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NEWSLETTER Brief The Town Crier October2010 NOW DELIVERED TO ST HELIER Your parish online www.sthelier.je RESIDENTS EVERY MONTH Fun of the Fair Portuguese hospitality on People’s Park hits all the right notes inthisissue Lively music, delicious food and an open air church 6 Focus on Municipal Services service helped make this year’s Portuguese Food Fair a 12 Ann Street Brewery Plans 15 St Helier in Pictures roaring success – despite a downpour at the start that 16 Gardening Competition Winners threatened to wash everything away! 19 My Day in St Helier 24 Town Matters 26 St Helier Bites Fortunately, as our front cover shows, it takes more than 28 Gardening Column a little rain to dampen the spirits. 30 St Helier Gazette Page2 Our Customer Promises: No. 1 I listen, understand and respond to your needs Sheena Toudic, Relationship Manager, International Personal Banking Helpful Banking Why not tell us what you think of our Customer Promises and what they mean to you? Visit natwestinternational.com/promises or call in to any branch and Þll in our feedback form. The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited (RBS International) trading as NatWest. Registered OfÞce: P.O. Box 64, Royal Bank House, 71 Bath Street, St.Helier, Jersey JE4 8PJ. Regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission. Business address: PO Box 11, 16 Library Place, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 8NH. Page3 Welcome to the Town Crier Stop Press: Shortening days, chill winds, and the first signs of Christmas in the shops all Market trial in serve to remind us that autumn has arrived in St Helier. But in contrast to many places, the St Helier end of Jersey’s No visit to a town or village in France would be summer does complete without stopping to browse at one of certainly not mean shutting up shop there many small street markets selling bric-a- for the winter. Far brac. They certainly help to create a lively and from it, in fact. As bustling atmosphere. Now St Helier’s Town always, there’s Centre Manager wants to offer the same to town plenty to look shoppers on Saturdays this autumn. forward to in our In a new trial, the Parish is planning to offer Parish - and not stalls and spaces to anyone interesting in selling least the collectables, books, records, etc. Charities, approaching festive dealers and individuals having a clear-out season. To help would be welcome. The locations and dates keep residents being considered are Place d’Avranches (the abreast of what’s paved area at the bottom of Old Street, opposite going on in St the Town Hall); French Lane, (Hilgrove Street); Helier, we have expanded the ‘Upcoming Dates for Top: Miss St Helier, Sarah Your Dairy’ on page 11 of this month’s Town Crier. Watson, at the St Helier in and Colomberie Precinct. Bloom Gardening Competition If you are interested in taking part, or for further Together with the events section of Parish website giving out the prizes (which contains the latest updates and news), at information, contact Town Centre Manager www.sthelier.je, it means there’s really no excuse for missing out on any of Richard Mackenzie on 07797 824843 or email: the year round activities that go towards making St Helier a great place to [email protected], or Bernie live and work in or visit. Manning 07700 356438 or email: We are also reminded in this month’s Town Crier that the arrival of autumn [email protected]. f is not a reason to shut up shop on gardening. A new feature on page 28 contains green-fingered tips and advice on what to do in the months ahead, with a special focus on what can be achieved in even the smallest of Have your say plots. Gardening also features in our centre-page special, as the winners of the St Helier Community in Bloom competition proudly show off the on child’s play fantastic results of their year round efforts. This and the usual mix of news, articles and features that we think will help colour any grey autumn day. The Early Years and Childcare Partnership (EYCP) are As always, we hope to include something of interest to all St Helier’s conducting a confidential survey on children’s play in parishioners. Let us know what you think about the Town Crier, and what Jersey. Its part of a year-long consultation aimed at you would like to see more, or less, of. So if you have a story to tell, or understanding where and how children play in our something to say, get in touch – we look forward to hearing from you. Island, and their parent’s views on this important To contact the editorial team, please call 811811 or email activity. [email protected] The survey is web-based and open until the end of f October. If you can spare a few minutes, and would like to contribute, go to Don’t miss the rates deadline: www.surveymonkey.com/s/parentsviewsonschoola Friday 8th October gechildrensplay. f A reminder to readers that Friday 8th October is the deadline for the payment of rates bills. Any payments still outstanding at 4.30pm on this date will automatically have a surcharge of 10% added. Don’t leave it to chance and miss the deadline. Remember you can pay your rates by post, or in person at the Town Hall, over the phone with a valid credit or debit card by calling Customer Services on 811811, or by internet bank transfer to HSBC account 40-25-34 91409816 giving your rate list number as reference. The Town Crier is printed f on FSC Certified Paper Page4 The Town Crier Fire Safety in St Helier Latest percentage for Recently released figures from the Jersey Fire and art sculpture unveiled Rescue Service show a 62% increase in accidental home fires during the first six months of 2010 when Following last compared with the same period last year. Of these, month’s special a worrying 59% occurred in the Parish of St Helier. feature on public art, the latest Community Fire Safety manager Marc Le Cornu explained that cooking relating incidents and smoking were the cause in the sculpture to join majority of fires – and that many could have been easily avoided. St Helier’s growing Another worrying figure was that 25% of the homes att ended collection was because of a fire had a smoke alarm that didn’t work. recently unveiled Look out for a more in-depth feature on fire safety in a future Town at Havre Des Pas. Crier – and please check your smoke alarms! ‘Baitball’ by local artist Nicholas Romeril, was unveiled in September by the Constable of St f Helier, Simon Crowcroft. The striking stainless steel design, inspired by New Centeniers for the Parish Nicholas’s love of the sea, represents a shoal of In a Royal Court ceremony last month, St Helier’s Honorary fish spiralling upwards. Police welcomed two new Centeniers to its ranks. The sculpture was Being the largest parish by population, St Helier must by law have ten created using high- Centeniers. The role of the Centenier includes presenting cases in the grade mirror polished Magistrate’s Court and running Parish Hall Enquiries, as well as working steel sheets and was with the Vingteniers and Constable’s Officers and the States of Jersey Police crafted locally by Barry to maintain law and order in the Parish. Two recent vacancies have now de Caen of Bardec Ltd. been filled by Parishioners Pat Gibaut and Paul Huelin. f Centenier Gibaut is a long-standing member of the P arish’s Honorary Police team, having served as Vingtenier for the Vingtaine du Mont à l'Abbé for a number of years. She also worked as the Parish honorary events organiser until 2009. Centenier Huelin has also previously served the Parish in an honorary capacity as a Roads Inspector. The new officers were sworn in at the Royal Court on 17th September LIMITED 2010. Below: Centeniers Paul Huelin and Pat Gibaut in the Royal Square prior •Large Construction Projects to their swearing-in ceremony f •Minor works •General Refurbishment and Fit-outs Contact: Deerglen (01534) 768590 e-mail [email protected] October2010 Page5 Initiative launched to revitalise French Lane A permanent display was recently unveiled in French Lane, or Hilgrove Street as it is officially called, to help promote the area by giving passers-by an insight into its history. The display appears in two large windows by the rear entrance of Next. The first window contains a montage of old photographs showing how the area, and St Helier more widely, has changed over the last 130 years. The second window displays one photo from each of the 12 parishes. The montage of photos was selected from the Société Jersiaise Photographic Archive to illustrate why the area became known as French Lane and to give people an idea of how it has changed. For the second Above: St Helier’s French Lane Left: The Constable unviels the displays window, the twelve parishes will be represented with a photo that reflects their parish’s trade and overseas links during the past century. The Constable of St Helier, Simon Crowcroft, officially unveiled the displays and launched the initiative on 15th September. Commenting, he said, “The display is part of an effort to revitalise French Lane and make it a much more vibrant place for shoppers and tourists. In the 19th century, it was the heart of Jersey’s French Quarter, and the montage of images gives a taste of how the street has changed over the years.” Jersey company Signtech helped devise, design and install the windows.
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