MAXIMUM VARIETY – ADDENDUM
Eating seasonally provides all the variety we need in our diet, we just need to widen our horizons and avoid getting stuck in a rut. By Suzanne Wynn Two things happened last week that gave me cause to update my thinking on how we achieve Maximum Variety in our diet. The first was the launch of Professor […]
RJA&HS SUMMER FLOWER & PRODUCE SHOW AUGUST 2024
TROPHIES & AWARDS AWARD FOR WINNER H.G. SHEPARD MEMORIAL TROPHY Most Meritorious Exhibit at the Summer Show Stephen Le Feuvre Group of Cacti RESERVE OVERALL WINNER Second Best Exhibit at the Summer Show David Pope Bunch of White Grapes DAHLIA CUP Best Dahlia Exhibit (classes 105 – 129) Tom & Rachelle Robinson Group of Dahlias […]
THE JERSEY HORSE ASSOCIATION
This is a new association, which held an inaugural meeting last week, attended by some 80 Islanders interested in riding and all equine-related matters. Its formation was broadly welcomed by an overwhelming show of hands at the end of the evening. The creation of the Jersey Horse Association (JHA) is inspired by the understanding that […]
A VISIT TO LA HOUGE BIE
By Alasdair Crosby Imagine this: you are in an aeroplane, probably a small one, doing a short journey from one regional airport to another, flying quite low over countryside that still retains to some degree, its typical and traditional local, rural physical features. Plymouth to Bristol might be one route, or maybe Lancaster to Carlisle. […]
HISTORIC LA RONDE PORTE FARMHOUSE VANDALISED
La Ronde Porte, an historic farmhouse in the Parish of St Saviour has been vandalized, with every glass window smashed, pantiles broken, paint thrown around and doors kicked in. The main house was also broken into, and the existing glass house largely destroyed. La Ronde Porte was bequeathed by the late Philip (Bunny) Le […]
RELAXED SUMMER ENTERTAINING: ANYONE FOR A PICKY TEA?
A Picky Tea is, apparently, the latest fashion for relaxed summer entertaining. How you feel about this might show your age! By our guest contributor Suzanne Wynn According to a recent survey carried out by Sainsburys a generation divide is opening around our preferred format when we invite others to dine. Whilst 60% of over […]
JERSEY SOCIETY OF ARTISTS GRAND AUCTION, SALE AND RAFFLE
RJA&HS ALL ISLAND GARDEN COMPETITION 2024 – RESULTS
The overall winners were Richard and Jayne Le Maistre (see the picture above). Full results are as follows: The Judges’ Award for Garden Design: Jerry Karlin The Jersey Beekeepers Association Shield for best pollinator – friendly garden: St Clement’s Parish Hall Judges’ Award for best use of recycling material: Nadine Olayan Special Judges’ Award: Thea […]
THE RURAL JERSEY LANDSCAPE AWARDS – JERSEY SUMMER EXHIBITION
At the Summer Exhibition of the CCA Galleries International, the RURAL Jersey Landscape Awards, first, second and third prize, was awarded to Louise Ramsay, Graham Tovey and Anna Frances Le Moine. The RURAL prizes were judged and awarded by David Benest (BCR Law), Donna Le Marrec (National Trust for Jersey), Alasdair Crosby and Gary Grimshaw (RURAL Magazine). […]
THE GREAT EXHIBITION
Despite the unseasonable rain, an exhibition of the best of Jersey food, farming, and environmental responsibility was a hit with Royals and non-Royal visitors alike The rain, when it came down for the march past, was almost biblical in its ferocity. So very sad for the youngsters – apart from anyone else – who got […]