TOP ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY HONOUR FOR JERSEY RESIDENT
The founder of the Global Canopy Programme, Andrew Mitchell, has been awarded the Royal Founder’s Medal of the Royal Geographical Society. It is part of a series of awards that recognise extraordinary achievement in geographical research, fieldwork, teaching, policy, and public engagement. There are two Royal Medals, which are of equal standing and have been […]
‘THE GREEDY YEARS’
THE GREEDY YEARS – A Jerseyman’s diary in exile An intriguing memoir reviewed by Cathy Le Feuvre There are many books and articles written about the Occupation of Jersey, with many familiar stories. But every so often something appears which is surprising and intriguing, which tells the story of the period from a completely different […]
JERSEY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS STATS PUBLISHED
Jersey emitted 358,425 tonnes of greenhouse gases on-Island in 2021 – the equivalent of 3.5 tonnes per person – the annual emissions inventory shows. A greenhouse gas inventory is a dataset estimating the emissions from a wide range of activities within a country or jurisdiction. The data, published on gov.je, found levels had remained well […]
THE JERSEY HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW IS BACK FOR 2023
Following on from an incredibly successful JHOYS 2022, Home Farm Equestrian is preparing for the 2023 Jersey Horse of the Year Show (JHOYS). In its first year JHOYS saw over 400 competitors come together over two weekends at Home Farm Equestrian for what was one of the largest sporting events of the year. Spectators were […]
THE BRIGHT FUTURE FOR CARBON
How Jersey can make use of Bio-Char Pyrolysis – by Roderick McCafferty, a Scottish inventor with family links to both Jersey and Guernsey We are all Islanders – we all live on Earth, which is an island in space. Every resource we share is on this island. My first visit to Jersey was in September […]
ANNA LE MOINE GRAY – NEW EXHIBITION IN BRITTANY
Anna Le Moine Gray, the Breton artist who for many years lived and panted in Jersey – is holding a new exhibition of recent works in the town of Pont-Croix in western Brittany. She will be showing 30 new seascapes and landscapes, in oil or gouache, some drawings and birds in clay. A digital catalogue […]
MAJOR UPGRADE TO EVOLVE PUBLIC EV CHARGING NETWORK
Jersey Electricity (JE) has announced a £600,000 upgrade to its public electric vehicle (EV) charging network to significantly improve the charging experience for Jersey’s EV drivers and support the growing local demand for low-carbon electric transportation. This market leading platform will provide Islanders with access to an innovative public EV charging technology that will future […]
A WALK IN THE PARK
Lace up and get active, with ‘Walk in the Park’ this May Prepare to stretch your legs and put a spring in your step with the return of Walk in the Park. The Jersey National Park invites you to get active and immerse yourself in the great outdoors during May, National Walking Month. After last […]
FAITH IN THE SOIL
SHARE FARMING by James Odgers James and his family moved to Somerset in 2002 to establish nine traditional farming businesses upon which to train up new entrants into farming. They had first to learn how to farm themselves, having no background in farming. They have seen more than 25 families come and go since then and […]
REPRESENTING THE KING
By Charles A. Coulombe RURAL magazine is grateful to Mr Coulombe for providing for this website this thoughtful essay on the development and history of the viceregal – or gubernatorial – functions of the Royal representative in the various areas of His dominions. It is of particular interest to Jersey, where H.E. The Lieutenant-Governor is […]