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Birds of a feather
IN THIS edition WELCOME
4 From the Connétable and Deputy Welcome 8 Trinity to Issue 21 School I am not sure how it happened but I popped into our Parish Hall to have a chat with our Connetable, Philip and found myself agreeing 11 Honorary Police to take over as editor of this splendid magazine. Replacing 18 Thoughts from Rosemary will be no easy task as the organ loft she has expertly edited for the last five years. My grateful thanks go to her for all her help with the handover. 22 Cider Apples Although I have had no experience in the media world I am happy to learn and I am sure it is going to be an interesting journey both for me and the editorial team. I am extremely grateful to Philip Le Sueur, Elena McGowan, Collette Bisson and Angela 23 Conservation in Otterwell for agreeing to continue. We also have two new members, Peter McLinton and Helen Johnson who will, I am sure, add another dimension. At the heart of every the time of edition of Trinity Tattler will be the beautiful parish that we are all privileged to live COVID-19 in and the wonderful community spirit that exists. Preserving the countryside and keeping Trinity as green as possible is so important and what better way is there to Meet la Trinn'taise remind us all of this than by getting outside and driving through the scenic lanes and 24 walking on our rural pathways? Daphne Walking has always been my passion and I am constantly bowled over by the Minihane stunning scenery and diversity of parish life that Trinity offers. Whenever I venture out I meet people walking their dogs, riding their horses or just out for a stroll. It is 29 A grand always lovely to stop and have a chat. There are so many thriving businesses, institutions and places of interest, I am certain that my team and I will not be short of day out material for future editions. On that note please email [email protected] with any ideas you have for upcoming issues. Maybe you have 34 An Archetypal an unusual skill or hobby, an interest Entrepreneur in a particular part of the parish or would like to share an experience with us? All suggestions will be gratefully accepted! Josie Loraine 40 Poultry Where menagerie is it? Answer on page 46
TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 p3 TRINITY From our Connétable From our Deputy This time last year who would have foreseen that our whole lifestyle would have been affected by the issues brought about by Covid? As we all know it is normally a time when we would be celebrating Christmas, a family time, so I say whilst we have to adhere to the restrictions let us make sure that we all try and have as good as time as possible and keep our families and those close to us happy.
I appreciate that families everywhere have all been affected by Covid 19 to the extent that they have not been able to meet up due to the many restrictions regarding travel and get togethers. Some of us have not been able to get off the Island for annual holidays for similar reasons. That being said the Island and the people of Trinity especially have all put on a brave face and gone about their daily tasks as best Dear Parishioners they can. Having met so many people over this period and received many emails and phone calls I have learnt so much more about I’m delighted that our Parish Magazine is set to continue, Trinity and its inhabitants. I have seen and heard the help and and my thanks go to Josie Loraine for stepping in to fill comfort so many of our people have given to those who are not so Rosemary Parker’s role as Editor. We are grateful to fortunate as some of us due to their illnesses or age and I thank them Rosemary and those previous members of the team who most sincerely for their support of the Parish. All of this does sound a little depressing so we must hope that have recently retired and we also welcome some new there will soon be an antidote for Covid19 so we can all get back to a regular contributors. We intend to maintain a Trinity focus little normality but in the meantime I would personally like to thank so if anyone has any ideas, one-off articles or photographs all of our community groups in the Parish for continuing as best they that would be of interest please contact can under the present circumstances and reiterate to all of you who '[email protected]'. read the Tattler please do not hesitate to contact me or the Parish if there is anything we can do to help. As we head towards winter there appears to be no end in sight to this terrible Covid Most of you will be aware that the States Assembly meetings have situation and the necessary measures which are impacting on all of our lives. By the time been very strange of late as we all meet in teams via the internet and you receive this edition Remembrance Day will be behind us and we will be looking whilst the most demanding debates and decisions have been about forward to what will more than likely be a very strange Christmas. That said at the time of Covid19 there have also been some interesting debates with regards writing we are fortunate in Jersey that we are not suffering to the same degree as our to the site of the new hospital and by the time that this version of the neighbours in the UK and Europe. Tattler has been published some major decisions will have been On a more positive note, I’m pleased to report that we have recently achieved Building made. Bye-laws consent for the proposed extension to the Parish Hall to make it disabled access Finally being assistant minister for two departments I have been compliant. We have also received permission for the proposed roadside wall and footpath involved in many issues which not only involve the Parish but also the linking the first time buyer homes and the AA box with a footpath at road level. The wall Island so I leave you with these and footpath are a Parish initiative and will hopefully provide the catalyst for a thoughts and that is make sure you much-needed package of additional road safety measures. keep safe and well and adhere to all Whilst on the subject of environment, we have been approached by the JEC who have the advice that comes from our funding available to develop “Micro Forests” as part of a carbon neutral strategy. These medical teams here in the Island. present an exciting opportunity for a community project. A micro forest requires an area One of which is I hope that all of you of land approximately the size of two tennis courts or just less than one Vergee. I reading this has had their flu jab!!! therefore ask any landowners who perhaps have an unused piece of land or the corner of a field or côtil which has become uneconomical to work, to contact me. It would be great if Season Greetings to all from your Trinity could be seen to be playing its part in the drive towards carbon neutrality. deputy Hugh Raymond. As this is the last edition of 2020, may I wish everyone good health and all the Hugh Raymond Deputy best for Christmas and the New Year. Contact me 07797 730 226 Philip Le Sueur Connétable or [email protected] p4 TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 TRINITY CHURCH Celebrating Christmas a different way Christmas at the Parish Church will be All the different this year. The writing has been on Christmas services at the the wall for months. Of course, we will miss Parish squeezing in hundreds of people and the Church will be listed on the church notice wonderful choir leading us in the singing of boards and the website carols, but that will have to wait a while yet. (trinitychurchjersey.com) along with the essential established record of generous support for the details of how to register to attend. To effectively ‘book’ Shelter Trust which works with some of the most Instead, we have an opportunity to take a marginalised and vulnerable of our Island. As in fresh approach, with more reflective services, to come to church seems so contrary to our usual open-door policy and Christian hospitality, but it is previous years I invite you to assemble a with smaller numbers giving a more intimate sadly essential if we are to comply with the government’s (decorated) box of simple gifts, seasonal treats, and feel, but no less joyful and fun. And so that as current permitted numbers for church gatherings. useful items, to bring a little joy to a Shelter Trust many can come as possible and not miss out, Our Saviour was born into a world of geopolitics, resident (currently 120+). Bring the boxes to the violence, misappropriation of power, and discrimination Church on or before 20th December and we will we will organise multiple services on Sunday deliver them for you. 20th December, Christmas Eve and Christmas in regard to race, gender, creed and wealth, as both shepherds and the arguably blundering wise men from May I thank you for all your kindness in the Day. Indeed, some may even appreciate the the east were to discover. Some would say that not much Parish and wish you and your family a safe and variety of service times. In addition, there will has changed. And Christ’s message of love in action, joyous Christmas. be services on Zoom and special services for grace and inclusion that both challenges and comforts, Canon Geoff Houghton Rector of Trinity those with young families. hits the spot still. Your Parish Church has a now an www.trinitychurchjersey.com
EBENEZER Pickles Playgroup opens its doors On 11th September, the Ebenezer Pickles Playgroup was one of the first of the 21 or so Church-based Baby and Toddler groups to re-open its doors after the Covid-19 pandemic forced their closure in March 2020. Whilst as much as possible was done during lockdown to continue to offer play, the children benefit from a rich learning support through Facebook and the ‘Pickles environment that supports their social interaction Box’ of activities and resources, it was the Re-opening required a complete re-think and many hours were spent cleaning, sorting and organising a skills, communication and coping mechanisms. inability to physically come together as a ‘new look’ Pickles that adhered to the guidelines for It is widely recognised that major upheavals community that was missed by the adults playgroups laid down by the Government. For a start, for children during their formative years can have as much as the children. Having those attending have to register and the amount of toys consequences throughout their whole lives. The experienced a feeling of loneliness as a new put out for play is far less than the usual. The work of Pickles and other Baby and Toddler playdough, painting and craft activities have had to be groups provide a vital role for the social and mum when she had her daughter, Amy emotional wellbeing of families. At Ebenezer we Britton, the Playgroup leader, was carefully managed and prepared for each child. Soft toys are a ‘no no’ and all the dolls’ clothes have been are so blessed that we have two wonderful determined to do all she could to bring the removed. The singing has been replaced by CD community workers, Amy and Kirsty, and that community together as soon as the ruling versions of the much loved and regular songs together with our wonderful Pickles community, on toddlers’ socially distancing was synonymous to Pickles. we’re working as a team to keep our doors open for as long as we possibly can. relaxed, and it’s been so refreshing to get Amidst all these restrictions, however, is a the buzz in the Church hall going again. wonderful feeling of togetherness and warmth that an Reverend Nico Hilmy-Jones online experience simply cannot match. Through their www.ebenezerjersey.org/
TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 p5 LET’S KEEP JERSEY SAFE
THIS WINTER This winter there are a number of simple things you can do to reduce your risk of catching and spreading COVID-19. By themselves these measures are important but if you adopt all of these you will significantly protect yourself and your family.
PREVENT
As we approach winter, the risk and severity from all viral infections are known to increase. As we start to spend more time inside this also means catching and spreading infection is more likely. You can reduce your risk with three simple steps.
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Keeping a physical distance of 1 metre or more from Washing your hands with soap and water for at least anyone outside of your household is the most e ective 20 seconds, or using hand sanitiser when soap and way to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection, to prevent water isn’t available, regularly will reduce your risk of the virus from spreading within Jersey, especially to catching or passing on the virus. older and higher risk Islanders. To help break the chain of transmission of COVID-19, it While keeping a distance of at least 1 metre away from is especially important for you to wash your hands after others when you’re in public isn’t always possible, visiting a public place and each time you return home continuing to make space has a powerful impact to after being out. contain the spread. The more people who adopt physical distancing alongside hygiene advice, the Washing your hands is shown to be most reliable in better our chances of reducing the spread of infection. both destroying and removing the COVID-19 virus.
• buses and taxis (including inside the bus station, in bus WEAR A shelters and undercover taxi ranks) • inside the airport and harbour MASK COVID-19 is commonly spread between people through respiratory droplets. These droplets are We strongly advise all Islanders to wear a mask, produced when we talk, breathe out, sigh, clear our especially in enclosed public spaces where physical throat or cough and sneeze. Increasingly, the scientific distancing isn’t always possible, in settings where your evidence shows that wearing a face mask stops the personal details are not being collected for contact spread of respiratory droplets and, along with other tracing purposes and in healthcare settings. These measures, like hand washing and physical distancing, public spaces include: minimises community transmission. • shops Wearing a mask is not a substitute for physical • supermarkets distancing or good hand and respiratory hygiene. • indoor markets • hospitals, GP surgeries, clinics, care homes etc. Full guidance on mask wearing can be found at • hairdressers, beauty therapists and nail bars gov.je/coronavirus.
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Jersey’s contact tracing process plays a vital role in the Pllaying your part Island’s strategy to minimise transmissioon and contain the spread of COVID-19. Upon arrival to a business or liccensed premises you shshouuld be asked for theh following infi ormation, either All businessees and licensed premises are required in persson or by sscannin ng a QR code, ussing your to collect customer information upon entry, including phone: your name and contact number, as part of the conta tracing proceess. • full nan me • mobbile contact number The risk of COVID-19 transmission increases when • date and time of arrival people come into direct contact within 2 metres • area where seated when a zoned layout is in place for longer than 15 minutes. In order to keep Jersey safe, it is crucial that when someone is identified as If you’re not asked for this information, you should ask infectious thee Contact Tracing Team is aable to reach why it has not been collected, and request that your out as quickly as possible to anyone who might have details are taken so that the Contact Tracing Team caught COVID-19, to o er support and to stop the virus can contact you should they need to. By playing spreading anny further. your part, we will be able to keep our pubs, bars and restaurants open and continue to maintain the This means that if you visited a business including a freedoms we have achieved. bar, pub or restaurant, and have potentially come into contact with sos meone who goes on to test positive for Keeping your data safe COVID-19, we would be able to identify and contact you, and, if appropriate, arrange for you to be tested. In order to ensure persos nal data is kept securely, the Government has worked with the O ce of the The Jersey COVID Alert app is an additional service Information Commissioner to provide guidance which supports the work of the Contact Tracing Team. It to licensed premises on how to collect and store does not replace the need to provide your contact details this information. Your data will only be held for 21 to businessess. days and will only be passed on for track and trace purposses if it is necessary to do so.
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Visit: gov.v.je/c/coronavirus for more informmation or contact the Coronavirus helppline on 01534 445566. PARISH Trinity School Get back to work Nursery: Nursery have had a really good start to the year. They started off with their teachers visiting them at their homes and showing them some of their special toys and then they were ready to come in and start nursery properly. They have been so grown up when saying goodbye to their parents at the gate and have really settled into school life. They rescued a cricket and did lots of learning about the number of legs, how far it can jump and the kinds of foods they eat. They 've also just been inspired by spiderwebs that Year 1 have made so are going to do some learning about spiders. It's been a creepy crawly half term!
Reception: We have welcomed lots of new families to Trinity School this year. It’s a ‘bulge year ’ so we have two Reception classes. As we were unable to have our normal transition days in July due to Covid 19, we arranged some “pop in and plays ” in August. We held these sessions outside in the big playground so the children could meet each other and see their big school. When we all started school in September we looked super smart in our school uniform. We have been so busy, settling into our classrooms, learning our routines, and making lots of friends. We have to say goodbye to our grownups at the school gate and then we enjoy visiting all the different areas in our classroom including the water play, construction area, small world area, the creative table, reading area and our outdoor classroom. We enjoy weekly visits to the nature garden too. We have started to tell stories to our teachers, “In Year 1 we get to play with word puzzles. ” these are called Helicopter stories. We make up the story, choose “In Reception we used to go to the library more which character to be and then we act them out as a class. but because of the corona virus we can only go Miss Blampied and Miss Vasiliou, our teachers, are already super there for guided reading. My favourite thing in proud of all the Reception children and can't wait to see them flourish Year 1 is we have more toys to play with. ” throughout a year full of fun play-based learning! Year 1: The children in year 1 came back to a brand-new classroom Year 2: In Year 2, we were all really excited to see our friends and the and teacher at the beginning of term. Here are some of their thoughts teachers. We have been talking a lot about friendship, what we missed about life in Year 1: and enjoyed over lockdown and what we enjoy doing with our friends. “I like that some of the things are the same as in reception, but some We painted some lovely pictures of our friends and wrote about why they things are different like the measuring and the dolls. ” are important to us and how they make us feel happy. We understand “I like my teachers and the way the classroom is decorated with that we need to stay in our class bubble and still need to remember to numbers and stuff. It is amazing. ” wash our hands and not to share things. We have written a new class “I have enjoyed learning how to join my writing. ” charter and know that we all have rights and responsibilities too, so that “In year one we have to register by finding the lid of our milk bottle. we can all learn together. If someone is talking when the teacher is Both the bottle and the lid have our name on, and we have to screw the talking, they might be distracting their friend and then they are not lid on top. ” having their right to listen and learn. If we are a bit rough on the “I have learnt about friendship. It means being kind to each other and playground, our friends might not feel safe. We try to involve everyone in using words to sort out problems. ” our games so no-one feels left out. We missed everyone a lot during “I have enjoyed making and drawing. I am making a book right now. lockdown and are pleased to be back, working and playing together. It is about Sonic and Ninja turtles. ”
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Year 4: Coming back to school in September was tough, but we got through it. We had to get used to the new Covid guidelines. Things such as washing our hands a million times a day and social distancing from the teacher and other classes was really tricky. Lunchtimes and playtimes are now very different to before. We can’t mix with Year 3: Seeing our new Year 3 classroom other classes, which means we have to stay on either the top or the bottom playground and also was interesting and exciting for us. Over because we can’t use the hall, we have to eat in our classrooms. We can’t use the hall for PE so we lockdown, we felt curious about what it would have to always hope it’s not raining on our PE days. Nevertheless, it was so nice to come back and look like. Seeing the teachers and our friends see our friends. It has been great to get back to school to do our learning even though our parents again was great. It is much easier to tried really hard, they were not the same as our teachers. Since being back at school we have really concentrate in the classroom than enjoyed our English work based on the story ‘I was a rat’, we have done some great artwork and at home. have learnt lots about the Romans. So far swimming has been the best part of year 4. Doing P.E in school rather than at home is much better as there is Year 5: We have really enjoyed being back at school. We are learning about some really fun more space. In the classroom, things like The Victorians. We learnt that they used to amputate people’s arms and legs without having learning partners and anaesthetic! Mrs Flett also taught us about cool things the Victorians invented; like flushing toilets someone to talk to about your and ice cream! In Science we have been learning about space and finding out what people in the learning is more helpful when past thought about how the Earth moved. We have also enjoyed reading ‘The Boy, The Mole, The you are stuck. We missed Fox and The Horse’. It’s not like other books we have read because you can start it anywhere, even getting school rewards too, in the middle! It has taught us some good lessons like “The biggest waste of time is comparing like table points, star of the yourself to someone else”. The best thing about being back at school is seeing all our friends! week and house points for learning powers. In lockdown, you could not have a proper Year 6: As pupils of Year 6, we are approaching the end of our time at Trinity, so we need to conversation with your friends. If you wanted make the most of every day, as everything really matters as we get ready for secondary school. We to chat it was on google classroom, but have already been busy, so here are some highlights from our learning. everyone could see it so it was not private. In Science this term we have been learning about light which has included physics and biology. Also, sitting at home to do google classroom We have learnt about where light comes from and how important it is, as we need light to see. Light on a tiny screen was not good for our eyes reflects off objects which then goes through your pupil and your lens, which makes the objects sometimes! visible and clear to see. Everyone likes it being nearly back to In history we have been learning about WW2 and we have started our first Personal Study, normal again, playing with our friends and which is exciting and nerve wracking and the same time. It is our first project where we decide what enjoying break times and play times in our to include and we will need to show a lot of independence and responsibility to complete it on time. bubble. Also, as part of our history we have been thinking about two main questions 'How could Hitler This term, we have really loved learning persuade a nation to follow him?' and also 'What was life like in Jersey during the occupation?' about volcanoes and designing them, we We have a lot of work and thinking to do to help us try and answer these questions! missed doing art, science, English, maths and In English we have written persuasive letters to Mrs McMahon asking for her permission to geography the most. create a Year 6 time capsule. The great news is that she has agreed! We are now busy writing down Seeing people in person has definitely our memories, including how life changed so much for us in 2020. We hope future children at been the best part of coming back to school! Trinity School will enjoy reading these when they open the time capsule in 2040.
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Below : Dennis and the Connétable after the swearing-in Hon or ary Police A new C entenier for Trinity Following the recent retirement of Centenier Alan Blair after serving the parish for 17 y ears, as a Constable’s officer, Vingtenier and more recentl y Centenier and Chef de Police to take up his new appointment as the Receiver General. At a recent Electoral Assem bly to appoint a replacement Dennis Owen was duly elected and took his Oath of Office before the Royal Court on Friday 2nd of October.
Dennis is no stranger to Honorary service for our Parish, starting as a Constable’s Officer in Jul y 2000 and promoted to Centenier in November 2001 a post he held for six years until 2007 when he took a short sabbatical. He returned in 2010 and has served another 10 years as a Constable’s Officer. The Connétable was also pleased to appoint as the new Chef de Police Centenier Stephen Gallichan. including 5 years free servicing Honda HR-V £18,908from Honda Civic 5drfrom £18,520
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Right : Alan Blair Alan On Tuesday, 13 October in the Royal Court, our former Centenier and Chef de Police Alan Blair presented his Letters Patent from Her Majesty the Queen and took his oath of office as Jersey’s new Receiver General. Alan had previously served the Parish of Trinity for 17 years as a Constable's Officer, Vingtenier and Centenier. He will be a great loss to our Municipality Above : Alan outside the Court between his predecessor David Pett and Sir Stephen Dalton and we thank him for his Honorary service to the Parish and all wish him well and Successions (Jersey) Law 1993 or if a company is dissolved without disposing in his new role. of its assets then those assets are said to be escheated to the Crown. The assets are As Receiver General Alan will be responsible for administering the claimed by the Crown as Bona Vacantia which literally means “vacant goods”. The Crown Estate in Jersey and will work out of the Office of the Crown normally holds the assets for a period of 10 years to allow anyone with a Lieutenant-Governor. The history of the office goes back to the first Receiver legitimate interest on the funds to present their claim. After this period the Crown General – Galfridus de Lucy in 1224. owns the funds absolutely. The Crown owns nearly 600 vergees of land on the island as well as some There is also a ceremonial aspect to the position, and his attendance is farm buildings and four other properties. In addition, it owns the two offshore required on Remembrance Sunday, at the Assize D’Heritage and during any official reefs - the Echrehous and Minquiers. There are also significant investments Royal Visits. held by the Crown. Their value is derived from claiming the Crown’s rights to For anyone who is interested, there is more information available on the Government House escheats – if a person dies intestate with no legal heir as defined by the Wills website .
enjoyed many off road walks including two in Trinity’s beautiful countryside. Four members took up a recent offer from the Jersey Croquet Club to have a lesson. It was great fun and with the offer given to all the island’s W.I. members, it is hoped that the invitation will be taken up by more at a future date. Unfortunately the Six members joined other island members in Women’s Institute September for a walking scavenger hunt around St. Grade II listed Denman Martin’s with the winning team being from St. Lawrence W.I. A few trick questions resulted in no perfect scores With the Parish Hall still closed, College named after the first Chairman of and how many would have known the name of Jersey’s monthly meetings have been the National Federation of the Women’s own steam clock? cancelled for the remainder of Institute and set in a hundred acres of Monthly breakfasts have started again and the first 2020 but it was possible to have an afternoon tea party land in Oxfordshire has sadly closed. members’ luncheon since lock down took place at Jersey in September where twenty two members attended Pearl when all who attended were given a beautiful Many Trinity W.I. members have enjoyed bringing their own picnics and observing social cyclamen plant. The ladies who were delighted to be non-educational activities and courses in distancing. Jerusalem which is usually sung at the socialising again enjoyed watching the stormy sea through the beautiful residential building. On-line commencement of the meetings was spoken instead. the picturesque windows while eating an excellent meal. courses will be provided but it will be Trinity W.I.’s gift of a copper beech tree to mark difficult to replace the "at home" courses 70 years since their first meeting is now in place. The weekly walking group reformed in July and has since Above : Walk in Ruelle d'Ifer Below : Denham College which have been available for seventy Bottom : Teaparty at Glebe Field years and where so many lifelong friendships have been made.
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Left : Trinity Bowls Club new Trinity Bowls committee: Standing : L to R Like most clubs and associations Trinity Gordon Cobden, Bowls Club has seen very little activity since Maureen Bisson, Dennis Pallot, late March. No playing at the club has been Sylvia le Cocq possible and so several competitions could Seated : L to R not take place. In addition, all the club’s Christine Gallichan, Alan Otterwell, social activities were cancelled and it was not Norman Cabot. possible to hold the Annual General Meeting. ( Not able to be present Fiona Archibald and John Crosby) However, as the Covid 19 situation has eased, we were able to hold a number of committee meetings and a well attended Unfortunately due to ongoing uncertainty it was necessary to AGM took place on Tuesday 8th September. At this meeting a new committee was cancel the Club’s open afternoon in September, the coffee morning due to be held in October and the Christmas Draw Party elected. The Chairman - Alan Otterwell, the Secretary - Norman Cabot and the planned for December. At the time of writing this article, the Treasurer - Christine Gallichan were re-elected. Fiona Archibald, Maureen Bisson, Lunch and Prizegiving at the Hotel Ambassadeur planned for Gordon Cobden, John Crosby, Sylvia Le Cocq and Dennis Pallot were elected as January 10th will still be taking place. Committee Members. The meeting agreed that, following a thorough clean of the Now the club is operational again it is hoped that members will take advantage of the opportunity to come and bowl at the premises, bowling should restart on September 18th. A number of rules concerning Youth Centre. Competitions will resume in the New Year. safety measures in relation to access to the Trinity Youth Centre and procedures to New members are always welcome . Please contact the Club Chairman, be followed by players in the Bowls Club area were also agreed . Alan Otterwell (tel. 863 303) or the Secretary, Norman Cabot (tel. 861413) .
6th Jersey 6th Trinity Sections are delighted to be back to face to face scouting after a long period of online meetings. We are Trinity Beavers have been getting healthy and maintaining their fitness. They have made their for the young people. Due to COVID-19 there were no now meeting at the yearly visit to the Spottiwoode’s Orchard to pick apples and residentials but the cubs and scouts enjoyed some aerial press them into juice. Trinity Cubs are also busy learning trekking and archery. youth centre and a to light fires and cook over the embers, put up tents and Our biggest event this term is JOTA/JOTI (Jamboree huge thank you to play social distance games. on the air/internet) this is where we meet scouts from Trinity Scouts reopened with 8 young people and adult around the world. Due to the restrictions in place we the management for volunteers are needed to help us expand the section plan to join forces with 3rd Jersey, 9th Jersey and 1st making this such an further. Without adults we cannot grow the section so if Liphook Scout group (UK) to deliver this event via you are interested in helping to deliver a quality programme Zoom. easy process. to our young people then please get in touch: Many bonfires have been cancelled this year but [email protected] Harpers Catering have provided bonfire night boxes for The scouts have enjoyed cooking sausages over embers, us to sell to our members to boost our funds. We are interviewing our Connetable for their writers badge as well very grateful to Simon Harper and Hayley Dewar for as rebuilding a scattered newspaper into the correct order. these. A visit to Valley Adventure was the highlight of the term
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10:06 FEATURE Trinity Youth Pro Session TUESDAY 7.30 - 9.30 PM YEARS 9+ ject THURSDAY 6.30 -8.30 PM YEARS 5 & 6 times FRIDAY 7.00 - 9.00 PM YEARS 7 & 8 If you are OVER 18 and are interested in supporting us, maybe you have a special skill you could share? Or maybe you have a couple of free 2020 hours you could volunteer each week? We’d love We are all so happy to be back at club! It has been such to hear from you . a long time since we were here and although things are a Please contact Sophie on [email protected] or little different everybody has coped really well! 07797 926 072 . We have been focusing on things we are good at. Sometimes it can be hard for anybody to think of things they do well. This can be even harder when you are young. Due to living in such uncertain times the young people thought it would be a great idea to focus on something positive!
We have been getting back into the swing of things and planning what we would like to do at club in the future. This includes lots of sports, craft activities, slime making, laser tag sessions, wheelchair basketball and hopefully a couple of outdoor trips. So far we have had a challenge evening, where we got to try different things and find out how competitive we all are! We have enjoyed our usual games of table tennis and air hockey and many of us have had lots of fun playing on our VR set. The week after half term we are having a Halloween party so don’t forget to sign up via eventbrite if you haven’t already. If this interests you and you are aged between 10-18 years we look forward to welcoming you at club.
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After the disappointment of missing out after the cancellation of our Parish in Bloom and Parish Britain in Bloom entries in 2020 we are now preparing for 2021 in the hope that things will in be back to some sort of normal by then. We are Bloom constantly reminded how many really wonderful horticultural and environmental assets we have in the Parish and this is our 2021 chance to show them off to a wider audience. It is important to remember that these are not the judges will be looking at but also environmental competitions in the sense of being placed first, projects and the management of heritage assets. We 15fo r15 second or third in our category (Coastal) but we are most fortunate in that we have an abundance of all are judged and awarded a certificate of gold, three and the problem is essentially which ones to Challenge 2020 silver or bronze so in a sense we are competing include in the time available to impress the judges. In against ourselves to do as well as we can. There preparing a rich and varied selection of exhibits for September was a busy month for one are seven other districts in our category ranging 2021 we hope to involve as many parishioners as Trinity family this year, as both Mum from North Berwick on the Scottish Borders to possible and cover as many different aspects of parish (Elena) and daughter (Amélie) our close neighbour, Herm. life as are relevant to the project. decided to take part in an Alopecia It is not only horticultural excellence that Below : Tree Planting Rue d'Egypt UK fund raiser. Dad (Andrew) was in charge of counting the funds!
As part of Alopecia Awareness month, and to help celebrate their 15th Birthday, the charity invited people to create their own challenge involving the number 15. Elena, who has had Alopecia for several years, undertook to wear different hair, hats, or scarves for 15 days in a row immediately followed by Amélie who challenged herself to learning how to count to 15 in 15 different languages in 15 days. No small challenge! Included in her languages were Italian, Jerriais, Afrikaans, Maori, British Sign Language and Swiss German. Amélie was delighted to raise a total of £355 smashing her £150 target and her mum's total of £215. As a super keen charity fund-raiser, Amélie is already Above : looking forward to her next one, “I would walk 500 miles” Mimosa Cafe challenge for school, during the Autumn Term. Then and Left : now Rozel Tea Room
Above : Head Shots Apart from the name very little Left : Amelie at Bouley has changed on this corner of Rozel - even the afternoon teas are still delicious .
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Left : Trinity Church Choir Below : Rogation Sunday Above : Christmas Eve At the time of lockdown the prevalent scientific thought was that singing was a ‘dangerous’ activity because respiratory aerosols (minute vapours not capable of being seen but capable of hanging around in the air for some time and travelling an unknown distance) emanated from singers’ mouths. Shortly before lockdown two choirs suffered a very large percentage of the members catching Covid-19 and two dying. Since that time very little research specifically on choral singing (i.e. a group singing together) has taken place. A limited study at Bristol University using 25 individual professional singers separately singing into a funnel to collect their respiratory aerosols indicated that Thoughts from the singing quietly may cause no more harm than ordinary speech and on the back of that limited singing has started in the UK. Rehearsals of a maximum of 10/12 voices in a very ventilated room (but better still in a multi storey car park or open sided agricultural Organ Loft building), with singers in a straight line, two metres apart for no more than 30/40 minutes are thought to be relatively safe. I, for one, would entertain rehearsing like that once local Government regulations allow (Jersey regulations do not allow that at the time of writing - 14.10.20) of Trinity Church but performing in front of a congregation or audience is a much more On the 15th March last we finished both our 11am ‘risky’ affair. UK Cathedrals have an enormous amount of space within them but our small parish churches do not have sufficient space to ensure Matins and our 6pm Evensong with the hymn safety. We await either the ‘all-clear’ given by further scientific research ‘Guide me, O thou great Redeemer’. With hindsight or a successful vaccine before we can sing again with confidence. Having spent most of my adult life involved with choirs and, in it is a little ironical that the last two lines of that particular, with my friends in Trinity Church, we have passed through hymn are ‘Songs of praises I will ever give to thee’ Easter, Whitsunday, Trinity Sunday and Harvest without hymns being sung. Ahead of us lies Remembrance Sunday, Advent and Christmas all of because no ‘song of praise’ has been sung in Trinity which would normally involve a large input from the choir. Christmas Church since that date . without singing carols is almost unimaginable. I hope that Government regulations will allow socially distanced outside gatherings of up to 150 people by November 11th, this would allow us to better mark these important occasions. However, safety must come first and it would be silly to risk people’s lives just because of impatience. Our forebears suffered five long years of occupation – let us hope that this interruption to our singing will not last that long. No matter how long the interruption lasts, I am confident that within a very short space of time hymns and anthems will be pouring down from the organ gallery and my solitary eagles nest will be once again filled with my usual singing companions. Nick Cabot
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Clearly The Data Protection Authority (Jersey) Law 2018 (DPAJL) Benefits imposes a responsibility upon all organisations using personal Some organisations may ask, what benefits do we get for registering with information to register with the Data Protection Authority. the Jersey Data Protection Authority? Registration provides access to What is Registration? Registration is the process by which data bespoke data protection guidance on Jersey Office of the Information controllers and data processors (organisations that process personal data Commissioner’s website www .jerseyoic.org . on behalf of controllers) inform the Authority of certain details relating to It also shows potential and existing customers that your organisation their organisation. Registration attracts a fee for all organisations except values and respects personal data, helping to build trust and confidence charities and not-for-profit. in your organisation. The principal purpose of registration is transparency and openness. It For more information about how to register or renew your is a basic principle of data protection that the public should know (or should be able to find out) who is processing their personal information. registration with the Jersey Office of the Information Commissione r | W Registration is one small part of compliance with the Data Protection visit www.jerseyoic.org and click ‘Manage Registrations ’. Jersey (Law) 2018. The Law requires organisations processing personal data to do so in line with the relevant aspects of the law and the advice is that this should be a fundamental part of daily business at the highest level of any organisation. By design and default rather than an add on or afterthought. p20 TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 FEATURE ry More than a Café. Opening Janua More than a Bank. 2021 We are whatever you’d like us to be... We’re proud to announce the launch of our new Santander Work Café, adding a whole new banking experience to the St Helier business community. The Work Café reflects our commitment to innovation and investment and o ers ATM banking facilities with free co-working spaces and meeting rooms for local businesses and entrepreneurs. We want to create a vibrant hub for nurturing new business ideas and fostering collaboration, along with serving exceptional co ee in a relaxed and creative atmosphere. Free Free Bookable Exceptional ATM Wifi Workspace Meeting Rooms Co ee 13-15 Charing Cross, St.Helier. | Workcafe.je Santander International is the trading name of Santander Financial Services plc, Jersey Branch. Santander Financial Services plc is incorporated in England and Wales with number 2338548 and its registered o ce is 2 Triton Square, Regent’s Place, London NW1 3AN, United Kingdom. Santander Financial Services plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Santander Financial Services plc’s Financial Services Register number is 146003. Santander Financial Services plc, Jersey Branch has its principal place of business at 19 - 21 Commercial Street, St Helier, Jersey JE2 3RU, Channel Islands and is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission. www.santanderinternational. co.uk Santander and the flame logo are registered trademarks. TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 p21 FEATURE Main : Blossom time 2020 Apple orchards are again becoming a welcome feature of our parish. In Below : Jersey Cider Apples booklet fact the planting of orchards for making cider appears to be one of the main reasons that our countryside looks as it does today, as farmers enclosed their land to protect their fruit trees and incomes in the 17th century. Rev. Falle in 1734 in his ‘Caesarea - an account of Jersey’ writes …”about 150 years ago, the Island lay pretty much open, but when the Humour of planting seized our People they fell to inclosing for shelter and security to their fruit…” Indeed for Rev. Falle …”Nothing can be imagined Cider more delightful than the face of the island, when the trees set along the highways, and in the avenues of houses, are covered with verdure, and the orchards full of blossoms. For as one affords a pleasant shade, so the others recreate the eye, and applpeerfumes the air with a sweet fragrancy”. As early as the 1200s Jersey cider was exported to England. By 1673 cider lost. Very few farmers by the 1970s were making cider and few orchards remained. The orchards occupied a quarter of all arable land in the island, prompting the devastating effects of the Great Storm in 1987 prompted the National Trust and the States to order that no new orchards could be planted. The reason for this Société Jersiaise, together with Brian Phillipps, a retired commercial fruit grower, and may have had a social or moral dimension as well as an agricultural or the late Rosemary Bett, to set up a plan to locate and preserve any remaining traditional commercial one, as Rev. Falle explained …”a good year supplies us….beyond cider and domestic trees. During 1989 to 1991 some 350 trees were examined, of which use and necessity, even to excess and debauchery. For this vast quantity of about only 16 varieties could be named , with 28 more different cider apples which could cyder must be wholly consumed among ourselves..” not be identified by name. Jersey cider however had an excellent reputation in England to where it With the aid of the States Agricultural and Fisheries Committee, a permanent was exported tax free. It was renowned for its delicious flavour, achieved by orchard was provided next to the parish cemetery on Rue du Mont Pellier and planted in the wide choice of local apple varieties, and local farmers knew well how to December 1991. Over the next ten years blossoming dates and crop yield were recorded. create the bittersweet balanced flavour which was so popular. However, in Subsequently the Jersey Cider Orchard Trust was incorporated in 2002, and in 2006 the recent times, this knowledge and the Trust arranged for a chemical analysis to be carried out by the plant pathologist for oral heritage of knowing the Howard Davis Farm on the crop for that year. The results, subsequently supplemented traditional names of local by further research, have been published by the Trust in an attractively illustrated varieties was in booklet which is available to purchase from the Société Jersiaise bookshop in Pier danger of becoming Road. Although local farmers traditionally made scrumpy produced from one fermentation, champagne or sparkling cider is in vogue today. This is produced by a second fermentation. Identifying which apples to blend, be they sweet, sharp or bitter-sweet, and in what proportion, is the source of endless fascination to craft cider makers, particularly as the fermentation process is not fully understood and can be unpredictable. 12 local cider apples BACK ROW: Early Rouget, Late Rouget, Gros France, Gras Binet, Tetard, Cotard; FRONT: Douces Dames, Petit Romeril, Gros Pigeonnet, Nier Binet, unidentified, Gros Romeril. p22 TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 FEATURE There is currently no definitive evidence that apes, like our gorillas and orangutans, can contract COVID-19. However, we do know that they can be infected, with potentially fatal Conservation consequences, by other human coronaviruses. Therefore, it would seem likely that COVID-19 could be transmitted to our apes. The recent case of a tiger becoming infected at the in the time of Bronx Zoo highlights the ability of viruses to jump species barriers, the exact reason we now find ourselves in this situation. Unlike many other jobs, zookeepers cannot take their work home. We could not just switch off the lights and COVID-19 mothball the zoo. We still had over 1,200 animals to care for Dr Lesley Dickie , CEO of Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust every single day, some of them among the rarest on Earth. As a precautionary measure during lockdown, we split our keeper COVID-19 has had a profound impact on Durrell, as it and vet teams into smaller units, so not everyone was at the zoo at the same time. This lessened the risk of potentially has for most people and organisations. For the first time in spreading the disease and additionally protected the numbers our 61-year history, we closed the gates of Jersey Zoo on of staff that can work with our different animals. If too many of our staff who are trained to care for particular species were 24th March to protect our staff, visitors and our beloved unable to work because they were showing symptoms of animals. Never before has the zoo been closed for more COVID-19, we risked having too few staff to maintain our than a few days. Naturally, the closure had a significant high welfare standards. By splitting into multiple teams to prevent cross-infection, we lessened the risk. We also had financial impact on our charity, and even after reopening several ex-zookeepers on staff, myself included, who were to visitors on 12th May, our revenue had reduced by 80%. ready to brush up their skills and step in if required. When the zoo closed to visitors, we redeployed members With limited tourists expected for the rest of the year, we of our catering team, who would typically be serving visitors in knew that our income loss would be significant. our cafes, to assist with food preparation for the animals instead. Our fantastic volunteers usually help with food preparation, but due to many of them being over the age of 65, we had to ask them to stay at home for their own safety. The current situation has certainly highlighted just how valuable our volunteers are in the day-to-day running of the zoo, and it has been wonderful to see many of them return to help in recent weeks. COVID-19 will likely be with us permanently into the future, like other coronaviruses. Zoonotic diseases, where the pathogen has originated in a non-human animal and jumped to a human, account for over 70% of all emergent diseases. What is different now is the rate in Above : Dr Lesley Dickie which new diseases emerge, and there are clear reasons why. Below : Meerkaats Put simply, it is the way we are treating our planet and the : Aboveleft Sumatran Orangutan other animals that live here. Wild animals are reservoirs of potentially fatal diseases for humans. But if they are living in undisturbed, suitable and abundant habitat, then they pose little risk. We are receiving a very sharp lesson from Mother Nature, and we ignore it at our peril. I hope that when we get through this initial shock, it will highlight that protection of wild places and wild animals is not some luxury, but vital to our future. Will we heed this lesson, if not for the Earth, then for our own future? TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 p23 FEATURE Right : Meet la Trinn'taise: At home in the garden Below right : Daphne In WRAF uniform Minihane Daphne Minihane was born at ten minutes to midnight on 31st October 1931. Her mother said she came in with the witches but years later when her grandson asked if she really arrived on a broomstick, Daphne replied "no, it was a Hoover by then!" By whatever means of transport Daphne arrived, her life has benefitted so many people island-wide and Trinity is proud to have her as a parishioner. Above : Tom and Daphne's wedding day Above : As a toddler Left : Confirmation Right : Tom and Daphne Above : On an Age Concern trip p24 TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 FEATURE Daphne was born and grew up in St. Helier and went to Convent FCJ School. On leaving school she worked for the National Provincial Bank for a number of years but 1. How long have you lived in the then felt it was time to spread her wings. She did exactly that and took a Commission in the WRAF in Bishopsgate, London where she met her husband, Tom, a Londoner Parish? and an RAF officer. They moved back to Jersey in 1964 with their three young 46 years. children Anna, Nigel and Julie and set up home at Les Croix, Trinity. . What’s the best thing about Tom was the administrator for all of the island hospitals including the General. In 1967 2 Daphne opened the Ashdown School and Nursery which was very successful. It was so living in Trinity? popular that parents often put their children’s names down at birth. The parish is not over built and everyone Tom and Daphne loved visiting France and owned a house there for 15 years situated in is so friendly and approachable. Guitté, a village between Dinan and Rennes. They spent many happy times there, popping over whenever they could. ‘3. What’s been the best day of your Daphne has always loved being involved with the parish community and recognised that life so far? the older parishioners needed a place to meet socially. She helped to set up the 3-in-1 club in 1976/77, a club which is still running. Regular meetings were held to exchange ideas and My wedding day, 10th June 1957. take part in activities. Daphne was the treasurer and the late Elsie Richardson the president. 4. What is your favourite Parish She recalls that if a member was late for a meeting Elsie would strictly charge a 10p fine. memory? Because of the success of the 3-in-1 Club and recognising that a similar set up was needed The day I started the 3-in-1 Club. island-wide she founded Age Concern of which she was chairman for thirty three years. Age Concern has long since been a place for elderly people to meet, socialise and take part in all 5. What's the biggest change you've sorts of activities. Daphne arranged trips away, meal deliveries and even a hairdressing salon and chiropody clinic. She has and always will speak out on behalf of the elderly. seen in the Island over the years? Over the years Daphne has been involved with many more charities. Most memorably she The change from the States of Jersey to was Director of the Samaritans - her involvement taking her all over the world, overseeing the the Government of Jersey. opening of many branches which she greatly enjoyed, particularly her visits to India when Tom could join her. She was also vice-chairman and then chairman of Jersey Cancer Relief. 6. Who stands out as a memorable In fact she is still involved now, being appointed President to insure she did not leave the parish personality (past or present) board. and why? In 1974 Daphne was awarded an MBE in recognition of her outstanding achievement and service to the community. A portrait of her as "Citizen of the Year" hangs in the Jersey John Richardson who was Connetable Museum. She joked to her grandson that she must now truly qualify as an antique! from 1971 to 1981. He was a true Daphne has always been a great supporter of St. Thomas' Church. She was a principal Jerriais. fundraiser for the refurbishment of the church, and is the chairman of Friends of St. Thomas and the Guild of St. 7. Where's your favourite spot in Thomas. In 2007 she received a papal award and became the Parish? “Dame of St. Gregory the Great”. This award is bestowed I love to stand at Jardin D'Olivet and look in recognition of personal service to the Roman Catholic Church and the wider community. What a fitting award over to the coast of France. So near and for a person so dedicated to helping others. yet so far. Always having spoken out for the people of Jersey she was the chairman of Jersey Aids Relief Group 8. Which Islander (past or present) when it was first formed. Many people did not consider would you like to chat to over this to be a worthy cause and she often received threatening telephone calls and even had the back dinner? window of her car vandalised. Her philosophy was that I would like to hear Gerald Durrell's she was helping cancer patients, some of whom died, so thoughts on keeping the zoo going. It is a why not patients with HIV and Aids? In more recent very special place in Trinity times she was given a gift from “Liberate” in recognition for the work she did for Jersey Aids Relief. 9. If you could change one thing on ‘ In 1975 when Tom fell ill and could not manage the stairs of their existing house anymore, they built a bungalow in the grounds and moved into the Island, what would that be Le Petit Manage. Tom died five years ago, on their 58th wedding anniversary. She recounts That the "Government" of Jersey would the story that after his death she was sitting feeling rather low and the clock on her sideboard employ more local people instead of chimed for the first time that she could ever remember. She felt it was Tom saying "come on bringing them in. pick yourself up and keep going". Daphne says that she has certainly had an interesting life as a volunteer and there is still so 10 .Can you describe our Parish much more to do. She would like to see the bus service in Trinity improved. She is justifiably in 3 words? proud of the awards she has received but could not have achieved these without the help of her husband. She has always kept busy and would still like to get out and about and help the Beautiful, Stunning, Welcoming. elderly even now. Reading this article one wonders how she has fitted so much in and when she ever slept. A truly wonderful life! TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 p25 PARISH As a dog owner for 12 years, living in Jersey I’ve always felt lucky to have so much choice with places we can head off to and walk the dog. Living in Trinity, in my opinion, is even better. From our home in Ville a L’Eveque, I can take my pick on any Out dog given day as to what sort of place I want to head out to with my furry pal Cosmo. I can choose the leafy lanes, rugged cliff paths, quiet woodland, beautiful beaches or vibrant common land and it’s all right on my doorstep. I don’t even need to take the car! walking Walking along the lane passing one of the old orchards, the autumn morning mist can be seen hovering with a most ethereal glow. Autumn is my in the Trinity favourite season. I just love the variety of colours that you see everywhere, and, I don’t know whether it’s just because of my love of this season but to me the colours seem cleaner; more vivid. An early morning countryside walk on a Sunday can be a real treat. There is little traffic noise so you can really focus on I’m standing looking over what’s around you. Looking up the sky is a vivid blue green fields. Trees of while freshly ploughed fields, a contrasting terracotta. Underfoot the different colours surround uncut clover is soft and green the fields laden with their occasionally punctuated by the last of the seasons white spiky blooms. nuts, seeds and berries and Turning around, the field is surrounded by Hawthorns, branches I only left my front door 5 heavy with striking red berries, blackthorns with their midnight blue minutes ago! sloes and oaks. Some of them are small whilst others are the tall giants we By Helen Johnson think of as “The Mighty Oak”. Walking Cosmo is the easiest way to get out and discover the delights of the parish, its hidden gems of historic or special homes, buildings and monuments dotted around. In addition to the places we venture to, are the people we meet and we’ve made many friends during our wanderings. Funnily, many people have come to know me as “Cosmo’s Mum”! We’ve met other dog walkers, fellow parishioners, many lost visitors and locals too. I get such a sense of satisfaction being able to guide them, or at least get them closer to their destination - always hopeful that they might remember what a friendly parish we are. Another beautiful walk is heading north out along the cliff path at Les Platons towards Egypt woods. On a sunny day there are views over to Sark, the Paternosters, the Echrehous and further east to the Normandy coast. With only 36 miles between Egypt and Ste Mere Eglise and almost 43 miles to Utah beach I often wonder what our Parishoners might have heard during those early days and nights of June 1944. What might autumn have been like for them 76 years ago? My hope is that through all their hardship they could still see the beauty of our parish and maybe even find a few hedgerow goodies to take home. p26 TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 Quarter Page-Horizontal 90mm x 135mm Village www.vljfireplaces.co.uk Tearoom The village tearoom is now open with existing staff and its original selection of homemade cakes. 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Come to Rozel to visit Chateau la Chaire & The Rozel Pub & Dining. Our Grade II listed house has always been a local favfavouritourite. Stay overnight or take afaftternoon tea, dinner in the restaurant or traditional Sunday Lunch. Our pub, The Rozel, is just too good to miss. The Rozel open for lunch & dinner daily except Sunday nights & MondayMonday.s..s. Chateau la Chaire open for afaftternoon tea & dinner daily exexceptcept TTuesdays.uesdays. Silver Award TelephoneTelephone ToTo book online visit our website at Chateau La Chaire La Chaire 863354 www.chateau-la-chaire.co.uk Hotel & RestaurantRestaurant & The RozelRozel Pub & Dining or email The Rozel 863438 La ValleeVallee de Rozel,Rozel, p28 TRINITY I Issue 21 Tattler [email protected] St Martin. FEATURE A grand day out by Derek Le Cocq What does an octogenarian do on a small island with a handsome looking A little shopping before lunch 1979 V50 Guzzi? Well he goes for at Super U although one cannot carry a great deal in a knapsack. Leaving Super U we made our way to La Rive weekly rides with a group. One can Gauche, a restaurant alongside the traffic lights, where I cover 30 odd miles on a Sunday stopped for lunch. Having dined here many times and knowing the owners well, they were surprised to see me turn up on a motor morning ride. There are beautiful sandy cycle. I enjoyed an excellent meal for 12 Euros including a glass of wine and was now feeling refreshed. I made my way back through the bays to see, leafy lanes to ride along and lanes to St. Malo ready to board the ferry for my return sailing back to Jersey. The Guzzi performed excellently and all my apprehension was picturesque scenery. Riding around a unnecessary! small island does get a little boring sometimes and so with such glorious weather it was decided to make a day trip to St. Malo with the Guzzi. ernoon tea, oo good to miss. A booking was made. The Guzzi was prepared and on a sunny morning rider and machine set off for the ferry. Feeling a little apprehensive, the Guzzi has become a little heavy to handle and also would the bike prove to be reliable? Fifteen minutes later one had arrived at the Condor check-in cabin and now was wondering whether one had done the right thing. Too late – we were on our way to the holding park to await boarding instructions. Vey soon we were on board and on our way. An hour and 25 minutes later we arrived in St. Malo. I gathered up my helmet and yellow knapsack and proceeded to the car deck where the Guzzi awaited Above : All packed and me. Key in ignition, switch on, press starter button, a nice roar from the engine and ready to go! the bike starts and off we go. From the harbour we made our way past St. Malo Raight : hospital and on up the hill towards the large roundabout just outside St. Servan and Checking in take the road towards La Madeleine. At the traffic lights we turn right and pass with through a pleasant residential area of beautiful Breton houses and onwards across the trepidation dual carriage way into a lane leading to the village of La Goeletrie. The Manoir de la Goeletterie was originally a convent then it became a prison and now is a manor converted into holiday accommodation. It’s now just a gentle drive through the countryside to St. Jouan des Guerets. At the church we swing right and keep to the right on the D 117 and to Les Gastines. Here we take a left turn and head towards St. Pere Marc en Poulet, a pretty little village. The Guzzi is going well. After St. Pere we turned onto the D76, the road to Cancale and make for Chateau La Chaire Chateauneuf stopping in the village for a coffee at the Auberge du Chateau. We Hot continue, this time taking the D307 towards Nonais, a number of sleeping ining policemen to contend with and on towards the Pont St. Hubert, up the hill to La Gourbanniere and into Plouer sur Rance. So far without incident. TRINITY I Issue 21 p29 St Martin. Tattler FEATURE ir ed : eless Fi[ H an d s e )L[HG:LUHOHVV t Phone Plan • (QMR\DQ SUHż[ • Cheaper than using a landline • No installation fee or engineer visit • FREE handset on 24 month contract • Simple to set up • Unlimited calls to CI & UK for just £9.99 per month pay unlimited Pay monthly £9.99 calls to CI & UK per month numbers (ex premium) 2 ways to pay top up unlimited Pay As YouYou Go £9.99 calls to CI & UK numbers (ex premium) valid forfor 30 days For more infinformationormation visit our Castle Street Store or www.airwww.airtel-vodafone.com/landline p30 TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 FEATURE Greetings from Mont D’Olivet Let me begin this article by being very clear indeed, I am not moaning. I am by nature not a moaner however…we have too many leaves in our swimming pool! Even as I write I feel a tinge of embarrassment (as I should!) . It’s Autumn at Mont D’Olivet and a swimming pool (with no cover) is a first for us. It’s not a problem I ever thought I’d have. I am very pleased to be in a position to have the ultimate first world problem! You may or may not know, dear Tattler reader that Mont D’Olivet was the former home of one of Jersey’s most famous residents, Alan Whicker, and it is an honour and pleasure to live in such a beautiful place. The most travelled man in the world in his day Alan Whicker chose to live on our beautiful island and not only that, in the very house we call home! It really is breathtaking and, as I said to my wife Gina recently, all the seasons here are going to be amazing. The house is warm and welcoming, the views are breathtaking and the wildlife which thrives around here is absolutely extraordinary. To watch the Buzzards circle overhead (I know that sounds ominous but in reality, it’s beautiful) and to see the local population of red squirrels chase each other through the trees is a wonderful : thing to behold. We’ve even given them names Blacktail, Mick (Hucknell) and Above Too many leaves Top : Absolutely stunning! Frazzle . (he has a rubbish tail) Above left : The Grounds We moved to Mont D’Olivet in July of this year. Gina and I have been Below : Collecting logs fortunate enough to live in the fabulous parish of Trinity twice now. The first Left : A cheeky visitor time in the incredible Boat House on Rozel harbour. Little did we think that one day we would be back and in an even more amazing home but, here we are! Once upon a time if we needed logs for the fire I unlimited would have popped down to the shops to buy some…now calls to CI & UK they are everywhere! It’s just a matter of lugging them up to the house in my trusty wheelbarrow. x premium) One day, after this Covid madness has passed, we hope to open the gardens up for fundraising as we know that all of our wonderful local charities are struggling to raise funds and if we can help in any small way it will be an unlimited absolute honour and pleasure. calls to CI & UK So, as a gift to say thank you to the beautiful parish of x premium) Trinity for such a warm welcome we will throw the doors open for a parish fundraiser. or 30 days Perhaps a ‘throw a wet sponge at the Connétable’ event…over to you Philip! Peter McLinton TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 p31 PARISH LIFE Below : Parish Cosmo on his walk Picture Gallery Above : Louis Agnes at Douet Farm Above : Cubbing line Above : A visit to the orchard Below : High tide at Bouley Bay p32 TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 PARISH LIFE Right : Bathtime for the ducks Above left and above : Memorial adjoining Dielament Manor Above : Happy Turkey out and about Above : Rainbow on Riley Field Below : Warming up for a game of Petanque TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 p33 FEATURE An Archetypal entrepreneur meets a Mr. Overland set up a company which held a banking licence for a number of years and by the early 1970's had built up a substantial portfolio of commercial property and investments across the globe. He was an archetypal entrepreneur who often said that love of whatever he owned was for sale, except for his wife! He was also overheard commenting that making money was the easy bit, it was much more difficult to know what to do with it. He drove a hard bargain but once the bargain was agreed he would expect the other party to stick by it, as he would. nature Mr. and Mrs. Overland lived in Trinity for most of their time in Jersey. They lived in La Hurette which was described by their friends as "the most expensive two When Roy Overland landed on the shores of bedroomed house in the island". After living in St. John for a short time they finally Jersey in the 1960's no one would have settled back in the parish of their choice when they bought a lovely old granite house, Mont Pellier, surrounded by woodland, ponds and wildlife. Mr. Overland died in guessed what an impact his life would have February 2001 and, when Barbara died thirteen years later, she left her estate to the on the people of the island and in particular Roy Overland Charitable Trust. the parish of Trinity. He was born in 1915 in Entirely Mrs. Overland's idea, the brief of the trust is to help charities involved with the environment, community, heritage, wildlife and animals. She was also keen Cambridgeshire but spent most of his young to help the people of Trinity, the parish they had both been happy living in for so many life in Norfolk and moved to Jersey with his years. Twenty five years ago Mr. Overland supported the construction of the Trinity wife, Barbara. Youth Centre, matching pound for pound any funds raised. The youth centre is now in need of modernisation and the trust is in discussions with the Trustees of the Centre and the Connetable, Philip Le Sueur to see how it can help. To date the Roy Overland Charitable Trust has funded the new pentanque pitch and pavilion behind the parish hall and has paid for the maintenance and signposting of a north/south footpath in the centre of the parish. The trust has also helped Trinity School P.T.A. to create the school library and last year donated funds to construct an outdoor classroom. Both of these are much appreciated by pupils and teachers alike. Above right : Right : Roy and Barbara Overland Roy and Barbara in the Above : garden of Mont Pellier Trustees receiving a thank you placque p34 TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 Solid returns with Savings Accounts from Skipton, made with you in mind Above : A visit to the Woodshack Left : The outdoor classroom at Trinity School When investing your money in a deposit account, attractive interest rates and friendly, efficient service is a winning combination. Enjoy solid returns with savings accounts from Skipton, an award winning Channel Island bank dedicated to providing high levels of service, with you in mind. For more information on our attractive range of sterling accounts, call our friendly and dedicated team at Skipton International. 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TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 p35 FEATURE Rates Annual Return Dear Parishioners, The system is offered for the convenience of search bar and press Rates Online. Enter Parishioners and also to help reduce office your unique nine character code, which is in As Chairman of the Rates administration and postage costs. In the the box on the attached Rate Assessment Assessment Committee long run, this will help to reduce the overall letter and follow the process. cost of running the Parish which will be to Yours faithfully, may I take this everyones benefit. By using the online facility for payment of rates, Peter Davis opportunity to remind Chairman Comite des Expert rather than by cheque or you of the online facility. bank transfer, your You are now able to funds will immediately receive, complete and be paid directly into the L2 JERSEY SCAFFOLDING LTD Parish bank account return your Annual and the rates system will Quarter Page - PORTRAIT Return at the beginning of be automatically 90mm x 135mm updated. the year online. You will To submit your Rates Assessment form online , then receive your Notice please sign in on your lap top, of Assessment and have computer, tablet or phone by putting the facility to pay your Parish.gov.je rates Do it Online in the rates, all online. 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For those whose connection with poultry is no more than A Poultry buying eggs from the shop or supermarket, the image of the chicken that laid them is probably of a brown and rather ordinary looking hen created as a hybrid - a mix of breeds, to maximise laying potential. menagerie There are in fact hundreds of breeds of pure-bred poultry, each with their own characteristics, range of Many parishioners, and others further afield, colours and feather detail. Some breeds have become extremely rare so keeping them going is helping their conservation. have discovered the honesty box selling eggs at Bantams are either the miniature versions of the large breed or true the lower end of Rue de la Bergerie and have bantams in their own right such as the Sebrights, Dutch, Belgians and Sablepoots which look almost comical with their extravagant foot gazed over the roadside wall at the variety of feathering. They are a very friendly breed and a good option if kept in poultry in the adjoining field. the garden, as they will cause minimal scratching damage to plants. Among the large fowl breeds that can be spotted over the La Bergerie wall are the buff, black and blue Orpingtons. They are heavily-feathered, sizeable birds but nowhere as tall as the Brahmas, a breed introduced to the UK around 1840 from India. These can reach up to three feet in height. Other breeds include Vorwerks, Norfolk Greys, Rhode Island Reds, New Hampshire Reds and Copper Marans. These lay the dark chocolate-coloured eggs included in egg boxes while the Araucunas lay those which are a shade of green. The range of ducks includes Saxony, Cayuga, Muscovy and Indian runners which you can't fail to notice as they run around bolt upright. There are also turkeys strutting around - but don't worry they are pets Above : Runner ducks and a crested duck and will be kept long beyond Christmas. : Below Saddlepoot bantam cock One sometimes has to smile at comments made by passers-by with one remarking that the geese at Collette's farm up the road didn't look so fit as they had lots of loose skin. To put the record straight, they are perfectly healthy - perhaps a little on the old side as at least a couple are almost 20 years old and the loose skin is down to the characteristics of the African breed which includes a huge dewlap. They are one of the more sociable breeds and often sit close to the fence to see what is going on. However, geese can be aggressive, particularly in Spring when their wives are sitting on the nest, so it is wise to take care. Some owners have found them a good alternative to guard dogs as they also make a great deal of noise if anything disturbs them. Both Collette and Ollie have kept birds from a young age, and apart from helping to preserve the breeds, they are also keen members of the Jersey Poultry and Ornithological Society exhibiting at local shows at the Royal Jersey Showground. These include classes for everything from poultry, pigeons and cage birds to guinea-pigs and rabbits. They have won many awards over the years, including best in show on several occasions. Unfortunately, Covid-19 restrictions have currently put a stop to the Society's activities although hopefully next year, things will return to some form of normality. p40 TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 BELL PUMPS AND BELL DRAINS FEATURE Half Page PORTRAIT bellpumps 90mm x 268mm &drains The Pump & Drainage Specialist 24 Above : New Hampshire red Left : Quail and chicken eggs HOUR SERVICE Sewage systems Water treatment systems Boreholes Drain clearance CCTV drain surveys Drainage installation & repairs Drain lining Tel 01534 485555 Email [email protected] WWW bellpumps.com TRINITY Tattler I Issue 15 p23 FEATURE Where has our AA box gone? On your travels, have you noticed that since the 27 August our AA box has not been standing in its usual location opposite the parish church? It was lifted off its base and transported to the garage at the parish hall where it has been Trinity Petanque undergoing careful restoration and redecoration as can be seen in the attached photographs. The Although league matches were cancelled this season, work is almost complete, it just requires a new members of the Trinity Petanque Club managed to play 8 zinc covering to the roof and it will be ready to go or 9 friendly matches, some home and some away. They back and continue to serve as a local landmark for were all doubles i.e. 4 in each match and so it was easy to observe social distancing rules whilst on the terrain. many years to come. Unfortunately the usual tea and cakes were not served after each match, players came, played and went home again. Due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the rules of the game also had to be modified. Each team brought their own cochonnet and the team who won the toss threw theirs. Usually a plastic ring is used for each player to stand in to play their turn but as these would need to be sanitised each time they were touched, it was decided not to use them but to scratch a ring in the gravel instead. Once each game was finished players only picked up their own boules Above : The empty plinth in order to ensure only they touched them. When the parish league matches hopefully commence again next year it is a long season with 22 games to play. Games take place Above : Bob gets started Below : And we have lift off! regardless of the weather approximately once a fortnight. The Trinity Petanque Club is keen to encourage new members to join them at its Friday morning practices. People of any age or ability are welcome to come and give it a go. Please contact Lawrence de Gruchy on 863512 to find out more. p42 TRINITY Tattler I Issue 21 Be a good influence. With Covid-19 still in circulation, it is more important than ever to get vaccinated. The flu vaccine is offered free of charge to people considered at risk. This is to help protect you against catching flu and developing serious complications. The at risk groups should not delay having their flu vaccine. The flu vaccine is FREE if you are: Pharmacy School flu /GP programme + 65 years old or over + 16 - 65 years in clinical risk groups + Babies from age 6 mths to 2 yrs who are at risk + Pregnant + Nursery children aged 2, 3 and 4 yrs + School children in Reception classes and Years 1 to 11 inclusive (15/16 yrs) Later in the year, the flu vaccine will be offered free to 50-64 year olds, following the prioritisation of other eligible groups A high uptake of the flu vaccine will help having the flu vaccination and the COVID-19 improve the general respiratory health of vaccination (when the latter becomes all islanders. This will help to safeguard available). against confusion and complications with COVID, reduce the pressure on the health Please be patient with the GPs, nurses and service, and allow the better delivery of pharmacists who are administering the care for all islanders. vaccine. Do not jump the queue, you will be seen. We have enough stock of the flu Not only that, but the information to date is vaccine for all the target groups above. that we must leave 28 days between you For more information, speak to your doctor, pharmacist, school or nursery, or visit: gov.je/flugov.je/flu Prevent | Protect | VaccinateVaccinate Cliogi | Protégi | Vaccinner TRINITY Tattler I Issue 15 p23 PARISH Trinity Community vOnelinre sion Support Team Did you know that Trinity The Connétable and Rector continue to be thankful to those who earlier in the year Tattler is available online? stepped up as volunteers available to help their community and If for any reason you do not receive your free printed copy, or you would prefer to read it as a digital ADS.HOMEne FIRES2O17-HP-2020.qxp_Layoutighbours as part of the Trinit y1 C 06/11/2020ommunit y10:06 Sup p Pageort T 1eam. publication, you can do so very easily. When we embarked on this project, at a time when Covid-19 first spread, it was unclear By going to www.parish.gov.je/trinity and find what the uptake would be. That the demand for the group’s assistance proved relatively Trinity Tattler in the sections menu and you can read each and every WINTER2 d’ 020 vis du nord light was both a relief and also confirmation that we are indeed fortunate to be part of I -êt SSUE 21 such a supportive community in which family, friends and neighbours were already issue of our splendid publication on looking out for one another. your computer or iPad. What better However, with the virus now resurgent across Europe and the UK there is no room for way of filling a wet, windy afternoon complacency, and we remain grateful to those who manage the phone, delegate the than scrolling through past issues, re-visiting the many varied and requests and tasks to serve those otherwise vulnerable in our community. 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