JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S SPRING CONCERT

Saturday 6 April 2024 – Les Quennevais School Concert Hall – 7.30pm Jersey Symphony Orchestra invites you to Hilary Davan Wetton’s Farewell Concert. Entitled  ‘Variations’ it will take place at Les Quennevais School Concert Hall on Saturday 6 April at 7.30pm.  The Orchestra will be led by Martin Smith and will be joined by guest […]

JERSEY DOGS AT CRUFTS 2024

The Kennel Club of Jersey Members are heading off to Birmingham this week to compete at the greatest Dog Show in the world – Crufts! Crufts starts on Thursday 7 March and takes place across four very full days culminating in Best in Show on Sunday 10 March 2024. Crufts 2024 Best in Show judge Ann Ingram […]

RURAL LANDSCAPES, SAVING SEEDS AND FOOD SECURITY

The RURAL magazine Jersey Landscape Art Awards evening will take place at the CCA International art gallery, as part of its Summer Exhibition. This year, the annual competition awards evening will take place on Friday 12 July, and the presentation of the awards will come at the end of an afternoon event themed around food […]

HOW PEOPLE ‘COOK’ TODAY

Cooking Skills in the UK have taken a sharp downturn. Our guest contributor for this edition of RURAL POST,  Suzanne Wynn, presents her evidence and for the sake of British farmers hopes we can turn things around. Some time ago, I wrote a piece about my own approach to cooking and my hope that lockdowns […]

THE POTATO PLANTING SEASON – 2024

For this photo reportage  of the potato planting season this year, we thank our contributor, Nicole Hamel. At the time of writing in early March, the ground is very soggy after a record-breaking rainy February. It has meant that planting has been delayed, although the first Jersey Royals of the new season are now available […]

CHANNEL ISLANDS DOG OF THE YEAR

This year’s Channel Islands Dog of the Year was Carla Mackay’s  Smooth Coat Chihuahua, Beaulamey Show Me The Money For Tarabish. Reserve was Oksana Lynnyk’s Russian Black Terrier – Holodnaya Zhara Vivat! Poltava  2023 Channel Islands Brace of the Year Winner – Miss C White’s – Cocker Spaniels- Granrose Blue Sapphire and Granrose Blue Topaz […]

200th ANNIVERSARY OF THE RNLI

4 March is the 200th anniversary of the formation of the RNLI, and the Jersey branch are holding a number of special events: 8 March: Flag Day in King Street with a stall selling a variety of RNLI merchandise 16 March:  Fun Wine Tasting Competition at St Helier Yacht Club.   19.00hrs. £30.00 per person 24 March: Car wash on […]

CCA GALLERIES INTERNATIONAL – SUMMER EXHIBITION

CCA Galleries International is calling for visual artists to participate in the Jersey Summer Exhibition 2024, modelled on the annual Royal Academy Summer Show. The exhibited work is selected by a panel of professional artists and displayed for sale in a group exhibition. The Jersey Summer Exhibition is entering its eighth year and it remains the highlight event […]

CHANNEL ISLANDS DOG OF THE YEAR SHOW

The Channel Islands Dog of the Year Show takes place this year on Saturday 17 February. Organised by the Kennel Club of Jersey, this is the  ‘Crufts’ show for the Channel Islands.  Competitors will also be taking part from Guernsey and the UK. Dogs win places at Pedigree Shows across the Channel Islands during the […]

JERSEY HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW TO BE BIENNIAL

The next Jersey Horse of the Year Show (JHOYS) will be in 2025. There will be no JHOYS this year. The show started in 2022 and took place again the following year in 2023. JHOYS chairwoman Karen Barette said: ‘Going forward, we are very aware we have a much smaller equine community in Jersey than […]