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Tel 505460 The symbol that offers our customers every protection. www.jec.co.uk/directdebit elcome to the September edition of the Town Crier. WSummer in St Helier is festival season and we have lots Contents to report on with some stunning photographs of the range of events Parish matters – A Ceremony of Light 4 that have taken place in our Parish. Constable’s Comment 6 First and foremost there was the Battle of Flowers, and St Helier made a The French Connection 8 triumphant return to the Island's carnival with its seaside St Helier schools 10 holiday themed float. The Fête de St Hélier took place in the previous month and proved to be as successful as the first Town Centre news 10 year with the town centre transformed by colourful stalls, The Beauty Wand 11 fairground rides and local musicians, while the Havre des Pas Seaside Festival was also a great success. A more News from the Parish Nurseries 12 sombre note was struck at the commemoration of the Town Church and Rectory costs 12 outbreak of the first World War held in the Royal Square 13 on 4th August, and we have had a lot of positive feedback Painless weight loss at Slimming Together following the in depth four page feature on the subject of Fête de St Helier 2014 14 the Great War in last month's Town Crier. 16 Not content with winning 'Best Parish' in the Britain 20,000 flowers beside the sea in Bloom competition, St Helier's Parks and Gardens Battle of Flowers 18 Department, assisted by the Community in Bloom Group, Crossing Pegasus Bridge 19 has won 'Best Display' in the national flowerbed category at RHS Tatton Park flower show, competing against large Jersey Fertility Support 20 councils like Preston, Manchester and Birmingham. Back at Your vote, your say 21 home, the Parish held its own horticultural competition for schools, businesses, private homes and al fresco areas, and Havre des Pas Seaside Festival 22 the Assembly Room was packed for the awards evening, View on St Helier 24 showing how much pride St Helier residents and businesses 26 take in keeping our environment attractive and welcoming. Parish Notice Board Our parishioners continue to show their appreciation of the Jèrriais by Geraint Jennings 28 work of the Municipal Services Department, including its Organisations in St Helier 28 refuse and recycling collections, street cleaning, roads maintenance and public toilet provision, in the feedback Dates for your diary 29 they send in by letter, telephone and email. The St Helier Gazette 30

The St Helier Town Crier is published by the Parish of St Helier in association with MailMate. Parish of St Helier: Town Hall, PO Box 50, York Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 8PA www.sthelier.je Editorial contact: Annie Le Noury T: (01534) 811821 E: [email protected] MailMate: Le Quai Bisson, Le Boulevard, St Aubin, Jersey, JE3 8JT. E: [email protected] If you like the look of our magazine and think it would be the right place for your company to advertise please contact Phil Osborne on 01534 493300 or email [email protected]. Copyright notice: 2014©Parish of St Helier. The entire content of this magazine is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise with prior written consent of the copyright owner. Reprint details: Reprints of articles can be obtained by contacting the publishers. Disclaimer: While the Parish of St Helier and their contributors to The St Helier Town Crier have provided the information contained in this magazine in good faith, they accept no responsibility, financial or otherwise, for any action taken by any other party as a result of the information provided. Independent and appropriate advice should always be sought on such matters. Above: Mr, Miss and Junior Miss St Helier look on as The views expressed written in this magazine are school pupils collect their awards with delight those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Parish of St Helier or Right: The awards evening included a presentation of MailMate. Whilst every effort is taken to ensure prizes for the Parish's Primary School Art Competition. accuracy, the Parish of St Helier and MailMate accept no responsibility for errors or omissions that One of the judges, Geraint Jennings, explains their may occur. decisions to a Helvetia House pupil and her parents

3 A round-up of the latest news and events from the Town Hall, Parish departments and our associated clubs and organisations. A Ceremony of Light AS JERSEY MARKS THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR 1 t Helier's Royal Square was packed for a ceremony at the beginning of last month to mark the start of the First SWorld War. A combination of traditional and modern elements, the service included the recital of letters from a soldier who died in the conflict by members of the Jersey Youtheatre, alongside singing of a specially commissioned piece in Jèrriais by Musical Originals singers. The service had a major role for the parishes, with the twelve constables being The parish wreaths accompanied by lantern holders and standard bearers for the in remembrance of wreath-laying which formed the climax of the commemoration. the fallen

The Parish standard was carried by , Peter Pearce, with the following lantern carriers: Miss and Mr St Helier, Nigel and Gwen Blake, Jane and Katie Pearce, Steve Healy, Ned de Carteret, Maureen Bougourd and Richard Mallet. The Parish of St Helier is proposing to mark the centenary in additional ways, including the creation of a monument recording the casualties of the war, as St Helier is the only parish not to have a memorial listing the names of the fallen, which it is hoped will be sited near the Cenotaph. The is considering other opportunities to mark this important date.

Left: The Royal Square was packed for the 'Ceremony of Light' Photo: David Santini Alain Meunier + Anne Le Bozec Tuesday 7 October 8pm

Alain Meunier began playing cello at the age of 13 and went on to study with Maurice Maréchal. He has been a professor of the Paris Conservatory since 1989, and he is now director of the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition. Pianist Anne Le Bozec has performed on some of the most prestigious stages, with various partners. A number of her CDs have attracted an enthusiastic critical response. Programme includes: Beethoven: Sonata No.4, Op. 102.1; Faure: Sonata No.1, Op. 109.

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had some adverse publicity last to shout to make yourself heard over month for suggesting that until the the dance music. But we need to IStates ‘gets its act together’ improve what is on offer from the concerning the long-awaited review of evening economy as a matter of NT LIVE: MEDEA our licensing laws it would be urgency: late-night premises, for LIVE SCREENING inappropriate for the Royal Court to example, could serve food to their 4 SEPT | £12.50 hand out another 7th category, or customers during the evening so that entertainment licence, to premises in they do not need to queue for fast food the area of the Weighbridge. until 3am; licensed premises need to Representatives of the States of Jersey accept that selling as much alcohol as Police present in Court agreed with me possible between when the pubs close that the town centre has reached and their customers leave is not in the ‘breaking point’ in the early hours of best interests of the town, or indeed, of Fridays and Saturdays, and that adding their customers; soft drinks should CHRIS DEAN’S SYD another 400 revellers to the situation cost less and you should be able to was not going to help. The managing enjoy a coffee in a club if you feel you LAWRENCE ORCHESTRA director of one of the town’s main have had enough to drink. These are 11 & 12 SEPT | £19-£26 hotels also pleaded with the Licensing just my ideas, and some may not Bench to spare a thought for the tourists agree. But the Licensing Law Review whose stay in St Helier can be spoilt by covered such matters and many late night noise. It is not just the town others, including the controversial centre that suffers, of course; I also proposal to trial the staggering of reminded the Bench that thousands of opening hours in order to make it parishioners live on the routes taken by easier for the transport system to cope many of those walking home, and that with getting people home. As far as I NT LIVE: A STREETCAR our sleep is frequently disturbed by am concerned we should try anything NAMED DESIRE singing, shouting and brawling, while if there is a chance of improving the LIVE SCREENING in the morning you can follow the trail current situation which, let’s not of litter from town centre take-aways as forget, presents us ratepayers with a 16 SEPT | £12.50 far as the Ring Road. huge cleaning up bill – and we should The fact that solutions need to be be grateful to our early morning street found to the various problems caused cleansing staff who transform what by the 2am exodus from the nightclubs often looks like a war zone into the does not mean that I am opposed to clean town our visitors and residents further entertainment licences being expect to find when they come to given out in the future. On the contrary, St Helier at the weekend. I have supported new licences of all So, let the States hurry up and JALEO FLAMENCO categories in the past on the grounds introduce a new Licensing Law, take 17 SEPT | £16-£18 that it is not the quantity of licences the agreed steps necessary, and then issued that matters but the quality of I for one will be happy to see more Box Office (01534) 511 115 licensed premises. There is still a places of entertainment licensed to www.jerseyoperahouse.co.uk dearth of places to go if, like me, you allow our evening economy to prosper. want to have a quiet drink with a friend SERVING or a colleague, and don’t want to have Constable Simon Crowcroft PRE-SHOW SUPPERS 2 COURSES FROM £14.50 TEL: (01534) 511 106

The French Connection Aurélie Leroy, manager of St Helier based Maison MADAMA BUTTERFLY ON de Normandie, keeps us up to date with events SYDNEY HARBOUR and developments just over the Channel in France. SCREENING 18 SEPT | £15 LE KAYAK POLO SERA LE CENTRE DE L’ATTENTION EN NORMANDIE EN SEPTEMBRE ALORS QUE LE CHAMPIONNAT DU MONDE COMMENCE! n août, le cheval est roi en Normandie ! Et encore plus cette année avec l’organisation des Jeux Equestres Mondiaux accueillis par la région pour la Epremière fois du 23 août au 7 septembre. Les Jeux sont organisés tous les 4 ans et la Normandie est fière d’avoir été choisie pour accueillir les jeux cette année dans une région déjà propice aux activités équestres et à la filière équine. Caen, Deauville, le Haras du pin et le Mont Saint Michel seront les lieux de compétitions majeurs et TOPLOADER accueilleront des centaines de milliers de visiteurs venant du monde entier. Parmi 20 SEPT | £20 les 8 disciplines, une des plus spectaculaires sera surement l’épreuve d’endurance qui partira de la baie du Mont Saint Michel. En effet, la course sera lancée à partir d’une des baies les plus belles au monde et les chanceux spectateurs auront les meilleures vues de la compétition. Quelques billets sont encore disponibles pour quelques dates notamment pour la cérémonie d’ouverture, le dressage, para dressage, horse-ball, voltige, concours complet, saut d’obstacles, attelage et polo. Même si la plupart des finales sont déjà complètes, vous pouvez encore FASCINATING AIDA: consulter les disponibilités et dates sur CHARM OFFENSIVE le site internet de la billetterie 26 & 27 SEPT www.normandy2014.com £16.50-£22.50 KAYAK-POLO IS THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION IN NORMANDY IN SEPTEMBER AS THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BEGIN! ollowing the 70th anniversary of D-Day (from 6th June until the Fend of summer) and the World STEPHEN FRY LIVE: Equestrian Games (23rd August–7th MORE FOOL ME September), once again Normandy will LIVE SCREENING be the centre of attention with the 1 OCT | £12.50 World Championships of Kayak-Polo held in the beautiful Suisse-Normande in Thury-Harcourt, at the heart of the region, from 22nd to 28th September. Normandy has never been so well rewarded as in 2014. Thanks to our outstanding sports facilities, amazing landscape and wide range of accommodation, Normandy will host the World Championship in an area which has become very popular with tourists in the last few years. The Suisse Normande is so called because its hills, cliffs, valleys, rocky rivers and green tourism makes it look like Switzerland. Why ALBERT LEE travel so far when, right at your doorstep, you can enjoy a peaceful break, in a green 3 OCT | £20 protected area, and where green sports are the motto of this stunning area. This event is a good opportunity to discover or revisit the Suisse-Normande and enjoy a Box Office (01534) 511 115 worldwide broadcast competition whilst respecting the environment. www.jerseyoperahouse.co.uk More info on www.thuryharcourtcanoe2014.com. SERVING If you would like to receive Maison de Normandie’s monthly newsletter about events and festivals in Normandy, please send us an email [email protected] or become PRE-SHOW SUPPERS a friend on Facebook: ‘MNMJersey’. 2 COURSES FROM £14.50 8 TEL: (01534) 511 106

AT THE HEART OF ISLAND LIFE St Helier schools

ear 6 pupils from First Tower School took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tower Road on the last day Yof the summer term. The new section of footway is part of the Parish's ongoing commitment to improve pedestrian safety on Tower Road, one of the busiest roads in the Parish and an important walking route for parishioners as well as for children making their way to and from school. Even though it was a non-uniform day at First Tower School, students Josh Francis, Nathan Sukmak, Cara Coles and Olivia East all agreed to come to school in uniform on their last day in primary school so that they could look their best for the ceremony. Before the ribbon was cut, the Constable of St Helier thanked the School for their support of the project, as well as the Parish's road gangs and foreman who were present for the opening, the Procureurs du Bien Public, the and members of the Roads Committee. Town Centre NEWS

The Constable explains the new approach being taken to town centre management following the retirement of the previous postholder.

fter several years in the role the Town Centre Manager for St Helier retired recently. Amongst his initiatives Awere the development of the Fête de St Hélier, themed events in town such as a Fashion Week, and the establishment of trader groups in such areas as Colomberie, Conway Street, New Street, Market Street, Halkett Place and West's Centre. The Parish is committed to continuing the town centre management role with special attention being paid by the new postholder to the retail and hospitality sectors. The Town Centre Manager will have even greater liaison with Jersey Business and the Chamber of Commerce, while maintaining the good links already established with the parochial and States authorities such as Transport & Technical Services, the Tourism Department and Planning & Environment.

10 t Jersey Laser Lipo Clinic in Seale distribution, Beth is very excited about this Street, St Helier, Beth Warren is new development. Acurrently using the latest advanced As she explains, “the Beauty Wand is radio frequency technology to provide non- completely non-invasive and is a convenient, surgical facelifts and a specific fat targeting hand-held device that daily rejuvenates the skin. laser in her body treatments. In fact it is so simple to use that you can 'wand' An established and increasing client list whilst watching TV or chatting on the phone! lays testament to the professional, friendly A lot of people simply don't have the time to go environment that Beth has created. “I want my to a salon regularly so I am confident that the clients to see that you don't have to go under Beauty Wand will prove very popular.” the knife to produce amazing results,” she says. The Beauty Wand was developed to be “And that, at a fraction of the cost of surgical used on the face, neck and décolletage and can procedures, they can quickly see the benefits safely be used around the eyes to improve the for themselves.” appearance of puffiness, dark circles and bags. As well as treatments Beth also provides Used in conjunction with Beth's personally advice on beauty treatment and skin care and designed anti-ageing serum, the Beauty Wand has developed a range of exclusive oils and The is also ideal for frequent travellers or for use serums at very reasonable prices. None of her on holiday. And at a very reasonable £199 – products contain chemicals nor are they tested including a first bottle of anti-ageing serum – on animals. Beauty Beth is confident that her research and Beth has now taken her treatments to the investment into this product will prove well- next level by introducing the Beauty Wand. founded. Containing three different technologies, Beth is very happy to demonstrate the ultrasound, infrared and galvanic, which were Wand Beauty Wand as in most cases there is a once only available for use by beauty and noticeable improvement in the appearance of health professionals, the Beauty Wand has It is so simple to use the skin from the first time you use it. “I am been designed to be used in the privacy of that you can ‘wand’ passionate about promoting the benefits of your own home. It has met exacting local whilst watching TV or non-surgical beauty treatments,” she says. “So standards and is fully CE approved for sale in chatting on the phone! give me a call on 07797 902083 to arrange your the UK and EU and, with exclusive rights for free demonstration”.

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WESTMOUNT DAY NURSERY Children from Westmount visited Brooklands Farm back in May where the Hackett family showed them around. They met recently- hatched chicks, pigs and many other farm animals and thoroughly enjoyed their day out.

Alina Ibragimova + Cédric Tiberghien Town Church & Rectory costs Amici Artium Tuesday 23 September 8pm everal ratepayers in St Helier have restoration of the Town Church (the total contacted the Town Hall recently cost was £1,871,000, of which £821,000 Sto enquire about the amount of is being collected from revenue from the funding which the Parish gives to the Church car park over a twenty year Town Church and the costs of running period). the Deanery. The following information Rectory Refurbishment in 2005 The is supplied by Andrew Pemberton, Parish paid £35,000 for the refurbishment Director of Finance. The Constable has (the total cost was £105,000, with argued in the States that the Parish of one-third paid by each of the Parish, St Helier ought to receive financial the States and the Church). assistance for some of these costs, as the Rectory Annual Running Costs The Greensleeves Town Church is the official church of running costs in 2014 are £16,134 (2013 and Pudding Pies the States of Jersey, while the Dean was £16,999), which include light and Le Tresor D'Orpheé performs an Island-wide function as heat, rates and repairs, and the estimated Thursday 25 September 8pm well as being responsible for the costs of Parish labour and materials for Anglican church in St Helier. Apart gardening, repairs and redecoration. from a contribution towards the costs Church Annual Running Costs The of refurbishing the Deanery in 2005, running costs in 2014 are £21,267 (2013 the Parish has yet to receive any States’ was £36,756), which included heating, contribution towards meeting these costs of the organ and repairs to the Island-wide costs. building, and the estimated costs of All twelve Jersey parishes make Parish labour and materials for significant payments for the Church gardening, repairs and redecoration. of England Town Church and for the Conclusion The total cost of £40,901 Rectory. These include the occasional to the Parish in 2014, being £24,767 for restoration costs of the church (which the Church and £16,134 for the Rectory, occur every 20 years or so), plus the being spread over 15,500 domestic and refurbishment costs of the Rectory business ratepayers, equates to about £3 (which occur every 10 years or so) and per ratepayer. The Parish does not The Sounds of Music Art'Comedia in Concert the annual costs of maintaining the normally make payments to other Saturday 27 September 8pm Rectory and the Church. churches, but in 2008 the parishioners Church Restoration Costs 2006–2013 agreed to a one-off restoration grant of The Parish paid £1,050,000 for the recent £50,000 to St Thomas’s Church. Box Office: 700444 www.artscentre.je12 Painless Weight Loss at Slimming Together By Joanne Reid Rodrigues

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Joanne Reid Rodrigues is the founder of Slimming Together and the author of Slim, Happy & Free and Life Transformation Diet. Joanne is a clinical nutritionist and a cognitive behavioural therapist. She is an expert in weight-management and a leading life coach – she coaches privately at the Lido Wellness Centre. Joanne also teaches five Slimming Together classes in Jersey each week. St. Helier Slimming Together classes are in the Church House, Town Church every Tuesday at 12noon and 1pm and in the Jersey Arts Centre every Tuesday evening at 6pm. Joanne also teaches Slimming Together in St. Clement in the Easter Good Companions Club every Monday evening at 6.30pm and in St. Brelade every Wednesday evening at 6.30pm.

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The Band of the Island of Jersey launched this year’s town festival

Each year the Parish organises a range of special activities and free events centred around the 16th July, St Helier Day For more information please contact Sarah-Jane Jones on tel: 811811 or email: [email protected].

he annual Fête de St Hélier of the busy roads, especially the usually begins with the Esplanade in front of the Grand Hotel, at TPilgrimage to the Hermitage which point the Scout Band leaves the at , but this year pilgrims to make their way across the that was pipped at the post by the causeway to Elizabeth Castle. A service is St Helier-Polish Festival, now in its held in a marquee on Castle Green after fourth year, which was held on the which the procession moves to the Weighbridge in front of the Royal Hermitage on the Castle breakwater, Yacht Hotel and the Jersey Museum. where a wreath is laid in the hollowed The area was packed with people out rock inside the chapel. Admission to keen to sample Polish cuisine, ranging the Castle is free on the day of the from hunter stew with cabbage and Pilgrimage, thanks to the dumplings, pork knuckle and neck, Trust, and refreshments are also provided sausages and gherkins. Traditional back in the marquee. Polish folk dances were performed by children in the Saturday Polish Local youth bands performed in Parade Gardens School held at d'Auvergne School in St Helier, by Dominika Nalichowska. Two Polish DJs played the music and live performances were provided by a dozen local musicians from the La Motte Street Youth Music club. The St Helier Pilgrimage is the key event in the Fête which has been held regularly in recent years on the nearest Sunday to St Helier Day, 16th July. The procession leaves the Town Church led by the Jersey Scout Band, making its way down King Street, past the Town Hall and the Parade to Victoria Park, where a blessing is given by the Dean in front of the Millennium Cross. The Parish's Honorary Police are on Jersey's Scout Band ready to hand to get the marchers across some lead the St Helier Pilgrimage A more recent addition to the Festival calendar took place on St Helier Day with an early morning communion service at the foot of the Hermitage led by Rev. David Grantham of All Saints Church. With a much smaller number attending than for the Pilgrimage, perhaps due to the early start required in order for people to get back to West Park in time for work, transport to the Castle and back was provided by the DUKWs. After the short service Nigel Blake, member of the 1781 Royal Jersey Militia, organised the firing of the The Parish's young ambassadors cannon by the Constable, and Roads accompanied the Constable of St Helier Committee member Geraint Jennings and 75 other pilgrims raised the Parish flag. Later in the week there was an Open Day at the Parish's Municipal Services Depot on La Grande Route de St Jean. Visitors were able to see the Parish's new recycling operation in action, with the blue and red bags of recyclables being Dancers added to the mechanically sorted and processed carnival atmosphere ready for export to the Parish's recycling partner in France. Senhor Paulo Cafôfo, Mayor of Funchal, took advantage of the opportunity to see how Funchal's twin town is dealing with the challenge of recycling, and spent some time talking to Debra D'Orleans about the Parish's recycling operation. The Parks and Gardens greenhouses were also open to visitors, and many took advantage of the opportunity to see what goes on behind The early morning communion the scenes of the Parish's successful ‘The Blind Drivers’ service on St Helier Day took place horticultural department. at the foot of the Hermitage performed in Broad Street The Fête de St Hélier concluded with the Street Party, now in its Probably the largest children’s second year. The opening slide ever in St Helier procession was led by the Band of the Island of Jersey, beginning at the Obelisk in Broad Street and finishing in Parade Gardens. Miss and Junior Miss St Helier accompanied by Deputy Richard Rondel took part in the event, along with the Constable, flanked by the Mayors of St Helier's three twin towns, Avranches, Bad Wurzach and Funchal. The two day Burgermeister Roland Burkle street party included stalls selling doesn’t have a chain of office but local produce and promoting Germany won the World Cup charities such as Fairtrade, with funfair rides and several performance spaces for local musicians. The area in front of the Blue Note pub in Broad Street proved extremely popular with several of Jersey's best local bands performing, and the braver members of the audience dancing in the street. The stage in Parade Gardens also hosted performances by young musicians from La Motte Street Music centre throughout the weekend. Dancing in Broad Street 2 2 20,000 flowe

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WISH YOU WERE HERE! WINS TWO AWARDS AND WOWS SPECTATORS AT THIS YEAR’S BATTLE OF FLOWERS

t Helier’s entry in the 2014 Battle of Flowers was the Parish’s fourth entry since rejoining the Scompetition under the chairmanship of former Deputy Debbie de Sousa in 2010. So far the Parish has chosen themes with cultural or historical relevance beginning with the twinning of St Helier and Funchal (2010), the links between Jersey and New Jersey (2011) and the centenary of the birth of Charles Dickens (2012). Last year the Parish entered the Christmas parade but this year a new committee chaired by Bruno Sousa has been hard at work on a float on the subject of the traditional seaside holiday and how our town beaches are Above: The St Helier so important to us as well. This fits in well with the fact float moves along that the Victoria Marine Lake at West Park was restored Victoria Avenue on Battle day and re-opened this year after a joint initiative between the Photograph courtesy Parish, the States and the Jersey Development Company, of Alex Cordiner while Havre des Pas had a successful Seaside Festival last month – see page 22 of this month’s Town Crier. Right: Sarah Richardson This year’s float featured Mr St Helier (Michael Franca), completing the Miss St Helier (Anya Skinner) and Junior Miss St Helier pencil point (Samantha Sekirsky) in their finery with other members of postcard which the Parish’s Battle of Flowers group either sitting on the won an award float or dancing in front of it in old fashioned beach attire. Below right: The The float was designed and co-ordinated by Angela flower making Crowcroft. ‘Wish you were here’ won the Prix d’Honneur team in action in the Paper category as well as ‘Best two dimensional detailed work award’ for Sarah Richardson’s stylised Below: Leonarda Faria shows how flowers are made Camera Moment from folded and stapled paper

16 postcard of a view from Westmount over the Victoria pool made up of hundreds of ers beside the sea tiny paper flower buds. Sarah's mother Daphne Bland worked equally hard on her set piece, also taking over 200 hours, of a postcard back with a franked stamp and together they produced a double-sided parish flag for the top of the sandcastle. The restricted colour palette chosen for the tissue paper kept the seaside feel and on the front a cheeky seagull stealing an ice cream made everyone laugh. The float featured rotating sailing boats on a small lake and a large crab climbing up the beach huts on the back, which were made by Jefferson Randles and team. Thanks go to Pentagon for supplying the wood and our Parish technical staff who supported with their know-how. Doing a fully paper float means that everyone can contribute, young and old, and of course it is more cost-effective too. The relatively small Battle of Flowers team of builders and flower makers were helped enormously by the residents of the Parish’s Care Homes, St Helier House and St Ewold’s, as well as enthusiastic volunteers at the Little Sisters of the Poor. “We could not have done it without the help of our senior Above right: citizens. This float needs around twenty Jorge de Sousa was thousand paper flowers which have to be responsible for a lot made by hand, so we are incredibly of the carpentry grateful for our helpers”, says Deputy Centre: Deputy Judy Judy Martin, who has been closely Martin helped serve involved in the creation of the Parish tea to the senior float. Residents of the three homes were flower makers treated to a tea party at the Municipal Services Depot laid on by Battle of Far right: Angela Crowcroft, designer Flowers association members, who also of this year’s float made the cakes. The Constable of St Helier, Simon Right: Alain Baudains, Crowcroft, said that he was delighted and the all important driver, hidden from impressed by all the creativity and hard view inside the float work put in by the many volunteers. “‘Wish you were here!’ was a feast of Below: Miss St Helier colour on Battle day,” he said. “I was so (Anya Skinner) proud of the team as our float passed prepared the seagull for flowering the stands, with our young ambassadors waving to the crowds, the well choreographed dancers, and the entrancing and amusing details on the float itself.”

17 Camera Moment There have been over one million visitors to the Battle of Flowers f This year was the 98th Battle of Flowers Battle o Flowers Nearly 30,000 people attended this A HISTORY By Cliff Golding year’s Battle of Flowers This year’s charity is Jersey Diabetes ne of Jersey's highlights of the parade was deemed so successful that it year took place on the 14th and became an annual event and it continued O15th August - Jersey's oldest to be held on Victoria Avenue every year, beginning of the Day Parade. A huge event, the annual Battle of Flowers. except for the First World War Years, amount of work is carried out in the Jersey residents and visitors, who until 1928 when the event moved to the months leading up to Battle week with often plan their visit to coincide with the Springfield Stadium. The Second World hundreds of volunteers preparing dried event, enjoyed a spectacular cornucopia War brought another halt when the flowers and harestails (laguras grass) of colour and pageantry culminating in were occupied by into intricate designs and patterns on the the amazing firework display in St German forces. With the austerity of post- floats. However, the majority of the Aubin's Bay at the end of the Moonlight war years, it was 1951 before the Battle of flowering work starts on the Monday of Parade on the second day. Flowers returned to the Jersey calendar the week the Battle of Flowers takes This year there were 26 floats with when, to encourage community spirit and place. Precision planning might many of the parishes represented. Each tourism on the Island, a group of Jersey occasionally give way to organised chaos year the creators and builders of the businessmen reintroduced the event at its late into the night as the deadline floats seek to surpass previous years, original location in Victoria Avenue. approaches, but when the Battle vying to be more colourful, artistic and In 1989 the Moonlight Parade was commences it's all smiles. innovative than ever before and, of introduced. Although the parade is very In addition to the 26 floats on parade, course, hoping to win one of the coveted similar to the previous day's event, this a number of local bands and six bands awards on offer including best set design, time the floats are illuminated by from the mainland performed along the best animation, best costume, the thousands of tiny lights, creating a truly route. Also taking part in the parades Spectator's Awards and, especially, the magical spectacle and, some may say, a were majorette troupes, performers, Prix d'Honneur, the major prize of the more carnival feel, as the exhibitors have dancers, comedy acts and much more. two-day event. This top prize was won the chance to let their hair down and Jackie Donald, The Battle of Flowers by The Optimists Club, with their entry party well into the evening. Events Director, said “Every year proves called ‘Fire Cracker’ (pictured below). The first Miss Battle of Flowers was to be different. The floats never cease to The Battle of Flowers is now an elected for the 1953 event and the first impress, and 2014 was no different. integral and long-established part of the Mr Battle of Flowers the following year; Despite the weather being a little bit Island's calendar and would fit easily each year Miss Battle of Flowers is inclement on Thursday the spectators, into any Mardi Gras from New Orleans chosen in front of an audience and a exhibitors and all participants appeared to Rio de Janeiro, certainly laying claim judging panel and, once elected, to have a fantastic time. Miss Battle waved to being amongst the best in Europe. undertakes a series of public and smiled all day and engaged with the But what exactly is the Battle of engagements throughout the following audience along with her escort this year, Flowers and why is it so called? Why year before handing over the crown to Ray Quinn, 2014 Dancing on Ice Champion does an island dignitary exclaim, "Let the the next winner. This year's Miss Battle of Champions. Of course without the Battle commence" at the beginning of the of Flowers, the 61st, is Holly Perchard help of Jersey Tourism and CPA Global Day Parade on the Thursday, and how from St Martin. A male celebrity is also we would not be able to put on such an did it all come about? engaged each year to escort Miss Battle event, therefore we are extremely The first Battle in 1902 was actually a of Flowers throughout the event and this grateful for their continued support.” parade. Jersey decided to commemorate year was Dancing on Ice Champion of the Coronation of King Edward V11 and Champions 2014 and X-Factor runner-up Queen Alexandra and the event took Ray Quinn. A Junior Miss Battle of place in August. Back then most of the Flowers was also chosen at the annual floral floats would have been horse- Battle Funfair, 'Funtasia', at the drawn whereas now hidden motorised Waterfront, the lucky winner being machinery is used to move the floats. Paige Higgins from St Martin. The 'Battle' in the title originates from The process of almost the beginning when flowers were designing and torn from the floats along the route and choosing the thrown to spectators who would then theme for each throw them back. Legend would also float and the have it that flowers were thrown by incredible artistry young men on the floats to ladies in the and flair that is crowd in the hope that they would be revealed is kept demurely thrown back. This practice lost under a heavily its romantic leanings over the decades guarded cloak of and so vigorous did the throwing to and secrecy until the fro become that the practice was unveiling at the abandoned in 1964 for fear of injuries to spectators and float bearers. That first

18 Crossing Pegasus Bridge

A PREVIEW OF THE PARISH-ORGANISED VISIT LATER THIS MONTH BY THE NORMANDY VETERANS ASSOCIATION AND THE BAND OF THE ISLAND OF JERSEY wo years ago, in torrential rain, representatives of Jersey's Normandy Veterans Association were led across TPegasus Bridge, near Bénouville in Normandy, by the Band of the Island of Jersey. This month a similar exercise is planned, thanks to the kind cooperation of the Maire de Bénouville who has agreed once again to close this busy road in order to allow the Jersey group to cross the Bridge at what has become one of the most significant sites in the history of 'Operation Overlord' and D-Day, but better weather is hoped for!

Calling all Jersey artists! Whether oils are your forte or fabrics are your favourite medium, get creating and enter this year's Fox Open Art Competition. The annual art exhibition that celebrates the talents of Channel Islanders is back, and this year will be judged by celebrated English artist Liam Spencer, who will be exhibiting his own work in the Berni Gallery from Monday 15 September. The handing-in dates for entries into the Fox Open Art Competition is either 9 or 10 September and all mediums are accepted, other than photography. This year's prizes include £1,000 for the overall winner, so get your masterpieces together and get entering! Jersey Arts Centre is delighted to welcome back French theatre company Art'Comedia to the Island for the third time on Saturday 27 September. Showing themselves in a different light to their previous visits, Art'Comedia members Véronique The visit this month will include a visit to the famous café at Pegasus Bridge Martinez and Bertrand Larmet will present an evening of French and English love songs from the world of musical The visit to Normandy has become an annual feature in the theatre. Make sure not to miss this enchanting evening of well calendar for Jersey's NVA and includes visits to the landing known and new songs. beaches, cemeteries and museums in the region. The Constable Finally, have you ever wanted to learn how to crochet? of St Helier, who is a patron of the Band of the Island of Jersey, With all things homemade making a fashionable comeback, said that he was delighted the Band would be accompanying Jersey Arts Centre is offering you the chance to learn the the Veterans this year. “As well as leading our Veterans across fundamental aspects of this classic skill with Hazel McLaren Pegasus Bridge, which will be extremely moving this time as it from 18 September. Over 6 weeks, participants will learn basic was before, the Band have agreed to march through our twin stitches and how to crochet a granny square. You will also learn how to read patterns and follow diagrams to create your own town of Avranches and play two concerts there,” he said. crochet crafts. Spaces are limited, so book your place now! Earlier this year, Jersey NVA members Harry Fenn and Bill Reynolds were able to take part in the international memorial services held at the beginning of June, a visit which was For more information about any of the reported in the July edition of the Town Crier. performances or courses available, The visit takes place from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th please contact the Box Office on: 700444 September. or go online at: www.artscentre.je.

19 room can cause anxiety, for why else would you be there? Now everyone knows JERSEY FERTILITY SUPPORT you can t conceive. Another issue with BY CLIFF GOLDING Jersey is that you often have to travel to the mainland or even further afield to hey say that the sweetest sound is have regular unprotected sex. For every receive treatment or have consultations that of a baby or small child 100 couples trying to conceive naturally: and this can be a very expensive process.” Tlaughing, the recurring chant of • 84 will conceive within one year Other emotions rise to the fore too, utter joy and happiness lighting up a room • 92 will conceive within two years however hard you try to suppress them. It and delighting everyone within earshot. • 93 will conceive within three years will suddenly feel that just about Inducing laughter in a contented baby For couples who have been trying to everybody you know is falling pregnant is just about the easiest thing to do. Just conceive for more than three years except you. They call this fertility envy saying “boo” behind cupped hands is without success, the likelihood of and it is very difficult to deal with. There enough to reduce them to fits of giggles, pregnancy occurring within the next year is also unexplained infertility when you which they repeat on a loop no matter is 25% or less.’ have both had every test available and how many times you do it. A quick visit to Learning that either you or your there is no clinical explanation as to why YouTube will throw up lots of examples of partner, or both, have fertility problems you haven t conceived. chuckling babies and small children and can unleash a myriad of emotions. Medical professionals will look at all delighted parents encouraging them. Foremost among the questions is why, aspects in advising couples about Delighted parents and contented babies. and then who. Is it me or is it him? Is it conception. It might be a question of It is the perfect scene and one that couples me or is it her? If the answer is as simple lifestyle. If either of you smoke you would look forward to with such joy and as that is there 50% relief and 50% be encouraged to stop. Diet, weight, and anticipation. Having children with a loved disbelief and shock? And however much alcohol intake would also be discussed as one when a relationship develops into a you try as the strain takes its toll, how well as stress and pressure in the permanency of either marriage or difficult is it not to apportion blame? workplace. Meditation, wellness, positivity cohabitation is a natural progression for the To try and understand these and many and adopting a holistic approach the majority. Mostly planned, sometimes a more questions, and to offer hope and benefits of which are perhaps not fully surprise but welcome nonetheless, it is the understanding to couples trying to appreciated can also help. seal which completes a union. Far more conceive, Vicky Bartlett founded and But, what if there is a medical reason valuable than any material possession, the chairs a Jersey charity called Jersey why conception isn’t happening? What are gift of life is, perhaps, the greatest gift of all Fertility Support (www.jerseyfertility the options for those couples? (although parents might need to remind support.org.je). It is estimated that up to 40% of themselves of that fact when their child or As Vicky says on the website, “We are conception failure is due to male children enter their teenage years!). foremost a support group, meeting every infertility. If addressing the issues But what if you don’t conceive at the month with the aim to help you feel less mentioned before do not improve the first opportunity or when you plan to? isolated, to share stories and knowledge chances of conception then there also are What happens if you are trying for months and, most of all, validate your emotional surgical procedures, which can assist or years and you don’t have the joy of pain to the life crisis of infertility. couples to conceive. announcing that you are expecting? For Our aim is to support people in Jersey It is known that women only carry so thousands of couples this is all too real a who are experiencing problems in many eggs from birth. Into adulthood this scenario, as month after month they don’t conceiving by sharing our own number reduces. With more and more get the news they have been hoping and experiences through group meetings. We women delaying starting a family until praying for. are not doctors, nor are we counsellors. later in life, or having a second family In the first instance, a couple But we all have experience, which could later in life with a new partner, the experiencing fertility problems, or in need help you. chances of conceiving naturally are of fertility advice, would be advised to Most importantly – we are friends diminished. For these women and for visit their GP who, if it is required, can who want to help other people and to those with a definite medical condition initiate a referral to the infertility clinic. help make their journeys to parenthood preventing natural conception, assisted If at this point it becomes clear that a as short and painless as possible whilst conception could be the way forward. medical issue is preventing conception, appreciating the challenges that fertility Intrauterine insemination (IUI) or in the confirmation of the fear that something issues can bring. vitro fertilization (IVF) will be the was wrong can still come as a huge shock When you decide to start a family considered options. IUI is a method where to a couple and lead to inevitable stress there is an assumption that you just stop healthy, fast moving sperm are identified and strain both emotionally and to the using contraception and quickly, and in and introduced to your own eggs in a relationship. accordance with your plans, you fall surgical procedure. Fertility drugs might The World Health Organisation (WHO) pregnant. Sadly, for some that isn’t the also be introduced to aid conception. If this defines infertility as: ‘...a disease of the case. Infertility, whether there is a isn’t successful, or not considered suitable, reproductive system defined by the failure medical reason or it is unexplained, is a then IVF could be the answer. to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 most difficult thing to come to terms with In 1978 Louise Brown became the first months or more of regular unprotected and even understand.” person in the world to be born as a result sexual intercourse.’ On a small island like Jersey, unique of IVF. Dubbed by the media as the ‘Test NHS UK (www.nhs.uk) states that issues are also challenging. As Vicky Tube Baby’, her pioneering birth has led, nearly one in seven couples finds it explains, “In Jersey a simple visit to the nearly 40 years later, to around 200,000 difficult to conceive. This totals about 3.5 fertility clinic at the hospital means IVF births a year worldwide. million people in the UK. NHS UK further hoping that you won’t bump into anyone There are two types of IVF. With the states that: ‘About 84% of couples will you know. Even walking to the first type a woman’s own eggs would conceive naturally within one year if they department and sitting in the waiting be used which are extracted and

20 reintroduced with her partner’s sperm at a time to maximise the chances of conception. In the second type donor eggs from another female are used if a patient’s own aren’t considered suitable. If necessary, donor sperm would also be Your vote, your say used in this process. IVF treatment is completed in cycles ou will shortly be given the Even if you can’t or don’t want to and can be very expensive with an chance to make history. On stand for election, you can still be average cycle costing between £6,000 to Wednesday 15th October involved. If you’re over 16 and have £10,000. Renowned fertility expert, Y Professor Lord Winston of Imperial Jersey’s holding its first General lived in the Island for two years you’re College, London warns that success from Election, and every politician, whether entitled to vote – you don’t have to be just one cycle is about 25%. He says you he or she is a Senator, Constable, or British. But you do need to register. start beating the odds after three cycles. Deputy, needs your vote if they’re to sit The Parish is keen to let everyone Vicky Bartlett is very keen to in the States. know they do have a say, and this year demystify IVF. “Firstly, we want to put But instead of voting for them, have we’ve broken new ground by posting a people at ease,” she says. “Often it’s the you ever thought about joining them? series of mini videos in English, feeling that there is no one to talk to and There are few restrictions. Basically Portuguese and Polish on YouTube that you are completely alone which can you need to be British, over 18, and to explaining the registration process. be so completely overwhelming. Seeing have lived in the Island for more than We’ve also asked the Island’s youth babies and children conceived by IVF two years. Still interested? You can find why they think it’s important young can give great encouragement to couples a form and more detailed information islanders register. You can see and hear trying to conceive and thinking of IVF. on our website: http://www.sthelier.je what they say at http://www.youtube. We can also help them with ideas on /media/327319/nomination- com/watch?v=s24n8QnDNNc how to finance IVF.” documents-senator-connetable- Still have any questions? Then deputy.pdf. The important dates for contact our Election Officer, Eric Vicky can be contacted at your diaries are 16th September – Blakeley, on 811840 or email [email protected] with nomination day for Senators, and 17th [email protected]. Remember: an assurance that any email or contact September – nomination day for it’s your Island and your Parish – get will be completely confidential. Constables and Deputies. involved. Crowds enjoying the range of stalls on the Havre des Pas promenade

for its food fair, arts and crafts stalls, activities on the beach, the Promenade and attractions in Roseville Street. The event also provides a vanguard for a number of charities to raise money, which runs into thousands of pounds every year. This year there was the opportunity to win a new car in the Variety Club of Jersey Raffle.” The Festival depends on sponsorship, and event organisers are now looking for a corporate organisation to support the Jersey Seaside Festival 2015. “The benefits through advertising exposure are immense,” says Mario.

he Havre des Pas Seaside Festival took place last month providing its now familiar start to Battle of TFlowers week. Organised by Mario Pirozzolo, the Festival saw the closure of Havre des Pas and the setting up of numerous stalls selling local food and drink, with traditional fairground entertainment and live music. Mario said, “I would like to express my thanks to the Parish for the provision of the refuse bins, and also a big thank you to Mitch Couriard MBE and all the Honorary Police that turned up again this year to support the event.” “The idea for the Jersey Seaside Festival came about some 11 years ago through discussion with residents of Traditional fairground rides were on offer Havre des Pas and the Connétable. The idea was to put on series of events which would raise the profile of Havre des Pas as a seaside district of St Helier. Allied to that was the aim of creating a festival atmosphere for visitors arriving in the Island for the Island’s flagship event, the four days later. Now in its tenth year the Jersey Seaside Festival brings a little bit of magic to Havre des Pas every summer, attracting thousands of festival-goers, both locals and visitors alike. The event is well known

Michelle Buckley took advantage of the Seaside Festival to open her private garden up to the public, raising money for the Brooke Hospital for Animals. Michelle has won the top prize in both the garden You don’t have to have a beard to work at competition run by the Parish of St Helier as well as La Robeline’s food and cider stall but it helps! the Island-wide competition run by the RJA&HS (the 3 x 5 perch courtyard garden category).

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Viberts House, PO Box 737, Don Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 8ZQ e. [email protected] his month's column is prompted for a Finance Quarter? Where did that by the latest plans for the Jersey idea come from? Who was behind it? TGas site. My reaction? Too big! And what a telling contrast with the Overdevelopment! Far from inspiring Millennium Town Park! One a project development with quality amenity plucked out of thin air and imposed on space, it seems our Millennium Town View on us come hell or high water, whilst the Park is now being used as a crude other took 15 years of battling, with excuse for cramming in as much as every attempt at obstruction thrown in possible around it. If anything is going the way. Perhaps the incinerator project, to make our modestly-sized Park look with its broken promise of adequate smaller, it will be this city-sized St Helier screening, was ultimate proof of how development as a lumpy great backdrop. little say the residents of St Helier get at But my complaint stems from a much what is dumped in their community. greater problem with the redevelopment What we have is a fundamental of St Helier: quite simply, the town's conflict of interest between centralised community gets so little say in it. It may ministerial government, and the local surprise many that Planning produced a community which bears the brunt and development brief for the Jersey Gas site, cost of those centralised policies. It is with the consultation for this being a established States policy to 'grow' the couple of years ago; the comments of population. It is also their policy to those who responded are now on the concentrate new development in the Planning website. Against each built up area. So everything consequently submitted comment is space for a gets piled in our Parish. Perhaps there is Planning Officer’s response and another a certain rationale to not consulting with for any recommended change to the us over this pile-it-up-and-cram-it-in proposed brief. And against each and policy. We might actually say 'No'! every comment are the words 'No And it is not simply the quantity and change'. In short, nothing that anyone scale of development which is now being said made any difference. So don't worry imposed on us. An extra 1,000 or so new if you missed the brief opportunity to island residents each year is impacting have your say on the redevelopment of on traffic levels. And not just traffic. It this area, they didn't take any notice means more people squeezed on our anyway. And there, in a nutshell, is the narrow pavements and more people problem with our planning policies. trying to cross at those dangerous A few years ago I attended a forum junctions which year on year carry more on the 'regeneration of the north of St THE JERSEY GAS SITE traffic. The list goes on. And how is Helier' as a member of the Environment St Helier supposed to deal with all this? Section of the Société Jersiaise. We had By André Ferrari Not easily. The Havre des Pas commented on the proposals for the Improvement Group has highlighted the Millennium Town Park and as a problem with traffic. Main roads are consequence we got an invitation. Once tell us we no longer existed. And after all under the centralised control of TTS, and there I was astonished to find that this that, the masterplan was then 'revised' attempts by the Parish to control traffic meeting for 'stakeholders' didn't have a behind closed doors, thereby consigning flow or install crossings get thwarted. single person who actually lived in the all our efforts to the great dustbin of St Helier gets lumbered with the area! What a marvellous example of the Jersey-style consultation. What is the problems, yet is left without the means 'consultation industry' going at full pelt, subliminal message here? to deal with the consequences. and entirely missing its main objective! Fast forward to the recent Future Perhaps it is time to debate devolving Meanwhile at the time I was also St Helier Seminar held at the Radisson some Planning powers away from central privileged to be on the Waterfront Design Hotel. How many town residents even control, down to Parish level. Never Group. It was hardly a democratic knew it was on? It was aimed at political mind devolution for Scotland! Let us exercise, as we were mostly past critics and business leaders. But how many have a bit of devolved power for the of the Waterfront, invited by the then people who live in the town got to biggest single community in Jersey. The Planning Minister to form a panel to attend? It seems even our Constable was irony is that given present policies we provide a second opinion for the only given minimal notice with his will ultimately get that power anyway. In proposed masterplan. Our remit was invitation, compared with much longer 50 years’ time, a vast, high rise limited. For instance, the proposed for some heritage groups. What on earth population crammed into St Helier will Finance Quarter was a 'given' and we does that say about the prevailing have the majority political clout. And had to work within that restraint. attitude to the Parish and its inhabitants? then, at last, perhaps, we will be able to Nevertheless it was a useful forum, and But then when did we ever get asked influence how our Parish is developed. we were able to tone down the about what gets put in St Helier? Did we masterplan in terms of design details, but ever get asked about the four original with the change of Environment reclamation sites, let alone anything that André Ferrari is a heritage campaigner Minister, we were simply abolished. Not actually went on the Waterfront? No! and author of books on Jersey’s lost so much as an e-mail, text or Tweet to Come to think of it, who actually asked architecture.

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THE JERSEY CROQUET CLUB Church General is looking for new members and meets at Les Quennevais Sports CYCLE RIDE FOR Centre. For more details please details MACMILLAN JERSEY contact Elizabeth on 741879. ALL SAINTS CHURCH Parade, St Helier HALKETT HOEDOWN Contact Rev. David on 768323 FOR HEADWAY BELMONT ROAD GOSPEL HALL Sunday 7th September will see the St Helier inaugural Halkett Hoedown for Headway, Tel: 726644 which is hoped to become an annual event. The brainchild of David Stokes, CHRISTIAN PORTUGUESE proprietor of Bean Around the World, MISSION together with Louise Stirling of Headway St Paul’s Centre, St Helier Jersey, an amazing street party has been Tel: 522480 organised in the centre of town, all in aid of Headway Jersey. Halkett Place will be IMMANUEL CHRISTIAN CENTRE closed to traffic for the day and town (Freedom Church), really will meet country, with straw bales Victoria Street, St Helier and Western-themed decorations, Wild Tel: 768957 West fancy dress (optional, with prizes JERSEY BAPTIST CHURCH for best costume, adult and children’s Vauxhall Street, St Helier categories), live music, food, cheer and Tel: 879611 fun! From lunchtime ‘til late. s previously mentioned in our ST ANDREW’S CHURCH June issue, Town Hall caretaker Le Mont Cochon, St Helier AKevin MacCarthy is taking part in visit www.standrewschurch.org.je, the Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge www.facebook.com/StAndrewsChurch (Venice to Genoa) this month with a team Jersey, telephone 734582 or email of 25 in aid of the Macmillan Cancer [email protected] Support Group. Kevin has been very kindly sponsored with a racing bike for ST COLUMBA’S the challenge by Nick Thomas at Boudin’s Midvale Road, St Helier Cycle Shop, for which he is most grateful, Tel: 733220 and which will hopefully assist with ST HELIER METHODIST making the ride more enjoyable and CENTRE enable him to keep up with the rest of the pack. Nick said “It gives me a great Halkett Place, St Helier WERE YOU MARRIED OR contact Sarah Keenan-Fox on 877517 amount of pleasure to sponsor Kevin in this way, as this is without doubt a very CHRISTENED AT ST MARK’S ST MARK’S CHURCH worthy cause. Macmillan do a fantastic CHURCH? Does your family have a St Mark’s Road, St Helier job and this is my way of being a part of connection to the Church? The 170th visit www.stmarksjersey.org or contact it. I wish Kevin and the team a safe and anniversary of the Church’s opening Monika Le Seelleur on 720595 wonderful journey.” is taking place on Sunday 12th October at 4pm and everyone is ST PAUL’S CHURCH warmly invited to attend. For further A new group of the WI is starting up New Street, St Helier information please telephone 720595 Contact the Church Office on 887887 on Tuesday 9th September at 8pm at or visit www.stmarksjersey.org. or visit www.stpaulsjersey.org. Kensington Chambers, Kensington Place (opposite Casa Mia). All ST THOMAS’ CHURCH welcome to attend. Val Plaisant, St Helier SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING Tel: 720235 An opportunity to get fit and to learn a ST HELIER MARKET new skill, this class is for beginners THE SALVATION ARMY and no partners are required. Just Minden Place, St Helier Open each Sunday from 27th July until come along, join in and have some fun. Tel: 723336 26th October, 10am until 5pm. For market Every Thursday from 7.30-8.45pm at stall enquiries contact Nick Steel on First Tower School, £4 per person. TOWN CHURCH 603093 or [email protected]; Contact Joy on 862205 or Church Street, St Helier for general enquiries contact Bernie [email protected] or Alan on contact the Town Church on 736734 Manning on 07700 356438 or 484375 or [email protected]. or visit www.townchurch.org.je [email protected].

26 Parish notice board continued Parish Groups THE SMOOTH MOVES DANCE SCHOOL is holding its There are lots of opportunities for parishioners to get involved in Autumn Dance Festival from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th the variety of activities organised in St Helier. For anyone interested in September, starting with a Social Dance at the Town Hall at becoming involved in these groups, a brief overview and contact 8pm on Friday 26th, a Gala Dance evening with the Jersey Big details are shown below. Band at the Town Hall on Saturday 27th, and a dance evening ST HELIER IN BLOOM at the Merton Hotel with the Jersey Big Band on Sunday 28th The Community in Bloom Group encourages community planting and September. For more information please email environmental initiatives, with artistic flourishes. [email protected] or telephone 07797 758902. Contact Tony Andrews on 811700 or email [email protected] CENTRAL SCHOOL OF DANCE From September class times www.facebook.com/Poshbloomgroup on a Monday are as follows: ST HELIER’S HONORARY POLICE • Ballet 6.15–7pm (aimed at all levels) The Honorary Police are an integral part of the Parish, working closely • Modern 7–7.30pm (intermediate level with roughly a Grade 3 with the States Police to provide a service unique in the British Isles. standard required) Contact the Honorary Police Co-ordinator on 811890 or email [email protected] • Tap 7.30-8.15pm (aimed at all levels) There'll be a slight fee increase this term with prices at £8 pay ST HELIER – AVRANCHES JUMELAGE as you go and £80 for a ten week booklet, but prices are held at The Jumelage Committee facilitates school group exchanges, and £20 per month for standing order payments. Modern remains cultural and sporting links with Avranches in Normandy. priced at £5 per class (or £13 per month if paying by standing Contact Annabelle Bishop on 07797 762008 order). Classes take place on the following Mondays: 8th, 15th, or email [email protected] 22nd and 29th September; 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th October; ST HELIER – BAD WURZACH PARTNERSCHAFT and 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th November. Any queries, please St Helier twinned with Bad Wurzach, where many Islanders were telephone Claire on 07797 767961. interned during the Second World War, in 2002. The Partnerschaft Committee promotes cultural links between the two towns. Contact Clive Armstrong on 854152 or email [email protected] www.sthelierbadwurzachpartnerschaft.com ST HELIER – FUNCHAL GEMINAÇÃO The Committee supports activities celebrating the Portuguese language, music, food and national days, following the twinning with Funchal in 2012. Contact Simon Crowcroft on 811821 or email [email protected]. Facebook page: Comité de Geminição St Helier-Funchal ST HELIER POLISH SOCIETY A new group to promote Polish culture locally. Contact Magda Chmielewska on 07700 811719 or [email protected] ST HELIER – YOUTH COMMITTEE The St Helier Youth Committee gives financial support to youth projects throughout the Parish. It is also responsible for allocating ST HELIER'S GARDENERS have chosen a remembrance grants to groups and individuals who live in the Parish. theme for their floral badge in La Collette Gardens this year.  Application forms available from our website: www.sthelier.je Contact Sarah Richardson on 07797 732901 or email [email protected] ST HELIER – BATTLE OF FLOWERS ASSOCIATION The St Helier Battle of Flowers Association is a welcoming group keen GARDENING TIPS to create a community atmosphere. All Islanders are welcome to join in. FOR SEPTEMBER Contact Bruno Sousa on 07797 833146 or email [email protected] 3 September is generally a cooler, gustier month than ST HELIER PÉTANQUE GROUP August and the days are noticeably shorter. While there’s The ‘POSH Pétanquers’ meet on Fridays at 2pm in the Millennium not as much to do in the ornamental garden at this time of Town Park. Newcomers are welcome and coaching is provided. the year, if you have a fruit or vegetable patch you’ll be Contact Tony Allchurch on 767593 or email [email protected] busy reaping the rewards of harvest. It’s also time to get out and start planting spring flowering bulbs for next year, and ST HELIER COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM you can collect seeds for next summer’s colour too. Make When the administration of welfare was moved to Income Support the the most of the remaining warmth while you can. Parish retained some of its staff skilled in supporting the community, assisted by volunteers. New members are always welcome. 3 Top jobs for this month include dividing herbaceous Contact Julie Garrod on 811856 or email [email protected] perennials, picking autumn raspberries, netting ponds before leaf-fall gets underway, cleaning out cold frames and ST HELIER SOCIAL COMMITTEE greenhouses so that they’re ready for use in the autumn, The Parish’s Social Committee makes possible activities like the Liberation covering leafy vegetable crops with bird-proof netting and Cream Tea and the Christmas Lunches. New members welcome. Contact Jane Skelhorn on 811823 planting spring flowering bulbs. or email [email protected]

27 Organisations in St Helier This section of the Crier is devoted to the many voluntary clubs and groups run throughout St Helier. If you Jèrriais would like to promote your organisation or a planned special event, or just to include contact details, By Geraint Jennings please telephone 811821 or email [email protected].

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE There are four meetings in St Helier as follows: St Helier Sirens WI:1st Thursday of D'ÈRTOU OU À MAÛ R'TOU? each month at Church House (opposite Chambers) at 8pm. Contact Helen Asplet on 483000 or email nd N'y'a rein d'nouvé souos l'touônnement [email protected]. La Pouquelaye WI: 2 Wednesday of each month at the La Pouquelaye Community Centre (the old La Pouquelaye School) at 7.30pm. Contact Gill James on 722467 or [email protected]. du solé, coumme nou dit. Mais lé West Park WI: 1st Tuesday of each month at 2.15pm at the meeting room at the George V Cottage Homes on Stembre èrveint châque année et les La Grande Route de St Aubin. Contact Pam Kelly on 726694. First Tower & Millbrook WI: 2nd Wednesday of each month at the St Andrew’s Church Hall at 7.30pm. Contact Joan Cadoret on 735534 êcoles r'atchil'yent les mousses au c'menchement d'eune nouvelle année MOBILE LIBRARY George V Cottage Homes: Mondays, 9.20–9.45am Clos du Paradis: Tuesdays, 9.15–9.45am B&Q, Queen’s Road: Tuesdays, 9.50–10.30am scolaithe. Mais s'i' y'a des mousses tchi BEAVERS, CUBS AND SCOUTS sont heutheurs d'êt' d'èrtou l'avant ès 14th Jersey (St Helier) Scout Group: Salvation Army Hall, Minden Place. Beavers and Cubs: Monday evenings. Scouts: Wednesday evenings. Contact Mary Roberts, Island Secretary, blianches plianches, y'en a étout tch'en on 486935. or email: [email protected] sont à maû r'tou. Et nou peut dithe dé RAINBOWS, BROWNIES AND GIRL GUIDES All Saints Church Hall group, The Parade: Thursday and Friday même dé tchiqu's'uns d's ensîngnants, evenings. Contact: Daphne on 871199. La Pouquelaye group, La Pouquelaye Community Centre: Tuesday sans doute! Nou r'a dit 'à bétôt' ès evening. Contact Tina de la Cour on 07797 761746 or 877559. South Rainbow group, d’Auvergne School: vacanches d'Êté – pouor les cheins Saturday morning. Contact: Jean on 509003/07797 719003. 5th St Mark’s Brownies group, All Saints Church Hall: Wednesday evening. Contact Vee on 789571 or 07797 795587. 5th St Mark’s Guides group, tch'ont 'té hors – et 'à la préchaine' ès La Pouquelaye Community Centre: Monday evening. Contact Pat on 481418. First Tower group, First Tower vîsiteurs d'Êté – pouor les cheins tchi School: Monday evening. Contact Jayne on 723621 travâlent dans les sèrvices d'hospitalité. LITTLE MONKEYS GYMNASTICS . Various classes to suit children from 1 to 6 years. Ch'est un long jour tchi n'a pon d'tours, Phone or text Mel on 07797 731101 or email [email protected] et nou peut dithe qu'lé mais d'Septembre REGENT GYMNASTICS CLUB Fort Regent. Visit: www.regentgymnastics.co.uk/ est l'dêtou d'l'année: les fielles ROYAL BRITISH LEGION 2–4 Great Union Street. Tuesday to Friday from 12pm and Saturday and Sunday from 11am quémenchent à touônner, et l's esprits SUN BOWLS Starts mid-April, Opening times: 10.00am, 2.00pm and 6.00pm, leagues on Monday and Tuesday r'touônnent ès pensées d'Hivé. Les evenings and Thursday mornings. Contact Terry Bell on 734721 modes des temps r'fraidgis sont d'èrtou FIRST TOWER BILLIARDS & SNOOKER CLUB Open weekdays from 7pm to 11pm and Sundays from 1pm to 6pm. dans les boutiques à habits et les Email [email protected] candidats ès êlections r'sont à faithe des JERSEY SCRABBLE CLUB Every Tuesday evening at 7pm. Contact Anne on 730409 or email [email protected] touônnées des salles, des strades, et d's ST MARK’S SPARKS Thursdays during term-time from 10am to 11.30am at St Mark’s Church. us. Châtchun a san tou à monter en Contact Ian MacFeeters on 720595 cârrosse, mais tchi qui s'sa r'touônné THE CAESAREA QUILTERS Third Monday of every month. Contact Sarah Matlock on 487883 auprès la vot'tie? Ché s'sa l'tou d's êlecteurs dé dithe s'il' en sont à maû SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF JERSEY Ladies Service Club Every fourth Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm at the Monterey Hotel. Contact Mrs Jean Dale on 888882 or email [email protected] r'tou d'lus êlus! JERSEY BOWLS CLUB Westmount Prospective new bowling members are welcomed. GLAD TO BE BACK OR GLAD Please contact Jean Lowery on 07797 776790 TO SEE THE BACK OF? TOP (TRIUMPH OVER PHOBIA) Offers structured self-help for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and phobias. The Headway Centre on Thursday evenings from 7–8.30pm. Contact Celia on 0800 735 0608 or There's nothing new under the sun, as [email protected] they say. But Autumn comes back every JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS A friendly club for the over 50’s. Contact Mrs Annette Elliott on 742402 year and schools welcome back once AGE CONCERN JERSEY more the children at the start of a new Home cooked lunches every week day at 12 noon (excluding bank holidays), and bingo every Wednesday at 1.30pm. Computer courses for every level on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Telephone school year. Some children will be 758922 or Freephone 0800 7350345. Frozen meal delivery – please contact Chris on 870354 happy to be back in front of the white REGENT BOWLS CLUB Fort Regent: Indoor bowling takes place on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings board; for others, it will just get their from 9.30am to 12 noon, with free tuition given to new members. For more information contact Harold Noel backs up, and that goes for some of the on 617926 teachers too, no doubt! Once again we've GOOD COMPANIONS CLUB Hosting various events for the Island’s over 50s, and based at Le Marais, St Clement, said 'goodbye' to Summer holidays – for more information on The Good Companions Club can be obtained by contacting Manager Angela Falla at [email protected] those who've been away – and 'come JERSEY ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION back soon' to Summer visitors – for Seale Street: The office and drop-in centre are open from 10am to 1pm Monday to Thursday. Call in for information and advice, telephone 723519 or email those who work in hospitality services. [email protected]. Website: www.jerseyalzheimers.com. Helpline: 443075 It's a long day that has no turnings, and JERSEY CODERS (computer coding club for teenagers): Meets weekly on a Wednesday at JT premises in it can be said that the month of St Helier. For further information please contact Gwyn Garfield-Bennett on 715411 or 07797 715560 or email September is the pivot of the year: [email protected] leaves start to turn, and thoughts turn to JERSEY BUMPS & BABIES GROUP Meets on the first Thursday of each month, 11am to 1pm, at the Café at Winter. Fashions for colder weather are St Helier Methodist Centre, Halkett Street. Contact Viki Lucas at [email protected] or 07700 362022 back in the clothes shops and election COMMUNITY SAVINGS LTD. candidates are back doing the rounds of offers account facilities, budgeting advice and in certain cases emergency funding to Islanders. Drop into the Seale Street office Tues-Fri 9.30am-12.30pm or call 737555. Information also available at halls, stages and doorways. Every dog www.communitysavings.org.je has his day, but who'll be back in office JERSEY MS THERAPY CENTRE at Rope Walk, St Helier. Open from 11am to 6pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, after the voting? It's back in the voters' the Centre offers complementary therapies, meditation / relaxation, and oxygen therapy in the Barochamber court to say if they want to see the back which is available to anyone. For more information please telephone 737297, email [email protected] or visit www.jerseymstc.co.uk of their elected representatives!

28 SUNDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER Halkett Hoedown for Headway Halkett Place, lunchtime ‘til late

TH SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 16 Nominations for Senator Town Hall at 7.30pm THURSDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER Battle of Britain International WEDNESDAY 17 TH SEPTEMBER Air Display Nominations for Deputy 12.45–5pm, West Park Contact Mike Higgins at and Constable [email protected] Town Hall from 7pm FRIDAY 19 TH SEPTEMBER TH SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 24 Havre des Pas et Chemins Contact Jonathan Vibert on 811847 Improvement Group or [email protected] meeting 6pm at The Ommaroo Hotel Contact Annie Le Noury on 811821 or [email protected] 29 The St Helier

Parish Notices

PARISH ASSEMBLY & VISITE DU BRANCHAGE ET CHEMINS ROADS COMMITTEE PLEASE NOTE THAT FRIDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER IS THE CORRECT DATE FOR THE AUTUMN BRANCHAGE MEETINGS In accordance with the requirements of the Loi (1914) sur la Voirie, as amended, the second Visite du Branchage of the year will take place in St Helier on Friday 19th September. An Assembly of the Principals and Electors of the Parish of St Helier will be held at the The Loi requires occupiers of land bordering on the public roads of the Parish to trim hedges and Town Hall on Wednesday 24th September branches and to cut all overhanging trees so as to give a clearance of 12 feet over main roads and at 7pm to consider Parish business. by-roads and of 8 feet over footpaths and to remove any other encroachments on the public highway. A fine may be levied for each infraction. The attention of occupiers of land is drawn to the need to ensure A meeting of the St Helier Roads Committee that all cuttings and trimmings are removed from the roads and footpaths after the branchage is completed. will take place on Wednesday 17th September at 9.30am at the Town Hall. Members of the public are invited CONTACTS @sthelierjsy to attend part ‘A’ of the agenda. Connétable: Simon Crowcroft No 3 District Agenda for the above meetings will be Tel: 811821 Fax: 619146 Deputy Jackie Hilton published no fewer than five days in advance Email: [email protected] Tel: 07797 713293 Email: [email protected] and will be available from the Town Hall or Town Hall: PO Box 50, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 8PA Deputy Mike Higgins the Parish website, www.sthelier.je. Town Hall Opening Hours: Tel: 873956 Email: [email protected] 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday A.S. Crowcroft Connétable Deputy Andrew Green Parish Meetings: Notices of Parish meeting are Tel: 483356 Email: [email protected] published on our website: www.sthelier.je, in The Deputy Richard Rondel St Helier Town Crier and the . LA DE LA Tel: 07797 711537 Email: [email protected] VILLE DE ST HÉLIER PROCUREURS AND PARISH OTHER PARISH CONTACTS MANAGEMENT BOARD An Assembly of La Communauté de la Customer Services Manager: Daryn Cleworth Tel: 811870 Email: [email protected] de St Hélier Procureurs du Bien Public: will be held at the 1st Floor Committee Clive Barton MBE and Peter Pearce Tel: (CB) 880088 Constable’s PA: Annie Le Noury Room, Town Hall, St Helier on Email: [email protected] and Tel: 811821 Email: [email protected] 12th September 2014 at 12pm Tel: (PP) 639533 Email: [email protected] to consider the following business: Community Support Helpline: Tel: 811866 Director, Finance: Andrew Pemberton Tel: 811829 Email: [email protected] RPZ Helpline Tel: 811811 Email: [email protected] 1. To elect a Procureur to replace Malcolm John Le Boutillier whose term of office Director, Parks, Gardens & Open Spaces Parish Depot: Tel: 811708 has expired; Anthony Andrews Tel: 811700 Duty Centenier: Tel: 07797 722227 Email: [email protected] 2. To approve the Minutes of the Assembly Registrar: Tel: 811088 held on 7th August 2012; Director, Human Resources: Martin Roberts 3. Matters arising from the Minutes of the Tel: 811824 Email: [email protected] Electoral Officer: Eric Blakeley Tel: 811870 previous meeting; Director, Municipal Services: Debra D'Orleans PARISH NURSERIES & HOMES 4. To receive and adopt the Procureurs’ Tel: 811703 Email: [email protected] Accounts; Director, Technical & Environment Services: Avranches & Westmount Nurseries: Val Payne 5. To receive and adopt the Procureurs’ John Stievenard Tel: 811845 Tel: 811718 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Report; St Helier House: Jacqueline Jolley Tel: 811715 Email: [email protected] 6. To consider proposals to carry out ST HELIER DEPUTIES repairs to the gates at the Regency Arch, St Ewolds: Ann Mclean Regent Road; No 1 District Tel: 811716 Email: [email protected] 7. To consider estimates for decorating the Deputy James Baker iron railings at Allix’s Shipyard, Havre Tel: 07797 713141 Email: [email protected] ST HELIER ROADS COMMITTEE des Pas; Deputy Judy Martin Nigel Blake 8. Any other business. Tel: 780641 Email: [email protected] Tel: 875339 Email: [email protected] Geraint Jennings August 2014 Deputy Nick Le Cornu Tel: 280778 Email: [email protected] M J LE BOUTILLIER Tel: 07797 740886 Email: [email protected] The Very Rev. Bob Key D R K LETTO No 2 District Tel: 720001 Email: [email protected] Procureurs Deputy Rod Bryans Bob Le Brocq NOTE: Persons entitled to attend and vote Tel: 737236 Email: [email protected] Tel: 743606 Email: [email protected] at this meeting are proprietors (or company Deputy Geoff Southern Peter Wade mandataires) of property situate in the Tel: 728231 Email: [email protected] Tel: 875663 Email: [email protected] Vingtaine de la Ville, Canton de Haut and John Wilding Canton de Bas, in the Parish of St Helier. Deputy Sam Mézec Tel: 07797 811130 Email: [email protected] Tel: 872920 Email: [email protected]

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