No Fun On The Farm
Among the latest events in the countryside calendar to be cancelled is the ‘La Ferme Farm Fun Day’, due to be held on Saturday 25 July. The organisers have taken the decision to cancel the event in light of the current and ongoing restrictions issued by the Government. This much loved countryside event at the Perchard family’s dairy farm in Rozel […]
Agricultural Workers Listed As Essential
Agricultural workers have been defined as essential employees as they continue to support the industry and local economy through the farming and export of local produce, during a traditionally busy time for the agricultural industry. To ensure safe practice across the industry to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the government has released new guidelines to […]
The BCR Law ‘RURAL’ Jersey Landscape Award
This is an annual prize for artists – in the broadest sense. RURAL magazine has teamed up with CCA Galleries International BCR Law and the National Trust for Jersey to sponsor to this prize for locally-based artists. The prize of £600 is being offered by BCR Law for an artistic work that, in the opinion […]
An Allocation of Nature
By Mike Stentiford IN unprecedented times such as these, focussing any thoughts towards the therapeutic values of nature is unlikely to register too highly on our collective list of top priorities. With countless lives lost, livelihoods on hold and economies in freefall, reminding ourselves of the healing power of the natural environment might, to some, […]
The Jersey Symphony Orchestra
THE Spring Concert of the Jersey Symphony Orchestra, due to take place this coming Saturday, 18 April, has been cancelled, of course, because of the ban on large public gatherings. In addition, the recent demise of Flybe, the anxieties of visiting players travelling from the UK as Coronavirus controls became stricter, the decision to close […]
2020 Explorer Awards
Jersey SES Explorer Award An award of £1,000 and the title of ‘Jersey SES Explorer of the Year 2020’Could it be you or someone you know? The Jersey SES Explorer Award has been created to support a Jersey resident 18+ on anoverseas trip to a remote area where they will lead a project of their choice […]
Be Careful What You Wish For…
By Alasdair Crosby CORONAVIRUS, coronavira, cornonavirum… all day and everyday day we hear nothing except news, details, analysis, prognostications, guidelines , all relating to this highly annoying bug, while we stay under virtual house arrest conditions at home. Suddenly, as in the War, we are being asked: ‘Is your journey really necessary? ’ Keep calm […]
Food, Farming And…Coronavirus
A series of articles on the RURAL magazine website giving information on how the food, farming and fisheries sector of the Island’s economy is coping with the problems caused by coronavirus. The first of these has been sent to us by WILLIAM CHURCH, sales and marketing director of the Jersey Royal Co Ltd CORONAVIRUS has […]
Food, Farming And…Coronavirus
A series of articles on the RURAL magazine website giving information on how the food, farming and fisheries sector of the Island’s economy is coping with the problems caused by coronavirus. This post is by EAMON FENLON, managing director of the Jersey Dairy JERSEY DAIRY and the dairy farmers are following all government advice and […]
Minister To Protect Bluefin Tuna
The Minister for the Environment, Deputy John Young, has signed a ministerial decision to protect Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) stocks in Jersey water. The ministerial decision will amend the Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000 to add Atlantic Bluefin Tuna to list of species that cannot be caught in Jersey waters. The list currently […]