THE JSO IS BACK!
THE JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA‘S SUMMER CONCERT Saturday 6 August 2022 – Les Quennevais School Hall – 7.30pm The Jersey Symphony Orchestra is back after a two-year break caused by the pandemic: a welcome sign of a return to relative normality in the cultural life of the Island. A number of concerts were planned since its […]
NEW EVENT BRINGS THE ISLAND COMMUNITY TOGETHER
Home Farm Equestrian Club hosting the very first Jersey Horse of the Year Show (JHOYS). The event is being held in October and will bring together the whole equestrian community with five days of competing across four disciplines. Equestrians will have several opportunities to qualify for the Championship Show at various events throughout the year […]
REPORT FROM JERSEYTREES FOR LIFE PUBLISHED
Jersey Trees for Life has published the most recent report on the Woodlands of Jersey A 58-page report detailing the situation with Jersey woodlands as well as management recommendations for those trees and woodlands in the island is now available to all. Written by local ecologist, John Pinel, Jersey Trees for Life commissioned the Woodland […]
ALL ISLAND GARDEN COMPETITION – 12, 13 & 14 JULY
Judging for the RJA&HS All-Island Garden Competition takes place on Tuesday 12th, Wednesday 13th & Thursday 14th July. Anyone can participate and with 22 classes to enter into, there is something for everyone, whether you have a large garden, small patio garden, allotment or community garden. Horticultural Secretary at the RJA&HS, Rachelle Robinson, said: ‘We know many […]
SUMMER FLOWER AND CATTLE SHOW OF THE RJA&HS
The Summer Flower and Cattle Show of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society took place over the weekend of 11 and 12 June. It has been generally considered to be a very successful event, with nine dairy farmers showing their cattle, which were of high quality and has proved the value of importing genetics […]
EXCITING JOB OPPORTUNITY
AN exciting land-based job opportunity has arisen at The Grove property, St Lawrence. Are you aged between 18-25 years old or know someone aged between 18-25 years old who would be curious to learn more about this gardening apprenticeship opportunity? To apply or for queries, please email Roger Polard Head Gardener to the Grove Estate […]
IF THESE LINES SURVIVE
By Anne Penn (née Sandeman) I grew up knowing of the existence of my paternal grandmother’s Occupation diary, but it was in 2017 that I first saw the manuscript when my father, Brian Sandeman, gave it to me. Bundles of loose pages tied up by string, handwritten in ink and in an old paper carrier […]
PUFFINS HAVE A PUFFLING
By Cris Sellares, project officer for ‘Birds on the Edge’, National Trust for Jersey All Jersey Puffins are back in their nests – and some already have a puffling! The National Trust for Jersey and Birds On The Edge are delighted to confirm that all four pairs of Puffins have returned to their breeding sites […]
GARDEN PARTY – TO BENEFIT ST JOHN AMBULANCE
A garden party is being held by St John Ambulance at the home of the late Philip Hewat-Jaboor: La Maison de la Fontaine, Le Mont Perrine, St Lawrence, from 18.00 to 20.30 on Wednesday 8 June, by kind permission of Rod Keenan and the late Philip Hewat-Jaboor. The cost is £25.00 per person, with free […]
JERSEY RIDER QUALIFIES FOR RIDING FOR THE DISABLED NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ryan Le Monnier (25) has just returned from a successful visit to the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) Southwest Regional Dressage and Countryside Qualifier in Cornwall. Ryan, who is autistic and has dyspraxia, came first in the Grade seven dressage walk/trot class of the competition, out of six competitors, and has now qualified for […]