The Town Crier June2010 NOW DELIVERED TO St Helier Your parish online www.sthelier.je RESIDENTS EVERY MONTH Quiet Oasis Summer Blooms in Green Street Cemetery inthisissue With its grasses and wild flowers in full bloom, now is a great 3 Recycling takes a big step forward time to visit Green Street Cemetery. Town’s quiet oasis is the 6 Parish clubs and groups perfect place for some peaceful contemplation, a lunchtime 8 What’s been happening sandwich or just a stroll. 10 My day in St Helier 11 Your Parish in pictures Rarely used for burials these days, the Cemetery’s grasses and 12 Historic St Helier Broad Street 14 Turning the world upside down plants are left to grow naturally during spring and the early 16 The community notes… months of the summer. 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Calls may be recorded N4558 (03/10) Page3 Recycling takes a big step forward Welcome to the Town Crier At a recent Parish Assembly, ratepayers agreed to fund Spring has well and the next stage in St Helier’s move to introduce kerbside truly arrived in the recycling by voting the funds needed for a purpose-built Parish as the June shed and associated facilities. edition of the Town Waste recycling has been a cornerstone of Parish policy Crier lands on St for some years, so it was a tremendous boost to plans Helier’s doormats. when a Parish Assembly on 21st April approved a spend Beautiful displays of of £250,000 to flowers in the Parish’s parks construct a and gardens, bustling purpose-built alfresco areas and recycling shed lengthening evenings are at the Mont a proof of that. The effect of l’Abbé Parish spring is very evident in our front cover shot of Green Top: Depot. The Street Cemetery with its grasses and wildflowers in full Time to catch-up with shed, which will friends old and new growth - at this time of year it is easy to lose sight of the at Saturday’s be constructed original purpose of this green oasis. In this month’s Liberation Tea Dance. using a special Town Crier, therefore, we touch on some of the Bottom: material costing St Helier born important work going into cataloguing the Parish’s residents of Lakeside less that standard metal cemeteries and memorials. Look out for further reports Nursing Home enjoy clad buildings, is expected on this fascinating subject in future editions. the hospitality. to be complete within four This month we have also included a feature on the months of receiving planning often-overlooked anniversary of the start of the Occupation, and the approval. events leading up to it as well as reviewing our Liberation celebration Although this development is only a part of the overall events. We hear about the daily life of another St Helier resident, we project, it is an important step on the road to Parish- meet another Parish representative – this time it’s the turn of Deputy wide recycling which started a number of years ago Debbie De Sousa – and we delve into the history of another town with a trial in the Havre des Pas area. The purpose of location. All this and the usual round up of news, stories, events and this trial, which involved residents separating household activities from around the Parish. waste prior to collection, proved that kerbside recycling In putting the Town Crier together, we hope to include something of can work and has the support of Parishioners. The next interest to all of St Helier’s residents. But the Parish is of course a phase, which runs concurrently with plans to construct diverse community, and so feedback is welcome on what works and the shed, is a pilot scheme based on 600 households what doesn’t. What do you think? What do you enjoy reading or what separating waste into separate coloured bags prior to would you rather see left out? Your feedback, comments, thoughts collection and recycling. The data from this scheme, and views on the publication are most welcome, as are offers to which is due to start in July, will allow a full assessment contribute to future editions. of the requirements to expand Parish-wide. To contact the editorial team, please call 811823 or email Look out for more information on this important and [email protected] f developing project over the forthcoming months, or for the latest details visit Election countdown http://www.sthelier.je/refuseandrecycling/. f The countdown to Jersey’s Senatorial - Before going to your polling Did you know? by-election is in full swing as this station, you can check online at edition of the Town Crier comes out. www.sthelier.je The advertising contained in each Town Crier entirely covers the cost of its Nominations are in, electoral to ensure your name production, printing and distribution. This means that we are able to bring registration completed and polling is on the Electoral out a quality Parish newsletter every month and hand-deliver it to every home and business in St Helier – without any charge to ratepayers. Further stations across the Island gearing up Register. savings will result from using the newsletter for Parish advertisements, to deal with the expected turnout. For the latest some of which we will not need to pay to run in other media. Election Day is Wednesday 16th June. information on So our special thanks go to those organisations f To help make it as easy as possible to the by-election, and businesses advertising within our pages. vote, here are a few key facts: and facts - Postal vote applications must be on how, where with the Judicial Greffe, (Morier and when to vote, visit House) by noon on Friday 11th June. www.sthelier.je. - Pre-poll vote applications must be Or you can contact the with the Judicial Greffe , (Morier Parish’s Electoral Officer, House) by noon on Monday 14th Daryn Cleworth, on June. telephone 811833 - On Wednesday 16th June, polling or email Stations will open from 8am to 8pm. [email protected] f Page4 The Town Crier Hackney boys visit the Town Hall Last month staff at the Town Hall welcomed a number of visiting groups and associations, among them a party of 20 boys from Hackney in inner London. For the past 15 years, Deputy Bob Hill has arranged for groups of boys from London to visit the States Chambers, Magistrate’s Court Above: and Town Hall while in Jersey to take part in a football tournament. The Constable flanked by Deputy Hill’s link to this event is the thirty years he spent serving in Support for two members of the 1781 London’s Metropolitan Police, and his role as a schoolboy football Militia at the Appeal launch referee during much of that time. Since coming to Jersey, he has historic appeal remained in touch with the association in London, and continued the tradition of visits. In last month’s Town Crier, we reported on the launch The ‘Hackney Boys’ thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the sites of St of the Peirson Sculpture Appeal that took place on 6th Helier and expressed their thanks to Kevin McCarthy for the great f May at the Town Hall in the presence of the His welcome received at the Town Hall. Excellency, the Lieutenant Governor and Mrs Ridgway. The project, which was initiated by the Constable of St Helier and is being supported by the St Helier Roads Committee, aims to select a suitable design and a fitting location for the work of public art; then to commission and accept the chosen artist’s work before planning LIMITED and arranging its erection and unveiling.