A MANIFESTO FOR MUSIC
Alasdair Crosby met Jersey composer Charles Mauleverer to talk about the ‘Music Manifesto’. This interview is reprinted from the Jersey Evening Post, with its kind permission Jersey composer Charles Mauleverer has been in the Island recently as part of the launch of the ‘Music Manifesto’. It is hardly surprising that, for an interview, he requested […]
OPEN GARDEN AT ST OUEN’S MANOR
The gardens of St Ouen’s Manor will be open on Saturday 15 June from 2pm to 5pm. All proceeds will go to Dementia Jersey. People can enter the Manor on foot from both gates and parking will be at the far entrance – take the first left after the Manor into Rue de Manoir – there […]
INTERVIEW WITH THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE RJA&HS, PAUL HOUZÉ
How now, brown cow? ‘Getting along nicely, thank-you, and much more certain about our future,’ might be the moos back from the fields. Cows don’t usually have too much to say about Jersey agricultural politics (or about anything else, really), but speaking for them and for dairy farming is the newly elected president of the […]
‘GET WITH OUR NEW LABEL – THE RJS’
Dairy farmer Paul Houzé was elected as the new president of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society at its recent annual general meeting. There were no other candidates. His name was proposed by Andrew Le Gallais and seconded by Stephen Le Feuvre. The outgoing president, Rob Perchard, has served seven years: two three-year terms, […]
THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH ABOUT KILLER CATS
By our guest contributor from the UK, Tim Bonner, chief executive of the Countryside Alliance Natural England Chair, Tony Juniper, did a brave thing recently and was honest about the fact that cats kill birds and mammals. He suggested that owners should fit a bell on their cats’ collars and cited research which found that […]
‘CELEBRATORY GOLD’ FOR THE JERSEY NATIONAL PARK’S TENTH BIRTHDAY
Ten years ago the Jersey National Park was officially recognised ensuring the protection and conservation of its coastline and the enhancement of its beauty, cultural heritage and wildlife. Park director Mike Stentiford MBE described it as ‘an environmental entity worth its weight in “celebratory gold”’ because much had been achieved. Today, it encompasses 2,145 hectares […]
FUN FOR ALL AT THE SUMMER COUNTRY FAIR
There will be fun for everyone at the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society’s Country Summer Fair at Trinity’s Royal Jersey Showground in June. Children will be able to scramble over hay bales, jump on the bouncy castle, try out the mini tractors and take part in a scavenger hunt to receive free ice cream […]
SUNSET CONCERTS AT GRANTEZ SERENADE THE SUN GOING DOWN
This year’s Sunset Concerts will be held at Grantez overlooking St Ouen’s Bay on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June. Ticket holders are invited to bring a picnic and enjoy watching the sun going down over the bay while listening to live music in the knowledge that all the concert proceeds will be going towards the National […]
VISITES DU BRANCHAGE AND VISITES ROYALE
This year sees the parishes of St Helier and St Brelade welcoming the Royal Court to inspect their parish accounts and roads on 7th August and 21st August respectively. The tradition of the Visite Royale dates back centuries and the Court will deal with any encroachments or impediments from neighbouring land onto parish land. It is also […]
INTRUDERS WITH ROOTS
The next meeting of the Jersey Gardening Cub is at 7:30pm, 21 May 2024, St Lawrence Parish Hall. The subject of the talk will be: ‘Intruders with Roots’, presented by Adam Dallas Chapman, invasive species officer at the Government of Jersey Environment Department, and Issy Duggan. This fascinating talk will give an insight into some […]