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THE OFFICIAL PARISH OF ST. BRELADE NEWSLETTER Edition 21 • Autumn 2012. Published by the Parish of St. Brelade, Jersey West Show turns Battle success again! into the Wet Show
More awards in 2012 for Battle of Flowers team We would also like to take this opportunity But nonetheless still ‘Singing in the Rain’ by Jeff Hathaway to thank all those parishioners who took the time to send in donations to help us enter by Tony Bellows into the Parade. We are always looking for help with the float, so please feel free to com to the shed to meet us and join in.” But there is a lot of hard work behind the float as La Baguette found out. Planning for the Battle of Flowers begins early. During November 2011, the St Brelade’s Battle of Flowers Association met to discuss ideas for the design of the float for the 2012 Battle of Flowers. By December, Shangri-La was chosen, and materials ordered for the framework. By May 2012, the framework is mostly in place, built around the chassis of a refuse lorry. Hares tails were being glued to separated sections, and underlying frame painted. With suitable music chosen, the trained dancers begin rehearsing their routines. But the big rush comes in the four nights before the Battle itself, when many volunteers young and old arrive and 130,000 heads are glued to the float together with 80 kilos of hares tails. The Chairman of the Association, Michael Jandron, gets an early night around 10.30 on ON Saturday, the Acappela Brass Band There was also plenty of tasty food to the eve before the Battle. Early around 5 were playing a lively rendition of enjoy such as Genuine Jersey produce, o’clock on the Battle morning, he is in the “Singing in the Rain”, as the rain came spit-roasts, crepes, hamburgers and driving seat, an enclosed and very hot and down. But people turned up, despite hot-dogs, as well as Jersey ice-cream noisy place inside the structure. ST. Brelade Battle of Flowers had a fantastic Committee member Janet Le Gros told La the inclement weather, in good spirits, and Jersey wonders, candyfloss and Battle this year with their entry “Shangri-La” Baguette: “ A big thank you must go to our Directions are given to him over with wellington boots splashing in the speciality coffees. mud, and brollies unfurled. The finer scooping the Grand Prix des Pariosses Trophy costume maker Yvonne Binet for all her hard headphones from two people walking The main arena saw the three headline given for being the 3rd best float on The Avenue, work. Our ‘thank you’ list is enormous from the beside the float, and he has a tiny camera weather on Sunday saw an upsurge in numbers, and over the two day event, acts well attended – the Diggerland just behind the Prix d’Honnuer and the Prix Chairman down to the catering staff and mounted at the front, which enables him to nearly 10,000 people came to enjoy the Dancing Diggers Stunt Team, and the d’Excellence. everyone who gave their time and effort to help see the white line in the centre of the road. events and attractions. Rockin' Horse Productions Equestrian The Association also received the Best Set Piece us complete this fantastic entry. At five miles an hour, the float creeps down Stunt Team, and Cyril the Squirrel and Beaumont Hill to the Battle Arena, where in While some of the outside attractions his racing terriers. Award and the Best Costume Award this being We must also thank our designers Simon were rained off on Saturday, there was the third time they have received this award in Thomas and Nigel Gates for their stunning early afternoon, the Battle magic begins Mindful of the farming roots of the once more. v still much to see inside the tents, where the past four years. design. there were stalls such as the W.I., the show, as well as a traditional cattle Jersey Privateers Gaming Club with show, there was a large marquee two model sets, Jersey In Transition, devoted to Horticultural displays, with a display of local organic food, and showcasing a schools carrot growing the Durrell stall on the rainforest, competition (in conjunction with the where children could handle large Jersey Farmers’ Union), the Jersey beetles. More children’s entertainment Rosarians annual rose show, a Jersey Blooming ‘eck! was provided by a magician in the Young Farmers stand, and an Chicano Magic Show. Older children Allotments stand, promoting the St. Brelade to represent Jersey in could enjoy table tennis. growing local passion for allotments. v 2013 Britain in Bloom following award for ‘Best Coastal Parish’ by Tony Bellows
ALTHOUGH the weather during the As the competition, despite its lead up to judging day was name, is not just about floral anything but co-operative, on the displays, but the natural day itself the sun shone and St. environment, next stop was Brelade looked at is best. Beauport where they were met by Everyday shopping, Environmental Officer and St. Starting with a presentation at the Brelade parishioner Tim Liddiard. Parish Hall, the two Royal Tim explained the importance of Horticultural Judges, Rae the coastal heathland and of the not just frozen food! Beckworth and John Woodward measures both his department, colourful, but also very original and Constable Steve Pallet said: “ This is were then taken on a tour of the volunteers and the Parish had spotlessly maintained - hardly a a new team and it is a remarkable Parish by the Constable Steve Les Quennevais taken to ensure the biodiversity of blade of grass out of place. achievement in this, their first Pallett and Parish in Bloom Group the area was maintained - and The tour ended at the Somerville competition entry. I think they were Monday to Saturday 7am - 9pm co-ordinator Jeff Hathaway. further enhanced through a Hotel who had generously laid on all genuinely surprised to have Sunday 7.30am – 8pm The judges first stop was the Parish programme of activities in which an afternoon tea for the judges and done so well given the awful members of the community had Hall itself, bedecked in troughs and all those who had helped to make weather we had experienced in May hanging baskets, then on to played a very active part. the tour a great success.. and June. Apart from the Parish Hall Lavender Farm before arriving at The judges were then taken to St. The following day the Parish Team displays being constantly battered La Moye School where children Brelades Bay where among the were invited to St. Saviours Parish by wind and rain, the plants had from the pre-school nursery highlights noted were the floral Hall to hear the results of the barely grown from the time they presented them with a small displays at St. Brelade’s Church, St. judging of the 5 Parishes in the bouquet of wild flowers and herbs Brelades Bay Hotel and the competition. It was with some had first been put out because of grown by the children at the school. seafront gardens opposite Winston amazement that having already the low temperatures.” Next stop was the Les Creux Churchill Park. received two Silver Gilts for ‘Best Co-ordinator Jeff Hathaway told La allotments where Channel The judges were extremely pleased Parish Hall’ and ‘Best Coastal Baguette: “ It was always going to be Television were waiting to to find that two of the bays’ Parish’ that it was announced that a tough act to follow. The previous overall winner in the Best Coastal interview the judges. They restaurants that had sedum roofs group had won gold for the Parish and that thay were flourishing in Town’ category was - St. Brelade! commented on how impressed in 2009 and went on to win gold in they were with the allotments and what for many other plant species The win means that St. Brelade go the 2010 Entente Florale. The LES QUENNEVAIS the Parish in general saying that the would be a rather hostile forward into the national Britain in Monday-Saturday 10am – 9pm. Sunday 10am – 6pm standards set and the groundwork standard in Jersey remained very environment. Bloom Competition in 2013 high in general. “We will have quite The tour then continued back to St. representing Jersey alongside St. put in over those years certainly a hard time is choosing a winner Aubin via Mont Arthur where there Helier that will also be representing contributed this years success, a from what we have seen this week”, were treated to view a very private Jersey in the competition in the fact that it would only fair to John Woodward told CTV. garden that is not only very .Best Small Town. category. acknowledge”. v
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which interfere with the free Message from the Constable use of the road, or land in uncertain ownership - and Chefs’ quarterly menu Visité Royale presented to the Court for a A reminder to skateboarders...... It may be the summer holiday season for decision. many but the Parish has been very busy On this occasion, the Court’s by Centenier George May, St. Brelade Chef de Police in the past couple of months. I was very Parish under Royal Court spotlight attention was drawn to a tree CONTRARY to popular belief Recently I had the honour to proud of the St.Brelade and Les Creux by Jeff Hathaway that had been adjudged to be Bowls Clubs, Communicare, La Moye amongst many youngsters, present my policing report to is a condition that presented a (and probably a few adults the Royal Court on the School, St.Brelade Youth Project, Les judge on matters relating to hazard to road users. Creux Scouts and Les Creux Allotments public roads and footpaths too) skateboarding is not occasion of the ‘Visité Royale’. who represented the Parish at the RJ & brought to its attention by the After some lengthy permitted on public roads - or The Court noted the amount HS Showground at Trinity for the visit of parish. deliberation the Court pubic car parks and of hours officers had carried The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of decided that was that the tree pavements. out and thanked those officers On arrival at the Parish Hall, should be felled subject to a Cornwall in celebration of the Queen’s 60th Jubilee. All groups put on Unfortunately the Parish Hall for their commitment. the Royal Court was met by the report to ascertain whether marvellous displays and I thank them all for giving up their time and continues to receive I would also like to endorse Constable, the roads inspectors there were any remedial presenting the Parish in such a good light to the Royal party. numerous complaints of those comments. Whether it and 12 men (Les Voyeurs) process that might otherwise skateboarding on the roads. be a traffic accident, a fallen Success was in abundance at the 2012 Battle of Flowers for the Parish residents in the Parish called be undertaken to save it from tree, providing public safety at float ”Shangri-La” winning The “Grand Prix des Paroisses” ,for the first together by the Constable. its fate. So for the time-being Not only is this dangerous but events or on occasion dealing time, ”Best Floral set piece”, ”Best Costumed” and “Second in Class”. After the Court was constituted (at the time of going to press) against the law. So parents, On behalf of the Parish, I thank Battle Chairman Mick Jandron and all with breaches in public order, they examined the books and it is saved. please remind your sons and his hardworking and dedicated team (teenagers to senior citizens) daughters. With so much officers have been generous accounts concerning the roads After the Visité, Constable for bringing hard earned success to the Parish. Special mention of the Parish. traffic on the roads today, this with their time, whether ‘on should go to float designers Nigel Gates and Simon Thomas for their Steve Pallett told La Baguette: duty’ or not to assist and when A procession was then formed, message could avoid injury, or wonderful, creative design and Yvonne Binet for her hard work in A Visité Royale took place in “There are issues that cannot worse, to your child. necessary protect the producing such stunning costumes. headed by the Constable and be dealt with by the the Parish of St Brelade on Many vehicles have been community. the Voyeurs, the Deputy Branchage on its own so, More success was achieved on behalf of the Parish by the “Parish in Wednesday 15th August 2012 . observed with defective lights Lastly, I should like to extend Viscount with a measuring rod, there is a serious purpose to Bloom “ team headed by Jeff Hathaway with valuable help from the recently. With winter my best wishes to retiring A Visité Royale occurs in a also a Vingtenier with an axe. the Visité Royale. The Court Parish staff, the gardeners from Transport and Technical Services, La Parish once every six years approaching and less daylight Parish Secretary Mike Moye School and the hard work of a small group of dedicated The Voyeurs seek out any also inspects the Parish when The Royal Court will visit hours, the Honorary Police in Videgrain and welcome our volunteers amongst others. This years competition saw the Parish nuisances which may exist, the accounts - and made a couple new Secretary Angela the Parish to inspect the Parish conjunction with DVS will be judged “Best Coastal Parish” along with receiving 3 “Silver Gilt” encroachments which may of very interesting Hickinbottom. accounts and its roads and to have been made and the trees observations.”v carrying out roadside checks certificates. My thanks go to all those involved for showing the Parish during September. Motorists If you feel you are able to offer in the best possible light to the judges. We all look forward to taking are advised to check their some of your time and skills to part in “Britain in Bloom” next year with, hopefully, another success. Planning Group hold first public meeting vehicle lighting before driving; the Parish as an Honorary Last month the Parish was honoured to host the “Visité Royale”. Each it could save a Parish Hall Officer, please give Centenier year two parishes are visited by the full Royal Court and in the second Poor turnout, yet Group Enquiry and a possible fine. May on 07797 773534 v of this years “Visités” the Court under the guidance of Commissioner Clyde Smith firstly attended the Parish Hall to inspect the Parish get unanimous support accounts and swear-in twelve “Voyeurs” (respected members of the from the meeting. Parish) before making three “Visités “ to site to adjudicate on issues by Tony Bellows Two new officers elected such as trees overhanging roads and boundary issues. I am pleased And sworn in before the Royal Court to report the Parish was found to be in good order with judgements THE first public meeting made in regard to the site “Visités” organised by the Steering by Tony Bellows I am delighted to announce that Centenier Michel Bougeard was Group took place at TWO new recruits to the Parish officers that have already recently elected for a further three year term. I thank him for all his Communicare on Tuesday 31 Honorary Police were elected shown an excellent aptitude to hard work and dedication and wish him success in his forthcoming July. and sworn in before the Royal Honorary work and will be a term. A stalwart of the Honorary Police for over 28 years Michel will Although poorly attended, the Court during the summer. huge asset to the Parish. be sworn-in with other islandwide Centeniers on 14th September. audience were in very positive Mr John Gatward (left) and Mr With a total of five new recruits On a sadder note for me personally, along with all the Parish mood and on a vote gave Adam Willcocks (right) were this year I hope it is a trend that administration, August 17th saw the retirement of Parish Secretary elected in May and June unanimous approval for the will continue so we can get back Mike Videgrain after over twenty years of dedicated service to the respectively and sworn in group to be officially to full strength”. Parish. Mike has worked tirelessly over this period, alongside four inaugurated. during early July. different Connétables, to ensure the smooth and effective running If you feel you are able to offer The meeting was chaired by Chef de Police George May told of the Parish Hall. Mike is not only highly respected within the Parish some of your time and skills to Constable Pallett who outlined Re-development of Hotel de la Tour is one issue the group La Baguette: “We are fortunate for his high professional standards but also islandwide by his fellow the Parish, please give me call the background to the Group hope to be looking at in near future. to have two very able new Parish Secretaries and all those have worked with him over the years. members of the team; two on 07797 773534. v I thank him for his dedication, hard work and especially his attention after which each member of the to detail that has become his trademark. I along with new Parish Steering Group introduced address the contentious In summing up Constable Secretary Angela Hickinbottom, the Parish staff, and I am sure ,all themselves. elements through wide Pallett said: “ I hope that the Parishioners wish Mike and Freda a long, happy and healthy Designated spokesman for the consultation. public will recognise the retirement. Group, Jeff Hathaway, explained He advised that the Steering importance and significance of its aims and objectives which Finally a date for your diaries. I am not a fan of mentioning Christmas Group had already met with the Group. There are already he stressed was neither anti- as summer lingers on but the annual Christmas Celebrations, Planning Minster Rob Duhamel many schemes planned for the including the switching on of the Christmas lights, will take place at development nor a pressure Parish that I hope they will be group. Rather its intent was to who was generally supportive St. Aubin on Wednesday 5th December 2012. I hope this event will of the initiative. And, since that looking at in due course. provide an ideal way to start your Christmas celebrations influence future development by engaging with the public, meeting a draft consultation Anyone interested in either developers and Planning and guideline document had joining the group and would like , Connétable Steve Pallett department to ensure that all been issued by Planning for to know more, please email new development was in line other similar groups that may [email protected] or telephone with general expectation and to emerge in other Parishes. 743276. v Useful Information Connetable Steve Pallett: Tel. (Home) 483444 Mobile. 07797 749512 Parish Hall: La Neuve Route, St. Aubin, JE3 8BS Tel. 741141 Duty Centenier: Tel. 741175 Deputies: No.1 District (Le Coin/Noirmont) John Young Tel. 743677 No.2 District: (Quennevais/La Moye) Sean Power Tel. 744454 Montfort Tadier Tel. 744358 Doctors Surgeries: Cleveland Clinic: Red Houses Tel. 734121 Island Medical Centre: Centre Point, Red Houses Tel. 516152 Leodis Surgery: La Route de Quennevais Tel. 498775 Quennevais Surgery: Quennevais Parade Tel. 736336 Pharmacy/Dispensing Chemists: Lloyds Pharmacy: Red Houses 9am - 6pm Mon - Fri 9am-5pm Saturday Lloyds Pharmacy: Quennevais Parade 8.30am - 5.30pm Mon - Fri
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La Baguette team would like to thank all advertisers in this edition whose invaluable support and contribution makes it possible to publish this newsletter. Production & Design: Jeff Hathaway Printed by: Mailmate Printers, St. Aubin Published by: The Parish of St. Brelade Copyright: © The Parish of St. Brelade 2012 Disclaimer: La Baguette does not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of this newsletter nor any liability for any loss or inconvenience caused arising from any reliance on the information contained herein. La Baguette. Autumn 2012 Page 3 Prince Charles gets a raspberry! NEW FEATURE: ‘Parishioners Remember’ Joy Oxenden remembers Portelet HRH meets allotment members and other Holiday Camp and St. Aubin Fete Parish group representatives at RJA&HS. THE St Aubin's Fete and Water Carnival ran for ON Wednesday 18th July, the beautiful dahlias grown by many years, ending in the late 1960s due to Duke and Duchess of Cornwall Steve. increased traffic in the St. Aubin’s village. Taking place two weeks after the Battle of Flowers, the visited the Royal Jersey On being told by Christine smaller fairground stalls relocated to St Aubin Agricultural and Horticultural Vibert (pictured talking to the on the land behind the Parish Hall. There was a Society showground in Trinity Prince) that Les Creux parade, with fancy dress costumes, bands where they met Allotment holders had representatives from all twelve contributed a selection of playing, and a procession of the smaller Battle parishes. their current fruit and of Flowers floats. St Brelade was represented by vegetables to the display During the post-war period, Joy Oxenden lived members of the Bowls Club, basket, he asked whether the at the Jersey Holiday Camp at Portelet, run at be an entry in the Water Carnival which took 10th Les Quennevais Scout allotment holders were that time by her father, Major Nigel Oxenden place in St Aubin's harbour. They would often Group, La Moye School, St present in the Royal until his death in 1948, after which his wife Pat dress up in costumes suitable for the theme of Brelade’s Youth Project and Showground. Hearing that took over the running of the Holiday Camp. Joy the float. One year was rather risqué for its time Les Creux Allotments. they were not, but that they has lots of memories of the entries by the with a title of "Heavenly Bodies" which was Prince Charles was first were eager to hear his Holiday Camp in the Battle of Flowers, which based on the Planets, with young people introduced to Steve Bailey, comments, he replied that he would later see a second appearance in the St dressed accordingly as to the Gods & Goddesses who had recently been wished them to know how Aubin's Fete. they represented, you can imagine how this was ‘very impressed’ he was. appointed as a Trustee of the is for each Parish to have Totty and Victoria Bisson who "Holiday makers would come to stay and work turned into funny jokes!" Jersey Allotment & Leisure He then sampled a raspberry, allotments. Finally the told him about activities on the float every year, deciding among She remembers how the Visitors loved to return Gardening Association and saying that it would follow his challenges to allotment undertaken by the 10th Jersey themselves during the Winter on the design.", to the Camp at their particular time during the Chris Vibert, Les Creux tasting of black butter nicely, holders of last year’s hot and Scout group (St. Brelade) she remembered, "We had an entry under season. "It was always the same people, year Chairman.. declaring it to be ‘very good dry season followed by this before moving on to speak Section K for Hotels. Then two weeks later, after year, who enjoyed The Battle of Flowers with other Parish groups. The Prince was very indeed!’ year’s deluge and low when the St Aubin Fete was on, another group and looked forward to participation in the impressed with the quality of The demand for allotments in temperatures prompted him The Prince clearly enjoyed of holiday makers would come over and take events as the main feature of their holiday the vegetables in the basket, the UK was also discussed, to say how he too found the this relaxed and informal the float there too. Sometimes there would also experience." v and commented on how they and the Prince was impressed wet and cool weather a opportunity to find out about had been prepared and and heartened to hear that a gardener’s nightmare. The what makes Jersey’s parishes presented, also with the long-term aim here in Jersey Prince then spoke to Chris tick! v volunteers, but the forward planning for events is done by A picture of health Pat and Elizabeth about six months in advance. Every year Green menace returns Phase three underway Harbour Gallery celebrates 10 years, ‘but time there are 10 major exhibitions, and the Jersey Textile A garnish we could do without! Residents move into their refurbished to move’ on says co- director, Pat Robson Showcase, which runs in by Tony Bellows by Tony Bellows March, sees hundreds of rooms at Maison St. Brelade With the aid of a grant from the people coming from the UK by Jeff Hathaway Tourism Development Fund, and Europe for a week, with they took downstairs and one local hotels and restaurants WITH the completion of the rooms and further improve room upstairs, and set up The benefiting from the visitors. first two phases of the project, facilties for residents, and Harbour Gallery. This enabled residents of Maison St. Brelade visitors. Phase three is exhibitions to be showcased all A question mark hangs over have been busy moving into scheduled to be completed in year round. Further space the future of the gallery, as their spacious en-suite rooms late 2013. became available upstairs, and both Pat and Elizabeth are in the first of the two wings retiring at the end of the year. All that will then remain will be in 2005, the relocation off- being refurbished. A new organiser need to be to complete the landscaping of island by a finance company who used much of upstairs for found to manage The Harbour Work is to start shortly on the grounds, which will include archive storage meant they Gallery, although the landscaping the frontage and a wild flower meadow and could expand to have a café volunteers and workshop car park areas, which at the further raised beds for the request of Head of Home, Pearl and a permanent location for providers will remain to help residents to enjoy gardening Thébault and residents, will workshops, as well as with the day to day operational themselves. have a distinctly Mediterranean THE Harbour Gallery began 10 additional studio space. duties. It is hoped that such a feel with some palms and Constable Steve Pallett told La years ago when Pat Robson and The aim of The Harbour worthwhile enterprise will colourful shrubs and Baguette: “For such a large Elizabeth Le Gal were looking Gallery is to support and continue, as it provides local perennials associated with project I am delighted that it for somewhere to showcase showcase new local artists and employment, a venue on the slightly warmer climes. has been delivered to the local artistic talent. With a craft workers, rather than well Tourism map, and a much background as art teachers, Phase three is now well planned timescales, and within established commercial artists. needed outlet for local arts and they had founded a charity, Art underway which, when budget, and that the residents The studio spaces have been crafts. complete, will introduce en- are already benefitting for the in the Framework Foundation, full from day one. There are a to put on art and craft However, events have been THIS summer has seen a huge it turned white, and a number suite facilties for the remaining changes”. v wide variety of workshop workshops and hold events – for example, ones run fully booked for the future, and build up of green sea lettuce in of visitors thought it was toilet exhibitions. Finding premises a date for the diary is St. Aubin’s Bay. The problem paper from a sewage outlet. by Mencap, artists textile for exhibitions for longer than group, indigo dying, and half- participation in the Genuine was not helped by the decision Save Our Shoreline told La three weeks was difficult, until Jersey Christmas event, in June to stop removing it. term and holidays are Baguette: the opportunity suddenly arose running in the Gallery from the However, at the end of August, especially popular for to take on the lease of their 29th November to 2nd of Transport and Technical "Sea lettuce belongs to the children’s workshops. There’s current premises. an enthusiastic team of v Services sent beach cleaning green algae group, grows December this year. vehicles to remove the sea rapidly and dies off in summer. lettuce, and bury it down by When it washes up on the the low tide mark. beach and begins to decompose, it sometimes St. Brelade businesses claim to smells like sewage, and filmy have suffered as a result of this leaves can be mistaken for policy. toilet paper. It requires Collette’s Cabin at La Haule, relatively plentiful nitrogen told La Baguette that the and grows primarily in shallow rotting smell had put visitors areas that are relatively off, and when wet, the lettuce protected from waves and have was quite slippery and good exposure to sunlight. hazardous; they had been Nitrogen comes from farmland unable to put benches out on fertiliser, which flows off the Dawn of new Group the sand. Further down the land into the bay, especially beach, a concessionaire said during the wet weather this Breakfast meeting for Business Group that when the sea lettuce dried, summer.” v by Tony Bellows FOLLOWING a successful voice or lobby for the interests 0=LMJL;LIEMHLIEKFHKJEMBJM/EAM'F>BJ breakfast meeting held at the of St Brelade business owners. Boathouse late last year *?LJM0FLI Don’t forget - We’re open from 8am everyday for your convenience. Dumaresq Street, St Helier T: 738806 E: [email protected] www.romerils.com Open Monday - Saturday 8.00am - 5.30pm FREE CUSTOMER PARKING La Baguette. Autumn 2012 Page 5 First season success End of college term Inter-Parish petanque gains momentum On another planet! Our foreign friends return home for another year by Derek Hart Astronomy Club by Julia Brown discuss Curiousity AS year-round businesses around 30 local activity by Tony Bellows start getting busier again after companies and cultural sites, the summer holiday period, which helps to support the THE Jersey Astronomy Club the tourism sector is taking a local economy. bit of a breather as the met at the Patrick Moore St Brelade’s College students Centre on September 10th at tourists slowly ebb away. 8:00 p.m. to discuss Mars, the At St Brelade’s College, the come primarily from Western Curiosity Rover and literature last of the foreign teenage Europe but Jersey is slowly on Mars through the ages. students have left and the becoming a popular language In 1877, the astronomer teachers and staff can all course destination for many Giovanni Schiaparelli recharge, reflect on the busy Eastern Europeans, including observed what he thought season and start planning for Russians and Czech students were canals on the surface of But primitive life may have The next meeting of the Club 2013. of all ages, who bring cultural Mars, and the astronomer existed. On Earth, the earliest will be on October 8 at the With over 400 foreign diversity to our doorstep. Percival Lowell suggested that record of microbial life dates Patrick Moore Centre, Les students per week at peak, an advanced but desperate back 3.5 billion years, the Creux. All are welcome, but based on three different Young Jersey locals often get culture had built the canals to same time scientists believe children must be campuses and accommodated to know the foreign students tap Mars' polar ice caps, the Mars was wet and warm. Over accompanied by an adult. with host families, and other staying with them or through last source of water on an the next two years, the NASA St. Brelade Petanque Team take on St. Clements places of accommodation events over the summer inexorably drying planet. Curiosity Rover will explore For more information, please contact the Secretary: Jodie around the Island, the months, who then share ideas, IN the Spring edition of La introduced the newcomers to Better astronomical studies the Martian landscape for language programmes Masterman by email at: ways of life & learnings. Baguette I asked if anyone the sport of petanque. There showed the canals were an signs of water and microbial require meticulous planning. was interested in forming a is still room for more - both optical illusion caused by life in the geological history of [email protected]. A high number of students As part of the programmes, team to compete in the Parish novices and experienced poor quality telescope views. the planet. Club Mobile: 07797 887139. v return year-on-year, having Petanque League and perhaps players. students are given opportunity to take part in made life-long friends with play a match against our twin We are now planning to build locals or their host families, as town of Granville next year. some of Jersey’s activities in a terrain but of course we New livery for 2013 the afternoons and evenings. well as having fallen in love The response has been very need funds and labour to by Tony Bellows The college works with with our beautiful island. v healthy and we have eighteen complete the job. indicating they wished to play. January sails! Sponsorship is, in these JERSEY’S new buses will With the increasing difficult financial times, going feature sails and the names of popularity and numbers of to be challenging but we parishes in Jèrriais. CT Plus, people from all over the island would like to get something the new bus operators from playing petanque, for the first ready in time for the Granville January 2013, put forward time, this year an Inter-Parish twinning visit next June. two designs in a public poll, petanque league was and the sails design received If you are interested in inaugurated, with six Parishes 80% of the vote. becoming involved in Parish being represented. La Baguette’s roving reporter Petanque or wishing to learn went out to gauge the reaction Each Parish team has a more about the game and to minimum of four players and of St Brelade Parishioners to play will be made most the design. a maximum of eight Another welcome. Coaching is available four parishes will be entering for all standards and abilities. “It’s nice and bright and cheerful, and I like the Parish a team in the league next For Further information please names across it.” season bringing the total, at telephone Derek Hart on present, to nine Parishes. 741469.please contact Derek “I’m glad they have the Jèrriais The group has had two Hart on 741469 or E-Mail names of Parishes. There evenings so far where we have [email protected] v should be more use of Jèrriais around the Island.” “It’s a much better design that the ‘flying banana logo.” (#()!')'$&"%)%&( Gig in the garden “It’s good not just to have "-.'*&%/#+-/!,.*(+/$)./)'-./ /-,.( plain white.” Garden event raises including drums, guitars and keyboards. The last band to “I like the Parish crests hidden money for charity take the stage were Alfresco within the sails.” by Tony Bellows Bandits, who went on to "It will brighten up the dark =9@8@?+A>4?@;=@=A) achieve notable success in the days of January." THERE was plenty of musical Battle of the Bands and =>7%A6'@@A.(;7A6>@? entertainment from young And former Constable Mike appeared at Jersey Live. There Jackson, past Minister at TTS, 6-/<:1"3A0<-/# U`^\Q_VXaYb'bA_FX[bN_[aY I`_^bIa`WY youngsters, so it's a refreshing sight to know that a few Pâl’-ous l’Jèrriais? No parents for a start! people are taking the time to try and give back some life to St. Brelade Youth Project - ‘get out there’! the young people of our N’vos gênés pon, tout n’est pas pèrdu! community. by Daniel Dorgan down your neck, and the ever 'Oh', you cry, 'I'm not a year 9 Do you speak Jèrriais? Don’t many Jersey folk woke up to 'IT was well funny', 'I liked it looming prospect of 'rugrats' student anymore!', Well no worry, all is not lost! this now well entrenched all', 'I enjoyed all of it'- the running about your ankles. decline and realised that in a worries, the St. Brelade Youth “IT needs no great insight to youth are a people of few From ball games to TV, music generation or two it would be Project has you covered. realise that Jèrriais, the local words, but what's gotten the to cooking, there is a bit for extinct. Could anything be Wednesdays between 7.30pm language of our Island, is under smiles from our youngsters? everyone on offer, all topped severe threat” says David done? and 9.30pm have been set Well it's the St.Brelade Youth off with a slice of signature aside for year 9, 10 and 11 Marett Chair of the Don Despite Dr. Frank Le Maistre’s Project. French bread pizza. Balleine Jèrriais Management lifetime’s work in producing students, while Thursdays, The centre itself has been What's the aim you ask? Well Group. his dictionary in 1966, many 7pm till 9pm, are left open for going for a while now, offering to give the youth something to years 7 and 8. “Since the nineteenth century resigned themselves to this a refuge to the youths of do! We all complain about So what are you waiting for, due to the increased rate of inevitable decline. St.Brelade away from parents how little there is to do in the immigration the introduction don't be stuck at home, get out Some fifteen years ago, and siblings. Island, particularly for the there and have fun. v of elementary education however, a number of Jersey A new term and new day. around the turn of the last men and women, including Dr. Indeed it seems that Fridays century, it became increasingly Le Maistre’s son, Jean, well maintained, nevertheless designated primary schools, the language used in rural persuaded States members to at the St. Brelade Youth reaches a relatively small communities. By the early give financial support for the where more concentrated Project are being given over proportion of our children. twentieth century, children teaching of Jèrriais as an extra- extra-curricular lessons can be to our local year 9 students to could be punished for speaking curricular subject in our As of September however, a delivered. use for a bit of R&R after a Jèrriais, even in the schools and since 1998, with new strategy is being hard weeks work. These Threatened, yes, but not playground!. Admitting that, as strong parental support, an pioneered. All Year 4 pupils evenings will be running from a young person, you were also average of some 200 young will be given a six week Jèrriais condemned to extinction with 7.45 till 9.45 to ensure that a Jèrriais speaker condemned students have been learning taster course using innovative all the catastrophic loss to our the weekends can get off on you to the suspicion that you the language each year, thanks techniques based on traditional cultural identity that would the right foot. were something of a country to the work of the three staff at songs given a contemporary entail! It needs your So what's on offer? Well, no bumpkin. make-over by a band called ‘L’Office du Jèrriais’ at enthusiastic support. St. parents for a start. We all It did not help that for many Highlands and a group of “Badlabecques”. The songs know how tiresome it can be Brelade still boasted 349 generations native Jèrriais volunteer assistants. introduce themes that enable stuck with family breathing the teachers to explore aspects speakers or 3.4% of its speakers learnt their language The difficulty of maintaining orally and were hard pushed to of Jersey’s unique culture and population in 2001. It even enthusiasm for these studies at traditions, which are a vital read it and even less likely to secondary level, amid other includes its own very special write it – still true today and part of our identity as Islanders regional variation of Mouaîtîn Now, not a lot of people know that! pressures has been a challenge. today. From these introductory this despite a long literary The number of young people at La Moie, or La Moye as often tradition of Jèrriais writers. sessions, children will be by Michael Le Quesne exposed to this vital element of invited to take their language spelt today. 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