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John Jacques is currently the voluntary editor In thisissue Welcome of Les Clefs p.3 Les Nouvelles: the latest news Big changes are going on beyond the shores of Jersey as the p.22 Les Associations: Battle of Flowers implications of the vote to leave the European Union are very p.23 Les Associations: Flying Wings slowly beginning to emerge with many questions yet to be answered. Now a hankering for change has arrived on our Parish doorstep. p.23 Les Associations: Twinning From May next year St Peter will no longer have a parish Deputy. St Peter, St p.26 Les Jeunes: Youth Club Brelade and St Ouen have been morphed into a single electoral district called p.32 Les Officials: From the Connétable ‘The West’. The decision by the States Assembly took most of us by surprise and, like the Brexit vote, that story has yet to unfold. Our Connétable John Refault and Deputy voted against the proposal, judging it to be solely ‘change for change’s sake’. He p.35 La Foi: Church news now fears for the future of the Parish institution in Jersey and predicts the days of Connétable are numbered. p.38 Les Événements: things to do In some respects, the three St Ouen’s Bay paris hes have been well ahead of political change. For many years now St Peter has hosted the three-parish West Show and will continue to do so this year – albeit in a somewhat truncated form concentrating on the horticultural event. In this edition, we welcome the first contribution on growing your own veg from the Jersey Association of the National Vegetable Society. And still on an environmental theme, th ere’s a challenge to parishioners who care about where we live and how we look after our land and water to unite. Magazine Editorial Publication As always, I would love to hear from any parishioner who feels the urge to Period deadline date write an article or become involved in any way with the production of this Summer2017 FriDAY 9 Jun FriDAY 30 Jun
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Call me on 07797749440 or drop me an email at [email protected] . Winter2017 FriDAY10 Nov FriDAY 1 Dec Elms make a Elms were just about perfect“ for windswept Jersey as they comeback grow quickly; can withstand Elm trees have been planted on the roadside green “ salt air and their stout fronting Ville de L’Eglise, a tentative first step towards nature protects crops. re-establishment of the once common species in Jersey. Half a century ago elms lined almost every highway and by-way in the Island, but the arrival of Dutch Elm Disease in the ‘60s just about wiped the entire population and estimated 100,000 trees. Now the National Trust for Jersey is aiming to restore the elm as part of our landscape. To mark the Trust’s 80th anniversary, 80 disease-resistant elms have been donated to community centres across the Island. Elms were just about perfect for windswept Jersey as they grow quickly; can withstand salt air and their stout nature protects crops. The Trust has also launched a ‘Hedge Fund’ - a campaign to restore hedges to the countryside.e Trust Th hopes to plant 1km of hedges every year around land that it owns. Hedges, say the Trust, are so important to wildlife, providing food, shelter and nesting for birds as well as providing safe travel networks for hedgehogs, lizards, slow worms, toads, bank voles and shrews. The elm tree and hedge restoration projects are being supported by Jersey Electricity customers, as the company is making a £5 donation for everyone in the Island who switches to receiving their bills by email. Right: Young parishioners spent part of their half-term break planting disease-resistant Elm trees on a bare patch of grass at Ville de L’Eglise Right above: The Elms are near an earlier plantation of 50 trees, marking the 50th anniversary of the Liberation St Pierre spring2017 page3 16-StPeter - SummerQ1-2017-2.qxp_Layout 1 30/03/2017 10:54 Page 5
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image: Plans for housing approved Proposals for 69 new homes at Beaumont Plans for developing the former Living Legend site in St Peter are being proposed for luxury housing have been approved.
Dandara had applied to demolish various structures on the site to make way for nine four-bed and three six-bed houses along with provision for parking. The site off La Rue Du Petit Aleval had been in commercial use for many years. Some will remember when it was the Strawberry Farm. And the former Total Sport site at Beaumont owned by the Channel Islands Co-Operative Society is a step closer to redevelopment for housing. The proposals by Dandara are for 69 new homes – 21 two-bed and 48 three-bed properties. An image of what they could look like was on display at a public consultation at the beginning of March. With around 60 first-time buyer homes in the pipeline for the Manor Farm field, the Parish could soon be witnessing a housing boom. Bye-bye bass The glorious sound Recreational anglers should bin their bass lures and switch to other species. Stocks of the highly desirable fish are now so low of breaking glass they may not recover. The discordant sounds of glass crashing into the back of Anyone landing a bass must immediately return it to the sea and there’s a plea a collection lorry is, for most, one of those rackets we for anglers to learn techniques for helping the recovery of fish that don’t swim away once released back into the wild. could well do without - it’s all to do with over-stimulation Despite the low numbers of bass still surviving in the wild, Jersey is allowing of those tiny hairs in the cochlea apparently. But for the continuing commercial exploitation of local stocks. Up to a dozen boats team collecting our monthly offerings of unwanted employing rod and line to catch fish will be licensed to sell a maximum 100kg a glassware it is month during the open season. All fish must be sold locally and a verification scheme is planned to prove to restaurant owners and fishmongers that the bass just the sound on offer has been taken from a sustainable fishery. they want! All other forms of targeted commercial fishing for bass are banned but a small proportion – 3 percent - of by-catch will be allowed. Some neat and tidy Our neighbours are also not heeding international scientific advice for a parishioners are complete ban on targeting bass. The UK and France are adding an annual 10 going to the trouble tonne allowance for commercial bass anglers, allowing for potential catches of of bagging up their several thousand tonnes through the English Channel and North Sea, waste glass, but that, For the last 10 years local commercial bass landings have fallen from 24 say the collection tonnes a year to a little over 10 tonnes. It’s estimated that recreational anglers contractors, is a have been taking an additional 5-15 tonnes per year. problem for them. Locally, the new regulations are: Our Government only • A closed season in February and March desire naked and • A trawling bycatch of 3 percent clean glass at the • A netting bycatch of 3 percent recycling tip, not • A recreational catch-and-release fishery only with a bag limit of zero bundles of bottles fish for the full year and jars wrapped up in plastic bags. The A targeted bags have to be commercial removed before the hook-and-line glass is processed for re-use as hardcore and that takes time and money fishery of 100kg (your money). per month for So, just place your glass in a bin (or bucket, depending on how the small much you accumulate) and invest in some earplugs for wearing on number of boats collection day! with qualifying track records of over 250kg catch in any given year between 2014 and 2016 based on logbook records already submitted to Marine Resources. ABOVE: Total ban on recreational fishing for bass page4 St Pierre Spring2017
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Some of you will be aware of the recent news that Dr Mari Jones from Cambridge University, who is Reader in French Linguistics and Language Change (to give her formal title) is leading a project to record Jèrriais this spring/summer onwards. She has been a longstanding friend to Jersey with her great interest in Jèrriais, our n ative language, now only spoken by less than 5 percent of Jersey’s population. Such has been her interest that she has learnt to speak Jèrriais, really quite fluently! Starting in April, a team of recorders who themselves speak Jèrriais, want to hear from as many Jèrriais speakers as possible in order to record accent and vocabulary. There are words and phrases used in some parishes, which are not used in other parishes! This may not sound very important, but if not recorded by native speakers, they are lost to the printed word only, nowhere nearly as valuable as the spoken word! So, if you would be willing to have your Jèrriais recorded – it can be speaking to a friend who also speaks Jèrriais or just yourself – please contact Colin Ireson at L’Office du Jèrriais on 449290 or home 726871 to registe r your interest. Recording can last 10 minutes or half an hour, it’s up to you! Mèrcie bein des fais. Our community police officer New path runs alongside Lisa says keep in touch advancing Airport perimeter I can’t believe that we are already coming to the end of The first section of new footpath has been constructed alongside the enlarged airport perimeter which has engulfed February 2017 and I would firstly like to wish everyone Rue Rose. The path is part of the deal to allow a Happy New Year and hope you all had a peaceful extinguishment of the road and demolition of two homes for Christmas! (that all seems so long ago now). another advance of the airport boundary into the heart of St Peter’s Village. I was lucky enough to have the Christmas period off but did have to endure the New Meanwhile, the new path in St Peter’s Valley is being extended to form a Year’s Eve night shift, however this ended up safe route for pedestrians and cyclists from St Mary to St Helier in passing fairly smoothly with the majority of advance of an increasing volume of large stone carrying lorries using people behaving themselves! the road. How the road itself will bear up remains to be seen. It has been a busy start to the year and I Images: have been focussing the majority of my time The first section of a new footpath by the extended airport boundary in the Parish on traffic issues and supporting and more sections of the vulnerable persons, ensuring their welfare and working alongside other valley footpath are agencies to offer assistance where necessary. A lot of the time I rely on taking shape neighbours within an area to keep me informed and updated with regards to vulnerable people in their neighbourhood and I continue to urge parishioners to get in touch, either with me directly or via the Parish Hall, as receiving information from different sources really helps to paint a picture of what is occurring. This also applies to any issues or community ill-feeling, an early indication of potential problems can assist in preve nting a later incident. Information received can be dealt with in a variety of ways, whether that be a direct police response to a problem or to give information to use as intelligence about a certain area or person. I hope to see you in and around the Parish and can often be found in the Parish Hall or community centre. If you do see me, please come and say hello! Pc Lisa Howard Just to remind you: m y contact details are [email protected] or 612612. St Pierre spring2017 page7 16-StPeter - SummerQ1-2017-2.qxp_Layout 1 30/03/2017 10:54 Page 9
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These lines of thought may well be running through the minds of government efficiency seekers and St Peter’s Connétable fears the worst. He voted against the electoral district reforms G ingwest? believing the proposals were change for changes sake and not change for the better. He now predicts that the office of Constable So what will be the fallout from the States Assembly decision to scrap 11 of the as a States Member will go within a decade. As Island’s 12 parochial electoral districts? Our Connétable believes it spells the end we have seen elsewhere in this magazine, the political role of Constable flies in the face of for parish life as we know it and the demise of the role of Constable. He predicts the recent reforms in terms of voter they will be expunged from Island politics within a decade. accountability. And with a denuding of parochial function in the name of progress towards greater efficiency, what would be the With St Helier remaining intact – split into two the same place. Halls and officials need to be point of the Constable? districts instead of 4 – the other parishes will be booked, formats decided, the voting public Our Connétable, who will be stepping morphed into five new constituencies. St Peter, St consulted. down next year, believes a grand rear-guard Brelade and St Ouen make up ‘The West’. With the end of the ‘Parish Deputy’ what else action is needed to save the present role of It amounts to a massive shift of the political could follow? How long before the bean Constable, but fears there is not a great deal of tectonic plates after many centuries of relative counters set their eyes on all the replication of enthusiasm amongst his peers, six of whom inactivity, which have seen each parish become, as parochial administration. Why not have a single voted in favour of the most recent reform. St Peter Connétable John Refault puts it, ‘mini The West rates district? Maybe a single Connétable Refault sees a new role for his governments’. These micro states have been Honorary Police force for The West. Why not just namesakes in a new setting as members of a cherished, loved and honed into near replicas of have a single administration centre for The West? second house in parliament – a bit like the each other – all carrying out identical functions. Actually, why not just have a single point of Commons and the Lords in the UK. In this new The parish hall has become the hub of each parochial administration for the entire Island – it’s chamber, Connétables would separately parochial community where justice is meted out, not exactly big after all. consider government and individual proposals plans are born and the day-to-day business of That may sound a long way off, but no. The for comment before reaching the States civic life is conducted. Honorary Police are already talking about a Assembly for debate. However, the very replication of parish unified voluntary force to smooth out gaps in The Connétables, with their direct function may be the weakness spelling the end, parish recruitment. St Helier is bidding for an constitutional links to parishioners at Parish like a fatal lack of DNA differentiation. With a new all-Island unified rates system. Shove all the Assemblies plus their own combined breed of Deputies about to be created in next parochial admin work under one roof and at a experience of civic administration, would be year’s May elections, a part of parish identity will stroke save all the heating and maintenance bills the perfect conduit for some sensible input vanish. It is quite possible, for instance, that all of for what will become redundant parish halls, into planned new government laws and the Deputies for The West will hail from St Brelade many of which are well past their sell-by date policies before a vote is taken. where the voting population is greatest. anyway. Surely it would be beneficial to relieve Some will see this as an unnecessary layer Practical decisions also have to be resolved. the ratepaying community of this burden? In fact of bureaucracy, but it could be the only way of Where will the hustings meetings be held? the sale of parish halls could provide ratepayers maintaining a purpose for future Connétables Will Deputy and Senato r wannabes offer with a windfall. as their roles as civic heads of their parish themselves for public scrutiny at the same time at communities begin to wither. John Jacques
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So what will be the fallout from the States Assembly decision to scrap 11 of the Island’s 12 parochial electoral districts? Our Connétable believes it spells the end for parish life as we know it and the demise of the role of Constable. He predicts they will be expunged from Island politics within a decade.
The change is intended to make States Deputies The Government more accountable to voters. At present it is often representative who won the the case that a few hundred votes is enough to day for the reform of win a seat as a parish Deputy who can then constituencies was Senator become a minister representing the entire Island. Lyndon Farnham, who So how will the change make Deputies more proposed successful accountable? amendments to a In St Peter there will no longer be a dedicated proposition put forward by Deputy as the parish will be amalgated with St Deputy Andrew Lewis. Brelade and St Ouen to form a new ‘super This is what Senator constituency’ – The West. It will have four Farnham said about the role Deputies. of Connétable: At the last election in 2014 the population of ‘The parishes must retain a St Peter was around 5,000 (5,003 in the 2011 voice in the States Assembly, Census). About 4,250 residents would have been especially if electoral districts eligible to vote, but only 3,606 were actually are redrawn. Failure to registered. On polling day fewer than half (43 maintain parish percent) cast a vote. The seat was contested and representation in the States would undoubtedly Kristina Moore won with 1,335 votes. St Peter lead to a loss of stimulus within the parishes and Where next? accounts for 5 percent of the Island’s population. disconnect the parishes from any influence and Many years ago Guernsey went down the Kristina holds an Island-wide mandate as a participation in the government of the Island. ‘super constituency’ route and only has one Minister, but is accountable to a small fraction of Consequently, parishes may well only become class of politician. More recently Guernsey the population. concerned with a diminished administrative role has toyed with the idea of making the entire At next year’s election, The West will have a and the provision of some public services. Island a single constituency. Opponents say combined population of around 20,000 – about The Connétables have made a reliable, that would lead to a very complicated 20 percent of the Island’s total. The elected sensible and balanced contribution to the States electoral process with a voting slip Deputies will therefore be accountable to a much Assembly and its associated responsibilities. I containing perhaps hundreds of candidates bigger slice of the population. therefore firmly recommend that Connétables to pick from. The vote was considered as work in progress should remain as legitimately elected Membe rs of – a first biggish step to make Government the States of Jersey.’ The path towards democratic reform will generally more accountable to the voting public. At the other end of the scale, the role of remain uncertain but probably Anomalies remain – in particular the role of Senator will be retained. There will should always be work in Constable within government. Each existing be eight of them. This class progress. A warning parish will still vote for its own representative in of politician is the though: no matter how the shape of the Parish Connétable. most fully equitable the electoral system With the exception of the Connétable of St accountable as is, some people won’t like the results. Helier, each will represent small percentages of they represent the Two words – Brexit and Trump! the Island’s populat ion but will have equal voting entire Island. John Jacques rights in the States Assembly and could become Senators, however, have no greater Ministers. The Connétable of St Mary, for instance, say in parliament where every will represent fewer than 2,000 people. That is not representative each has one vote. And to say, however, that the least accountable in there is no given that Senators will join Government might not be the most talented the Council of Ministers. political leaders.
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Our charity offers a wide range of services: About Jersey n Our website: www.jerseyalzheimers.com n We have a Facebook page n 24-hour Answerphone Alzheimer’s Helpline Service – 01534 443075 n ‘Saturday Club’ for weekly day care - and respite for families - Association at Sandybrook Day Centre. Pat Hampson, the Manager of Jersey Alzheimer’s Association (JAA) helps people Saturday Club, can be with dementia and care providers and we are contacted on: ABOVE: Alzheimer’s 1 Hilgrove Street drop-in centre extremely grateful to the Caesarea Quilters group [email protected] or 07829 700099 n Dr Sian Wareing Jones, our Counsellor and Family Support Co-ordinator, can be for their support. contacted on: [email protected] or 07797 907753 n Michala Graham is an educator who teaches about dementia and offers courses We have three main objectives: awareness, understanding and support. for carers. She can be contacted on: Michala@jerseyalzheimers. com or We raise awareness of dementia by educating people, organisations and 07700 803756 the business community in the Island. We also offer a range of services, n Drop-in/office in Hilgrove Street, St Helier – contact [email protected] which enable people with dementia, and care providers, to engage in or 01534 723519 activities and enjoy socialising with one another and JAA volunteers. n Splashchat, a weekly swimming activity run in conjunction with Occupational We campaign for an improved understanding of the impact of dementia Therapists and the Memory Clinic on society as a whole. We lobby for increased support for people living n Musical Memories, a weekly music therapy programme with dementia to enable them to remain in their own homes for as long as n Arts Exploration, a weekly art as therapy activity possible. n Forget Me Not Cafe at Rosewood House, run weekly with HSSD All of the support that we offer is based on ‘person centred care’. This n Friendship Group for carers meets every second Saturday of the month means seeing the person first, rather than their diagnosis of dementia. n Quarterly ‘dementia friendly community’ outings Dementia is a collective term, which describes a wide range of symptoms n ‘Reading WELL Books on Prescription’ service, promoted by HSSD and Jersey associate d with a decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. It is Library caused by a number of disorders affecting the brain. Dementia is usually The charity relies almost entirely on the generosity of the public and businesses progressive and currently there are no cures. in Jersey to meet the cost of our services, which is currently £250,000 per annum.
The Stroke Association is calling on Parishioner receives everyone in Jersey to sign up to Make May Purple. During the month, the charity will be raising awareness of the ‘fantastic’support impact of stroke and sharing information and advice on how to help prevent the following stroke condition. Last year that campaign was A St Peter resident has spoken to Les Clefs supported by Fort Regent and the Opera about the help he received following a stroke. House, with both buildings basking in a night-time purple haze. The charity’s Tony Forbes and his partner have praised local fundraising and operations the ‘fantastic’ support they have received from manager, Tracy O’Regan, told Les Clefs: ‘Each May, friends, families and the Stroke Association communities are invited to show their support for people who have been ‘Jersey Stroke Association has been there for us since Tony was affected by stroke. recovering in Overdale Hospital. They came and found us – offering ‘We’re calling on the people of Jersey both support and advice to the family, particularly on what to to get involved again with Make May expect on his discharge and what is available in the community. In Purple for stroke. It’s all about having fun, addition, they sponsor an aqua therapy class at Cheshire Homes getting people talking about Make May Purple, and raising vital funds so that we can be there that Tony has found very useful both in meeting up with fellow ex for more people affected by stroke. patients and helping him to improve his mobility. ‘Whether you chose to hold a bake sale, take part in an event or get sponsored to dye your ‘We are not alone! The dedication and personal friendliness and hair, there are many easy ways for everyone to get involved. The main thing is to have fun.’ approachability of the Jersey Stroke Association has been fantastic.’ Stroke is the fourth biggest killer and a leading cause of disability in Visit stroke.org.uk/makemaypurple or call 020 7566 1500 ABOVE the UK. Yet, stroke research remains underfunded compared to to get your purple action pack. : Tony Forbes other conditions. and partner page12 St Pierre Spring2017 16-StPeter - SummerQ1-2017-2.qxp_Layout 1 30/03/2017 10:54 Page 14
Chance to win a hand-made quilt Almost 20 years ago Caesarea Quilters was founded at a meeting held at St Lawrence Parish Hall. It was the brainchild of Gladys Dunell who saw a need for like-minded people to come together to sew, share tips and stories. Caesarea Quilters meet on the third Monday of each charities such as the Jersey ABOVE: month (except August when there is no meeting). It is a Women’s Refuge, Special Care This hexagon-design quilt is being raffled in the 6.30pm start for anyone who wants to bring some Baby Unit, Jersey Cheshire Parish Hall to raise funds hand-sewing while the main meeting commences at 7.30. Homes, Jersey Hospice and for the Jersey Alzheimer’s The usual venue is Trinity Parish Hall, but this April the Headway. Association group is at the RJA&HS in Trinity. Beginners and This year, by kind permission BELOW AND LEFT experienced sewers are all welcome. For further of St Peter’s Connétable the : Show and Tell is a regular information check out Facebook page ‘Caesare a Quilters quilters are holding an feature at meetings of the Jersey-CI’ or email [email protected]. exhibition at St Peter’s Parish Caesarea Quilters Meetings still follow the format laid down all those Hall on the 13 and 14 May from years ago – a welcome from the Chairperson, updates on 10.00am to 3.00pm in aid of the forthcoming events, Show and Tell and a demonstration by Jersey Alzheimer’s Association. a member of a particular tip or technique. Then a break for Members have been making a tea, a well-deserved slice of homemade cake and social 63” x 58” hexagon quilt, which time. The evening draws to a close with a raffle. On the last will be raffled, the draw will be Sunday of most months members meet at St Mary’s Youth on Sunday 14 May. The hexagons have been and Community Centre for a day of sewing and hopefully hand sewn together, then hand sewn onto a backing. The finish their UnFinished Objects (UFO). In addition to this quilt will then be quilted before being bound. renowned quilters come to Jersey for workshop weekends. Raffle tickets will cost £2 each and will be available from the Each year members exhibit, and often win prizes, at the Jersey Alzheimer’s Association Drop in Centre in Hilgrove annual Jersey Eisteddfod Festival of Creative Arts. Over the Street and at the exhibition. Some of the items being years quilts made by members have been donated to exhibited will be available to purchase. Jersey Trees for Life Looking at the tree’s vital statistics, it measures 19 A Parish giant metres in height and 163 cm in diameter. When left to In a continuing series on landmark trees in grow unhindered the t ree can reach 37 metres in height (120 feet) and can live for up to 100 years. the Parish, Conrad Evans, Jersey Trees for This species was first introduced to the British Isles in Life’s Arboricultural Officer, looks at a 1838 when some seeds were grown at the Royal well-known tree in the centre of the village. Botanic Gardens at Kew. It was extensively planted locally in the 1920s and 30s as a hedging plant as it On La Rue de L’Eglise, just opposite the school an d at the known to tolerate maritime conditions. As it is an junction of Rue du Bocage, stands a behemoth (something that introduced tree, its wildlife value is limited as it is a is enormous) of a tree. It dwarfs the house in whose garden it relative new-co mer to our shores. Because it has not evolved over millions of years, as our native stands making it look like a Lego dwelling rather than the trees have, it does not attract the number of insects and invertebrates our native trees do. Its timber three-bed home it is. In fact, the tree is growing with such is of fairly good quality but often overlooked due to the fact that it’s not known as a forestry tree vigour it appears to be trying to escape from the garden as its and its habit of twisting and sending out multiple and large side branches. buttress roots are spilling out over the retaining wall and on to As with all large evergreen trees their downfall can be that they grow fast and tall without the pavement! putting down enough root. In the winter, when deciduous trees have lost their leaves, this and The owners of the tree have done their best to other evergreen are prone to storm damage as they offer lots of wind resistance. When snow or accommodate it in the way they have rebuilt this wall on freezing rain prevails they are under even more threat due to excessive weight building up on the several occasions. The common name of the tree is Monterey branches that can cause the rather brittle wood to fail. Cypress, making it a native of California’s west coast, where it Norm an French name is des Cypres, very similar in sounding and derivation to our common only grows wild inland for a mile or so on some low cliffs. name for it. St Pierre spring2017 page13
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Judging is in July, so plants and flowers will need to be in peak condition then. The judges will Are you up for a look at what you have done and give an award depending on what has been achieved. Natural Jersey Interim Committee natural challenge? Chairman: Mike Stentiford MBE Vice Chair: Dale Hector, St Helier Parks & Gardens While political boundaries fulfil specific projects in their respective local areas. Secretary: Jeff Hathaway RHS Dip.Gen.Hort Once achieved, the collective strands can be drawn Treasurer: Steve Pallett, Constable St Brelade everywhere are crashing down – together and, when presented at a parochial level, Members: Tony Andrews, St Helier Parks & even our own Parish lines are will create positive opportunities for parish Gardens involvement and excellent prosp ects for entering Jennifer Ellenger, Visit Jersey blurring into a new land called into national competitive events.’ Contact details: : Mike Stentiford MBE The West – Spring provides us ‘Nationally, this offers Jersey full recognition as a Chairman : premier tourist destination while, locally, it will Home Address with a reassuring sign that our Naparima Cottage, La Commune, demonstrate community pride and achievement.’ natural world is still presenting a Victoria Village, Trinity, Jersey, JE3 5HQ The route to the national competition will be 01534 861114 or [email protected] familiar face. through regional ‘heats’, which, in Jersey, will be Secretary: Jeff Hathaway known as ‘Parish in Bloom’. Natural Jersey has been Home Address: Now a new group – Natural Jersey – is inviting us primarily constituted to co-ordinate, organise, Les Temps Heureux, La Route du Petit Port, to take even more care of our environment at a promote and provide advice and guidance to all St. Brelade, Jersey JE3 8HH local scale. The aim is to promote good parishioners wishing to participate. 01534 743276, 07797 724100 or horticultural, environmental and conservation The winning parish in each main category will [email protected] techniques. It’s also hoped to whip up community be automatically nominated to represent the Island enthusiasm for growing fruits, vegetables and in the national finals during the following year. flowers and taking part in the Parish in Bloom So how can you make a start? competition, which feeds into the national Britain in Bloom. Natural Jersey’s advice is: Generate interest among neighbours – Britain in Bloom is run by the Royal Horticultural householders with gardens, retailers with shop Society and is the largest event, or as they prefer to frontages, parish officials, conservationists, anyone call it ‘campaign' of its kind in the world. From a who might take a pride in where you live. Parish point of view, the intent is to bring together Use social media, bang on doors, put up posters or a group of volunteers to form a ‘Bloom Group’, distribute flyers to inform people of your plans. supported by the Parish, as well as Natural Jersey. In Form a small informal committee to share the St Peter, Connétable John Refault would love to work. hear from anyone interested. You can contact one of the Natural Jersey Team Apart from getting busy in our own gardens, who will give you all the information and advice there is now a need for all of us to adopt a wider you need. You take a look at The Royal Horticultural look around to see what’s going on in our natural Society website, which gives more information and landscape and take steps for improvement and ideas: protection if needed. That’s probably best done as www.rhs.org.uk/communities/campaigns/ part of a team. britain-in-bloom. A large chunk of St Peter, bordering St Ouen’s Bay, forms part of Jersey’s National Park, one of the What will the judges want to see? most environmentally sensitive and important areas of the Island. Looking afte r it is a no brainer, There are three important strands: but is there room for improvement beyond what’s 1. Horticulture (plants and flowers): Year-round already happening? displays that enhance the built environment by And what goes on below the ground is also softening buildings and add life and colour. vitally important. Is the groundwater clean and Grassed areas and trees are important as well. healthy or is it becoming polluted with chemicals? 2. Local Environment: This includes clean and tidy Last year our reservoir at Val de la Mare was out of streets and evidence of conservation of the action for a time because of pollution caused by natural environment. Informative signage farm chemicals. Some domestic chemicals were where appropriate. also found in St Peter streams. 3. Community involvement: Year-round interest in The chairman of Natural Jersey is keeping your area looking at its best and environmentalist Mike Stentiford. providing interest and activities for people in ‘Although floral displays and horticulture sit high your area. Volunteer working parties, on the competition’s criteria, far more emphasis is fund-raising activities, forging connections with now being directed towards community organisations and businesses to give the widest participation and the natural environment. Jersey, possible support over all age groups, publicity it can be said, already excels in both.’ and recognition of your aims. You won’t achieve this overnight, but once ‘The principal aim of Natural Jersey (NJ) is to started, it will grow. co-ordinate those islanders already engaged in parish life and whose wishes are to improve and RIGHT: Mike Stentiford preserve their local urban and natural NEXT RIGHT: environments. By so doing, NJ seeks to encourage The Parish Hall display won a bronze in last year’s the formation of community groups in order to horticultural competition page16 St Pierre Spring2017 16-StPeter - SummerQ1-2017-2.qxp_Layout 1 30/03/2017 10:54 Page 18
LEFT: BELOW: IMAGES: A small garden can make a huge impact Bryan Swain of Ville du Left to its own devices a as frequent prize-winner Graeme Pallot Bocage came first in the healthy natural of Ville du Bocage proves every year all-Island small gardens environment will reward us competition last year with spectacular displays
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Les Associations St Peter’s Youth & Cocktail of Community Centre pesticides detected Wind, frost, rain (too much, too little) snails and slugs are in untreated water gardening enemies – not to mention weeds and nocturnal The Environment Department issued the visits from neighbourhood moggies. Dedication to the following statement: cause can, however, keep us ahead of the foe with spectacular results. The first water quality tests of the 2017 growing season show that levels of pesticides in untreated Pre-School too and is helping to spruce the place water are similar to those recorded last year. The children in the pre-school have all up – thanks Gary. settled in well and are enjoying their We are still working on designs and Testing of water continues all year round, but these are the first results since redecorated rooms. Judging by the costing s for the outside play area – it’s a costly project so we need to get it right. farmers started planting potatoes for the new season. smiling faces that leave every day, Oxadixyl levels are similar to those recorded at this time last year. This they are having great fun learning We will keep you informed through Les chemical, last used in 2003, was detecte d in 2016 throughout Jersey’s through play but are looking forward Clefs and the Community Centre’s untreated water sources. to some drier weather so they can get Facebook page… Recent monitoring has also picked up azoxystrobin, metribuzin and outside more often. The pre-school www.facebook.com/St-Peters-Youth- glyphosate. It is too soon to tell if this is a one-off occurrence. However, it’s a manager, Karen, is available on 483011 Community-Centre-Jersey reminder that farmers need to be vigilant – sudden rainfall can quickly -1505530553057381…don’t forget to wash chemicals off the ground and into water. for any questions you may have. A body established last year to work for improved water quality – the Tea Room like our page to keep updated with what’s going on. Action for Cleaner Water Group – will continue to support a package of We are delighte d to welcome Lorraine measures put in place to improve Island water quality, and particularly, to to the tea room. Louise and her team The indoor car boot sales on a reduce the levels of pesticides in Island water courses during the current continue to work their magic on the Sunday morning continue to be very potato season. popular – with the added bonus of the menu and have recently introduced Measures include: tea room being open for the essential club sandwiches and cream teas as n An immediate ban on the sale and distribution of all plant protection warming cuppa and breakfast roll. These well as the regular favourites. The products containing the active ingredient linuron (detected in Jersey are running until the end of March. ladies are continually looking at ways waters, including Val de la Mare Seservoir, on a number of occasions last Pitches are £10 for a table and two to improve and vary the menu for you year). chairs and rails are also available to hire. all to enjoy so don’t miss out! n New regulations to be introduced to address land management Call the Centre on 483011 to book your In the last edition of Les Clefs we practices that can cause water pollution. space but don’t leave it too late as they did mention we would be able to take n Tighter controls by farmers on pesticide use in certain sensitive areas, fill up fast. card payments from the end of such as Val de la Mare and Queen’s Valley. We still have availability for hall hire January – this has been delayed but is n Farmers using less fertiliser (with a lower phosphate content). on a Tuesday and Thursday evening – coming soon. Minimum payment on n Targeted use of less harmful pesticides by farmers. more information can be obtained by card will be £5. n Expanding areas for trials (such as the use of slow-release fertiliser). calling the centre or popping in. To find Community Centre n The introduction of new machinery to provide more precise application out what is taking place at the centre, The Management Committee are still of pesticides and fertiliser. give them a call or pop in. working through planned n A new five-year water management strategy and updated rural As always, feedback is always maintenance and we are delighted to economy strategy published by the Department of the Environment to welcome – leave yours in person or by welcome Gary Colley as an evening reduce nitrate, phosphate and pesticides in groundwater, streams and email to [email protected] or send a caretaker a couple of evenings a week. reservoirs. message through our Facebook page. Gary is quite handy with a paintbrush n Regular monitoring of Island streams and reservoirs by Jersey Water to BELOW: Club sandwich on the menu establish long-term trends and to enable the company to blend water from differing sources in order to keep water below the legal limit and safe for the consumer. The Minister for the Environment, Deputy Steve Luce, said, ‘I’ll be keeping a watchful eye on the water quality test results over the coming weeks because I’m determined to see an improvement in water quality this year. The Department of the Environment has made meaningful progress on a number of longer-term initiatives to clean up our water, and over the winter we’ve worked with Jersey Water and the farming and leisure amenity industries on some shorter-term measures to reduce the level of chemicals in untreated water sources. We’re not there yet, but I would hope that we’ll see the benefits of this work coming through
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The Nazi atrocity still News from St Aubin and with us today St Peter’s A small group of St Peter parishioners gathered in the Parish Hall recently in response to a Nazi atrocity, which only now is coming to The December Meeting at St Aubin & St wide public attention. The act was the mass murder of thousands of Peter’s WI had a bit of a party atmosphere disabled people, which began in 1940. with eight members entertaining the others with a short play on a Christmas theme Under the secret Aktion T4 program, people to commemorate each victim. The blocks are entitled ‘Christmas “How did they do That”?’ certified as disabled were sent to one of six being sewn into quilts, which will become death camps set up across Germany and permanent displays around the globe. This was very much enjoyed by an Austria. Disablement was judged by doctors, In Jersey the challenge of creating the appreciative audience and was followed by and once two of them had signed papers blocks has been taken up by Kim Monins and refreshments laid on by the committee and a confirming disablement, victims were rapidly Giselle Therezien – who both make quilts as a dispatched. Confirmations were made by hobby as members of the Jersey Modern Quilt very Christmassy raffle. marking the papers with a red cross – two red Guild. They have been setting up sewing In January, we had a talk on reflexology. Sylvia had her feet crosses signified a death sentence. sessions at Parish Halls and hope to produce at massaged and pummelled as our speaker, ably assisted by her Technology developed at these ‘euthenasia least one quilt from each parish by the end of son, told members all about reflexology and its many benefits. centres’, as they were known, was later October. The blocks of cloth are in three set Sylvia didn’t quite go to sleep, but we don’t think she was far off. employed in the death camps created for what sizes and all volunteers have to do is sew on Our February meeting was a talk on Wetwheels by James we know as the Holocaust. two red crosses. Mulholland. He explained about their boat, which had been It is only in more recent times that the T4 The campaign has drawn a wide response specially commissioned, and was there to help schools, the Program has become widely known and an from the community with some sewers disabled and others to learn about the history of the islands, American woman – Jeanne Hewell-Chambers becoming so enthused they are attending marine conservation and could also help with photography of North Carolina – has begun a worldwide stitching sessions across the Island. Lots of new and art projects. We were all very impressed and are hoping for campaign to remember the victims and friendships are being made. a trip later in the year. educate today’s generation about the In Jersey, 22 islanders are recorded as The meeting in March is the annual meeting where the new atrocities humanity is capable of. having died as a consequence of having been committee and president will be elected. A picture quiz will also A total of 70,273 sent to Nazi prisons and concentration camps. be held which hopefully the members will enjoy. The April mentally and physically They are commemorated at a memorial in meeting is a talk and demonstration by St Peter’s Garden disabled people were St Helier. BELOW: Some were using sewing machines Centre on patio plants and hanging baskets. he May meeting recorded as victims of will be the resolution meeting and we are hoping in June to Aktion T4 and Jeanne visit the Airport control tower. has set about making During the last couple of months our members have been 70,273 blocks of cloth taking part in the darts competitions and hopefully being featuring two red crosses successful. We meet on the first Friday of every month at St Peter’s Parish Hall at 7.30pm. Please come along and see what we get up to. By joining the WI you can expand your horizons, learn new skills or revive old ones, take part in community events, hear a variety of speakers, make new friends and have fun! Do come and join us. Anyone interested can contact Brenda Smith on 01534 487812.
Right: The memorial BELOW: The February meeting was a talk on Wetwheels to the Jersey people who died at the hands of the Nazis far right: Kim Monins (right) and Giselle Therezien Right middle: The Parish Hall was a hive of activity ABOVE: Jean Vibert sews on a cross TOP: Completed quilt cover
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St Peter’s Battle of Please support us at the following events: Flowers Association 9 April Car Wash 10.00am - 1.00 pm at the Parish shed. There will be more car washes organised – please look out for the posters NEWS 3 June Bag-Pack St Peter’s Grande Marché From Graham Le Cuirot, Association Chairman 2, 3 & 4 August Unpacking, trimming flowers – all welcome 6 – 9 August Flowering Float – all welcome It has been six years since Pauline Clarke stood down and I 17 September Walking Scavenger Hunt 1.30 – 5.00pm was elected chairman of the St Peter's Battle of Flowers Tickets will be available from the Parish Hall nearer the date Association Committee. I would like to say a sincere 'thank October Jumble Sale and Coffee Morning - date and time to be decided you' to Pauline for all the assistance she has given me in that November Christmas Quiz – date and time to be decided time. I am also very grateful to the Connétable, Procureurs . and Honorary Police for the support I have had from them, and espec ially to the teams we have had building both junior and senior floats over the years. To all the residents and businesses that have sponsored us with monies and prizes for all our raffles, and to all who come and help us in the last week leading up to battle, a huge 'thank you'; without you we would never get the float finished on time.
The designs for the junior and senior floats have been chosen for e2017. Th designer for the senior float is our current Miss St Peter, Kate Williams, and for the Junior float Yasmine Bates. All are more than welcome to come and see the drawings at the Parish shed, I am available most afternoons - please contact me first. We are busy organising fundraising events for the coming year. Over the last few years the guarantees (the money we receive for entering the floats Wednesday evenings at the Parish shed from 7.00pm - any help would be welcome into both parades from the Battle of Flowers Association) has not increased, even if it is only for an hour or two a week, or when you have time. in fact, this year there is a possibility that it might decrease. However, the cost If you would like more information about what is involved, or would like to join of building materials and flowers keeps rising. It is for this reason I am asking the team please contact me on 07797 726244 or Joann Capern on for your help. If there are any businesses who would like to sponsor us, or 07797 781907. parishioners who would like to donate, we would be very If anyone would like to make a donation please make cheques grateful, as any donation, no matter how small would be a great payable to St Peter’s Battle of Flowers Association and send to the Parish help. Hall. Please also let us have your name and address and email We are also looking for helpers to build the float - no address, if you have one, and indicate whether or not experience needed. At the moment the ladies are you would like to receive regular meeting each Thursday afternoon and updates by email. evening to do the hares-tailing and the building team on Monday and
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News from your local flying charity…Helping Wings From Eveline Hawkin Enabling the disadvantaged and the disabled of all ages to share the exhilaration and fulfilment of flying.
Helping Wings are delighted to announce the dates of their Island. We are also hoping to have a joint 2017 events. event during the summer with local sailing Saturday 22 April will be our first event of the year. It is charity, Wetwheels. More details should be aimed at teenagers and young adults. They will have the available soon on our website on chance of a flight around the Island, offered by our volunteer www.helpingwingsjersey.org pilots, as well as a visit to the control tower. Flying scholarships During the month of June, we are planning a mini day for On offer, we have two flying scholarships. Les Amis residents when they will fly alongside a Jersey Aero One, for £2,000, sponsored by Ports of Club instructor and enjoy a 30-minute flight. Jersey, for the disabled and disadvantaged. Saturday 7 October is our traditional day for young The other, worth £5,000, is for the lower children. Again, our volunteer pilots will fly them around the limb disabled and is sponsored by the Sir Island, but there is a lot more happening that day! In fact, by James Knott Trust. the time they’ve enjoyed a show by local magician Chicano, Application forms for the scholarships had a chance to scramble over the airport fire tender, watch are also available on our website or simply by contacting us above: Les Amis resident Cassie Leeuwenburg with a display by the Jersey Police dog training team, take part in on [email protected]. her carer and instructor James Evans a drawing competition, we’re pretty sure they will go home Our 2015 scholarship winner, Chakotay Wood is doing a top: Lieutenant Governor Sir John McColl, our delighted if a little bit tired! skydive this coming April to raise funds for Helping Wings. If patron, Lady McColl, Myra Shacklady, Group On both our April and October day, if space allows, anyone would like to sponsor him, simply go to our donate Commercial manager for Ports of Jersey, our parents and siblings can also enjoy the flight around the button on our website. sponsors William de Freitas and Val Gavey All change at St Peter’s Twinning Association From John Heys, Press/Publicity Officer Members of the the St Peter’s Twinning Association gathered at the Windmill restaurant in January to not only celebrate their annual Christmas meal, but to honour the retiring long-serving chairman Claire De Gruchy, and the treasurer, Brian De Gruchy, writes John Heys. Romeril as committee members. Claire was presented with a lovely cut-glass piece, and So the association is well and truly up and spoke of all the interesting and enjoyable times she and running with new blood, and planning for an Brian had experienced with our French compatriots. interesting and exciting year with our friends from St above and left: Their retirement had left a position for chairman, and Hilaire Du Harcouet. The Association’s Christmas meal was held at Deputy Kristina Moore had graciously volunteered to take Events are now about to be suggested, and we are The Windmill restaurant top the position, whilst Cliff Blanchet volunteered for the always open for ideas and suggestions, so it is a good time : Retiring chairwoman Claire de Gruchy was position of treasurer, Carol Cleworth as events’ organiser, to come and join the association. presented with a cut-glass memento whilst I was volunteered as press/publicity officer, and For more advice, or information, just call me on 854541, Francois Le Maistre as secretary, with Daphne Howel, or e-mail me at [email protected] and I will be Jennifer Bridge, Roy Le Herrisier, and David and Joyce pleased to tell you all about it. St Pierre spring2017 page23
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Les Jeunes On the grow at Nursery children St Peter’s School learn sign language By Sam Dixon, Head Teacher Year 5 at St Peter's School have donned their gardening gloves and have been busy preparing the At St Peter’s School, including soil for planting some Jersey Royals. These were very every child is a vital part of our kindly donated by Fosse au Bois growers of St Ouen. everyday life. In order to support The Royals are in and the children are now hoping for our children with both some sunshine, occasional rain and no frosts. Watch communication difficulties and this space to see what the crop is like! English as an additional language, the children in Nursery have been Some of the green-fingered brigade of Year 5 had this to say about learning Makaton sign language working in the garden where we they found a good supply of worms. through songs, stories and to ‘We learnt that worms are both male and female! If a worm gets chopped in half (accidentally) the front half will still live and regrow,’ said support their learning. Liberty Wyatt. On Friday 10 February, the whole school took part in Sign2Sing in the school hall. Hannah Gladwell and Faye Cotilllard noted: ‘We found out that even The children were amazing with their enthusiasm and signing skills. You can view a though you can grow Jersey Royals in other countri es, they can't be video of this on our St Peter’s School Facebook page: called Jersey Royals as this would be illegal. Jersey Royals have a www.facebook.com/StPetersSchoolJersey. The children came in non-uniform for protected status.’ the day and contributed towards a collection for the charity SignHealth.
St George’s School news Pupils from St George’s Preparatory School did a sponsore d walk last year for CRY Jersey (Care & Relief for the Young). Maya Sinel in Form IV organised the sponsored walk from St Aubin to La Fregate Cafe, St Helier. Maya and more than 20 of her friends raised over £400 to help orphan children return to school in Africa. Meanwhile, students also presented BBC Radio Jersey’s Morning Thought in February about Fairtrade. Grace Smith, William Ruff, Isabelle Patel, Erin Duffy and Deputy Head Mr Timothy spoke about how the manufacture of footballs used in the premier league and Fairtrade are linked. St Pierre spring2017 page25 16-StPeter - SummerQ1-2017-2.qxp_Layout 1 30/03/2017 10:55 Page 27
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St Peter’sYouth Club By Tino Perestrelo, Senior youth worker Tino Perestrello has sent us this report on what youth club members have been up to.
Cooking – During the Junior Youth Club session, three young people from the Intermediate Youth Club (Jacob Houiellebecq. Micah De Gruchy and Taylor Roberts) wanted to polish up and demonstrate their cooking skills to their peers, by cooking a meal for the Junior Club. Jacob, Micah and Taylor took the initiative to draft a shopping list; Youth Workers agreed on a budget and the young people went shopping. Jacob, Micah and Taylor cooked for a number of juniors and invited them to come and taste the lovely food, chicken curry served with rice. The group finished by tidying, washing up and cleaning the main kitchen. The project was a positive experience and a way for the young people to take ownership for their achievement, empowering young people to develop a project for their peers, whilst learning life skills, such as cookery, budgeting, hygiene and cleaning.
Open Evening – On Friday 16 December 2016, the Youth Club opened its doors to both parents and young people to experience what club has to offer. We provided hot and cold drinks, snacks and cakes throughout the evening and staged activities including a bouncy castle and Body Zorbs. It was a chance for newcomers to participate in and experience the positives of attending the club and meeting new friends, as well as socialising in a safe and warm environment.
Durrell Zoo Conservation Work – In partnership with Durrell Zoo, we created an opportunity for young people to carry out conservation work to learn new skills, with long-term benefits for both organisations and wildlife. My thanks to Theresa and Glyn at Durrell and our sessional worker Gary Colley for making this project a reality. In February, a group of 12 young people and five Youth Workers met at Durrell for initial planning to explore further how to develop the Conservation Project. Club members explored the benefits to both Durrell and the group, such as attracting new wildlife, vegetation and creating wildlife habitats such as hotel bugs and providing food for birds and squirrels. The session continued with presentations on birds, gorillas and orang-utans. This was a great opportunity for young people and Youth Workers to lean the positive work Durrell Zoo carry out every day.
Pool Table Cover – During the Autumn Term a number of members have been personalising our new pool table cover, by decorating it with graffiti and personal names. I would like to thank our committed volunteer Mark Hodgson for supporting and facilitating this project. Mobile Bus – Due to mechanical failure with the Mobile Bus we have been unable to deliver our regular Youth Worker community sessions at Clos des Charmes and the Arsenal. We are currently reviewing how we can offer a safe and warm space to meet regularly if the bus can’t be fixed. Anyone with ideas, please get in touch with the Youth Workers on [email protected] or telephone Tino on 280547. Up-coming events: The club is organising a Crabbé trip for two nights on Friday 31 March, Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 April. The trip is for the Junior Club and if your son/daughter is interested, or would like to get involved, please contact the Youth Worker to explore the opportunities further or ask for an information pack. A group of eight young people are taking part in the Swimarathon. Please note young people will have a sponsorship form and I would be grateful if you are in a position to sponsor the individual to raise funds for such a great charity. Thank you in advanced for all the young people taking part. On Easter Monday, 14 April, we are organising a Coast-to-Coast sponsored walk to pick up litter and raise funds for the Youth Club. If you or your son/daughter would like to get involved, please contact the Youth Worker to find out more details. If you are able to support this event we would value your input. page26 St Pierre Spring2017
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Resistance Nest St Peter’s By Tony Pike, Press officer of the Channel Islands’ Occupation Society (Jersey)
Now named the Sir George Carteret, this popular bar and During the Occupation, this hotel formed the headquarters of Machine Gun Battalion 16. Strategically, the siting of the hotel was very important as it eating house before the Occupation was called the Hotel is on the main cro ssroads from / to St Ouen's Bay, to the north, south and Alexandra. On 17 June 1940, it was host to a very east, and so a heavy twin MG 34 machine gun was positioned on the roof. A important guest from France, none other than General specially enlarged non-standard personnel shelter for reserve troops in the event of an Allied invasion was constructed in the rear car park, which was Charles de Gaulle, who stopped by for lunch while his built to ‘Fortress Standard’ (two-metre thick reinforced concrete). Between small, four-seater twin-engined de Havilland aircraft was 1965 to the late 1990s this very substantial bunker was the home of Richard being re-fuelled at the Airport! Mayne's bunker museum. The documented strength of this resistance De Gaulle arrived at exactly 12.30pm. Earlier that day he had left Bordeaux, France with Major-General Edward Spears and a French officer by the name nest is as follows: of Courcel. Before leaving the Alexandra Hotel, it is reported that a case of One officer, five NCOs, 13 other ranks. whisky was purchased by one of the party, presumably as a present for Troops weapons: One 3.7cm Pak 35/36 light anti-tank gun, one Gewehr Winston Churchill! Grenatgerat (rifle grenade launcher) The de Havilland aircraft took off at approximately 3.00pm. De Gaulle left Fixed weapons; One sMG 34 machine gun. France after refusing to collaborate with the terms of Marshal Petain's Franco-German Armistice, and was on his way to Croydon, London, at the invitation of Prime Minister Churchill, in order to set up the Free French Forces. From then on De Gaulle orchestrated the Resistance in France from England.
above right and far right: Rare wartime pictures of the Alexandra Hotel, St Peter with a twin MG34 machine gun nest on the top, and a view of the Fortress Standard personnel bunker in the present day car park. Note the camouflage paintwork. Pictures Courtesy of the Channel Islands Occupation Society (Jersey) Right: General De Gaulle stopped for lunch on his way to London above: A memorial at St Helier Harbour recalls the General’s visit in June 1940
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Pea Variety: Pea half pint, also known as The of growing Tom Thumb joy The seeds were propagated in my greenhouse on the 3/1/17 and the same would be possible by using an airing your own vegetables cupboard or window sill. The plants were transplanted on the 18/2/017 into my recycled loft water tank, Anyone who has ever tried it will tell you that growing your own which was filled with my own compost, vegetables can be immensely rewarding. Even if only a half Here are the growing details: Sowing: Outdoors February - June in dozen or so of your carrots make it to the plate – they will have a pots/containers delicious taste, quite unlike the flavour of any carrot you have Depth: 2-4cm/ 1-2ins ever tasted before! You’ll know why Peter Rabbit keeps returning Spacing : Scatter thinly, so that the seeds are approximately 7.5cm/3ins apart, cover to Mr McGregor’s garden and you will have opened the door and firm down. Lightly protect from the into the magical world of horticulture – a place where children birds during early stages of growth. and adults can have fun in equal measure. Support: These plants will grow to about 20cm/8ins high, so no support is needed. Harvest: May - September In this and coming editions of Les Clefs, top Island vegetable grower Graeme Le Fertiliser: Use a general purpose Marquand will be sharing his growing diary with us. Graeme is the highly amiable Broad beans chairman of the Jersey Association of the National Vegetable Society and readers Variety: Robin Hood mange tout dwarf are already invited to pop in to meet Graeme and see his garden. On Saturday 20 type for small spaces. May he will be opening his St Ouen garden between 11.00am and 4.00pm in The seeds were propagated and grown in conjunction with the National Trust. There will be lots to see, with fruit and the same compost as my peas and can be grown in raised beds. Space the seeds vegetables growing in abundance. Advice will also be given on all aspects of at around 15cm/6ins and cover growing. with5cm/2ins of compost and grow in a Graeme’s house can be found at Les Landes, at the start of the road that leads to sunny, sheltered site. Grosnez Castle and Les Landes race course. There is plenty of parking. Take a stroll around the gardens or sit and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and maybe a Surround the plants with short canes for slice of homemade cake. Any donations will go towards the running of the Society, a support if necessary. Germination takes charity which aims to advance the education of the public in the cultivation and approximately 7-21 days. Sow in March - improvement of vegetables. May, and harvest at the end of May to Tours are available in which you will see herb gardens made from 90 percent July. Use a good general fertilizer. top down recycled materials, vegetables growing in raised beds and patio containers, and fruit : Peas: Graeme’s peas are planted Carrots about seven inches apart, but this is optional Variety: Early Nantes and vegetables grown in poly tunnels. You can also get advice on composting and Broad beans: grow in sheltered sunny site learn the secrets of growing show vegetables. Association members will be on hand above and below: I sowed my first carrots in a recycled 30-litre plastic pot filled with to answer any questions. Carrots: How to protect your outdoor carrots from the dreaded carrot fly multipurpose compost on the 4/2/17 in The association’s biggest event of the year will again be right on our doorstep. bottom: my poly tunnel, and, after thinning out, I See separate article for details and how to take part. Graeme: Collecting vraic in St Ouen’s Bay would expect to harvest 60-plus carrots. I So what has Graeme been up to so far this year? Amongst other things he has have never added fertiliser to carrots been bringing on those family favourites, peas, broad beans grown in pots, as I find they do just as and carro ts. well without, but, if need be, one can always add a liquid feed. I can now, if I wish, transfer my carrots outside with sticks placed at the ends of the pot with rubber stoppers on to support a fleece bag covering, which will warm up the growth and keep the carrot fly at bay later in the season. Sowing carrots directly into the garden: Sow in March to late June, depending on the variety, to a depth of 18cm/3/4ins in rows which are 15-23cm/6-9 ins apart. The soil should be well draining, sandy fertile loam. Use a good multipurpose fertilizer, water gently with a fine sprinkler and thin out as necessary when need be. Cover with fleece during March and enviro mesh from April to ward off the dreaded carrot fly. Always keep your vegetables watered.
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However, the West Show Association will still be running its horticultural show in partnership again West Show Association with the Jersey Association of the National Vegetable Society (NVS). The event will be held at and National Vegetable St Peter’s Youth and Community Centre on Sunday 16 July 2017. As well as the popular schools’ vegetable Society Summer Show wheelbarrow competition, sponsored by the Channel Islands Cooperative Society, the show will feature the NVS’ s very popular fun carrot growing The Western Parish Fête will be taking a break competition, preparation for which began in . mid-March at Les Creux Bowls Club in St Brelade. in 2017 This is because of plans to build Entrants sowed their seeds under the careful houses on two fields at Manor Farm in St Peter, supervision of Mark Day and will now hopefully watch their carrots grow into show winners. writes Andrew Le Brun. Further details can be obtained from Graeme Le Marquand on 482416. Other competition classes planned include displays of vegetable baskets, trugs of salad vegetables, vegetable cakes, and animals made from vegetables. A good number of entries were received last year from schools and it is hoped that this can be repeated in 2017. Show schedules will be available closer to the time from NVS secretary Zoe Vibert ([email protected]). Previous shows have also included displays from Little Green Fingers, Jersey in Transition and HMP La Moye, as well as demonstrat ion of a wormery (an easy, efficient system of converting ordinary kitchen food waste into liquid feed and rich organic compost through the natural action of worms). There will also be a display of vegetables and advice on growing. Glyn Mitchell will be answering questions on composting, including the use of compost tea to treat lawns, vegetables and trees. Tea and cakes will be served throughout the show. Further information will be available in due course on www.westshow.org.je. left: New venue for West horticultural show right: Get creative and make some animals from vegetables
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Youo drream it From the Constable’s Desk we buuild it ... There is an old Chinese saying ‘may you live in interesting times’ which on first reading seems to be a positive saying but, in effect, is considered to Permanente Stables be a curse. Certainly, it could be construed that a turbulent and chaotic period would be interesting even if from a negative viewpoint.
The 3rd of August was a reminder of earlier days when the Royal Court made up And it is from such a negative viewpoint that I Carports Internal Stables view the States decision to remove all but one Parish’s political boundary. Whilst we do work closely and collaboratively with both St Brelade in the south and St Ouen in the north and will endeavour to continue to do so, it is in the certain knowledge that we will lose our Parish Deputy. The upside though, is that we will have a total of four constituency Deputies to choose and engage with on issues that Sheds & Workshopso Mobile Shelters we may have, albeit that St Brelade with three Deputies, St Ouen with one and St Peter with one, with the recent decision reducing to four Deputies across the three parishes. Some may accuse me of not maintaining the accepted way that things have always been done and dismissing established protocols and from their perspective they are right, but I do that only when a bette r way for our parochial community can be QUALITYA demonstrated. However, we cannot ignore the thrust to reduce costs and consolidate effort to yield savings, savings that could TIMBER Our Servicees BUILDINGSB SU amount to some reduction in Parish rates. Experience, though, • Lifestyle Buildings shows that the centralisation of welfare into income support has seen a dramatic increase in costs over those remitted under • Equestrian Building gs Parish Welfare. • Timber Frame The unyielding and ever-present pre ssure to centralise for • Animal Housing ‘efficiency savings’ could stimulate the demise of many of roles of • Timber Building Ma aintenanc the Parish Hall office. More recently, the Connétables have been • Electric & Wood Fenncing asked to consider centralising the Rates Assessments functions • Agricultural & Equin ne Supplies into St Helier and also a call to move the Honorary Police to an Island-wide service to facilitate wider pressures. Both, in my view, • UK Hay & Haylage would diminish the traditional parish operational boundari es if • Pasture & Field Ma intenance they were to come into effect. We hear the continuing call from St Helier for the States to pay rates, the result of which would be a significant increase of income to St Helier and a cost to many of the smaller rural parishes who, with a reduced parish voice, will find it harder to resist such demands. Timber Buildings & Agriccultural Suppliers Later on this year, the necessary law changes to bring into effect the ‘reform’ decision ughtwill be back bro before the States 01534 865128 8 Assembly for debate and I intend to call a Parish meeting just [email protected] prior to that for parishioners to discuss and inform their representatives of their views. net /lepavltd .net On an entirely different note, you may have seen our two hard working Parish workers, Paulo and Nelio, in their new Isuzu lorry,
www..lepav.je. e OZOUF somewhat smaller than the previous one to enable them to be more flexible with parking while busy in our byroads and lanes. I am at last significantly hopeful that we shall have the right solution to the much-needed Beaumont bus lay-by shelter assisted by Dandara staff who have worked hard on our behalf to achieve a long-standing commitment of mine. Beaumont lay-by is acknowledged as being the busiest bus stop without a bus Electrical Fencing shelter and it is my hope and expectation that it will be even page32 St Pierre Autumn2016 16-StPeter - SummerQ1-2017-2.qxp_Layout 1 30/03/2017 10:56 Page 34
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busier when passengers have a shelter during bad It seems that we have finally found agreement on electoral reform. weather. Work is also in hand for the replacement of the This was a real milestone for me after either watching or children’s play area outside the Community Centre participating in the debate for almost 20 years.Although it is not and general improvements in the area to include quite the solution I had hoped for and as I write, there are still better access to the petanque pitch, once funding has been made available. opportunities for the Assembly to delay or totally or reject the Finally, I am also working on a project to plan. I hope that my colleagues will resist the temptation. With just improve visibility for traffic exiting Mont Fallu and over a year to go until the next election, there is much still to do at the same time provide a wider pavement and bus shelter for the increasing number a families and we need to focus, particularly with big issues such as Brexit on and children using the bus services. More of that the agenda. Agreeing on some level of reform will enable us all to once the plan matures. concentrate our efforts on the big issues at hand. Connétable Whilst I am excited by the prospect of change, I'm aware that some people are concerned John Refault that being part of a super constituency will see the beginning of the erosion of parish life. I
truly hope this will not be so. In my mind, this change will enhance democracy. Firstly, we will keep our direct parochial link to the Assembly by continuing to elect a Connétable. St Peter
will be part of a district that includes St Ouen and St Brelade,returning four Deputies to represent us all. Those Deputies will be selected in an equitable vote; in contrast to the am at last significantly current position which is simply unjust where St Peter residents can only elect one Deputy I “ whilst elsewhere, in St Lawrence for example, with a similar size population, voters can put hopeful that we shall have the right two Deputies into the Assembly. solution to the much-needed Beaumont The new system will also insure against candidates being returned unopposed and it will give constituents a greater choice, so they can decide which of the district representatives bus lay-by shelter assisted by Dandara they would like to turn to if they have an issue. staff who have worked hard on our behalf Parochial life remains a very important part of our culture, this is evident by the strength of services and organisations within our own Parish. Generally the Connétable is the central “to achieve a long-standing commitment character leading the people and traditions that lie within the parish boundaries, many of of mine. which are centuries old. It will rely on more than a parish Deputy to maintain them. It takes many energetic people to keep the Honorary Police going, not to mention the youth club, battle of flowers association, roads committee, church, community support team, senior citizens club. etc. So the future of the parishes lies in all of our hands. To maintain the relevance of the institution that makes Island life special, we have to vote with our feet (and time) and take part or attend events or a Parish Assembly. Our link to the French town of Saint Hilaire du Harcouet is one aspect of Parish life which is absolutely unique to St Peter. The Twinning Association has thrived on this special relationship for almost 20 years. It was my privilege to be elected chairman of theup gro back in October, following Claire de Gruchy's retirement after many successful years in the role. The committee and I are in contact with our French twins and we hope to arrange two visits to Normandy this year. If you would like to improve your French, experience something new or simply are curious please consider joining us. My lifelong enjoyment of the French language began with a twinning trip whens 11-years-old, I wa so I couldn't recommend this opportunity more to young families. Who knows what could develop from this parochial link!? Deputy Kristina Moore Minister for Home Affairs St Pierre spring2017 page33
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Philadelphie Messy Centre Dates for the diary Philadelphie Messy Centre, St Peter’s Main Road next to M&S Did you receive your invitation? At Philadelphie March - Theme: New life in Jesus Messy Centre we want everyone to feel welcome to Tue 7 3.30 – 5.30pm Messy Church come to any of our Messy activities. These range Tue 21 2.00 – 4.30pm Messy Vintage from Messy Church with families to Messy Vintage Sat 25 3.00 – 5.00pm Knit and Natter with ‘T’ bags – intrigued? with our older friends – some from L’Hermitage Come along and other Residential homes. Why not come along? April - Theme: I’m not doing that! . You might meet an old friend, or discover a new one - (footwashing!) There’s also Knit and Natter each month and in March it includes finding Tue 4 3.30 – 5.30pm Messy Church out about the Original Tea Bag Company and how old, used T bags (yes, Tue 18 2.00 – 4.30pm Messy Vintage really!) are being made into beautiful, functional and attractive items. Sat 29 3.00 – 5.00pm Knit and Natter Our February theme was ‘Welcome’ – the invitations delivered around the Parish really were a genuine opportunity for you to feel that here is a place where all are welcome to come and find friendship with May - Theme: Salty others and to grow in your relationship with Jesus. If you haven’t yet Tue 2 3.30 – 5.30pm Messy Church received your invitation, look out for one popping through your Tue 16 2.00 – 4.30pm Messy Vintage letterbox. New friends are always welcome so you could always just Sat 27 3.00 – 5.00pm Knit and Natter come along anyway. Our March theme for Messy Church and Messy Vintage is ‘New Life in Jesus’ and we’re going to be exploring how each one of us makes up For more details about Messy Church, Messy Vintage the body of Christ – you don’t know your part yet? Come along and or simply for a chat, call Katie 482364, together we can find out each other’s gifts and graces and then share [email protected], or Christine Legge 491877, them to build one another up. [email protected]. event over half term and the church was literally filled with children Bethesda Methodist Church and families making parachuting Lego men, Lego biscuits and flying Lego creations. It was a hive of explorative and immersive fun. Val de La Mare We also had a ‘pop up pancake café’ where people of all ages from 0 to 90 met, ate and lingered long enough to connect and have those In recent months Bethesda family have been precious conversations that can be lost in fleeting activity. This has set the tone f or the following term. Sundays will continue to reflecting. We had a ‘Vision weekend’ involving serve our community through the morning services and diverse time to connect, to reflect and to consider what children’s’ groups. is important to us. The threads that came out of We meet every Sunday from 10.30am. On 19 March, there is an all age creative service called Families@4pm, followed by a meal and time this time together were our love, deep care to connect. On 10 and 24 March we meet for ‘Create’ a Lego based and deepening our roots in our community group for families with primary aged children. There are many opportunities and we hope we see you this spring . If you have any - we also make great cake! questions or would like to know more about the groups that we have here please either email Naomi at ‘To be the Christ-centred welcoming beacon in the bay who cares for and [email protected] or grows its family, has a generous heart for the community and is rooted in call on 07797 969090. God’s word.’ We have reflected and continue to reflect on how to live out the love of Christ in a real, active, fun, engaging, authentic and compelling way. Individually throughout Lent the Bethesda community are embedding reflection, pause and prayer into daily living. As we live through the business of daily life we are challenging ourselves to pause, because when we pause we frame our world differently we are more considered and intentional in our living. We are intentionally celebrating, having fun and creating spaces for our whole community to connect. In the past few weeks ‘Create’, which is a Lego and creative group, had a special
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La Foi The Church of St Peter Lent lunch on 100 Club ‘The Ides of March!’ Tickets are currently being sold for the 100 Club raffle. Although the date for the lunch will have passed by the time The 100 Club runs from January to December each year. this issue of the magazine reaches you, I thought you might As the name implies we need to sell at least 100 tickets for like to know the project we will be supporting this year. If you it to be viable. Tickets are £12.00 each or multiples can help through the giving of donations please forward them to Sue Payne (01534 481864). thereof. The sign-up sheet is at the back of the church so if you have not already done so kindly sign up as soon as The proceeds for Christian Aid this year will go from us here on one island to those living on an island on the other side of the world in the possible. Mary Killminster (01534 743780) is available to Philippines: the Island-to-Island Appeal recei ve your cash or cheques (cheques payable to ‘St. The Philippines came to the world’s attention in the aftermath of Peter’s Church’ please). Typhoon Haiyan. The storm caused widespread devastation across much of the country, causing severe loss of life, the destruction of homes and Once the requisite number of tickets has been sold everyone will be loss of livelihoods. allocated ticket numbers and a list of all participants will be posted on the Through the Island-to-Island Appeal, we will be raising funds notice board. Once each draw is made the winners’ names are posted for for work on eight small islands in the province of Iloilo. We will all to see the lucky ones. Prizes are £30.00, £20.00 and £10.00 each month. Please kindly support this as every little helps to support our church help communities to build on the work that was done in the expenses. aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan by: n Identifying ways they are at risk of disasters and taking steps to reduce their vulnerability n Developing sources of income Lent course: n Organising communities to maintain facilities built in the Wednesdays 8 March to 5 April, recovery of Haiyan n Providing boats to transport drinking water in the dry 10.45am – 1200 noon in church season, and as a way for students to attend school; and n Providing renewable energy sources for community Although you may not get your copy of this magazine facilities. until the last one or two sessions, you are welcome to By supporting the Island-to-Island Appeal, you are helping vulnerable come to the group and/or to 10.00am mass communities build secure lives, homes and livelihoods. Thank you for all you are doing to make this life saving work possible. beforehand. Coffee 10.30 – 10.45am. Services at St Peter’s for SUN 9 APRIL This year’s course is called ‘Receiving Christ,’ and features Bishop Nick PALM SUNDAY Baines [Anglican], Theodora Hawksley [RC], Ken Howcroft [Methodist] and Margaret Sentamu [Anglican]. Each unit is self-contained, so you Holy Week and can come one or any number of the units without worry. There is no charge for coming, but for a group of [say] 10, the cost to the church in Easter 2017 respect of CD and booklets would be £55, MON 10 APRIL so given that there are HOLY MONDAY five units that’s WED 12 APRIL £11/week. HOLY WEDNESDAY There will therefore be a plate for THU 13 APRIL contributions! Hope MAUNDY THURSDAY you can come, so as to learn more about Jesus FRI 14 APRIL and deepen your GOOD FRIDAY relationship with him. SUN 16 APRIL Do bring a EASTER SUNDAY friend if you can.
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Chrism Mass and Carriiing, renewal of Ordination Vows: 10.30am, Monday of Holy Week, 10 April 2017 PPeerrssoonal & We are privileged to be welcoming Bishop Trevor (The Bishop of Dover) to St Peter’s Church who will be the Celebrant and Preacher at this ‘Island-wide’ service. PPrrrooffefesssssiionaal All the Anglican clergy from across the Island will be attending - Lay people too are of course welcome to attend. It is a deeply moving, yet joyous occasion, duri ng which the Holy Oils are blessed for use by priests across the Island churches during baptisms, confirmations and the anointing of the sick, the dying and at various other occasions. If you have never attended before, put this on your ‘spiritual must do’ list: attending will deepen your awareness of the breadth of the Church’s sacred ministry and even more importantly, no doubt, your relationship with God.
A JerseyJ y company p y servings ig our IslandIl d forf over 100 yearsy s Easter lilies It is our normal practice to buy Easter Lilies for Easter Day and these cost £3 per stem. These flowers are used in the general decoration of the PITCHERR & LE QUESU NNE church. Those wishing to buy lilies and to have the FUNERAL DIRECTORS names of loved ones inscribed are asked to sign up on the list at the back of the church, including the names to be remembered. Please phone Mary Killminster for details (01534 743780) LEFT: Bishop Nick Baines features in this year’s WWee pride ouro selves on, the caring, course is called ‘Receiving Christ’ personal annd professional approaach 8.00am: Mass and Blessing of Palm Crosses our experiencedd team provide. WWororrkingking closcloselysely 10.30am: Sung Mass begins at Manor Farm with Blessing of Palm Crosses and with you to ens ure everything is taken care of Procession from the Farm to the Church, which is to remember the in a sensitive and d thoughtful manner r,, giving you last journey of Christ from Jericho to Jerusalem: upon arrival at the peace of mi ind when you need it most. church we re-enact the Narrative of the Passion 6.00pm: Evensong 10.30am: Chrism Mass and renewal of Ordination Vows, Celebrant and Pre acher is The Bishop of Dover
10.00am: Mass Funerala Dirreectorrss: Gareth John, 7.00pm: ‘Mass of the Last Supper’, followed by the ‘Stripping of the Altar’ & Pauul Battrick MBE, ‘The Watch’ at the Altar of Repose until 9.00pm Andy Errington-RReennell 10.30am: The Good Friday Liturgy, with Holy Communion from the reserved 0888
sacrament of the Maundy Thursday ‘Mass of the Last Supper’ AAVVVAILABLEAILLABLE 24 HOURS AEA•280 Each of the two morning services begin with the Paschal Ceremonies and the Renewal of Baptismal Vows all who are there SPECIALISTS INN WORLDWIDE REPPAAATTRIAATTTION n 8.30am: Mass n 10.30am: Sung Mass n 6.00pm: Evensong AND PREAR RRANGED FUNERAL PLANS St Pierre Autumn2016 page35 16-StPeter - SummerQ1-2017-2.qxp_Layout 1 30/03/2017 10:56 Page 39
Les Événements Community events Useful Information Senior Procureur: Mrs Julia Quenault St Peter’s Indoor Market - every Wednesday and Saturday at the Western Procureur: Nigel Le Quesne Rifle Club. Contact Pam de Gruchy on 481170 Parish Secretary: Mrs Elizabeth Cheetham Tel: 481236 Fax: 483225 Meet Your Deputy – Mondays at the Parish Hall, Police Administrator (Honorary): 10.30am - 12 noon (term time) Mrs Sarah Le Maistre Senior Citizens’ Club - second Thursday of the month at the Parish Hall, Tel: 481236 Fax: 483225 2.00pm. Contact Roger Rive 742783 Rates Officer / Electoral: Social Club Whist - first and third Thursday of the month at the Parish Hall, Miss Sue Rondel 8.00pm. Contact Roger Rive 742783 Tel: 481236 Fax: 483225 Chef de Police: Richard Vibe rt St Peter’s & St Aubin’s WI - first Friday of the month at the Parish Hall, 7.30pm. Centeniers: John Camara and Richard Urban Contact Brenda Smith 487812 Vingteniers: Jose Caires (Du Douet) Friendly Club of St Peter - every Wednesday at the Rowland Huelin (Coin Varin) Maison Le Marquand, 2.00pm - 4.30pm. Comité des chemins (Roads Committee): Contact Jean Vibert 481485/07797 716758 Alan Dix, Nigel Johnson and Maison Le Marquand Social - second Monday of the month, 2.00pm - 4.30pm. Keith Capern (Treasurer) Contact Jean Vibert 481485/07797 716758 Inspecteurs du travail des chemins (Roads Inspectors) Francis Poignand, Western Miniature Rifle Club - every Tuesday 7.30pm. Jon Welsh (Coin Varin) Must be 12 and over, all equipment provided. Peter Fleury, Kevin Egre (Des Augerez), Contact Mo Le Mottee 726329 Graeme Pallot, James Machon (Douet), St Peter’s Community Support - contact Parish Hall staff on 481236 for Peter Simon, Dave Le Rendu (Grande), further information Tim Renault, James Dickinson (St Nicholas) St Peter’s Petanque Club - every Friday on the Village Green, 2.00pm. Rates Assessors Terry Avery (Chairman), Glenys Bisson, Keaven Taylor on 482198 Eric Le Ruez, Jean Shales and Roger Noel Duty Centenier: 07797 720111 Little Bears Playgroup – Mondays at the Parish Church, 9.30am - 11.30am States of Jersey Police Officer for St Peter: Lisa Howard, for children 0-3 years. Contact Kelly Gage 07797 756971 or email Kelly [email protected] Tel 07797 775241 [email protected] Jersey Mobile Library – Thursdays at the Community Centre car park, If you would like to help or contribute, 9.30am - 10.30am and Goose Green car park 3.15pm - 4.45pm please contact John Jacques on [email protected] Twinning Association - Contact 485158 or email [email protected] or visit Whatever your www.stpetertwinningassociation.blogspot.com personalised work Published by Parish of St Peter or leisure wear, Newsletter Committee in association with MediaMasters. promotional goods Norcott Road, St Saviour Tel: 866956 www.mediamasters.je or gift needs we can Editor John Jacques Email: [email protected] Advertising Martyn Farley Tel: 866956 Email: [email protected] add a big smile to it, or George Farley Tel: 887066 Email: [email protected] anything else you need! Accounts George Farley Tel: 887066 Email: [email protected] • Personalised Work and Leisure wear • Embroidered and/or Printed to any Design Copyright 2017© Parish of Disclaimer Whilst the Parish of St Peter Newsletter Committee and • Huge Range of Promotional Goods and Individual Gifts St. Peters Newsletter Committee contributors to Les Clefs de la Paroisse de St Pierre have provided the The entire content of this publication is protected by information contained in it in good faith, they accept no responsibility, financial Contacts T 766845 copyright. All rights reserved. No part of this journal may be or otherwise, for any action taken by any other party as a result of the reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in information so provided. Independent and appropriate advice should always be E [email protected] any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, sought on such matters. The views expressed within this newsletter are those 11 Caledonia Place, The Weighbridge, St Helier. JE2 3NG photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the publisher. The Editor accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions that may occur. written consent of the copyright owner. www.magictouchjersey.je
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