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K Autumn 2020 St Saviour Parish Magazine p3 From the Editor Featured Back on Track! articles La Cloche is back on track and we have a full magazine. There are some poems by local From the poets to celebrate Liberation and some stories from St Saviour residents who were in when the Liberation forces arrived on that memorable day, 9th May 1945. It is always enlightening to read and hear of others’ stories from the Occupation and Liberation p4 of Jersey during the 1940s. Life was so very different then, from now, and it is difficult for us to imagine what life was really like for the children and adults living at that time.

Giles Bois has submitted a most interesting article when St Saviour had to build a guardhouse on the south coast. The Parish was asked to help with patrolling Liberation Stories the coast looking for marauders and in 1690 both parishes were ordered to build a guardhouse at La Rocque. This article is a very good read and the historians among you will want to rush off to look for our Guardhouse! Photographs accompany the article to p11 illustrate the building in the early years and then later development.

St Saviour Battle of Flowers Association is managing to keep itself alive with a picnic in St Paul’s Football Club playing field. They are also making their own paper flowers in different styles and designs; so please get in touch with the Association Secretary to help with Forever St Saviour making flowers for next year’s Battle.

The Community Support Group continues its good work with assisting our disabled and elderly parishioners by getting the shopping and delivering medical supplies. Although p14 the pandemic has made a huge impact on all our lives, there are many supporting developments, small and large, which will continue to work and maintain various services.

In the meantime, I am everyone living in St Saviour will be aware of the impending departure of our hard working and highly respected Rector, Peter Dyson. La Cloche has Battle of Flowers benefitted greatly from his input and encouragement and we are truly grateful for his work investigating the history of our Church and the illustrious people who are buried in St Saviour’s cemetery and churchyard. The greatest number of veterans from the p18 Peninsular Wars and Battle of Waterloo, are buried in St Saviour, more than anywhere else in Europe. The new plaque erected inside our Church is magnificent. Reverend Dyson has left a wonderful legacy for us all to enjoy forever.

Anyone who is keen to write or take photographs of Parish events, can certainly do so, and A Treasure Trove send in their contributions to the Parish office, or direct to me by email at [email protected]. If you know of any event that should be covered and promoted in La Cloche, please let me know. p20 Cara Billot Miller Farewells to Rev Dyson

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From your Parish representatives FROM THE CONNÉTABLE

Well it’s been another rough few months. Although we seem to be going about our daily lives it still feels like everything is on hold.

I have very little to report. The Parish Hall is still giving a wonderful service and I thank the office staff for all their support. The have also been very busy and our new officers have been out and about with established officers learning on the job, so to speak. As for the Parish depot these guys never cease to amaze me. So, thanks to all Parish employees. We learnt in this lock down period that Rev. Peter Dyson is leaving us. This came as a big shock. I didn’t realise that with the Church of 70 is old and you retire. He is going to be so missed. He has done wonders for the Parish Church. The went well, and Mandy, our caretaker, made sure that those who came were the right distance apart. We did not put the Rates up as people have to be careful with their money. Should you need help please call the Parish Hall as soon as you think help may be needed. Do not leave it until the very last minute then say you can’t pay your rates. Everyone needs to pay, sorry. I am afraid I feel we are going to have to live with this virus. Life must go on. I am 75 and like everyone who works for the Parish of St. Saviour I have worked right through. I was passed my sell by date so I didn’t mind coming in. I can’t ask my staff to come in and then stay at home safe. I understand that some people don’t wish to mix with 10 Year Old Jacob Samwell the outside world but life must go on. had very good results with their “exams”. The school of which I am honoured to be a School Governor, has a right to be proud of its students. We had a guided tour around the new build, it is going to be great when it is complete and it all seems to be on schedule. Speaking of Grainville, Ruth Smith was a lovely teacher at Grainville and sometimes she would bring pupils to the farm so they could see how farming happened. Well this lovely lady now helps a school in Africa. I rent a field from someone who doesn’t want the rent so I send it to Ruth to put to good use. This year here at the Parish Hall I decided to sponsor a pupil on the Parish’s behalf . The young gentleman is Jacob Samwell and he is 10 years old. It is the Malindi Bright Future Academy. I will keep you posted as to this young man’s progress. Well St. Saviour was short listed for the hospital. I was told this before it went public. Wow when it did it looked like most of Five Oaks was earmarked for the hospital. I got in touch and had a meeting with Les Amis they had been removed. Thank goodness. The new owners of the JEP site had put their plans on hold and some households I visited just reassured them. I still think Warwick Farm is ideal. It is empty, the States own it!! Still we shall have to see. Well sweethearts that is it for now. Oh, I forgot, I am not on the Real Housewives of Jersey….ha ha ha far too busy!! Take care and remember we are here for you. Lots of love Sadie xx

Installation of EVCP at Clos Paumelle Car Park Connétable Sadie Le Sueur-Rennard with the Energy Solutions Officer from the JEC August 2020 Islanders at HIGH / MODERATE RISK ACTIVITY RISK GUIDANCE

Currently the level of COVID-19 activity in Jersey is low. This means that the chance of coming into contact with COVID-19 during any activity remains low, although some activities are considered higher risk than others.

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• Activities with people you • Activities done on your own do not live with are higher or with people you live with risk. The larger the number are lower risk. If you are going of different people you to spend time with people encounter and spend time you do not live with, the with the higher the risk. smaller the number of people, the lower the risk.

• Activities where you may • Activities where you can be less able to follow physical follow physical distancing distancing guidance are guidelines are lower risk. If higher risk. This becomes you cannot follow physical higher risk still if the time distancing guidance, the risk spent not following physical is lowered if the time spent not distancing guidance is physically distancing is limited longer than 15 minutes. to less than 15 minutes.

• Activities that are indoors • Activities that are outdoors are higher risk. are lower risk.

• Activities where you will have • Activities where you will not to touch surfaces or items have to touch surfaces or that people you do not live items that people you do not with have also touched, are live with have also touched, higher risk. This risk is lowered are lower risk. Following good when you follow good hand hand hygiene guidance, hygiene guidance such as such as washing your hands washing your hands frequently frequently with soap and with soap and water for water for 20 seconds, or using 20 seconds or using hand hand sanitiser (with 60-70% sanitiser (with 60-70% alcohol alcohol content) further content). lowers risk.

• Not wearing a face mask • Wearing a face mask increases risk, especially reduces risk, especially when when you cannot follow you cannot follow physical physical distancing. distancing.

• Activities associated with increased production of • Activities associated with less respiratory droplets, such as respiratory droplet production, singing, shouting, coughing such as normal speech, are or breathing heavily are lower risk. higher risk, when done amongst a group of people.

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A message from your Deputies Parish News

Dear Parishioners New Appointment During Covid 19 crisis the parish showed a tremendous community spirit in coming together to help neighbours deal with the disruption and to make sure everyone has food and fuel.

I still maintain and care for the parish church clock, which is something I find very therapeutic and interesting, also the Following her appointment at the Parish Assembly on ninety-six granite steps in the tower keep me fit. 22nd July 2020, Kirsten Mesney was registered as the Deputy Registrar for Births, Marriages and Death for the Parish in the Royal Court on Friday 31st July. Kirsten can Safer Routes to School now deputise for Geoff Esnouf the Registrar. Geoff is pleased that someone who lives in the Parish and works As Minister for infrastructure I have been working with my at the Parish Hall can now provide cover for him as well department on the safer routes to schools’ scheme in Bagatelle as being able to provide certificates when required at Lane creating a virtual footpath on the west side of the road very short notice. and reducing the speed to 20 MPH to keep our school children safe. Kirsten Joined the Office staff at the Parish Hall in August 2019 and is our Customer Services Manager. Cycling

I am still working on safer cycling routes to separate cars and Track & Trace App cyclists, there are many new cycle racks being installed and new and refurbished cycle routes in the pipeline. Please check We are delighted to announce to our your child’s bikes as winter is approaching and many have parishioners who visit the Parish Hall defective lights. offices, that we are now offering a track and trace app to use. Jersey Film Festival Trax is a QR code that is scanned with a phone camera then takes you to an online form to fill in your details. Sadly, due to Covid we could not run the Jersey Film Festival This will greatly improve and bring efficiencies to the way in Howard Davis Park this August. The last performance drew we collect/record your attendance at the parish hall. For a crowd of seven thousand five hundred people raising many parishioners who do not have a smart device we will continue thousands for local charities, thank you for your support to to record all attendance under the current method of recording. make this one of Jersey’s major events and hopefully we will be back on the big screen in 2021.

Stay Safe and Best wishes 4th Place

We would like to say a big thank you to Nance Hicklin and the Kevin flower committee for making the Parish hall look so beautiful and achieving 4th Place in the All Island gardens competition. Autumn 2020 St Saviour Parish Magazine p7

Parish News Kerbside Recycling Collection EVIE Bikes The St Saviour kerbside recycling scheme resumed on the 15th June and we have had 4 collections to date, however, we are again seeing an extremely high volume of contaminants being put in with the recycling, this has included; used tissues, nappies, food waste – often unopened food waste still in packaging and even pots of paint (we have had open paint pots in the recycling which leaked causing the 1.5 ton of recycling in the truck at the time to be contaminated and rendered useless for recycling) – this is not acceptable. It only takes one single contaminant to be placed in with the recycling to make the entire bag (or even whole bin) null and void, used tissues, cleaning wipes and nappies also put the workforce at high risk of contamination. EVie, Jersey’s car and bike share operator, is delighted We understand that the odd non-recyclable continues to get to be able to support the Connetable’s ambition to through – this is somewhat unavoidable, however, we are encourage more eco-friendly, sustainable, shared asking parishioners to please be aware that contaminants can transport in the parish. St. Saviour is the first parish to undo all the hard work that goes into separating/cleaning the provide a dedicated EVieBike parking bay just outside items put into the clear bags. the front door of its Parish Hall entrance. The site has been chosen to be highly visible from St Saviours Hill. The Parish feel this service is valuable to our Parishioners Any EVieBike can be dropped off here for free. The and we are very keen to keep it running, however, due to location is convenient so parishioners can pick up a the above, the service is now under review. The kerbside collections will be continuing as normal however the large bike, whether it be to get some exercise touring the euro recycling bins at Rue des Pres have been temporarily island or commuting into town. To sign up to EVieBike, removed due to the large number of contaminants. you can download the app from www.EVie.je/bike RECYCLING YOUR WASTE

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Parish News Improve your Roads infrastructure update Rainforest Support home with The new Safer Routes to Schools route on Bagatelle Lane The Parish of St electric heating is now complete. The 1 way northbound scheme which Saviour are delighted commenced in June 2020 is an initial 12 month trial period, to announce that parishioners are encouraged to write/email into the Parish we are now using with their views and comments. "Our Earth Paper" this environmentally friendly paper helps support Durrell with their project in the South American Rainforest and their support for the Black Lion Tamarins (BLT) who are at risk of extinction, their numbers are still decreasing and they have become isolated due to deforestation. Durrell are the only place outside Brazil who are breeding them, they are the rarest of the New World monkeys.

At this Rainforest, Durrell have taken in landless people and given them a small a piece of land with shelter so they can grow their own food, they in return help to manage the forest rich in biodiversity with over 150 different species of trees. These are grown in a special nursery and once grown planted to create corridors of forest so that the BLTs can meet and breed with other BLT families.

The Parish are keen to do our part in saving the environment and are working towards eventually using recycled material for the majority of our stationery.

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Alan’s toy plane from The Editor Christmas Day during the occupation Alan Pallot As recounted to Cara Billot Miller

Alan’s father was Dennis John Pallot, who bought South View in 1936 when Alan was 18 months old. Alan has two sisters and a brother.

Alan remembers Liberation Day 1945 very well. He was 11 years old, and, together with his sister, Mollie, and a friend, Norman Drelaud, Ron Bougourd they walked from South View to Town, arriving about mid-day and joined the throng in the Royal Square, and then made their I was six years old when the Germans occupied the Island. way through to the Pomme d’Or and on to the Weighbridge and harbour. The children were found by Dennis with his horse and My first recollection was my parents telling us to take white van. Alan and Mollie had to climb up on the van, which was not sheets or pillow cases and tack them to broom handles to comfortable. They drove on to the harbour and opened the stores, hang out of the windows at home as a sign of surrender. which were built in the walls of the quay, and inside they found We lived at what is Five Oaks roundabout. The Germans some German flags. The material was velvet, so they used it as took over Mr Jones’ garage (where the supermarket is at cushions to sit on the van and were much more comfortable. Later Five Oaks now) and they stored half-track vehicles and small that year, a large bonfire was built and decorated with the German tanks. Close by at what is now there was a large kiln flags and a German soldier’s uniform stuffed and placed on top, as where they stored motorcycles and bicycles. The bicycles did a guy. The whole lot went up in flames, much to the pleasure of the not have brakes and had to be pedalled backwards to stop. family and friends watching. A moment I will never forget was watching a German Alan remembers that his father Dennis used to take the family horse bomber aircraft on fire circling Five Oaks and eventually and van to the harbour to meet the SS Vega and collect Red Cross crashing near Eden Chapel. A number of us ran across fields parcels and deliver them to Martletts, for onward distribution. to see what happened but the Germans had surrounded the area. One of the motors from the aircraft landed in a lane Alan also remembers the small plane which landed near Dielament. nearby and the burnt tarmac remained for another 30 years. He told me that the plane came in so quietly, no one was aware of it until they saw it gliding in and made a sudden turn to the Heat and food were in short supply. For heat we relied on right before landing. The pilot took evasive action to avoid landing twigs and branches from the roadside after a storm and in a field of Jersey cows, so landed in a field of turnips! There was occasionally we went to the Gas Works with a little hand another plane crash near La Ronde Porte, close by Philip Le Sueur’s kart to collect liquid tar. We mixed cinders with liquid tar farm on Grande Route de St Martin, in the dip below the junction to make fire. There was a German bakehouse in Sunshine with Fosse a l’Ecrivain. Talking of aeroplanes, Alan was given a Avenue, where we could take our bean crocks on a Saturday handmade wooden aeroplane for Christmas during the Occupation afternoon to collect on a Sunday morning. The Germans and he has that toy plane today. switched the ovens off on a Saturday afternoon so often we had stomach aches! Alan knew the Billots of La Porte particularly and got on well with Uncle ‘Jack’ (John Billot), and his older brother, Elias. He also Just before the end of the war we watched the allied remembers their younger brother, Frank Billot, who farmed Beau bombers flying across the island, we knew the war must Desert, and often visited La Porte. Alan spent more time at La Porte, nearly be over `as the Germans gave up shooting at them. than at his own home, South View! Autumn 2020 St Saviour Parish Magazine p12 LiberationStories

from Longfields ran across and was able to speak to the pilot, who, Lewis Binet in fact, outranked the German soldiers who came to fetch him. The Spitfire itself was carted back to Germany and repaired. The Occupation memories of Lewis Binet as told Germans fitted a Daimler Benz engine to the Spitfire, which was a by his son, Colin, written by Cara Billot Miller puzzle to later historians when they discovered it.

I enjoyed the pleasure of interviewing Colin Binet, who is the son The pilot was P/O Bernard Scheidhauer who was promptly of the late Lewis Binet of Maison du Buisson, Piece Mauger, St captured by the German occupying forces and taken to Colditz. Saviour. He was one of the party who managed the Great Escape, sadly he was caught and shot by the Gestapo. A permanent memorial There are many little stories of the Binet family during the to Scheidhauer is erected in Rue de Dielament at the original occupation. The Binets were growers but also kept pigs and hens, entrance to Dielament Manor. dogs and cats. One day they were butchering a pig when two German soldiers approached. Quickly, the pig was covered with Many farmers would remove wheels from their tractors to prevent sacks and carried upstairs to a bedroom and placed on a bed them from being taken by the German soldiers, and certainly and covered with blankets. The family promptly put their hands Lewis and his father did remove wheels and hid them. together and started praying. There was a knock on the door downstairs, so Lewis’ father answered the door and spoke to the Toward the end of the Occupation years, one Christmas morning, Germans. He explained that there had been a death during the Lewis and his father found a Russian slave worker sheltering in night and they were praying in the bedroom while waiting for their barn. Using sign language, they understood the man was the Rector to arrive. The Germans turned away respectfully and hungry and duly offered him bread and drink. The Russian stayed satisfied. with them until Liberation, in May 1945.

Lewis’ father owned some radios and was listening to one when a German officer and soldier arrived and told him he was not allowed to listen to radios. So, he took a hammer and thrashed the radio to bits and threw it on the fire! All this action took place directly in front of the Germans, who walked away and nothing I met my Love on Liberation Day more was said or done. The fact that there were three other radios in the house was never divulged. I was just sixteen when they came, those young and handsome Tommy Boys; Each year communal thrashing of wheat took place, organised by the tears were running down my face Len du Feu. This event took place in front of a German guard who when I was held in warm embrace: was detailed to oversee the number of bags of wheat that were He swung me 'round and kissed my cheek, allowed. However, there were also barrels of cider available which then found my hand, to hold it tight: were consumed by the farmers and workers, but more particularly He, too, had tears in his brown eyes offered to the German guard who became very drunk and unable that warmed my heart, to my surprise. to count the bags of wheat. Naturally, extra bags of wheat found their way to other farms and homes for baking bread; which We met again by mutual choice happened regularly unbeknown to the occupying forces. Their that balmy seaside first evening, sense of smell cannot have been too sharp either. then strolled the coast, speaking our mind leaving St. Helier town behind. One day Lewis heard a small plane coughing and spluttering as He said they'd have to sail back soon it glided in from an Easterly direction. He stopped his bicycle and but would I give him my address; looked up to watch the plane gliding over and it landed in the then we held hands 'till time to part field by the Colombier belonging to Dielament Manor. It was nice weather that day, warm and sunny, no wind, which allowed the both knowing, we had "lost our heart." plane to glide gently. The pilot had managed to land in a field of For two long years he sent me mail turnips; he had been searching for a suitable place to land and then, when I was eighteen 'He Came' wanted to avoid a field with cows. Lewis threw his bicycle over and said, “I've thought of you 'each day' the hedge to hide it and ran towards the plane. It was a Spitfire and the pilot was dressed in the uniform of the Free French. and found somewhere, near-bye to stay: Unfortunately, the plane had run out of fuel, so the pilot was lucky The Navy took me 'round the World', and clever enough to land without crashing, although the engine but now forever 'here' I'll live and parts of the fuselage were crushed. It had a wooden propeller to court My Girl, in hope to bring which was salvaged by Stephen Perchard. A French milk maid the Happy Day she'll wear my ring." by Jackie de Gruchy Autumn 2020 St Saviour Parish Magazine p13

Our Jersey Occupation. The Billots June 30th. 1940 The Billots under Occupation - by Cara Billot Miller There was sparse news from the Mainland, radios were confiscated; My Father, Mervyn Billot, was helping my Grandfather, Francis Billot, with the Red Cross mail allowed twice a year potato harvest in June 1940 when my Grandfather made him stop and listen often with news outdated. – they could hear faint booms that my Grandfather recognised as guns in Our bikes soon boasted home-made tyres; . That was when my Grandfather decided to put his family on the next we rode barefoot as "No more shoes." boat – my Father and Aunt were both Jersey born, but my Grandmother was It became harder to escape an ‘alien’, i.e. Welsh from North Wales. My Grandparents decided it was safer for some who tried, their lives did loose. both children to evacuate with their mother. She secured a cabin for herself and my aunt. In her haste to pack, when she found my Father at 3am curled Then more Germans were brought over, into a coil of rope on deck, the only blanket she gave him was a cot blanket. for, when Hitler had captured France, Must have just about covered his lower legs! The boat was supposed to dock at he fortified the Channel Isles, Weymouth, but that harbour had been bombed, so they spent hours hove-to to stop England from Advance: in the Channel before getting clearance to dock at Bournemouth. He acquired Todt 'slave labour' During the Occupation, my Grandfather was known amongst close friends for to build roads and hospital, giving away eggs, milk and butter hidden in carrier baskets. He also took in a then, with our Allies "We Freed France" toddler of 18 months old called David Clement, whose parents were deported food was unavailable. to Biberach because they were aliens and not Jersey born. After the War and the Occupation had ended, and the Clements were freed from Biberach, they We ate limpets, stinging nettles, arrived back in Jersey and were able to reclaim their son, whom they had not local ten foot high cabbage. seen for five years! Farmers needed soap for milking but somehow had to manage. The German Feld Kommandant visited my Grandfather at Beau Desert and Discarded parachutes could make asked if he could take the horse and ride round the fields and even go over a wedding dress for a bride: jumps. My Grandfather was expected to build jumps and maintain the field for Brave people rescued Russian slaves use by the German Officer. by taking them home to hide.

My Grandfather and his two older brothers all had curfew passes and were Without fuel for our open fires allowed out on Honorary Police business after curfew. Hitler ordered prize Winters were severely cold. Jersey cows to be requisitioned and shipped from Jersey. The three brothers Soon shortage of medication smuggled the cows between farms at night across fields and painted them took lives of both young and old. to change their markings. Fortunately for the Billots, few of the Germans knew Parents feared for their young children enough about which cows they were supposed to be collecting, and only the who now lived across the sea; older cows were requisitioned. but worried more for older sons fighting for King and Country. We reused wool from old jumpers for new babes and children’s clothes, What the Red Cross 'Stands' for also vital scarves and mittens; socks for chilblains on our toes. Women driving ambulances in the first war, Doctors were allowed their motors longed for Red Cross letters of twenty-five words, no more; with more calls, travelled wider: Red Cross parcels when Occupied from S.S. Vega's store: The only drink there was to have "Being there when needed" is what the Red Cross is for. came from barrels of cider. When countries are struck down with famine or infection For six months we hung on In Jail, the Red Cross takes food, bedding, shelter, medication. but the Red Cross 'Saved the Day!’ Also it gives Aid to souls who've fled in desperation; for every month she set sail families searching somewhere Safe, suffering deprivation. our Starvation Held at Bay. The time is 'right now' for you to open up your heart by giving to the Red Cross, so they can do their part by Jackie de Gruchy bringing families back together after they have fled; but for the Red Cross they'd have No Where to lay their head. by Jackie de Gruchy Autumn 2020 St Saviour Parish Magazine p14 Some Corner of a Grouville Dune that is forever St. Saviour by Giles Bois

Most of you will be unaware that the Parish of St. Saviour’s Guard House was in Grouville. St. Saviour only has a tiny coastline at Le Dicq and so they had to help out Grouville, who had a smaller population and a coastline comprising much of its borders. St. Saviour patrolled the southern end of Grouville Bay and manned the batteries at Le Boulevard de la Rocque and once it was built, La Rocque Tower (Grouville Bay no. 1). Before the guard house was built, the battery and shore patrols would have been a miserable Photo c. 1995 posting, carried out in all weathers without shelter (apart from bivouacs) and the cannons had to be replaced frequently due to between La Rocque Point and Plat de la Rocque (by the later pier, corrosion from the sea. ‘La Rocque Harbour’ then being the strip of beach on the east side, by the present double slipway). Later, in 1779, a musketry tower In 1690 the Lieut. Governor ordered the parishes of Grouville and was added, surmounted by an 18-pounder cannon, which St. St. Saviour to build a guard house at La Rocque for their shore Saviour also manned. This was probably the first of the ‘Conway’ patrols. A year later he changed his mind, he ordered Grouville towers to be built. The ‘corps de garde’ at la tour de la Rocque, to build their 'Maison de Guet' in the middle of the bay at the consisting of an NCO (Sergeant Clément Falle) and eight men, had “Boullevart du Maresq ou François Piroet” * and St. Saviour theirs the ignominious record of being punished for failing to notice the at “Le Boullevart de la Rocque”; maybe he thought the two parish French landing at Plat militias would spend more time fighting each other than the Rocque in 1781, the enemy. The St. Saviour’s Guard House was to be on the landward French being typically side of the cannon platforms, that were probably already being unsporting by invading manned by the parish and were established some time before on 12th Night, the 1587. The location of the battery for the Grouville guard house is known high point and unidentified, but this may be the ‘Middle Battery’ or ‘Le Boulevard party night in the Jersey du Milieu’, just north of Tower no. 5. Christmas calendar; Messrs Falle & co. were engaged elsewhere, drinking.

In 1749 an additional shore patrol from St. Clement was sent to the area and that parish purchased a plot of land next to the Guard House, to which they attached their magazine, giving the whole building its present form. In 1786 the States took over the costs of maintenance, although works continued to be carried out by the Constable of St. Saviour (the parishes of St. Saviour, St. Clement and Grouville sharing the cost of repairing the north battery at Le Boulevard de la Rocque, After the Constable of St. Saviour purchased the land, the St. Le Boulevard du Nord), Saviour’s Guard House and Magazine were duly built, with the then in 1807 the British Government took over responsibility parish manning the two batteries of three 24-pounders and two and the buildings were sold by them into private ownership in 12-pounders and mounting the shore patrol through the dunes 1911 (to Jean Elie Brée, who sold the Tower and battery in the Autumn 2020 St Saviour Parish Magazine p15

Photo 1930s from Grenville Dr. C.A. Bois or L.M. Bois fenced off during the Occupation. Dr. Bois and his wife remained in residence at Grenville, watching their garden being dug up and languishing behind the barbed wire strung across the front of their house. Dr. Bois and his brothers were born at Valley Farm (later renamed Alphington House) opposite Paul Mill, at the bottom of Mont de la Rosière in Grands Vaux, of Maufant. His brothers were Francis John Bois and George Walter Bois, founders of Bois & Bois lawyers. Francis John Bois and his son Francis de Lisle (a former Deputy Bailiff) were churchwardens at St. Saviour’s

same year and the Guard House in 1916 to Catherine Barrow, the builder of “Grenville” nearby, who sold on to Mr. A.W. Whitehead in 1920, who sold to Dr. C.A. Bois in 1937. Dr. Bois coming from a St. Saviour’s family, the ownership of the historic buildings had, so to speak, gone full circle).

The Guard House was identified variously as the ‘maison de garde’ at ‘Le Boulevard de la Rocque’ or by ‘Le Tour de La Rocque’ (once that had been built), but on at least two occasions it was referred to as St. Sampson’s Guard House (in translation). This has led to an erroneous belief (started by Charles Stevens) that it was the site or remains of a Dark Ages’ Photo c. 1890 chapel dedicated to St. Sampson. There is an adjacent offshore rock near L’Avarison / L’Avalison () called Les Settes Sampson (notice the absence of any “saint”), where the saint is reputed to have had his ‘cell’, but the origin of the name attached to this rock is unknown and could as easily relate the vraicing rights of a local family. In any event, the construction of the guard house is consistent with domestic dwellings Church, the latter the author of a book on the Church. Francis of the 17th century and the stone vaulted roof with John was the deputy for St. Saviour in the late 19th and early 20th military construction of the period, for the storage of centuries and received an illustrated testimonial from the Island for gunpowder. The application of the name to this guard his work as the island’s senior politician and management of food house is likely to be a mis-transcription of ‘St. Saviour’. supplies during the First World War, his photograph hangs in the The Richmond Map of 1796 does show a second parish hall and there are memorials to him, his wife (Beatrice Marie building nearby, at right angles to the guard house, Le Blancq) and his son and his wife (Elizabeth Maude Pearce) in the that Charles’ Stevens later suggested might have been church. the reputed chapel, but this is more likely to have been an additional military store for Le Boulevard du Nord, in *spelt “Piroet” & “Boullevart” in the records, the former most likely stone or possibly in wood. ‘Pirouet’, but not absolutely certain.

The group of historic buildings at Le Boulevard de La Sources: Guard House, Battery & Tower Fact Sheets by F. de L. Bois. Rocque, consisting of the bulwarks, guard house and Acts des États 1689-90 (Société Jersiaise, p. 34). La Rocque Tower attest to the long association of the Richmond Map, 1795. St. Saviour’s militia and municipality with that part of Grouville, and to the many ‘St. Sauveurais’ who spent the long, wet and chilly winter nights there (as well as the balmy summer evenings) as the first line of defence against the enemy (not withstanding their record of absence or drunkenness in 1781).

A small corner of Grouville that is forever St. Saviour (with a smaller corner attached, forever St. Clement), to paraphrase Rupert Brooke, from a later conflict (“… That there's some corner of a foreign field, that is forever England.”)

The site includes some German field constructions added as part of Strongpoint La Rocque ‘B’, which was requisitioned and

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Well what a strange year 2020 has been for everyone! For anyone who asked the question “where do you see yourself in 5 years’ time”, back in 2015 – I am not sure we would have said this!

When we first heard of Corona at the beginning of the year, I don’t think anyone thought it would have such an impact on Island life and none more so than for us with the sad decision to cancel the Battle of Flowers parades – the first time since the second world war!

With the design ready to go and everyone very excited about the float theme this year, with the build having been started and the paper ordered it certainly was a very sad time for us all. What were we going to do with all of this spare time? A year without the Battle of Flowers

The answer was learning a new skill. Jackie Donald from contacted us and asked if we would be interested in making some paper flowers to hand out in St Helier on what would have been Battle afternoon. Obviously, we were delighted to be doing something Battle related, so we jumped on You Tube and set to work learning to make different types of paper flowers. We ended up making over 400 of them which the Battle ambassadors handed out in town and we hope that these are brightening up lots of people’s homes on and off Island and keeping Battle in everyone’s minds as we look forward to making 2021 an even better parade!

We also weren’t going to let Battle afternoon escape us, just because we couldn’t dance down the Avenue, we decided to still have a little bit of fun and have a Battle picnic. We were very lucky to be given the use of St Paul’s Football Club for the afternoon (thanks very much to Paul Downey) so lots of our families and volunteers met at the pitch armed with picnics, blankets and chairs and we spent the afternoon catching up with everyone. The weather was amazing - as we all know it never rains on Battle afternoon! It was so lovely to see everyone and with so much room for our Junior members to run around I don’t think there were any problems sleeping that night!

Turning now to Battle 2021 which we are all keeping our legs, arms, fingers and toes crossed will be going ahead. The paper is on Island and ready to go so if anyone missed the Battle buzz this year then please do get in touch as we have plenty of flowers to make for next year. We are also hoping to bring back our fundraising nights very soon, including our very popular Bingo nights, as soon as Government guidance allows us to, so please keep an eye out for posters, on our Facebook page and on the parish website for details.

We are hoping Battle 2021 will be an amazing event so if any individuals or families would like to get involved then please do drop us a line at [email protected] or by calling 07797 827 579, we’d love to hear from you – we even have places available on Committee if you wanted to be really involved !! Autumn 2020 St Saviour Parish Magazine p19 Community UPDATE Support Group By Colin Ireson Greetings everyone. I hope you found my first report about the Parish’s Group, our “new baby”, an interesting and helpful one. We have managed to continue to keep our parishioners (we call you Friends) supported even at this later stage of restrictions, Level 1, thanks to our small team of volunteers. I say small as the numbers have naturally dwindled as people have been able to return to work, and so now have less time to be able to volunteer. With our reduced numbers of volunteers very much in mind, can I ask if there is anyone out there who would be prepared to help out every one or two weeks? The principal need is for help with shopping; we do encourage independence with those who ask for help to try shopping locally on-line, but not everyone can, so there is always a need for your help somewhere. During the early days of lockdown there was a small need for help with dog walking, and whilst this has all but disappeared for the time being, we are conscious that a second wave of infection is a possibility, however The theme of this quiz is remote, and so that need may arise again. The Covid-19 crisis has had one big positive (is it just the one?!) – it has presented us with a golden opportunity to try and build a permanent "Ladies First" Community Support Group which can initially respond within the Parish to other times of crisis, for example extreme weather and major incidents, 1. At which event did Jessica Ennis win a gold perhaps alongside our Honorary Police colleagues. Who could have medal at the London Olympics? foreseen the Corona Virus causing so much disruption? If only we could gaze into a crystal ball for help! 2. Who was the first female President of the For many of our Friends, the weekly contacts have provided them with Republic of Ireland? a friendly face at least once a week, for some a much-needed morale and confidence booster. Volunteers do not usually go into homes, but 3. What was the first name of the wife of ex- are socially-distanced doorstep visitors, invariably with a bag or two of President of the USA George H W Bush? shopping. You may be asked to pay for the shopping and reclaim it from the Friend, or the Parish Hall in some circumstances, systems are in place for this. 4. What was title of The Spice Girls' first number Applying to volunteer is straightforward, initially through the Parish Hall one single? office (tel. 735864), or by all means give me a ring below for an informal chat. You will need DBS clearance – a form of security clearance processed 5. Who wrote "The No 1 Ladies' Detective through the Parish Hall – and to complete a simple Data Protection form, Agency"? as all information we receive from or about parishioners must be treated in the strictest confidence. 6. Who, in 2013, became Jersey's first female magistrate? What will you get out of it? Personal satisfaction from a straightforward task easily completed, but knowing you have helped the Parish and helped someone who may perhaps have found it difficult to ask for help. A lasting 7. Who has won the most consecutive friendship may come out of it for both of you, and you might find a four- Wimbledon Ladies Singles titles? legged friend into the bargain as well! For those who may be a bit younger, some volunteering may be needed for your CV - a win-win for both sides! 8. Who, in 2010, was the first woman to win a Why not try it? Best Director Oscar? (Bonus point if you can name the film) Contact Colin Ireson on 726871 9. In what month and year did Margaret Thatcher become UK Prime Minister?

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Answers on Page 34 Autumn 2020 St Saviour Parish Magazine p20 A Treasure Trove on our Doorstep By Roy le Herissier The Rector of St. Saviour's Church is well known for his investigations into the graves that are found in the Churchyard of the Parish Church. He will be much missed for the stories he tells and his never- ending curiosity about the individuals whose circumstances he investigates. What drives him? Where does it all lead? Reverend Dyson gained a Degree in Modern History and wrote his thesis on the reign of Queen Anne.

He is adamant that if we don't know where we come from, we are very unlikely to find ourselves going to a sensible place. We have to understand the history of our ancient parish churches and how they grew up. Mindful of the controversies that have arisen over centuries as to the financial support of the Parish for the Parish Church, he sees it as a Church for everyone. He is also very aware that, as a Church, it must be respectful and appreciative of the civil structure of the Parish. There are also links to major international events like the Indian It was and is necessary for the Parish and Mutiny. Rector to come together to prepare the Church for the next stage. Contributing Most readers will be aware of the Reverend Dyson's interest in to this stage has been the opening up Waterloo. This is an interest triggered by the number of Waterloo of the Church on one side so a variety of veterans buried in the Churchyard. There are thought to be the activities can take place while retaining burials of sixty veterans of that Battle as well as some of people the other side as traditional. As part on the other side. There are at least seven Trafalgar veterans and of every person's Church, Parishioners forty possible burials of veterans of the Peninsular war. Most have rights in regard to christenings, are commemorated on a new plaque. For some, thought to be weddings and burials. The Church is also forty-three in number, they fought in the period 1793-1815 in is also overseen by a unique governance campaigns such as the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. structure known as the Rectorate. What, you may ask, is the relevance of all These significant figures reflect the growing immigration into this to the interesting stories associated Jersey from the and Ireland in the 19th Century. with the Churchyard? First, the Church There is a tendency to focus on the great and the good who had is part of the history of the Civil Parish. fought at senior levels in these campaigns or those who formed Second, the Parish's story is a story, or the “elite” of the Parish and Island. However, before we review a multitude of individual stories, about this group, we need to note that before the nineteenth century people. Tell these soldiers from “the other ranks “did not, in contrast to officers, have stories and you are their own memorials. By way of example, Daniel Herepath from telling a lot of the Ireland joined as a drummer boy aged twelve and was at Waterloo bigger story of aged seventeen. He retired to Jersey and lies in an unidentified the Parish. grave. To quote Reverend Dyson, “The great and the good and the poorest, famous and infamous, are all the same before God.” That said, St. Saviour's churchyard was a favoured place for burials of the great and the good. The Dean of the Island was then based in St. Saviour while the Lieutenant-Governor came into residence in Government House in 1818 and Government House developed as a centre of Island social life. In the 19th Century thirty-seven Major Generals or above were buried in the Churchyard. It was a convention that non- were buried in certain sections, Autumn 2020 St Saviour Parish Magazine p21 usually in more cramped conditions, and Jersey born people were buried in other sections. In parallel, the entries in the Burial Register for Jersey people were in French while those for English born people were in English. This practice ceased in the late 19th Century.

Another striking feature of the burials is that people from both sides in conflicts like Waterloo are buried in the Churchyard. Similarly, both supporters and opponents of slavery are found here.

Someone who was definitely not of the great and the good, was Isaac Pothecary – the person who tried to set up an Asylum in Jersey. He arrived in the Island with a group of patients but fell foul of the Island authorities.

Jersey's string of bank scandals in the nineteenth century is represented by the grave of Phillipe du Heaume, the Manager of a leading bank. Then there are the graves which raise more questions than answers. Why is a New Zealand mother, from the Tanner family, buried here when her son, Captain Charles Tanner, lies buried in the Baghdad Military Cemetery?

Clearly, the research takes up much time although Reverend Dyson confines himself to thirty minutes a day. Each grave takes approximately four hours to research. For sources, he relies on the Burial Books, Family History covering the period 1542-1897, and other well-known sources such as Islandwiki, and the records of the Société Jersiaise (many of whose founder members are buried in the Churchyard).

Fortunately, this research will lead to publications. Sir William Mahon, the leading expert on Waterloo, will be writing up all sixty individuals from that St Saviour’s war buried in the Churchyard. The Reverend Dyson is well advanced with a book which will contain potted biographies of the more eccentric and quirky Petanque Group individuals buried here.

Not only is he keen to chronicle as many of the burials as possible, but he sees his work as telling a series of individual stories linked to his faith. To end After some ten years of leadership, Peter has decided with a final word from the Reverend Dyson, “Everyone is the same before to take a well earned rest from the role of Captain of St Saviour’s Petanque Group. We would like to express God. History helps me to think who am I, what is my calling.” our appreciation and thanks to him and Gill for all their hard work in setting the group up and running it for such a long time. We are also very pleased that they are continuing as active members.

We are pleased to announce that Robert Birch has kindly agreed to take on the role of captain for the group with the help of his wife, Marguerite.

Currently, due to the Covid 19 situation, we are unable to defend our championship as unfortunately, but understandably, all the Parish League games have been cancelled. While we are unable to accept new members at present, again due to Covid 19, we continue to hold practise games on Thursday mornings at Grainville.

Should you wish for more information, please feel free to contact Robert Birch at 07797775006 or 862127. Protecting the high risk. BETTER TOGETHER.

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Life has changed enormously for Islanders since the It’s likely that we may see an increase in cases, first positive cases of COVID-19 reached our shores which could see some measures brought back, earlier this year. For those who are at high risk of especially to protect Islanders who are at high serious illness from COVID-19 the impact on daily risk. If introducing new measures, we will need to life was most severe. It’s been these islanders who act quickly, and will announce any reintroduction have seen family and friends’ lives begin to return to island-wide via press briefings, the local media and a new normal, while they continue to limit activities on gov.je. and balance the risk of exposure to infection with I was recently contacted by an Islander who had the negative wellbeing impacts that prolonged social been shielding for six months and had begun isolation may have on mental health, mobility and to enjoy a return to activities outside the home general fitness. and socialising with others. She shared how a At the time of writing, the Island is in Level 1 of the recent experience had made her feel that some Safe Exit Framework and the level of COVID-19 of activities she was newly enjoying were likely activity is low. Islanders at high risk are no longer to be at a greater risk, due to others not following required to shield, instead we encourage them to the basic guidance. I know that there has been a consider the level of risk associated with various feeling of normality for many islanders, with the activities and make a risk-informed decision based introduction of relaxations during Level 2 and on their individual circumstances, including a return Level 1, but I want to ask all Islanders to continue to to the workplace. Employees and employers are play their part, not just to protect themselves and encouraged to discuss how those at high risk might their loved ones, but also to continue to protect resume work confidently, recognising that this group the members of our Island who are at high risk. are most in need of additional protection measures. Please give each other space and stay 1 metre or more apart, utilise hand sanitiser, which is readily As an Island community, we have a shared available at the entrance to shops and other responsibility to protect each other from a spread venues, socialise in smaller groups and wear a face of COVID-19. The public health measures and covering in public places. physical distancing guidelines that we introduced early in our response to the pandemic, continue Looking forward, we are finalising plans to be to be fundamental to keeping our Island safe, and winter ready. This will include providing a flu it’s island-wide adherence to these measures that vaccination to more Islanders than ever before, reduces the risk of exposure to infections for high which will be offered during autumn, before we risk Islanders, allowing them to return to a level of receive the COVID-19 vaccine. normality. May I take this opportunity to thank everyone for We’re looking at how we continue to protect the the way they have supported Islanders at high risk freedoms we regained since April through our Safe and let’s continue to protect each other! Exit Framework as we go into the winter months. To find out more, go togov.je/shielding CF 7 CF2 AD-2-QP-vertical .qxp_Layout 1 23/08/2018 10:53 Page 1

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Bouônjour bonnes gens, ch’est vraiment l’Êté, i’ fait d’la plyie! pouôrrait aller si aîsiment….des jours Comment qu’ous êtes, comme j’sommes quâsiment hors dé la quand lé temps et la bouaîs’sie avec chu fichu virus-Corona? J’attends lé jour, sans doute mé ‘tait un mio rude, comme touos d’vous, quand not’ gouvèrnement s’en va aver lé des jours quand j’tais couothage – et la connaîssance – pouor dithe qué j’pouvons trop embarrassé pouor aller éyou qué j’voulons dans lé monde, avec tchi qué j’voulons, aller nagi! quand j’voulons! Chu jour arriv’tha, mais ch’t’année? Nou dait trouver la solution - les vaccîns. Deux univèrsités en Angliétèrre Y avait des baies sus la (Oxford et Cambridge partitchulièthement), l’Améthique (tchi nos liste éyou qué ch’tait siet comme tréjous!), la Chine (ch’est-i’ lus faute?) et d’s’ aut’s, sont împossiblye pouor mé – par exampl’ye Pliémont, Portelet et tout à travailli pouor la même solution, mais s‘en vont-i’ chârer lus Bieauport (j’pouôrrait y d’valler, mais pouor nagi et pis èrgrîmper r’chèrches? J’eunmes l’întention d’aller en vacances en Angliétèrre lus monts? Nou-fait!) et l’s Êcréhous et les Mîntchièrs, j’n’ai pon un l’aut’ sémaine, mais, y a trop d’risques pouor nous et la fanmilye, et baté ach’teu pouor y aller! Les deux charités èrmuitent deux grèves nos vacances ont ‘té annulés, p’t’êt’ jusqu’Octobre et lé d’mié tèrme sus la Grand’ Route des Mielles à cause d’lus couorrants, et la ès p’tits, ou Noué. Corbièthe pouor la même raîson, et lé v’là, pouor mé, la liste pouor les trente baies a ‘té raccourchi subitement! Y en avait deux’trais Eh bein, des choses un mio pus heutheux! Ch’t’année, j’avais l’idée éyou qué j’n’ai janmais nagi - La Coupe, Flyitchet, la montée dé Ste. à trouver eune calenge, pon pouor l’embâr’rie, mais tchi sorte et Catherine, lé havre du Bel Val, la montée Hurel, lé Bourg et Pontac; combein grande? A la fîn, Trente Baies dans eune Trentaine dé et des baies éyou qu’y avait d’s années dépis qué j’y ai nagi – la Jours, pouor lé National Trust dé Jèrri et l’Hospice dé Jèrri. Ch’est bangnérêsse au Havre des Pas, les grèves au Preunmyi Tou et lé cèrtain qu’ous connaissez bein ches charités, mais ch’t’année a ‘té Bel Rouoya (à cause d’la cliaque sus lus grèves), la p’tite baie en si difficile pouor toutes les charités – j’ai fait dé man mus! Ch’n’est drièthe du Vièr Châté, mais à la fîn, j’tais bein pliaîsi qué, avau les pon eune grande tâche pouor mé, à nagi dans la mé, j’l’aime années, j’ai nagi dans la pliupart des baies dans not’ belle Île! Lé 31 hardi bein! J’enrégistrit en lîngne, à bein près £23 – chenna încliut d’juilet et j’ai fait 29 baies, la trentième lé Bel Rouoya sus lé 1 d’Août eune castchette à nagi (est-ch’ eune bouonne traduction?!), mais pouor fini! J’ai 39 pèrsonnes tchi m’ont sponsorisés, et j’espéthe réellement, la castchette ‘tait trop p’tite pouor ma tête! Dit rein! Ma qué j’m’en vais gangni p’t’êt’ £600 à la fîn! Quand jé c’menchit, pouôrre tête ‘tait bein crêpi! j’avais l’idée qu’i’ s’sa mangnifique si j’pouôrrais gangni £200! S’ou voudriez m’sponsoriser, ch’n’est pon trop tard! Dévant lé c’menchement, j’èrgardit la carte, produit par lé departément d’s Êtats ‘Visit Jersey’ et lus liste des baies… Là, assez dé ma câqu’téthie….tchiquechose împortant pouor nos mais, arrêtez eune minnute…la Braye, le Mare; l’s Ecrehous, les membres dé l’Assembliée d’Jèrriais – un tas dé nos êvennements , Ouaisne, la Greve d’Azette, la Greve de Le (ou Lecq) – lé ch’t’année futent annulés à cause dé chu virus, et j’espéthons tous sans accents! Nou-fait?! Un email env’yé tard au sé pouor lé qu’ous avez èrchu not’ lettre. J’avons sus not’ programme la National Trust, l’Office est bein accouoteunmé d’èrchever mes Rêunion Annuelle, vendrédi lé 25 d’Septembre, à 7.30h au sé, à commentaithes, tchiquefais mes pliaîntes, entouor lé Jèrriais et la Salle Publique dé St. Martîn; jé n’savons pon même ach’teu si l’êpelage officiel! Neuf mêprînses en totale! Lé 1 d’juilet arrivit et chenna s’en va prendre pliaîche. J’allons mettre eune annonce sus j’nagînmes à la Rocque en d’vallant d’la montée, la Baie Robîn Radio Jèrri et dans la Gâzette. I’ faut garder les ouothelles bein lavés à l’aut’ côté d’la muthâle sus la cauchie (éyou qu’les Françaises et garder l’s ièrs bein ouvèrts! arrivitent pouor la Batâle dé Jèrri en…oui, 1781!), et pis j’cachînmes pouor Lé Hocq (ou Lé Ho) et pis La Motte….ch’est Green Island! À bi pouor ach’teu. Quat’ baies sus lé preunmyi jour, mangnifique! Si lé restant Traduction

(Oxford and Cambridge in particular), America (which follows us as usual!), China (is it all their fault?), and others, are all working for the same A summer challenge! solution, but will they share their research? We had intended to go to England on holiday to Hello everyone, it’s certainly summer, it’s raining! see the family, but the risks are too great and so our holidays have been cancelled, until perhaps October half- How are you, as we are nearly out of the wood with this pesky term for the grandchildren, or Christmas. virus? I am waiting for the day, like you all I’m sure, when our government will have the courage – and the knowledge – to Right, something a little more cheerful! This year I had the idea to say that we can go where we want in the world, with whom we find a challenge, not for lockdown, but what sort and how big? want, when we want! That day will come I’m sure, but this year? In the end, 30 Bays in 30 Days for the National Trust for Jersey and We need to find the solution - vaccines. Two English universities Jersey Hospice Care. I’m certain you know of these charities but Autumn 2020 St Saviour Parish Magazine p29

this year has been so difficult for all charities, so I did my best. It’s no hardship for me to get in the sea, I love swimming! I registered online, about £23, which included a swimming cap, but in reality the cap was too small for my head! Say nothing! My poor head was so squashed!

Before I started, I looked at the map produced by the States’ department ‘Visit Jersey’ and the list of bays…wait a minute… la Braye, le Mare; and the Ecrehous, the Minquiers, Ouaisne, la Greve d’Azette, la Greve de Le (ou Lecq) - all without accents! Never? Right, an email to the National Trust sent late that night, their office is well used to receiving comments from me, and complaints, about poor spelling of Jèrriais names! Nine mistakes in all. 1st July arrived and we swam at La Rocque from the slipway, then over the harbour wall (where the French came ashore in…1781, for the ) into Robin Bay, then on to and La Motte…. or Green Island. Four bays in one day, wonderful! If only the rest had gone so easily…days when the weather and sea was rough and days when I was too busy to go swimming!

There were bays on the list that were impossible for me – for example Plémont, Portelet and Beauport (I could have gone down and swum, but to have then climbed back up? No way!). And the Êcréhous and Mînquièrs, I don’t have a boat any more to be able to get there. The two charities removed two bays from their list on the Five Mile Road because of the currents, and La Corbière for the same reason, and for me the list of the 30 bays had been suddenly shortened! There were a few where I had never swum – la Coupe, Flicquet, St. Catherine’s slipway, Bel Val cove, le Hurel slip, le Bourg and Pontac; and bays where I hadn’t swum for many years – Havre des Pas bathing pool, the beaches at First Tower and Bel Royal (because of the sea lettuce on their beaches), the little bay behind Mont Orgeuil, but by the end, I was really pleased to realise that, over the years, I have swum in most of the bays in our beautiful Island.

The 31st July and I had done 29 bays, Bel Royal as the 30th bay on 1st August to finish! I have 39 people who have sponsored me and I hope to raise perhaps £600. When I started, I thought it would be great if I could raise £200! If you would like to sponsor me, it’s not too late!

Right, enough of my chatter…something important for members of l’Assembliée d’Jèrriais – a lot of our events have been cancelled this year because of the virus and I hope you have received our letter. We have on our programme our Annual General Meeting on 25 September at 7.30pm at St. Martin’s Public Hall; we don’t know, even now, if that will still take place, so we will put a notice in the Evening Post and announce it on Radio Jersey, so make sure you ears are well washed and your eyes wide open! Bye for now.

Août, 2020 Autumn 2020 St Saviour Parish Magazine p30

My first encounter of Peter was on a cold, dark morning in early December 2018, a few days after the sudden death of my beloved husband. Enveloped by the peace and solitude that emanates from the beauty of the Church of St. Saviour, I saw a Reflections friendly gentle faced man approaching me. Dressed in a pair of old corduroys, my eyes were drawn to the well-worn faded on our leather hiking boots, not even laced, walking towards me. A notable dog collar being the only revelation of his identity. Retiring I instantly felt at ease and for the first time in days I was able to talk openly to someone who truly listened. Peter has an exceptional gift of sensitivity to an individual’s circumstances and is able to genuinely support any situation with empathy, professionalism, encouragement and wisdom. Rector Since meeting him my 17 year old son and I have had a newly awakened commitment to the Church and I have There used to be a saying about lawyers that they were only been welcomed and accepted by all the existing members, interested in time and money and in no particular order. Our who respectfully rally around him. The numbers attending well-known local artist Edmund Blampied depicted in one the Church I know have increased enormously during Peter’s of his several offerings to the London Illustrated News in the time in Jersey. Peter is not only devoted to his wonderful wife, 1930s a lovely sketch showing a lawyer dealing with Fred Nicola, his family, his Church and the Parish, but participates in and Ethel , an elderly couple in his office. She turns to Fred many other services around the Island of Jersey. He enjoys his and says, "It’s the wherefores, the whereafters and aforesaids work with the sea cadets and has spent an endless amount of which add on the pounds to the bill we will have to pay". time on his prized graveyard project. He can talk until the cows come home on this passion! Never during the time I have Anyone having met and dealt with our retiring Rector would known him have I heard one unfavourable word about Peter. have difficulty in coming to terms with the fact that prior When he made his announcement that he would be retiring, to his ecclesiastical calling he was an English lawyer, if the a silence shrouded all those who worshipped alongside him. opening remarks are to be believed. The words that broke this hush came from a longstanding member of the congregation who said, ‘The only people who I first met Peter in our church when he attended with two will be glad he is leaving will be his family in England’. The truth other prospective candidates for the position some six years of this statement being recapitulated by all. The same person, ago. It was obvious to me at the time that whilst all the seeing my own personal sadness at the news, also stated, and applicants possessed qualities which would augur well for rightly so, that you cannot go to Church just because you like our church there was a distinction in his attitude and manner the Reverend and his ways, but as she added gracefully, ‘And which we would do well to secure. yet your heart is continually refuelled after you have been in Peter’s presence, a strength that escalates from his teachings In the early years of his ministry there were often parishioners and guidance’. Even the local funeral directors continuously from his former diocese who visited Jersey and upon respect and praise him for his tireless efforts towards his speaking with them they invariably told me that their loss community and his persevering determination to never let had certainly been our gain. This has proved to be so true. anyone down if they require him to carry out a service. A truly devoted holy man who carries out endless amounts of In the time he has been our Rector his wise counsel has ceremonies, from birth to death, he goes way beyond the call been an enormous help to so many, and the projects he of duty, encouraging any funds to be donated to preserve the has initiated, in the difficult society of today have borne life of the Church. Peter has an incredible ability to relate to fruit. His particular affection for the historical aspect of the all ages. My son has told me many stories of the mixed aged church cemetery and the published book on Napoleonic War group attending confirmation classes at the Rectory prior to veterans is down to his drive and enthusiasm. COVID and how Peter never failed to inject fun and laughter into the understanding of making this serious commitment. Along with the spiritual ministry of course came his membership of the Parish Roads Committee, on which I have Is this man perfect you ask? Well seeing as I am a woman, I the honour to be an active member. His coming to terms suspect you can guess my answer! He is very close, that is with the pronunciation of our Jersey names did take a while until you hear him sing and watch his dance movements, but but his ability to question the way we arrived at our decisions even those can only put a smile on your face. He is human, in the Jersey way, did receive more than the usual response, an exceptional human. Peter from all Jersey residents, not "It has been that way from time immemorial and anyhow if it only from the Parish of St. Saviour, we can only wish such a ain't broke don't try to fix it! humble man all the happiness in the world for your future. We look forward to seeing you when you return to Jersey and our We shall miss him and Nicola ,but our best tribute to thank heart filled thanks go out to you for all that you have done. You him for what he has done for our Parish of St. Saviour is to will be very sorely missed, but you have given us all hope and ensure that in working together we continue to build on the we pray that our new Reverend will continue to carry on and sure foundations he has left behind. develop your good works with the same joy in their heart. Geoff Morris Mrs. Elizabeth Cooil (Chalice Assistant and Lesson Reader) Belvedere, St. Saviour Autumn 2020 St Saviour Parish Magazine p31

Peter Dyson bounded into my life via the Parish Hall where I worked at the time. He was warm, funny and full of energy (a HOT OFF THE PRESS bit like Tigger). He asked about us all and genuinely cared about the staff and was keen to work with us as a team. I personally “Napoleonic War veterans buried at St Saviour’s church” hadn’t been to church since a youngster when I “had to go”. I was is a book hot off the press and relates to the extraordinary intrigued and wanted to support our new Rector, so, one Sunday number of soldiers buried at St Saviour who fought morning I timidly stepped into church and sought out a familiar with Wellington in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo. friendly face (the late Maureen McFadden) who welcomed me Numbering 58 soldiers, together with an appendix of and helped guide me through the service. I was quite surprised another 43 who fought in the army in the Napoleonic that the sermon was full of historical facts and that I could relate Wars in other theatres, it has been written by Sir William the scripture to events in my life. I continued to attend and now, Mahon, an expert on Wellington’s battles, together with a four years later am an active member of our church community committee of local Jersey historians. (my church family). Like everyone, life has its ups and downs but I It is believed that St Saviour contains more of such know that with my newly restored faith and my church family by soldiers than any other churchyard in the : an my side, I’ll come out the other side fighting but above all smiling extraordinary fact. and loved. Thank you, Peter Dyson, for all your care and support and for reintroducing me to my faith. The 58 cover an extraordinary range from a drummer boy fighting his first battle aged 12 now buried in a pauper’s Denise Jacklin grave, through to someone who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey; from a member of the Royal Wagon Train at Waterloo, through to a man in charge of one of the 6 Royal Artillery batteries; it includes two 17 year olds at Waterloo both of whom became priests, one of whom was pursued through the courts, the other who helped out at St Saviour. At least three of the men wrote notable accounts of the battles – one of whom wrote a famous diary in print in its own right. It includes Englishmen, Irish, Peter is caring, friendly and Scotsmen and Jerseymen – as well as a Spanish civilian approachable with a knack of injecting a who fought with the Brits and a Frenchman who fought smile in the darkest moments. for Napoleon. All in the same graveyard each with their own story. Since he has been in Jersey he has The 300+ page book is available at a reached out and connected with subsidised price of £10, due to a the Parish, Schools and youth generous sponsorship of Pitcher groups and opened the and Le Quesne. To order your copy, Church to community groups. (cash or cheques payable to St His care has helped many Saviour’s church) please contact people cope with the Elizabeth Cooil at restrictions under Covid 19. [email protected] Although the Church building was closed, he ensured that A must for anyone interested worship continued and the in our Parish of St Saviour and Church community kept all – and a great way to solve connected. the problem of what to buy this year at Christmas for your He has shared the beauty of Jersey family and friends. St Saviour Parish Church with Islanders and the interesting lives of some of those resting in the Churchyard. I and many others will miss the stories of those lives he has researched.

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Dates for your diary As I write it is nearly the beginning of the new Methodist Church year. Our move to Jersey, brings to mind my first day of secondary school. You know what school is, but this is a new At the time of writing, there are still many limitations on school! Do you remember your first day? Did your mum, like church activities, especially in relation to both numbers and many, put you in a uniform where your blazer was at least three singing. But the two Sunday services – 8.00am traditional sizes too big and tell you it was OK because you would grow Holy Communion and 9.45 Morning Service take place every into it? Ministry is a little like that, there is a sense in which you Sunday and will continue after I leave and before the new continue to grow into it. rector comes. I have served in appointments that have been in rural, semi/ The many activities that normally take place between rural and town centre areas. I have, served as a prison chaplain September and Christmas – such as Harvest, Remembrance, and a padre to the MOD. These appointments and chaplaincies carol service and so on - cannot be finalised due to the current have given me an insight into many aspects of people’s life and rules vis a vis the pandemic, but I am sure this will change in work which I would otherwise not have had, and I feel privileged due course. that God granted me those opportunities. I am now blessed to The best and most effective way to keep in touch with news be able to bring my experience to serve in this new place and continue to grow. and activities is to look at our very active Face Book page - facebook.com/parishchurchofstsaviour I would like to take this opportunity to say how grateful we are as a family for the help and support we have received Amongst other things you can follow the 9.45am service regarding our move to join you. Nick and I have three grown- live or look at it later recorded. It will give you up-to-date up daughters. One of them has joined us in Jersey, one is living information of all that is going on at St Saviour’s church. and working in Leeds, the youngest is studying in Manchester. As a family our passions are cricket. ice hockey and music (not My last Sunday here will be 25th October and up to that date, necessarily in that order). any queries you might have in relation to services or anything else, please contact me on either 736679 or I look forward to meeting you and I pray for a future filled with [email protected]; after 25th October please contact moments where we can build community together. our churchwarden, Doreen Le Roy at [email protected] With every blessing Rev Peter Dyson Rev Dawn Saunders

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This sadly will be my last post as Rambling met in the street, (or in the churchyard!) Rector, as I am getting very close to the In these years the church has been re-ordered, enabling compulsory retirement age for rectors in the space to be used during the week, (at least pre- pandemic and hopefully again when it is all over), by Jersey. I have been here for a fraction under scouts, choirs, exercise classes, drama groups, children’s 5 years and it has gone so fast. parties and many more. And every day when I have gone to lock the church, almost always candles are lit and the What should I say firstly about this Island? Well its beauty prayer tree is festooned with prayer requests. The church is stunning and one of the silver linings of this difficult is there for everyone because God’s love is inclusive of and disturbing year has been the opportunity to literally everyone. ramble – or rather amble – round lanes in this and other parishes. The tranquillity and depth of nature is Jersey in my opinion is unique in its relationship between astounding. And then, the icing on the cake, is the variety a parish church and the parish: the upkeep of the church on the Island. My breath is taken away with comparing the building and the churchyard is the responsibility of the expanse of St Ouen’s Bay, with the crags of Plemont just parish. I do get why some people understandably feel round the corner or the perfect small beach at Beauport; this is unfair: unfair to other denominations, other faiths or on the east, the picture book harbour of Rozel with the and to those of no faith. But there is actually a very logical wild lunar scape of Green Island at low tide. reason for it: the church (and rectory) are owned by the parish; it is parish land. Neither I as rector nor the church Gerard Manley Hopkins, a Roman Catholic writing at community can decide we’ll close it down. It is a parish the end of the C19th summed it up in the poem God’s resource – not only spiritually, but also historically as well Grandeur: as both building and churchyard being a sacred space in an often busy and noisy world. The world is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; My faith is simple – some might say simplistic: I do not It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil believe the world is just chance; I believe there is an Crushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod? energy source called God behind it, working through Generations have trod, have trod, have trod; science; I believe that God is love because Jesus showed And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil; that in his teaching, his actions and his life and death on And wears man’s smudge and shares man’s smell: the soil a cross; I believe that this love is stronger than all things – Is bare now, nor can foot feel, being shod. even the hardest things we see round us, because of the Easter story; and finally I believe God’s Spirit can work in And for all this, nature is never spent; our lives to help us be more loving. There lives the dearest freshness deep down things. And though the last lights off the black West went For all these reasons, I believe a Parish church should Oh, morning, at the brown brink eastward, springs- firstly be a beacon of that love and secondly welcome Because the Holy Ghost over the bent and value everyone of whatever creed, faith, or no faith, World broods with warm breast and with ah! bright gender, sexuality and race. wings. So let me end these rambling rectors slots by inviting Whether we are people of faith or not, each one of us can you to take a ramble around your church and your be uplifted by the wonder of it. churchyard either in public worship on Sunday or at a time of privacy when no-one else is there and think on And within our Island is the Parish of St Saviour, where these things. I have had the honour to serve. I have met so much friendliness and care, whether from the Parish Hall, And my thanks to everyone – so many of you – who have churchgoers, people I have come into contact with for made my time here so memorable. christenings, marriages and funerals, or people I have just Supporting you at every step During difficult times you need people you can trust.

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