islanders were interned during the Second World War, in 2002. The Partnerschaft Committee promotes cultural links between the two towns. Contact Clive Armstrong on 854152 or email [email protected] www.sthelierbadwurzachpartnerschaft.com ST HELIER – FUNCHAL GEMINAÇÃO The Committee supports activities celebrating the Portuguese language, music, food and national days, following the twinning with Funchal in 2012. Contact Simon Crowcroft on 811821 or email [email protected]. Facebook page: Comité de Geminição St Helier-Funchal Throughout 2014, Jersey Arts Centre has worked to mark the ST HELIER POLISH SOCIETY commemoration of the start of The First World War, and this continues into October. A new group to promote Polish culture locally. Written by Daniel Austin, The Great Warrior is the newest Contact Magda Chmielewska on 07700 811719 theatre-in-education piece to be commissioned and produced by or [email protected] Jersey Arts Centre, after the successes of Secret Weapons, My Family and Other Animals and more recently, The Book of Kingdoms. This ST HELIER – YOUTH COMMITTEE new theatre piece will explore issues of territory, conflict and The St Helier Youth Committee gives financial support to youth sovereignty, as well as conflict resolution and peace. After being projects throughout the Parish. It is also responsible for allocating performed at St. Helier Town Hall from 30 October – 1 November, grants to groups and individuals who live in the Parish. the piece will tour around the Island's primary schools, where Application forms available from our website: www.sthelier.je pupils from Year 5 and Year 6 will have the opportunity to be Contact Sarah Richardson on 07797 732901 involved in workshops with the actors and see the show live in or email [email protected] their school halls. Created with the help of The One Foundation and the Association of Jersey Charities, The Great Warrior is sure to ST HELIER – BATTLE OF FLOWERS ASSOCIATION be a theatrical event not to be missed this month – you could even be at the World Premiere! The St Helier Battle of Flowers Association is a welcoming group keen The themes of war and peace are also present in Jersey Arts to create a community atmosphere. All Islanders are welcome to join in. Centre's latest literary venture, as, on Wednesday 15 October, a Contact Bruno Sousa on 07797 833146 special evening entitled War Poetry will take place at 8pm. This or email [email protected] unique event will be an evening of recital, discussion and debate about poetry from The First World War and its relationship with ST HELIER PÉTANQUE GROUP other works from more modern world conflicts. Jersey Arts Centre The ‘POSH Pétanquers’ meet on Fridays at 2pm in the Millennium would love to have as many people as possible involved, whether Town Park. Newcomers are welcome and coaching is provided. as readers, or simply as audience members, so spread the word! Contact Tony Allchurch on 767593 or email [email protected] Finally, in Jersey Arts Centre's Berni Gallery, a brand new GCSE Conflict Exhibition will run from Monday 20 October – Saturday ST HELIER COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM 1 November. Featuring work from GCSE art students from across When the administration of welfare was moved to Income Support the the Island, the exhibition will showcase the responses from Parish retained some of its staff skilled in supporting the community, students who have used The First World War as a starting stimulus assisted by volunteers. New members are always welcome. and using this to influence their pieces. This exhibition will provide viewers with the perspective of those born at the start of this Contact Julie Garrod on 811856 or email [email protected] millennium and what war and conflict means to them. ST HELIER SOCIAL COMMITTEE The Parish’s Social Committee makes possible activities like the Liberation For more information about any of the above Cream Tea and the Christmas Lunches. New members welcome. events, or to see what else is happening at Jersey Contact Jane Skelhorn on 811823 Arts Centre throughout October, call Jersey Arts or email [email protected] Centre’s Box Office on: 700444, or go online at: www.artscentre.je.
25 This section of the Crier is devoted to the many voluntary clubs and groups run throughout St Helier. If you would like to promote your organisation or a planned special event, or just to include contact details, please telephone 811821 or email [email protected].
WOMEN’S INSTITUTE There are four meetings in St Helier as follows: St Helier Sirens WI:1st Thursday of each month at Church House (opposite Chambers) at 8pm. Contact Helen Asplet on 483000 or email [email protected]. La Pouquelaye WI: 2nd Wednesday of each month at the La Pouquelaye Community Centre (the old La Pouquelaye School) at 7.30pm. Contact Gill James on 722467 or [email protected]. West Park WI: 1st Tuesday of each month at 2.15pm at the meeting room at the George V Cottage Homes on La Grande Route de St Aubin. Contact Pam Kelly on 726694. First Tower & Millbrook WI: 2nd Wednesday of each month at the St Andrew’s Church Hall at 7.30pm. Contact Joan Cadoret on 735534 What The **** Is Normal? MOBILE LIBRARY George V Cottage Homes: Mondays, 9.20–9.45am Clos du Paradis: Tuesdays, 9.15–9.45am B&Q, Queen’s Road: Tuesdays, 9.50–10.30am Saturday 25 October 8pm BEAVERS, CUBS AND SCOUTS 14th Jersey (St Helier) Scout Group: Salvation Army Hall, Minden Place. Beavers and Cubs: Monday evenings. Scouts: Wednesday evenings. Contact Mary Roberts, Island Secretary, on 486935. or email: [email protected]
RAINBOWS, BROWNIES AND GIRL GUIDES All Saints Church Hall group, The Parade: Thursday and Friday evenings. Contact: Daphne on 871199. La Pouquelaye group, La Pouquelaye Community Centre: Tuesday evening. Contact Tina de la Cour on 07797 761746 or 877559. South Rainbow group, d’Auvergne School: Saturday morning. Contact: Jean on 509003/07797 719003. 5th St Mark’s Brownies group, All Saints Church Hall: Wednesday evening. Contact Vee on 789571 or 07797 795587. 5th St Mark’s Guides group, La Pouquelaye Community Centre: Monday evening. Contact Pat on 481418. First Tower group, First Tower School: Monday evening. Contact Jayne on 723621 LITTLE MONKEYS GYMNASTICS Fort Regent. Various classes to suit children from 1 to 6 years. Phone or text Mel on 07797 731101 or email [email protected] REGENT GYMNASTICS CLUB Fort Regent. Visit: www.regentgymnastics.co.uk/ ROYAL BRITISH LEGION 2–4 Great Union Street. Tuesday to Friday from 12pm and Saturday and Sunday from 11am Elephant Man SUN BOWLS Starts mid-April, Opening times: 10.00am, 2.00pm and 6.00pm, leagues on Monday and Tuesday evenings and Thursday mornings. Contact Terry Bell on 734721 Fourth Monkey Ensemble FIRST TOWER BILLIARDS & SNOOKER CLUB Open weekdays from 7pm to 11pm and Sundays from 1pm to 6pm. Email [email protected] Tuesday 28 October 8pm JERSEY SCRABBLE CLUB Every Tuesday evening at 7pm. Contact Anne on 730409 or email [email protected] ST MARK’S SPARKS Thursdays during term-time from 10am to 11.30am at St Mark’s Church. Contact Ian MacFeeters on 720595 THE CAESAREA QUILTERS Third Monday of every month. Contact Sarah Matlock on 487883 SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF JERSEY Ladies Service Club Every fourth Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm at the Monterey Hotel. Contact Mrs Jean Dale on 888882 or email [email protected] JERSEY BOWLS CLUB Westmount Prospective new bowling members are welcomed. Please contact Jean Lowery on 07797 776790 TOP (TRIUMPH OVER PHOBIA) Offers structured self-help for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and phobias. The Headway Centre on Thursday evenings from 7–8.30pm. Contact Celia on 0800 735 0608 or [email protected] JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS A friendly club for the over 50’s. Contact Mrs Annette Elliott on 742402 AGE CONCERN JERSEY Home cooked lunches every week day at 12 noon (excluding bank holidays), and bingo A Channel Islands every Wednesday at 1.30pm. Computer courses for every level on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Telephone Music Council Tour 758922 or Freephone 0800 7350345. Frozen meal delivery – please contact Chris on 870354 REGENT BOWLS CLUB Fort Regent: Indoor bowling takes place on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings Wednesday 29 October 8pm from 9.30am to 12 noon, with free tuition given to new members. For more information contact Harold Noel on 617926 GOOD COMPANIONS CLUB Hosting various events for the Island’s over 50s, and based at Le Marais, St Clement, more information on The Good Companions Club can be obtained by contacting Manager Angela Falla at [email protected] JERSEY ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION Seale Street: The office and drop-in centre are open from 10am to 1pm Monday to Thursday. Call in for information and advice, telephone 723519 or email [email protected]. Website: www.jerseyalzheimers.com. Helpline: 443075 JERSEY CODERS (computer coding club for teenagers): Meets weekly on a Wednesday at JT premises in St Helier. For further information please contact Gwyn Garfield-Bennett on 715411 or 07797 715560 or email [email protected] JERSEY BUMPS & BABIES GROUP Meets on the first Thursday of each month, 11am to 1pm, at the Café at St Helier Methodist Centre, Halkett Street. Contact Viki Lucas at [email protected] or 07700 362022 COMMUNITY SAVINGS LTD. offers account facilities, budgeting advice and in certain cases emergency funding to by Daniel Austin Islanders. Drop into the Seale Street office Tues-Fri 9.30am-12.30pm or call 737555. Information also available at www.communitysavings.org.je Thursday 30 October – JERSEY MS THERAPY CENTRE at Rope Walk, St Helier. Open from 11am to 6pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Saturday 1 November 7pm the Centre offers complementary therapies, meditation / relaxation, and oxygen therapy in the Barochamber which is available to anyone. For more information please telephone 737297, email [email protected] or visit www.jerseymstc.co.uk
Box Office: 700444 www.artscentre.je26 SUNDAY 5TH OCTOBER RD OCTOBER Marathon THURSDAY 23 St Helier Fashion Week
TH OCTOBER SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER FROM MONDAY 6 Jersey’s new Opening of Field cycle helmet law of Remembrance compulsory for children aged 13 and under to wear helmets See page 29 for more details
FRIDAY 31ST OCTOBER Rates Surcharge MONDAY 13 TH OCTOBER Deadline Senatorial Hustings Please remember that Friday 31st October is the deadline for the payment of rates bills. Any payments still outstanding after this date will have a surcharge of 10% added
TH OCTOBER SUNDAY 9 WEDNESDAY 15 TH NOVEMBER General Election Remembrance Sunday
27 ave you something to share with Hfellow parishioners? Is there an event or activity coming up that you Parish notice board want to tell St Helier about? Let us know at the Town Crier and we can include on the monthly Parish Notice Board.
THE JERSEY CROQUET CLUB Church General is looking for new members and meets at Les Quennevais Sports details Centre. For more details please contact Elizabeth on 741879. ALL SAINTS CHURCH Parade, St Helier LET’S BUDGET! Contact Rev. David on 768323 THE JERSEY COMMUNITY LET’S SAVE! WITH BELMONT ROAD GOSPEL HALL RELATIONS TRUST is pleased to St Helier COMMUNITY SAVINGS announce that a £25,000 donation from a The first four words will be the basis for Tel: 726644 C.I. charitable foundation is being used promotions to be run by Community to combat bullying in the Island. The CHRISTIAN PORTUGUESE Savings over the next few months. The Trust campaigns against discrimination MISSION results of the charity’s Money Matters and promotes good community relations, St Paul’s Centre, St Helier survey run jointly with the Consumer and the money from the Lloyds Bank Tel: 522480 Council showed that 70% of us try and Foundation for the C.I. will fund the budget. But even if you’re budgeting, IMMANUEL CHRISTIAN CENTRE salary costs of the charity’s anti-bullying making ends meet can still be difficult. (Freedom Church), service to the end of 2015. Since the Saving when money is short is a Victoria Street, St Helier service was set up in 2011 it’s received challenge too, but the Citizen’s Advice Tel: 768957 around 700 enquiries from people Bureau recommends we have savings to ranging from 10 to 94 years of age. The JERSEY BAPTIST CHURCH the value of three months’ living Trust offers up to twelve hours’ free Vauxhall Street, St Helier expenses tucked away in case a sudden counselling and support if people have Tel: 879611 change of circumstances leaves one short to attend a work tribunal. For advice of income. telephone 07797 969997 or email anti- ST ANDREW’S CHURCH At Community Savings customers are [email protected]. Le Mont Cochon, St Helier offered help with budgeting and all have visit www.standrewschurch.org.je, to save a minimum of £5 per month. www.facebook.com/StAndrewsChurch Start planning your Christmas budget Jersey, telephone 734582 or email and putting aside some savings for all [email protected] the celebrations! The Seale Street office ST COLUMBA’S is open from 9.30am to 12.30pm Tuesday Midvale Road, St Helier to Friday, and up at Communicare, St Tel: 733220 Brelade, on a Friday from 10.30am to AIRTEL-VODAFONE has become the 12.30pm. Telephone 737555 for more ST HELIER METHODIST information. CENTRE Channel Islands’ first telecoms operator to give parents the power to stop their Halkett Place, St Helier WERE YOU MARRIED OR contact Sarah Keenan-Fox on 877517 children accessing adult sites on their mobile phone, tablet or laptop. ‘Airtel CHRISTENED AT ST MARK’S ST MARK’S CHURCH Protect’ is a free opt-in service which CHURCH? Does your family have a St Mark’s Road, St Helier enables parents to stop adult sites being connection to the Church? The 170th visit www.stmarksjersey.org or contact accessed simply by changing a setting. anniversary of the Church’s opening Monika Le Seelleur on 720595 Tina Lamar-Taylor, co-ordinator of The is taking place on Sunday 12th October at 4pm and everyone is ST PAUL’S CHURCH Kids’ Club, says ‘Parents recognise the value of their child having a phone so warmly invited to attend. For further New Street, St Helier information please telephone 720595 Contact the Church Office on 887887 that they can stay in touch, but worry or visit www.stmarksjersey.org. or visit www.stpaulsjersey.org. about what they can access if they have a smartphone. Providing an opt-in service ST THOMAS’ CHURCH should give parents greater peace of Val Plaisant, St Helier mind, which is to be welcomed. SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING Tel: 720235 An opportunity to get fit and to learn a ST HELIER MARKET new skill, this class is for beginners THE SALVATION ARMY and no partners are required. Just Minden Place, St Helier Open each Sunday from 27th July until come along, join in and have some fun. Tel: 723336 26th October, 10am until 5pm. For market Every Thursday from 7.30-8.45pm at stall enquiries contact Nick Steel on First Tower School, £4 per person. TOWN CHURCH 603093 or [email protected]; Contact Joy on 862205 or Church Street, St Helier for general enquiries contact Bernie [email protected] or Alan on contact the Town Church on 736734 Manning on 07700 356438 or 484375 or [email protected]. or visit www.townchurch.org.je [email protected].
28 IT’S EARLY BUT CHRISTMAS IS THE BRITISH RED CROSS is ON THE WAY... Beaulieu Convent holding a Huge Heels & Handbags School are holding a Christmas Sale on Saturday 18th October at St Shopping Evening on Thursday 13th Brelade’s Parish Hall from 10am to November from 6-8pm. There’ll be a 1pm. Come along and have a browse, wide range of stalls, including cards, all for a good cause. More details handmade Christmas goodies, new and available from Beverley on 639895 or nearly new items, candles, jewellery, 07797 935244. scarves, shabby chic, vintage-style gifts, home bake treats, toys, books, flowers etc THE SECOND JERSEY CHARITY etc. All welcome. SLEEP OUT will be held overnight on Saturday 29th November at Pier Road THE NATIVITY PHOTO SHOOT Car Park. Come and create your version of the 200 hardy individuals are being Nativity in St Paul’s Church’s own ‘Nativity Photo Booth’, working with sought to sleep out on Floor 11 of the Pier Kandidprints photography. Grab a Road Car Park, with the event starting at costume and a prop, pose with family 8pm and finishing at 8am the following and friends and receive your own image morning. Soup and sandwiches will be of Christmas 2014 to take away for free. served for supper and bacon rolls will be OAK TREE GARDENS Perfect for a festive fridge photo or even available in the morning. Tea and coffee YOUTH PROJECT for making your own Christmas cards. Spring and summer were busy at the will be available throughout the night. Finish off with free tea and mince pies Youth Project, which saw them Over £20,000 was raised last time and within the Church. From 2-4pm at working on their allotment, it's hoped more will be raised this year. St Paul’s Church, New Street on producing a good crop of beans, Each participant is expected to raise a Saturday 6th December. Telephone courgettes and sweetcorn – with minimum of £250 in sponsorship and 887887 or visit www.stpaulsjersey.org many thanks to St Helier’s there's a £25 registration fee. To register for more information. please email [email protected] Community in Bloom Group for their kind donation of garden tools – and also join the Facebook Group at and advice. A surf lesson took place Jersey Charity Sleep Out. at St Ouen’s, together with a barbeque, with older members of the GARDENING TIPS Club undertaking a camping trip at Crabbé and activities such as fishing FOR OCTOBER on the Wet Wheels boat, kayaking, Although we’ve recently had some THE JERSEY CHESHIRE HOME rock jumping and wild food foraging with Kazz from WildAdventures. glorious warm weather, autumn is holding a Winter Fayre on Saturday The Project would like to thank all will soon be here for real and it will 22nd November from 11am to 3pm. the staff and volunteers who make feel colder. It's a beautiful time of There’ll be bric-a-brac, books, these activities possible, and also year, with the trees changing colour. jewellery, home produce and lots the St Helier Youth Committee who more. Refreshments and food Sometimes it may seem pointless awarded the funding to run these available. For more details email raking, when the wind blows even summer activities. Now that nights [email protected] or more leaves onto the lawn, but just are drawing in the Project is planning telephone 285858, extension 1. think of all the lovely leaf-mould the annual Halloween party. New you can make! It's also time to start members are always welcome and the preparing for early frosts. BURKINA FASO A group from Club is free to attend – open on Freedom Church are returning for the 6th Tuesday evenings from 7.30-9.30pm Top ten tips for this month: time to Burkina Faso in Africa. Last year for Years 6, 7, 8 and 9, and on 3 Clear up fallen autumn leaves they built three classrooms and this Thursday evenings from 7.30-9.30pm regularly November they are building a pharmacy for Years 9, 10, 11 and 12. 3 Cut back perennials that have and admin block and helping finance the died down drilling of a well. A charity auction is 3 Divide herbaceous perennials and being held at the Town Hall on Saturday JERSEY’S NEW CYCLE HELMET rhubarb crowns 11th October in order to raise the funds LAW From 6th October it’s now 3 Move tender plants, including for this. Doors will open at 7pm, with the compulsory for children aged 13 and aquatic ones, into the greenhouse auction starting at 7.30pm. All funds under to wear cycle helmets when riding 3 raised will go to the project. Lots include a bicycle on a road or cycle track or Plant out spring cabbages - Porsche driving experience at when on a trailer drawn by a bicycle. 3 Harvest apples, pears, grapes and Silverstone, holiday accommodation in The law also specifies that the helmet nuts France and Spain, flying lesson, gym and must comply with the relevant British, 3 Prune climbing roses spa memberships, day at Brands Hatch European or North American standard. 3 Order seeds for next year as passenger in Formula Ford racing car, It must be correctly sized for the child, necklace from Aurum, behind the scenes adjusted and positioned to fit the child 3 Last chance to mow lawns and of the emergency services, beauty and securely fastened. The helmet must trim hedges in mild areas products, meals and lots lots more also be no more than ten years old. Full 3 Renovate old lawns or create new (80+lots). For more information please details about this new law can be found grass areas by laying turf contact Diane Wheeler on 768957. at www.gov.je.
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Parish Notices
PARISH ASSEMBLY & ST HELIER BATTLE OF FLOWERS ASSOCIATION AGM ROADS COMMITTEE An Annual General Meeting of the St Helier Battle of Flowers Association will be held in the First Floor MEETINGS Committee Room at the Town Hall on Wednesday 22nd October at 7pm for the following business: 1) to adopt the Minutes of the previous AGM; An Assembly of the Principals and Electors 2) to elect a Chairman of the Association for the next year; of the Parish of St Helier will be held at the 3) to elect a Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasury and eight committee members of the Association; Town Hall on Wednesday 29th October to 4) any other business consider Parish business. All welcome. Refreshments. A meeting of the St Helier Roads Committee Bruno Sousa, Chairman will take place on Wednesday 22nd October at 9.30am at the Town Hall. Members of the public are invited CONTACTS @sthelierjsy to attend part ‘A’ of the agenda. Connétable: Simon Crowcroft No 3 District Agenda for the above meetings will be Tel: 811821 Fax: 619146 Deputy Jackie Hilton published no fewer than five days in advance Email: [email protected] Tel: 07797 713293 Email: [email protected] and will be available from the Town Hall or Town Hall: PO Box 50, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 8PA Deputy Mike Higgins the Parish website, www.sthelier.je. Town Hall Opening Hours: Tel: 873956 Email: [email protected] 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday A.S. Crowcroft Connétable Deputy Andrew Green Parish Meetings: Notices of Parish meeting are Tel: 483356 Email: [email protected] published on our website: www.sthelier.je, in The Deputy Richard Rondel St Helier Town Crier and the Jersey Evening Post. JERSEY EISTEDDFOD Tel: 07797 711537 Email: [email protected] THE DEUTSCHE BANK FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS PROCUREURS AND PARISH OTHER PARISH CONTACTS MANAGEMENT BOARD Weds 5th – Sat 15th November Customer Services Manager: Daryn Cleworth Tel: 811870 Email: [email protected] Music: Jersey Opera House Procureurs du Bien Public: Gala Night: Sat 15th Clive Barton MBE and Peter Pearce Tel: (CB) 880088 Constable’s PA: Annie Le Noury Sat 15th Nov 9am Email: [email protected] and Tel: 811821 Email: [email protected] Tel: (PP) 639533 Email: [email protected] Portuguese: Town Hall Community Support Helpline: Tel: 811866 Director, Finance: Andrew Pemberton Mon 17th – Sat 22nd November Tel: 811829 Email: [email protected] RPZ Helpline Tel: 811811 Email: [email protected] Dance: Jersey Opera House Gala night: Sat 22nd Director, Parks, Gardens & Open Spaces Parish Depot: Tel: 811708 Anthony Andrews Tel: 811700 Duty Centenier: Tel: 07797 722227 Fri 21st & Sat 22nd November Email: [email protected] Jèrriais: St Martin’s Public Hall Registrar: Tel: 811088 Director, Human Resources: Martin Roberts Sat 22nd Nov 2pm Tel: 811824 Email: [email protected] Electoral Officer: Eric Blakeley Tel: 811870 Polish: Town Hall Director, Municipal Services: Debra D'Orleans Mon 24th – Sat 29th November Tel: 811703 Email: [email protected] PARISH NURSERIES & HOMES English Speech & Drama: Jersey Opera House Director, Technical & Environment Services: Avranches & Westmount Nurseries: Val Payne Gala night: Sat 29th John Stievenard Tel: 811845 Tel: 811718 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mon & Tues 1st & 2nd December St Helier House: Jacqueline Jolley French: Jersey Arts Centre Tel: 811715 Email: [email protected] ST HELIER DEPUTIES Weds 3rd December St Ewolds: Ann Mclean Spanish, German, Italian, No 1 District Tel: 811716 Email: [email protected] Japanese & Mandarin Chinese, Deputy James Baker Jersey Arts Centre Tel: 07797 713141 Email: [email protected] ST HELIER ROADS COMMITTEE Deputy Judy Martin Nigel Blake Tel: 780641 Email: [email protected] Tel: 875339 Email: [email protected] Geraint Jennings Deputy Nick Le Cornu Tel: 280778 Email: [email protected] Tel: 07797 740886 Email: [email protected] The Very Rev. Bob Key RATES SURCHARGE No 2 District Tel: 720001 Email: [email protected] Deputy Rod Bryans Bob Le Brocq DEADLINE Tel: 737236 Email: [email protected] Tel: 743606 Email: [email protected] Peter Wade Please remember that Friday 31st October Deputy Geoff Southern Tel: 728231 Email: [email protected] Tel: 875663 Email: [email protected] is the deadline for the payment of rates bills. Any payments still outstanding after this date Deputy Sam Mézec John Wilding will have a surcharge of 10% added. Tel: 07797 811130 Email: [email protected] Tel: 872920 Email: [email protected]
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