HEDGE FUND – PAYS DIVIDENDS
The National Trust for Jersey’s ‘Hedge Fund Project’ has paid dividends in its third year of investment. The trust’s marketing manager, Donna Le Marrec, reports: 55,000 hedging whips planted to date measuring over 30 miles in length; Sponsorship from members and the public at £5.00 per metre has raised £30,500; HSBC – donations from Green […]
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 Rod McLoughlin Bouônjour tout l’monde, Ch’est-i’ vrai qu’un Angliais, tchi d’meuthe à St Hélyi, nouos êcrit eune lettre Jèrriaise ? J’peux […]
NO CHRISTMAS CONCERT FROM THE JSO
NO CHRISTMAS CONCERT FROM THE JSO The Jersey Symphony Orchestra has postponed ‘with immense regret# its Christmas Concert next Sunday, 19 December until Christmas 2022. The president of the JSO, Nick Cabot MBE, said that over the past two days the Omicron variant raging in the UK had caused ten of the 30 visiting players […]
CHRISTMAS IN JERSEY
From Alasdair Crosby, editor of RURAL magazine. Christmas is with us once again, despite the best (or worst) efforts of Covid. It would be completely wrong and false to try to hi-jack the High Feast of Christmas into the orbit of RURAL magazine or this magazine’s e-mail newsletter by claiming it as some special ‘rural’ […]
DOMAINE DES VAUX OPERA FESTIVAL 2022
Covid has been as bad as Baron Scarpia or any other operatic villain when it comes to the annual Domaine des Vaux Opera Festival. It forced its cancellation in 2020… fortunately in 2021, Good triumphed over Evil and the festival took place – just. In a recent letter to friends of the Festival, the director […]
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 Bouônjour bouonnes gens. Ch’est Laurence Curtis îchin tch’ êcrit eune p’tite lettre auve deux’-trais mémouaithes et pensées duthant […]
BARBADOS WELCOMES CHANNEL ISLANDS LIQUOR COMPANY’S INDICA RUM
The Channel Islands Liquor Company’s (CILC) Indica rum has been welcomed into Barbados, at the same time as the company launches its new spiced rum onto the market. The award-winning local rum is now the only spirit from the Channel Islands to be imported into the Caribbean Island, adding to its worldwide distribution list which […]
JERSEY RACE CLUB – RACE DATES 2022
The Jersey Race Club have announced the following race dates for 2022: Monday 18th April – Easter MondaySunday 8th May – Jersey GuineasSunday 22nd May – Warwick VaseSunday 5th June – Platinum Jubilee MeetingFriday 24th June – Champion HurdleFriday 8th July – Evening MeetingSunday 24th July – Derby DaySunday 14th August – Ladies DayMonday 29th […]
A LINK TO WATCH THE PRESENTATIONS AT THE JERSEY FARMING CONFERENCE
The annual Jersey Farming Conference , which took place on 11 November, brings together with politicians and government officials to hear from industry experts speaking around a central theme, which this year that was ‘the Farming Horizon.’ Topics included the challenges the farmers face today; industry advances; crop diversification; new markets and opportunities; environmental considerations. […]
AN UDDERLY DIFFERENT CHRISTMAS PRESENT
Jersey Pearl and Jersey Milk have united this Christmas this Christmas to celebrate the launch of Jersey Pearl’s new ‘Jersey Milk carton charms.’ The collection includes six Jersey Milk charms in the colours that represent Jersey Dairy’s fresh milk range – and they are udderly charming! For every customer who is interested in purchasing a […]