Firebird: ‘A Crowd Pleaser’ Parish Float Honours Tel: 741510 in Battle of Flowers TENNERFEST EVERYDAY LUNCH and DINNER
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www.labaguette.org.je THE OFFICIAL PARISH OF ST. BRELADE NEWSLETTER Edition 45 • Autumn 2018. Published by the Parish of St. Brelade, Jersey Important Notice Visite Royale Jersey Driving Royal Court inspect License Renewals ACROSS Jersey, about 30,000 driving Parish of St. Brelade licences will expire between October 2018 and February 2019. That Tony Bellows figures includes licences for about THE editorial team of La Baguette recently 5000 St Brelade parishioners. attended on the Visite Royale, a Jersey custom Please check your driving licence whereby the Royal Court convenes in a Parish and now (the expiry date is shown in 4b) is taken on a tour of the Parish to deliberate on so you can renew your licence up to problematic legal issues that need resolve. 3 months before the expiry date. You The Court assembled in the Parish Hall, with must NOT drive if your licence has Deputy Bailiff Tim le Cocq, presiding and attended expired. by six Jurats together with the Deputy Greffier. All applications will be dealt with in The Connétable, Parish Secretary, the Chef de the date order received. To ensure Police and the Rector are seated one side while the we can process your application in a Attorney General Robert Macrae, Deputy Viscount timely way we would suggest you submit your application as follows: You will need the following to make Mark Harris, Arpenteur Publique Chris Aubin, and an application: an Advocate Luke Steel, are seated on the other. Expiry in November 2018 Also present are Parish Officials, Legal Renew in September 2018 • One photograph, passport style Note. Home printer generated representatives from the Royal Court, 8 Roads Expiry in December 2018 Inspectors, the Voyeurs (whose task is to have images are not acceptable Photo credit: TONY PIKE Renew in September 2018 seen and point out matters on the tour of the • Payment of £50 for a 10-year Parish) and the Roads Committee. Expiry in January 1-9, 2019 locations where the Court were to be asked to Renew in October 1-15, 2018 licence The Court convened with a prayer in French and deliberate on unresolved issues. Two were related Expiry in January 10-16, 2019 • Your current licence. (Please the Lord’s Prayer, spoken in French, the old to land ownership and a third an encroaching tree. note that if you cannot furnish this language of the Jersey Royal Court before Renew in October 16-30, 2018 Appointed rapporteur for the Voyeurs, Julian there is an additional charge of Constable MIke Jackson was called upon to Expiry in January 17-25, 2019 Bernstein presented the history of each site and £50) present the accounts of the Parish. He was outlined the problem to the Court. Renew in November 1-15, 2018 followed by the Chef de Police, Michel Bougeard If your name has changed since your The Attorney General was called upon to explain Expiry in January 26-31, 2019 who delivered his report. The Roads Inspectors Renew in November 16-30, 2018 last licence was issued (for example were thereafter called upon to declare whether what the Law Officers had found though Expiry in February 2019 marriage, etc.) then you must submit they had inspected all the roads in their respective conveyancing and checking land deeds with regard to the two ownership matters. After Renew December - February 2019 the relevant documents (in this case Vingtaines, what problems they found, and Photo credit: TONY PIKE a marriage certificate) whether they had been rectified. It may come to deliberation the Court decided that whilst You can renew your licence by ownership had been determined it would not Please be reminded that you cannot no surprise that the main problem across the resolved that the Parish should first take advice to completing the paper application make any judgement , and advised the Parish to renew your licence over three Parish was potholes in roads! see if the tree could be saved by judicious cutting, available from the Parish Hall or make its own investigation, and together with the months in advance. and that if it did have to be removed, it should be using the online service on the The Connetable thanked the Court, noting that Courts findings, take the case to the Royal Court parish website at www.parish.gov.je in 1922, the Visite had declared the state of the to conclusively settle the matters. done “out of season when the tree was not being It should also be noted that if you used for nesting purposes and the rearing of selecting ‘Do it online’ or by going leave your renewal to the last roads and embankments atrocious, and had fined direct to the renewals page at An oak tree encroaching onto the road on La young”. minute, it is quite possible that you the Roads Inspectors and Connetable Le https://services.parish.gov.je/ Marquanderie hill, ironically almost opposite the will experience a significant delay in Boutillier 5 shillings each. He commented that as Treehouse Restaurant, was brought to the It is a further tradition that the Court must not DrivingLicence/Entry/Renew . its return. one of the voyeurs was a direct descendant of Mr attention of the Court it having been considered retrace its steps at any point of the tour. That Le Boutillier, wondered if the Court might Please note that if you choose to by the Voyeurs that it posed a danger to large together with the need to maintain safety for the provide any documents off-line, If you require any assistance in consider paying back the five shillings! The vehicles. The Court confirmed the encroachment Court, regrettably meant that some roads were making your application or have Deputy Bailiff declined. these must be received by the at the and therefore condemned the offending tree, closed for a short while. While that clearly irked a Parish Hall within 7 days of the further query please contact St. The formal business at the Parish Hall concluded, which by tradition is then duly marked with an few motorists the majority were very online application otherwise your Brelade Parish Hall on 741141 or call the Court and all in attendance departed in a axe by the Vingtenier - on this occasion by understanding, if not pleased to have an application will be discarded and in. Offices are open Monday-Friday, convoy of cars and coaches to inspect the three Vingtenier Ewan Haywood. However, the Court opportunity to observe proceedings. u NOT be processed. 9.00am - 5.00pm. u Firebird: ‘a crowd pleaser’ Parish float honours Tel: 741510 in Battle of Flowers TENNERFEST EVERYDAY LUNCH AND DINNER. Jeff Hathaway THE St. Brelade entry in this years Battle of Flowers parades, ‘Firebird’, brought more 2 COURSES £12.50 honours to the parish being awarded the Bridgewater Trophy for ‘Best Carnival 3 COURSES £15.00 Atmosphere’ and being placed third in the INCLUDING LAME RILLED Parish Category. F G Building of the float was started in January by RIB-EYE STEAK. the late Eddie Le Gros who sadly passed away before he could see it fledge into the spectacular float that ‘Firebird’ was - a fitting tribute to Eddie who laid its foundations. The St. Brelade team, and its many helpers, knuckled down despite the setback of losing Eddie, not only producing a wonderful tableau but completing the flowering in almost record- ALLALL DAYDAY FOODFOOD breaking time, not even the weather dampening their spirits. Photo credit: TONY PIKE The float saw two new drivers - Parish Foreman SATURDAYSATURDAY & SUNDAYSUNDAY Steve Alexandre and Assistant Parish Foreman St. Brelade as a community has rallied around “Thanks must also go to John Bailey and John Illidio Comacho who volunteered for the task to ensure the float he started was completed. I Kiest who carried on from where Eddie left off and in another ‘first’ both the new and former am particularly pleased that our former with such enthusiasm and skill, and also to the “If you haven’t Constable took part in the Parade - Mike Constable Steve Pallett also shared in the many volunteers and helpers and the Jackson and Steve Pallett. parade to underline that unity.” invaluable assistance of the Optimists Club. We been down to the Firebird was certainly a crowd pleaser and St. Brelade Battle of Flowers Association could not have done it without any of them.” Smugglers recently widely applauded as it made its way around the Chairman Daniel Avrill said: Daniel also said that no decision has yet been arena in both parades. you don’t know “I cannot begin to thank enough all those who made as to whether St. Brelade will enter into Constable Mike Jackson said: have made the completion of the float possible the Fete de Noue Parade - but nonetheless plans what you are “While we have sadly lost Eddie he would be - especially Janet Le Gros, Eddies wife, who has are already underway for a float in the 2019 very proud of what has been achieved and that worked tirelessly on the float for months.” Jersey Battle of Flowers. u missing!” www.oldsmugglersinn.com Win a meal for 2 at THE TREE HOUSE Pagepage 7 7 Le Mont du Ouaisne, St. Brelade JE3 8AW Page 2 La Baguette. Autumn 2018 Constables Message Christmas preview I don’t think anyone who has visited Christmas Fayre With thanks to Trish Jersey and particularly our lovely plans well advanced parishioners on Liberation Parish, could fail to be impressed and New life in Italy calls Day when she organies an will seriously consider returning at a Julia Truscott for Parish staff afternoon tea for them.