MARCEL HOUZÉ: R.I.P.
Marcel Houzé, who has died aged 89, was a successful dairy farmer and a former chairman of the Jersey Milk Marketing Board from 1994 to 1999, a period of substantial growth during which the output of Jersey milk reached heights it has never since surpassed. Mr Houzé took over Lodge Farm, Maufant, from his father […]
TREES FOR LIFE – ATF FUELS FOR TREES
Leading fuel provider in the Channel Islands ATF Fuels has announced it will donate a portion of the proceeds from every litre of fuel sold at its forecourts and premium domestic heating oil to customers to Jersey Trees for Life. This new initiative is aimed at supporting the local community following the recent destructive impact of Storm Ciaran. In […]
SUBURBANISATION OF THE COUNTRYSIDE
By Alasdair Crosby ‘Excuse me, Sir, do you have a few minutes to take part in a survey?’ My home-spun advice: ‘If you see a man with a clipboard, looking for a passer-by to button-hole, look the other way. Engage your companion in deep conversation or find something of absorbing interest in an adjacent shop-window.’ […]
ON SAINTS, HUNTING, AND ALE
By Sebastian Morello Ever since the 1st Century Roman general St Eustace, while out hunting with his hounds, witnessed the miraculous vision of a great stag with a crucifix poised between its antlers, there has been a deep relationship between Europe’s religion and the pursuit of quarry. Indeed, six centuries later, the Duke of Aquitaine’s […]
JERSEY AGRICULTURE – ONWARDS AND UPWARDS?
The annual Farm Jersey conference took place at La Mare Estate on 10 November. The following speech by the retiring president of the Jersey Farmers Union Economic, Peter Le Maistre, was one of the opening addresses: When I spoke two years ago at the Farm Jersey conference for the very first time, it was a […]
FARM JERSEY CONFERENCE SPEECH BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOMENT MINISTER, DEPUTY KIRSTEN MOREL
The annual Farm Jersey conference took place at La Mare Estate on 10 November. The following speech by the Economic Development Minister, Deputy Kirsten Morel, was one of the opening addresses: It is fantastic to see so many members of the farming community at the conference, and I think it demonstrates just how important this […]
SIMPLY CHRISTMAS
The first of the ‘Simply Christmas’ markets in the Royal Square takes place this week, starting on Thursday 23 November and continuing over the weekend. It will be the first of three four-day weekends. The Genuine Jersey Simply Christmas Markets will bring a labyrinth of stalls oozing with festive magic, beautiful gifts and tasty treats […]
EUNE FROUQU’THÉE D’JÈRRIAIS – (A FORKFUL OF JÈRRIAIS)
We continue our series of articles in Jèrriais – Jersey’s own traditional native language. The ‘frouque’ in question is a digging fork, rather than a table fork. An English translation follows. This contribution comes from Helen Romeril Tchi matînnée întérêssante qué j’eus l’aut’ Dînmanche. Mes deux p’tites-fil’yes, Coco & Zephie et mé, j’allînmes au Conmice RJA&HS du […]
PASTICHE
By Georgina Sutton, a Jersey concert pianist Pastiche is a 5 track classical crossover EP that I have created, consisting of my own panoply of arrangements by Elton John, Bastille, Adele, Billy Eilish & Clean Bandit. The EP was recorded at the Gilbert O’Sullivan Studios with producer & sound engineer, Wilson Nash, generously supported by […]
DRIP THE DROP
Simon Watkins, who launched Seeker Publishing and Distribution ten years ago, is celebrating this milestone for his business with the launch of a book that brings to life an idea he’s been nurturing for over 20 years. In 2022, Simon signed Lutlye Productions, a business started by Jennie Jewell and Mark Holley, who combine their […]