Grouville Gazettegazette an Independent Glimpse of Life in Our Parish Winter 2015 Volume 13 Issue 4 Printed on Paper from Sustainable Resources

Grouville GazetteGazette An independent glimpse of life in our parish Winter 2015 Volume 13 Issue 4 Printed on paper from sustainable resources. Christmas Ahead!

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It has been a year that seems to have flown by and yet, at the end of the year. In her articles on page 7, her love as we look back, as the Parish Secretary points out in her for and pride in her school, as an integral part off our introduction on page 32, it is the sense of community that community, shines through. shines through as we look forward to Christmas. We have two pages on fashion, both written in Grouville, We have a new Procureur (see page 4) with an explanation having said goodbye to Nike Whittle, who is now living in of what his role in the Parish municipality involves, a Pittsburgh. We look at sport in Grouville on pages 26 and necessary explanation, as apparently very few people 27, as well as introducing you to yoga on page 12 and to knew. Yet the hustings nearly filled the Parish Hall in a different concept in remedial swimming on page 10. It September and about a third of the electorate turned out just shows what a busy and exciting community we live to vote, more than in most St Helier Districts at the in, how privileged we are and how lucky we are. So, General Election. please spare a thought for Tunisia (page 11) as we look We have a new Chairman of Grouville Battle (page 3) towards Christmas, to a time of peace and harmony with a clear focus on maintaining and growing the Battle extolled by the Reverend Canon Gavin Ashenden on of Flowers as a community activity, particularly for the page 30 and to the challenges, as yet unknown, that we younger generation. We say goodbye to Pam Pitman, will face in 2016. Christmas is ahead and Grouville moves who retires from being Head Teacher at Grouville School on! LAVENDER VILLA HOME CARE

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$0.*/(400/ 3&4*%&/5*"-/634*/()0.&888$)&7"-30$$0.  Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 2 Grouville Battle of Flowers – Not All Change At The Top from Drew Livingston

It’s been quite a busy time for me these last few months since being elected Chairman. I thought after all these years on committee I might be close to knowing most of what there is to know about our float, but I’m finding out quickly that there is still so much more to learn. Luckily Mark Labey, our previous Chairman, has stayed on in my old role of Treasurer, so I never have to go far for advice and with the amount of experience in the association there’s more than enough support around. As this is the first article since the Battle last summer, I wanted to take a few lines to thank everyone involved, especially Helen Bliss and Sue Coutanche for their great design which saw us take 5th place overall. I won’t work my way through everyone who helped as there just isn’t enough space in this column but I hope you all know it couldn’t have been done without you. We were sorry to say goodbye to two hard working committee members this year. Firstly, Shona Livingston has organised many of the social and fundraising events that have now become traditional, including the pub quizzes, car boot sales, the annual Easter egg hunt and last year’s Miss Grouville competition. Shona is taking this year off to organise a special event for herself and her FEB ADVERT:Layout 1 28/01/2015Drew Livingston 13:23 Page 1 fiancé but we hope to see her back soon. Secondly, we are losing Dave Salisbury who has been our Vice- Chairman and was almost solely responsible for Grouville winning the animation award this year. David is leaving the Committee to focus on some other projects but is not IRRIGATION leaving the Association, so we will still see more than Complete Automatic Irrigation Systems enough of him in the shed this year. specifically designed for your garden Since the AGM we have had our traditional bonfire night and installed by our experts. at Les Prés Manor where Peter and Carol-Ann Le Maistre No garden too big or too small. kindly let us use their home once again. We have also had the first pub quiz of our year, which was a great suc- cess. We have a design and have been steadily planning for next year and have already begun construction in the parish shed. I’ve run a few organisations in the past, but when I’ve taken over before there has always been the idea of change in my head. Grouville Battle of Flowers is stronger and more together now than I’ve known it and I see very little that needs to change. I first went to help on the float when I was 14 and have felt at home there ever Drip Tubes for hanging baskets since. The battle has a way of taking over much more of Trickle Hose for shrubs and borders your life than you ever thought it would; you’ll soon find Sprinklers for lawns even your social life is spent with these people. If you ever wanted to become involved in the Parish, this is the place to start, whether you want to help build or decorate CALL FOR FREE ADVICE or support our fundraising events. So please get in touch Lawrence de Gruchy (irrigation) Ltd on [email protected] or you can call me on Tel 872002 747611.

 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 3 Getting to Know Your Parish – The Caring, Procureur du Personal & Bien Public by Peter Falle Professional On 9th September I was elected as Procureur du Bien Public in the first contested public election for this position in Grouville and I would like to thank my proposer, seconders, supporters, friends and family for all their hard work during my campaign, and all parishioners who voted for me. Whilst campaigning the only real question I was asked was: “What is a Procureur?”

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Procureur Peter Falle PITCHER & LE QUESNE The mandate of Procureur du Bien Public goes back over 200 years to 1804 when it was decided that the FUNERAL DIRECTORS Connétable needed the help and advice of two principals in administering the Parish, its properties, trusts and general revenue. ,]ZQVOLQNÅK]T\\QUM[ Each Parish has two Procureurs. Until 2002 a Parish aW]VMMLXMWXTMaW]KIV\Z][\ Assembly elected them, which is why the role was rela- tively unknown outside of the Parish Municipality. That We pride ourselves on, the caring, year the Royal Court considered that the nature and and approach responsibilities of the office were not strictly those of a personal professional trustee, but were those of a procurator, or proxy of the our experienced team provide. Working closely Parish and decreed that the mandate of the Procureur with you to ensure everything is taken care of needed to be recognised across the electorate of the in a sensitive and thoughtful manner, giving you Parish and be governed by the same rules that apply to peace of mind when you need it most. a Centenier, hence we now have a public election. The changes also required that a Procureur be elected every 18 months, thus ensuring that there is an overlap ?PI\M^MZ\PM\QUMR][\OQ^M][IKITTWV in responsibility. The principal duty of a Procureur is to \MT" _M¼ZMPMZM\WPMTX look after the property of the Parish. The Procureur has a duty to report to the principals and officers of the Parish Funeral Directors: on any matter concerning the public property, or the Gareth John, application of the income of the Parish. The senior Paul Battrick MBE, Procureur (determined by length of service) also depu- Andy Errington-Rennell tises for the Connétable if he/she is unable to fulfil their parochial duties during prolonged periods of absence from the Island, or due to illness. AVAILABLE 24 HOURS AEA•280888 Wally Labey’s recent retirement therefore left a vacancy, which I have been honoured to fill thanks to the fantastic SPECIALISTS IN WORLDWIDE REPATRIATION support and trust of parishioners and I promise to serve AND PREARRANGED FUNERAL PLANS the Parish of Grouville with honesty, integrity and loyalty.

 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 4 ‘Since the golfing gurus seem totally obsessed about hacking down all the flippin’ trees around here and the constables are chasing after our DNA, the very least they could do is give us the code to enter this uber-posh and expensive porta-loo eh.’

 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 5 Christmas Word Search Family by Pat Guegan

See if you can find the words below in the word search matrix: ANGELS, BABY, CRACKER, CRIB, DONKEY, JOSEPH, MAGI, Pages MANGER, MARY, SANTA, SHEPHERD, STABLE, TREE, XMAS

S E T Y Y A W Y P H S H H Y I R H D R U D R Z V A R R Y Q G Grouville Brownies S R M Q E A I Y N L T F W H A News M Q E A M E E T A X N E D H M H M E K N U A P N X A C C J A by Michele Peace, Snowy Owl P B J V C G S Y G B A B Y V B Grouville Brownies have enjoyed a busy time E X D V O A E C E S T E M E X this term and we welcomed a new Brownie, Charlotte Crawford who has moved to S E B G N K R R L S A M X A R us from Rainbows. We are also delighted that Ella Hick has joined us as a Young Leader and O K V I N H O C S X T H H W Z joins Grace (Zebra). J S B O R K V D R E H P E H S On our first evening back after the summer holi- Z D D B N C C Q K G Y D T U V days we had fun making tiaras and icing cup- cakes in celebration of Queen Elizabeth becom- H I G Y O Q B P Q X H D M Z C ing the longest reigning British Monarch. The Brownies were given a very special cloth badge S T A B L E Q J N O N I B Q K to mark the occasion. S X K N I R S Y C O W L A O O To celebrate our World Culture badge the girls K I E F A V C Q R M I L V L O have enjoyed a taste of Diwali (Festival of

Light) and Thanksgiving Day and have enjoyed making jewellery out of pasta and Rangoli pic- tures using dried food. We learnt about the festival Rosh Hashanah and made a shofar, as well as enjoying apples dipped in honey. We also, looked at how many food miles are involved in getting food into our homes and on our plates. In October we held a ‘pink night’ to raise money for Cancer Research and enjoyed dressing in pink and eating pink treats, as well as Bingo and other games. We also had great fun making our Christmas crafts, which we will take to the residents of Les Houmets nearer to Christmas, for them to enjoy on the Christmas tree. The girls completed the sewing kits with great enthusiasm and after thoroughly enjoyed their works of art. Being a Brownie is fun and you really learn about the world around you, so please come along and see what we do. We meet on Monday evening at Grouville School from 6–7.30 pm. Please contact me on 854598, or e-mail me at: michelepeace@ hotmail.co.uk for further information. We need you! Contributors – Advertisers – – Sponsors – Distributors – Contact the Editorial Team, The Barn, Le Parcq, La Rue du Parcq, Grouville, JE3 9AQ Fun with marshmallows, Pink cakes made by Ella for her Cook or [email protected] Badge and Christmas decorations

 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 6 We are proud to be Grouville School: We Take a Pride in The Things We Do

by Pam Pitman, retiring Headteacher

It’s in with the new and out with the old!! In with the new... Our new children in Reception and Nursery have settled in so well that they hardly look ‘new’ at all. Our youngest children are a joy to see as they explore and investigate new learning opportunities each day. Nursery have dressed up in their muddy puddle suits and had a wonderful time in the meadow. Reception are getting used to all the new things that being in school brings, from being independent in putting their coats and bags away to developing new friendships and becoming familiar with and confident in their new learning environment. Look out for the photograph of our new Reception in the Retiring Headteacher Pam Pitman JEP, looking Grouville Gorgeous and already making us with new Reception Class very proud. I asked some of them what they liked about being in school and this is what they said: their commitment to making a difference in the wider com- “I like playing with the big blocks and I can build a house.” munity makes Grouville School children very special. “I like the play dough because it is all sorts of colours.” Grouville School is at the heart of the parish and the Out with the old... close links we have with both the Church and Parish offi- It is time for me to ‘hang up my boots’. I have been the cials have enabled us to work well together as a community. very proud Headteacher of Grouville School for the last So thank you for all your support over the past 10 years 10 years and what a privilege it has been. Our children and for making a St Ouennais girl feel so welcomed. are quite amazing; their attitude to learning, the way in I wish Mrs Turner, my successor, all the best and I know which they work together and support each other and she will do a great job.

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 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 7 On The Christmas Bookshelf – Something for all the Family

Selected by Pat Guegan humour. This chronicles his attempt to walk Christmas is a time for new books but also a time for the Appalachian Trail stretching 2,100 miles revisiting old favourites! Here are a few suggestions to with an old friend, not as young and fit as in keep everybody happy! previous travels, needless to say they don’t finish. But the journey is everything! I wish I Diary of Anne Frank – Anne Frank had simply curled up with the book rather It is the 70th Anniversary of her death and then see the film! Much more enjoyable! we remember a brave young girl whose life was cut short by war. Sadly she died just The Martian – Andy Weir days before Bergen-Belsen was liberated. The book is now a major Hollywood blockbust- er! I am not a big sci-fi fan but this was spell- Anne Frank Remembered – Miep Gies binding from start to finish. Miep Gies was the young woman who looked after Anne Frank and all those hiding And the Mountains Echoed – Khalid in The Annexe! Providing whatever they Hosseini needed to stay alive and how she managed His bestselling novel, The Kite Runner, was notwithstanding the privations of occupied turned into a first class movie, whether this Holland, it is a great ‘behind the scenes’ one lives up to it is debatable! story. Two Flags One Heart – Sheila Le Sueur I am Malala – The Girl who Stood up for Education and Sheila’s recent letter to the Grouville Gazette reminded was Shot by the Taliban. Malala Yousafzai – Amazon me that I had read this and enjoyed it very much. Malala was determined to go to school regardless of the Evacuated to England at the start of World War 2, little did Taliban banning girls from having an educa- she know that her future would lie elsewhere! She trained tion. As she travelled home one day on the to be a nurse and then moved to America, but her heart bus the Taliban attacked it and shot her in remains firmly in Jersey in spite of not having lived here the head! This is the remarkable story of her for many years. Her visits over the years have nurtured recovery; she was flown to the UK for treat- her Jersey roots. ment and campaigned for young girl’s right to an education. She was a joint winner of Mystery in White – J Jefferson the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. At Christmas time I love to curl up on the sofa and read a Christmas story, especially The Narrow Road to the Deep North – if it is snowing outside! This one certainly Richard Flanagan fits the bill. A Man Booker prize winner, it tells the story of an Australian doctor haunted by a war- Land of the Midnight Sun – Alexander time affair with his uncle’s wife and records Armstrong his time spent as a Far East Prisoner of War. A beautiful book to accompany the new TV He used his medical skills to keep his fellow series is a great travelogue I can’t wait to see soldiers alive and to dupe their Japanese it! The scenery will be stunning. captors as much as possible. Not for the faint – hearted. Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck An old classic that I return to from time to The Year I Met You – Cecelia Ahern time and it has a great feel good factor! I am a great fan of this author and this is a captivating and Longman have published an edition for uplifting story in true Ahern style! It is an Irish Literary young people with notes to aid enjoyment. Prize Winner. Let us hope that a whole new generation will enjoy! Poldark – Ross/Poldark – Demelza – Winston Graham If you can’t wait for the new TV series then Hunter Killer – Chris Ryan read the books between times. Cracking SAS hero Danny Black is assigned to find historical novels. out who is behind a suicide bombing in central London. Hunting down the killers is A Walk in the Woods – Bill Bryson no easy task but once again Chris Ryan Now a Hollywood film starring Robert Redford and Nick tells a good yarn! Can he catch the terrorist Nolte! Having enjoyed his travel books in the past, they cells responsible before we have more are always full of interesting information and great deaths?

 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 8 Songs of love and war – Santa What we did on our holiday – starring Montefiore Rosamund Pike, David Tennant and Billy Once again she catches the imagination Connolly – hilarious! and tugs at the heart strings. An enjoyable read! Woman in Gold – a true story starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds. Sixty years after flee- Staying on Track – Nigel Mansell ing Vienna, Maria Altman, an elderly Jewish A must for Formula 1 fans, come along and woman attempts to reclaim family posses- enjoy the ride! sions, including a Klimt painting Woman in Gold. With the help of a young lawyer, Maria doggedly persists in her claim against the Austrian Government. Will she succeed – watch it and see! David Gower – 50 greatest Cricketers of all time For a change why not try an audio CD: After a wonderful summer of cricket enjoy The Long Earth – Terry Pratchett – the master storyteller reading about our top cricketers and relive who died earlier this year. Narrated by Stephen Baxter. the glory days! Go set a Watchman – Harper Lee – will it ever live up to The Complete Year Book of World Rugby 2015 To Kill a Mockingbird? Only time will tell! The ultimate round up; one to dip into and solve all those family arguments, it is a mine of information! For Children: A Bear called Paddington – Michael Bond The Great British Bake Off Big Book of Baking compiled by Linda Collisters The Cat in the Hat – Dr Seuss For all those Bake Off fans to savour and keep them baking until the next series! Great The Borrowers – Mary Norton entertainment - comes in a pack of three And of course an endless selection of DVD’s stories, great for the Christmas Holidays! to while away the hours.

My thanks to WH Smith for allowing me to select many of Dirty Bertie books these books and photograph covers – and no GST! Great for encouraging young readers to Amazon was another source. enjoy books – lots of fun!

Andy McNabb – The New Recruit Now writing action packed stories for teens and very popular; they are sure to be a big hit!

John Green – The Fault in our Stars A tearjerker for teens now a major Hollywood film Don’t forget the tissues!

And finally one I could not resist – Julia Donaldson – The Dinosaur’s Diary – an enchanting tale of a dinosaur looking for a safe place to lay her eggs and keep the babies safe when they hatch. The little ones will love it.

A few family DVD’s for the holiday season: Christmas would not be Christmas in our family without The Muppets Christmas Carol.

 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 9 Fauvic Swim by Heather Uwins Our Autumn Swimming and Exercise session started with a bang with the lovely weather and everyone has settled-in, enjoying the warm water that is so benefi- cial for relaxation and for aches and pains, whether caused by injuries or nat- ural causes i.e. arthritis and other ail- ments. It is lovely for me to see the pool being shared and enjoyed and to see the new babies with their mothers enjoying their warm swim, and to see the children’s progression.

Water Memory Introduction Presentation On 25th September, the Mayfair Hotel kindly arranged for me to give an intro- ductory presentation and show a film It’s never too early to start! about the Water Memory programme, which the University of Queensland researched with A big thank you to those who came and for their encour- finance supplied by the Australian Government. The agement. At the moment we are investigating suitable inspiring film shows a swimming group with their carers venues and if any reader has suggestions, or knows having fun, awakening memories, as well as benefitting people who would like to participate, please get in touch from the social integration, physical and psychological (852678). improvements that are so helpful to both carer and client. We look forward to our annual lunch at Suma’s and to This was followed by a taster session covering the welcoming people in the January. In the meantime, I requirements of the training manual. wish you all a very Happy Christmas and New Year. NEW HONDA’S PERFECT FOR JERSEY THE NEW THE NEW HONDA JAZZ HONDA HR-V FROM FROM £13,759 £17,64 4 Winner of the Winner of the Readers Award Most Reliable Car for the last 9 Years

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 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 10 European theatre. Eisenhower was in overall command Tunisia Bleeds of the US 2nd and 5th Corps, which initially came under command of General Anderson commanding the British by Bruce Willing 1st Army; Patton, Bradley and Clarke were there, joined later by the French 19th Army. It was Rommel’s last cam- In May 2014 I took a party of military historians to Tunisia paign in Africa, this time under command of Kesselring to look at the battlefields of the Tunisian campaign in who was to remain in command throughout this and the World War 2 that ran from November 1942 to May 1943. following Italian campaign; Montgomery, having come We stayed in a hotel in central Tunis, just down the road across from El Alamein in three months arrived in Tunisia from the Bardo museum, which was attacked by terror- on 4th February 1943 and drove north with his 8th Army. ists in March this year. Last July Tunisia came under At the end Tunisia remained in the western ‘camp’ and is attack again, this time in Sousse and with it huge dam- still there. age being done to its tourism sector. It is such a shame, as Tunisia is a well developed, westernised country in northern Africa and, by any standards, an exemplar to other developing African countries. The result is that Tunisia bleeds. In Roman times Tunisia was called the “breadbasket of Rome”, such was the richness of its agriculture and its importance to the Roman Empire. Indeed evidence of that period is all around you, particularly in northern Tunisia, with many artefacts and amazing constructions, including a 132 kilometre aqueduct that fed water from Zaghouan into huge storage cisterns in Carthage, the ancient capital and now a wealthy northern suburb of Tunis. The wreckage of a UK truck at Hunts Gap still in place after 72 years

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 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 11 Yoga for All by Henrietta Brice-Smith I have been a yoga teacher and yoga therapist for over 11 years, starting Yoga Pulse in Jersey in 2005. Having recently moved to Grouville, I was asked to write an article to let you know more about yoga. Yoga is a physical, mindful, and spiritual ancient practice Yoga really is for all and at all times if the year or discipline, which originated in India. There is a broad variety of schools; two of the terms of flexibility, alignment, strength or concentration), best-known in the West are Hatha Yoga and Ra¯ja Yoga. Dynamic Yoga emphasises what you can feel. No matter Many forms of yoga including Iyengar, Astanga and your age, experience, flexibility or strength, dynamic Dynamic yoga, come under the Hatha yoga umbrella. yoga is suitable for everyone. Most yoga disciplines will include breath control, simple I am also a yoga therapist, currently in training with a meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, renowned yoga therapist from India and an eminent sur- which are widely practised for health benefits and relaxa- geon from Berlin. Because dynamic yoga is an extreme- tion. ly safe practice, I combine many of its elements into yoga I teach dynamic yoga, which is not to be confused with therapy. So, whether you want to practice yoga to gain power yoga, or any yoga that is very energetic. Dynamic strength and flexibility, to find mental calm and clarity, or yoga uses soft rhythmic repeated movements, synchro- to address a specific health issue, yoga or yoga therapy nised with the breath to harness the mobility of the body, can bring your body and mind back to balance. awaken and energise it. Focussed sensitivity to sensa- I offer small classes and private tuition in Grouville tion quietens and clarifies the mind, so that a deep inti- throughout the week, which are suitable for all ages and macy with body, mind and spirit becomes possible with- abilities. To find out more please get in touch either by out demanding extremes of strength and flexibility. phone on 865039 or by email: Rather than emphasising what you can and can’t do (in [email protected]

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To say the Petulla’s are a football family would be putting it mildly. Simon started playing in his Primary School years and represented Jersey in all the age groups, from Under Elevens through to playing for the seniors. He played in four Murattis, scoring a total of eight goals and winning the Man of the Match awards on numerous occasions. His wife, Kerry, also an ex footballer and referee, has recently become the Vice President of the Jersey Football Association, making history as the first lady to do so. Therefore, in a strange twist of fate, this makes her his sort of ‘boss’... but, as Simon admits: “No change there then”... “We’ve all been there”. Son Charlie, another top class player, who has had trials at a number of professional club teams, still plays locally as well as giving Dad a helping hand with the ladies. Like so many good footballers Simon’s playing years were cut short through a serious knee injury. Although this finally put paid to his footballing days it didn’t affect his day job at the Jersey Evening Post where he started as an apprentice compositor and, thirty odd years later, now runs the JEPs Production Hub. Simon had a spell of coaching with Grouville Men’s team, when they won the Trinity Shield for the first time in 92 years and later he also successfully coached the Grouville Women’s team. Last November his coaching skills were recognised and he was chosen to take on the serious business of managing the Jersey sionals. The culmination of all this hard work and training Women’s team and prepare them for the then upcoming was the fantastic Island Games Gold Medal win on home Island Games. He decided to tackle this in the most pro- soil, a just reward for all the careful preparation that went fessional manner by gathering around him a strong beforehand. coaching team; head coach Charlie Petulla, goalkeeping But it doesn’t end there. This is only Phase one. Simon coach Jason Carpenter and performance coach, Jimmy and his coaching team have now to keep up the enthusi- Kelly. asm, the excitement and strict training routine to ensure Leading up to the Games the girls honed their footballing that the girls are ready for whatever lies ahead in the skills with winning results against Guernsey, the RAF, the build-up to the next Island Games in Gotland where the Army and Royal Navy teams, plus a rewarding, learning aim is to retain the title for Jersey – and we all raise a curve game at Goodison Park against Everton’s profes- glass to that outcome!

 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 14 Community work projects, which give Islanders the opportunity to work in third world countries, usually to Welcome to build classrooms or medical centres as part of a team. Grouville School has close contact with Myfumi School in Kenya. This year I had the privilege of attending a school the World of assembly where the headmaster and one of the pupils of Myfumi School came to tell our children what life was like in their village and how the 14-year-old pupil walked the equivalent distance from the Airport to Grouville School Politics every day to get an education – this was met with gasps from the children! by Deputy Carolyn Labey The bulk and lesser-known element of our work is grant aid, which supports projects carried out by charities on our approved agency lists. These grants bring water, As Chair of Jersey Overseas Aid medical care and education to children; give shelter to Commission (JOAC), I started families; help develop livelihoods and agricultural tech- the autumn in urgent talks in niques in villages which literally transform lives. London with some of the agen- cies we support with humanitar- The last element of our work is in emergency aid, which ian aid. With more refugees and in recent times has included Haiti, Varanasi, Nepal and migrants arriving in Calais over Syria. Our Island community should be proud of what is the summer and increased achieved, as we don’t only give as part of our interna- media attention to the Syrian tional obligations, but Islanders also raise funds of their Crisis, we wanted to assess the own for appeals that are often matched pound for pound situation from those who had spent time on the ground by JOAC. and who could inform us of the areas of greatest need. As winter sets in, we hope that the winterisation pro- The powerful message I came away from that meeting gramme that the people of Jersey have supported in the with was that the Syrian Refugees just want to go home, refugee camps in Jordan will make a difference to those they want normality and they want hope. living in them, along with other lives that have been Regardless of what happens politically, the humanitarian improved with Jersey’s support. need is not only in Syria, but also in the nearby countries As ever, if there is anything you would like to discuss with of Lebanon and Jordan, who have seen increases in their me, I can be contacted on 852488 or [email protected] own populations of a quarter and 10% respectively. Some Syrian people had been living in the camps for 4 years. Immunisation programmes in children have lapsed, giving fear of outbreaks of polio and measles. They needed the basics; water, food, shelter, medical supplies; 13 million children are not receiving education and, as winter approaches, they need warm clothes, mattresses and blankets. Discrimination JOAC has decided to give £650,000 from our 2015 emer- Jersey Citizens Advice provides independent, conﬁ dential and impartial gency aid budget to 3 non-government organisations; advice on your rights and responsibilities. British Red Cross, Oxfam and Unicef, all of whom are

experienced in emergencies and aid distribution. We can give you advice about discrimination on the following grounds: As a small Island, the people of Jersey should feel very proud of our contribution in humanitarian aid. The Sustainable Goals are for countries to aim to give 0.7% of their GDP (Gross Domestic Product). In 2014 our GDP Race Sex Sexual Gender Pregnancy was £3,880 million and our Overseas Aid budget was set including colour, Orientation Reassignment & Maternity nationality, national at £9.7 million, which equates to 0.24%. Some Countries origins & ethnic origins reach the goal of 0.7% and some even exceed it. For In the following areas that are outside of the employment situation: example: Sweden – 0.99 % Norway – 0.88% Denmark – 0.82% Netherlands – 0.80% UK – 0.56% Ireland – 0.48% Italy – 0.21% Greece – 0.20% USA – 0.19% Education The provision of Access to and The disposal or Members’ goods, facilities use of public management of clubs As an international finance centre it is important for our & services premises premises Island to participate in all our international responsibilities.

The Commission was set up in 2005 as a States aided Guidance is on our website www.cab.org.je independent body. Once the States has agreed its budget, it then carries out its responsibilities on behalf of the Island free from political influence. We are made up of 3 Phone for advice Email for advice Walk-in or St Paul’s Centre, independent Commissioners who give their time volun- Freephone [email protected] appoinment New Street, 0800 735 0249 Monday to Friday St Helier tarily and 3 States Members. or 724942 10am to 3.00pm The Commission is probably best known for its

 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 15 Are you ready for the Holly Days? by Zoë Felton at Éclat, Gorey Village

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 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 16 It’s Christmas Time; Let’s Look

Good and Feel Good by Vivien Aygun We are all different, thank goodness; life would be very will wear again and boring if we all looked alike and had the same style; think again is the newest Stepford Wives! look in shirts, Some of us like to dress up and some of us find it a real although to call chore. I am sure there are many of you reading this who them that just wishes there was a wardrobe fairy handing you the per- doesn’t seem right! fect thing to wear each day and more especially when Often made with dressing up is required. several complimen- tary fabrics, maybe If you receive an invita- lightweight wool, tion this festive season, crinkled cotton, vel- be it a lunch, evening vet or taffeta and out, or party it really is embellished with a compliment to the stunning buttons hostess to make a spe- and trims, this one cial effort and dress up item can be perfect for the event. A great to wear to almost item to have as a start- any informal occa- ing point is a dressier sion. (Photo 4) black trouser or skirt. So, to all multi-task- (Photo 1) Spending a ing, busy ladies my little time getting the advice would be right fit and shape to this; try not to leave suit you is essential. it to the day before Generally speaking, you need an outfit the longer the top part (Photo 3) – Black lace or sheer to go shopping. of your outfit the slim- does the trick! This often happens mer your leg should because what you thought you were going to wear sud- be. A shorter top or denly shrank in the wardrobe! You will be stressed; you jacket can take a soft- may end up buying something not perfect because you er, wider pant and the (Photo 1) – an exotic, slim left it too late and that’s not good. With just a little for- same goes for skirts. black trouser and over skirt ward thinking you can look good, feel good and enjoy (Photo 2) whatever the occasion. Separates are so versatile and easy to wear and as you look around you will see lace making a big comeback this season. Personally I love it; feminine and pretty, you are i m m e d i a t e l y dressed up! Black lace is always gorgeous. However, lined with cham- pagne it is stunning and lovely in deeper shades of royal blue, red or purple. Chiffons and silks are also very pretty fabrics and can look particularly good in vibrant colours. (Photo 3) Another great item (Photo 2) – The shorter jacket to have that you (Photo 4) – The shirt for every occasion

 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 17 Christmas Shopping Without The Crowds by Jill Browne

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 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 19 Merry from Recipe: Mince Pies Christmas all at and Happy Faulkner (makes about 18 pies) New Year Fisheries by Jeff Freeman A custom from the middle ages says that if you eat a mince pie every day from Christmas to Twelfth Night on 6th January you will have happiness for the next 12 Over 35 years at L’Etacq months. This prompted us to share a much-loved favour- Over 28 years in the Market ite that has been handed down in the Freeman family for three generations. Nothing quite beats homemade mince- Cooked Seafood meat in your mince pies. The alcohol gives the mince- Local “hand picked” Crabmeat, meat its keeping qualities so, if you don’t use it up this Freshly cooked Local Lobsters & Crabs, year, simply put it in the freezer and use it up next year. Fruits de Mer, Poached Salmon, Coquilles St Jacques, Ingredients Fresh French Crevettes, Soups and Sauces 400gms beef suet 400gms cooking apples 200g mixed peel (shredded) Fresh FISH 400gms raisins Local Fish: Bass, Bream, Red & Grey Mullet, 400gms sultanas Mackerel, Pollock, Conger + Cod, Haddock, 400gms currants Salmon, Tuna, Plaice, Lemon Sole, Sardines, 2tbs dried almonds (shredded) Hake, Trout 550gms Demerara sugar 1 tsp mixed spice SMOKED FISH 1 lemon (grated rind and juice) Oak Smoked Salmon, Golden Cod & Haddock, 140 ml of rum, brandy or whisky Craster Kippers, Mackerel, Trout Method FROZEN Seafood 1. Remove the skin and shred the suet; peel, core and King Prawns, Cooked & Raw Gambas, Peeled chop apples coarsely. Prawns, Shell-on Prawns, Calamari, White Bait, 2. Mix the suet, apple, peel and raisins together and Red Snapper, Sardines, Fish Cakes, Battered Cod pass through a mincer. 3. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Pack into Wines at L’Etacq clean, dry preserving jars with screw-top lids. Store in a dry larder. To compliment your seafood: Muscadet, Sauvignon, Pinot Grigio (White and Rosé), Beer, Lager and Cidre For rich short crust pastry: Order your Farm Fresh Xmas Turkeys NOW! 200gms plain flour Pinch of salt AND LOTS MORE 125gms butter 400gms lard 1 egg yolk Christmas 2-3 tbs cold water

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 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 20 Getting to know you: Laura Poingdestre, Broken Wind, Musical Instrument Repair and Sales by Anita Boyce Having completed a degree in Musical Instrument Technology, with First Class Honours in 2005, Laura moved to Dawkes Music and worked as an apprentice repairer in their workshop for 2 years. Returning to Jersey in 2008, she decided to start her own business, beginning in her parents garage! Today, her business is on the site of the former Masquerade shop in Grouville where she now has space for her workshop, showroom, and instrumental sales, plus additional space for the novelty items she designs and makes out of old instruments and a rehears- al studio that she rents out to teach- ers, bands, or individuals who require a practice room. You can contact Laura at 520838. or by e-mail: [email protected]

 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 21 The Forgotten Signalman Army Anthony Augustus by Pat Guegan Rees-Williams, On a sunny autumn morning in September, a Far East Prisoner of War on I was privileged to attend the unveiling of the Death Railway (1st August the commemorative plaque remembering 1918 – 8th April 1964) those Islanders who The ‘Forgotten Army’ plaque at served in “The the bottom of Mount Bingham by Tony Rees Williams Forgotten Army”, particularly as we celebrate the 70th Anniversary of their Liberation. Tony, my father, was born in Folkestone, Kent. He My uncle, Anthony Rees-Williams, served with the Royal went to Canada with his Signals and my sister and I joined his son, sister and family as a young boy granddaughter, together with other family members to then came back to the UK pay tribute to these brave men. to live in Jersey with his The plaque is at lower Mount Bingham, near where they mother after her marriage disembarked on their return to the Island in September broke up. 1945. A long overdue reminder of the Burma Campaign, He joined Royal Corps of it was through the campaigning of Jean McLaughlin Signals as a Signalman at Anthony Augustus Rees (who was also the force behind the memorial for the the start of WW2 in Sept Williams Evacuees and whose father was a Far East Prisoner of 1939 and subsequently War) that we now have a suitable tribute. was posted to Burma to fight against the Japanese. Following her words of welcome to the special guests, Unfortunately he was in Singapore when the Japanese the Deputy Bailiff, Tim Le Cocq, the Chief Minister, attacked overpowering the allies and was captured on Senator Ian Gorst, the Clergy, families and friends, Ian 15th February 1942. Ronayne gave a talk on the Burma Campaign. We After imprisonment in Changi Jail in Singapore, he was learned that the British 14th Army was a multinational taken to the camps in the jungle where the prisoners force of soldiers from the Commonwealth, forgotten were put to work on the infamous Burma-Thailand rail- because the main theatre of war was in Europe. They way or ‘Death Railway’, as it was nicknamed because of were ill-equipped, lacked strong leadership and training the number of deaths that occurred during its construc- in jungle warfare; they also had to contend with the mon- tion. Conditions were appalling with lack of food and soon conditions for six months of the year as the medical attention, which led to diseases like cholera and Japanese Army swept through in an attempt to reach dysentery. The intense heat and humidity were also fac- India. It was not until the appointment of Field-Marshall tors in the horrendous conditions they endured while William ‘Bill’ Slim that we stood any chance of defeating working. the Japanese Army. By then it was too late for many of He was extremely lucky to survive and, after 3 years of the prisoners of war forced to work on the Burma/ imprisonment, he was finally liberated in September Thailand Railway, living in inhumane conditions in camps. 1945, 4 months after the end of the war in Europe against Those who did return rarely spoke of their experiences. the Germans. He eventually returned to the UK and, after Veterans Captain Donald Mallet and Private Trevor being hospitalised for some months, came back to his Waigh, who in spite of their advancing age retain their family in Jersey. military bearing, carried out the unveiling. This was fol- He was lucky enough to meet my mother and get mar- lowed by a short but moving interdenominational Service ried. A year later I was born, which was a great gift to led by the Reverend Graeme Halls, assisted by Deacon them as he was told he may not be able to have children Tony Ward and the Reverend Nick Barry. It was followed after the brutality of his imprisonment. by the laying of wreaths by the Deputy Bailiff, the Chief In 1946 Tony joined the States of Jersey Telephone Minister, a number of organisations and family tributes. Department and had a successful career, firstly as an Lieutenant Colonel Trevor Morris gave the Exhortation engineer and then a manager progressing to senior and Andrew Thompson played the last post. There was management level. Unfortunately, on a training course at a minute’s silence and then Nick Chandler gave the the central BT Training College in Stone, Staffordshire, Kohima epitaph. There was then a drive past of vintage he had a heart attack and passed away, aged 45. The motor and military vehicles and a flypast of a 1950 de post-mortem diagnosed the cause as angina due to poor Havilland Chipmunk, piloted by James Evans. It was a diet and physical abuse during the war. I was 16 when he simple but fitting tribute to an army – no longer forgot- died and have always regretted that he did not see me ten. grow up, marry and have a family of my own.

 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 22 Remembering a Forgotten Struggle – Aung San Suu Kyi

by John Paul Guegan

Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1991. In 1990 her political party won a over- whelming victory in national elections. The military junta ruling the country refused to accept the results and subsequently she was placed under house arrest. The once prosperous country was cut off from the rest of the world and years of turmoil and unrest followed. Aung San Suu Kyi was impris- oned as a prisoner of con- science for 15 of the next Aung San Suu Kyi 21 years. Fast-forward to 2015, Aung San Suu Kyi is a Member of St Mary’s Catholic catherdral in the centre of Rangoon Parliament whose party, the National League for (Yangon), a reminder of a colonial past. Democracy (NLD) was hotly tipped to win the forthcom- ing elections by a landslide - barring any irregularities - on November 8th. The majority of the country has Inle Lake, a place where life seems to have changed little recently opened to tourists again, although upheaval still in decades for the fishermen famed for rowing with their makes certain areas (especially in the north) no-go legs. I would wholeheartedly recommend it to any intrep- areas. With this in mind, we applied for a recently reintro- id traveller. The people are also almost entirely welcom- duced tourist visa and headed for Myanmar (formally ing and good-natured (apart from one taxi driver who Burma) with no little trepidation. took us to 50th street instead of 15th street and had a face like thunder!). Myanmar is a fabulous country, from the breath-taking plains of Bagan, dotted with thousands of Temples in Yangon (Rangoon) is a bustling, growing city, with plenty various states of ruin amongst the jungle greenery, to the of foreign investment. Indications of its history as a metropolitan city of Mandalay, with its central citadel former colony are frequent and in various states of repair. housing a Grand Palace. Another particular highlight was From the pristine Strand Hotel, harping back to a bygone the trek we enjoyed (endured?) from Kalaw to the scenic era (smoking is still allowed in the bar for ‘traditional rea- sons’), to the nondescript buildings of former grandeur succumbing gradually to moss, weeds and crumbling old age. One historic reminder was of particular interest to me as my Great Uncle Tony was a prisoner of war in Burma during the Second World War. So, with this in mind, we boarded the shaky, dated, but well populated Circle Line Train, on a rainy Thursday. For the princely sum of 300 kyat (20p), you can ride all day; we only rode for five stops. Our destination was the War Memorial near Hantharwaddy station. Over one million allied troops (the vast majority from the Commonwealth) saw action in Burma during the Second World War. Although the allies eventually gained the upper hand in this theatre, the fighting was hard and conditions, especially during the six-month monsoon period, were as much of a threat as the enemy. In contrast, the wonderful Buhdist temple in Rangoon, in all its golden splendour Continued on page 24

 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 23 Remembering a Forgotten StruggleCambre t–te continued Half Pag e from page 23 We were unsure of what we would find and after 20 min- Cambrette Care utes of walking in the rain; we nearly lost hope when we found nothing but a Buddhist Pagoda where our map and Nursing Services directed us. Fortunately, before giving up hope, we spot- ted a small patch of green through a chain-link fence and decided to circle the area one last time. Heading down a bustling market street we soon came upon a grand stone Keep enjoying life entranceway. Unfortunately, the 6ft high, barbed wire topped gate seemed to scupper our plans again; but on in your own home closer inspection it was closed, but not locked!

Inside was a serene and well-tended cemetery with two simple stone monuments and I would estimate around 10,000 graves, some stating names of soldiers buried nearby, others with ‘Known to God’ as the only inscription. I was reminded of an inscription I had seen at the American Cemetery at Coleville in Normandy.

If ever proof were needed that we fought for a cause and not for conquest, it could be found in these cemeteries. Here was our only conquest: all we asked... was enough... soil in which to bury our gallant dead.

Whilst this may not be wholly true in an age of Empire building, this small token of remembrance for heroes of an often forgotten campaign bears some truth to this sentiment. Burma was officially given its independence in 1948. I hope that, following the elections on November 8th, with hope and optimism it can truly flourish.

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 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 25 SPORT & RECREATION Grouville Football Club News by Richard Noel, Chairman of Grouville FC The 2015-16 season is in full swing with all our teams working hard on the training ground during the week in preparation for their challenges at the weekend. Our 1st team, in particular, is having a good first half of the season. Our new signings have settled in very well, with manager Bob Kearsey finding selecting a starting 11 a difficult challenge, but a great ‘problem’ to have. The reserve team has found the season a little difficult, with many personnel changes, including a new manager and we are hoping for better results in the second half of the campaign. Meanwhile, our Ladies Team, managed by Kevin Ganly, is having some brilliant results and scor- Bradley Russell (Red 10), our 1st team leading goal ing lots of goals. scorer, in action against Rozel Rovers Our junior teams keep winning matches, which is a nitely going to pay off for our players in the seasons great habit; one that we do not want to lose. Our Under- ahead. 16 team is dominating their division and also holding onto a high position in the Under-18 league. Playing in Please do not forget that the Trinity Shield is just around the upper age group, as well as their own age group, is the corner. The first fixture for the Parish team is on proving to be a wise decision by manager John Lloyd, Monday 28th December, so please put the date in your as playing against physically stronger footballers is defi- diary and come out to support your team!

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 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 26 Grouville Caring for Petanque your body. by Elaine Paisnel Well the Inter Parish league is now completed and sadly Grouville found themselves at the wrong end of the table! Relaxing Despite a promising opening to the season we struggled to win matches through the summer. However, after a tough draw against our neighbours St Clement, we went for your on to have a very creditable ‘away’ win against St Lawrence who had been sitting in second place in a three way race for the trophy! soul. In our final match against St Ouen we had home advan- tage and came very close to another win. Jean Meldrum and Elaine Paisnel won two doubles but the remaining two were lost; both by narrow margins to 13-10 and 13-11! In the singles, Charles Dix took on Ken Vibert who was on top form and too experienced for Charles who only took up the sport this year. Grouville did however secure the triple to level the match and move – perhaps temporarily – off the bottom! Grouville had to wait and hope St Clement could beat St Brelade in their closing match to save us finishing back in last place. Eleven parishes took part this year and it is very much hoped to have all 12 in 2016 when Trinity complete the set. This year we have welcomed Gill Noel and Charles Dix to our group as well as our ‘star players’ Gordon and Dorothy de Gruchy! So now to our ‘end of season review’ and of course our Christmas Lunch at Holmegrown – our very supportive and generous hosts. We continue to meet up on an informal basis on Wednesdays at 10am and most Fridays at 2pm. We are a friendly bunch and are always on the lookout Penny & her award winning for more prospective players – do come along and give team would like to welcome you to it a go! NO experience is necessary and we will be happy to loan you boules to begin with and give you some Pennyfeathers, where we offer a full coaching as required – no charge! range of beauty treatments to Care There’s to a good season for a new start in 2016! For more information contact Elaine on 851580 or e-mail for Your Body & Relax Your Soul. [email protected]

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 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 27 Sunday 20th December 5.00pm Carol and readings by candlelight Churches Christmas Eve 5.00pm Carolling on the streets of Gorey 11.30pm Midnight Mass Compiled by Bruce Willing Christmas Day 8.00am Holy Communion 10.30am Christmas family service

Roman Catholic Services: Times of Christmas Services Father Benjamin Theobald: Tel: 853953 Catholic Church in the East of Jersey 2015 Our Lady, St Martin Christmas Eve Anglican Churches: 5.00 pm Christmas Vigil Mass (tbc whether this is Grouville Parish Church and St Peter La Rocque preceded by Carols) Reverend Mike Lange-Smith: Tel: 853073 Christmas Day 9.00 am Holy Mass Sunday 13th December 9.30am “Combined Service” of Holy Communion St Patrick’s 5.00pm Christingle, Crib and Carols Christmas Eve Wed 16th December 7.00 pm Carol Service 8.00pm Songsmiths Christmas Music Evening 7.30 pm Vigil Mass 11:30pm Carol Service followed by Midnight Mass Thursday 17th December 6.00pm Carols at St Peter La Rocque Christmas Day 11.00 am Holy Mass Sunday 20th December 8.30am Holy Communion Methodist Services 10.30am Nine Lessons and Carols Methodist services are in St Martin and Georgetown Christmas Eve 5.00pm Crib Service at Les Prés Manor Gorey Village 11.15pm Midnight Communion Service Tel: 840 400 Christmas Day 8.30am Holy Communion 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP) at St Peter La Rocque 10.30am Family Worship with Communion s!” Nativity Festival at Grouville Parish Church Querée’ The Grouville Parish Church Nativity Festival, displaying “Ho Ho eHso f!r Io amlw ays get a variety of Nativity scenes, opens on Saturday 19th December at 4pm with festive music, mulled wine and my shad mince pies. The festival is open for viewing on 20th December (2 pm – 5 pm) 21st December (10 am – 12 pm and 2 pm – 5 pm) 22nd December (10 am – 12 pm and 2 pm – 7 pm) 23rd and 26th December (10 am – 12 pm and 2 pm – 5 pm) 27th December (2 pm – 5 pm). Please go to the church, or their website: (http://www.grouvillechurch.org.je/) for more details. N.B. The festival is not open on Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day.

Gouray Church Reverend Canon Dr. Canon Gavin Ashenden: Tel: 853255 Sunday 6th December 5.00pm Christingle Service Sunday 13th December 10.30am Family service with children’s Nativity play

 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 28 HOTEL & RESTAURANT Welcomes non-Residents to Evening Dinner & Sunday Lunch

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Available for Private Functions: Weddings, Anniversaries, Christenings, any Special Family Occasions and Social Club Meetings Reservations: 01534 875236 £85.00 Beachcombers Hotel = La Rue a Don = Grouville = Jersey Email: [email protected] per double room per night Bed, EBveningreakfast Dinner and www.beachcombershotel.co.uk SPECIAL OFFER(Subject to availability)  Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 29 Christmas by the Reverend Canon Doctor Gavin Ashenden, Vicar of Gouray It is not easy to switch from the cultural Christmas to the In the Gospels, God’s autobiography, God unwraps him- deeper, inner meaning of the real Christmas. But it is a self. The story of Jesus is the story of how far the God, discovery we are invited to make every year. who made us, has to journey to find us. Inside the What I am calling the cultural Christmas is whatever reso- present that is the infant Jesus is a God who grows up to nances Christmas sets off in us on first hearing the word. forgive, heal, love and mend. The real Christmas is the It might be the promise of a few days holiday just when discovery that our lives matter so much that God, unable the winter has taken its toll; the expectation of a family or unwilling to live without us any longer, came into the dinner – everyone around the table together for once – or darkest night to carry us through the turmoil of a dis- children squeaking with delight as they open presents; turbed earth to heaven, the place where all the echoes of the tedium (for some), or the challenge (for others) of too love we have ever heard and responded to, came from: much Christmas shopping to do in too little time, or the our true home. crisp, clean darkness of the winter nights that hold a rich May you all have a great Christmas! secret deep within them. But the discovery which is the ‘real’ Christmas starts there and then turns off in a different direction. Grouville Parish Church Why is it the real one? Because even what we do with the – Messy Church cultural Christmas began with this moment when Jesus Messy Church will be starting in Grouville Parish Hall was born and, in being born, changed the history of the at the end of January 2016, on the last Thursday of world; changed the lives of countless people. the month, between 3.30pm until 5.45pm, including The change was to offer us a different reason for being a light supper. alive. Until then it had been about getting and grabbing, winning and wasting. Lives came and went easily. But Come and join in the fun. It is suitable for all ages – only when Jesus had been born did we discover how much never too young, or too old, but an adult must each single human life mattered to God who made us. accompany all children. Most of us need to know that we matter to someone else. The planned dates are: January 28th, February 25th, And of course, exchanging presents is a way of showing (March – none – Easter Holiday) April 28th, May 26th that we do actually matter to each other. But the real and June 30th. Christmas has the message that we matter so much to For more details contact: God who made us that, missing us badly, he has come Myfanwy Halsey 07797 720023, after December 7th. on a long journey to find us.

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 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 31 on Saturday 9th January 2016 with the usual entertainment and festive atmosphere. Places are limited and will Parish Hall News be allocated on a first come first served basis. The final by Rebecca Maindonald and the Parish Hall Team date to apply for a place is 31st December 2015. On the 1st January I will complete my first year as Parish Seasons Greetings to all Grouvillais Secretary. My most significant memory is the community from everyone at the Parish Hall spirit, a good example of which is The Community Support Group, who provide all sorts of help and support Rubbish Collection for those in need. Another was during the election for Christmas and New Year Rounds 2015 / 2016 Procureur, when I expected difficulties in finding suffi- Commercial collection due on 25th December will be col- cient ‘Adjoints’ (helpers) but, as usual, our team man- lected on 26th December. aged to exceed expectations. Refuse collection due 1st January will be 2nd January.

E-mail List 2016 GROUVILLE GLASS COLLECTION We are establishing a database of e-mail addresses for January 2016...... 21st and 22nd use by the Parish, initially to be able to advertise Parish February 2016...... 18th and 19th events, e.g. Parish Meetings, Parish Functions etc. We March 2016...... 17th and 18th would also like to use it as a general reminder service for April 2016...... 21st and 22nd Dog Licences, Rates Bills, Christmas Refuse and glass May 2016...... 19th and 20th collection etc. We are going to conduct a 3-month trial June 2016...... 16th and 17th from 1st January 2016, so if you are interested, please July 2016...... 21st and 22nd e-mail [email protected]. No e-mail addresses will be August 2016...... 18th and 19th shared with any third party. September 2016...... 15th and 16th Keyholder Cards October 2016...... 20th and 21st With Christmas approaching and premises being left November 2016...... 17th and 18th empty, it is worth considering filling out a keyholder card, December 2016...... 15th and 16th which is available from the Parish Hall. It should be com- If your Refuse is collected on a Monday, your glass col- pleted at least a week before departure and handed back lection day will be the Thursday. in to the Parish Hall. The Grouville Honorary Police endeavour to visit the properties regularly and report any If your Refuse is collected on Tuesday or Wednesday, problems to the named keyholder. Cards can be com- your glass collection day will be the Friday. pleted for both residential and commercial premises. Dog Licences Dog Licences are due for renewal from the 1st January 2016. All owners of dogs over 6-months old must have a Rosedale valid licence. They must also ensure that their dogs have a collar with a nametag and contact details on at all times. Application forms for the Licences are available Stores from the Parish Hall. Poppy Appeal Bridge and Card Afternoon Gorey Village Please note that this fundraising event will take place on Thursday the 28th January 2016 between 2pm and 5pm. If you would like to attend, please contact Sue Batty on 857493. Seats are £10 each and you should bring your Pat, Christina and staff are continuing over 50 years own cards and cloths. Part of this fundraising event of family tradition and look forward to serving includes a raffle. If you would like to donate a prize, customers old and new with old fashioned courteousy please contact Grouville Parish Hall on 852225. An Aladdin’sand friendliness.Cave of surprises = Delicatessen = Groceries Wines and Spirits Father Christmas = Great selection of greeting cards from only 46p Father Christmas will make his annual visit on Thursday = Passport photo service available at £4.00 per set of four 10th December 2015 at 5.20pm. All gifts and donations = Christmas cards and gift wrap, candles and chocolates for the less well off in the Community can be made on, or before this date. Entertainment with DJ Nelson, soft Why go to town! drinks and the traditional refreshments for the Children will be available. All are Welcome. Groceries, Fair Trade Products, a variety of cheeses and cold meats from our delicatessen, Connétable’s Christmas Reception Wines and Spirits and so much more. The Christmas Reception will take place from 4pm on Friday 18th December. All Parishioners are warmly wel- Open Monday to Saturday come to join us for a Christmas tipple. 8.30am – 5.45pm Social Telephone: 854602 The Senior Citizens Annual Christmas Lunch will be held

 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 32 The Connétable THE PARISH ADMINISTRATION This Autumn saw the retirement Procureur B. Rebours 854688 of our senior Procureur Wally Peter Falle 857810 Labey after an amazing 50 years of honorary service to this Parish. Rector Rev. M. Lange-Smith 853073 Wally was first elected as a Constables Officer for the Chef de Police Centenier C.P.C. Dix Vingtaine of de Longueville before being promoted to Centeniers C.P.C. Dix Vingtenier, serving in the honor- N.J. Andrews Duty number: ary police for a total of 26 years A.E. Viney } 07797 710321 before becoming a member of P.A. Robinson John Le Maistre the Roads Committee and then Procureur for a further 14 years. To celebrate and thank Vingteniers B. Godfray him for his outstanding service we held a dinner at the P. Martins Duty number: Moorings Hotel in his honour. About 50 people attended, J. Noble 07797 722156

including past and present members of the Municipality, P. Godel } friends of the Parish and members of Wally’s family. At the dinner Wally was presented with some prints of the Parish Registrar Andy Labey 851871 Minquiers and Seymour Tower to thank him for and remind him of his devoted service. Parish Secretary R. Maindonald 852225

Wally’s retirement led to an election for a new Procureur. Parish Hall Tel: 852225 Fax: 855991 This proved to be a contested election and 2 excellent email: [email protected] candidates came forward. In the end, Peter Falle our website: www.parish.gov.je/grouville former Parish Secretary was elected. I am grateful to John Dix the other candidate for allowing his name to go Opening Hours Monday to Friday forward. One issue that was highlighted by John was the need for the Parish to use modern technology to com- 8.30am – 4.00pm municate and do business with Parishioners. This is something we intend to do. What we will do though is keep traditional lines of communication open for those who prefer not to use the Internet. Should you wish to receive parish announcements direct to your email REGULAR WHAT’S ON address please email: [email protected] Battle of Flowers Mark Labey 854760 Many Parishioners will be aware that my wife Jill is currently receiving treatment in the UK for Leukaemia. The Bridge Club Wed. 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm Joan Gavey 853027 treatment is extremely harsh and she is currently receiving her fifth course of chemotherapy, which will be fol- Brownies Monday 6.00-7.30pm at Grouville School lowed immediately by a bone marrow transplant. Both Michele Peace 854598 or 07797 785253 Jill and I are grateful for the good wishes we receive from Girl Guides Thursday 7.15-9.00pm at Grouville School Parishioners and they are much appreciated. Ruth Huish 736766 or 07797 742027 As a result of Jill’s illness my two daughters decided to Grouville Football Club Richard Noel 853400 organise a coffee morning for MacMillan at the Parish Hall. With the help of family and friends they managed to Grouville Portbail Association raise the grand sum of £1075. I would like to thank all Liz Viney 855330 those that made cakes or who turned up to support the La Rocque Boatowners event. Raife Robson 07797 722986 It has been a long and challenging year but, as ever, the Mobile Library Wednesday community that is our Parish has shone through. There Gorey Common car park 11.15am – 12.00 Grouville Parish Hall 12.05 – 12.45 is a huge ‘team’ of people who help make this Parish Holme Grown car park 1.30pm – 2.30pm work and I both thank them and welcome any who would Mothers & Toddlers Tuesday 9.30 am – 11.30 am like to join. In particular, we are always looking for more Katie Davie-Williams 07797 711330 Honorary Police, both men and women. The Honorary Petanque Wednesday mornings at 10am Police are an essential part of island culture, as well as (Everyone welcome!) Friday afternoons at 2pm being a resource for good, helping Parishioners and Elaine Paisnel 851580 maintaining law and order within the Parish. As our Friendship Club Last Friday in every month thoughts turn to Christmas and to 2016 I really hope that Nelley Le Bredonchel 854065 more men and women will step forward to join. W.I. Second Tuesday of each month; 7.30pm Betty Hambly 853846 On that happy note, I wish you all a Happy Christmas Sue Proper 853345 and a prosperous New Year.

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GROUVILLE GAZETTE Articles & next Advertising “DELIVERERS’ DRINKS” on LATEST DATE FOR Thursday, OUR spring ISSUE 17th March 2016 by 29th January 2016 Grouville Parish Hall preferably by email: at 8.00pm Articles – [email protected] All ‘Friends’, advertisers and, of course, Advertising – [email protected] deliverers, are most welcome!

Disclaimer Whilst the Grouville Gazette Editorial Team and contributors to Jan Watts the Grouville Gazette have provided the information contained Sadly, since our last issue of the Grouville Gazette, in it in good faith, they accept no responsibility, financial or ’Personality’ Jan Watts of 102 years of age, passed otherwise, for any action taken by any other party as a result of the information provided. Independent and appropriate advice peacefully away in her sleep. Our condolences go to should always be sought on such matters. The Grouville her Family and Friends. Gazette Editorial Team accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions that may occur. Many Hands SWIMMING Get fit, stay fit ‘Makes Light Work’ Lessons for beginners and Improvers – children/adults Domestic Agency Arthritis and injury recovery, fibromyalgia, With a one-off blitz or a regular weekly, mobility, mother & baby & all ages. fortnightly or monthly clean. One to one – small groups, ideal for nervous We also offer an ironing service. swimmers. Aquafit classes for all. Any alternative job considered. Swimming for fun and relaxation. Tel: 726589 or 07797 780784 90ºF/32ºC heated pool. Life jacket testing. Book now for Spring! email: [email protected] Telephone Heather Uwins ASA on 852678

 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 34 During winter, Les Hoûmets is always warm and cosy with festive treats galore

of Gorey Village, Les Hoûmets Care Home has been established and operated by the Amy family for over 30 years.

A true ‘home from home’, Les Hoûmets Care Les Hoûmets Care Home offers all levels of Home is always warm, welcoming and cosy. residential personal care, from entry level to Our residents are encouraged to invite friends high dependency support. Owned and operated and family to visit at a time convenient for them. by the Amy family, our experienced, fully Meal times are flexible, and there are winter qualified and friendly staff provide 24 hour care. treats galore – from gorgeous casseroles, roasts, With the addition of our four brand-new and homemade soups and desserts, to a traditional luxuriously appointed suites, styled with Laura Christmas roast with all the trimmings, Ashley décor and top of the range bedding and Christmas pudding, cake and mince pies. furnishings, we add further choice to our At Les Hoûmets, we also understand the benefits care solutions. of staying active. We offer a full range of leisure Call Monica Meredith, our friendly Home pursuits throughout the year including singing, Manager, on 855656 to arrange a visit. keep fit, arts & crafts, and theatre trips.

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 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2015 35 Christmas Menu at The Moorings Hotel

Available lunch and dinner from 1st December Our homemade soup of the day Blue cheese, cranberry and walnut salad with walnut oil dressing Oak smoked Scottish salmon served with capers and shallots Classic prawn cocktail Terrine of game served with Cumberland sauce and toasted brioche  Grilled fillet of cod with parsley crust and white wine sauce Escalope of turkey breast with smoked bacon, chestnut and sage jus 24 lamb tajine with almond cous cous and tahini Chargrilled 21 day aged sirloin steak with au poivre sauce (£5.75 supplement) Mushroom and roast chestnut risotto with parmesan crackling  Homemade Christmas pudding with brandy sauce Vanilla crème brulee Egg nog pannacotta with nutmeg biscuit Chocolate torte with mascarpone and raspberry coulis Selection of British and continental cheeses  Coffee with homemade mince pies and petit fours £2.00 2 course £15.75 or 3 course £17.95 Available from Monday to Saturday Booking is advisable – Tel: 853633 Email: [email protected]

Local offer £120.00 based on two people sharing a double/twin room with private facilities, our daily dinner menu and traditional English breakfast (excluding Christmas and New Year)

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