TWO CENTURIES OF JERSEY’S RURAL HISTORY NOW JUST A CLICK AWAY!
The Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society (RJA&HS) has launched a new digital archive, at their AGM on 26May, giving the public online access to nearly 200 years of Jersey’s rural history for the very first time. The archive, available on the Society’s website, contains more than 15,000 historic images and documents, including annual reports, […]
LA POÈT’TIE
As part of RURAL magazine’s remit of encouraging and promoting localism, be it in local produce or local creativity… in short, the local community spirit that sometimes seems to be slipping away from Island life, we shall be including in our regular RURAL POST mailings, poetry, inspired by the Island, from the pen of local […]
HAPPY 80TH ANNIVERSARY, JERSEY YOUNG FARMERS CLUB
THE Jersey Young Farmers Club is 80 years old this year. Perhaps it would be better to say, ’80 years young’ – the club members are having a reunion party to celebrate the anniversary. Save the date: 4 July at the RJA&HS. Tickets for the reunion will be on sale on sale by the end […]
A SUPPER CLUB FOR ENJOYING LOCAL PRODUCE
The Royal St Martin hotel is hosting a supper club… nothing out of the ordinary about that, of course, but in this supper club all the ingredients for the dishes are sourced locally. The idea comes from the hotel’s chef, Rory Purdie. He moved to Jersey three years ago from his native home in rural […]
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA— IN JERSEY
A night at the Opera… but not in Jersey’s Opera House, or in any grand opera house. The Domaine des Vaux Opera Festival will be staged in St Lawrence for the 38th year. Alasdair Crosby met Anne Binney, the originator of the festival The word ‘opera’ brings to mind grand opera houses in capital cities, […]
LIBERATION INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026:
Where World-Class Music Meets Jersey’s story. By Jaz Hamiton of Music in Action In May, the Liberation International Music Festival returns not simply as a celebration of music, but as a living, breathing story, one that connects Jersey’s past with the voices, instruments, and artistry of the world. Running from 8–17 May, the festival will […]
A SURE BET FOR FUN AT LES LANDES THIS SEASON
Racing enthusiast John Henwood was at the starting gate of the Jersey Race Club’s 2026 season heralding some fixture changes which will be of benefit to all Traditionally the opening race meeting of the season at Les Landes has been held on Easter Monday. Early Easters, accompanied by inclement weather and consequent unsafe conditions, have […]
WHAT IS ‘A GOOD EDUCATION’? AND WHAT SHOULD BE ITS PURPOSE?
By would-be Jersey’s comissar for education, Alasdair Crosby In the Spring edition of RURAL magazine, we have had a special theme of educating young people about the countryside. So, the question posed in the title is an appropriate one to ask. One of the important things about a countryside education is that it should not […]
DEVELOPING DISCERNMENT
A weakness of the British Food culture is that we don’t talk much about the taste and quality of food. By our culinary writer, Suzanne Wynn Unless there is something really wrong and you are intending to dispute paying for it, the standard response to any enquiry about how you are enjoying the meal is […]
BELTANE 2026
Sat 2 May 2026 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM La Croix Regeneration Centre, JE3 7FQ This is an international celebration of the start of Summer on this organic-certified regenerative farm. The farmer, Nikki di Gruchy says: ‘Reclaiming one of our ancient land-based festivals, Beltane, also known as May Day, this festival is all about fertility, growth, and renewal. In 2026, this special day is made […]