80 YEARS ON
– School boy memories of the German occupation 28 June 1940 – 9 May 1945 OCCUPATION veteran, Gerald (Gerry) Le Marrec has written his memoirs about his occupation experience starting with the bombing at Le Rocque Harbour on 28 June 1940 – eighty years ago this Sunday. Gerald, with the kind permission of the Constable […]
BRAVE NEW WORLDS – (PERHAPS?)
Comment by ALASDAIR CROSBY AS we come out of ‘lockdown’ there is a plethora of comment on ‘the way ahead’, some of it desperately looking for the bright side of life in the future. It can be summed up as: Is Coronavirus a turning point in our economy and our way of life? Will things […]
Jersey’s Summer Exhibition
A PARISH STORY
THE ST LAWRENCE LIBERATION 75 PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION- By KAREN BLAMPIED UNDER the Covid-19 restrictions we were not able to open the Exhibition on 1 May as planned so it will now commence on 28 June. I have chosen this date because: ‘The German Occupation of Jersey began one week after the British government had […]
PREFABRICATION EVOLUTION FOR THE SUSTAINABLE AGE
ADVERTISING FEATURE THE house building industry is currently undergoing an evolution with the rapid growth of modern manufacturing methods. Pioneering eco house builder Baufritz, which has had an increasing order book in Jersey, is at the vanguard of this evolution. Prefabricated manufactured houses are becoming more sophisticated, and architects are increasingly using this method to […]
NEW EXHIBITION EXPLORES IMMIGRATION AND COMMUNITY
A NEW exhibition called ‘People Make Jersey – our stories of immigration’ opened this week Jersey Museum & Art Gallery, when the visitor site reopened to the public for the first time in nearly three months. ‘People Make Jersey’ was originally due to open at the start of the summer season but had to be postponed […]
FISHING INDUSTRY RECEIVES SUPPORT
A SCHEME to help the fishing industry recover from the impact of COVID-19 has been approved. The Fisheries Support Scheme will provide financial assistance in June and July to help the industry continue to pay fixed costs, and prepare for recovery, while the hospitality sector and export market are both closed. The Minister for Economic […]
ISLANDERS INVITED TO TAKE PART IN BAT SURVEY
Islanders will be able to participate in an Island-wide bat survey during July. The Jersey Bat Survey are looking for volunteers to help monitor the bat population using AudioMoth bat detectors. Volunteers from any background and experience are encouraged to join the Wild Volunteer team. This year, due to Covid-19, training will be online. The Jersey […]
GET LEARNING AND BEE FRIENDLY
The Pollinator Project.JE and the Jersey Biodiversity Centre is hosting a range of free virtual pollinator themed activities for all ages this summer. Although the centre is looking forward to meeting school children, community groups and the general public after covid restrictions are lifted, they are making their activities and talks virtual to promote the […]
TIME TO PREPARE FOR BRANCHAGE INSPECTIONS
This year’s first Visites du Branchage will go ahead from 24 June, and land occupiers have been reminded that they are still responsible for adhering to the Branchage Law, even during Covid-19 restrictions. Under the law, the occupiers of land bordering public roads and footpaths must ensure that overhanging vegetation is cut back and cleared […]