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 […]
CHECK BEFORE YOU CHOP
The number of hedgehogs suffering strimmer injuries this summer has prompted the Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group to urge everyone to ‘check before you chop’. A spokesperson suggested using a booted foot, a gloved hand, a rake or a stick to check in long grass and under hedges for sleeping hedgehogs and other wildlife and then […]
ROYAL JERSEY SOCIETY SUMMER SHOW
BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH A FISHY FEUD
By Dr Paul Chambers, Jersey Heritage’s Head of Geopark In the spring of 1890 a young man from England stepped onto the St Helier quayside carrying a suitcase full of glass jars, metal sieves and scalpels. This was James Hornell, a graduate of Liverpool University College who had come to Jersey in search of marine […]
WORLD SEABIRD DAY – BREEDING SEASON UPDATE
It was (also!) World Seabird Day on 4 July. It is estimated that 70-75% of seabirds are facing extinction globally. Birds On The Edge has reported that one puffin pair, four razorbill pairs, and many fulmars are missing from Jersey’s north coast. Predation is suspected. Despite this, three remaining puffin pairs successfully raised chicks. Hopes […]