StSaviour-Autumn-2015-06.qxp_Governance style ideas 11/09/2015 15:05 Page 1 AUTUMN2015 Esprit de St Sauveur Edition 28 Bloomin’Bloomin’ marvellous St Saviour wins Parish in Bloom award p Twinning news p La Clioche Cratchie C In this issue p p p Out and about Parish road names Young readers p p p Rector retires Parish in Bloom Battle of Flowers C REGISTERED AND Cambrette Care INSPECTED BY and Nursing Services PUBLIC HEALTH FULLY APPROVED Keep enjoying life in FOR THE LONG TERM CARE your own home SCHEME T 633083 FULLY INSURED Beth Gicquel RN www.cambrette.com E [email protected] StSaviour-Autumn-2015-06.qxp_Governance style ideas 11/09/2015 15:05 Page 2 No WiFi? No problem. Superfast, mobile internet with the Sure 4G network from just £5 per month for 1GB data using SIM, MiFi or 4G router. Ask in store for details or visit www.sure.com £5FROM per month. Prices are SIM only 1 month rolling contracts, MiFi and home routers also available. Full terms and conditions apply and are available at www.sure.com. StSaviour-Autumn-2015-06.qxp_Governance style ideas 11/09/2015 15:17 Page 3 Autumn2015 St Saviour Parish Magazine p3 Out and About in the Parish Message from the Connétable outshone the Well, I hope you all had a good summer! seniors – but well We at the Parish Hall have been very busy during the last few done to everyone months. New laws that have come in have meant a lot of extra involved. In the paperwork. And there is a new payment system for rates, which we Parish in Bloom competition, our Parish Hall won top prize – twice. £ are trying out for a year. My thanks go to Nance and Dave from Acorn, who did us proud. I We had the Visite Royale - a new experience for all of us on the must also say a big thank you to the guys down at the Depot who ‘hill’. It’s great to note that the Royal Court was very impressed with watered and cleaned for me when I asked. And then there was all the paperwork they received to go with the visit. Some of the best Mandy, our new caretaker, who could be seen deadheading at six in they had ever seen was a comment that I heard. Thanks for this must the morning with me. go to our wonderful Parish Hall staff. Turning to countryside maters, many readers will know that St We also had six guests from Villedieu-les-Poêles, our twinned Savour has the only organic dairy herd left in Jersey. I am so lucky French town, who took part in a wonderful visit. We will be with them that Michael Overbury, who lives in the Parish, milks and takes care of in France on 12 September this year. We also had a visit from one of them. And on his days off, Becky Houzé comes in to help as well as our most popular centeniers from way back. Peter Inchombe now doing the paperwork. Topping it all off is that Becky’s dad Paul does lives in Maine, in America, but he paid us a visit in August. It was the land management. It is a great St Saviour team effort that has great to see him again – I hope that he doesn`t leave it as long before saved the day coming back to the Island in the future. Finally, I had the honour of being asked to sing Beautiful Jersey The problems recruiting Honorary Police officers for the Parish have with the Jersey Symphony Orchestra at Fort Regent recently and been widely reported. There was so much media coverage in fact, loved every moment. I feel it’s an honour that I share with you all as I that I featured more times than the average weather person. The am always down as the Connétable of St Saviour whenever I do good news is that we seem to be turning the corner on this matter at anything. least. On a more positive note, the Parish has been on winning streak Well that’s it for now from me. Take care and drive carefully recently. Our Senior Float won second prize in this year’s Battle of Love Sadie Flowers. We teamed up with the JEP for this year’s entry, which was great fun. Once again, however, their Junior counterparts F StSaviour-Autumn-2015-06.qxp_Governance style ideas 11/09/2015 15:05 Page 4 p4 Autumn2015 St Saviour Parish Magazine Out and About Roads Inspector and two Member of the in the Parish Constable’s Officers Assessment At a Parish Assembly held on 20 July 2015 at Committee Parish elections 7.45pm and presided over by the Connétable there After being proposed by Stuart were two items on the agenda that was read out by Mottershaw and seconded by To ny It was a busy time at the Parish Hall the Parish Secretary to a well-filled hall with some Runacres, Miss Lesley Ann Noel 38 Parishioners in attendance. With Geoff Esnouf Norton was elected a member of recently with a series of electionso t having been recently elected to the Roads the Assessment Committee. In his various honorary positions. Committee there was a vacancy created for a speech, Stuart commented that he Roads Inspector to complete Geoff’s term of office had known Leslie for 25 years and Centenier elected in the Vingtaine of Pigneaux When the Connétable was sure that she will prove to be a called for nominations there was a proposal from Pursuant to an act of the Royal Court dated valuable member of the committee. Geoff Esnouf, seconded by Mary Hillyard, that 12 June 2015, an Electoral Assembly was Below Peter Francis Blampied be elected. There being : Geeta and Ketan Pankhania held on 20 July 2015 to elect a Centenier. flanked by their proposers no further nominations he was duly Nominations were called for by the Connétable announced elected and thanked by the and Mrs Kathrin Baumert was proposed by Connétable for accepting the post. Ann Rabet, seconded by Graeme Le Feuvre The second item was to elect two and the nomination paper was also signed by Constables Officers. Upon the the following Parishioners: Margaret Le Connétable requesting nominations for Feuvre, Mark Watkins, Kathryn Watkins, Sarah the first vacancy in the Vingtaine of Callan, Gareth Callan, Gordon Callan, Jenna Petite Longueville, Mrs Geeta Avrill and Gary Kynman. Pankhania was proposed by Vingtenier After allowing the customary 10 minutes for Wayne Whitnell and seconded by CO any further nominations the candidate was Marcus Hawgood. There being no further thanked by the Connétable for offering her nominations the candidate was thanked services. The returning officer, Jurat Nicolle, and congratulated for offering her was informed of the outcome of the assembly services. and Centenier-Elect Baumert attended the The call for nominations for a Constables Officer Royal Court to take her oath of office on 14 for the Vingtaine of Maufant and Sous la Hougue Member of the August 2015. resulted in Mr Ketan Pankhania being proposed Below: New centenier Kathrin Baumert (right) by Vingtenier Mike Byrne and seconded by Roads Committee with her proposer Ann Rabet Centenier Colin Foley. There being no further On 16 June, the Assembly met to nominations the Connétable expressed her thanks elect one person for the Roads to Ketan for offering his services to the Parish. The Committee, to replace Andrew Connétable informed those present that both Jelley who has moved out of the candidates had been part of a neighbourhood watch Parish. Andrew Willis nominated scheme when they were resident in the UK. Geoffrey George Esnouf, seconded In closing the meeting the Connétable informed by Ted Egre. Ian Blandin proposed those assembled that more Parishioners were Terry Gorvel with Mrs Blandin required to fill the vacancies in our Honorary Police seconding. In the ballot that force and that a letter calling for volunteers will be followed, Geoffrey Esnouf gained included in the rates demands being sent out 42 votes and was declared the shortly. She asked all those present to give winner. consideration to helping out in this important aspect of Parish life and to pass on the request to family and friends. Left: Peter Francis Blampied with his proposers StSaviour-Autumn-2015-06.qxp_Governance style ideas 11/09/2015 15:06 Page 5 Autumn2015 St Saviour Parish Magazine p5 Happy birthday Deepest sympathies Election of Procureur du La Cloche sends its best wishes to Parish Since the publication of the last La Bien Public traffic officer Daniel Avrill who recently Cloche, the Parish has sadly lost two celebrated his birthday with a party at the further stalwarts. Both Eric Le Conte Hotel Ambassadeur. It would be forward of Josie Moisan us to reveal his age, but it suffices to say and will be sadly that this year was something of a landmark missed and La Cloche offers its one. condolences to the respective families. Below: Daniel celebrating his ‘special’ birthday Parish calendar Thanks to a generous donation from With the untimely passing of Bryan le Lievre, the estate of former Connétable Peter one of two elected Procureurs, the Royal Court Hanning, La Cloche intends creating a ordered an Electoral Assembly to fill the office special calendar for 2016. The theme for the remaining term. In an uncontested election the current Chairman of the Rates will understandably be St Saviour, Assessment Committee, Graeme Alan Witts featuring 12 images from around the was proposed, duly seconded and after the Parish.