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WELCOME MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU WELCOME TO THE ’s Star Wars stormtroopers were in town this month and visited the Town Hall TOWN to meet CRIER the Constable and some children hoping for a photo. APRILTHE ISSUE OFFICIAL OF PARISH OF ST HELIER MAGAZINE THE TOWN CRIER... Welcome to the May issue of the Town Crier. Everyone at the Parish is delighted that the continuing low infection rates of Covid-19 are allowing the ‘reconnection’ of our town, and it is gratifying to see so many people coming to town to enjoy St Helier’s unique atmosphere and variety of things to do. Of course, there is no room for complacency, and we are mindful that many other communities are not yet able to enjoy the freedoms that we can in Jersey; there is also the need for continued vigilance and the maintenance of good hygiene, including handwashing and the wearing of masks indoors. While this may annoy some people, we rely upon the scientific advice from the Government and it is definitely a case of ‘better safe than sorry’. The centrefold in this month’s issue is devoted to highlighting the threat to some of the green fields on the outskirts of St Helier, as proposed in the Bridging Island Plan released for consultation recently.TO While there is much to celebrateWN in this important new set CRIER of policies for the Island, such as the creation of a St Helier country park (more about this in next month’s issue), States Members will need to THEthink very carefully OFFICIAL before agreeing to buildPARISH on green fields OF ST HELIER MAGAZINE in an already over-developed Parish.

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Waitrose delivered food hampers to St Ewold’s Residential Home on Liberation Day: pictured left to right – Neil Baxter (Managing Director), Sergio and Natalie (Partners) and Phylis Gandino (Resident) and Kelly Kennedy (Home Manager)

WEDDING BELLS IN THE TOWN HALL The Parish is pleased to be welcoming an increasing number of events in the Town Hall rooms, including exhibitions, public meetings, residents associations, and, most importantly, weddings. Last month the Constable was delighted to chance upon a couple and their supporters who were on the point of going into the Old Magistrate’s Court for solemnisation of their wedding vows.

TOWN HALL: PO Box 50, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 8PA Opening Hours: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday Phone: 01534 811811 Email: [email protected] www.sthelier.je 02 | | MAY 2021

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A VIEW FROM THE BOWLING GREEN One of the first duties I was generosity of the then Seigneur asked to perform on being of Mélèches, Gervais Le Gros, elected Constable was to who gifted People’s Park and attend the Jersey Bowling Club its environs to the public. The early in 2002 to bowl the first Bowling Club has remained wood in the 90th year of the a constant source of sports Club’s existence. I remember recreation and friendship being concerned that it went throughout the turbulent years in roughly the right direction of the last century, and its and did not go bouncing down contribution to Island life and Westmount Road or land in to Jersey’s reputation on the People’s Park; it was a fair international stage has been attempt but did not distinguish incalculable. It was, therefore, enough for any Club member a matter of great regret that to suggest I join. I performed when I bowled the opening the same function for the Club’s wood of the Club’s season last centenary celebrations ten month there was a general years later, and it was observed expectation that this will be by members that there had the last occasion on which been no improvement in my this will happen in the present bowling over the past decade. location, given the intention of the to Constable “Johnny” Pinel had bulldoze the site to make way only been in office for two for a new road to the hospital years when he bowled the at Overdale. It is perhaps of first wood ever, initiating more some comfort to the Club that than a century’s involvement following my amendment to of the Parish of St Helier with the proposition (P.123/20) to the Jersey Bowling Club. The approve the new hospital, the Club’s perfect situation on the Government has to provide slopes beneath the historic equivalent if not better facilities Mount Patibulaire, where Major for the Club before the current Francis Peirson gathered the premises must be abandoned. Island’s Militia and his troops Even so, the setting of the Club before defending the Island is unrivalled and will be very against the French in 1781, difficult to replace. with its views of the sea and the town, is also due to the

PARISH PARISH NEWS MATTERS COLOUR AND FRAGRANCE AT FIRST TOWER The First Tower area has been enjoying the sights and smells service by the Courts, with Officers from the department of over two thousand stock and wallflower plants currently supervising the work. Watering of the plants, which takes in full bloom at what is now known by the locals as ‘Floral several hours, is carried out daily by volunteers from the ST HELIER Corner’, adjacent to the Martello tower at the junction of Association. Victoria Avenue and St Aubin’s Road. This floral effort sits Last year the Association extended the Floral Corner concept WELCOMES atop a huge pumping station and is the work of the First across the road from the bottom of Mont Cochon along the Tower Community Association, given permission from the fence of the Old Bakehouse Café and the walls of Jardin States’ IHE Department to take over maintenance of what NEW RECRUITS du Soleil up to Route es Nouaux with flower baskets and was once known as ‘Pinel’s Garden’. April saw Jessica Chays, Rachel Nugent, containers, receiving an Award of Recognition from the judges Sinead Hanrahan and Tony Bougeard join Chairman of the First Tower Community Association, Ted of the St Helier in Bloom Competition. our Honorary Police Team; all of them have Vibert, said that six years ago the Association set about The Association receives a grant from the Association of started their training and are currently making First Tower a more pleasant area to live in and visit, Jersey Charities, and Mr Vibert says, “Without this, and shadowing other officers. as well as organising a youth club to provide a meeting place the cooperation of the Jersey Probation and After Care for the many young people living there. All the planting, then Although Liberation Day wasn’t the same Service we simply couldn’t carry out this project”. Plants weeding, dead-heading and general maintenance is carried this year, a vintage car cavalcade took place, are purchased from Bonny’s Garden Centre at Sion, and the out by the Jersey Probation and After Care Service Team as starting from Broad Street and winding its Association is planning an even more ambitious programme part of their programme for those sentenced to community way through all twelve parishes. for this summer. The Honorary Police continue to be proactive in their patrols which, with restrictions easing, are expanding until the early hours of the morning, and as summer progresses it is expected that the Team will be busier in the evenings as well. Annual checks of licensed premises have now resumed ensuring the law is complied with, and licence holders are reminded to have the correct nameplate above the door, a copy of the Act of Court on the premises, and a copy of the law to hand – matters that can sometimes be overlooked when premises change management and ownership. We would also remind the public to check that windscreen insurance discs are in date, as there has been an increase recently of out of date discs. If you’re interested in learning more about joining St Helier’s Honorary Police, please contact the Honorary Police Administrator at [email protected]. #YourParishNeedsYou MAY 2021 | | 03

PARISH WELCOMES FLYING THE FLAG POLISH CONSULAR ON ANZAC DAY A short ceremony was held on Sunday 25th April OUTREACH SERVICES to honour Islanders who served in the World Wars, Last month the Old Magistrate's Court of the Town Hall especially the Gallipoli campaign, attended by was attended by 340 Polish people living and working the Bailiff, Chief Minister, Constable, Dean and the in Jersey who needed to renew their passports and get Lieutenant Governor’s Chief of Staff. John Davis, advice and information. The delegation from the Embassy an Australian living in Jersey, also attended with his of the Republic of Poland in London, Consular Section, family and representatives of the Royal British Legion stayed in St Helier for several days to meet the demand for and the Royal Commonwealth Society. A bugler from consular assistance. The Constable of St Helier is pictured the Band of the Island of Jersey and a member of with Katarzyna Hopkin, First Secretary/Vice-Consul the Jersey Pipe Band performed, and Paul de Freitas (left), and Vice-Consuls, Dorota Spiewak and Tomasz from the Parish provided hot drinks which were Balcerowski (right); the fourth member of the delegation appreciated given the early start! was Jacek Nasciszewski, Consular Assistant. A delegation from the Romanian Embassy will be performing a similar service for Romanian nationals living in Jersey this weekend. LUNCHTIME PÉTANQUE RETURNS TO THE WEIGHBRIDGE The Parish of St Helier has renewed its sponsorship of services firms and government departments. Pictured is the lunchtime league which sees scores of pétanque Bernie Manning in action helping ‘Saints and Sinners’ to players competing, including teams from financial victory against ‘Great Balls of Steel’.

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ST HELIER’S COUNTRYSIDE UNDER CONCRETE? Following the publication of the Bridging several people out for a walk enjoying the Island Plan last month, St Helier’s Roads opportunity provided by these open spaces Committee conducted a site visit of the to get exercise and keep healthy. four fields which have been earmarked for Also, the Committee is concerned about the development in the Plan (these can be found adverse effect any housing development on pages 330-337 in Appendix 1 at the back on this field would have on the various of the document). The Bridging Island Plan safety measures which have been recently can be read online at https://bit.ly/3xQXXTZ, put into effect to protect pedestrians and, or you can read the display copy in the Central in particular, school children, in the area Library or the Town Hall’s reception area. immediately adjoining the field and in Clarke During its site visit, the Roads Committee Avenue. If any housing scheme were to members were struck by the character and proceed strong consideration would have quality of the four fields which are slated to be given to the establishment of traffic to become housing estates. These are in lights at the exit of Clarke Avenue onto the active use by agriculturalists, including the main road to deal with the increased volume only organic herd of Jersey cows and for of traffic exiting there, especially when horse grazing, as well as for growing crops. children are being dropped off or collected Three of the fields are adjacent to each other from school, otherwise there would likely be (H1186a, H1189, H1198, La Grande Route de St considerable tailbacks up La Grande Route Jean); they are bounded by a green lane and de Mont à l’Abbé back as far as Westhill. It this land is situated on the left-hand side as must be remembered that the volume of you drive up the main road towards St John, traffic on the latter section will also increase just before you reach St Helier’s Municipal if the Westhill Hotel is converted into flats/ Depot on the right. As well as providing apartments as is proposed or may already valuable land for growing, which will be have been passed, while the proposed new particularly important in the future as the hospital at Overdale will make all kinds of Island seeks to reduce its carbon footprint by demands on the traffic network. growing more food locally, these open fields The Roads Committee would welcome the provide a vital visual amenity, a gap in the views of readers of the Town Crier, especially line of buildings that otherwise is a feature of if they are concerned as the Parish is about much of this road to the north of the Island. the various impacts the loss of these fields The Roads Committee was unanimous in may create. The Committee accepts that more its view that these fields should be spared housing is required in the Island, but believes development and that the Island must not that St Helier is already fulfilling more than ‘go down the road‘ of our sister island in its fair share of meeting the Island’s housing allowing ribbon development such as this. needs, with hundreds of new units being The fourth field is H1219 which is right next to created by Andium Homes within the next Haute Vallée School car park. This has been few years, hundreds more being proposed proposed for development in previous Island by the Jersey Development Company on Plans, with the western half of the field being the Waterfront and at South Hill, and with reserved for meeting the School’s needs all the private redevelopments of outworn in future (playing fields). The Committee offices which are taking place throughout the was very concerned that the development town. As St Helier becomes more densely of the eastern half would bring housing developed for housing, it is of vital importance development in this part of town right up that we safeguard green space and protect to the School perimeter; in the Committee’s natural biodiversity for the well-being of view, it would be far better to allocate this residents and visitors. Rather than concreting field for community facilities and woodland over the Parish’s precious green fields, the which can be enjoyed by school students as Committee believes that the planners should well as the community at large. Indeed, while focus their attention on brownfield sites that the Committee was on site, it was passed by still exist within the ring road. MAY 2021 | | 05

INTRODUCTION TO OUR NEW TOWN CENTRE & EVENTS MANAGER, CONNOR BURGHER Hello, my name’s Connor Burgher. I to visit, whether it be to shop, eat joined the Parish of St Helier as Town out or socialise. Centre & Events Manager at the end How can we achieve this? The last 12 of April. With town reopening, it’s months have been tough for everyone, safe to say the learning curve has particularly the hospitality and retail already been a steep one. sectors, but Coronavirus also gives So who am I? Well, I came to Jersey us a great opportunity now to start when I was 8 years old and started over as we enter the “new normal.” studying at Victoria College Prep I’m willing to try anything and listen and then later Victoria College, after to anyone’s ideas and points of view. which I joined the team at Delta Whether it’s increasing the number Events producing all kinds of things of events in town to get people in, from small conferences for 20 people improving access and parking, I will do to working on music festival stages whatever it takes to make St Helier a with thousands of people attending, great place to live, work and play. and that gave me a real insight into Sometimes we’ll get things right and what planning an event and being sometimes we won’t, but the point is both creative and practical is like. that doing nothing is not an option. ANIMATING BROAD STREET I left Delta and started my own I’m encouraged that footfall is slowly One of my first jobs was to help the Association of Jersey Architects (‘AJA’) realise a company doing similar events but climbing back up as people have the on a smaller scale, and it was then confidence to come back to town, project to mark their 60th anniversary, which was the creation of a ‘pocket park’ in Broad that I met the team at BBC Jersey - I but we can’t rest on our laurels - we Street. This combination of real grass, plants and brightly coloured seating is designed to was asked if I fancied a week’s work have to be prepared to try anything. show how colour and nature can be introduced into an open setting. The AJA is planning a experience and ended up staying for series of events this year, culminating in their awards presentations and lectures which will You’ll often see me out and about in five and a half years. It’s from there take place in September. the town centre, chatting to traders that you may have heard my name or just making sure everything is as one of the presentation team, I also took the opportunity to invite the Jersey Old Motor Club to display some of their running smoothly. Do please stop and you could say now though I’ve vintage vehicles ahead of their cavalcade in Broad Street on Liberation Day. Pictured me and say hello and ask me what swapped my headphones for the are John and Stephanie Constantine and Graham Le Lay, whose vehicle was in Jersey I’m up to. Similarly, I’m always keen high street. throughout Liberation, at avoided being commandeered by the Germans due to an outbreak to hear any Islander’s point of view of Foot and Mouth Disease in 1940. I’m often asked what my vision for St and opinion on the things that are Helier is - and it’s simple: to make St happening - because it’s our town, a Helier somewhere that we all want place for everyone to enjoy. 06 | | MAY 2021

PARISH NEWS UPDATE FROM OUR CUSTOMER SERVICES TEAM Residents’ Parking Permits were due for renewal on 1st As our customers will know, the Town Hall is a contact point May 2021, and all members of this popular Scheme should not just for the services we provide but also for information now have renewed and received their new permits. If you on services provided by other organisations. We have for haven’t yet done so, please get in touch now. The Team is many years now stocked and issued passport application currently in the throes of the second stage of the renewal forms. We would like to advise our customers that paper process, which is the reallocation of permits, so anyone forms are no longer available, and the Passport Office is wishing to renew their permit needs to make contact to strongly advising that applications be submitted online. Any avoid it being given to someone else. enquiries in this regard should be directed to the Passport Although the arrival of the annual rates bill is still a couple Office on 448000 or by email at [email protected]. of months away, we’d like to remind our ratepayers that Finally, with the gradual lifting of some Covid restrictions, the Parish offers a monthly direct debit payment facility. the Team hopes to return to operating as normal a service Setting up your direct debit facility earlier rather than later as possible in the coming weeks and months. However, will assist by giving you longer to pay over the year, with under Government guidelines, we are continuing to the payments spread out over a longer term and being adhere to the recommended safe distancing advice and less per month. If you’d like to know more, please contact ask our customers to contact the Team by telephone or Patricia da Silva at [email protected]. email and to take advantage of online services wherever As warmer climes approach, we will receive an increase in possible rather than coming into the Town Hall. Your the number of driving licence applications. As customers patience and understanding whilst we navigate our way heeded advice to post in applications during the pandemic through, hopefully, the final throes of this pandemic is restrictions, we have seen a large increase in the number of much appreciated by everyone. incomplete applications. This could be a missing document UPDATE FROM or another item, or the documents submitted are invalid or USEFUL CONTACTS out of date due to, for example, an unsigned application Customer Services Team – 811733 form, omitting a medical report, or an inadmissible Town Hall switchboard – 811811 WESTMOUNT photograph. The Team would like to take this opportunity Residents’ Parking Scheme enquiries – [email protected] to remind you all that you need to read the guidance notes Direct Debit enquires – [email protected] DAY NURSERY on the application form carefully before submitting your General enquiries – [email protected] Our charges at Westmount Day Nursery have application. Submitting accurate and complete applications Website: www.sthelier.je been linking their learning with everyday activities can help to avoid significant processing delays, so please Customer Services Team opening times: and events taking place within their own families, help us to provide you with the best service we can. Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.30pm and in the Sunshine Room this has included using the ceramic tea set to make cups of tea, using natural resources such as fruit teabags, petals, basil, and parsley leaves. Sugar cubes have also been used, with talk around how they dissolve in warm water. Enjoying the sunshine, the children have also been exploring outside, undertaking water play activities with the water wheels and straw with the farm animals and vehicles. Children in the Rainbow Room have been using playdough with natural materials like herbs that are grown outside in the playground. They’ve also been using their imagination in the construction area, building towers and playing with different forms of transport such as cars, trucks and helicopters. If you’d like to talk to us about your child L-R: Laura Thexton, Carla Gouveia, Project Trident Student Jessica Freitas, attending the Westmount Day Nursery, please Daryn Cleworth, Mark Dowinton, Patricia da Silva and Luke Stoddart contact Nursery Manager, Michelle Kiberd, at [email protected] or 811718. JÈRRIAIS, GERAINT NEXT YEAR’S JENNINGS: GENERAL Y'ÉTHA-T-I' DU RUN? Tchi tas d'plians en brouoillon, d'consultâtions, dé ELECTION: stratégies et d'aut's alibêles qué j'avons veu et liu à ches drein entouor comme tchi rarreuner la Ville! Nou pâle dé vèrdi les grandes routes, graie des pièches et des WHAT YOU nouvieaux pars, êlaîzi des trottouaithes pouor marchi pus aîsiement, êtrav'ler un drannet cycliabl'ye, et l'dgiâbl'ye et NEED TO KNOW sa méthe! Following changes to the electoral system agreed Épis y'étha d's appartènements 'chîn et des maîsons là, et by our last month, the office d'la bâtithie partout. Sans pâler d'salles pouor l's arts et la of senator has been abolished and St Helier has tchultuthe, et la prêsèrvâtion des vièrs bâtisses d'întéthêt. Et been granted another three deputy seats to la r'mueûthie des sports du Fort pouor un r'dêv'loppement make representation more equal. However, as the tch'a 'té à v'nîn d'pis l'temps du Rouai Jean. Parish has approximately one-third of the Island’s population, 14 seats in a 49 seat parliament still Et d's offices pouor les gens d'extra à travailli d'dans, et les leaves St Helier under-represented. restaurants, sannouich'chies, cafés, et tout chenna pouor qu'les gens mangent (viyant qu'i' n'y'a pon hardi d'run Election day : Wednesday 22nd June 2022 pouor des tchuîsinnes dans l's appartènements d'achteu). Nomination meetings : To be confirmed, but not Nou s'en va-t-i' bâti sus les clios? Ou comme nou-s'a before 9th May 2022 proposé: èrmuer un tas d'tchi ès Tchennevais? Faut aver St Helier will be divided into three new l'nez au mitan d'la fache - mais tch'est qui y'étha à l'av'nîn constituencies, St Helier South, St Helier Central, au mitan d'la Ville? Un r'tithe-tout! and St Helier North. The Parish has a working group which is looking into the details of how WILL THERE BE ROOM? the new elections will take place, including the What a lot of draft plans, strategies and rigmaroles we've possibility that voters will be able to use any had recently about how to reorganise Town! Greening polling station which is convenient for them rather main roads, new squares and parks, wider pavements, than having to go to a specific one. cycle network and so on! Also flats and houses, halls for arts and culture, conservation of historic buildings, and As well as 13 seats for Deputy being contested, the long-awaited redevelopment of Fort Regent and there will also be an election for Constable. sports moved. Then more offices for the extra people to For more information about the upcoming work in and restaurants, sandwich shops, cafés, etc so general election, including information that people can eat who don't have large enough kitchens about how to stand for election as Deputy or in modern flats. Constable, please contact the Parish Secretary, Will fields be built on? Or as is proposed, move stuff to Alison Sweeney, at Les Quennevais? There's a place for everything - but [email protected] or 811880. what will be the place of the Town centre in the future? A lumber room! MAY 2021 | | 07

FANCY A GAME OF BOWLS? The Jersey Bowling Club on Westmount Road is now open for the season. Anyone wanting to try the game should contact the Captain on 874163 to arrange a lesson.

NEW TRUSTEES FOR ST HELIER YOUTH & COMMUNITY TRUST AND MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT TO COVID-HIT CHARITIES It has been a busy couple of months for the St Helier Youth which will then be distributed to those within the Parish and Community Trust, with four new Trustees joining the and the rest of the Island who do not have ready access board - Advocate Barbara Corbett, Mike Bowron, Bob to nutritional food. McGinnigle and Steve Bailey. A grant was also awarded to The Jersey Animals’ Barbara Corbett is one of Jersey's leading family lawyers. Shelter, offering an opportunity to some of our elderly She is a member of the Law Society’s Children’s Panel parishioners, who often live alone, to connect with animals and the Society’s Mental Health Review Tribunal Panel. by going to coffee mornings at the JSPCA, to not only Mike Bowron retired last year as Jersey's Chief of Police meet other people but enjoy the therapeutic calm of so draws on the experience of many years of community spending time with pets that they may no longer be able policing in both the UK and of course in St Helier. Steve to keep themselves. Bailey also joins the Trust with senior management The Jersey Cheshire Home has also been assisted with experience in operations and logistics, having been funding for a much-needed replacement electrically director of Condor Ferries for many years and, more operated sofa, to enable residents to sit with comfort and recently, heading up the team that planned and organised allow them to ease themselves up from the sofa aided by the 2015 Island Games. Finally, we are extremely grateful its electric reclining action. that Bob McGinnigle has agreed to be the Trust’s Treasurer, bringing with him many years’ experience in And the Trust also recently assisted The Beresford Street finance, having held senior positions as an accountant Kitchen to develop their print shop, an add on to their in both the private and public sectors in Jersey and also already very successful café which helps people with the UK. Bob also lectured on a part-time basis for many learning disabilities to enter the workforce. The print shop years at Highlands College on a range of business-related needed IT equipment to enable more of their beneficiaries subjects at degree and other levels. to take advantage of this fantastic learning opportunity in the art of visual communication. We are most grateful that Steve, Bob, Barbara and Mike have chosen to give up their valuable time to help Andrew Lewis, Chairman of the St Helier Youth & us develop the work of the Trust to help many more Community Trust, commented, “On behalf of the Trust, parishioners and third sector organisations positively and we are delighted to support so many fantastic initiatives sustainably. The new Trustees join Andrew Lewis (Chairman), in St Helier that benefit such a broad spectrum of our Philip Le Claire (Vice-Chairman) and Sindy Rodrigues. community. From the Thrive GROW project which is literally ‘sowing the seeds’ by addressing numerous In the past few months, the Trust has awarded a Grant social issues with learning about food production and the to Thrive, a community-led initiative developing a environment, to our elderly residents through the work community smallholding at Surville Cemetery. The grant done by the JSPCA, and with the care and opportunities will help them to purchase fruit and nut trees as part provided by Jersey Cheshire Home and the Beresford of Thrive Jersey’s horticultural activities. The initiative Street Kitchen. All these projects have a positive and long known as ‘GROW’ intends to develop the exemplar term benefit to the health and well-being of the residents model for community-led action aimed at addressing of St Helier and other Islanders.” multiple social issues. The organisation’s goal is to create an inclusive outdoor community project where they will For more information please contact Chairman Andrew plant, nurture and harvest a wide range of fresh produce Lewis at [email protected] or 07797 711042.

CONTACTS TOWN HALL ST HELIER DEPUTIES Email: [email protected] ST HELIER SHADOW INFORMATION AND CONTACTS No 1 District Deputy Steve Ahier, CONSEIL MUNICIPAL Town Hall opening hours: Deputy Judy Martin, Tel: 07797 915226, Barbara Corbett, 9am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday. Tel: 780641, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] PO Box 50, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 8PA Email: [email protected] Deputy Inna Gardiner, Barry Le Feuvre, Tel: 811811 Deputy Russell Labey, Tel: 07797 897504, Tel: 874391, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: 481083, Email: [email protected] Bernie Manning, www.sthelier.je Email: [email protected] Tel: 07700 356438, ST HELIER ROADS Email: [email protected] ST EWOLD’S RESIDENTIAL HOME Deputy Scott Wickenden, Tel: 07797 717766, COMMITTEE Bob Le Brocq, Tel: 285855, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Simon Crowcroft, Tel: 743606, Email: [email protected] Geraint Jennings, WESTMOUNT DAY NURSERY Tel: 811821, Email: [email protected] No 2 District Tel: 280778, Email: [email protected] Tel: 811718, Email [email protected] Barry Le Feuvre, Deputy Geoff Southern, Tel: 874391, John Baker, CONNÉTABLE Tel: 728231, Email: [email protected] Tel: 07797 725879, Simon Crowcroft, Email: [email protected] Bernie Manning, Email: [email protected] Julian Rogers, Tel: 811821, Email: [email protected] Deputy Rob Ward, Tel: 07700 356438, Tel: 607910, Email: [email protected] Tel: 07829 713138, Email: [email protected] PROCUREURS DU BIEN PUBLIC Lyndsay Feltham, Email: [email protected] John Baker, Email: [email protected] Peter Pearce, Deputy Carina Alves, Tel: 07797 725879, Tel: 639533, Email: [email protected] Tel: 07700 750058, Mario Pirozzolo, Email: [email protected] Geraint Jennings, Email: [email protected] Tel: 07797 712843 Kevin Proctor, Tel: 280778, Email: [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected] No 3 District Peter Pearce, Deputy Mike Higgins, Ted Vibert Tel: 639533, Email: [email protected] CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Tel: 873956, [email protected] Simon Crowcroft, Jason Turner, Email: [email protected] The Very Reverend Mike Keirle, Tel: 811821, Email: [email protected] Tel: 811820, Deputy Mary Le Hegarat, Tel: 720001, The Very Reverend Mike Keirle, Email: [email protected] Tel: 07700 358407, Email: [email protected] Tel: 720001, Email: [email protected]

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 this for you. Call Annie Bienvenu on 811821 or email short news items and associated photos to [email protected]. 08 | | MAY 2021

RETURN OF ST HELIER’S LIBERATION TULIPS This year the Parish was pleased to obtain a further Department’s close relationship with the bulb PARISH quantity of tulip bulbs first displayed seven years company over the years, it was suggested that the ago. The bulb was developed by Dutch growers, Channel Islands should be included in the launch of Jac. Uittenbogaard & Zonen B.V. at the request of the new bulb, with 1,000 bulbs of the red and yellow NOTICES the Dutch government to mark the Liberation of ‘Triumph’ tulip being prepared for planting. The * the Netherlands by the Allied Forces and officially Constable of St Helier is keen that these Liberation launched at a ceremony at the Dutch Embassy bulbs will be a regular feature of the Parish’s A Parish Assemblies will be held (subject to in 2014. Due to the St Helier Parks & Gardens springtime floral displays. Covid-19 restrictions) on Wednesday 26th May 2021 More information will be available from the Town Hall or the Parish website, www.sthelier.je, in due course. A.S. Crowcroft. Connétable

PARISH ROADS COMMITTEE MEETING * A meeting of the St Helier Roads Committee will take place at 9.30am on Wednesday 19th May 2021 Members of the public are invited to attend part ‘A’ of the agenda. An agenda will be published no fewer than five days in advance and will be available from the Town Hall or the Parish website, www.sthelier.je. A.S. Crowcroft. Connétable

HAVRE DES PAS IMPROVEMENT GROUP PLEASE NOTE that the next meeting will not be held until Covid-19 restrictions have been sufficiently eased. More information available from Deputy Russell Labey at [email protected] or 481083.

* Members of the public wishing to attend the above meetings, which will be physically distanced, are requested to contact Parish Secretary, Alison Sweeney, at alison. [email protected] or 811880 in advance of the meeting.

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

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