The Art of Fashion’

Marek Jurczyk, organiser of ‘The Art of Fashion’

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Welcome Contents to the March edition of the Town Crier Parish matters 4 and our special focus on what makes Barclays Jersey Boat Show 2015 8 St Helier so inviting for people who The St Helier Battle of Flowers Association 10 enjoy shopping for clothes and shoes. With more than 70 shops to choose from, St Helier surely Constable’s Comment: Not that again! 11 offers more choice than most towns of a comparable ‘The Fuel’ Jersey’s latest and newest forecourt 12 size, with a wide variety of fashion retailers, and with the 16 The Art of Fashion in St Helier big name brands alongside independent outlets. Marek Town Centre News 18 Jurczyk, who is pictured on our cover checking out the Jèrriais by Geraint Jennings 20 suits in Roulette Clothing, is organising a fashion show News from the Parish Homes 20 for local clothing retailers in the Town Hall on Theatre Review 21 Wednesday 25th March. This ticketed event promises to be most enjoyable and it will also raise funds for the St Helier schools 22 local branch of the Stroke Association – the Parish JOAC: Volunteers in Nepal 23 website www.sthelier.je has details. Parish Notice Board 24 The month also sees the prize-giving ceremony in Your handy guide to Parish recycling 26 the Town Hall following the Jersey Eistedfodd’s Spring Historic St Helier: Sandy Saint Helier 27 Festival of Arts and Crafts, the launch of the Parish’s Glass collection calender 27 2015 Community in Bloom Campaign, and the Miss/Mr Dates for your Diary 29 and Junior Miss St Helier competitions when the Parish The St Helier Gazette 30 will choose its young ambassadors for the year ahead. All in all March looks like being extremely busy and before we know where we are Easter will be upon us Jersey Arts Centre is excited to present a brand new piece of and the school holidays. The arrival of longer days and theatre, written by fifteen extraordinary women from Brighter Futures. Directed by Jersey Arts Centre Director, Daniel Austin, warmer weather will also be keenly awaited across What Are We Going To Do With All Our Children! is truthful, the Parish! poignant, and, most of all, real. Telling stories and experiences of motherhood: the hopes, the fears and the possibilities, relationships and fatherhood, the piece uses music, movement and poetry to explore the world in which we live today. With only one chance to see this unique theatrical event, keep Saturday 14 March free! Later in the month, the Amici Artium classical series continues at Jersey Arts Centre on Tuesday 10 March as the Škampa String Quartet perform a selection of Haydn and Borodin. The Quartet can trace their roots back to the earliest ensembles, such as the Bohemian Quartet of 19th Century Prague, continuing the Czech Republic's reputation as the cradle of traditional European Chamber Music. Having played at some of the world's most prestigious venues, belonging to the respected Wigmore Hall Live Label and their appointment as the first Artists-in-Residence at Wigmore Hall, this quartet is The lengthening days are giving us wonderful views one not to be missed. of Elizabeth Castle Finally, why not spend a day with a loveable ogre, a talking donkey and princess unlike any other, as Jersey Arts Centre The St Helier Town Crier is published by the Parish of St Helier in association with MailMate. presents Shrek Day! On Saturday 28 March from 10am, all four Parish of St Helier: Town Hall, PO Box 50, York Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 8PA www.sthelier.je Editorial contact: Annie Le Noury T: (01534) 811821 E: [email protected] Shrek films will be shown; Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third and MailMate: Le Quai Bisson, Le Boulevard, St Aubin, Jersey, JE3 8JT. E: [email protected] Shrek Forever After. Tickets are just £5 per film (£3 for children) If you like the look of our magazine and think it would be the right place for your company to advertise please contact Phil Osborne on 01534 493300 or email [email protected] and you are encouraged to come dressed as your favourite Copyright notice: 2015©Parish of St Helier. The entire content of this magazine is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval character from the Shrek universe. See you there! system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise with prior written consent of the copyright owner. Reprint details: Reprints of articles can be obtained by contacting the publishers. Disclaimer: While the Parish of St Helier and their contributors to The St Helier Town Crier have For more information about any of the provided the information contained in this magazine in good faith, they accept no responsibility, financial or otherwise, for any action taken by any other party as a result of the information provided. performances or courses coming up at Jersey Independent and appropriate advice should always be sought on such matters. The views expressed written in this magazine are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the Arts Centre, please contact the Box Office on: views of the Parish of St Helier or MailMate. 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3 PARISH MATTERS A round-up of the latest news and events from the Town Hall, Parish departments and our associated clubs and organisations.

St Helier Allotments Situated in Ruette Pinel, located in the field to the east of Surville Cemetery, the allotments have been a great success, with 33 of them growing a huge range of plants and vegetables. An area to the north of this location is now marked out and ready for a further 28 new allotment holders, and these are now being distributed to those on St Helier’s waiting list. Whilst this gives an improvement on the call for more allotments it still does not satisfy the current waiting list, and the search for more locations within the Parish continues. We are currently looking at an additional site and hopefully, if all goes well, we’ll have more news later in the year.

Two wheeled parking in Clairvale Road Whether in response to the States-approved Transport Strategy or because D’Auvergne School visits the Depot and residents of St Helier wish to beat the ever-increasing traffic our Recycling Centre As part of its campaign to raise congestion and parking charges, the ownership of both bicycles awareness and increase participation in the kerbside recycling and motorcycles appears to be growing. The Parish Roads scheme, the Parish invited a number of schools to view the Committee, which has responsibility for traffic-related matters recycling facilities at the Parish Depot. Municipal Services on St Helier by roads, has supported the inclusion of two Director Debra D’Orleans was delighted to receive the first visit wheeled parking in its parking policy, acknowledging that up to from the Eco-team at D’Auvergne School on Friday 6th February, five motorcycles or bicycles can be accommodated in one car and the group was able to see the sorting, processing and baling parking space. of the recyclables from the purpose-built viewing corridor within In 2003 a request to create motorcycle parking in Clairvale the recycling facility. This provides a fantastic view point across Road, near its junction with Brighton Road, was approved and the whole building, from which the children were able to see the duly installed. It has operated satisfactorily for the past twelve cardboard travel up the conveyor belt and drop into the baling years and has been well used, but a recent letter to the Parish chamber. Once the chamber’s full of compressed cardboard, the suggests that the facility could be relocated to a different bale is tied off and dropped onto a pallet board and weighed, position in the street where it would be next to a blank wall, prior to loading onto the trailer. The children learned that the thereby reducing nuisance to adjacent homes and removing it trailer is shipped to our recycling partner in France, who from a busy junction. distributes the commodities to the relevant European market to Before making a decision the Committee would like to hear be used in recycled products such as coffee cup holders or from residents who live in the area as to whether the relocation cardboard boxes. would be a positive move or whether the current motorcycle The Eco-team learned a number of interesting facts about bay should be retained and an additional facility created, recycling such as recycling one aluminium can saves enough thereby doubling the capacity. The plan and photographs below energy to power your TV for three hours, and for every tonne show the proposal. If you would like to comment on this matter of recycled newspaper we save 17 trees, and the group was you can do so by writing to John Stievenard, Director of particularly surprised to learn that plastic bottles could be made Technical & Environmental Services at the Town Hall or into a fleece jacket. The children went away with a supply of emailing [email protected]. All comments must be red and blue recycling bags in order to participate in the scheme. received by Friday 27th March. Notices detailing the proposal If you wish to set up a visit for your school to the recycling will be installed on lamp posts in the vicinity. facility at the Parish Depot please contact Debra D’Orleans on 811703.

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The Sewing PARISH MATTERS Machine Centre CONTINUED David J. Wood Celebrate Red Nose Day at the Storage tank at People’s Park Service and repairs of all models Town Hall with the C I Strobists Following discussion at Parish Assembly Agents for Singer and Brother in aid of Comic Relief this March last September, approval was given for Located opposite the old Odeon cinema Dandara to create a surface water holding 92A Bath Street, St. Helier, JE2 4SU tank at People’s Park, to be built with the entire infrastructure at no cost to the Telephone 732851 Parish but available for Parish use. The Mobile 07797 716083 Fax 758160 tank will have a capacity of 120,000 Email [email protected] litres of water held in a concrete water The Town Hall will be raising money in tank buried in the Park underneath a conjunction with local photography covering of soil of 1.20m. The tank area group C I Strobists, who are setting up a is 12x12 metres and, once finished, will Comic Relief-style photo booth at the be covered and grassed over, allowing Town Hall on Friday 13th March from the area to still be used for events. 9am to 9pm, and would like to invite everyone to pop along and have a silly portrait taken to show off to all your friends, family and colleagues in exchange for a small donation. You’ll be able to upload the photos straight to your social media account to show them off. Please keep an eye on the Parish website, The water will be a valuable resource www.sthelier.je, for more information. to the Parish and will be drawn off for And if you can’t join us in person, please street cleaning, gulley cleaning and Parks feel free to donate at the following address: irrigation. Very quick progress has been my.rednoseday.com/sponsor/cistrobists. made, with the facility being made ready We look forward to seeing you! Work on the site started in December for use this Spring.

Parish Officers sworn in St Helier’s Roads Committee and Roads Inspectors were sworn in for a further term on Friday 9th January. Left to right the photo below shows Bernie Manning, Malcolm Motie, Daren O’Toole, Geraint Jennings, Jane Pearce, Martin Gallery, Sarah Richardson, Ted Lindsay, Stéphane Rault, James Vibert, Nigel Blake and Robert Le Brocq. Then on Friday 16th January Constable’s Officer Cindy Skinner (pictured right) was sworn in, followed by Centenier Michael Sampson (pictured far right) on Friday 6th February.

Work experience at the Parish Skye Oeillet undertook two weeks’ work experience in January/ February in our Customer Services Department. Currently at Highlands College working on the BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate in Business, Skye undertook a variety of roles and enjoyed her time with us.

LET’S SET SAIL FOR THE 2015 Barclays Jersey Boat Show

and watercraft of all shapes and sizes. marine connections. Since we first staged Private viewings can also be arranged by it in 2008 the show has gone from contacting the individual brokers. strength to strength, due in part to the This year’s show will see the return overwhelming support of our of the Royal Navy with a number of participants, exhibitors and sponsors but visiting vessels open for viewing as well equally the sheer volume and enthusiasm low away those winter blues and get as ‘Beat Retreat’ public performances on of residents and visitors alike who see set for summer with the annual Friday 1 and Saturday 2 May in this as perfect excuse to blow away the BBarclays Jersey Boat Show. Weighbridge Place by the Band of Her winter blues and kick start their summer” Now in its eighth year, this three-day Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood, Her sentiments are echoed by Paul maritime extravaganza takes place in and who last performed in the Island in 2013. Savery, Managing Director for Barclays around St Helier Marina and Weighbridge And for those who want to keep their Jersey, the title sponsors of the Show. He Place over the Bank Holiday weekend of feet dry there will be an array of retail said: “Barclays has been sponsoring the Saturday 2 to Monday 4 May 2015. and craft stalls along the quayside Jersey Boat Show since 2010 and we are Approximately 30 boating brands offering both maritime and lifestyle delighted to once again be supporting the from across the Channel Islands, UK and accessories as well as the latest nautical event in 2015. As well as being a fun France are expected to take part with up gadgets and gizmos. And of course, there event for all the family, the show has to 65 vessels on display. Premium yacht will be a feast of food and refreshment given many charities, supported by us, manufacturers in attendance will include stalls throughout the arena to tantalise the opportunity to raise awareness and Sunseeker, Fairline, Princess, Beneteau your taste-buds and a full entertainment much needed funding, with all money and Jenneau represented by many local programme on the Main Stage raised matched pound for pound by marine traders and an increasing throughout the weekend. Barclays”. presence of overseas based businesses, Group Commercial Director for Ports The 2015 Barclays Jersey Boat Show with brands including Bavaria, Bayliner, of Jersey, Myra Shacklady, who heads up will be open to the public on Saturday 2 Sessa, Duchy, Technohull Ribs, Cobra the organising team on behalf of Jersey and Sunday 3 May between 10am and Ribs, Discovery Yachts, Sealine, Ballistic, Marinas, said: “Not only does the show 6pm and on Monday 4 May between Aquastar, Brig, XO, Ribeye, Robalo, regularly attract in excess of 30,000 10am and 5pm. Entry to the show is free Rodman, Windy and White Shark. people over the three days, it remains a throughout the weekend. The pontoons will be open vital showcase for our local maritime Keep up to date with what’s throughout the weekend with industry, is an integral part of the Island’s happening at this year’s show online at opportunities to step aboard and get up tourism offering and an opportunity for www.jerseyboatshow or via its Facebook close to a wide range of sailing yachts us as a business to broaden our overseas and Twitter updates.

THE ST HELIER BATTLE OF FLOWERS ASSOCIATION proudly presents Miss St Helier, Junior Miss St Helier

The heats for Junior Miss St Helier and Mr St Helier 2015 Competitions will take place on Saturday 21st March 2015 at 2.00pm in the Town Hall Assembly Room (deadline for entries 16th March) The Mr & Miss St Helier Competition will take place on Saturday 28th March 2015 at 7.30pm in the Town Hall (deadline for entries 23rd March)

Entry forms are available from the Town Hall or online at www.sthelier.je

Photograph courtesy of Nelio from Camera Moment

The three winners will be chosen Tickets £25 from the Town Hall at a dinner in the Assembly Room or telephone Bernie Manning at the Town Hall at 7.30pm on 07700 356438 / Saturday 28th March [email protected] For further information email: [email protected]

Mr & Miss St Helier Competition

Kindly Sponsored by

10 CONSTABLE’S Comment NOT THAT AGAIN! ’m afraid so. The subject of States’ reform has already what it means in practice been raised during Question Time in the States, with one is that in Jersey the amount of ISt Helier Deputy pointing out that if the Council of representation you have – your influence over your Ministers’ avowed intention of concentrating most new government – and the amount of attention you can expect housing development in St Helier is realised, the position of from your States’ Members, depends on where you live. St Helier’s voters will become even more unfair than it is at It has a particularly important effect when it comes to key present. Our Parish is already under-represented in the votes in the States whose outcome affects the lives of States, and increasing the number of electors in St Helier St Helier residents, such as whether the States should pay can only make that position worse. But does it matter? For rates. Perhaps Estate Agents should state, alongside ‘quiet many Islanders, the preservation of the ‘Parish System’ in its country location’, that the owners of a particular property current form means that every parish Constable must have being offered for sale will enjoy more political power than a seat in the States, even though that makes it impossible if they buy a house in town! Joking aside, this is surely an to achieve voter equity. This is presumably why the unacceptable situation for an island which wants to referendum last October on ‘keeping the Constables in the continue to develop its international reputation, and it needs States’ was won by the ‘B campaign’. (St Helier supported to be rectified soon. the ‘A campaign’, albeit by the slimmest of margins.) Equality of votes may not sound important as a concept, but Constable Simon Crowcroft

11 Leo Mansell of The Mansell Collection added, “'The Fuel’ is second to none in Jersey. It has been mine, and my father Nigel's, dream to create a very modern forecourt, with a Formula 1 style ‘THE FUEL’ service area behind it. We are very proud of what has been achieved.” The service area will house part of the Full Service Centre, which is also part of the Mansell group of companies, providing Jersey’s latest and after-sales care not only for Mitsubishi owners but drivers of all makes of vehicle. ‘The Fuel’ re-opened just before Christmas and an official newest forecourt launch was held towards the end of January, for customers of RUBiS and The Mansell Collection. At the launch a competition was announced offering RUBiS card holders the chance to win £100 worth of fuel each month, whenever they fill up with 30 popular petrol forecourt and service station has reopened litres or more of petrol at ‘The Fuel’. At the end of the year, all 12 at First Tower, providing resident and passing motorists monthly prize draw winners will be entered into a competition to Awith a convenient stop off point to refuel. win a brand new Mitsubishi car worth more than £12,000, ‘The Fuel’ is part of the Mansell group of high quality together with three years' free servicing. motoring businesses, and will offer quality products supplied Nick Crolla said, “This is a great competition to reward by RUBiS. The station has undergone an eighteen month customer loyalty and it is open to new and existing RUBiS Card transformation since it was bought by The Mansell Collection in holders. To enter the competition motorists can pick up a 2013, whose chairman is Nigel Mansell, including architectural RUBiS Card application form from the forecourt kiosk, or our nods to the iconic Art Deco-style design of the Mansell head office at La Collette.” Collection further up St Aubin's Road. The Fuel sells Premium Unleaded, Super Unleaded and There has been a petrol station on the site at least as far back Diesel as well as a full range of complimentary products. The as the 1920's when there were just two pumps standing road-side forecourt is open from 7am to 8pm Monday to Friday, 8am to in front of a small cottage. RUBiS has been supplying products 8pm on Saturdays and 9am to 5pm on Sundays. through the forecourt for many years. A great deal of thought and planning has gone into the refurbishment of the garage, including installing state-of-the-art pumps and new storage tanks beneath the forecourt with the project team overcoming significant engineering challenges. The completed petrol station has been designed to meet the very latest national and local guidelines, which have been drawn up in consultation with petrol station operators across the UK. As the newest petrol station to open in Jersey, ‘The Fuel’ therefore benefits from national expertise as well as abiding by local regulations. Nick Crolla, Head of Sales & Marketing at Fuel Supplies CI Limited said, 'The Fuel’ has been completely transformed from how it was before. It has always been an extremely well run and popular service station, but the redesign of the forecourt will give customers a much better experience when they stop off to top up. This is the start of an exciting partnership between RUBiS and the Nicolas de Breyne, Managing Director of RUBiS Channel Islands (left) Mansells, which will go from strength to strength. and Leo Mansell Managing Director of Mansell Mitsubishi (right)

12 13 FFirstFiirrssts fo forr FASHION 6

Botanical florals, boldbold stripes,stripes, paintpaint boxbox colour and clean monochromes are the main ma scene setters for spring summer fashion. FindFind thisthis seasoseason’sn’’ss trendstr mixed through de Gruchy’Gruchy’ss two floors of fashion collections. From Karen Millen, where cute art inspiredinspire painterly prints feature large, to Coast which mixes mono with summer blooms across highly wearableable dresses and separates,separate to LK Bennett, where girly marshmallow shades sit beside bold colour palettes of pinks, popsicle and jelly bean.

Colour and print translate across easy 4 wearable pieces, from relaxed separates to feminine dresses and structured coats.

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1. LK Bennett Delia mint coat UK RRP £395, de Gruchy £370,

2. LK Bennett Salmie dress, UK RRP £295, de Gruchy £275, Closet 3. Coast Betsie jaquard dress UK RRP £85, de Gruchy £79, 4. Gant jumper UK RRP £75, de Gruchy £67.50, Image: 5. Great Plains kimono UK RRP £50, de Gruchy £45, 6. Coast Millano dress UK RRP £150, de Gruchy £140 SPRING/SUMMER ‘15 IN STORE NOW

King Street, St Helier, Jersey www.degruchys.com THE ART OF FASHION IN ST HELIER

March is FASHION MONTH! A March fashion show, ‘The Art of Fashion’, will be held in the Assembly Room of the Town Hall at 6pm on Wednesday 25th March.

he fashion show is the brainchild of the St Helier Retail and network, while ‘goodie bags’ will be offered to the guests Development Group (pictured) which meets regularly in the with special offers for ‘Love Shopping, Love Thursdays’ the TTown Hall. It is being organised by Marek Jurczyk and the following evening. Local fashion retailers are excited about this Group’s Events Sub Committee to showcase the creativity and new initiative as it will help to promote their particular section fashion outlets in St Helier. The evening will have an artistic of St Helier’s retail offering, and help focus public attention on theme with live street dancers from Total Mayhem and art the range and quality of what there is on offer to the avid creations from Ben & Vince @ Fresh Prints, with funds being follower of fashion. raised to support the Jersey Branch of The Stroke Association. Details of the fashion show are on the Parish website, As well as the fun of the show itself, there will be www.sthelier.je, or contact Town Centre Manager Daphne East opportunities for clothing and shoe retailers to meet each other at [email protected] / 07797 824843.

16 SPOILT FOR CHOICE! HALKETT STREET: Austin Reed; Brummels; Chex Menswear; Ella Bella; A WORD FROM t Helier has far more shops selling Jaeger; Seasons Boutique clothes and shoes than many people OUR FASHION Srealise, more than 70! The richness LA COLOMBERIE: Affinity; Affinity of town’s fashion offer is certainly not Sales Shop; Ellis Collections; Ellis Shoes; GURU lost on tourists to Jersey, however. My Way; Plums; Trek Plus; The Boot Town Centre Manager Daphne East has Room; The Fancy Dress Box compiled the following list of fashion LA MOTTE STREET: City Suits; Detroit; retailers. Apologies in advance if anyone is missed out – let us know and we will LIBERTY WHARF: Eclectic; George; make up for it in next month’s Town Crier. More than Sport

MARKET STREET: Pebble Boutique KING STREET AND QUEEN STREET: Accessorize; BHS; Beghins; Blacks; NEW STREET: From Paris with Love; Burtons; Cath Kidston; Clarks; De Moss Bros Gruchy’s Department Store; Dorothy Perkins; East; Ecco Shoes; Esprit; Jack WEST’S CENTRE: Manna; Murphy’s Wills; JD Sports; Marks & Spencer; Monsoon; Mothercare; New Look; Next; Roulette; Schuh; Top Shop; United ‘NEARLY NEW STREET’ Colours of Benetton; Voisin’s Department ost of St Helier’s charity shops are Store (inc The White Company, Hobbs, located at the northern end of the Joules, White Stuff and River Island) MNew Street precinct and in nearby Union Street. The notable exceptions are BATH STREET: Amélie; Ann Summers; arek Jurczyk is the person General Clothing Store; Graeme Le the British Red Cross shop near the top of behind St Helier’s ‘Fashion Maistre Sports; Jeep; Jeff’s; Marc Shoes; Queen Street, and Autism Jersey’s new MMonth’, and the organiser of Metamorphosis; Mother Earth; outlet in Bath Street. But the half dozen the Fashion Show on Wednesday Quicksilver; Redvers; Tib Street charity shops clustered around the 25th March in the Town Hall. junction of New Street and Union Street Fashion for me is a possibility of BERESFORD STREET: Jacks; Roulette; make this a mecca for people on the look- borrowing something from another Ellis Clearance Outlet out for a bargain. According to Marek culture to give it a distinct meaning, Jurczyk, there are some excellent quality BURRARD STREET: Elizabeth Howell without destroying the root of the used clothes to be found here – in his original culture. So many of us came CENTRAL MARKET: Ahmie photograph he is sporting a Duchamps to Jersey with our own ‘taste of silk tie which he bought for £4.99, a fashion’ and expectations. The CHARING CROSS, SEALE STREET AND fraction of its new cost. Shopping in never-ending journey called THE PARADE: Boo’s Boutique; town’s charity shops has the other obvious shopping can be as easily made here Fit Footwear Central; La Lilou advantage of benefiting local charities! as it can be in any town in Europe. CONWAY STREET: Chex Clothing We have an amazing opportunity to CHARITY SHOPS IN NEW STREET: Cry buy in St Helier the latest items and DON STREET: Nautilus; Up and Above Charity Shop; Headway; Mind Jersey; the looks for the season, not only the Oxfam FRENCH LANE / HILGROVE STREET: High Street brands, but also luxury Marc Cain; Options Quality Clothing; CHARITY SHOPS IN UNION STREET: fashions by top designers shops. Scruples Boutique (Grenville St), Cancer Research; Jersey Hospice Shop Stay fresh, creative. Go and The S Bar explore the newer designs and novel OTHER CHARITY SHOPS IN ST HELIER: markets of St Helier. HALKETT PLACE: Crew Clothing; Fat Face; Jersey Autism Boutique (Bath Street); Jacks; Laura Ashley; Mad Hatter British Red Cross (Queen Street) Marek Jurczyk (aka Marko Kit)

stroke is a brain attack, which Forward Campaign explains the signs of a stroke: happens when the blood FACE: Can the person smile? Has their mouth or eye drooped? supply to the brain is cut off, · A ARM weakness: Can the person raise both arms? caused by a clot or bleed in the · SPEECH problems: Can the person speak clearly and brain. A stroke can happen in an · understand you? instant but the effects can last a lifetime. Someone in the UK has a stroke every three and a half · TIME to call 999 minutes. Last year there were around 125 strokes in Jersey. To find out more about the FAST Forward Campaign, and to view Stroke kills 2X as many women as breast cancer and 1.5X the information and support available, visit www.stroke.org.uk/ number of men as prostate and testicular cancer combined. FastForward or contact the Stroke Association Jersey, Shop B, The Stroke Association wants to help more people affected Les Jardins du Soleil, La Route es Nouaux, St Helier, JE2 4GT by stroke receive emergency medical treatment. The FAST Helpline 0303 3033 100 Textphone 18001 0303 3033 100.

17 TOWN CENTRE NEWS

By Daphne East, Town Centre Manager GRAINVILLE SCHOOL AND JERSEY COLLEGE FOR GIRLS COMPETE IN THE JERSEY STUDENT BUSINESS CHALLENGE

ocal businesses and schools have them an insight into how to sell and teamed up for the third year for The represent their team in public. LJersey Student Business Challenge Many teams choose to raise money which encourages 20 teams of students for charity. Last year the 20 teams to develop a business idea, market and collectively donated nearly £4,000 to sell it to the public, experiencing the their chosen charities, including local stresses and rewards that come from charities such as CLIC Sargent, Help a running a business. The teams from Jersey Child, JSPCA, and the Jersey Grainville and JCG are each lent £100 to Special Gymnastics Club. The Jersey get them going and they have two Student Business Challenge is supported months to develop their business by Barclays, EY and Ogier, who also acumen. At the end of the Challenge the supply business mentors for each of the teams face a final ‘Dragons’ Den’ where teams. This year’s contestants can be they have to impress the judges with seen out and about in St Helier of gifts for Valentine’s Day and Mother’s their business abilities. I was invited to throughout February and March. The Day as they compete to be the Overall attend the launch of the Challenge and teams will be selling healthy snacks, Winner of the Jersey Student Business presented ‘Selling Techniques’ to give cakes and sweet treats, cards and a range Challenge 2015.

the square which will drive increased Jersey Pottery in Halkett Place, vouchers TRADER GROUP UPDATES footfall up and down Bath Street. It is for Swarovski, De Gruchy’s, Steve he Retail Development Group which also lobbying for the shoppers’ parking at Wellum Photography and Feel Unique. meets regularly in the Town Hall nearby Ann Court to be made permanent Other gifts came from the Chocolate Twas delighted to have a presentation when the site is developed for housing. Bar, Rachel's Textiles, Drivers, the from Steve Bailey and Karin Wery on the Charing Cross & Parade Atlantique Seafood Bar, La Lilou, Boo's forthcoming Island Games (27th June – Boutique, T. Hutchings Jewellers and Traders Group This group has had 3rd July). The retailers are extremely Bella Italia. A set of speakers was offered its first meeting, with excellent supportive of the event and are keen to by Fortuna, a handbag attendance and enthusiasm. find out how they can ensure that and scarf from Ellis Some issues emerged over St Helier’s potential as a tourism and and a chocolate cake unloading bays and the shopping destination is maximised. from La Dolce Vita impact of the Residents’ ‘Waitrose Games Makers’ will be on hand Patisserie in Parking Zone on Parade to support the visitors as they navigate Colomberie. All in businesses. There was great their way around St Helier. Retailers have all, ‘Spot Cupid’ support for activities in the the opportunity to add vouchers to a proved a great run-up to the Island Games welcome pack which will be distributed success with which could take place on to over 4,000 visitors. traders and the public spaces at Charing shoppers alike. The Colomberie Traders Group Cross, the Cenotaph and St Helier’s enjoyed taking part in the ‘Love Parade Gardens. Colomberie’ event last month which ‘Month of Love’ encouraged the public to visit Colomberie Success for the first also featured to avail themselves of their special offers ‘Spot Cupid’ campaign quirky signs of Love Heart Cup Cakes, Hand-Painted in St Helier St Helier’s first dotted around Hearts and Fabric Love Hearts. ‘Spot Cupid’ campaign last St Helier which month involved fifty town also got people West’s Centre & Bath Street traders, who shared cardboard talking! Traders This group just got bigger as cut-outs of Cupid. Customers we have incorporated Bath Street traders were encouraged to take a 'selfie' into the West’s Centre meetings. This is with Cupid and post to our one of the longest-established trader Facebook/Twitter/Instagram pages. groups which has been encouraged by Prizewinners were drawn out of a hat the letting of vacant shops, particularly each week, with prizes donated by the arrival of MyPad furniture shop and participating traders; these included a Chordz Café. The group is keen to meal for two at Sirocco Restaurant at the promote more events and activities in Royal Yacht Hotel, a Love Heart from

BY PARISH GROUPS Jèrriais GERAINT JENNINGS There are lots of opportunities for parishioners to get involved in the variety of activities organised in St Helier. For anyone interested in Mar pouor la marchand'die becoming involved in these groups, a brief overview and contact ou dit qu'les marchands sont tréjous à mârronner et details are shown below. qu'ch'est coumme les fèrmièrs tchi sont tréjous à lus Npliaindre, plieuve ou vente. Mais nou peut tréjous êcouter ST HELIER IN BLOOM étout des pliaintes d'la pratique marâtre: chein qu'nou veurt The Community in Bloom Group encourages community planting and environmental initiatives, with artistic flourishes. n'est pon à vendre à bouôn marchi, dans la bouonne tâle ou la Contact Tony Andrews on 811700 bouonne couleu. Ch'est mangnifique dé ouï la marmott'tie des or email [email protected] cheins tchi dithent qu'i' y'a trop d'chouaix mais qu'nou n'a pon www.facebook.com/Poshbloomgroup exactément chein qu'nou voudrait au prix qu'nou paiethait. Y'a ST HELIER’S HONORARY POLICE du drap au marchi pouor tous. Assa, nou n'peut pon pliaithe à The Honorary Police are an integral part of the Parish, working closely tout l'monde, mais y'a probabliément tchitch'un d'aut' tchi with the States Police to provide a service unique in the British Isles. f'thait d'san mus d'faithe un profit en marchandant dé tchi tchi Contact the Honorary Police Co-ordinator on 811890 pliaîthait au chein tchi n'a pon 'té satisfait. Né v'là coumme tchi or email [email protected] l'conmèrce marche – mais nou peut tréjous margouochi sa ST HELIER – AVRANCHES JUMELAGE réputâtion. L's accords font les marchièrs. The Jumelage Committee facilitates school group exchanges, and cultural and sporting links with Avranches in Normandy. March for merchants Contact Annabelle Bishop on 07797 762008 t's said that traders are always grumbling and that it's like or email [email protected] farmers who are always complaining. come rain or shine. But ST HELIER – BAD WURZACH PARTNERSCHAFT there are also always the complaints of ruthless customers to I St Helier twinned with Bad Wurzach, where many Islanders were be heard: what they want isn't on sale cheaply, in the right size interned during the Second World War, in 2002. The Partnerschaft or the right colour. It's astonishing to hear the muttering of those Committee promotes cultural links between the two towns. who say that there's too much choice but that they haven't got Contact Clive Armstrong on 854152 or email [email protected] exactly what one would like at the price one would pay. There's www.sthelierbadwurzachpartnerschaft.com something to suit everyone. Well, you can't please everyone, but there's probably someone else who'd do their best to make a ST HELIER – FUNCHAL GEMINAÇÃO profit by selling something which would please whoever has The Committee supports activities celebrating the Portuguese language, music, food and national days, following the twinning with Funchal in 2012. not received satisfaction. That's how trade works – but one can Contact Simon Crowcroft on 811821 always ruin one's reputation. It takes two to make a bargain. or email [email protected]. Facebook page: Comité de Geminição St Helier-Funchal ST HELIER POLISH SOCIETY A new group to promote Polish culture locally. Contact Magda Chmielewska on 07700 811719 NEWS FROM THE or [email protected] ST HELIER – YOUTH COMMITTEE The St Helier Youth Committee gives financial support to youth PARISH HOMES projects throughout the Parish. It is also responsible for allocating grants to groups and individuals who live in the Parish. Application forms available from our website: www.sthelier.je Contact Sarah Richardson on 07797 732901 or email [email protected] ST HELIER – BATTLE OF FLOWERS ASSOCIATION The St Helier Battle of Flowers Association is a welcoming group keen to create a community atmosphere. All Islanders are welcome to join in. Alain Baudains on 07797 832597 or email [email protected] ST HELIER PÉTANQUE GROUP The ‘POSH Pétanquers’ meet on Fridays at 2pm in the Millennium Town Park. Newcomers are welcome and coaching is provided. Contact Tony Allchurch on 767593 or email [email protected] ST HELIER COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM When the administration of welfare was moved to Income Support the Parish retained some of its staff skilled in supporting the community, assisted by volunteers. New members are always welcome. Residents at St Ewold’s have been enjoying catching Contact Julie Garrod on 811856 or email [email protected] up with their families online in the Internet Café contained ST HELIER SOCIAL COMMITTEE within the Home. Help is on hand from volunteer Daniel Dicker, The Parish’s Social Committee makes possible activities like the Liberation who is available to assist and sort out any problems every Cream Tea and the Christmas Lunches. New members welcome. Wednesday morning. Left to right in the photo are Shirley Barry Contact Jane Skelhorn on 811823 or email [email protected] and Jean Elsbury.

20 THEATRE REVIEW Dance Fusion at the Jersey Arts Centre

By Dani Noble-Devenney

Emma Jane’s dance school’s annual show of talent and hard work had entertainment for all. There was a range of styles showcased, from ballet and tap to street and modern. Of course, the cheerleading group, Jersey Rockettes, performed too. “I’m excited and a tad nervous!” said cheerleader Hannah Mundy, just one day before opening night. “The older girls who do street dance are really good, and there are some cute little ballet dancers too.” Indeed, all routines were impressive. The older girls who have danced for years not only pulled off the fastest paced, most mind bogglingly brilliant routines, but also looked great doing it. I find that you can tell whether a performance is of a high calibre or not by how much you want to join in, and I really, really did! As for the younger dancers, for any toe out of line or any turn that went the wrong way (honestly, there weren’t many!) their smiling faces and snazzy costumes more than made up for it. What I loved was the range: the ages of the performers, the styles, and the music varied significantly from routine to routine. Towards the end, there were some more spooky numbers, based around witches and one dance was called have always found the opening night of any show captivating ‘The Plague’. They were of an especially high standard and these and Dance Fusion was no different. The performances are dances stood out the most as the mood of the performances was Ifresh, full of anticipation fuelled by the mixture of the so sinister. performers’ nerves and excitement. The families and friends were Dance Fusion certainly lived up to its name. The fusion of equally anticipant, discussing costumes and the effort their so many styles meant that there was something for everyone children had put into their routine. That’s what I love about and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Four performances over three days Jersey – everyone says hello and it really creates a community meant it may have been difficult to make time to go for some, atmosphere. but I would fully recommend it for next year!

Nursing Lives Vamos Theatre Tuesday 21 + Wednesday 22 April 8pm Set in the Second World War and the modern day, Nursing Lives is a humorous and nostalgic full mask show celebrating bravery and the human spirit. It takes us back to the hard-working, heart-breaking, swing-dancing world of the UK's wartime hospitals and comes complete (as you might expect) with singing pigs!

Tickets: £17 (£11 students) Members: £14.45 (£9.35 students) Box Office: 700444 www.artscentre.je The Sewing St Helier Schools Machine Centre David J. Wood Eleven pupils from First Tower Primary School have just attended The Diana Award Anti-Bullying Service and repairs of all models Ambassadors Training which is in partnership with the Agents for Singer and Brother DfESC. The event took place on 3rd Located opposite the old Odeon cinema February 2015 at Victoria College. They 92A Bath Street, St. Helier, JE2 4SU creatively explored the issue of bullying through interactive sessions, Telephone 732851 networked with other passionate young Mobile 07797 716083 Fax 758160 people, and exchanged ideas about Email [email protected] sharing good practice. The children gained practical ideas and received top tips on how to stop bullying; enabling them to continue to prevent bullying and ensuring everyone feels safe and happy in their school. Meanwhile, at d’Auvergne School Nursery, they have been learning all about Dinosaurs this term. ‘We have been discussing what it would have looked like millions of years ago for the dinosaurs and we carried out an Mont à l’Abbé School Art activity to make a volcano. The children Club needs your help: were very excited when the lava came We are currently looking for old bicycle spilling out of the top. Later the children wheels (the old style ones), large pram moved the volcano into the dinosaur wheels and go-kart wheels for our next small world to use in their learning.' art project. We are also looking for off cuts of material, rope, wool, raffia and all the usual items suitable for crafts. NEWS FROM GRAINVILLE SCHOOL These items can be dropped to the school marked for the attention of the Valentines Meal Grainville School Some students also helped to entertain ‘Art Club’. once again hosted its annual ‘Valentine’s with singing and dancing as well as Thanking you in advance. Meal’ for over 100 senior citizens on running the ‘infamous’ raffle. The guests Thursday 5th February. This tradition has also had a chance to stretch their vocal making and selling various products been running for over 30 years and began cords during the ‘sing-along’ which such as dog and cat treats, cushions and as a Harvest Supper where students included the old favourites, ‘We’ll Meet mugs, personalised t-shirts and would bring in produce to contribute. It Again’ and ‘Beautiful Jersey’. stationery, and one Grainville team is later developed into a Christmas meal but even endeavouring to design, program the principle, however, remains the same Jersey Student Business and market a 3D/2D game. Once trading today: students and staff at Grainville Challenge The 2015 Jersey Student ceases the teams then have to face a invite the senior citizens from the local Business Challenge is now well under way ‘Dragons’ Den’ with business leaders community for an evening of food, fun with 10 teams from Grainville competing who will judge each team before and entertainment. to become the best business. Using real declaring the winners. This year the guests were treated to a money, 70 student entrepreneurs, from John McGuiness, Head Teacher at vegetable medley soup (with heart-shaped both Grainville and Jersey College for Grainville School, said: “Grainville croutons), a winter beef casserole with Girls, have three months to turn their School aims to inspire, motivate and creamed potatoes and vegetables and, to business ideas into a successful reality. challenge students and the Jersey Student top it off, Valentine Cupcakes. Students The launch event took place at the Business Challenge does exactly this." worked all day to help prepare the meal Radisson Blu Hotel where the students for the 100 plus guests and acted as had the opportunity to meet their waitresses/waiters during the evening. mentors and professionals from the world of business. Staff from Barclays, EY and Ogier, who have teamed up to support the Jersey Student Business Challenge, were giving advice and guidance to the young entrepreneurs. The teams’ business ideas Designer Boys, engaging in a team-building are very varied with some task at the launch event

22 JERSEY OVERSEAS VMW AID COMMISSION LIMITED MOTOR FACTORS Volunteers in Nepal Opening hours 9 Kensington Place, Mon to Thur: 8.30 – 17.30 St Helier, Jersey JE2 3PA he team of 12 volunteers, with funding Friday: 8.30 – 17.00 Tel: 01534 618951 from the Jersey Overseas Aid Commission, Saturday: 9.00 – 13.00 Fax: 01534 878761 Thelped the Gurkha Welfare Scheme and Email: [email protected] the community construct a water and sanitation project in Danda-Kharka, Nuwakot District, Central Nepal with the aim of improving the lives of approximately 600 households.

Updates on the progress of the project were sent back to Jersey using mateycards.com

What Are We Going To Do With All Our Children! Watership Down Skampa String Quartet Brighter Futures Monday Matinée Amici Artium and Jersey Arts Centre

Monday 2 March 2pm Tuesday 10 March 8pm Saturday 14 March 7pm

Box Office: 700444 www.artscentre.je PARISH NOTICE BOARD Have you something to share with fellow parishioners? Is there an event or activity coming up that you want to tell St Helier about? Let us know at the Town Crier and we can include on the monthly Parish Notice Board. Email short news items and associated photos to [email protected] or call Annie Le Noury on 811821. Church General

details The Jersey Bowling Club at The Jersey Alzheimer’s Westmount is recruiting new bowling Association has moved from Seale ALL SAINTS CHURCH members for the forthcoming season, all Street to new offices at de Carteret House Parade, St Helier ages welcome. Anyone interested please on Hilgrove Street. The new drop-in Contact Rev. David on 768323 contact Jean Lowery on 07797 776790. office is at the junction of Hilary Street BELMONT ROAD GOSPEL HALL and Hilgrove Street, opposite Le Gallais St Helier Tel: 840743 Self Storage and only a short distance Saturday French Lane and from Social Security at La Motte Street, CHRISTIAN PORTUGUESE MISSION Sunday King Street Markets and opening hours at 10am to 1pm St Paul’s Centre, St Helier anyone interested in setting up a stall at Monday to Thursday inclusive. The Tel: 522480 either of these two markets please contact office telephone number remains the IMMANUEL CHRISTIAN CENTRE Bernie Manning on 07700 356438 or same, 723519, and the 24 hour (Freedom Church), email [email protected]. Answerphone Helpline remains 443075. Victoria Street, St Helier Tel: 768957 JERSEY BAPTIST CHURCH The Grands Vaux Youth Vauxhall Street, St Helier Tel: 879611 Centre is holding an Open Day on ST ANDREW’S CHURCH Saturday 28th March, from 11am to 4pm, Le Mont Cochon, St Helier in order to raise funds for their minibus. visit www.standrewschurch.org.je, There’ll be quazer, a mega slide, a www.facebook.com/StAndrewsChurch bouncy castle, a raffle, an easter egg Jersey, telephone 734582 or email hunt, a climbing wall, face painting, a [email protected] cake sale, food and refreshments, ST COLUMBA’S together with safe play area for toddlers Midvale Road, St Helier Tel: 733220 with parental supervision. There’ll also be stands and displays from the Prince’s ST HELIER METHODIST CENTRE Trust, the Yes Project, Duke of Halkett Place, St Helier Edinburgh, St John Ambulance and the Members of the inters club with their contact Sarah Keenan-Fox on 877517 States of Jersey Police. Youth Service certificates of recognition ST MARK’S CHURCH St Mark’s Road, St Helier visit www.stmarksjersey.org or contact Monika Le Seelleur on 720595 ST MARY’S AND ST PETER’S CHURCH Wellington Road, St Helier Tel: 720235, www.catholicchurch.org.je ST PAUL’S CHURCH New Street, St Helier Contact the Church Office on 887887 or visit www.stpaulsjersey.org. ST THOMAS’ CHURCH Val Plaisant, St Helier Tel: 720235, www.catholicchurch.org.je THE SALVATION ARMY Minden Place, St Helier Tel: 723336 TOWN CHURCH Church Street, St Helier contact the Town Church on 736734 or visit www.townchurch.org.je

24 ORGANISATIONS IN ST HELIER

This section of the Crier is devoted to the many ROYAL BRITISH LEGION 2–4 Great Union Street. JERSEY ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION Seale Street: voluntary clubs and groups run throughout Tuesday to Friday from 12pm, Saturday and Sunday from 11am The office and drop-in centre are open from 10am to 1pm St Helier. If you would like to promote your Monday to Thursday. Call in for information and advice, SUN BOWLS organisation or a planned special event, or just Starts mid-April, Opening times: 10am, 2pm telephone 723519 or email [email protected]. to include contact details, please telephone and 6pm, leagues on Monday and Tuesday evenings and Website: www.jerseyalzheimers.com. Helpline: 443075 811821 or email [email protected]. Thursday mornings. Contact Terry Bell on 734721 JERSEY CODERS (computer coding club for FIRST TOWER BILLIARDS & SNOOKER CLUB Open WOMEN’S INSTITUTE There are four meetings in St Helier as teenagers): Meets weekly on a Wednesday at JT premises in weekdays from 7pm to 11pm and Sundays from 1pm to 6pm. St Helier. For further information please contact Gwyn Garfield- follows: St Helier Sirens WI:1st Thursday of each month at Email [email protected] Church House (opposite Chambers) at 8pm. Contact Helen Bennett on 715411 or 07797 715560 or email Asplet on 483000 or email [email protected]. JERSEY SCRABBLE CLUB Every Tuesday evening at 7pm. [email protected] nd Contact Anne on 730409 or email [email protected] La Pouquelaye WI: 2 Wednesday of each month at the La JERSEY BUMPS & BABIES GROUP Meets on the first Pouquelaye Community Centre (the old La Pouquelaye School) ST MARK’S SPARKS Thursdays during term-time from Thursday of each month, 11am to 1pm, at the Café at at 7.30pm. Contact Gill James on 722467 or 10am to 11.30am at St Mark’s Church. Contact Ian MacFeeters St Helier Methodist Centre, Halkett Street. Contact Viki nd [email protected]. Hel’s Belles WI: 2 Tuesday of on 720595 Lucas at [email protected] or 07700 362022 each month at 8pm at Kensington Chambers, Kensington Place. Contact Sue Bone on 636977 or email THE CAESAREA QUILTERS Third Monday of every month. JERSEY MS THERAPY CENTRE at Rope Walk, St Helier. [email protected]. First Tower & Millbrook Contact Sarah Matlock on 487883 Open from 11am to 6pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the nd Centre offers complementary therapies, meditation / WI: 2 Wednesday of each month at the St Andrew’s Church SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF JERSEY Hall at 7.30pm. Contact Joan Cadoret on 735534 Ladies relaxation, and oxygen therapy in the Barochamber which is Service Club Every fourth Wednesday of the month at available to anyone. For more information please telephone MOBILE LIBRARY 7.30pm at the Monterey Hotel. Contact Mrs Jean Dale on 737297, email [email protected] or visit George V Cottage Homes: Mondays, 9.20–9.45am 888882 or email [email protected] www.jerseymstc.co.uk Clos du Paradis: Tuesdays, 9.15–9.45am JERSEY BOWLS CLUB B&Q, Queen’s Road: Tuesdays, 9.50–10.30am Westmount Prospective new COMMUNITY SAVINGS LTD. offers account facilities, bowling members are welcomed. Please contact Jean Lowery budgeting advice and in certain cases emergency funding to BEAVERS, CUBS AND SCOUTS 14th Jersey on 07797 776790 Islanders. Drop into the Seale Street office Tues-Fri 9.30am- (St Helier) Scout Group: Salvation Army Hall, Minden TOP (TRIUMPH OVER PHOBIA) Offers structured self-help 12.30pm or call 737555. Information also available at Place. Beavers and Cubs: Monday evenings. Scouts: www.communitysavings.org.je Wednesday evenings. Contact Mary Roberts, Island Secretary, for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and phobias. on 486935. or email: [email protected] The Headway Centre on Thursday evenings from SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING an opportunity to get fit 7–8.30pm. Contact Celia on 0800 735 0608 or and learn a new skill. For beginners, with no partners required, RAINBOWS, BROWNIES AND GIRL GUIDES All Saints [email protected] just come along. Every Thursday from 7.30–8.45pm at First Church Hall group, The Parade: Thursday and Friday JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS A friendly Tower School, £4 per person. Contact Joy on 862205 or Alan on evenings. Contact: Daphne on 871199. La Pouquelaye club for the over 50’s. Contact Mrs Annette Elliott on 742402 484375. group, La Pouquelaye Community Centre: Tuesday evening. Contact Tina de la Cour on 07797 761746 or AGE CONCERN JERSEY Home cooked lunches every week THE JERSEY JUDO CLUB MEETS AT FORT REGENT 877559. South Rainbow group, d’Auvergne day at 12 noon (excluding bank holidays), and bingo every every Wednesday evening. The 6–15 years session starts at School: Saturday morning. Contact: Jean on 509003/07797 Wednesday at 1.30pm. Computer courses for every level on 6.30pm, and older students from 7.30pm. Call 07797 850370 719003. 5th St Mark’s Brownies group, All Saints Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Telephone 758922 or for details. Church Hall: Wednesday evening. Contact Vee on 789571 or Freephone 0800 7350345. Frozen meal delivery – please THE WORDS AND NUMBERS MATTER group meets every 07797 795587. 5th St Mark’s Guides group, contact Chris on 870354 Tuesday at 5pm at the Central Library. All welcome. Call 887208 La Pouquelaye Community Centre: Monday REGENT BOWLS CLUB or email [email protected] for details. evening. Contact Pat on 481418. First Tower group, First Fort Regent: Indoor bowling takes place on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from Tower School: Monday evening. Contact Jayne on 723621 THE JERSEY BRAIN TUMOUR CHARITY meets on the 3rd 9.30am to 12 noon, with free tuition given to new members. Thursday of each month at 10.30am at St Paul's Centre, Lower LITTLE MONKEYS GYMNASTICS Fort Regent. Various For more information contact Harold Noel on 617926 Hall, for the Brainy Buddies Network meetings. Meetings are for classes to suit children from 1 to 6 years. Phone or text Mel on GOOD COMPANIONS CLUB anyone affected by a brain tumour diagnosis – be that patient, 07797 731101 or email [email protected] Hosting various events for the Island’s over 50s, and based at Le Marais, St Clement, more partner, family or friend, regardless of when the diagnosis was REGENT GYMNASTICS CLUB Fort Regent. information on The Good Companions Club can be obtained by made. New members always welcome. Tel 510867 for more Visit: www.regentgymnastics.co.uk/ contacting Manager Angela Falla at [email protected] information.

Flesh! Lights! Camera! Action! Confirmation

The Brewing Company by Chris Thorpe Shrek Day

Friday 20 March 8pm Friday 27 March 8pm Saturday 28 March. Begins at 10am

Box Office: 700444 www.artscentre.je Your handy guide to Parish recycling! St Hélyi r’cycl’ye!

MONDAY YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE MAR 9 and 23 APR 6 and 20 MAY 4 and 18 Albert Street Clearview Street Gloster Terrace Jardin des Carreaux La Rue des Maupertuis Pimley Close Brighton Road Columbus Street Great Union Rd La Grande Route de Mont La Ruelle de Rauvet Queen’s Road Clairvale Road Dorset Street (from Poonah Road) à l’Abbé La Ruette Pinel Rouge Bouillon (Police Clarke Avenue Elizabeth Place Hillcrest Avenue La Retraite La Vert Chemin Station to First Stop Café) La Rue des Canons Mont à l’Abbé Farm Val Plaisant (bottom) MONDAY YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE MAR 2,16 and 30 APR 13 and 27 MAY 11 and 25 Avenue de Petit Mont Drury Lane Le Moulin Close Oak Tree Gardens Sutton Court Valley Road Balmoral Drive Green Street Le Mount Neron Oaklands Lane Trinity Hill (top of Old Trinity Hill Whitley Close Beechfield Lane Greenwood Terrace Les Grand Vaux South Hill (Avenue du Petit to Beechfield Lane) Wilkes Gdns Cherry Orchard Court Havre des Pas (between Les Ruisseaux Mont to Mount Bingham) Trinity Road / Trinity Gardens Willow Grove Clos des Pas South Hill and Havre des Mount Bingham Stafford Gardens Vale Court Dongola Road Pas Gardens) Nicole Close Stafford Lane Vale Mews TUESDAY YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE MAR 10 and 24 APR 7 and 21 MAY 5 and 19 Abbotsmount Byron Road Gas Place New St John’s Road Robin Lane Tunnel Street Abbotsmount Court Chevalier Road Janvrin Road Ocean Apartments Springfield Lane Westmount Court Apsley Road Clubley Estate Le Clos Vaze Old St John’s Road Springfield Road Westmount Estate Avenue et Dolmen Common Lane Le Grand Clos Oxford Road St Mark’s Lane Westmount Road Byron Lane Ellora Estate TUESDAY YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE MAR 3, 17 and 31 APR 14 and 28 MAY 12 and 26 Cleveland Avenue La Clos de Mon Sejour Marett Court Roseville Street (La Route St Clement’s Road Cleveland Road La Frédée Lane Mont Millais (bottom) du Fort to Havre des Pas) Town Mills Estate Croydon Lane La Rue de Petit Camps Nelson Avenue Rue des Côtils Trinity Hill (Old Trinity Hill Croydon Road La Rue de la Hauteur Orchid Court Rue de Mon Sejour to Vallée des Vaux) Havre des Pas (between Havre des La Rue Petit Clos Peel Court Runnymede Court Vallée des Vaux Pas Gardens and St Clement’s Rd) La Route du Fort Rodney Avenue Springbank Avenue WEDNESDAY YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE MAR 11 and 25 APR 8 and 22 MAY 6 and 20 Bellozanne Avenue Duhamel Street La Côtil de Haute Clair Osbourne Court St Helier Court Bellozanne Road Dunedin Farm La Mont Pelle Pomme D’Or Farm Tower Road Clos du Bas Grove Street Mashobra Park Richelieu Park Val Plaisant (top) Craig Street Halkett Place Midvale Road Rue des Podetre Vauxhall Street Croydon Terrace Hautbois Gardens Nelson Street St Anne’s Farm Westhill Doue de St Croix Hillside Court New Street (to Burrard Street) St Anne’s Terrace Winchester Street Duhamel Place James Street Orchard Mews St Aubin’s Road (Town to Paris Lane inc Tyneville Lane) WEDNESDAY YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE MAR 4 and 18 APR 1,15 and 29 MAY 13 and 27 Abbey Close College Lane Highview Lane La Hougue Avenue Landfield Drive Mont Millais (top) Adelina Wood Fairfield Avenue La Breton Lane La Manoir de Mont à l’Abbé Le Hurel Mont Pinel Claremont Road Fountain Lane La Clos du Briard La Pepiniere Manor Park Avenue Nomond Avenue Clarence Road Greenacres Estate La Grande Route de St Jean La Pouquelaye (top) Manor Park Road Palm Grove College Hill Grosvenor Street (up to Greenacres) La Rue des Arbres Millais Park THURSDAY YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE MAR 12 and 26 APR 9 and 23 MAY 7 and 21 Ann Place Belmont Road Don Street Providence Street St Aubin’s Road (Paris Tower Gardens Ann Street Boulevard Avenue Mont Cochon Romeril Close Lane to Seafield Avenue) Victoria Avenue (all) Belmont Gardens Brooklyn Street Museum Street Seafield Avenue St Mark’s Road Victoria Street Belmont Place David Place Paris Lane Simon Place Stopford Road THURSDAY YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE MAR 5 and 19 APR 2, 16 and 30 MAY 14 and 28 Cannon Street Devonshire Place La Pouquelaye (bottom) Midvale Close Rouge Bouillon St James Place Victoria Crescent Chapel Lane Dummy Lane Le Clos de Balmain Parade Road (both sides – all) The Parade West Park Avenue Clare Street Elizabeth Lane Le Mont Cantel Queen’s Lane Roussel Mews Undercliffe Road Clarendon Apts Hastings Lane Lemprière Street Roseville Street (La Route Roussel Street Upper Clarendon Road Cleveland Road Hastings Road Manor Court du Fort to Colomberie) Saville Street Upper Midvale Road FRIDAY YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE MAR 13 and 27 APR 10 and 24 MAY 8 and 22 Aquila Lane Hansford Lane La Ruelle Vaucluse Millbrook Close Pomona Lane Aquila Road Hillgrove Estate La Ville au Roi Millbrook Lane Poonah Road Bellozanne Valley Journeaux Street Landscape Grove Old Mont Cochon St Andrew’s Road Devonshire Lane La Clos de la Blinerie Le Clos St André Old St Andrew’s Road Windsor Road Garden Lane La Rue Cyril Mauger Le Douet de St Croix Pied du Côtil Great Union Road (Devonshire Place) La Rue de Trachy Les Champs Park Estate Route es Nouaux FRIDAY YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE MAR, 6 and 20 APR 3 and 17 MAY 1, 15 and 29 Almorah Crescent Apts. La Grande Pouclée Pen Y Craig Avenue Raleigh Lane Woodville Avenue Beaulieu Park La Pouquelaye (bottom) Palmyra Lane Richmond Road Woodville Apartments Clarendon Road La Rue des Chênes Palmyra Road Upper King’s Cliff Wellington Road Clos du Parcq Le Clos de Paradis Queen’s Avenue St Saviour’s Road (RHS up to La Rue des Chênes) La Clos de Debenaire Lower Kings Cliff

26 Historic St Helier SANDY SAINT HELIER By Geraint Jennings

owadays, with the Town Beach parallel to the sea running West from the built over and buried under Town Church slightly to the North of Nreclaimed land, there's not so where Commercial Street is now. This much sign that the Town used to be a wall was a protection not only against CAN’T CARE, very sandy place. Those of us with storms’ tidal surges but mostly from the gardens in Town are occasionally windblown sand that continually WON’T CARE reminded of how things used to be, after threatened to engulf the Town. Road 5 MAR | £10–12 a storm has sent sand-laden gusts to tear names such as La Rue des Sablions our precious foliage to shreds. In the old (Sand Street), La Rue des Mielles (the days, before reclamation, when the shore road of the dunes), La Banque (the was so much closer to the centre of sandbank: Conway Street) preserve some Town, sweeping out the sand would of this history; one of the names for the have been a daily chore in households. Western end of Broad Street – La Rue Many traditional old Jersey houses used d'Égypte – may also refer to the sandy to have sanded floors – one might as well nature of this end of Town as it led out make use of what was to hand. into Les Mielles (the dunes, later to be OMID DJALILI: The Town of Saint Helier was laid out as The Parade). However, it's IRANALAMADINGDONG originally laid out as a strip along the top possible this refers to a cluster of Jewish 6 & 7 MAR | £23 of a dune-like ridge running along where businesses in this location. King Street, Broad Street and Queen The shifting sands of time have been Street are. The land, such as it was, a powerful force in our Parish's history – dipped down into the marshland to the something to remember the next time the North and sloped to the shore to the family's playing with bucket and spade South. A town wall was constructed on our surviving beaches.

CLASSIC GHOSTS Glass collection calendar 11–14 MAR | £19.50–£24.50 St Helier’s glass collection trial, sponsored by Moore Stephens, is being extended to include the rest of the Parish later this year. This timetable is for residents who currently participate in the trial only. JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT NT LIVE: BEHIND THE SUN BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST TUE 17 MAR | £11–12.50 MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER MON TUE WED THE UGLY DUCKLING THU 31 MAR–1 APR | £7–£9 FRI SAT Box Office (01534) 511 115 SUN www.jerseyoperahouse.co.uk KEY Mont á l'Abbé Top part of La Pouquelaye BOOK BREAKFAST, St John’s Road – Abbottsmount Bottom part of La Pouquelaye LUNCH & PRE-SHOW Clos Vaze St Andrew’s Road SUPPERS TEL: (01534) 511 106 27 PARISH CONTACTS

Connétable: Simon Crowcroft Caring,Carriing,ing Tel: 811821 Fax: 619146 Email: [email protected] Town Hall: PO Box 50, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 8PA Town Hall Opening Hours: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday Parish Meetings: Notices of Parish meeting are published on our website: PersonalPPeerrssonal & www.sthelier.je, in The St Helier Town Crier and the Jersey Evening Post. PROCUREURS AND PARISH MANAGEMENT BOARD Procureurs du Bien Public: Clive Barton MBE and Peter Pearce Tel: (CB) 880088 PPrProfessionalrrooffeesssssional Email: [email protected] and Tel: (PP) 639533 Email: [email protected] Director, Finance: Andrew Pemberton Tel: 811829 Email: [email protected] Director, Parks, Gardens & Open Spaces: Anthony Andrews Tel: 811700 Email: [email protected] Director, Human Resources: Martin Roberts Tel: 811824 Email: [email protected] Director, Municipal Services: Debra D'Orleans Tel: 811703 Email: [email protected] Director, Technical & Environment Services: John Stievenard Tel: 811845 Email: [email protected]

ST HELIER DEPUTIES NO 1 DISTRICT A JJerseyJyersey companycompancompany Deputy Judy Martin Tel: 780641 Email: [email protected] servingssiservervingng our IIlIslandsland Deputy Russell Labey Tel: 481083 Email:[email protected] forfor overover 100 yearsyearyysears Deputy Scott Wickenden Tel: 07797 717766 Email: [email protected] NO 2 DISTRICT Deputy Rod Bryans Tel: 737236 Email: [email protected] Deputy Geoff Southern Tel: 728231 Email: [email protected] PITCHERITCHER & LE QUESNEUESU NE Deputy Sam Mézec Tel: 07797 811130 Email: [email protected] NO 3 DISTRICT UNERALUNERAL IIRECTORSRECTORS Deputy Jackie Hilton Tel: 07797 713293 Email: [email protected] F D Deputy Mike Higgins Tel: 873956 Email: [email protected] Deputy Richard Rondel Tel: 07797 711537 Email: [email protected] Deputy Andrew Lewis Tel: 862663 Email: [email protected]

OTHER PARISH CONTACTS Constable’s PA: Annie Le Noury Tel: 811821 Email: [email protected] WWee pride ourselves on, the caring, Customer Services Manager: Daryn Cleworth personal and professionalprofessional approach Tel: 811870 Email: [email protected] Community Support Helpline: Tel: 811866 our experienced team provide. WoWorkingk closely RPZ Helpline Tel: 811811 Email: [email protected] with you to ensure everything is taken care of Parish Depot: Tel: 811708 in a sensitive and thoughtful manner, giving you Duty Centenier: Tel: 07797 722227 peace of mind when you need it most. Registrar: Tel: 811088 Town Centre Manager: Daphne East Tel: 07797 824843 Email: [email protected]

PARISH NURSERIES AND HOMES Avranches and Westmount Nurseries: Tel: (Avranches) Carole Luce 811719 FuneralFFuunerraal DirDirectors:reectorrss: Tel: (Westmount) Jane Snodgrass 811718 Gareth John, St Helier House: Jacqueline Jolley Tel: 811715 Paul Battrickk MBE, Email: [email protected] St Ewold’s: Ann Mclean Tel: 811716 Email: [email protected] Andy Errington-RReennell ST HELIER ROADS COMMITTEE Nigel Blake Tel: 875339 Email: [email protected]

AAVVVAAILABLE 24 HOURS AEA•280888 Geraint Jennings Tel: 280778 Email: [email protected] The Very Rev. Bob Key Tel: 720001 Email: [email protected] Bob Le Brocq Tel: 743606 Email: [email protected] SSPECIALISTSPECIALISTS IN WWORLDWIDEORLDWIDE REPREPATRIATIONPAAATTRIATATION Peter Wade Tel: 875663 Email: [email protected] AND PPREARRANGEDREARRANGED FUNERAL PPLANSLANS Bernie Manning Tel: 07700 356438 Email: [email protected]

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The Art of Fashion FRIDAY 27TH MARCH in St Helier School term ends – Events and promotions for clothes and shoes (details on Parish website www.sthelier.je) and ‘Love Shopping, Love Easter holidays begin ll 7pm on Thursdays throughout March. Thursdays’– shops open ti [email protected] / 07797 824843

THURSDAY 12TH MARCH TH MARCH Havre des Pas SATURDAY 28 Improvement Group Grands Vaux Youth 6pm Ommaroo Hotel, Havre des Pas Centre Open Day [email protected] / 811822 11am to 4pm [email protected] / 722935 FRIDAY 13TH MARCH

Red N se Day SATURDAY 28TH MARCH Photo booth in the Town Hall my.rednoseday.com/sponsor/cistrobists Miss/Mr and Junior Miss St Helier Competition Assembly Room, Town Hall from 7pm THURSDAY 19TH MARCH Info: [email protected] Launch of St Helier's ND APRIL Community in Bloom THURSDAY 2 2015 Campaign Concert by (details on Parish website: www.sthelier.je) or www.facebook.com/Poshbloomgroup, Jersey Premier Brass or [email protected] / 811700 Assembly Room, Town Hallje / 7.30811823 pm [email protected].

MONDAY 23RD MARCH 6pm Conseil Municipal SATURDAY 11TH APRIL (Meeting open to the public) followed by Jersey Symphony Parish Assembly at 7.30pm Orchestra Easter Concert (details on Parish website: www.sthelier.je) Fort Regent 8pm or [email protected] / 811824 Linda Kirk: [email protected]

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Parish General Notices Notices CONSEIL MUNICIPAL, PARISH ASSEMBLY & ROADS COMMITTEE MEETINGS

An open meeting of the Conseil Municipal (Constable, Parish Deputies, Procureurs du Bien Public, a member of the Roads THE DEUTSCHE BANK FESTIVAL OF THE CREATIVE ARTS Committee) will be held at the Town Hall on Monday 23rd March at 6pm, followed by a An exhibition of artwork, comprising the following. Parish Assembly at 7.30pm. Adult Art & Craft, Youth Art & Craft, Schools Art & Craft, Floral Art, A meeting of the St Helier Roads Committee Photography and Handwriting will take place on Wednesday 18th March at 9.30am at the Town Hall. At the RJA&HS Exhibition Hall, Trinity Members of the public are invited to attend 12th–15th March 2015 part ‘A’ of the agenda. Open to the Public. Agendas for the above meetings will be Thursday 12th – Sunday 15th March published no fewer than five days in advance 10am – 6pm (Closing Sunday at 4pm) and will be available from the Town Hall or the Parish website, www.sthelier.je. Admission: £4 Adults. Senior Citizens £3.50. A.S. Crowcroft Connétable No charge for children. Telephone for further information 854529 PARISH MEETING DATES 2015 www.jerseyeisteddfod.org.je

Open meetings of the Conseil Municipal (Constable, Parish Deputies, Procureurs du Bien Public, a member of the Roads Committee) will be held at the Town Hall at 6pm, followed by a Parish Assembly at MR, MISS AND JUNIOR MISS 7.30pm on the following dates: NORMANDY ST HELIER COMPETITION 2015 COMMEMORATION 23rd March, 13th April, TOUR 2015 11th May, 15th June, 13th July, The St Helier Battle of Flowers Association is 10th August, 7th September, 19th October, proud to present the 2015 Miss St Helier, 16th November and 14th December. Mr St Helier and Junior Miss St Helier The planned dates for the Normandy competitions. Commemoration Tour are Friday 3rd July to Sunday 5th July. During the two days in ANNUAL RETURNS The heats for Junior Miss St Helier will take Normandy, there will be visits to sites place on Saturday 21st March 2015 at 2pm, associated with D-Day and the Battle of All property owners were required to return their and the Miss St Helier and Mr St Helier Rates Annual Return by the end of January. Normandy, including well-known locations competitions will take place on Saturday and some that hopefully will be new to you. However, there are still many outstanding, 28th March 2015 at 7.30pm, all in the The estimated price is approximately £315 so if you haven’t returned yours yet please Town Hall's Assembly Room. per person (plus single room supplement if appropriate) to include boat, coach, hotel, contact the Customer Services Department Entry forms are available to download below evening meals and museum entries, at the Town Hall on 811811 or email or can be collected from the Town Hall, and although this may change subject to [email protected] as soon as possible. the deadline for submitting entries is Monday final numbers and costs. 16th March for the Junior Miss competition NOTICE TO ALL DOG OWNERS and Monday 23rd March for the Miss and If you would like to join us on this tour Mr St Helier competitions. please contact Jane Skelhorn on 811823 Nearly 150 dog owners in St Helier have not or email [email protected]. yet renewed their dog licences this year. For further information, contact the competition organisers by email at In the meantime, if you have any questions If you have not done this yet, please do so as [email protected] or on don’t hesitate to contact Ian Ronayne on soon as possible at the Town Hall or online at Facebook at MrMissStHelierCompetition. 857023 or email [email protected]. www.sthelier.je/do-it-online/.

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