THE SPRING FLOWER SHOW – RJA&HS
The Spring Flower Show of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Show took place at the weekend 26-27 March. The show hosted the usual displays of beautiful daffodils, cut flowers, pot plants, cacti and succulents plus flower arranging, cakes and the International Camellia show. There were also some wonderful displays from St Martin’s Flower Club, […]
JERSEY GARDENING CLUB – SCHEDULE FOR 2022
Another sign of the restoration of more normal life following the pandemic: the Jersey Gardening Club resumes its schedule of meetings – but all meetings are subject to Covid restrictions prevailing at the time. The meetings take place at St Lawrence parish hall, starting at 8pm unless stated otherwise*. Everyone is welcome. The schedule for […]
JERSEY DAIRY LAUNCHES NEW CHOCOLATE SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM
Jersey Dairy has announced the launch of its new Chocolate Soft Serve Ice Cream product which it hopes will be an industry game changer. The Jersey Dairy Luxury Chocolate Ice Cream Mix is the first of its kind in the Channel Islands and the UK. The premium mix is a result of a unique collaboration […]
RESTORATION OF LA MIELLE DE MORVILLE
The Rotary Club of Jersey is offering hands-on assistance to an environmental restoration project in St Ouen’s Bay With a vision for environmental enhancement, the Jersey National Park has partnered with the Rotary Club of Jersey and the Environment Department on a programme of landscape restoration at La Mielle de Morville, a specially protected area […]
EUNE FROUQU’THÉE D’JÈRRIAIS – (A FORKFUL OF JÈRRIAIS)
We continue our series of article in Jèrriais – Jersey’s own traditional native language. The ‘frouque’ in question is a digging fork, rather than a table fork. An English translation follows. This contribution comes from Laurence Curtis Eune Surprînse ! Comme j’sis à écrithe chenna les saîsons ont changi eune aut’ fais. Hièr lé temps […]
GROW AND THRIVE
By Caroline Spencer More than 200 fruit bushes are being planted by Jersey’s largest community horticultural project this week. Nearly half of them were planted at an open day on Saturday which was aimed at getting more Islanders involved in social and therapeutic horticulture. The rest will be done by school and community groups in […]
EUNE FROUQU’THÉE D’JÈRRIAIS – (A FORKFUL OF JÈRRIAIS)
We continue our series of article in Jèrriais – Jersey’s own traditional native language. The ‘frouque’ in question is a digging fork, rather than a table fork. An English translation follows. This contribution comes from Clive Jones LÉ POT D’CHAMBRE…..ET EUNE ÊMEUTE! La rue ès Français à Saint Hélyi est eune rue galotée et tranchil’ye […]
CRUFTS 2022
The Kennel Club of Jersey team of Crufts Qualifiers return to the World’s biggest Dog Show. By the club’s chairman, Helen Lester Pictured front row. L-R: Yakira Michel – German Shorthaired Pointer, Helen Dubois and Niamh Whiteman – Hungarian Vizsla and Bracco Italiano, Agata Kucza – Irish Terriers, Emma Parkin- Cocker Spaniel, Rachel Le Masurier […]
17TH CENTURY STRADIVARIUS VIOLIN WORTH £2 MILLION TO BE PLAYED AT 16 NEW STREET GEORGIAN HOUSE
Violins made by Antonio Stradivari in the turn of the 18th Century remain some of the most valuable and expensive instruments in the world, so the National Trust was really excited when violinist Jonathan Hill got in touch to say that he had been loaned a Stradivarius violin dating from 1680 to perform on at […]
BIRD FLU: CHIEF VET INTRODUCES RESTRICTIONS
Jersey’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Alistair Breed, is introducing formal restrictions and biosecurity measures requiring keepers to prevent their birds from having contact with wild birds. It follows further examination results from the dead red-breasted goose from Jersey Zoo, which the government confirmed on Friday had tested positive for Avian Influenza (bird flu), which have now […]