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IN THIS edition WELCOME 4 From the Connétable and Deputy Welcome 8 Trinity School to Issue 20 and

goodbye from me BEFORE AFTER Our more observant readers will have noted a slightly extended title to this Welcome message. That is because, after 5 years and 20 issues, I’m hanging up my pen and notepad to make way for someone else to come forward to take 12 Honorary Police over the reins as Editor of the Trinity Tattler. During my tenure, I’ve met so many lovely people and learnt so much 20 The Development about our wonderful parish and its parishioners. Thank you. It has of Trinity Parish been an absolute pleasure and privilege. Following on from our bumper Liberation issue (and many thanks for all the 22 Looking back encouraging and positive feedback), we have another good mix of articles in this at Trinity edition, including a feature on the development of our parish, a blast from the past and, in the absence of a Battle of Flowers this year, the chance to look back at some of Battle of Flowers the Trinity floats from times past. And for my last Meet Le Trinn’tais, what better person to interview than John Le Sueur Gallichan! 27 Water Mills I make no apologies for acknowledging the contribution of the Tattler team in of Trinity each Welcome I have written. Norman Ridley and Clive Jones will also be putting down their very sharp pencils and standing down and both deserve special thanks for writing some of our best articles in the last 20 editions. I would also like to thank the Meet Le Trinn'tais other team members who, together with Norman and Clive, helped to get the Tattler 28 off the ground and have stuck together for the last 5 years, enjoying a wonderful John camaraderie; Elena McGowan, Collette Bisson, Angela Otterwell and our Le Sueur Connétable, who despite all his other commitments, has been there throughout our Gallichan journey. You’d have to go a long way to find a better parish than Trinity and I’m grateful for the opportunity to have shared with you some of the things that make it so special. 31 Blast from There’s still a lot more to share and I look forward to being on the receiving end of the the Past Tattler in the years ahead. Thank you 36 Baby Aye-Aye and À bétôt. at Jersey Zoo Rosemary Parker 37 Meet the Team Where - Our Parish is it? Gardeners Answer on page 42

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TRINITY From our Connétable From our Deputy Dear All If you had asked me when I was elected as Deputy two years ago, where I would see myself halfway through my term of office, I would never have been able to predict the situation that we are all in. As an island, as a parish, we have come through what is hopefully the hardest period of lockdown. During that time, we were only allowed out for a few hours a day, unable to see family and friends. We are now in a phase where we can see people and visit restaurants and places of interest, although I fully appreciate that for the most vulnerable in our society, the days of complete freedom may still be a while off. Technology kept many of us in touch with others, and I must commend the parish church for embracing Zoom Sunday services, which meant that the congregation was able to meet, albeit virtually. Dear Parishioners The folk at Ebenezer were also able to enjoy a service online each week via the Jersey Methodist Circuit YouTube channel. Likewise, These are indeed strange times, but I do hope this our States meetings were held virtually and the wheels kept turning edition of the Tattler finds you in good health and to keep the parish and the island running. you have enjoyed, as much as possible, the past Covid-19 has dominated headlines for the past few months, but now other subjects are grabbing the headlines. One of the top stories summer months. has been the announcement of the final proposed locations to build the new hospital. While opinions vary as to the best place, rest Angela and I have really enjoyed getting out early for a walk either through the lanes or assured that as Assistant Minister for Health, I wish to drive this along the cliff paths during the early part of the lockdown when we were also blessed with project forward as quickly as possible, so that the island has the best some good weather. I have to admit that I have explored more of our Parish in the last four medical facilities in the future. months than I've done in the last 25 years - and what a joy it has been. The state of the economy is hitting the headlines, and it’s no I am pleased that we were able to re-open the Parish Office and I must thank Nicky, secret that times are tough for many. The call to support local shops Dawn, Jean Pierre and Adam for continuing to work throughout the period of lockdown and businesses to keep money circulating in the island is important. to ensure that essential services were maintained. It is difficult to predict at the time of We need to work together to ensure that the future of Jersey PLC is writing when we will be able to safely re-open the main hall for use by the various strong for our children and grandchildren. community groups, but we hope it will be as soon as practically possible, and hopefully by The mental health and wellbeing of all is always important, but the time you are reading this. perhaps never more so than during this year, which has been like no I have previously mentioned that the Royal British Legion has produced a really special other in living memory. We have lapel pin celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Liberation. These pins are available to a fantastic community in Trinity, purchase at the Parish Office and please do your best to support this very worthy cause. but rest assured, if you need help, At the time of writing we have no more information about the commemorative 50p please contact me as I will coin that the Government announced would be available for all our citizens over the age endeavour to point you in the of 75. right direction to find the I was pleased that the Rates Assembly voted on 9th July to keep the Parish Rates the answers. As always, should you same as last year, and that the Island-wide rate has also been frozen. have any issues that you wish to Finally, I have to finish on a rather sad note as we are losing three of our stalwarts from discuss, I can be contacted on the Tattler team. I must say a special thank you on behalf of all our readers to Rosemary, 07797 730226 or Norman and Clive for all their hard work and contributions throughout the last 5 years [email protected] and 20 editions. Keep safe and Best wishes Philip Le Sueur Connétable keep well. Hugh Raymond Deputy

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TRINITY CHURCH Is it time to move on from normal? We have a conundrum at the Secondly, there have been some Parish Church, to which I hope wonderful positive developments in we will be closer to having recent months for your Church. found an answer by the time When lock-down began we took to you read this article. First, how having the 11am Sunday Service on Zoom with a sizeable on-line do we half open our Church in a congregation, including the way that complies with housebound and a Trinity regulations that limit attendance diaspora from London, at a service? We have of course Strasbourg, Guernsey and even put in place administrative India, amongst other places. procedures to manage this, and Similarly, the contemplative the reinstated 8.30am Holy Tuesday evening prayer Communion and quiet 6pm congregation has tripled. The puzzle that presents itself is how do we find a Above and left: Teddy Bears’ Picnic held on 26th July with the Evening Service are again telling of Jesus calming the storm way to blend the gradual building up of again meeting on-site at the welcoming and prayerful. Parish Church in the coming months with the gains of inclusivity and shocks are upsetting our own norms of church and social However, with physical access through meeting on-line? I don’t yet know the answer. engagement. But both the eternal endeavour of human life distancing, no singing or However, it is clear to me that it would be a significant loss to simply and Divine love are by nature dynamic and we should refreshments and only a fraction get back to normal. Normal was never an empirical state of affairs, never settle for mere normal. So be it at the Parish Church of the pre lock-down but merely what we had normalised by tradition and for our comfort. or in your own walk of life, new paths beckon us on the congregation in the building, it Henry Lyte, author of the hymn ‘Abide with me,’ wrote with Way. is not all it could be. concern of ‘change and decay in all around’ in the mid-nineteenth Canon Geoff Houghton Rector of Trinity century, and some are concerned that the pandemic and economic www.trinitychurchjersey.com

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Ebenezer reached out to those in need through phone calls, dropping off shopping & medications Become and making sure people knew they weren’t forgotten. We continued to connect with ‘Pickles’, our Mother and something Toddler Group, our Friends@4 and also Generations, our multi-generational group. The young people in the different Ebenezer community connected in During lockdown creative ways with letters of we learned how to encouragement and love, worship hand-made artistic drawings and differently, online, reached out to let people know we were still here. Church has from our gardens, changed and the way we do Above: Members of our Pickles community who ‘graduated’ this year our kitchens, our ministry has evolved and become In Isaiah 43:19 it says ‘See, I am doing a new offices and living more inclusive and more centred thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?’ rooms and on being the Body of Christ in the God is saying to us right now, I am going to make a although not world. way in the wilderness, so do not lose heart. I think Ebenezer opened their doors at the beginning of the message for us now is don’t focus on what we did physically together we were July and it has become a chance to do different things, to before or who we were before or how we did Church connected by our shared love of God see differently, to experience Church and our faith before. Look at what we can do now, pay attention and our faith. We heard great differently. We can’t sing out loud, but we can sing from and see the new, unexpected, even unimaginable testimonies from many, including our the heart and music can still move us and change us, even things we can do. Become something different. young folk, who expressed their faith if we cannot verbally express it. We can’t make physical Become something new and hold onto the hope that connections with people, but we can still minister and is always there. in beautiful and profound ways and ‘touch’ people the way Jesus did by our compassionate we were moved by their encounters actions and simply being the embodiment of love to Reverend Nico Hilmy-Jones with God. others in all we do. www.ebenezerjersey.org/

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• Activities with people you • Activities done on your own do not live with are higher or with people you live with risk. The larger the number are lower risk. If you are going of different people you to spend time with people encounter and spend time you do not live with, the with the higher the risk. smaller the number of people, the lower the risk. • Activities where you may • Activities where you can be less able to follow physical follow physical distancing distancing guidance are guidelines are lower risk. If higher risk. This becomes you cannot follow physical higher risk still if the time distancing guidance, the risk spent not following physical is lowered if the time spent not distancing guidance is physically distancing is limited longer than 15 minutes. to less than 15 minutes.

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PARISH TrinitySchool A Reflection on our time at Trinity “Reception was our first year at Trinity. Some of us knew each other before as we had BEFORE AFTER been to the same Nursery. We think that Reception was one of the best years as we met all of our classmates and had The leavers who made history amazing teachers. We BEFORE AFTER “This year, the Year 6 leavers were told that their trip to had loads of fun as we France was cancelled. Soon after, the schools were closed, did loads of activities, resulting in the uprise of 'Google Classroom'. This excellent such as forest school. online platform for schools helped us a huge amount during the Year 1 we had lockdown period. Even when we returned to school, it was still Mrs Bredonchel, she used to hand out work. After 2 weeks, Year 6 moved back into was a great teacher. their classroom because of the recent decision to lift physical She was firm but fair. distancing in primary schools. For the next 2 weeks, vital AFTER We all loved her as a BEFORE choices about the all-important leavers’ assembly were made. teacher. Year 1 was a The main problem is that assemblies are not permitted. fun year especially when Jenna and Edgar had a fake wedding. To solve this, a unique ' Leaver's Video ' is being made. On Year 2 was next and we had Miss Tomas and Miss Gillham, everyone had a top of this, during the past 4 weeks, Year 6 has stormed through lot of fun. I can remember learning so much about different countries in the world 2 projects. The first one was done during the 2 weeks following because every morning there was a quiz on the board where we had to guess the the end of home schooling. It put you in the place of a designer flag and the name of the country. We also learnt lots of poems throughout the and lent you £5,000,000 (five million) to build a theme park. year. Naturally, design, insurance, finance, advertising and many Year 3 followed and the best memory we have is when Miss Tomas was more factors had to be taken into account. The final lesson getting the Jigsaw teddy ready and there was a spider on it, she screamed. Then included working out a year's worth of profit. Unfortunately, someone had to put the spider out the window! when me and Edgar tried this, we got a different answer each Year 4 was next and we had 2 teachers: Mrs Hardisty and Mr Godden. We time. had loads of fun doing forest school with Mrs Hardisty. And with Mr Godden we The second project is named 'Anywhere Island ' and lets did some really funny maths lessons. We also had an awesome time at Crabbé. you 'discover' an island anywhere in the sea, decide its name, Year 5 was with Mr French. I think that the highlight of the year was the flag, laws, geography and national anthem. Although Scout Hut. We did bat detecting, watched a movie, did bush-craft, went pond unfinished, this project has brought pleasure to the whole class. dipping and had a sandcastle competition at the beach. We also had a debate at In amongst all this calamity, there are still Year 6 induction the States Chamber about hot lunches. days to their secondary schools. The traditional way for these Year 6 was after that, and we had Mrs Flett. We had a great year and I days to go is every school has the same 2 days so everything (Lucy) think that the best bit of the year was sitting on the bench in assembly. We goes smoothly. Due to current conditions the 2 days have been also dissected a heart with one of the science teachers from Grainville. Even reduced to 1. Who knows what secondary holds for the waiting though the Coronavirus stopped us from going to France we think that we had an ” ” Y6 classes who made history... awesome last year at Trinity. . BY LUCA AND EDGAR BY LOLA AND LUCY

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BEFORE AFTER The leavers who made history BEFORE AFTER “Being in Year Six has been amazing, although bringing on challenges that we had My time at Trinity never expected. We powered through and came back stronger than ever. It is going to be so sad when our class gets split up to go to new schools and exits to start a new chapter “From Reception to Year 6 there has never been a of our lives. boring moment at Trinity. You always wish to be in Year 6 Trinity has been an amazing school, supporting us and helping us improve our when you are young, but when you are in Year 6 you never work to the limit. Lockdown has made us all think about how much school, teachers want to leave. You may think when you are young you just and friends impact our learning and how we deal with different situations. Being the want to grow up, but you really need to treasure every leavers who made history has changed our present and our futures, sometimes in a good moment. You never realise how much you appreciate way and sometimes in a bad way. Some children in the class have not been able to have something until it's gone. Here is my journey through Trinity a transition day, but some schools have been able to handle more students. To be able to Primary School. work in different environments is an amazing talent and will help us in different My time at Trinity has been no straight line, there have challenges during the rest of our life.” been ups and downs, but at the end of the day I know that I BY JENNA have had a great time throughout the years. Even though I will be moving on to a new school, I will always remember Trinity as my favourite primary in the world. I have memories from all of my years here at Trinity and of all BEFORE AFTER my friends, fun ones and ones that really made us a team. BEFORE When I go to secondary school, I will miss all my friends, but will keep in contact by writing letters and the ones I don't manage to keep in contact with, I will remember and will most likely see them in the future. Throughout my time at Trinity, my class and the school have learned about our core values and now BEFORE AFTER looking back on these last few weeks they have really helped (in case you do not know what our core values are, they are: respect, compassion, friendship and safety).” BY EMILY DOVE

Learning in Lockdown AFTER “The time at Trinity was different to any class we have ever been in. During lockdown we were using the platform Google Classroom and we were assigned different pieces of work to do over the day. We got 3-4 optional pieces of work which included: maths, english and art and other subjects. Over the eleven weeks of lockdown we completed a lot of work. We didn't have to do all of the work provided, we could chose which ones we wanted to do. Most of the time we were concentrating on well being, maths and english and occasionally art and geography. We enjoyed being at home and being able to be flexible with our work schedule. Some of us got creative, doing workouts, others doing the good old fashioned Joe Wicks workouts. We had good fun with all the different home activities we were given to do including: gardening and discovering different types of soil in one of our science lessons, and on another, we were trying to make a conveyor belts, as well as making a collage out of sweet wrappers, it was fun! At times it was a little boring, but we managed to keep ourselves occupied. We are the class of history because a good period of the year was us learning at home. And every other class has had an actual leavers assembly and we have to do ours via video. In conclusion, this was a very interesting time and we have made history! ” BY FRANCESCA AND MAE

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PARISHPARISH LIFE New arrangements to meet Coronavirus requirements have been put in place for accessing and circulating within the Centre, with much use being made of black Welcome back and yellow marking tape to signpost the new one-way system in the foyer. The lockdown also provided an opportunity to carry out required Trinity Youth Centre maintenance work including the replacement of the hot water heater cylinder and redecorating of the Halls, (carried out by willing volunteers), without After being closed due to Coronavirus on the disrupting any classes - as there weren’t any! 23rd March, Trinity Youth Centre was able Regular users of the Centre will hopefully be able to return to the Centre as to open up its doors once again when the restrictions are lifted with, it is anticipated, the Trinity Youth Project, 6th Jersey first class started back on the 13th July.  Liz Scout  Group and the Trinity Indoor Bowling Club being able to recommence in August or September. Robinson’s Central School of Dance was the The required closure of the Centre has emphasised the role that it plays in first regular user to restart, followed by our community in providing a facility for many people. It’s re-opening, albeit in another regular a limited way, is a very welcome sign user, Move More, on the 14th July. of our return to the new normality. Nature’s Child also commenced Left: Liz Robinson’s Central their holiday School of Dance opening   classes club for       youngsters in the    week beginning the 20th July.

 
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PARISH Honorary Police Unsurprisingly due to the pandemic, the last few months have been a busy time for Trinity Honorary Police. This has also coincided with retirements in March of our Chef de Police, Centenier Sue Jones, and Centenier Alan Otterwell. Both have given many years of

dedicated service to the Honorary Police and Above : From left to right: deserve all of our thanks. The Connétable, Vingtenier Steve De Louche, CO Elizabeth Fenlon and Centenier Alan Blair Centenier Alan Blair has taken over as Chef de Police and is most ably supported by the Parish’s longest standing Centenier, Steve Gallichan. Two officers who have stepped up from Vingtenier to Centenier; well-known parish resident Dr John Howell and Ollie Simmons, who is often seen roaming the roads of Trinity in his tractor. After taking a break, Steve de Louche has re-joined the team as a Vingtenier in March. Following the island wide campaign to recruit more Honorary Officers, we are very pleased to welcome four new officers to the parish team. Elizabeth Fenlon and Alison Keogh were sworn in as Constable Officers at the Royal Court before the Covid lockdown and Joao Dias and Richard Fagan were two of the first to be sworn in by the Bailiff via video link with the Parish Hall, thereby disproving the myth that Trinity is sometimes behind the times when it comes to technology. Alan Cabot and Chris Bray, two stalwarts of the force, signed up for a further term of office, so we Above : From left to right: Centenier Ollie Simmons, Alan Otterwell, Centenier John Howell, the are only 2 officers short of our permitted numbers. If you are interested in joining Connétable, Sue Jones and John Moulin, who was sworn in for a further term as Procureur du Bien Public. the Honorary Police and serving your parish, then please contact the Connétable for more information. Although no events have needed policing in the last three months, we have been very active as part of the island wide measures, policing the restrictions regarding Coronavirus. Unfortunately some of Trinity’s horses, cows and sheep failed to heed the government warnings and were caught on several occasions having failed to observe lockdown. Human parishioners, however, have been much more cooperative and helpful. We have had very few incidents compared with other parishes. Of much greater concern has been the marked increase in the number of speeding vehicles on our roads. To combat this, the Parish has bought an additional speed gun and there has been a considerable increase in training on speed detection for our officers. This has resulted in a many more anti-speeding patrols in response to the numerous calls we have received from parishioners regarding the problem. These patrols will continue for the foreseeable future. Hoping all our parishioners are enjoying the summer … and remember… let’s Above : From left to right: CO Chris Bray, CO Alison Keogh, the Connétable, be careful out there. Mind how you go. Vingtenier Jenny Ozouf and Centenier Alan Blair.

Anyone who has visited Bouley Bay recently Defibrillator liberated may have noticed that the defibrillator has now been fully liberated and is positioned in a at Bouley Bay dedicated cabinet fixed to the wall of the toilet building at the top of the slip. This move has For the last 8+ years, the been in the making for some time and it is defibrillator at Bouley Bay has such a relief for dive centre manager, Toyah been tucked away in the Dive Tompkins, knowing that it is accessible 24/7 day or night-time. Centre, which has meant that Mike Strong of the Jersey Heart Support when the Centre is closed, it has Group is hoping to work with the parish on been difficult to access. another ‘liberation’ of another defibrillator, this time the one at the Zoo.

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Our WI members haven’t been able to get together since March, but that hasn’t stopped them keeping in touch and sharing stories about their activities and experiences during lock-down.

One dedicated nursing member, who works in the hospital theatre, has been working playing petanque and riding exercise bikes has also kept members’ joints in action. twelve different shifts, including nights. Another member has had a pacemaker fitted, Technology has been embraced through Facetime and Zoom. The WI Federation whilst another who needed to be admitted into hospital refused to go. When the organised two Zoom get-togethers and many members have joined in the online Paramedics told her that she couldn’t spend the night on her own and insisted that Church services. A quiz on Jersey was organised for WI members, jigsaws and books someone be with her, her daughter climbed through the lounge window and spent the have been given new leases of life. night on her sofa to be within calling distance, exiting the same way in the morning! Spring cleaning has been undertaken, cupboards cleaned and many homes Another member, after a hospital clinic visit, received a call informing her that a treated to a fresh coat of paint. One member washed and ironed thirty-six curtains. passenger on her bus had coronavirus. Thankfully no symptoms followed. Blankets and a cardigan have been crocheted. Cross stitching, sewing and the making Some members have had to wait to meet new grandchildren and great of masks, rag dolls and quilts has been undertaken, with some raising funds for grandchildren and some families will have to remain patient until they can be together charity. One ‘crafty’ member made colourful beaded spectacle cords, whilst painting again. Many have had their holidays cancelled to places as far away as Canada and New greetings cards saved going to the shops. Zealand. Members always enjoy cooking and one resourceful member supplemented During lock-down the most popular activity for members has been gardening and meals with hedgerow cuttings and seaweed after buying the book “Foraging in growing both fruit & vegetables. Even those who are not green fingered have been Jersey.” Another was treated to a memorable full English breakfast in the middle of a proud of their success stories. For those who are not self-isolating, walking has proved a field at Haut de la Garenne! popular activity for both the exercise and scenery, with many enjoying the beautiful As you can see, no matter what they face, W.I. members always find something to lanes and cliff paths in Trinity and in other parishes. Exercising horses and dogs, keep themselves occupied!

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Left: The anniversary Cake (made by member Maureen Richardson) Far left: A ‘socially distanced’ garden committee meeting in late June 2020 Below: Members and guests in enjoying the anniversary 3 1 luncheon Senior Citizens Club The Senior Citizens of the Parish have had a The committee has, however, kept in touch bit of an enforced ‘rest’ due to the lockdown with all the members by periodic telephone caused by Covid-19. For members of the 3 in calls throughout this time, which have been much appreciated. Towards the end of June, exercise when possible, enjoying doing jigsaw puzzles, keeping 1 Club, this has meant the cancellation of club they also delivered a belated Easter gift, which in touch with friends and relatives, gardening, making face masks meetings, which included some interesting had been kindly donated by a daughter of one and many other activities. talks and some outings. We’re not sure when of the members and couldn’t be given at the We do however look forward to being able to meet again, we will be able to meet again, despite the time because of the lockdown. although when that might be is yet unknown. We are all positive The 3 in 1 members have also been and hope for sooner rather than later! In the meantime, we are easing of restrictions, because of the age supported by friends, neighbours and relatives remembering our 40th Anniversary luncheon held earlier this range of the members and possible health and sometimes the Parish community service. year and here are a few more photographs to show what a issues which would be of great concern. They have remained in good spirits, taking wonderful time was had by one and all!

We usually celebrate Liberation Day at the scout centre with cream teas, but this year we had a bake-off via Zoom with the 3rd Jersey & 9th Jersey and made scones for an afternoon tea. Great feedback was received and everyone wants to make it an annual event, which is amazing, with the young people learning ‘skills for life’ and cooking with their parents - we’ve gone back to basics! We had a pizza challenge fundraiser thanks to Harper's outdoor catering 6th Jersey based at the Royal Jersey Showground. Pizza in a box was a great success and Harper's catering are continuing to support the groups. For every pizza box It’s been strange times bought through their home delivery service they will donate £1 back to the groups involved. this term for us all. Beavers and the Cubs have been working on a variety of badges and even COVID-19 brought a though we couldn’t camp together as a group we still managed to camp virtually. halt to face to face We set up camps in our back gardens, sitting room/lounges and joined scouting, but we never in the biggest virtual camp, stopped scouting at the making us world record 6th Jersey. True to our breakers. We also had a camp for the Queen’s birthday (Patron of motto, we continued scouting), sent email messages, virtually, with leaders had a campfire and disco. We and young people having can’t wait to get back to real camping, so if anyone has a field to learn new skills to we could use, we’d love to hear deliver a quality from you. programme. We have We are hoping to get Trinity Scouts open and back meeting face been busy and joined to face in September. So, if you have a forces with two other young person who is aged between 10 and 14 years and is looking for a bit of an groups on the island to adventure, please get in touch with bring us all together in Evelyn at [email protected]. these unprecedented Above right: Pizza challenge Far right: Liberation bake-off times. Right:Queen’s birthday camp

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Trinity TUESDAY 7.30 - 9.30PM YEARS 9+ Youth Project THURSDAY 6.30 - 8.30PM YEARS 5 & 6 We have been missing our youth club sessions and all FRIDAY 7.00 - 9.00PM YEARS 7 & 8 our young people that attend and are hopeful we will Contact Sophie on 07797 926 072 be open again from September. or [email protected] During the time we have been away from club we have been doing lots of online sessions, including quizzes, challenges and scavenger hunts, which have been lots of fun! We have also been out and about across the parish doing outreach and have been able to provide a couple of external activities for our young people. It’s been great to see everybody and catch up with each other. We have a fabulous Youth Club committee who meet for an hour, approximately six to eight times a year. This committee helps with the fundraising for club and makes sure we can provide worthwhile activities for the young people that attend. To complete our committee, we are currently desperately seeking somebody to take on the role of Treasurer. If this is something you could help us with, please get in touch with Sophie on 07797 926 072 or [email protected] . Hope you’ve had a good summer and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone again when we re-open in September. As a reminder, the details of all our sessions for next term are detailed above: Trinity Community Support Team The Connétable and Rector would like to take this opportunity of saying a very sincere thank you to all who so Trinity Petanque willingly came forward Jersey Parish Petanque League matches were cancelled during lockdown and Trinity to be part of the Trinity Petanque Club members took a break from their Friday morning practices. Community Support However, things thankfully resumed in early July, following the new social Team when the Covid-19 infection first impacted our distancing rules issued by the Jersey Petanque Association. Island in early March. The response of the numerous volunteers and those who agreed to lead them in In order to encourage members to start playing again, a Above: Alan Le Maistre & Colin Myers competing in the final. Vingtaine Teams was so heart-warming and typifies the new knock-out competition was arranged with a trophy provided by club members. It was a closely fought final Below: Lawrence de Gruchy presented the caring community spirit of Trinity. between Colin Myers and Alan Le Maistre cup to Colin Myers The level of take up of the offer of help to Parishioners has, however, been very modest. We hope that this has been an indication that the great majority were able to draw on existing family and support networks to assist at a time when they might have been very isolated. The Community Support Team has existed for some years now, was relaunched in light of the pandemic, and we assure you it continues to be available to assist going forward, contactable on 07797 741 285 or through the Parish Hall. Many of the volunteers also found ways to offer help across the wider Island community, but for their readiness and efforts to help here in Trinity, thank you!

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Twicebike a year in July and September, the Visites du Branchage take place when representatives from our municipality check that hedgerows are trimmed back and parish roads and lanes are kept clear from overhanging trees. This year, due to Covid-19, the Branchage took place on bikes rather than the customary coach.

A somewhat reduced team met at the Parish Hall and, as the weather was good, they took up the opportunity to use the bikes provided by Evie Bikes. The Rector, two Centeniers, two Vingteniers and member of the Roads Committee joined the Connétable, with two more senior members following in a car with the customary measuring pole that was difficult to carry on a bike! The Law requires that there is a clearance of 12 feet over main roads and by-roads, 8 feet over footpaths and all trimmings are cleared from the road / footpath etc. If a landowner fails to keep their vegetation under control they can face fines of up to £100. The new experience of being on bikes proved to be worthwhile, with more fines being issued, mostly related to parishioners not picking up their trimmings or not picking them up thoroughly, which might well have been missed had everyone been sat in a coach. The law might have been around for more than 100 years, but perhaps a new trend is beginning…?

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FEATURE The development of Trinity Parish There have been a number of articles in the Tattler describing particular events or periods in the history of the Parish and it was felt that we might try to give an account of its general development over a time-scale for which there was historical evidence. This means essentially looking at the two earliest detailed maps of the island and comparing them with a plan of the modern parish.

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It is easy to forget, with our stringent planning laws, that in the not too distant past, people could build a house anywhere they wanted to. So, given that scope, how were the first building plots chosen? Why build here and not there? Perhaps it was not quite so simple. When the Fiefs were active the Seigneur would surely have had a say. Later the choice may well have had much to do with the availability of fresh water, shelter and the type of land most suited to the dominant agricultural trade of the time. Access to such roads, as there were, would have been important for merchants and traders. The first map we look at is the Duke of Richmond’s map (undertaken in 1787 and published in 1795). A political ally of Pitt the Younger, the 3rd Duke was a progressive and reformist British Master General of the Ordnance and was responsible for laying the foundations of what was to become the Ordnance Survey map of Great Britain. This map shows all dwellings in the island at the time and is an important indicator of the main areas of collective occupation at a time just before the threat emerged of a possible invasion by Bonaparte. Parish Church but is very interesting to note that the road from the top of Bouley Bay Hill which One of the most striking things about follows the modern Route de Boulay, Rue du Carrefour and Rue du Travers is, for its time, quite Left: this map is the very large number of densely populated with many of the dwellings no longer in existence. Road from Bouley Bay Below: orchards which supported a thriving It is tempting to conclude that this was an important thoroughfare between Bouley Bay and St The spring and lavoir on cider-making trade. For instance, La Helier before General Don built his more direct military roads. The construction of the new road Bouley Bay Hill Ville-a-l’ Évècque, showing eleven from St Helier to Trinity Church and beyond in the Napoleonic era would have made this old route : Top right dwellings, was almost totally surrounded much less travelled and properties that might have been old and insubstantial would probably have The stonework at the junction of Rue du Travers and La Rue by orchards. By showing each and every been abandoned in favour of new sites on busier highways. du Mont Pellier indicates that orchard across the island, Richmond was There was another cluster of dwellings along the section of the St Helier road between Rue this was once an important clearly making a statement about the Jacques and Les Ifs which retained their importance when the new road went directly past them. thoroughfare economic importance of the trade. Sixty years later we get the Hugh Godfrey map which shows all dwellings in the island and the Another area with a significant number of dwellings, also surrounded by names of the proprietors. By this time, thanks no doubt to the General, the road now goes all the orchards was just north of what is now Woodside Farm. way down to Bouley Bay. A five-mile stone is indicated just above the harbour and the harbour wall Away from the orchard fields, however, we look for groups of is shown. Also, the new road to Rozel had been completed. dwellings and can see immediately that there were at least nine dwellings The houses along Rue du Travers are still shown on this 1859 map, but there still is no sign at the junction of what is now La Vieille Charriere and Rue de l’Epine. of the Primary School. Coming along to the Parish Church we find a dwelling called ‘Vue du They must surely have been somehow associated with fishing and the Temple’ on the corner opposite Maison Maret’. This is believed to have been a shop, where there important trading routes between Bouley Bay and the Cotentin Peninsula. now stands a fine ‘conker’ tree and below this is a property called the ‘Drill Hall’ which in later life The renowned historian, Joan Stevens, recorded the existence of a became ‘The British’ pub before disappearing from whence it came. property called La Binaud, now demolished, with 16th century features at Ville ès Normans is shown, but with the road passing much closer to the houses than it does the bottom of Rue de l’Epine. Richmond shows the road going from the nowadays. The interesting thing here is that no less than four of the six dwellings shown here are bottom of La Vieille Charriere directly across the hillside past the lavoir owned by M. P. Norman and a fifth by M. I. Norman. It requires little effort to see how the area got and connecting with Les Vieilles Charrieres on the other side and up to its name. where The Mount now stands. The parish boundary with St. John shows an area around Hautes Croix which seems to be an Interestingly the lavoir is inscribed with the initials of those who anomaly given that the rest of the border runs along Rue du Bechets ès Cats and La Grande Route were permitted to use it. There is no road recorded as going down from de St. Jean. The story has it that this area was ceded to Trinity by the Parish of St John in lieu of an here to the bay so it must have been no more than a footpath at best, unpaid debt. Revenues from the rates presumably being the crux of the deal. probably an extension of the perquage sanctuary pathway from the Parish Whilst the number of properties had increased over the years there was still no particular Church. There are quite a few dwellings also in the other direction as we density of occupation which could be thought of as the heart of the Parish. This was to change go up l’Epine towards Rue des Fontaines which suggest that this was a when Victoria Village was built, but it was village in name only lacking any of the amenities we main road leading up to the Parish Church from the bay at that time. The normally associate with ‘village’. Ironically the two small shops which predated the development abundance of freshwater springs in the area allowed the steep, narrow are now both gone. lane to have at least two drinking troughs for horses. Whilst four Much more in the village tradition is the area around the Parish Church which now includes dwellings are shown at Egypt, disappointingly there is no indication on Le Grand Clos for first-time buyers and Les Maisons Cabot for our more senior parishioners, as this map, or any later ones, of the existence of a dwelling on the track well as a thriving pub and village shop, one of the last remaining convenience stores in the Parish. going down from Egypt to Petit Port. The remnants of this house are still Within living memory there were four small shops on La Route de Trinité and one at Le Vesconte visible. Given its isolated situation and obvious importance, judging by Monument as well as this one. the corbelled fireplace remnants, the mystery surrounding this ancient I’m sure that many people alive today could not have imagined such changes since the war house is intriguing. and only a very brave or foolish person would try to predict what the parish will look like seventy Moving inland, the next sizeable collection of dwellings is around the years from now.

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FEATURE Looking backat Trinity Battle of Flowers The Jersey Battle of Flowers, similarly to other public events, has been a casualty of the Covid-19 Left top: Arabian Nights – 1990 pandemic this year, causing its Above left: That’s the way to do it – 1991 cancellation for the first time since Left: Ooh la la – 1993 its revival in 1951. Below: 1994 –Eye of the Tiger won A parade along Victoria Avenue, with floats mainly decorated with Prix d’Excellence the highest award ever achieved by the hydrangeas, was inaugurated in 1902 to celebrate the coronation of King Parish –1994 Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. The First World War interrupted the Top: tradition and it was not until 1928 that the Battle made a comeback at All you need is Love –1995 Springfield where it was held until 1938. The threat of war meant the 1939 event was abandoned and it was not until 1951 that the event was revived back on Victoria Avenue. The largest attendance was recorded in 1969, during the heyday of tourism, when some 60,000 people were present. As a regular participant, Trinity can look back on many wonderful senior and junior floats since its revival in THANK 1989. It has won numerous awards over the 31 years, including the Grand Prix des Paroisses on many occasions, YOU TO and the carnival atmosphere trophy, reflecting the great EVERYONE community spirit that can be found at Trinity. It is great to WHO HAS take home a trophy or two as a reward for all the hard work that’s been put in, but having fun, making friends and SUPPORTED learning new skills is what Trinity is all about. BATTLE IN Hopefully some sort of normality will return so we can get back on track for next year with float preparations, THE PAST AND social and fundraising events. In the meantime, here’s a HOPEFULLY collection of photos from the archives looking back on some great memories. Not enough space to include every WE WILL SEE year , so you can find a list of all the Parish floats since YOU ALL SOON. 1989 on page 24

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Above: Juniors – Old woman who lived in a shoe – 1995 Below: Tequila – 2015 Above top: Le Grand Cirque a L'Ancienne de la Trinite – 2012 Above: Rock around the Clock – 2013 Top right: Neptune’s kingdom – 2004 Right: Alice in Wonderland – 2003

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1989 All that Jazz 1990 Arabian Delights 1991 That’s the way to do it 1992 Odyssey 1993 Ooh la la 1994 Eye of the Tiger Above: 1995 All you need is Love Super Heroes – 2011 Left: 1996 Mexicana Around the world in 80 days 1997 New York, New York – 2005 1998 Up, up and away 1999 Jungle Boogie 2000 Alien Invasion 2001 Peacock Throne 2002 Dino Circus 2003 Alice in Wonderland 2004 Neptune’s Kingdom 2005 Around the world in 80 days 2006 Fen Zheng 2007 Sanjaya Above: 2008 My Fair Lady Fen Zheng – 2006 Left: 2009 50 years of Durrell My Fair Lady – 2008 Below: 2010 Walking on Sunshine 50 years of Durrell – 2008 2011 Super Heroes 2012 Le Grand Cirque a L'Ancienne de la Trinite 2013 Rock around the Clock 2014 Oh I do like to be beside the seaside 2015 Tequila 2016 Poultry in Motion 2017 Charlie’s Candy Land 2018 La Cage aux Folles 2019 The Ghost Bride

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PARISH Water mills Like modern-day emerging green technologies, of Trinity the ancient mills, being essentially of two types; wind and water, were dependent on weather and had to The ancient commerce of Jersey was contend with vagaries of climate, but neither were they measured not in gold or silver, but in free of disruption by human interference. In 1660 measures of wheat, the staple crop Josué Jennes, the miller at Ponterrin was taken to task, not first the first or last time, by the millers and the most convenient way of downstream of him at Paul, Grands Vaux, Malassis and regulating the level of trade. It proved Prieuré for releasing water at night and swamping their also to be a most effective way for the mill ponds. By the late 1700s, control of the mills had powers-that-were to levy taxes been grasped by a small number of families, often related through marriage which created, in the view of through control of the essential the Gazette de Jersey, an ‘abominable monopoly’. process that converted grain into Little was done to rectify this abuse which culminated flour; in other words, milling. The in the bread riots of 1847. first mills were probably built by the There is no trace of Moulin de Haut which, according to old maps, was somewhere in the vicinity seigneurs of the many fiefs that were of Trinity Primary School at the confluence of two established in the wake of the streams. Moulin de Bas is a fine house some half a mile Norman conquest and were an downstream which has a restored wheel. An engraving important source of revenue for them of 1900 shows the old wheel still intact but a later one shows only the spindles. Ponterrin mill, the third on by taking a proportion (tithe) of the same stream, now exists as a ruin but was product. established at least as early as 1066 when it is mentioned in a decree of Duke William of Normandy Many ancient mills in Jersey were water mills but there (the Conqueror). The fourth Trinity mill was Augres, were a number of windmills on higher ground from St which was situated in Vallee des Vaux some few Ouen through St Peter, Mont Mado and Rozel to hundred yards above Nicolle mill and is now better Grouville. Water mills, however, were much more known as The Harvest Barn. Further downstream, in numerous on lower ground along the streams that flowed St. Helier, was Grand Vaux mill which took extra flow down the valleys all across the island. Trinity had only from a millpond in Trinity in the fief of Dielament. four; Moulin de Haut, Moulin de Bas, Ponterrin and It’s odd to think that for centuries wind and water Augres. One has disappeared, two have left ruins and one were the dynamos of the economy before becoming Top: Moulin de Bas has been restored. almost redundant but are now, once again although in Above: Ponterrin Mill Below: When the English Crown battled over its French greatly modified form, becoming one of the main The water meadows below lands, losing all eventually, Jersey remained under its Trinity School whose streams sources of power taking the modern world into a used to feed two water mills control and many of the mills became King’s Mills whose sustainable future. revenue went to the ruling monarch, but none of the Trinity mills were considered sufficiently large to gain royal attention.

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Right: Meet Le Trinn’tais: John with his sisters Margaret and Eileen in 1944 Below right: John and Doreen on their John engagement in 1962 Le Sueur Gallichan There can be no one more ‘Trinn’tais than John Le Sueur Gallichan. John has served our parish as a Constable’s Officer, Roads’ Inspector, Procureur and then as our Connétable for 12 years, keeping up the tradition of honorary service that has been in his family for generations. But there’s more to it than that. John is a man of the people. The pictures tell the story of a sportsman, farmer, actor, public familyspeaker, man (who has recently become a great-grandfather), and a good all-round fun person who gets stuck in with anything and everything, with no messing about!

Above: Trinity FC – Winners of Division IV in 1968-1969

Right and far right: Battle of Flowers fun – as Ringsmaster in 2012 and with Jane Rueb and Aynslie Le Brun in 2010 Above: Introducing the Queen to parishioners in 2005

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from 1945 – 1964. He was ahead of his time and John loved to go and stay with him at Roche d’Or, recalling how exciting it was to watch the black and white TV bought in 1953 to watch the Queen’s Coronation. John loved the farm and had no hesitation in joining his father at Le Hurel when he left school. By this time he had joined the Young Farmer’s Club and went on to be their Chairman. This gave Above: him a good grounding The family in 2013 on in public speaking and John’s 70th birthday Top right: his enviable gift to be On the farm in 2008 able to stand up and Right: speak eloquently Delivering the address to without a note. the States on 9th May 2013 It was at the Young Farmers Below: In the stocks! that John met Doreen Le Masurier and they married at Trinity Church in 1964 where they have been worshipping ever since. The couple have two children; John and Sarah, seven grandchildren and one great grand-daughter. John’s son, John Jnr joined him on the farm in 1985 and they made the conscious decision to focus solely on dairy, with 90 milkers in their herd at one time. As the herd reduced and it became less viable to be a small dairy farmer, the hard decision John was born in was made to give up the cows in 2008 and the following year the outbuildings were converted 1943 during the into self-catering units. Occupation and John’s honorary service began at the age of 21 when he joined the Honorary Police and he lived on the farm recalls going on early morning patrols in the valleys towards Grand Vaux when the hunt was on at Le Hurel with for Edward Paisnel. He fought an election to become Procureur in August 1995, narrowly his parents and beating Bill Corson 224 votes to 222 on a warm summer’s evening. He also faced an election two sisters; against Roselle Godeaux for Connétable when Roy Cabot retired in 2002 and went on to lead Margaret and the parish until 2014. He loved his time as Connétable, particularly dealing with people and Eileen. By his never had any problems making decisions. own admission, John has three highlights during his time as Connétable; creating housing for first-time he was ‘a bit of buyers in the parish, thanks to the gift of land from Mrs Edwards, creating public footpaths a brat’ as a which have been so well used, especially during the pandemic and, finally, introducing the child; a typical Queen to parishioners sat in the front row in Liberation Square on the 60th anniversary of our boy with two Liberation. older sisters. He went with them to school at Helvetia until he During his tenure, John set up the Twinning of Trinity with Agon-Coutainville in 2004, was old enough to transfer to Victoria College Prep. took over the Liberation Supper from Ebenezer in 2005, was, and still is, a staunch supporter of Growing up, sport featured highly and every Sunday all the children in the area Trinity Battle of Flowers and the 3-in-1 Club, is an unofficial Trinity walking guide and has would congregate at the Ahiers at La Garenne, to play cricket in the summer and football caused much laughter in his appearances in the Battle of Flowers pantomimes. in the winter. If there was a match on at Springfield, John would often get a lift from An energetic go-getter, it would be difficult to find anyone who knows their parish better Lawrence de Gruchy’s father, on the back of his motor bike, to watch the match. He was than John does. He is Trinn’tais through and through and the parish is all the better for it. in the school football and cricket teams and his reports note that if he spent as much time on his work as he did on his sport, he would do well! John’s maternal grandfather, John Ernest Cabot (Papa Cabot), was Connétable CONTINUED

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FEATURE Meet Le Trinn’tais: CONTINUED 1. How long have you lived Ville-à-l’Evêque in the Parish? 77 years. Right: 2. What’s the best thing Cottage Ville-à-l’Evêque about living in Trinity? Cottage The rural aspect of the parish. Readers may be aware that Below: Bishopstown 3. What’s been the best day Ville-à-l’Evêque Cottage, where of your life so far? the late John & Bobbie Gruchy Becoming Connétable, because it’s such an honour to serve the lived for many years, will be parish. demolished should a current 4. What is your favourite Parish memory? application to redevelop the site Winning the Trinity Shield against St Saviour at Springfield to build three new houses be in the 1960’s. They had 10 approved. Hence it’s an Muratti players in their team and we were definitely the opportune time to record the underdogs! cottage’s history whilst it is still 5. What’s the biggest change there to be appreciated. you’ve seen in the Island over the years? Occupying a prominent roadside position, its original We’ve lost the agricultural feel of name was 'Le Jardin du Bouillon’ (“The Garden of the the parish. At one time, almost every Bubbling Stream”) taken from the name of the meadow property in Trinity was a farm and we had the largest number of herds of “Le Pré du Bouillon” upon which it was built. The plot cattle. Now there is just one herd left was acquired in March 1735 as part of a family at Trinity Manor. inheritance by Edouard Nicolle from his eldest brother picturesque name, and ancestry.com have identified its 6. Who stands out as a Philippe who retained the meadow which borders both provenance to have been part of Bishopstown, which incidentally was also originally known as Ville-à-l’Evêque until about 1900 — memorable Parish personality Rue de la Monnaie and Rue de la Fontaine. The name is most apposite as the meadow is prone to flooding, and presumably commercial & postal communications necessitated a (past or present) and why? even the roads are inundated from time to time as the change! Alan Whicker. He was the forerunner

of travel programmes on TV. Even with local residents are well aware. The cottage for some time was also owned by the Biard his knowledge of the world, he still Though omitted from John McCormack’s book family, from which La Biarderie takes its name, and after 1791 chose to live in Trinity. Channel Island Houses, there can be no reasonable was owned by several families including a de la Mare, Cabot, 7. Where’s your favourite spot in doubt that the cottage which Edouard built in about Blampied, Corbel, de Gruchy, Le Poidevin, and Hocquard, until the Parish? 1735 is one of only three surviving houses in John Gruchy acquired it in 1957. In all, the cottage was probably White Rock looking out towards Rozel Ville-à-l’Evêque village shown on the Duke of home for up to nine generations of families over the past almost Fort, the Écréhous and seeing the coast Richmond Survey (undertaken in 1787 and published 300 years.

of France on a summer’s evening. in 1795). This is apparent from the stonework, The cottage also has its place in the evolution of the village 8. Which Islander (past or present) confirmed by Dr John Renouf, and its profile, typical of settlement. Ville-à-l’Evêque dating from the 1500s and La would you like to chat to over a vernacular single storey cottage of the period. It is Biarderie (1600s) are examples of rural farmsteads of their time, dinner? possible that the brick chimneys with their drip stones and Ville-à-l’Evêque Cottage is the only example of a humbler Senator John Le Marquand. He or ‘witches’ seats’ built for a thatched roof are also vernacular cottage, often built as a subsidiary dwelling to the instigated the Young Farmers’ Club original, and it is hoped to obtain this confirmed by main family farmstead, surviving from the 1700s. La Fontaine, a and was also President of Education. ‘ scientific analysis. substantial farm group, dates from the early 1800s, and La Mare 9. If you could change one In 1741 following Philippe’s death, Edouard d’Angot’s bakehouse and Lockley, a gentleman’s rural house, thing on the Island, what acquired the principal farmstead from his older brother date from the mid 1800s. The ‘abreuvoir’ (watering place) built would that be? Jean’s curator on terms that he might take particular in 1899 and the former Roman Catholic Chapel (1924) Get back to having more care of his brother during his life-time “as would be complete the varied range of rural buildings, all located within conversations, rather than being so reliant on technology. Society has gone pleasing to God”. The identity of the farmstead has not 200 yards of the cottage, and all are listed buildings save the too far and we should not lose sight of been identified until very recently. The four main farm cottage. Bishopstown sadly was demolished in the 1970s, the the importance of just speaking to holdings in the village, Bishopstown with “14 acres” only vestige of its former status being Edouard’s grandson’s people! (per 1851 Census), Ville-à-l’Evêque next door, La listed marriage-stone in the wall alongside Rue de la Fontaine. 10. Can you describe our Fontaine, and La Biarderie (formerly Pam & Buzz The Statement of Significance records it as a “good example of a Parish in 3 words? Cabot’s home), were all owned at one time by different late C18 marriage-stone which is characteristic of Jersey’s Scenic, Rural, Beauty. families of Nicolles — the former Lieut.Bailiff Jurat Paul architectural traditions”. As the cottage is the remaining link Nicolle being a descendant of a past owner of La with Bishopstown, the irony of its potential loss is obvious. Fontaine. However, clues, such as the cottage’s

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FEATURE A blast from the past Arthur Le Grand is Trinity ‘born and bred’. He! is the younger brother of Jim & Harold, and the only one in the family to be born at Crown Lodge, Trinity (in 1936). He moved to the cottage in La Rue es Pelles in 1941 and then on to L’abri in 1947. Starting at Trinity school, he was there until he went by scholarship to the States Intermediate School and then Hautlieu in 1952 when it first opened. Working for three years at Television Research Ltd, mostly at Les Platons, he left Jersey in 1957 and served five happy years in the Royal Air Force as a radio technician. He worked at the General Electric company in Coventry from 1962 Furthermore, when they realised they Above: for 30 years and still lives there today. He shares a Arthur Le Grand, aged were locked in and couldn’t get out 20, during his first few wonderful story... through the door, they went to a window weeks at RAF Wilmslow looking out onto the main road and were In the 1940s - 1950s, the Sunday School used to meet in the Trinity day school in able to attract the attention of a man their groups from 10am until about 10.35am before making its way to the church, passing in the road and he came over to see what he could do. walking up the road to the morning service. My mother had been the school caretaker Because these windows opened in swivel action, the ladies were from about 1947 and she used to go to open the school for 10 o’clock and go back to able to get out only with great difficulty one at the time, very much lock the main door after the Sunday School had left the building. I suggested to her helped by the gentleman as the window opening was quite a few that as I was in the Sunday School, it would be helpful if I took the school keys with me feet from the ground! to unlock the school and later to lock up when everyone had cleared from it. I would One can imagine the gentleman probably trying to ‘avert his return the keys to her when I came back from church. This was agreed. eyes’ as he helped each teacher down from the window. But In about 1950 there was one Sunday when as usual I locked up the school main possibly in those days of ‘Sunday bloomers’, the sights before his door on seeing that everyone was out of the building and on their way up the road to eyes were more than he could have ever bargained for! We’ll church. I joined the tail end and we reached the church and sat as usual, the boys never know. sitting on the left of the aisle and the girls on the right. I noticed that not all the lady When my mother on the Monday morning related to the head teachers had arrived - in fact three came in halfway through the service looking rather master what had happened he had a smile on his face. “Mrs Le flustered. Grand,” he said “You tell Arthur he did quite right. They had no After the service, I was immediately the subject of their indignation! “That boy Le business to go poking around in the school where they shouldn’t Grand locked us in the school!” is what was being said of me. I was certain there had have been!” Of course I had not done ‘quite right’ as although I been nobody left in the school when I locked the door, as all were out on the pavement had locked the teachers in, it had been in total innocence - a rare on their way up to church. Then these ladies told me they had gone to look at property of mine in those days, as some might remember! something in the rear part of the building and were behind a closed door! (Two of the teachers were probably the Godeaux sisters: Lilian and Jarnet).

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Imagine the excitement, then, when Trinity the accident-prone but affable slapstick clown, a sort of prototype Mr Bean, turned up at Trinity School Temps on a charity fundraising visit to Jersey. The event, probably in 1963 Passé but possibly in 1962, was recorded by the Evening Post (as the newspaper was then simply known) in MrPastry this happy scene. Mr Pastry, otherwise known as actor and comedian Richard Hearne, was at Trinity crowning his long film and TV career with the presidency of the Lord’s Taverners charity and raising money School for hydrotherapy pools for children. building extensions that has One of the first performers to have their own television show, You have to be a created today’s school, still a main Richard Hearne (1908-1979) had created Mr Pastry for a stage pillar of parish life. show in 1936. Made up as an old man with a walrus moustache, he certain age to Some of the children pictured went on to play the character in several cinema films in the 1950’s here in the early Sixties will be remember Mr and on television from 1946 until the final series in 1962, around taking their grandchildren to the the time of his visit to Jersey. Pastry, but in the school these days. They might have Mr Pastry also enjoyed popularity in France, where he was fun trying to spot their (much) early days of known as Papa Gateau, and appeared on America’s celebrated Ed younger selves. children’s Sullivan Show. Richard Hearne, who was also considered for the role of the first Dr Who, was made OBE for his charity work, in which he television he was helped to finance hundreds of hydrotherapy pools. This nostalgic picture also offers a reminder of how the main about as big a star hall of Trinity School, which could be divided into classrooms by as they come. those wood and glass partitions, used to look before the series of

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FEATURE First baby aye-aye to be hand-reared at Globally, this aye-aye is only the fifth baby to be fully hand-reared to this Jersey Zoo age and brings the total number of aye-ayes at Jersey Zoo to nine. Quickly On Friday 15th May, keepers at Jersey sexed as female and fondly named by her keepers as Mifaly, meaning ‘playful’ and Zoo were delighted to welcome the second ‘to rejoice’ in Malagasy, she was also one baby aye-aye of 2020 to the Durrell of the smallest babies on record, family, born to mother Zanvie and father weighing only 65g. Newborn aye-ayes would usually weigh between Pan. However, this time around, zoo staff 90g–120g, but Mifaly has progressed needed to intervene to ensure the survival extremely well and has now more than trebled her birth weight. of this precious youngster. Rachel continued, “It has been an incredible privilege to witness the Sadly, the infant was rejected by its mother, and keepers had to infant’s growth and development, as step in to hand-rear the baby. Despite the zoo staff’s efforts to normally baby aye-ayes stay hidden in encourage Zanvie to care for her young, she appears to lack the nest for the first couple of months, maternal instincts. so we don’t get to see what they are Senior Mammal Keeper, Rachel Cowen, said, doing in there! It’s been amazing to see how instinctive some of their behaviours are. She has “Unfortunately, Zanvie doesn’t seem to want to feed her recently started to ‘tap’ things in her box and then try to chew on them – this is her beginning to offspring or curl up around them to keep them warm. Two of her practice the percussive foraging behaviour that aye-ayes do in the wild, which enables them to access infants have been successfully hand-reared before while Zanvie their favourite juicy grubs and insects from under the tree bark. She is incredibly playful and to have resided at Bristol Zoo, so we knew that we might have to another female in the population is fantastic news for the conservation of this rare species.” hand-rear this baby. The global captive population of aye-ayes is The aye-aye is a species of lemur from Madagascar and, like many primates native to the island, quite small, and there aren’t very many females of breeding age it’s an endangered species. Given the serious state of their population in the wild, this precious new in the European population, so it is still really important for baby is a welcome addition to the captive breeding programme. Zanvie to breed, as she is the daughter of wild-born aye-aye The baby aye-aye born in March to Ala and Pan is developing well and has now been sexed as a Patrice, who was brought back from Madagascar by Gerald male. Zoo staff say he is getting braver and more confident at moving around the enclosure, but is Durrell in 1990 and still lives at Jersey Zoo today.” still a little shy around the keepers. Jersey Zoo is open to all visitors, with the majority of outdoor and indoor areas now open, and we encourage all parishioners to visit and support this world-famous attraction that is right on our doorstep. Unfortunately, the aye-aye building is currently closed due to physical distancing measures, but the zoo team hopes to open it again soon so that visitors can see this year’s exciting new arrivals.

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Meet the Parish Solid returns Team with Savings You may have noticed that the flower borders Accounts from around the Parish Hall have been looking particularly colourful this year. This is down to our two parish gardeners, Adam and JP, (officially Skipton, made titled ‘Gardener and Maintenance Operatives’) who planted the area. This year for the first time with you in they have been able to save themselves around an hour a day of manual watering following the mind installation of a new automatic irrigation system.

The summer months keep them busy with strimming, hedge-cutting, weeding and mowing common areas including our parish walks and paths. Residents at Maison Cabot and Le Grand Clos will be familiar with their weekly visit to keep the outdoor areas mown, clean and tidy. Adam admits that he particularly enjoys helping out the with odd light-bulb change, or battery replacement during his rounds at Maison Cabot. During the autumn and winter months their focus moves to maintaining parish gullies and drains to prevent blockages and flooding, especially as the autumn leaves fall, but two jobs that they do throughout the year may surprise you! They are responsible for manually winding the When investing your money in a deposit account, church clock every Friday and ensuring that the batteries in the parish speedometer do not run out! attractive interest rates and friendly, efficient service Above: The Parish Hall flower borders is a winning combination. Enjoy solid returns with Below: Adam and JP savings accounts from Skipton, an award winning Channel Island bank dedicated to providing high levels of service, with you in mind.

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Patrycja Bosak was born and grew up in Krakow, Poland, the middle one of three sisters. Her elder sister has two children at home and her “ ” younger sister is here in Jersey, working as a dental nurse. Her father New normal , is a highly-skilled stonemason and works on church restoration projects in Austria when he's not at home. Patrycja’s mother visited Jersey earlier this year and then got caught in the lockdown. As a new face at result, she got to see a lot of the Island whilst here and loved it but was anxious to get back home and see her nieces. At high school, Patrycja was a noted runner and basketball player. Trinity Arms She also played the piano. Now, however, exercise is limited to salsa with her boyfriend, manager of The White Horse, another Liberation pub at Le Dicq. Lockdown has done strange things to one’s sense of time, Her university studies were unusually relevant: she studied yet it seems only a short while ago (actually, it was Tattler psychiatry with particular reference to the rehabilitation of prisoners No. 17) that the new Trinity Arms and its manageress Vivi and the problems of alcohol-caused offending. Not, of course, that she Ciupeiu were being introduced to our readers. Within what has needed to draw on her studies while running the Trinity Arms! It was after she began work in a restaurant to help finance her studies seemed like the blink of an eye (but actually around that she found herself in love with what we now call “hospitality” and December last year) Vivi had decided to move on. For a stayed. She finished her studies, got her degree, but after spells in brief period the Operations Head at Liberation Group was marketing and wedding planning looked for ways to get back to doing what she enjoyed. the approved manager and then we entered the Long Three years ago she came to Jersey to do seasonal work for the Drought: no pubs for the foreseeable future. Shortly before Norfolk Hotel, had a spell waitressing at Pizza Express and then moved then, a new manageress appeared and now she has emerged to Liberation Group and straight to the Trinity Arms at the beginning of this year. again, bright, happy and efficient as before. Liberation Group ensured all staff were paid during lockdown, and Patrycja checked up on The Arms at least twice a week during the period. In March they had been due to hire seasonal staff but when lockdown came along they decided against it. That has left the pub a bit short-staffed now, but they’re coping. Some of the staff who were on board at the start of lockdown have moved to different pubs within the group and so some new hires were needed. However, Patrycja knew enough people whom she’d worked with before and soon filled the gaps. The two weeks spent setting up to come out of lockdown were busy. For a start there was a 15-page risk assessment and checklist to implement, measures including separate entrance and exit, arrows on the floor, single-use menus, for example. Some tables indoors are smaller to allow for better distancing, upholstered chairs have been replaced with wooden ones that are easier to clean. And the drill is that when not being used, tables and chairs should be cleaned every two minutes or so. Cutlery, napkins and condiments now come to the table on a separate plate, and the mustard, ketchup and other sauces are now in plastic sachets. Outside has involved some heavier lifting with a number of tables having to be moved away, but the outside eating area certainly looks as big as ever. Fortunately for us, the Trinity Arms was one of the first four Liberation Group’s pubs to re-open. Customer numbers are picking up, particularly in the evenings. The welcome is warm, the food is good. So come along!

Left: Patrycja Bosak, the new manageress at the Trinity Arms

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