LIVE OPERA AND CONCERTS RESUME
The Domaine des Vaux Opera Festival, which had to be cancelled in 2020 because of Covid restrictions, is back. It will take place on 23, 24 and 25 August. And Jersey’s Symphony Orchestra will be holding its summer concert on Saturday 14 August at 7.30pm in the Gloucester Hal, Fort Regent. The programme will be […]
GENUINE JERSEY’S ARTISAN MARKETS RESUME
Genuine Jersey Markets have returned, The first market took place last Saturday (15 May) at St Aubin. As previously, before the pandemic brought them to a halt, they offer visitors and locals a variety of local crafts, produce and entertainment. The artisans’ markets, which are sponsored by Islands Insurance, feature some of Jersey’s most […]
RESULTS OF THE 2021 JERSEY ROYAL POTATO GROWING COMPETITION
The results of the 2021 Genuine Jersey, Jersey Royal potato growing competition have been annouced. In the school’s competition, which involved all 33 primary schools, St John’s School won the heaviest crop award, with Year 3 coming in at a respectable 1.271kg. Runners up were Year 5 HO at Grouville School with 1.180kg. Year 2G […]
THATCHING TAKES PLACE AT HAMPTONNE
The 15th century thatched buildings at Hamptonne Country Life Museum are being rethatched for the first time in 30 years. Five thatchers from Devon have started work on Hamptonne House and are hoping to rethatch Langlois House as well, subject to the results of a bat survey. Planning permission has been granted for all the […]
CCA GALLERIES INTERNATIONAL – EXHIBITION SCHEDULE SUMMER 2021
‘CCAI’ is known for its’ longstanding and real relationships with the artists it works with. Whether this is mentoring and supporting local artists through the Jersey Summer Exhibition or working and collaborating with International artists and Royal Academicians at Worton Hall Studios. This enables us to bring rare and important work and the artists that […]
TIME FOR TEA
TIME FOR TEA An afternoon seminar and tea tasting (including Jersey tea) is being led by ‘tea sommelier’ Eunice Pallot on 12 June. Eunice is an advisor to Jersey tea growers We British like to think that we are experts on tea. We are the third largest consumers of tea in the world, after all, […]
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 Colin Ireson Bouônjour bouonnes gens, J’espéthe qué tout va bein avec vous, lé solé lisait au c’menchement d’la sémaine! Tchi […]
GOVERNMENT OF JERSEY HOLDS ‘CONSTRUCTIVE’ MEETING WITH FRENCH FISHERMEN
In a statement, the Government of Jersey said that its representatives had met French fishermen and listened to the concerns that led to today’s protest. The 90-minute meeting was between the Assistant Minister for the Environment, Deputy Gregory Guida (a fluent French speaker), Government of Jersey officers, and representatives from the estimated 56 French vessels […]
Government of Jersey representatives meeting French fishing leaders
Government of Jersey representatives are meeting French fishermen this morning. It follows 50 boats arriving into Jersey waters off the south coast of the Island, in the early hours. At 10.30am, Deputy Gregory Guida, Assistant Minister for the Environment (who speak fluent French), and other Government officials met French fishermen, further to a request for […]
STORM IN THE CHANNEL
This morning an armada of French Fishing boats demonstrated their opposition to Jersey’s post-Brexit fishing rules by sailing to St Helier harbour. Although they have, at the time of writing, retreated to the western side of St Aubin’s Bay, a French navy patrol vessel, the Athos, is currently sailing towards the Island. Two Royal Navy […]