Jersey Heritage Review 2010/2011 1 2 Foreword by the Chairman of Trustees “2010 was a stepping stone for Jersey Heritage. It is now a year since the Board of Trustees outlined the road that lay ahead We have embraced change and are focused for Jersey Heritage. With a focus on engaging all stakeholder groups, we were on success in 2011 and beyond.” committed to communicating the value of Jersey Heritage in order to secure Clive Jones continued and greater support for this incredibly important organisation. At that time we could not have looked forward to what we have to We’re not done yet. Whilst we’ve achieved a lot over the past year tell you today. We are simply more optimistic about the outlook and a half and are a financially stable organisation with some for Jersey Heritage than we have been since before July 2009. talented new blood, we’re not yet where we want to be. As a stronger organisation we are now in a position to move forward Getting to where we are today, we have had a lot of support which and ensure our heritage remains as valued in Islanders’ lives must be recognised. This has come from all areas of our business - tomorrow as it is today. from our staff, our members and our corporate partners, from the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture, his Department and At the heart of what we deliver is our public service to the from States Members. Without that support it would have been community. I know that every trustee, every man and woman who difficult to get to the position we’re in today. works for the organisation, every volunteer that gives up valuable time to provide support, every private and corporate member that Since we produced our last Annual Review there have been helps fund our activities all share that commitment. some notable achievements which are outlined in more detail throughout this publication. New exhibitions have impressed We’ve been busy since our last review. I hope you’ll also agree that visitors to the Jersey Museum, and events at the Maritime we’ve been doing the right things. In making these changes we’ve Museum, La Hougue Bie and our other key sites have attracted kept carefully focused on our key purpose: large numbers of visitors. Our new membership structures have been welcomed by the public and we have already surpassed “Jersey’s heritage and culture is special. The purpose of the trust is our expectations for 2011 in terms of people wanting to belong to care for it, promote wide access to it, and act as advocates on its to Jersey Heritage. Turning to educational initiatives, our new behalf, telling its stories so that we inspire people to create a better Discovery Day Scrapbook has introduced new ways of engaging Island for everyone”. with our young followers. And not least, we are on the verge of at It is too early to forget our travails of the recent past, but we are last being able to invest in our important assets. committed to banishing those ghosts and making the people of We continue to work closely with our partners at Education, Jersey at least as proud of Jersey Heritage as they have been in Sport & Culture and with Jersey Tourism and the Economic the past. Development Department to ensure that the experience we With your help we have emerged from the past 18 months a provide for both Islanders and visitors is of the highest standard. stronger organisation and one that is now better-equipped to carry out its key purpose. Clive Jones Chairman 3 4 Thank You To our heritage partners the Société Jersiaise, the National Trust for Jersey and the Channel Islands Family History Society who we work with to deliver the Island heritage service. To the Department for Education, Sport and Culture who sponsor the operation of Jersey Heritage and to other States partners including the Planning and Environment Department, the Transport and Technical Services Department and Jersey Tourism. To you, the Islanders who visited the sites, joined as members, came to an event, stayed in heritage lets, volunteered, pledged donations or helped us in other ways to allow everyone to enjoy Jersey’s Heritage and pass it on to future generations. Jersey Heritage Board of Trustees at 1 July 2011 Corporate Members EFG Offshore MSP Publishing 2010 / 2011 Equity Trust ( Jersey) Ltd NatWest Ernst & Young LLP Nexen John Clarke Paul Nicolle A E Surcouf and Sons Ltd Europlan Financial Services Ltd Nordic Capital Limited President of Société Jersiaise Retired Corporate Director of Policy & Employee AIB Bank CI Limited Hepburns Insurance Ltd Northern Trust - Jersey Chairman Société Jersiaise Archaeology Section Development, States Human Resources Department Appleby Retired Veterinary Surgeon Chairman of Board of Governors, Beaulieu Convent School HSBC Bank International Ltd Ogier Ashburton ( Jersey) Ltd Trustee since April 2010 Blue Badge Guide Jersey Electricity Company PricewaterhouseCoopers Aztec Financial Services Ltd Elected Jurat – February 2010 Jersey Pottery Quilter Simon Crowcroft Appointed as a Trustee in 2005 with effect from July 2006 Barclays Wealth Jersey Telecom RBS International Elected to the States of Jersey as a Deputy for Basel Trust Corporation Mark Oliver Kedge Capital Fund Management Ltd Royal Bank of Canada Trust St Helier No 2 District in 1996; Constable of St Helier since 2001 BlackRock (Channel Islands) Ltd President of the Jersey Eisteddfod Finance Director, Publishing Division – The Guiton Group KPMG Standard Bank C Le Masurier Limited Trustee of Headway Honorary Treasurer – Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Lloyds TSB International Banking State Street Capita Fiduciary Group Trustee since July 1999 (2004 – 2010) Lloyds TSB Banking Group Standard Chartered Bank Parent Governor – Grainville School (2007 – 2010) Collins Stewart Wealth Management Moore Stephens UBS AG Peter Funk Trustee since February 2010 Deloitte Chairman and founder – Newtel Holdings Ltd Mourant Ozannes Vistra ( Jersey) Ltd Jonathan Voak Deutsche Bank International Ltd Governor and Chairman of the Finance sub-committee Jersey College for Girls and Jersey College for Girls Prep Director and founder – Atelier Limited Chairman Tourism Development Fund Advisory Panel Former Executive Director of the Hunt Museum, Ireland Trustee since February 2010 Former Head of Apsley House, The Wellington Museum, London. Corporate Sponsors Sinels Mourant Ozannes Former Curator, Victoria and Albert Museum, London www.sinels.com www.mourantozannes.com Bob Hassell Société Jersiaise nominated Trustee with effect from 2010 / 2011 Sponsors of the Jersey Heritage events Sponsors of the 2011 Jersey Heritage September 2006 Managing Director and Principal of Hassell Blampied programme including Pirates Ahoy! and Education initiative and Summer at Appleby Past President of Jersey Chamber of Commerce Sinels Family Fun Week. Hamptonne. Kevin Keen www.applebyglobal.com Trustee since February 2010 Sponsors of What’s Your Street’s Story and Saturday opening at Jersey Archive. Jersey Tourism RBS Coutts Honorary Financial Adviser www.jersey.com www.rbscoutts.com Clive Jones (Chairman) Currently Chairman of Jersey Water Ogier Sponsors of Jersey Heritage’s La Faîs’sie Sponsors of TB Davis, The Only Sailor in Former Chairman & Managing Director of Citi in Jersey Former Managing Director of Jersey Dairy www.ogier.com d’Cidre event. the Fleet. Currently Chairman, Jersey Financial Services Commission Appointed in December 2009 Sponsors of Jersey Heritage Green Chairman, Highlands College Governing Body Management Programme. Moore Stephens Jersey www.moorestephens-jersey.com Trustee since 2005 Sponsors of Hidden Treasures - Modern Masters 5 6 Jersey Heritage Senior Management Jonathan Carter Allison Soulsby Director Head of Human Resources Doug Ford Jeremy Swetenham Head of Community Learning Head of Commercial Operations Linda Romeril Philip Thomas Head of Archives and Collections Finance Director Advisory Groups Director’s Overview Records Advisory Panel Ministerial Listing Advisory Group A year ago States Members put their faith in Jersey Heritage by adopting The RAP advises the Board of Trustees and the Education The MLAG works with Jersey Heritage to advise the Minister on matters relating to Public Records Law Planning Minister on the protection of buildings and sites P.75/2010, a package of service and funding changes for the organisation. of heritage interest Mary Billot A year on we are seeing the benefits and successes that have resulted. Henry Coutanche (Chairman) Charles Alluto Nigel Jenner Chris Aubin Derek Maltwood John Clarke These include: Mike Sunier Francis Corbet (Chairman) A healthy financial position showing a surplus in the 2010 Growth in visits by local children despite new charges. Paul Craig accounts now published and available online. Andre Ferrari £250,000 of fundraising through private and corporate giving Conservation Advisory Group Antony Gibb A service that is being much used by Islanders and visitors. this year; a strong demonstration of public confidence in Jersey Paul Harding Heritage as well as a significant part of the self generated The CAG is made up of representatives of the Islands heritage Robert Le Mottée Visitor footfall around 8% up in the periods the sites have income of around £2.2 million we are aiming for this year. organisations and has advised the Board of Trustees on the Richard Le Sueur been open. stakeholder consultation and adoption of conservation policies Colin Tadier In general terms, we have moved a very long way towards for historic sites in the care of Jersey Heritage. Admissions income over 9% up on last year. Mike Waddington a stable and sustainable position, while continuing to provide a service of demonstrably significant value to Islanders Membership growing fast. We broke our 2011 target in the first John Clarke (Société Jersiaise) and visitors. Richard Le Sueur (National Trust) six weeks of opening in 2011 and are now aiming for around Mike Ginns (Channel Islands Occupation Society) 4,000 members by the end of the year.