Les Nouvelles / Winter 2025 / Issue 55

Sunset at Archirondel

Photo courtesy of Karen Shenton Stone

Learnings From a Volatile Year

Investment management and financial planning are not one-off tasks to be ticked off to-do-lists once implemented. Strategies must continually be reviewed and refined to reflect the evolving financial landscape. As we work our way through the final quarter of 2025, now’s a good time to take stock of the year to see what learnings can be taken for 2026 and beyond.

Arguably, 2025 saw the world become a more uncertain place, both geopolitically and economically. Geopolitically, look no further than the ongoing Russia/Ukraine war and Israel’s invasion of Gaza; economically, developed countries’ high debt/low growth profiles and global trade tensions have weighed on markets. Take trade. Liberation Day was a game-changer - not the 9 May Liberation Day here in Jersey, but US President Donald Trump’s self-declared Liberation Day on 2 April, when he announced all US imports will be subject to a 10% tariff. Certain nations, including China, were hit harder. A full-blown trade war and global recession seemed likely. A sell-off in global stocks followed.

Trump’s Liberation Day, a stand-out example of how in 2025 previously regarded givens - free trade, globalisation, responsible US global leadership – could no longer be taken for granted. Elevated uncertainty became the order of the day.

Takeaway: Government bonds rose in the immediate aftermath of Liberation Day. So too, did other safe-haven assets, highlighting how diversified, multi-asset portfolios can provide protection.

In the event, a global recession was averted as the US significantly rowed back tariffs, while companies adapted by diversifying supply chains, adopting near-shoring strategies, adjusting prices, and investing more in technology. Together with renewed excitement surrounding technology stocks and artificial intelligence (AI), it wasn’t long before the ‘everything’ rally resumed. Markets from equities to gold soared.

Takeaway: The turnaround highlights the importance of staying the course. Volatile markets, geopolitical/ macroeconomic uncertainty will cause strategies to drift off course but, with insightful stewardship, they can be corrected. Withdrawing funds during a market downturn, by contrast, can derail long-held plans and be hard to recover from.

2026 and Beyond

Many of the issues that dominated sentiment in 2025 remain. Cue recently reignited trade war fears following China’s decision to impose export controls on rare earth minerals and Trump’s tit-for-tat threats to hit China with 100% tariffs. Closer to home, a year after her £40bn tax-raising budget, UK chancellor Rachel Reeves is looking to plug yet another multi-billion-pound funding gap. Against such an uncertain backdrop, expect further bouts of volatility.

As April 2025’s tariff tantrum showed, knee-jerk fund withdrawals often lead to poor results. Cutting through the noise, focusing on market fundamentals and maintaining an analytical approach to investing was the correct course of action. That’s the longterm approach we take at Quilter Cheviot when constructing and managing diversified, multi-asset portfolios. We believe this not only generates better outcomes for investors but will also position portfolios better to deal with whatever 2026, and beyond, has in store.

Investments and the income from them can go down as well as up, you may not get back what you invest.

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Welcome... In this From the editor

Issue

Thank you to Constable Karen Shenton Stone for our front cover photograph of Archirondel. If you enjoy taking photographs around the Parish and have a special image that might make an attractive front cover, please send it to me at the email address below. Photographs must be high resolution (preferably 2MB or above) to be suitable.

We are delighted to share a report from our new Chef de Police, Centenier Alan Phillips, and we hope that this will become a regular feature to shine a light on the dedication of the Honorary Police in St Martin.

You will find an incredibly detailed contribution from David Marett on pages 26-27 with images of nearly 40 birds together with their Jèrriais names! After many years of writing for “Les Nouvelles”,

David is wondering if this contribution might be his last. If you have the language skills and the energy to take over from David, please let us know. Mèrcie bein des fais, Dâvi.

Thank you so much to all our contributors for the time spent writing articles and collating photographs. We welcome new contributions, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

À la préchaine!

If you would like to contribute to future editions of Les Nouvelles de St Martin, please email Susan Parker at susiep99@ hotmail.com or call 07797 916991

The deadline for the next edition is Friday 13th February 2026. All contributions are greatly appreciated.

Welcome from the Constable

Karen Shenton Stone

I am writing at the end of October, and, despite all the recent wet weather, the sun is streaming into my office. As I write, I am hoping that we have dry weather on 1st November for the St Martin Bonfire.

The annual Bonfire run by a small committee with a group of dedicated helpers, attracts about 6,500 people to the Parish for live music, food stalls, fire eaters, glow sticks, build a Guy and the enormous bonfire and the pièce de résistance – the magnificent firework display. The community spirit is remarkable, and the funds raised are donated to charity. This year, our chosen charities are Brighter Futures and Variety Jersey, the Children’s Charity. His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor Vice Admiral Sir Jerry Kyd KBE has kindly agreed to attend and will countdown to the lighting of the bonfire which will be

accompanied by a scaled down firework display for those who are too young to stay until the main fireworks.

Another dignitary who recently visited our Parish was the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who visited the Island during the week of 16th October. As Connétable of St Martin, and on behalf of the Parish, I was invited to meet and accompany Sir Lindsay on a visit to Mont Orgueil Castle, as it is in Jersey’s best parish!! It was an interesting visit, and Mr Speaker was enthralled by the castle and by Jersey – he has promised to return.

Turning to current projects, the railings at l’Union Cemetery have been repaired and painted and, thanks to a generous donation from Jersey Monumental, daffodil bulbs have been planted in clusters around the periphery of the cemetery. In the Springtime, the flowers will blossom, and the white narcissi will provide both early colour and a valuable source of nectar.

Kerbside recycling in St Martin will have commenced by the time you read this, and we hope that every Parishioner will take up this initiative in our efforts to be more sustainable. However, please be assured that our popular Bring Bank situated in the Parish car park will remain. Many of you will have noticed that we have recently replaced the wooden markers delineating the car spaces, we hope that this will help with car parking.

Regarding current planning matters, the JEC is exploring a new location for the much-needed substation at Gorey, which should have less visual impact. The Parish Secretary, Charles Alluto, and I have had plans drawn up to deal with the unsightly bins at the foot of La Rue Muchie at the foot of the walkway to Mont Orgueil - this is very much a work in progress. We have also held successful talks with Ports of Jersey and Infrastructure to develop a Design Guide for Gorey Pier. Gorey Pier is such an historic and iconic site, and we need to preserve its heritage and integrity. I am grateful to all involved, including former Deputy, Jennifer Bridge. The plans for the new cemetery were approved at a Parish Assembly in September, and these will be submitted to Planning. The Parish has submitted an objection for the lack of sufficient car parking spaces on Field 410, and we have been listening to residents’ concerns regarding the proposed solar park at Belle Fontaine.

The Jersey Activity Centre is under new management, and we are delighted that a Music School, Da Capo Academy of Performing Arts has established at the Centre. We wish Claire Harvey, formerly of Jersey Academy of Music, well with her new ventures. One concert has already been booked in the Public Hall.

Our former Chef de Police and Centenier, Gordon Jones, was recently honoured at Government House when His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor awarded Gordon his Long Service Medal. Gordon was also presented with a Certificate of Service at the Centeniers’ Quarterly which was held at the Public Hall. On this occasion, we were pleased to welcome the Attorney General, Advocate Mark Temple.

Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, visited Gorey Castle in October

For Democracy Week this year, I was part of a panel of politicians who visited Victoria College. It was an interesting and at times challenging Question and Answer session and I hope that all the young people who said that they will register to vote on 7th June next year do so and that they use their votes. I also visited St Martin’s Primary School twice - once for an Assembly on Democracy and the second time to award the House Captain and Vice House Captain badges. Visiting the Primary School for Democracy Week has become a yearly event and I always enjoy visiting the school, it is a genuine pleasure.

As this is the last magazine of the year, it is an opportune time to reflect. Once again it has been a very busy year, sometimes extremely challenging and sometimes highly rewarding. There have been many highlights and, for me, the Parish celebrations on the Village Green for the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation stands out. More personally, I was honoured and tasked with writing and delivering the 80th Anniversary speech on behalf of the States Assembly to thousands of people, in front of a large crowd including local dignitaries and those visiting Jersey especially for the 80th Anniversary. It was extraordinarily daunting, and I had to ensure that I did not become too emotional, this was not easy. On reflection, it is one of my proudest moments.

After the speech, Winston Churchill’s grandson, Sir Nicholas Soames, asked to be introduced to me, which was an honour, as it was when the German Ambassador, the head of the Red Cross and an Admiral from NATO congratulated me. I wish my parents and grandparents had been there to hear my words, as they were said in their memory and in honour of their generations.

If you are given a voice, you should use it, and in this world of turmoil and uncertainty, we should speak out. Jersey, like everywhere, has its detractors but the community spirit that is still alive in Jersey and which is thriving in St Martin is something we should be proud of and cherish. I thank everyone who volunteers in any way, shape or form.

Finally, may I wish you all compliments of the season, a Merry Christmas and a peaceful, happy and healthy 2026.

All good wishes,

Karen

His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor awarded Centenier Gordon Jones his Long Service Medal

Democracy Week Panel at Victoria College

German Ambassador to the Court of King James and St Martin Occupation ‘Children’ Margaret Le Cornu and Gerald Le Cocq

Help serve your community...

become an Honorary Police officer for your Parish

What is the Honorary Police?

A voluntary Police service that has been part of Jersey for over four hundred years. It is the second oldest Police Force in the world.

Each Parish has its own Honorary Police Officers and their role is to maintain law and order within their Parish. Honorary Police Officers provide an essential service to the community and are an important part of Parish life. Currently we require two Centeniers and a number of other officers. If we fail to elect Centeniers in the time set by the Royal Court the Parish may face a fine of £10,000 –a cost to all ratepayers in the Parish.

Anyone can volunteer who:

• Lives in the Parish, and:

• Is aged 21 to 70, and

• Is of suitable character and ability

Officers come from all walks of life and many work full time.

What are the benefits of joining?

The Honorary Police is the most interesting and varied voluntary role in Jersey. There are many benefits in joining, including:

To you: Enhance your problem solving and decision-making skills.

To your employer or business: Your increased ability to lead, manage and perform under pressure.

To your community: Help those in need, keep people safe by preserving law and order.

What are the duties of an Honorary Police Officer?

Officers undertake foot and vehicle patrols, respond to emergencies, conduct licenced premises and curfew checks, search for missing persons and assist at major events and Royal visits. In St Peter, officers also provide policing when required at the airport and rugby matches.

Is equipment and training provided?

Yes. You will be provided with full police uniform and a wide range of equipment.

Training is mandatory. You will be trained in all general policing duties. Centeniers have additional training regarding Parish Hall Enquiries, charging and presenting at Court.

How much time does it take?

During the duty week Centeniers have a duty telephone and are on call to attend incidents that occur in the Parish and to charge or appear at Court. Other Officers are expected to provide up to 10 hours of time to patrol, assist with Parish Hall Enquiries and other events taking place during their duty week, typically during the evening. We are flexible recognising the importance of balancing family, work and police duties.

I’m interested, what is the next step?

To arrange an informal meeting please either call the Parish office on 853951 or email publichall@stmartin.je

Honorary Police

by Centenier Alan

As reported in the previous edition of “Les Nouvelles”, our very experienced Chef de Police Gordon Jones retired, and we celebrated the huge contribution he made to the Honorary Police in St Martin at a Vin D’Honneur. I am proud to have served alongside him during his terms of office.

In June, and with big shoes to fill, the task of Chef de Police passed to me, and I was honoured to accept the challenge.

Looking at the current policing issues, it is still a concern that the number of Windscreen Insurance Disc (W.I.D) offences are high on the list of offences that we deal with at the Public Hall. Oversights in placing new discs on display are still on the increase and, while it is an easy mistake to make, it is still an offence not to display a valid W.I.D. and these offences are dealt with accordingly. Please make sure that your W.I.D. is clearly displayed on the lower left side of your windscreen, and change worn out disc holders which are available at most garages as this helps to ensure that your W.I.D. is clearly displayed.

Speeding in the Parish and islandwide has always been a big problem, but recently, and I say this with fingers crossed, we have had fewer reports in general regarding this antisocial and dangerous behaviour. If you hear or are woken up by speeding or racing vehicles and if you have a piece of paper handy, please make a note of time, place and number of vehicles and we will welcome a call from you.

It is virtually impossible to react to calls of this nature late at night when these vehicles are speeding about but, if this problem persists, we are hoping to combine with other parishes and our colleagues in the States of Jersey Police to curtail this kind of activity.

The Gorey Fête proved to be a big success again in August, thanks to the organisation of the Fête Committee. I would like to congratulate Vingtenier Sam Falle and Constables Officer Nathan Wright for their tireless work in organising and providing signage etc for vehicle restrictions and sourcing Honorary Policing from our neighbouring parishes for policing the roads during the Fête. They also provided police escort for the movement of the oversized fairground vehicles from West Park to Gorey at 4am to avoid traffic that would be using the roads at other times and, of course, for the return journey back to People’s Park after the Fête had packed up.

The Attorney General Mark Temple KC, who is the Titular Head of the Honorary Police and who is responsible for guidance, supervising disciplinary matters and ensuring that officers are sworn in correctly, is leaving the role of Attorney General after being confirmed as the next Deputy Bailiff, an office that he will take up early in the new year. We would like to thank him for his guidance and advice during his time in office and we wish him all the very best in his new role. At the time of writing, Mark’s successor has yet to be named.

The strength of the honorary police in each parish is set in law, and currently in St Martin this allows us to have four Centeniers, five Vingteniers and twelve Constables Officers. Vacancies often arise when officers’ circumstances change. Recently, for instance, we have had a series of age-related retirements of very experienced officers and, although we are currently down on strength, thankfully available officers are coping.

If you are interested in finding out more about the role of Constables Officer and have a few hours a week to spare and are curious about how the Parish is policed, I would be happy to receive a call. As our radio recruitment advertisement says, “Your Parish Needs You!”

And finally, with the festive season approaching fast, we will be starting the winter road safety checks soon.

I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Phillips, Chef de Police

Parish Guided Walk

Do you know about the Battle of the Oyster Shells? Or what happened to Marie Esnouf in 1648? Or why Jersey’s first Dean David Bandinel made a rope made of bed sheets at Mont Orgueil? Or how Philippe d’Auvergne became Prince of Bouillon? Or the difference between a Martello Tower and a Conway Tower?

Well, more than 30 Islanders now do, because they joined Bronze Badge guides Tracy Jehan and Julia Therezian of Let’s Go Jersey Tours, along with the Rector, Rev Pete Stone, on a special fundraising tour around the lanes of St Martin on Sunday 26th October.

The fascinating two-hour circuit from the Parish Church, which raised money for Jersey Cancer Relief, started with the Rector pointing out some small but intriguing features of the Norman church, possibly the oldest in the Island.

The group was then led down La Cache des Desmoiselle Bandinel, named after the family of that ill-fated Dean who, along with his son, backed the wrong side in the English Civil War.

At various stops along the way, either Tracy or Julia shared a St Martin-related story, fact or legend: the role of St Martin Rector François Le Couteur in the Battle of Jersey, Philippe Pinel’s life on Les Ecréhous, and the story of St Catherine’s Breakwater, to name but a few.

Eventually, the tour popped out of Rue de Payn and it was back to the Church for tea and biscuits.

With a hot brew in hand, everyone was a little bit warmer, and a little bit wiser.

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From your Deputies

Deputy Carolyn Labey Welcome to the world of politics

It is no secret that I would like to see seasonal passenger boats running between Gorey and Carteret again - just like we had in the 70s and 80s during the summer months.

When the tides were suitable for day trips, Gorey was buzzing with French visitors and Carteret brimming with Jersey folk. I remember the coaches waiting to take visitors to St Helier or around the Island and back again to catch their boat home.

So, when Ports of Jersey held a Consultation afternoon for ‘stabilisation works’ of the landing area, I took the opportunity to raise the issue at the Council of Ministers to see if we could investigate the rejuvenation of the area, rather than a ‘closing down’ scenario.

Of course, there are challenges and investment involved. The current terminal doesn’t meet today’s border control standards, there must be separate offices for staff to conduct checks, control desks, search facilities, digital services and support from the Home Office. But there is good news, some French companies are showing an interest in exploring this kind of investment. Deputy Kirsten Morel and I are planning to pursue

the idea with Ports of Jersey in the coming months. Speaking of our French neighbours, Deputy Kirsten Morel and I attended a pan-island Brittany Summit in October - a constructive day full of great discussions from the EU/UK ‘reset’ and Youth Mobility, to Fishing Licenses, energy co-operation and immigration. And did you know there is now a “hot-desk” available to Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark provided by Brittany, right in the heart of St Malo? It offers a shared space with two meeting rooms accommodating between 12 - 30 people for businesses and groups who wish build stronger economic, cultural and community links with Brittany and beyond.

There’s also been plenty happening in my International Development portfolio. In brief - I introduced our Patron, the Lieutenant-Governor, to several of our projects in Zambia. In October, we launched our Community Work Projects for 2026, offering volunteers life-changing experiences. Next year’s projects will be taking place in Nepal, Zambia and Malawi. We also opened a new 18-month internship opportunity and took part in a Philanthropy Conference in London, organised by Jersey Finance Limited, where the brilliant Rory Stewart was the keynote speaker. Jersey Overseas Aid had a fantastic presence there, highlighting how Jersey’s financial expertise can make a real difference to the poorest communities, not just the wealthy.

As I write, we’re preparing for another Jersey International Development Network (JIDN) event - open to everyone and always free of charge. Our last session of the year focuses on our Dairy for Development programmes, and later I’ll be representing JOA at a Gurkha Welfare Trust event - an organisation we’re proud to support and who, in turn, support us through our community projects.

One of the highlights this autumn was giving the opening address at the JCG Model United Nations Youth Conference. JCG Students were joined by De La Salle, Hautlieu and Victoria College who came together to form committees on Youth, Human Rights, the Environment, Health, and Politics.

It was inspiring to see so many young people spending their Saturday discussing global issues with such enthusiasm and insight. Under the impressive leadership of Secretary General Alena Clyde-Smith, the event gave students a valuable chance to strengthen their leadership, communication and listening skills.

As I told them: “When the UN talks about reform, innovation and youth inclusion — it’s talking about you. For you are not just leaders of tomorrow, you’re leaders in training today.”

Deputy Rose Binet

The Health Board was recently agreed by the States Assembly and hopefully it will soon be able to commence its work. I believe it is essential that all parts of our Health Service have a mechanism to work more closely and collaboratively together and hopefully this will be the foundations for them to do so.

This quarter, I have visited Brighter Futures’ new base at Communicare in St Brelade. I am very impressed with the work that they do and found my visit very worthwhile.

Another interesting meeting was with Family Nursing where the discussion was about digital connectivity and data collection, an essential part of today’s medical world to ensure safe and effective health care.

The Silkworth Annual Celebration took place in October. I always look forward to attending this event and hearing the very moving stories from those who have experienced life’s difficult challenges. Chef Manuel prepared a fabulous buffet for those lucky enough to be invited to attend.

I was also able to attend the Peer Support Celebration Day which took place recently at the Pomme D’Or. I believe that Peer support is invaluable for individuals and families that are struggling with unexpected life events such as mental illness and eating disorder.

At the end of September, the Baton of Hope came to Jersey as part of its UK and British Isles tour. After the Baton was handed to Deputy Howell in the States Chamber, she made a short but very moving speech about the impact of suicide and the importance of prevention, before she passed on the baton to continue its journey.

And finally, a big cheer for Ballet d’Jerri, who recently performed at the Jersey Opera House for the first time. If you haven’t seen them yet, do go - their contemporary performances are outstanding, and as Jersey’s first ballet company, they’re doing a wonderful job representing our Island both at home and abroad.

As this is my last article of the year, I want to say a heartfelt thank you to all the parish groups, organisations and volunteers who give their time so generously. You keep our communities not just ticking over but thriving. I’m deeply grateful to each and every one of you for your involvement in Parish life.

And finally, if you’d like to chat with me, or with any of your other Deputies or the Constable in person, please come along to one of our Parish Surgeries. Everyone’s welcome.

Serving the Parish, Island and International Communities - with pride and passion

c.labey@gov.je / 852488 / www.carolynlabey.je

Last week, we said goodbye and thank you to the Bailiff, Sir Timothy Le Cocq. States Members were invited to attend the unveiling of the Bailiff’s portrait in the Royal Court and to attend a farewell meal. Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons, was also invited and gave an entertaining speech at what was a very enjoyable evening held in the Old Library. I will miss Sir Timothy presiding over the States Assembly but hope he enjoys his well-deserved retirement.

Deputy Bailiff, Robert MacRae, will be sworn in as the ninetyfirst Bailiff this week and I am looking forward to being able to witness the continuance of a long tradition dating back nearly 800 years.

It has been a real privilege to have been invited to attend every one of these events.

With best wishes

Rose

855223 / r.binet@gov.je

From your Deputies

Deputy Steve Luce

As we start to approach the end of this term in the States Assembly, and with this being my penultimate article for the parish magazine before the election, I thought I might do something that I’ve not done before - and that is write about a subject that is a little controversial - solar panels in fields.

Climate change is a subject that now forms a big part of my role as Environment Minister. Reducing carbon and providing energy from sustainable sources are massively important as we seek to slow down the effects of a changing planet. I always look upon these very, very long-term decisions as ones that I am not making for myself or my children, but for my grandchildren. It is their world that will feel the effects of these changes to our planet, and we must do all we can to make our planet’s future as good as possible.

Solar panels are a good source of sustainable energy. I have always said that I think farmers should be able to “grow” solar power in their fields in the same way as they grow other crops. Producing sustainable energy from solar can become part of their farm income and help them to balance the books. Farming isn’t getting any easier, and the physical changes to our climate are having huge impacts on our farmers. Weather is becoming increasingly extreme and for longer periods.

When it comes to the proposed solar farm in Faldouet, by St Saviour’s Hospital, I think we have a wonderful opportunity to “do our bit” to help with climate change. The site could become a European centre of excellence. It could be helping farmers and producing sustainable energy by enabling research and education to happen at the same time. In combining the latest agrivoltaics (the dual use of land for energy generation and farming), solar technologies and innovations, Jersey could well end up leading on this type of agricultural initiative.

The proposal is for a range of solar technologies including solar panels that are fixed on a tilt, solar panels that track the sun, and vertical panels. All these will be used across the site to provide a whole range of agricultural activities from growing crops right through to cattle and sheep grazing.

The whole project would be working with Harper Adams, the UK’s leading university for food production and agriculture

technology. I am sure that given all those facts, and having a tie up with The Crown, the site could become a leading example of agrivoltaic practices and sustainable food production. What a positive way to demonstrate that we are taking the subject of climate change seriously.

While I accept that these proposals will not be agreed by everyone in the Parish, I really hope that we will look back in years to come and see that we did the right thing and played our part in transitioning to a carbon-free and sustainable future.

As ever, please feel free to get in touch if you need me to help with anything - I’ll always do what I can.

Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful Christmas,

Steve

s.luce@gov.je / 07797 718166

PARISH SURGERIES St Martin and Grouville

TUESDAY 2ND DECEMBER 2025

The Pembroke 6.00 to 7.30pm Grouville

TUESDAY 6TH JANUARY 2026

Stanley’s Holme Grown at 3pm-4.30pm in Grouville

MONDAY 2ND FEBRUARY 2026

The Kitchen, Gorey Village at 10am-11.30am in Grouville

MONDAY 2ND MARCH 2026

The Royal at 6pm-7.30pm in St Martin

• All Parishioners from either Parish are welcome on a drop-in basis

• Discussions take place in an open forum

• We endeavour to hold the Surgeries in the first week of the month on either a Monday or Tuesday. We also offer various times and venues to try to accommodate most people’s circumstances.

Mark Le Gallais

Mark Le Gallais was born in St Peter, Jersey, on 26th May 1959, the son of George and Betty Le Gallais. In 1966, the family moved to St Martin at La Nivelle, Rue des Raisies, a road where Mark would, apart from ten brief years, remain for the rest of his life.

Mark was educated at St Martin’s School and later at St Helier Boys’, before embarking on a career as a painter, decorator and dry-liner — trades in which he earned a reputation for diligence, craftsmanship and quiet reliability.

In 1995, he settled at Primrose Cottage, also on Rue des Raisies, where neighbours would often see him working in his garage on one of his beloved classic Minis. A lifelong devotee of the marque, Mark restored and built more than 40 Minis over the course of his life. He served for many years as secretary of Mini Club Jersey and was a regular entrant in the Jersey

International Motoring Festival. Among fellow enthusiasts in Normandy, he was affectionately known as “Le Mini Expert”

In 1995, he settled at Primrose Cottage, also on Rue des Raisies, where neighbours would often see him working in his garage on one of his beloved classic Minis. A lifelong devotee of the marque, Mark restored and built more than 40 Minis over the course of his life. He served for many years as secretary of Mini Club Jersey and was a regular entrant in the Jersey International Motoring Festival. Among fellow enthusiasts in Normandy, he was affectionately known as “Le Mini Expert”.

In 2020, he undertook one of his proudest motoring achievements: competing in the Bab el Raid rally through France, Spain and Morocco in a Mini he had built with his friend Sebastien, a member of the Normandy Mini Club.

Outside of motoring, Mark held a 3rd dan black belt in karate and was known for his quiet discipline and physical resilience.

Mark was a familiar and well-liked figure in St Martin — a friendly face, always ready for a chat or to lend a hand.

A devoted family man, Mark was never happier than when surrounded by his wife, Sue, and their six children: Peter, Emma, Christopher, Matthew, Lucy and Josh. Mark died suddenly on 10th November 2024, aged 65. He is survived by them, and two grandsons, Wilfred and Hamish, to whom he was proud Pops!

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Girlguiding Jersey Battle of Flowers Northern Parishes Association

One of the Northern Parishes' main fundraisers to meet the cost of their floats is the very popular Christmas wreath-making workshops.

This year, the workshops will be taking place at Trinity Parish Hall at 7.30pm on 30th November and 1st, 4th and 5th December.

There will be expert, step-by-step guidance from Beverley Barette and everything will be provided to make your own personalised wreath including foliage, ribbon and accessories. A beautiful result is guaranteed which you can hang on your front door and impress your neighbours or create it as a special gift for a family member or friend.

The workshops are a great opportunity to have fun whether you come on your own or with a group of friends. To get you into the festive spirit, mince pies, mulled wine, tea and coffee will all be provided.

The cost is £45 per person. If you are interested in attending, please contact Anita Allchin at anita.allchin@gmail.com or call 725998 or 07797 717452 to book your preferred date.

by Megan Barette

This term, 3rd East Rainbows have been working on their first aid badge. They have learnt about hand washing, first aid kits and had a lot of fun putting bandages on each other. They have also tried out some new games, including 'flapping fish', teddy bear guess who and corners.

As well as having a meeting all about Autumn and autumn leaves, the Rainbows also had a great time practising some campfire songs.

17th St Saviours

Brownies have also had a busy term. As part of their 'Feel Good' badge they had a painting night where they tried making paintings by taping off sections of their page, and swirling food colouring into shaving foam and then placing paper on top. It was a slightly messy activity, but smelled lovely, and the girls all created some brilliant, marbled paper!

If you want to join the fun as a volunteer or sign up your daughter, please register at girlguiding.org.uk/joinus

We are getting excited about our upcoming sleepover where some of our older members will be joining with both St John's and La Pouquelaye Brownies for a fun-filled weekend.

Adventures aren't just for the girls though. Squirrel got the chance to try out tightrope walking at a recent Girlguiding conference in Bristol!

TO BE POSTING

WHEN DOES YOUR BUSY PERIOD START?

This starts from Black Friday in November, and we’re still very busy until mid-January with returns. Our Posties, Counter Colleagues and Customer Care team work incredibly hard at this time of year delivering parcels (in all weather) and answering queries to help islanders send to loved ones across the world.

HOW ARE YOU ?

We see an increase in items of around 30% – our team deliver up to 65,000 items daily! We’ve recruited extra team members to help us, and our Post Offices at Broad Street and Rue des Pres will extend their opening hours to help customers. We’ve delivered a handy guide to every household with everything you need to know about posting over Christmas.

It’s the busiest time of year at Jersey Post. Julie Thomas, Chief Operating Officer tells us how the team is preparing to deliver for our island community this Christmas.

WILL YOU BE DELIVERING TO ?

Absolutely! Seeing the handwritten envelopes from excited children, many decorated with glitter and stickers, is a highlight for us every year! We receive around 1,500 a year, which our Posties deliver to Santa in the North Pole. Children can post these free of charge in any Post Box around the island. It’s very important to include your address so Santa can reply, and we need to receive these by 12th December to get them to Santa in time.

We’d like to wish all our customers a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year!

And say a huge thank you to our teams, who work so hard to serve our community.

TOP TIPS FOR MAIL

• Beat the rush - post as early as you can before the last posting dates!

• Pre-pay VAT on goods going to the UK to speed up delivery.

• Buy your postage online – simply print your label and then drop your item at your nearest Post Office.

• Sign-up for SecureDrop – your letters and parcels (including signed-for items) will be delivered to your property, even when you’re not at home!

by Susan Parker

L’Office du Jèrriais is working hard around the Island to revitalise our native language. Learner numbers of all ages are increasing, and there is a quiet realisation that Jèrriais is something which makes our Island truly distinctive.

Few books have eaten their way into the hearts of more children than “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”. Written by Eric Carle, the book was first published in 1969 and has since sold over 60 million copies and been translated into more than 80 different languages – and now Jèrriais is one of those languages.

The book launch event at the zoo was attended by around 150 children and parents, where they enjoyed craft activities, dramatic book readings and received a free copy of the book.

The fun, energetic drama production brought the excitement of live theatre to young learners at 19 primary schools around the Island this term and was enjoyed by over 2,500 children. An audio recording of the story can be found at www.jerriais.org.je and additional copies of the book are available to purchase online at jerriais.sumupstore.com

If you are interested in embarking on your own Jèrriais learning journey, you can access a free subscription to the uTalk app:

1. Go to www.jerriais.org.je then click the English menu drop down, and select Learn

2. Scroll down and select Adult Learning, then Learning Resources

Every year since the publication of J’allons à la chasse à l’ourse (We’re Going on a Bear Hunt) in 2018, the Jèrriais Teaching Service has translated a well-known children’s book which has been gifted to children starting school in Reception, including La P’tite Gruffalinne (The Gruffalo’s Child) in 2020 and D’vinnâle dé Marmoûset (Monkey Puzzle) in 2022.

This year, it is the turn of La Carpéleuse Hardi Affanmée (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) which is being given to 1,000 children throughout the Island to encourage young readers and their families to explore Jersey’s native language.

To celebrate the publication of La Carpéleuse Hardi Affanmée, the Jèrriais Teaching Service held a launch event at Jersey Zoo and staged a number of duallanguage performances in Jèrriais and English, in partnership with Flair Entertainment and kindly supported by Le Don Balleine Incorporated Association, as part of the Jersey Festival of Words 2025 Schools Programme.

3. Under Online Apps, please complete the very short registration form under the uTalk logo with your name and email address

4. You will be taken to a special uTalk page to create an account using the same email address and a new password. You should receive a verification email to complete set up

5. Download the free uTalk app onto your phone, tablet or laptop

You can hear and speak Jèrriais every weekday, so please join native speakers and learners on:

MONDAYS Santander Work Café, St Helier 1.00 - 1.50pm TUESDAYS The Adelphi Pub, St Helier 5.30 - 6.30pm

WEDNESDAYS The Village Café, St Martin 10.30 - 11.30am

THURSDAYS Jersey Museum, St Helier 10.30 - 11.30am

FRIDAYS Jersey Pearl, St Ouen 10.30 - 11.30am

À la préchaine!

(Until next time)

For further information about Jèrriais, please contact L’Office du Jèrriais at info@jerriais.org.je

Photos courtesy of Peter Mourant, Jersey Festival of Words

LEFT: Tama Coxshall (left) and Jemima Horn (right) reading the story in Jèrriais and English at the launch event at Jersey Zoo

André (caterpillar), Sam (narrator) and Rachael (butterfly) from Flair Entertainment brought the story to life

by Ted Pafitis, Senior Youth Worker

With the summer over, we’re looking forward to the new term and Halloween at Crabbe, helping out at St Martin’s Bonfire Night, and representing St Martin’s young people on Remembrance Sunday and Christmas.

Our seniors went to St Aubin’s Fort for their residential, where they took part in various water sports, abseiling and campfires.

Activities such as baking, sports, arts and crafts and sports continue to be popular. October saw us focus on Black History Month.

On Saturday 8th November, as part of National Youth Work Week, we held a community open day, with various activities, recognising the valuable contribution made by young people.

Finally, as ever, thank you to the Parish of St Martin, Jersey Youth Service, the Maufant Youth Project charity, our wonderful staff, parents and especially, our ever-growing numbers of young people. This will also be my final contribution to this magazine, as I retire in December.

For further information about the project, please contact Ted Pafitis on 07797 778760 or email tedpafitis@jys.je

There has been a slight change to the sessional programme, which reflects the needs of the young people.

MONDAY Transition Years 6&7 6.30-8.30pm

TUESDAY Juniors Years 5&6 6.30-8.30pm

WEDNESDAY Seniors Year 9+ 7.00-9.30pm

THURSDAY Inters Years 7&8 6.30-9.00pm

Les Ouaiseaux

par Dâvi Mathet

Jé n’sait combein dé noms dé ouaiseaux et d’papillotes ou connaîssez en Jèrriais?

Si souvent, j’crains que j’sommes tous bein mêchant et j’pâlons d’aver vu ‘un sparrow’ ou ‘eune robin’ ou ‘un woodpecker’! Ch’est la même chose auvec les papillotes. Et v’la eune bouonne raison pourtchi j’avions êprouvé dreinement à L’Académie dé trouver des noms pour ches p’tits animaux et însectes. I’ y en a dêjà un bouon mio d’ieux (touos les siens sus chutte page) tchi sont dans nos dictionaithes, mais j’en avant trouvé septante-chinq en tout pour nos etudgiants tchi sont întérêssis à l’ornithologies par exempl’ye. Ah, i’ y eu d’la distchussion et même dé l’ ardgument par fais! Tchi qu’est un ‘Bartailed Godwit’ par exempl’ye? J’avions décidé sus ‘eune bèrge à néthe coue’ et un ‘goshawk’ – ‘un êteurcélet d’bouais’sie’.

J’n’ allons pas être justement si ambitieux ichîn, mais n’en v’chîn tchitch’uns qué p’t-être vous n’ avez janmais connu ou p’t-être oublié.

Touos ches-chîn sont dans nos Dictionnaithes. Les septante- chînq qué j’avions ajouôté à l’Académie sont pus exacte et précis quand i’ vînt ès différente fanmilles. Mais j’ai crait qué ches-chîn suffîthont!

M’n întérêt c’menchi quand not’ méthe nouos donnit deux p’tits livres ‘Ladybird’, i‘ y a septante-deux ans. J’les ai acouo sus mes ais.

I don’t know how many names of birds you know in Jèrriais?

So often I fear we are all very naughty and speak of ‘un sparrow’ or ‘eune robin’ or ‘un woodpecker’. And the same with butterflies. That was a good reason why, recently, at L’Academie, we sought to find suitable names for these small animals and insects. There were already a good many of them (all of the ones on this page) that were in our dictionaries, but we found seventy-five in all for our students who might be interested in ornithology for example. Oh, there was a lot of discussion and even argument at times! What is a ‘Bartailed Godwit for example? We decided on ‘Eune bèrge à néthe coue’ and a ‘goshawk’ – ‘un êteurcélet d’bouais’sie’.

We’re not going to be quite so ambitious here, but here are some you may know or have forgotten.

All of these are in our Dictionaries. The seventy-five we added at the Académie are more exact and precise with regard to specific species. But I think these will suffice!

My interest started when our mother gave us two of the early ‘Ladybird’ books seventy-two years ago. I still have then on my bookshelves.

HOUSE SPARROW

Un Mouosson ou Mouesson

DUNNOCK OR HEDGE SPARROW

Un P’tit Bé ou Vèrdreu

ROBIN

Eune Rouoge-gorge

WREN

Un Raît’lîn

BLUE TIT

Eune Bliûtinne ou eune Soucique

GREAT TIT

Eune démouaîselle cope bouton

CHAFFINCH

Un Pînchon

GREEN FINCH

Un Verdgé, vèrmîngnon ou vèrt linnot

BULLFINCH

Un Bouvtheu

BLACKBIRD

Un Mêle ou Meîl’ye m

Eune Mêlerêsse f

SONG THRUSH

Eune Grive

MISTLE THRUSH

Un Jaune Pliacard ou Eune hèrbette

STARLING

Un Êtourné, D’s Êtourneaux pl

PIED WAGTAIL

Un Craûlant-coue

MAGPIE

Eune pie

JAY

Un geai

CARRION CROW

Un Corbîn

RAVEN

Un Grand ou Gros Corbîn

ROOK

Eune Cahouette ou Caûvette

PIGEON

Un Pigeon

COLLARED DOVE

Eune Teurtérelle

CHIFFCHAFF

Un Ouaisé du Coucou ou tchittetes-clius

KINGFISHER

Un Ouaisé ou Pêtcheux d’St Martîn

BARN OWL

Un Blianc Cahouain m Eune Chouette f

TAWNY OWL

Un Brun Cahouain

SPARROW HAWK

Un Êpèrvi

CUCKOO

Lé Coucou

HERRING GULL

Eune Mauve

BLACK-BACKED GULL

Eune Néthe Mauve

PUFFIN

Eune Gode à rouoge

bé ou un Poffîn

SWIFT

Eune héthande dé Falaise

SWALLOW

Eune Hirondelle

FEMALE & MALE

Pheasants

Les Faîsans

SKY LARK

Eune Alouette

NIGHTINGALE

Un Rossîngno

LINNET

Un Linnot

YELLOWHAMMER

Un Jaûnouais

KESTREL

Un Teurcélet ou Êteurcélet

GREEN WOODPECKER

Un Vèrt Pique-enbouais

March of the Inflatables Raising Laughs and Love in Memory of Beth

by Aby Phelps

On Sunday 28th September, laughter filled the air on St Martin’s Village Green as more than sixty people bounced and waddled their way through the firstever March of the Inflatables - a quirky and heartwarming charity event held in memory of our daughter Beth who sadly passed away in 2022 after developing a rare form of bone cancer called Ewings Sarcoma.

The event was organised to raise funds for Love Beth, a special fund we set up through the Bone Cancer Research Trust in Beth’s memory. The march raised an incredible £3600 to support vital research in the fight against bone cancer, a cause extremely close to our hearts.

The idea for the event was born from one of Beth’s most cherished memories. After returning home from cancer treatment, Beth joined her friends for Halloween, dressed in an inflatable dinosaur costume. Her infectious laughter and sheer joy that night captured everything she stood for - fun, friendship and living life with lightness even in the darkest of times.

In her honour, participants came dressed to this family fun event in all manner of inflatable outfits - dinosaurs, flamingos, giant cats and much more - creating a delightful sea of colour and smiles across the village green.

We wanted this to be about joy; seeing everyone dressed up and laughing together on the green where Beth played as a child made it truly special.

We were so grateful to the Parish of St Martin for allowing the event to take place on the Village Green. This safe space was perfect for an event like this and was very personal to us as a family.

We have high hopes for ‘March of the Inflatables’ to become an annual event - one that continues to raise both laughter and life-changing funds in Beth’s name. A legacy of laughter and kindness which was Beth through and through.

To learn more about Beth and the work of the Bone Cancer Research Trust, please go to specialfunds.bcrt.org.uk/love-beth

Pétanque UPDATE

by Sophia Welland

Pétanque is a very friendly game and the St Martin’s group always welcome new players whether established or complete beginners.

The French name pétanque comes from the expression pe tancat meaning ‘foot fixed’ or ‘foot planted’ (on the ground). Players stand inside a circle and must keep both feet on the ground while throwing their boules. The aim is to land your boule closest to the cochonnet (jack). Once all boules have been thrown, the closest boule to the coch win the points for that end. The first players to reach 13 ends, win the game.

Our players are a very friendly group, so why not join us to have a go on a Tuesday or Saturday afternoon from 2pm onwards? A cup of tea and freshly baked cakes are always on hand.

Our fixtures and results table are on our shelter notice board or on website petanque.je. Support on match days would always be most appreciated.

If you are a St Martin resident and think you may be interested in playing pétanque, for more information please contact Judy Eden on 721601 or judyedenjersey@yahoo. co.uk

Rifle Club St Martin’s

by Chris Clark

We had three successful shoots this year with smallbore in April at Grouville Miniature Rifle Club, pistol at the Jersey Pistol Club in June, and Clays at the Jersey Clay Pigeon Club in August.

It was great to have the usual friendly family rivalry and, perhaps most noteworthy, was Glenda Cabaret beating Toby in the clays.

Unfortunately, we were unable to find dates that worked for enough people for our annual full-bore shoot against St Ouen nor for our visit to the Jersey Archery Society. Hopefully next year we will manage our full complement.

A big thank you to the clubs that hosted us and to everyone who took part.

SMALL BORE 1st C Clark 2nd Sue de Gruchy CLAYS 1st C. Clark 2nd Alex Germain PISTOL 1st A. Cabaret 2nd T. Cabaret

We always welcome new members and this is particularly a good way of families getting involved with shooting and trying a variety of disciplines. If you are interested, please contact me at chris@clarkclan.co.uk

If you would like to contribute to future editions of “Les Nouvelles de St Martin”, please email Susan Parker at susiep99@hotmail.com or call 07797 916991

The deadline for the next edition is Friday 13th February 2026. All contributions are greatly appreciated.

Participants of the 2025 St Martin’s Rifle Club clay shoot

Urban Legends

Urban trees have become something of a cause célèbre recently, with good reason. While we’ve long known about their benefits, the idea is now gaining wider traction.

There’s no shortage of excellent reasons for this, of course, including the twin drivers of shade and cooling; indeed, most of us have experienced the heat-retaining properties of concrete and metal that can make urban life unbearable, especially further south.

Boosting urban tree cover is a relatively simple way to improve life for millions, with statistics firmly backing this up. It’s beyond doubt that urban tree cover lowers maximum temperatures, reducing heat-related deaths. In fact, a 2023 study in The Lancet posited that 30% canopy cover in Europe could have prevented almost 40% of deaths during extreme heatwaves.

Spending time around trees provides a wide range of health benefits, notably improving air quality, lowering blood pressure, boosting immunity and reducing the prevalence of heat-related health issues. It also reduces stress and anxiety, improves mood and can even benefit cognitive function.

In 2021, Dutch urban forestry expert Dr. Cecil Konijindijk devised a new rule of thumb for urban planning. Seeking a mantra to “enhance urban greenery, biodiversity, climate adaptation and public health”, he coined 3+30+300:

• At least three mature trees visible from every home, school and workplace.

• Minimum 30% tree canopy cover in every neighbourhood.

• Residents live 300 metres (max.) from nearest high-quality green space.

While the numbers clearly have an arbitrary element to them, the criteria do not. Tree visibility, canopy cover and access are all integral to optimal neighbourhood life.

How does St Helier fare? Let’s not forget how many of us head there daily, after all. According to Global Forest Watch, it has 4.17% cover – a very low figure compared to UK cities like London and Birmingham (18-19%) or even the least green US cities like Denver (9.6%) and Phoenix (8.5%).

While it’d be wrong to compare like-for-like with these metropolises, it’s still a fascinating metric that strongly suggests we could be a lot greener. You can’t plant trees anywhere, however, making it vital to protect what we have.

For example, the felling of 33 mature trees at St Joseph’s Care Home was successfully blocked but, at the time of writing, is under appeal. These are the only trees visible to many of the residents, providing colour, wildlife and seasonal variation in a way only nature can.

Surprisingly few trees are protected locally and there’s certainly a strong case for more tree protection. Architects can also make a huge difference by integrating existing trees into design.

It’s not going to get any cooler, so it’s time to up our urban tree game.

Beautiful magnolia tree at St Joseph’s

Three trees outside St John’s Ambulance add leafy greenery to Midvale Road

A stunning old tree in La Motte Street

St Martin Household recycling collection 2026

This guide explains how to use the St Martin household recycling collection. A collection planner is included so you know when your recycling will be collected. Every home in St Martin receives a recycling collection, in addition to the existing rubbish and glass collections. Recycling collections will be on the same day as your glass collection.

Christmas and New Year Schedules for Refuse and Commercial Collections

Christmas Week 2025

Monday 22 Dec 2025 Refuse Collected as normal

Tuesday 23 Dec 2025 Refuse Collected as normal

Tuesday 23 Dec 2025 Commercial Glass Collected as normal

Wednesday 24 Dec 2025 Refuse Collected as normal

Thursday 25 Dec 2025 Refuse Collected Saturday 27 Dec 2025

Friday 26 Dec 2025

New Year Week 2025 / 2026

Commercial Refuse Collected Saturday 27 Dec 2025

Monday 29 Dec 2025 Refuse Collected as normal

Tuesday 30 Dec 2025 Refuse Collected as normal

Tuesday 30 Dec 2025 Commercial Glass Collected as normal

Wednesday 31 Dec 2025 Refuse Collected as normal

Thursday 01 Jan 2026 Refuse Collected Friday 02 Jan 2026

Friday 02 Jan 2026

Commercial Refuse Collected Saturday 03 Jan 2026

Glass and Recycling Collections 2026

For the month of January

For the month of February

For the month of March

For the month of April

For the month of May

For the month of June

For the month of July

For the month of August

For the month of September

For the month of October

For the month of November

For the month of December

Glass & Recycling Thursday 15 Jan 2026 Friday 16 Jan 2026

Glass & Recycling Thursday 19 Feb 2026 Friday 20 Feb 2026

Glass & Recycling Thursday 19 Mar 2026 Friday 20 Mar 2026

Glass & Recycling Thursday 16 Apr 2026 Friday 17 Apr 2026

Glass & Recycling Thursday 21 May 2026 Friday 22 May 2026

Glass & Recycling Thursday 18 Jun 2026 Friday 19 Jun 2026

Glass & Recycling Thursday 16 Jul 2026 Friday 17 Jul 2026

Glass & Recycling Thursday 20 Aug 2026 Friday 21 Aug 2026

Glass & Recycling Thursday 17 Sep 2026 Friday 18 Sep 2026

Glass & Recycling Thursday 15 Oct 2026 Friday 16 Oct 2026

Glass & Recycling Thursday 19 Nov 2026 Friday 20 Nov 2026

Glass & Recycling Thursday 17 Dec 2026 Friday 18 Dec 2026

All refuse, recycling and glass out before 5am please.

For more information, visit stmartin.je

For collection enquiries, contact GermBusters Ltd. Tel (01534) 869918 | Email info@germbusters.je

Recycling in Jersey MythBusters

Myth

FAct !

All recycling collected in Jersey just gets burned in the Energy Recovery Facility.

Items sent for recycling through Parish and Government of Jersey collections are not incinerated Only contaminated materials are diverted for energy recovery.

Myth Recycling and general refuse are collected by the same truck, and get mixed together.

FAct !

Some collections rounds use the same type of vehicle , but the loads are kept separate to ensure proper recycling.

Myth You don’t need to rinse out food containers or bottles before recycling.

FAct !

Dirty items can contaminate the whole collection, making them unrecyclable . Always rinse before recycling!

Myth You should leave metal lids on jars and bottles

FAct !

Myth Glass can go in general waste orenergy recovery.

Myth

Metal lids and tops should be removed and placed with your household metal recycling. Glass can damage the Energy Recovery Facility , leading to costly repairs. It must be recycled properly.

bottle tops can be recycled, so don’t throw them away!

Jersey Village Vets 10th Anniversary

“At the heart of the Community” is a phrase that can be banded about without substance but here at Jersey Village Vets, it’s more ethos than phrase.

As Jersey Village Vets enters its eleventh year, having previously traded as Allen Rushton-Taylor Vets since 1976, our mission to be at the heart of the outlying Parishes, goes from strength to strength.

Most of our team know most of our clients, and more often than not, a chat and a catch up proceeds an appointment.

We throw ourselves into community projects and strive to help our communities where we can. To us at Jersey Village Vets, our clients are our friends and as the world and peoples lives become more insular and isolated, it’s important to us to maintain that human interaction when we can. We consciously locate our five, well equipped branches and expert teams, in the country Parishes and always aim to support those parishioners and communities we serve. That’s not to say we distract from our core value of providing your pets with the best possible care and compassion, using the most up to date methods and state of the art equipment. We just like to go that one step further and really be at the heart of the community.

What Was but

THERE have been many histories written about the German occupation of the Channel Islands. The islands were the only British soil to be occupied by the Germans thus giving much to write about. This series of articles is not intended to be just another history of that time but an example of “What if…?”.

…in September 1942 an advertisement appeared in the Islands’ newspapers announcing that, at Adolf Hitler’s command, British-born men and their families were to be deported to Germany.

Could the unjustified deportation of non-combatant civilians to an unknown fate have been the trigger for an insurrection?

In Jersey, despite his colonel’s rank, Friedrich Knackfuss has not seen action since 1918 and the prospect of having to deploy armed force to quell civilian disorder is not one he wishes to contemplate. However, he has rarely seen Coutanche so angry at the notice and was acutely embarrassed when the usually urbane Bailiff accused him of a monstrous breach of faith.

The Islands’ Befehlshaber (commander in chief) in Guernsey, Generalmajor Erich Müller has been unhelpful. “You’re dealing with unarmed civilians, Friedrich, for God’s sake!”

It is understood that Admiral Friedrich Hüffmeier, commander-in-chief of the German forces in the Channel Islands, in April 1945 and despite Germany’s defeat being inevitable, stated to Jersey’s Bailiff Alexander Coutanche that ‘you and I will be eating grass before I surrender’. Even if that’s a myth, it makes a good title.

A compendium of myths, mysteries and minutiae of the only German Occupation of British Soil.

Compiled by Peter Tabb

What if…

“All routes to the harbour will be lined by armed troops,” Oberst Knackfuss announces. “Any attempt at disorder must be dealt with immediately. There must be no shooting. Unruly demonstrators must be detained, that’s all…”

The deportation notices are duly served and, to Knackfuss’s dismay, on 14 September, noisy crowds line the principal routes to the harbour to watch the deportees board the steamer La France for St Malo. And before the vessel sails with almost 300 detainees, the crowd will have grown to nearly five thousand.

On Pier Road is a gathering of almost two hundred young people who, since they are well away from the route of the deportees, are watched by only a handful of soldiers whose rifles are slung over their shoulders. In the crowd teenager Marguerite Mière begins to sing ‘There’ll always be an England’. Her song is taken up by the crowd with enthusiasm.

No-one knows who it is who throws the first stone but clearly many of the youngsters have filled their pockets with pebbles and pieces of brick. A stone strikes the helmet of a German soldier standing guard on the roadway below. Before the Germans can react, a hail of missiles falls down on them, knocking several from their feet. A soldier, Schütze Küpfler, unslings his rifle, intending to fire a warning shot above the heads of the throng, many of whom are his own age. However, Küpfer panics and pulls the trigger. The heavy Mauser K98k, its muzzle actually pointing downwards, fires. The bullet hits the road and ricochets into the crowd, hitting sixteen years old Daphne Le Bailly in the thigh. She falls to the ground screaming.

The crowd howls its fury but faced with alarmed soldiers holds back.

However, in the crowd one youngster draws back a catapult which is powerful enough, when firing a ball bearing, to kill a rabbit at 15 yards. Schütze Küpfer advances towards the crowd, his action entirely humanitarian since he is horrified to have shot someone, even by accident.

Although the picture is captioned “Star” – the Guernsey morning paper – the advertisement is identical to one that appeared in The Evening Post on the same date

but What If…

Daphne Le Bailly is lying on the road, moaning. As Küpfer bends over her, he is struck by a ball bearing fired just a few feet away. The bearing penetrates his skull above his eye and embeds itself in the soft tissue of his brain. In agony, Schütze Küpfer stumbles and falls. His colleagues cannot believe what they see. Despite the heavy Mausers the Germans are overwhelmed and punched and kicked to the ground in a frenzy of blows that their thick uniforms and helmets are helpless to deflect. Too late the crowd realises what is happening and suddenly they break and run, scattering in all directions, leaving four blood-soaked bodies lying in the roadway and a still moaning Daphne Le Bailly whose flesh wound is bleeding freely.

More armed Germans arrive on the scene. What they are unprepared for is four German soldiers and a teenage girl lying in the road, all bleeding profusely.

All the injured are bundled into vehicles and rushed to the General Hospital. Schütze Küpfer is pronounced dead on arrival. Daphne Le Bailly is treated alongside the injured soldiers.

La France sails for St Malo that evening with 280 deportees.

Oberst Friedrich Knackfuss is outraged. Schütze Küpfer was killed by a ball bearing probably fired by a catapult found in a gutter at the scene. Bailiff Coutanche is summoned and receives a severe dressing down and threatened with dire consequences.

“But we are talking about a crowd of almost two hundred youngsters,” Coutanche protests. “How will we ever find out who fired that ball bearing?”

“You must, Mr Bailiff,” Knackfuss replies. “Behlshaber, Generalmajor Müller, is most insistent and demands 20 hostages whose lives will be forfeit if the perpetrator is not forthcoming within seven days. I suggest that you publicise this action in The Evening Post.”

“If the perpetrator is found, what will happen to him?”

Although Bailiff Coutanche has a sickening apprehension of the perpetrator’s fate.

“That will be decided by the Militärgericht,” Knackfuss replies coldly. “We are not barbarians, Mr Bailiff.”

Following the rounding up of 20 hostages and publicity in The Evening Post, the morning before the German ultimatum expires, Mrs Edith Le Messurier appears at the Town Hall with her fifteenyear-old daughter Eunice and asks to see the Connétable. In the presence of Connétable Cuming and his Chef de Police, a tearful Eunice Le Messurier admits that it was she who fired the deadly ball bearing with her brother’s catapult.

PART 2

At 6.00 pm the hostages are freed and Mrs Le Messurier and her daughter are undergoing interrogation at the Feldkommandantur. Bailiff Coutanche insists the girl be legally represented but Knackfuss refuses. “This is entirely a military matter, Mr Bailiff.”

Within a matter of weeks Mrs Le Messurier and her daughter, have been transported to France, their sentences and ultimate fate unknown. Despite Bailiff Coutanche’s persistent enquiries and protests, he is unable to discover their fate.

They would be swept up by the notorious Nacht und Nebel (Night and Fog) decree of December 1941 whereby prisoners became property of the German state and could be made to disappear, usually to a death camp.

The foregoing is fiction, but could this have happened?

“What Was but What If” will be published next spring.

Friedrich Knackfuss

Asian Hornets An Unprecedented Year for

By Alastair Christie, Senior Scientific Officer – Invasive Species

If you are one of those who has encountered Asian hornets this year, then you are not alone. To say that the year has been unprecedented is somewhat of an understatement.

The number of queens reported in the spring, with the majority trapped by volunteers in official traps, was at record levels, nearly five times any previous year. Since the spring there have been several thousand reports of worker hornets across the island and the numbers of nests so far in 2025 is more than double that of the whole of 2024 already, standing at 539 at the time of writing in early October versus 262 nests in 2024.

In the parish of St Martin, you have not been immune to this upsurge in Asian hornets with 86 nests found already in the parish (at the time of writing) versus a total of 40 in the whole of 2024. For those who are not comfortable with buzzy, stingy things these numbers may be a concern, and indeed more people have been stung by Asian hornets this year than any other. The main risk is of nest disturbance rather than an individual foraging hornet, with gardeners the largest group as they strim and hedge-cut.

Beekeepers will also be particularly concerned as the predominant portion of the diet of Asian hornets is honeybees. This year beekeepers have found their hives under great pressure and have had to deploy various protection measures to limit the detrimental effects of the Asian hornets. Apart from carrying off dismembered honeybees to feed to their developing larvae, the hornets cause honeybee colonies to go into ‘foraging paralysis’, when they stop doing what bees are supposed to be doing: gathering nectar and pollen and generally being busy bees. The result is weaker honeybee colonies that are at greater risk of dying out during the winter. Fortunately, beekeepers can help their bees along with various devices and management techniques, but with the best strategy being to find the Asian hornet nest causing the issue and have it destroyed.

For the future, we have to accept that Asian hornets are here to stay, but is the huge level of work to control them sustainable? The logistical issues of dealing with so many reports, processing them efficiently and destroying any nests have been extreme. Many of the numerous nests are in difficult locations requiring specialist equipment and skills to deal with them and sometimes occasional road closures and marshalling of the public needed also.

As the season draws to a close, and we can begin the process of reflecting on this year and what it means for the future, the public of Jersey can still play their part. Reports of Asian hornets should be reported to asianhornet@gov.je. If you spot any nests in the trees, now that the leaves have fallen, please do report that as it may be a nest that we were not aware of. Please also consider whether you can help in the springtime by monitoring a trap. The more queens that we can trap, then the fewer nests we should have later. For further information see

www.gov.je/asianhornet

Asian hornet showing the yellow legs and yellow/orange band on the lower abdomen

Large Asian hornet nest, damaged by early winter weather

Map of nests found in St Martin and surrounds in 2025

Celebrating William the Conqueror’s Legacy European Year of the Normans

by Deputy Kirsten Morel

In celebration of the millennium that has passed since William the Conqueror’s birth, Jersey is set to play its part in 2027’s European Year of the Normans.

This cultural initiative created by Hervé Morin, President of the Region of Normandy, will put our island alongside Normandy, France, Ireland, the UK, Denmark, Norway, Italy and of course, our fellow Channel Islands as we join in a yearlong programme of events that will bring us closer together with our European neighbours to learn about and communicate our communities’ own experiences of our shared Norman heritage.

Jersey and the Channel Islands are in the unique position of enjoying a monarch who remains to us, the Duke of Normandy.

The year gives us the opportunity to showcase the many aspects of island life that are still directly derived from or influenced by our relationship to Normandy. After all, the reason King Charles is our monarch today is because of William the Conqueror’s successful invasion of England.

Much of Jersey’s unique identity comes from our strong relationship with Normandy. Our customary laws, our local language Jèrriais, our parish system and much more are elements of Norman society that may seem historic to other nations but are living parts of our island cultures.

European Year of the Normans gives us the opportunity to share these aspects of our heritage with other Norman nations, it should help us encourage tourism and gives islanders an opportunity to be part of international artistic or cultural projects, such as the creation of a “Norman Route” across Europe, Southern England and the Channel Islands.

My own ignorance of the extent of Norman society is proven by my surprise at learning just how far it spread around Europe - from Scandinavia all the way to the Mediterranean. So, 2027 gives us a fantastic opportunity to learn more about all that we have in common with countries like Norway, Ireland and Italy.

Our aim is to host and contribute to a range of events aligned with the core themes of the 2027 programme, which include:

• Heritage exhibitions and public history projects

• Artistic commissions and residencies

• Educational and youth-focused initiatives

• Cross-island collaborations with mainland Normandy

• Cultural exchanges and community engagement

All events will explore both the historic significance and contemporary relevance of the Norman world, encouraging us to reflect on identity, migration, cultural fusion, and innovation over the past millennium.

There is funding available for events, both from Jersey and the Normandy Region, so if you or a group you are a part of, are interested in learning more about how you could get involved, just type “European year of the Normans” into the search bar on gov.je

This is a great opportunity for us to learn more about ourselves and other countries that share our common Norman history.

Celebrations Brightly 100 Years

Brightly, formerly Brig-y-Don Children’s Convalescent and Holiday Home, has been celebrating a 100 years of supporting children in Jersey with events ranging from planted flower displays in the Howard Davis and The Lower Park courtesy of the Parish of St Helier; flying of the Brightly flags all over the island and the publication of an original book launched at St Clement’s Primary School and given to children in Years 1 and 2 islandwide.

Two special events were held, one at Brig-y-Don House for people with a connection to the home, the other at Government House in June where many memories were shared and old friendships renewed.

The centenary will end with the planting of a time capsule at Brig-yDon House to be opened in another 100 years.

Saying Goodbye After 46 Years

The centenary year will see the retirement of its longest serving member of staff Allison le Blancq after 46 years.

“My 46-year journey with Brig-y-Don Children’s Charity began in 1979 with a one-year role in the playgroup. The wonderful staff showed me what it was to be part of a caring, fun, supportive team who looked after and advocated for the children, unable to be with their families, with such compassion that I am still with the charity.

“I would like to say a huge thank you to all the staff and Board members I have worked with over the years. It has been a privilege to work for such an invaluable charity,” she said.

Brightly wishes to thank all its donors large or small for the support given to the charity and looks forward to the next 100 years!

For more information contact Wendy@brightly.je

www.brightly.je

RBC flying flags for Brightly in 2025

Allision le Blancq – retiring after 46 years

St Martin’s Flower Club

Our Flower Club did not hold a club meeting in August but some of our members enjoyed doing the flowers for two weddings. One was at Trinity Church using blue and white flowers, and the second one was in a Tipi at St Ouen using orange and peach flowers.

Our club has also arranged flowers at two events for the National Trust this summer. We did flower arrangements in all the rooms for the ‘New Street Georgian House in Bloom’ event in June and it was so well received we were asked to decorate the Elms for their ‘Black Butter making’ event in September which was enjoyable to do and the arrangements both inside and out looked fantastic.

In September, we hosted Vivian Withers from Surrey whose title was “Colours of Autumn” and she used lots of large chrysanthemums in orange and rusty burgundy colours in large vases. Vivian also made an arrangement with beautiful orange leucospernum with contrasting plumes of yellow celosia argentea. A fun one was done inside a pumpkin with different coloured gourds to decorate. In another gorgeous arrangement she used superb purple Chrysanthemums with pink roses and purple liatris.

Two of our members entered the Floral Arrangement classes at the RJ Autumn Show. Angela Le Pavoux was awarded a 1st place for her Pedestal

titled “Thanksgiving” She also retained the Hamel trophy and was awarded a certificate of merit for Floral Art. Jennifer Rendell entered all four of the other classes and was first in them all.

by Kay Laverty

In October, we hosted Nick Grounds from Kent who is a very popular demonstrator well known to many of our members who has visited us several times. He used to be an auctioneer, so he was very good at getting our attention. Nick had asked us to provide dry grasses and seed heads, and the hall was brimming with an abundance of them brought by our members which he used to great effect. Two of his arrangements were done in test tubes in holes drilled in thick branches of silver birch. They were so contrasting though. One was done with delicate garden flowers with a few umbrella ferns at the base. In the other one, he used huge fronds of dried grasses and seed heads with colourful gerberas arranged as if they were growing amongst them.

Our AGM will be on Wednesday 5th November so our next meeting will be on Wednesday 3rd December when, because our demonstrator Helen Chambers has had to cancel, we will be holding a ‘Dem and Do’ where everyone can bring their own flowers and make their own arrangements with help if needed from experienced members.

Everyone is welcome to attend our meetings. The first meeting is now free and after that it is £8 per meeting, which includes tea and biscuits. For details, please contact Kay Laverty on 853041 or 07797 769536

Over the next few years, we will carry out the largest ever upgrade to the Island’s energy network. It will ensure every home and business continues to access affordable, sustainable energy.

www.jec.co.uk/thebigupgrade

Sporty, elegant and visually stunning

St Martin’s Women’s Institute

by Anne Pasturel

Did St Martin's WI go Pink in October to support ABC Jersey - Breast Cancer Support campaign? Yes, we did! More of that later…

There was no WI meeting in August, but we did meet up on a glorious afternoon at the Ambassadeur Hotel. Members took advantage of the sunshine to sit on the sundeck and admire the view before going inside to enjoy a cream tea. It was deemed a great success.

Our cup overflows and in September we welcomed another excellent speaker, Caroline Spencer from Jersey Employment Trust which includes Acorn at Trinity. Caroline took us through all the activities of JET, and we felt very blessed to have such an extraordinary organisation on our Island.

Now we come to Pink October, and we did quite a lot of pink! We had a pink raffle, pink napkins with our refreshments and some very witty cupcakes with pink icing and a fresh raspberry on top. We always have flowers on the Officers’ Table and Rosemary Brown did a most beautiful pink arrangement which went in our raffle. In addition, Val Le Chair, one of our talented craft members, had crocheted 50 pink rosettes and members were asked for a small donation, and all wore the rosettes at the meeting.

Sue and Eve, two members of ABC Jersey, joined us to explain exactly the work of the charity. Sue talked us through how they help women and some of their plans for the future. Eve brought a clothes rack with a selection of bras and swimsuits.

After surgery, tender areas have to be protected, and a handbag shaped cushion has been developed to do just that. Step forward Janet Brady and Jill Campbell, two more of our talented craft ladies, who had made a dozen of these between them, which were given to Sue and Eve.

We gave the rosette donation box to Sue, and she later told us that it had contained £130 - an excellent effort. Well done to all.

If that was not enough excitement for one evening, we also had a speaker from Channel Islands Air Search. Phillips Knight gave an informative talk about the work of this group. We are lucky to have such an organisation should we need it.

November is our in-house Craft Evening, and members enjoy making Christmas items and lots of talking while working. Needless to say, plans are already underway for our Christmas Party - another joyful occasion in our calendar.

All our extra activities continue:

Canasta on the third Monday of each month at the Public Hall at 2.15pm (£4 including refreshments). We play with 3 packs of cards. It is an open house and, if you would like to join us, the details are at the end of this report.

Our Craft Group meets on the fourth Thursday of each month, so please drop in and say hello.

Book Group is on the last Monday of the month at members' homes; we do not take ourselves too seriously and as well as all being keen readers we enjoy socialising with each other.

Please contact Anne on 730409 or 07797 757679 or email apasturel@live.co.uk

My Voice Jersey

by

Who decides? Understanding Mental Capacity and Decision Making

What happens if my memory becomes impaired and people think I have lost the capacity to make significant decisions?

Unfortunately, this is the reality for many people in our community, especially as we are all living longer. If you have family and friends you trust, you can plan ahead by appointing a “Lasting power of attorney” (LPA). You may have an LPA for Property and Finances and also for Health and Welfare. The person may be someone you trust or a legal professional.

The purpose of the Capacity and Self Determination (Jersey) Law 2016 is to ensure that, if you do lack capacity, all decisions made by others for you are (as far as possible) in line with what you would have wanted for yourself. Your wishes and rights must be protected and respected, and every decision must be in your Best Interests. This is a legal safeguard against people doing what suits them, or what is cheapest or easiest, rather than what is best for you.

What is an Independent Capacity Advocate?

The Capacity Law provides for an ICA (Independent Capacity Advocate) to represent individuals who have no LPA or appropriate other in their lives. This happens more often than we would like to believe. The ICA is appointed under the law to work independently from the government or health services and is free of charge. An ICA must be referred clients when the following significant decisions are made:

• Serious Medical Treatment

• Change of Accommodation

• Safeguarding

• Care Review

• SROL - Significant Restrictions of Liberty

How so they do this?

The ICA will meet with the person and gather information about their views and wishes in relation to their options. They will also look at choices the person has made in the past before they lost capacity so that can be reflected in future decisions. The ICA will then provide a report for the person making the decision. The key role of the ICA is to ensure that the person - who they are, how they lived, what choices they made and what their values were - remains at the centre of decision making, and that processes are lawful.

My Voice Jersey is under contract to the States of Jersey to employ ICAs who are fully trained and hold a national qualification. They are ultimately accountable to the Royal Court for the work that they do.

For more information, please visit

or refer to the Capacity and Self Determination (Jersey) Law 2016.

Ana Slous, Independent Capacity Advocate

The My Voice Jersey team (from left) Maya Huelin, Ana Slous, Patricia Winchester, Lynn Hockley and Aidan Lever

St Martin’s Church

by Reverend Pete Stone

“Bah Humbug!”

The immortal line from Ebenezer Scrooge - and yet, at times for me, it feels oddly earnest. I’m often accused of being a Scrooge myself, usually when I fume that I’ve heard Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’ too many times!

It’s easy to let irritation at the trappings of Christmas drown out what the feast is about. We can, I think, all recognise the feeling: by October, the shops are full of tinsel, by November the Christmas songs are playing on a loop, and before Advent has even properly begun, some of us are quietly, or not so quietly, jaded.

My favourite version of Dicken’s classic is ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’. My daughter, who teaches Drama and English, often tells me it’s the most faithful film to the book, and who am I to argue with a teacher! And I do wish, at times, I was less Scrooge and more Kermit the Frog – I mean Bob Cratchit! But, amid the tinsel and the adverts, there are moments that still stop me. I find myself wondering what small, special thing will catch people this year. Will it be the laughter that bounces around a kitchen, the joy of children opening presents, the gentle squabble over who gets the last slice of Christmas cake. For others, the long, slow meals that taste all the better for being eaten in good company. For others still the swapped gifts that say, “I saw this and thought of you.”

For me, there is a stillness that always brings me back. On Christmas Eve, I lock the church door and, as I wander home, the parish is quiet; a few lights glow through windows; the stars to me feel particularly bright. In that stillness, I’m reminded of the

words, “All is calm, all is bright.” The words feel less like a line in a hymn and more like a witness to what the night offers: a pause, a breath, a remembering. The hush is not empty: it is expectant.

That expectation is the heart of Christmas. The stable scene - a baby laid in straw, a couple with more questions than comforts, shepherds startled into praise - this moment is small and ordinary, and yet it changes everything. The scandal and the beauty of this moment is that God chose the vulnerability of human life to show us that we are not alone. Emmanuel - God with us - isn’t an abstract idea; it is a presence that steadies us in our hopes and our fears and accompanies us every day.

So, if you find yourself muttering “Bah Humbug!” as another bauble falls from a tree, don’t worry. Join the Scrooge club, but don’t deny the moment that stills you: laughter, lights, the hush outside. Hold that moment. It’s a little epiphany, a reminder that amid the bustle there is wonder - and that wonder points to the simple, astonishing truth of Christmas: God is with us.

Wishing you a peaceful and joy-filled Christmas.

Parishioners knitted and crocheted 34 blankets for Romania and Ukraine, which were presented to Rose Helie from Mustard Seed in October, alongside some Christmas shoe box items, knitted items and tinned foods.

Colin De La Haye driving from St Martin’s School to the church for the School Harvest Festival. The children donated canned goods and produce for local Parishioners, Grace Trust and Mustard Seed, which were distributed in late September, combined with the harvest gifts from Parishioners. The children put the harvest goods onto a trailer and followed the tractor to church.

Cantabile

NINE LESSONS & CAROLS Church Diary

You are welcome to join us at any of our Sunday services at 8am or 10am on any Sunday, or pop into St Martin’s Church for space to pray, reflect, sit quietly, or to light a candle.

SUNDAY 30TH NOVEMBER

10am Christingle Service

6pm Advent Darkness to Light – a service for the beginning of Advent

SUNDAY 7TH DECEMBER

6pm Nine Lessons & Carols with Cantabile

SUNDAY 21ST DECEMBER

3pm Carols on the Green with Gouray Church, St Martin Methodists, St Martin Catholic Church and St Martin Parish Church

MONDAY 22ND DECEMBER

8pm Compline – Night Prayer

TUESDAY 23RD DECEMBER

8pm Compline – Night Prayer

CHRISTMAS EVE

4pm Crib Service

7pm First Communion of Christmas

11pm Christmas Communion ending at midnight

CHRISTMAS DAY

10am All Age Christmas Communion

SUNDAY 4TH JANUARY

8am and 10am Epiphany

SUNDAY 11TH JANUARY

10am Plough Sunday

SUNDAY 1ST FEBRUARY

10am Candlemas

by Fred Benest

This year’s Nine Lessons & Carols at St Martin’s Parish Church will be held on Sunday 7th December at 6pm. This popular event led by Cantabile is a highlight of the choir’s year celebrating the Christmas season. As a thank you for making the Lady Chapel available for its rehearsals, the choir invites everyone to a festive reception with mulled wine and mince pies following the service.

Facing the nave, the church will be displaying the glorious banners depicting the Angel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary drawn by Jersey’s famous stained glass artist Henry Thomas Bosdet, the subjects of the Annunciation window, one of three of his windows which grace the church. The east window of the Lady Chapel shows Christ’s Nativity.

Cantabile will perform an enjoyably varied selection of choir carols, including arrangements of famous Christmas melodies like Ding! Dong! merrily on high by the American, Mack Wilberg and David Willcock’s Sussex Carol. John Rutter’s arrangements of Good Christian men, rejoice and I wonder as I wander are included both in celebration of his 80th birthday and his huge contribution to Christmas music over the past 60 years. 20th-century classics like Richard Rodney Bennett’s Out of your sleep and Andrew Carter’s Angelus ad Virginem, famous from the broadcasts from King’s College, Cambridge, will be sung alongside more recent carols by Philip Stopford, Matthew Owens and the Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo.

When you’re not listening to carols, you’ll be singing six popular congregational onesa real Carol Feast! And there’ll be Christmas organ music before the service from 5.45pm, too.

‘May you beautifully rime your evetime song, ye singers.’

Parish Church window goes to Germany and causes a stir

We had a delightful surprise this summer: German historical novelist Rebecca Gablé got in touch to say that a design using quotations from 2 Timothy 4:7 taken from one of St Martin’s stained-glass windows has been used as the edge painting on her new book “Rabenthron”and the image has set off quite a buzz on social media in Germany.

Rebecca wrote to say she first thought the artwork was the work of her publisher’s designers, but when she recognised the words of St Paul she began to investigate and traced the design back to our church. Hundreds of readers have reacted with enthusiasm, in some cases discussing the artwork more avidly than the novel itself.

In response, we sent Rebecca photos and a short history of the window, which is a memorial to Henry William Pitcher VC, who won the Victoria Cross in India in 1863. After his death his widow, Emilie (Emilie Selina Augusta Chapman), later married the Reverend Thomas Le Neveu, then Rector of St Martin; it was during his time that the Pitcher memorial window was installed. The Victoria Cross is the UK’s highest gallantry award, and the window is one small but moving thread in the long tapestry of St Martin le Vieux - a place of worship on this hill since at least the 11th century, with evidence of worship here going back even earlier.

Rebecca kindly offered to send a copy of the book, which now sits in the Vestry and asked if she might share our photos with her followers. We were more than happy for her to do so.

It’s a wonderful reminder that our Parish and its windows have stories that travel, sometimes quite a long way. If you visit Germany and spot the book in a shop, take a peek at the edge painting and remember the people and history behind it.

“Rabenthron” by Rebecca Gablé is available to order on Amazon.co.uk

Catholic Church in Jersey Parish Social Event

by Sara Pendergast, Chairman of the Parish Pastoral Council

Close to 300 parishioners of the Catholic Church in Jersey gathered at Coronation Park at Millbrook on Sunday 28th September for a parish social event, which was organised by the Parish Pastoral Council.

The aim was to bring all parishioners together for food and fellowship. To guard against any inclement weather, we hired a marquee with tables and chairs, with our costs covered by generous donations from parishioners.

We started with the celebration of Mass, led by Canon Dominic and Fr Ambrose, which was a beautiful occasion to come together and give thanks for our wonderful parish. Everyone was in good voice joining in the hymns and an extended sign of peace was a highlight for many.

During and after lunch, we enjoyed various entertainment in the form of a sociable quiz, a talent show and a competition to draw portraits of our two priests. After lunch, we held some fun sports races for the children who were presented with medals and sweets. Then, the results of the quiz, drawing competition and talent show were revealed and prizes were awarded. We hope to repeat this event in future years as all who attended said how much they had enjoyed it.

Mass was followed by a sharing lunch where parishioners shared their picnic food with those on their table and surrounding tables. It proved to be a veritable feast and a good way to get to know one another and to try some different cuisines.

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Help to prevent flooding:

Dos and don’t s

As the wetter weather approaches and autumn draws in, we kindly ask Islanders to take simple steps to help prevent flooding. By working together, we can reduce the risks to our roads, homes, and environment.

DO

Check and clean your drains and gutters

Ensure your gutters and surface water drains are free of debris, particularly after heavy rain.

Maintain watercourses

If a stream or watercourse runs through your property, keep it clear to ensure the free flow of water and prevent upstream flooding.

DON’ T

Don’t leave branchage debris on roads

After completing branchage or bank maintenance, ensure any cuttings are fully cleared from the road. Leaves, twigs, and branches can block drainage systems.

Help with road gullies

If you notice a road gully covered with leaves or debris, and wet weather is on the way, please clear it to help water drain properly.

Drive carefully through flooded areas

If flooding occurs, slow down when driving through these areas to avoid making the flooding worse or splashing pedestrians.

Don’t rush to report flooded gullies

After heavy rainfall, give gullies time to handle the excess water. Flooding during heavy rain does not always mean a blockage; it often just takes time to drain.

KEEPING THE ISLAND RUNNING

Church Gouray

by Reverend Jeff Wattley

We all know a few Christmas Carols, but I wonder if you have heard a much more recent Christmas song that is entitled, “Mary did you know?”

It was written by Mark Lowry in 1985 who said of it: I just tried to put into words the unfathomable. I started thinking of the questions I would have for her if I were to sit down and have coffee with Mary. You know, "What was it like raising God?", "What did you know?" and "What didn't you know?"

The song has been released by numerous artists including Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers with Wynona Judd as well as Pentatonix and has quickly become a modern Christmas classic. The song has a beautiful and haunting tune. It can be found on YouTube at Pentatonix - Mary, Did You Know? (Official Video).

"Mary, Did You Know?" has become a popular Christmas staple: its appeal lies in its capacity to provoke deeper reflection on the miraculous birth of Jesus and the unique bond between this mother and her son. Through a series of poignant questions, the song invites listeners to contemplate the extraordinary life that awaited the newborn child.

Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water?

Mary, did you know that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters?

Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new?

This child that you delivered, will soon deliver you.

Mary, did you know that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man?

Mary, did you know that your baby boy will calm the storm with his hand?

Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod?

When you kiss your little baby you kiss the face of God

Mary, did you know?

Mary, did you know?

The blind will see, the deaf will hear, the dead will live again

The lame will leap, the dumb will speak the praises of the Lamb

Mary, did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?

Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day rule the nations?

Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb? That sleeping child you're holding is the great, I Am

Mary, did you know?

Mary certainly had some insight that there was something special about this child. Remember, she had been visited by an Angel who told her “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favour with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” (From Chapter 1 of Luke’s Gospel).

What do you make of the Christmas baby? His story did not end when the Magi brought their gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. Nor does it end when we pack away the Christmas decorations. What do you make of the grown-up Jesus who is the great I Am?

Christmas Service Times

SUNDAY 7TH DECEMBER

8.30am Holy Communion 10.30am All Age Christingle Service

THURSDAY 11TH DECEMBER Little Fishes Nativity

SUNDAY 14TH DECEMBER

8.30am Holy Communion

6.00pm Carols by Candlelight

SUNDAY 21ST DECEMBER

8.30am Holy Communion

10.30am Morning Prayer

3.00pm All Age on the Green together with St Martin’s Church and others

CHRISTMAS EVE

11.00pm Midnight Holy Communion

CHRISTMAS DAY

10.30am All Age Christmas service with Holy Communion

SUNDAY 28TH DECEMBER

10.30am Holy Communion

by David Marett

Methodist Church

September, and despite the approach of autumn, the church world seems to wake up again with the start of the ecclesiastical year. Meetings –oh meetings – there are plenty of those, from District Synod with our other Channel Island friends, Circuit Meeting, and Church Council, all, at their various levels, taking stock of where we are and seeking discernment of the path before us.

Of course there are the good old traditional landmarks, such as Harvest, Black Butter making, Remembrance Sunday, Mission Lunches, before we launch into Advent, thoughtfully and prayerfully leading us into the joyful season of Christmas and the celebration of the Holy Birth of our Lord Jesus – the ‘reason for the season’ amidst all the other hectic busyness of that time!

Once again, our Harvest Thanksgiving Services, both at the Chapel and at the Parish Church, were heart-warming occasions, which it was lovely to share. Our talented decorators did not let us down, and both churches were a feast to the eye and nose, full of colour, invention and imagination. In times of need, even in our small Island, it is good to count our own blessings in thanks to God, seeking to share some of these with others. Our Harvest Supper was a welcome social occasion, and the Harvest Sale of surplus produce was the usual time of mirth with our auctioneer extraordinaire, John Germain.

Equally important to our community enjoyment is the making of Black Butter – a lot of hard work, peeling, stirring and potting, but with so many willing hands, many coming from the broader community, it never feels like a chore but an opportunity of Christian sharing and friendship to one and all. Brought forward this year because of the early apple crop, we made 366lb jars of the confectionery delight, slightly less than usual but with a heavy cropping of fruit this year, it is probable that the juicy content was high and evaporated up the chimney from the cauldron below, where the gallant stirrers plied their task for day and night for about 24 hours non-stop.

Now we look forward to Tim Pollard’s presentation on Friday 7th November at 7.30pm for Remembrance Day, at a time when there are still so many places there is no peace and the meaningless loss of life can only break our hearts, as we look on helplessly. Where issues are so numerous and complex beyond imagination, we may feel despondent about our prayers for peace, but we can surely offer them in faith-filled hope.

Our annual Missions Lunch in the Church Hall will be held on Saturday 15th November at 12-2pm. As always everyone most welcome.

While these dates probably pre-date the publication of “Les Nouvelles”, the following events should be in time. First of all, there will our annual Candlelit Carol service at 6.30pm on Sunday 21st December

On Christmas Eve, a Christingle service at 4.30pm at St Helier Methodist Centre led by Rev Keith Sandow, and also a Holy Communion Service at St Aubin Methodist Church at 11.30pm with the Rev Peter Goodhall.

On Christmas Day at 10am, there will be a short service at Georgetown with Rev Dawn Saunders, or at St Helier all age worship with Rev Keith Sandow, or at Bethesda with Rev Peter Goodhall.

Our annual Covenant Service, will be on Sunday 18th January at 10.30am

Flu and COVID-19 continue to pose a risk to thousands of Islanders who have lower levels of protection.

Vaccination is an important part of building your defences. Particularly if you are at higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19 and the flu.

If you’re 65 and over, or pregnant, or living with certain health conditions you’re eligible for a flu vaccine.

If you’re aged 75 and over, or living in a care home for older adults, or immunosuppressed, you’re eligible for both a COVID-19 and flu vaccine.

Book your appointment today:

Contact your doctor’s surgery. For more information or to check you’re eligible visit gov.je/wintervaccines

The Importance of Flu and COVID-19 Vaccinations

As winter arrives, it’s crucial to think about keeping ourselves and our loved ones safe from illness. Two viruses that pose a risk to Islanders during winter are influenza and COVID-19. By increasing our defences through vaccination, our bodies are more able to fight off these viruses.

Why Vaccination is Crucial

Both flu and COVID-19 can be serious for many Islanders. According to Professor Peter Bradley, Director of Public Health and Medical Officer for Health, “Most people who get COVID-19 or flu experience mild illness, but some can develop severe disease.” This includes older people, young children, and those with conditions where the immune system may not be as strong, like heart or lung disease.

“The more people who are vaccinated, the less these viruses circulate, giving better protection for people with weaker immune systems and ensuring the health system can continue to function.” explains Prof. Bradley.

What’s in the Vaccines, and How Do They Work?

Both vaccines help the immune system build defences. They contain weakened proteins from the virus, allowing the immune system to develop a response without exposing us to the full virus. This means that if we do encounter the virus, our bodies are better prepared to fight it off quickly, helping us avoid serious illness. Over time, viruses mutate and our immunity wanes which is why booster doses are necessary. While not all vaccines prevent infection, they do significantly reduce the severity of the illness and risk of long-term complications.

Vaccine Safety

Vaccine safety is a common concern for some, especially given the speed at which COVID-19 vaccines were developed. Prof. Bradley emphasises, “COVID-19 vaccines went through the same rigorous testing as other vaccines but was done at speed thanks to advancements in technology. These vaccines have been administered to hundreds of millions of people, with their safety closely monitored.”

When Islanders choose to be vaccinated, the entire community is protected.

Professor Peter Bradley Director of Public Health

Side effects are usually limited to some soreness or redness at the injection site. “Serious side effects are rare and are much less common than the complications from the illnesses themselves.”

Prof. Bradley stresses.

Understanding Vaccine Fatigue

With regular COVID-19 boosters and other vaccines being offered over the last few years, some may feel exhausted by the idea of another. Prof. Bradley urges us to consider the broader picture: “These are serious diseases, and the viruses causing them are constantly changing. By getting vaccinated, you are not only protecting yourself but also those around you. Someone infected with flu could infect another four people.”

Defending Our Island Community

High vaccination rates in Jersey have helped us avoid outbreaks of illnesses seen in other places like measles. Prof. Bradley notes, “When Islanders choose to be vaccinated, the entire community is protected.”

“If you’re unsure about getting a flu or COVID-19 vaccine, a simple first step is to check your eligibility on gov.je or consult your GP. In most cases, they will reassure you that vaccination is safe and highly beneficial.”

It’s Never Too Late

The Royal Society for Public Health emphasises that it’s never too late to get vaccinated. Even if you’ve missed previous doses, it is still beneficial to protect yourself going forward.

Take a proactive step to defend your health and the wellbeing of your loved ones this winter. Getting vaccinated means fewer days spent ill and more time enjoying the season.

Contact your GP or visit gov.je/wintervaccines for more information.

ONE DIABETES DIAGNOSIS EVERY DAY IN JERSEY

In almost all of its publicity, and even at the foot of many of the letter written from Diabetes Jersey will use the phrase that “every day one more person in Jersey acquires diabetes”. This is statistically accurate since the number each year is circa 400, i.e. around one every day.

Why does this happen?

Diabetes is all about sugar in the blood and occurs when the body becomes incapable of controlling how much sugar our blood is prepared to accept. Fortunately for most of us, our pancreas produces the hormone insulin which automatically regulates glucose levels in our blood.

Just what stimulates the pancreas in some people either to stop abruptly producing insulin or to slow down its production is not known. Therefore, there is no way we can prevent it. No-one has yet invented a vaccine and Type 1 diabetes (where the pancreas stops producing insulin completely) can strike children as young as two or three years old.

While there is no early detection of Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 can be detected with a simple blood test and if detected early enough, can be managed, and even reversed.

Today managing Type 1 diabetes with insulin injections is commonplace.

Type 2 diabetes, which occurs as the pancreas progressively produces less insulin, while not actually preventable, can be managed and diminished, either by diet or medication and particularly by the way in which we live.

What we consume can have a significant impact. If we knowingly adopt a lifestyle to which our body objects – putting on weight is the most obvious objection – then achieving well-being becomes more difficult. Sugar exists in almost everything we consume, e.g., fructose in fruit, lactose in dairy products and glucose generally.

However your lifestyle leading you down a path to Type 2 diabetes , is the very last thing you want.

Many elements of our adult lifestyle can increase the risk of acquiring Type 2 diabetes, e.g., being overweight, not exercising, drinking to excess and smoking. What’s more, already having diabetes in the family also increases that risk.

In Jersey around 4,500 people have diabetes of which around ten per cent are Type 1.

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR

OFFICE HOURS

The Parish Office will close at 12pm on Wednesday 24th December and re-open at 8.30am on Monday 5th January 2026

RATES DEMANDS 2025

Thank you for all payments received to date. The deadline for payments has now passed and a surcharge of 10% has now been added to all outstanding Rates Demands. Should you be experiencing any financial difficulty with this payment please contact the Parish office in the first instance.

ANNUAL RETURNS 2026

The Parish Annual Returns will be sent out to all property owners in the last week of December and should be returned, completed and signed by 15th January 2026 This is a requirement of the Rates (Jersey) Law 2005. The purpose of these forms is to ensure that your property ownership and occupiers’ details are correct along with the correct property attributes. Should you have any concerns with the completion of these forms please do not hesitate to contact the Parish Office.

ELECTORAL REGISTER

The next islandwide election is on Sunday 7th June. To ensure you are eligible to vote, please go to the Parish website at www.stmartin.je and click on the link ‘Elections’. All paper Electoral Registration forms should be returned by 1st December 2025.

PARISH NEWS UPDATES

All Parishioners are urged to sign up to receive Parish updates via email by logging onto www.stmartin.je and clicking on the ‘News and Events’ tab at the top of the page. Then add your email address in the box below the title ‘Get Parish News and Events Direct to your Inbox’

PUBLIC HALL EVENTS

Tuesday 9th December – Santa’s Sleigh arrives at 5.30pm Wednesday 10th December – Cake & Cabaret Festive Tea Party for over 65s at 1.303.30pm. Please refer to the separate advertisement at the front of this edition for full details

UK PENSIONS CERTIFICATION

Following an increasing number of requests to certify UK Pensions, it has been suggested that a minimum donation of £5 is donated to a local charity for this service The charity chosen this year is Dementia Jersey.

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Delivering more than Healthcare –the Social Value of the new Acute Hospital

In my previous quarterly updates on the progress of the New Healthcare Facilities Programme (NHFP), I have focused on key developments and milestones. However, this Programme is about more than just bricks and mortar – it is about creating lasting benefits for Jersey that extend well beyond the enhanced healthcare services enabled by the new buildings and infrastructure.

What is Social Value – and why does it matter?

I confess, Social Value is not something that meant a lot to me as a phrase before I started working as a Minister. Here, it refers refers to the broader positive impact a project can have on society beyond its core purpose. These are all part of a business case for a project that tries to communicate not just the cost of a project, but also the benefits, including Social Value. For the NHFP, this means making sure that every pound invested not only delivers new healthcare infrastructure, but also supports jobs, skills development, community wellbeing, and environmental sustainability, locally and also globally.

Social value is considered in every procurement across the Programme, ensuring that benefits are measurable and meaningful. Contractual commitments will deliver long-lasting improvements for Jersey – during construction and into the future. This is a Government of Jersey requirement for all procurements and the NHF Programme is taking it very seriously.

The Programme has committed to 19 areas for Social Value that are aligned with Jersey’s Common Strategic Policy and the Future Jersey vision, as well as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Social value in action – Jersey Demolition Contractors

Much of the social value activity will be confirmed once a Main Works Delivery Partner has been appointed, however meaningful social value is already being achieved through contracts already awarded. For example, social value was fully embraced by Jersey Demolition Contractors (JDC) during the demolition of more than 20 buildings and associated structures at Overdale. Amongst other social value, JDC added:

• more than 200 hours volunteering towards biodiversity at Overdale, including planting and replacing hedgerows that were damaged by Storm Ciarán

• sub-contracted work as part of the demolition project to at least 10 local companies

• provided more than 300 hours of training and development as part of the Overdale demolition contract, enhancing the knowledge and skills of the existing workforce

In addition, JDC donated more than £13,000 worth of demolition waste from the site, including timber to local charities to support the circular economy.

Constructing Your Success

The Constructing Your Success education outreach programme, which ran in October 2024, was designed to inspire young people to explore careers inconstruction and the built environment. Delivered as a partnership between the NHFP team and Skills Jersey, the initiative aimed to build students’ confidence, skills, and awareness of the wide range of careers available within the sector.

During the programme, the team hosted a week of sessions tailored for students in Years 7 to 11. A total of 12 sessions were delivered, supported by 19 volunteers – including the NHFP team and professionals from contractors working on the NHFP – who collectively contributed 136 hours of their time. The programme included creative engineering challenges, project management tasks, and insights into roles such as quantity surveying, architecture, and electrical engineering.

Feedback from the week was overwhelmingly positive. Of the 23 students who attended, 91% reported feeling inspired to pursue a career in construction by the end of

• employed six people facing barriers or challenges to employment to work on site.

it is a long-term commitment. The Programme’s approach includes monthly monitoring, quarterly reviews, and annual reporting with all parties involved in the Programme (including professional advisors) to ensure that objectives are met, and lessons are learned.

This structured and robust approach ensures that social value is delivered consistently and meaningfully throughout the life of the Programme. As described here, it’s not just the Programme’s contractors who contribute towards the social value initiatives, but the Government of Jersey Programme team, too.

PROTECT YOURSELF FROM SHINGLES

This year more Islanders are eligible for their shingles vaccination than ever before:

Those aged 50+ with a weakened immune system

Those turning 60 this year

Those aged 68 to 79 who have not previously been vaccinated for shingles

Anyone who's had chickenpox in the past may still go on to develop shingles.

Vaccination provides strong protection from shingles and reduces your chances of getting serious problems if you do get shingles.

Shingles can be very painful and is most common in people aged 60+.

Contact your doctor’s surgery to book an appointment today.

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