TOWN CRIER THE OFFICIAL PARISH OF ST HELIER MAGAZINE

October 2020 In partnership with the

PEOPLE’S PARK SAVED AGAIN!

The Constable of St Helier, development of the new hospital TOWN CRIERSimon Crowcroft, says that at Overdale. The Constable he is delighted and relieved has pledged to help the that the Council of Ministers Bowling Club find new premises, THE OFFICIAL PARISH OF ST HELIERhas recognised MA theGAZINE value of green as their facilities on Westmount space in the Parish by deciding Road will be impacted by the not to build the new hospital on road improvements that will People’s Park. In addition, the be necessary, and to support wooded areas of Westmount residents whose homes will be Park will be untouched by affected. Full story inside. WELCOME

Welcome to the October issue of the collections, we have included inside a St Helier Town Crier, the fifth to be feature on the splendid floral displays produced in partnership with the Jersey which have been produced by St Helier Evening Post. We are pleased to be residents this summer. Even though back to producing a monthly newsletter there was no national competition this after a few years when the Town Crier year run by the RHS Britain in Bloom, only appeared quarterly; if possible we our Parish Community in Bloom group will increase the frequency even more. went out with their cameras and judging In response to your feedback, we have sheets so that the some of the best increasedTO the size of the type to WNmake it gardens were able to be presented CRIER easier to read. Please remember that if with our own homegrown awards. The you haveTHE a smartphone OFFICIAL or a computer attractive PARISH community planting OF around ST HELIER MAGAZINE with access to the internet you can also First Tower organised by Ted Vibert read the Town Crier on our website was once again appreciated, while the (www.sthelier.je). Parish’s Parks & Gardens Department As well as the usual news and also continued to create floral displays information parishioners need, such of horticultural excellence for us all to as details of our fortnightly recycling enjoy during the summer.

ST HELIER SINGING TOWN CRIER FESTIVAL LAUNCHED THE OFFICIAL PARISH OF ST HELIER MAGAZINE The Town Hall is to host a new festival of classical singing this autumn. All safety precautions necessary are being observed, and the live performances are being streamed online - more details inside. Our Assembly Room is used throughout the year to host a variety of concerts, festivals, presentations, dinners and events, such as the spectacular ‘Paper Cuts’ exhibition in 2016 (pictured).

TOWN HALL: PO Box 50, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 8PA Opening Hours: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday Phone: 01534 811811 Email: [email protected] www.sthelier.je 02 | | OCTOBER 2020

ST HELIER BLOOM 2020 : AWARDS OF RECOGNITION The Parish of St Helier’s Bloom Group importance of connections with nature and was unable to host its St Helier in Bloom taking the time to enjoy it. Competition and various others this year, With over 70+ entrants, the Group has been including the popular schools’ projects which kept busy handing out the Awards personally always look amazing. (whilst adhering to social distancing However, members noticed how much has guidelines), and hopefully next year you’ll all been achieved this year by both businesses be invited to the Town Hall to celebrate with and residents of St Helier, making our Parish the Constable and the Bloom Group as usual. vibrant and colourful for residents and visitors during such a challenging year. This led the We’d like to thank as many people as Group to find a way to show its appreciation, possible for their hard work and displays this and so ‘Awards of Recognition’ were born - a year, so the Awards of Recognition period thank you from the Group and the Parish is being extended until the end of the year. to residents and businesses of St Helier for We would love to see your pictures and their gardens, al fresco areas, balconies and hear your stories – please send them to baskets. An extra category has been added [email protected]. this year - ‘Colour in the Community’, which Special thanks go to the Constable and the covers silk flowers and murals. Parish’s Parks & Gardens Team, who have This year people have also been asked kept St Helier’s parks looking amazing as to send in photos and stories about their usual despite the lockdown and restrictions. gardens - so many people have been This has been more important than ever with spending a bit of extra time in them due to so many residents living in apartments, and this year’s restrictions, as a way of helping office workers needing fresh air and a calm with well-being, and this highlights the green space to relax in.

CONSTABLE’S COMMENT PROTECTING OUR PARKS Parishioners will have been relieved to but where would our children play in the learn earlier this month that the Council several years such development takes? of Ministers has decided to recommend And would a park in Gloucester Street offer to the States that the new hospital is anything like the same facilities as People’s built at Overdale and not on their other Park, where the first pop festival of next shortlisted site, People’s Park. So subject year, recently announced, will take place to the debate on the matter scheduled subject to Covid-19 restrictions being lifted. for next month the sword of Damocles It’s hard to imagine the Portuguese Food hanging over our precious greenspace Festival being acceptable there either, will have been removed. But for how surrounded by tall housing instead of by long? The Parish needs to explore ways grass and trees. Meanwhile, it is also good of giving its open spaces extra protection news that the Parish’s wooded area to the from the threat of development in future, west of People’s Park, including Val André, especially as the requirement for more highlighted in last month’s Town Crier, will homes in the Island’s capital increases. also be spared when the new hospital is Some critics of the Parish’s opposition to constructed. I will continue to do all that I the States building on our parks (in the can to protect St Helier’s greenspace and main, correspondents in the JEP letters to increase its quantity as well as its quality, page from the far-flung and more peaceful as parks are a necessity not a luxury; we reaches of our Island) have suggested need them to ensure that as town dwellers that alternative parkland could be created we enjoy the same quality of life as once old buildings have been demolished, Islanders who live in the countryside. OCTOBER 2020 | | 03

PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS As Hallowe’en approaches, shops Sadly, neither the wonderful Christmas are preparing for Christmas which is lights switch-on ceremony of past a crucial trading period for the retail years, nor the Simply Christmas Market sector at the best of times - and we run by Genuine Jersey can take place are not in the best of times! Town this year, but we are working with our Centre Manager, Vicky Trehorel, has partner organisations to ensure that been working with the Jersey Retail we do all we can to imbue St Helier Association and Jersey Business, with the spirit of Christmas during Genuine Jersey, and the relevant November and December. People civil servants in the Economic with access to the internet will be Development Department, as well able to enjoy some of the events and as with the traders themselves, to happenings by following them online; see what steps the Parish can take to find out more please keep checking to encourage shopping trips to town the Parish’s website, www.sthelier.je, and to help boost retail sales. Not and also be sure to get next only do the shops have the difficulties month’s issue of the Town Crier, created by the Covid-19 pandemic to published on Saturday 15th November, deal with, but there is also the ongoing which will have our detailed competition from online shopping. Christmas programme.

MORE POP-UPS We welcome the appearance of new Infiniti, a jewellery store with a twist. pop-ups around town. In addition to On one side you will find jewellery, Street Food Thursdays, we will now and on the other art pieces created see ‘Genuine Fridays’ included on by world-renowned artists. Please the pop-up calendar, so although the pop in to have a look. usual Christmas market can’t take place this year, you will still be able to It is testament to the resilience of find your Genuine Jersey wares. our town centre that we are seeing important retail sites re-occupied as Another new pop-up will be soon as they become vacant; the appearing at St Paul’s Gate, thanks former Thomas Cook building at to a partnership with de Gruchy’s Charing Cross is another premises Department Store. Once you’ve which we are delighted to see in the browsed around inside de Gruchy’s, last stages of refurbishment prior to you can cross the road to have a look opening as a branch of Santander at St Paul’s Gate or pick up a quick Bank, while St Helier must be one of BUSKING AND STREET snack there. the very few town centres where the ENTERTAINMENT You may have noticed a sparkly new Bella Italia chain of restaurants has shop opening up on King Street in managed to re-open in spite of its The run-up to Christmas always means of live music, but we are working the old Jack Wills location – this is nationwide closure. an increase in the number of street with those responsible for granting performers - in particular, carol singers permission to busk to do all that we and live music ensembles. Again, can to bring back that element of measures to tackle Covid-19 have street life which is so appreciated by More new stores are in the pipeline so keep an eye on the town centre. meant restrictions on the performance visitors to our town. FOOD AND POP-UP RETAIL, INCLUDING UPDATE FROM THE JERSEY STREET FOOD THURSDAYS AND GENUINE FRIDAYS, TO THE END OF TOURIST GUIDES NOVEMBER: The historical walks in and around Hotel, which was actually situated • COCORICO, Charing Cross : Thursdays 22nd & 29th October the town, sponsored by the Parish in Colomberie. How the whole plot of St Helier, so well-attended and gravitated from Colomberie to Don • FOOD POP-UP, St Paul’s Gate : Thursdays 22nd & 29th October popular last year with Islanders and Road is a bit of a mystery, but a clue • JERSEY CUPCAKES, Brook Street : Fridays 23rd October, 6th & 20th visitors alike, have obviously had to be can be found in the small rather November, and Saturday 31st October cancelled for the time being due to dilapidated gate with ‘Berkeley Court’ the pandemic. Blue Badge Guide, Tom tastefully blended into the ironwork, • AFTER BREAST CANCER CHARITY, Broad Street : Friday 23rd Bunting, highlights some of St Helier’s found half-way up Colomberie on the October history for us: north side. If it’s open (and it usually • VICTORIA’S JERSEY ISLAND SEA GLASS, Brook Street : Friday is), you can walk through to Don Carrying on from mention of the little 30th October Road, just opposite another short short cuts in and around St Helier in cut to James Street. This short cut • ROSEMARY BLACKMORE PAINTINGS AND TEXTILES, Brook the last issue, and mention of the faux was originally the site of the Theatre Street : Friday 27th November bié on Seaton Lane, you can find other Royal, built in 1828 and part of the very hints of it around our town. Take the • PORTRAITS OF JERSEY IN COVID-19 ART EXHIBITION, Royal graceful Royal Crescent. The theatre de Gruchy’s to Don Street short cut Square : Friday 23rd October – Friday 6th November burned down in 1863 and was replaced heading towards Burrard Street, and with the New Bible Christian Church, • POPPY APPEAL, Charing Cross : Saturday 24th October – Saturday if the doors are open half-way along but this was demolished in 1969 to 7th November (on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday) the north side, go through and then make way for the rather unappealing past some rather uninspiring backs car park. of buildings and you’ll see two large granite slabs on each side of the lane that actually cover the faux bié. The other blocks are supported by Victorian brickwork. There are other examples of these very large granite slabs in pavements, which cover the faux bié or the other town stream, ‘Le Grand Douet’, and sometimes looking down as well as up during your wanderings can reveal some very interesting old features of town architecture – just try not to bump into the walls! Berkeley Court, that unassuming apartment block in Don Road, was built around the late 1950s on the site of the Sandringham House 04 | | SEPTEMBER 2020

PARISH MATTERS Update from Jason Turner, Chief Executive Officer DEPUTIES SURGERIES Is there something you’d like to discuss with your Deputies? Would you like them to hear your views? CUSTOMER SERVICES Deputy Inna Gardiner’s surgeries for St Helier Districts 3&4 are being held on Fridays 6th November and 4th December, from 10.30am to 12 noon, at UPDATE : RATES BILLS AND THE the Town Hall. Surgeries for St Helier District 2 are held by Deputy Rob Ward on the first MONTH AHEAD Tuesday (2-3pm, unless a States day) and first Thursday (6-7pm) of the month, Readers may already be aware that provisions of the law, the statements and by Deputy Carina Alves on the first Saturday of the month from 10.15am- Parish Rates bills are due. (If you have have to be issued by 1st November each 11.45am, at Springfield Café. already paid your bill you can ignore the year to all domestic residences, rest of this paragraph!) In accordance so you can expect to receive this with the Rates Law, the Rates are due important document very soon. as soon as they are issued, with any Those eligible to register are urged to UPDATE ON WORK AT ST EWOLD’S balance outstanding on Thursday 12th complete and return the statement November subject to a ten per cent regardless of whether there are any RESIDENTIAL HOME, AND AN surcharge. If you’re struggling to settle upcoming elections or if you have your bill, please contact Phil White on registered before. INTRODUCTION TO OUR HEAD 811833 or [email protected] - he The renewal period for Residents’ can help you set up a direct debit or HOUSEKEEPER Parking Permits has now been payment plan that will ease the burden completed. Expired permits are now Work continues on Phase 2 of the St with so many wonderful people and with of paying the rates in one lump sum. To being re-allocated to those on the Ewold’s project, although progress such a hard-working team. help Phil during this busy time please waiting lists, so please contact the has been impacted due to Covid-19 ensure you have your rate reference Q: How has Covid-19 affected your day- Team without delay if you haven’t yet restrictions. We are currently anticipating number to hand when you make to-day job? renewed yours. The Team would like the completion of Phase 2 to be Spring contact - this can be found in the top to extend their appreciation to all our 2021, with Phase 3 following in the New A: I don’t think anyone was prepared for right-hand corner of the bill underneath customers for their patience during Year. The roof is currently in the process of Covid-19, and we all had to adjust very the Parish’s contact details. the hectic RPZ renewal period, which being cleaned to remove moss from the quickly. We are here to look after very We mentioned in September that clashed this year with the rates period tiles, and external decorating and servicing vulnerable people, and we had to be we had some 26% (and counting!) of due to Covid-19 delays. Whilst many of the existing windows is progressing extremely cautious - not just at work but ratepayers now taking advantage of customers required call-backs, the Team well. We have now removed gas from the in our personal lives too. My day-to-day our digital services. Those customers was delighted that all of these were building, resulting in the kitchen’s old gas work hasn’t changed, as I have always are finding it a really convenient completed on the same day – a sterling cooking appliances being replaced with followed Health & Safety measures, but I and efficient method of managing effort from all of them. electric – working towards the Parish’s had to introduce some new ones to make their rates, and this year will receive commitment to the Climate Emergency. sure we were all safe. We are continuing to advise our a reminder prior to the November customers to avoid attending the offices Q: What have you achieved in the last surcharge being applied to anyone who Introduction to Roxana Apatachoaie: at the Town Hall if possible. As always, nine months? hasn’t settled their bill. Please note that Now a familiar face to many, Head your patience and understanding of the we will not be sending out reminder Housekeeper at St Ewold’s, Roxana, A: The last nine months have been a pressures the Team faces to continue letters this year so please check started at our Parish Home just after rollercoaster for me. It has been hard providing all the usual services is very whether you have paid your rates bill Christmas last year. work, but also very interesting. I find much appreciated. well before the surcharge date. Q: What did you do before you came to working at St Ewold’s very satisfying, and Customer Service Direct Line - 811733 enjoy being recognised for my hard work. It seems like only yesterday when St Ewold’s? the Team was preparing electoral Rates enquiries – A: I was a housekeeper at Silver Springs Q: What would you like to achieve at St Ewold’s? statements, but it’s actually been a [email protected] for eight years. year already. The next thing we know A: I would like to keep up the high it will be Christmas - but let’s save that General enquiries - Q: What is it like working at St Ewold’s? standards we have and give St Ewold’s for another Town Crier. Under the [email protected] A: It is both very challenging and fulfilling the reputation of being the cleanest care at the same time. It is a pleasure working home in Jersey.

SAFER PAVEMENTS IN LA POUQUELAYE The Parish is pleased to announce footpath to be created, and, since 2007, completion of the latest phase of a the gardens of six properties have been programme to improve access and safety in acquired, resulting in a major improvement La Pouquelaye. for both pedestrians and vehicular traffic. In 1951 approved a road Our thanks go to the many individuals and improvement scheme for La Pouquelaye, agencies involved with assisting the Parish from Almorah Crescent to Queen’s Road. to achieve these improvements, not least Since then, various land parcels have our ratepayers, who voted sufficient funds been acquired to enable a much-needed along the way to help realise this scheme. OCTOBER | | 05

GENERAL NEWS NEWS FROM WESTMOUNT DAY NURSERY Weekly swimming lessons at Le rhythm by tapping out beats using Mourier Swim School have now drums and shakers. resumed, involving travel in the The children have been enjoying Nursery’s minibus. reading The Gruffalo and the Over in The children are also enjoying being out The Meadow stories and talking about and about in the fresh air at People’s autumn, and to extend their learning Park, collecting natural objects for the they have been playing with natural Autumn Table. These walks give our resources, including conkers, acorns and charges the opportunity to explore and pine cones collected in People’s Park. investigate the natural environment, For further information please contact and to gain an understanding of the Nursery Manager, Michelle Kiberd, at changing seasons; they also learn [email protected] or 811718. KEEPING OUR TOWN CLEAN The cleanliness of our streets compares community groups, we are determined to well to many other towns across the UK and tackle this littering and pollution. Learning France. Our dedicated Street Cleansing Team from successes elsewhere across the world, works hard to keep our town clean - indeed, the Parish’s Shadow Conseil Municipal is one of the Team, Tony Sorel, has recently soon to launch an anti-litter campaign, been nominated for Community Champion of initially focussed on cigarette-related litter. the Year in the Pride of Jersey Awards. The campaign will involve installing artwork around some of our drains, community litter However, one issue that presents a constant picks, new cigarette bin containers and challenge is the volume of cigarette butts much more. thrown into our streets and down our drains. These lead to our beaches, so this littering is If you’d like to participate or lend your polluting both our streets and our beaches. support in any way please contact us at Working together with local businesses and [email protected].

OPENING OF PATRICK FREELEY LANE In March 2014 the Parish compulsory and Mrs Freeley, along with her family, purchased an unmade lane in extremely officially opened the lane, now named poor condition, running from Upper after the late Patrick Freeley, whose Clarendon Road at the western end and service to the Parish spanned nearly 60 La Pouquelaye to the east. years, as employee, Roads Inspector and Procureur du Bien Publique. The cost of refurbishment, which included road and footpath construction, drainage, The Lane now offers pedestrians, many street lighting, bollards and trees, was of whom are school children, a much- paid for by the developer of the former improved and safe passage along tree- Maison de Ville residential home site lined footpaths. situated adjacent to the lane. Our thanks go to the many individuals and During the Visite du Branchage et agencies involved with assisting the Parish Chemins on 11th September the Constable to achieve these improvements. 06 | | OCTOBER 2020

INAUGURAL SUNDAY IN THE VALLEY As reported in last month's Town Crier, Allchurch and Colin Lever to manage. residents of one of the Parish's prettiest Talks were given on the natural history of rural roads held an event earlier this month the valley by Mike Stentiford, MBE, while which encouraged Islanders to appreciate Lucy Layton from Jersey Heritage spoke at first hand the beauty of the Parish. about its history. Maria and Natalie from the The Green Lane was closed to traffic by local branch of Waitrose were on hand to utility company works, which meant that provide snacks to the walkers. It is hoped to the event was easier for organisers Tony repeat the event in the Spring.

PACK A CHRISTMAS SHOEBOX Last year Mustard Seed Jersey sent someone’s Christmas, you can still do 3,321 shoeboxes from Jersey to so and deliver to the Town Hall Romania and is looking to do the for collection on or before Tuesday same again this year. There are various 27th October. age groups you can pack a box for – For more information please email children aged 3-6, children aged 6-11, [email protected] or young people aged 12-16, and adults. telephone 482637. If you’d like to pack a box and make

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HISTORIC ST HELIER, GERAINT JENNINGS: “LA SOCIÉTÉ EST IMMORTELLE” FRIENDS OF MONT À On 23rd February 1865 a Parish Assembly was you were to reject this report, I would return to L’AB B É SC H OO L held in the Lyric Hall to consider the acquisition of the charge, and would give you no rest until you The group is busy collecting again – do you have any unwanted good the old Cholera Ground at the foot of Lé Mont ès had adopted it... So, if you recall, I appealed from quality Christmas decorations, gifts for all the family, and/or raffle Pendus (gallows hill) for a People’s Park. yourselves now to yourselves a year from now... prizes for future fundraising events. If you’re having a pre-Christmas not to stop on such a fine path but to aim always One of the decisive speeches in favour was made sort-out and are looking to donate items, we’d love to receive them. at progress...” by Robert Pipon Marett, at that time HM Solicitor- Collection service available. Please telephone 07797 766020. General, and former Connétable of The vote in favour of proceeding with the (later Bailiff). There was thunderous applause as acquisition of the land (87 in favour, 52 against) he rose to speak. Here is a translation of some of was greeted with noisy acclamation. his reported remarks: In November this year, we commemorate the “...I could not be accused of being too thrifty bicentenary of the birth in 1820 of Sir Robert [audience laughter]. Among my many faults, Pipon Marett, poet (admired by both Victor Hugo over-thriftiness is certainly not one of them. No, I and Algernon Swinburne), law reformer, am not thrifty, because thriftiness in public affairs supporter of female education, urban improver, is neither more nor less than incompetence. and park enthusiast. Individuals are mortal. Today I am here - tomorrow Geraint Jennings I am no more. It is therefore incumbent upon individuals to exercise wisdom in thrift with a view to the future. But society is immortal: it never dies. So with respect to public affairs, you must work with prosperity in view, and that will rebound to your honour... Ah, if I were your Connétable, and THE ST HELIER FESTIVAL JÈRRIAIS, GERAINT JENNINGS : DES OF SINGING A new classical singing festival thrilled that so many young Island C’MÎNS ENCHORCHÉLÉS will take place over the weekend of singers and teachers are supporting Friday 6th to Sunday 8th November. The St Helier Festival of Singing. The Létché des c’mîns d’la Ville est l’pus rêponnu: ch’éthait ‘té pus à co la Rue standard of singing in this Island is enfaûtômé? Avaû tchi rue qu’nou n’ôs’sait du Bélengi! A new competition, aimed at young very high, and these young people dgéthe s’traûler à la Séthée ès Chorchièrs? classical singers, this will be Jersey’s Mais pouor dithe lé vrai, si ch’tait d’un bord first ever online, socially distanced deserve to be heard and to have a Ché s’sait-i’ eune ruette dé campangne sans des Ruettes ou d’l’aut’, les cheins tch’y viyaient music competition – streamed to the platform for their performances. We veues d’rue? Ou eune grande route auve trop des veues mystéthieuses la niet en pâssant les community from the Town Hall. would like to thank the Connétable, d’trafi tchi dangèle? prés ‘taient probabliément êgalués par du gaz and also the St Helier Youth & dé mathais tchi soulait y trélûther. Assa y’a longtemps des Villais du Young singers, aged from 8 to 19, will Community Trust, for their support. each sing three songs in a recital to temps pâssé éthaient dit qu’la Rue à la Ch’est en tchi y’a eune explyicâtion pouor We would also like to thank Lady a panel of judges, who will give their Blianche Danme les êffritait l’pus par cause toute chose (sénon pouortchi qu’i’ y’a trop Dalton for agreeing to be our Patron. comments and feedback immediately d’la blianche danme tchi hantait la rue. d’trafi tchi dangèle par nos c’mîns - v’là tch’est It has been quite a challenge to create after the performance. The audience Ah nou-fait, qué d’aut’s Villais éthaient piéthe qué les chorchièrs!) an online Festival, but it is so exciting will be able to tune in live via the St Helier Festival of Singing Facebook to know that the whole Island can page to hear the recitals, which will tune in and watch our wonderful have replied that the road of the will-o'-the-wisp include arias by Bach and Handel, young singers without leaving home!’ SPOOKY STREETS (Gas Place) was worse. Both of these were Strauss, Schumann and Schubert The Festival of Singing will begin either side of the lanes joining the Town to the Which Town street is most haunted, and where lieder, much-loved English songs, and Town Mills, and passers-by at night would have streaming on Facebook at 4pm wouldn't one dare go at Hallowe’en? A country traditional folk songs - all performed on Thursday 5th November, been dazzled and led astray by the marsh gas by some of the most talented young lane with no streetlights, or a dangerously over- igniting in the water-meadows. So there's an and will continue throughout singers in the Island. trafficked main road? Some Townsfolk time explanation for everything (except for why our the weekend. Please email past might have said that the road of the ghost roads are dangerously over-trafficked - that's Musical Director of the Festival, thesthelierfestivalofsinging@gmail. (Vauxhall Street) was the scariest; others might worse than witchcraft!). Imogen Nicholls, MBE, said: ‘We are com for further information.

CONTACTS TOWN HALL ST HELIER DEPUTIES Deputy Steve Ahier, ST HELIER SHADOW INFORMATION AND CONTACTS No 1 District Tel: 07797 915226, CONSEIL MUNICIPAL Town Hall opening hours: Deputy Judy Martin, Email: [email protected] Barbara Corbett, 9am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday. Tel: 780641, Deputy Inna Gardiner, Email: [email protected] PO Box 50, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 8PA Email: [email protected] Tel: 07797 897504, Barry Le Feuvre, Tel: 811811 Deputy Russell Labey, Email: [email protected] Tel: 874391, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: 481083, Bernie Manning, ST HELIER ROADS www.sthelier.je Email: [email protected] Tel: 07700 356438, Deputy Scott Wickenden, COMMITTEE Email: [email protected] ST EWOLD’S RESIDENTIAL HOME Tel: 07797 717766, Simon Crowcroft, Bob Le Brocq, Tel: 285855, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: 811821, Email: [email protected] Tel: 743606, Barry Le Feuvre, Email: [email protected] WESTMOUNT DAY NURSERY No 2 District Tel: 874391, Geraint Jennings, Deputy Geoff Southern, Tel: 811718, Email [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: 280778, Email: [email protected] Tel: 728231, Bernie Manning, John Baker, CONNÉTABLE Email: [email protected] Tel: 07700 356438, Tel: 07797 725879, Simon Crowcroft, Deputy Rob Ward, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: 811821, Email: [email protected] Tel: 07829 713138, Bob Le Brocq, Julian Rogers, Email: [email protected] PROCUREURS DU BIEN PUBLIC Tel: 743606, Tel: 607910, Email: [email protected] Deputy Carina Alves, Email: [email protected] Lyndsay Feltham, Peter Pearce, Tel: 07700 750058, John Baker, Email: [email protected] Tel: 639533, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Geraint Jennings, Tel: 07797 725879, Mario Pirozollo, Tel: 280778, No 3 District Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Deputy Mike Higgins, Julian Rogers, Peter Pearce, Tel: 873956, Tel: 607910, Tel: 639533, Email: [email protected] CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Simon Crowcroft, Jason Turner, Deputy Mary Le Hegarat, The Very Reverend Mike Keirle, Tel: 811821, Email: [email protected] Tel: 811820, Tel: 07700 358407, Tel: 720001, The Very Reverend Mike Keirle, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: 720001, Email: [email protected]

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PARISH NOTICES PARISH ASSEMBLY* PARISH MEETING * A Parish Assembly will be held at the A meeting of the St Helier Roads Town Hall at 7pm on Wednesday 28th Committee will take place at 9.30am on October 2020 Wednesday 11th November 2020. An agenda will be published no fewer Members of the public are invited to than five days in advance and will be attend part ‘A’ of the agenda. available from the Town Hall or the Parish website, www.sthelier.je. Agenda for the above meetings will be published no fewer than five days in A.S. Crowcroft. Connétable advance and will be available from the Town Hall or the Parish website, ST HELIER SHADOW CONSEIL MUNICIPAL* www.sthelier.je. A meeting of the Shadow Conseil A.S. Crowcroft. Connétable Municipal will be held in the Old Magistrate’s Court, Seale Street, at 6pm on Wednesday 11th October 2020. HAVRE DES PAS IMPROVEMENT GROUP Agenda for the meetings will be published A meeting of the Havre des Pas no fewer than five days in advance and Improvement Group is being held on will be available from the Town Hall or the Thursday 5th November 2020, 6pm at the Parish website, www.sthelier.je. Hotel Ommaroo. A.S. Crowcroft. Connétable All residents and business owners in the area are welcome to attend. Paperwork and further information can be RATES SURCHARGE DEADLINE obtained from Deputy Russell Labey at Please remember that Thursday 12th [email protected] / 481083. November is the deadline for payment of rates bills this year. Payments not received by this date will be subject to a surcharge * Members of the public wishing to attend of 10%. the above meetings, which will be properly Anyone who is having difficulty paying socially distanced, are requested to their rates bill is asked to contact our contact Parish Secretary, Alison Sweeney, Customer Services Team at at [email protected] or [email protected] or 811811. 811880 in advance of the meeting.

ST HÉLYI R’CYCL’YE! MONDAY Balmoral Drive Clubley Estate Springbank Avenue (Town to Paris THURSDAY Roseville Street Estate COLLECTIONS Beechfield Lane Common Lane Rue de la Hauteur Lane inc Tyneville COLLECTIONS North Millbrook Close OCT 12 & 28 Clos des Pas Elizabeth Place Runnymede Court Lane) OCT 1 & 15 & 29 (Colomberie to La Millbrook Lane NOV 9 & 23 Dongola Road Ellora Estate St Clement’s Road St Helier Court NOV 12 & 26 Route du Fort) Old Mont Cochon DEC 7 & 21 Drury Lane Janvrin Road Town Mills Estate Tower Road DEC 10 & 24 Rouge Bouillon Old St Andrew’s Albert Street Grands Vaux Le Clos Vaze Trinity Hill (Old Val Plaisant Ann Street (both sides) Road Avenue et Dolmen Green Street Le Grand Clos Trinity Hill to Vallée Vauxhall Street Belmont Gardens Roussel Mews Peters Street Brighton Road Greenwood Terrace New St John’s Road des Vaux) Westhill Belmont Place Roussel Street Pied du Côtil Clairvale Road Havre des Pas (All) Old St John’s Road Vallée des Vaux Winchester Street Belmont Road Saville Street Pomona Road La Chasse Oxford Road Clarke Avenue Boulevard Avenue Seaton Place Poonah Lane Les Ruisseaux Parade Road Clearview Street WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY Brooklyn Street St Clement’s Road Route es Nouaux Mont Neron Robin Place COLLECTIONS Columbus Street COLLECTIONS David Place (La Route du Fort Rue de Trachy Mount Bingham Springfield Lane 0OCT 14 & 28 Dorset Street OCT 7 & 21 Don Street to Colomberie) St Andrew’s Road Nicole Close Springfield Road NOV 11 & 25 Gloucester Terrace NOV 4 & 18 Mont Cochon The Parade Oak Tree Gardens St Mark’s Lane DEC 9 & 23 Undercliffe Road Great Union Rd DEC 2 & 16 & 30 Museum Street FRIDAY Oaklands Lane Tunnel Street Abbey Close Pomme d’Or Farm Upper Clarendon (from Poonah Road) Ann Place COLLECTIONS Orchard Mews Westmount Court Adelina Wood Seafield Avenue Road Hillcrest Avenue Bellozanne Avenue OCT 9 & 23 Pier Road Westmount Estate Chapel Lane Simon Place Upper Midvale Road Hillgrove Street Bellozanne Road NOV 6 & 20 Regent Road Westmount Road Claremont Road St Aubin’s Road Victoria Crescent Jardin des Carreaux Bond Street DEC 4 & 18 Rope Walk Clarence Road (Paris Lane to West Park Avenue La Grande Route de Cattle Street Almorah Crescent South Hill TUESDAY College Hill Seafield Avenue) Windsor Road Mont à l’Abbé Clos du Bas Apts. Stafford Gardens COLLECTIONS College Lane St Mark’s Road La Retraite Craig Street Beaulieu Park Stafford Lane OCT 6 & 20 Don Road Stopford Road FRIDAY La Rue des Canons Duhamel Place Clarendon Road Sutton Court NOV 3 & 17 Fairfield Avenue Tower Gardens COLLECTIONS La Rue des Duhamel Street Clos de Parcq Trinity Hill DEC 1 & 15 & 29 Dunedin Farm Fountain Lane Victoria Avenue (all) OCT 2 & 16 & 30 Maupertuis Clos du Paradis (top of Old Trinity Hill Cleveland Avenue Gas Place Greenacres Estate Victoria Street NOV 13 & 27 La Ruelle de Rauvet La Clos de to Beechfield Lane) Cleveland Road Grove Street Highview Lane DEC 11 & 25 Le Vert Chemin Debenaire Trinity Road/Trinity Croydon Lane Halkett Place La Clos du Briard THURSDAY Aquila Road Le Hurel La Grande Pouclée Gdns Croydon Road Hautbois Gardens La Grande Route COLLECTIONS Bellozanne Valley Le Moulin Close La Pouquelaye Vale Court Croydon Terrace Hillside Court de St Jean (up to OCT 8 & 22 Devonshire Lane Mont à l’Abbé Farm (bottom) Valley Road La Frédée Lane La Côtil de Haute Clair Greenacres) NOV 5 & 19 Doué de St Croix Pimley Close Whitley Close La Route de Petit Mont Pelle La Hougue Avenue DEC 3 & 17 & 31 Garden Lane La Rue des Chênes Queen’s Road Wilkes Gardens Camps Mashobra Park La Pouquelaye Cannon Street Great Union Road Lower King’s Cliff Rouge Bouillon Willow Grove La Rue Petit Clos Midvale Road (top) Clare Street (to Devonshire Pen Y Craig Avenue (Police Station to La Route du Fort Nelson Street Le Breton Lane Devonshire Place Place) Palmyra Lane First Stop Café) TUESDAY Mon Sejour (All New Street (to Landfield Drive Dummy Lane Hansford Lane Palmyra Road Ruette Pinel COLLECTIONS Areas) Burrard St) Manor Park Avenue Elizabeth Lane Hillgrove Estate Queen’s Avenue Vine Street OCT 13 & 27 Nelson Avenue Ocean Apartments Manor Park Road Grosvenor Street James Street Raleigh Avenue NOV 10 & 24 Orchid Court Osbourne Court Marrett Court Hastings Lane Journeaux Street Raleigh Lane MONDAY DEC 8 & 22 Peel Terrace Paris Lane Millais Park Hastings Road La Rue Cyril Mauger Richmond Road COLLECTIONS Abbotsmount Rodney Avenue Providence Street Mont Millais Le Clos de Balmain La Ruelle Vaucluse St Saviour’s Road OCT 5 & 19 Abbotsmount Court Roseville Street Richelieu Park Mont Pinel Le Mont Cantel Le Ville au Roi Upper King’s Cliff NOV 2 & 16 & 30 Apsley Road South Rue des Podêtre Nomond Avenue Lemprière Street Landscape Grove Woodville Avenue DEC 14 & 28 Byron Lane (La Route du Fort to St Anne’s Farm Palm Grove Manor Court Le Clos St André Wellington Road Avenue de Petit Byron Road Havre des Pas) St Anne’s Terrace Rue des Arbres Midvale Close Le Douet de St Croix (RHS up to La Rue Mont Chevalier Road Rue des Côtils St Aubin’s Road St James Place Queen’s Lane Les Champs Park des Chênes)

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