FISHERIES SUPPORT SCHEME IS LAUNCHED

A scheme to provide interim financial support to the Island’s fishing industry has been approved by Ministers. The Fisheries Support Scheme will provide financial support for fixed costs and salaries incurred between May and August 2021, and will be available to businesses that are directly involved in activity related to fisheries. Its objectives are: * […]
THE LOST FARMS OF ST MARTIN – CAN YOU HELP?

THE former St Martin Deputy, Bob Hill, has been writing a book on the history of the farms in St Martin. But now he needs some help – not to find the lost farms, but to complete the project, as he is currently indisposed. Go back around 70 years and you would have found at […]
THEY’RE AT THE STARTING GATE….

By Ruth Le Cocq THE Coinshares Les Landes racecourse is ready. The horses are fit. The Bailiff said ‘yes’. This Friday evening (25 June) the Jersey Race Club will hold its first meeting since August 2019. A number of racehorses from the UK will be running alongside those locally owned and trained in what Jersey […]
BRING BACK THE MISSING JERSEY DOLMEN

By Cathy Le Feuvre If you’ve been following local news recently, you’ll be aware that there are plans to redevelop Fort Regent. Right now, the Government of Jersey is asking us all to get involved in the consultation about what the future of the Fort might look like. If you want to have a say, […]
‘JERSEY, UK’ (Eh?)

Surely not! This contribution is by a well-known Jersey Advocate who prefers no public recognition but whose permission to adapt a much longer article is gratefully acknowledged. Where do we live? In the United Kingdom, surely. It must be so, as it says so on the Internet when you make your travel arrangements. At the […]
‘AN EXHIBITION ‘ON THE WILD SIDE’

Two Jersey rtists, Kathy Rondel and Michele Snape, are holding a joint exhibition at he Berni Gallery, Jersey rts Centre, which lasts until 3 July. The inspiring exhibition, titled ‘On the Wild Side’, features a selection of work from both artists. It has been described as : a truly vibrant feast for the eyes!’ They […]
NEW WEEKLY LUNCHTIME JÈRRIAIS CHAT SESSION ON MONDAYS THROUGH THE SUMMER

From 5 July an extra weekly café chat session for speakers, learners (and eavesdroppers) of Jèrriais is being launched in the heart of Saint Helier: all welcome to drop in Monday lunchtimes 1-2pm at Santander Work Café Jersey at Charing Cross. Since pandemic restrictions were lifted, existing weekly sessions have restarted for those interested in […]
POLAR EXPLORERS IN THE CLASSROOM

The polar expedition research vessel Northabout harboured in Jersey in June. Its Jersey skipper Tobias Carter has been speaking to school children about climate change. By Caroline Spencer In their lifetime, secondary school children will witness the first summer when there will be no sea ice in the Arctic. That’s quite a stark statement that […]
A FAMILY FUN DAY OUT

All being well, this coming weekend (Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th June) the RJA & HS will be hosting its first ‘normal’ show for almost two years. The last ‘in person’ show at the Royal Jersey Showground was held in October 2019 but during the pandemic the Society has hosted a series of ‘online’ and […]
A STIMULUS FOR MOREL FARM

The National Trust for Jersey has received a fiscal stimulus grant for the renovation and refurbishment of Morel Farm, St Lawrence. The trust’s marketing and events manager, Donna Le Marrec, said: ‘We are absolutely delighted and enormously grateful to receive this grant. As well as securing the future of this 17th Century historic farmstead, this […]