Autumn2020 Esprit de St Sauveur Edition 48 farewellA fond Rectorto our wonderful Page 30 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Autumn 2020 St Saviour Parish Magazine p3 From the Editor Featured Back on Track! articles La Cloche is back on track and we have a full magazine. There are some poems by local From the Constable poets to celebrate Liberation and some stories from St Saviour residents who were in Jersey when the Liberation forces arrived on that memorable day, 9th May 1945. It is always enlightening to read and hear of others’ stories from the Occupation and Liberation p4 of Jersey during the 1940s. Life was so very different then, from now, and it is difficult for us to imagine what life was really like for the children and adults living at that time. Giles Bois has submitted a most interesting article when St Saviour had to build a guardhouse on the south coast. The Parish was asked to help Grouville with patrolling Liberation Stories the coast looking for marauders and in 1690 both parishes were ordered to build a guardhouse at La Rocque. This article is a very good read and the historians among you will want to rush off to look for our Guardhouse! Photographs accompany the article to p11 illustrate the building in the early years and then later development. St Saviour Battle of Flowers Association is managing to keep itself alive with a picnic in St Paul’s Football Club playing field. They are also making their own paper flowers in different styles and designs; so please get in touch with the Association Secretary to help with Forever St Saviour making flowers for next year’s Battle. The Community Support Group continues its good work with assisting our disabled and elderly parishioners by getting the shopping and delivering medical supplies. Although p14 the pandemic has made a huge impact on all our lives, there are many supporting developments, small and large, which will continue to work and maintain various services. In the meantime, I am sure everyone living in St Saviour will be aware of the impending departure of our hard working and highly respected Rector, Peter Dyson. La Cloche has Battle of Flowers benefitted greatly from his input and encouragement and we are truly grateful for his work investigating the history of our Church and the illustrious people who are buried in St Saviour’s cemetery and churchyard. The greatest number of veterans from the p18 Peninsular Wars and Battle of Waterloo, are buried in St Saviour, more than anywhere else in Europe. The new plaque erected inside our Church is magnificent. Reverend Dyson has left a wonderful legacy for us all to enjoy forever. Anyone who is keen to write or take photographs of Parish events, can certainly do so, and A Treasure Trove send in their contributions to the Parish office, or direct to me by email at [email protected]. If you know of any event that should be covered and promoted in La Cloche, please let me know. p20 Cara Billot Miller Farewells to Rev Dyson p30 Rambling Rector p36 Autumn 2020 St Saviour Parish Magazine p4 From your Parish representatives FROM THE CONNÉTABLE Well it’s been another rough few months. Although we seem to be going about our daily lives it still feels like everything is on hold. I have very little to report. The Parish Hall is still giving a wonderful service and I thank the office staff for all their support. The Honorary Police have also been very busy and our new officers have been out and about with established officers learning on the job, so to speak. As for the Parish depot these guys never cease to amaze me. So, thanks to all Parish employees. We learnt in this lock down period that Rev. Peter Dyson is leaving us. This came as a big shock. I didn’t realise that with the Church of England 70 is old and you retire. He is going to be so missed. He has done wonders for the Parish Church. The Parish Assembly went well, and Mandy, our caretaker, made sure that those who came were the right distance apart. We did not put the Rates up as people have to be careful with their money. Should you need help please call the Parish Hall as soon as you think help may be needed. Do not leave it until the very last minute then say you can’t pay your rates. Everyone needs to pay, sorry. I am afraid I feel we are going to have to live with this virus. Life must go on. I am 75 and like everyone who works for the Parish of St. Saviour I have worked right through. I was passed my sell by date so I didn’t mind coming in. I can’t ask my staff to come in and then stay at home safe. I understand that some people don’t wish to mix with 10 Year Old Jacob Samwell the outside world but life must go on. Grainville School had very good results with their “exams”. The school of which I am honoured to be a School Governor, has a right to be proud of its students. We had a guided tour around the new build, it is going to be great when it is complete and it all seems to be on schedule. Speaking of Grainville, Ruth Smith was a lovely teacher at Grainville and sometimes she would bring pupils to the farm so they could see how farming happened. Well this lovely lady now helps a school in Africa. I rent a field from someone who doesn’t want the rent so I send it to Ruth to put to good use. This year here at the Parish Hall I decided to sponsor a pupil on the Parish’s behalf . The young gentleman is Jacob Samwell and he is 10 years old. It is the Malindi Bright Future Academy. I will keep you posted as to this young man’s progress. Well St. Saviour was short listed for the hospital. I was told this before it went public. Wow when it did it looked like most of Five Oaks was earmarked for the hospital. I got in touch and had a meeting with Les Amis they had been removed. Thank goodness. The new owners of the JEP site had put their plans on hold and some households I visited just reassured them. I still think Warwick Farm is ideal. It is empty, the States own it!! Still we shall have to see. Well sweethearts that is it for now. Oh, I forgot, I am not on the Real Housewives of Jersey….ha ha ha far too busy!! Take care and remember we are here for you. Lots of love Sadie xx Installation of EVCP at Clos Paumelle Car Park Connétable Sadie Le Sueur-Rennard with the Energy Solutions Officer from the JEC August 2020 Islanders at HIGH / MODERATE RISK ACTIVITY RISK GUIDANCE Currently the level of COVID-19 activity in Jersey is low. This means that the chance of coming into contact with COVID-19 during any activity remains low, although some activities are considered higher risk than others. HIGHER RISK ACTIVITIES LOWER RISK ACTIVITIES • Activities with people you • Activities done on your own do not live with are higher or with people you live with risk. The larger the number are lower risk. If you are going of different people you to spend time with people encounter and spend time you do not live with, the with the higher the risk. smaller the number of people, the lower the risk. • Activities where you may • Activities where you can be less able to follow physical follow physical distancing distancing guidance are guidelines are lower risk. If higher risk. This becomes you cannot follow physical higher risk still if the time distancing guidance, the risk spent not following physical is lowered if the time spent not distancing guidance is physically distancing is limited longer than 15 minutes. to less than 15 minutes. • Activities that are indoors • Activities that are outdoors are higher risk. are lower risk. • Activities where you will have • Activities where you will not to touch surfaces or items have to touch surfaces or that people you do not live items that people you do not with have also touched, are live with have also touched, higher risk. This risk is lowered are lower risk. Following good when you follow good hand hand hygiene guidance, hygiene guidance such as such as washing your hands washing your hands frequently frequently with soap and with soap and water for water for 20 seconds, or using 20 seconds or using hand hand sanitiser (with 60-70% sanitiser (with 60-70% alcohol alcohol content) further content). lowers risk. • Not wearing a face mask • Wearing a face mask increases risk, especially reduces risk, especially when when you cannot follow you cannot follow physical physical distancing. distancing. • Activities associated with increased production of • Activities associated with less respiratory droplets, such as respiratory droplet production, singing, shouting, coughing such as normal speech, are or breathing heavily are lower risk. higher risk, when done amongst a group of people. gov.je/shielding Autumn 2020 St Saviour Parish Magazine p6 A message from your Deputies Parish News Dear Parishioners New Appointment During Covid 19 crisis the parish showed a tremendous community spirit in coming together to help neighbours deal with the disruption and to make sure everyone has food and fuel. I still maintain and care for the parish church clock, which is something I find very therapeutic and interesting, also the Following her appointment at the Parish Assembly on ninety-six granite steps in the tower keep me fit.