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Guernsey Electricity’s annual calendar has gone on sale this week with all proceeds going to the GSPCA. The calendar will feature views of the island as captured by Guernsey Electricity employees. The stunning images were submitted as part of a competition for staff to show off their creative talents. 12 winning images of local beauty spots such as a snowy Vale Church and Lihou Island in the summertime were chosen to appear in the calendar which will be available from the Guernsey Electricity shop, Pet Cabin, Vets for Pets, the GSPCA, Oatlands, Guernsey Airport, Queens Road Doctors Surgery and Co-op Homemaker for a minimum £2 donation to the GSPCA. Seven different staff members have contributed to the final product. Steve Le Feuvre’s work appears four times within the calendar; for January a shot of Cobo, in February Les Tielles, an October scene at Vazon Bay and the Hanois lighthouse for November. Antony Gilman produced the shots for April and June of the Bluebell Wood and Lihou Island. Stacey Le Page’s photograph ‘Island’s View’ features in May and she also captured ‘Snowy Vale Church’ for the festive month of December. August and September are made up Brian Thorburn’s Grand Havre and St Peter Port Harbour. Dave Smart and Adam Greening also provided their pictures of Fort Grey and Les Becquet Lane. Last year the calendars benefitted Les Bourgs Hospice and raised a total of £1,230. Overall winner Steve Pattimore, Company Secretary, was given the chance to choose the charity that would benefit from the sales as well as having his image of Grande Havre appear on the front cover of the calendar.
SURE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SECURES FUTURE LETTING AT ST SAVIOUR’S COMMUNITY CENTRE
The ability to let available rooms at St Saviour’s Community Centre has been secured thanks to a donation from the Sure Community Foundation. The charity has given the centre £3,208.73 to buy a raft of new safety equipment, including fire alarm sensors, signs, directional lighting and extinguishers. Without the upgrade to its fire safety equipment – which has now been completed – the centre would have been unable to rent out its rooms. Karen Jagger from the foundation said it was just as important to support initiatives such as this as it was to fund projects with a more visible impact. ‘Things like fire safety equipment are so expensive and yet are vital for places such as community centres to continue operating safely and within regulations. The Sure Community Foundation is very pleased it has been able to secure the future of St Saviour’s Community Centre in this way,’ she said.
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RBC SERVES UP NEW COOKER TO BAILIWICK SCOUTS Guernsey and Alderney Scouts now have a brand new industrial gas cooker installed at their Les Maingys campsite, thanks to a donation from RBC Wealth Management. The cooker will be used by local Scouts, schools and visiting groups, and provide the opportunity for young people to learn how to cook and bake. Julie Bulpitt Bailiwick Commissioner said: ‘We are very grateful to RBC Wealth Management for their kind donation, which will be a valuable addition to our facilities. We support the local Scouts and schools, as well as visiting schools and youth organisations that camp at Les Maingys Activity Centre and Campsite. Our old equipment was well past its sell-by date, so to have something as modern as this oven is marvellous. I’m sure we’ll see some lovely culinary creations being whipped up in the coming months!’ LE RONDIN SCHOOL’S GARDEN OF REFLECTION A garden of reflection at Le Rondin School should be completed by the summer. After an extensive fundraising effort, work on the garden, which is at the back of the school, began during the October half-term holiday. Lagan Construction Group donated time and resources to clear the area, which was under-utilised. ‘It’s a real sun trap but was underused and so we decided to create a garden of reflection. There may be children who come to Le Rondin who have a shorter life expectancy. The garden will be used as a place where we can remember them and also provide pupils with a quiet place to enjoy and an outside area to learn in,’ said headteacher Paula Sullivan. The garden is the last community project being undertaken by Lagan Construction Group before work on the airport ends and the company leaves the island. ‘Le Rondin has been one of our neighbours over the last few years and we know how much the children have enjoyed seeing the tractors and machinery being used in and around the airport. When we were asked if we could help them clear and prepare the area being used for the garden of reflection, we had no hesitation in saying yes,’ said Keiran McIlhatton from Lagan Construction Group. ‘Funds raised in memory of Callum Eborall, who was a pupil of Le Rondin, have been used to buy a water feature, Aid Reaching Children has provided us with a fantastic seating area from money raised by the Santa Fun Run, Lovell Ozanne has given their time to design and project manage the project and we have used the money from the Guernsey Press and Moonpig Cash4Schools initiative to cover additional costs,’ said Mrs Sullivan.
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