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THE OFFICIAL PARISH OF ST. BRELADE NEWSLETTER Edition 43 • Spring 2018. Published by the Parish of St. Brelade, Seven new ‘Parish Are you registered? ambassadors’ Senators: Senators are elected to represent the who he was talking about. And he Polling Day for the 2018 whole of the Island. You can vote for up to a Miss St. Brelade and wasn’t wrong! While eyes were maximum of 8 Senators, no matter which Parish Citizen of the Year trained in one particular direction, he General Elections is you live in. announced that the Citizen of the Awards 2018 Year was Jeff Hathaway. Wednesday 16 May St. Brelade will be electing: 1. One Connétable for the Parish of St. Brelade Graeme Reaper In accepting the award Jeff said that Thomas Frederick he was both honoured and surprised 2 For District No.1 voters (Du Coin and THE annual crowing of Miss St. having ony attended the event to YOU will be entitled to vote in the elections if Noirmont) one deputy, and for District No.2 Brelade and presentations of Citizen report upon it! He took opportuniy to are registered to vote in the Parish that you voters (La Moye and Les Quennevais) two of the Year awards event took place pay tribute to the Constable who he reside. St. Brelade is divided into 2 districts for deputies. at the Parish Hall on Sat. 9th March. said had given him continued elections, No.1 for electors residing in the 3. Eight Senators for the Island. The event was hosted by Channel support in his various endeavours. 103 presenter and journalist, Jenny of du Coin and Noirmont, and No.2 Polling Day for electors resising in the VIngtaines of Les Mullins. Quennevais and La Moye. Should you be Each of the two Parish Districts will have a This years Miss St. Brelade was uncertain which District your address falls into separate Polling Station and you can only vote to competed for by two outstanding the one pertaining to you. there is a full list of roads published on the entrants, Cerys Fearn and Emily vote.je website at https://www.vote.je/where- For No1 your Polling Station will be St. Brelades Milton who were first were intervied to-vote/parishes/st-brelade. Parish Hall, and for No.2 District, Communicare. on stage by Jenny Mullin. Register to vote Polling stations will be open from 8am - 8pm Can I register a postal vote? Cerys listed amongst her interests walking, photography and working To vote in the elections, you need to make sure When you go to vote you will need to take If you are registered to vote you will be able to photographic identification with you, such as a vote by post if: with the Womens International you are registered. You can register to vote by Academy on a project in Ghana. Cerys downloading a voter registration from the St. driving licence or a passport. You will be greeted (a) You will be out of the Island during the hours by staff who will mark your name off on the is currently studing for a place at Brelade website at or through the link of polling; or Univeristy. vote.je/register electoral register and give you your ballot papers. Candidates for each of the three roles (b) You have registered to vote, but your name Emily is a part time voluntary youth Am I registered? will be printed on separate ballot sheets. You will and address have been deliberately omitted from worker which she fits into her If you want to check whether your name is on then be able to go to the voting booth to cast your the electoral register because there is a risk or studies which include Biology, Art, the St. Brelade electoral register for either votes by putting an ‘x’ beside the name of your threat of harm to you.. Computer Science and Art. She district please contact the Parish Hall. It is preferred candidate(s). You will be asked to place To receive a postal vote, you will need to revealed she had visited China which important to note you cannot have your name your ballot paper into the appropriate ballot box. complete an application form available either she descibed as ‘awesome’. on the register in more than one electoral Please note: Any mark other than a ‘X’ may be from the Judicial Greffe or online at www.vote.je Having survived the many questions district at a time. considered a spoilt paper and not included in the (downloads section) and return it to the Judicial put to them, it was the turn of the If you want to be on the electoral register but count. Greffe, Royal Court House, Royal Square, St. threes judges for the evening, Julia do not want your name to appear on the Parish officials will be at the polling station and Helier, JE1 1JG, before Tuesday 8 May 2018. Truscott, Miranda Michel and Tim publicly available list, you should also contact will be able to help you if you have any questions. When the Judicial Greffe receives your Brooks to retire and make what application, they will send you everything that clearly was going to be a tough the Parish Hall. Can I vote before election day (Pre-poll)? you need to cast your vote. decision; Who would be MIss St. Who will I be voting for? Yes. Anyone who is registered to vote can pre- But please note: You must return your postal Brelade for 2018? Finally it was time to reveal who Connétables: Each Parish is led by a Connétable poll vote in the weeks leading up to an election. voting ballot envelope to the Judicial Greffe, The evening moved on the Junior would be Miss St. Brelade 2018. (also known as a Constable). The Connétable has Pre-polling facilities for all Islanders will be Royal Court House, Royal Square, St. Helier, JE1 Citizen of Year award in which 3 a dual role as both head of the Parish and open at St Paul’s Gate in New Street, St Helier 1JG, by to arrive no later than 12noon on young people had been nominated; Constable Pallett announced Miss St. member of the States of Jersey. You can only vote from 8.30am to 5.15pm Monday 30 April until Wednesday 16 May 2018. Late postal entries Dylan Cook, Emily Milton and Jan Brelade for 2018 to be Cerys Fearn. for one of the candidates standing for Connétable 2pm on Monday 14 May 2018. (Closed Bank may not be included in the final count. If you Bentley. All were presented with a notwithstanding, on the Constables in the Parish where you live. Holiday Monday 7 May and Liberation Day have any questions about voting before election commendation certificate before Jan invitation Emily Milton gracioulsy Deputies: Parish Deputies represent the Wednesday 9 May 2018). day, please contact the Postal and Pre-Poll voting Bentley was announced as Junior agreed to understudy Cerys at any event she may not be available for. interests of their Parishes in the States as well Weekend pre-poll stations are also available for Officer on 01534 441300 or email Citizen of the year. as engaging in wider issues affecting the whole all Islanders at Trinity Youth Centre from 10am- [email protected] Constable Pallett, then introduced In summing up Constable Pallett said Island. You can only vote for candidates who are 1pm on Saturday 5 May 2018 and For further details or information please visit the Citizen of the Year Award. He said that Miss St. Brelade and award standing for Deputy in the Parish or District Communicare, St Brelade from 10am-1pm on vote.je or contact St. Brelade Parish Hall on that before he actually named the recipients should all be considered where you live. Saturday 12 May 2018. 741141 or by email: [email protected]. u recipient it would become clear just as Parish ambassadors. u Little Shop of Horrors raise the roof again! Becky Stratford FOR those who are unfamiliar with the story of Little Shop of Horrors, it involves flesh-eating fauna, a sadistic, girlfriend-beating dentist, and the death of all the primary characters! A brave choice, one might say, for a secondary school show. It appears however, that yet again, due to the fabulous teamwork of drama and music departments, the huge array of talent demonstrated by the students, and some surprise pyrotechnics to boot, Les Quennevais School has staged another corking production with this American rock horror comedy musical by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman that has had both film and stage success. Notable performances came from Bradley Roworth as the creepy, thrill-seeking dentist, insatiable appetite for flesh. Charlie Dunn performance involving over 100 students and who managed to make his character at-once superbly portrayed the greedy Mr Mushnik, a comical and utterly disturbing. Orla Brennan the feedback has been extraordinary and very money-grabbing florist who tries to cash in on well deserved.’ was spell-binding as the hard-done-by Audrey, the plant’s infamy before meeting his grizzly and her pitch-perfect singing was worthy of a end in its jaws. Praise for the production came flooding into to Broadway production. Joel Turner played school, with one audience member bumbling Seymour, the geeky but endearing Sarah Hague, Headteacher of Les Quennevais School has stated commenting on the show and student orphan, who nurtures an ailing plant from the performances: brink of death only to find that it demands ‘Our production was an unrivalled success. I am blood, and even more blood, to help it to thrive. so proud of the whole company who yet again ‘It is difficult to think that the performers were Behind the scenes, Joana Mendes was amazing outperformed expectations for school school children as this was a truly professional as the voice of Audrey II, the plant with an productions. It was a highly professional show. An amazing team effort!’ u

Win a meal for 2 at the NEW Koru Arms, La Pulente! Pagepage 7 7 Page 2 La Baguette. Spring 2018 Constables Message Seeing purple Hospital connections MY last message as Connetable begins with a reflection on the recent decision Splash of colour give morear to the Poore of the taken at a to reject new Original hospital Ilande Fifteay thousent livers proposals for parking in St. Aubin. The Jeff Hathaway founded by St. turnois, taigne thousent to build Parish had committed REGULAR travellers along La them a house and forty thousent a great deal of time and effort amending Route Orange may be intrigued Brelade resident to beay a Reivenu to mantaigne previous proposals after considering by the carpet of purple crocus Tony Bellows the Poore that shall be Pouite in parishioners views given during that has appeared along the the House, wiche shall be Poore consultation. embankment, in front of Clos JERSEY’S first General Hospital widows and Fatherlaise took some time to be built. Its des Sables. Childrane and Enchant Piple of It is a disappointment that a scheme that foundress was Mrs Marie the Ilande, and shale alwaise be introduced residents and business The Parish Bloom Group Bartlet, daughter of Captain quipe Foule; and shale the saide parking and introduced a simpler explained that the crocus were Jean Mauger of St. Brelade. House be built in St. tobins, and parking regime for the village was planted in association with the Born in 1677, she was baptized Everything be ordred as my rejected. One major area of contention Rotary Club of Jersey as part of in St. Brelade's Church in 1678. Execrs hear after named and the The executors tried to have the was the potential loss of ‘free‘ parking behind the Parish Hall but it their international ‘Purple for In 1704 she married Francis Staites of the Iland shall judge project switched back to a field Polio’ campaign. should be noted that this carpark is only leased to the Parish at some merely request they are planted Bartlet, a prosperous merchant Fiting". owned by Mrs Bartlett at St significant cost and cannot be seen as free parking. Whether in what ‘The first 2,000 bulbs were in a prominent position both for of English origin, in the Town In 1744, a committee was Aubin but the States eventually remains of my term, or as a parishioner, I will resist any attempt to planted in 2016 to which a the public to enjoy and to Church and they settled in St. formed to look for a suitable triumphed and building started increase the burden on ratepayers by leasing any further space. further 5,000 were added in highlight their endeavours to Aubin. site. In 1748 it reported finding in 1765. On a brighter note I was pleased to crown Miss Cerys Fearn as Miss 2017. It is intended that over the eradicate polio worldwide. At his death in 1734, he left all no suitable site in St Aubin's, The monument at her grave in St. Brelade 2018 and wish her every success during her reign. At the next few years the carpet will Rotary’s local organiser his property to his widow. She but that Philippe Bandinel, St Brelade’s Churchyard is recent supper at the Parish Hall judges Julia Truscott, Miranda Michel span the entire length of the Anthony Allchurch said that he died childless in 1741, aged 64. Seigneur of Meleches, had clearly visible, and although and Tim Brooks had a difficult task in choosing between Cerys and embankment’ They explained. was delighted that so many At her death she was worth offered as a gift a piece of land worn with time, part of the Emily Milton as both presented themselves as excellent ambassadors The crocus bulbs are offered to parishes had given their 91,567 livres tournois, on the sand-hills outside St inscription can still be seen for St. Brelade. The event hosted by presenter Jenny the all Parishes by the Club who support to the campaign.u equivalent to £7 million today. Helier. This was considered which reads: “To the memory of Mullen also saw Jan Bentley win the Junior Citizen of the Year award Her will left the bulk of her more convenient than St. Aubin, Miss Marie Mauger – widow of ahead of Emily Milton and Dylan Cook but well done to all three for estate (50,000 livres)for the as the hospital was intended for Mr Francis Bartlett – foundress States to build a poorhouse and their work in the community. the whole island, and the of the General Hospital. Buried Assembly notebook hospital in “St. tobins”. doctors all lived in the Town. So in this parish April 26 1741. She I was particularly pleased to name Jeff Hathaway as the St Brelade "I bequathe to the Poore of the States appealed to the Privy stretched out her hands to the Citizen of the Year for his dedicated work in the , as Change and no Jersey on Honder livers Franche Council, and in 1750 obtained poor, she reached forth her founder and Editor of this Parish magazine and also as Chair of our money to Iche Parihe to be leave to ignore the “St. tobins” hands to the needy – Proverbs Parish in Bloom team. I want to thank Jeff personally for his support change distributed after my buriale: i clause in the will. 31, 20.” u during my time as Connetable. Thomas Frederick Finally I would like to thank all parishioners for their support and I am proud to have represented St. Brelade since 2011.We have a AT a recent Parish Assembly, it wonderful Parish with great people, a fantastic community spirit and was proposed and agreed that the road leading to Maison St. supportive business sector who have helped at many Parish events. I to the end of its useful life and Observing Passover Brelade, which has never been have enjoyed meeting and assisting many of you and overseeing a required replacing. The given a official name, will hence virtually all food has to be Parish administration that has seen many changes since I was elected. Assembly agreed for funds to be La Baguette spoke to forth be known as Rue imported particularly for just I especially want to thank all the Parish staff who work tirelessly on Chevalier. The name was allocated. Stephen Regal of the your behalf and who I will miss working with. It is the right time for the eight days of the festival. proposed by a parishioner who The assembly also decided by Jersey Jewish This often involves going to the me to try something different, whatever life brings, so I hope you can explained that the name was majority vote not to implement respect my decision.I will continue to support St. Brelade wherever I Congregation who UK and purchasing the food appropriate insofar it would the proposals of the Parish from specialist outlets who can can and I hope you can support me. honour former Parish explained further. Roads Committee to alter the provide everyday items such as Constable Jack Chevalier, who Thank you all various parking regimes in St. PESACH or Passover is the tea, sugar, condiments, even cold set up the trust which led to the Jewish festival of freedom. The Steve and Ann Aubin. It was however advised drinks and sweets and provision of the care home. by the Connetable that the disc festival often, and for very good chocolates for the kids, all parking area behind the Parish reason, coincides with Easter, At the same assembly it was specially produced by the revealed that the fencing Hall may nonetheless be lost as for the Last Supper was Christ’s manufacturers and specially around the Elephant Park, for DfI had indicated that they were and his disciples’ celebration of packaged for Passover. However, which the Parish is responsible, reviewing the licensing the Passover meal. There is however more. Steve Pallett, Connétable had after some 30 years come agreement with the Parish. u many large food producers and Passover celebrates the Jewish Everything that is eaten during indeed the supermarket chains departure from Egypt under the eight days of Passover must provide a wonderful service for Moses following the defeat of be produce from the current their Jewish customers and here Useful Information Pharaoh. season and uncontaminated by in Jersey, a St. Brelade Connétable Steve Pallett: Mobile. 07797 749512 Now, not a lot of The Jews had to leave in an wheat or corn flour. Indeed, we supermarket stock a limited but cannot eat foods like pulses or Parish Hall: La Neuve Route, St. Aubin, JE3 8BS Tel. 741141 immense hurry in case Pharaoh extremely useful range of rice because they swell or rise Duty Centenier: Tel. 741175 changed his mind, and with “Kosher for Passover” products.” people know that! such a rapid departure the when cooked. Thus, no peas or Deputies: bread that was being prepared beans or rice products or even Thus our celebration of No.1 District (Le Coin/Noirmont) Murray Norton Tel. 747963 Michael Le Quesne processed foods that are freedom here in Jersey involves No.2 District: (Quennevais/La Moye) Graham Truscott Tel. 490621 for baking would not have time IN the past few centuries, manufactured without some planning and Montfort Tadier Tel. 744358 to rise, so unleavened bread there was quite a large was eaten. It is for reason that Rabbinical supervision are perseverance in order to ensure Doctors Surgeries: French contingent in Jersey consumed. observance of the regulations Cleveland Clinic: Red Houses Tel. 734121 today we eat matzoh (rather who came over from France governing this enjoyable Island Medical Centre: Centre Point, Red Houses Tel. 516152 like cracker biscuits) instead of This can create logistical to work on the farms. It is Leodis Surgery: La Route de Quennevais Tel. 498775 bread for the eight days of the difficulties. Other than fresh fruit festival for the islands Jewish interesting to look at how Quennevais Surgery: Quennevais Parade Tel. 736336 Passover festival.” and the permitted vegetables, community. u they, and French people Pharmacy/Dispensing Chemists: today, celebrate Easter, which Lloyds Pharmacy: Red Houses 9am - 6pm Mon - Fri is called “Les Traditions de 9am-5pm Saturday Pâques”. The word “Pâque” presents, for children, of Lloyds Pharmacy: Quennevais Parade 8.30am - 5.30pm Mon - Fri comes from the root Paschal, course! The bells fly back on Boots Pharmacy: Quennevais Parade 8am - 6pm Mon-Sat the same as Passover, which Saturday night. So, Sunday Veterinary Surgeons: is when Easter began. morning is the opening of “la sip, taste, Experience Alan & Rushton-Taylor: La Route des Genets Tel. 743580 The Catholic tradition chasse aux oeufs” in France!! Leodis Veterinary Surgery: La Route de Quennevais Tel. 745980 dictates that Church bells Out of Hours (Emergency only) 07797 711585 don’t ring between Good Someone usually shouts “les cloches sont passées” and all Schools & Colleges: Friday “Vendredi Saint” and the children run outside (or La Moye School: Tel. 741390 Easter Sunday, to Mont Nicolle School: Tel. 744992 commemorate the death of inside) to collect chocolate Les Quennevais School Tel. 743171 Christ and his resurrection. or sugar eggs, hens, roosters, St Brelade’s Language College Tel. 741305 Folklore tradition says the chicks, bunnies and lambs… and small chocolate “flying Parish Amenities: bells flew to Rome on little St. Brelade Youth Project: Contact John Cornwall Tel. 498044 wings, were blessed by the bells“, all symbolic of Easter, Communicare: Le Route des Quennevais Tel. 744258 Pope, and came back with spring and renewal. u Gervaise Le Gros Centre: Mont les Vaux, St. Aubin Tel. 445097 Maison St. Brelade Residential Care Home: Tel. 742464 St. Brelade Parish Church: General enquiries Tel. 742302 Churchyard/Cemetery Tel. 741487 Helplines: St. Brelade Community Support Group Tel. 741141 Family Nursing & Home Care: Tel. 443600 Jersey Hospice: Tel. 866675 Jersey Women’s Refuge: Tel. 768368 Social Security: Tel. 445505 Citizens Advice Bureau: Tel. 724942 Samaritans: Tel. 725555 Macmillan Cancer Support Jersey Tel. 0800 735 0275 LibertyBus: Timetable & Information Tel. 828555 Website www.libertybus.je La Baguette Team Chairman: Connétable Steve Pallett email: [email protected] Hon Editor: Jeff Hathaway email: [email protected] Hon Deputy Editor: Tony Bellows email: [email protected] Advertising Sales & Newsdesk: Tel: 743276 email: [email protected] Website: www.labaguette.org.je Please Note: La Baguette is independently funded through advertising revenue and does not incur any cost to Parish ratepayers. 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Protection for cave St. Aubin’s first school FEATURE: ‘Parishioners Remember’ Archeological site to Part 2. Royal visit Memories of John Gready, former St. Brelade and who had the idea to build be saved from the sea Vingtenier and Procureur de Bien Publique a new road across a section of prompts growth the island's north coast, the Tony Bellows Tony Bellows and BORN just before the German North Marine Drive in St John, Occupation of Jersey, John A £500,000 project to protect to provide work for Rosemary Hampton Gready has some interesting one of Jersey’s most valuable unemployed men who might memories from the later archaeological sites began in IN 1839, the 20 year old Queen otherwise have had to work Occupation years. early February. Victoria, one year into her reign, for the Germans. visited Jersey and paid a His family lived at Glenlyn, on La Cotte Cave in St Brelade surprise visit to St Aubin while Mrs. Queripel start her school in the Portelet Road, and he A true patriot, John listened to contains artefacts dating back her Royal Yacht was moored the 1840s. remembers seeing German the BBC on his wireless set, to the Ice Age, as well as the out in the bay. The children Now Le Couteur’s son, Sir John officers on horses, as there which had not been handed in. only Neanderthal fossils in the from the Dame School of Mrs. Le Couteur, a soldier and A.D.C. were stables nearby. Also keeping a wireless set was British Isles. Queripel's came out to watch. to Queen Victoria, also decided There were training grounds John’s father Jack, and their One cave mouth opens They, along with the adults who to support the Dame school, where there now is Portelet neighbour Ben Shenton. towards the sea, and Jon came to watch, were so ‘adopting’ the school as thanks Drive, and he remembers Keeping a secret wireless set Carter, surprised to see the Queen offering for being kept safe in seeing the German soldiers was a criminal offence, and in director, said that the recent actually land at the harbour his battles. marching up and down in 1944 the three of them were high winds and storms had that they just stood and stared. The school was growing in their distinctive goose-step. allowed seawater to get inside The Centenier had to remind betrayed by a collaborator, and The site has been owned by numbers, and it seemed wise to He and some boys who were the cavern and its ravine them to wave and shout tried and sent to prison for a the Société Jersiaise since the look for a bigger house for the friends use to march some system, threatening archae- "Hurrah!" And one old lady short time. 1950s, but now Jersey school, so he and his family distance behind them, in a ological remains dating back could not believe it really was Heritage will take over helped to run bazaars in their mock march of their own Everyone was released from 250,000 years. the Queen because she was not beautiful large garden at Belle The family business was the prison in 1945, a day before managing the site. singing “I-O, I-O, I-O”. Besco Laundry, and during the The site is positioned directly wearing her gold crown! Vue. liberation, and John Mr Carter says that once the During the Occupation, John war, the machines were on the coast and as a result is More help came from the Le Sir John's eldest daughter, project is complete remembers going to La remembers cycling down to St subject to coastal erosion Couteur family. They lived in a powered by burning wood. Harriet, never married and Cornuerie Farm in Noirmont Aubin on May 9th and seeing a through wave action. During archaeologists will be able to large house called Belle Vue, spent much of her life helping But wood was scarce, and John where a steam powered Union Jack and a Jersey Flag the past 5 years this erosion thoroughly investigate the site high on the hill behind the the people of St. Aubin. She remembers going with Dick Le threshing machine was flying flown between the has become a significant for the first time since it was Anglican chapel, and took a loved the children and visited Bas, who had a horse and cart, brought every year to a field Misses O’Neil’s shop and Mrs. problem. Recent examinations discovered in the 1880s. special interest in helping the the school regularly until she in to St Helier to get coal tar from a farm in St Peter. Besnard’s shop opposite at of the areas under threat of He said: “It will ensure that our school. Major-General John Le was an old lady. When she died from the Gasworks to use Threshing removes the seeds Charing Cross, St Aubin. This erosion showed that Ice Age Island project will Couteur had died in 1835, and the children were very sad, so instead. from the stalks and husks. was the first time in his life he significant archaeological continue to generate great, his elderly widow, Marie (nee they collected bunches of There was a darker side to Dumaresq), had already helped violets to place on her coffin. u Local farmers would bring had ever seen a Union Jack. deposits remain in these areas positive stories, to uncover our their wheat to the machine, Occupation. His maternal where it was thought hidden history and to promote and John remembers the grandfather was Deputy Later on, the family went into excavation was complete. Jersey and its heritage.” sheaves of wheat being fed Edward Le Quesne, in charge St Helier to see the British It is crucial therefore that in Because of the risk of damage into it. of the Department of Labour, “Tommies” by the harbour. u order to enable further Pastor Post Profile to the site, La Cotte is unlikely excavation works to proceed to ever be open to the public, Alan Harvey fills in at and to enable the previously approved gabion wall to be but a virtual reality tour of the Quennevais Church The little people of St. Brelade cavern will be released this constructed that the rock faces Tony Bellows surrounding the site need to summer so Islanders will be Fairylore of the stones of Le Gibet Des Faïes at be made safe. able to ‘see’ inside u ALAN Harvey is the interim L’Ancresse using blades of pastor at Quennevais Channel Islands grass. Evangelical Church, taking up Francesca Bihet The suicidal fairies of the his post in August last year. La Channel Islands are somewhat Baguette went to interview NOT many people know that unique; their English NOW him. alongside its mortal residents counterparts generally escape OPEN ON Born in the 1950s, Alan grew our parish is also inhabited by to a remote region when SUNDAYS up in a working class family in the fairies. humans encroach upon their 9.30am - 1pm haunts. South London in the aftermath The fairies were said to have of the Second World War. His However, be warned, moved the foundation stones La Table des Marthes, alongside Railway father had been a regular of St. Brelade’s Church to its wherever you go fairy hunting Walk towards Corbiere. please remember to turn your soldier in the British Army current location from Ouaisné. during the war, and had been coat inside-out or you may be Indeed, the famous La Cotte In one unusual story that Dr captured and sent to a German Symons collected in the early fairy-led off your path and find Farmshop & Florist prisoner of war camp in Cave is also known as La Cave yourself wandering the cliffs at à la Fée au Ouiné. twentieth century, a little man Poland. His mother, who was could be seen hanging himself Beauport in a very confused on firewatch duty at night The fairies are also to be seen from one of the tall Jersey state (nothing to do with a FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLES, BREAD, during the Blitz, was part of a using little tools to dig their Cabbage stalks in a garden strong pint of Jersey cider!) team sending Red Cross went to Trinity College, Bristol underground home at La near Noirmont Point. This Francesca Bihet is a Jersey born PASTRIES, MILK, FRUIT BASKETS, SEASONAL parcels, and they to train – an Anglican college Sergenté. A local folklorist little man was one of the researcher on the fairy lore of the corresponded, and after the L’Amy also said that the fairies Channel Islands who has recently PRODUCE BOXES AND FLOWERS which also catered for non- faiteaux or fairies. This is war, met and married. erected a large flat stone near contributed to the book “Magical PLUS, PLANTS FROM OUR NURSERY AND conformists like himself. similar to a tale Alan was lucky enough to get the former La Corbière Hotel. where the fairies hung Folk: British and Irish Fairies: SELECTION OF VEG STARTER PLANTS. to the local grammar school, Alan has been a pastor for 35 Possibly La Table des Marthes ? themselves off the standing 500 AD to the Present” u SUMMER BEDDING AVAILABLE SOON! but left at 16 to support his years at Evangelical Baptist family. He was an active Churches in Ipswich, Glasgow, ALSO Fresh fish and seafood, meats from member of the Boys Brigade Bournemouth and Aylesbury. Lidster Butchers + great range of organic and in his late teens became a Growing up in working class committed Christian. After South London, he said, was and gluten free groceries too! school, he worked in local good preparation for Glasgow! government with Lambeth, Norfolk and Dorset Councils, Having retired, in April 2017, Lucas Bros before moving to Quennevais Evangelical ORDER La Haule Farm Bournemouth where he Church, who were without a unna ONLINE! St. Brelade qualified as a company Minister, invited him to come Tel. 745199 secretary. It was here that Alan as interim pastor to help them arad New opening times: and his wife became very during this period. Monday-Friday 7.30am - 6pm involved in youth work during Saturday 8.30am - 5.30pm their time attending He and his wife enjoy walking Sunday 9.30am - 1.00pm Moordown Baptist Church. in the beautiful countryside of Home delivery At a Christian conference in Jersey. His mission here, as he service available! Filey, Yorkshire, in 1980, he sees it, is to “Preach the word www.lucasbrosjersey.com felt challenged and called to of God and show the love of enter full time ministry. He God.” u

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Price shown is manufacturer’s recommended retail price, available on featured new vehicles ordered by 31 March 2018. Vehicle shown with optional metallic paint at an additional £433.13 including GST. Brought to you by the Islands’ retailer 3ANDPIPER#) Page 4 La Baguette. Spring 2018 Reading assistance Serious message Helping primary Mont Nicolle School Teacher Katie Hargreaves said Trinity Shield win school children that she showed the pupils the highlight plastic clip and they did some St. Brelade take turn a page pollution in the sea amazing writing. They also trophy for 4th Jeff Hathaway Jeff Hathaway wanted to see if they could do something about the issue.’ successive year A children's literacy charity PUPILS at Mont Nicolle school Steve Pallett has recently started work with have added their voices to Sir David had said that rising global temperatures and pupils at La Moye School. global concerns about the ST. Brelade beat western rivals also train up community amount of plastic polluting plastic were the biggest St Peter 3-1 after extra-time to Lucy Poidivin of ‘Every Child’ volunteers to go in to local concerns for the ocean: explained to La Baguette that our seas and oceans in a claim the Channel Islands' schools and read with a project inspired by Sir David In the programme he said: oldest football tournament the aim of the charity is to child for one hour a week. provide extra reading support Attenborough. ‘There are so many sequences trophy which began in 1895 - Having this one-to-one the Trinity Shield which has for primary school children session with an adult once a Children from Year 4 that every single one of us traditionally been played over who have fallen behind their week has shown to improve contacted the local media to have been involved in – even in the festive period. peers with their reading. a child's reading level by up get the message out to a wider the most peripheral way – “Reading and writing are to 50%.” audience and sent in articles where we have seen tragedies The competition sees Jersey- born players from different essential parts of growing up We currently operating in they had written to the JEP as happen because of the plastic but some children find it hard 12 schools around the part of a literacy project. in the ocean.” clubs coming together to play to grasp these fundamental island have about 480 for the parishes in which they St Brelade created the bulk of Brelade broke away and skills and they can quickly find volunteers helping 750 were either born in or the chances, forcing Kieran Querée calmly slotted themselves falling behind.” She children. currently live. impressive goalkeeper Ryan the ball into the empty, Le Couteur into a string of said: Lucy told La Baguette: St Brelade have now won the unguarded net to seal the win title for a 20th time, five wins excellent saves, but neither for St. Brelade. “Research shows that having “We are always needing side could find a winner in this extra support at a young behind St Saviour who were “We got off to a bit of a slow more volunteers from the the last parish to beat St normal time. age can make a huge local community to read start and couldn’t have done Brelade in December 2013. Then, with more than 100 difference to a child's with children. We give them much about the goal but it’s minutes on the clock St education and later chances in full training and DBS checks St Peter went ahead as early as shown our character again Brelade took the lead for the life.” before they go in to the the second minute when Jake with the way that we’ve Prince’s low free-kick found first time in the contest when “We endeavor to provide schools. responded,” said St Brelade its way through the wall via a Noble stabbed the ball in from specialist teachers who go into Anyone interested offering deflection and into the net. close range after it rebounded captain James Querée. schools to do specific sessions thier time to help children off Le Couteur’s shins into his St Brelade’s triumph means with those children who are improve thier reading in a The reigning champions drew path. they remain unbeaten in the really struggling with their school environment can level when Fraser Barlow’s superbly struck effort flew Le Couteur then went forward competition since 2013, while reading. We provide funding contact Lucy by email at: Phote credit: JEP for specialist training, but we [email protected] u into the St. Peter goal to make for two last-gasp corners as St St Peter’s wait to lift the Shield, the score level at 1-1 at half- Peter hunted a dramatic which stretches back 30 years, In a letter to the editor signed “We’ve seen albatrosses come time. equaliser, but instead St goes on. u by the class, they wrote: ‘For back with their belly full of Great start to 2018 our unaided writing task we food for their young and watched a clip from the Blue nothing in it. The albatross Planet series which showed a parent has been away for three Win too in netball whale calf killed due to micro weeks gathering stuff for her plastics in the ocean. We would St. Brelade champions their teams. A massive thank young and what comes out? like to tell the people of Jersey for second year! you to our amazing umpires What does she give her chick? who gave up their time to not to put plastic in the sea and Jeff Hathaway to try to reduce the amount of You think it’s going to be squid, either just umpire across the two nights or to those player plastic they use.’ but it’s plastic.” u THE 20th Sheila Le Var Netball umpires who picked up a Parish Tournament took place at Les Ormes just before whistle and helped out. Thank Christmas with St Brelades you also to those who ran the emerging as the undefeated table and kept the games Over the moon! running on time. champions for the second year ATC building upon John Ambulance Youth Awards Space adventure for in a row. With some great netball on and 37 Basic Radio Operators display it was St Brelade's who Players represent the parish in have won the most times 2017 achievements Badges. Oak Colony Beavers retained the title this year which they live, unless their lifting the trophy five times, Tony Bellows The term also saw success in Sue Le Corre parish is not competing or with St Mary coming close to but have not won since 2006. the completing the Gold Duke of their first ever win finishing in THE 7 Overseas (Jersey) ATC THE 10th St. Brelade Scout already has a full squad, in St Mary, St John, and Edinburgh Award Scheme for which case they may be able to second place. Official are pictured at ATC Group, Oak Colony Beavers St Lawrence have yet to claim Cadets FS's Kira Mitchell, join another side. Sunday on the 4th February, recently paid a visit to the It was fantastic to have Sheila the trophy. along with their Padre, the Charlotte Palmer, Sgt Tara Photo courtesy Evelyn Langlois The Association said: Le Var at the tournament to McCarthy, Sgt Emily Buesnel Astronomy Club, sited next door If you would like to get in touch Rector of St Brelade, celebrating to their HQ at Les Creux. aged from 6 to 8 years, during “It was fantastic to have 11 present her fabulous trophy.” with St. Brelade Netball Club the formation of the Air and Cpl Lucas . The which time they are able to This took place during their teams competing with only The Tournament has been please or require further info Training Corps and enrolling presentations will duly take gain as many as 22 Activity termly, overnight sleepover, with Grouville missing so well done running annually since 1999. on playing please email their New Cadets. The Rector place at Buckingham Palace. 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Recipe Corner: Bob Greenwood’s Gardening column Pat’s Family Fish Pie It’s hello to the Bulbs are not just for spring Patricia Bougeard is the Lay Summer flowering Reader for the Deaf and Hard Sand Martins! of Hearing in Jersey, attached bulbs, tubers & corms to St Aubin on the Hill Church Harbingers of to lift your garden - and talented amateur cook. ANTICIPATION is often the Ingredients springtime greater part of enjoyment, we 500g mixed fish, salmon, Mike Stentiford MBE are told, but the excitement in cod and smoked haddock WHEN it comes to spring’s seeing bulbs emerge from the cut into chunks, bones and early-arrivals - bird-wise that is soil, grow, and flower in spring skin removed - the feathers literally fly as to is one enjoyment we often miss Small tin of sweet corn and which species is the first to out on in the summer. Spring- peas, drained cross the finishing line. flowering bulbs are all well- 4 large carrots peeled and known, and one would be As far back as local records hard-pressed to find a diced Despite this, the rather show, two species hold the gardener who had not heard of comforting news is that, as a 50g Double Gloucester distinction of being the first or grown daffodils or tulips. cheese grated true harbingers of springtime - local breeding species, sand martins are faring surprisingly But many do not know or plant Half a pack of garlic chives the wheatear and the sand the butter and milk if needed. martin. well. the numerous summer- snipped finely with scissors flowering bulbs available, and (Eucomis) which is always a in a light, sandy soil in full sun, Add salt and pepper to taste. It’s vastly different to 1889 By just a whisker and a couple even fewer seem to know those talking point. Lilies and dahlia in although they will tolerate For the white sauce when the notable Jersey 4. Place the fish into a large of wingbeats, it’s the wheatear that flower in late summer and particular come in a wide range partial shade. They look 25g salted butter naturalist G F B De Gruchy ovenproof dish and add the that has the honour of the first into autumn. of colours, forms, and heights, particulary good in a gravel 25g plain flour seasonal touchdown; on discovered just three nesting cooked white sauce so all the That’s a great shame, as there especially the exotic tropical- garden. 4 spring onions finely average around March 10. holes of sand martins in a clay looking canna lilies. Colours fish is coated. bank at Petit Port, Corbiere. are so many wonderful bulbs, However, we can’t always rely sliced Considering the birds tubers, corms and rhizomes range from hot yellow, orange, on the weather at this time of 5. Cook the carrots, sweet corn For many decades afterwards, 400ml milk hazardous journey from that can bring both colour and apricot, coral and red. Bloom year, and there’s always a the species was regarded as a and peas for five minutes, tropical Africa, one can imagine drama to the garden during our begins in early summer and For the topping passage migrant, in other chance of a damaging frost. But drain and add to the fish. its relief in getting here. warmer months. In fact, with a continues until frost. It’s leaves I kg Maris Piper or King words, simply passing through there are ways of getting ahead bit of planning, you can have are an added bonus large and Edward potatoes, peeled 6. Layer over the mash And then, generally just a the island on migration. of the game. bulbs (along with corms and dark green or sometimes and quartered potatoes, sprinkle the chives couple of days later, it’s the turn All summer flowering bulbs, of the sand martin to arrive But, in 1945, up to a half dozen tubers) flowering in the garden bronze-red and height can vary 25g salted butter then the cheese on top. Cook pairs of these small, sandy between 18 inches to 6 feet. tubers, corms and rhizomes can from the African Continent. all year round. They require all be bought and planted now. Splash of milk for 30 minutes until the pie is coloured hirundines were little maintenance, discreetly Another relatively unknown Once here, it’s our local However, the more tender cooked. reported nesting in the dying down when not in bloom and ungrown summer Salt and pepper wetlands and reservoirs that varieties are best grown in pots 7. Serve with a quarter of fresh sandbanks either side the and remaining dormant until flowering bulb is Method prove the martins most German anti-tank ditches at in a greenhouse, conservatory lemon and tartare sauce and agreeably satisfying first stop. the following season. Nectaroscordum or Sicilian 1. Pre heat oven to gas 6 or the north and south canals of St or on an indoor windowsill with enjoy! Summer flowering bulbs honey garlic. Closely related to 200c It must be stressed, however, Ouen’s Pond. the alliums this is a robust a view to planting them out into that neither species arrive here include classics, like lilies, iris, containers or directly into the Note: You can vary the fish, Today, the species stronghold is begonias, gladioli and dahlias. perennial has keeled basal 2. For the sauce, add the butter in impressive flocks; the very ground when the weather turns add prawns, shellfish or within the sharply cut sand But there are many more, from leaves and a stem up to 1.2m in to a saucepan and melt over a first sightings are of individual kinder – and importantly, the banks at Simon Sand in the the alliums, gaultonia (summer height, topped with nodding, low heat. Add the flour and different fish as long as you birds. chance of frost has passed. Parish of St Brelade. hyacinths), liatris crocosmia, long-stalked, bell-shaped gradually whisk in all the milk, use the required amount Follow directions that are bring up the heat until the These are probably the males It is here, during each summer, and acidanthera, to the exotic flowers combining cream, pink needed for the recipe. You can usually included with the sauce is bubbling away. that are eager to secure and that a hundred plus pairs of peacock flower (Tigridia) also and green tints, followed by also use different cheese like packaging. Reduce the heat and simmer, prepare the best nest-sites these plucky wee travellers known as tiger flower , and the decorative, erect seed pods in Cheddar or Red Leicester if whisking all the time until the prior to the arrival of the excavate their nesting tunnels. unusual pineapple flower late summer. They will do best Enjoy your gardening. Bob u sauce is thickened. Mix in the preferred. Parsley may also be females. As this is officially recognised spring onions. used instead of chives. Be Because their winters are as the largest and most 3. Bring the potatoes to the creative! spent in parts of Africa that productive breeding colony of boil then simmer until cooked, Wishing everyone a very have endured intermittent sand martins in the Channel drain and mash together with Happy Easter! Pat. u years of serious drought, sand Islands, I think we can truly martins have suffered a serious salute the birds positive March into spring decline of some 50%. environmental credentials. u Quand Mar martelle, Now, not a lot of Avri coutelle. Tony Bellows people know that! WEATHER lore says that if Michael Le Quesne March comes in like a lion, it B@95C3<<$/D.,#%D=;BA:21D289 0?B@, with Easter. According to some It is curious that this is not just "D@C0D8@C!44C>D>+D:A-B=AD>C&8D=? =@B/A>- a piece of weather lore, but accounts, the Easter bunny !(%'&$(%'# also, at the beginning of first arrived in America in the "('$& March, the constellation Leo 1700’s with German (the lion) dominates the immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania and transported Northern Hemispheric sky. to leaving out carrots for the their tradition of an egg-laying But by March's end, Aries (the bunny in case he got hungry ram, or lamb) has taken over. hare called “Osterhase” or “Oschter Haws.” from all his hopping. One of the earliest mentions is "The March wind roars Their children made nests in Eggs and chicks are also in Thomas Fuller’s 1732 Like a lion in the sky, associated with Easter compendium, “Gnomologia: which this creature could lay And makes us shiver its coloured eggs. Eventually, because, in pagan times, they Adagies and Proverbs; Wise As he passes by. were symbols of fertility and Sentences and Witty Sayings, the custom spread across the When winds are soft, U.S. and back into Europe, and new life. The early Christians Ancient and Modern, Foreign And the days are warm and the UK, and expanded to took over the meaning of ‘New and British.” clear, include chocolate and other Life’ because it helped them The authors give the wording Just like a gentle lamb, types of confectionery, while remember the Resurrection as “Comes in like a Lion, goes Then spring is here." decorated baskets replaced and having new life through out like a Lamb.” Jerriais has a somewhat nests. Some children also took Jesus. u The book also has several different saying about the other March weather weather. It is said “quand Mar proverbs: “So many mists in martelle, Avri Coutelle.” This March you see. 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The new dawn For all your floral It reflects more closely, the arrangements, bouquets, ‘Most important harsh realities of life which Festival of the none of us can escape; houseplants and requiring a more serious Christian year’ encounter than a few presents and a Christmas party or two. potted plants online! Mark Bond, Parish Rector That said, the joy of Easter Day THE two great Festivals of the can be far more powerful than Or drop into our florist shop Christian Church have evolved that which celebrates with quite differently over the years. tinsel, turkey and overindulged Christmas used to start on children. Jersey Christmas Eve and go on for 12 And our Parish Church days ending on 6th January. It physically reflects the fact that now appears to start on 1st Easter has always been the December and seems, for most important Festival of the flowedistinctiver floristry,box expertly crafted many, to end on Boxing Day! Christian year. www.flowerbox.je Easter, on the other hand, has The oldest site at St Brelade lies sun Easter Day comes flooding not developed a similar beneath the Fishermen’s through the little window on cultural place outside the Chapel. The remains of St the East wall like I suspect it did Church and has thus Brelade’s original wooden in St Brelade’s original church. Flowerbox at Lucas Bros maintained much of its earlier church and the graves of his As we gather in the church field meaning – apart from the monks lie beneath our feet at 6am, to light the bonfire, La Haule, St. Brelade discovery of the cocoa bean, when we begin our Easter signalling the ‘First Light of Telephone orders taken and chocolate eggs. Celebrations in the Chapel at Easter’, we carry that light into on 745199 A quick look at the services 6.00am. It is also the place to the chapel in the last shadows advertised in this magazine notice that although the main of the night, so as we celebrate will show you that the build up church, built by ‘Romanised’ God’s promise of new life, the to Easter is more low-key, as Christians faces east/west by ‘sun rising’ becomes a potent the story upon which the compass, the chapel is built on symbol of the new dawn God ORDER Festival is based has quite a the older, Celtic tradition, to has promised to us all. ONLINE different feel. This one begins face the rising sun Easter Day. We all know that Christmas has NOW dramatically with an arrest, Unlike Christmas, Easter Day its magic, but the real miracle Daily deliveries trial and execution, as without moves in alignment with the can be experienced by all on except Sundays death, there can be no Easter! spring equinox, so the rising Easter Day. u

Holy Week & Easter Services 2018 ?5BDBC<* Sunday 25th March Friday 30th March Eucharist of Easter C4:;=:B.D?@B>8D9:@?CA>D1C4@A9BD-:@?CA>< C;<=D?5BDD?@C90D­D2DC Quennevais Evangelical Good Friday St. Brelade Church (Anglican) >A>2D;==0'DB/B>D.A?5D@BC86­7C8BD9:@?CA><3DD"=:,;;D4B 10.45 am Palm Sunday Family St. Bernadettes (RC) 8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP) C7C B8*D!B;B(5=>BD=@DB7CA;D?=8C6D?=DC@@C>2BDCD/AB#9C@=;A>B9:@?CA><39=3:0 7.00 pm Stations of the Cross St. Helier Methodist Centre 10.45 am Easter Praise Service -:<'D/=A;B8D4;A>8< 10.30 am Circuit Service with Wednesday 28th March Revd. Lorraine Mellor St. Aubin Methodist Church St. Brelades Church (Anglican) 11.00 pm Family Communion 10.00 am Holy Communion Quennevais Evangelical St. Bernadettes (RC) 10.45 am Good Friday Communicare (New Life) EASTER 2018 ‘WORDSEARCH’ PRIZE COMPETITION 11.00 am Stations of the Cross Devotional Service 11.00 am Resurrection Thursday 29th March St. Brelades Church (Anglican) Celebration 2.00 pm Hour before the Cross Maundy Thursday St. Bernadettes (RC) St. Bernadettes (RC) 11.15 am Easter Sunday Mass Winner of the La St. Bernadettes (RC) 3.00pm Solemn Litury of the 6.00 pm Family Mass of the Quennevais Evangelical Baguette Christmas Lord’s Supper Lords Passion WIN a meal for 2 6.00 pm Easter Praise Service Bethlehem St. Mary (Methodist) Saturday 31st March 2017 ‘Wordsearch’ 7.30 pm Circuit Service with the Sacred Heart St. Aubin (RC) St Brelades Church (Anglican) Prize Competition 8.30pm Easter Vigil Mass at the new Koru Arms President of the Methodist 6.30 pm Easter Celtic Praise Sponsor: Iceland Conference, Rev. Lorraine Mellor Sunday 1st April Our ‘Wordsearch’ competition prize is a meal for two at the new Koru Arms at La Pulente. Superb Communicare (New Life) Winner: St. Brelades Church (Anglican) Easter Day pub grub, seafood specilaities and great Sunday roasts! ‘Koru’is a maori word related to ‘Silver Fern’. 6.30 pm Praise & Worship Claire Morin 8.00 pm Eucharist of the Last St. Brelade Church Rectory All you have to do is find the hidden words associated with the Koru menu and New Zealand, homeland Supper Field (Ecumentical) (Correct at time of going to press. Clos des Sables of proprietor Dean Cargo. Words/phrases can be in any direction including backwards or, diagonal. Please refer to listed churches for La Route Orange 9.00 pm ­ Midnight. Candlelit 6.00 am Holy Fire/procession Closing date: Thursday 3rd May 2018. Draw held on Friday, 4th May 2018 Vigil of Prayer. Fisherman’s Chapel for First details of other Easter events) Congratulations! PLEASE NOTE: Only one entry per household will be accepted. There are 25 words to find associated with the Koru Menu S C H R I S T C H U R C H R I C H M and New Zealand APPLE PIE K G S G K C C K O O C T N U O M O A ALL BLACKS C D N P D H K N G D N A L K C U A S AUCKLAND BURGERS A S P I H C D N A H S I F K L Y S S BBQ RIBS L W C E W C V S S B U R G E E R M A CHEESECAKE CHILDRENS MENU B B H O U N O E K A C E S E E H C M CHRISTCHURCH L G I F R H E S D A L A S G L I F A FISH AND CHIPS FRIES L N L T S B I K R G L S R E T R P N KIWI FRUIT A R D H G E K U C A B U L I G P H C LAMB MAORI L E R E E H I I C I B M U H L K A U MASSAMAN CURRY L F E D W R R R R G H R A E R S U R MILFORD SOUND MOULES A LA CRÈME B R N A S O E Q F S F C P L G E R R MOUNT COOK F E S Y A M B L D I H I Y K C K O Y RIBEYE STEAK ROTORUA A V M M E B T O W F E F P K S S T T PIE OF THE DAY F L E W E L L I N G T O N P C P O C SALADS SILVER FERN K I N R F A K A E T S E Y E B I R K STICKY CHICKEN WINGS S S U N D A Y R O A S T S H U H T Y SUNDAY ROASTS WELLINGTON E K L I M D N U O S D R O F L I M S Edition 43 © La Baguette 2018

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