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 […]
JERSEY GARDENING CLUB ZOOM IN ON PLANT PRODUCTION
The Jersey Gardening Club is hosting a presentation by UK award-winning plant breeder and perennial grower Graham Spencer on Zoom on 24th July at the Royal Jersey Showground starting at 7.30pm. Graham, the owner of Plant for Europe Ltd, lives in Uckfield, East Sussex, and his talk entitled ‘From Cuttings to Garden Centre – How Plants […]
NEW TREE ADVISORY BOARD TO TACKLE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY STORM CIARAN
A new Tree Advisory Board will help plan and coordinate tree planting in Jersey in response to the devastation caused by Storm Ciarán. And the process for the listing of trees is to be reviewed, modernised and strengthened to ensure the Island’s most important trees are included. The Minister for the Environment, Deputy Steve Luce, […]
TWO OF JERSEY’S OLDEST PROPERTY BUSINESSES NOW OPERATING UNDER ONE ROOF
The property management and estate agency arm of F Le Gallais and Sons has been sold to Maillard & Co meaning two of the Island’s oldest firms in the sector will operate under one roof. The sale is part of a longer-term strategy by Le Gallais to concentrate on growing areas of the business, which […]
DOTCOMBE REVISITED
By Alasdair Crosby, editor, RURAL magazine. The essay is reprinted courtesy of the Jersey Evening Post ‘Last night I dreamt I went to Dotcombe once again. It seemed to me I stood in the lane leading to it, and for a while I could not enter, for the way was barred to me. There was a padlock […]
THE FUN DOG SHOW AT THE RJA&HS
Both dog show competitors – canine and humans – thronged the showground at the Royal Jersey Society on Sunday 9 June for the ‘Fun Dog Show’ at the society’s Summer Fair. So popular was it that the stating time had to be postponed by a quarter of an hour to accommodate all those owners who […]
CANTABILE’S PATRONAL FESTIVAL – CHORAL EVENSONG
RJA&HS SPRING SHOW RESULTS
Supreme Open Champion at the RJA&HS Spring Show was John Le Feuvre’s Elite Joel Noblesse. Reserve was the same owner’s Elite Colton Sunflower. The full results are shown below:
SUNSET CONCERTS CANCELLED BUT SUMMER ACTIVITIES TO START AT GREVE DE LECQ
This weekend’s ‘al fresco’ Sunset Concerts overlooking St Ouen’s Bay were cancelled because of the likelihood of wind and rain. Donna Le Marrec, the National Trust for Jersey’s Marketing and Events Manager, said the site at Mont Grantez afforded little protection from the elements and therefore the ‘difficult decision’ was made. Speaking on the day […]