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Travel and transport tips after Brexit
Passport When the UK leaves the EU there will be new rules for British passports, including those issued in Jersey for those travelling to the Schengen area of the EU. This will include ensuring you have at least six months left before your passport expires when you travel. More information and a passport validity calculator can be found online at gov.je/brexitinfo
Hiring a vehicle, or driving your own, in the EU Jersey residents may need an international driving permit (IDP) to drive their own car or a hire car in EU countries. IDPs cost £10 from your parish hall. You may also require a green card from your insurance company.
Travelling with animals Pet cats, dogs and ferrets can still travel to the EU, but the documents and health checks may change depending on the Brexit agreement. Without a deal other animals, such as horses, are likely to be subject WRDGGLWLRQDOKHDOWKFHUWL¿FDWLRQDQGEHUHTXLUHGWRHQWHUWKH(8 through a border inspection post (St Malo does not currently have one). Requirements when returning to Jersey will remain the same.
Travelling with a horse box, caravan or trailer You can voluntarily register your horse box, caravan or trailer with DVS for £30, although there is no obligation to do so. Having a registration plate on your trailer may reduce time at EU borders.
Travelling with commercial trailers All commercial trailers must be registered with DVS if they are to travel in the EU after 29 March. All commercial trailers with a maximum gross weight of more than 750kg must be registered with DVS if they are to travel in the EU after 29 March. The cost is £30.
Are you an EU citizen living in Jersey? To protect your right to live in Jersey, you’ll need to apply to the Jersey EU Settlement Scheme. This is a simple application process which is free and can be done online. Apply at gov.je/settlementscheme.
If you are of Irish or British nationality, you don’t need to apply.
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WELCOME IN THIS edition Welcome 4 From the Connétable and Deputy to Issue14 5 Trinity Church and Ebenezer t As I write my welcome, the planting season is well underway, so by the time you receive 12 Battle of Flowers this first Tattler of 2019, our Jersey Royals should be popping through the ground signalling the start of a new growing season.
And it’s not only the Royals that are growing! The Tattler continues 16 Parish picture to flourish with the introduction of a couple of new features in this gallery edition. The editorial team felt that this year’s 100th anniversary of women getting the vote in Jersey presented an ideal opportunity to recognise some of the women in our parish who have held or are 19 Trinity Temps Passé holding important roles. The first of our ‘First Ladies’ series starts with introducing our newly elected and first female Rates Assessor, 20 Meet La Trinn'taise Anne Hassell (see page 38). Secondly, we’ve introduced what we hope will be a regular – Marge Meyrick feature on small businesses in Trinity, giving entrepreneurs in the parish an opportunity to tell us about their enterprises. 22 An Extraordinary Odyssey In addition to these two new pieces, this edition is packed with an eclectic mix of all things Trinity, including some classic photos dating Traditional Farming back to the early 1930’s in Trinity Temps Passé (see page 19). It’s a 26 privilege to report on such a wonderful community parish and, as in Trinity always, sincere thanks to our editorial team; Norman Ridley, Clive Jones, Jane Rueb, Collette Bisson, Elena McGowan, Angela 29 Trinity in the 1960s Otterwell and the Connétable, who do such a great job. Finally, as you probably know, next year is the 75th anniversary 36 Escape from Rozel of our Liberation and a great opportunity for us, as a parish, to pull out all the stops to celebrate this important date. There are a couple
of ways you can get involved. Firstly, the Connétable would be 37 Les Cris de pleased to hear from any parishioner who is willing to join a small Tombelènes’ committee to come up with some exciting ideas for our parish celebrations. Secondly, we would love to dedicate an edition of our Where Tattler to the 75th anniversary and would encourage parishioners who have first-hand experiences of the Occupation and Liberation to share their personal accounts. it? Answeris on page 42 Please get in touch with the Connétable if you’re interested in joining the planning committee. For any stories or experiences, or ideas for the Tattler in general, please speak to any member CONTACTS of the team or email us on [email protected]. Thank you. Trinity Tattler is published by MediaMasters, PO Box 143, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 9QX www.mediamasters.je Rosemary Parker Editorial contact: E: [email protected] Advertising contact: Isabelle Lagadec T: (01534) 887066 E: [email protected] Other contact: Martyn Farley: T: (01534) 866956 E: [email protected]. Copyright notice: 2019©MediaMasters. The entire content of this magazine is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise with prior written consent of the copyright owner. Reprint details: Reprints of articles can be obtained by contacting the publishers. Disclaimer: While MediaMasters and their contributors to the Trinity Tattler have provided the information contained in this magazine in good faith, they accept no responsibility, financial or otherwise, for any action taken by any other party as a result of the information provided. Independent and appropriate advice should always be sought on such matters. The views expressed written in this magazine are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaMasters. MediaMasters accept no responsibility for errors or omissions that may occur. t TRINITYTattler I Issue 14 p3 TRINITY-ISSUE 14 Q1-2019.qxp_Layout 1 22/02/2019 16:52 Page 5
TRINITY From our From our Deputy Connétable Dear All With the year already steadily marching on, I hope that you all enjoyed the festive season. I’m aware – as I’m sure many of you are – that there were lows for some parishioners, and my thoughts go out to them.
The political scene is also moving fast and constantly changing. There will be decisions made over the coming months that will affect all of us in the parish and the island to some degree or another. Brexit continues to dominate headlines, and locally the proposed building of the new hospital rumbles on, as does what to do with Fort Regent. I have been Dear Parishioners elected to serve on the Political Oversight Group for the hospital and Fort Regent. I am, therefore, privy to a lot of information that could affect the As I sit down to write this piece, my hope is decisions that will be made soon. It is very important to me that I also hear the that 2019 will be another successful year for many views within the parish, as it will be your comments that will determine my our community here in Trinity. voting. To that end, I will be holding several meetings in the parish hall about these Already there are events in the diary, the first of which is our Annual issues. Unfortunately, at the time of writing I am unable to confirm these dates. Senior Citizens’ lunch on 21st March at 12:30pm. We’re returning to However, there will be notification of the dates put up in the parish hall and I will the Hotel Ambassadeur, and for those parishioners requiring also be posting the dates on Twitter @HughRaymondJsy. Please do keep an eye transport, a coach will be departing from the Parish Hall at 11:45am. out for these meetings as your views are vitally important to me. If you can’t Tickets for the lunch and coach are available from the Parish Office make a meeting, but would like to contact me, then please do so by email and must be reserved by Friday, 15th March. [email protected] or phone 07797 730226. At the other end of the spectrum, I’m working with the headteacher I cannot write this message without mentioning the news about the election and children of Trinity School to put on an event at the Parish Hall on expenses. Issues have been raised not only by me, but by other politicians as 23rd March entitled “The Voice of the Child”. We hope to showcase well, in relation to the filling in of the election expenses form and the timeliness all the different things that are available for the young people in our of handing it in. The general view is that no one came out of this matter well. It is parish and for more information, please see page 32. important that we have the trust and support of the general public, and it is fair I’m delighted that the Petanque terrain is complete and the Trinity to say that it has been a huge learning curve for all involved. team will be using it as their venue for the 2019 season. It’s also To finish on a positive note, I would like to thank all the parishioners of rewarding to see that the new parish path is being well used. The Trinity who spoke, phoned and texted their support to me and pavilion and final landscape work are nearing completion and plans for understood the implications of such an offence. a formal opening in the spring will follow. Hugh Raymond The Discrimination (Disability) Regulations come into force on 1st Deputy September 2020, and we’re duty bound to consider what physical changes are needed to make our Parish Office accessible for all. I’m aiming to publish our plans to achieve this over the next few months. Whilst on the subject of regulation and following the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) in 2018, the publication of our annual rates lists - the ‘Liste des Contribuables au Rât ’ - is considered to be a breach of these Regulations and, regrettably, will no longer be available. Finally, I’ve been conscious for some time that there is no recognition of the Deputies who have served this parish over the years. The former Greffier of the States, Michael de la Haye OBE, kindly provided me with a copy of his research on this subject and I’m pleased to report that all the names of our Deputies are now published on an Honours Board. Please do take a look at the Board when you’re next visiting the Parish Hall. Philip Le Sueur Connétable
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TRINITY CHURCH Ebenezer Making connections Readers of The Tattler may have seen Channel 4’s TV programme, ‘Old People’s Home for 4 year olds’ which spurred Ebenezer on to create something very special in the Church once a month. ‘Generations’ gives children and older people the opportunity to enjoy time together; forging friendships, learning from one another and making memories. With our increasingly aging population, there has never been a better time to reach out and support elderly folk in our community, some of whom may feel Changing times lonely and disconnected.
Children’s work in the form of Sunday School has always ‘Generations’ normally runs on the 3rd Thursday of the month from 2.45pm – been a feature of Trinity Church, but a few years ago we 4.30pm. Children from our Pickles and Pickles Plus community bounce into Ebenezer decided the time had come for a change of approach. The Church after school to share crafts, songs, stories, snacks and conversations with pressures on family life, and sometimes the demands of senior folk from our parish, neighbouring parishes and the Methodist Home, Maison sport, meant that mid-morning on a Sunday was not La Corderie. convenient for a lot of parents, and consequently, numbers Following our Christmassy theme in December, the first session of the New Year at Sunday School had dwindled. was all about animals. ‘Pom pom’ creatures (of sorts!) were attempted, wooden ladybirds and butterflies were made and all joined in for a sing-song at the end, So about seven years ago a change was made. We began to offer an enjoyable, including ‘All things bright and beautiful’. The February get-together fell on the 14th, age-relevant service, starting at 9.30 a.m in the Lady Chapel. The younger so love was in the air and Valentine’s Day was celebrated. Cards were made, stained group, Parents and Tots (0-4/5years), meet on the third Sunday of the month glass candle holders created and songs of God’s love were shared. for a short story and activity, followed by refreshments, which lasts about thirty The next session is on Thursday, 21st March, when we will be celebrating what minutes. Junior Church meets at 9.30 a.m. on the second Sunday of the month makes us happy. If you know of any elderly people who would benefit from sharing an for a slightly more structured opportunity to learn about Bible stories, followed afternoon of fun with a wonderful bunch of youngsters, please contact Amy Britton on by refreshments, for about 45 minutes. Sometimes we meet outside, on the beach, perhaps, or round a campfire. About forty families attend these new 07797 769186…. because there’s no feeling in the world quite like companionship. services for young children. We are now hosting an ‘All Age’ service, on the 1st Sunday of the month at 9:30 a.m. This will be a slightly more formal service including hymns and prayers, but aimed at young ones with their families and the young at heart. This will start in February, lasting 45 minutes, including refreshments. With all of this in mind you can see we are very busy at the Parish Church. There is very much something for everyone at church. Events coming up for the whole family: n Sunday 31st March - Mothering Sunday 11a.m – A wonderful service, and there is a great craft activity lined up for the young ones in the Lady Chapel during the service. n Friday 19th April – Good Friday – come and find out what is ‘Good’ about ‘Good Friday’: for children of all ages, making traditional Easter Gardens, 9:30 a.m Lady Chapel. n 21st April Easter Sunday – a day full of different styles of service, starting with the Dawn service and ending with Choral Evensong. If you would like more information, please contact either the rectory on [email protected], Liz de Gruchy for children’s work on [email protected] or follow us on Facebook ‘Holy Trinity Church’.
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WinsSILVER AWARD Last term Trinity School was assessed by ! UNICEF on our Rights Respecting Schools work and we were delighted to be awarded Silver status. Year 6 report on our RRS journey.
We started being a Rights Respecting Schools in January 2016 when our Headteacher, Mrs McMahon, started at Trinity and told us about rights and how she thought it would be a good idea to be a Rights Respecting School. She taught us lots about our rights and how some children enjoy them and some children aren’t so lucky. Our Headteacher is a great inspiration to our community; both adults and children alike. She always listens to our ideas and we have been able to have a big say in things like the new library, playground design, our new building and changes to things like uniform. When Mrs Flett started at our school she helped us to get from Bronze to Silver because she had done that in her last school. We learn about RRS in lots of our lessons and we know how lucky we are to enjoy so many of our rights. Pupil Voice at Trinity The assessors from UNICEF were especially impressed by our TAGs (Trinity Action Groups). Every child in the school from Year 1 – Year 6 are in a TAG and that means we all have a say in what happens at our school. There are 10 TAGs: Rights Respecting Schools, School Council, Trinity Pupil Association, Library, Playground, Gardening, Digital Leaders, Health and Safety, Healthy Schools and Eco Schools. These groups help the pupils have a voice of how the school runs. RRS in our curriculum No matter what we are learning about, we always discuss our rights and how our rights are necessary. Our teachers always try to include the importance of our rights in everything we do, for example in Year 6 when we were doing our World War 2 topic, while we were studying evacuation we imagined what rights we have and the ones the children did not have in 1939. This made us feel very grateful but also made us feel empathy for the children at that time. At Trinity we learn PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) through a scheme called Jigsaw. In Jigsaw we discuss lots of issues with our class and we can express our feelings in a positive way. Most of our Jigsaw lessons link to RRS. Last year each class was given new books which also link to RRS. When we are reading our books, we are able to talk about the issues in them with our friends and teachers. The assessment day On 4th December, a lady called Jilly (who works for UNICEF) and Mrs Bisson from Grainville School (who works with the Children’s Commissioner), came to our schools for the assessment day. Mrs Flett and the RRS representatives showed the visitors around
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the school. We went into classes and spoke to everyone worked. We ran around the classrooms lots of children and staff. We also spoke to telling everyone the news and I did a Facebook post some parents. Jilly met with a big group of us straight away! I was so pleased that I emailed the to ask us about RRS at Trinity. She said that education department to share our good news. We she was very impressed with our knowledge of were all really pleased to get congratulations from rights and how important they are. She also the department”. liked how every pupil has a say in the school. Our next steps Jilly liked our bucket filling idea (our reward We achieved this award by being a helpful and system based on the book ‘Have You Filled a cooperative community; this is something that we Bucket Today?’) and asked us lots of are very proud of, as we are only the fifth school in questions about that. the island to achieve this. Lots of children talked about our Core One of our next steps, as we head towards Gold, Values: Respect, Compassion, Friendship is to share this important message. We have met with and Safety. These are really important to us as parish representatives to plan an event later in the they help us to make good choices in our year to showcase children’s voice in the parish. Just learning and behaviour. as pupil voice has been very important in Trinity’s How does Mrs McMahon feel about being RRS journey, the voice of local children is very the Headteacher of a silver award school? We important to the parish. Lots of agencies who work decided to find out! with children will come together and celebrate what How do you feel getting the award? they do and ask children about their ideas for the “I'm really, really proud because I believe future of Trinity. that all children should be aware of their This event will take place on Saturday 23rd rights and feel safe in school to use their voice March at Trinity Parish Hall between 12 and 4pm. and to influence school decisions”. See the feature below for more details! How did you feel when they told Written by Aimée, Isabella, Nicole, Ada, Emily, you had got the silver award? Joana, Rafael, Nadina, Molly, Zoë, Tess, Christina, Tobias and Alice from Year 6 at Trinity School. “I was delighted as I knew how hard Voice of the Child On 23rd March 2019, Trinity Parish Hall will be the venue for a celebration of young people and children in the parish.
We want to put children first in Trinity and to do this we need to be sure we know what children currently do and what young people want their parish to look like in the future. There will be displays from lots of different groups and organisations to inform the community how they work with children in the local area. It is really important to celebrate the views that children have and make sure that we hear the voice Everyone is welcome to join us between of the young people in the parish. This event will be 12pm and 4pm on 23rd March to celebrate the a celebration as well as a gathering of ideas from children of Trinity. young people to plan the future of Trinity. By Alice, Lucy and Henry (Trinity School)
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PARISH LIFE
At the November WI meeting Gloria Roscouet, a member of St Martin’s Flower Club, demonstrated how easy it can be to make flower arrangements at low cost. These arrangements were then raffled. Each month the Breakfast Club meets at St Martin’s Tea Room for a good breakfast and get together. Social time is an important part of WI life and this activity is very popular. On Christmas party night members arrived to a beautifully decorated Trinity hall complete with a lovely Parish Christmas tree. Sheila Le Var had made As part of the her wonderful bottle flower arrangements which adorned every table. The 100th anniversary bells on the Helier Morris dancers’ shins could be heard jingling even commemorations of before they entered the Parish Hall wearing their iconic jackets with the Great War, white handkerchiefs flowing from their sleeves. To the merry music of the drum, accordion and fiddle the dancers struck their sticks against each Jersey WI groups other’s and occasionally on the floor to punctuate their moves. They worked together to certainly earned their mouth- watering Christmas supper provided by all make 1,687 members, which combined with the superb festive raffle sourced by poppies to represent Brenda Le Marquand ended a lovely evening. each of those on the Jersey Roll, including 237 French Members of TWIST enjoyed a delightful Christmas lunch at the residents of the Island. Blue poppies represented the Dolphin Hotel where Secret Santa added immensely to the fun. French residents. The poppies were displayed on trees in Trinity WI monthly meetings are held in Trinity Parish Hall at 7.45 the grounds of the Town Church and a service of p.m on the first Tuesday in each month. New members are always welcome. Telephone Jean Cadin 863380. dedication by the Dean and Vicar of the Town Church took place there on Saturday 3rd November 2018. The Poppies Above left: looked beautiful in the sunshine. Great War poppies made by WI members being displayed on the trees at the Town Church TrinityYouth Project We asked some of our young people that come to Trinity Youth Project “What is your favourite thing about coming to Youth Club?” Here are some of their answers: Nuno:“I enjoy when we all get together and play a game and when we learn new things like how to make slime. I like how kind everyone is and how I can open up to everyone else and how they can open up too.” Ella: “When we do activities- I like quiz night and when we go out on trips sometimes Our sessions run: and you get to hang out with your friends.” Tuesdays: 7.30 - 9.30pm for school years 9 years + Lorenzo: “I like to play around with my friend. We usually play pool, ping pong or Thursdays: 7.00 – 9.00pm for school years 5 and 6 on the x box or PS4.” Fridays: 7.00 – 9.00pm for school years 7 and 8. “ Katya: You get to make new friends, everyone is kind and you get to talk to people Everyone is welcome, just turn up! Your first session is free! Hope ” because it’s a safe place. to see you there! “ Zoe: It’s good having a hall because you can play games and have lots of space.” We are always looking for volunteers and if anyone is “ ” Sophie: Everything! interested in helping out, as staff or on the Youth Club This term we have been making slime, Committee, we’d love to hear from you. tie dying, learning about healthy eating, Get in touch by calling Sophie on 280536 or creating crafts, making pizza and lots 07797926072 and leave a message. We’ll get back more. Our favourite has been making to you or drop in for a chat on any of our evenings. crepes on our new crepe machine. We love our evenings at Youth Club. There Above: Playing a numbers game is always somebody to talk to, activities in the hall young people have planned and a good Far left: space to spend time with your friends. Making slime If you fancy coming along we would love Left: to meet you! Playing pool
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PARISH LIFE Battleof Flowers Ghosts, ghouls, monsters and beasties gathered at Trinity Parish Hall at the end of October for a Halloween quiz night, organised as a fundraiser by the Trinity Battle of Flowers Association. With extra points on offer for the best team in fancy dress, a great deal of effort had been put into costumes, make-up and special effects. Although judging proved a difficult task for quizmaster Charlie Ahier, he declared the Elcock family and friends the winners. They then went on to make it a double celebration, gaining the most points in the quiz. The event provided a fun evening for all ages, as apart from answering Halloween themed questions, there was also an opportunity for some pumpkin carving. Forthcoming events being organised by the Association at Trinity Parish Hall include another quiz - with a different theme, on Saturday 23rd March and the Trinity Senior and Junior Ambassador competitions, combined with afternoon tea, on Sunday 28th April.
Above: Anita Allchin, Battle Association Secretary Far left: Amelie and her mother Adeline Left: Sarah Kerhoat Below: Oliver Smart and his son Hugo Right: Andrea Elcock and her son Ward
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PARISH LIFE ParishinBloom As we look forward to building on our success of 2018 in the Parish in Bloom project, our attention is drawn to the increasingly important environmental aspect of the campaign. Within the parish we have sites of major significance in this regard, one of which is the north coast National Park, established in 2011, which goes all the way from the St. John boundary to White Rock at Rozel. This area is fully protected within the Island Plan to ensure future preservation of its fantastic attributes. Having a coastline, in the most fundamental way, increases the spatial encouraged to experience them to some extent. Such areas are of environment of the parish and gives a sense of a world beyond the immediate vicinity. immeasurable importance for the preservation of our biodiversity Our own particular area encompasses not only the cliff paths through woods and along but also for their restorative power as havens of peace and open hillside, but also such jewels as a wild orchid meadow and a 5000-year-old dolmen. tranquillity in a sometimes boisterous and noisy world. To have such The meadow behind the RJA&HS, known as Le Petit Pré, is also of exceptional places within such easy reach is a blessing which people in less importance as a ‘Site of Special Interest’. It is a wet meadow which is carefully managed fortunate circumstances would think amazing yet we take them for to preserve it against being submerged under bramble and bracken. Its small area, granted. This should not, however, mean that they will endure untouched by artificial fertiliser for more than 25 years, is home to a vast array of plant without protection and we must be ready to give that support and species such as water mint and trefoil which support a rich population of insect and bird proudly present them to the Parish in Bloom judges to emphasise life. Both of these areas are freely accessible to the public and everyone should be what a truly wonderful place we live in. THE TRINITY
3SENIORin 1 CITIZENS CLUB The Trinity 3 in 1 Club had a
very good year in 2018 - as Above: Fun at the 3 in 1 summer lunch the photos show! We had lots Left: More smiles at the 3 in 1 summer lunch of fun, smiles and laughter. We Above left: The 3 in 1 Christmas lunch at La Place meet on the 1st Thursday Bottom left: The 3 in 1 members June 2018 afternoon every month and we There were also some trips out. On a have a variety of beautiful summer’s day we went to St entertainments and talks at Brelade’s Bay Hotel for a truly delicious the Parish Hall together with lunch and at Christmas we were at La Place tea, sandwiches, cake and a Hotel where again we had a superb meal, small raffle. Although, we did together with a visit from Santa and a have one day of snow last year, magnificent raffle. We are all looking which just happened to be on forward to 2019 being another very good year of good times together and are always the day we were supposed to pleased to welcome new members. If you are meet, so regrettably we had to a pensioner living in Trinity or with strong cancel! There was also a BBQ Trinity connections and would like to join us in August, ably prepared by please either email the committee with some [email protected] excellent cooking from some or telephone ‘gentlemen’ of the Parish! Doreen Gallichan on 861362.
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Above, left and bottom left: Right: Service at Petit Port to remember the 75th anniversary of Operation Hardtack The Rector 28 and the death of Captain Ayton lights the candle at the Lych Gate as part of the worldwide commemoration s to mark the end of the First World War Below: Father Christmas visits the Parish Hall Right: ...and Pickles at Ebenezer
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Above: Gospel Touch Choir Concert at Ebenezer with Trinity and St Martin’s School Choirs on 1st December Right: Ashley Mullins is sworn in for a second term as Constable Officer on 4th January
Above : Above: A decorated plough was part of the Plough Chelsea Sunday celebrations at Trinity Church on 13th January Pensioner, Paul Whittick, Left: The new Deputies’ Honours Board is and the on show at the Parish Hall Connetable Below: The Trinity netball girls reunion
Left: Trish Rumens and Susan Firby on the Royal British Legion stall
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Below: Temps Passé John Renouard having fun in the water…but where is this? Picture the scene...it’s the early 1930’s on a sunny August day down at Rozel. John Renouard is celebrating his 9th or 10th birthday and has invited his friends who live in the neighbourhood of La Rue de la Piece Mauger to his party. Brothers Roy and John Cabot, Harold Perchard, Lewis Binet and Lennard du Feu are all there and come prepared for a swim in their one-piece knitted wool bathing suits, which go all stretchy when they’re wet. John’s mother, Elise, is there, along with her two sisters, the Miss Vardons who run the shop at Rozel Mill. All the ladies wear frocks and hats. The boys are having great fun, in and out of the water, and there is a birthday cake to share. Sadly, Lennard is the only one who was at the party who is still with us today and I’m grateful to him for sharing these Below: wonderful photos. They are copies of copies so the quality is not Swimming at Rozel bay. From left to right:, great, but they are too special not to share! Harold Perchard, Roy Cabot, John Renouard, There has been some inconclusive discussions on where the unknown (he was not part of the party!), Lewis photo at the top was taken. Clearly water is involved, but is that Binet, Lennard du Feu and John Cabot. the sea or a stream in Rozel Valley? If you know or have any other Trinity gems from yesteryear, the Tattler would love to hear from you.
Above: Back row, left to right: Right: Roy Cabot, Lewis Binet, The lady on the left is Mrs Renouard and the two on John Renouard, Harold Perchard and Lennard the right are the Miss Vardons. The boys standing from du Feu. Seated: John left to right: Lennard du Feu, John Renouard and Roy Cabot Cabot. On the shoulders, John Cabot, Lewis Binet and Harold Perchard
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Right: A young Marge Meet La Trinn'taise: re-kindled her love of tap dancing when she retired – pictured here MargeMeyrick at the age of 66!! Marge Meyrick was once told, “the day or week butcher’s van and the mobile when you don’t learn anything new is the time to grocer, even though their give up”. At the age of 91, Marge is far from shop (where Trinity Stores is now) was not very far away! giving up! Having spent her life teaching others, Marge has fond the tables turned when she retired and she has memories of Mr and Mrs filled her days learning new things, keeping active Percy Luce, who ran the and getting involved in the community. Read on Post Office, also in Rue es to find out what Marge has achieved since she Picots. Customers did their retired at the age of 65 and what she did before! shopping - and chit-chatting - in Jèrriais, One of the first things Marge did when she retired was to much to the bewilderment re-kindle her love of tap-dancing. From the age of 66 she took of Marge (known as the all her dancing exams, passed with honours and went on to ‘English’ lady) who would only recognise words such as ‘Omo’, dance with the chorus on the boards of the Opera House in which clearly didn’t have a Jèrriais translation! ‘42nd Street’ and ‘Showboat’. She only gave up her dancing and Peter obtained a job at St Helier Boys’ School and Marge at St Lawrence keep fit lessons 4 years ago, at the age of 87! Primary School. After teaching in the slums of Lancashire, Marge thought her new Marge signed up for art classes at the Philip Mourant job was heaven! She stayed at St Lawrence for 9 years and then moved to Grands Centre, learnt how to paint in watercolour and still meets up Vaux, a newly built school, at the foot of a dam; the topic of much controversy at with a group of fellow art students. She volunteered for Meals the time! A promotion resulted in a move to Janvrin School, firstly as Deputy on Wheels with her dear friend, Edward Le Brun and joined a Headteacher and then she was appointed as Headteacher in 1970. They were the group which visits schools to take part in ‘Open the Door’ best of times, says Marge, when you were allowed to run your own school and activities acting out Bible stories. Through Trinity WI, Marge decide what, when and how you taught. Sadly that creativity has since has learnt bell ringing, how to play Canasta and has made many disappeared. new friends. She learnt how to play Bowls, but claims that Marge retired in 1993 and whilst she loved her job, she hasn’t really had a although it was good fun, she wasn’t any good! And, to keep chance to miss it! They say retirement is when you stop living at work and begin her mind active, Marge completes the crossword in the working on living. Well, Marge has certainly done that and more! You’d have to Telegraph every day, usually in about 10 minutes! go a long way to find any nonagenarian with as much ‘joie de vivre’ who looks as Born in Lancashire in 1927, Marge was the youngest, youthful, active and glamorous as Marge Meyrick! having 5 older brothers, sadly no longer with us. At the age of Below: Marge and Peter on their wedding day 11, she was due to go to boarding school in Liverpool, but the break-out of war meant that plans had to change, so she went to the local grammar school. Her war years were without the hardships felt by so many Islanders, although a couple of bombs were dropped near to the family home and the sound of the WW2 planes meant taking immediate shelter in their cellar. At the end of her school years, Marge went to teacher training College in Cheltenham, by default rather than design! A foot injury put paid to a desired career in dancing and as she didn’t study Latin, she wasn’t eligible for a University place. Whilst at College, Marge met Peter and they married in 1947. Peter’s mother moved to Jersey in 1958, bought a couple of properties for her sons and it was that link that brought Marge to Jersey. She and Peter moved into La Maison du Haut in La Verte Rue and her brother-in-law and his wife to a property in Rozel, where they ran Nibbler’s Nook (see ‘Then & Now’ in our last Tattler). At that time La Maison du Haut was without water or drains, and a wash in a tin bath in the kitchen was all part of the weekly routine, as was the visit of the
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Left: 1. How long have you lived in the Parish? Ready for a fancy dress party with 60 years. Alice Minister 2. What’s the best thing about living in Trinity? Three things; the friendliness of the people, it’s safe and beautiful. Whenever I travel, I’m always pleased to come back! 3. What’s been the best day of your life so far? The day I was presented to the Queen and Prince Philip on their visit to Jersey. Four or five schools were Below: gathered at the RJ&HS and I was fortunate enough to be The staff of Janvrin introduced as the Headteacher of Janvrin. School on Marge’s retirement ‘4. What is your favourite Parish memory? I have two. Visiting the newly opened Durrell Zoo where a mandrill grabbed my mother’s glasses and ran off with them! Secondly, returning to our home which had been redeveloped by my son-in-law, Hugh Raymond. 5. What’s the biggest change you’ve seen in the Island over the years? There have been significant changes in La Verte Rue. If you saw 2 cars a day drive down the road, you would say it was ‘busy’. Now the traffic is constant as people
use it as a cut through to Victoria Village. Also, we don’t see glow worms, slow worms, rabbits and hedgehogs in our lane as we used to. 6. Who stands out as a memorable Parish personality (past or present) and why? Maureen de Gruchy. She is an unsung hero who is so
gifted, patient and helpful. She has taught me so much. 7. Where’s your favourite spot in the Parish? My garden, right here at La Maison du Haut. 8. Which Islander (past or present) would
you like to chat to over dinner? Above: Former television presenter, Alan Whicker. I have ‘ On holiday at Lake Como enjoyed travelling to places like China and India. with daughter Kay Right: Alan had some weird travel experiences and I’d love to ask Fun times on the beach him about them. Below: Four generations of 9. If you could change one thing on the Meyricks taken in Island, what would that be? 2017 Please stop building on our beautiful coastline! And on a more mundane matter, please open our Post Office in Trinity full time! 10. Can you describe our Parish in three words? Peaceful, happy and safe.
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FEATURE AN EXTRAORDINARY William Mesny was born in Trinity on 9th October 1842, the son of William ODYSSEY Mesny, a shoemaker, and Marie Rachel Nicolle. Originally an Alderney family, the Mesnys had chosen to settle in Jersey and William was the eldest - FROM of their three children. At the age of eight William was apprenticed to a stonemason, where he learned how to survey and how to apprentice handle explosives. Then, at the age of twelve he decided to go to sea. Little is known of this early part of his life, the only apparent record being some simple verses he stonemason composed himself at one point: A sailor for years I ploughed the rough sea. Below left: TO And Africa’s hot clime I tested. William Mesny in India’s tall palaces also I’ve seen: Chinese dress with his son (circa 1875) Australia’s rich shores I have visited. : Right At last to the Chinese Empire I came, Qing dynasty Chinese And thought that no more would I travel: military rank badge of a leopard (3rd So on shore did I go to seek glory and fame. rank) William deserted his ship in 1860 at the age of 18 and made his way to m general Hong Kong. There he associated with the Chinese, learned to speak the
language and made many friends amongst the merchants. Some of them also We’ve seen in previous articles the saw him as a prospective son-in-law, but he managed to stay single. h surprising number of men (all men so At this time China was the place to be for a young man. Riven by a b far, I’m afraid) from Trinity who mixture of civil war and foreign invasion, the risks were high, but then so were the rewards. With his fluent Chinese and sailing skills, William found voyaged far and wide in the world. employment as a blockade runner along the Yangtze, smuggling salt and t Daniel Dumeresq, Philippe de Carteret weapons upstream from Shanghai to Wuhan. This was indeed dangerous and Sir Arthur De La Mare all left work. He was attacked by pirates and nearly murdered by Imperial troops, b and at one point was captured and held prisoner by Taipings (one of the two A their mark on various places. sides in the civil war that is estimated to have left 20 million dead). After five l months he was able to get word about his predicament to the British Now here is another and authorities who sent a gunboat and got him out. his story truly is “an A quieter life beckoned, and William tried various occupations: a y ” customs inspector, hotelier and blacksmith until he transferred to the t extraordinary odyssey . Chinese army to serve as a Lieutenant under General Gordon, whom the t British had loaned to the Chinese Government to help suppress the rebels. t He spent the next eight years fighting against rebels and later Muslim b insurgents. w When Gordon returned to England, William stayed on in the Chinese army and served with distinction, being promoted first to Colonel and then to Major General. He was also created Ying Yang Pa-t’u-lu (Penetrating Knight of the Pa-t’u-lu, said to be the equivalent of France’s legion d’honneur). w Later William was put in charge of the provincial armouries and the story is told that on arriving with Chinese troops in the provincial capital Guiyang he located his temporary quarters which were in the rear of the Black Sage temple. It was Chinese New Year and William found it packed from floor to ceiling with barrels of gunpowder. Being billeted in a building full of gunpowder and also full of worshippers lighting sticks of incense and candles r didn’t seem to William like a recipe for a long and peaceful life, so he moved out promptly. Around 1877 William began to get restless once again, resigned his post and teamed up as interpreter and general trouble-shooter with William
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habitually wore Chinese dress and had a pigtail. Above left: Towards the end of his life, and in an attempt to make Jasminum mesnyi ends meet, he started publishing a magazine “Mesny’s Above: Studio portrait of Mesny at 60 Gill, a well-known explorer (and possibly spy) who was travelling westwards Miscellany” in which he put down practically everything he in 1902 across China to see if he could reach Burma and possibly India. They made it to had learned in his decades around China. Military ranks, Below: Burma unscathed and developed new trade routes in the process. weapons, food, marriage customs, folklore, biographies of A page from Mesny's Miscellany Bottom: Gill returned to England, wrote an account of their exploits and was awarded important Chinese, and his hobby horses of mining, trade Commemorative stamps issued a medal by the Royal Geographical Society. However William got barely a routes and railways all found a place in the “Miscellany”. by Jersey Post in 1992. mention which irked him greatly and so he promptly began an epic five-year But despite widespread favourable reviews in the press, circuit around China of his own. He was a keen observer of the world around him the “Miscellany” was not a financial success and when and a prolific chronicler of it too and produced a series of newspaper articles as William died aged 77 he was making ends meet as a clerk. he went. He also had an interest in new species of plant and collected them for a There is much that is sad and much that is uplifting botanist friend, Dr Henry Nance who was the British Consul in Canton. One was about the life of William Mesny. Having ceased formal in fact named after him in 1880. There is a report of the Garden History Section education at the age of eight, William absorbed the lessons in the 1992 Bulletin of the Société Jersiaise where consideration was being given of the world around him like a sponge, and then applied to what plants should be put into the garden of “the new museum”. It was them to his own career. He was clearly brave, resourceful decided that plants and flowers should have a connection with Jersey, whether and ambitious and could have achieved great success. But because a Jerseyman had first found them and/or they were named after him. his restlessness and perhaps a lack of ability to promote Accordingly “jasminum mesnyi,” a semi-double yellow jasmine was added to the his own cause worked against him. Otherwise, who list. knows? Instead of remaining a relatively unknown figure, he could have gone On his travels he joined up with Zhang, a young provincial governor who had down both as one of the great British explorers of the nineteenth century and also have a passion for modernising his province and possibly the country. William spent a earned himself a decent footnote in Chinese history as an architect of its first industrial year with him, applying his wide-ranging knowledge to develop plans for mining, revolution. His memorials might have been grander than a simple but pretty jasmine and telegraphs and railways but, just as Zhang was poised to begin implementing a set of commemorative stamps issued by Jersey Post to mark the 150th anniversary of these plans, William’s feet began to itch once more and he took off, this time his birth. But nonetheless he did do all those things, which is not bad for a boy from towards Vietnam. Later, when Zhang became important nationally and started to Trinity. build railways, a steel foundry and a mint, all of which William had sketched out, he received no credit once again. Somewhere along the way William acquired a Chinese wife and later a young concubine, who became his second wife. One of these two - accounts vary - presented him with a son and a daughter. He fell from grace in the Chinese community as a result of an associate being caught gun-running and, of course, had never really fitted in with the British community in China either despite having remained a British subject throughout his life. One imagines one does not meet many Mandarins of the First Class at afternoon tea, especially ones who
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Assisted by their families, the pioneers of this venture are Charles, Alan and John Le Maistre. They are initially concentrating on grains and making cider, and within recent months were at work sowing heritage and ancient varieties of wheat in a field Traditional neighbouring the Parish Hall. Although Charles, Alan and John all have full-time jobs, they are also running a small farmstead near Victoria Village which they have named Le Tacheron - a word traditionally used in Jersey to describe the team of workers on a farm. Here they are keeping cattle and helping to increase Farming the number of Bagot goats of which there are only a few hundred left in the world. This makes them rarer than animals such as the giant panda. The Bagot is Britain's oldest goat breed with a in Trinity documented ancestry. It is black and white in colour, small to medium in size and has large curved horns which sweep backwards (see photo on next page). Some of Trinity's parishioners are leading the way The imported animals - four nannies and three billies, were acquired from a Salvation Army run rare in the revival and preservation of traditional crops breeds centre in Essex. that were once a staple of Island life. They are also Jersey cabbages, also known as Long Jacks, are being grown as additional winter feed and last year, resurrecting old farming methods including the use the first trial with wheat was undertaken. When ready, this was cut and arranged in stooks prior to of horse-drawn equipment. threshing at Samares Manor and the Pallot Steam, Motor and General Museum. After threshing, the
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With the news that our next Bailiff is to be Mr Timothy Le Cocq, a former resident of Trinity, our second Jerriais article features the Royal Mace. The Mace is still carried before the Bailiff today, more than 350 years since it was first given by the Sovereign to the Bailiff of the day, Sir George de Carteret.
Below: The Royal Mace is La Mâsse carried before the Bailiff and Lieutenant Rouoyale Governor process continued with the help of the National Trust for Jersey, with Lé Rouai Charles II, not' the milling of the grain into flour at Le Moulin de Quetivel in St Peter's Duc, fit présent d'la Mâsse Valley - Jersey's only remaining water mill. Rouoyale à l'Île dé Jèrri lé The aim is to replicate the work of Sir John Le Couteur who was vîngt-huit d'Novembre one of the global pioneers of selectively breeding and experimenting 1663. Oulle est faite en with wheat in Jersey during the early 1800's. The techniques and argent dé grand' valeu, et schedules in his published work are being followed and a collection of est quat' pids neu et d'mie grains will be built from those he originally selected as being the most pouces d'londgeu. Ou pèse productive locally. The Le Maistre family were able to obtain seed of deux chents trente-sept Einkorn, Spelt, Maris Widgeon, Mulika varieties, released from a seed onches (quatorze livres treize onches). bank in the UK. L'înscription êcrite sus l'pid d'la Mâsse est en Latîn, et né v'chîn la This year, the crop is being grown in the large field immediately traduction en Jèrriais: next to the Parish Hall. As the field is at the heart of the parish, it is Ch'n'est pon tous tch'i' juge d'êt' dîngne d'eune telle rêcompense. planned to connect some of the work there with Church Charles Deux, Rouai d'la Grande Brétangne, la France et l'Irlande, events. This included ploughing an area of the land on comme preuve dé sa rouoyale affection pour l'Île dé Jèrri, où'est tch'il a Plough Sunday with the help of Ringo, the Shire horse. 'té deux fais r'chu en seûtheté auprès aver 'té mîns hors du reste d'ses Those walking along the new path to Le Grand Clos will be rouoyaumes, a voulu qué chutte mâsse rouoyale sait consacrée à la able to keep an eye on its progress and witness for postérité, et a ordonné qu'à l'av'nîn ou sait portée l'avant au Bailli et la themselves traditional farming methods right here in Cour en souv'nîn continnuel dé lus fidélité, pas seulement à san Trinity. vénéthabl'ye péthe Charles l'Preunmyi, mais à Sa Majesté duthant la fureur des dgèrres civiles quand l'Île fut consèrvée par les illustres Middle left: Sowing the wheat with Alan on the reins and Charles loading the seed Ph’lippe et George de Carteret, Bailli et Gouvèrneux dé ladite Île. Left: John Le Maistre harrowing the field Quand la Cour Rouoyale et l's Êtats d'Jèrri sont à siégi, la Mâsse est Far left: Last year’s stooks drying prior to threshing pliaichie d'but d'vant l'siège du Bailli. Top: One of the Bagot goats surveying the Trinity countryside Below: Using the plough before the Plough Sunday service The Royal Mace Kind Charles II, our Duke, presented the Royal Mace to the Island on 28th November 1663. It is made of silver gilt and is 4 foot, 9½ inches long. It weighs 237 ounces (14lbs 13ozs). The inscription on the foot of the knop of the Mace is in Latin and translates as follows: “Not all doth he deem worthy of such a reward. Charles II, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, as proof of his royal affection towards the Isle of Jersey (in which he has been twice received in safety when he was excluded from the remainder of his dominions) has willed that this Royal Mace should be consecrated to posterity and has ordered that hereafter it shall be carried before the Bailiffs, in perpetual remembrance of their fidelity not only to his August father Charles I but to His Majesty during the fury of the Civil Wars, when the Island was maintained by the illustrious Philip and George de Cartere t, Knights, Bailiffs and Governors of the said Island.” At the sittings of the Royal Court and of the States the Mace is placed, standing upright in front of the Bailiff’s seat.
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Below: June in recovery TRINITY Circle: Hannah’s sore head June Below left: A hedgehog “prison box” Below left-middle: Hannah feeling better Below left-bottom: Hedgehog fence hole HedgehogsThe Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group rescues, rehabilitates and releases back into the wild, Western Hedgehogs, the only spiny mammal in Britain, were European hedgehogs (Erinaceus introduced to Jersey in the middle of the 19th europaeus). Last year, they rescued century, around the same time as red squirrels. They are a very ancient animal and have been around in 39 hedgehogs in Trinity alone. Very their present form for about 15 million years. They sadly of the 39 brought in, 22 of are insectivores and will eat a wide variety of insects these did not survive. 14 of them and invertebrates earning themselves the title of “The Gardeners Friend” having suffered injuries during the When a hedgehog sustains a wounded nose, Branchage, mostly to their heads perhaps as the result of being caught by a strimmer as was the case and noses and only 3 of these were with the majority of the Trinity hedgehogs last year, it may often not heal, especially where bones are damaged. Without a functioning later released back into the wild. nose, needed to sniff out their natural food of creepy crawlies, bugs and worms in your garden, they will not survive. Fortunately there were three happy endings for our Trinity hedgehogs, June was rescued in Trinity with a wounded nose and eventually released with the help of a volunteer who continued to monitor her progress. Once recovered June was seen bossing the locals around and would not tolerate anyone else sharing her food bowl! Another success story, a hedgehog who had had a wound on her bottom was released into a hedgehog friendly garden in Rue des Monnière s where she made a full recovery, and Hannah the final Trinity survivor who was brought in following a rather nasty head wound is now doing well. With so many injured hedgehogs last year The Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group are now working with other environmental organisations in the parish and the wider island to try to raise awareness. To avoid injuring a hedgehog this year please take extra care when strimming, mowing or cutting and look for hedgehogs and other creatures before starting work. If you wear gloves you can move a hedgehog to safety under a hedge or some bushes. If you leave growth of 20-30cm (8-12”) then hedgehogs, slow worms and insects will be safer and plants will flourish, invasive species like brambles and nettles will be less likely to grow. Any hedgehog found out in daylight at any time of year, whatever its size will be in need of immediate help, so the advice is as follows: Between 8am and 8pm phone The Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group on 734340. Between 8pm and 8am phone New Era Veterinary Hospital, Georgetown - 07797 711585. You can also phone the JSPCA emergency ambulance line: 07797 720331. You will not be charged for JSPCA or veterinary services. The good news is that in addition to taking a little extra care during Branchage and gardening seasons, you can actively encourage hedgehogs into your garden by creating a hole in your fence or gate. Hedgehogs are good swimmers, so if you have a swimming pool or pond you can create a ramp of rough wood, stones or rigid plastic mesh for them as an escape route to avoid drowning. Avoiding garden chemicals and slug pellets is another suggestion, along with providing dishes of water and some cat or dog food under a box. The Environment Department at Howard Davis Farm have hedgehog nest/feeding boxes available free of charge. Further information can be found at www.jerseyhedgehogs.co.uk/ Or by emailing Dru Brudon on : [email protected]
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The many small farms of sixty years ago with their mini-herds of six to twelve milking cows would have housed and occupied not only the family but often a French farm worker too. Part-time local labour, especially during the potato season, would have further strengthened the economic TRINITY IN THE ties between parish and its population. Amongst the small independent businesses which thrived alongside the farms were a surprising number of shops and support trades such as mechanics and blacksmiths. On most evenings, but especially in the summer months, it was unusual to pass one of the shops and NOT see one, two or more French workers standing chatting; each nursing a bottle of Mary Ann ale. Mostly they did not have far to walk to get there. Trinity Main Road had four shops and two public houses. More shops were within reach at Le Vesconte Monument and Rue es Picot, not to mention those at Victoria Village. They were mostly what we now call ‘convenience Although Trinity is commonly thought of as a stores’ where most essentials were available. The shop owners were real country parish, it does not have quite the same people then, not invisible corporations and as well as providing groceries connotations as it might have done one or two they performed the essential role of clearing houses for rumour, gossip and speculation. The shops themselves were little changed, in some cases, from generations ago. Today it is, largely, green space pre-war format. At one such, the produce was stacked on rows of wooden that earns for us the soubriquet of ‘country’ but shelves, the cash was kept in a table drawer and the tally was kept on a 1960smost of the traditional activities associated with it small writing pad which filled up with closely aligned columns of pounds are now absent. Probably the most striking shillings and pence as the shopping progressed. change from the country parish of the 1960s and Farm machinery, which did not respond to the dull encouragement of the one we now enjoy is in the number of a two-pound hammer, presented a puzzle to many farmers and it was to such as ‘Paddy’ O’Keefe at Les Platons that they would turn to solve the residents who actually lived and worked in the mysteries of moving metal. Creeping sideways and gently into Paddy’s parish and that, of course, is a consequence of the forge you would meet his gaze lifting from the shoe he was busy fixing to paradigm shifts in the nature of farming. some gentle giant of a horse. Having taken time to size up his guest, Paddy
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would customarily open the finely-honed sickle and secondly a slow arm action allied to a rapid wrist TRINITY IN THE conversation, in his quiet Irish lilt, action, not unlike that employed by badminton players, which swept the with the classic interrogators line of sickle blade with alarming speed through the hedge, while the other hand ‘What’s all this I’ve been hearing controlled a forked stick which had the dual function of priming the grasses about you, now.’ The ensuing silence for cutting and then pushing the cut bundle away to clear for the next would tempt one to fill it with stroke. A vital part of the action was to ensure that the sickle blade and confessions of both real and imagined point did not touch the worker. This usually meant that the cutting action transgressions. If the answers were not to his liking, Paddy might invite you was down the cutter’s side rather than in front of him. The sickle blade was to1960s give him five minutes on the bellows to blast the fire and serve penance. kept at a fine level of sharpness in two ways. At the beginning of the day By this time the horse would be looking at you with pity and giving its head and maybe once or twice during the day, a small metal anvil would be a sympathetic shake. ‘Character’ is a poor, inadequate word for what Paddy driven into the ground and the edge of the blade laid across it. This would was. then be beaten using a small hammer until a very thin edge was made. The Horses were still used then for farm work, although in rapidly diminishing edge would then be honed using a whetstone (sharpening stone). The numbers, but while the quiet, steady plod had been overtaken by the noisy handle of the sickle would be set against one’s hip and the blade held bark of the machine, much field work was still done by hand. Many old around the (blunt) outside as the stone swept up and down the blade. As farmers still around will tell you that they could live off the bits of field that with scythe sharpening, the workers elbows would be firmly tucked in modern machines find too difficult to negotiate. It was harder, of course to against his sides during this time so that the distance between elbow and work every square foot and much slower. The old ways were tough but the blade was fixed and constant thereby ensuring that it was almost working year had a rhythm and, whilst unpredictable weather and markets impossible for the worker’s hand to slip and be cut. were a constant worry, there was security in custom and familiarity. The As a final, rather sophisticated, measure to ensure extra sharpness the cattle brought in a regular income, albeit at the cost of a 365-day working whetstone would often be carried in a hollowed-out cow’s horn tied to the year. Farm waste and surplus would fatten a couple of pigs and the worker’s belt. This would be filled with vinegar and as the whetstone was chickens would provide eggs. The traditional, now long-forgotten ‘Long employed every few yards, the steel blade would be worked on by the Jack’ cabbages from which walking sticks were made fed chicken and pig. acidity from the vinegar further improving the honing potential of the These grew tall like a sprout (but much taller) and the idea was to keep stone. It would be serious mistake to think that these French farm labourers stripping off the lower leaves as they grew. The stalk which may get to four were without important and vital skills, the like of which have now almost or five feet was very hard and could be cut and shaped like a walking stick. entirely passed into obscurity. Employing a work ethic common to In the 1960s, visitors bought them in their hundreds. traditional agricultural communities, their style might have appeared to a Traditions, such as growing Long Jacks, were still prevalent in the casual observer to be early post-war years. Many farming practices were little changed for ponderous at times but it generations. We can see now what that has done to our countryside but we was efficient and their The essence of
should also be very aware of the pressures that have brought this about. application was relentless “efficiency was first of After the potato-harvesting in July French farm workers would be out in resulting in a considerable abundance with their sickles and bottles of cider quietly and efficiently amount of work completed all a finely-honed trimming back the field hedges (doing the branchage) which, by this time, each day. “ were reducing lane widths by as much as a quarter. The skills employed in On the subject of this task were considerable. The essence of efficiency was first of all a cow’s horns, another sickle and secondly a feature of the countryside that has now (almost) slow arm action
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disappeared into the mists of time would cause considerable mayhem today if it was still in evidence. At what is now just about the time of the town commute or school run, would then have been the hour of taking the cows out to pasture after milking. Cows then had horns and chains were fixed round them which, for the purposes of leading them, could be looped onto by strong ropes. The cows would then be led from stable to field, often on the country lanes, sometimes six at a time where they would then have the ropes attached to chains anchored in the ground with pegs. This ensured that the cow was only able to graze a fixed area of grass without trampling and degrading other the 1840s to the precious areas. fertiliser. Re-cycling was not a new concept middleFrom of the 20th The hedge-cuttings mentioned above to farmers in those days. century there was a would, unlike today, be gathered up as the Of course there is no going back to the steady flow of work progressed and lifted onto the hedge old days and, indeed, few would want to agricultural migrant off the road. Fines were strictly enforced for given its privations, but it is worth workers from Brittany anyone found to have failed to cut a hedge or recalling those times and seeing just how and Normandy to Jersey. left hedge-cuttings in the road at the ‘Visite much has changed in such a short time. At one stage it was du Branchage’. Along the main roads in the It seems, though, that one enterprising estimated by the French autumn, gangs of men would clear the road farming family in the parish has chosen to Consul that there were sides of leaves and dump them at collecting turn the clock back and farm in the 8000 French workers in points in the Parish. At some point when the traditional style of the 'old Jersey Ways' Jersey. 2000 decided to heap had been given time to decompose (see article on page 26). We congratulate settle in Jersey and many somewhat it was actioned off as ‘Bannelais’ them on their ambition to create such a of today’s Jersey
to be carted away and spread on the fields as culturally enriching enterprise. population is descended from them.
Many of these The many small farms of sixty years ago with agricultural labourers their mini-herds of six to twelve milking cows “ worked in the potato “ industry which began to would have housed and occupied not only the develop in the early part family but often a French farm worker too of the 19th century.
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PARISH LIFE THEN & NOW The Mount The Public Registry at Jersey Archives shows that The Mount at the top of Bouley Bay Hill was in the du Feu family from 1912 until John du Feu sold it to Eileen and Geoff Gilborn in 1971, who were originally from Nottingham. We’re not sure when the black and white picture was taken, but the advert in the inset above was published in 1970, when Jack and The Mount bar was the focal point of many parochial things Sheila Frost were the resident proprietors, the phone number was including netball, tug of war, football and bar billiard teams. It North 88 and hot & cold water was available! provided a homely and welcoming place for parish officials to have a beer after their meetings and a place for young people (including Trinity parishioner, Debby Picot, worked for Eileen and Geoff Gilborn in the hotel as a Debby’s future husband) of the parish to meet. The bar was also chambermaid for four summer seasons from 1973 and occasionally helped out in the bar frequented on a Sunday morning by Jersey Young Farmers and downstairs when needed. She worked every day and was paid the princely sum of £15 a former Young Farmers; Barry Rondel, Charles Le Maistre, Paul week. Food and accommodation were provided and Debby lived in a cottage in the Houzé and Jimmy Perchard to name but a few! The place would grounds. There was also a larger cottage next door, which was owned by Mrs Fuller. be packed, closing at 1pm to allow just enough time to get Nick and Jenny Vautier eventually bought this property and it became well known at (probably drive) home for lunch! Christmas time because of its Christmas lights. The Gilborns sold The Mount in 1977 to The Mount Debby’s memories of working at The Mount are extremely happy and the Gilborns Holdings Limited and at one stage it was run by Don and Pam were like a second family to her. Geoff was a retired commercial pilot and was also a Hoare and then by Stan Blaby. Spitfire pilot during the Second World War. Eileen was a very good cook. Their son A conservatory was later added to the property and The Michael, who was an estate agent, also lived Mount became a popular parish venue for birthdays, wedding at The Mount and helped in the bar in the anniversaries and other family ‘do’s’. evenings. The property has since been developed into the apartments we know today. In the main, all the units were housed within the existing structure and the façade remains relatively unchanged.
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HISTORY Escape from Rozel In August last year, a plaque was unveiled at Rozel recognising the efforts of three French men petrol, syphoned by a friend, ready for the day they who left Carteret in June 1940, landed in could escape in the abandoned boat they’d found. My first contact was a reply from Francois Rosset occupied Jersey and managed to escape in a boat whose French website had mentioned the escape. He from Rozel some two months later. They arrived put me in touch with André’s eldest daughter Francois Daouphars and she paid me a visit last year to hear of my in Dartmouth after 35 hours at sea and handed plans to dedicate a Plaque to them in Rozel Bay. over information gathered on the occupying forces She was very moved by this as no-one from Jersey had to the Home Office. June Beslievre researched the ever contacted any of the family about the escape before. With three families involved I expected a couple tale of the escape and shares her story. from each family to attend the ceremony. Saturday 25th August 2018 turned out to be the most amazing, inspiring occasion I have ever attended. In 2015 I started researching French websites to find what happened to three French Air With Philip as Constable and local supporters, we Force friends I knew during the war, two of whom had been killed in 1944. I traced a son of watched as over 40 French family members of all ages the third, Francis Nativel, and we’ve been friends ever since. gathered, plus French historians and Twinning Groups, Amongst the information was a photograph of three men taken in Jersey on 10th August to honour the efforts of three daring French men. 1940 when the island was already occupied. I found this intriguing as they were shown as Lifelong friendships were made. mechanics in the same Squadron as my wartime friends and in Vitry-en-Artois in October 1944. Their names were given as André Courval (aka Saillard), Clément Milet (aka Auvray) and Henri Le Tourneur (aka Hennequin). Henri was a photographer. I asked for help in tracing them in an article in the JEP on 6th May 2016 and Andre’s niece, Violet Baudains, who lives in Jersey, contacted me. There was a lot of research to be done before the full story came to light, most of it in French which I don’t speak, but their service records were in English. Andre was in the Army and the other two in the Navy, Clement having been called up the day war broke out in 1939. As they were absconding from the French Forces, they were extremely lucky not to have been caught by the occupying Germans in Carteret. The Seventh Panzer Division commanded by General Rommel, headed for Cherbourg along the west coast of Cotentin. Arriving in Carteret at 7am on Tuesday, 18th June 1940, two motor-cyclists presented themselves that night at the Hotel Angleterre, taking over from the owner Le Saint Alexander. Thus began the occupation of Carteret. Little is known of the total number of French who answered the call by General de Gaulle to join the Free French Forces. They arrived in Gorey over the next ten days and went straight to the Harbour to board a boat for England. Bob Le Top: Sueur describes this as somewhat chaotic as residents were queuing outside the Town Hall to André Courval (aka Saillard), register for evacuation by booking a place on a boat. Others had to take pot-luck. Plans for the Clément Milet (aka Auvray) and Henri Le Tourneur (aka Hennequin) escape from France, organised by Clement, included mention of a meeting with Advocate Above: Richardson, details of which indicate he was in Carteret at the time. He met them on arrival in The plaque at Rozel commemorating Gorey on 29th June 1940 and took them to a farm he owned nearby, worked by two ladies the escape by the three daring who became nervous about their length of stay. Frenchmen The bombing at La Rocque and the arrival of the Germans meant they were trapped, and by the 6th August the Advocate moved them to La Ferme in St. Martin. Farmer Jean Baptiste Doublard was a strong support to all three men, lending them bicycles and hiding cans of
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confront him. Fortunately he had been out marauding alone and, without support, fled leaving behind the echoes of bloodcurdling oaths about what he would do when he returned. Jeanne returned to her home accompanied by her fiancée, the Les Cris de young Raulin, along with her dog, Fidèle. Walking back in the darkness and engrossed in each others company, the couple were suddenly terrified by the crescendo of pounding of hooves in the darkness behind them. This time there was more than one moutonnièr and Tombelènesthe young man was quickly overpowered by the horsemen whose In previous issues of the Tattler we have written leader gloated over his revenge. The dog, trying to help was stabbed viciously and limped away. When Jeanne was threatened, about Le Tchan de Bouôley, the Black Dog of Raulin forced himself free and charged at the moutonnièr who pulled a knife and struck him through the heart. As Raulin fell legend; the sight of which foretold disaster to dead, Jeanne grabbed the knife and delivered a similar blow to Raulin’s assailant. anyone out at night in the vicinity of Bouley Bay. She now fled the scene as a storm was breaking, and as the thunder broke she managed to evade her pursuers. As she ran Its eerie howl was heard on the wind and few who further and further down the hill she eventually found herself at the heard it would venture out into the darkness. water’s edge (no, not the hotel silly; it wasn’t built yet!). With nowhere else to flee she clambered up onto L’islet rock and as the The hound’s cry was not the only harbinger of doom, however, as other ominous others followed, in the torrential rain and howling wind, she threw ghostly sounds inhabited the imagination of country dwellers in what at the time herself into the crashing waves with an anguished scream. was a remote spot, miles from town. It is said that, on stormy nights, one can still When her body was recovered from the water some days later, hear the cries of anguish, ‘Les Cris de Tombelènes’, of one Jeanne du Jourdain in she and her beloved Raulin were buried side-by-side in Trinity echoes of her plunge to death from L’Islet rock in the bay more than five hundred churchyard, and even though they now lie in peace, the years ago. circumstances of their death are forever commemorated in the The story begins as a few local families were gathered together in a farmhouse, wildness of storm-lashed nights, with her last haunting cries Raulin de l’Ecluse, at the top of Bouley Bay hill to celebrate the engagement of sweeping up on the wind as exploding waves crash over the rocks Jeanne to the farmer’s son. Whilst enjoying the occasion, however, they were from which poor Jeanne fell. preoccupied with thoughts of what had happened the previous week when Or maybe it is just another fireside tale endlessly repeated over marauding French brigands (moutonnièrs) who had encamped at Gorey, had ridden the centuries as a caution, in the manner of a nursery rhyme or out on horseback to steal sheep just over the border in St. Martin. The younger fairy tale, to warn each new generation of the dangers posed to our menfolk sought to impress by telling what they would do to these interlopers if they precious little island by those perfidious French who endlessly set foot in Trinity. gazed covetously at us over the water. Suddenly in the midst of the merriment, there came a ferocious hammering at the door and despite previous bellicosity, a mood of trepidation took hold and when the door was opened their worst fears were realised. A burly Frenchman burst in and with insults and curses threatened the party. He could hardly have expected so many people to be in the house and was quick to rein back when the menfolk rose up to
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FEATURE FIRST LADIES Small businesses IN TRINITY The Tattler is pleased to introduce ‘Small businesses in Anne Trinity’, giving parishioners the opportunity to learn a little more about the budding entrepreneurs and enterprises rooted right in our parish. The first in our Hassell small business series comes from Andrew (Andy) Picot. Andy, who is a qualified and experienced linguist, is the Principal of “First Ladies” is a series in which we will Complete Languages Tuition & Services – Jersey (‘CLTSJ’), which he briefly profile “the first lady to….” in Trinity. established around this time last year. It offers tuition in Spanish, French, English (Foreign/Second Language) and Jèrriais, as well as translation, Of course, many will rightly remark that proofreading and interpreting services. having a lady elected to any position in the The grandson of Ruth & former Connétable, Len Picot, and son of parish should, in our day and age, be Mike & Angeline, Andy spent much of his youth in Trinity. He has been living in the parish since 2007. Community-spirited, he is a Battle of unremarkable. But before we get to that day Flowers stalwart (circa 25 years) and has been our Twinning Association’s we thought it right to celebrate some of the Membership Secretary and Games Coach. Before starting his own business, Andy worked in education at Victoria pathfinders. Below: Anne Hassell College and VC Prep, Les Quennevais and St Brelade’s College. Beyond Anne Hassell was elected a Rates our shores, he has taught in Costa Rica, China and France. In Assessor (or, more impressively, a Agon-Coutainville, Trinity’s French twin town, and Caen, Andy more member of the Comité des Experts) recently fostered bilateral links between Jersey schools and Norman on 6th December last year and colleges. He has studied in Spain and globetrotted (50 countries), sworn in on 14th December. particularly across Hispanic America. Jersey-born, (she’s a Quenault) Anne Andy laments that Modern Foreign Languages rank among the least was brought up in the property popular subjects on the National Curriculum. Only 47% of British above the family shop at 78 Bath secondary schoolers acquired a second language in 2018, compared to 75% Street, a shop where her grandfather in 2002. Thankfully, GCSE groups in Jersey generally remain sizeable. used to make copper milk cans and French at Jersey College for Girls is still compulsory, and at least one her mother later ran a clothes shop. modern language is compulsory at Victoria College and Hautlieu. She attended Jersey College for Elsewhere, some 13-14-year-olds can elect exemption. Spanish, widely Girls and, after graduating with a voted the planet’s most important ‘foreign’ language, is becoming more degree in chemistry and biology popular. from Salford University, returned to JCG where she taught With increasing curricular demands and strains in mainstream Chemistry, Biology and Maths. Indeed, one of her pupils was our education, Andy has seized the opportunity to share his passion for own dear Editor! languages/cultures. Through tailored private tuition/home-schooling, his While she was a student at JCG she met Bob, then a student primary aim is to encourage students of all ages, abilities and interests to at Victoria College and they have now been married for 43 years develop communication and comprehension skills whilst deepening and have three children. Having lived in Trinity for 30 years she inter-cultural knowledge and empathy. decided it was time to give something back to the parish and so If you wish to get in touch with CLTSJ, please call 07797 833368 or she stood for election. She has succeeded Michael Picot for the email [email protected]. The business profile is found on a dedicated vingtaine of Rondin. Facebook webpage, ‘CLTSJersey’. Rates Assessors determine the “attributes” of any piece of land, Below: Learning Spanish language/culture at GCSE in Trinity which include its size, location, accommodation, condition and use and the quality of any house or other structure that is on it. Assessors then compare their assessment with others to make sure that there is fairness between similar properties, so that for any two properties of the same or closely similar attributes, the rateable values are the same. Apart from the analytical background provided by her academic studies and teaching experience, Anne also brings knowledge and skills from administering various family properties, both on island and overseas. So the job holds no terrors for her other than the customary fear of not messing up. The Tattler wishes her well as Trinity’s first female expert.
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PARISH information Parishdiary MARCH Here it is 12th Lent Lunches at Parish Hall at 12.15pm and run every Tuesday until 27th March This 19th-Century Grade-1 13th Ebenezer Network - Talk from Jeannie Richardson at 2.30pm 21st Annual Senior Citizens Lunch at the Ambassador Hotel, St Clement at 12.30pm listed National Trust building 21st Generations at Ebenezer from 2.45pm - 4.30pm - what makes us happy sits on the Trinity-St. Helier 23rd & 24th RJA&HS Spring Flower Show boundary on La Route de 23rd Voice of the Child event from 12.00pm - 4.00pm at the Parish Hall Trinité. Its situation was 23rd Trinity Battle of Flowers Quiz at the Parish Hall 31st Mothering Sunday Family Services - Parish Church at 11am and Ebenezer at 10.30am deliberately chosen at the time 31st Clocks go forward so as to allow the owner to claim voting rights at both APRIL 2nd Trinity WI - Meet at the Parish Hall at 7.45pm Aparish assemblies. It is not 4th 3 in 1 Club - Dance from the Jersey Jewels Arabic Dance Club at the Parish Hall at 2:30pm known if the ruse worked then, 10th Ebenezer Network - Social afternoon at 2.30pm but it certainly doesn't now. 14th Palm Sunday Procession from Trinity School to the Church at 10.30am 18th Maundy Thursday Services at Ebenezer at 7.30pm and the Parish Church at 8.00pm 19th Good Friday Service at the Parish Church at 11.00am 19th-22nd Wild Easter Weekend at Jersey Zoo 21st Easter Dawn Celebration at the Parish Church at 6.30pm, followed by breakfast. Easter Communion Service at 11.00am 22nd Easter Monday Monday Hill Climb at 10.00am 24th Trinity Bowls Club at the Parish Hall at 8.00pm 28th Trinity Battle of Flowers afternoon tea and Senior and Junior Ambassador competitions MAY 2nd 3 in 1 Club - Annual Bazaar at the Parish Hall at 2:30pm 7th Trinity WI - Meet at the Parish Hall at 7.45pm 9th Liberation Day Service at Ebenezer at 9.15am 9th Liberation Day Hill Climb at 10.00am 9th Liberation Supper at the Parish Hall at 7.30pm 12th The Durrell Challenge 2019 13k Road Race at 9.00am - 11.15am 12th Race and Really Wild Day at 10.00am - 5.30pm at Jersey Zoo 19th Jersey Zoo Members Day at 9.30am - 6.00pm 01534 863312 07797 761555 23rd Generations at Ebenezer from 2.45pm - 4.30pm
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