St Clement Parish Magazine

Eighteent h Edition • Autumn 2014 St Clement Parish Magazine

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Welcome to L’Amarrage

From the Editor This Autumn Edition of L’Amarrage represents our coming of age. From a glint in the Connétable’s eye, to the quarterly news magazine which now pops through every residential letter-box in the Parish, has been a journey of 18 editions. The editorial ‘team’ may have diminished, but the size, scope and advertising has increased to ensure its publication costs not a penny to the ratepayers. In this edition: Distribution is now in the hands of Jersey Post, which means we can depend on the same prompt door-to-door reliability as per the Royal P4 Mail. However, if you do experience any difficulty Stand by to in receiving your individual copy, it is vital you vote let us know, so that we can feed it back and get iCto imropniliendg oanudt . editing a parish magazine as widely read as L’Amarrage is indeed a pleasure, since there are so P9 many events to report and interesting avenues to Into Battle in pursue. So, please, think of your parish magazine as a community record, anxious to report views and events the snow and background that affect us all. As always, it will only be as good as the material we receive, so here’s a gentle P plea for news of activities and events from 11 organisations and individuals, and reports from people Makeovers who’ve been involved because your neighbours are and rebuilds interested - really. It’s good to see events, achievements and names in print and pictures. In this edition, with summer showing its best, we turn the spotlight on the festival of colour and hard work at P17 the Battle of Flowers, an appreciation of the things we A legend take for granted, showing off our Parish at its best and in green and celebrate the culmination of some very dedicated cream fundraising. To mark our ‘majority’, I’ve introduced a couple of P subtle changes in format – the main being a short 18 contents list to whet your appetite, and a dedicated The FB legacy page for the Connétable to raise issues that come across his desk. In the meantime, above right a picture clue to what’s in store on page 13, as L’Amarrage takes a bow with the P judges. 28 Cover photo: Walls to All the best Snow Queen Ebony Troy on the St Clement protect us Alan Le B float in the Battle of Flowers evening parade [email protected] : School news: Recipe: Community by Richard Chapman Plus (more on p9) Support: Church News and Dates for the Diary

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Below : How it used to be: election day before the First World War. Voters gather outside the Parish Hall – now Electiontimetable Caldwell Hall – in 1905 awaiting the outcome of the ballot With candidate registration now in progress, the next set of piece in the General Electoral jig-saw is the nomination meetings for prospective candidates. For Senators, the meeting will be on Tuesday 16 September at the Town Hall, and for Connétable and Deputies, the following evening, Wednesday 17 September at the Parish Hall. Both meetings start at 7.30pm. These will be followed by a series of hustings by candidates in all categories (details in the JEP) . If you are registered to vote and Voting will take place on Wednesday 15 October at the Parish Hall from expect to be out of the Island on 8.00am to 8.00pm. 15 October, you can elect to vote St Clement voters will be asked to place their cross against their choice of: by post, but you must obtain a One x Connétable; two x Deputies; eight x Senators. form in advance, which will Furthermore, the States has now decided to ask electors to take part in inform you of the deadline for its a referendum on whether parish Constables should have an automatic return. Also, if you’re unable to right to sit in the States. vote on the day, you can choose A busy day will be had by all. to vote early by visiting the In the meantime, there is a mass of useful information available about the facilities available at St Paul’s voting process. The States Greffe has issued a handy leaflet and for Centre from Wednesday 1 electronic surfers @ vote.je with further information on the St Clement’s October till Monday 13 October. Parish website: [email protected].

Below : Rateable Scrutinising value the books The Parish Assembly to approve the Annual Financial Report and agree a Parish Rate for collecting the coming year’s income, was held on 8 July.

Approval for some £800,000 spending was passed unanimously by a muster of merely 35 Parishioners. While that could be seen as a broad endorsement of the Connétable and his team’s performance in managing the financial affairs of the Parish, and does serve to tick all the boxes of democracy and accountability, such a low turnout can’t fail to suggest that the public appetite for scrutinising how the Parish spends its money is not considered a high priority. After outlining his budget proposals, the Connétable declared he was in the happy position to propose that the Parish Rate should remain unchanged at 0.88p for 2015, making it once again the third lowest in the Island. Copies of the Annual Report and Budget Proposals are available at The highlight of the report was a reassurance that the long-running the Parish Hall and on the Parish website. wrangle with TTS over costs of repairs in Maupertuis Lane had finally A friendly reminder: The deadline for payment of the 2014 rates been settled in the Parish’s favour. This would release funds to support demands to avoid the 10% surcharge is 12 noon on 14 October. the costly repairs to St Christopher’s school – one of the Parish’s main assets, and provide for the installation of CCTV equipment at the Parish At the same meeting, Lucile Monks and John O’Brien were re-elected Hall, together with work to widen the entrance to the road in order to to serve as Vingtenier and Constable’s Officer for the Vingtaine of provide vital access for emergency vehicles. Funds have also been set Samarès respectively. Both received congratulations from the aside for commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Liberation in Connétable for their dedicated work on behalf of the Parish, with 2015. John recognised particularly for his record on traffic duty. Cambrette Half Page From the Connétable Cambrette Care and Nursing Services Once again it has been a busy period in God’s own parish, a highlight of which was undoubtedly the ‘Ceremony of Light’, which took us to the Royal Square on the evening Keep enjoying life of 4 August as the Island’s commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the First World War. It gave us all the in your own home opportunity to reflect on the events a century ago, the colossal loss of life which ensued and the hardship suffered by our community. The commemoration left all who attended extremely moved. I am very grateful to those Parishioners who attended, in particular those who carried the St Clement lanterns at this very special ceremony.

Our highly respected Community Support Team has continued to be extremely active, not just offering a helping hand to Parishioners who might need assistance from time to time, but organising a number of well supported social events including a monthly coffee morning here at the Parish Hall, and also a rather Please call us to discuss your care needs, or if fantastic barbecue which was extremely you have questions regarding the Long Term well supported, and Care Scheme. We can arrange a free informal also blessed with excellent weather. meeting at a time that suits you, either in our We are grateful to Marks and Spencer for kindly sponsoring the event. office, or the comfort of your own home. Congratulation to the small but enthusiastic Parish in Bloom team for another successful entry which received a silver award, and to our Beth Gicquel RN Parish Foreman, Rob Carré, for gaining gold for the Parish Hall floral E [email protected] decorations. Well deserved! T 633083 F 633193 Well done, too, to the St Clement Battle of Flowers crews, seniors or pop into our centrally and juniors, who acquitted themselves extremely well in last month’s located offices: parade. The quality of their exhibits never fails to impress me. ‘The 1st Floor, 17 Queen Street Snow Queen’ was a very worthy winner of the Prix d’Exellence and the juniors came away with the Junior Exhibitors Award for the third year St Helier Registered homecare. running. The Parish is proud of you! Your way. We are now rapidly moving into the election period, with voting taking place at the Parish Hall on Wednesday 15 October. If you are REGISTERED AND INSPECTED SUPPORTS THE LONG FULLY not yet on the electoral register, please contact the Parish Hall BY PUBLIC HEALTH TERM CARE SCHEME INSURED urgently. Don’t forget 16 and 17-year-olds now have the right to vote in Jersey elections. Every election is important, so please do your very best to make your vote count. T 633083 Best wishes www.cambrette.com Len p6 Autumn2014 People in glass houses

Despite a robust defence by the Connétable of the within the mix. This is vital, since as cities grow, they become too big and unwieldy. At the same time, voluntary support on which our Island’s countryside policy, States Members, in government is happy to rely – and St Clement is foremost in their rush to clear their legislative desks before supplying – is a finite resource, to say nothing of school places and the aforementioned transport infrastructure. It is not helpful to hear their summer break, decided to reverse previous those who should know better branding fellow Parishioners as good husbandry and agree to a development of NIMBYs – particularly when the Parish’s record on welcoming the 300 dwellings on the former Samarès Nurseries. absorption of newcomers shouts just the opposite. Moreover, it is little less than cowardly to lay the blame at the door of visiting UK It’s not hard to see how the decision was arrived at. First, it is easy planning inspectors for coming up with what was effectively a pre- to build there; second, there is already a large estate nearby; third, in determined box-ticking exercise, designed to satisfy political an election year, it looks good for those lining up to provide much expediency. needed homes; moreover it appeases vocal constituents elsewhere The insensitive tunnel-vision of plonking a new housing who would make life politically difficult if they detected any development on an already overcrowded southern coastal area looks nibbling into their own protected green spaces. shabby when compared with public resources being diverted into Nestling against the Le Squez Estate, the area to be developed vanity projects at the other end of the Island, whether preserving covers some ten acres of once productive agricultural land and will coastal wasteland or safeguard cherished oases for the privileged to effectively extend urban sprawl along St Clement’s Inner Road as far overlook, protected by an entrenched ‘who you know’ culture and a as the gates of Samarès Manor. Inevitably, the most noticeable cynical institutional failure to invest in the sort of local infrastructure external effect will be on the traffic flow, potentially stacking up yet that might attract developers of so called ‘affordable’ housing. more ‘victims’ eastwards from the junction at the tennis courts every The diggers have yet to begin homing in on St Clement’s latest time the lights turn red. construction bonanza or even tearing down the skeletons of once Taking the broader view, questions have to be asked about the thriving agricultural installations, but the die is cast. Those relieved fact that through indolence or vested interest, enthusiasm to that it could have been worse, given that a second local site was develop property in the States existing portfolio has been slower firmly in the sights of the treaty-breakers, might draw breath. But the than the snails climbing the carcasses of their institutional neglect. fact that more house-potential areas have been identified should The Jersey College for Girls site, for example, has lain derelict sound an alarm as piercing as the siren on Demi des Pas Lighthouse while successive guardians of the public purse have haggled and through the fog of inept meddling which currently passes as procrastinated over profit margins and whether it makes sense for planning strategy. people needing to work in town should also be encouraged to live there. Meanwhile, out of town sites like Le Squez estate and its environs have expanded to virtual maximum people capacity. True, the latest stages of the developments have focused on creating a ‘community’ element Right : A packed urban St Clement with Samarès Nurseries in the top centre circled Main : The skeletons of once thriving agricultural installations STCLEMMAIN-SPRING2013-3_Governance style ideas 11/03/2013 11:29 Page 5 LYONS ESTATES-AUGUST3A_Layout 1 05/09/2014 13:08 Page 1

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It’ll be ‘trophies at dawn’ after the Connétable presented not one, but two of his cherished awards for contribution to community life, at ‘Big enough to cope yet small enough to care’ his pre-Christmas soiree on December 14th. T 01534 M 07797 776508 First, he praised Philip Le Brocq for his sterling work at the E [email protected] helm of the Parish in Bloom team, having brought home a 481894 W www.lyonsestates.co.uk silver guilt trophy for the Parish cabinet, and a sense of pride for anyone who passes through the local highways and byways. NEW SOLE AGENT Floral improvements apart, ‘God’s own Parish’ has also been marked out with a couple of sturdy anchor emblems to ward St Clement off competition and establish identity. The only complaints A fine, detached home received had been that the Parish flag, newly flown from le with 3 beds 3 baths. HocqTower had obscured the sunlight from gardens in Light, bright and airy Grouville! Then, in a spirit of twinning, the Connétable left home with large L’Amarrage’s editor, Alan Le Breton, lost for words in receipt of conservatory, garage a similar token for bringing the news from Le Dyke to La Rue with storage above, de la Louderie - with a little bit of help from generous sunny safe secure contributors. lawned garden and patio The Connétable had many names on his thanks and Situated in the heart of St Clement! congratulations list for the part they play both in face-to-face Quiet yet only minutes to town and on a good bus route to contact with parishioners and behind the scenes. The past year Gorey. had seen special events organised around the Queens’ Diamond This spacious Detached home has a large lounge diner, large Jubilee, with Samarès Manor hosting the dinner for Prince conservatory, eat in kitchen, separate utility, cloakroom and Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall and Parish representatives ample storage - all overlooking lawned SWF garden and patio. presented to the royal visitors. A particular highlight had been Detached garage with floored storage £ the unique arrival of the Olympic torch on the beach at Le above plus parking for 4-5 cars. 649,000 Hocq in scenes reminiscent of a James Bond movie! In a parish known for its involvement with young people, the guests were treated to entertainment by Melissa Tyrell who’s been sponsored by the Parish the Youth Centre song school project. Next step - X-Factor - Watch this space!

Above: Philip Le Brocq and Alan Le Breton receive their trophies Right Melissa on song Register today on www.lyonsestates.co.uk for all properties held on Confidential File p22 Autumn2014 Autumn2013 StS Cplréimngen2t0P1a3 risph3 1Magazine p15 THE PONTAC HOUSE hotel and restaurant Come and enjoy our very popular Tennerfest Menu. The Hotel will be closing on the 17th November for the season and will re-open at the end of March for Easter. Hotel Reservations remain open during this time. Visit our website for special oﬀers fiDINnINe G The Pontac House is situated on the south coast of the Island, overlooking the magnificent St Clements bay that has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world. The Pontac House restaurant offers | sunday lunch | daily dinner | table d'hôte and à la carte menus that focus on local produce and seafood. The Pontac House Hotel Bar lounge St Clement's Bay, Jersey, mming pool Channel Islands, JE2 6SE Outdoor swi Tel: +44 (0) 1534 857771 Patio and garden Fax: +44 (0) 1534 857031 Car parking Email: [email protected] www. pontachouse.com 27 rooms View all our menus at www. pontachouse.com or telephone 857771 Autumn2014 p9 Battle 2014 Once again St Clement enlisted the talent of Marcus Davies to provide another spectacular float for the carnival. While all around us sweltered in the summer heat, the designers had their eyes focused on winter scenes as they prepared The Snow Queen for the Arena. A veritable avalanche of white chrysanthemums descended Above : The starting point Below : Jean Chapman on the Conductor’s Rostrum on the RJH&AS showground a week before Battle to resemble Left : Miss St Clement Dawn Pace leads the Class the snow which engulfed the Snow Queen’s domain. 150,000 blooms and buckets of pre-died hares’ tails. Like an enormous toy construction kit, the parts came together to create the spectacular 45-foot long float which on the day carried off the coveted Prix D’Exellence. Undeniably, the most classically beautiful in the parade, it also won the Channel TV Trophy for Best Costumed Exhibit and the Owen Wiscombe Design Award, which has become something of a permanent feature in the St Clement BoF trophy cabinet. This year, the team’s efforts amounted to a triumph of resolve over adversity. First, there were concerns over possible late delivery of the flowers following the damage to the Condor ferry, then came accident and illness among the helpers with one member soldiering on straight from her post-op hospital bed and two others on crutches following accidents, then the elements intervened with blustery conditions on the Avenue.

Right : Battle Juniors Tireless On the general assumption that two are better than little one, sisters Rachel and Claudine Ollivro both took helper, five-year- up their designing pencils and each created a float old Libby for the parade. At 19, Rachel is no stranger to the Moore task, having designed the two previous St Clement Junior entries. This year, she came up with Dino Rock, featuring dinosaurs and band instruments, though she moved up a class and entered the Family and Friends class in order to ‘give the adults a go’. Seventeen-year-old Claudine’s inspiration came from Above : Disney with her float Ohana, which means ‘family’. Their Jean Shields sews up efforts were rewarded with the Junior Exhibitor Award for Ohana – despite a fire in the engine room - and the Florence Bechelet Trophy for best new exhibitor over 25-foot for Dino Rock.

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Below : Plans for the new Centre New companions Below right : Centre’s Manager, Angela Falle Plans have been unveiled for a makeover of the Eastern Good Companions Club in Maupertuis Lane. Since it was opened in 1976, the existing club has become a mainstay of community social support due to the efforts of its dedicated staff. Angela Falle, who took over as manager last year, and her team cater for the needs of over 55s providing a daily hot meal service and a wide range of activities to keep everyone fit, The Good Companions Club was founded in 1948 relaxed and occupied. But latterly, the club and the need for what it does is greater than ever. has become the victim of its own success, Eighty percent of the £200,000 annual running with facilities stretched to the limit by costs is funded by income generated by the GCC appreciative regulars. itself and by the Rotary Club from bequests left to Rotary. The States of Jersey pay about £40,000 a The present building at Le Marais was gifted to the year towards the cost of the day care provided. Rotary Club of Jersey by Eric Young of the Orchid Members come by minibus from many other Foundation. The club, which administers the centre, has parishes to share the benefits of the Club. published plans to redevelop, extend, and renovate the To meet the cost of the new development, the existing building to make it more welcoming and fit Rotary Club of Jersey has launched an Island- for another 30 years. External walls and the roof will wide campaign for funds so that existing funds be upgraded to modern standards, a new club room can stay invested to provide for staff costs and and a dedicated dining room will be added, the hall other running costs in the years ahead. renovated and the kitchen significantly upgraded. The Details of how to contribute are on the Rotary total cost Nissanis exp eX-trailcted to 190x137.pdfbe about £ 7 5 10 ,0 011/08/20140. 11:23Club of Jersey website.

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Below : The newly occupied homes Le Squez at Le Petit Anquetil marches on At the beginning of July, 24 families moved into new States-owned homes in Le Petit Anquetil, the latest phase of development at Le Squez. It coincided with the handover of the development from Housing to Andium Homes, a private company pledged to build 100 new homes each year for social renting. As mentioned in the last edition of L’Amarrage , further expansion of Le Squez has been confirmed. The next But this is for starters. Following that, the final stage is scheduled to erect a further 147 dwellings phase will see 21 new dwellings go on the estate, funded out of the £250 million the States has borrowed from international up on land near Samarès School. financial markets. Eventually this will provide 31 two-bedroom and 116 three-bedroom units Work will begin in October to along with a five-bedroom respite facility. The plan also envisages demolishing several of the older premises to make way for larger, more up-to-date ones. construct two and four-bedroom So, a boost for the construction industry and, according to Housing Minister, Andrew Green, rental homes and a purpose-built, ‘one of the most significant development projects the States has ever undertaken’. He added, the three-bedroom unit for disabled work would deliver significant social and environment improvements that will make the estate a residents. much nicer place to live in. Well, he should know, he lives in St Ouen! Hotel homes New neighbours As hinted in the previous edition of L’Amarrage , the familiar Meanwhile, in Samarès Lane, the long saga over the fate of shape of the coastline opposite La Mare slip is about to retired sheds at L’Industrie – which, in their time have undergo a significant change in its profile and gain a host played host to scenes of frenzied preparations for the St of permanent residents. Clement’s Battle of Flowers float – has been settled. Despite previous attempts to develop the area for much needed Despite objections by neighbours about the scale of the development, leisure facilities in the east of the Island, the Planning Planning has given approval for the Samarès Coast Hotel to be Minister has given approval for homes to be built on the demolished and replaced by 18 houses and 11 apartments on the site, site - six three-bed homes and three four-bedroom houses. which also stretches along La Rue de Maupertuis. It would be nice to think that all the up-market fittings of the old Below : The existing sheds hotel – including its well-appointed fitness centre - don’t just get dumped in landfill

Above : New development Right : Existing hotel p12 Autumn2014 Watchout Speed humps The spectacular capsize of a police car in the early hours of a May morning on the narrow stretch of La Grande Route de la Cote near the Shakespeare Hotel, has drawn the attention of many Parishioners to the issue of road-craft, speed, narrow carriageways and local traffic calming. While it’s unlikely to have any effect on the nocturnal exploits of the two and four-wheel boy – and occasionally, girl – racers who regularly burn rubber on the La Grande Route de la Cote speedway, here’s a quick reminder that frequent visible police checks are being carried out along the road. If you stray outside our Parish boundaries, there’s an altogether different reason to be on your guard. Sadly, none of the rationale behind the 30-means-30 regime adopted by our home jurisdiction appears to have seeped across our borders, and you’re likely to be confronted with a bewildering array of speed restrictions. So beware the aim of concealed radar gunners and alien parish hall appearances. The new ‘slow’ zones apply in Grouville, St Brelade, Trinity and St Mary, and have been claiming a fistful of unsuspecting victims.

Out with a bang While some of us may still be organising late summer festivals to brighten up the warm evenings, it won’t be long before Bonfire Night is upon us. So here’s pause for thought. Islanders who want to hold public firework displays will now have to apply for permission from their parish Constable and obtain a licence before doing so. It follows a move by the Home Affairs Minister to update the Island’s laws on the sale, storage and transportation of explosives. It might seem like a mouthful, but it’s all done in the best interest of safety – not the least to know where volatile material is being stored within the parishes. So keep safe on November 5th and don’t forget to ensure your pets get a little extra bit TLC too. Autumn2013 AStu tCulémmn e2nt0P1a4 ripsh1 3Magazine p12 Parish inBloom

It felt like a whirlwind as the judges made their way round. However, ably escorted by local PiB committee chairman, Philip le Brocq, they conducted their task with informality and thoroughness, which reflected the commitment of the team and sunshine that smiled on all they saw.

‘We were delighted by what our small but dedicated (and ageing!) team achieved for the Parish this year. A Gold for the Parish Hall, (only half a mark behind the winners, St Saviour), with a unique Silver Salver awarded to Rob Carré for his brilliant efforts. A special award went to Vincent Obbard for his skilled and persistent efforts at grafting Jersey apple stock – especially for the Jubilee Orchard in Pauline Pardoe’s field opposite Rocque Berg. Another went to Le Rocquier School who provided two brilliant young reporters, Tilly Holcroft and Brooke Le Breton who gained a judges’ discretionary Above : Le Rocquier media students Media Award. T o p r ig h t : N e w p la n t e r i n C a u s i e Lane We were, however, very disappointed that because our tour on Right : Parish Hall showing its 8 July started at the M&S site, still ravaged by the storms and blooming face litter along the route. The judges were obviously influenced by this Below right : Brenda Le Moignand’s Flower Club arrangement and so, despite their laudatory remarks about everything else, dropped the award for the Parish to a silver! We felt our presentation which included so many local teams of volunteers, The work carried out in the churchyard was extremely professional and, of course, Samarès Manor was outstanding! We will learn from our limitations and go for gold next year with a new route and some fresh ideas. BUT we need real help from younger members of the Parish – even if they can only give us a couple of hours of their time. Failing this, we may have to withdraw from next year’s competition, which would be a real shame and an insult to your Parish. Please contact me on 852523 or email [email protected] with words of support at Below : PiB awards: least, if you think our efforts worthwhile, but especially L-R Jean-Pierre Vaines with offers of help, however small! Philip Le Brocq Vincent Obbard Dodie Chappell Above left : Rob’s silver salver n o 6 w 0 r e % se rv e d

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If only I could attach a sound track to this this article. J6632 was one along with the motor industry in general, modern vehicles have all of the last petrol-engined examples of the famous green and cream succumbed to an expansion in their girth, while local parish roads JMT Leyland dominated bus fleet which had been built up in pre-war have retained their tight squeeze and Island trees have been left to years and remained in service till the 1960s. For its relatively small spread their branches ever lower. J6332 and its colleagues may have operation, Jersey boasted and exceptional fleet of Leyland vehicles, spluttered up the hills out of St Helier, but they represented a which were cutting edge design of their day. Much of this was due reliability that saw them plough through snow and wheeze through to the policy of the long-serving JMT boss, Major Eric Blakeway, who heat-waves. Many survived wartime but in the end, the last of their had served as an engineer at Leyland motors and was familiar with type floated unceremoniously through the pier-heads, lashed to the the company’s products. He preferred to strip down and repair rather deck of mv Nincop in 1971. than replace, which prolonged the life of many veterans and It is a testament to the design and engineering of the old Titan accounts for the huge interest from bus collectors and that when the auctioneer’s hammer fell, it fetched a cool £34,500. It preservationists after JMT was sold in 1970 to Bob Lewis, who began has gone to join a well-known UK ‘heritage fleet’, so, its Channel importing new single-deck/one person operated vehicles. Islands links are likely to be lost forever. But as a working monument J6332, a ‘Titan’ TD2 of 1932 vintage, achieved local fame to local heritage, its memory is secure if only in photographic form. appearing in a Jersey postage stamp issue in 2013. It left the Island in 1960 for preservation, and has been a regular Jersey flag bearer at rallies all around the UK. It certainly fared better than many of its fellows. I recall one pair (including J6333, our heroine’s sister) languishing in a field owned by Jack Le Gresley behind the Methodist Chapel at Le Rocque. Jack and colleague Roy Labey had ambitions to raise funds and enthusiasm to restore them. Sadly, their efforts came to nought, but it can be done. Though considerably younger, the ‘veteran’ vehicle which currently ferries visitors to the War Tunnels, also spent time ‘resting’ in the same Le Gresley field before undertaking a magical mystery tour of its own, which saw it in service in Guernsey and Scotland before refurbishment and Above : J6332 - ready for sale return to its home territory as J1942. Left : Rotting at Le Rocque Despite our narrow roads, there has always been a fondness Right : Newspaper campaign for peering from the top deck over garden fences, which might Main : J1942 – recycled for local tourism explain the enthusiasm which greeted the return of the Bottom : Surviving on a ‘deckers’ in the Connex stamp fleet in 2011. Unfortunately, p18 Autumn2014 Fast tracks Below : Ariel view of FB Fields In the last edition of L’Amarrage , we reported on how the Commonwealth Games Baton Right : Map of area in 1904 completed a symbolic circuit of the FB Fields. Next year, this important Island sporting Right middle : Club house Far right : Boots the Chemist centre at the heart of our Parish will become the focus for track and field events in the Main image : Grève d’Azette Station Island Games. Michele Leerson of Jersey Heritage has been looking at how it all began.

As all stories begin: once upon a time, the area which now encompasses the football and cricket fields and the all-weather athletics track was uncultivated marshland. Indeed the first indication of its being used for sporting purposes was when the Jersey Eastern Railway ran nearby. Originally, trains did not stop there, but in 1896 Grève d’Azette station was opened to serve the small group of houses situated along the coast, the popular beach and the adjacent ‘playing fields’. The station platform still remains alongside the housing estate. Though it was officially called the Georgetown Cycle Track, the Jersey Cycling Club also developed on adjacent land behind where St Nicholas Church now stands, for competitions throughout the year and held its annual championships there on Whitsunday Mondays. These, by all accounts, were quite extravagant affairs, attended by local dignitaries including the Lieutenant Governor, various Constables and military officers, with marquees, refreshments and run by the Jersey Cycling Club and only attracted a bands. meagre crowd. The newspaper report criticised the Despite these meetings coming under the banner of lack of seating for dignitaries and the fact that there the Jersey Cycling Club, the events were a mixture of was no marquee on the day! Events included the bicycle races and flat races all of which were handicapped Above : Flat 100 and 220 yards races as well as high jump to provide excitement for the many spectators. It was not Florence & and a sack race. Jesse Boot uncommon for the meetings to attract up to 3,000 people, Whilst the railway was still in operation, a including athletes and officials. An entry fee of six pence and a shilling gentleman by the name of Sir Jesse Boot began to buy plots to the grounds was charged, with reserved seating demanding an of land surrounding the land owned by the Jersey Eastern Railway extra shilling. In the advertisement for the 1893 meeting it records and down to the coast road, with the first contract found in 1921. that over 140 athletes would be competing, including many from Jesse Boot was born in Nottingham in 1850, the son of John Boot, England and Guernsey. who owned a herbalist shop, but who tragically died when The first report of an actual athletics event I Jessie was only a child. Jessie left school at the age of 13 and was able to find was held on 11 July 1895 helped his mother run the family business. In his spare-time when the Jersey Athletics Club held their he studied pharmacy and in 1877 opened his first chemist annual sports day. The club was founded shop. He was a devout Methodist who was deeply in 1881 and concentrated mostly on concerned about the poverty he saw in his home town of events in the gymnasium in Bath Street Nottingham. He believed that by rather than outdoor sporting events. providing lower prices in his stores he Perhaps this is the reason that the sports would enable the poor to buy goods day was not as well organised as those that previously they could not afford. His business Summer 2013 ASut tCulémmn e2n0t 1Pa4r ipsh1 9Magazine p15

Remains of agreement drawn up by Jesse Boot was: existing platform ‘That the land be consecrated for ever thereafter for use as playing Below : Running track fields for the recreation of children and adult persons of both sexes residing in the Island of Jersey, those playing fields to be known as the “FB Fields”’. Like most people I assumed that the fields were named solely after his wife Florence Boot. However at a meeting held at the Town Hall on the 22 October 1927, Jesse revealed in a letter that he had asked the grounds to be named the FB Playing Fields for two reasons. Firstly, for his wife, as if it had not been for her he would never have come to Jersey over 40 years earlier and secondly in honour of the Lieutenant Governor Sir Francis Bingham, whose suggestion and motivation it was to use these grounds as playing fields. He says that he feels Jersey owes a deep debt of gratitude to Sir Francis for his enthusiastic love and unremitting interest in the young people of the Island. Sir Jesse Boot had the piece of land prepared as playing fields, providing all the necessary equipment and accessories and built appropriate dressing rooms. He also provided £1,800 to be held in trust to ensure the upkeep of the land to a standard befitting a sports ground. Originally the land was comprised of the area where the football and cricket pitches are now. But with the money held in the trust the trustees were later able to purchase the piece of land where the athletics track and netball courts are and the area of land adjacent to the practices were so successful that by 1896 Jesse owned 60 railway station. shops in 28 towns in the UK under the name of ‘Boots the Many sporting events were held at the Chemist’. FB from this date until the beginning of the In 1886, Jesse is reported to have met Florence Anne German Occupation in 1940. During Rowe, the daughter of a stationer, with a business in King wartime, some sporting events continued Street whilst on holiday convalescing in Jersey from the under military supervision, though the strains of overwork. They formed a friendship and a grounds fell into disrepair and part of the area romance developed, despite the 13 year age gap between was divided up into ‘plots’ for allotments. them. After a very short courtship Florence and Jesse After liberation, the condition of the playing married at St Helier Town Church on 30 August 1886. fields was so poor that the trustees were unable Florence played a very active role in her husband’s to restore the facilities and eventually, on 6 July business which developed into a substantial empire. 1951 the area was ceded to the States under the Despite their success, neither Florence nor Jesse forgot name of FB Fields. that they had both originated from a working class Since then, it has been developed into a multi- background and had achieved their success through sporting venue and is now awaiting a promised seizing opportunities and sheer hard work. They are refurbishment amounting to £800,000 from the often described as ‘philanthropists’, which aptly 2014 Capital Budget. The renovations will include a reflects their attitude to their employees and their generous new track surface, lighting and spectator seating, as donations to the Island in which they chose to make their home well as multi-sport courts, an improved changing Above : following retirement from the Boots empire. His concern over poor Newspaper room pavilion and a new irrigation system, all in time for local living conditions led to his donation of the land and means to advert the 2015 Island Games. build FB Cottages in 1925. Notwithstanding, a further gift from Jesse Boot was the conveyance of a piece of land measuring approximately Michele Leerson is one of the team who deliver the Appleby ‘What’s 25 vergées to a number of prominent citizens on 28 April 1928 to be your Street’s Story’ at Jersey Archives. The talks are advertised regularly held by them as trustees. Jesse had bought the land in pieces from in the Jersey Evening post and are free. To book your place, please e- various parties in 1922. The purpose of the land as stated in the mail [email protected]. p20 Autumn2014

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Regular duties can include attending and organising parish hall enquiries, mobile patrols around the parish, conducting road, speed and drink driving checks, attending road traffic accidents, attending complaints ranging from noisy neighbours to anti- social behaviour, responding to calls for assistance, assisting with missing persons searches and concerns for welfare as well as assisting with traffic control at events. A team consists of a Centenier, a Vingtenier and two or three Constable’s Officers. Each team is on or additionally, you might like to have an informal meet duty on a rota basis, usually for one week in four. with one of our Constable’s Officers who can give you The Parish provides full training as well as uniform and first-hand information about being an Honorary equipment to enable officers to assist with the requirements of Officer. If this would be helpful we would be modern day policing. pleased to arrange this for you. The St Clement Honorary Police also organise a range of social The St Clement Honorary Police are really events throughout the year. first class people with a mission to support Whether it is whilst policing or socially, we believe in creating a and help the community in which we live. It great sense of teamwork and friendship. would be great if you would consider We are currently seeking Parishioners to join our team. So what becoming a part of that team. is the time commitment? If you, or a member of your family, are Well, that is very much up to each member of the Honorary between the ages of 20 and 69 please Police! What we ask is that each officer is on duty for one week in consider joining us to help serve the four, but if other activities mean that an officer is not available on a community in which we live. Just ring the Parish certain day, either on a regular or casual basis, then that can be Hall on 854724 for more information. accommodated. Equally we know that most people work during the week and are unlikely to be available during the day. But this is not a problem, as others may well be free. Can you help by joining our team , so Why not come and have a chat with us, totally we can make the Parish a more comfortable wVLJithout obligation, just to see if this might be for you. Alternatively, and safer place for us all to live in?

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helmet, stickers, overalls and our team identity ready for presenting them Winning formula to visitors at the end of the week. To make the stickers we were using the CAD CAM software we’d learnt in school with Mr Elston, and as well as on four wheels having fun on the software, we were increasing our designing skills. When we were finished re-building the go-karts and cleaning them, we were allowed to go on a test drive on a special track set up just for us in the It’s been a year of special achievement at Le school playground. Rocquier School. Along with both academic When I stepped into the go-kart for the first time, my adrenaline started and sporting success, students have been going. I was a bit scared at first, but once I started, I didn’t want to stop. engaged on a series of community projects Because we had done such a good job with the go-karts all week, we all got to have plenty of laps around the track. We were not allowed to ‘race’ and overseas visits. Probably the most talked against each other, but we were allowed to do time trials and see who about achievement was winning the could set the fastest lap and I finished with one of the top times. prestigious Investors in People award which Then came an amazing opportunity to do a demonstration lap in front acknowledges a high degree of of thousands of people at the Jersey International Motoring Festival. I was chosen along with three others by the Jersey Kart and Motoring Club. They communication and leadership within an said I had shown great skill and improvement when driving at school, the establishment. right attitude as part of a team and apparently a possible race driver of the future. At a school in which Head Teacher Philip Slater reports ‘there’s We had a great day at the festival and got to drive the go-karts in never a quiet week’, one of the highlights of the annual demonstration laps around the parade circuit at People’s Park. We were Activities Week turned out noisier than even its organisers based in the pit lane and got to see lots of different types of cars and go- might have expected. It focussed on a dozen students and karts driving around. Some of the more experienced go-kart drivers were their task to rebuild and race a couple of petrol engine racing going round the track at speeds much faster than us. Once again, I karts capable of 70mph. Under the direction of Assistant Head experienced the nervousness, then, after a few laps the adrenaline thrill Teacher, Stewart Elston, they worked with engineering experts and enjoyment of karting. I am definitely looking to see how I can get from Bagot Road Renault, Derek Warwick Honda and the more involved in the competitive side of kart racing, thanks to the activity Jersey Kart and Motoring Club. One of the undoubted ‘stars’ of week at Le Rocquier School with Mr Elston and the Jersey Kart and the week was Year 9 student Goretie Luis. So, let her tell her Motoring Club. Left: Goretie on track Below: Kart pit stop Where do I begin? I chose to do the Go-Kart Challenge because I thought that it would be a good experience, and a good experience it certainly was! At the start of the week when we were stripping down the go-karts, I was learning so many things that I hadn’t known before. There was also a creative side because while others were working on the mechanics of their karts, we had the chance to design the p16 Spring2013 St Clément Papri2sh4 MAaugtauzminen2014 CST’s afternoon Left : From Chris Le Cornu At 101, Ken always sizzler dresses for dinner While the monthly Thursday drop-in coffee mornings continue to be popular, the main social event of the summer was the Annual Barbeque which, this year, was held in glorious sunshine in the grounds of the Parish Hall.

Plumes of appetising cooking smoke billowed from the production-line manned by CST chefs. A full menu of barbecue delights generously donated by Marks and Spencer were already sizzling for the 80 guests as they sat down to be served on the stroke of one o’clock. The Connétable broke off from a marathon States sitting to bring gravitas the fayre and Miss St Clement, Dawn Pace, was on hand to add a touch of glamour. Lunch over, it was time for a concert by the ever vivacious ‘Three Shades of Grey’ and ‘Swing Style’ – enhanced by some impromptu dancing and a fun-filled intervention by a passing group of students from Le Rocquier. Proceeds from the raffle and other takings meant that the team were able to donate £300 each to Friends of Jersey Oncology and the Jersey Cheshire Home.

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Whether or not you were glued to the TV during this year’s Also be aware that French police are not shy of exacting exciting Tour de France, cycling amateurs who cross over to St sanctions. They can issue on the spot fines of 22 Euros which increase to 35 Euros if not paid within three days. Furthermore, Malo and beyond might be surprised to learn about some of the if you are arrested for a serious infraction while cycling – regulations that confront two-wheeled travellers. So along with drunkenness, for example, a judge could decide to add points to a short vocabulary this time, here’s a short digest of what to your driving licence. look out for en route. Since 2012, at some junctions, cyclists have been permitted to make a right turn at a red light (this is normally indicated by Like it or not, the French have are more legalistic approach to cyclisme. a small bicycle sign at the junction) – but, take care, pedestrians To start with, your bicycle (vélo) must be equipped with a white or yellow have priority. lamp (phare) on the front, a bell ( sonnette), a red lamp at the rear (feu When the proceeds Some other words that might be arrière) and reflectors (catadioptres or réflecteurs) – red at the rear and helpful on your journey: orange on the pedals and a high visibility jacket (gilet retro-fléchissant) Helmet – casque Puncture – crevaison when cycling at night. Saddle – selle Inner-tube – chambre-a-air The cycling code insists you ride on the right of the road – in some areas Pump – pompe Spokes – rayons you can use a footpath but must slow to walking pace. It is against the law Tyre – pneu Bulb – ampoule to cycle more than two abreast and in darkness that must be single file. The Chain – chaine Gears – vitesses authorities are pretty hot on signalling too, requiring all riders to indicate Brake cable – cable de frein changes of direction etc. Bon voyage Isabelle

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Main : Where the slip changes its grip Right : Beach builders Brian at the Bunker The unprecedented attack on our local sea defences punched a hole in the existing wall at the beginning of this year exposed the underlying to allow lorries to weakness of what we have traditionally taken for back up and tip granted. However, after two months and a cost of a aggregate onto the mixing cool half a million pounds, the 20 tonne sections of platform. You can wall at Le Bourg were underpinned and restored with see where the wall the assistance of a monster crane hired from the UK. was breached by Brian Blampied tracing where the Closer to Town, has been exploring new stones were inserted when the wall was rebuilt after the war. an earlier example of coastal reconstruction. They also tore out the granite centre stones from the slipway, both for use in building the retaining walls and to camouflage the bunker from the sea. If The first reference to St Clement sea defences appeared in the you look at the lower portion of the slip, you’ll see stones are set at a slight local ‘Cronique de Ceasarea’ in 1812 when a letter to the editor angle with an appreciable gap between them. This was traditional for Jersey raises concern about the coastal erosion taking place between slipways. It served to give purchase for horses’ hooves when hauling carts of Le Dicq and Rocqueberg, known as the ‘Samarès Mile’. Originally, vraic up the incline. The surface at the top of the slip, where the stones were the area was purely sand dunes which were exposed to storm replaced after the Occupation, is now much smoother. Before repairs were and high tides. It was not until around about the 1850s that a carried out, local lads would swim and sail their boats in the pond created by concerted effort was made to build a stone wall along the the missing stones when the tide went out. coast, which was carried out in sections, though the wall was Though a familiar sight to locals to the present day, the bunker appears to only built up to ground level. Local landowners added the have missed the scrutiny of Allied reconnaissance back in 1943 when plans further height at their own cost. were seriously being considered for a landing on the Island’s south coast. The During the Occupation, this stretch of coastline became a intention would have been to ‘ramp’ over the walls between La Mare and the strategic defence line. There were two guns and a searchlight Dicq. (Do bear in mind the level of the beach was much higher in the days deployed at La Mare Common while at Millard’s Corner, a before the scouring effect of the La Collette peninsular). Had the assault gone fortified bunker complex was constructed, the shell of which ahead, there would have been carnage if the guns in the bunker were ever remains to this day. Work on the bunker, which the Germans used in action. Given that called ‘Resistance Nest Grand Charriere’ began in 1941. A many of the houses along substantial cement works was created on the beach extending a the coast were in existence Can you help? full ten meters from the existing wall and stretching eastwards at the time, the face of to opposite La Ronde Avenue. Grève d’Azette would have Local historian, Jonathan Bull, is The slip itself was blocked off and the Germans built a new been dramatically altered! currently researching life in the wall along the beach, to protect the site from the sea. They eastern parishes during the Occupation for a forthcoming publication. He approached L’Amarrage to ask if readers had Left : information about occupied Area of the German properties or recollections of any breach in fortifications/German positions (no the seawall matter how small) in the eastern parishes which they’d be prepared to share with him. He is also interested in gathering material about family life under wartime restrictions. (He also conducts guided walks for a number of groups including Jersey Tourism and Société Jersiaise, all are based in the eastern parishes.) If you’d like to discuss life during this important period in our history, Jonathan can be contacted by telephone on 07700 778000 or email [email protected] or through Facebook or Twitter. Summer 2013 SAtu Ctluémenn2t 0P1a4ripsh2 9Magazine p15 War memories

While many households observed a symbolic ‘light’s out’ on the evening Right: Jersey’s Great of 4 August to commemorate the centenary of Britain’s entry into the War by Ian First World War, Parishioners - many of whom had direct family Ronayne connections with heroes and survivors of the conflict, joined other representatives in the Royal Square in a formal candle-lit tribute.

Coinciding with the anniversary, an exhibition opened at the Jersey Museum displaying archive material and artefacts along with contemporary testimony. Much Left: of the research was the work of local WW1 Memories on display at St Clement’s historian, Ian Ronayne, whose book ‘Jersey’s Parish Church Great War’ chronicles the lives of ordinary Below: Islanders and how they were affected by the The Commemoration in the Royal Square events of 1914 -1918. The book focuses on the role of the Militia, how the role of women changed in the community, the underlying tension between patriotism – responding to the call of battle, and the demands of keeping the Island’s agricultural production functioning and its services intact. There’s also a consideration of an element frequently overlooked in overall accounts of the war – namely, the effect on Jersey’s French national soldiers, and the fate of ‘enemy aliens’ and German prisoners who came to the Island. The book comes to life in conjunction with another of Mr Ronayne’s projects. He is contributing WW1 blog which will be updated each week for four years in parallel with the duration of the war. Having started with the background to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, it has already featured local repercussions, including the preparation of coastal fortifications by the Militia, the nervousness surrounding the holding of the Battle of Flowers and the appetite among young men to join up for King and Country. The blog can be accessed at: www.jerseyheritage.org/ww1-blog.

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Church news From Canon David Shaw Scouts in Kenya A tired, tanned but exuberant team arrived back from Kenya in early August – the latest ambassadors bearing gifts, knowhow and willing effort to the St Clement establishment in Malindi. Paul Tucker, Scout Commissioner for Jersey, took the salute as the Kenyan and St Clement flags were raised shortly after the St Clement team were warmly welcomed in Malindi. In the three days before the party donated equipment helped us to set up computer rooms at St Clement and Isaac of twenty-three Scouts and eight leaders arrived – and Nyondo schools and an entire dentist surgery was delivered to the hospital. before news of terrorist shootings deterred almost all The team took out gifts and funds and came back with requests for sincere thanks tourists - it was down to the small team of Paul, Evelyn to be passed on to everyone who helped in any way. The St Clement flag (a red and Naomi Tucker and David and Ally Shaw to get as anchor on blue) flies over a school which is making a real difference and is a tribute much done as possible. Twelve working days later, what to everyone who has supported it since it was opened by the then Deputy Ian Gorst was merely a concrete base had become a fully in 2009. equipped kitchen with multi-fuel stoves capable of Above and left : catering for four hundred people. Fittingly, invited Unloading the guests were served in the 10-metre long dining room ‘kit’ on site Main image : with children and parents enjoyed lunch under the Work proceeds shady verandah and marquees. Two staff houses will be occupied and a smart new toilet and shower block will be in use by September thanks to Jersey Overseas Aid and Scout fundraising. The 20 Buffalo Scouts from St Clement went on a safari, camping in Tsavo and even had a lioness and cubs walk through their camp. The container finally arrived filled with tables and chairs from Caldwell Hall, kitchen furniture from Maison de Ville, JCG Prep track suits, St Clement School reading books, Le Rocquier pencils, St Michael's tables, sports equipment from the Salvation Army and the much coveted Channel TV fleeces and UBS peaked caps. Boxes full of

Right : A job well done - the Time for a makeover team surveying their efforts The church yard at St Fuelled by large quantities of chocolate biscuits under the Clement was busier than ever direction of Sexton, Mike Le Jehan, and helped by Aaron, in June with over a dozen the Back to Work assistant, they cleaned up long- workers and supervisors from forgotten graves, repainted railings and gates and The Prince's Trust renovating restored several benches. On the final day a large graves and benches. Set up chocolate cake was consumed as the trust formally by the Prince of Wales, the handed the project back to the Rector and Churchwarden, trust helps young people Evelyn Tucker. Our thanks to them and all the businesses learn skills get involved with who supported their efforts with donations of paint and the community. brushes and even flowers to decorate long forgotten graves. Spring2013 AStu tCulémmne2nt0P1a4 ripsh3 3Magazine p15 Church notice board Bouquets & brickbats St Clement Parish Church www.stclementschurch.org.je Editor’s postscript Pattern of weekly worship 8.00am St Clement’s Parish Church Holy Communion One of the most rewarding aspect of editing a community 9.00am St Nicholas Church Holy Communion magazine like L’Amarrage is the feedback from readers. (Grève D’Azette) Sometimes it relates directly to articles that have appeared 10.30am St Clement’s Parish Church Holy Communion in print. On other occasions it focuses on issues or events in 1st and 3rd in month the Parish which people feel should be brought to the Morning Worship 2nd in attention of others. month So, sparing the Connétable’s blushes, we received a Family Service 4th in month request to pass on public thanks for the new dropped kerbs that have been installed along La Rue de Causie. According Samarès Methodist Centre www.samares.ci-methodist.org.uk to our correspondent, they make the road much safer and Mondays & Thursdays: 9.30 – 11.30 am: ‘Baby Buzz’. Friendly user-friendly for wheelchair users and those pushing baby Group sessions for Parents & Toddlers, with fresh coffee for the buggies. (TTS has also installed others on the Coast Road.) adults and plenty of toys and activities for the little ones. And here’s one directly to L’Amarrage. The recipe for Fridays: 10.30 – 12 noon: ‘Coffee Buzz’. Drop-in coffee morning Guernsey Gashe we published last time has received many (with fresh cakes). appreciative responses. One suggestion from a local St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church gourmand was to substitute oil for butter which, he says, lightens the mix. Pattern of weekly worship 10.00am Saturday- Service of reconciliation On the other hand, we were taken to task for suggesting 6.00pm Saturday - Vigil that computers corrupted by an imported virus would need 11.00am Sunday– Mass ‘de-fragging’. Many apologies. Apparently, this is a word with sinister military associations. In the highly specialised Someone is praying for you world of IT, there’s no room for loose terminology. Sorry. Once a month a few Christians from different churches gather to pray for St Clement and for issues that concern the Island as a whole. If you wish to join this group or have a special need that you would like them Alan to bring before God, please ring 736902. These fantastic phones deserve the best plan around! Sure’s £46/month SmartUltimate plan

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To advertise your event free of charge just email all the Parish Administration What’s on… details to [email protected] Connétable October Len Norman Tel: 855511 Email: [email protected] Monday 6 Grève d'Azette WI. Family Law by Marion Whittaker at Deputies 7.30pm at the Parish Hall - further details from Margaret du Gerard Baudains Tel: 855086 Email:[email protected] Susie Pinel Tel: 853969 Email: [email protected] Feu 852453 Wednesday 8 St Clement’s WI. Talk by Ian Ronayne on the First World War. Parish Secretary Beverley Corley 2.30pm at the Parish Hall - further details from Asst. Secretary Julie Martin Mary Marshall on 857616 Admin Assistance Elizabeth Forrest, Kim Beaumont Thursday 15 General Election. Polling Station at the Parish Hall. 8.00am – Foreman Rob Carré 8.00pm. (The Parish Hall will be closed for normal business Assistant Jason Sims Sexton Michael Le Jehan on 15 and 16 October.) Procureurs du Bien Public Susan Pearmain & Anthony Perkins Thursday 30 CST Event. Afternoon Tea & Bingo at the Parish Hall Rector Rev. David Shaw Tel: 851992 November Email: [email protected] Centeniers Eddie Caldeira (Chef de Police) Friday 7 St Clement’s Battle of Flowers Bingo at Shakespeare Hotel, Peter Ward 8pm – contact Ann Smith 852812 Edgar Wallis Saturday 8 Coffee Morning in aid of the Royal Legion poppy appeal. Amanda Le Brocq 10.30am at the Parish Hall Duty Centenier Tel: 07797 711392

Wednesday 12 St Clements WI Annual Meeting with WI Adviser - 2.30pm at P a r i s h R e g i s t r a r Sally Penaluna Tel: 852003 the Parish Hall Parish Social Committee Saturday 15 NSPCC 50:50 Ski Wear Sale at the Parish Hall Chairman Anthony Perkins Tel: 07797 716568 Wednesday 19 St Clement’s Battle of Flowers ‘Crabtree & Evelyn Evening’ at the Community Support Team Parish Hall - contact Ann Smith on 852812 Chairman Chris Le Cornu Thursday 20 St Clement’s Battle of Flowers Association AGM Parish Hall, Liaison Officer Julie Martin Tel: 854724 8.00pm Parish in Bloom Committee Sunday 23 St Clement’s Day lunch at Hotel Ambassadeur - tickets will be Chairman Philip Le Brocq Tel: 852523 on sale from Parish Hall Refuse Collection Saturday 29 St Clement Sports Club Xmas Fair at the Parish Hall Contractor Graham Pallot Tel: 723930 Parish Hall Opening Hours December Monday to Thursday 8.15am to 5.00pm Friday 8.15am to 3.45pm Monday 1 Grève d'Azette WI - Party time – Italian-themed evening at the Tel: 854724 Fax: 857377 Parish Hall - further details from Margaret du Feu, 852453 Email: [email protected] Thursday 4 Senior Citizens’ Lunch 1 at the Hotel Ambassadeur Parish Meetings Notices of Parish meetings are published in (Tickets will NOT be available until the beginning of November) the Gazette section of the Jersey Evening Post Saturday 6 Battle of Flowers Xmas table-top sale at the Parish Hall These notices can also be viewed on our website Wednesday 10 Senior Citizens’ Lunch 2 at the Hotel Ambassadeur (Tickets will NOT be available until the beginning of November) www.parish.gov.je St Clements WI ‘We’re off to Bollywood’ - details from Mary Please Note: Xmas and New Year Parish Hall opening times. The office will close at 12 noon on Marshall on 857616 Christmas Eve reopening at 8.15am on Monday 29 December and will close at 12 noon on New Thursday 11 Senior Citizens’ Lunch 3 at the Hotel Ambassadeur Year's Eve reopening at 8.15am on Monday 5 January. (Tickets will NOT be available until the beginning of November) Other Regular Events Weight Watchers Eastern Good Companions Club 10.30 Mondays (Weekly). Details from Helen Gallery (07797 837742). St Clement Flower Club usually meet at the Parish Hall on the first Thursday evening of each month. With their Junior Club meeting on the following Saturday morning. Contact Published by in association with MediaMasters . Mrs Brenda Le Moignan on 874745. Norcott Road, St Saviour Tel: 866956 Slimming Together meet in the Eastern Good Companions Club every www. mediamasters.je Monday evening at 6.30pm. For details call Joanne Reid Editorial Alan Le Breton E: [email protected] Rodrigues 856490. [email protected] Advertising George Farley T: 866956 E: [email protected] Jersey Retired Persons Association - Spartan Athletics Club FB Fields. Accounts George Farley T: 887066 E: [email protected] Contact Rosemary Hewlett 853164 Copyright CST Coffee morning/Book swap - third Thursday of every month at the 2014© Parish of St Clement Magazine. The entire content of this publication is protected by copyright. Parish Hall 10-12.30 All rights reserved. No part of this journal may be reproduced, sorted in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise Channel Islands Family History Society usually meets last Monday of the without the prior written consent of the copyright owner. month at Société Jersiaise, Pier Road 8.00pm last Monday Reprint details of the month. Details: www.jerseyfamilyhistory.org Reprints of articles can be purchased by contacting the publishers. Disclaimer Whilst the Parish of St Clement Magazine Team and contributors to L’Amarrage have provided the information contained in it in good faith, they accept no responsibility, financial or otherwise, for any Entries for inclusion in our Winter Edition action taken by any other party as a result of the information so provided. Independent and appropriate advice should always be sought on such matters. The views expressed within this should reach us by Friday 24 October 2014. newsletter are those 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. Parish Administration Connétable Len Norman Tel: 855511 Email: [email protected] Deputies Gerard Baudains Tel: 855086 Email:[email protected] Susie Pinel Tel: 853969 Email: [email protected]

Parish Secretary Beverley Corley Asst. Secretary Julie Martin Admin Assistance Elizabeth Forrest, Kim Beaumont Foreman Rob Carré Assistant Jason Sims Sexton Michael Le Jehan Procureurs du Bien Public Susan Pearmain & Anthony Perkins Rector Rev. David Shaw Tel: 851992 Email: [email protected] Centeniers Eddie Caldeira (Chef de Police) Peter Ward Edgar Wallis Amanda Le Brocq Duty Centenier Tel: 07797 711392

P a r i s h R e g i s t r a r Sally Penaluna Tel: 852003 Parish Social Committee Chairman Anthony Perkins Tel: 07797 716568 Community Support Team Chairman Chris Le Cornu Liaison Officer Julie Martin Tel: 854724 Parish in Bloom Committee Chairman Philip Le Brocq Tel: 852523 Refuse Collection Contractor Graham Pallot Tel: 723930 Parish Hall Opening Hours Monday to Thursday 8.15am to 5.00pm Friday 8.15am to 3.45pm Tel: 854724 Fax: 857377 Email: [email protected] Parish Meetings Notices of Parish meetings are published in the Gazette section of the Jersey Evening Post These notices can also be viewed on our website www.parish.gov.je Please Note: Xmas and New Year Parish Hall opening times. The office will close at 12 noon on Christmas Eve reopening at 8.15am on Monday 29 December and will close at 12 noon on New Year's Eve reopening at 8.15am on Monday 5 January. IntroducingIntrIntrooducing DOW NLOAD THE oourur neneww FFirstirirstst FREE PIG BY FAIR SSaveraver AAccountccount APP MMakingaking ssavingaving ffunun forfor kkidsids

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