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WELCOME IN THIS edition Welcome 4 From the Connétable and Deputy to Issue13 8 Trinity school Although I write this before this year's – Celebrating Remembrance Sunday, I'm anticipating that Harvest it will be more even more poignant and moving for me. Not only because it's the 100th anniversary since the end of World War 1 and the 75th Anniversary of Operation Hardtack (see our last Issue of the Tattler), but this year as I stand on the 11th 15 Parish picture gallery hour of the 11th day of the 11th month and listen to the Connetable read out the 30 names on our Trinity War Memorial of those who had fallen during WW1, I will do so with so much more understanding of actually who these men were. That is because one of our Tattler team has spent hours painstakingly researching each of the 30 names to create this important piece of parish history. We make no apologies for sharing the findings, together with some history on our recently refurbished Lych Gate, in Meet Le Trinn'tais – Derek de Gruchy a 4-page feature that you'll find on page 20. We are indebted to 18 members of the team, each with their own area of expertise, whose Remembering the fallen, 100 years on joint contributions create the Tattler; Norman Ridley, Clive Jones, 20 Jane Rueb, Collette Bisson, Elena McGowan, Angela Otterwell and Trinity’s Roll of Honour the Connetable. 21 On a completely different point and linking into Maggie An uncommon man – Part 2 Moisan's 'Meet La Trinn'taise' comment in our last issue on having 26 more buses, I'm sure she and other parishioners will be pleased to Trinity tractor man – Rob Allo know that we now have a Sunday service! It will be a shorter Route 28 4A that will run 4 times throughout the day. Thank you LibertyBus The story behind the monument on behalf of us all. 32 Finally, we have a new email address - [email protected]. Threshing, steam and motors Please do use it to share your ideas, photographs or build on articles 36 that are already published. That way we can ensure, together, our parish magazine continues to flourish. Thank you. Where Rosemary Parker is it? Answer on page 42

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TRINITY From our From our Deputy Connétable Dear All By the time you read this, the hot summer will be a distant memory. I hope you all had an opportunity to relax, but also to follow what has been happening in the States.

At the time of writing, the Government’s Common Strategic Policy has just been proposed. There are some very important polices suggested that will affect us all and I welcome your feedback or concerns about them. Over the last few months I have received some interesting emails and phone calls from many of you. Sometimes I’ve been able to respond immediately and at other times I’ve needed to find out more information. Please be patient with me if I don’t respond straight away, as the process of getting to the right people with Dear Parishioners the right answer can take time. It’s a real pleasure to continue receiving such The hospital has no doubt been at the forefront of everybody’s mind, but positive comments on the quality of our quarterly there are going to be other issues that will affect us. Some will be local to the magazine, the Trinity Tattler, and I congratulate parish, but others will be the bigger issues that affect all islanders. Some of the issues I’ve been contacted about are listed below. the editorial team on their dedication and (a) Trinity bus timetable and is it convenient for all continued hard work. The success of the Tattler is parishioners in no short measure down to our commitment that (b) Traffic calming in Rue es Picots all the content must have a Trinity connection, (c) Safe walking routes to Trinity School and any suggestions for future articles, or (d) Assisted dying photographs, old and new, are always welcome! (e) Brexit Issues I’m sure those of you who have visited the Parish Hall recently will (f) Fort Regent and what should we be doing with it have seen that work on our Petanque terrain, and associated works in moving forward the Glebe field, is moving forward apace. I hope that this additional (g) Should we reduce GST on food and children’s clothes. facility will encourage greater social engagement and build on our I’ve recently tried something new and would welcome your comments. Following already strong community spirit within the parish. As well as providing the Parish Assembly in October and, with the agreement of the Constable, we a permanent home for the Trinity Petanque Club, which continues to held a meeting to discuss the Vienna Convention and the possibility of Jersey grow in strength and experience within the inter-parish league, we bringing in vehicle roadworthy tests. If there are any other issues that hope it will be well used by the wider community. you wish to discuss at an open meeting at the Parish Another important feature of this project has been delivery of the Hall, please do let me know. The more I know first of our new safer walking routes, linking the new first-time buyer about the Trinity parishioners’ views the development with the Parish Hall and Youth Centre, and that work is more I can determine which way to nearing completion. This path has only been made possible by the vote in the Chamber. generous donation of the land by Collette Bisson, and the funding Thank you all once again kindly provided by the Roy Overland Charitable Trust for this work and may I take the opportunity to and the Petanque project. wish you and all your families a On a less than positive note, despite all previous appeals, we very merry Christmas and a continue to receive reports of dogs off the lead attacking domestic happy New Year. animals and livestock, particularly when they are being walked along our north coast. I again appeal to all dog owners to please keep your Hugh Raymond animals under proper control and clean up after them. Deputy Finally, a reminder that Father Christmas will be visiting the Parish Hall as part of the Round Table Sleigh Run on Sunday, 2nd December at 2.30pm and we will be hosting a children’s Christmas party in the parish hall to greet him. On that festive note, may I take the early opportunity to wish you all the very best for a peaceful Christmas and happy, healthy New Year. Philip Le Sueur Connétable

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TRINITY CHURCH Ebenezer The Gospel Touch Choir is coming back! “God gave you voices and boy…. do you know how to use them!” Just one quote from one of the many testimonials on the London-based award-winning Gospel Touch (GT) Choir – and the good news is the Choir is returning to Jersey to Celebrating Harvest sing for us again at a Concert held at Ebenezer Methodist Church, Trinity on Saturday, 1st December at 4pm. This is the time of year for looking backwards and looking forwards. As this is being written, we have During their visit, the GT Choir will be holding a music workshop with the choirs of St Martin’s and Trinity Schools, enabling the children to draw on the experience of just celebrated Harvest, followed by a community the professionally trained singers. The workshop will involve some practical lunch in the Parish Hall. We recall the growing engagement and the opportunity for pupils to sing with the GT choir, giving them a season with its difficulties and successes, and we lifelong impacting experience. give thanks to the farmers for the food they Sam Adebanjo, the CEO of the GT Choir, is a Nigerian-British produce on which we all depend. singer/song-writer who has been ministering to hearts and lives for the last 15 years. This will be Sam’s third visit to Jersey and he said; “we’re delighted to be returning Then comes the time of Remembrance, especially poignant this year as we to Jersey and it holds a special place in our hearts. We’re looking forward to working mark the centenary of the ending of the First World War. The Parish of and singing with the School Choirs again and sharing in a Concert hosted by our Trinity lost 30 men in that conflict. They are remembered at the Lych Gate, friends at Ebenezer Methodist Church.” which is Trinity’s War Memorial. Part of the respect we pay to our fallen fellow parishioners is manifest in the decision, arrived at in tandem by Parish The GT Choir’s repertoire includes styles from jazz, folk, gospel, soul, pop, and Church, to renovate the Lych Gate and re-lay the cobbles under it so rock and contemporary music, with tunes ranging from Hymns, such as ‘Amazing that surplus rainwater no longer washes over the pathway. We hope that the Grace’ to Beatles numbers including ‘Let it be’ and some good old gospel songs work will be completed in time for Remembrance Day on 11th November, including ‘O Happy Day’. If you’re online, take a look at some of their songs on by which time Geoff, our Rector, will have returned from his sabbatical YouTube and if you’re not online, you’ll have to take our word for it that they are break. brilliant! Find out for yourselves by joining us at 4pm on Saturday, 1st December at It is right to recall with gratitude the lives laid down for us, but it is also Ebenezer for a live performance that will give you an experience to remember. appropriate to look to the future which will be shaped by our children. On a completely different note, our new group ‘Generations’ is up and running Under the inspired leadership of Liz de Gruchy, the children involved in the and the next session will be on 13th December from 2.30pm in the Church at Tots’ group and the Junior Church have been happily busy this summer. Ebenezer. The purpose of the group is to bring older people in our community More than 20 little ones had fun at a teddy bears’ picnic and 17 youngsters together with young children in a safe and relaxed environment allowing them to braved a somewhat overcast day for a beach picnic at Grouville. The develop friendships, learn together, support each other and enjoy one another’s Coffeestop, which takes place in the Lady Chapel between 9.30 - 11.30am on the first Friday of the month, is for all. company. If you would like to join Soon our thoughts will turn us, we’d love to see you! towards Advent. The start of the Left: The Gospel Touch Choir in action Below: Singer/song-writer Sam Adebanjo, new church year will be celebrated who also heads up the GT Choir on 2nd December with a Christingle service at 11am and an Advent Service of Light at 6pm. As always, everyone is welcome.

Above: Fun at the beach picnic Top: Toasting marshmallows and warming up! Right: The renovation of the Lych Gate

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SCHOOL TrinitySchool- Celebrating Harvest Reception have been busy exploring Autumn. We have welcomed lots of new families to Trinity School this term in Reception. The children have settled so well and we have been busy exploring Autumn in class following the children's interests and things they have brought into class. In our classroom we have a finger gym where we have different activities that help strengthen our fine motor skills. We had a big sunflower head on this table this week and the children have been using tweezers to pick out the seeds. We have also been busy bakers and we each made a bread bun which we took home to eat. We then shared the next day all the different toppings that the children had on their bread. We look forward to visiting Trinity Church soon to celebrate Harvest Festival where we will be singing a song that we have been learning in class for our families, friends and the local community. Year 1 enjoyed printing and painting some beautiful harvest collage pictures to share with everyone during the Harvest service whilst singing our song ‘I’m a little Scarecrow’. We talked about the different crops that are grown and about how it is important not to waste food. In our Rights Respecting School lesson, we discussed how all children have the right to healthy food and clean water although not everyone in the world has this and the children thought about why this might be. We looked at the food pyramid and the children drew some yummy balanced meals with all of the food groups. We all signed up and took the pledge to try hard to prevent food waste. Year 2 wrote a whole class Harvest acrostic poem which they performed at our Harvest Festival. H is for Hard work, producing healthy food A is for At Church, to celebrate apples and avocados R is for Rainbow chard, radishes, red onions and raspberries, all part of our harvest V is for Vans, delivering vegetables to the shops E is for Eating delicious foods like eggplant S is for Sunshine, growing delicious spinach and strawberries T is for Tractors, delivering tea to our tables.

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Year 3 also planned and wrote Acrostic Year 5 Harvest Thoughts & Prayers poems about Harvest. Here is an example by In Year 5 we spent time thinking about how lucky we are at Harvest time and took a moment just to reflect on Amélie. our own thoughts and prayers at this special time of arvest is a time of year when farmers gather their crops H year. that they have grown in the summer. ‘ A combine harvester gently harvests wheat from a field. Thank you for the rich fruit, R oots are under, under the ground and they help plants Thank you for the vegetables, absorb water. Thank you for the crops you grow, V ery beautiful flowers are nice to look at. For oats, for barley and wheat. E veryone loves tasty fruits and vegetables to eat. I thank you world for all the wonderful food we eat.’ S un and rain help plants to grow. T all sun flowers grow happily in the sun. By Lola ‘Thank you for our trees that give food and oxygen, Year 4 wrote the following rap which Thank you for our machines that make farmers’ they performed at Trinity Church. lives easier, Cauliflowers fluffy and cabbages green Today let us think about people who don’t have a Carrots are sweet once they are clean home or a warm bed.’ Pile them on my plate, now don’t be mean By James I’m a 5-a-day, get out and play, veg- eating machine! Chocolate bars you can’t sell to me ‘Let us give thanks for everything we have, I spend my money on celery For our food, shelter, friends and family, Guarantee there’s no stopping me For our machines and the wellbeing of our farmers. When the plate I see has some broccoli Maybe one day everyone will be as fortunate as us.’ Du, du, du, du, potato Thank you. Du, du, du, du potato We like potatoes, they are so nice, By Ella I wouldn’t trade them for some rice! Yeah, one potato, two potato, three potato, four We’ll clap in the air and tap on the floor Year 6 have been looking at the history You think you’re tough? You think you’re hard? of Harvest and how we celebrate it as school. You need to grow veggies out in your yard. Harvest at Trinity School Dig them up muddy but fresh and sweet, We celebrate this time of year for the farmers that grow The tasty, no-wastey, treat to eat. crops in their field. Farmers work very hard in their field Just give them a clean underneath the tap, to produce lovely crops. This year at Trinity school we Turn around, touch the ground, our vegetable rap! are celebrating Harvest Festival at our special Trinity Du, du, du, du, potato Church when we bring some cans of food to give to The Du, du, du, du potato Shelter Trust to help those less fortunate than We’re healthy girls and healthy boys, ourselves. The Harvest Festival is to celebrate and be so don’t make a fuss when we make some noise grateful for the food we eat every day and night and how Five a day, yeah, that’s the rule, the farmers grow it. Just imagine no shops to go to or no I aint no fool, I’m cool in this school. I aint no crier, I aint no liar food from abroad. Every class at Trinity does something I’m a veg eating, never cheating, trier, Mr. Squire special for the Harvest Festival. The word harvest comes from an old English word ‘hoerfest’ which means Du, du, du, du, potato Autumn and in the UK the date of Harvest is around Du, du, du, du potato Du, du, du, let me hear you shout The Harvest Moon (nearest to Autumn equinox) so I’m goin’ crazy on a Brussel Sprout. around the 22nd of September. Others celebrate the Blackberries juicy and rhubarb sour first Harvest from the first of August to the first of We’re getting healthier hour by hour September in the ancient festival, ‘Lammas’. Harvest is Double double toil and trouble all about growing and collecting food from the fields so Heat the veg and make them bubble wheat, corn and bread are important harvest symbols as Five a day goodness for me and for you well as English fruits such as apples and berries. We love vegetables and rapping too By Aimee, Isabella and Zoe True! Yeah! ...potato!

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natural environment which will not only be a pleasure to live with but also an inspiration to our children to develop their community spirit and Our Parish pride in their home parish. The school already does much in this regard and the staff there are keen to continue their efforts but there is great scope for getting involved with parent-child schemes where the in Bloom whole family can contribute. Great emphasis is placed on environmental projects which create a greater awareness of how important the natural After the great success of our first environment is for us all. Parish entry, we are already well into During the next few months we hope to meet interested parties especially from Les Maisons planning for 2019. The challenge is to Cabot and Le Grand Clos to discuss with them their views and suggestions as to how best to proceed. maintain the high level we have already That, of course, does not mean that others may not get involved, either as groups, families or individuals. There will be a range of opportunities for involvement for a variety of abilities and set and, if possible, make that contributions. Please do not think that you will be drawn into an open-ended commitment where more all-important improvement to take us is asked of you than you are willing to give. All are welcome to help and all are guaranteed the pleasure into the ‘Gold’ award class. and satisfaction that comes from working with others in This will certainly not be possible without the greater ways that will enhance the involvement of parishioners; whether it is through whole parish atmosphere and large or small schemes of their own devising, such as community spirit for which the exceptionally fine work done by Fred Benest and Trinity has a well-earned Alison Ahier at the Ponterrin Meadow Restoration or reputation. Please contact through participation in group projects such as the Parish Hall or the creating the wildflower garden at Le Grand Clos. Connétable directly for an There are so many great projects waiting to get off the informal chat to see what it is ground and so much we can do to create a public all about.

Bottom: The pavement art Below left: Sophie Le Brun TrinityYouth Project Below: The cake results from the bake off challenge Trinity Youth Project started this term with a new Right: Some young people taking part Assistant Youth Worker, Sophie Le Brun. Sophie is in the bake off happy to join the already fantastic team at Trinity Youth Project and is enjoying getting to know the young people and different community groups within the Parish. Fun Facts about Sophie: She loves Christmas! Favourite Food: Pad Thai selling cakes and donating our entrance money for the week. We also have a Favourite colour: Green quiz night planned, a wheelchair challenge for Disability day and lots of What she would most like to do: Christmas art. All groups want to go ice skating at the end of the year, so it Travel the world promises to be a busy term and there’s lots to forward to in 2019, such as our Favourite Book: Harry Potter annual Open Day, our ‘stay awake’ fundraiser and our Crabbe and St Aubin’s Fort residentials. This term we have had lots of fun and If you are interested in joining us at Trinity Youth Project, the learnt new skills. We have had both times and dates are: recycled art and pavement art Tuesdays: 7.30 - 9.30pm for school years 9 – 18 years competitions, a bake off, cupcake Thursdays: 7.00 – 9.00pm for school years 5 and 6 making and decorating for national Fridays: 7.00 – 9.00pm for school years 7 and 8. cupcake week and of course our Everyone is welcome, just turn up and we hope to see you there! fabulous Halloween party! We are always looking for volunteers and if anyone is interested in helping For the rest of the term, we’re looking out as staff or on the Youth Club Committee, we’d love to hear from you. forward to raising money for Children in Please get in touch by calling Sophie on 280536 or 07797 926072, leave a Need and will be coming to Club message and we’ll get back to you, or drop in for a chat on any of our dressed in our onesies or pyjamas, evenings.

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PARISH LIFE THE TRINITY Bowls Club As the outdoor bowling season comes to an end, the use of the indoor bowling facilities at the Trinity Youth and Community Centre by members of the Trinity Bowls Club begins to increase. To mark this point in the year the Committee organized an Open Day when members and their guests could get together, enjoy some refreshments and take part in some friendly competition.

On October 6th the Club held its annual Coffee Morning at the Parish Hall with a variety of stalls and a plentiful supply of tea, coffee, cakes and biscuits. October is the month in which, in addition to more and more members getting together to enjoy a friendly game, the Club’s competitions get under way. The first competition is for the Joyce Stebbings Challenge Trophy which all members are welcome to take part in. The format for this depends on how many members take part. The final took place at the end of October. The Joyce Stebbings trophy is quickly followed by the Denis & The Club welcomes new members. If you would like to Top left: Doreen and Tony try to Roselle Pallot Trophy and the Le Brun Family Trophy which are the join or want to find out more please contact the Secretary, guess the weight of the pumpkin singles competitions for ladies and gents respectively. The finals of Norman Cabot (tel. 861413 email: [email protected] ). from Grace Richmond Top : these competitions are scheduled for Saturday 17th November. Each potential member can have two free games before A group of ladies enjoying their tea and prizes! The Val Cabot Trophy is a pairs competition and the final is due to deciding to join. The joining fee is £5.00 and the annual Left: Choosing veg from the veg take place on Saturday 24th November. membership is £22.00. and fruit stall The Club’s Christmas Lunch will be held on Sunday 2nd The committee is happy to allow members and friends who Above middle: Geoff Borman in December from 12.15 pm at Greenhills Restaurant & Country Hotel may not wish to play but still want to be part of the Club to charge of the Treasure Hunt and the Christmas Draw Night will be on Saturday 8th December from become Social Members with an annual subscription of Above: Checking the last end of a close game 6.30 pm at Trinity Parish Hall. £5.00. Then & Now As our Trinity Honorary Police work tirelessly during the busy summer months at Rozel bay, primarily to ensure that our emergency services have easy access to the slipway and safe parking is maintained on the pier and hill, I am sure they would shudder at the cars in our first picture of Rozel bay in the 1960’s. The easy answer then was surely to park on the beach, although you did run the risk of getting stuck in the sand! The other notable difference is the deck chairs and now, sadly, the once vibrant deck-chair concessions of the 60’s are no longer. Yvonne Norman, whose father and mother John and Jean Meyrick, ran the concession from May to October, as well as the ‘Nibblers’ Nook’ Café, recalls having to collect the deckchairs at the end of the afternoon as a child and her father washing them all down in their garden at Mill View at the end of the season to get rid of the salt and sea water. These pictures maybe quite different, but Rozel bay still remains a firm favourite for Parishioners and visitors alike!

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TRINITYTemps Passé In the early 1950’s, Trinity Church (or perhaps more correctly Holy Trinity) undertook a large restoration project, which included moving the organ from the Lady Chapel to the balcony upstairs and re-locating the Choir. A number of fundraising events were held and we’re very grateful to Eileen Simmons for sharing two photos that capture the essence of fundraising back in the day, Trinity style! Both photos show that Rev Lawrence Hibbs, who was the Rector between 1946 and 1955, was very much involved. He was instrumental in getting Gillie Potter, an English comedian and broadcaster described as “outrageously the most handsome comedian of all time” over to Jersey for the Holy Trinity Bazaar in 1952 to raise money for the restoration. The goose and rabbit seen in the picture were auctioned and John Gallichan (Eileen’s father) got the goose, which ended up on their table for Christmas dinner! In our second photo, which was taken at the Weighbridge on 4th June 1953, the Rector looks very much in charge at an auction of Jersey Royals. Farmers in Trinity were encouraged to donate a barrel – or barrels - of potatoes that were then sold by auction. It Top: From left to right: John Le S Gallichan Snr, Philip Starck, Colonel would be interesting to know if the price varied according to whose spuds they were and Christopher Riley, Gillie Potter, Ruth Hibbs and Rev Lawrence Hibbs how much was raised for the restoration! Above: From left to right: John Gallichan Snr, Mr Mauger, Rev Lawrence Hibbs If you have anything to add to these photos, or any other Trinity gems from yesteryear, negotiating a price with Merchant Philippe Denize, and Messrs Holley, de the Tattler would love to hear from you. Gruchy and Becquet

At present 98% of the island’s goods come in by ship and three quarters of a Right: Aaron Gavey, million passengers use the port annually. In 2015 the Ports were incorporated into Coastguard & acting a limited company owned by The States, with International obligations. Aaron told Harbourmaster us Jersey has the largest tidal range in the world and illustrated how the weather Bottom: affects St Helier Harbour. Jersey has 7,000 visiting yachts, 6,000 registered Trinity WI Walking locally with 1,020 Marina berths. 1,800 vessels worldwide are registered in Jersey Group Below: and fly the Red Ensign. There are some 129 life-rings around the Island and 7,000 Bingo evening Trinity traffic reports each year from vessels transiting Jersey waters. His talk and slide show were extremely interesting and several members asked questions. September saw members Recently a former member of Trinity WI, who now lives in New Zealand, of the Trinity WI resume returned to the island for a six month holiday. She immediately fell straight back activities after the into WI as though she had never been away. She took part in everything, the summer break. The Breakfast Club and TWIST outings and the walking group. She said farewell on Friday 21st September and left Jersey to return to New Plymouth, New Zealand. speaker, Aaron Gavey, We will miss her. Coastguard, Acting The recent TWIST outing was to St Brelade’s Bay Hotel where members Harbour Master and VTS enjoyed an excellent lunch and each other’s company. Manager presented a slide Trinity WI held a Fund Raising Bingo Evening at their October meeting with show on the history of the members from other Institutes joining in the fun. The meeting started early to Ports of Jersey starting enable the business to be dealt with before two exciting games were played. This was followed by a delicious cooked supper and a gorgeous raffle before everyone from the time they were joined in another three games to end a very successful evening. built to the present day. He described the traffic density and the busy shipping routes. Outlining the history, we learnt how in the 1600s St Aubin’s was the main port then in the 1700s there was first evidence of the St Helier South pier for sheltering visiting ships.

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Above: Afternoon tea at Maison Cabots Right: Centenier Sue Jones and Peter Williams, Procureur du Bien Public, are re-elected and sworn into office in the Royal Court

Above: The new path Right: The Harvest linking Le Grand Clos, Community Lunch was Youth Centre and the Parish well attended Hall taking shape

Below: Jenna, Josie and Jamie Le Maistre with their father, John, at the Steam Fayre

Above: Trinity School’s Year 6 on their visit to the States Chamber

Right: Richard Le Sueur’s record breaking at the RJ&HS Autumn Fair – it weighed in at 979lbs!

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Left: A young Meet Le Trinn'tais: Derek at Les Derek de Gruchy Praires One of the joys of interviewing parishioners for quite an exciting time with opportunities to this column is that totally unexpected facts about diversify and expand into new crops, whilst a person can emerge out of the blue. Who knew, still producing over 100 tonnes of Jersey for example, that retired farmer and market Royals and milking 10 cows. Produce was gardener, Derek de Gruchy, had a Private Pilot’s sold to retailers in the Jersey market and to a number of merchants in the UK, and Licence, shot at Bisley twice, makes video films Derek remembers lorries queuing the and owns a vintage car? It’s perhaps less whole length of Albert Pier, all waiting to surprising that he was involved in an ship their produce. award-winning Jersey stand at Chelsea Flower Derek met Roselle Cabot at the Young Farmer’s Club and they were married at Wesley Grove in 1959. Their daughter, Nicola, was born in 1971. Show and led the Trinity Battle of Flowers for a Derek and Roselle got involved in the Trinity Battle of Flowers in the 1960’s and couple of years. The Tattler met up with him at went on to lead two floats onto the arena. Their first float was ‘Peaceful Days’, followed by his home in Rue des Ifs to find out a more…. ‘Circus Time’. In those days, the flowers were grown and the harestails were picked on the Five Mile road and dyed by Roselle, which was rather a laborious job! Derek spent his early years in St Lawrence at Belle au Vent. He moved An interest in aircraft had emanated from Derek’s collection of pre-war cigarette to Trinity at the age of 4, firstly to Emerald House with his parents, cards that were included with ‘Park Drive’ cigarettes. There were 6 sets of 50 to collect farming land at Villes es Norman, and then to Les Praires in Rue des and the set of aeroplanes was the one that Derek most treasured. Through the Aero Club, Haies in 1940, a 30 vergee farm that belonged to Madame Gruchy. Derek got his Private Pilot’s Licence in 1969 and he shared a plane with Brian Dingle, They had 8 cows and grew what they were told to grow… by the Bob Powell and Dr Jack O’Sullivan. The thrill of flying, handling a plane and bringing it occupying forces. During those occupation years, Derek remembers down safely, even at a basic level, was enjoyed by Derek until his last flight as a pilot in emulating the Germans on their exercise duty with a piece of wood command in 1973. and bamboo on top for his gun. Derek’s dexterity and practical skills With a bit more time on his hands, Derek joined the Trinity Honorary Police as a were put to great use during the occupation, which was after all, the Constable’s Officer in 1977. Some 2½ years later, when they couldn’t find a Centenier, age of improvisation! He made a couple crystal sets, copied from one he stepped up to the plate, taking over from Charlie Gallichan. At that time, Jack owned by his father, and a glue solution out of old soles for sticking Richardson was Connetable and Len Picot and Roy Cabot were Centeniers. Derek served broken shoes back together. He even tried to hitch up a telephone for six years and particularly enjoyed the Court work. Soon after, he served another 6 system between his tree house and his friend Cyril Ahier at La Croix, years’ honorary service as a Rates Assessor. Derek is a man of principles and when he but alas, the 2 tins and string didn’t quite reach the required thought it was wrong to charge both foncier and occupier rates when the property is standards! unoccupied, he chose to retire. From the age of 6 Derek attended Miss Coutanche’s school at Derek and Roselle moved from La Croix to Clos Briard in 2002 and although he Clarence House (where the Sion Co-op is now) and remembers the retired from commercial market gardening in 2004, Below: On holiday in France round ruler that was often used to wrap knuckles! After the Derek has always kept a vegetable Occupation he moved to Victoria College, first at the Prep and then at patch and maintained a keen interest the senior school, during Mr Postill’s first year as Headmaster. The in growing. So much so that Graeme Germans had commandeered College House as their civil Le Marquand from the Jersey administration headquarters and Derek remembers some of their Farmer’s Union asked Derek to help items still being in situ; a stark reminder of those occupation years. him create a Jersey stand for the His passion for rifle shooting began in the Combined Cadet Forces RHS Malvern Show in 2006. Their (CCF) at Victoria College and led him to Bisley as a young Cadet, Gold and Silver Guilt medal meant shooting a .22 rifle and then full bore. This paved the way for they qualified for the RHS Chelsea membership of the Jersey Rifle Association where, in 1953, he won Flower Show and three years later the Grand Aggregate at Crabbe (the grand total of all competitions the 28ft Jersey stand at Chelsea was held over 3 days’ shooting). awarded a gold medal, really putting Derek left school at the age of 16 to join the farm, but also had a Jersey on the horticultural map! desire to be a specialist in diesel or an auto-electrician. Having In his spare time, Derek decided it was important to study something ‘useful’, he went to makes video films, belongs to the evening classes; carpentry at La Motte Street and motor engineering Jersey Old Motor Club (although at Cleveland Garage in David Place. He even enrolled on a he doesn’t take his Riley 1949 on book-keeping course at Brighton Road. the rallies any longer), still enjoys Following a short stint in St Lawrence after the Occupation, his garden and continues to take Derek’s family returned to Trinity and moved into La Croix in the an interest in parish affairs. Christmas of 1952. As a mixed farm, they grew a variety of vegetables and bulbs. In 1959, Derek took over the farm from his father. It was

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1. How long have you lived in the Parish? 75 years. 2. What’s the best thing about living in Trinity? The friendliness of the people. 3. What’s been the best day of your life so far? The day I married Roselle. 4. What is your favourite Parish memory? Our involvement in the Battle of Flowers. Above: Derek and Roselle on their wedding day 5. What’s the biggest change you’ve seen in Below: Trinity’s float ‘Circus Time’ in the 1960’s

‘ the Island over the years? The diminishing number of farms. Not so long ago there was well over 1,000 and now the number is less than 100. 6. Who stands out as a memorable Parish

personality (past or present) and why? Jack Richardson, a former Connetable in Trinity. He had a great way of dealing with people and had a happy, positive disposition. 7. Where’s your favourite spot in the Parish? Bouley Bay. 8. Which Islander (past or present) would ‘ you like to chat to over dinner? The late Don Pallot, because we shared the same interests. 9. If you could change one thing on the Island, what would that be? I wouldn’t charge Occupier Rates for properties that are not occupied! Above: The Jersey 10. Can you describe our Parish stand at Chelsea in three words? Flower Show in 2009 Beautiful and friendly. Right: In the yard at La Croix

Bottom right: Derek ploughing approximately 5 years ago at an ‘Old Tractor Ploughing Get-together’ Right: Derek’s Riley 1949

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Remembering t t the Fallen of the Great War J t

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– w a100 yearson w p There was a delay of some two years before the plans were finally brought to the h On 16th April, 1946, a Trinity Assembly again for approval on 16th August 1948. By this time the estimated cost Parish Assembly approved the had risen to £1000, which prompted Cyril Ozouf to suggest that the money might be b better spent on building homes for retired ex-servicemen. There was no seconder for

report of a special sub-committee this motion, but his next in which he proposed that the Lych Gate should not be

which had been set up to consider funded through the rates, was adopted unanimously. The work was finally completed and the memorial dedicated on 31st May 1951. the creation of a commemorative There are 30 names listed on the memorial stone and no record of the criteria employed to determine which names should be included. Most, but not all, were Lych Gate at the Parish Church. born and registered in Trinity. At least three probably never saw active service at all T and three died more than a year after the Armistice was signed. It was agreed that the design t should follow that of the existing

Lych Gate at St Saviour’s Parish m Church and the cost was g estimated to be £500-£550. The r architects Grayson and Le Sueur,

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FEATURE The following is original research for the Trinity Tattler into the fallen of the Great War. Josué Renouf Bisson, an Ecrivain, and Wilfred John Le Breton were members of the Royal Jersey Militia; both died in the Island and are buried in Trinity Churchyard. Another who probably did not see active service was John Tourgis du Val who had emigrated to Canada and joined the RAF whilst there. He died in an air crash whilst undergoing training. Charles Garnet Blampied and Thomas John Blampied were brothers who died within three months of each other. Thomas had emigrated to Canada and served with the Canadian forces. There was a third brother also who had served, but was a prisoner of war in 1916. John Blampied, who is also on the memorial, seems to Thomas John Blampied (brother of Charles Garnet) have been a relative because the Almorah Crecent address is Was a Private in the Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment) 26th Battalion; Service common to them both, although at different times. John had a Number 69085. brother, Charles William, who was born within days of Born on 30th November 1894. Charles Garnet and who served with the Royal Irish Rifles. He Died on 18th June 1916 with no known grave; he is commemorated on the Ypres died in a drowning accident in Ireland where the Jersey Memorial 26-28. Took part in the Battle of Mont Sorrel in June 1916. contingent had gone to train before deployment to the front. Father: Charles. Considering that others who had not served in France were Mother: Mary Jane (née Gallichan). on the memorial, it seems a little unfair that Charles William The Census records show that he was living at Le Mont Billot, Trinity in 1901, but is not is not there also. listed on the 1911 record, so may have already emigrated to Canada. Apart from John Du Val, three others on the memorial served with Canadian John Blampied forces and three others, who were probably French nationals living and working in Was a Private in the Middlesex Regiment, 23rd Battalion (Known as the ‘2nd Football Trinity prior to joining up, served in the French Infantry. Battalion’ on account of the number of professional footballers it contained). For two names, J. E. M Herve and W.F.H. Herve, it has not been possible to Born in 1899. trace any information whatsoever. They are not listed on any island birth register or Died on 9th October 1916 and buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais. Census return. It is possible that they were also French nationals. Three other men Father: Charles. died after the end of the war and it is not known why their names appear on the Mother: Madge. memorial, although they almost certainly saw active service. The Census records show that he was living in St Helier in 1901and 1911. His parents The list of all 30 names on the memorial follows, together with some details were living at 8 Almorah Crescent at the time of his death. gathered from the Jersey Census records, Jersey Registry, Jersey Archive, JEP He is also commemorated on Aquila Road Methodist Church Memorial. archive and the online CI Great War Study Group. All men had their births registered in Trinity, unless otherwise stated. John James Bull Anyone who has any information about any of the people listed, or perhaps has Was a Company Sergeant Major in the Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion. family connections, please let the Tattler team know and we can share that with our Born in 1881. parishioners in the next issue. Died on 15th September 1916 and buried in Guards' Cemetery Leseoufs. Father: Charles (of Cosby, Leicestershire). Josué Renouf Bisson (Ecrivain) Mother: Mary Jane (née Pougher). Was a sergeant in the Royal Militia of the Island of Jersey, 3rd (or Town) Battalion. Wife: Lydia Jane (née Lempriere) who was living at 51 Great Union Road at the time of Died at Rozel on 19th August 1917 and buried in Trinity Churchyard. her husband’s death. Born on 11th November 1886 at Ville à l’Évècque. The only Census on which his name is recorded is 1901, when he was living at La Moye, Father: Josué Machon Bisson. St Brelade. Mother: Charlotte Rachel (née Le Boutillier Renouf). He died on the same day as William de la Haye (but not necessarily in the same action). The 1901 and 1911 Census records show that he was living at Aurora Cottage which was apparently near the Rectory. Frederick Max Burger Was a Lieutenant in the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) 3rd Battalion. Charles Garnet Blampied Born in 1890. Was a Rifleman in the Royal Irish Rifles 7th Battalion. Died on 14th October 1918 and is buried in Chapel Corner Cemetery, Sauchy-Lestree. Born on 28th March 1886. Father: George William Charles (late proprietor of the Bouley Bay Hotel). Died on 6th of September 1916 with no known grave; he is commemorated on the Mother: Margaret (née Tobin). Thiepval Memorial panels 15A 15B. The Census Records show that he was living at 12 Lempriere Street, St Helier in 1891, A company of the Royal Jersey Militia was absorbed by the Royal Irish Rifles in but by 1911 he had already emigrated to Canada. 1915 and took part in the Battle of the Somme (1st July – 18th November 1916). His mother was living in Lempriere Street at the time of her son’s death. Father: Charles (of Ocean View Terrace, (Almorah?) St Helier). He is also commemorated on the family memorial in Almorah Cemetery and on the Mother: Mary Jane (née Gallichan). memorial in the Masonic Temple. The Census records show that he was living at Vert Pignon, Trinity in 1891 and 1901 and at La Guerdainerie, Trinity in 1911.

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Edwin John De La Haye Alfred Charles Guegan (listed as Gehan in the Census) Was a Private in the Royal Army Service Corps, 19th Reserve Company. Was a Private in the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, 7th Battalion. Service Born in Grouville on 25th August 1888. number 28638. Died on 18th December 1919 and buried in Morden Cemetery, London. Born on 16th September 1899. Father: John. Died on 23rd August 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Mother: Margaret (or Marguerite). Vis-en-Artois Cemetery, Pas de Calais Panel 8. Wife: Bertha E. who was living at 15 Birley Street, London at the time of her husband’s Father: Jean Francois. death. Mother: Marie Francoise (née Darcel). The Census Records show that he was living at La Roulinerie, Ville a l’Evecque in 1891 The Census Records show that he lived at Underwood, Trinity in 1911. and at Maison de Haut (near Alfriston House) in 1901. His parents were French nationals living at La Biarderie, Trinity at the time of He died after the war in London, so maybe died from injuries suffered during the war. his death. His name also appears on St Matthew’s Roman Catholic Church Memorial. Wilfred De La Haye (used the name Delaney) Was a Private in the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regiment). Jean Pierre Guegan (Census shows Gehan?) Born on 6th October 1885. Was a Private in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Battalion. Service Died on 15th September 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the number 29493. Vimy Memorial. Born in 1894. Father: Alfred. Died on 13th April 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Mother: No information available. Ploegsteert Cemetery Memorial panel 6. The Census Records show that in 1891, at age 6 he was listed as a ‘boarder’ living at Father: James F. (Jacques). Hamilton Cottage, so his mother may have died and he may have already emigrated to Mother: Victoire. Canada by 1901. Parents were French nationals. His Regiment was in the first wave of attacks against Mouquet Farm on 15th September The Census Records show that he was living at Green View Farm in St Martin in as part of the Battle of the Somme. 1911, but his parents were living at Melville Cottage, Trinity at the time of his He died on the same day as John James Bull (but not necessarily in the same action). death. He is also on St Martin's Parish Memorial, St Matthew’s Roman Catholic Church Elias George Dorey Memorial and on Our Lady of the Annunciation and the Martyrs of Japan, St Was a Gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery, 290th Siege Battery. Martin Memorial. Born on 5th January 1894. Died on 31st October 1917 and is buried in Ruisseau Farm Cemetery, Ypres. Leon Hamon (French national) Father: John (Centenier). Was a Soldat 2nd Class in the French Infantry 74th Territorial Regiment. Mother: Elise (née Amy). Born on 4th November 1876 in Normandy. The Census Records show that he was living at Le Douet, St. John in 1901 and 1911. Died on 26th October 1914. He has no known grave. His parents were living at Brook Farm, St John at the time of their son’s death. Father and Mother: No information available. His name is also on the St John Parish Memorial and Sion Methodist Church Memorial. Wife: Louisa. The Census Records show that he lived at Le Pont, St Martin in 1901 and at Les John Philip Du Feu Grands Bouillons, Trinity in 1911. Was a Private in the London Regiment, 15th Battalion. His name appears on the French Consulate Board in St Thomas Church. Born in 1892/3. Died on 3rd August 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres J. E. M. Herve Memorial 54. Nothing known Father: James (John). . . . Mother: Ann. W F H Herve He left a widow who lived in London. Nothing known The Census Records show that he lived at La Gabourellerie, St Ouen in 1901 John Francis Kerfant and 1911. Was a Lance Corporal in the Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion. His parents lived at Rue es Pelles, Trinity at the time of his death. Born on 11th June 1891 in Trinity. Died on 12th October 1918 and buried in Manamcourt Cemetary, Somme. John Tourgis Du Val Father: Jean Louis. Cadet, Royal Air Force, 44th Wing; Service number 153256. Mother: Marie Francoise Josephine (née Le Tacon). Born in 1893 apparently in St Martin, but registered in Trinity. Parents living at 1 Patriotic Street, St Helier at the time of their son’s death. Died on 13th April 1918 and is buried in Alliston Union Cemetery, Ontario, Canada. The Census Records show that he was living at Le Neveu Cottages, St Helier in The Census records show that he was living in St John in 1901, but he had emigrated to 1901 and at St Brelade in 1911. Canada in 1908. His name is also on St Thomas' Roman Catholic Church Father: John L. Memorial. Mother: Ada Parents were living at La Bagatelle, Trinity at the time of their son’s death. Arthur Raymond Laisney Was a Bombadier in the Royal Garrison Artillery, 475 Siege James Hudson Goldsmith Battery. Was a Regimental Sergeant Major in the Royal Garrison Artillery Staff - Heavy Artillery Born on 5th October 1892. Brigade. Service number 97314. Died on 2nd December 1917 (of pneumonia in Portsmouth Born in 1879 in Alderney. Hospital) and buried in Hastings Cemetery. Died on 28th July 1916 and buried in Baghdad War Cemetery, Iraq. Father: Peter Francis. Father: James H. Mother: Elizabeth (née Du Feu). Mother: Mary J. Wife: Margaret May (née Carpenter) of 9 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings. Wife: Lilian (of Fairview, Trinity) The Census Records show that he lived at L’Abri, Trinity in 1901 and 1911 and The Census Records show that he lived in St Lawrence, but his wife, Lilian, was living at his parents were still living there at the time of his death. Fairview, Trinity at the time of his death. He was taken prisoner at Kut el Amara and died whilst in Turkish captivity.

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Raymond Le Breton Clarence Durell Nicolle Was a Private in the Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion. Was a Lance Corporal in the Royal Marines, 1st Battalion. Born on 5th August 1894. Born on 28th August 1891. Died on 16th April 1918. He is buried in St Sever Cemetary, Rouen (died from Died on 9th October 1918 and is buried in Delsaux Farm Cemetery, Beugny. inhalation of poison gas). Father: Elias. Father: Philip Thomas. Mother: Jane (née Le Cornu). Mother: Dinah Amy (née Bisson). Wife: Lilian Emily (née Elliott) The Census Records show that he was living La Garenne, Trinity in 1901 and in St The Census Records show that he was living at 51 Garden Lane, St Helier in Helier in 1911. 1901 and 1911. His parents were living at 2 Dorset Street at the time of his death. His name also appears on the Halkett Place Primary School Memorial, the St Mark's Church Memorial, the Old Boys of St Mark’s Company Boys Brigade Wilfred John Le Breton Memorial and the Memorial in The Masonic Temple to Freemasons. Was a Private in the Royal Militia of the Island of Jersey, 3rd (or Town) Battalion. His parents were living in Ann Street and his wife was living at 15 Devonshire Born on 25th August 1888. Lane at the time of Clarence’s death. Died on 23rd November 1916 after a short illness and was buried in Trinity Churchyard. John Alfred Olivry Father: Thomas Philip Le Breton. Was a Bombadier in the Royal Garrison Artillery, 23rd Battery 108th Brigade. Mother: Mary Ann (née Machon). Born on 10th May 1894. Wife: Louisa Florence (née Allo) who was living in Pier Road at the time of his Died on 28th October 1918 and is buried in Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre. death. Father: Jean. The Census records show that he was living at L’Epine, Trinity in 1891 and 1901, Mother: Amy (née Audrain). but had moved to St. Helier by 1911. The Census Records show that he lived at Clearview, Trinity in 1911, but his parents were living at Les Hougettes, St John at the time of their son’s death. Philip Renouf Le Cornu His name is also on St John’s Parish Memorial and Sion Methodist Church Was an Armourer in the Royal Navy, serving on HMS Malaya, Service number Sunday School Memorial. M16018. Born on 6th April 1879 Philip Henry Pallot Died on 31st May 1916 from injuries sustained at the Battle of Jutland. He is Was a Private in the Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry, 1st Battalion. buried in Lyness Royal Navy Cemetery, Orkney B44. Birth date unknown. Father: Philip Picot. Died on 7th December 1919 and is buried in Suzanne Cemetery, Albert. Mother: Susan Marguerite. Father: Philip. Wife: Mary (née Langlois). Mother: Elizabeth Emma. The Census records show that he was living at 25, Windsor Road, St Helier in 1891 The Census Records show that he lived at 15 Journeaux Street, St Helier in but had probably already joined the Navy before 1901. 1891, but he does not appear on the record thereafter. He may have moved to He was one of 26 Jerseymen who died at the Battle of Jutland. England. At the time of his death his parents were living in Penryn, Cornwall. His parents were living at Vincent Hall, Trinity at the time of his death. His name also appears on the Old Boys of St Marks Company Boys Brigade Jean Marie Joseph Reux (French national) Memorial. Was a Soldat 2nd Class in the French Infantry, 74th Territorial Regiment. Born in 1877. Walter Charles Le Mercier Died on 2nd June 1916 and is buried in Roeslare Cemetery, Belgium. Was a Corporal in the Royal Engineers, 12th Field Company. Father and Mother: No information available. Born on 2nd February 1877. The Census Records show that he lived at Les Hougues Cottage, Trinity in Died on 21st of March 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the 1911 and his wife was still there at the time of his death. Arras Memorial. Father: Peter. Pierre Marie Ange Rondel (French national) Mother: Elizabeth (née Le Breton). Was a Soldat 2nd Class in the French Infantry, 2nd Colonial Regiment. Wife: Emily Kate (of Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire). Born on 23rd March 1883. The Census Records show that he was living at La Rondiolle (near Les Cateaux?) in Died on 30th January 1915 at the Battle of Bois de la Grurie. He has no 1881 and at Tas de Geon in 1901. known grave. The Census Records Show that he lived in St. Martin in 1911. Hedley Augustus Morcel Peter James Therin Was an Ordinary Seaman in the Royal Navy, HM Drifter Catspaw. Was a Gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery, 387th Siege Battery. Born on 9th December 1900. Born on 17th June 1898. Died on 31st December 1919 and is buried in the Kyiberg Cemetery, Sweden. Died on 5th November 1917 at Basmali of fever and is buried in the Basra Father: Augustus. War Cemetery & Memorial, Nasiriyah, Iraq. Mother: Emelie (née Dalton). Father: Pierre Marie Francois. Parents living at Les Fougeres, St John at the time of their son’s death Mother: Mary Jane (Malorey). The Census Records show that he was living at Les Croix, Trinity in 1901. The Census Records show that his parents were living at Sunny Cottage, The ship went down with all 14 crew in a storm off Copenhagen. Augres at the time of their son’s death. His death occurred more than a year after the end of the war. His name is also on St Peter (St Matthew) Roman Catholic Church Memorial and on St Thomas' Roman Catholic Church Memorial.

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FEATURE In the previous issue we saw Arthur progress from Jersey via Cambridge to the Consular Service. On the way he found the woman he loved and, because of the outbreak of war in Europe, married her in Tokyo, his first posting. We last saw him and other diplomats being swapped for Japanese diplomats in Mozambique… An uncommon man The farmer’s boy from Trinity who was knighted

He could not understand why, when he got to the airbase, he was treated with such deference and why Canadian servicemen kept referring to him as “My Lord”. The mystery deepened when it came to boarding the aircraft. As noted it was Part Two a bomber and therefore had no seats: passengers twice were accommodated on very basic mattresses. Except Arthur: despite there being more senior men than him among the passengers he was Once back in London ushered to the front where a mattress, his mattress, was equipped with blankets, pillows and an Arthur was sent to eiderdown. The mystery was explained when, after a delay, the final passenger arrived. A tall and gangly Washington in 1942 and, fellow with only a briefcase was pointed to the final mattress and asked his name. “Lord Delaware,” he replied. Delaware, a member of Churchill’s entourage! It occurred to Arthur that it as is the way of these had been fortunate for him that, to the Canadian ear at least, “De La Mare” and “Delaware” (actually “De La Warr”) sounded so similar. things, ordered back to Later, back in London Arthur was appointed Assistant Secretary of State of Far Eastern and London the following South Asian Affairs. His political boss was the Foreign Secretary, George Brown, a volatile and at times irascible man for whom Private Eye coined the enduring euphemism “tired and emotional”, year for further posting. meaning “drunk”. Brown took a dislike to Arthur and swore at him every time they met. Finally Arthur’s He took Betty and his patience wore out and he said to Brown: “Look here, Secretary of State, you have a pretty good vocabulary but I’ll give you some expressions which might please you more.” And so Arthur daughter to California taught him how to curse in jerriais. Brown was taken with this idea and let Arthur drill him until and made his way to he was word-perfect. And so it was that whenever Brown was in an aggressive mood, which was often, the precincts of the Foreign Office would reverberate to the sound of untranslatable Gander, from where he Jersey-French oaths. As can often be the case in large international organisations, Arthur hankered after a break was due to fly via Royal from the politics of “head office” and a return to the relative independence and challenges of another overseas posting. In 1963, at the age of 48, he was appointed Ambassador to Afghanistan. Canadian Air Force Not only was he young by Foreign Office standards for his first ambassadorial post, he was bomber to Prestwick. astonishingly young in the eyes of his Afghan hosts, who had got used to the idea that the appointment was a “pensioning off” post for British diplomats at the end of their careers.

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meant sending me to Singapore or to Timbuctoo, or to Hell for that matter, though Hell would have been his first choice. But neither Timbuctoo nor Hell was up for grabs just then so Singapore it was.” After Arthur arrived in Singapore Lee Kuan Yew Above right: invited him round for an informal chat before he presented his With Betty De La Mare and credentials, and Arthur decided to take the bull by the horns. He told daughters Marguerite, Kathy Lee that it needed to be understood from the outset that under no and Billie at the Embassy circumstances would he play golf with him. Lee was absolutely residence in Kabul Above: After conferring the delighted. Every ambassador and High Commissioner seemed to have Companion of Honour on Lee been given the story about golfing with him, so they all clamoured to Kuan Yew at British High have a game. Yet they were such hopeless players that Lee felt it was a Commission - 18 Jul 1970 waste of his time. Now he knew Arthur was not a golfer he could (National Archives of happily turn them down, saying simply that as he didn’t play golf with Singapore) Far left: Portrait by Walter Bird the British High Commissioner he could hardly golf with them. - commissioned 1963 (National Their relationship was on a firm footing after that, not least when Portrait Gallery) it fell to Arthur to present Lee with the insignia of Companion of Left: Honour, bestowe d by the Queen. In 1993 (memoir: “Perverse and At the end of his time in Singapore Arthur had completed 32 Foolish”) years’ service and was rewarded by being created a Knight Commander However they accepted him and were rewarded with an of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG). What he could unusually active ambassador. While his diplomatic not have known however was that this was only his first knighthood. counterparts preferred to stay in Kabul and play bridge, Arthur His final posting was as ambassador to Thailand and it fell to was off in the embassy Land Rover with only his driver, Arthur to organise the state visit of HM The Queen to Thailand, and visiting British aid projects and generally getting to know the to accompany her throughout. It often seems to be the case that on country. occasions like this, especially in more out of the way places, if One of the highlights of Kabul’s diplomatic year was, something can go wrong, it will. And it did. But the Queen not only curiously enough, the tea party celebrating the Queen’s took it all in good part – whether it was the cistern without any water birthday. Held on the lawn in front of the ambassador’s in it in the toilet she felt obliged to visit, the soaking downpour that residence the tea, sandwiches and cakes were served to an they all suffered on a tour of a model rural village or the vintage appreciative group of guests. A second set of guests, consisting limousine provided by the King that broke down on the way back to both of diplomats and Afghan officials, appreciated even more Bangkok – but indeed thought it so funny she laughed about it all the the second tent that was situated subtly at the bottom of the way back. garden. There too were cups and saucers on display - as well as As noted earlier, an ambassador may accept a foreign decoration bottles of whisky from which the guests could fill and re-fill only on the occasion of a State Visit. So it was that the King of them. Thailand bestowed on Arthur the Most Exalted Order of the White When it was time for Arthur to leave Afghanistan, the Elephant, First Class. Maybe more significant to Arthur was that in King expressed the wish to confer a title on him that would recognition of his overall service and for organising the visit, the have been the approximate equivalent of a knighthood. Queen created him a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian However British protocol was clear that he could not accept it. Order before she left the country, even presenting him with the stool The only occasion on which an ambassador may accept a he knelt on. This was his second knighthood, a double pleasure as he foreign honour is when the British Monarch is on a formal received it on his birthday. state visit. It fell to Arthur to have to explain this to his Afghan A year later he retired, having reached the age of sixty. He and hosts and just hope they would not take it as a snub. Betty went to live in Walton on Thames and in 1988 they bought a His next appointment, as High Commissioner to house in Trinity and returned to the island he loved. Betty died in Singapore, was not obvious. For one thing, Arthur not only 1992 and Arthur in 1994. They are buried together in the churchyard did not play golf, he enjoyed going about telling people that he at Trinity. The inscription after Arthur’s name is “un buon jerriais”. didn’t. Yet it was a well-known fact in the Commonwealth That is something we can all agree on. Relations Office that the way to get on good terms with Lee [I am indebted to Mrs Ursula Taylor, Mr Barry De La Mare and Kuan Yew was to play golf with him. However a greater power Mr Michael Vautier for their help with this article. I have also drawn intervened. George Brown wanted him out of his way. As on Sir Arthur’s memoir “Perverse and Foolish” (La Haule Books. Arthur puts it in his memoir: “He didn’t care whether that 1994).]

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FEATURE Trinity Tractor Man Rob Allo Having left school at the age of 15 to help out on the family farm Rob Allo was soon taking full responsibility for all tractor and machinery maintenance for his father Bernard. It quickly became apparent that despite not having received any formal training, Rob was not only very able, but also had a real passion for repairing and restoring farm machinery back to full working order.

Above left: Jersey Classic Vehicle club tractor & plough day in 2007. Rob Allo starts up his 1939 International W-14 the oldest tractor on display that was owned by his grandfather Peter Allo.

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When his farming days came to an end, Rob himself on doing all of the work himself, being became aware that he really missed hands on self-taught in skills including welding, spray tractor and machinery maintenance. By some painting, stripping and rebuilding engines. happy coincidence a few years later he spotted a Outings with the Jersey Classic Vehicle Club on familiar old tractor in the workshop of the late Jim their Tractor Runs will see Rob out driving one of his Purvis. Following 5 years of negotiating, Rob was tractors, the most recent being a trip down into the able to secure the purchase of his very first “old Ronez Quarry along with 42 other tractors, 15 over tractor” a 1939 International W14 which had for the weekend from Guernsey. Rob chuckles at the been bought new by his grandfather Peter Allo. memory of the car-park at Les Fontaine overflowing who farmed at Hamptonne, the States Farm and with tractors, and the country lanes along their then at Les Landes in St Ouens where he retired chosen route full of the noise, sights and smells that and sold his tractor for £10. only 43 old tractors can bring. In addition to the W14, perhaps his favourite The annual Ploughing and Breezing Exhibitions old tractor, Rob’s collection includes a fully where fellow enthusiasts meet to drive their tractors restored Massey Ferguson 135, a model he has and farm machinery also feature in Rob’s diary. In always liked and two TEA Ferguson 20s. One of fact, he is currently restoring a Massey Ferguson these he lovingly calls the “Little Grey” a tractor he reversible plough which he plans to show with one of describes as being in working order, in other his tractors at a later date. words, not restored. The other he has restored and Not one to rest on his laurels Rob admits that he fitted with none other than a Jaguar engine. is always on the look-out for new additions to add to Something Rob says he did “just for fun”. his collection. So, if you know the whereabouts of Driving his digger as he does on his “day job”, any unloved tractors, farm machinery, workshop Rob will readily admit that he is always on the manuals, old enamel signs, petrol or oil cans and any look-out for old tractors and other items he could associated old farm and motoring memorabilia get in restore and bring back to life. touch with us here at the Tattler, or Rob directly. The latest addition to his tractor collection, a now beautifully restored red Massey Ferguson 35 Petrol, was spotted by Rob whilst helping to clear Hightstead, the farm of the late Connetable of St Saviour, Phil Ozouf prior to redevelopment. He was able to “rescue” 2 tractors and from them both, rebuild the gleaming red tractor featured on our front cover. This labour of love, having taken place in Rob’s fully equipped workshop took around 12 months to complete and is testament to Rob’s painstaking work. He readily admits to enjoying consulting his collection of original workshop manuals and using them for instruction and advice during a restoration. These and the three Tractor magazines he subscribes to! The red Massey Ferguson 35 is a perfect example of Rob’s attention to detail. He prides

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FEATURE Rising Voices in Trinity TRINITY Whilst recovering from a session of cancer treatment in 2012, Honorary parishioner Caroline Bray had been keeping in contact with musical friends in the UK, one in particular, who she had introduced to and sung with in the Bournemouth Symphony Choir. Police He had been a cancer consultant at Southampton General Hospital and had recognised the benefits of singing for his patients and carers. The Weekender Festival He was then instrumental in setting up a community choir, ‘Rising In early September the area in and around the Voices Poole’, which was launched in January 2013, with the aim of Royal Jersey Showground in Trinity becomes the helping individuals recover after treatment from cancer or helping venue for the “Weekender” festival (formerly those affected by the experience of cancer in the family. known as “Jersey Live”). Management of the festival site, which is the whole of the area within So an idea was formulated and Caroline believed she could devise and develop, the barriers erected on the parish roads, is the through Macmillan Jersey at the Oasis, a similar choir here in Jersey. The Rector responsibility of the festival organisers. However, of Trinity, Canon Geoff Houghton, was very supportive and gave his blessing for the Honorary Police are responsible for the proposed choir to use our beautiful and inspiring Parish church as their monitoring the public roads outside the barriers venue. to ensure that disruption to parishioners is kept The benefits of singing for all members of the community are wide ranging to a minimum, traffic flow through the parish is and have been studied intensely over recent years. Many music therapists maintained and, most important of all, that all believe that the act of singing in a community choir can improve one’s physical festival goers and parishioners are safe. and mental wellbeing, whether that is through the breathing exercises involved, the opportunity to meet new people or simply to forget your worries for an Not only are officers fully involved throughout the whole of the evening, have fun and just sing. festival itself, some also spend a considerable amount of time in the Caroline’s musical experience was wide and varied, having been involved in a preceding months liaising with the festival organisers, arranging the number of choirs, such as the Bournemouth Symphony Choir (with a somewhat supply of officers mainly from the Trinity Honorary Police but also youthful Gareth Malone, a student at the time) and the London Symphony supported by officers from the other parishes and organizing their Chorus! She joined these choirs in overseas tours and was lucky enough to sing effective deployment. We rely on and are very grateful for the help

in many impressive venues, such as the Royal Albert Hall. from other parishes as we would be unable to cover such a large Sadly, Caroline is no longer with us, but her legacy lives on through the event with only Trinity officers. Rising Voices Choir, who still meet at Trinity Church, with the baton being Throughout each day Honorary Police officers are on duty assumed by Jane Osborne, whose daughter, Issie, was the original accompanist. either on foot or in mobile patrols monitoring the behaviour of But what does the Choir sing, you might ask? Well in the main the choir motorists and pedestrians. All the honorary officers are controlled members themselves determine this. Most recently the focus has been on from the Parish Hall which is also linked to an honorary officer based musicals – one piece perhaps appropriately being “A Spoonful of Sugar”. The in the RJA & HS Committee Room along with the Event Controller, choir has been promoted through Macmillan Jersey and Radio Jersey and has the Security Manager, the Health and Safety Officer, States of Jersey performed at numerous community events, including gigs at Government Police control, St John Ambulance and the Youth Service. House, Parish Churches and at other charity events. When dealing with an influx of thousands of festival goers over Rising Voices meets every Wednesday at Trinity Church from 6.30 – 8.00pm both days, the small lanes around the site make the safe and efficient in term time, with the first Wednesday in the month being part sing and part management of people and vehicles very challenging. Indeed many social, most importantly with the presence of lots of cake! The most important parishioners argue that while the site itself may be suitable, the feature of the choir is that prospective members don’t have to audition and the surrounding roads and lanes are not designed to take the numbers philosophy is that everyone can sing! You don’t need to read music and you involved particularly at the end of each day when up to 10,000 certainly don’t need to be musically trained. Just come along, have a sing and people emerge from the site heading for the car park and the pick up have fun. Newcomers will, of course, be warmly welcomed! If you would like points for coaches and taxis or to walk home. further information you can contact Jane on 731709 or visit our facebook page Within days of the end of the festival, a full debrief takes place @risingvoicesjersey. Below: The Rising Voices Choir when the planning and organization of the event in general and the contribution made by the honorary officers in particular are carefully reviewed. Below: Centeniers Sue Jones and Alan Otterwell with the new Trinity police car

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Above right: Unveiling of the memorial monument to Philippe Le Vesconte, who was Connetable of Many of us regularly pass Le Vesconte Monument, the Trinity 1868 - 1910 Bottom right: familiar granite obelisk on Route d’Ebenezer that has The marble plaque inside Ebenezer Methodist Church become a landmark marking the crossroads with La Left and above: Some of the silverware Rue de Tas de Geon and La Rue Guerdain. But how presented to Philippe in 1864 many of us actually know the story behind it? Below: Le Vesconte Monument today

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hazardous! Philippe was not amused and one Sunday, he decided this was the Rector’s last chance. When the Rector found the steps to the pulpit too much to handle, Philippe stood up, led his family out of the Church and marched them up the road to Ebenezer Methodist Chapel, passing through the door just as the last hymn was being sung. This story was recounted by the late Edward and Constance de Gruchy whose parents were in the congregation and witnessed the door bursting open and the whole family filing in. One can only imagine the looks and whispers! This dramatic entry resulted in the Le Vesconte family becoming Methodists. However, Philippe didn’t find the small chapel grand enough so he set about re-building it, donating money and loaning workers and a horse & cart to move the stone. A marble plaque inside the Chapel shows that he became a Trustee of the Chapel; Trust Secretary from 1883 to 1891 and Trust Treasurer from 1891 to 1909. The monument was unveiled in honour of Philippe Le The draw of serving the parish was never far away and in 1890, a deputation Vesconte on 28th June in 1910 by the Bailiff, Sir William called on Philippe to stand again for Connetable. He duly won the election and Vernon. The Vesconte family had always taken a great remained in office until his death in 1909. In 1894 the parish presented Philippe interest in the affairs of Trinity and members of the family with a set of silverware and a parchment scroll, which read: held honorary positions in the parish. Philippe was no exception and he devoted his life to the parish of Trinity To Mr Ph. Le Vesconte; of Trinity; Snr; for over 40 years, being elected as Constable 10 times, We the undersigned wish to tender a deep and spontaneous expression of our grateful fighting 7 elections and winning the support of his thanks for the eminent and valuable service you have rendered to this parish. parishioners every time. He was a figurehead, feared by It was as long ago as 1868, at a relatively early age, you were called upon to direct few and revered by the majority because of his straight the affairs of the parish. speaking and down to earth way of dealing with problems. In 1871 and again in 1874 the electors renewed your mandate. After having Philippe Le Vesconte was born on 21st December relinquished the helm for several years you were called upon to assume the duties of 1837; an only son who grew up with his sisters at La the office once more, and last year your mandate was renewed for the fifth time. You Porte, a stone’s through from the Monument in La Rue have, by your wise and good administration and your great self-sacrifice, merited the De Cambrai. Having joined the honorary police, he respect and esteem of your parishioners. We have been given the opportunity to worked his way up to Centenier, and then fought his first appreciate the very real qualities which form the basis of your character. The courtesy election for Constable in 1868 at the tender age of 31, with which one is always received in your home, the strength of your convictions are following in his father’s footsteps. He served 3 terms as equalled only by your great modesty. Connetable between 1868 and 1877, when he Let us also remember in passing that you are the eldest member of the Legislative relinquished the office. Assembly of this Bailiwick, and that there, as elsewhere you have always stood for the Yvonne Gascoyne, the great grand-daughter of real interests of the Island. We have noted with pleasure that you have always Philippe recalls her father, Philip, telling her stories of his opposed those who would want to abolish our privileges, our traditions and our grandfather. It was said that Philippe ‘ruled the family’. liberties. You have always a lively interest in the many and varied affairs of the Each Sunday they gathered at La Porte on a Sunday and, municipality. Under your intelligent direction the wheels of administration have run with Philippe at its head, would walk down to the Parish smoothly and even though the workload has increased it has appeared lighter to all Church. The Rector at the time rather enjoyed the concerned. The care of the parish finances has brought forth in you a masterly ‘pleasures of the bottle’ and on many occasions getting in quality; Economy. We cannot allow to pass unnoticed the fact that your father had, and out of the pulpit on Sunday evenings proved rather before you, held the high office which you now hold, and that your son, also Philippe, has for the last 8 years been the senior Centenier of his parish. It is our sincere wish that the Almighty will bless you and the members of your family with a long and happy life. We take the opportunity on this occasion to ask you respectfully to accept these articles of silverware as a testimony of our thanks for the distinguished service you have rendered to our parish and our Island. The committee for and in the name of the 282 subscribers; John Norman; John Le Gros; Philippe Cabot; Francois Dorey; Josue Picot; Richard Blampied; Ph. Aubin Jnr; Denis Blampied; Philippe Gallichan; Chs Sydney Le Gros; E.G. Le Quesne; Charles de Gruchy; Chs Wm Blampied Jnr; Jean Benest; Philippe de Gruchy; Philippe Deslandes; Peter Le Feuvre; John Godeaux; F.S. Gibaut; Clement Pinel; Thomas Cabot. The 18th day of October 1894.

Philippe died in August 1909 in his 72nd year after contracting pleurisy. Before his funeral, his body was laid out on the bed at his home, La Porte, enabling his many relatives to say goodbye to the man who had ruled the family and had been father of Trinity. A great era in the history of the parish had ended.

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Threshing, Steam and Above: John and Charles Le Maistre load the corn Motors Below: Threshing the traditional way Hundreds of Islanders flocked to the Pallot Steam, Motor and General Museum at Rue Bechet, Trinity, at the end of September for the annual Steam, Motor and Threshing Fayre - a popular event that has been held since the 1970’s.

It provided an opportunity to see some of the farming methods of yesteryear. continued by his family and includes everything from This included corn threshed in the traditional way using machinery powered beautifully restored vintage vehicles, tractors and traction by the impressive 1904 Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies traction engine ‘Dolly engines, to organs, bikes and toys, plus a small collection of May’, named in honour of the wife of the late Lyndon 'Don' Pallot who locomotives and rolling stock. created the museum in 1990. The day following the Steam Fayre, over 40 of the Other attractions ranged from displays of tractors and military vehicles to tractors including 15 from Guernsey, took part in a rally vintage and classic cars, some of which had travelled from France for the which included special permission to drive into Ronez occasion. There were also stalls, homemade Jersey wonders, a model boating quarry. Although the most eastern stopping point was St pond, a 4 x 4 off-road course and train rides on the Island's only operational Catherine's, the route also took in parts of Trinity including railway. Bouley Bay hill, Trinity Manor and some of the parish's Mr Pallot's interest in trains was kindled as an employee on the sadly long scenic lanes, before heading to the Steam Museum for a gone, Jersey Railway. His collection housed within the museum, has been barbecue lunch.

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Dans eune verrée dé Courvoisier. A ch’t heu qu’la boutelle r’est débouchie, LÉ Podîn J’m’en vais en r’prendre eune aut’ gorgie Car comme ou l’savez, un bouon p’tit gout par Michael Vautier N’vos fétha autchun ma du tout. Jersey Ichîn d’vant vous, un pouorre vièr gas Du chucre, d’s’êpices, des œufs, d’la flieu, T’ch’aime un podîn à la fin d’un r’pas, Et du beurre dé Jèrri, ch’est l’miyeu. Et bouonnes gens, s’ous’ êtes comme mé Auve les aut’choses, sont bein mêlée Man favouri, ch’est l’podîn d’Noué. Dans la grande bolle auve tchulyi d’bouais. French Lé mais d’octobre ch’est l’temps dé l’faithe Mais tchi travas, n’ou c’menche à suer Et l’mêttre dé côté dans l’armouaithe Un aut’ p’tit d’gout pouor sé calmer Et pouor que l’envie és satisfaite, Car comme ou l’savez, un bouon p’tit d’gout I’faut c’menchi auve bouonne èrchette. N’os fétha autchun ma du tout. poem Et d’même lé podîn qu’ j’allons faithe, A ch’t heu, bein rêmué, faut l’changi d’bolle Faut suivre la r’chette dé ma grand’méthe Et mettre la p’tite dans la câssetrole Un podîn tréjous èrchèrchi Mais auprès qu’n’ou la mînse sus l’feu As part of the Jersey Literary Festival, Et tch’avait l’goût d’èrva-s-y. N’ou c’menche à souffri d’la chaleu. children and their parents were given Eune grande bolle et tchulyi d’bouais La boutelle prêsque viede à main, Auve tchi qu’les podîns sont rêmuès Et habitué d ‘en perdre rein the opportunity to listen to Michael Et sans doute, eune chose pouor seux J’sis bein seux qu’un aut’ p’tit d’gout Rosen’s classic children’s picture book, N’ou sort la boutelle du drécheux. Mé fétha autchun ma du tout. Mais chutte litcheu, est-alle gâtée ? Lé podîn mitonne tout douochement ‘We’re Going on Ouverte d’pis l’année passée Oh, dgiâtre sait, j’sait pas comment a Bear Hunt’, Son ach’teu pouor qué j’l’sache Dans ma boutelle, n’y’a pas un d’gout translated into in Vaut mus en prendre eune raide bouonne Mais v’la tchi m’a pas fait d’ma du tout. lache. Lé podîn continue à bouoilli Jèrriais (J’allons à la Car comme ou l‘savez, un bouân p’tit d’gout J’crai qué j’m’vais m’endormi chasse à l’ourse). The N’vos fétha autchun ma du tout Car nous ‘est seux dé s’rêvilyi V’la tch’aide à vos clièrgi l’esprit A l’odeu d’un podîn qu’est bein tchuit. Tattler thought they Quand n’ou s’prépathe à b’ser lé fruit. Chu podîn donne deux fais l’pliaîsi would also promote our native tongue, Raisîns, corînthes, oranges et preunes, Quand n’ou l’fait, et à l’mangi to encourage parishioners to perhaps try Comme d’habitude, ch’est est la couôteunme, Auve la fanmille à tabl’ye assis I’fait les laissi à tremper N’y’a rein d’miyeu, j’vos guarantie. to speak a little Jèrriais themselves (if Son en vos en r’allant sus vot’ c’mîn they don’t already!). And what Érpensez don à man podîn better way to start than with a Et criyez mé, ch n’est pas ouï dithe N’ou s’trouve bein mus quand n’ou peut rithe. festive poem, which was written by Si y’en a d’vous tchi n’lus trouvent pas bein our very own Trinn’tais, Michael Y’a un bouon r’miède, et ch’est chîn l’mein Faut rithe un moi, et quand est d’pus Vautier, a couple of years ago. So Faites un podîn, et n’ou rémue give it a go, and if you don’t know what the words mean, ET N’OU R’EST MUS ! we’ve translated them into English, although they don’t rhyme as well!

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Now well stirred, and put into another bowl, This pudding gives you enjoyment twice This smaller one put in the saucepan When you make it, and when you eat it THEPudding But soon after cooking starts With your family seated around the table One begins to suffer from the heat. There is nothing better, I assure you. by Michael Vautier The almost empty bottle close at hand So as you go along your way And never one to waste anything Think about my pudding Here before you, a poor old chap I’m sure another little drop Believe me, it’s not hearsay Who likes a pudding at the end of his meal Won’t do me any harm at all. One feels much better when one can laugh. And, if good folk, you are like me The pudding is gently simmering So if some of you are not feeling very well, My favourite is a Christmas pudding. Oh dear me, I don’t know how Here is a good remedy, and this is mine The month of October is the time to make it In my bottle, not a drop Laugh a little, and what’s more Then put it aside in the cupboard But it hasn’t done me any harm at all. Make a pudding, and you stir But to satisfy your craving The pudding continues to boil You have to start with a good recipe I think I’ll have a sleep AND YOU FEEL And so the pudding we are going to make Because one is sure to wake up Has to follow my grandmother’s recipe At the smell of a well cooked pudding. BETTER! A pudding always sought after, And once tasked you wanted more. A large mixing bowl and wooden spoon  
     
   

   

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PARISH information Parishdiary December Here Note: Stuart Mcallister at Parish Hall taking Passport Photos for renewal of Driving Licences it is every Monday and Friday morning until 17th Dec at 09.30am - noon. This is an unusual feature 1st Gospel Touch Choir Concert at Ebenezer at 4.00pm with Trinity and St Martin School Choirs set into the wall in front 2nd Family Advent Carol Service at Ebenezer with the Gospel Touch of Acorn Enterprises. It Choir at 10.30am Christingle Service at Parish Church at 11.00am looks as if it might involve Trinity Bowls Club Christmas Lunch at Greenhills Country Hotel at 12.15pm water in some way but Children's Christmas party and visit of Round Table Sleigh Run at the Parish Hall at 2.30pm Advent Carols at Parish Church at 6.00pm there is no existing water 4th Trinity WI meet at the Parish Hall at 7.45pm source anywhere near. If 6th Trinity '3 in 1' Club Christmas lunch at La Place 8th Trinity Bowls Club Christmas Draw Night at Trinity Parish Hall at 6.30pm anyone has any ideas as to 9th 'Jingle in the Jungle' (Christmas at the Zoo) what it was made for 12th Ebenezer Network of M.W.i.B.Carol Service at Ebenezer at 2.30pm 13th Generations' at Ebenezer at 2.30pm please let us know at the 17th Trinity School Carol Service at Ebenezer Tattler. 21st Pickles ‘Chaos at the Crib’ at Ebenezer at 10.30am 23rd Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at Parish Church at 6.00pm

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