EVENTS AT THE ROYAL JERSEY SOCIETY
The RJA&HS will be putting on a series of events during the remainder of 2023 and 2024, aimed at members, although non-members are also welcome. The first event: Wednesday 18 October, 12-1.30pm Trinity Manor – Dairy Farm Tour A walking tour of Trinity Manor Dairy Farm with Farm Manager, Jim Carter. Find out more about what […]
NEW FOCUS ON LOCAL FOOD AND DRINK LAUNCHED
The Jersey Hospitality Association and its partners and sponsors have launched Jersey’s new year-round celebration of local food and drink. Hospitality industry professionals joined representatives from government, arm’s length organisations and other industries for the launch of Delicious Jersey. The launch marked the start of 12 months of events that will include initiatives aimed at […]
SAVING MONEY TIPS FROM THE CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW
A visit to Chelsea Flower Show doesn’t usually save you money, as anyone who has visited and come back with masses of ideas and purchases will attest. By Gill Maccabe If you embrace just a few of the top tips promoted at the Chelsea Flower Show this year, you are guaranteed to save pounds – […]
AN EAR TO THE WIND
Book Review by Alasdair Crosby A Chronicle of Sark 1626-1627 By Dr Richard Axton I have just returned from Sark – well, metaphorically speaking. It was not today’s Sark, but the Island of Sark in the 17th Century. My knowledgable guide has been Dr Richard Axton MBE, an eminent scholar, Emeritus Fellow of Christ’s College, […]
RJA&HS Autumn Fair
30 September and 1 October RJA&HS Autumn Fair – at the Royal Jersey Showground, Trinity. The Show will be open to the public from 10.30am to 5pm both days and is free for members and children 16 years & under with an entry fee of £5 for adults and £3 for seniors 60 years & […]
DRINKING THE HEDGEROW
Using the very latest in digital thought transcription technology, Jester Crosby, a cocker spaniel, wonders why, in early autumn walks, his owner seems also to have become quite so interested in hedgerows…. Nobody likes a sniff around in a field hedgerow more than I, but I am beginning to wonder why my owner also becomes […]
WHAT IS BIODIVERSITY? WHO NEEDS IT? AND WHY BOTHER?
This is taken, with the kind permission of the author and website blogger, Colin Tudge, from his website www.colintudge.com, on which there are plenty of other worthwhile goodies to read and to reflect upon ‘How many goodly creatures are there here!’ -Miranda from The Tempest (V.i 184-187) It is fashionable to care about the natural world […]
COURSES, WORKSHOPS AND EXHIBITIONS FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 2023 AT THE HARBOUR GALLERY JERSEY
COURSES AND WORKSHOPS Autumn is a busy time for courses and workshops at The Harbour Gallery – a great time to try something new. Below are our regular weekly workshops; we will be adding exciting weekend and Christmas workshops to this list … to find out more, follow us on Facebook at ‘The Harbour Gallery […]
THE HARBOUR GALLERY MOVES HARBOURS
After 20 years on the quayside at St Aubin, The Harbour Gallery has changed harbours. Pat Robson is the director of the Art in the Frame Foundation, which manages the gallery. She showed Alasdair Crosby around the new premises at Commercial Buildings, St Helier Earlier this year, an office building that had been part of […]
MORE FOR THE DOG WALK THAN THE CAT WALK
The ‘Ariat’ range of leisure wear from the JFTU Ariat is named after the American racehorse, ‘Secretariat’, the legendary race horse and 1973 Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown winner, widely considered to be the greatest racehorse of all time. As Ariat’s founder, Beth Cross, says: ‘His athleticism and non-stop competitive spirit make him an enduring […]