A VISIT TO LA HOUGE BIE
By Alasdair Crosby Imagine this: you are in an aeroplane, probably a small one, doing a short journey from one regional airport to another, flying quite low over countryside that still retains to some degree, its typical and traditional local, rural physical features. Plymouth to Bristol might be one route, or maybe Lancaster to Carlisle. […]
NEW RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP TO MAP WILDLIFE IN CHANNEL ISLAND WATERS
A study of how seabirds and other wildlife use Channel Island waters is taking place for the first time this year. Proposed by French researchers, the project involves a partnership between the French government and Channel Island organisations with the data produced being of great benefit to the communities and conservation organisations of all islands. […]
WATER YOUNG TREES IN HOT WEATHER
Hot weather can cause up to 30 per cent of young trees to die within the first years of planting, says a recent large-scale UK study. And with UN scientists claiming that 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded globally, more than 1,000 tree species have been flagged as at risk due to climate change, […]
BE AT THE CENTRE OF THE CONVERSATION AT REGEN GATHERING
Thirty farmers and entrepreneurs from the UK, USA, France and the Channel Islands will be promoting healthy relationships with food and farming at this year’s Regen Gathering on 13th and 14th September at Le Tacheron Farm. Anyone who is interested in the food they eat and how it affects the environment, their health and society is invited […]
NEW SOLAR PANELS AT LA MARE WINE ESTATE HERALD THE ARRIVAL OF A GROUND-BREAKING ENERGY SOURCE IN JERSEY’S FIELDS?
Jersey Electricity and La Mare Wine Estate have joined forces to start testing which crops fare best growing around ground-mounted solar panels thus demonstrating to farmers how these can work alongside agriculture. And it is hoped that three other areas in St Clement, at Sorel in St John and La Rue d’Olive in St Mary […]
HISTORIC LA RONDE PORTE FARMHOUSE VANDALISED
La Ronde Porte, an historic farmhouse in the Parish of St Saviour has been vandalized, with every glass window smashed, pantiles broken, paint thrown around and doors kicked in. The main house was also broken into, and the existing glass house largely destroyed. La Ronde Porte was bequeathed by the late Philip (Bunny) Le […]
RELAXED SUMMER ENTERTAINING: ANYONE FOR A PICKY TEA?
A Picky Tea is, apparently, the latest fashion for relaxed summer entertaining. How you feel about this might show your age! By our guest contributor Suzanne Wynn According to a recent survey carried out by Sainsburys a generation divide is opening around our preferred format when we invite others to dine. Whilst 60% of over […]
JERSEY SOCIETY OF ARTISTS GRAND AUCTION, SALE AND RAFFLE
RJA&HS ALL ISLAND GARDEN COMPETITION 2024 – RESULTS
The overall winners were Richard and Jayne Le Maistre (see the picture above). Full results are as follows: The Judges’ Award for Garden Design: Jerry Karlin The Jersey Beekeepers Association Shield for best pollinator – friendly garden: St Clement’s Parish Hall Judges’ Award for best use of recycling material: Nadine Olayan Special Judges’ Award: Thea […]
THE RURAL JERSEY LANDSCAPE AWARDS – JERSEY SUMMER EXHIBITION
At the Summer Exhibition of the CCA Galleries International, the RURAL Jersey Landscape Awards, first, second and third prize, was awarded to Louise Ramsay, Graham Tovey and Anna Frances Le Moine. The RURAL prizes were judged and awarded by David Benest (BCR Law), Donna Le Marrec (National Trust for Jersey), Alasdair Crosby and Gary Grimshaw (RURAL Magazine). […]