LA RONDE PORTE FARM BEQUEATHED TO THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR JERSEY
The National Trust for Jersey has been bequeathed an historic farm in the Parish of St Saviour. Alasdair Crosby visited the farm and talked to the National Trust’s chief executive, Charles Alluto The page of the wall calendar in the kitchen at La Ronde Porte remains open at April 2022. The owner of the […]
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 MA VIE D’TRAVÂL’LIE Bouônjour bouonnes gens. Ch’est Helen Romeril tch’a l’pliaîsi d’chârer ses mémouaithes auve vous aniet. Pouor […]
TAKE A DIP WITH THE ’12 BAYS OF CHRISTMAS’ CHARITY CHALLENGE
Local sea swimmers will be taking a dip in 12 festively-themed bays this December, including ‘Port let it Snow’ and ‘Jingle all the Ouaisné’, to raise money for Jersey Hospice Care and The National Trust for Jersey. The festive challenge, the ’12 Bays of Christmas’, follows the popular ’30 Bays in 30 Days’ summer sea […]
THE REALITY BEHIND DEVELOPING A GENUINE SUSTAINABLE FARMING INDUSTRY IN OUR ISLAND
Address at the start of the 2022 Jersey Farming Conference by Andrew Le Gallais, retiring chairman of the Jersey Milk Marketing Board, 10 November 2022 This year’s Farming Conference has the very pertinent theme of ‘Farming Matters’. I have been fortunate to represent the Dairy Industry for a long time, but I intend to be […]
BIRD FLU: KEEPERS ON ALERT FOLLOWING WILD BIRD DEATHS
Bird keepers are being reminded of the importance of biosecurity measures for avian influenza, following the deaths of 15 greylag geese from a flock in St Ouen’s bay. Jersey’s Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Caroline Terburgh, said that while the Government were not bringing in mandatory housing restrictions, they asked that all keepers ‘do what […]
FARMING MATTERS
Opening address by Deputy Kirsten Morel, Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture , to the Jersey Farming Conference, 10 November 2022 ‘The fact that today’s conference has been fully subscribed I think demonstrates just how important this industry is to our island. Farming is an intrinsic part of Jersey’s identity. It has shaped […]
BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS
We have available a small selection of books about the countryside and also about Jersey’s heritage, which we recommend as possible Christmas presents. The prices quoted include delivery within Jersey – if a minimum order of £10. Otherwise please add £1 for delivery. To order: by e-mail: booksales@ruraljersey.co.uk By Phone: 01534 865334 COUNTRYSIDE AND FARMING […]
GOVERNMENT MOVES TO CREDIT-BASED RURAL SUPPORT SCHEME
The Government’s new agricultural support scheme has been heralded as a ‘ground-breaking’ system that will ‘save the industry’, after further details of the scheme were revealed at this week’s farming conference. John Vautier, Rural Sector Lead from the Government’s Department for the Economy, shared details of the new Rural Support Scheme (RSS), following initial proposals earlier […]
LUNCHTIME TALKS WITH THE SOCIÉTÉ JERSIAISE
The Société Jersiaise lunchtime talks continue this month providing insights into the (not so) Common eel in Jersey; the history of the Island’s metal detecting society; and the surprising Jersey connection with the ‘Queen of Crime’, Agatha Christie. The 40-minute talks take place every Wednesday in the Société Jersiaise members’ room on Pier Road, starting […]
THINKING INSIDE THE BOX: HISTORY IN THE CLASSROOM
A new education project is bringing Jersey students face-to-face with the Island’s past thanks to a series of travelling artefact boxes being loaned to schools. The boxes are part of Jersey Heritage’s ‘Museums in Schools’ project, which aims to take objects and artefacts out of a museum environment and into the classroom. It originally started […]