ANYONE who has ventured away from tarmac or pavements over the Christmas and New Year period will have noticed how waterlogged and muddy the countryside has become. We are very fortunate that directly behind our home are fields, most of which are empty of any crop; the land owners have no objection to us walking our dog over their land. So it was that on … [Read more...] about CHRISTMAS FUN IN THE MUD
A JERSEYMAN’S JOURNEY
– from Occupation to thriving mini-state. A biography of Pierre Horsfall CBE has been recently written by former JEP business editor Peter Body. Mr Horsfall was interviewed by Caroline Spencer ‘NO other speck of granite in the oceans of the world has had a more disproportionate and positive effect on the affairs of the world than has the Island of Jersey.’ This is … [Read more...] about A JERSEYMAN’S JOURNEY
WHAT’S FOR DINNER? A GREAT RE-THINK, ACTUALLY
A new book is being published in January by Colin Tudge, author, biologist and contributor to RURAL magazine’s website. His book, The Great Re-think, a 21st Century Renaissance has just been published. Review by ALASDAIR CROSBY AS a preliminary, may I direct the reader to the ‘What’s for Dinner? section of our website. Once there, it will be easy to find the contribution by … [Read more...] about WHAT’S FOR DINNER? A GREAT RE-THINK, ACTUALLY
THE HEDGE FUND PROJECT
News from the National Trust for Jersey The planting of 20,000 hedging plants and trees has just been completed, adding a further 10 miles of hedgerow in Jersey, in the eastern parishes from Trinity through St Martin to Grouville. The work has continued from the areas reached in 2019 in order to restore the landscape and provide habitat in the form of native hedging … [Read more...] about THE HEDGE FUND PROJECT
CATERING FOR THE FUTURE
The hospitality industry has been badly hit by the twin problems of Covid and Brexit. Alasdair Crosby talked to Simon Soar, the executive officer of the Jersey Hospitality Association ‘If you need to shout at someone, and shouting is going to make you feel better, pick up the phone and shout at me.’ Simon Soar, the chief executive officer of the Jersey Hospitality … [Read more...] about CATERING FOR THE FUTURE