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ISSUE 41 April 2017

Photos: Richard Dupré

ST JOHN’S TWINNINGASSOCIATION

Myrtle and Ron with giftspresented by the TwinningAssociation in company ofChris Taylor (see page 4)

Dear ParishionersUsually I dread writingthe Constable’s articlefor the Parish Magazine,as my mind goes blank.This time however I haveseveral things to writeabout.

At the end of Januarywe said farewell toNick Lane, one of ouradministrators here atthe Parish Hall. Nick hasserved the Parish foralmost five years andhas been responsiblemostly for FirearmsCertificates and DrivingLicences. Nick will, how-ever, continue as aRoads Inspector so hewill still be around. In hisplace I welcome SandraCoutanche who startedwork on the 1st ofFebruary. Her smiles andbubbly enthusiasm isalready making a goodimpression with Parish-ioners.

While we get on withparish business, the cro-cuses we planted lastautumn to promote “End Polio Now” are coming outin full bloom. The Church entrance has crocuseseither side of the path, and should have many morebehind the east wall, but a hungry squirrel has dugthem up and eaten them! A wise parishioner told meto leave a bucket full next year and hopefully thesquirrel will bury them and save us planting them.There are more crocuses at the flowerbed at the eastend of Route de Mont Mado and around Maison leVesconte.

The Parish has also planted six elm trees resist-ant to Dutch elm disease, kindly donated by the JECand organised by the National Trust for Jersey. Thefirst tree is planted in the New Cemetery to replacethe diseased oak that was taken down earlier thisyear, the second is behind Maison le Vesconte, thethird is on the east side of the Recreation Centre, thefourth is on the north bank of the allotments, the fifthis at the far end of the Rectory lawn where there isplenty of space, and the last one is opposite theSchool by the “pumping station”. I chose openspaces for the trees in the hope that they may growinto large specimen trees in the future.

L’ÊTAILE DU NORD April 2017

Blooming high stan-dards in St John!Last year we entered theParish Hall in bloom Com-petition and won! So thisyear we are being a littlemore adventurous andhave entered the Villagein Bloom Competition.This year they will bejudging the Parish Hall,the Churchyard, the pre-cinct and then throughVille des Chênes to theallotments and finallyacross the road to Maisonle Vesconte. James Bon-ney the Parish gardenerand Sue our Parish Sec-retary are very keen towin and are happy to talkto any Parishioner whowould like to help. I mustconfess I am excited atthe prospect of the Parishlooking its finest this sum-mer. Anyone who wouldlike to be involved pleasecontact the Parish Hall.

Following last year’sdeparture of Andy Thewlisour Rector, I am pleased

to welcome our new Rector, Rev Beverley Sproats.She is very keen and enthusiastic and looking for-ward to joining us in the summer, when I’m sure shewill receive a warm St Jeannais welcome.

Choir! I would love to create a Parish Choir.Singing is vitally important especially for the elderlyas it helps breathing, at least, that is what I was toldby Hospice as they have set up a choir which is nowover-subscribed. I am wanting to hear from anyonewho would like to join whether you can sing or not.I would also like to hear from any musicians whomight like to accompany the choir. Please get intouch, 861999 or [email protected]

Finally I am making a plea for Honorary PoliceOfficers. The Parish is short of Officers which puts agreater strain on those who are serving. I know every-body is busy these days but this is an opportunity tonot only serve your Parish, but to put a little back intothe Community you belong to. I would welcome anyladies or gentlemen of all ages from 21 to 70.

Chris TaylorConnétable

Constable Chris Taylor and JEC’s Safety andEnvironment Manager André de St George


ST JOHN’S TWINNINGASSOCIATION

Dear Parishioners,As you may recollect from the last edition, St JohnTwinning Association welcomed their friends fromLe Teilleul (Normandy) over the weekend of the 24th,25th and 26th September 2016. It was on this occa-sion, that thanks to our Constable Chris Taylor whoorganised it, that the Deputy States Greffier, LisaHart, made a lively and interesting guided tour (all inFrench) of both the States Chambers and the RoyalCourt. It was also refreshing to have a young man,Tanguy Billet-Masters, opening the evening at theHotel Ambassador with a speech of welcome (bothin French and English). This speech was to encour-age the Twinning to carry on for many years tocome. This, we hope, will be the start of young bloodcoming to our Association and his message was to

Visit to the States Chamber

Welcome speech as delivered by TanguyBillet-Masters at the Hotel Ambassador

Bienvenue à tous pour le trente et unième jume-lage entre Le Teilleul et Saint-Jean.

Comme toujours, notre Connetable MonsieurChris Taylor est avec nous ce soir. Nous tenonsà le remercier pour son continuel soutien que cesoit par son temps et financement du jumelage,comme tous les précédents connetables.

Nous remercions également Madame le Mairede Le Teilleul, Madame Kunkel, pour son soutienenvers le jumelage et souhaitons adresser nossincères amitiés à Madame Le Maire et sa famille.

Tout d’abord, pour présenter les deuxparoisses, nous allons, au nom de la paroisse deSaint-Jean, faire un resume de l’histoire entre LeTeilleul et Saint-Jean.

Cela a commencé lorsque deux hommes, M.John Le Sueur et Monsieur Bizet, qui étaient desamis, ont parlé de réunir leurs communautés. En1985, leur mission était achevée mais mal-heureusement Monsieur Bizet était décédé avantcette époque, bien que le fils de Monsieur Bizet,Jean Bizet, était alors Maire de Le Teilleul.

Pendant ce temps, John Le Sueur avaitdemandé à Daphné Hinault de devenir laSecrétaire du jumelage. Il avait dit à DaphnéHinault : « vous êtes la personne idéale pourgérer le jumelage, je vous laisse carte blanche ».

De ce fait, Daphné Hinault devient la pre-miere Secrétaire du jumelage durant les 20années suivantes. Cette mission a été ensuitetransmise à Mirtyl Malzard qui est notre secre-taire jusqu'à nos jours !

Avec ce jumelage, beaucoup d'entre nousont noué de longues et fructueuses amitiés, etnous souhaitons tous que cela continue.

Il est important d’encourager, de persuaderet garder espoir d’amener de nouvelles famillesau sein de nos deux sociétés.

Pour cela, il nous faut aller de l’avant et sedire que demain est un jour nouveau pour con-tinuer ces amitiés présentes et futures. Il estessentiel de garder notre passé et de re-fairel’histoire pour les 30 prochaines années etmeme plus !...

Comme fait historique, St Jean et Ste Mariesont les deux paroisses de Jersey qui sont

Tanguy Billet-Masters opening the welcome speech


During an AGM held on the 2nd of December 2016,it was then announced that our Chairman Ron LeHerissier and our Secretary/Treasurer Myrtle Malzardhad decided to retire from their offices. This wasthen followed by the election of the new officers,being the President Chris Taylor (Connétable), theChairman, Stephen Masters, and the Secretary/Treasurer Irène Billet-Masters. The committee mem-bers also elected during the AGM were MichelLarose, Sonny Le Maistre and Keith de la Haye.

On Monday 20th February 2017 in the evening, apresentation took place at the Parish hall in honourof Ron Le Herissier and Myrtle Malzard. Ron andMyrtle were presented with their gifts to thank themfor their hard work and dedication to the Twinningfor almost 12 years.

Our next Twinning week-end is planned to takeplace in Le Teilleul on the 9th, 10th and 11th of June2017.

We are always looking for new host families soanyone interested please contact either StephenMasters or Irène Billet-Masters on 862880.

Stephen Masters

Chairman

jumelées le plus longtemps avec la France etcela depuis 1985 !

Nous vous remercions beaucoup pour votreattention. Et finalement nous tenons aussià saluer tous les membres des Comités deJumelage, Français et Jersiais.

Nous vous souhaitons un tres bon weekendet un BON APPETIT !

Welcome, everyone, to the 31st Twinningreunion of Le Teilleul and St John.

As usual, our Connétable, Chris Taylor, iswith us tonight. We should like to thank him forhis continued support of the Twinning, bothfinancially and in the time he gives, as did hispredecessors.

We also wish to thank the Mayor of LeTeilleul, Madame Kunkel, for her support of theTwinning. We send our kind regards to MadameLe Maire and her family.

I should like to begin by summarising thepart played by St John in the history of theTwinning. It all began when two men, John LeSueur and Monsieur Bizet, who were friends,talked about the possibility of their communitiescoming together. By 1985 their task had beenachieved, but unfortunately by then MonsieurBizet had already passed away, although his son,Jean Bizet, was then the mayor of Le Teilleul.

Meanwhile, John Le Sueur had askedDaphne Hinault to become the secretary. ‘Youare the ideal person to manage the Twinning,’ hesaid. ‘I will leave it in your hands.’ So Daphnebecame the first Secretary of the Twinning, serv-ing for 20 years. Myrtle Malzard then took overand is still our secretary today.

Through this Twinning many of us haveenjoyed long and fruitful friendships and we allwish that our Twinning will continue. It is impor-tant to encourage and persuade new familiesfrom both communities to support the Twinningand to keep hoping that this will happen.

We must look to the future, telling ourselvesthat tomorrow is another day for continuingthese friendships and making new ones. Wemust cherish our past and make more historyduring the next 30 years – and more!

It is a fact that St John and St Mary are thetwo Jersey parishes that have been twinned thelongest with French towns – since 1985!

Thank you very much for listening. Finally,we would also like to greet all the members ofthe Twining committees, French and Jèrriais.

Have a great weekend and enjoy your meal.BON APPETIT!

welcome more families among the Association inboth towns. Chris Taylor received on the sameevening the milk churn from Le Teilleul for the long-term friendship between the two towns.

Chris Taylor receiving the milk churn from therepresentative of Le Teilleul Mme Danièle Danjouon behalf of the Maire Mme Véronique Kunkel


‘I’ll be writing forever,’ says Alasdair Crosby whodescribes himself as a ‘professional scribbler’, anoccupation which allows him to combine many inter-ests including history, agriculture, culture and coun-tryside as can be seen from the index of the latestedition of the magazine Rural of which he is theowner-editor.

Alasdair’s links with Jersey began in 1911 whenhis father was born here. Father’s parents had beenliving in Dinard in an English colony ‘with more classthan money’ as the cost of living in France was low.At that time, any male child born in France was liableto French military service, so Alasdair’s grandparentsmoved to Jersey in case of a male birth. His parentsmoved back to England in 1914 and it was not until1966 that the family returned and Alasdair attendedVictoria College.

On retirement, Alasdair’s father, a career armyofficer, started a wine company so on leaving schoolAlasdair spent the years 1979–1986 in the Rhine val-ley studying wine growing. He remembers chattingin a bar to a former German soldier who remarkedthat Alasdair was the first Englishman he had triedto talk to rather than tried to shoot!

Home to JerseyThere followed several years in England until 1991when Alasdair returned to Jersey to care for hisfather who had Parkinson’s disease, and ‘Jersey feltlike home’. For the next 14 years Alasdair worked atthe Jersey Evening Post. He describes his time thereas ‘an excellent education in how Jersey works’. Hegreatly enjoyed interviewing people who played apart in Jersey life, as well as important politiciansvisiting from the UK.

Alasdair, who has ‘always enjoyed listening topeople’, describes a journalist as ‘the mediumthrough which people tell their story’ – though somejournalists forget this and make themselves thefocus instead. His aim is ‘to discover people’s char-acters and what motivates them,’ rather than to cre-ate sensational headlines – so, he says, he wouldn’thave lasted ten minutes in Fleet Street!

After the JEP, Alasdair spent three years withJersey Life before starting Rural – Jersey CountryLife Magazine – which aims to strike a balancebetween countryside, community and cultural top-ics. He finds it easy to get copy as publicity is wantedand there is so much going on in Jersey. There is agrowth of free magazines here financed by adverts,and although people need to be persuaded at first,they soon realise that it pays to advertise.

Editing Rural is not a 9–5 job – but Alasdairenjoys being out and about in Jersey, interviewing

and interpreting people and issues, as well as work-ing with photographers and graphic designers. Suchvariety means that he doesn’t miss working at theJEP – and he prefers to be self-employed than be‘part of a corporate antheap.’

And what of the future of ‘real’ publications inthis age of the Internet? ‘Books won’t die,’ saysAlasdair, ‘just as vinyl records have returned.’ Hebelieves that the Kindle will remain for cheap novelsbut serious, specialist and illustrated books will sur-vive in printed form.

As for social media, Alasdair can’t stand it. In thispost truth age he considers it important that theestablished media continues in order to negatesocial media’s ‘alternative facts’. He feels that hori-zons are becoming limited with people preferring tostay at home accessing news they already happen tohave in their minds, rather than talking to each otherface to face. Computers, however, have their placeand writing and editing is much easier now than inthe old days of the manual typewriter.

Many interestsAlasdair has also written two books: Titanic, TheChannel Islands Connections and A Community in

LES MATHIONNETTES –‘Northern Lights’Alasdair Crosby, writer and editor, talks to Angela Le Sueur

Alasdair Crosby

Transition, The Catholic Church in Jersey in ModernTimes. Recently the Liberation Brewery has sponsoredhim to write a book about drinking in Jersey, fromancient Celtic mead until the present day. He alsohopes to write about archaeology, pre-Reformationhistory and the future of local food production.

The future of food production and farming hasinterested him since his years at viticultural collegein Germany where he lived in small villages andlearned to make wine. He became aware of the ‘pol-itics of wine’ in Germany when small vineyards werebeing bought up by large companies, resulting in thetraditional way of life being destroyed. ‘Farmingshould be much more than a tool for trying to makemoney,’ he says. He is planning a book on the futureof farming, exploring how small communities mightkeep their special distinctiveness in an age wheneverything, everywhere, is becoming much the same.

Needless to say Alasdair is never bored andalways busy. He tries not to work at weekends unlessdeadlines loom – but always fails – and enjoys timewith his wife, Sara, and 12-year-old son, Ned. WhenAlasdair is at his computer, Jester, the cockerspaniel, sleeps at his feet, acting as an alternativeclock when walk-time comes round.


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Moto-x returned to Sorel Point at the end of Februarywith a Practice event, whilst racing started in March.Organised by the Jersey Motor Cycle and Light CarClub, Moto-x attracts youngsters from the age of6 years to adults and the ever popular Veteran Class.

This year, the PA system will operate on only twoevents, so that noise for the residents is reduced.The celebrated two-day event is on 7th/8th October2017 and attracts top riders from UK, Guernseyand especially from France. In the past we have seenmany Brittany Champions, but also three-timeWorld Champion, Mickael Pichon, has attended theevent on a couple of occasions. They always enjoythe demanding North Coast track, especially withits breathtaking views.

The Club are always grateful to the residentsand Parish of St John for their support over a goodnumber of years.


Moto-x Returns

HILL CLIMB – BOULEY BAY

EM 17th April (c.d. 26th March)

Lib 9th May (c.d. 17th April)

National 12th July (c.d. 1st June)

BH 28th Aug (c.d. 6th Aug)

SPRINT – FIVE MILE ROAD

1st April (c.d. 18th March)

1st July (c.d. 17th June)

23rd Sept (c.d. 9th Sept)

30th Dec (c.d. 9th Dec)

SAND RACE – ST OUEN

15th April at 1430 (practice)

8th July at 1200 (c.d. 24th June)

5th Aug at 1045 (c.d. 22nd July)

**8th July is cars only

SAND RACE – MILLBROOK

13th May at 1345 (c.d. 15th April)

10th June at 1300 (c.d. 27th May)

24th June at 1230 (c.d.10th June)

19th Aug at 1000 (c.d. 5th Aug)

**10th June is bikes only

SAND RACE – WEST PARK

27th May at 1330 (c.d.13th May)

22nd July at 1115 (c.d. 8th July)

9th Sep at 1430 (c.d. 19th Aug)

GRASSTRACK/AUTOCROSS

30th September (c.d. 16th Sept)

21st October (c.d. 7th Oct)

SPECIAL STAGE RALLIES

Spring Rally 22nd April

Daffodil Rally 29th May

L’Étacq Attack 17th June

TRIALS

15th Jan 24th Sept

29th Jan 15th Oct

12th Feb 22nd Oct

26th Feb 11th/12th Nov

12th Mar 26th Nov

26th Mar (All day) 10th Dec

MOTO-X – SOREL POINT

19th March (c.d. 5th March)

2nd April (c.d. 19th March)

23rd April (c.d. 2nd April)

29th/30th April (c.d. 2nd April)

14th May (c.d. 30th April)

20th August (c.d. 6th Aug)

10th September (c.d. 20th Aug)

17th September (c.d. 20th Aug)

7th/8th October (c.d. 17th Sept)

MOTO-X TRAINING

Sat 25th Feb Sun 30th July

Sun 5th March Sun 6th Aug

Sun 21st May Alt date 24th Sept

AUTOSOLO

14th May 17th Sept

NAVIGATIONAL RALLIES

21st Jan 18th Feb 9th Sep

AUTOTESTS

5th Feb 19th March

26th Feb 26th Nov

JERSEY RALLY

13th/14th October

ANNUAL DINNER

18th November

NOMINATION MEETING

Tues 21st November

AGM

Tues 5th December

JMC & LCC PROGRAMME OF EVENTS 2017

For anyone interested in taking up this sport,then please contact the General Secretary by email:[email protected]

Carol le Viellez

General Secretary

Website: www.jerseymotorsport.com E-Mail: [email protected]

When I first started work at the National Trust as itsSecretary in September 1999, I was advised that alarge amount of my time would be spent outside ofthe office touring the Trust’s landholdings and prop-erties. I envisaged my role being similar to a landagent’s; Land Rover, tweed jacket and wellies at theready and a daily round of visiting sites! How wrongand perhaps naive could I have been? The welliescame in handy for jumping over the stream at TheElms to measure the daily rainfall, the Land Roverwas fun to use, until I had to hand over the keys tothe Lands Manager for his better use of it, and thetweed jacket has never seen the light of day.

Focusing on my day to day role, one absoluteconstant has been its variety. In a small charitableorganisation with limited resources, one ends upwearing many hats and indeed, out of necessity,becoming a jack of all trades master of none. Wheninvited to write about my working day I briefly noteddown what I had done over the previous few, and


these included clarifying wedding arrangements atone of our sites, submitting parish rate forms online,attendance at the Royal Court for a land transaction,reviewing staff contracts, continuing discussionswith auditors, ordering bathroom tiles, interviewingfor a painter and decorator, preparing for a hearingwith Scrutiny, discussing land leases, writing com-mittee minutes, agreeing the annual decoratingschedule for 16 New Street, reviewing proposed newservices for the Foot building project, and writingarticles for our Discover magazine.

This pretty much reflects my day-to-day activitieswhich start at 8 o’clock in the morning in the beauti-ful surroundings of The Elms. Driving the short jour-ney to work and being greeted by the sight of themeadows shrouded in low mist, or being earnestlygrazed by the Le Gresley’s cattle, reminds me of howfortunate we are to have our HQ in the heart of StMary’s countryside. After a quick chat with the LandsManager and Properties Manager to discuss the day

Charles interviewed by Ramsay Cudlipp of the Jersey Evening Post

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF . . . CHARLES ALLUTOCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OFTHE NATIONAL TRUST FOR JERSEY

Photo: Jersey Evening Post


ahead, work starts in earnest atour offices above the Pressoir.A strong cup of coffee is fol-lowed by checking emailsreceived overnight and brieflyreviewing social media. This isgenerally a quiet hour forcatching up before the rest ofthe office staff arrive at 9 am.Thereafter a plethora of meet-ings, emails, and correspon-dence easily fills the day untilaround 6 pm. Core activitiesinclude project management;liaising with tenants; servicingfive committees; liaising withlocal media, government de-partments, and professionaladvisers; reviewing pressreleases; drafting leases; staffand manpower matters; andan ongoing aspiration to com-plete a three-year strategy doc-ument!

It is true to say that no twodays are ever the same andperhaps this is a consequenceof the increasingly importantrole that the Trust has come tohave in Island life over the last80 years. It now cares for 28 historic buildings,including 3 small museums and the wetland centre,1500 vergées of land, 2,600 members, 25 tenants, 22sheep (the other 170 belong to the shepherd) andaround 60,000 orchids. We organise over 100 eventsa year and more than 1,300 children attend our edu-cational programme. We are also often viewed as asource of information or advice particularly in rela-tion to planning issues, window repairs and paintcolours but, most importantly, as a safe haven fortreasured possessions ranging from historic housesand coastline to a beautiful nineteenth-centurysampler sent in an envelope. I hope this gives youa flavour of the range of activities we deal withevery day.

Perhaps the biggest challenge I face daily issecuring adequate funding. Being an independentand local charity, that is, we are neither Statesfunded nor part of the UK National Trust, we have togenerate every penny ourselves. On average it costsaround £2,500 a day to run the Trust, and often weare seeking corporate support for events, trying toincrease membership, and ensuring our propertiesgenerate as much income as possible withoutchanging their nature and character.

Fortunately generous legacies over the years fromthe likes of Mrs Anne Herod, Mr & Mrs Jack Trotman,and Mrs Mollie Houston have enabled us to take onsuch projects as the Foot buildings and 16 New Street.

Would I have it any other way? As I write thisarticle in my cottage in the deepest depths ofMourier Valley in St John, I feel honoured and privi-leged to be able to help manage the Trust at thistime, with very dedicated staff, and a wonderfulband of volunteers. The challenges ahead facing Jer-sey in safeguarding its natural beauty, while strivingfor continuous economic growth – regardless ofwhether this realises a better quality of life – will besubstantial. But the support we receive from volun-teers and benefactors certainly help us in achievingthose goals, which make it all worthwhile.

As I leave work in the evenings, I walk throughthe beautiful granite archway, and I am oftenreminded of Nicolle Perrée, who would have walkeda similar route at the end of the day after milking hisfamous Day Dream herd of cows. If nothing else Ihope he would have been proud of his legacy, andcontented that The Elms remains as well cared for asit was in his day.

Charles Alluto

Charles Alluto, Mike Stentiford and Terry Grimshaw


ManyHands

The Centre is really beginning to achieve its missionas a sport and recreation centre for the St Johncommunity.

The Café is now fully open six days a week from9.30 am to 3.30 pm (closed on Mondays) and isreceiving praise from everyone in respect of thequality of food and the friendly service. If you havenot visited the Café recently, why not visit and findout for yourself!

Last winter – busiest everLast winter has been the busiest ever with 18 yogaclasses taking place each week in the Bobby ButlinStudio; the Billy Butlin Memorial Hall (serving usergroups from Jersey Gymnastic Club, tennis, cricket,archery, model cars, model aircraft and our YouthProject) has been fully booked every weekdayevening and with lots of bookings at other times too;the range has been busy with shooting, kick boxingclasses and junior archery training; the Youth Projectarea is proving popular with not only the St JohnYouth Project but also Cloud Nine Holiday ActivityClub for children aged between 6 and 12, Les FrèresMothers and Toddlers Group on Friday morningsand a number of event bookings as well. The squashcourt, the i-move Freely Fitness studio and theJersey Motor Cycle and Light Car Club meeting roomare all well used. We also have small groups teach-ing sign language to children, a dance group foryoungsters and, recently, Zumba for the elderly.

Outside, the Football Club has been running sev-eral senior and junior teams and their new changingrooms are being extensively used, and the Skate-

ST JOHN’S RECREATION CENTREboard Park is busy all yearround.

We miss our carpetbowls group who used tooperate in the range area.We still have the bowlscarpet and the bowls.Anyone interested in get-ting together a group?

We are still gettingnew enquiries from per-sons interested in usingour facilities but it is get-ting harder to fit them in.Not a bad problem tohave and a long way fromwhere we were ten yearsago!!

With the summer andbalmy summer days ap-

proaching, what better time than to relax in the Caféor out on the decking being looked after by Tom andhis team from the Café! See you there.

Angus Spencer-Nairn

Tom in the Café, now open six days a week.


Partnership between local farmers and Birdson the EdgeIn Jersey winter bird crops are being planted througha partnership between local farmers and Birds OnThe Edge, a conservation initiative between theNational Trust for Jersey, the States Department ofthe Environment and Durrell.

One of the first sites where Birds On The Edge tri-alled these crops is St John, at the Trust’s landknown as Le Don Hodges near Sorel. These fields arerented to a local grower who plants the bird cropsafter the potato harvest. The crops develop through

Fields of SunflowersFarmland restoration for wildlife in St John

If you have noticed an increase of sunflower fieldsacross Jersey over the last few years your eyes are notdeceiving you: these fields are being planted as partof an Island-wide initiative to save our birds. In partic-ular, a group of birds associated with traditional farm-land known by ornithologists, fittingly, as ‘farmlandbirds’, and by normal people, practically, as ‘little-brown-jobs’. Small birds whose songs once filled oursummer mornings such as the linnet, skylark and star-ling are now declining rapidly throughout the conti-nent, with the real possibility of becoming extinct inJersey in only a few years’ time. The industrial revo-lution and the modernizing of farming techniquesmeans that the land is exploited more efficiently, leav-ing less resources for our wildlife, especially in winterwhen insects and berries are scarcer. It has beenshown that large numbers of farmland birds starve inwinter and that this increase in their mortality is what’sdriving their populations on a downward spiral.

To counteract this trend conservationists andfarmers have been working together to make surethat there are sources of food in farmland habitatsduring the winters. One of the most successful andcost-effective methods proven to date is the plantingof the so-called ‘winter bird crops’, mixtures contain-ing seed-bearing plants such as sunflower, mustard,buckwheat, barley, millet and quinoa.

2016 fields planted for birds

Sitting pretty on the North Coast


Seed bearing plants boost farmland bird numbers

Finches and other birds in conservation fields

the summer, its various flowers blossoming and pro-viding food to important pollinators such as beesand butterflies. In the autumn the seeds have devel-oped and the crop is ready to feed the hungry birds,arriving from other parts of the Island as well as fromthe continent, to spend the winter here where theycan survive.

In addition to the crops, over 11,000 shrubs andtrees have been planted alongside the Trust fieldsover the last four years. When the hedges are maturethey will provide birds with nesting opportunities inthe spring, food in the autumn and shelter in the win-ter, and they will also act as wildlife corridors forother animals such as voles, field mice, hedgehogs,reptiles and bats.

Soon after the Trust fields were planted otherlocal farmers and landowners joined the scheme,with the planted area increasing every year in theSorel area. With the farmers firmly on board this ini-tiative and the crops being rolled out in other partsof Jersey, the future looks bright for the birds thatcome here to survive.

If you want to enjoy the sight of the flowers, beesand birds at the winter bird crops, head to the StJohn’s north coast between Sorel and Mourier

Valley, anytime from spring to autumn, and makesure to stay on the footpath that borders the Trust’sfields (especially if you have your dog with you, soas not to disturb the wildlife). Enjoy the sight of con-servation at work in this beautiful landscape.

Cristina Sellarés Project Officer– Birds on the Edge

The National Trust for Jersey


Tie Dye fun! We bought in old T-shirts and used elastic bands and dye to make them different colours, mine turned out really well!

Josh (14)

from the . We have had a busy spring with

heaps of activities that have challenged, inspired and informed the members of our youth project.

Friday nights have been focusing on

skills in the kitchen, and in particular

discussing healthy attitudes to diet and exercise, especially the appreciation of

cake, in moderation

The Blast zone laser tag maze made a welcome return to St. John

recently. Loads of fun and also an engaging way of discussing

leadership and team work with young people. Jude and William getting psyched up for the next

game.


Eight young people from the youth project took part in a Charity Kickabout atGorey youth club, they played four other youth clubs over the course of the day andperformed brilliantly coming second overall, but most importantly they displayedgreat sportsman ship and team work. Well done Liam, Kenan, Storm, Harry, Luca,

Jasper, Jamie and Donny.

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We need help! St John Youth Project relies on its volunteers to keep the proj-ect running. If you can help out on the sessions you will be provided with training and aDBS check not to mention a huge sense of reward! We also need people to sit on the

project committee. If you would like to find out more please give Bill Moore a call at theproject on 07797 819958 or email [email protected]

The Jersey Hedgehog Groupwas founded in 1992 to carefor sick, injured and or-phaned hedgehogs. Oncethey are restored to health orare big enough to be inde-pendent they are released asnear as possible to wherethey were found. We care forabout 500 hedgehogs eachyear, usually returning abouttwo-thirds of them to thewild. We hope the island’spopulation is static; it is cer-tainly not increasing, butmay not be in such severedecline as is reported in theUK. Our intake remainsabout the same each year.

There is no mistaking ahedgehog: it is our onlyspiny mammal.

Hedgehogs in Jersey are Western European,brown-breasted hedgehogs and were probably intro-duced to Jersey in the 1860s. They eat all manner ofinvertebrates, so they are rightly called the gar-dener’s friend. They are found all over the Island, aslong as they are able to get in and out of your gardenthey may visit you at night if you provide the righthabitat and encourage them to visit by putting outfood and water for them. Any sort of dog or cat foodis suitable, if the bowl is put under a box with a5-inch hole cut in the side it will stay dry and cats andbirds may be deterred from eating it before thehedgehog gets there! A bowl of water on the groundis vital especially in dry weather. If your garden isenclosed you may be able to make a CD-case-sizedhole in your gate or fence to let them come and go.To have a hedgehog-friendly garden be organic or assparing as you can with garden chemicals. Slugpellets and rat poison will kill them. Be less tidy orhave a wildlife corner at the bottom of your garden,build a log pile and sweep your autumn leaves underyour hedge or shed for hedgehogs to use as nestmaterial.

They are nocturnal so a hedgehog out in daylightis likely to be in trouble unless its nest has just beendisturbed. If you see a hedgehog lying out in theopen during the day, please pick it up wearing glovesor use an old towel, put it in a box and give us a ringon 734340 so we can take it into care. They are verygood at hiding their injuries and it can be hard to see


if they are hurt. Last sum-mer we started our strimmerawareness campaign toencourage everyone to lookout for any hedgehogsbefore they start to cut orstrim.

If you discover an injured hedgehog please giveus a ring. If you are removing an old shed or clearinga garden, and find a nest with a mother and young,and if the area cannot be left, please make sure thatmum does not run away by putting a bucket or dust-bin over the entire nest and then give us a ring, wewill take the family into care and release them oncethe babies are big enough to fend for themselves.

Please check your garden for other hedgehoghazards, uncovered drains, a swimming pool or gar-den pond with no escape ramp – a rough plank ofwood or some stones can be put in a pond or a cou-ple of lengths of rigid plastic mesh can be used asladders at either end of a pool, hedgehogs are very

JERSEY HEDGEHOGPRESERVATION GROUP

Prickly customer

Injury caused by a strimmer

good swimmers andclimbers, they justneed something toclimb up to get out.Please don’t leave anyholes or trenches un-covered overnight – ifit’s there they will fallinto it! Steep stepscan also trap younghedgehogs, their legsare not long enoughto climb up – a plank

or a brick placed on each step will enable them tokeep up with mum. Any sort of netting, whetherused for plants or sports can be a hazard for aninquisitive hedgehog and the more they struggle toget free the tighter the strands get wound round theirbodies and limbs, cutting off the blood supply. Soplease make sure that any nets are off the ground orpulled taut and secured. If you have a bonfire, pleasenever set fire to it without first moving the pile onthat day. A heap of twigs and brushwood looks likean inviting nest site to a hedgehog. Litter such aselastic bands, plastic four-pack rings, disposablecups or snack packets can all cause problems tohedgehogs – please bin them! If your dog is aggres-sive towards hedgehogs please take him out on alead or put a soft muzzle on him at night. Pleasedrive carefully there is really no excuse for the num-ber of squashed hedgehogs on our roads with thespeed limits we have in the Island.

Dru Burdon

White Lodge, Waterworks ValleySt Helier, JE2 4ZR Tel 01534 734340

email: [email protected]

website: www.jerseyhedgehogs.co.uk


Surely it’s time for food!

Les Frères Mother & Tod-dler Group is a voluntarynon-profit-making associ-ation run entirely by mumswho have children attend-ing. The association wasset up in 1980 by a group ofmothers with a two-foldaim. They wanted to pro-vide the best pre-schooldevelopment opportunitiesfor their children. They alsowanted an opportunitythemselves to meet andmake friends with otherparents and carers. Thisformula was an instant suc-cess and Les Frères Mother& Toddler Group has beenthriving ever since. Manymums, dads and carershave forged long-lastingfriendships through theirinvolvement with this asso-ciation.

Newly taken over inSeptember 2016 by fourenthusiastic, maybe slightlydaunted mums, Les FrèresGroup is a joy to run andattend. Located at St John’s Recreational Centre,with ample free parking on site, we are located in thebright and airy extension; which provides lots ofspace for your little ones to run around and playwhile you watch on. We aim to provide a friendlywelcoming environment; as we really do want youto enjoy your morning as much as your youngsters.

Our Usual Routine09:30 Playgroup starts, Playtime and Craft

10:30 Snack time for the children, teas and coffees,home bakes or biscuits for the grown-ups.

11:10 Tidy up time

11:20 Song Time

11:30 End of session

Cost of the session is £2 for children over 2 and £1for children under 2. There is no commitment toattend every week, just when you can. We run inaccordance with Jersey school timetable.

Once a month we aim to provide a specialevent for the children, for example a tractor visit,


Les Frères Mother & Toddler GroupSt John’s Recreational Centre

Jersey library visit, policevisit, outing to the beach toname but a few. We alsohold summer, Halloween &Christmas Parties. Log ontoour Facebook page fordetails of up and comingevents. You can also sign upfor weekly emails at [email protected]

We have an array of toysto suit your child whether ababy, a dinosaur enthusiastor a princess at heart thereis something for everyone.During the summer monthswe have a selection of out-door toys and make full useof the playing fields situatedonsite.

We are mums ourselvesand want to provide ourchildren with a safe andexciting environment toplay and learn in. Whateveryour situation if you arelooking for a friendly groupor a little adult conversation,we hope we can help.

A little about us – Louise,originally from the UK has her own interior designbusiness and is always handy for a contractor rec-ommendation! Louise puts her artistic skills to useevery week and creates a wonderful craft for your lit-tle ones to complete. Amanda, a full time mum isJersey born and bred, she used to attend Les Frèresas a child. As well as Amanda’s talent of accompa-nying singing time with her guitar, she has a wealthof Jersey knowledge and also has a few handy con-tacts for tractor visits to entertain the young ones.Aileen is a full time mum on a career break; Aileenbrings joy to our morning with her infectious person-ality, and will always be wandering about chattinghappily to everyone. And myself, Sarah, a full-timemum of four and the newest to the Island; havingbeen here just 11/2 years after living in Asia for ten, lfound Les Frères has been a great way to meet newmums and get involved.

We look forward to welcoming you to Les FrèresPlaygroup: see diary opposite (page 21).

Sarah, Louise, Amanda and Aileen

Amanda, Aileen, Sarah and Louise;little ones are Aubin and Harrison


Les Frères Mother & Toddler GroupSt John’s Recreational Centre – Friday 9.30 – 11.30

Activities for Summer Term 21/04/2017 – 21/07/2017

21st Apr Welcome Back – Dragon Craftfor St George’s Day

28th Apr Police Craft – Police Car Visit * 5th May Liberation Day – 1940s Tea Party

– Royston Visit * 12th May Frogs Craft 19th May Butterfly Craft 26th May Bookmark Craft - Library Visit * 2nd Jun No Playgroup – Half Term 9th Jun Fish Puppet Craft 16th Jun Playdough & Bubble Fun 23rd Jun Ambulance Craft – Ambulance Visit * 30th Jun Sports Day Fun 7th Jul Beach Outing * 14th Jul Boat Craft 21st Jul Summer Party, Bouncy Castle

– End of Term

See you in September, Sarah, Louise, Amanda & Aileen x

* Organised outings may have to be rescheduled due tounforeseen circumstances; any changes will be posted onthe FB page and emailed to all on the group list.

St John Football ClubMidway through the season and St John have hadmixed success. We have had some great one-offmatches this season, but have lacked consistencythat comes from having a settled team. As the busi-ness end of the season nears, it is the Under 16 teamwho will fly the flag for St John in the Alex Scott tro-phy on the 23rd of March at Springfield. We wishthem success!

First TeamThis season has been a challenging season for StJohn FC, coming on the back of relegation from thePremiership in May 2016. Joe Byrne, after a yearaway, has returned to manage the club, with hisassistant Dan Garton. The squad is very young andthey are still finding their feet in a competitive divi-sion. However, they are learning quickly, whichbodes well for the future.

ReservesThe Reserves have experienced a season of highsand lows in Division II so far. They are still the onlyteam to inflict defeat on league champions Trinity,earning all three points in a fantastic 4–1 win at home

last September. But they have also been on thereceiving end of some humbling score lines, withsuccessive 10–0 defeats at the hands of St Peter andSt Clement reflecting the imbalance in the league,which plays host to players of all ages and abilities.A mid-table finish looks likely, with the team hopingfor a strong finish to the season and some wins overteams currently below them in the league. Nearly 40players have turned out for the 'ressies' so far thisseason, with injuries, higher education, holidays,natural disasters and acts of God all combining tostretch the squad to its limits. The player-manager,Ramsay Cudlipp, has enjoyed his first season at thehelm and thanked all players and club officials fortheir efforts and support.

Junior – Under 16The U16s have had a solid season so far, lying thirdin the table and with a cup final coming up atSpringfield. We have a core squad of 20 players,

The Reserves on a social night out

A save by Ollie Dodds the St John keeper


many of whom live in the parish and have been withthe club for several years. The three coaches – AllanWatts, Matt Claxton and Dan Andrews – have beenwith this group for three years and watched themgrow into a mature, talented team.

We play an exciting style of football, moving theball quickly through our midfield and releasing ourfront runners who cause opposition defences prob-lems with their pace and agility. With one leaguematch left against St Paul’s we are hopeful of makingup one more place in the league by the end of theseason. We are open to new players all the time andtrain weekly at the club on Saturday afternoons at12.30.

The Jayson Lee TrophyThis is an annual match between St John FC and ThePolice, named after the Policeman Jayson Lee, whocollapsed and died while playing football for St JohnFC several years ago. This year’s game was playedat St John at the start of February.

St John led 1-0 at half time thanks to a goal fromArthur Illingworth following a through ball from

Chris Le Brocq. Thelead was then dou-bled shortly afterhalf time followinga sweeping movedown the left wingwith Jason Cleworthscoring with a firsttime effort at the farpost from an ArthurIllingworth cross.Police pulled a goal

back shortly after, the ball headed in from a cornerthat St John failed to clear. A fair but competitivegame (The Police are always a tough match) whichcould have resulted in more goals for St John if itwasn't for an inspired keeper for the Police and poorfinishing from St John.

Mark Roche collected the trophy from Jayson'sfather.

Nigel PerréeClub Chairman

The teams after the match


children in Year 3 thought about fair playtimerules and learning playtime games for allchildren to play together.

Year 4 wanted to support Grace Trust withcakes to share at a Grace Trust Lunch.

Thinking, Learning, Caring – these are St John’sSchool’s Core Values. At the beginning of theSpring Term 2017, staff and pupils madeCaring our specific focus.

All staff at St John’s School aim toinspire our pupils to love learning andachieve their best. We want our pupils tounderstand their role as responsible globalcitizens by becoming aware that not every childlives in a safe, beautiful place and that some childrenin the world have little or no access to education. Wewant our pupils to value themselves, to respect oth-ers, to embrace difference and care for each otherand the world they live in.

Our learning environment and curriculuminspires curiosity, exploration, discovery, creativity,reflection and risk taking. We plan learning so chil-dren think of ways to care for others, their environ-ment, their learning and themselves.

At the beginning of the Spring Term 2017, wethought about what it means to be a caring, respon-sible global citizen and how to engage children inthinking about this concept through practical ways.

Howard Zinn said: ‘Small acts, when multipliedby millions of people, can transform the world.’ So,we decided to put this into action. Each class wastasked to plan a small action/ activity that would ben-efit others and help our pupils understand what itmeans to be a responsible global citizen.

These were the different ways our pupils decidedto think of others and make a difference to ourschool, the Island and the wider world:

Nursery decided to make magic wands and wishingbottles to sell in their Nursery pop-up shop. All pro-ceeds from their enterprise was sent to Make a WishCharity, set up to enable some of the wishes of sickchildren, come true.

Reception brought to school good quality toys to giveto other children who may not have access to manytoys.

Year 1wanted to care for the environment by makinga range of animal habitats, including bug homes, inand around their outside area. This supported andcomplimented Year 1’s Animal Topic this term.

Year 2 planned a fair trade café to coincide with theirMadagascar Topic. All proceeds from their saleswent to support an animal at Durrell, whose speciesoriginated in Madagascar.

Year 3 focused on break and lunchtimes becausethese times can be challenging for some pupils. Our

Evie Dodd and Lilly Cotillard in Year 4. Certificatesawarded for being enterprising and raising funds for theJSPCA with a ‘How many sweets in the jar’ competition

NEWS FROM ST JOHN’S SCHOOL

Year 5 decided to create a compliment wall toencourage all pupils in our school to look for positiveways pupils behave and react towards one another,ensuring these observations are recorded on a cen-tral wall for all to see.

Year 6 have planned a daily calendar of small, kindacts to support our community and beyond, Thesehave ranged from reading for 10 minutes to a youngerchild, to sharing a smile with others in school.

We are very proud of our children and the matureway in which they have engaged in their thinkingand their awareness of others. This demonstratesthat Thinking, Learning and Caring is alive at StJohn’s School.

Trudie De La Haye, Headteacher

Spring Term 2017


Twin Islands Limited, nestled in the heart of St John’svillage is a little enterprise run by Kerwin, producinghot chilli sauces, curry and spices.

The company is a Genuine Jersey member anduses as much local ingredients as possible in themaking of their products which includes Jersey’s firstCurry in a Jar. Recently launched during Christmas2016, this curry is proving very popular and is quicklymaking a name for itself as a True Island Curry – thebest of both Mauritius and Jersey.

Inspired by Mauritius, made in Jersey is theessence of the company and its name represents justthat (Twin Islands – Mauritius and Jersey).

The company operates a five-star rated kitchen,packaging and storage facility together with a shopin the village precinct. St John was chosen due to itslocation close to major growers/farms and becauseit is a quiet yet busy village.

The company recently sent 3,000 jars of chillisauce, all made in St John, to Mauritius and shouldthis first consignment prove successful, thousandsof miles away in the Indian Ocean, many more pal-lets will follow.

My Background:My name is Kerwin I am 34 years old and I came toJersey just over nine years ago. I am a qualifiedaccountant with over ten years’ experience and I amvery passionate about food and cooking. Ever sinceI came to Jersey, I have been cooking Mauritian in-spired dishes for friends and colleagues.

After our wedding in Jersey, Babita and I decidedit was time to try the food adventure and late in 2012the Company was incorporated, which we namedTwin Islands. It took over two years and a lot of hardwork to set up the production facility, the branding,packaging and completing all regulatory require-ments.

Four years down the line now, the products madein St John have been sent to at least 25 countries viapostal services, 3,000 jars in two pallets are on theirway to Mauritius; Twin Islands products can befound in a number of local shops including theGrand Marché and new markets are actively beingsought.

Beryl Vautier

TWIN ISLANDS LIMITED– a little bit of Mauritius in the heart of St John

Left: Babita & Kerwin Mohun,Below: where the magic happens


News from the PewsReverend Beverley SproatsWe are delighted to be able to announce that theQueen has approved the appointment of theReverend Beverley Sproats as the new Rector of StJohn. Beverley will take up her role at the end ofAugust.

Beverley is a localgirl, albeit one who haslived away from theIsland since finishinguniversity. She is mar-ried to Graeme andthey have three chil-dren, Barnaby (16), Eve(13) and Ivan (11). Thefamily are excited abouttheir move to Jerseyand we look forward towelcoming them all toSt John towards theend of the summer.

InterregnumDuring the Interregnumwe are being welllooked after by theReverend Robin Dupréwith occasional assis-tance from Canon GeoffHoughton, Rector ofTrinity, and the Reve-rend Christopher Buckley.Reverend Dupré is alsoproviding pastoral sup-port, officiating at Bap-tisms and Funerals andspeaking at school as-semblies.

Lent LunchesOur Lent Lunches arewell under way, two atthe Parish Hall, hosted Welcome to our new Rector, Reverend Beverley Sproats

by the Parish Church and two hosted by the UnitedReformed Church at their church hall at Sion. Themoney collected at the Parish Hall will be going toour good friend Bishop Bahati of Bukavo in theDemocratic Republic of the Congo to assist with their

Christian mission there.

Register ResearchIn this day of emailmore requests arecoming to the Parish bythis method from allover the world. Onerecent request sentyour Churchwarden toJersey Archive to re-search a marriage sup-posedly celebrated inSt John in July 1908.After careful perusal ofour historic MarriageRegister there, this wasshown not to be thecase but with the helpof the friendly Archivestaff the marriage wasdiscovered to havetaken place on thatdate at the Office of theSuperintendent Regi-strar, between a Dutchmerchant and a ladyborn in Vienna. Hope-fully the family mem-bers now contactedagain by email, havemore accurate informa-tion about their ances-tors.

Rosie Bleasby

Churchwarden

A service for everyone8.00am – Book of Common Prayer Communion 9.30am – Holy Communion with Traditional Hymns11.00am – Contemporary Worship


L’ÊTAILE DU NORDThe magazine is published for the Parish ofSt John by the Editorial team:c/o East Wing, Les Issues, La Route desIssues, St John JE3 4FA. Tel: 861611Email: [email protected]

We do not necessarily hold the views that areexpressed in the articles

The magazine is printed by Mailmate Print

EDITORIAL TEAMEditor – Jo FallaAssistant editor – Roger LongAdvertising manager (Acting) – Richard DupréTreasurer – Terry Le SueurDistribution – Rosemary DupréEditorial Committee members – Rosie Bleasby,Angela Le Sueur, Mary Rouillé,

ADVERTISING RATESEighth page – £30 Quarter page – £50Half page – £95 Half back page – £120Full page – £175 Flyer, inserting only – £50For full colour rates, and to advertise pleasecontact Richard Dupré, Advertising Manager(Acting) Tel: 866880; email: [email protected]

WEBSITEStar of the North website:www.starofthenorth.org.je

Kindly sponsored by C.I. Web Solutions.The latest edition will be available on line assoon as it is published.

Archive editions will also be available.

Anyone who lives outside the Parish and wishes toreceive ‘L’Etaile du Nord’ is invited to take out ayear’s subscription (3 issues) for £6. Please fill inthis form:

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I enclose £6 cash/cheque made out to: ‘Star of the North’.Please send to: The Editor, c/o East Wing, Les Issues,La Route des Issues, St John JE3 4FA.

PARISH OF ST JOHN ADMINISTRATION

CONNÉTABLE: Christopher H. Taylor

PROCUREURS DU BIEN PUBLIC: Michel Larose,Steve Hewlett

CENTENIERS: Jonathan Plunkett, Trevor Pointon, Dave WardJohn Woodward

VINGTENIERSHérupe: Sharnie OlliverNord: Trevor de la MotheDouet: Maxine Fergusson

CONSTABLE’S OFFICERS:John Gallichan, John Renouf, Manuel Pereira,Ian Syvret, Mya Florence, Neil Haworth,Sue Baudin, Phil Rondel, Robin Le Boutillier

ROADS COMMITTEE:Constable, Rector, Ron Le Hérissier,Bill Wheaton, Peter Pallot

ROADS INSPECTORSHérupe: Tony Le Brun, Eddie Le CornuNord: Nick Lane, Alan CoutancheDouet: Stephen Masters, Andrew Godwin

LA COMITÉ DU COMMUNE RURALE DE ST JEAN:Constable, Deputy, Brian McCarthy,Martin Whitley, Martin Farley,David Ward, Andrew Morris

ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE: Tim Le Feuvre, Will Simpson, Paul Berks,Peter Donne Davis, Ian Averty

DEPUTÉ: Tracey Vallois

REGISTRAR: Gwen Batho

DEPUTY REGISTRAR: Christine Lister

CHURCH WARDENS: Nicholas Crocker,Rosemary Bleasby

EMERGENCY PLANNING OFFICER: Martin Whitley

PARISH SECRETARY: Sue Rodrigues

PARISH HALLTel 861999 Fax 864553 E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.parish.gov.je/st_john/

PARISH HALL OPENING HOURSMonday, Tuesday and Friday

9.00am – 1.00pm 2.00pm – 4.00pmWednesday: 9.00am – 1.00pm 2.00pm – 7.00pm

CLOSED ALL DAY THURSDAY

If you would like your event or an article to appearon the website please email us on [email protected]


APRILTues 11th 7.30pm WI Gerry Padden Grace Trust

Fri 14th 10.30am Good Friday service

Sun 16th Easter Day

Tues 18th 8.45am Summer Term begins St John’s School

Tues 25th 7.30pm Muriel’s Bingo Parish Hall

Wed 26th 2.30pm Golden Age Club meet at the Parish Hall

MAYMon 1st St John’s School closed for Bank Holiday

Sun 7th 10.30am St John’s Group of Churches Services forLiberation in the Parish Church

Tues 9th St John’s School closed for Bank Holiday

Thur 11th 7.30pm WI Resolutions - Changed our night toThursday as Tuesday Liberation Day

Fri 12th St John’s Unites for Funds – St Juff’s Day –whole school fundraising walk, raisingfunds for our new outdoor play equipment

Thur 18th 3.00pm – 4.00pm St John’s School pop-in afternoon

Fri 26th 3.00pm St John’s School half-term begins


Wed 31st 2.00pm Golden Age afternoon tea – leave fromParish Hall

JUNEMon 5th 8.45am St John’s School begins

Tues 13th 7.30pm WI – Heritage Lets

Fri 23rd St John’s School Sports Day pm

Sun 25th 9.30am St John’s Day Communion in the ParishChurch with St John’s WI Members


Wed 28th 2.30pm Golden Age meet Parish Hall

JULYThurs 6th 2.00pm Visite de Branchage

Tues 11th 7.30pm WI Zumba

Wed 19th 7.30pm Parish Rates Assembly

Fri 21st 3.00pm St John’s School breaks up for summerholidays


Wed 26th 2.00pm Golden Age afternoon tea – leave fromParish Hall

AUGUSTTues 29th 7.30pm Muriel’s Bingo Parish Hall

Wed 30th 2.30pm Golden Age meet Parish Hall

Social for WI – details to confirm

PARISH DIARYApril to August 2017

Archery:Martin Pomroy – 855479Bell Ringing: Justin Read – 888484Bingo:Muriel Poisson – 863184Bonne Nuit Boat Owners: Linda Carter – 864828Bonne Nuit Harbour Festival: Neil Cotillard – 07797 797834Brownies: Donna Tupper – 865728Caesarean Handbell Ringers: Diane Nelson – 481898Constable: Christopher Taylor – 864274Deputy: Tracey Vallois – 867741Football Club: Nigel Perrée – 865113Friends of Bonne Nuit: Gary Romeril – 861972Golden Age Club:Wendy Rondel – 863667Honorary Police: – 866560Kickboxing: Tom – 07797 969522Les Frères Mother & Toddler Group:Sarah Stewart – 07700 816776

Parish Hall: – 861999Rector: Revd Beverley Sproats (from 6th September)School: – 861692Shooting Club: John Renouf – 861908Skateboard Association: John Fosse – 861688Star of the North (Editor): Jo Falla – 861611Tennis: Tina Spencer-Nairn – 861716Twining Association: Christopher Taylor – 864274Women’s Institute: Karen Cotillard – 863296United Reformed Church: Secretary Michael Ruskin – 482366Youth & Community Trust: VacantYouth Project: Rosemary Dupré – 866880Youth Worker: Bill Moore – 07797 819958

ST JOHN’S PARISHCONTACTS

BLUE BAGShave changed intoRED BOXES

When your recycling was collected in March,Germbusters should have delivered a REDBOX to each household in the Parish. If youdid not get one, please contact the Parish Hall.

This box will replace the BLUE BAG you arecurrently using for plastic bottles.

Lands Manager Jon Parkessaid: ‘Seventy five of the 80 elmshave now been planted across10 parishes, the remaining fiveare destined for La Feverie,Trinity, a National Trust property,and St Ouen’s Manor.

Constable Taylor, said: ‘TheTrust planted the first five elmsfor us at various points aroundthe Parish, including theCemetery, allotments and shel-tered housing. We have beenwaiting for a secure cattle guardto be erected before planting

this last one. Our plan is to turn part of this field intoa new memorial garden for parishioners to enjoy aswell as badly needed extra car parking for theschool and church. We’ve planted all our six elmswith an eye on the future. They will be magnificentin their various settings in years to come.”

Sue Rodrigues

Elm tree planting in new Memorial Garden Field St John Constable ChristopherTaylor and Jersey Electricity’sHealth, Safety and EnvironmentManager Andre de St Georgebraved fog, drizzle and mud thismorning to plant the parish’sfinal elm tree opposite theParish Hall as part of theNational Trust for Jersey’s proj-ect to restore the Island’s Elmpopulation.

To mark its 80th anniversaryin 2016 the Trust sought help toplant 80 elms across the Islandand launch a ‘Wildlife HedgeFund’ to plant 1km of hedges a year around the char-ity’s 600 vergees of agricultural lands. To encouragemore of its customers to move from paper bills toebills, Jersey Electricity donated £5 for every personwho switched last autumn, raising £3,000 for theTrust. Over half of JEC’s 50,000 customers nowreceive ebills. Those who also pay them by DirectDebit receive a £3 discount off their quarterly bills.


The final elm, well and truly planted

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