Parish of St Helier, Jersey, Town Crier, August 2014

Photograph reproduced courtesy of Société Jersiaise Photographic Archive, Jersey

A reflection on World War 1 • In the footsteps of Denis Ryan • Rates Assembly results National Vegetable Society – Jersey branch • View on St Helier • Recycling schedule Parish Notice Board • Dates for your diary • St Helier Gazette Delivered by Jersey Post to 19,000 homes and businesses every month.

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Contents Parish matters Constable’s Comment View on St Helier National Vegetable Society The French Connection A reflection on World War One St Helier schools Jèrriais by Geraint Jennings In the footsteps of Denis Ryan What a difference 100 years makes!

Millennium Town Park Parish Notice Board Parish nurseries Your handy guide to recycling Parish Groups From the Polish Community Organisations in St Helier Dates for your diary The St Helier Gazette

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he snaking procession of soldiers from The Devonshire Regiment marching down from Mount Bingham to Victoria Pier on our front cover this month is symbolic of the Société Jersiaise Photographic Archive surge of pride which gripped the nation at the start of World War 1. However, pride, innocence and excitement soon gave way to horror, death and a maturity, which belied tender years. World War 1 saw the loss of over 15 million lives. Amidst the carnage and destruction which resulted, Jersey and the Channel Islands in general, were less affected directly in World War 1 than World War 2 when they fell under the spell of occupying forces. However, during the conflict, over 1,000 telegrams from The War Office delivered the dreaded news that a Jersey man had paid the ultimate sacrifice on a battlefield. Over two hundred medals for valour were awarded to Jersey men in World War 1 including two Victoria Crosses. Turn to page 14 to read about how the war started and the effect it had on Jersey.

elcome to the August issue of the Town Crier, with a cover photo recalling the courage and sacrifice of the hundreds of Islanders who enlisted after the outbreak of the First World War, the centenary of which is remembered at the beginning of this month.

This month is also associated with holidays, in France at least, though here in St Helier the eventpacked calendar continues the festival theme of July. This year's Fête de St Hélier was extremely busy, beginning with the traditional pilgrimage to the Hermitage at Elizabeth Castle and culminating in the St Helier Street Party, which was a particularly enjoyable occasion for the hundreds of parishioners who took the opportunity to meet the mayors of our three twin towns. As the Parish's twinning committees take a well-earned break from organising events, our Battle of Flowers Association will be in overdrive this month putting the finishing touches to the Parish's entry in this year's carnival on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th August. Our float has a tourism theme, celebrating the traditional 'bucket and spade' holidays which still attract many tourists to Jersey. Such beach activities will be much easier in our Parish now that the Jubilee Marine Lake has been restored – an initiative of the Parish, this joint venture with the Jersey Development Company will be operated by the Bosdet Foundation, following the opening of the pool last month. Meanwhile on the other side of town, Havre des Pas has its annual Seaside Festival on Sunday 10th August, while the local improvement group continues its work on environmental enhancements to make this part of our Parish a better place to live in and to visit. For lots of Parish staff the month of August presents the usual challenges and rewards as they work to keep our streets clean, our parks attractive, and our care homes and nurseries well run – so please spare them a thought as you enjoy lying on the beach!

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A round-up of the latest news and events from the Town Hall, Parish departments and our associated clubs and organisations.

HONORARY POLICE SWORN IN FOR THE PARISH

Constable's Officer Simon Cavill, pictured with Chef de Police Danny Scaife

STICKY FINGERS! ST HELIER'S BATTLE OF FLOWERS ASSOCIATION NEWS The Parish's team of volunteers who have taken up the challenge of entering a float in this month's Battle of Flowers Parade are hard at work most evenings working on their float. This year's entry has a 'bucket and spade tourism' theme which fits in well with the fact that the restoration of the Victoria Marine Lake at West Park was completed last month, with the official opening taking place on Friday 18th July as part of the Fête de St Hélier. The St Helier float will include such traditional seaside features as a sandcastle and ice cream, with a seagull thrown in for good measure.

One of the stalwarts of the Parish Association, Deputy Judy Martin, said: 'We are all very grateful to the Parish of St Helier and to Piers Tharme, in particular, for helping us sort the mechanics out. Rob Gilmore is also making sure we follow all the necessary health and safety guidelines. We are all working hard to get the float finished, to sort out the costumes and choreography for the dancers, and to make sure we have enough paper flowers to complete the job.'

Anyone wishing to lend a hand is asked to contact Bruno Sousa on 07797 833146, or Deputy Judy Martin on 780641.

Mr Simon Cavill was sworn in as a Constable’s Officer before the Royal Court on Friday 27th June, having been elected at Parish Assembly on 24th June.

And 4th July saw the swearing in of Constable’s Officer Mary Osmond, Vingtenier Thomas Davies and Vingtenier Jose de Castro.

THE PARISH HAD THREE EXTRA PAIRS OF HELPING HANDS last month

Left to right: Mary Osmond, Thomas Davies and Jose de Castro

with the arrival of no fewer than three young people on internships. Bobbie Deeks, a Project Trident student from Haute Vallée School has spent three weeks helping out in various departments, including the Customer Services reception area.

Meanwhile, Sam Thompson acted as a work shadow for Finance Director Andy Pemberton during the busy week that included the annual Rates Assembly. Sam's placement was organised by the Institute of Directors and took him away from Victoria College for the last week of term.

Solenn Vadaine joined the Parish for a month to improve her English and to spend time in each of the Parish's departments including Accounts and Customer Services. She comes from Avranches, the Parish's twin town in Normandy, and was hosted by Jumelage Committee members Alan and Marine Oliveira.

Project Trident student Bobbie Deeks

Photo: Sussie Ahlburg

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PARISH ASSEMBLY AGREES LOWER THAN COST OF LIVING INCREASE IN PARISH RATES

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SENIOR CITIZENS’ OUTINGS Once again this year the Parish of St Helier arranged two coach outings for senior citizens of the Parish, involving a round-the-Island tour followed by a cream tea at St Peter’s Garden Centre. More than 100 parishioners took advantage of these events, with the Constable attending one to welcome everyone and enjoy a scone and a cup of tea.

VINGTENIER MOVES TO POLICE HEADQUARTERS

RETIREMENT OF PARISH NURSERIES CO-ORDINATOR, VAL PAYNE June saw the retirement of Val Payne, who has worked for the Parish since 1989. Initially Manager of Westmount Day Nursery, which she took from strength to strength, Val was promoted to Nursery Co-ordinator in September 2010, overseeing the management of both Westmount and Avranches Day Nurseries. Recently obtaining a Master’s Degree in Child Care Early Years, Val was extremely well known with many children, parents and employees benefitting from her infinite wisdom and knowledge over the years. She will be missed but the Parish wishes her well for the future.

July 2014 saw Vingtenier Ben Wheaton, a past Mr St Helier who joined the Parish’s Honorary Police department in 2008, successfully apply for a position as a Civilian Support Officer within the Force Control Room at the States of Jersey Police Headquarters, which has resulted in his resignation as an Honorary Officer. Whilst the Parish doesn’t of course like to lose proactive members of the Honorary Police such as Ben, it is nevertheless pleasing when, on occasion, those who have joined the Honorary Police and served the Parish well actually attain their goal of gaining employment with the professional force, and we all wish him well for the future.

he Parish of St Helier’s annual Rates Assembly took place at the Town Hall on 16 July – St Helier Day – last month. The Parish’s Accounts for 2013/4 were approved and the Parish rate for 2014/5 of 1.15p proposed by the Accounts Committee was also approved unanimously without amendment. The small increase in Parish rate of 1.8% represents a lower than cost of living (1.9%) increase on last year’s Parish rate of 1.13p.

The Constable of St Helier, Simon Crowcroft, said: ‘Most of the 50 or so people who attended this important Parish Assembly have strong ties with the Parish or work in a voluntary capacity to help it run efficiently. It was encouraging to see six of the Parish’s 10 Deputies at the meeting and to receive particular approbation from ratepayers for the way in which our Human Resources department managed the closure of Maison de Ville residential home during the past year.’

The small increase in the Parish rate shows that the Directors of the Parish, each of whom gave presentations at the meeting about their departmental objectives for the new financial year, are continuing to control costs and maximise non-rates revenue. With the bulk of our expenditure being on staff costs, and the pay award of 4% agreed by the States’ Employment Board effective from January this year, it is an impressive achievement for my team to have asked ratepayers for such a small increase in rates.’

Clive Barton, MBE, proposed that the Parish auditors, Alex Picot, be re-appointed, and drew attention to the fact that the Parish of St Helier is now presenting accounts that are ‘GAAP compliant’, the only one of the Island’s 12 parishes to do so.

Also at the meeting the Accounts Committee was elected.

Mitch Couriard, David Croxford, Robert le Brocq, Bernie Manning, Stewart Mourant, Sarah Richardson, Deputy Richard Rondel and Deputy Jackie Hilton will join the Constable and Directors of the Parish for quarterly meetings to scrutinise the Parish accounts during the new financial year.

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View on St Helier Constable ’s Comment L

ast month there was a lot of attention in the local media to the state of town pavement's and precincts. I received an unprecedented number of complaints about this, although as a town-dweller myself it was hardly news to me; I have been trying to get our streets cleaner for several years, as regular readers of the Town Crier will know. Of course, there have been some extenuating circumstances, including genuine cases of staff absence due to injury or planned holidays, vehicle breakdowns, and so on, but we can't really blame the trees for dropping sap or the long hot summer! Let's face it, most European towns have trees and fine weather but in many cases their pavements and squares are gleaming in the sun.

For this reason I am looking at what we can learn from other local authorities for whom street cleansing is the absolutely number one priority; our twin town of Funchal, for example, has a simply low-tech solution of hose and bristle, with their open spaces and pavements being washed and swept every single day. However, such a cleansing regime costs money, and it must be remembered, particularly by the Council of Ministers, and those Senators who started their political careers as St Helier Deputies, that St Helier bears the brunt of the Island's dropped litter and spilled sugary drinks, but receives no financial assistance, even though the population of our Parish is almost doubled each working day by commuters and visitors. I will continue to work with my highly-motivated and committed team of staff to achieve the gold standard for St Helier's streets, but I will also keep pressing the States to give a fair deal for St Helier ratepayers.

Constable Simon Crowcroft

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THE STEPPED SEA WALL AT WEST PARK

by André Ferrari André Ferrari is a heritage campaigner and author of books on Jersey’s lost architecture.

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ver the past few decades, large chunks of reclaimed land have been plonked onto St Helier. But each new bit of land gained comes with a corresponding loss of foreshore. The original section of reclamation west of the Albert Pier was on a piece of damp, seaweed-strewn beach that was used by only a few. Unfortunately the new sea wall of concrete cobs was horribly ugly, so ugly in fact that twelve years later this was being used as justification for a second phase of reclamation! And whilst this next phase would indeed hide the ugly (and still new) sea wall, it would obliterate the popular beach of soft sand opposite the Grand Hotel. And as per usual, this major project then proceeded without any consultation with the residents of St Helier.

I was assured at the time by an officer at (the then) Public Works, that these latest sea defences were designed so that sand would be deposited by the tides in this corner, to create a new beach, and indeed the sand level did gradually build up. The only problem with moving a beach further down the water line is that it is more likely to be entirely covered at high tide. There are now times when some soft sand remains uncovered, but less so than with the old beach.

Therefore the newest sea wall turns out to be a particularly intelligent piece of design. The series of scalloped

concrete steps provide a large dry area for people to relax on, even at high tide.

This is now the most popular section of West Park beach, and is a boon for those who don't like sand in their sandwiches!

It is in total contrast to the rest of the new sea defences, which are of 'rock armour' (dumped rocks); these are still ugly, and cannot easily be sat on, sat against or even clambered over.

The stepped sea wall is now very well colonised on a sunny day, and is popular with people having beach barbecues.

There is only one gripe, and that is the fault of some of the users rather than the wall itself; a selfish few leave their rubbish, drink cans and bottles all over the place. An even more stupid minority choose to smash those bottles on the steps, presumably under the cover of darkness. Because this area is not a public footpath, or a park, it falls outside the usual categories of street cleaning, but it’s not unusual to see barefoot children right next to steps glinting with shards of glass.

Indeed, on a hot day, the empty sections of wall often turn out to be the ones littered with broken glass. The cleaning of this public space is an issue that probably needs to be reviewed.

SCORE OUT OF 10: 9 An unsung piece of clever design, marred only by an idiotic few.

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t Helier resident Karen Aubert was among the entrants in the horticultural classes at this month’s West Show with a trug of salad vegetables and three fine carrots – one of 44 entries in an impressive fun carrot growing competition.

The Nandor carrot seed for this competition was donated by Marshalls and everyone started on an even footing – sowing their seed in the same compost, in the same 30 litre containers and within the same month, starting at a workshop held during April at the home of Graeme Le Marquand, chairman of the local branch of the National Vegetable Society which organised the competition.

Once carrots had grown a few inches, the next stage was to prick these out, leaving just ten to mature.

The competition was open to all members of the community, and it attracted interest from all ages including children and from residents of most parishes including St Helier. Even a few States Members decided to have a go including Deputy Andrew Green and Deputy Anne Pryke.

When it came to judging, the best three specimens were brought for assessment by Mr Le Marquand who is Jersey’s first qualified National Vegetable Society judge. A second carrot growing competition using Chantenay seed will be judged at the Jersey branch show at Les Creux during September.

The idea of using containers for the carrots was to enable as many people as possible to enter, including those without a garden or allotment. ‘Any vegetable can be grown in a container,’ explained Mr Le Marquand. ‘You don’t need a lot of space.’ With this in mind the branch included a display at the recent food fair in the Royal Square to demonstrate just how much could be planted within a square metre. Using a recycled fibreglass fisherman’s freezer box, this was filled with 18 different types of vegetable including salads, rainbow chard, kale, and a wild tomato originating from the tropics of Ecuador and Peru.

Other NVS classes at the West Show were for a collection of three vegetables, a basket of mixed vegetables, vases of culinary herbs and cakes which included some form of produce in the ingredients.

Picture taken in the Royal Square demonstrating how a variety of vegetables can be grown in containers including a square metre container. Pictured are NVS Jersey branch chairman Graeme Le Marquand (right), Eli Le Blancq and Valerie Le Blancq.

The show also included classes for school children with the Jersey Farmers’ Union Little Greenfingers carrot growing competition and the West Show’s class for miniature wheelbarrows filled with fruit and vegetables grown in school gardens. This class was sponsored by the Channel Islands Co-operative Society and won by St Michael’s nursery class. I

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bedding plants and perennials; this will encourage further flowering, otherwise the plants’ energy is lost to making seed.

3 Mulch around your garden’s border

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3 Keep pulling up any bind weed you

see as it has been a fantastic growing season for this plant; if you keep removing the top growth it will markedly weaken the plant.

3 Don’t forget that a couple of good

watering sessions a week in the borders and vegetable plot is more beneficial to the plants than frequent wetting off the surface. A good less frequent soak will encourage roots to go down.

3 Keep an eye on pond levels and

remove any blanket weed which covers pond surfaces.

3 If you see any slow worms or grass

snakes in your garden make a note and drop a line to Rob Ward who is carrying out a study over the next three years. He can be reached at r.ward@gov.je or telephone 441628.

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The impressive entry in the carrot growing competition

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Connection Aurélie Leroy, manager of St Helier based Maison de Normandie, keeps us up to date with events and developments just over the Channel in France.

LES JEUX EQUESTRES MONDIAUX EN NORMANDIE

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n août, le cheval est roi en Normandie ! Et encore plus cette année avec l’organisation des Jeux Equestres Mondiaux accueillis par la région pour la première fois du 23 août au 7 septembre. Les Jeux sont organisés tous les 4 ans et la Normandie est fière d’avoir été choisie pour accueillir les jeux cette année dans une région déjà propice aux activités équestres et à la filière équine. Caen, Deauville, le Haras du pin et le Mont Saint Michel seront les lieux de compétitions majeurs et accueilleront des centaines de milliers de visiteurs venant du monde entier. Parmi les 8 disciplines, une des plus spectaculaires sera surement l’épreuve d’endurance qui partira de la baie du Mont Saint Michel. En effet, la course sera lancée à partir d’une des baies les plus belles au monde et les chanceux spectateurs auront les meilleures vues de la compétition. Quelques billets sont encore disponibles pour quelques dates notamment pour la cérémonie d’ouverture, le dressage, para dressage, horse-ball, voltige, concours complet, saut d’obstacles, attelage et polo. Même si la plupart des finales sont déjà complètes, vous pouvez encore consulter les disponibilités et dates sur le site internet de la billetterie www.normandy2014.com

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This was fortuitous for the third would-be assassin – Princip. He had stayed on that corner hoping for an opportunity to carry out his mission when the procession returned. With the resulting confusion of the Arch Duke’s driver frantically trying to get back on to the revised route, Princip seized his chance.

Stepping forward he took aim and fired his Browning 9mm pistol into the back of the open topped car. Arch Duke Ferdinand was hit in the neck and his wife in the abdomen and, within the hour, both were to die of their wounds.

by Cliff Golding Historians are at odds over the significance of the assassinations and whether they were indeed the spark or the n Sunday 28th June 1914 the sun shone bright in cause of the, perhaps, inappropriately named Great War, which Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province followed. Well documented, though, is that Europe at that time of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This was a joy to flagwas governed by a complex amalgam of alliances between waving crowds lining the streets as the royal procession made various countries. Formed to protect national interests and its way along the well-publicised route. In the principle car sat increase powerbases, these alliances allowed for a tenuous Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian peace, a peace shattered by the joint fault lines of confusion and throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. With the distrust which, assisted by the assassin’s bullet, led the world soft top of the car rolled back the crowds enjoyed catching inexorably to conflict. sight of the dignitaries in their regal pomp, who acknowledged As treaties and alliances were respected and enacted and the cheers and salutations. neighbouring countries turned against each other, the ravages However, not everyone had welcome in their minds that and carnage of war opened up chasms and divisions, which day. Angered at the occupation and subsequent annexation of changed a hitherto relatively peaceful and prosperous Europe their country by Austria-Hungary, and swayed by outside beyond recognition. influences and nationalistic fervour, nineteen year old Serbian, Four weeks after the assassination Austria-Hungary, Gavrilo Princip, and five accomplices secreted themselves in confident that their ally, Germany, would support them in the the crowd intent on assassination and destruction. Little did event of conflict, issued an ultimatum to the Serbian they know that, by nightfall, this single murderous act would government who, they deemed, were complicit in the deaths of ignite a spark and plunge the world into a conflict that was to the Arch Duke and his wife. Serbia, with traditional ties to claim fifteen million lives in just four years, causing untold Russia, did not respond as expected and, on 28th July 1914, suffering to millions more.

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

As the cavalcade came into view the first of the six wouldRussia came to the aid of her smaller ally and declared war be assassins lost his nerve and evaporated back into the crowd. on Austria. On 31st July Germany in turn declared war on The second failed in his mission, his package of doom bouncing Russia. The following day, off the intended target and exploding on the honouring their treaty with Russia, vehicle behind. In our modern age such an act Alliances allowed for a France announced a general would result in the royal party being whisked tenuous peace, a peace mobilisation of troops to attack away to a place of safety and the parade Germany. Realising that they had abandoned but, that day, the convoy stopped shattered by the joint fault 10 days before the Russian army and the wounded were attended to before it lines of confusion and would be effectively mobilised, the proceeded to the town hall to continue with the distrust which, assisted by Germans decided to strike France arranged programme. With ceremonial duties first by bypassing the northern the assassin’s bullet, led the concluded the procession set off again but with defences and swinging through an amended route due to the earlier incident. world inexorably to conflict neutral Belgium. This brought Now fate played a hand. Although senior Britain directly into the war. members in the party were informed, nobody Britain essentially went to war as a signatory of the 1829 treaty, told the driver of the route change and, driving along the Appel which guaranteed Belgian neutrality. Once Germany invaded Quai, he turned into Franz Joseph Street, according to the Belgium the die was cast. original plan, only to be immediately told to stop and reverse.

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HOW IT STARTED AND THE EFFECT IT HAD ON JERSEY

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Crowds of people at St Helier Harbour

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Image reproduced courtesy of Société Jersiaise Photographic Archive, Jersey

On 23rd August Japan honoured a military agreement with Britain and declared war on Germany. Adding to the complexity, two days later Austria-Hungary declared war on Japan.

Italy avoided conflict until May 1915 when she sided with the Allies, while the United States remained in a state of absolute neutrality until 1917 when she entered the fray.

Although the tumult of a world war was to have a profound effect and result in millions of deaths, displaced and homeless communities, and untold damage to landscapes and infrastructures of many countries, the Channel Islands were not as dramatically affected in the First World War as they were during the Second World War when the Islands were occupied

by German forces.

In Jersey the onset of the 20th century just a few years before had heralded a new dawn of relative prosperity and security across the social divide and, with a thriving agricultural industry and blossoming tourist trade, the Island was enjoying the fruits of success. Politics and boundary squabbles hundreds of miles away had little effect and aroused only mild curiosity amongst the population of a small nine by five mile island.

This was to change dramatically within just a few days and, when the bespectacled and officially attired Vicompte Above: Vicompte R R Lemprière read the declaration of war R R Lemprière read the declaration of war in St Helier’s Royal in St Helier’s Royal Square on 4th August 1914 Square on 4th August 1914, the day after Britain declared war Image reproduced courtesy of Société Jersiaise on Germany, it initiated a sequence of events that was to have a Photographic Archive, Jersey profound effect on the Island, both during the war and with the new world order which followed. Initial panic buying and a run on banks was contained, though, and steps hotel trade. Within days of the outbreak of were put in place to reassure Islanders. war the majority had answered a call to At the outbreak of the war Jersey had a arms and returned to their respective In total it is estimated population of around 52,000, about half the countries with more than 2,500 French that 6,292 Islanders current population. Several thousand of these nationals leaving Jersey to join French were directly involved were immigrant farm workers from France as forces. This left a huge labour gap in well as German nationals who worked in the farming on the Island and the enormity the in World War I effect the war was to have on Island life began to hit home.

Below: Soldiers of the Devonshire Regiment The Island’s Militia was mobilised from the outset with its on deck of ship leaving St Helier Harbour role clearly defined as a defensive force set on protecting Image reproduced courtesy of Société Jersiaise Jersey’s coastline and key installations in the event of attack.

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However, with most naval activity taking place further into the Channel and German advances through France countered, the fear of invasion subsided and, in December 1914, thoughts turned to how Jersey and the other Channel Islands might offer direct help to the war effort in the form of manpower.

At the start of the war, Field Marshal Herbert Horatio Kitchener – Lord Kitchener – was made Secretary of State for War. One of the few convinced that the war would not ‘be over before Christmas’, Kitchener set about building the largest volunteer army in the nation’s history. The iconic ‘Your Country Needs You’ poster of Kitchener pointing a finger at the nation’s young men engendered a wave of nationalistic fervour resulting in a daily enlistment of thousands.

To further encourage recruitment, General Sir Henry Rawlinson suggested that ‘Pals Battalions’ should be formed whereby whole villages or towns would form military units with a commitment that they would serve together in battle.

This proved very successful and Jersey set about forming its own Pals contingent. By the spring of 1915 over 200 volunteers had come forward with this figure rising to more than 300 over the ensuing months. Named The Jersey Company, they became part of the 7th Battalion of The Royal Irish Rifles.

As Jersey men and migrant workers departed for war so the effect was felt in the workplace. This resulted in women taking up work traditionally done by men, ensuring that agriculture and vital services continued. In stark contrast to the privations suffered in the Second Word War, when the Channel Islands were occupied, life on Jersey remained superficially at least as it did before. Indeed newspapers and mail arrived regularly Above: Lieutenant William Bruce throughout the war and, although sugar and petrol were as pictured in the Book of Remembrance rationed and some goods freely available before the war became Reproduced by kind permission of Victoria College harder to find, the impact was manageable.

There was, however, a German Victoria College lost 126 presence on Jersey from 1915 until after The mobilisation of the cream of the end of the war. On orders from the young Jersey men and their departure to old boys in World War I. War Office a prisoner of war camp was training camps and the battlefield, as well The Book of Remembrance built at Les Blanches Banques, St Ouen’s as the migrant workers, further decimated shows page after page of Bay. This was eventually to house 1,500 the Island’s population. In total it is biographical notes and prisoners who were put to work making estimated that 6,292 Islanders were photos of the fallen up for at least some of the deficit of the directly involved in World War 1. The normal workforce. The curiosity factor States of Jersey commissioned a roll of amongst Islanders subsided quickly and the prisoners became a honour after the war and the list contained 862 men who died regular sight on the Island. Several escape attempts were made for King and country, killed in action or as a result of war though none were successful and, towards the end of the war, wounds or disease sustained in battle. However, if one takes numbers reduced as prisoners were sent to the mainland where into account the number of French and other migrant residents there was more work for them to do. of Jersey or those with very close familial connections, that figure nearly doubles in number.

In all 212 decorations were awarded to military personnel from Jersey, or with strong Jersey connections, including three Victoria Crosses, the highest award for valour in combat. These were awarded to Lieutenant William Arthur McRae Bruce (1890–1914), 59th Scinde Rifles, Captain Allastair Malcolm Cluny McReady Diarmid (1888–1917), 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) and Private Jack Counter, (1898–1970) 1st Battalion King’s (Liverpool) Regiment.

Counter was originally from Blandford in Dorset but settled in Jersey after the war when his regiment was posted here.

Victoria College lost 126 old boys in World War 1 including Lieutenant Bruce and Captain McReady-Diarmid. The Victoria College Book of Remembrance, held in the Jersey Library, shows page after page of biographical notes and photos of the fallen old boys. ‘Old’ is a misnomer, actually, as the majority were View of the prisoner of war camp at Blanches Banques aged between nineteen and thirty. Typical of these was Lieutenant Bruce who died at the Battle of Givenchy in France Image reproduced courtesy of Société Jersiaise Photographic Archive, Jersey on December 1914 aged just 24. Lieutenant Bruce was

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posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross in 1919 as witnesses to the event had all been captured and imprisoned by the Germans and were unable to testify at the time. The citation for his VC reads: ‘For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. On the 19th December, 1914, near Givenchy, during a night attack, Lt. Bruce was in command of a small party which captured one of the enemy's trenches. In spite of being severely wounded in the neck, he walked up and down the trench, encouraging his men to hold on against several counter-attacks for some hours until killed. The fire from rifles and bombs was very heavy all day, and it was due to the skilful disposition made, and the example and encouragement shown by Lt. Bruce that his men were able to hold out until dusk, when the trench was finally captured by the enemy.’

Lieutenant Bruce's Victoria Cross was bought by Victoria College and one of the school houses is named after him.

In 2002 it was realised that Captain McReady-Diarmid VC was also an Old Victorian and a fifth house was formed and named in his honour.

Peace, when it finally came on 11th November 1918, was greeted with the same numbed shock as the declaration of war just over four years earlier. On Jersey more than 1,000 widows, mothers or siblings had received the dreaded telegram from the Minister of War. For them and many others who had seen their loved ones hideously wounded, or mentally scarred, life was to change irrevocably.

As well as manpower Jersey contributed financially to the Great War to the tune of £100,000. In 1923 the British Government thought it a good idea for Jersey to make an annual payment of £275,000 to assist in the running of the British Empire. Jersey was not of the same opinion, however, and, instead, the States of Jersey suggested a single retrospective payment of £300,000 towards the cost of the war. This was accepted and finally received in 1927.

To commemorate the outbreak of World War 1 a Ceremony of Light will take place on 4th August in the Royal Square. In attendance will be the Lieutenant Governor, the Bailiff and the Chief Minister. A full programme of events is planned from

9pm including a drum head service, a lantern parade from Halkett Place to the Royal Square, performances by The Band of the Island of Jersey, the visiting band of 73 Engineer Regiment and a projection of archive images of the time on big screens in the square. The Victoria College Combined Cadet Force will also be in attendance as well as the young people’s theatre group, Youtheatre and The Musical Originals Singers. A limited number of free tickets for the event are available from the Bailiff’s office or Jersey Tourism. There will also be lots of standing room.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

From ‘For The Fallen’ by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869–1943), published in The Times newspaper on 21st September 1914.

SOURCE MATERIAL: The Channel Islands and the Great War by Doug Ford The Book of Remembrance Victoria College Jersey RECOMMENDED READING: Ours’ The Jersey Pals In The First World War by Ian Ronayne Jersey and The Great War by Ian Ronayne (available from 31st July at the Jersey Museum)

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group of thirty one students from Years 7 and 8, along with four teachers from Haute Vallée School have recently returned from the annual visit to our twinned school, Collège Notre Dame de la Providence in Avranches.

This was the largest group yet to go on this trip and was a great opportunity for the students from both schools to get to know each other. The visit was for two nights and two full days from 25th – 27th June. The students from the two schools have spent the past year sending letters, cards, leaflets about their schools, emailing and communicating via Skype but this was the first time they had actually met.

On Friday 27th June we visited Mont St Michel along with the pen friends. This is the first time that the students from the two schools have been able to spend two days together, which was a great opportunity for them to really get to know each other and communicate in the two languages. Despite the rain, we walked to Mont St Michel from the car park, had a tour of the Abbey and gave the students some time do some souvenir shopping and socialise with their new friends.

Following our successful trip, a reciprocal visit will take place in September where the pen friends will visit us here at Haute Vallée and spend some time in St Helier.

On behalf of both Haute Vallée and Collège Notre Dame de la Providence, I would like to thank the St Helier Jumelage Committee for their continued funding and support. It is very much appreciated by all involved and allows more students to benefit from this valuable experience.

Miss H Poingdestre, MFL teacher, Haute Vallée School

QUOTES FROM HAUTE VALLÉE STUDENTS: “The trip went too fast but it was fun eating the French cuisine and meeting our pen pals. We exchanged little gifts and really tried hard speaking to each other.” Phoebe Over “Avranches was amazing, I loved every second of it. The pen pals that we met were very nice and it was very useful to get better at French. I am so glad we got to go to France, the twinning of the schools is a brilliant idea. I can’t wait to see them in September.” Rosie McManus “My pen pal was funny. At first it was kind of awkward but it was fine after a while. Overall I enjoyed the Avranches trip, it was the best school trip I have ever been on. Thank you very much to the people who funded us.” Elvio Silva Thursday 26th June was spent at our twin school ‘Collège Notre Dame de la Providence’, where students were given a tour of the school and spent time getting to know their pen friends.

In the afternoon we went on walking tours of Avranches to see the sights and the pen friend partnerships had to work together to complete a quiz, and in the evening we did some shopping in the town centre and had an excellent meal at Brasserie l’Union in the main square.

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“Overall I really enjoyed this trip, and it was really great to meet our pen friends and also to be able to use our French. My pen friend is called Leony, she is really nice.”

Aimee Anderson “The highlight was our pen pals. My pen pal in particular was really interesting and detailed with her explaining. My pen pal got me an amazing gift. Let’s just say that Avranches was simply the best!” Nina Keane

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF

Denis Ryan

Jèrriais

By Geraint Jennings AOÛT FLIEUTHI Au mais d'Août nou vait bein des gens tchi sont chèrgis coumme eune moûque à myi: les cheins tchi sont à boutitchi en Ville, à acater des patchets dé tinnées d'biéthe ou d'cidre, des boutilyies et des boutilyies d'cola ou d'limonnade, et un tas d'mangi pouor des bouôns fricots au grand air duthant les longues caudes séthées, ou ofûche pouor aller piquenitchi. Épis y'a les cheins tch'ont patchi lus quat' quémînses en chîn ballots pouor aller tchiquebord en vacanches; ou les cheins tchi vont à la grève auve tout lus bataclian; des tchaîses, des pouques, des balles, des boutchets, des pelles et nou n'saithait pon tchi acouo. Mais les cheins tchi sont chèrgis coumme eune moûque à myi qué j'aime èrgarder ch'est les moûques à myi, ieux! I' bourdonnent parmi les flieurs dé lavande, dé chuchet, dé th mbe et d'aut's pliantes, en vithevardant dé flieur en flieur. Et tchi vâriêté dé moûques à myi qu'nou peut vaie même au mitan d'la Ville! Y'a des bourdes pliutcheuses auves les bliancs tchus et des bourdons dé rueûque. Ches'-chîn chinnent tout l'mais d'Août, même s'i' y'en a des gens en vacanche dans not' Ville flieuthie et à la Batâle des Flieurs!

AUGUST IN BLOOM In the month of August you see a hive of activity: people shopping in town, buying packs of cans of beer or cider, bottles and bottles of cola or lemonade, and lots of food for eating outside during long warm evenings, perhaps for picnicking. Some people have packed quickly for a last-minute holiday. And then there are those laden down with everything for a grand day out at the beach. But the hive of activity I like watching best of all is the activity of bees. They buzz round the lavender, honeysuckle, thyme and other plants, zigzagging from flower to flower. And even in town you see a variety of bees: from fluffy bumblebees with white rear ends to honey bees. And this lot work all through August, even while people take time off in Town in bloom and for the Battle of Flowers!

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hen New Jersey celebrated its tercentenary in 1964, the Constable of St Helier, the late Denis Ryan, was part of an official delegation which included the then Bailiff, a Jersey cow named 'Precious Galinthia' and a cub reporter from the Evening Post – in fact, the title of this report could equally have been, 'In the footsteps of Ted Vibert'!

For this year's celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the founding of New Jersey, the Constable of St Helier was asked by the Chief Minister to represent the Island, accompanied by Doug Ford from the Jersey Heritage Trust and a staff member of the Chief Minister's department. The visit began with attendance at a 'birthday party' held in the State's capital, Trenton, followed by the unveiling of an exhibition featuring the original deed transferring the land between the Hudson and Delaware rivers to the first proprietors, and naming it 'New Jersey'. Having taken part in the formal ceremony, the Constable was invited in to the Senate chamber where a special resolution was passed recognising the historical ties between Jersey and New Jersey. Mr Crowcroft was then invited to address the Senate, something which officials told him had not happened in living memory – he described the experience as a good opportunity to tell New Jersey about the Island, if a little nerve-wracking!

The Jersey delegation was based in Princeton, where meetings with some of the State's main cultural providers were held, and visited Monmouth County and the Jersey Shore, including Red Bank and Asbery, where the Constable met youth music groups very keen to hear about Jersey's lively music scene. The bell of the First Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth – the site of the arrival of the first settlers following the creation of the State – was rung by Mr Crowcroft at exactly the same time as the bells of St Mark's Church in St Helier were being rung by Jersey's Chief Minister, Senator Ian Gorst, to mark 24th June, New Jersey's official birthday.

The week-long trip was mainly devoted to meetings with New Jersey's cultural institutions, especially the State Museum and Archive in Trenton, but discussions were also held with local artists, crafts persons, archaeologists, theatre groups, musicians, historians and teachers. “There is a great deal of excitement this year in New Jersey,” said the Constable, “and a real fascination with the State's historical roots, with many of those I met expressing a keen desire to visit us. The trip focused almost entirely on the rich opportunities for cultural exchanges and I am confident we are going to be welcoming lots of New Jerseyans in the years ahead. Of course there will be economic spin-offs from the visit, and Genuine Jersey products have been on sale in New Jersey as part of the year's events, but it was refreshing to be able to talk about our Island's rich heritage and to find such a keen interest in Jersey for the variety and depth of our cultural life.”

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100 years makes!

n 19th August 1914, the States' new law on Highways received Royal Assent. Each Parish established a Roads Committee and appointed Inspectors for the roads of each Vingtaine, ‘to be chosen from the most important inhabitants of each Parish’!

Whilst many of the Committee’s duties such as ‘arranging places for putting rubbish carts’ have fallen away the responsibility to maintain public roads clear of ‘branchage’ is taken as seriously today as it was 100 years ago. The hefty fine of ten shillings in those days (50 pence today) for not cutting your branchage would have been more than half the weekly wage of a labourer, so keeping your roadside boundary clean and tidy was an important matter. Regular amendments to the law, including those approved by the States in November last year, attempt to keep this legislation up to date. In reality, each Parish continues to administer a law which was designed for an Edwardian parochial authority, where, until last November, Roads Committee members who missed a meeting were required to pay a fine of five shillings.

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This year, The Original Student Art Exhibition, kindly sponsored by Moore Stephens, returns to Jersey Arts Centre’s Berni Gallery from 4 August, showcasing work by some of the best of the Island’s degree and foundation students. The six artists short-listed for this year’s exhibition are: Will Bertram, Jonathan Hudson, Lizi Hill, Edward Farley, Laura Syvret and Oliver Woodhall. With mediums ranging from jewellery to ceramics, there is sure to be something for everyone in this showcase of some of the Island’s top student talent.

Don’t miss a night of musical memories as Tony Jacobs returns to Jersey Arts Centre on 15 August with some special guests. In A Swell Party, Tony is joined by pianist Jim Barry, woodwind expert Sue Greenaway and vocalist Louise Cookman, for an evening celebrating the songs of Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Rogers & Hart and many more.

Great fun, full of anecdotes, and alive with vintage glamour, make sure to put A Swell Party in your August diary.

For those looking for a bit of musical inspiration for their own work, Jersey Arts Centre’s Weekend Songwriting course is a perfect way to proceed! Tutored by singersongwriter Esther Rose Parkes, participants can use the beautiful surroundings of Mont Orgueil to influence lyric writing. The weekend will culminate in a performance for family and friends, so bring enthusiasm, a pen, some paper and your instrument (if you have one) and get writing!

For more information about any of the performances or courses available, please contact the Box Office on: 700444 or go online at: www.artscentre.je

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uring 2014, the States of Jersey Police has been working with partner agencies to try and find alternative solutions to continue complaints of lower level anti-social behaviour in Millennium Town Park.

Inspector Mark Coxshall, head of the Operational Support Unit, said: “Since it opened we have received a number of complaints in relation to Millennium Town Park, but instead of dealing with the cause we have perhaps Police Inspector Mark Coxshall, Operational Support Unit been trying to address the effects which does not necessarily provide for sustainable longer term solutions.”

Representatives from Transport and Technical Services (‘TTS’), the Youth Service, Honorary Police, Parish of St Helier, Community Sports Development and Freedom Church have been working on plans for a number of months and specifically responding to feedback received from residents and park users.

The States of Jersey Police carried out a comprehensive study of park users and residents to find out what could be done to improve the Park, and what more Police could do to engage the public there. The results of the survey can be found on the police website at www.jersey.police.uk.

Inspector Coxshall said: “As a group of organisations, we decided that we needed to look at what people thought of the Park, what it was being used for, and what we could do to make it better. The benefit of partners working together has been a real influencing factor with this project with the Youth Service and TTS really stepping up and leading on this initiative.”

The results of that work have led to funding being secured to support the purchase of skateboarding equipment that has been constructed within the caged area formerly used for ball games. The equipment will be tested for a three month trial period and, if it proves a success, additional equipment can be purchased.

Work continues with the Community Sports Development Team that simply dovetails this work and helps divert young people from crime, giving them worthwhile sporting opportunities and alternatives within the Park.

The overriding aim is to make the Park a nicer place for everyone whilst maximising the use and facilities within.

Inspector Coxshall said, “We want to keep young people safe, give them a location which they can look after and divert them from crime and lower level anti-social behaviour.”

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Parish notice board

Church details

ALL SAINTS CHURCH Parade, St Helier Contact Rev. David on 768323

General THE JERSEY CROQUET CLUB is looking for new members and meets at Les Quennevais Sports Centre. For more details please contact Elizabeth on 741879.

BELMONT ROAD GOSPEL HALL St Helier Tel: 726644

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ave you something to share with fellow parishioners? Is there an event or activity coming up that you want to tell St Helier about? Let us know at the Town Crier and we can include on the monthly Parish Notice Board.

ST HELIER MARKET The new St Helier market will be open each Sunday from 27th July until 26th October, 10am until 5pm. This will be a high quality street market operating from stalls located near the obelisk at Broad Street in the New Cut, offering an ideal opportunity for new start-up businesses as well as supporting local products.

Food and refreshments will be available, together with street entertainment, and it’s hoped the market will bring life and animation to the town with a similar feel as is found in many French markets.

For market stall enquiries contact Nick Steel on 603093 or nick.steel @jerseybusiness.je; for general enquiries contact Bernie Manning on 07700 356438 or berniemanning@hotmail.co.uk.

IMMANUEL CHRISTIAN CENTRE

ROCK IN THE PARK Sunday 17th August at Howard Davis Park, 12 noon to 8pm. A fantastic line up of local bands, something for everyone. Entry is free, with donations taken in aid of the Jersey Brain Tumour Charity. Contact Frank O’Neil on 723709 for more information.

(Freedom Church), Victoria Street, St Helier Tel: 768957

FÊTE DE ST HÉLIER CONCOURS DE PÉTANQUE

CHRISTIAN PORTUGUESE MISSION St Paul’s Centre, St Helier Tel: 522480

JERSEY BAPTIST CHURCH Vauxhall Street, St Helier Tel: 879611

ST ANDREW’S CHURCH Le Mont Cochon, St Helier visit www.standrewschurch.org.je, www.facebook.com/StAndrewsChurch Jersey, telephone 734582 or email enquiries@standrewschurch.org.je

ST COLUMBA’S Midvale Road, St Helier Tel: 733220

ST HELIER METHODIST CENTRE Halkett Place, St Helier contact Sarah Keenan-Fox on 877517

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ow in its third year, the annual pétanque competition at the Weighbridge attracted 16 teams, including many players who have been honing their skills in the Lunchtime League and the other competitions in this fast-growing sport. Organiser Tony Allchurch said: “We were lucky to have superb weather for the games and it was a pleasure to see the pétanque terrains so busy, with lots of tourists and other passers-by coming to watch the competition. Champions PES PC, consisting of Alan Oliveira, Andy Bell and Joey Le Clech, took the trophy for the third year running, which was presented by the Constable of Pétanque involves a lot of standing around

ST MARK’S CHURCH St Mark’s Road, St Helier visit www.stmarksjersey.org or contact Monika Le Seelleur on 720595

ST PAUL’S CHURCH New Street, St Helier Contact the Church Office on 887887 or visit www.stpaulsjersey.org.

ST THOMAS’ CHURCH Val Plaisant, St Helier Tel: 720235

THE SALVATION ARMY Minden Place, St Helier Tel: 723336

TOWN CHURCH Church Street, St Helier contact the Town Church on 736734 or visit www.townchurch.org.je

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St Helier. Deputies Rod Bryans and Richard Rondel were also in attendance.

Members of the Parish's own club, PoSH Pétanquers, were well represented in the competition, reflecting the growing interest of St Helier parishioners in the sport. PoSH Pétanquers, captained by Jerry Ramsden, play in the Lunchtime League and have just won the summer competition in division 3. This means that they will be promoted to division 2 for the winter season, so really a success story for pétanque in St Helier all round!”

PoSH Pétanquers practise regularly at the terrain in the Millennium Town Park as well as at the Weighbridge and other pitches around the Parish. For information about how to get involved, please contact Tony Allchurch on 767593 or email tony@allchurch.je.

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HALKETT HOEDOWN FOR HEADWAY Sunday 7th September will see the inaugural Halkett Hoedown for Headway, which is hoped to become an annual event. The brainchild of David Stokes, proprietor of Bean Around the World, together with Louise Stirling of Headway Jersey, an amazing street party has been organised in the centre of town, all in aid of Headway Jersey. Halkett Place will be closed to traffic for the day and town really will meet country, with straw bales and Western-themed decorations, Wild West fancy dress (optional, with prizes for best costume, adult and children’s categories), live music, food, cheer and fun! From lunchtime ‘til late.

NEWS FROM THE

Parish Nurseries

AVRANCHES DAY NURSERY Further to our update last month, the children from the Forget Me Not Room at Avranches Day Nursery have been observing the caterpillars in their cocoons on their change from caterpillar to butterfly and finally saw the butterflies emerge. They then gathered to watch the release of five successfully hatched Painted Lady butterflies.

MARC’S WALK The fourth annual walk in memory of Marc Nieuwburg, this walk takes place on Sunday 17th August and there’s a choice of three starts: 15 miles: starting at Val de la Mare's top car park (opposite The Maize); 11 miles: starting at Jersey Pearl; and 7 miles: starting at Corbiere. Of course the colour to wear is ORANGE and mad hats are most welcome.

Everyone can walk, even if it's only a small part, and wellbehaved dogs and other pets are welcomed. Any questions please email otom@newtelsurf.com, telephone 07797 773765 or visit www/facebook.com/marcswalk.

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Your handy guide to Parish recycling! • St Hélyi r’cycl’ye!

MONDAY

YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE

Clarke Avenue Elizabeth Place Gloster Terrace Hillcrest Avenue

Jardin des Carreaux La Grande Route de Mont à l’Abbé La Retraite La Ruelle de Rauvet

MONDAY

YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE

Avenue de Petit Mont Balmoral Drive Beechfield Lane Cherry Orchard Court Clos des Pas Dongola Road

Drury Lane Green Street Greenwood Terrace Havre des Pas (between South Hill and Havre des Pas Gardens)

TUESDAY

New St John’s Road Ellora Estate Old St John’s Road Ocean Apartments Westmount Court

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Doue de St Croix La Côtil de Haute Clair La Mont Pelle Mashobra Park Orchard Mews Osbourne Court Pomme D’Or Farm

WEDNESDAY Abbey Close Adelina Wood Claremont Road Clarence Road College Hill

College Lane Fairfield Avenue Fountain Lane Highview Lane Greenacres Estate

THURSDAY Boulevard Avenue Mont Cochon Paris Lane Romeril Close

YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE Seafield Avenue St Aubin’s Road (Paris Lane to Seafield Avenue) Tower Gardens

THURSDAY

FRIDAY Bellozanne Valley Hansford Lane Hillgrove Estate La Clos de la Blinerie La Rue Cyril Mauger La Rue de Trachy

FRIDAY Almorah Crescent Apartments Clarendon Road Clos du Parcq La Grande Pouclée

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YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE

Roseville Street (La Route du Fort to Colomberie) St James Place Rouge Bouillon (both sides – all)

Upper Clarendon Road Clarendon Apartments Upper Midvale Road Midvale Close

YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE La Ruelle Vaucluse La Ville au Roi Landscape Grove Le Clos St André Le Douet de St Croix Les Champs Park Estate

YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE La Pouquelaye (bottom) La Clos de Debenaire Le Clos de Paradis Lower King’s Cliff

SEP 3 and 17

AUG 14 and 28

OCT 8 and 22

SEP 11 and 25

AUG 7 and 21

Providence Street Belmont Gardens Belmont Place Ann Place

SEP 4 and 18

Saville Street Clare Street Cannon Street Lemprière Street Devonshire Place

AUG 1, 15 and 29 Millbrook Close Millbrook Lane Old Mont Cochon Old St Andrew’s Road Pied du Côtil Route es Nouaux

AUG 8 and 22

Craig Street Duhamel Place Grove Street Halkett Place James Street Val Plaisant (top) St Helier Court

OCT 1, 15 and 29

La Clos du Briard Le Hurel Manor Park Avenue Manor Park Road Millais Park

Stopford Road Belmont Road Simon Place Museum Street

Victoria Crescent West Park Avenue Elizabeth Lane Parade Road

St Clement’s Road Town Mills Estate Trinity Hill (Old Trinity Hill to Vallée des Vaux) Vallée des Vaux

SEP 10 and 24

La Pepiniere La Pouquelaye (top) La Rue des Arbres Landfield Drive La Breton Lane

Victoria Avenue (all) David Place St Mark’s Road Victoria Street

OCT 14 and 28

Tower Road Midvale Road New Street (to Burrard Street) Winchester Street Vauxhall Street Nelson Street Duhamel Street

AUG 6 and 20

Grosvenor Street La Grande Route de St Jean (up to Greenacres) La Hougue Avenue La Manoir de Mont à l’Abbé

Avenue et Dolmen Gas Place Robin Lane Tunnel Street

SEP 2, 16 and 30

AUG 13 and 27

The Parade Roussel Street Dummy Lane Le Clos de Balmain Roussel Mews

SEP 12 and 26

Whitley Close Willow Grove Sutton Court Wilkes Gdns

OCT 7 and 21

St Mark’s Lane Apsley Road Chevalier Road Common Lane

Roseville Street (La Route du Fort to Havre des Pas) Rue des Côtils Rue de Mon Sejour Springbank Avenue Runnymede Court

Richelieu Park Rue des Podetre St Anne’s Farm St Anne’s Terrace St Aubin’s Road (Town to Paris Lane inc Tyneville Lane) Westhill

YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE

OCT 13 and 27

SEP 9 and 23

Springfield Lane Oxford Road Byron Road Byron Lane

AUG 5 and 19

Brighton Road Clearview Street Clairvale Road Val Plaisant (bottom)

Trinity Road / Trinity Gardens Trinity Hill (top of Old Trinity Hill to Beechfield Lane) Vale Mews Vale Court Valley Road

AUG 12 and 26

Marett Court Nelson Avenue Mont Millais (bottom) Orchid Court Peel Court Rodney Avenue

YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE

Bellozanne Avenue Bellozanne Road Clos du Bas Croydon Terrace Dunedin Farm Hautbois Gardens Hillside Court

Chapel Lane Cleveland Road Hastings Lane Hastings Road

La Clos de Mon Sejour La Frédée Lane La Rue de Petit Camps La Rue de la Hauteur La Rue Petit Clos La Route du Fort

OCT 6 and 20

Great Union Rd (from Poonah Road) Dorset Street Albert Street Columbus Street

SEP 1, 15 and 29

Oak Tree Gardens Oaklands Lane Stafford Gardens Stafford Lane South Hill (Avenue du Petit Mont to Mount Bingham)

Westmount Estate Westmount Road Springfield Road Janvrin Road

YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE

Cleveland Avenue Cleveland Road Croydon Lane Croydon Road Havre des Pas (between Havre des Pas Gardens and St Clement’s Rd)

SEP 8 and 22

Mont à l’Abbé Farm Pimley Close Queen’s Road Rouge Bouillon (Police Station to First Stop Café)

AUG 4 and 18

Le Moulin Close Le Mount Neron Les Grand Vaux Les Ruisseaux Mount Bingham Nicole Close

YOUR COLLECTION DAYS ARE

Abbotsmount Abbotsmount Court Le Clos Vaze Le Grand Clos Clubley Estate

AUG 11 and 25

La Rue des Canons La Rue des Maupertuis La Ruette Pinel La Vert Chemin

Mont Millais (top) Mont Pinel Nomond Avenue Palm Grove

OCT 9 and 23 Ann Street Brooklyn Street Don Street

OCT 2, 16 and 30 Queen’s Lane Undercliffe Road Manor Court La Pouquelaye (bottom) Le Mont Cantel

OCT 10 and 24

St Andrew’s Road Pomona Road Poonah Road Pomona Lane Aquila Road Aquila Lane

Journeaux Street Great Union Road (Devonshire Place) Windsor Road Garden Lane Devonshire Lane

SEP 5 and 19

OCT 3, 17 and 31

Palmyra Lane Palmyra Road Pen Y Craig Avenue Queen’s Avenue

Raleigh Avenue Raleigh Lane Richmond Road Upper King’s Cliff

Parish Groups There are lots of opportunities for parishioners to get involved in the variety of activities organised in St Helier. For anyone interested in becoming involved in these groups, a brief overview and contact details are shown below.

ST HELIER IN BLOOM The Community in Bloom Group encourages community planting and environmental initiatives, with artistic flourishes.

Contact Tony Andrews on 811700 or email anthony.andrews@posh.gov.je www.facebook.com/Poshbloomgroup

ST HELIER’S HONORARY POLICE The Honorary Police are an integral part of the Parish, working closely with the States Police to provide a service unique in the British Isles.

Contact the Honorary Police Co-ordinator on 811890 or email kevin.molloy@posh.gov.je

ST HELIER – AVRANCHES JUMELAGE The Jumelage Committee facilitates school group exchanges, and cultural and sporting links with Avranches in Normandy.

Contact Annabelle Bishop on 07797 762008 or email annabelle.bishop@googlemail.com

ST HELIER – BAD WURZACH PARTNERSCHAFT St Helier twinned with Bad Wurzach, where many Islanders were interned during the Second World War, in 2002. The Partnerschaft Committee promotes cultural links between the two towns.

Contact Clive Armstrong on 854152 or email clive.partnerschaft@outlook.com www.sthelierbadwurzachpartnerschaft.com

ST HELIER – FUNCHAL GEMINAÇÃO The Committee supports activities celebrating the Portuguese language, music, food and national days, following the twinning with Funchal in 2012.

Contact Simon Crowcroft on 811821 or email constable@posh.gov.je.

Facebook page: Comité de Geminição St Helier-Funchal

ST HELIER POLISH SOCIETY A new group to promote Polish culture locally.

Contact Magda Chmielewska on 07700 811719 or magda.chmielewska@hotmail.co.uk

ST HELIER – YOUTH COMMITTEE

FROM THE

Polish Community VLADYSLAWA (VLADA) MAYO

WYDARZENIE ROKU W tym roku Polski festiwal, który trwał od 11 do13 lipca, zaczął się wstrząsająco i to w sensie dosłownym. W godzinę po oficjalnym rozpoczęciu festiwalu wyspa się zatrzęsła z siłą 4,6 w skali Richtera.

Co ciekawe, zajęci ostatnimi przygotowaniami wystawcy nawet nie zauważyli wstrząsów i ze zdziwieniem przyjmowali do wiadomości, że przed chwilą nawiedziło Jersey najsilniejsze w ciągu ostatnich dziewięćdziesięciu lat trzęsienie ziemi.

Około dziesięciu tysięcy osób odwiedziło tegoroczny festiwal kultury polskiej na Weighbridge. Warto odnotować, że jest on chętnie odwiedzany zarówno przez lokalnych mieszkańców jak i turystów z Wielkiej Brytanii, Francji i Niemiec. Piękne przedstawienie zrobili uczniowie polskiej sobotniej szkoły. Była cudowna pogoda i wszyscy wspaniale się bawili.

EVENT OF THE YEAR This year’s Polish Festival, held during July, had a shocking start. An hour after the official commencement of the Festival there was the 4.6 magnitude earthquake. Interestingly, the exhibitors didn’t even notice the earthquake, being very busy with managing their stands.

They were truly puzzled with the news reported to them by Festival visitors that Island had just been hit by Jersey’s biggest earthquakes in 100 years.

Around ten thousand people visited the event at the Weighbridge, which has become popular among locals and tourists from the UK, France and Germany. The best performance was made by the pupils of the Polish Saturday School, the weather was beautiful and everyone had great fun.

The St Helier Youth Committee gives financial support to youth projects throughout the Parish. It is also responsible for allocating grants to groups and individuals who live in the Parish.

Application forms available from our website: www.sthelier.je Contact Sarah Richardson on 07797 732901 or email sarah2r@hotmail.com

ST HELIER – BATTLE OF FLOWERS ASSOCIATION The St Helier Battle of Flowers Association is a welcoming group keen to create a community atmosphere. All Islanders are welcome to join in.

Contact Bruno Sousa on 07797 833146 or email brunosousa583@hotmail.co.uk

ST HELIER PÉTANQUE GROUP The ‘POSH Pétanquers’ meet on Fridays at 2pm in the Millennium Town Park. Newcomers are welcome and coaching is provided.

Contact Tony Allchurch on 767593 or email tony@allchurch.je

ST HELIER COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM When the administration of welfare was moved to Income Support the Parish retained some of its staff skilled in supporting the community, assisted by volunteers. New members are always welcome.

Contact Julie Garrod on 811856 or email julie.garrod@posh.gov.je

ST HELIER SOCIAL COMMITTEE The Parish’s Social Committee makes possible activities like the Liberation Cream Tea and the Christmas Lunches. New members welcome.

Contact Jane Skelhorn on 811823 or email jane.skelhorn@posh.gov.je

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Organisations in St Helier This section of the Crier is devoted to the many voluntary clubs and groups run throughout St Helier. If you would like to promote your organisation or a planned special event, or just to include contact details, please telephone 811821 or email towncrier@posh.gov.je.

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE There are four meetings in St Helier as follows: St Helier Sirens WI:1st Thursday of each month at Church House (opposite Chambers) at 8pm. Contact Helen Asplet on 483000 or email helenasp@jerseymail.co.uk.

La Pouquelaye WI: 2nd Wednesday of each month at the La Pouquelaye Community Centre (the old La Pouquelaye School) at 7.30pm.

Contact Gill James on 722467 or gilljames527@gmail.com.

West Park WI: 1st Tuesday of each month at 2.15pm at the meeting room at the George V Cottage Homes on La Grande Route de St Aubin.

Contact Pam Kelly on 726694.

First Tower & Millbrook WI: 2nd Wednesday of each month at the St Andrew’s Church Hall at 7.30pm. Contact Joan Cadoret on 735534 MOBILE LIBRARY George V Cottage Homes: Mondays, 9.20–9.45am Clos du Paradis: Tuesdays, 9.15–9.45am B&Q, Queen’s Road: Tuesdays, 9.50–10.30am

BEAVERS, CUBS AND SCOUTS 14th Jersey (St Helier) Scout Group: Salvation Army Hall, Minden Place Beavers and Cubs: Monday evenings Scouts: Wednesday evenings Contact Mary Roberts, Island Secretary, on 486935 or email: jersey.scouts@jerseymail.co.uk

RAINBOWS, BROWNIES AND GIRL GUIDES All Saints Church Hall group, The Parade: Thursday and Friday evenings. Contact: Daphne on 871199 La Pouquelaye group, La Pouquelaye Community Centre: Tuesday evening. Contact Tina de la Cour on 07797 761746 or 877559 South Rainbow group, d’Auvergne School: Saturday morning. Contact: Jean on 509003/07797 719003 5th St Mark’s Brownies group, All Saints Church Hall: Wednesday evening. Contact Vee on 789571 or 07797 795587 5th St Mark’s Guides group, La Pouquelaye Community Centre: Monday evening. Contact Pat on 481418 First Tower group, First Tower School: Monday evening. Contact Jayne on 723621

AGE CONCERN JERSEY Home cooked lunches every week day at 12 noon (excluding bank holidays), and bingo every Wednesday at 1.30pm. Computer courses for every level on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Telephone 758922 or Freephone 0800 7350345. Frozen meal delivery – please contact Chris on 870354 REGENT BOWLS CLUB Fort Regent: Indoor bowling takes place on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 9.30am to 12 noon, with free tuition given to new members. For more information contact Harold Noel on 617926 GOOD COMPANIONS CLUB Hosting various events for the Island’s over

50s, and based at Le Marais, St Clement, more information on The Good Companions Club can be obtained by contacting Manager Angela Falla at gcclub@hotmail.co.uk JERSEY ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION Seale Street: The office and

drop-in centre are open from 10am to 1pm Monday to Thursday.

Call in for information and advice, telephone 723519 or email jerseyalzheimers@hotmail.com.

Website: www.jerseyalzheimers.com. Helpline: 443075 JERSEY CODERS (computer coding club for teenagers): Meets weekly on a Wednesday at JT premises in St Helier. For further information please contact Gwyn Garfield-Bennett on 715411 or 07797 715560 or email gwyn@directinput.je JERSEY BUMPS & BABIES GROUP Meets on the first Thursday of each month, 11am to 1pm, at the Café at St Helier Methodist Centre, Halkett Street. Contact Viki Lucas at membership.jersey@nct.org.uk or 07700 362022 JERSEY MS THERAPY CENTRE at Rope Walk, St Helier. Open from

11am to 6pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the Centre offers complementary therapies, meditation / relaxation, and oxygen therapy in the Barochamber which is available to anyone. For more information please telephone 737297, email info@jerseymstc.co.uk or visit www.jerseymstc.co.uk

LITTLE MONKEYS GYMNASTICS Fort Regent Various classes to suit children from 1 to 6 years.

Phone or text Mel on 07797 731101 or email littlemonkeys2009@gmail.com REGENT GYMNASTICS CLUB Fort Regent

Visit: www.regentgymnastics.co.uk/ ROYAL BRITISH LEGION 2–4 Great Union Street Tuesday to Friday from 12pm and Saturday and Sunday from 11am SUN BOWLS Starts mid-April, Opening times: 10.00am, 2.00pm and

6.00pm, leagues on Monday and Tuesday evenings and Thursday mornings. Contact Terry Bell on 734721 FIRST TOWER BILLIARDS & SNOOKER CLUB Open weekdays from

7pm to 11pm and Sundays from 1pm to 6pm.

Email firsttowersnookerclub@gmail.com JERSEY SCRABBLE CLUB Every Tuesday evening at 7pm.

Contact Anne on 730409 or email apasturel@live.co.uk ST MARK’S SPARKS Thursdays during term-time from 10am to 11.30am at St Mark’s Church. Contact Ian MacFeeters on 720595 THE CAESAREA QUILTERS Third Monday of every month.

Contact Sarah Matlock on 487883 SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF JERSEY Ladies Service Club Every fourth Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm at the Monterey Hotel.

Contact Mrs Jean Dale on 888882 or email jeand@bullandcompany.com JERSEY BOWLS CLUB Westmount Prospective new bowling members

are welcomed. Please contact Jean Lowery on 07797 776790

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TOP (TRIUMPH OVER PHOBIA) Offers structured self-help for people

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with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and phobias. The Headway Centre on Thursday evenings from 7–8.30pm. Contact Celia on 0800 735 0608 or topjerseyci@gmail.com

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JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS A friendly club for the

over 50’s. Contact Mrs Annette Elliott on 742402

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The St Helier

Parish Notices PARISH ASSEMBLY & ROADS COMMITTEE MEETINGS An Assembly of the Principals and Electors of the Parish of St Helier will be held at the Town Hall on Wednesday 27th August at 7pm to consider Parish business.

A meeting of the St Helier Roads Committee will take place on Wednesday 13th August at 9.30am at the Town Hall.

Members of the public are invited to attend part ‘A’ of the agenda.

Agenda for the above meetings will be published no fewer than five days in advance and will be available from the Town Hall or the Parish website, www.sthelier.je.

A.S. Crowcroft Connétable

JERSEY EISTEDDFOD THE DEUTSCHE BANK FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS

NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURES JERSEY SEASIDE FESTIVAL SUNDAY 10TH AUGUST 2014 Various roads will be closed on Sunday 4th August in the Havre des Pas area, including Havre des Pas between Havre des Pas Gardens and St Clement’s Road, Roseville Street between D’Auvergne Lane and Havre des Pas, and Cleveland Road between Croydon Lane and Havre des Pas. One-way traffic in Marett Road will be reversed between Roseville Street and D’Auvergne Lane, and there will be no parking between 6pm on Saturday 9th August and 7am on Monday 11th August on Roseville Street and Cleveland Road.

Explanatory signs will be positions throughout the area.

CONTACTS Connétable: Simon Crowcroft Tel: 811821 Fax: 619146 Email: constable@posh.gov.je

No 3 District Deputy Jackie Hilton Tel: 07797 713293 Email: j.hilton@gov.je

Town Hall:

Deputy Mike Higgins Tel: 873956 Email: mr.higgins@gov.je

PO Box 50, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 8PA Town Hall Opening Hours: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday

Parish Meetings: Notices of Parish meeting are published on our website: www.sthelier.je, in The St Helier Town Crier and the Jersey Evening Post.

Thursday 3rd July and Thursday 10th July It’s time to try out your skills and ‘Have a go’

PROCUREURS AND PARISH MANAGEMENT BOARD

Syllabuses and Entry Forms for Music, Dance, English Speech and Drama, French, Jèrriais, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese are now available on the website www.jerseyeisteddfod.org.je

Procureurs du Bien Public: Clive Barton MBE and Peter Pearce Tel: (CB) 880088 Email: clive.barton@moorestephens-jersey.com and Tel: (PP) 639533 Email: pearcejewellersltd@gmail.com

Entries may be posted to Section Secretaries as per the syllabuses.

Final entry dates: Music: Friday 19th September, 4–7.30pm at the Town Hall All other Sections: Friday 26th September, 4–7.30pm at the Town Hall

In accordance with the requirements of the Loi (1914) sur la Voirie, as amended, the second Visite du Branchage of the year will take place in St Helier on Wednesday 25th September.

The Loi requires occupiers of land bordering on the public roads of the Parish to trim hedges and branches and to cut all overhanging trees so as to give a clearance of 12 feet over main roads and by-roads and of 8 feet over footpaths and to remove any other encroachments on the public highway.

A fine may be levied for each infraction. The attention of occupiers of land is drawn to the need to ensure that all cuttings and trimmings are removed from the roads and footpaths after the branchage is completed.

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Deputy Andrew Green Tel: 483356 Email: a.green@gov.je Deputy Richard Rondel Tel: 07797 711537 Email: richard.rondel@gov.je

OTHER PARISH CONTACTS Customer Services Manager: Daryn Cleworth Tel: 811870 Email: daryn.cleworth@posh.gov.je Constable’s PA: Annie Le Noury Tel: 811821 Email: annie.lenoury@posh.gov.je Community Support Helpline: Tel: 811866

Director, Finance: Andrew Pemberton Tel: 811829 Email: andrew.pemberton@posh.gov.je Director, Parks, Gardens & Open Spaces Anthony Andrews Tel: 811700 Email: anthony.andrews@posh.gov.je

RPZ Helpline Tel: 811811 Email: rpz@posh.gov.je Parish Depot: Tel: 811708 Duty Centenier: Tel: 07797 722227 Registrar: Tel: 811088

Director, Human Resources: Martin Roberts Tel: 811824 Email: martin.roberts@posh.gov.je Director, Municipal Services: Debra D'Orleans Tel: 811703 Email: debra.dorleans@posh.gov.je

VISITE DU BRANCHAGE ET CHEMINS

@sthelierjsy

Director, Technical & Environment Services: John Stievenard Tel: 811845 Email: john.stievenard@posh.gov.je

ST HELIER DEPUTIES No 1 District Deputy James Baker Tel: 07797 713141 Email: j.baker@gov.je

Electoral Officer: Eric Blakeley Tel: 811870

PARISH NURSERIES & HOMES Avranches & Westmount Nurseries: Val Payne Tel: 811718 Email: val.payne@posh.gov.je St Helier House: Jacqueline Jolley Tel: 811715 Email: jacqueline.jolley@posh.gov.je St Ewolds: Ann Mclean Tel: 811716 Email: ann.mclean@posh.gov.je

ST HELIER ROADS COMMITTEE

Deputy Judy Martin Tel: 780641 Email: ju.martin@gov.je

Nigel Blake Tel: 875339 Email: g.n.blake@jerseymail.co.uk

Deputy Nick Le Cornu Tel: 07797 740886 Email: n.lecornu@gov.je

Geraint Jennings Tel: 280778 Email: geraint@newtelsurf.com

No 2 District Deputy Rod Bryans Tel: 737236 Email: r.bryans@gov.je

The Very Rev. Bob Key Tel: 720001 Email: robert_f_key@yahoo.com Bob Le Brocq Tel: 743606 Email: rlebrocq@jerseymail.co.uk

Deputy Geoff Southern Tel: 728231 Email: g.southern@gov.je

Peter Wade Tel: 875663 Email: bema9@hotmail.com

Deputy Sam Mézec Tel: 07797 811130 Email: s.mezec@gov.je

John Wilding Tel: 872920 Email: johnwilding@jerseymail.co.uk

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