Town Crier-JULY2012.e$S_Governance style ideas 01/07/2012 10:56 Page 1 p4 June2012 The TownJ u l y 2 01 2 Crier NOW DELIVERED TO 19,000 Your parish online www.sthelier.je ST HELIER RESIDENTS EVERY MONTH inthisissue 3 Fête de St Hélier 4 Parish Matters 10 Dates for your diary 13 My market Centre of attention 16 Portrait of an artist St Helier’s contribution to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations 18 St Helier health and wellbeing included a bedding display in prime position at the RHS Chelsea 26 Parish Notice Board Flower Show. The Queen herself and other members of the Royal Family viewed the exhibit which was also 30 St Helier Gazette extensively photographed by the world’s media. Town Crier-JULY2012.e$S_Governance style ideas 01/07/2012 10:56 Page 2 Town Crier-JULY2012.e$S_Governance style ideas 01/07/2012 10:56 Page 3 July2012 p3 Welcome to the News around our residential homes and nurseries Town Crier Residents and staff at St Ewolds Residential Home thoroughly Welcome to the July edition of the Town Crier, which enjoyed all of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, with BBC Radio now has a print run of 20,000 copies in order for the Jersey’s Murray Norton joining them for the BBQ lunch held on town’s businesses to get a copy as well as St Helier 4th June to recall Coronation memories and share them as they parishioners. This month the Parish plays its part in were interviewed live on air. encouraging ‘event led tourism’ in putting on the Fête Constable Simon Crowcroft visited the residents at St Helier de St Hélier between Saturday 14th and Sunday 22nd House on 24th May in order to officially present them with the July: as well as the traditional events such as the Gwen Romeril cup they won recently in the Eisteddfod for pilgrimage to the Hermitage, there will be a variety of floral art classes. Mrs Le Fondré, Mrs Loyer and Mrs Fernando activities and visits designed to be enjoyable as well as were delighted to have lunch with him. informative. Buoyed up by their recent successes at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and the Epsom Derby, the St Helier Parks and Polish Consul appointed Gardens team will be preparing their exhibit for RHS Tatton Magda Chmielewska at the end of the month at the same time as making sure the has worked in Parish looks its best for the visitors as well as local people banking and who throng the streets of St Helier at this time of year. hospitality but is Subject to the Parish’s receiving long-awaited planning now concentrating permission for its recycling shed, work will be underway at on her new the Municipal Services Depot to construct the new facilities responsibilities for which will enable St Helier’s fortnightly recycling scheme to more than 3,000 be extended to the majority of householders. New litter bins, ~ Polish citizens who benches and trees are also being planned for the urban area live and work in of the Parish, and the street cleansing operation is being Jersey. reviewed, so that the environment of those who live, work Magda is organising the and shop in St Helier can be improved. Polish Festival taking place Volunteer groups continue to play a vital role in the life of at the end of July (see the Parish this month: the Honorary Police will be supporting diary for details), as well as numerous events including the Olympic Torch Relay on 15th a memorial service to be July, while the committees organising St Helier’s Battle of held in August for the Flowers float and the Portuguese Food Festival will be victims of the murders in particularly busy as they prepare for these challenging Victoria Crescent last year. events next month. To contact the editorial team, please call 811821 or email [email protected] and the Pilgrimage to the Hermitage Front cover photo Our front cover beyond Elizabeth Castle, which takes shows the Parish’s winning entry at Fête de St Hélier the Chelsea Flower Show and the This year’s Fête de St Hélier offers place on a Sunday close to St Helier fetede , Lieutenant Governor unveiling new parishioners new opportunities to Day. For more information, please St benches in the town centre to mark go ‘behind the scenes’ of some of contact Richard Mackenzie, Town Helier the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee (photo the town’s businesses and Centre Manager, on 07797 824843 or courtesy of JEP) institutions, as well as giving the email [email protected]. usual focus on the important days A full timetable of events appears in the Parish calendar – St Helier in the Diary section of this Day, which is always on 16th July, magazine on page 10. July 14th 22nd - 2012 www.sthelier.je The Town Crier is printed on FSC Certified Paper Town Crier-JULY2012.e$S_Governance style ideas 01/07/2012 10:56 Page 4 p4 July2012 Parishmatters A round-up of the latest news and events from the Town Hall, Parish departments and our associated clubs and organisations. Parish Depot celebrations - The Diamond Jubilee celebrations came early at the Parish Depot, home to the Parish’s Municipal Services, Small Works and Parks & Gardens departments, as workers held their street party at the end of their shift on Friday 1st June. Having worked extremely hard to prepare the town for the Jubilee celebrations, with some staff working on during the long Bank Holiday weekend, it was decided Above: Jubilee celebrations at the Municipal Depot – complete with commandeered BBQ and homemade coleslaw to hold the street party on the Friday before the big event. With the car park cleared of the majority of vehicles and Bottom left: The Constable and Mrs Crowcroft present the Parish’s Chelsea Flower Show exhibit to Her Majesty The Queen furnished with recycled tables and chairs, the trees and Depot office building were decked out with bunting and the gardeners parishioners in the Town Hall, while a dozen new benches for the brought along some plants to decorate the tables. Refuse town centre were unveiled by the Lieutenant Governor and Manager Phil Hague commandeered the BBQ and prepared his blessed by the Dean. The Constable of St Helier was one of the own coleslaw which went down a treat, and Parish Secretary judges in the Diamond Jubilee poetry competition and he was Steph Parrot served the refreshments. Thanks go to Steph, who also invited to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show with Mrs Crowcroft was a key player in organising the street party and even managed so that they could show the St Helier floral exhibit to Her Majesty to invite the sun to put in an appearance. the Queen. The Parish won a Silver Gilt Award for its entry in the show. Special thanks go to the planting team: Dale Hector, Kevin Chelsea Flower Show - The Parish played a full part in the Roberts, Mark Adams, Mick Le Cornu, Neil Fauvel and apprentice celebrations of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee last month. As well Jed Henebury. Another parishioner, Emily Allchurch, was selected as facilitating the Island-wide activities over the long weekend at to be the Jersey artist present at the Thames flotilla. Meanwhile, the beginning of June with, in particular, the contribution of the efforts are continuing to establish the feasibility of restoring the Honorary Police, the Parish provided a lunch party for Victorian marine lake at West Park as a Diamond Jubilee project. In Bloom Competition 2012 – judging for the St Helier annual In Bloom competition takes place on Friday 27th July. Entry forms are available on our website, www.sthelier.je, or by telephoning Steph Parrot on 811708. The Bloom Group is made up of volunteers from all walks of life that have a passion for improving the environment by supporting initiatives throughout St Helier. Over the past year the group have been involved in projects ranging from assisting in the building design for national flower displays, enhancing the environment in planting wild flower seeds to benefit pollinators and native wild life, raising funds to support communities in their neighbourhoods, and creating imaginative art work for parks and gardens. And of course the Group is currently busy supporting the annual ‘Best in St Helier Garden and Green Fingers competition 2012’. The Group is always on the look out for more volunteers - if you would like more information please call Tony Andrews on 811708 or the Group meets on the last Thursday of each month at the Town Hall at 6pm – all are welcome. Town Crier-JULY2012.e$S_Governance style ideas 01/07/2012 10:57 Page 5 July2012 p5 Bad Wurzach update – Former internees, their relatives and friends of the Partnerschaft will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the twinning during a special visit to Bad Wurzach from 3rd to 8th October. They will also be commemorating the 70th anniversary of their deportation. An outing to one of the beautiful areas surrounding the mountains is also being organised. Anyone interested in joining the group or becoming a committee member of the twinning should please contact the Secretary, Angela Francey, on 483675. Above: Deputy Andrew Green officially opens the new ‘Changes Places’ facility Changing Places facility – Deputy Andrew Green opened the Channel Islands’ first Changing Places facility, located at the side of the Town Hall on Seale Street, on Wednesday 23rd May. The Parish has entered the national ‘Loo of the Year Award’ competition. This competition was started in 1987 and covers nominations from across the UK.