HOW WE ATE OUR WAY AROUND LOCKDOWN
By Gill Maccabe At 8pm on Sunday 29 March, as the Chief Minister intoned his ‘stay at home’ warning, many Islanders’ thoughts turned to food – and how to get enough to feed their families during the daily two-hour window of freedom. From surreptitiously scouring the internet (unsuccessfully) for toilet rolls and face-masks to using […]
WHERE THERE’S MUCK,THERE’S BRASS
Scientists discover what make high carbon soils so valuable- Report from Rothampsted Research A RADICAL new way of thinking about soil has finally solved the mystery of why adding organic material like manure improves flood and drought resilience, climate control and crop yields – universal ‘ecosystem services’ that are widely recognised as worth billions to […]
AWARD-WINNING BAKER AMONGST NEW GENUINE JERSEY MEMBERS
Genuine Jersey has announced yet more additions to its growing community of local producers, makers and artisans which includes an award-winning cake baker, a driftwood artist and an animal lover with an artistic eye. Harriet Docker is new to the island, bringing with her the award-winning Little Loaves business which delivers delicious cakes perfectly portioned […]
80 YEARS ON
– School boy memories of the German occupation 28 June 1940 – 9 May 1945 OCCUPATION veteran, Gerald (Gerry) Le Marrec has written his memoirs about his occupation experience starting with the bombing at Le Rocque Harbour on 28 June 1940 – eighty years ago this Sunday. Gerald, with the kind permission of the Constable […]
BRAVE NEW WORLDS – (PERHAPS?)
Comment by ALASDAIR CROSBY AS we come out of ‘lockdown’ there is a plethora of comment on ‘the way ahead’, some of it desperately looking for the bright side of life in the future. It can be summed up as: Is Coronavirus a turning point in our economy and our way of life? Will things […]
Jersey’s Summer Exhibition
A PARISH STORY
THE ST LAWRENCE LIBERATION 75 PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION- By KAREN BLAMPIED UNDER the Covid-19 restrictions we were not able to open the Exhibition on 1 May as planned so it will now commence on 28 June. I have chosen this date because: ‘The German Occupation of Jersey began one week after the British government had […]
PREFABRICATION EVOLUTION FOR THE SUSTAINABLE AGE
ADVERTISING FEATURE THE house building industry is currently undergoing an evolution with the rapid growth of modern manufacturing methods. Pioneering eco house builder Baufritz, which has had an increasing order book in Jersey, is at the vanguard of this evolution. Prefabricated manufactured houses are becoming more sophisticated, and architects are increasingly using this method to […]
NEW EXHIBITION EXPLORES IMMIGRATION AND COMMUNITY
A NEW exhibition called ‘People Make Jersey – our stories of immigration’ opened this week Jersey Museum & Art Gallery, when the visitor site reopened to the public for the first time in nearly three months. ‘People Make Jersey’ was originally due to open at the start of the summer season but had to be postponed […]
FISHING INDUSTRY RECEIVES SUPPORT
A SCHEME to help the fishing industry recover from the impact of COVID-19 has been approved. The Fisheries Support Scheme will provide financial assistance in June and July to help the industry continue to pay fixed costs, and prepare for recovery, while the hospitality sector and export market are both closed. The Minister for Economic […]