THE REGENERATION OF GIGOULANDE MILL POND
By David Pett, former HM Receiver General for Jersey In 2019 Jersey Round Table approached me, expressing an interest in a conservation project for the restoration and regeneration of Gigoulande Mill Pond. The Mill Pond lies 300m north of Gigoulande Mill alongside La Route de la Vallée in St Mary. The mill itself was abandoned […]
RACING AT THE COINSHARES RACECOURSE AT LES LANDES WILL GO AHEAD – BUT…
Racing at The CoinShares Racecourse at Les Landes will go ahead on Sunday, but the meeting will be closed to all except Jersey Race Club members. There will be no on-line sale of tickets and walk-up racegoers will be turned away at the gate. This Sunday’s fixture features the Channel Islands Champion Hurdle, one of […]
CALLING YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS
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TIME FOR TEA
Jersey Fine Tea has announced a series of tours of its tea plantation in Trinity! Those who have booked to attend will be meeting at the processing facility in Trinity and then taking a small bus to one of the three tea gardens in Jersey. After a walk in one of the fields, the tour […]
COW GRAZING ON PROTECTED MEADOW IMPROVES BIODIVERSITY
A traditional method of land management allowing cows to roam free and graze for a short period has been used on a meadow in Trinity to improve biodiversity and protect wildlife. Le Petit Pré Site of Special Interest is owned by Trinity Manor and is managed by the Government of Jersey’s Natural Environment department. The […]
‘MY MILK’ CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
Jersey Dairy has launched ‘My Milk’ a campaign which is aimed towards local children. They need to collect 25 tokens from Jersey milk cartons in exchange for a keep cool stainless steel My Milk flask. The tokens are found on the side of every Jersey Dairy fresh milk carton. Eamon Fenlon, Managing Director at Jersey […]
QUATORZE JUILLET – JERSEY STYLE
By Hamish Marett-Crosby July 14th is a big day in France. In previous years, local restaurants have created special menus to celebrate the event. However, with the current international situation, how can we be sure the French goods needed for the day will be available? One solution would be to internationalise Bastille Day and so double […]
STRATEGY UNDERWAY TO IMPROVE PROTECTION OF TREES
A new overarching strategy to protect trees in Jersey is being developed, with more than 50 stakeholders due to meet later this month. Environmental groups, local businesses, developers and farmers are among those who will meet to share ideas and discuss the strategy’s potential priorities at a workshop on 22 July. Following the workshop, Islanders […]
THE LANDSCAPES OF RURAL JERSEY
The RURAL Jersey Landscape and Seascape Awards evening was held on 9 July, as part of the Jersey Summer Exhibition at CCA Galleries International, Hill Street The winning picture in the 2021 –RURAL Jersey Landscape and Seascape Awards was Louise Ramsay’s Expanding Peace, La Rocque Runner up was Hazel Wynn’s Artwork 3 The winner of […]
NEWS for young sewers
