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 […]
REFILL JERSEY
Refill Jersey’ – a campaign urging the Jersey public to Choose to Reuse wherever they eat, drink and shop in order to cut down on plastic pollution, was launched on 16 June, ‘World Refill Day’. The campaign in Jersey has been organised by Jersey Water and Plastic Free Jersey. ‘Refill’ originated as a grassroots movement […]
EUNE FROUQU’THÉE D’JÈRRIAIS – (A FORKFUL OF JÈRRIAIS)
We continue our series of articles 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 Jean Le Maistre. We commend it not only as an exercise in Jèrriais, but as a reflection on the Jersey […]
THRIVE AND GROW
An expert in social and therapeutic horticulture is to visit the Island next week as part of GROW Jersey’s new community horticulture project. Damien Newman of Thrive UK will also be giving a presentation on the health and wellbeing benefits of community gardening at the Town Hall at 7pm on Thursday 17 June, which is […]
EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Alasdair Crosby reflects on the special theme of this issue of RURAL magazine In each issue of RURAL, we have a ‘special theme’ of several articles on different aspects of the same subject. In the Spring issue, with Covid still very much in mind, we concentrated on ‘natural health. In this current issue, we have […]
GOOD-BYE TO FIELDS OF PLASTIC-COVERED CROPS?
By RURAL nagazine’s environment writer, Caroline Spencer A pioneering pilot project is under way to test a sample of biodegradable and compostable plant-based agricultural film to replace the plastic that is currently used to cover Jersey Royals and other crops. If successful, the sight of vast sheets of plastic over the Island’s fields will be […]
THE COUNTRYSIDE ENHANCEMENT SCHEME
Applications are being invited for funding for projects that maintain or improve the Island’s unique rural character. The Countryside Enhancement Scheme is an environmental improvement scheme open to the general public, schools and charities as well as farmers, growers, land managers and owners, businesses and Government departments. The scheme, funded by the Government of Jersey, […]
JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S SUMMER CONCERT
The ‘JSO’ is resuming its regular concert programme after the break caused by the pandemic. Its ‘Summer Concert’ will take place in the hall of Le Quennevais School at 7.30pm on Saturday 14 August. Gerard Le Feuvre will be the soloist, playing Elgar’s Cello Concerto. This will be the first concert conducted by the Orchestra’s musical […]