Jersey Gardening Club
President and chairman of the Jersey Gardening Club, Jennifer Rendell, has told us of these forthcoming meetings: On Tuesday 17 June – Mrs Julie Bell of Lymington wil give a talk on Herbaceous perennials. She holds a RHS Master of Horticulture. During the evening of the June meeting, the society will be having its Le […]
Study shows how Jersey’s historic properties can be energy efficient
A STUDY has been published by the Department of the Environment which shows how Jersey’s older buildings can be upgraded to become more energy efficient. The Historic Buildings Energy Study Jersey report, available now on www.gov.je, will help the owners or tenants of historic buildings consider their options for improving energy efficiency, while also taking account […]
Open garden to benefit St John Ambulance
ST JOHN Ambulance is having a fundraising evening in Lord & Lady Brownlow’s beautiful garden at La Maison des Pres, Mont de L’Ecole, St Peter on 8 July 2014, between 6pm – 8.30pm.The garden is full of the most beautiful and unusual and this is a great opportunity for the public to see one of […]
‘Island Reflections’ Exhibition
A celebration of Jersey’s landscape CCA Galleries International will showcase the work of twin brothers, Ian and Neil Paterson, at its Hill Street Gallery with a special exhibition titled ‘Island Reflections’ depicting Jersey’s varied landscape. The exhibition runs from Friday 6 June until Tuesday 17 June. London born twins, Ian and Neil […]
Plemont possible purchase
PLEMONT THE National Trust for Jersey has announced that it has entered into an option agreement with Plémont Estates Limited to purchase the former holiday camp at Plémont for the sum of £7.15 million. The Trust is in the process of confirming pledges amounting to just over £3.5 million, and is also seeking the […]
Homemade food swap
Sunday 8 June, 2.30pm to 4.30pm The National Trust for Jersey is joining forces with the ‘Jersey in Transition’ movement to organise one of the first major food swaps in Jersey. Cook it, Grow it, Can it or Forage it. Then Swap it! Food swaps are popping up all over the place. How […]
Ruddigore – Jersey Gilbert & Sullivan Society prodution
IT was another seamlessly superb production by the Jersey Gilbert and Sullivan Society this year, whose members presented Ruddigore. In terms of popularity, Ruddigore always seems to be top of the ‘Second Eleven’ of G&S productions. There is, for example, some excellent high quality music by Sullivan, and a patter-song (perhaps the best-known piece) […]
The Jersey Royal Company becomes part of Produce Investments
THE directors of The Jersey Royal Company finally concluded negotiations with Greenvale, and have announced that the company is now officially part of the AIM listed company, Produce Investments plc (owners of the Greenvale brand). Managing director Tom Binet said: ‘Although this is a major step for both The Jersey Royal Company and […]
Pet potatoes being judged
Primary school children are looking forward to next week when judging takes place in the Genuine Jersey Royal Potato Growing Competition. Over four days from Monday 19 May, the judges will be visiting all the primary schools to weigh and count the crops grown in buckets since February by 6,850 children children in […]
New rules for Jersey horse owners
Jersey horse owners – if you export or import horses, are you ready for the new rules? NEW rules coming to tighten up on horse health certification will affect Jersey horse owners transporting animals between Jersey and France. Currently, under what’s known as the Tripartite Agreement (TPA), most horses being transported between the UK, Ireland […]