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winter edition 2016 winter edition 2016 DONATE INSIDE THIS ISSUE Trek Slovenia raises over £35,000 via our ★ Kitchen Inferno website Raises £25,000 19 islanders trekked through the Julien night at the Yacht Club Alps in Slovenia in September to raise and even Yoga classes! ★ Become a Super Star awareness and funds for the Home. The Staff and residents of jerseycheshirehome.je Volunteer in 2016 four day trek passed over rugged scree, up Jersey Cheshire Home would like to express ★ Life at JCH – Resident dramatic peaks, through alpine meadows our sincere gratitude & Staff Stories and down to stunning glacial lakes, making for the dedication and it the experience of a lifetime for many of enthusiasm shown by Masterchef’s John Torode hosts Kitchen Inferno ★ Learn about the group. every single one of Payroll Giving the trekkers in helping MORE than £25,000 was raised for Jersey Cheshire Home proceeds from the sales of his new book; and the fundraising efforts of our Each day the mountains brought new experiences us to raise such a at the end of November when two teams of amateur chefs brilliant contestants! All the money raised has been put towards the vital ★ What a Big Splash and challenges, one of the trekkers Louise Thomas substantial figure. renovation of our Aquatherapy Pool and we are immensely grateful to all. we made in 2015! explained “Slovenia really is a beautiful country, the battled it out in the kitchen. Kitchen Inferno will be back again in November 2016 so if you’d magnificent sunrises that greeted us as we emerged Trek 2017 Organised by Freedom Media, Kitchen Inferno 2015 took place at the like to register to take part either as a sponsor, a contestant or as a from our remote mountain huts each morning Hotel de France and featured celebrity host John Torode, who presents guest then please visit: www.kitcheninferno.com couldn’t fail to set us up for the tough days trekking planning now TV’s Masterchef.After serving 150 diners with a three-course fine-dining that we knew lay ahead.” underway! menu they had prepared from scratch, Team Blue, sponsored by First Names Group, were crowned the winners. Mount Krn, an impressive peak that rises One of the more seasoned trekkers who has previously taken on the perils of If you’d like to take dramatically to 2245m above the lush Soca River Kerela, Iceland and Peru explained that this year’s trek was no less impressive or part in one of Jersey They had tied on points with Team Red, sponsored by Camerons, after being valley and gorge, was conquered on the final day. It challenging. Antoinette Craig who is now on her 4th trek for the Home said, Cheshire Home’s marked on their food by the diners so it was then down to the three head international chefs who trained and supported the two teams – Patrice Bouffaut of Sumas, was the steepest and most strenuous hike of the trip “This trek was simply spectacular and it certainly ticked the ‘challenge’ and the group spent some extremely challenging challenges then David Cameron of Liberation Group and Phani Kundeti hours ascending towards the summit – doing their box! Climbing, climbing, climbing – it was literally all we did! I mean I subscribe to of Saffrons at Hotel de France, to name the winner. All three voted for Team Blue. best not to notice the sheer drops and for a time knew what I’d signed up for but these were some of the steepest assents our quarterly e-newsletters via our fighting against torrential rainfall, but once at the and descents I had ever experienced.” Both teams were tremendous, working tirelessly in the kitchen for 15 hours website to keep up top the stunning panoramic views that stretched as solid to produce superb quality food that was thoroughly enjoyed by all The fundraising efforts that each of the team initiated in the run up to the trek to date with plans for far as the Dolomites in Italy and the Austrian Alps diners, then managing to appear at the end of the night with huge smiles on were remarkable and raised an impressive £35,000! The money making events the next trek in 2017. were worth the struggle! ranged from quizzes and raffles, to a cheese & wine evening at Relish, a Motown their faces! It was a fantastic night, that was not only a great deal of fun but raised an immense amount of money; through our kind sponsors; a host of wonderful The Great Jersey Potato raffle and auction prizes; a generous donation from John Torrode of the Sack Carry Challenge Events to look A Big Thank You to... ADVENTUROUS Islanders people taking part and many more out for in 2016 took part in a hill climb with lining the course cheering the participants on! FEBRUARY - Big Splash Launch Party, 8th Randalls – for their continued support Le Marquand Bros – for a difference last November and generous ongoing donations attentively filling and supplying More than 50 Islanders, many in over 100 fabulous goody bags - shouldering heavy sacks of fancy dress, took part in the 2015 MARCH - Swimarathon 9th–13th – for always going above Freedom for our charity dog walk potatoes to raise money for Great Jersey Potato Sack Carry APRIL - JCH Official Flag Day, 9th and beyond, on a myriad two local good causes. Challenge which raised over £1000 of projects throughout the year Jersey Street Pianos for Jersey Cheshire Home and the MAY - Charity Golf Day, 13th & artist Julia Renault Be a Super Star Volunteer Organised by Tim De Gruchy the Jersey Brain Tumour Charity. Ransoms – who offered us the use event which is now in its third year, JUNE - Collas Crill Island Walk, 18th of their facilities and looked after us so - for creating us a beautiful The event will take place once piece of art that will bring music During the year Jersey Cheshire Home has had some wonderful sees participants working in pairs, well during our fundraisers teams of four or individually, to carry again later this year so if you’re AUGUST - Day at the Races, 29th to our residents ears! groups of employees dedicate their time to the home, as part of sacks of potatoes (25kg bags for game to take part then please BDK Architects and their organisations corporate social responsibility commitment. men and 15kg for women) up the do get in touch. OCTOBER - Charity Car Wash the Association of Jersey We’d also like to express our Carla, Kay and Sue from DNI Global, part of The Discovery Channel Group, spent extremely steep Le Chemin du Catel NOVEMBER - Kitchen Inferno Architects – for making us the gratitude for the support a day in the summer really getting a feel for life at Jersey Cheshire Home. They hill at Greve de Lecq, over a distance charity of choice during their Biennale of 500 physically exhausting metres. Charity Dog Walk and encouragement of took the morning tea trolley round, helped serve the lunches, ran an arts and HR Now – for their support crafts session for residents and got their hands dirty in the garden! Tim commented: ‘The Great Jersey our Patron, His Excellency throughout the year and for Potato Sack Carry Challenge is the Great Jersey Potato A team from the Jersey Financial Services Commission gave up their time one giving up their time to marshal and his team of staff at friendliest and probably one of Sack Carry Challenge Saturday in October to redecorate our Activities Room - a space that is now at our dog walk Government House. much more enjoyable for our residents and outside users to spend time in. the toughest events in the Jersey 2017 Next Trek planned for November calendar. The objective is, as always, Normans – who kindly provided And of course a great big Most recently our wonderful friends at Lloyds Bank Islands Commercial not to support local charities, with a local equipment to allow us to remodel only spent a day up ladders putting up all our Christmas decorations but even event for local people – it was a great the residents gardens thank you to everyone who fundraised within their office to buy the tree and beautiful new decorations! day, everybody came out unscathed Visit us Tel: 01534 285858 Payroll Giving has contributed money to on-line We’d like to thank all of our generous volunteers that gave up their time for and the weather held for us!’ Jersey Swim Club – for their the home in so many ways; Did you know you can now make donations dedication in raising funds for us at to make a donation, Email: [email protected] us last year – you were a real pleasure to have around and we certainly hope Jersey Cheshire Home would like through collections, dress you’ll come back and visit us again soon! to thank Tim and his support crew, to JCH directly from your salary? multiple events throughout the year subscribe to our down days, cake stalls, quarterly E-News, facebook/jerseycheshirehome @CheshireHome_je There are lots of activities to get involved in at Jersey Cheshire Home along with Albert Bartlett and Race It’s an easy way to give – your employer will Co-operative – who donated Nation for all their hard work in administer the scheme and your charitable raffle prizes, donations, find out about and we’re always looking for more volunteers, so if you are keen funds that allowed us to purchase our latest events making this event such a success. giving can be spread over a year.