‘REAL’ SHOWS RETURN TO THE RJA&HS
The first “normal” Show being held by the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society since October 2019 is going to be the 2021 Early Sumer Flower how. It will be held on Saturday and Sunday 26 and 27 June. The Show will be open to the public from 10.30am to 5pm both days. There will […]
JERSEY’S ASPIRING GEOPARK
Jersey’s exceptional landscapes and seascapes are the inspiration behind a new visitor centre at Jersey Museum. The Aspiring Jersey Island Geopark Visitor Centre tells the story of Jersey’s geological heritage, with the aim of encouraging Islanders and visitors to explore Jersey and see first-hand how geology has shaped the Island we know today. Millie Butel, […]
LoveNature Festival 2021
The National Trust for Jersey is staging its fifth environmental festival – ‘LoveNature’. Staged over the half term holidays from 30 May to 6 June and set in and around St Ouen’s Bay in Jersey’s National Park, the event coincides with and showcases the wild orchids in all their glory at Le Noir Pré. […]
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 […]