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See more @locateguernsey To find out more contact Andrew Carey on: +44 (0)7911 719082 or email: [email protected] locateguernsey.com English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Heritage/Heritage English CLF DISPLAY TEMPLATE new.indd 115 25/04/2016 15:29:24 Chesneys Advertorial.indd 45 04/07/2018 12:40 News Edited by Annunciata Elwes Clear skies ahead Guernsey airline Aurigny hopes to get its hands on new fog-beating technology that could see flight delays due to bad weather dramatically reduced. The prototype involves infra-red cameras for pilots, which can cut the number of times a plane cannot land due to fog by 50%. Aurigny’s flight operations director Nigel Moll calls the ClearVision technology a game changer’ and the company is pitching the case to its shareholders. ‘We would like to be one of the first, if not the first, customers for this system, ays Mr Moll. Art of the matter SLANDER and art collector David to exhibit their work on the island and IUmmels is calling for Guernsey to brings over an artist in residence every have its own ‘iconic’ Arts venue and has year. This year, an ink drawing (above) told the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce by Olivia Kemp, former artist in resi- Les not-so-Misérables that the artworks would be free. dence, is one of 100 works personally ICTOR HUGO’S Guernsey home and his house, where he was inspired to Hauteville House (top) is still just as it appeared ‘I know six or seven world-class art selected by The Prince of Wales for an is set to be restored to its former write Les Misérables and Les Travailleurs when Victor Hugo wrote Les Misérables (above) collectors who love Guernsey and live exhibition to mark his 70th birthday glory, after a €3 million donation de la Mer among other works, has been pre- here,’ says Mr Ummels. ‘Out of love, they at Buckingham Palace, London SW1. from billionaire François Pinault, served as he had it. His writing room at the up the west side to Port Soif. Some say he would lend their artwork free to curate ‘Prince and Patron’ opens on July 21 Vfather-in-law of Hollywood actress Selma Hayek. top of the house enjoys panoramic views out regularly met his mistress, Juliette Drouet, at something world-class, so we can sup- until September 30 in the State Rooms. Hauteville House, St Peter Port, is where to sea towards France. Victoria Tower (built in 1848 to commemorate port our tourism infrastructure and Currently, Art for Guernsey is run- the French Romantic poet and novelist, who However, while restoration is under way Queen Victoria’s visit), where the pair engraved offer something to our local commu- ning a programme in which some 18 spent his life arguing against the death and the house is closed, visitors are encour- their initials. Guernsey Museum at Candie nity. However, the venue is not there.’ schools on the island are loaned art- penalty and was a little too politically active aged to roam the island that Hugo loved. He Gardens is holding an exhibition of his draw- Mr Ummels is the founder of charit- works of museum quality, the study for Napoleon III’s liking, retreated to in exile. liked to swim at Havelet Bay, for example, ings this summer, entitled ‘Hugo: Visions able initiative Art for Guernsey, which of which is incorporated into the curri- Hugo lived on Guernsey for 15 years (1855–70) and walk along the coast to Fermain Bay or of Exile’ (until September 16). invites internationally renowned artists culum. Visit www.artforguernsey.com Hold the phone Show me the money A Guernsey school is pioneering the use of a parental-control app A fund created earlier this year to boost the island’s to help pupil develop a healthy relationship with the internet economy has made its first foray into investment. The and social media’. Staff at the 455-year-old Elizabeth College, idea behind the Guernsey Investment Fund, which is an independent boys chool in St Peter Port, found parents were privately and publicly backed and run by an independent increasingly worried about the pervasiveness of technology in board, is to support entrepreneurs and benefit the children’s lives. An app called FamilyTime, which restricts how Bailiwick of Guernsey by creating jobs and opportunities. much time can be spent on a device and what can be done with it, Public money amounts to £25 million and the board proved to be a possible solution after a trial. It is now mandatory for Year 7 is strict about keeping details private, but acknowledges pupils to have FamilyTime on their phones, installed and managed by parents, that four investments have been made so far. Initially, with access to non-educational resources blocked from 8.25am to 4pm. the intention was to suppor technology and innovation ‘We don’t have an issue with boys doing what they should be doing in class, companies’, but the brief has widened to include but we do have an issue with [them] using their devices during break times,’ property and infrastructure. The fund is seek- explains Dave Costen, Elizabeth College’s director of digital learning They’re ing applications from both large businesses and spending time on their screens and, although they’re talking to each other, entrepreneurs that require only a few Taste of the sea they’re not looking at each other. It’s that aspect of students elfare that we’re thousand pounds. For details, visit NEW Guernsey sea salt is on the scene and it comes in six different infu- interested in. We’re also looking to teach them a little bit of self-moderation.’ Earlier this year, a football match on Guernsey had www.ravenscroftgroup.com/guernsey- A sions, including kelp and lemon and thyme. Launched some six months If the initiative proves successful, it will be rolled out to the incoming to be abandoned after a pitch invasion by a herd of investment-fund, telephone 01481 732746 ago, Ètaï Organic uses fresh seawater from the islands of Guernsey, Herm Year 7 and 9 classes next September. Mr Costen reports that feedback 200 cows; players used corner flags to round them or email [email protected] and Sark, which is then sterilised, triple-filtered and slowly evaporated.