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SIR ISAAC BROCK Born October 6, 1769 St Peter Port, Guernsey Died October 13, 1812 ISSUE 14 SIR ISAAC BROCK Born October 6, 1769 St Peter Port, Guernsey Died October 13, 1812 Interview with Lord Digby Jones The Guille-Allès Library Inside Action For Children and much more... New Honda Mid-size Range BF40/50/80/100 Ready for the next adventure Call 726829 for more information MARINE ENGINEERS & SUPPLIERS Email [email protected] Castle Emplacement St Peter Port Over 50 years of innovation, testing, re ning and testing again makes our marine technology the very best it can be. Delivering more power and better fuel economy with a new lightweight design, a world of adventure awaits with these outstanding 4-stroke engines. ENGINEERING FORLife For more information call: xxxx xxxxxx or visit: www.honda.co.uk/marine the time they have been in office. The duties which go with the position are not onerous. Each Douzenier should attend the meeting held on the FOREWORD last Monday of each month, they must be ready to attend the election of Jurats (10 members must attend); they should attend events during the year within St Peter Port when the Douzaine is seen by the Island, such as Remembrance Sunday ithout the articles you kindly produce and Liberation Day. Most Douzeniers are on there would be no issue. Thank you Committees which may take a little time up per also to our readers, who we hope will year - other than that there is little else which is enjoyW reading the contents of this Issue 14 of mandatory - however, if you want to carve out a The Townie. job there is plenty which can be done around the Parish, it’s not flashy and the work is sometimes In November there will be a Parish meeting - it has hard, but it is rewarding. been said that Parish Meetings are not advertised appropriately. The Gazette Official in the Press, Richard has been on The Townie Committee for Facebook on St Peter Port Parish and sometimes several years and supported several Chairmen - his on Island FM. Any other suggestions that will not worth has been inestimable. He is sorely missed. cost the Parish (you) anything please contact us Richard could be counted on to provide copy and we will try to incorporate your suggestions. when needed and make the article amusing and Each year 5 members of the Douzaine come to the light hearted. Also a keen photographer his picture end of their 4 year term of office. At the November of boats in the inner harbour last year was taken Parish Meeting 5 replacement Douzeniers are by him, the article about the Town Bellringers - elected, plus any seats which are empty due to Campanologists was written and created by him; resignation may be filled. This year there are six one of the few in the Committee tall and strong seats to be filled due to the resignation of Richard enough not to decorate the bell loft ceiling. I Harding due to ill health. The other Douzeniers understand the back swing can be quite ferocious. whose terms are up are: Chris Blin, Rosie Henderson, Christopher Meinke, Jacquie Robin, Rosie Henderson Chairman The Townie Committee and Jenny Tasker. There will be a Parish Meeting Wednesday 6th Of course each individual may stand for re- November 2019 - 7pm at Les Cotils. Please election and will tell the people gathered at the consider attending - it’s your Parish - your Rates meeting what they have accomplished during PLEASE HAVE YOUR SAY! Issue 14 - September 2019 Cover photograph: Courtesy of Guernsey Museums The Townie Committee: & Galleries (States of Guernsey) Rosie Henderson, Tim Bush, Mike Garrett, Zoe Lihou, Jacqui Gallienne THANKS We would like to thank all those who kindly contributed Design/Production: Stuart Duquemin - HS Design articles also the Island Archives and Museums Printers: Melody Press Printers services and the Priaulx Library for their support. DISCLAIMER The Constables and Douzaine have no knowledge of the source or credibility of any information given in the articles by guest authors and printed in this issue of the Townie magazine, the information supplied by them is researched of their own accord. The Constables and Douzaine accept the written articles in good faith and do not accept responsibility for any errors, misquotes or misinformation contained within. The Townie 1 Danielle Sebire CONSTABLES Tel: 713530 E-mail: [email protected] In Office until 31-12-21. Dennis Le Moignan (Constable) Member of Advisory Committee (finance). Flat 4, Le Mont de Val, Vauvert St. Peter Port, GY1 1NJ. David Falla Tel: 725030 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 728020 E-mail: [email protected] In office until 31-12-19 as Constable and In Office until 31-12-21. 31-12-22 as Douzenier. Member of Advisory, Temporary Waste and Chairman of Advisory, Moorings and Island Amenities & Profile Committee. Emergency Planning Committees. Member of all other committees. Mary McDermott Jenny Tasker (Constable) Tel: 713441 E-mail: [email protected] 12 Belmont Rise, Les Croutes St Peter Port, GY1 1PZ In Office until 31-12-22. Tel: 701528 E-mail: [email protected] Member of the Amenities & Profile Committee. In office until 31-12-20 as Constable and 31-12-19 as Douzenier. Baubigny Schools Representative, Island Mike Garrett Emergency Planning, Advisory and Tel: 726818 E-mail: [email protected] Moorings Committees. In Office until 31-12-22. Member of all other committees. Member of the Amenities & Profile Committee and the Townie Committee. Rosie Henderson DOUZENIERS Tel: 07839 746878 or 711116 E-mail: [email protected] In Office until 31-12-19. Christine Goodlass (Dean) Chairman of Townie Committee. Tel: 728847 E-mail: [email protected] In Office until 31-12-21. Chris Blin Member of the Advisory Committee. Tel: 07781 114909 President of the Vauvert and Amherst E-mail: [email protected] Schools Committees. Member of the In office until 31-12-19. Temporary Douzaine Council. Member of the Moorings Committee. Katina Jones (Vice Dean) Adrian Gabriel Tel: 725103 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 710809 and 07781 125855 In Office until 31-12-20. E-mail: [email protected] Vice President of the Vauvert and Amherst In Office until 31-12-20. Schools Committees. Member of Amenities Member of the Amenities & Profile and Profile Committee. Committee. Barry Cash Tim Bush Tel: 727072 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 720009 In Office until 31-12-20. E mail: [email protected] Member of Advisory, Moorings and In Office until 31-12-20. Emergency Planning Committees. Member of Townie Committee. Jacquie Robin Zoe Lihou Tel: 239007 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 07781 109624 In Office until 31.12.19. E mail: [email protected] Floral Co-ordinator. La Mare de Carteret In Office until 31-12-21. High School Representative. Member of Townie Committee. The Townie 2 Stuart Place Marc Leadbeater Tel: 749690 2 Maison Priaulx, Mon Plaisir, E mail: [email protected] Green Lanes, GY1 1TF In Office until 31-12-21. Tel: 07781 163941 Member of the Amenities & Profile Committee and Emergency Planning E-mail: [email protected] Committee. Joseph Mooney Christopher Meinke Dualla House, Le Rohais, Tel: 715321 St Peter Port, GY1 1FE E mail: [email protected] Tel: 07781 104511 In Office until 31-12-19. E-mail: [email protected] Chairman of Amenities & Profile Committee. Jacqui Gallienne Tel: 07781 102894 DEPUTIES (SOUTH) E mail [email protected] In Office until 31-12-22. Member of the Townie Committee. Peter Ferbrache Martin Harris Les Granges de Beauvoir Manor, Tel: 07781 406844 Ivy Gates, St Peter Port, GY1 1QT Email: [email protected] In office until 31-12-22. Tel: 01481 722246 Committees TBA. E-mail: [email protected] Jan Kuttelwascher DEPUTIES (NORTH) L’Hyvreuse House, L’Hyvreuse, St Peter Port, GY1 1UY John Gollop Tel: 01481 726312 E-mail: [email protected] 28 Rosaire Court, Rosaire Apartments, St Peter Port, GY1 1XW Tel: 07781 144878 Dawn Tindall E-mail: [email protected] 2 Clos de Bas, Green Lanes, Charles Parkinson St Peter Port, GY1 1TS Tel: 01481 724083 Le Courtillet, La Corbiere, Forest, GY8 0JG E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01481 264633 Email: [email protected] Barry Brehaut Lester Queripel Le Fond du Val, Le Foulon, Tourettes, Rue des Tamaris, St Peter Port, GY1 1YT La Rocquette, Castel, GY5 7BA Tel: 01481 714580 Tel: 01481 256334 E-mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Michelle Le Clerc Rhian Tooley Dulwich, Upper St Jacques, Rougemont, Rue de Putron, St Peter Port, GY1 1SR St Peter Port, GY1 2TE Tel: 07781 150033 Tel: 07911 717137 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] The Townie 3 NEWS FROM THE CONSTABLES ollowing comments made to us by to increase footfall through the area which Parishioners at Parish Meetings and by hopefully will be of great benefit to them. members of the Douzaine regarding the Fcost of floral displays in St. Peter Port, (over In the centre grass area opposite the Bank of £120,000 per annum), we did not elect a Canada in Upland Road, two planters have Floral committee for 2019. We decided to do been installed and planted with herbs and a complete review of all our floral baskets and edible flowers for members of the public to planters requesting Douzenier Jax Robin to do pick and enjoy with their meals. An entrance this with assistance from the Constables, then has been made in the low wall surrounding present a report on her findings along with her the grass area, enabling people to access the recommendations to the Douzaine.
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