FARMERS COMPETE FOR COVETED COVER CROPS
Jersey farmers are being invited to take part in a competition to grow the best cover crop, thus supporting and increasing pollinators, bird feeding and soil health. The new competition, launched by potato supplier Albert Bartlett, has four cover crop categories – best bird, best visual, best pollinator and best soil health. The organisation will […]
HAVE YOUR SAY ABOUT GRÈVE DE LECQ
Opinions are being sought by the National Trust for Jersey about the future of the seaside café site at Grève de Lecq. A survey is the first phase of a public consultation process which aims to clarify what people want to see at the site by asking questions about the car park and the café […]
WALK THIS WAY INTO JERSEY’S NATIONAL PARK
Wanderers can enjoy exploring the Jersey National Park during May accompanied by experts who are leading 18 guided walks with diverse themes. This year’s Walk in the Park called ‘Nature, at your own pace’ invites everyone to step outside and enjoy the natural world and engage in a variety of experiences from serene walks at […]
REGENERATION
Last September, a new farming and community event took place, concerned with the regeneration of farming and the rural community spirit. ALASDAIR CROSBY reprises this event, since the theme is also very much that of RURAL magazine. The article is adapted from articles in the Jersey Evening Post, where they first appeared, and reprinted with […]
THE JERSEY WAY
Words matter…and it’s not too late to reclaim the true meaning of ‘the Jersey Way’. By our guest contributor, the Jersey Evening Post’s former editor, CHRIS BRIGHT. (This essay, which appeared in the first few days of January 2024 in the JEP, before the election took place for Chief Minister, is republished below, with the […]
‘WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE…’
CALLING MURAL ARTISTS TO TAKE PART IN A NEW EXCITING PUBLIC ART PROJECT ‘ART IN THE ARCHES’ sponsored by Jersey Water ArtHouse Jersey has announced a call-out to mural artists to take part in an exciting new public art project. Art in the Arches, sponsored by Jersey Water, will see the design and production of […]
VIEW CLASSIC CARS AND RAISE FUNDS FOR NSPCC CHILDLINE
Classic Cars of all shapes and sizes will be on display at the Weighbridge from 10am on Sunday 21st April before they set off for a ‘Drive It Day’ raising funds for NSPCC Childline. The Classic Car Club is expecting between 30 and 35 cars to take part including MGs, Ford Escorts and possibly a Triumph […]
MILL WHEELS A GRINDING AT LE QUETIVEL
More than 300 kilos of locally grown wheat will be transformed into stoneground flour at Le Moulin de Quétivel in St Peter’s Valley on Saturday 27th April. Visitors to The National Trust for Jersey’s annual Heritage Milling Event can meet the miller and his wife, see the waterwheel in action, watch the milling process from start […]
PLANNING APPROVAL FOR TRINITY EQUINE WELLNESS CENTRE
Planning approval has been given for an equine wellness centre at Trinity at the site of an established livery stables. The application prompted Jersey’s equine community to unite with over 100 comments being posted online to support the venture. The design proposal, created by PAGE Architects Ltd, stated that Jersey is ‘desperately in need’ of […]
ROLL-UP, ROLL-UP TO MAKE SUMMER FUN AT GREVE DE LECQ
Pop-up eateries and food truck operators are being invited by The National Trust for Jersey to offer their services at the former Seaside Café at Grève de Lecq this summer. The States Assembly approved the acquisition and subsequent gifting of the site to the Trust earlier this year and public access to the beach has […]