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THE OFFICIAL PARISH OF ST. BRELADE NEWSLETTER Edition 37 • Autumn 2016. Published by the Parish of St. Brelade, Jersey
Mardi Gras success St. Brelade entry ‘still Eddie told La Baguette. “We are delighted with the result. We First Bay Festival amongst the best!’ knew we had stiff competition this Jeff Hathaway year - but we are nonetheless still Everyone joins together THE sun shone, the crowds took their amongst the best by taking 3rd prize seats and the 2016 Battle of Flowers in the Parish Class. We are particularly to launch a successful commenced! proud to have also received the award beach fun day - in spite And what a parade is was. The for ‘Best Costumes’ - for the second standard was breathtaking, and the year in a row! There are not enough of the weather! atmosphere electric as the floats thanks to go around for our superb costumier Yvonne Binet. In all, Tony Bellows made their way along Victoria Avenue. The St. Brelade float ‘Mardi Gras’ was another amazing achievement by DESPITE some showers and overcast grey skies, again outstanding taking 3rd prize in the many volunteers who over the first ever St Brelade's Bay Beach festival saw the ‘Parish Class’ and also adjudged several months have worked on around 1,000 people attend over the course of the ‘Best Costumed’. constructing the float and the many day from its opening at 10 am, and on into the The Moonlight Parade saw the float others who spent endless hours early evening. lit-up, in more ways than one, but sticking on harestails; and those The idea for the event came from local after the mishap that saw one of the who on the eve of battle stayed on businessman Jono Steventon who was assisted candelbras catch fire, the float took through the early hours to apply the by fellow organisers James Bennett, Jane Morel- it place in the line up along Victoria last flowers and complete the float Orchard, Tim Kearsey and Deputy Montford Avenue and looked very impressive. ready for ‘Battle’. Tadier. Mr Steventon said: “I feel like the west needs a festival because it's never had one before The float statistics are equally Constable Steve Pallett, who led the really apart from the west fair, and having a impressive: 45 foot long and 12 foot float in the main parade, said: wide, decorated with over 160,000 beach festival would be vastly important for the I must congratulate the St. Brelade parish of St Brelade.” chrysanthemum blooms in various colours and 28 kilos of dyed Association on yet another superb There were two sessions of Beach Yoga, and a harestails. entry. The hours of work that goes Petanque competition with teams of three, run in into the float is more than anyone The St. Brelade entry was once again partnership between the Liberation Petanque Club would believe - and all so and St Brelades Beach Festival. For those wanting designed by Nigel Gates and Simon worthwhile in the end. Everyone a more energetic activity, there were Tai Chai Thomas and constructed over months classes, a gentle form of martial art, often of hard work and dedication by the St. enjoyed the Parade which was as described as "meditation in motion". Brelade Battle of Flowers Association colourful and exciting as ever. A The festival also saw a First Ladies race at St team so enthusiastically led by fabulous day and result! A big well Brelades, and a Tug of War competition, as well as chairman Eddie Le Gros. done to all!” u a very well attended beach cricket tournament. The St Brelade Boat Owners Association also organised a casting competition, to see who could cast the furthest line from a fishing rod on dry land. But probably the most popular were the water sport events, like the stand-up paddle races, where participants tried to stay upright with a small board and paddle, without falling off – harder than might be expected with waves rolling in to break on the sand. Throughout the day there were also opportunities for banana-boating, RIB Jono Steventon prepares for the festival rides and jet skiing. Beach art was provided by Howard Baker, who Live music continued throughout the day at the Although numbers were not as high as might be created interesting designs with stones, and Andy expected because of the variable weather, the Coutanche who provided Sand Art with a rake. music tent, lifting the spirits through the rain. Bands and musicians taking part included the festival ran very smoothly, with lots of successful Meanwhile younger children and those who enjoy Badlabecques, The Crack, Kacey Hacquoil, events and different elements. Beach messing about on the beach with a bucket and Ballaphonic, Midlife Crisis, Justin Curran, Roads establishments – cafe’s, bars, restaurants, also spade also got stuck in. They managed to build a enjoyed a good trade during the festival and on line of sandcastles stretching all the way from the Trip Banter and the British Airways Brass Band. slipway at Wayside to the wall by St Brelade’s There was music for all tastes, including solo into the evening. Church, every fifth castle topped with a small flag. acoustics, rock and roll, ballads, folk music, Jono Steventon said that he was very encouraged A total of over 4,000 sandcastles were built! percussion ambient music and the classic big by the festival, and also by the many volunteers Also popular with children and adults alike was band sound. helping, giving their time and resources free of the hoola-hoop stall from Hel's Heavenly Hoops A static display was also present displaying the charge. Deputy Tadier said that there was a “great offering lessons and showing that the pastime of work and some of the equipment used by the community spirit” and hoped the festival would trying to gyrate and keep a large hoop in place is RNLI. The Beach Festival was raising money for return next year, when it was intended that the tug still as much fun today as back in the 1970s. two charities, the RNLI and Jersey Hospice. of war might be an inter-Parish event.” u Tel: 741510 TENNERFEST EVERYDAY Youth Club re-opens LUNCH AND DINNER. 2 COURSES £12.50 after summer break 3 COURSES £15.00 I then moved to St. Helier projects and undertook INCLUDING FLAME GRILLED New members welcome a number of roles ending up managing the ‘Move- John Cornwall - Senior Youth Worker on’ youth project that run the youth café at RIB-EYE STEAK. Liberation Square and the street based sessions in WELL, it is the start of a new academic year! I have town. It was a great place to work, but having been in post for nearly a year now and thought it worked there for over 10 years it was time for a RINGWOOD was about time I introduced myself. In October last new challenge. year I took over from Bradley Cooper as senior We are really looking forward to the new term. I 49’ER youth worker at St Brelade Youth Project. It has have had a number of parents and young people HERE TO STAY! been a busy year but I have really loved it. It is great ask about the sessions and times and how to sign to be back “out west.” I grew up in St Aubin, up. I have also included the link to our registration attended Les Quennevais and the youth club at and consent form which can be downloaded. Communicare (all a long time ago now!!) Please see the info below. I left the island when I was 13 and completed my If you fill this in and bring it with you it will save schooling in the UK. I did several jobs before time on the night. There are usually lots of people starting my youth work career, including, trying to sign up at this time of year. engineering (making air rifles), pig farming and http://www.gov.je/Leisure/YouthClubsProjects/P “If you haven’t outdoor pursuits. I qualified as a youth worker in ages/YouthService.aspx 1995 and returned to Jersey in 1999 having been down to the worked in Cambridge and Watford. Club Night programme: Tuesday: Y11+ seniors 7.30pm - 9.30pm [£1] Since returning I have worked at Trinity Youth Smugglers recently Club (TYC) as their first paid professional youth Wednesday: Y9&10 seniors 7.30pm - 9.30pm [£1] you don’t know worker and have very fond memories of my time Thursday: Y7&8 inters 6.30pm - 8.30pm subs [£1] there. I still run into old TYC members who are Friday: Y5&6 juniors 6.15pm - 8.00pm [£1.50] what you are now of course all grown up! Friday Y9+ seniors 8.15pm - 10.00pm [50p] missing!”
www.oldsmugglersinn.com WIN a dinner for 2 at ‘Tides’ Restaurant Page 7 Le Mont du Ouaisne, St. Brelade JE3 8AW Page 2 La Baguette. Autumn 2016 The Constables Message Police presence FIRSTLY, I will start this message by Impressions of our duties we undertake alongside Local touch congratulating former St. Brelade our full time police colleagues. deputy, Sarah Ferguson, on her recent time with St. Brelade Parish Community quarry firm for nearly 20 years Following this we were pleased before joining the Police in 2004. success in the Senatorial by-election. Honorary Police team to attend a meal at the invitation In what turned out to be a very low Officer Paul Moisan He worked on uniform shift for Simon Bale MBE of the Constable following the 6 years involving foot patrol, turnout, Senator Ferguson won a hard Avon & Somerset Constabulary Branchage where we were able Jeff Hathaway fought contest with 10 other response driver and custody to further talk to members of OVER the past few years, the duties. For 18 months, Paul candidates after narrowly missing out the Honorary Police and Parish States of Jersey Police have been worked in the Proactive in the 2014 General Election. I am sure authorities. she is keen to get to work and I wish actively following a policy of Investigative Team and the Our visit continued over the community engagement. An her well for the remainder of this term. Criminal Investigative next 3 days with us joining your important element of this Department before returning to As I write this message, the inaugural Honorary Officers on patrol as strategy are community officers uniform to take up a role in the St. Brelades Bay Beach Festival has just observers undertaking speed with one appointed to each Custody Unit. taken place. Although the weather checks, foot and mobile patrols Parish. “I take great pleasure in was not kind to organisers Jono Steventon and Deputy Montfort and attending incidents. The Before joining the Police, Paul St. Brelade welcomed a new face had been a volunteer at Maufant patrolling St. Brelade too. Being Tadier, the event was a success with both locals and visitors alike local media also took an interest to the parish just over a year ago, Youth Club for 7 years, involved visible and taking time to talk enjoying the entertainment and extra beach activities that were laid and we undertook interviews PC Paul Moisan. with the Air Cadets and is with a wide range of people on. Events of this nature take months to organise and I want to both THE Honorary Police do a with the BBC Radio, currently a helper with his local from the gardeners at Winston congratulate and thank Jono and Monty for their efforts and hope that fantastic job but are Independent Radio and the ITV Not long after his appointment Scout Group. “Being a Churchill Park to senior citizens this will be the first of many festivals in the bay. undervalued by many of the News Channel about our visit as Chief Officer of the States club members at both and what we hoped to see and Police in 2011, Mike Bowron community officer is a great The Parish was judged earlier this summer in both Parish in Bloom and local residents who are unaware Communicare and at the Parish of all the work they do and their our experiences. made a point of leaving his office opportunity to be involved in the national competition, Britain in Bloom. I am delighted and proud Hall which I find particularly powers and procedures. This is We had the opportunity to sit in and walking the beat in St. Helier local issues and to engage with to say that St. Brelade was awarded ‘Gold’ in both the Coastal section rewarding, and have learned a our findings after spending 4 on some Parish Hall Enquiries at – and has maintained the the public.” he says. and in the Parish Hall competition after many months of preparation lot about parish life . I have even days observing your volunteer St Helier as well as visit Jersey practice ever since. Paul told La Baguette: been invited onto the Branchage and hard work by our ‘Bloom’ team led by Jeff Hathaway and including Police Officers in St Brelade and Live and see the work In recent years his ethos has to observe how this long Mike Jackson, Jean Charles and Caroline Hathaway. I thank them “I really enjoy my community an those in the other Parishes. undertaken by both Honorary extended from St. Helier to the tradition and legal obligation of immensely, along with our parish staff under foreman Stephen role, particularly my association As Special Constables in Avon and States Police. islands other parishes resulting landowners is conducted and Alexandre and Mike Stentiford who were integral to our success this with the Honorary Police, and and Somerset we also volunteer You should be proud of what in Paul taking on the role of administered. Few officers ever year. The Britain in Bloom results will be announced later this year in the interaction with both to Police our local Communities your Honorary Officers do in St Community Officer for St. get that opportunity!” Birmingham and the team have their fingers crossed for another ‘Gold’. primary schools, uniformed with a similar mix of rural, Brelade through their Brelade – with overlap into youth groups and other youth Paul is keen to have contact from Yet again I must thank and congratulate Eddie Le Gros and all his urban and coastal areas. commitment and dedication to neighbouring parishes as organisations, and the public in all members of the Parish. and my hardworking team and supporters for building another wonderfully Having arrived on the Island, we the community. Their great circumstances dictate. general - and now looking be contacted through Police HQ colourful and exciting float for this years Battle of Flowers. The ‘Battle’ gave a presentation on the role work should be publicised to Paul was born and educated in forward to meeting with the on 612612 or via the Parish shed at La Rue Carree is always such a warm and friendly place to visit of the Special Constabulary to further aid in recruitment and Jersey. Having a varied career in lovely ladies of the La Moye WI Honorary Police administration with all generations participating in what is a truly community event. the assembled representatives assist with the community the early days, worked at a local later this year.” on 741701.u The float, named ‘Mardi-Gras,’ was hugely popular with spectators - of the Honorary Police from understanding their role and and success this year came in the form of a creditable 3rd in the ‘Parish across the Island at St Brelade local issues and how they are us to provide the service we do Class’ and the ‘Best Costume ‘ award which was richly deserved. Parish Hall. How we recruit, being dealt with. It has been a as well as train our volunteer Finally I want to thank all parishioners for ensuring that the Parish train and develop our officers pleasure to patrol alongside Safe in the water crews.” was explained as well as what them. u looked its absolute best for Branchage day. It may be an old tradition Water safety event Lifeboat Operations Manager “Today is all about engaging the but its one that is not out of place in a modern world and plays an for RNLI St Helier, James Gales, public in a fun day on the beach, important part in ensuring both roads and footpaths are not in St. Brelades Bay said: “The RNLI charity is enabling people from all walks of life to participate, learn, obstructed during the long winter months. Let’s thoroughly enjoy the Permanent memorial Jeff Hathaway committed to saving lives at best of the warm weather while it lasts ! sea. We are funded by the understand and gain more WITH an unseasonal storm generosity of public donations knowledge of safety aspects of to ‘The Fish’ unveiled that claimed lives both in the and 95% of our people are our coastline and its beaches.” St. Aubin’s harbour UK and Jersey, it was very volunteers. Our current mission He said. opportune that in August, is to reduce the amount of Simon Miller, General Manager Steve Pallett, Connétable stone engraved L’Horizon Hotel joined forces accidental coastal drownings of L’Horizon said that the hotel Jeff Hathaway with the RNLI Lifeguards, by 50% by 2024 on a national was delighted and proud to Jersey Coastguard, Jersey Fire scale We are very grateful for support the teams in the FOLLOWING permissions the assistance given by the fantastic work they do both on Useful Information and Rescue, Swim-Safe and received from the relevant Aquasplash to host a family fun general public, which enables and offshore.” u Connétable Steve Pallett: Mobile. 07797 749512 authorities, members of the St. focussing on safety in the water. Aubin Boat Owners Association Parish Hall: La Neuve Route, St. Aubin, JE3 8BS Tel. 741141 Visitors to the event were able Duty Centenier: Tel. 741175 (SABOA) unveiled a permanent memorial to the late Mark Le to meet the staff and crews and Deputies: Riche on 28th August. take part in interactive educational talks and No.1 District (Le Coin/Noirmont) Murray Norton Tel. 747963 Permission was granted to No.2 District: (Quennevais/La Moye) Graham Truscott Tel. 490621 demonstrations throughout the engrave a harbour wall stone in day, including sessions focusing Montfort Tadier Tel. 744358 memory of Mark. Doctors Surgeries: on sea swimming, beach safety Cleveland Clinic: Red Houses Tel. 734121 The inscription reads: and resuscitation. Island Medical Centre: Centre Point, Red Houses Tel. 516152 In memory of Mark ‘The Fish’ The Jersey Fire & Rescue team Leodis Surgery: La Route de Quennevais Tel. 498775 Mark Robert Le Riche the engraving. The cost has yet took to the beach and the finale Quennevais Surgery: Quennevais Parade Tel. 736336 3rd June 1957 - 10th April 2016 to be fully covered but of the event saw them launch Organiser, and SABOA member donations, however small, will and recover their rescue boat Pharmacy/Dispensing Chemists: and take part in water drills. Lloyds Pharmacy: Red Houses 9am - 6pm Mon - Fri John Bailey told La Baguette: be hugely appreciated and may 9am-5pm Saturday “This gesture is not one be left at the Parish Hall.” Lloyds Pharmacy: Quennevais Parade 8.30am - 5.30pm Mon - Fri exclusive to our members nor John added: Boots Pharmacy: Quennevais Parade 8am - 6pm Mon-Sat organised directly by the association. It is important that “Should we accrue any surplus, Veterinary Surgeons: ordinary members of the public that will go direct to the RNLI .00 Alan & Rushton-Taylor: La Route des Genets Tel. 743580 29 and friends of Mark have able to which was Mark’s preferred Celebrate £ y r festive party2016 at Leodis Veterinary Surgery: La Route de Quennevais Tel. 745980 participate and should they charity - and for who he was a Fr Out of Hours (Emergency only) 07797 711585 wish, donate towards the cost of tireless fundraiser.” u The S ervile Hotel. Schools & Colleges: La Moye School: Tel. 741390 Overnight ofers fr £61 Mont Nicolle School: Tel. 744992 Parish Christmas CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHTS Les Quennevais School Tel. 743171
St Brelade’s Language College Tel. 741305 Chef’s appetiser of the day Parish Amenities: Card Competition St. Brelade Youth Project: Contact Bradley Cooper Tel. 498044 Veloute of wild mushrooms, truffle, soft herb crème fraiche Communicare: Le Route des Quennevais Tel. 744258 The rules are simple, the design Parishioners invited Pate de campagne, cranberry sauce, walnut bread Gervaise Le Gros Centre: Mont les Vaux, St. Aubin Tel. 445097 may be a drawing or painting in Pressing of confit duck and foie gras, Maison St. Brelade Residential Care Home: Tel. 742464 to design a charity any media, or could be glazed figs, Port reduction, toasted brioche St. Brelade Parish Church: General enquiries Tel. 742302 Christmas Card photographic or a computer Cocktail of smoked halibut and local crab, avocado, gem lettuce, crisp ciabatta Churchyard/Cemetery Tel. 741487 Jeff Hathaway graphic. Ideally the card should Citrus gravlax, soft cheese, caviar, pink grapefruit Helplines: depict something applicable to St. Brelade Community Support Group Tel. 741141 St. Brelade; a St. Brelade icon or Sorbet Family Nursing & Home Care: Tel. 443600 include a recogniseable Parish Jersey Hospice: Tel. 866675 Merry scene. Just let your imagination Traditional roast breast of Norfolk turkey, sage and chestnut stuffing, Jersey Women’s Refuge: Tel. 768368 Christmas loose! roast potatoes, sprouts, glazed carrots, pan gravy Social Security: Tel. 445505 from Parish of St. Brelade Slow cooked shoulder of lamb, lamb cutlet, Boulangere potato, There is no age restriction and winter root vegetable puree, green beans Citizens Advice Bureau: Tel. 724942 the Parish hall staff would be Roast fillet of salmon, fondant potato, braised fennel, chive butter sauce Samaritans: Tel. 725555 particularly delighted to receive Pan-fried sea bream, Macmillan Cancer Support Jersey Tel. 0800 735 0275 entries from children. Jersey crab potato cake, baby spinach, sauce vierge Potato gnocchi, ricotta, roast butternut squash, pine nuts, rocket, Parmesan foam LibertyBus: The design should be no bigger Timetable & Information Tel. 828555 than A4. Entries must be Somerville Christmas pudding, Website www.libertybus.je received by Friday 28th October brandy Anglaise, spiced pears Iced tiramisu parfait, La Baguette Team so that printing can be arranged. pistachios, hazelnut chocolate sauce The winning design will be Crumble tart, vanilla crème legere, Jersey black butter ice-cream Chairman: Connétable Steve Pallett Brie de Meaux and Fourme d’Ambert, email: [email protected] chosen by Constable Steve house chutney, celery, grapes, biscuits Pallett and members of the Selection of ice-cream, sorbets, granola, winter berries Hon Editor: Jeff Hathaway email: [email protected] EACH year the parish sends out Parish hall administration team. many cards. The cards chosen Coffee with Christmas petits fours Hon Deputy Editor: Tony Bellows In order to comply with data email: [email protected] are always to benefit a charity. protection laws, copyright and Advertising Sales & Newsdesk: Tel: 743276 However, for 2016 the Parish intellectual property protocols, 5 course menu starts at £29 email: [email protected] hall staff have decided that the all entries must be accompanied Website: www.labaguette.org.je charitable contribution could be by an official entry form increased if they could produce available from the Parish Hall or Please Note: La Baguette is independently funded through advertising revenue and does not incur their own card in aid of any cost to Parish ratepayers. La Baguette team would like to thank all advertisers in this edition whose as a download from the Parish invaluable support and contribution makes it possible to publish this newsletter. Macmillan cancer support their Friday 25th, Saturday 26th November, Friday 2nd preferred charity with whom website at www.parish.gov.je Production & Design: Jeff Hathaway, Copyright: © The Parish of St. Brelade 2016. Printed by: /StBrelade /Pages/default.aspx Mailmate Printers, St. Aubin, Published by: The Parish of St. Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands they have a long association and December, Saturday 3rd December, Friday 9th & Disclaimer: La Baguette does not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of arrange coffee mornings (under ‘Application Forms’) Saturday 17th December. this newsletter nor any liability for any loss or inconvenience caused arising from any reliance on the throughout the year. information contained herein. For more information please Packs of cards will also be contact Jenny, Trish, Wendy or To book your festive party call us on 741226 or available for public purchase Glenda at St. Brelades Parish Hall For up to date information on forthcoming events in the Parish, please from the Parish Hall with all on 741141 or by email to visit www.somervillejersey.com go to the Parish website at: http://www.parish.gov.je/StBrelade proceeds going to Macmillan [email protected] u La Baguette. Autumn 2016 Page 3 Dip into the past FEATURE: ‘Parishioners Remember’ Parish Gold Parish in Bloom entry into the 2016 national Bathing remedies event in which we are also Tony Bellows Urgent summons success bodes well hoping for gold. The results of THE 1832 Guide Book to Jersey Michael Halliwell - remembers his time as the national competition will not for national awards recommends St Aubin as one of be announced until October at St. Brelade Parish Rector 1971 - 1996. Thomas Frederick the places that are “admirably an special event in Birmingham. situated for that healthy WHEN my wife Susan and I thrilling prospect to think about THE local ‘Parish in Bloom’ It will be an anxious wait. Three recreation—sea bathing.” Sea arrived in Jersey with our five bringing them up in the place event took place at the end of of the Parish team, plus the bathing was seen as “as a certain children on the ‘Earl Godwin’ on where I had so many happy Constable will be travelling to December 8th 1971 it was the memories; though it took me a July with St. Brelade awarded remedy for many diseases morning fasting, repletion being the event along with five from St. fulfilment of a promise. When I while to realise I was not actually Gold in both the main incident to the human frame” very improper before going into Saviour who were also entered was ordained I had always felt on holiday! competition and for it’s Parish The guide tells us that “sea- the sea, as it counteracts one of into this years competition in that, as I had received so much When we arrived so many Anglicans and Methodists Hall displays - also walking bathing is useful in those cases the effects we aim to procure by from Jersey, I owed some of my away with “Best Parish’. the Town Category. people made us welcome and inaugurated our Ecumenical where the energy of the vital- sea-bathing.” life to the Island where I grew the Parish of St Brelade was Partnership. Our two churches principle should be increased, The swimmer is also warned up. When the call came it was undertaking a complete resolved in future ‘to work and and where the strength of the not to stay in the water too long an urgent summons. My renovation of the Rectory. We witness as far as possible as one muscles should be augmented; as “staying imprudently too predecessor The Revd William were totally exhausted from the people’, ‘to share our ministers it improves the appetite and long in the water, may Tabb had died suddenly, and the move and were fortunate to stay in pastoral work, and work as promotes digestion.” sometimes occasion a Communicare project, he had for five weeks with full board at one community for the begun with the Methodist It recommends the proper time temporary depression of the the Maison Hérault Hotel on the evangelisation and service of Church had reached a critical Bulwarks. The Connétable the neighbourhood’. We for sea-bathing being the spirits, and bring on a chilliness stage. morning, before any other or shivering for a time.” offered me a temporary office in planned and prayed together exercise, to get the full benefits It was mid-August when a letter the Parish Hall and a local garage and preached regularly in each And there are stern warnings arrived from Government House loaned me a car free of charge. others’ churches. of the cold sea water, which it about taking a dip in hot sees as akin to taking a cold inviting me to be considered as We all began to explore the Two years later in Feb 1975 we weather in the afternoon: “To Rector of St Brelade. Within a island and our children settled bath - “one of the most healthy bathe late in the day, especially cut the first turf at week I had met the Lieut. happily in local schools. Communicare. Many of my old exercises in the world”! in hot weather, will occasion Governor and the church- During the years that followed friends came forward among Sea-bathing for Victorians great depression of the spirits, wardens, and my name went my Methodist colleague Gerald the volunteers, and twenty particularly in debilitated or needed careful preparation: “It forward to the Queen. Stoddern and I worked tirelessly months later the centre was u is recommended on the paralytic persons.” Our five children were aged on the Communicare project. In opened on time and free of The local event, organised by St. Brelade has a long history of between nine and a half years 1973 over 400 people packed St debt. And rest, as they say, is Jersey in Bloom with support success in the prestigious RHS and five months and it was a Aubin-on-the-Hill church as we history. u from EDD and Visit Jersey, saw annual event with several gold St. Helier and St. Saviour also awards to it credit. Rescue Attempt Bulwark Hill, the residence of a winning awards. St. Helier Constable Steve Pallett said: attained Silver Gilt and adjudged Silver medal and Answers on a postcard Mrs Maurice. That building was overall as ‘Best Coastal Parish’, “The team pulled out all the demolished by the Germans while St. Saviour also attained stops this year - and with the American Medal of At Aubin frontage does not look very different during the Occupation, and it is Silver Gilt and taking ‘Best Parish weather also being noticeably Freedom for John a post-war replacement which Hall’ - and a gold award. kinder than it was last year, St. we find there today. Aubin in particular looked de la Haye The boat in the foreground of For St. Brelade, the success was colourful and back to its best. particularly encouraging as only Alex Fearn the picture was called the The boat and Parish Hall floral “Wyvern”, and belonged to Sir 4 days later the parish was again displays were a particular THIS year's air display with the judged in the RHS national finals visiting P38 Lightening got me William Venables Vernon who success - that agreed by the two was Bailiff of Jersey from 1899 ‘Britain in Bloom’. sets of judges and just as thinking about this event which could not heave himself to 1931. It was the last boat to St. Brelade Bloom Group co- importantly, also by both locals happened on the island during completely out of the water. This be built at St Aubin. Sir William ordinator Jeff Hathaway said: and visitors, the parish hall the last days of the Occupation. was witnessed by 18 year old was a keen sailor, and was also ‘We hope our Parish in Bloom having received a steady stream An allied plane crashed onto the John de la Haye. He expected the Commodore of the St Aubin success will bode well for our of compliments.” u cliff above Bouilly Port (St Germans to make a rescue Yacht Club for 40 years, Brelade's Bay) on the 7th of seemingly forever - after which January 1945. It was a effort, but they just lined the shore. So John secured a float the rules were changed so that Lockheed Lightning P38-J an a Commodore could only hold American built twin engine and from the top of the beach and Home for a dome swam out the 300 yards to the office for 2 years at a time! twin rear bodied, single tailed plane with a tricycle landing rock. Lt Moutray was nearing THIS postcard of St Aubin and Post Office. The Post Office At the far end of the Bulwarks Tamba Park have exhaustion and was injured wheel arrangement. shows part of the Bulwarks as it in 1908 was on La Rue au was the Dart family building with six bullet wounds to his leg. firm, which had its own stables looked in 1908. Although many Moestre (Market Hill). it on their radar The aircraft first saw service in But the float broke up and John as building materials were 1942 and had twin Allison of the buildings have changed Tony Bellows felt he could not safely pull the In April 1908, the members of conveyed to their destination V1710 V12 piston engines each heavily built Lieutenant to the use, a good deal of the frontage St Helier’s Fire brigade THIS summer, the familiar by horse and cart. generating 1,600hp, a shore so decided to wait for the does not look very different weather dome at La Moye was entertained their confreres The Wesleyan Methodist maximum speed of 414 mph, a tide to ebb. from today. removed as part of an upgrade cruising speed of 275 mph, a from St Aubin’s at the British Chapel still stood where it does to weather radar systems. The range of 1,300 miles and could After another failed attempt by As an example of change of use, Hotel. But in January, the Fire today, with behind it a large golf ball-like structure climb to 44,000 ft . a German soldier to swim out to St Aubin had its own fire Brigade at St Aubin would have Methodist School Room. But at the rock, and with dusk engine, and in 1908 that was been otherwise occupied. measures 6.2 metres in lighting to create a planetarium There were many variants and the end of the Bulwarks there approaching, the Germans sent diameter and has been in place effect which could be used by the ‘J’ which had improved housed in the building that is There was a slight outbreak of was also a Salvation Army Hall, out a boat and illuminated the u for 25 years. But it is not the last general visitors and schools. turbo supercharger intercoolers now Jackson’s Yacht Services fire at Laburnam Villa, on now long forgotten. Islanders will see of the dome. area with a searchlight. Recycling Manager, Department with chin radiators, flat bullet Lt Moutray was taken to the The recycling team in the for Infrastructure, Emma proof windscreens, electrical power-boosted ailerons and General Hospital for treatment Department for Infrastructure Richardson-Calladine, said "The and the Meteorological increased fuel capacity. A total and later to the Prison Camp at dome is past its useful life for Department launched an 2,970 ‘J’s’ were built . South Hill. meteorological purposes but it’s initiative to find the old dome a still in excellent condition so it Second Lieutenant Kelly The story continues after new home in a way that benefits Moutray was piloting the Liberation, when Lt Moutray the local community. Islanders made sense to find a new home for a real piece of Jersey history." aircraft without radio in heavy called on John to thank him for were asked to submit ideas. snow showers. This led him to saving his life and the then There were 20 inquiries and Owner of Tamba Park, Jonathan lose his way over the French Bailiff of Jersey, Mr Alexander seven formal applications. Ruff said “As a planetarium we coast and when he saw the Coutanche, presented John with Tamba Park in St Mary was will use special effects to project island, thinking it was the Isle of a silver medal and a document chosen as the winner. planets in 3D. We hope to tell a Wight, he was surprised when recording his bravery; and on Now the old dome is moving to story of how planet earth is just the flak opened up. the first anniversary of the Tamba Park activity centre, in the right place to support life The plane was hit and came Liberation on 9th May 1946, at where they will use it to create and link this to climate change. down above the graveyard close a ceremony in the People's Park, a space room with the dome If you have been up to Tamba, to Les Creux. but Lt Moutray General Drexel Biddle, on behalf installed near the park’s you can see we can create was able to bale out and landed of General Eisenhower, dinosaurs. They plan to install special things and we plan to do in St Brelade's Bay and presented John with the the latest LED technology and the same with the dome.” u managed to reach a rock but American Medal of Freedom. u
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For each book they Inquiry into the planning Roald Dahl, the challenge was celebrated the 75th Anniversary application for a new Les complete, children received a of the Air Cadet Organisation by named “The Big Friendly Read”, collector's card to go into their Quennevais School in St taking part in a Torch Relay an allusion to the author’s book registration folder. On Brelade. across the British Isles. “The Big Friendly Giant”. completing the whole challenge An application has been Dahl's works for children by Saturday 10 September they The torch is the symbol on the received from the Department include James and the Giant are given a medal and back of the Cadet Force Medal, it of Infrastructure to build the Peach, Charlie and the certificate in the next school is also a symbol of new secondary school on “They’re not being broken, and Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The term. enlightenment towards training agricultural land south of La Witches, Fantastic Mr Fox, The which is part of the ethos of the adventure training centres, The cadets and staff had the there’s some talk in the Island Over 2,200 took part in the thrill of riding at high speed to Rue Carré, adjacent to Mont à BFG, The Twits and George's challenge Islandwide, including Air Training corps. Royal Airforce stations and Plan of the need for a new the reef in "Wet Wheels" a la Brune, comprising fields 80, Marvellous Medicine children taking up the RAFA associations. secondary school in the west One aim of the relay is to raise catamaran that normally gives 84, 85, 86, 86A, 87, 87A, 88 & The challenge is aimed at 4 to challenge at Les Quennevais Arriving by FlyBe, the Torch was of the island. So that’s not a the profile and of ATC and aid disabled young people an 88A. 11 year olds who can choose six Library, where a colourful and greeted at arrivals by the surprise, but any structure in recruitment. A miniature experience of the sea. The torch The Minister explained that library books (by Dahl or other enticing display for the scheme the green zone is a departure version of the Torch was also Squadron Band and quickly also went to Corbiere lighthouse because the land is in the children’s writers) and read was based on “Charlie and the from the Island Plan. I think made to be taken to places taken down to St. Brelade's Bay where there was abseiling - the Green Zone on the 2014 Island them during the summer Chocolate Factory”. u it’s very important – there’s where it would be difficult to to take part in a flotilla of small squadron even saw a pod of Plan, there is a general certainly a lot of public take the full size torch. boats. They were joined by dolphins. presumption against any interest in this – and the cadets from Victoria College CCF development, therefore inquiry itself is looking at the Tree-mendous response The Torch had already travelled The day finished with a from John O'Groates to Land's and by visiting Unit 2467 exceptional circumstances planning aspects.” He said. There were winners in each of barbecue, volleyball and a group Mont Nicolle School End, the aim being that the torch Nailsea Squadron ATC. will be required to justify new He advises the next stages as: the year groups and a small photo in front of the 75th would pass through as many The Torch then travelled on to Anniversary logo, that had been buildings. win judges acclaim prize awarded to them and the [1] The Minister will appoint cadet activities as possible, Les Minquiers and offshore reef raked into the sand by local For this reason, Deputy Steve runner up but all participating an independent planning Jeff Hathaway visiting Squadrons, WHQ, RHQ, which is the most Southerly artist Andy Coutanche and Luce decided the application inspector. pupils received a certificate and PUPILS of Mont Nicolle once flying and gliding schools, point in the British Isles. ‘Jersey Sandman’.u may constitute a departure [2] A website will be set up to small prize presented to them from normal planning policy again completed a project in by Mike Stentiford MBE and allow people to comment on were part of the winning team and of sufficient public the application. contribution to the parish’s Constable Steve Pallett. interest to hold an inquiry. entry in Britain in Bloom. The posters were later part of a for the Filleul Trophy and the [3] A date will be set for the Nolan Trophy. Half the unit is Deputy Luce said: The ‘Tree-mendous’ project presentation to RHS ‘Britain in inquiry which is likely to be Activity Guides also working in their Baden was designed and organised by Bloom’ judges, Kim Parish and “A new secondary school is a during the autumn term. Powell Award, which is the Keith Jackson. Kim met some of significant investment in the In the meantime, outline plans St. Brelade in Bloom team highest award an individual the pupils and said afterwards: ‘All about working future of Jersey's education are available to view on the member, Jean Charles who set Guide can achieve. system and I want to be sure the pupils the task of creating a “We are very impressed with all together’ Planning Applications page of As the Unit Leader, Fiona Philips that we get this right. Public the States website at: poster outlining the benefit of the posters and delighted to see Jeff Hathaway Inquiries are an excellent way trees and their importance to the school has strong interest in notes: “This small snippet into www.mygov.je//Planning/Pag the unit’s adventures shows of exploring planning issues in both humans and wildlife - and the natural world and in the THE 19th Mont Nicolle Guides es/PlanningApplicationDetail. what it’s like to be a Guide. It’s depth - people will be most to our environment. islands environment.” u meet once a week and have aspx?s=1&r=P/2016/0870 been busy getting involved and fun, it’s involving it’s creating welcome to come along and Comments may also be made hearing from specialists how skills for the future! And it’s give their views.” on www.mygov.je/Planning/ they can help within the inspiring to see the next But he was keen to stress that Pages/PlanningApplicationCo community and all over the generation adapt and achieve no planning rules were mments.aspx?s=1&r=P/2016/ NOW island. They enjoyed: great things, plan and run many actually being broken. 0870 u OPEN ON A visit from PC Moisan who fun activities and events.” SUNDAYS explained the role of the police Guiding is all about working 9.30am - 1pm knowledge of tracking to in the area. The Guides were together, trying new skills and !BBKGLC8NBHK(L
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French Connections Jersey Petanque ‘Extraterrestrial ‘Vive La France’ civilisations can be with a number of Club celebrate plentiful, or rare.’ summer events 30th anniversary Matthew Shepard Tony Bellows Tony Bellows AROUND 40 people attended THE Jersey Petanque club saw THE Jersey Petanque Club Dr Robin Catchpole’s illustrated the annual visit of the club from celebrated its 30th Anniversary talk at St Brelade’s Parish Hall on Coutances on the weekend of on Sunday 12th June 2016. “Are We Alone in the Universe?” weekend of 24th to 26th June. Everyone was called to the In the first part of the This is very much an event for Flagpole and Ken Vibert started presentation, Dr Catchpole those who host, but all club the afternoon by wishing the to do some washing up! The looked at the cosmological members can be involved. After clubhouse was decorated for the In the second part Dr Catchpole Queen a Happy Birthday. picture, and the chances of coffee, play started at 11.00 on were also given similar books. Brelade in the Battle of Flowers occasion by Peter and June looked at the development of simple unicellular organisms Saturday, breaking for a picnic This was the 30th Anniversary Parade in August, and in the Despite the drizzle, there was a Bastion. life and civilisation on earth, and good turnout of around 120 existing elsewhere. The lunch after one game, and of the link between Coutances evening of the same day, the After the tea, there was tree evidence of past water on Mars how much it was dependent on followed by three games in the members , and Margaret Rondel random chance factors. For and Jersey and was celebrated members of the Twinning arranged the players into two planting. The first tree was suggested that life elsewhere, afternoon. A melee was by all, but was especially Association had their annual planted by Ken Vibert to instance, if an asteroid collision groups, and scored and collated even in our solar system, may arranged for those not involved significant for the four founders dinner at the St Brelade’s Bay commemorate the 90th had not changed the ecology of the results. Fortunately, the have existed and considered the in the match. The evening - Tony and Maggie Allchurch of Hotel. birthday of the Queen. The possibility of more advanced the earth, leading to the entertainment was again led by weather improved quite quickly Jersey and Christian and Josette second tree was planted by Tony technological civilisations extinction of the dinosaurs and Sandy Warren with his guitar. A And finally, St Brelade Constable and it ended up quite pleasant Le Sauvage of Coutances. Allchurch for the 30th developing in our galaxy. the emergence of small pig roast, laid on by a Steve Pallett also made a French by the end of the afternoon. mammals from which we are Another French connection is connection, when he became the Anniversary of the formation of These can be calculated by using professional hog roaster, During the afternoon, the club descended was a cosmic the Twinning of St Brelade with first politician to swim from the Club. He was ably assisted the Drake Equation, developed together with bread, salad and welcomed Constable Steve accident of chance.This made Granville in Normandy, and the Jersey to France on 17th July. It by Maggie Allchurch, Joy and by the American astronomer sauces was served, followed by Pallett, Assistant Minister for the likelihood of chance events Twinning games were held in took him 9 hours 37 minutes to Derek Hart, who all founded the and astrophysicist, Frank Drake a sweet. Sport as well as Jean Le Maistre, Club 30 years ago. elsewhere, and extraterrestrial Avranches on Saturday 23rd make the 18-mile crossing. He which looks at the number of intelligent life more unlikely. On Sunday, after a "Tour de l'Ile" July. The St Brelade team won who opened the clubhouse in Ken Vibert then gave a short left the beach just north of St stars in our galaxy with planets, on four open lorries, a Sunday silver. Twinning Association 1996 when he was President of speech, outlining the history of the number that can support life, Those interested in astronomy Lunch, was held at the Hotel Catherine’s at 10.30 on Sunday Chairman, Julian Bernstein, sport in the Island. the Club and this was followed the number that develop life, are welcome at the club's Cristina at which the trophies morning and landed on the and Connetable Steve Pallett When the games were over, by the results and prize giving and the number which develop meetings at 8:00 p.m on the 2nd were presented. Ken Vibert (JPC Normandy coast just after 8pm both took part as members of everyone enjoyed a resplendent for the matches played. Finally, intelligent, life, with Monday of each month. President) also presented Jersey time. Speaking about the tea, organised by Rita Le Brocq, everyone present retired to the technologies capable of A date for the diary: Saturday Christian Le Sauvage (past the St Brelade Team, along with swim, Constable Pallett said: “On assisted by a host of willing clubhouse for the "cutting of the broadcasting detectable signs. 22nd August 7.30 St Brelade’s Coutances President) with a the President of the Granville the whole I feel really good, but helpers. There were cake" and a glass of wine. The Finally, it estimates the time high Church Hall, when the visiting book on the History of Jersey (in Association Francois Requedat my eyes have swelled up. I think sandwiches, scones and fabulous cake, made by Barbara technology civilisations last. By speaker will be Professor French) to mark the 30th and his vice Chairman maybe sunscreen got into them homemade cakes. At one point, Bechelet, cut by the clubs eldest changing just a few variables, Martin Hendry, one of the team anniversary. Josiane Halley, the Catherine Talbotier and for a big part of yesterday’s there was no room in the playing member Garnet Billot the probability can be plentiful, working on the recent detection current President and Francis Mademoiselle Granville also crossing I wasn’t able to see out kitchen for volunteers to get in (93 years young). u or rare. of gravitational waves. u Colas the Coutances Captain came over to accompany Miss St of one of them.” u
For all your floral That’s the spirit! La Moye WI not sloe were the centre of attention all evening and very well behaved. arrangements, bouquets, to sample some gin Gail explained that she currently Jane Campbell had fourteen dogs in residence. houseplants and She starts in the early hours of the morning exercising them in potted plants online! small groups and is dedicated to their well being. She said that by nature greyhounds are very placid and make loyal pets in Jersey spite of their abuse as racing dogs. Gail answered questions and judging by the fuss one or two members made of the dogs distinctive floristry, expertly crafted it looked more than likely that flowerbox they may have been adopted by www.flowerbox.je JO Fancourt was speaker at the the end of the evening. WI June meeting and gave a The weather was glorious for Flowerbox at Lucas Bros fascinating insight into the the ladies summer outing to the La Haule, St. Brelade making of sloe gin - bringing Botanical Gardens at Samares Telephone orders taken with her a range of samples she Manor. They started off their had made in past years. Jo also visit at the Herb Garden where on 745199 gave the meeting a brief history they were given an informative of gin and how sloe gin had talk on the culinary uses of come about - after which the herbs and how they can best be ORDER ladies were able to sample Jo’s used to flavour meats and salads sloe gin and sloe and apricot Different types of mint were ONLINE flapjacks. Many were surprised sampled, followed by a delicious lunch in the café and a very NOW that it didn’t taste like gin but Daily deliveries relaxed tour of the gardens. One except Sundays more like a sherry! of the members had not visited In July Gail Hickmott from the gardens for 68 years and she Greyhound Rescue brought remembered going there on a along three of her dogs who Brownie outing. u Come & Try Our '$! &%"#'&&'$#' %:;85:;.59,0;69;&547+;)9,;6-:;286:36;47;0:7682;6:/-7929+) *591;9,5;/8547+;.59*:33497823#;%:;:70:8(9,5;69;/5:86:;8 *54:702);870;5:28!:0;86193.-:5:;18"47+;3,5:;.864:763;*::2 New Menu! 83;/91*9568&2:;83;.9334&2:#; 91:;/911:763;':;-8(:;5:/:4(:0;6-43;):85 '*A-?:A0@>4A:5?>@6A<7A57/@A?=6A:@@A?A6@=<9:<1A%8<@>A/4A:@57=6 09:9
Recipe Corner: Bob Greenwood’s Gardening column Pat’s Blueberry Gin Wherefore art Patricia Bougeard is the Lay Wash & brush up time! Reader for the Deaf and Hard thou blithe spirit? MOST of your crops have been Make sure that you lift those of Hearing in Jersey, attached harvested, while summer colour to St Aubin on the Hill Church. Bringing the Skylark tender species such as Begonias, begins to fade from your Dahlias, and Cannas before the Different blueberry varieties back from decline borders – but autumn is first frosts threaten. Cut back the nonetheless a busy time in the are found all over the world, but Mike Stentiford MBE stems and gently lift the the ones we eat today originate garden. Time to prepare for the tubers/rhizomes, clean the soil from several North American THERE’S little doubt that winter months ahead. from them and store in trays of species. Wild blueberries nature was high on the poetic Start with tidying borders. dry compost or sand, with just provided an important food agenda of Percy Bysshe Shelley Remove those annuals and add the top of crown visible. The crop for the Native American when he penned the immortal them to the compost heap and trays should be kept in a cool, tribes that the earliest ‘To a Skylark’. replace with winter bedding frost free place over winter. European colonisers came Referred to as a blithe spirit, the such as pansies, bellis daisies If you have a greenhouse across in the early 1600s, and skylark truly set the scene as and wallflowers for a colourful remove and shade paint or soon the settlers began using being carefree, happy and, display next spring. Autumn is The autumn clear up of borders textile shading to maximise blueberries themselves. They above all, free spirited. also an ideal opportunity to and vegetable plots always greenhouse sunlight available to move plants, and divide first arrived in the UK in 1952, generates a lot of plant material your plants now the sun begins 3. Leave in a dark cupboard There was a time, a time not too overcrowded perennials while thanks to a Dorset farmer with for the compost heap. Now is an to dips. A bit of scrubbing with and everyday shake the long ago in fact, when the the soil is still warm. Having an adventurous palate ideal time to clear out last year’s some hot water will bring the contents every day until incredibly beautiful song of this cleaned and tidied your borders Ingredients: compost and use it around the glass up sparkling clean too; and thoroughly mixed for 6 weeks. admittedly dull brown and it’s a good idea to spread a thick take opportunity to replace any 300g ripe Blueberries 4. After 6 weeks, filter the undistinguished looking layer of compost, bark chip or garden to make room for this broken or damaged glass. Time Infused Blueberry Gin using species was regularly enjoyed While the former offers a well rotted manure across them. season’s garden waste. If your 600ml Gin to tackle the inside as well to the white mesh bag into a jug amid the sand dunes and degree of protection from dogs No need to dig in - let the worms compost isn’t quite ready then 140G white granulated help reduce overwintering pests and pour into small glass grasslands of St Ouen’s Bay. and walkers, the latter aims to do the work for you. turn it and create a new heap - sugar and diseases. Disinfect the bottles and label with the name Indeed, during the 1950’s, it maximise the number of you can never have too much If your lawn looks slightly worse greenhouse path, staging, and 1 Cocktail Stick and date, keeping the was regarded as ‘a very invertebrates that birds such as compost! for wear then autumn is the the inside of the glass with Jeyes 1 litre Kilner Jar or large blueberries. They are delicious common breeding bird’ with the skylark depend upon Evergreens form the backbone perfect time to revitalise it. Fluid - a perpetually popular bottle with a wide neck to eat with Vanilla Ice-Cream the majority of nesting sites Also ‘doing their bit at ground of the garden, providing Remove thatch and moss using product, well- recommended. and will be very strong! being in the Quennevais dunes level’ are the seeded a spring-tined rake and add structure and year-round Small fine filter/mesh/ And lastly, once the work is 5. The Blueberry Gin will keep and at Grouville Common. conservation fields that, thanks them to the compost heap. In interest, so the more you have in straining bag done, spades, forks and other for a few years, store in a dark But, since that time, something to a grand group of helpful areas that receive a lot of wear your garden, the better it will Method garden tools will benefit from a place like a cupboard or under has gone badly wrong for farmers and landowners, are the soil can become compacted. look in winter! Autumn is the good wash before putting them 1. Using the cocktail stick, prick a shelf. skylarks. increasingly proving their Improve drainage and aeration perfect time to fill those gaps in the blueberries and place them supplementary worth in many your borders too. Daphne will into store. Dry them thoroughly Additional extras: Today, there are but a handful of by making deep holes with the In the glass Kilner Jar or Glass parts of the Island. prongs of a garden fork every bring glossy green leaves and and oil the metal parts to Instead of Blueberries you can local breeding birds with their Bottle. Whenever we think of the 10cm across the entire area. A beautifully fragrant flowers even prevent rust. Wooden handles use other fruit such as stronghold - if, indeed, it can be 2. Add the sugar and then pour skylark, we immediately think sandy top dressing can be in the depths of winter - and for can be cleaned and protected Blackcurrants, Raspberries, described as such - in the grassy of its song - and, come on, be brushed in afterwards, followed an elegant larger shrub try with linseed oil. But remember, over the Gin. Close the Kilner cranberries or blackberries to areas surrounding the runways honest, what a song it is! by an application of autumn spring flowering Camellias or a garden never stands still so jar or bottle and shake the infuse the gin following the at Jersey Airport. lawn feed to prepare your lawn the large leaved and don’t put them out of reach! contents until they are mixed same amounts for sugar and Neither the safest nor most If the song of any species of bird for the cold winter months. architectural Fatsia japonica. Enjoy your gardening. u together. gin. u peaceful of homely residences can be described as ‘Olympian’ one would have thought. then, surely, it’s the skylark that Skylarks are certainly not the takes the Gold. only local species to have Somehow managing to sustain undergone a steep downward the decibels for a full five Autumntide trend over the past few decades minutes, skylarks are the only although, thanks to some British birds that, when either Autumn gales send sterling efforts by local ascending or descending, conservation groups, much is maintain a constant warble sailors to the bar currently being done to redress when in flight. Tony Bellows the species decline. This is no mean task when Prime among these noble considering the incredible AUTUMN can be a time of high efforts are the fenced-off areas heights the birds reach in order spring tides and stormy of nest-site grassland at Les to proclaim their territory. weather when it is not a good Blanches Banques and the Little wonder, then, that poets idea to venture out in a fishing restoration of the short-sward and composers have been boat - or any boat! coastal headland between Sorel inspired by a bird of such There is a Jerriais song all and Devil’s Hole. musical stature. u about what to do in rough weather and high waves. The chorus is: although even today we notice ferries cancelled in gale force You can say that again! “Tandi qué bouôn mathinnyi weather! bait, nou dit qué l'temps s'amende; si nou n'vait pon The Jerriais for tide is St. Brelade place bein cliai d'vant sé, eh, bein! “mathée” but a high tide is names can be a “haut dg'ieau”, literally high qué nou-s'attende.” water, and likewise a low tide challenge to visitors This translates as “Since time is “bas dg'ieau” or low water. Tony Bellows and tide wait for no man, good There is a window of time sailor - drain your glass! If you between high and low tides A common joke from the tourist see no clear course or plan, where the tide as we call it guides on coach trips in the Ouaisne - Way-nay - this is the wait for the storm to pass. “ "rests” before it changes 1960s was to say that Corbiere one that gives people the most In this song, the sailor spends direction, and this is known as was pronounced “Cor Beer”, trouble! his time drinking while the “stand of the tide” or a after a shipwreck left a number waiting for the weather to “slack tide”. The Jerriais of barrels of beer in the water. Portelet - just how it looks, improve so he can set sail. Old phrase for this is “morte This is, needless to say, not Port-el-ay as you might sailing ships were much more mathée“ which is literally a apocryphal. expect! dependent on the weather “dead tide”. u But many people, and Les Mielles - Lay-Mee-el especially visitors, do have Les Landes - Lay-Lond Like trouble with some Jersey 'long' not London Ann Pallett names, which may look French, but are not pronounced as Beauport - Bow-port Delicious bespoke cakes made French. Here is guide to a few of Noirmont - Nwar-mo(n) for your special occasion the trickier ones: Corbiere – Cor-bee-ear email: [email protected] Tel: 483444 or 07797 749981 Cup cake classes available in March 2014
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the army at that time. However, I felt the need to connect with OBITUARY him and travelled with a friend, History lessons who also had a grandfather My personal connection is with there, to be on the Somme on George Henry Upton 1921 - 2016 Remembering a grandfather who fought on the 1st July this year. THERE are so many stories the Somme, and who gave me my grandfather I took with me the stick and the that come to mind about his trench whistle and whistle to mark the moment George Upton who sadly Mark Bond ‘swagger’ stick, as he kept them when the soldiers left their passed away peacefully on Rector, St. Brelade as a reminder of the many trenches to attack the German. Saturday 25th June in his 95th friends he lost during that time. FOR people of my age, there I felt the need to re-connect to year. are direct connections to the Sadly, he never lost the my grandfather by blowing the It is appropriate to note his centenary events for the battle ‘survivor guilt’ which he whistle at 7.30 am 100 years to massive presence in parochial carried for the rest of his life of the Somme in 1916. the moment it had been blown affairs over the course of some and unlike other comrades, Representatives from Jersey 50 years. never found solace in the on that fateful day. have recently been to Thiepval, Remembrance Sunday 2016 Former St. Brelade Constable in northern France as British Legion or re-unions. (13th November) will certainly Mike Jackon recalls his first Jerseymen fought with Irish My memories of him are of a be particularly poignant for me memories of George were units during the battle which loving grandfather and as he during the period in the 50’s this year, and I intend to show official lasted from 1st July to died when I was still quite and 60’s when George was the 12th November, though young, I never got to listen to the video which my friend took secretary of the St.Brelades operations actually continued much more than a few of me standing in an old trench Summer Fête and Water into February 1917. superficial stories of his life in on the Somme Battlefield and Carnival. blowing the whistle, hundreds ‘This event was a success for of which, took so many men to many years, turned a their deaths at that moment. considerable profit which was Although this is history, the passed to several local current reality is that war and charities. There was a hatred seem still very close to significant involvement from us. children of the organising The Parish placed the families and we all remember following notice in the Jersey There are many things this and George’s organization Evening Post; underling the occurring across the European with fondness.” said Mike. respect in which he is still held continent which demonstrate a George and Mary’s house – Les within the municipality: lack of understanding of Grès- which forms a sharp ‘The Connétable, Procureurs, history’s lessons. Nationalism corner on Ouaisné Hill, had the St Brelade Honorary Police and xenophobia, diseases effect of forming an imaginary and past and present which caused so much gate to all that lay downhill members of the Municipality destruction in the last century including the Smugglers Inn. are saddened at the recent need to be vigorously opposed Young adolescents were passing of George Upton, a Thiepval Memorial if we’re not to repeat the always conscious that they former Parish Centenier and with acknowledgement to Green Jersey French Cycling Tours mistakes of the past. u had to pass through on thier devoted servant to the Parish. travels to and from the pub We all send our sincere and, due to Georges enormous condolences to Mary and all presence as a Centenier, the family for their loss but we Now not a lot of people know that tended to be on best thank both George and Mary behaviour. for the time they entrusted to by Michael Le Quesne below Earth's surface. It is He was a Centenier of the old the Parish working with composed mainly of quartz THE rock which forms so school and many of those who several Connétables.’ (white) and feldspar much of St Brelade’s distinctive passed under his scrutiny for La Baguette would also like to (red/pink) with minor coastline is granite, which various misdemeanours will take this opportunity to dates from around 550 to 480 amounts of mica (black flecs) extend its condolences to his and other minerals. This be thankful for the way in million years ago. Granite is a which he used common sense wife Mary, daughter Denise, light-colored igneous rock. mineral composition usually sons Derek and Paul and their gives granite a red, pink, gray, and pragmatism to deal with Igneous rocks form from the matters.’ families. u cooling of magma or lava and or white color with dark compose much of the Earth's mineral grains visible continental crust and nearly all throughout the rock. 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