TRINITY-ISSUE 13 Q4-2018-2A.qxp_Layout 1 09/11/2018 13:46 Page 2 d’vis du nord-êt Issue no 13 The Trinity tractor man TRINITY-ISSUE 13 Q4-2018-2A.qxp_Layout 1 09/11/2018 13:46 Page 3 16:51 TRINITY-ISSUE 13 Q4-2018-2A.qxp_Layout 1 09/11/2018 13:46 Page 4 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 TRINITYTattler I Issue 13 p3 2 1 TRINITY-ISSUE 13 Q4-2018-2A.qxp_Layout 1 09/11/2018 13:46 Page 5 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 p4 TRINITYTattler I Issue 13 TRINITY-ISSUE 13 Q4-2018-2A.qxp_Layout 1 09/11/2018 13:47 Page 6 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.