A STRATEGY FOR JÈRRIAIS, 2022-2025
A strategy for teaching and learning Jèrriais has been launched at a reception held by L’Office d’Jèrriais and the Government of Jersey. Deputy Kirsten Morel , the Assistant Minister with Responsibility for Culture, writing in a foreword to the Strategy document, states: ‘For the first time in my lifetime, it feels as though we’re making […]
GONE AWAY
THE Jersey Drag Hunt will meet without hounds next season for the first time since just after the Second World War. By Ruth Le Cocq Ill health has forced the huntsman, Mark Evans, to retire early after 28 years of caring for the hounds and he will be returning to the UK at the end […]
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 Rod McLoughlin Bouônjour bouannes gens, I’ y’a deux’-trais s’maines, j’fis eune pronm’nade à Sandybrook au c’mîn d’pèrquage tchi mène jusqu’à […]
EVENTS IN APRIL: EASTER CELEBRATIONS HAPPENING THIS MONTH
Easter events are springing up across the Island this month. We’ve rounded up a couple of key festivities for children – including the chance to meet lambs at a local farm – as well as other events happening in April – film viewings, training sessions, and a tough charity challenge… Friday 1 April – Films at […]
THE SPRING FLOWER SHOW – RJA&HS
The Spring Flower Show of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Show took place at the weekend 26-27 March. The show hosted the usual displays of beautiful daffodils, cut flowers, pot plants, cacti and succulents plus flower arranging, cakes and the International Camellia show. There were also some wonderful displays from St Martin’s Flower Club, […]
JERSEY GARDENING CLUB – SCHEDULE FOR 2022
Another sign of the restoration of more normal life following the pandemic: the Jersey Gardening Club resumes its schedule of meetings – but all meetings are subject to Covid restrictions prevailing at the time. The meetings take place at St Lawrence parish hall, starting at 8pm unless stated otherwise*. Everyone is welcome. The schedule for […]
JERSEY DAIRY LAUNCHES NEW CHOCOLATE SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM
Jersey Dairy has announced the launch of its new Chocolate Soft Serve Ice Cream product which it hopes will be an industry game changer. The Jersey Dairy Luxury Chocolate Ice Cream Mix is the first of its kind in the Channel Islands and the UK. The premium mix is a result of a unique collaboration […]
RESTORATION OF LA MIELLE DE MORVILLE
The Rotary Club of Jersey is offering hands-on assistance to an environmental restoration project in St Ouen’s Bay With a vision for environmental enhancement, the Jersey National Park has partnered with the Rotary Club of Jersey and the Environment Department on a programme of landscape restoration at La Mielle de Morville, a specially protected area […]
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 Laurence Curtis Eune Surprînse ! Comme j’sis à écrithe chenna les saîsons ont changi eune aut’ fais. Hièr lé temps […]
BLOOMS BEFORE BEES: WHAT AN EARLY SPRING COULD MEAN FOR POLLINATORS
While Islanders might be enjoying the unseasonably warm weather, the early spring sunshine could be a problem for plants and pollinators. New research has revealed that plants in the UK are now flowering almost a month earlier on average, as a result of changing temperatures. The researchers based their analysis on more than 400,000 observations […]