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PARISH CONTACTS Welcome to the January edition of the Town Connétable: Simon Crowcroft Crier, our sixth consecutive year of Tel : 811821 Fax: 619146 Email: @posh.gov.je Town Hall: PO Box 50, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 8PA producing a monthly magazine for Town Hall Opening Hours: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday parishioners and ratepayers of St Helier. We hope that Parish Meetings: Notices of Parish meeting are published on our website: www.sthelier.je, in The St Helier Town Crier and the Jerse y Evening Post. you enjoyed receiving the official monthly magazine of St Helier last year and found it a good way of keeping PROCUREURS AND PARISH MANAGEMENT BOARD informed about what's going on in your Parish. Available Procureurs du Bien Public: Clive Barton MBE and Peter Pearce Clive Barton MBE Tel: 880088 Email: [email protected] by post and email (on request), from a dozen distribution Peter Pe arce Tel: 639533 Email: [email protected] points in St Helier, and online, the Town Crier combines Director, Human Resources: Martin Roberts Tel: 811824 Email: [email protected] useful information with news, events and opinions. Director, Parks, Gardens & Open Spaces: Anthony Andrews We’re grateful to everyone who has been in touch Tel: 811700 Email: [email protected] Director, Municipal Services: Debra D'Orleans asking to be put on our postal or email mailing list, while Tel: 811703 Email: [email protected] a lot of parishioners are now collecting the magazine Director, Technical & Environment Services: John Stievenard Tel: 811845 Email: [email protected] from one of the holders around town, or reading it on Director, Finance: Neil Macdonald the Parish’s website. These changes to how we Tel: 811829 Email: [email protected] distribute our magazine mean a big saving in postage ST HELIER DEPUTIES costs as well as ensuring it can be produced and printed NO 1 DISTRICT locally. We are, of course, indebted to our monthly Deputy Judy Martin Tel: 780641 Email: [email protected] Deputy Russell Labey Tel: 481083 Email:[email protected] advertisers whose commitment to the Town Crier enable Deputy Scott Wickenden Tel : 07797 717766 Email: [email protected] us to produce it at zero cost to ratepayers. NO 2 DISTRICT The Christmas period was a busy time for our Parish Deputy Rod Bryans Tel: 737236 Email: [email protected] Deputy Geoff Southern Tel: 728231 Email: [email protected] staff as St Helier was the focus of the Fête de Noué Deputy Sam Mézec Tel: 07797 811130 Email: [email protected] celebrations, with highly successful markets, parades and NO 3 DISTRICT entertainment. Our volunteer groups helped in providing Deputy Jackie Hilton Tel: 07797 713293 Email: [email protected] Deputy Mike Higgins Tel: 873956 Email: [email protected] Christmas lunches for our senior citizens while our Deputy Richard Rondel Tel: 07797 711537 Email: [email protected] Municipal Services teams and were out in Deputy Andrew Lewis Tel: 862663 Email: [email protected] all weathers ensuring that events like the Battle of Flowers OTHER PARISH CONTACTS Christmas Parade and the other events went smoothly. Constable’s PA: Annie Bienvenu Tel: 811821 Email: [email protected] The cover of this month’s magazine is a dramatic Customer Services Manager: Daryn Cleworth sunset photographed at West Park with a panoramic Tel: 811870 Email: [email protected] Community Support Helpline: Tel: 811866 view of St Aubin's Bay, the Victoria Marine Lake in the RPZ Helpline Tel: 811811 Email: [email protected] foreground and in the distance. Some Parish Depot: Tel: 811708 Email: [email protected] Duty Centenier: Tel: 07797 722227 intrepid parishioners will have already been in the Registrar: Tel: 811088 bathing pool on New Year's Day, but for most of us the Town Centre Manager: Daphne East Tel: 07797 824843 Email: [email protected] weather will have to get a lot warmer before we start bathing in the sea. PARISH NURSERIES AND HOMES Everyone involved in producing the Town Crier wishes Avranches and Westmount Nurseries – N urseries Co-ordinator: Linda Le Marquand Tel: 811719 Email: lind [email protected] our readers a peaceful New Year and all the best for 2016. Tel: (Avranches) Carole Luce 811719 Tel: (Westmount) Jane Snodgrass 811718 St Helier House: Jacqueline Jolley Tel: 811715 Email: [email protected] St Ewold’s: Ann McLean Tel: 811716 Email: an [email protected]

ST HELIER Nigel Blake Tel: 875339 Email: [email protected] Geraint Jennings Te l: 280778 Email: [email protected] The Very Rev. Bob Key Tel: 720001 Email: [email protected] Bob Le Brocq Tel: 743606 Email: [email protected] Peter Wade Tel: 875663 Email: [email protected] Bernie Manning Tel: 07700 356438 Email: [email protected]

3 PARISH MATTERS A round-up of the latest news and events from the Parish of St Helier

he Band of the Island of Jersey performed their last concert of 2015 in the Town Hall before Christmas, after a Tbusy programme of events during the year. There were also concerts by La Ronde Concert Band and Premier Brass. The Assembly Room is an excellent place for music making as it has such good accoustics. Look out for details of more concerts for the year ahead in the Town Crier.

Parish celebrates Romania’s National Day he Parish held a reception on 1st December for Romanians living and working in Jersey. The Romanian national flag Tflew from the flagpole in York Street throughout the day and in the evening the Town Hall was lit with its colours. Senator Sir Philip Bailhache welcomed the guests, and after the speeches there was singing and dancing in the Assembly Room.

St Helier Senior Citizens Christmas lunches he Parish’s Social Committee held their annual lunches for elderly Tresidents in the run up to Christmas. Sir David Kirch popped in to one of them to enjoy a glass of sherry and talk to the guests. Music was provided by Malcolm Lamy on the piano while after the lunch there were carols from a local choir, Vocalize. Raffle prizes were provided by Waitrose supermarket on Trinity Hill, and several members of Waitrose staff also joined in the task of serving 140 guests!

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St Helier Battle of Flowers Committee news The Parish’s Battle of Flowers Committee had two extra projects to deliver in the run up to Christmas: as usual, the Parish float from the Battle of Flowers parade, themed on the SS Vega, took part in the Christmas Parade delighting the thousands of people who lined the parade route from the Waterfront to Liberation Square. As an extra contribution to the festive atmosphere of the town, the Committee also designed and executed a floral window as part of the St Helier Christmas Window Competition. This was located in a prominent position in one of the windows of Romerils (pictured top right). The Committee will begin work next month on their entry in this year’s Battle of Flowers which will have an Alice in Wonderland theme.

7 Political challenges ahead for the Parish The Constable of St Helier, Simon Crowcroft, explains to the Town Crier what he sees as the major challenges facing him and the Parish Deputies in the States this year.

Constable, last year you were quite optimistic about the So everything in the garden is rosy, is it? fact that the Council of Ministers had made St Helier one of SC I wouldn't put it quite like that. For one thing, at the time of their four strategic priorities. Are you still optimistic after a this interview we have the decision over the site of the new year of the new government? General Hospital hanging over us. SC Yes, I am. The States' commitment to improving St Helier expressed itself very quickly in practical ways, such as saying Where would you like it to go, as Parish Constable? 'Yes' instead of 'No' to small, practical steps we have been trying SC Overdale strikes me as the best place with its proximity to to make for years. Removing unnecessary bollards in town and elevated position which would give great views to Colomberie, for example, or allowing the Blue Note pub in patients. Clearly there would be challenges to sort out adequate Broad Street, the opportunity to create additional al fresco - access including parking and a shuttle bus to and from the town without losing any of the disabled parking spaces, mind you! centre. Or why not put it in another Parish? Jersey is such a We got funding in order to 'dress St Helier' ahead of the NatWest small island I think the new hospital could go anywhere and Island Games, and funding to pay for our organising the Fete de still be reasonably accessible for staff, visitors and the Noue. Equally important, I think, was the fact that a group of emergency services. Ministers has been set up to work on 'Future St Helier' and we have had regular, positive meetings to work out how we can So People's Park is a no? implement the shared vision we have for making our town even SC If it is the States’ preferred site St Helier parishioners will better than it is. be asked in a referendum to decide whether to accept the deal that is offered. But I would be surprised if the loss of People’s Any sign of the States paying rates on their properties Park would be acceptable. Last year was a particularly good yet? You've been asking for that for a long time! example of how vital People's Park is for the holding of large SC Well, the States accepted an amendment I put to the events: the Liberation Day service, for one, and the Portuguese Strategic Plan that they should do this, albeit in the States' Food Festival, which alone attracted around 25,000 visitors. Medium Term Financial Plan it was put off until 2017. But it is a During the NatWest Island Games it came into its own as a significant step forward. The Treasury Minister has also agreed venue for cycling events, and it's really appreciated by other to find additional funding for infrastructure improvements in user groups for events like classic motor car shows. Local St Helier in the coming year which will help us start on carrying schools depend on it for their sports days, and there are out much needed improvement works to make Havre des Pas hundreds of local residents who use it every day for healthy safer and easier for residents and visitors to get around. recreation.

8 But what if the Parish were to be offered an alternative shops, many of us want to be able to enjoy the use of a car for site? leisure purposes. We are also working with States’ departments to try to increase the amount of shopper and visitor car parking SC I don't think another site exists in the town centre of the same in St Helier, as the success of our town as a place in which to quality and quantity of space. An extension to the Millennium shop and socialise requires access to convenient and ample Town Park has been talked about, but St Helier needs that extra parking. Finally, we need to ensure that building work is carried open space anyway. The Town Park is extremely popular and out without prejudicing the quality of life of nearby residents, in well used, but with all the new housing that is being proposed terms of hours of working, noise, dust, and so on. But, yes, it’s for the northern part of town we need that extra amenity space. good to see work starting on new homes in various parts of town, I’m going to be working to secure an extension to the town park and I’m particularly pleased that the area around Charing Cross is wherever the new hospital goes. going to be redeveloped and a new town hotel constructed. You’ve often spoken about the unfair burden on St Helier ratepayers of providing services to the whole Islanders, like What about the Esplanade Quarter development, aka the public toilets, parks and gardens. Does that situation show any Jersey International Finance Centre? sign of changing? SC You’ll recall that I set out my position on this in the April SC Yes, it does. I think that in their drive to cut public edition of the Town Crier last year which can be read online on expenditure the Ministers have realised that if they were to ask the Parish website. But to summarise, the States agreed to get the other parishes to fund these municipal services out of rates the Jersey Development Company to carry out the project, and income, the way St Helier has always done, we would no longer several attempts to stop it from going ahead, including one from be the odd Parish out. It can’t be right that our ratepayers have me a few years back, were soundly defeated. Since that time to fund the maintenance of Parade Gardens, for example, while I’ve been working with JDC to ensure that the development is parks like Millbrook Park and Winston Churchill Memorial the best one possible for our Parish, especially in terms of the Gardens are paid for out of general taxation. Having said that, open space provided – which will be equivalent to three Royal I don’t think that St Helier will be unaffected by efforts to move Squares – and that the underground parking includes sufficient responsibility for some services from the States to the Parishes, lighting, lifts, public toilets and so on. Further down the track but at least our Parish will be in a position to pay for increased there will be a certain amount of funding which the States street cleaning, for example, especially if we want our roads agreed should come to the Parish for improvements in the rest and pavements cleansed to a higher standard, as we will have of town, though whether we’ll see the 75 or 50 million pounds more rates income coming in from new developments in town. originally talked about is anyone’s guess!

Yes, the tower cranes are back on the St Helier skyline, St Helier has ten deputies as well as a constable in the aren’t they. Do you welcome all these new construction projects? States, almost a quarter of the Assembly. Do you make up an SC Yes, with a few caveats. I mean, the States has agreed to effective force as Parish representatives? concentrate new development in town, not only to safeguard the SC I would like to think so. We meet once a month together Island’s green zone and coast but to enhance town life by with the Procureurs du Bien Public, a member of the Roads encouraging people to live here – people are the life blood of any Committee, and the departmental directors of the Parish. We town, after all – but town dwellers want to be able to enjoy a don’t agree about everything but when there’s an important quality of life comparable to that on offer elsewhere in the Island. issue affecting the Parish the ten elected members are usually That’s why St Helier’s elected representatives continually call for of one mind when they speak and vote in the States. Of course, better provision of open space and oppose schemes like the there continues to be an unfairness in that we may have nearly redevelopment of La Collette low-rise in Green Street. We also a quarter of the votes in the States but St Helier has a third of believe that town residents should have much better parking the Island’s voters. Sooner or later the lack of voter equity in the facilities, as even though we may be able to walk to work and the Island will have to be addressed.

The Constable of St Helier believes that the Jersey Gas site which has been earmarked for housing should be used instead to provide an extension to the Millennium Town Park

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hen Reg Mead and Richard Miles stunning array of gold items. Conservator removed the top 5cm of the hoard unearthed the largest Celtic Neil Mahrer takes up the story… surface. We left them in place until this Wcoin hoard ever found they “When we began the disassembly of whole layer was finished so that we could only glimpse and guess at what the the hoard we didn’t know how much could laser scan them in situ before we huge lump of soil and metal contained. jewellery it contained as we could only took them out. The laser scan gives us a From the outset items of gold shimmered see a couple of pieces poking out. The three dimensional model of the jewellery tantalisingly along the edges of the find hoard is too thick to x-ray so we literally accurate to a twentieth of a millimetre but, because it is too dense to be x-rayed found each piece one by one as we and we can then incorporate this data it was impossible to see what lay within. removed the coins. into a bigger three dimensional computer So began a painstaking two and a half We’ve revealed them all over a model that records the individual coins years’ work by a small but patient and twelve month period during which we in the same way. dedicated team to unpick more than two millennia of history that had lain hidden beneath a field. The team, led by Neil Mahrer of Jersey Heritage and helped all along by Reg and Richard have uncovered some truly amazing items, as well as the near-71,000 coins. The work on the Le Catillon II Hoard was originally undertaken in a specially constructed lab at the Jersey Museum, which formed the centrepiece of last year’s major exhibition there. At the end of the season the lab was taken down and re-built at for to work to continue. Last month, finally, the team removed sufficient material to reveal a

11 NEWS FROM THE PARISH HOMES AND NURSERIES

St Ewold’s Christmas Fête St Ewold’s Residential Home held a Christmas Fête last month which gave visitors the chance to view the refurbishment of the reception area and main lounge. Sir David Kirch visited the residents and also helped the Constable, staff and volunteers with the 90th birthday party for St Ewold’s resident, Enid Vibert.

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by the Alliance Française to mark a taking more exercise, and so on. In a much more recent anniversary, the densely populated place like St Helier terrorist attack on the offices of the it’s also vital that we respect each BON NOUVEL AN! Charlie Hebdo magazine last January. other’s rights, whether that’s a matter of With the tragic events in Paris last keeping the noise down so that those he New Year gets underway with November also fresh in our minds, it around us can enjoy a good night’s the annual commemoration of the seems appropriate at the start of sleep, or being responsible road users TBattle of Jersey, with this year’s another year to be reminding ourselves so that others can make their journeys ‘turkey buster’ walk led by Frank Falle of the ideals enshrined in the French in safety, or leaving the pavements and following in the footsteps of the Baron model of democracy, Liberté, Egalité parks clean for the next person who de Rullecourt and the invading French and Fraternité. The pursuit of freedom uses them, or making new residents soldiers who landed at La Rocque 245 and fairness, and making the effort to and visitors to our Parish feel welcome. years ago on 6th January 1781. That date show kindness towards others are I wish everyone who lives in St Helier also sees the launch of an exhibition of surely worthwhile goals to include a Happy New Year, and a fulfilling year French cartoons at the Town Hall: alongside those more humdrum New ahead. ‘Dessins en Liberté’ has been organised Year’s resolutions like losing weight, Constable Simon Crowcroft

You are cordially invited to the opening of Cartoons for Freedom An exhibition about freedom of expression On Wednesday 6th January at 5:30pm at St Helier Town Hall (1st floor)

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By Daphne East © Jersey Evening Post NEWS Town Centre Manager HIGH STREET HIGHLIGHTS Daphne East tells the Town Crier about her first year in her role as St Helier’s Town Centre Manager

IN A NUTSHELL

I can’t believe how quickly the last year has passed. It has been a year of learning and developing into the role of Town Centre Manager. I have met a lot of wonderful people in this time and appreciate all their support to deliver our shared vision for a vibrant and successful town. However, it has only been the beginning of the journey.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE MAKING THINGS HAPPEN

I’ve been amazed by the number and variety of events which take place in the Parish in the course of a year. Here are some of the ones I helped deliver in 2015:

SPRING: a Mardi Gras Parade from the Royal Square to Charing Cross; a ‘Spot the Cupid’ campaign involving over 40 retailers; a ‘Love St Helier’ campaign using quirky signs; ‘The Art of Fashion’ – a fashion show held in the Town Hall’s Assembly Room in support of The Stroke Association

EARLY SUMMER: the Parish’s St Helier Liberation Tea Party, held for the first time in Liberation Square and involving students from Haute Vallée School; vital preparations for One of the things I love most about this job is the number of the NatWest Island Games in people I meet in the course of each day. These include people at ‘dressing’ the town, including a long the sharp end, running businesses in town, especially those jump pit in Parade Gardens and new involved in retail, hospitality and other service industries. coloured lights for Colomberie I facilitate about a dozen trader groups for areas like West’s Centre, Colomberie, Don Street and the Parade, and help out with the JULY AND AUGUST: the Retail Development Group which meets monthly in the Town Polish Cultural & Food Festival at Hall. Then there are my colleagues in the Parish of St Helier and the Weighbridge; the Fête de St other States’ departments, especially Economic Development, Hélier, held over two days from Transport & Technical Services and the Environment Department. Broad Street to Parade Gardens; a I regularly meet with representatives of other groups like the new music festival for West’s Chamber of Commerce, Jersey Business Ltd and Digital Jersey. Centre, Chordz at the Cows; the I also attend meetings with States Members, including the Havre des Pas Seaside Festival; the Ministers. Also I had a summer intern from St Helier’s twin town revived Town Parade for the Battle in Germany during the summer – a very special person! of Flowers

14 Working with Haute Vallée School

aute Vallée School has engaged tirelessly with the town centre Hduring 2015. Maxine Griffiths, Assistant Head Teacher – Community & Partnerships, has been a tremendous support, involving the students with projects and events such as: • the Liberation Tea Party – Haute Vallée students served parishioners with tea, cake and sandwiches on a wonderful sunny day in Liberation Square. They worked extremely hard and were enthusiastic, polite and respectful; • Jersey Fashion Week – the students designed and showcased their textile prowess Photo courtesy of which was later modelled during the fashion show and had a particular London haute couture designer interested in their fabrics; AUTUMN: Customer Services Week ‘Meet the Retailer’ (on a sofa beside the • the Christmas Window Competition – obelisk in Broad Street); preparing for the the Haute Vallée Choir entertained the public Christmas Window Competition, the during their Christmas Carol performance at Christmas Lights switch on, the Spirit of the Town Hall for the launch of the 2015 Christmas Window Competition. The School Christmas Market and the recruitment of was also involved in designing and decorating the St Helier Angels. a retail window for the competition, and Mothercare in King Street worked with them JUST WALKING ABOUT to deliver a ‘Frozen’ themed window; • the Christmas Lantern Parade A key part of my role is walking about St Helier keeping an eye – the School made over 50 open on things that need attention; these can range from fly lanterns to take part in the first posting or graffiti which we like to get removed as quickly as Lantern Parade as part of the possible, to things that can be improved in the look and feel of Christmas Light Switch on in town. Retailers will tell me about difficulties they are having and November. As the Parade meandered through Colomberie I am able to work with the Constable, the Roads Committee and to the Royal Square the children the Parish or States’ staff to get issues resolved promptly. sang Christmas Carols; • the St Helier Angels – seven Haute Vallée students took part in the WHAT NEXT? volunteer scheme to support shoppers in St Helier over the Christmas period. The 2016 will be an equally interesting year, students took part in Customer Service I’m sure, with more events than ever going training by the Resilience Development on in St Helier. I am looking forward to Company and dressed in St Helier Angels- starting up regular Sunday markets from and Sure-branded coats and hats. They April, working with States departments on added a wonderful community presence in ‘Future St Helier’ improvements, helping St Helier throughout December as well as Visit Jersey to optimise the visitor gaining confidence and learning; experience of our town, and the continued • Fête de Noué – the Haute Vallée French development of trader groups and Choir sang at the opening evening of the community projects. I want to help St Fête de Noué and Normandy-French Market. Helier become ‘smart’, making use of new There was also a performance from the cast technology wherever possible, and getting of ‘Annie,’ the School’s musical, during the Wi-Fi in the town centre. Following the Festival. success of the Retail Development Group Haute Vallée students have added colour I would like to start a similar group to and life to St Helier during my first year represent the interests of St Helier’s many and I am excited about working with them cafés, pubs, restaurants and hotels. in 2016.

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A ROADS INSPECTOR JANE PEARCE

By Cliff Golding

ometimes a title isn’t as self-explanatory as it seems. In the heading to this article it says Roads Inspector. So he or she Sinspects roads, right? Well, yes, that’s true but there is a lot more to this role as we discovered when we met up with Jane Pearce of Pearce Jewellers who, for the last 15 years, has been one of twelve Roads Inspectors in the Parish of St Helier. Loi sur la Voire (Law (1914) on the public roads) replaced the 1874 law which the States repealed. Sanctioned by His Most Excellent Majesty in Council, it came into force on 1st January 1914. Detailing that the States would be responsible for main roads, it made the recruit, we report any issues to him and they are usually dealt twelve responsible for the inspection and upkeep with very quickly. I must add that each new generation of Streets Inspector brings so much more expertise to the role. I think the of all non-main roads within their bailiwicks. general public would be surprised how much work goes into Each parish has a Roads Committee with the Connétable as its making St Helier an enjoyable place to live and work in. President. Subdivisions of the Parish are called and each Perhaps it is time the Loi (1914) sur la Voire is amended? one has two elected Roads Inspectors. To find out more about the JP Yes! It’s a law written for horse and cart and is inadequate role of a Roads Inspector we asked Jane to help us out. for our modern transport systems and way of life.

Jane, you have been an elected Roads Inspector for the I understand the Roads Inspectors are involved in the last 15 years. How did you become one and how long is each Branchage. What do you do at this time? tenure? JP The Branchage happens twice a year, however Roads JP I was already a member of the St Helier Community Services Inspectors are only required to attend the et Board when I was asked to become a Roads Inspector. We are Chemin in September. We are there to report to the Roads elected for a three year term of office, which involves swearing Committee about our individual Vingtaines and ensure they are an oath in the Royal Court. aware of any ongoing issues. It is a rare and very valuable opportunity to have everyone together outside the formality of a Can you explain exactly what a Roads Inspector does? committee meeting. We usually achieve a great deal very quickly. It isn’t just about roads is it? JP A Roads Inspector is the eyes and ears of the Parish. We help What is a Visite Royale? maintain the high safety standard of the roads, pavements and JP The Visite Royale occurs once every six years in each parish. pedestrian precincts. We are aware of hazardous street furniture, The Royal Court sits in the Assembly Room to examine the wobbly paving stones, potholes, overhanging trees and shrubs, Constable’s accounts and the Roads accounts. We then travel dangerous scaffolding, dustbins etc, basically anything which around the Parish, being careful not to retrace our steps, causes an obstruction to the highway. examining anything on the highways which may require the Court’s adjudication – this may involve something as simple as Who is your colleague in your ? an encroaching bough of a tree or as complicated as the JP I’ve known Daren O’Toole for over 25 years so I’m delighted ownership of abandoned property. that he recently moved Vingtaine and became my roads inspecting partner. One of the joys of volunteering for the Parish is you Finally, what is the most unusual matter you have had often get to work with your friends doing something you enjoy. to report in the last 15 years? JP Unusual? Hmmm, the most exciting thing was a number of In the ‘old days’ each Roads Committee had to put out years ago when very high winds brought down a large metal carts at various points for the collection of rubbish and Roads sign on the front of BHS in King Street. I was in my shop when Inspectors would have instructed contractors to carry out repair I heard the crash and screams. I found myself running across or maintenance work. What else has changed in modern times? the road, telling the BHS staff to lock the doors below, calmly JP For many years now the Parish has had a Streets Inspector clearing the area of customers and pedestrians and reassuring whose job is to liaise with all the other Parish departments to help other shopkeepers until the police arrived. The street was manage the modern requirements of a busy town and to keep us closed for several hours, it was a matter of public safety and I’m Roads Inspectors under control. Matthew Wallace is the newest a safety girl!

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20 Jayen awarded Civil Works contract for JERSEY ELECTRICITY’S new £17m St Helier West primary substation

ork on the new £17m St Helier Jersey Electricity CEO Chris Ambler West primary substation at the said: ‘The Westmount Gardens Quarry site Macbeth Wformer Westmount Quarry site has, as expected, proved challenging and Sark Theatre Group is expected to start shortly following the this has required a considerable amount of Tuesday 12 January 8pm signing this week of the Civil Works investigative and civils design work. Now contract between Jersey Electricity and we have the civil works specified and the Jayen Ltd. contract signed, we expect site works to Since Jersey Electricity acquired begin in earnest early in the New Year.’ ownership of the 10,000sq ft site for this For further information, please much-needed new network infrastructure contact: Chris Ambler, Jersey Electricity just over 12 months ago, work has been CEO, on 505227, or email steadily proceeding to identify and assess [email protected] the ground conditions of this old coastal quarry site. This work has involved Key dates: The Legend of King Arthur careful clearance and investigation of the • St Helier approved Oddsocks site to ensure the specification for the sale of land to Jersey Electricity plc Monday 18 – Thursday 21 January Civil Works was properly prepared. 27th November 2013. 8pm Before the civil investigations could • Planning Application passed by States begin, the site was cleared of undergrowth Planning Panel on 29th May 2014. and protected green lizards, identified • Transfer of land from the Parish to Jersey during an Ecological Study, had to be Electricity plc passed through court 15th temporarily rehomed. Once the small September 2014. This included the creatures had been moved, a perimeter transfer of a piece of land from the hoarding was installed to prevent them States of Jersey to the Parish located in returning until the works are complete. the valley below Overdale Hospital. The civil works investigations are • Site cleared of undergrowth and It's a Wonder! very important to ensure that the old hoarding installed October 2014 A Theatre-in-Education quarry wall can be safely removed, Photographic Exhibition • Civil works site investigations whilst maintaining the ground stability. Monday 18 January – Saturday 13 November 2014–August 2015 Once the old wall is removed, Jayen will February construct a new retaining wall, which • Civil works contracts signed December 2015 will protect the new primary substation below it, and which will blend into the • Civil Works expected to start January surrounding landscape, providing a 2016 public viewing platform overlooking • Substation expected in service early St Aubin’s Bay north of the substation. 2018

A Streetcar Named Desire Monday Matinée Monday 25 January 2pm

The Politics of Hope Owen Jones Tuesday 26 January 8pm JE Energy Division Director David Padfield (front left) and Jayen MD John Trant sign the Civil Works contract at the Powerhouse Box Office: 700444 www.artscentre.je PARISH NOTICE BOARD

Have you something to share with fellow parishioners? Is there an event or activity coming up that you want to tell SAVE St Helier about? Let us know at the Town Crier and we can include on the monthly Parish Notice Board. Call Annie Bienvenu on 811821 or email short news items and associated photos to [email protected].

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The Jersey Bowling Club at Westmount is always on the lookout for new bowling members, all ages welcome. FUEL Anyone interested please contact Jean Lowery on 07797 776790.

A piano concert by Timothy de Quetteville and his students will take place at the Town Hall on Sunday 28th February at 3pm. Tickets will be available at the door costing £10, and £5 for students under 18 and senior citizens. All proceeds to the John Lobb Memorial Trust. Twinning News St Helier – Bad Wurzach Partnerschaft Christmas get-together ome 90 people attended a Christmas get-together for former internees, their families and friends in the Town Hall at the Sstart of the festive season. 45 pupils from St Mary and Grouville primary schools started the afternoon with Christmas Carols and a special Liberation song. This was followed by a bumper raffle and viewing of a DVD of the official 70th Liberation Anniversary visit to Bad Wurzach in April, including an additional DVD special rendition of ‘There's a Hole in My Bucket’ courtesy of committee member Alan English. Afternoon      tea and coffee was served together with light refreshments, and an excellent exhibition of memorabilia was staged by Colin     Isherwood, archivist at the CIOS, together with Damien Horn, many items and photographs being on show for the first time.

22 TIFFIN and DE GRUCHY partner up on Brasserie

f you enter de Gruchy’s in King Street our offering and build on the great and walk right through the store you heritage of the Brasserie, with a vibrant MET OPERA: LES Iwill reach its iconic Brasserie Restaurant menu and intimate feel.” with its unique style and ambience. With Nick Wring, Marketing Director of PÊCHEURS DE PERLES all the exciting refurbishment currently Tiffin said: We are delighted to work LIVE SCREENING happening at de Gruchy, a more subtle, with the team at de Gruchy to create a SAT 16 DEC | £17.50 yet just as exciting, development is that venue that fits with the huge investment the Brasserie is now operating in a unique the store is undertaking. The opportunity partnership with Tiffin Restaurant Group. to refresh its iconic Brasserie in line with modern day trends and de Gruchy’s ‘forever inspired’ theme fits closely with our own company’s growth philosophy, and we are proud to be part of this next chapter in St Helier. I know customers old and new will be excited when we unveil the planned refurbishment in the new year and have no doubt it will SAINT PETERSBURG become an even more popular meeting CLASSIC BALLET place for all times of the day SWAN LAKE complimenting the shopping experience at this historic store.” FRI 22 & SAT 23 JAN Tiffin opened in Jersey in February SAT MATINÉE 2013, at Castle Quay, one of Jersey’s most THE NUTCRACKER stunning locations. The vibrant, 200 seat SUN 24 JAN cutting edge cosmopolitan venue has become a firm favourite for dining occasions from corporate functions to romantic dining. Tiffin is regularly showcased by States of Jersey worldwide to promote Jersey Tiffin Jersey is part of the privately owned Tiffin Restaurant group, which John Marquis, de Gruchy Store Manager (left) and Nick Wring, the Marketing operates a second very popular venue in Director for Tiffin (right) Clevedon Somerset with two more set to open in early 2016. £28.50-£46.50 The move, which forms part of de The announcement is the latest in a Gruchy’s ongoing refurbishment string of investments made by de Gruchy programme, marks a significant further and forms part of a two-year £15m investment in the department store. business development plan by the While all of the Brasserie’s most retailer. Work started in March last year cherished characteristics will stay, it will to radically transform the store, which be refreshed to bring it into line with de when finished, will provide customers Gruchy’s new ‘forever inspired’ brand with a truly engaging retail experience identity that encapsulates the heritage of and environment, supported by enhanced the business, which dates back to 1810. digital interactivity. The first phase of the As part of the deal the Brasserie’s store refurbishment opened last month NT LIVE: LES LIAISONS existing staff will be retained. and the whole project is expected to be DANGEREUSES Neville Moore, Managing Director of completed by Autumn 2016. LIVE SCREENING de Gruchy said: “We are excited to make de Gruchy and Tiffin want to hear your this announcement. The Brasserie has voice, feedback forms will be available to THU 28 JAN | £13.50 always been hugely successful and is an customers in both locations. To thank Box Office (01534)511 115 established meeting place in St Helier you, £5 vouchers will be handed out at www.jerseyoperahouse.co.uk where customers can linger over dishes the Brasserie and Tiffin available from and business professionals gather for the 9th January (subject to availability) to BOOK BREAKFAST, informal meetings. Our partnership with be used at either The Brasserie by Tiffin LUNCH & PRE-SHOW Tiffin will allow us to further enhance or Tiffin at Castle Quay. DINNER TEL: (01534) 511 106 ORGANISATIONS IN ST HELIER

This section of the Crier is devoted to the many churches, AGE CONCERN JERSEY Telephone 758922 / Freephone 0800 7350345. voluntary clubs and groups run throughout St Helier. If you Frozen meal delivery – contact Chris 870354 would like to promote your organisation or a planned special event, or just to include contact details, please telephone REGENT BOWLS CLUB Fort Regent Contact Barrie Hall 731358 811821 or email [email protected]. GOOD COMPANIONS CLUB Contact Angela Falla [email protected]

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE There are four meetings in St Helier as follows: JERSEY ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION Hilgrove Street Telephone 723519 St Helier Sirens WI [email protected] / 24 hour Answerphone Helpline: 443075 Helen Asplet: 483000 / [email protected] JERSEY CODERS La Pouquelaye WI (computer coding club for teenagers) Gill James: 722467 / [email protected] Contact Gwyn Garfield-Bennett 07797 715560 / [email protected] Hel’s Belles WI JERSEY BUMPS & BABIES GROUP Sue Bone: 636977 / [email protected] Contact Viki Lucas [email protected] / 07700 362022 First Tower & Millbrook WI Elvina Davey: 731177 / 07797 731435 JERSEY MS THERAPY CENTRE MOBILE LIBRARY George V Cottage Homes: Mondays, 9.20–9.45am Telephone 737297 / [email protected] / www.jerseymstc.co.uk Clos du Paradis: Tuesdays, 9.15–9.45am B&Q, Queen’s Road: Tuesdays, 9.50–10.30am COMMUNITY SAVINGS LTD. Telephone 737555 or visit www.communitysavings.org.je BEAVERS, CUBS AND SCOUTS 14th Jersey (St Helier) Scout Group Contact Mary Roberts, Island Secretary 486935/[email protected] SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING Contact Joy 862205 or Alan 484375

RAINBOWS, BROWNIES AND GIRL GUIDES THE JERSEY JUDO CLUB MEETS AT FORT REGENT Call 07797 850370 All Saints Church Hall group, The Parade Contact: Daphne 871199/07797 719225 THE WORDS AND NUMBERS MATTER La Pouquelaye group, La Pouquelaye Community Centre Call 887208 /[email protected] Contact Tina de la Cour 07797 761746 / 877559 THE JERSEY BRAIN TUMOUR CHARITY Call 510867 South Rainbow group, d’Auvergne School Contact: Jean 509003 / 07797 719003 JERSEY CITIZENS’ ADVICE BUREAU 5th St Mark’s Brownies group, All Saints Church Hall Call 724942 / 0800 7350249 / [email protected] contact Vee 789571 / 07797 795587 5th St Mark’s Guides group, La Pouquelaye Community Centre ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE JERSEY Call 875655 or visit www.afjersey.com Contact Pat 481418 First Tower group, First Tower School Contact Jean 509003/07797 719003 Church details

LITTLE MONKEYS GYMNASTICS Fort Regent ALL SAINTS CHURCH Parade, St Helier Contact Rev. David on 768323 Contact Mel 07797 731101 / [email protected] BELMONT ROAD GOSPEL HALL St Helier Tel: 840743 REGENT GYMNASTICS CLUB Fort Regent CHRISTIAN PORTUGUESE MISSION Visit www.regentgymnastics.co.uk Halkett Place Evangelical Church, Halkett Place, St Helier Tel: 522480 REGENT ADULT GYMNASTICS Contact Paul on 07797 823925 IMMANUEL CHRISTIAN CENTRE (Freedom Church) ROYAL BRITISH LEGION 2–4 Great Union Street Tel: 723469 Victoria Street, St Helier Tel: 768957

YOUTH CLUBS JERSEY BAPTIST CHURCH Vauxhall Street, St Helier Tel: 879611 Move on Youth Project Café, La Rue de la Liberation Tel: 280524 ST ANDREW’S CHURCH La Pouquelaye Youth Project & Community Centre Tel: 280515 Le Mont Cochon, St Helier First Tower Youth Project Tel: 630085 www.standrewschurch.org.je, www.facebook.com/StAndrewsChurch The Inclusion Project, St James Centre Tel: 280511 Jersey, telephone 734582 or email [email protected] ST COLUMBA’S SUN BOWLS Contact Tony Osmont 722767 Midvale Road, St Helier Tel: 733220

FIRST TOWER BILLIARDS & SNOOKER CLUB ST HELIER METHODIST CENTRE Halkett Place, St Helier Email: [email protected] Contact Sarah Keenan-Fox on 877517 ST MARK’S CHURCH JERSEY SCRABBLE CLUB Contact Anne on 730409 / [email protected] St Mark’s Road, St Helier Visit www.stmarksjersey.org or contact Monika Le Seelleur on 720595 ST MARK’S SPARKS Contact Monika Le Seelleur 720595 ST MARY’S AND ST PETER’S CHURCH Wellington Road, St Helier THE CAESAREA QUILTERS Contact Kathy Journeaux 07797 907808 Tel: 720235 or visit www.catholicchurch.org.je

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF JERSEY Ladies Service Club ST PAUL’S CHURCH New Street, St Helier Contact Jean Dale 888882 / [email protected] Contact the Church Office on 887887 or visit www.stpaulsjersey.org.

JERSEY BOWLS CLUB Westmount Contact Jean Lowery 07797 776790 ST THOMAS’ CHURCH Val Plaisant, St Helier Tel: 720235 or visit www.catholicchurch.org.je TOP (TRIUMPH OVER PHOBIA) Contact Celia 0800 735 0608 / [email protected] THE SALVATION ARMY Minden Place, St Helier Tel: 723336

JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS TOWN CHURCH Church Street, St Helier Contact Annette Elliott 742402 Tel: 736734 or visit www.townchurch.org.je

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TUESDAY 19TH JANUARY MONDAY 4TH JANUARY Spring term starts First meeting of 2016 beginning with service in Town Church Info: www.statesassembly.je THURSDAY 7TH JANUARY

‘Dessins en Liberté’ TUESDAY 26TH JANUARY exhibition Australia Day reception Daily until end January, Town Hall 5.30pm, Town Hall Info: [email protected] Info: [email protected]

SATURDAY 9TH JANUARY ‘In the footsteps of WEDNESDAY 27TH JANUARY the Baron de Rullecourt’ Holocaust Memorial Day 1pm, Occupation Tapestry Gallery, Marking the 235th anniversary New North Quay of the Info: [email protected] walk from La Rocque harbour (9am), Royal Square event (noon) lunch in the Town Hall (1.30pm) Info: Jane Skelhorn, tel: 811823 TH JANUARY [email protected] THURSDAY 28 Quiz Night 6.30pm, Town Hall WEDNESDAY 13TH JANUARY Info: Mrs P. Romeril Tel: 853851 Roads Committee 9.30am, Town Hall Info: [email protected] TUESDAY 2ND FEBRUARY West of Town Dedication of Community Association Memorial Bench 6.15pm, Town Hall 1pm, Town Hall Info: [email protected] Info: [email protected]

Photo courtesy of the JEP 25 The St Helier There are lots of opportunities for parishioners to get involved in the variety of activities organised in St Helier. For anyone interested in becoming involved in these groups, a brief overview and contact details are shown below.

ST HELIER IN BLOOM The Community in Bloom Group encourages community planting and environmental initiatives, with artistic flourishes. @sthelierjsy Contact Tony Andrews: 811700 / [email protected] www.facebook.com/Poshbloomgroup ST HELIER’S HONORARY POLICE PARISH NOTICES The Honorary Police are an integral part of the Parish, working closely with the States Police to provide a service unique in the British Isles. PARISH ASSEMBLY Contact the Honorary Police Co-ordinator: 811890 / [email protected] A Parish Assembly will be held at the Town Hall on Monday 11th January at 7pm. ST HELIER – AVRANCHES JUMELAGE The Jumelage Committee facilitates school group exchanges, and An agenda for the meeting will be published no fewer than cultural and sporting links with Avranches in Normandy. five days in advance and will be available from the Town Hall Contact Annabelle Bishop: 07797 762008 / or the Parish website, www.sthelier.je. [email protected] A.S. Crowcroft Connétable ST HELIER – BAD WURZACH PARTNERSCHAFT St Helier twinned with Bad Wurzach, where many Islanders were PARISH ROADS COMMITTEE MEETING interned during the Second World War, in 2002. The Partnerschaft Committee promotes cultural links between the two towns. A meeting of the St Helier Roads Committee will take place on Contact Clive Armstrong: 854152 / Wednesday 13th January at 9.30am at the Town Hall. Members of [email protected] the public are invited to attend part ‘A’ of the agenda. www.sthelierbadwurzachpartnerschaft.com An agenda for the above meeting will be published no fewer ST HELIER – FUNCHAL GEMINAÇÃO than five days in advance and will be available from the Town The Committee supports activities celebrating the Portuguese language, Hall or the Parish website, www.sthelier.je. music, food and national days, following the twinning with Funchal in 2012. Contact Simon Crowcroft on 811821 or email [email protected] A.S. Crowcroft Connétable

ST HELIER POLISH SOCIETY A new group to promote Polish culture locally. Contact Magda Chmielewska: 07700 811719 / [email protected] GENERAL NOTICES

ST HELIER – YOUTH COMMITTEE ANNUAL RETURNS The St Helier Youth Committee gives financial support to youth Under the terms and provisions of the Rates (Jersey) Law projects throughout the Parish. It is also responsible for allocating grants to groups and individuals who live in the Parish. 2005, annual rate returns will be issued to all landowners in Application forms available from our website: www.sthelier.je the Parish and must be completed and returned within 15 Contact Sarah Richardson: 07797 732901 / [email protected] days to the Town Hall.

ST HELIER – BATTLE OF FLOWERS ASSOCIATION The information that the returns provide enables the Rates The St Helier Battle of Flowers Association is a welcoming group keen Assessment Committee to assess all land in the Parish and to create a community atmosphere. All Islanders are welcome to join in. compile the Draft Rate List in May. Alain Baudains: 07797 832597 / [email protected] It is imperative that these important documents are duly ST HELIER PÉTANQUE GROUP completed and returned within the prescribed time period of The ‘POSH Pétanquers’ meet on Fridays at 2pm in the Millennium 15 days. Failure to do so may result in a penalty not exceeding Town Park. Newcomers are welcome and coaching is provided. £500. Please note that 2016 Returns may be completed online; Contact Tony Allchurch: 767593 / [email protected] more details will be included in the letter which will accompany the Return. ST HELIER COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM When the administration of welfare was moved to Income Support the For more information, please contact Customer Services at Parish retained some of its staff skilled in supporting the community, Tel: 811811 / Fax: 724350 or Email: [email protected]. assisted by volunteers. New members are always welcome. Contact Julie Garrod: 811856 / [email protected] NOTICE TO ALL DOG OWNERS

ST HELIER SOCIAL COMMITTEE Please apply for your 2016 dog permits by Friday 29th January The Parish’s Social Committee makes possible activities like the Liberation 2016. Forms are available at the Town Hall or our website, Cream Tea and the Christmas Lunches. New members welcome. www.sthelier.je. Contact Jane Skelhorn: 811823 / email [email protected]

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