Nigel Helps St. Brelade Youth Project Branch Out!
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www.labaguette.org.je www.labaguette.org.je THE OFFICIAL PARISH OF ST. BRELADE NEWSLETTER Edition 24 • Summer 2013. Published by the Parish of St. Brelade, Jersey Proposed improvements to St. Aubin revealed Champions!was St Peter/Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët. The Twinning Games; The Games proved that the friendship between were off competing with passion and the Parishes and their French Towns is as strong St. Brelade/Granville determination. as ever and there is no doubt that the next event Ten Parishes with their French counterparts in 2 years time will be fun to participate in. The take the trophy from Normandy set out to fight for the “Coupe Twinning Committee of St Brelade would like to by Martha Bernstein Perpetuelle”. Six team members from each of the thank everyone who was involved with the event. Parishes and their french twin did battle in a FINALLY, after almost 3 years of preparation and In the evening there was a Vin D’Honneur planning the Twinning Games were opened at variety of games including a modern twist on the sponsored by the Twinning Association of St Les Quennevais Sports Grounds on Saturday 8th old favourite egg and spoon race where the June by the Bailiff Sir Michael Birt. competitors had a large spoon and a tennis ball Brelade for all the competitors and invited to run with. supporters and dignitaries from each Parish. The Official Games started with a procession of Members of the Association had worked hard to all the competitors lead by a Scots Piper and Miss On what was otherwise a sunny day there was a Battle of Flowers 2013. Each Parish “Miss” led very strong wind that seemed to be blowing transform the Main Gym at Les Quennevais into their competitors around the arena carrying a across the fields from the Arctic! St Brelade and an inviting space for the evening. The evening also sign with the Parish/Town name on it and a Granville held the lead most of the day and by the had a more serious aspect to it with the member of the team carried the Parish Flag. The last race they had to finish in the top 5 to win – in presentation of gifts to each Parish/Twinned official welcome by the Bailiff highlighted the the end they placed 2nd. The overall winners Town of a commemorative trophy as well as the Parishioners to be Changes to the area of St Aubin’s importance of the connections between Jersey were the home side of St Brelade/Granville. In presentation of the 3 Cups. Banque National De have long been a topic of and Normandy and then in a flash the teams second place was St Ouen/Coutances and in third Paris, Logicalis, Le Gallais and Luce were all invited to comment discussion. In particular, it became clear at a weekend long thanked for their sponsorship of the event as on TTS scheme community gathering in 2008, were Education Sports and Culture who had THE Minister for Transport and ‘The St. Aubin Forum’, that helped in providing the venue for both the games Technical Services (TTS) Deputy residents and businesses were and the evening, both the Minister, Deputy Patrick Kevin Lewis, is working in keen for improvements to be made Ryan and the Head of Sport at the Department, association with Constable Steve to this vitally important and Derek De La Haye were present. Pallett, to bring forward a scheme historic area of the Parish. After the formal speeches it was time for to improve the road, parking and Now that funding has been made public areas around St Brelade’s everyone to let their hair down and dance to the available for village improvements, Parish Hall, St. Aubin. sound of the band Badlabecques” - who sing in St Aubin will be the first of a Jèrriais and were great fun. The evening ended A community steering group set number of planned schemes that with many signs that the “entente” was very up and chaired by the Connétable will be presented in future years. “cordiale” and long may it last! including representatives from both the business and residential The proposed changes will offer Chairman Julian Bernstein summed up the event community, will oversee the final opportunities to improve the public by saying “The pleasure is in watching the stages of the proposals. areas in the immediate vicinity of St youngsters interacting in a social setting as well Aubin including the possibility of TTS has done some initial work installing an historically contextual as on the sports field. If there were any barriers but is now looking for input from of language they soon disappeared and the teams work of art in the area in front of the local community and the Parish Hall. all seemed to be having a fun experience. The parishioners. They will shortly be committees of all the Parishes and Communes in talking individually to businesses Connétable Steve Pallett said: “I am Normandy should be proud of the way their and residents in the immediate extremely excited at the prospect youngsters behaved and we look forward with area about the proposals to re- of working with both TTS and the project team to improve the Photo courtesy: Kandidprints © pleasure to defending the Trophy in Normandy in organise the St. Aubin village area. 2 years time!” A planned drop-in session will environment around St.Aubin both then be organised at the Parish for those who live and work in the Hall, on 17 and 18 of July, for area and for the many visitors to anyone who would like to meet the the Island who are charmed by its Nigel said: “St. Brelade Youth Project could be Parish and TTS team. beauty” seen as a gateway for accessing the wider youth Nigel helps St. Brelade activities arranged by UKYouth but locally the trustees of the fund will be able to use this money to enhance youth facilities in St. Brelade’ Youth Project branch out! ‘The Tree of Life’ Committee consists Constable Steve Pallett, Youth Leader Bradly Cooper and Nigel has a long association with youth charities Nigel. However, Nigel explained that he is happy Patron Nigel Mansell CBE and is President of UKYouth, a leading national to take something of a back seat to allow Steve launches ‘The Tree of Life’ youth work charity supporting over a million and Bradley, and youth project members young people, helping them to raise their themselves, to decide on spending priorities. youth funding scheme aspirations, realise their potential and have their Constable Steve Pallet said: achievements recognised. The charity has its by Jeff Hathaway “Nigel’s generosity in both time and providing own facilties at Avon Tyrell - including a race initial funding is hugely appreciated. We hope that track for go-karting, the Mansell Raceway. FORMER Formula One World Champion, as time goes on many more companies will Champion and CART Indy Car World Series Although the funding from ‘The Tree of Life’ is participate and buy a leaf to support our winner, Nigel Mansell CBE, Patron of the St. not designed to subsidise local youths to attend youngsters - and we look particulary toward the Brelade Youth Project, launched ‘The Tree of the facility, Nigel is hopeful that a local company finance industry who later on will be recruiting Life’ funding scheme in early May. may sponsor a deserving group to experience many of them. The Project provides a very one of the outward bound style courses valuable opportunity to enhance the lives of our Nigel explained the scheme to La Baguette. organised by UKYouth. Parish youth and of lasting benefit.” “The idea originates from my time in the USA and thought it ideal to help with providing funds for initiatives and projects for St. Brelade Youth Project.” The ‘tree’ itself graces the showroom at the Mansell Collection at First Tower and already has attracted several well known companies including Nigel’s own businesses who have both bought leaves on the impressive wall display. Nigel explained: “Gold leaves are £5,000, Silver £2,500 and Bronze £1,500. There are 25 leaves of each on the ‘tree’ amounting to £225,000 it total. I would anticipate that it will take a couple of years to complete the tree, but funds received go directly to the project as soon as they are received. So far the project has received £37,500 which Nigel said was ‘a very encouraging start’ . He stressed that donations towards a leaf could be stepped over time with no obligation to buy a leaf outright from the start. Gold leaf support has come from building group Camerons and Commune de la Moye; JDesign, Aston and Artizan who have each sponsored a Silver leaf; Photo courtesy: Jersey Evening Post © and Rotary Club of Jersey a Bronze leaf. WIN a dinner for 2 at ‘The Spice House’ St. Aubin’s new ‘hot spot’ page 7 Page 2 La Baguette. Summer 2013 Message from the Constable Works delayed on new Les Chefs’ quarterly menu THE Parish is a hive of activity as we move Reduction in youth problems and from Spring to Summer. So, let’s keep our crime - an encouraging trend. fingers crossed for some warm sunny Quennevais development weather! We were blessed with a sunny, yet by Centenier George May, St. Brelade Chef de Police windy, day for the Jersey Normandie All the new homes will be for likely cause a delay while “I have waited a few months to Twinning Games at Les Quennevais Sports Ecological study rental. Hoarding has already solutions are found that will see how the trend was going Centre.