CHORAL MATINS BY CANTABILE- JERSEY
Sundday 18 June 2023 10.30am CHORAL MATINS at GOURAY CHURCH Beyond Cathedrals and large parish churches with a strong choral tradition in the UK, it is quite rare these days to come across the service of Sung Matins. Instead, the service of Holy Communion has generally become the main liturgical focus in most churches. However, Matins is not […]
ISLANDERS ADVISED TO CHECK SYCAMORE TREES FOR SOOTY BARK DISEASE
• Islanders asked to carry out annual check of sycamore trees • Widespread disease leaves trees brittle and at risk of falling • FFP3 masks are recommended when working with infected wood as spores are hyper-allergenic The Natural Environment team is advising Islanders to do an annual check of their sycamore trees as a widespread […]
IS ENGLAND WHAT ENGLAND SEEMS? (And what about Jersey?)
Charles A. Coulombe‘s essay is on the concept of ‘Deep England’ or ‘Merrie England’. Although he limits himself to the lands that he knows, England and the Celtic territories of the United Kingdom, his remarks could apply equally to and resonate with what we might call ‘Deep Jersey’: ‘The Jersey Way’, childhood memories of playing […]
A GARDEN RAILWAY IN ST MARY – OPEN DAY
Saturday 24 June, from 10am – come and watch the miniature trains – 4% the size of the real thing! The HSBA Garden Railway is a G Scale garden layout, based in the parish of St Mary. There is over 138m (455ft) of track through tunnels, over bridges, and past the pond, with train sounds […]
BLOOMIN’ MARVELLOUS!
Jersey’s wild orchid fields open During the spring and summer months Jersey is transformed by the vibrant colours of its native wildflowers. Among the most spectacular are the wild orchids found in The National Trust for Jersey’s ‘Orchid Fields’ at Le Noir Pré in St Ouen’s Bay and La Blinerie in Grouville. The Trust are […]
LESS IS MORE
By Alasdair Crosby, editor RURAL Magazine, reprinted by kind permission of the JEP ‘Excuse me, Sir, do you have a few minutes to take part in a survey?’ My home-spun advice: ‘If you see a man with a clipboard, looking for a passer-by to button-hole, look the other way. Engage your companion in deep conversation […]
RJA&HS SUMMER COUNTRY FAIR – 10 and 11 JUNE
This is being held at the Royal Jersey Showground, Trinity and includes the Spring Cattle Show and Early Summer Flower Show. It will be open to the public from 10.30am to 5pm both days. Gate Entry is £5 for Adults, £3 for Seniors and free for Members and Children. The EARLY SUMMER FLOWER SHOW includes […]
THE RESULTS OF THE 2023 POTATO GROWING COMPETITION
The doors of St Lawrence Parish Hall were opened on 18 May to welcome in this year’s competitors of the Genuine Jersey, Jersey Royal potato growing competition, sponsored by Homefields, for the last in a week-long series of potato weigh-ins. Starting in late January, primary schools, media, the Women’s Institute, Constables and for a second […]
THE KENNEL CLUB OF JERSEY MAY CORONATION OPEN SHOW
The show was held on 7 May, the day following the Coronation of HM King Charles III. The judge was international dog show judge Mr David Shields. Full results as follows: THIRD BEST IN SHOW: Petwalk Inspirational (Owned by Mr P Walker & Mrs K Journeaux) – Lhasa Apso FOURTH BEST IN SHOW: Gayteckels […]
EUNE FROUQU’THÉE D’JÈRRIAIS – (A FORKFUL OF JÈRRIAIS)
We continue our series of article in Jèrriais – Jersey’s own traditional native language. The ‘frouque’ in question is a digging fork, rather than a table fork. An English translation follows. This contribution comes from Helen Romeril Bouônjour bouonnes gens, ch’est Helen Romeril tch’a l’pliaîsi d’vouos présenter Eune frouqu’thée d’Jèrriais aniet. J’sis hardi triste à […]