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ST MARY AUTUMN 2020 p3 Contents pF Bramble Farm IN THIS ISSUE pK Sark Swim This is my first chance to welcome

readers from the Some of you will remember La Pepinière editor’s chair. Sit back Farm on La Rue de Crabbé. In its hey-day it pCB The St Mary’s was home to the largest herd of pub walk and enjoy the ride. cattle on the Island. However today it’s being transformed into what they call a ‘social’ or ‘care’ farm. The idea is to give a Some of you will be feeling cross-section of people with support needs a mild sense of déjà vu – or a sense of well-being through contact with more correctly déjà lu – at farm animals. We preview of a first for Jersey seeing my name because for Amongst our regulars Robin Pittman four years previously I gives us a tour of Jersey’s coastal fortifications but even those enduring p looked after the granite-clad towers and castles can be CD From the Constable predecessor to St Mary given a new lease of life as we discover at Matters called “The Grève de Lecq. While Beachcomber has set p The coastal towers, ” his sights on the proposed new Waterfront CH Communiqué . It was the development and is calling for military Forts and Castles brainchild of the former intervention. St Mary’s School has been there since Constable, Ken Le Brun, 1901 but the renovation works continue and, had it continued, apace – and are actually ahead of schedule would be publishing its now that the main building has been given the all-clear as far as potential residents in CBBth issue about now. That the roof space are concerned. represents about DG years of The severe lockdown in Guernsey p No bats in the belfry! means we’re pretty well barred from CJ reporting on the affairs of visiting the Bailiwick’s islands. However, we the Parish of St Mary, a hear about two St Mary residents who got pDBBeachcomber time-span that has seen a as close as you can get to Sark these days. . . without triggering an alarm! Silly Season lot of changes, but And finally. . . a reminder that this is curiously, at the same time, your parish magazine, not just to read, but life goes on in a very similar also to which you’d be welcome to contribute. If you have a story to tell that fashion to the way it has might be worthy of a wider audience feel always done. free to get in touch and we can discuss. Publisher www.mediamasters.je St Mary Matters is published by MediaMasters PO Box 133, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 9QX GENERAL ENQUIRIES: Martyn Farley T (01534)866956 E [email protected] pDF From the Deputy Advertising contact: Isabelle LagadecT (01534)887066 E [email protected] FINANCE AND ADMIN: George Farley T (01534)866957 E [email protected] pDHThe Rector ST MARY-Q3-2020 R 2.qxp_Layout 1 14/09/2020 12:43 Page 4

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Island’s once thriving dairy industry. Today however it’s been renamed Bramble Farm and it’s being transformed into Harvesting something quite different. Farming is still very much at its heart but the dairy herd is gone. The cows the have been replaced by happinesshorses, goats and pigs and a few sheep but more Should you find yourself walking the than that it’s becoming a place where the harvest is far more about fostering a sense of well-being amongst a wide variety of people with a lanes of in the north of St Mary you range of support needs. may come across the unusual sight of The concept is called social or care farming and basically it’s the therapeutic use of farming practices to provide health, social or a group of tiny horses being taken for educational care services to a range of individuals such as people living a stroll. They’re no more than a with dementia, children with learning difficulties and people suffering metre tall, come in a variety of from depression. The farm can be seen as an oasis of calm amidst the hustle and bustle of busy, troubled contemporary life. There are 250 such colours and patterns and are known farms in the UK and it’s been estimated that 8,000 people with mild or by enthusiasts as “Minis”. While they moderate needs were visiting them every week, prior to the pandemic. may be small in stature they’ve been Bramble Farm has eight Minis or American Miniatures in total. “They’ve all got very different personalities. We try to match them with selected for their big hearts and have the youngsters who come to see them. Edward is the most been brought to Jersey to spread a amenable. He’ll make friends with anyone,” said Michaela. However initially she was looking to bring little happiness, especially among the llamas and alpacas to Jersey, but found that disadvantaged. to be impossible because of the stringent regulations surrounding Bovine TB. So, she “We chose them because we wanted something people decided instead to go for American Miniature horses. could really get close to and be able to pet and groom They weren’t easy to bring to Jersey but Michaela did get a lot them. They’re an absolute joy,” said the Michaela Yates, the of help. “They were flown over from Texas free of charge. All I had driving force behind the project. They live at what used to to do was arrange their flight from Charles De Gaulle Airport to be La Pepinière Farm on La Rue de Crabbé. It was once Jersey. Some of them are rescue animals and we were given home to the largest milking herd in Jersey. By the time it a couple of them. They’ve had to adapt to a completely was sold nearly six years ago it was a sad testimony to the different environment. They’d never had to wear ST MARY-Q3-2020 R 2.qxp_Layout 1 14/09/2020 12:43 Page 5

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If you’re helping out at a farm it can

be very beneficial, there’s a sense of doing “something really worthwhile,” said Michaela.

“Just being around animals is life-affirming. They’re non-judgemental. Other social farms report that people who struggle to “ communicate feel good about being around animals and begin to open up. The farm is a very peaceful and safe place.

coats before and they’d never come across the plastic sheeting Below : Michaela Yates with on the potatoes. one-year-old Kelly “The farm is ideally situated, surrounded by quiet lanes where the speed limit is only 15mph. It was derelict when we took over and there was no land with it. We started work on one of the sheds to make it suitable for housing animals. At the same time Jersey Royals took over another shed and helped us to acquire some of the surrounding land and we are also indebted to local owners and tenants who’ve also helped us with nearby fields which we’ve either leased or bought.” Michaela had no background in agriculture. She was looking for a career change and had been considering fostering, but then she heard about care farming and instead of children her foster charges these days are, for the most part, four-legged. She started with just three sheep and straightaway had to learn how to look after animals. Now there are more than a hundred residents at the farm. They include a large herd of very cute pygmy goats and the bigger Boer goats from South Africa, as well as Kune pigs from New Zealand, plus a few hens. Bringing them to the island has been very difficult, partly because Jersey sets very high health standards on imported animals, but the rewards are plain to see. “If you’re helping out at a farm it can be very beneficial, there’s a sense of doing something really worthwhile,” said Michaela. “Just being around animals is life-affirming. They’re non-judgemental. Other social farms report that people who struggle to communicate feel good about being around animals and begin to open up. The farm is a very peaceful and safe place.” Work is still going on at the farm to prepare it to receive visitors and it won’t open properly until next year. The intervention of the Covid virus caused delays and a need to adapt to very different circumstances prior to March this year. However, contacts are being established with care organisations like Les Amis and Jersey Youth Service with a view to organised visits in the near future. Matching individual interests and support needs is the key to maximising the benefits for the participants. ST MARY-Q3-2020 R 2.qxp_Layout 1 14/09/2020 12:43 Page 6

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ST MARY AUTUMN 2020 p9 Mexico, but they have been seen in large numbers in Jersey waters over the last three summers. Andy and Jonny apparently enjoyed the experience so much they’re already looking forward to doing it again next year. Sark Swim The Sark Jersey Challenge was set up More than EB swimmers tackled the tough to raise money for the Jersey Alzheimer’s Association with a target of £10,000. The inaugural Sark to Jersey Challenge in organisers are calling out for any final mid-August, including two men from St donations to be made as well as thanking Mary. There were eleven teams of six all of those who have donated so far. They swimmers taking part, each competitor said that in these difficult times for charities they were “delighted to have doing one-hour stints in the water before raised so much money for this incredible handing over to a team-mate. The St Mary local charity.” Donations can still be made duo, Andy Ruddy and Jonny Forbes, who on the individual competitors' fund-raising pages. were competing in a team, all of whom were in their forties, were both experienced

open-water swimmers because they Above : Johnny Forbes regularly take part in triathlons. Below : Andy Ruddy The swimmers weren’t allowed to set foot on Sark because of Guernsey’s strict Covid-19 regulations, so they actually started from an offshore buoy. After being taken to Sark in small boats they set off at nine o’clock in the morning. Ahead of them lay a gruelling 14-mile swim with varying tidal conditions which helped some but hindered others. Andy Ruddy was one whose leg saw him battling adverse currents and he said afterwards that it had been quite rough in places. For all involved though it a severe test of the swimmers’ stamina and strength and there was an extra challenge for the team skippers who had the difficult task of plotting the best course for their team on the day. The winning team crossed the finishing line at Grève De Lecq beach in a time of five hours thirty-two minutes. The St Mary squad came third in a very creditable time of just under six hours and four minutes. Not only was there the welcome relief of completing the race but the organisers also provided them with a BBQ on the beach. There was one extra bonus for the competitors. Some of them saw Atlantic bluefin tuna which have a habit of surging out of the water. They’re more commonly found in the Mediterranean and Gulf of      

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p10 ST MARY AUTUMN 2020 The St Mary’s walk is one of a series of four The St Mary’s pub walks that has just been launched under the heading ‘Heritage on Tap’. pubwalk This year, because of Cross the road to the parish church. St Mary is one of the social distancing oldest of the parish churches with the earliest known recorded reference being in 1042 when the Duke of regulations, what had Normandy, later William the Conqueror, gave the Abbey of been pub talks Cerisy in Normandy two ‘free’ churches in Jersey – St Martin and St Mary. The full name of the church was St Mary of the become self-guided Burnt Monastery, suggesting that it was built on or near the circular walks that site of a primitive monastery, which was destroyed by fire. To the right of the main entrance (close to the ground start and end at a pub. next to the bench) there is an unusual carved stone that is a good example of a recycled early grave slab being used in the construction of the church. Originally, it was probably a The St. Mary’s Village pub walk is priest’s tombstone. The stone is lying on its side and the described as “A lovely design features a chalice motif. On Christmas Eve, the bells of St Mary can often be heard countryside walk of green ringing rather erratically as locals enjoy the tradition of lanes, open fields and ringing the church bells continuously throughout out a 24-hour period to herald in the festive period. The tradition traditional granite dates back to the 15th century and farmhouses that starts and relates to the three western parishes of St Ouen, St Peter and St Mary. The ends at the village pub continuous bell ringing has caused and lasts approximately tension over the centuries because it drowned out the rector’s voice during 30 minutes” the Christmas services, so now there is an TOP : IT agreement that the ringing is paused during services (and ER AG Medieval cross E H also overnight so as not to disturb the neighbours!). Above : O N TAP Tombstone RIGHT : Mounting block Stt Mar ary’s ’ Below : VilV llage e pubpu b alk wal St Mary Hotel

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Opposite the church, stands the Rectory, remaining thatched houses in Jersey. In the block to help people mount horses and which was built by the Rev Philippe Guille in past, however, thatch was a common vehicles with ease. As you continue up the the mid-19th century. The site of the original roofing material. The granite stones that lane, you will come to a gate on your left rectory is uncertain but may be the property project from the chimneys of many older leading to La Pompe.. now known as Rectory Cottage. Walk houses are often referred to as witches’ There are two houses at La Pompe, this through the Rectory gates and up the stones – they were said to have been one having been built more recently with right-hand side of the drive. Turn right at the created for witches to rest on while flying the house behind it being considerably metal handrail and follow the footpath through the night rather than bother the older. One date stone on this older property, through the car park towards the village inhabitants of the house. In actual fact, they from 1720, is inscribed with the initials of school. were there to protect the thatched roof Jean Arthur and Rachel Le Couteur, whilst In 1899 it was ruled that every parish from rainwater running off the chimney another found on an outhouse, is for Jean should have an elementary school and the stack. Renouf and Elizabeth Picquet and is dated Constable laid the foundation stone of St Turn right at the junction and continue 1680. Mary’s School in 1901. Whilst the new law along La Rue du Pont. Note the stream Continue walking and on the second made elementary education compulsory, running along the roadside wall. bend you will see a tree-lined avenue on there were some exemptions to school At the junction turn right into La Rue des your right with a pillar topped with a stone attendance, including allowing children Marais and continue until you reach the Le cross. This is a rare example of a medieval aged between 8 and 12 to take part in Marais bell tower and a roadside plaque on cross. It was moved to this location in the agricultural work for periods of up to six your left. mid-19th century and stands on a column, weeks. The farming families of St Mary In 1787 John Wesley, the founder of the which originally stood in St Mary’s Church would have needed their children’s help at Methodist movement, visited the Channel between the chancel and north chapel. harvest time. Islands and preached across Jersey Continue walking to the end of the road, Take the road to the left of the school including here in St Mary at the home of Mrs then cross over and head to St Mary’s and carry on past the Parish Hall. Continue Le Couteur. The St Mary’s Methodist Society Country Inn for some well-earned along this road and pause outside the house was one of the oldest in the Island and refreshment! This building dates back to the on the right-hand side called Northwood. meetings were held in private homes such 17th century but the existence of a village The house is a fine example of a mid-19th as Le Marais. On 23 August 1787, Wesley inn may go back much further. As people century Jersey farmhouse with associated preached in a barn at the rear of the house began to make long journeys to markets outbuildings including barns and pigsties. and the bell tower was erected to call either on foot or horseback, taverns Traditional farmsteads like this make an followers to the preaching. providing refreshment sprung up in the important contribution to the rural In his diary, John Wesley described how countryside. character of the Island. no one at the house spoke English so In 1897, newspaper reports show that Near the end of the road a stream meets interpreters were required in order to Jean Marie Gouyette lost control of his horse the road on the right-hand side. The stream translate his sermon. He also wrote that the and van as he left the inn, narrowly missing a has been adapted here to provide a drinking houses were exactly like those in the interior number of other vehicles and causing them place for cattle and horses called an parts of Wales and equal to the best farmers’ to swerve out of the way. He was arrested abreuvoir. The Island is dotted with these houses in Lincolnshire, but that the people near the church for being drunk in charge of interesting examples of roadside heritage in general were far better behaved than the a horse and summonsed to appear in the that remind us of a time when these animals country farmers in England! Magistrate’s Court. Records show that he played an important role in daily life. Retrace your steps and take the was fined £2 for being intoxicated while in Opposite the abreuvoir is a thatched first left into La Rue de la Grange. charge of a horse and van, and 15 shillings property called Le Ronvillais. This property On your left, you will see a short for driving with negligence. So, it appears dates back to 1690 and it is one of the few flight of steps to nowhere! that the offence of ‘drink driving’ was not Below : Le Ronvillais This is a granite mounting solely related to the motor car! The old village blacksmith’s forge standing next to the pub is worth a short detour, especially to look at its black front door, which has been repeatedly branded with farmers’ initials.

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impact in is unlikely to happen in our parish. meetings as St. Mary is undoubtedly a beautiful parish face-on but with very few people and the result of reality and that is we don’t collect enough rates to the issues embark on any grand schemes which would A Message from the Constable debated have mainly centred around the benefit everyone. In fact we can barely Coronavirus. The new hospital is still the balance our necessary expenditure costs as Hello Again most important issue outstanding and the was highlighted at the recent Rates I hope all of you have all managed to time taken to decide where it should be Assembly. We have many by-roads and they keep well during the pandemic. built, among the many sites identified, have to be maintained by the Parishes. We This quarterly magazine follows the some of which are clearly unsuitable, is to can barely keep up with basic repairs and say the least astonishing. Likewise the weather conditions very often dictate the previous one with a closer gap, Nightingale site is still coming under areas to be repaired as a priority. This is why a another thing for which we can criticism but it must be appreciated that lot of the roads are of patchwork-quilt blame the Covid virus. In fact that this unit is vital should the Island suffer a design. The Procurers and I work very hard seems to be the excuse for everything serious outbreak. It would be preferable if it trying to establish ways to make savings. If these days. The good news is that we is not used at all, but this is our insurance anyone has an idea which would help to do have a new editor, Mike Fennell, who policy that could save many lives. this or to generate an income we would be we hope will continue the As I have said everything is related to pleased to discuss this with you. magnificent work done by Terry the Covid virus. The green lane debate was Neale. My thanks to them both. inspired by people finding a new freedom I hope you are all able to avoid to wander the green lanes on foot or bike As you know not a lot has happened in the and liking this so much that they thought it the virus States Assemblies as we have had to a good idea to ban vehicles. Well, as most of continue holding debates using video our parish roads are green lanes, with Best Regards conferencing, which does not have the same people needing access to their homes, this John Branchage Horses for We are already into our second Branchage which was on Thursday courses September 17th. Our first branchage The Constable has expressed identified a few culprits who had not his gratitude to dog walkers complied. However due to the who seem to have made a circumstances enforced by the Covid special effort to clean up after virus the and the using footpaths in the Parish. Constable decided on waiving any fines. Should those same offenders However one or two having not complied this time horse-owners may not have around they will receive the been so responsible. “I have to make a couple of horse maximum fine. owners aware that the La Verte Rue footpath is not for Telephone horse use, as not only are the droppings unpleasant book but they cause extra wear on the gravel which has to recycling be maintained by our parish groundsmen,” said John Le A reminder to parishioners. If you’d Bailly. “Please note Rule 54 like to see your old telephone in the Highway Code. You directories please leave them on the must not take a horse to a left hand-side of the Parish Hall footpath, pavement or cycle behind the sign that says “Your track.” parish needs you.” Some people have made the mistake of leaving them in the Parish office entrance. ST MARY-Q3-2020 R 2.qxp_Layout 1 14/09/2020 12:44 Page 13

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Jersey Mutual is regulated by the Jeersey Financial Services Commission ion JEP/20 Gift shed Evie Bikes You may have noticed a brown plastic shed in Several, apparently abandoned, Evie bikes have front of the Parish Hall. The idea for this was been discovered around the Parish – including inspired by Sophie Hawkins who had the one found near Tamba Park. The company original open shelved unit for gifted produce. running the Evie bike operation says they welcome phone calls when bikes are found as Philippa Le Motte took this a step further they cannot track them once the battery has during the lockdown by introducing gone flat. They’re on 510462. It’s apparently a books and other items as a swop shop. 24-hour service and they’re happy to collect When this commenced we had been in the missing bikes many weeks of dry weather so with rain imminent I decided that a more weatherproof structure would be more desirable, also unfortunately we have been subjected to a spate of vandalism at the Community Centre so a lockable structure seemed more appropriate. Please use this facility, there are many bargains. Should you wish to make a donation instead it will go to the St Mary Youth Club. Please use the brown envelopes and post in the Parish Hall letter box. Thank you to all who have helped and are still helping during this very uncertain time. ST MARY-Q3-2020 R 2.qxp_Layout 1 14/09/2020 12:44 Page 14

p14 ST MARY AUTUMN 2020 mother-of-four from Rully in Calvados was stung by an Asian hornet in late July while picking beans. She died, probably the victim Asian of an allergic shock, a few days later in hospital in Caen. Jersey’s Asian hornet coordinator Alistair Christie Hornets has appealed for the public to look out, in particular, for sightings of the This year’s grape creatures moving in and out of their harvest at La Mare nest. You can ring 01534 441633 or It was discovered to be a ‘primary’ nest. There was no email [email protected] or get in Vineyard in St Mary queen, no eggs and very few larvae which meant there touch via an app called might have had an must be a secondary nest nearby. It wasn’t long before asianhornetwatch. it too was spotted, on the branch of a silver birch tree To underline the concern about extra sting in the tail near the car park. It too has been removed and the Asian hornets Jersey’s government is but for some observant larvae sent to Exeter University for analysis. pinning up notices in the Parish Asian hornet spotters. That makes a total of four Asian hornet nests found warning people who work outdoors in St Mary this year. A third was discovered in the north about the need to be vigilant. They A nest was found in a of the Parish but has also been taken away and earlier include anyone working outside, wine barrel used in the one was discovered in a wood shed which just commercially or privately, and applies contained the queen on her own to gardeners, tree surgeons, visitor attraction’s in early June as she started farmers, branchage cooperage display. The her nest. contractors, roadside News from France maintenance personnel, insects were flying in shows why we don’t parks & gardens staff, and out of the want them in foot path and Jersey. A countryside bung-hole. The nest maintenance was removed and taken personnel. away for analysis.

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examples not far from St Mary are Jersey’s Coastal situated towards the north of St Ouen’s Bay – Kempt Tower and Lewis Tower. Around the Island’s coast there are six forts. They include Fort Leicester and L’Etacqurel Fort at Towers,FortsBouley Bay, the impressive Fort Henry by the golf course and also St Aubin’s Fort. The two closest to St Mary are and Le Câtel Fort at Grève de Castles Lecq and Le Câtel Fort to By Robin Pittman The coastal towers, many the east of Bonne Nuit. In of them 1779 the French planned to I have recently written and wrongly invade Jersey with an illustrated another of my known as expeditionary force landing Martello towers, date from the late 18th at Grève de Lecq. Hence plans were little books about Jersey. It is century, a period when the Island was drawn up to construct a guardhouse titled Jersey’s Coastal Towers, under constant threat of French attack. and magazine high up on the east The plan to build coastal towers was side of the bay. Le Câtel Fort, with its Forts and Castles. The towers the brainchild of Jersey’s Lieutenant- three heavy 32-pound guns, resulted necessarily feature more Governor, General Conway. in the bay being fully guarded. La Twenty-three Conway towers were Crête Fort dates from 1830 on a site than do the forts and castles; built, and the one closest to St Mary is first militarised in the 16th century. In the tower at Grève de Lecq. Its modern times it served as a weekend there are more of them. In construction was started in 1778 and it retreat for Jersey’s Lieutenant the book I take a is the only tower along the Island’s -Governor. Now it provides holiday north coast. Its position is somewhat accommodation for up to five metaphorical clockwise tour incongruously in the middle of the people. Why not take a staycation just of the Island’s forty-eight bay’s car park (which dates from 1965). two or three miles from home? The five towers along Grouville Bay and Jersey has three castles; two of mile coast and provide an the two along St Aubin’s Bay are further them are and Elizabeth illustration and description examples of Conway towers. Castle, and the one nearest St Mary is Eight later coastal towers date from Grosnez. Some might argue that it of each. Let me say a few the early 1800s and can more closely should not count, in that its be considered Martello towers (the gatehouse is the only substantial words about some of them. term being a corruption of Mortella, surviving remnant of it. It has been a the name of a Corsican cape where a ruin since the mid-16th century, tower was used to repulse an attack by having been built around 1330 in two British warships). These towers are order to provide local farmers with a more squat in appearance, and two place of refuge from French attacks. Its situation, however, in the Island’s north-eastern corner is impressive indeed. ST MARY-Q3-2020 R 2.qxp_Layout 1 14/09/2020 12:44 Page 17

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It was the first of its type built in 1780 and originally mounted an 18-pounder cannon on the roof. However the Germans modified it substantially in making it the command post for Strongpoint Grève de Lecq. The They sealed the unprotected entrance and put a new one on the lower floor as well as a concrete roof over the powder store. The roof was modified with a small shelter for the crew of a twin machine gun which was mounted to provide anti-aircraft defence. Since the war the tower had been used as a Scout HQ but it’s now the headquarters of Jersey War Tours, a Roundnon-profit organisation dedicated to enabling visits to German Tower bunkers, artillery batteries and tunnels not usually open to the public. The Round Tower at They’ve been given permission Grève de Lecq is to restore the two lower floors back to their German WW2 appearance being given a new while it’s planned to install a replica lease of life. Since 18 pounder cannon on the roof which would make Grève de Lecq’s DBCI a group of tower the only one in the Island to volunteers has been have an example of its original armament. working to repair and restore the building with both its Napoleonic and WWD history in mind. ST MARY-Q3-2020 R 2.qxp_Layout 1 14/09/2020 12:44 Page 18 p18 ST MARY AUTUMN 2020

inNo the belfry! bats

Great news! Phase D of the building work is now complete, and Years E and F have moved into their renovated and spacious classrooms, and we have a number of other smaller

rooms for group work. It is a lovely bright and airy When I last wrote we building – very much a blank were concerned in case there were bats in the canvas, ready for us to fill with roof of the 1901 building

the children’s fantastic artwork which would delay the

renovation work. This and creative learning projects. would have been an issue Don’t get me wrong, I loved as August is (apparently) prime season for baby the quirkiness of the school as bats – and they’re not able to fly for their first few weeks. As it happens,

there are no bats, so the builders are able to get into the roof after all. it was, but this is really going to Although this part of the building isn’t ready for the beginning of term,

be a amazing school building we should be able to move our Year 5 and 6 classes in by the end of

September.

for future – we have so much Phase 4 of the building work started over the summer holidays, and space! this is a very good thing, as there was an enormous concrete slab that needed to be broken up – which is a very noisy and persistent process. It would have caused a lot of disruption to learning if the builders hadn’t been able to get it out of the way while the children were off.

When this project is finished, it will be my pleasure to invite you all

in for a look around to see what school will be like for the next

generation of St Mary’s School children.

Maria Stegenwalner, Headteacher

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By Becky Sherrington, Head of Policyy,, Shielding

Life has changed enormously for Islanders since the It’s likely that wwe may see an increase in cases, first positive cases of COVID-19 reached our shores which could see ee some measures brought back, earlier this year. For those who are at high risk of especially to protectp Islanders who are at high serious illness from COVID-19 the impact on daily risk. If introducing cing new measures, we will need to life was most severe. It’s been these islanders who act quickly, an nd will announce any reintroduction have seen family and friends’ lives begin to return to island-wide vi a press briefings, the local media and a new normal, l while hil they h continue i to limitli i activities i i i on govv..jje. and balance the risk of exposure to infection with I was recently y contacted by an Islander who had the negative wellbeing impacts that prolonged social been shielding g for six months and had begun isolation may have on mental health, mobility and to enjoy a return urn to activities outside the home general fitness. and socialising g with others. She shared how a At the time of writing, the Island is in Level 1 of the recent experieence had made her feel that some Safe Exit Framework and the level of COVID-19 of activities sh he was newly enjoying were likely activity is low. Islanders at high risk are no longer to be at a greater ater risk, due to others not following required to shield, instead we encourage them to the basic guid dance. I know that there has been a consider the level of risk associated with various feeling of normality mality for many islanders, with the activities and make a risk-informed decision based introduction of relaxations during Level 2 and on their individual circumstances, including a return Level 1, but I want to ask all Islanders to continue to to the workplace. Employees and employers are play their part t, not just to protect themselves and encouraged to discuss how those at high risk might their loved ones, nes, but also to continue to protect resume work confidently, recognising that this group the members of our Island who are at high risk. are most in need of additional protection measures. Please give ea ach other space and stay 1 metre or more apart, utilise tilise hand sanitiser, which is readily As an Island community, we have a shared available at th he entrance to shops and other responsibility to protect each other from a spread venues, socialiselise in smaller groups and wear a face of COVID-19. The public health measures and covering in pu ublic places. physical distancing guidelines that we introduced early in our response to the pandemic, continue Looking forward, ard, we are finalising plans to be to be fundamental to keeping our Island safe, and winter ready y.. TThis will include providing a flu it’s island-wide adherence to these measures that vaccination to o more Islanders than ever before, reduces the risk of exposure to infections for high which will be oered during autumn, before we risk Islanders, allowing them to return to a level of receive the CO OVID-19 vaccine. normality. May I take thi s opportunity to thank everyone for We’re looking at how we continue to protect the the way they have supported Islanders at high risk freedoms we regained since April through our Safe and let’s cont tinue to protect each other! Exit Framework as we go into the winter months. TToo find out more ore, go to govv..je/shielding ST MARY-Q3-2020 R 2.qxp_Layout 1 14/09/2020 12:45 Page 20

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Beachcomber The summer months and especially August and early September are often referred to by the media as the “silly season” and here in our mystical island the cuckoo birds can again be heard chirping away in the Royal Square. This is when minds in Silly various departments of our season esteemed leaders turn to the invention of diverse schemes that need oodles of money spent on them, but of course never actually come to fruition. The latest wheeze, from some anonymous individual, is to transform the waterfront into a huge expanse of landscaped gardens with one thousand units of housing. Now this would appear to be ambitious to say the least and intriguing. ST MARY-Q3-2020 R 2.qxp_Layout 1 14/09/2020 12:45 Page 21

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The view from the sea that the visitor may be getting at the present the celebrations had to be low key due to the pandemic, well a moment is a mismatch of architectural nightmares interspersed with source close to the writer, i.e. the not so welcome relative from the odd tree and sculpture. Just imagine this latest transformation Hades, has been in touch with some old chums in the Luftwaffe to with its vast new garden scheme plus art gallery, indoor and outdoor ask them if they would like to make another visit to our island, this swimming pools (the latter in my youth were known as the sea), time to do an air display and possibly some alterations to an amphitheatre, bridge and one thousand units of accommodation. Will architectural blot on the landscape. This will not of course go down the visitor or resident leaving the harbour find their way out and, if so, too well with the local worthies and their idea of entente cordiale how many hours or days will it take with the extra one thousand cars but could solve a problem. and obligatory one-way systems at 15mph? Imagine if you will, you are dressed in your best retrospective Our political community would possibly be better off using the 1940’s outfit with the family having a picnic of potted paste space for a wildlife park. Imagine arriving in Jersey to the sight of sandwiches and a thermos of stewed tea accompanied by a wasp roaming zebra and wildebeest on the waterfront. That might not attracting plum something for afters and then watch the reflect the island but it would be a lot more fun and convey the abandoned waterfront being prepared for an award-winning convoluted machinations of the grey suited individual who thought scheme courtesy of an enthusiastic set of flying operatives and their this up. Another alternative would be to have camel rides at the magnificent machines by a bit of levelling. docks and use the Bactrians to carry luggage and passengers to the Many I am sure will think that this is a remedy that is far too hotels, full of “Eastern promise” or should the camels in that instance drastic for this particular situation but when dealing with the only take the passengers going to St Clement and on to Gorey and hare-brained it is often a sudden shock (hopefully 240 volts) that possibly yaks to the tundra regions of St. Mary and the north coast. occasions a more sober approach to problems called common The amphitheatre could be used for any miscreants, as in Roman sense. times, where you have entertainment for the public and a very Then, horror of horrors, a member of the legislature has rushed satisfying method of disposing of certain bureaucratic and political into the fray, vote-catching banners flying, saying that the public individuals, which could bring a whole new meaning to Island Games. should have a say in this matter. Well, if the say in this matter is the The bridge, if their imagination can stretch that far - please excuse same as it was for GST, “Our Hospital” and countless other major the pun - could in fact span many of the highways from the town side money spending schemes, no one’s voice will be heard. The people’s and alleviate the wonderful game for a pedestrian of how to avoid the representatives and their masters are suffering from selective traffic or if a motorist how to rid the area of pedestrian crossings and deafness, a small but effective method of ingesting only what they endless traffic lights that have the accuracy of an Exocet missile to wish to hear. The public relations department should and could be turn red just as you arrive at that particular spot. vastly improved by informing the public what is actually going on The primary problem is that which has been built on this site as opposed to telling us what they think we would like to hear, already. Tragically scant attention has been paid to the aesthetically especially if it wins votes or heaps praise on the establishment. pleasing factor of these edifices, with one building being awarded the Building public edifices seems to take up a lot of time and worst structure in the United Kingdom in the year 2008. expert opinion which in turn means expense. Seeing the landscape As you are fully aware, if you read the daily evening paper which drawings in the local rag - are we about to claim more land from comes out in the morning! - the RAF and associated persons did not the sea and, if so, which part of the bay will be used and is Elizabeth come to the island this year which meant that the good people of the Castle to be made the entry point to the harbour? Thankfully island missed out on being able to see the fly-past with a wonderful September is on its way and the silly season will be put back in the demonstration by the Red Arrows. cupboard till next year, but, on a different tack, stay safe and well Do not, however, despair. There is a glimmer of hope in all of this. and if you are very lucky on a still night you may still hear a As you know 2020 was the seventy-fifth year after the Liberation and nightingale sing in Millbrook park.

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Youth Workers from St Mary’s Youth Club have been street-based on Monday and Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Young people have been joining us outside for conversation, games, advice and support. We have improved our fitness by walking up and down the hill to Greve de Lecq. The young people have discovered how truly beautiful our Parish is by spending time at the beach and in the woods. The Jersey Youth Service has supported activities on the water and at Crabbe, including camp fire cooking, kayaking, dragon boating and paddle boarding. A huge thank you to the JYS outdoor adventure team for facilitating these activities safely at this challenging time. A huge thank you also to our staff team and the amazing young people who attend our project. The past few months have been difficult and you have all shown resilience and creativity by adapting to new circumstances, well done!

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p24 ST MARY AUTUMN 2020 A message from St Mary Deputy We clearly temped fate Dear Parishioners Affairs Scrutiny I note that I concluded my Panel’s weekly In general terms, I contribution to the last newsletter by meetings with the Minister for anticipate that a heavy expressing the hope that Covid would Econmic “programme awaits our have waned sufficiently to allow you all Development, to fully enjoy the remainder of the Tourism, Sport and return after the recess. summer! That was clearly tempting fate Culture as well as With much of the

the Chamber of somewhat and, with ‘lockdown’ measures Commerce to Government’s planned

still in place to a degree, I appreciate that discuss practical matters arising from the programme being this year’s summer was hardly in the emergency. postponed to deal with the form that most of us were looking In general terms, I anticipate that a heavy forward to - however, I do hope that you programme awaits our return after the emergency, there is now“ a recess. With much of the Government’s were able to enjoy leisure time with your planned programme being postponed to certain element of families even though, for most of us, that deal with the emergency, there is now a ‘catch-up’ to be certain element of ‘catch-up’ to be will have been ‘on island’. And talking of undertaken. families, my particular sympathies to all undertaken. Added to this is the review of the Government Plan to take account of the those young people who were awaiting financial cost of supporting businesses at this time and how this might affect ‘results’ of public examinations such as A earlier proposals. However, quite apart from ‘domestic’ issues, I believe the Levels, GCSEs and BTechs (which Covid dominant theme over the next few weeks will (once again) be Brexit; whilst prevented them from actually sitting) Jersey is not itself a party to the negotiations as between the United Kingdom and the EU, the Jersey Government team is in close contact with its and where publication was marred by counterparts in the UK as to matters which impact on the island and the Brexit what appeared to be complete confusion; Review Panel is in turn kept informed of material developments - with the I like to think that remedial action at the Brexit talks having recently resumed, I am expecting a busy 3 months or so! Finally. I anticipate this publication will reach you shortly after the school CCth hour resulted in you all achieving term has started and, whilst I appreciate the practical challenges to schools in the necessary grades to enable you to opening up with the necessary distancing and other safety measures in place, I move on to the next tier of your very much hope that these difficulties will be overcome so that, after a long education or career and I wish you well period of absence, our children can return to something approaching the for the future. previous ‘normal.’ For what it’s worth, States Members are not so fortunate in that we cannot at present return to our own ‘school’ (otherwise known as the On the political front too, Covid has continued to ) as we would then be in breach of guidelines due to numbers P dominate proceedings though not as much as when and seating arrangements in place. I am hoping this is but a temporary setback N the emergency first arose. At that stage, propositions as, rather like schoolchildren, most of us have missed the camaraderie (or

were being lodged with no more than 3 days’ notice maybe battle in some instances!) over the last few months and, whilst remote (as opposed to the usual 6 weeks) with Scrutiny Panels meetings do have the advantage of our not needing to wear the equivalent of having to conduct their reviews and complete reports our own ‘school uniform’ for the occasion, the majority of us are anxious to almost overnight. Now that we are in the summer return to our ‘classroom’! recess, we are back to something like ‘normal’ as far as propositions concerned though it has to be said that Kind regards – stay safe the recess has little effect on our other work. Thus the David panels on which I sit continued to meet throughout the summer on a regular basis, both as to our various reviews and to receive ministers and their officers for presentations & public hearings; of particular benefit at

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p26 ST MARY AUTUMN 2020 A message from News from the Rector Bethlehem Dear Parishioners, Methodist Church If you are like me, you have had it Thankfully both the Methodist and Parish churches in St Mary with the pandemic now. are open again but who would have thought the day would come when we would be restricting the number of people Remember the early days of DBDB. coming through our doors! We started to read or hear of At Bethlehem we were delighted to return to worship in the church on Sunday report of a new disease in China. 12th July and on most Sundays since, we have had a congregation of almost The number of cases was small. forty which is the maximum number allowed currently. However, if you haven’t been before and would like to come along and join us, please do so. Our So what? regular members will gladly stand aside to make room for others to hear the Then there seemed to be more and more news until we read good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. In addition, we would like to invite you

that Wuhan, a city of 11 million, had gone into lockdown. I to our film evenings which are restarting in September. Unfortunately, because did not know what lockdown was. I had never experienced it. of current restrictions, we won’t be serving food beforehand, but we will be No-one I knew had ever experienced it. showing some entertaining and uplifting films throughout the autumn and When did you start to sense that this was more than the winter so please do come along and join us, all are welcome. kind of story that sells newspapers? It took me all the flights being cancelled from mainland China. By then it was too late With Christian love and best wishes - the virus had already gone out into the wider world. Deacon Sally Wheadon There were two particularly massive errors of judgement that had devastating consequences. The first was that those The in authority did not listen closely enough to experts. Mr Trump failed abysmally here. But he was not alone - other Sunday Worship Services L

national leaders did the same. Expert advice was overlooked These begin at 10.30 am every Sunday.

or ignored. Thousands died because the wisdom and counsel of the experts was taken to be of no consequence. The Friday Film Evenings will be held on 25 th September, 30th October, The second terrible decision was to not make a 27th November starting at 7.30pm. co-ordinated international response. When Ebola hit it had a To contact us and for further details please call 50% morality rate. Under the leadership of the USA the WHO organised a co-ordinated world response and got the Deacon Sally on 491877 or Dianne Huddlestone on 483917.

disease under control and eliminated its threat. We did not see a global organised response with Covid. What, Tim, is the point of all this? Simply that there is St Mary Youth another global disaster coming our way. Climate change. It is an issue that will affect the entire planet. No one will be able

to self-isolate from it. The experts keep telling us, warning us. And we see it ourselves. Alpha So, what can we in St Mary’s do? My encouragement is It’s not clear how many years it has Alpha simple – we need to listen to the experts. Not make the same mistake again of ignoring their science. The more we been since St Mary’s Church ran listen, read, research and reflect the stronger will be our own something specifically designed for personal response – whatever form that takes. The stronger young people, but this autumn a new initiative our belief the more purposeful will be the actions we decide will be underway, called Youth Alpha. to take to play our part in saving this planet. This is a nine-week course that creates space It’s up to us to do what each of us can do. for teenagers and young adults to explore the questions of life in a fun, safe and friendly group. With every blessing. on 29th September at 5.30pm Tim Neill Rector of St Marys It starts in St Mary’s Barn Lo. Delicious pizza is included very week in each 90 minutes session.

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‘I'll meet you down the L'Auberge...’

Say the word ‘L'Auberge’ to any local person and it immediately sparks memories of summers long gone, big nights out and Scarlets Discotheque; The

L'Auberge Du Nord Pub has Lockdown gave me a lot of time to think, and I decided back then, if there was a chance that the premises could be reopened, I would do whatever I been a permanent fixture

“could to make the place top of the list for anyone who wanted to come out of the Jersey scene since for lunch, dinner, celebrate a birthday or meet friends. We were fortunate the 1950's and although that the premises has a large beer garden with more than 2 metres between“ known as 'The Farmhouse' most tables, and this allowed us to be one of the first on island to offer food for the past few years, the in a new ‘safe’ setting. Although restrictions have lessened since May, original white lit up sign customers still appreciate the extra space they can have here. still remained proudly above the front door. Although 2020 has been a very challenging year, the photographic record of the safety Tenant Angela McCafferty, posters and signs in situ within the pub will be kept on file as its part of the pubs history - along with many other stories! who has been managing the Looking ahead, the carvery is returning in late October every Sunday once the restaurant premises since early January, has had a quick makeover. The Quiz Nights are also back on the last Friday of every month guided the business through and are now a guaranteed sell out event. Plans are already underway for the festive season lockdown, quickly with a 'best' and 'worst' case scenario for parties or gatherings. 'If restrictions are still in place that we can only allow seated dinners, then we are going to town on the decor and rebranding as a takeaway fairy lights to make a visual feast for the senses. However if we are allowed parties again, then through the slow, book your space early as a provisional list is already in place!'. opening up process, before taking the Tenancy in late July. The L'Auberge is open seven days a week from 11:30am – late with food served at the following times; For bookings or queries Monday 12pm - 2pm & 5pm - 8pm please contact Angela Tuesday 12pm - 2pm & 5pm - 8pm on 861697 or Wednesday 12pm - 2pm & 5pm - 8pm Thursday 12pm - 2pm & 5pm - 8pm email [email protected]. Friday 12pm - 3pm & 5pm - 9pm Saturday 12pm - 3pm & 5pm - 9pm www.lauberge.je Sunday 12pm - 5pm ST MARY-Q3-2020 R 2.qxp_Layout 1 14/09/2020 12:45 Page 28

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