WALKING THROUGH SPRING (DODGING THE APRIL SHOWERS!)
Walkers can enjoy over 30 trails through the Island’s varied landscapes during the National Trust for Jersey’s annual four-day ‘Walking Through Spring Festival’ which starts on Wednesday 10th April. It launches with a ‘Wildlife at Wellness’ walk along the coastal path at Pine Walk, St Catherine’s taking in the sunrise over the French coast and ends […]
AN INVITATION FROM THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR
All Islanders have been invited by the Lieutenant-Governor, H.E Vice Admiral Jeremy Kyd, and Dr Karen Kyd, on 14 June to celebrate the official birthday of His Majesty, The King. See the invitation below:
THE JERSEY CIDER APPLE QUILT BOOK
Jersey’s rich heritage of growing apples and making cider is being celebrated at the Jersey Museum where a patchwork quilt is on display as part of the ‘Bouan Appétit’ exhibition. Its accompaniment, The Jersey Cider Apple Quilt Book, tells the story of how more than 300 people, aged from between three and 89, united to […]
TIME FOR RICE PADDIES IN JERSEY?!
Jersey has yet to take advantage of this winter’s heavy rainfall to create any rice paddies but Greece, which is better known as a tourist destination, has discovered growing rice improves saline soil and has expanded freshwater habitats. European rice flourishes in extremely wet conditions and mild temperatures and the rice paddies function as artificial […]
CRUFTS 2024 – JERSEY RESULTS
As individual owners return from this year’s Crufts, we are delighted to publish details of Jersey successes. Christine Marett, owner of Cesky Terriers, reports that her dog, Gayteckels Bottoms Up, won 1st prize in Veteran Bitch, Best Bitch, Reserve Best of Breed & Best Veteran in Breed. The dog is pictured above, handled by Yakira […]
NEW EXHIBITION: ARIEL LUKE AND POPPY WHATMORE
Starting this Friday (22 March) at Jaro Gallery,1 York Street, and running for a month is a new exhibition of paintings by Ariel Whatmore (who paints as Ariel Luke) and of sculptures by her daughter, Poppy Whatmore. In 1984 Ariel was commissioned to paint her first house/garden and since that time has completed over 100 […]
A DATE TO CELEBRATE – THE DEATH OF MARX
By our guest contributor, Alexander Boot, a Russian-born writer of books and articles, previously a university lecturer and an advertising and public relations executive. His work promotes traditionalist conservatism and European culture. See further: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Boot He visits Jersey regularly to visit relations. Actually, Marx was also a visitor to Jersey between the 1850s and the […]
TRADE NOT AID … CREATING A FAIRER WORLD
2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the Fairtrade mark, the symbol which can now be found on 5,000 products in our shops – everything from ice cream to face cream, T-shirts and tea, coffee, sugar, chocolate, bananas and even wine. Cathy Le Feuvre met Mike Gidney, chief executive of the Fairtrade Foundation, during a visit […]
JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S SPRING CONCERT
Saturday 6 April 2024 – Les Quennevais School Concert Hall – 7.30pm Jersey Symphony Orchestra invites you to Hilary Davan Wetton’s Farewell Concert. Entitled ‘Variations’ it will take place at Les Quennevais School Concert Hall on Saturday 6 April at 7.30pm. The Orchestra will be led by Martin Smith and will be joined by guest […]
JERSEY DOGS AT CRUFTS 2024
The Kennel Club of Jersey Members are heading off to Birmingham this week to compete at the greatest Dog Show in the world – Crufts! Crufts starts on Thursday 7 March and takes place across four very full days culminating in Best in Show on Sunday 10 March 2024. Crufts 2024 Best in Show judge Ann Ingram […]