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www.labaguette.org.je THE OFFICIAL PARISH OF ST. BRELADE NEWSLETTER Edition 43 • Spring 2018. Published by the Parish of St. Brelade, Jersey 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 VIngtaines 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 Les Quennevais School 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.