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 […]
Zoe’s spring recipes
Readers of RURAL – Jersey Country Life magazine will know of Zoe Horne, our cookery writer and proprietor of the local company ‘Zoe’s Kitchen’. www.zoes-kitchen.com Here she gives us some more of her seasonal recipes: Pea & Mint Soup Light and fresh, the perfect soup for spring. Serves 6 1tbsp oil 2 shallots, roughly chopped 1 potato, […]
Le Noir Pre open to the public
Le Noir Pré, The Trust’s Orchid Field will be open to the public on Sunday 18 May, 2-4pm. National Trust staff and local botanist, Tina Hull, will be on hand to provide information on the orchids and the management of the wet meadow site. Le Noir Pré, is on Le Chemin de L’Ouziere which branches […]