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NEWSLETTER DATE: JUNE 2015

INSIDE STORIES JERSEY IN THE UK LAU N C H E V E N T

JERSEY IN THE UK LAUNCH EVENT On Monday 11th May, the Jersey London Office hosted our very first ‘Jersey in the HEAD OF JERSEY LONDON OFFICE UK’ event.

ON ISLAND NEWS Around 50 of our Jersey in the UK members were THE NATWEST ISLAND GAMES XVI— welcomed to the London JERSEY 2015 office in Westminster,

JERSEY CELEBRATES 70TH providing an opportunity to ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION meet and catch up with Jersey friends old and new. SEABED & FORESHORE TRANSFERRED TO THE PUBLIC OF JERSEY Attendees were also able to meet Jersey Ministers, Senator Sir , Minister for External Relations, and Senator Philip Ozouf, Assistant . JERSEY IN THE WORLD The timing of the event was particularly pertinent, given its proximity to the 70th anniversary MINISTERIAL VISITS of Jersey’s liberation, celebrated on the Island the previous weekend (see page 2). The JERSEY DAY 2015 London reception offered the Jersey community in the UK the opportunity to celebrate Liberation70 and recognise the immense significance of the anniversary for the Island. UK MINISTRY OF JUSTICE COMMEMORATES LIBERATION 70 HEAD OF JERSEY LONDON OFFICE LOOK OUT FOR

inception in 2013 will be We would like to thank her for 2015/16 FIXTURES ANNOUNCED her great service to the Island FOR JERSEY RFC leaving the office at the beginning of July to go on and to wish her every

TEDDY ON RADIO 1 maternity leave. happiness for the future. From her work in raising the Succeeding Kate as Head of WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS FOR profile of Jersey amongst Office will be current UK Affairs JERSEY CRICKET the political, diplomatic and Attaché, Sam Gibbs.

I AND THE VILLAGE business community in the UK, to installing the office FOR MORE into its permanent premises in Westminster, Kate has INFORMATION achieved a huge amount Kate Nutt, who has over the last two years and Follow the Jersey London served as Head of the has established the London Office’s twitter account: London Office since its @GOJLondonOffice Office on firm foundations.

Or go to the website: If you would like further information on anything contained in this quarter’s newsletter, www.londonoffice.gov.je would like to contribute anything to subsequent editions, or would prefer not to receive For more island news visit these updates, please contact the Jersey London Office on [email protected] or 0207 808 www.gov.je/News 1140. LONDON OFFICE Page 2

ON ISLAND NEWS THE NATWEST ISLAND GAMES XVI — JERSEY 2015 From the 27th June to 3rd July, Jersey is a ‘Try a Sports Day’, a Genuine Jersey hosting nearlyLIBERATION 3000 70 athletes from 24 Market, and a ‘Durrell in the Park’ event, islands for the 16th NatWest Island Games. will be keeping the competitors and their teams entertained between the sporting The Opening Ceremony of the Games took events. place on Saturday 27th June at Howard Davis Park to welcome the competitors and The Games Village will also be open to officials to Jersey. The Games Village is the public on Monday, Tuesday and located in Howard Davis Park and a Wednesday evening with live music, food schedule of events and activities, including stalls and bars and big screens showing the sporting action until 10pm. Estonian Ambassador His The , Senator Ian Excellency Lauri Bambus with Gorst has been welcoming politicians Chief Minister and the Bailiff and diplomats to the Island, including the For all live results and to view the full Estonian Ambassador to the UK, and the medal table go to: Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands to www.jersey2015results.com support their home teams.

JERSEY CELEBRATES 70 TH ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION

Thousands of people turned out on place on 9th May 1946. Saturday 9th May to celebrate the 70th There was a special sitting of the anniversary of Jersey’s Liberation from in People’s Park the German Occupation. and HRH The Countess of Wessex The celebrations began in Liberation was in attendance to deliver a Square with the flying of the Union Jack message on behalf of Her Majesty from the balcony of the Pomme d’Or Hotel the Queen, referring to the Jersey - a re-enactment of scenes from Jersey’s public as her ‘most loyal subjects.’ liberation in 1945. To conclude the day, a firework This was followed by a Grand Parade from display took place, followed by the Liberation Square to People’s Park where lighting of the Liberation Beacon. the first Liberation day celebrations took

SEABED AND FORESHORE TRANSFERRED TO PUBL IC OF JERSEY

On Friday 12th June, ownership of Jersey’s seabed used for land reclamation, seabed and foreshore previously owned by have been transferred by Her was officially transferred to the Majesty to the Public. The Public of Jersey. remainder of the territory was formally transferred to the public Following discussions with Her Majesty’s of Jersey when a contract was Receiver General, and with the UK Ministry passed in the Royal Court. of Justice in their role as advisers to HM the Queen on such matters, it was agreed This is an important development that ownership would transfer to the Public for the Island, allowing for better of Jersey. management of public assets, as The Marine Biology Section of the Societé well as providing an opportunity to Since the 1950s many Occupation-era Jersiase and the National Trust for Jersey attract investment in clean structures and anti-tank walls built on the organised a foreshore walk to celebrate and renewable energy in Jersey’s Crown foreshore, and a small area of the thank Her Majesty. territorial waters. V O L U M E 2 Page 3

JERSEY IN THE WORLD MINISTERIAL VISITS External Relations Minister, Senator Sir contribution Jersey can make to the EU, Philip Bailhache, has, this quarter, alongside our European partners. made calls on the Brazilian, Estonian, In June, Assistant Chief Minister, Senator Norwegian and Slovenian Philip Ozouf, represented Jersey at the Ambassadors, discussing a number of World Economic Forum in Cape Town, key issues and strengthening our links. also supporting Jersey Finance’s The Minister has also signed a Double ’Mapping the Future’ African roadshow in Taxation Agreement between Jersey Chief Minister of Deputy South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria, and and Rwanda with the Rwandan High Jonathan Le Tocq, EU Commissioner visiting a number of Jersey Overseas Aid Pierre Moscovici & Chief Minister of projects in Kenya and Rwanda. Jersey Senator .

Commissioner, His Excellency Williams Nkurunziza.

The Chief Minister of Jersey, Senator Ian Gorst and Chief Minister of Guernsey, Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq, visited Brussels last month to meet European Parliamentarians, the European Senator Sir Philip Bailhache with the Commission and representatives of South African President Jacob Zuma Rwandan High Commissioner, HE Member States to discuss priorities for addressing the World Economic Forum Williams Nkurunziza. the coming years and the positive in Cape Town.

JERSEY SUMMER RECEPT I O N 2 0 1 5

On Monday 15th June, the Chief prestigious audience, emphasizing the Minister hosted the Government of importance of Jersey’s external Jersey’s Annual Summer Reception at engagement with the UK and the wider the Royal Automobile Club in London. world.

We welcomed over 20 Ambassadors We were also delighted to welcome and High Commissioners, with over Baroness Evans, Spokesperson for 150 guests in all from the UK Justice in the House of Lords, who Government, Parliament and the welcomed the strong relationship diplomatic and business between Jersey and the UK Government, Chief Minister Senator Ian Gorst communities . recognizing the importance of Jersey to addresses the Government of Jersey’s the UK. The Chief Minister addressed the Summer Reception

UK MINISTRY OF JUSTI CE COMMEMORATES LIBERATION 70

On 9th May, to mark the significance of the The Ministry of Justice is a particularly 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of the significant UK government department from German occupation, for the Channel Islands as the the Jersey flag was flown from the Secretary of State for Justice, in his Ministry of Justice in Westminster on capacity as a Privy Councillor, has Liberation Day. responsibility within the UK government for the relationship It is proposed that marking Liberation Day between the Crown and the Crown in this way will become an annual event, Dependencies, which include Jersey, alternating between the flags of the Guernsey and the . Channel Islands. LOOK OUT FOR

2015/16 FIXTURES ANN OUNCED FOR JERSEY RF C

Jersey RFC’s Greene King IPA Matches are scheduled for either Fridays Championship fixtures for the 2015/16 or Saturdays, though dates and times are season have been announced. yet to be confirmed by the home clubs.

Jersey’s first match of the season, to kick Fixtures for Jersey RFC in the UK and off their league campaign in the Greene information about purchasing tickets for King IPA Championship will take place the matches can be found on the Club’s against Yorkshire Carnegie in Headingly on website: www.jrfc.je the weekend of September 4th-6th.

TEDDY ON RADIO 1 Jersey band, Teddy, enjoyed a The Vaccines and Rudimental. significant breakthrough this The band includes two Jersey musicians, month when their debut single Tom Falle and Eddy Bailhache, and is a ‘Happy Tim’ was played on Alice synth-pop group now based in London. Levine’s afternoon show on Radio 1. Both Tom and Eddy are Old Victorians, who formed their three-piece band ‘Teddy’ in Teddy featured alongside a London in 2013. They have now released TEDDY number of major artists, including their first video for the ‘Happy Tim’, their this year’s headliners www.teddytheband.co.uk debut streamed track.

WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS FOR JERSEY CRICKET

It is not only our Island’s NatWest . US and Papua New Guinea. Island Games XVI athletes who are Jersey became an international cricketing preparing for an exciting few At the end of the tournament, the top six nation in 2005 and won the Pepsi ICC weeks ahead. Next month, the sides will qualify for the ICC World Europe Division 1 in May 2015 which has Jersey cricket squad will begin Twenty20 India 2016. enabled them to contend in the World Cup their qualification bid for the 2016 Jersey’s first match will be against Hong qualifiers in July. Twenty20 World Cup in India. The Kong on 11 July. ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier The Jersey team will be competing in the Follow @cricketinjersey for more details & 2015 tournament will be held at Twenty20 Qualifier against the likes of updates. Good luck Jersey! eight venues across Ireland and Ireland, Nepal, Hong Kong, Namibia, the

I AND THE VILLAGE relationship with guns. If you would like to keep up to date with Shortlisted for the Bruntwood Produced by Jersey-born Emily Hubert and the varied and interesting work of our Playwriting Prize, I and The Village supported by the Jersey Arts Trust, the play community members in the UK, please is a coming-of-age story that asks runs from 9th June to 4th July at go to the Jersey in the UK Facebook and pointed questions about Theatre503 at The Latchmere, Battersea Linked In pages. conformity, dissent and America's Park Road.

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