THE KENNEL CLUB OF JERSEY IS BACK!
Show report by Kennel Club chairman Helen Lester The Kennel Club of Jersey held their first Show since February 2020 due to Covid restrictions on Saturday 25 September at Trinity Showground. The Show was their very prestigious Summer Championship Show, with competitors travelling from Guernsey and the UK to attend. The Judges flew in from […]
INTER-ISLAND ENVIRONMENT MEETING TO TAKE PLACE NEXT MONTH
Environmental experts and conservationists from the Channel Islands will be meeting virtually to share ideas and collaborate on projects at a two-day meeting from Thursday 21 October. All Islanders are invited to listen to the speakers and contribute to the meeting. This year’s Inter-Island Environment Meeting is being chaired by the Jersey Biodiversity Centre (JBC) […]
BANKING ON NATURE
With Covid, we hope, a diminishing problem (at least in Jersey) the Jersey Scientific Exploration Society’s annual meetings resume this month. The chairman of the Scientific Exploration Society, Jersey’s eminent explorer Colonel John Blashford Snell CBE will chair the meeting, in which the principal speaker will be Andrew Mitchell. BANKING ON NATURE Unfortunately details previously […]
RETURN OF THE AUTUMN FAIR
RETURN OF THE AUTUMN FAIR As a further sign of a gradual return to normality in the Island, we are delighted to report that the RJA&HS Autumn Fair is back, after a gap last year because of Covid. It will take place at the Royal Jersey Showground in Trinity the weekend of Saturday 2 and […]
BETTER THAN RHUBARB CRUMBLE
La Mare Wine Estate has launched a new limited-edition Gin infused with local Rhubarb and Honey. The locally sourced ingredients are Rob Pinel’s Rhubarb in St Ouen and Francois Le Luyer’s honey from St John. The estate’s award-winning Royal Gin has been infused with rhubarb flavour and a contrasting floral note from the honey. Notes […]
MOREL FARM
The £1.5 million restoration of Morel Farm has begun, following a successful bid for fiscal stimulus funding by The National Trust for Jersey. Local contractors will be on site within the next few weeks to start the careful repair and refurbishment of the historic farmstead. The property is now vacant and selective stripping out has […]
FJ AHIER COUNTRY GARDENS ANNIVERSARY DAY & COMPETITIONS
By the Horticultural Secretary of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society, Rachelle Robinson Following the postponement of the annual Plot Competition in July 2921, this was held in conjunction with the anniversary day on Sunday 5 September to celebrate the opening of the FJ Ahier Country Gardens 12 years ago, with plot holders, members […]
THE COUNTRYSIDE OF RURAL ST HELIER IS UNDER THREAT
By Hannah Curnock, spokesperson for the ‘Save St Helier Fields’ campaign When the revised Island Plan was published in April this year I read with horror that the agricultural fields at Mont à l’Abbé had been earmarked for up to 76 affordable homes. The three adjoining fields specifically are strategically highly important for dairy farming […]
IN THE KITCHEN
Our cookery writer, Zoë Garner, shares her favourite autumnal recipes What’s in Season? Apples are available all year round, like most produce nowadays, although British apples are at their best from September through to November. Look for a firm apple, with no blemishes or wrinkles. Don’t be swayed by the shiny skins as these have […]
OF MICE, MEN – AND COVID
James Doran Webb’s exhibition of driftwood sculptures at Trinity Manor is postponed until 2022. He explains below: For months now I have been planning an August exhibition of my driftwood sculptures to be held at Trinity Manor. Unfortunately this is no longer possible; the pandemic has caused absolute chaos to global shipping and week by […]