July - Parish of St. Helier

THE ST HELIER
TOWN CRIER
THE OFFICIAL PARISH OF ST HELIER MAGAZINE
JULY 2015
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Parish matters
4
News from the Parish Nurseries
11
La Bantchette opens in Conway Street
5
Branchage
11
2015 Rates Assembly
7
St Helier’s Summer of Festivals
12
Constable’s Comment
9
A Day in the Life of: Marc Adams
14
Town Centre News
17
Asbestos: Not just a problem of the past
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PARISH CONTACTS
Welcome
to the July edition of the Town Crier
Connétable: Simon Crowcroft
Tel: 811821 Fax: 619146 Email: constable@posh.gov.je
Town Hall: PO Box 50, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 8PA
Town Hall Opening Hours: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
Parish Meetings: Notices of Parish meeting are published on our website:
www.sthelier.je, in The St Helier Town Crier and the Jersey Evening Post.
PROCUREURS AND PARISH MANAGEMENT BOARD
Procureurs du Bien Public: Clive Barton MBE and Peter Pearce
Clive Barton MBE Tel: 880088 Email: clivebarton93@outlook.com
Peter Pearce Tel: 639533 Email: pearcejewellersltd@gmail.com
Director, Finance: Andrew Pemberton
Tel: 811829 Email: andrew.pemberton@posh.gov.je
Director, Parks, Gardens & Open Spaces: Anthony Andrews
Tel: 811700 Email: anthony.andrews@posh.gov.je
Director, Human Resources: Martin Roberts
Tel: 811824 Email: martin.roberts@posh.gov.je
Director, Municipal Services: Debra D'Orleans
Tel: 811703 Email: debra.dorleans@posh.gov.je
Director, Technical & Environment Services:
John Stievenard Tel: 811845 Email: john.stievenard@posh.gov.je
ST HELIER DEPUTIES
NO 1 DISTRICT
Deputy Judy Martin Tel: 780641 Email: ju.martin@gov.je
Deputy Russell Labey Tel: 481083 Email:rlabey@btinternet.com
Deputy Scott Wickenden Tel: 07797 717766 Email: swickenden@live.com
NO 2 DISTRICT
Deputy Rod Bryans Tel: 737236 Email: r.bryans@gov.je
Deputy Geoff Southern Tel: 728231 Email: g.southern@gov.je
Deputy Sam Mézec Tel: 07797 811130 Email: s.mezec@gov.je
which, as we explained last month, is
no longer being distributed by post, but
is instead being made available for collection around
St Helier as well as on our website. We are still offering
to put parishioners on the mailing lists, however, so
please let us know (annie.bienvenu@posh.gov.je or
telephone 811821) if you would like next month's
copy sent to you by post or email.
July is the busiest month in the Parish calendar
and this month's Town Crier gives an idea of what's to
come: the annual Parish Rates Assembly (7pm on
Wednesday 15th July) allows ratepayers to consider
how their money was spent in the last financial year
and to influence the budget of the next one, while there
are a whole lot of events taking place on and around
St Helier Day, 16th July, including the Fête de St Hélier.
Our Battle of Flowers Committee and helpers will
be working flat out this month to get the Parish's
SS Vega-themed float ready for what we hope will be a
trophy-winning parade in August, and the Community
in Bloom group will be doing their best to complement
NO 3 DISTRICT
Deputy Jackie Hilton Tel: 07797 713293 Email: j.hilton@gov.je
Deputy Mike Higgins Tel: 873956 Email: mr.higgins@gov.je
Deputy Richard Rondel Tel: 07797 711537 Email: richard.rondel@gov.je
Deputy Andrew Lewis Tel: 862663 Email: lewis1963@gmail.com
the work done by our Parks, Cleansing and Refuse
OTHER PARISH CONTACTS
Jersey. Yes, last month local judges decided that
Constable’s PA: Annie Bienvenu
Tel: 811821 Email: annie.bienvenu@posh.gov.je
Customer Services Manager: Daryn Cleworth
Tel: 811870 Email: daryn.cleworth@posh.gov.je
Community Support Helpline: Tel: 811866
RPZ Helpline Tel: 811811 Email: rpz@posh.gov.je
Municipal Services Depot: Tel: 811708
Duty Centenier: Tel: 07797 722227
Registrar: Tel: 811088
Town Centre Manager: Daphne East
Tel: 07797 824843 Email: daphne.east@posh.gov.je
La Route des Petits Camps, one of our Green Lanes at
Teams as St Helier seeks to impress the judges in this
year's Britain in Bloom competition. Our Parish has
already scooped one award, for the best scenic lane in
the top of Trinity Hill, is simply the most beautiful rural
lane in the Island!
PARISH NURSERIES AND HOMES
Avranches and Westmount Nurseries:
Nurseries Co-ordinator: Linda Le Marquand Tel: 811719
Tel: (Avranches) Carole Luce 811719
Tel: (Westmount) Jane Snodgrass 811718
St Helier House: Jacqueline Jolley Tel: 811715
Email: jacqueline.jolley@posh.gov.je
St Ewold’s: Ann Mclean Tel: 811716 Email: ann.mclean@posh.gov.je
ST HELIER ROADS COMMITTEE
Nigel Blake Tel: 875339 Email: g.n.blake14@gmail.com
Geraint Jennings Tel: 280778 Email: geraint@newtelsurf.com
The Very Rev. Bob Key Tel: 720001 Email: robert_f_key@yahoo.com
Bob Le Brocq Tel: 743606 Email: rlebrocq@outlook.com
Peter Wade Tel: 875663 Email: bema9@hotmail.com
Bernie Manning Tel: 07700 356438 Email: bernie.manning@hotmail.co.uk
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PARISH MATTERS
A round-up of the latest news and events from the Town Hall, Parish of St Helier
Parishioners join Residents’ Parking Working Group
Following a recent public meeting at which some residents voiced concerns over the
cost and operation of the Parish’s Residents’ Parking Scheme, the Constable has
formed a group to try to find solutions to the various problems encountered with the
Scheme. Several residents have taken part in the working group which has also been
opened to the Parish Deputies. Last month the particular problems for residents caused
by school traffic in the St Thomas’ RPZ was examined with a site visit to streets where
the collection of school children by car leads to blocked pavements and a lack of
parking spaces for residents and their visitors. If any other residents would like to
register comments or concerns, please contact Annie Bienvenu on 811821 or email
constable@posh.gov.je.
Message from Deputy
Rondel Due to sudden illness, I am
unable to carry out my duties as usual
and apologise most sincerely to the
residents of St Helier 3 & 4 Districts, and
indeed the wider St Helier community.
I am fighting hard in order to be back to
full effect as soon as possible. Please bear
with me. Thank you, Richard.
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La Bantchette
New public toilets in Conway St
Parishioners may recall that Parish Assembly approved
the redevelopment of the Conway Street public toilets
alongside an ugly, unsafe café next door. The project,
designed by local architects Barnes, Collie, and Fischer,
and constructed by Larsen, was completed last month and
it has enabled the Parish to provide all the public toilets on
the ground floor rather than the unacceptable and unsafe
arrangements with toilets split on two floors with access via
a narrow staircase, as well as tidying up the appearance of
the street, an important gateway into St Helier.
The first and second floors provide modern office suites
which have already been let to a local company, the rental
income of which will help to defray the costs of running
the toilets on the ground floor. A kiosk selling refreshments,
papers, confectionery etc will also contribute to the Parish
coffers as well as adding to the animation of Conway Street.
It is of course unfair that St Helier ratepayers should
bear the cost of toilet provision which is used by the public
of the Island and visitors. The Constable and Deputies have
argued in the States Assembly that a contribution to this
service should be made by the States out of general taxation.
Modern technology has been an important factor in the
scheme with attention to detail of the fixing and fixtures to
the public toilets and the use of sustainable power with the
use of solar panels in order to reduce running costs. The
amount of power being generated by the solar panels will
be displayed on an information panel that will also provide
the Parish with a modern method to display upcoming
events and news. All light fittings within La Bantchette are
LED, which requires a fraction of the energy to operate
when compared to traditional lighting.
La Bantchette is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
and includes male and female toilets as well as a generously
sized disabled facility.
Left: How the site used to look Above: How it looks today
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Tashi Lhunpo Monks
Acappella Brass
A 20th Anniversary Concert
A Channel Islands Music
Council Tour
Friday 3 July 7pm
Tuesday 7 July 8pm
Polish Film Festival
Wednesday 8 – Saturday 11 July
8pm
Box Office: 700444
www.artscentre.je
PARISH MATTERS
CONTINUED
St Helier hosts Normandy Veterans
The annual D-Day commemoration service took place at the
Cenotaph last month, followed by a reception in the Town Hall
and lunch in the Committee Room for veterans and members of
the Normandy Veterans Association. The Parish’s annual visit
to Normandy takes place at the beginning of the month, with two
minibuses taking veterans and their supporters to visit the landing
beaches, museums and cemeteries in the vicinity of Bayeux.
left to right, veteran, Billy Reynolds, Alan Nicolle (NVA secretary)
and Clive Kemp (veteran and NVA President)
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Planning Future St Helier Two important
conferences about the future of the Parish have taken place
recently. The first was organised by the Royal Town Planning
Institute entitled ‘Planning for Growth in Sensitive Locations’,
and was attended by 30 planning officers from the UK as well as
delegates from Jersey and Guernsey. The Constable of St Helier
joined the Minister of Planning, Deputy Steve Luce, in
welcoming delegates in the Le Hocq Room at the Radisson
Hotel. Then, at the end of May, a seminar was organised by
Jersey’s Planning Department under the banner of ‘Future
St Helier’ to give local businesses and stakeholders the
opportunity to comment on how they wish to see the town
develop in the coming years. Parishioners can still contribute to
the work in progress by contacting the States Planning
Department (Kevin Pilley) on tel. 448441, or give online
feedback at http://consult.gov.je/public/fsh/fshw
Top: Stakeholder groups working on the Saturday
Below: The public drop in session on the Sunday morning
his year’s annual Rates Assembly will be held on
Wednesday 15th July at 7pm at the Town Hall. This
important annual meeting is always well attended by
parishioners, the main purpose being to set the Parish Rate for
the year. Ratepayers will have already received notices of their
Rates Assessment but the actual rates bill cannot be worked out
until parishioners have decided on the level of the Parish Rate.
For the last two years the increase in the Parish Rate has been
set at cost of living, while for the three previous years there was
no increase in the Rate at all. Factors affecting the rate include
any pay awards agreed by the States Employment Board,
staffing levels and the amount ratepayers wish to see spent on
various services provided by the Parish.
Before setting the Parish Rate, parishioners will be asked to
approve the audited accounts for the twelve months to 30th
April 2015. These are now presented in GAAP format and show
the current value of the assets of the Parish to be over £47
million. The accounts have also been scrutinised at regular
meetings of the Accounts Committee whose members are
elected at a Parish Assembly each year. The Estimates (budget)
for the year to 30th April 2016 will be presented by the Finance
Director, Andy Pemberton, and the Constable will ask the
ratepayers present to propose a level of Parish Rate that will
meet the estimated expenditure for the year ahead.
The Rates Assembly is also the meeting at which the Parish’s
Property Plan is updated and explained to ratepayers. St Helier
has a major building project in hand with the redevelopment of
Maison de Ville residential home into extra-care apartments and
a new day nursery, while other capital projects include the
provision of a pedestrian and cycle route from the Millennium
Town Park to Belmont Road, proposed improvements to the
security and facilities for the disabled in the Customer Services
Department, and the creation of a memorial in Parade Gardens to
the fallen soldiers of the First World War.
Parishioners will also be able to raise issues of general
concern to them about the way the Parish is run, in what is
always a lively and interesting evening of discussion and
debate. Paperwork for the Rates Assembly will be available on
Friday 10th July from the Town Hall, or via the website,
www.sthelier.je.
For more information please contact Andy Pemberton on
811829 or email andrew.pemberton@posh.gov.je.
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WHAT DOES 16TH JULY MEAN TO YOU?
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The annual pilgrimage to the
people gather at West Park at 7am to be driven or
Hermitage takes place on Sunday 19th July and is timed to
ferried – depending on the state of the tide –
enable the hundreds of people to take part to walk there
across the causeway to Elizabeth Castle. A short service of
and back without getting their feet wet, with many families
Holy Communion is held on the grass beneath the
making an outing of it and enjoying the afternoon tea and
Hermitage on the far side of the Castle, a cannon is fired
entertainment laid on by Parish volunteers. If you haven’t
and the St Helier flag is raised on the ramparts closest to
taken part before and can’t fit an early morning outing into
the town, before we are delivered back to the slipway in
St Helier Day itself, do consider joining the St Helier
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time to start work. For 16 July is St Helier Day when we
Pilgrimage this year. It’s a very enjoyable walk which offers a
remember the Island’s patron saint, who devoted his life to
fresh perspective of St Helier, not only of the town in which
helping the poor and needy before being murdered by
many of us live and work, but of the caring and courageous
pirates in AD 555. (Our Parish crest, a pair of crossed axes,
man who gave our Parish its name.
Constable Simon Crowcroft
is a reminder of his fate.)
Cantabile
A Channel Islands Music Council Tour
Saturday 15 August 8pm
Cantabile has been delighting audiences since 1982 with their diverse
range of programmes. From acappella favourites to the sacred music
of the last millennium, they are outstanding in both comedy and the
classics. Having performed in musicals in London’s West End, Galas
aboard the QE2 and classical parodies to over 40,000 people at the BBC
Proms — the Cantabile experience draws gasps of admiration wherever
it goes.
Tickets: £17 (£11 students)
Members: £14.45 (£9.35 students)
Box Office: 700444 www.artscentre.je
Asbestos - not just a problem of the past
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Although the use of all types of asbestos was
banned in the 1990s, it remains the single
biggest cause of work related deaths in the UK
today. This situation looks unlikely to change for
some years, as the number of people dying as a
result of exposure to airborne asbestos fibres is
not expected to peak until 2016. Unfortunately,
asbestos disease cannot yet be described as a
problem of the past.
It has been widely recognised since the late
1950s and 1960s that exposure to asbestos
dust and fibres could be dangerous. Despite
this, many industries continued to use asbestos
until the late 1970s, and even later in some
cases. Unfortunately, despite the obvious
dangers, some employers failed to provide
adequate protection or take measures to
prevent exposure. Even in the last decade, there
have been several Royal Court prosecutions for
breaches of the asbestos laws in Jersey.
Diagnoses of asbestos related diseases are
currently most common amongst those who
worked in heavy industry and shipbuilding
during the 1960s and 1970s. However,
carpenters, joiners, mechanics, plumbers,
roofers, construction and demolition workers,
electricians and engineers, to name a few,
are also well known to have been exposed to
asbestos.
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There are several difffferent diseases caused by
exposure to asbestos dust and fibres. The nonmalignant conditions include pleural plaques,
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a contained area of scarring on the lung which
is usually asymptomatic, pleural thickening,
where the lining of the lung thickens as a
reaction to asbestos fibres, and asbestosis,
which is permanent scarring of the lung causing
severe breathing difficulties. Asbestosis tends
to develop approximately 20 years after first
contact with asbestos dust. A fairly significant
amount of dust has to be breathed in over
several months or years in order to develop
asbestosis, so the presence of the disease
signifies substantial exposure.
The malignant diseases caused by asbestos
exposure are lung cancer and mesothelioma.
Lung cancer has numerous causes but those
who have asbestosis and who smoke, are at
a much higher risk of developing the disease.
Without the presence of asbestosis, it can be
difficult to prove that lung cancer has been
caused by asbestos dust. However, if it can be
proven that a large number of asbestos fibres
have been inhaled due to heavy exposure, the
majority of medical professionals believe this
can lead directly to lung cancer without causing
asbestosis first.
Mesothelioma, a particularly aggressive cancer
of the lung lining, is probably the most wellknown asbestos disease. It is almost always fatal.
Mesotheliomas are caused almost exclusively
by asbestos exposure and, like asbestosis,
there is usually a long period between exposure
and development of the disease. However,
unlike asbestosis, mesotheliomas can be
caused by very short periods of exposure.
Sadly, this means that even those who have
very limited, or secondary, exposure to
asbestos can develop mesothelioma. Often,
such cases involve women or children who
inhaled asbestos dust brought home on the
clothing of a husband or father who had direct
daily contact with asbestos.
The Law in Jersey
Asbestos could be present in any building in
Jersey that was built or refurbished before the
year 2000. Accordingly, the current law requires
employers to prevent the exposure of their
employees to asbestos. If this is not reasonably
practicable, any exposure should be controlled
to the lowest possible level. Before any work
with asbestos is carried out, the law requires
employers to make an assessment of the likely
exposure of employees to asbestos dust. The
assessment should include a description of the
precautions which must be taken to control the
release of asbestos dust.
Jersey’s Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006
combine three previous items of legislation
relating to asbestos. A claim can be brought
against a previous employer for breach of the
regulations in the event of asbestos disease.
However, if the exposure to asbestos occurred
before the implementation of the Regulations, it
would still be possible to claim for some types
of asbestos disease under the common law.
An employer is under a common law duty to
take reasonable care of its employees’ health
and safety in the course of their employment. A
breach of this duty can give rise to liability quite
apart from any need to show a breach of the
Regulations.
If asbestos dust was breathed in during the
course of employment where there was no
proper protection provided, and the employee
later develops an asbestos disease as a result
of this exposure, it is probable that an employer
will be found in breach of the law.
This will be the case even if the exposure
occurred many years ago. The law does not
require asbestos disease victims to identify
every employer who exposed them to
asbestos. It is highly likely that any job which
made a significant contribution to the total
amount of asbestos dust inhaled could have led
to the development of a disease. Consequently,
identifying just one employer who has broken
its common law or statutory duties will probably
suffice to meet the standard of proof required to
sustain a right to compensation.
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BRANCHAGE
Director of T&E Services, John Stievenard,
measures footpath overhang
T
he Connétable is required under Law at
all times of the year to ensure that
footpaths and roads in St Helier are
clear of overhanging branches, plants,
shrubs, foliage etc to a height of 8 feet above
a footpath and 12 feet above a roadway.
Occupiers of land bordering on the
public roads of the Parish must trim hedges
and branches and cut all overhanging trees
so as to give a clearance of 12 feet over main
roads and by-roads, and 8 feet over
footpaths and must remove any other
encroachments, including all cuttings and
trimmings, on the public highway.
The Parish will be in touch with owners
and occupiers where there are infractions
and ask that they are dealt with within a
certain time period. If this is not acted upon,
a fine of up to fifty pounds will be levied.
Should you have any questions on
Branchage you can contact your local
Vingtenier or the Parish Streets Inspector on
811847 for more information.
Chef de Police, Danny Scaife;
Director of Technical & Environmental
Services, John Stievenard, and Vingtenier
John Keane
NEWS FROM THE PARISH NURSERIES
Space at our Nuseries: Both our Nurseries currently
have a few spaces available – in the Sunshine Room at
Westmount Day Nursery for children aged 2–3 years, and there
are a limited number of spaces available in the 2–3 years age
group available at Avranches Day Nursery, plus spaces available
for children aged 1–2 years in the Daisy Room from August.
As you’ll know, these spaces don't hang around long, so if
interested please contact Jane on 811718 for Westmount or
Carole at Avranches on 811719. Alternately visit our website –
all information and downloads are available here:
http://www.sthelier.je/childcare/.
Our Nurseries have a rich cultural and ethnical representation
of families from around the world, as well as local families – all
with a variety of individual social care needs. Our minibus is
particularly important to us as it allows all children to have access
to the beautiful, natural landscapes around the Island which
otherwise might not be accessible.
Our practitioners aim to offer experiences which
complement a child’s home life and foster a ‘can do’ attitude,
both within the Nursery environments and beyond. Outings
promote a child’s overall development, including his or her
The children at
Avranches Day Nursery
have been enjoying
their new water wall
recently, in preparation
for a hot sunny summer.
physical health and
wellbeing and their
emotional and mental
wellbeing, giving them
a hands-on knowledge and understanding of the world around
them. Social skills are also promoted for the children on
outings, where they are exposed to rules and boundaries
important for life, such as keeping themselves safe.
Weekly minibus adventures so far have included forest
school trips to woods, beach school trips to bays and beaches,
trips to reservoirs, sand dunes, garden centres, parks, farms and
Durrell, and to various Jersey Heritage sites. The children have
also enjoyed hands-on experiences such as posting letters at the
Post Office, daffodil picking at St Ouen, and potato picking with
the Jersey Potato Company.
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As well as the Battle of Flowers on
Thursday 13th and the evening of
Friday 14th August, there are more
events than ever being arranged in
our Parish this summer. They
combine the pleasures of outdoor
eating, drinking and socialising with
some of the best live music. These
Festivals are designed to showcase
all that St Helier has to offer in the
way of retail variety and value, as
well as the excellent range and
quality of our restaurants, bars and
cafés, and the multi-cultural nature
of our community.
ST HELIER’S
SUMMEROF
FESTIVALS
Fête de St Hélier
Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July
10am— 8pm
Broad Street to Parade Gardens
For a third year the town centre will host
a weekend of stalls and entertainment
over a full weekend as part of a week of
events around St Helier Day. This year’s
event will be bigger and brighter
with the help and support of local
traders. The Band of the Island of
Jersey will open the event and
there will be local craft and food
stalls including Genuine Jersey
members. Live music will be
supplied by La Motte Street Youth
Arts, The Hilltop Raiders, Alfie
Butel, Gorst, Heading Eastward
and many more. St Helier Morris,
Run for Cover, Monty Taft, Jersey
Entertainments and Canon
O’Rafferty School of Irish Dance
will also take part in the
weekend. Dodgems, bouncy
castles, face painting and candy
floss will add to the festival
feel. Romeril’s Car Park will
have an urban theme with hip
hop dancing from Total
Mayhem, graffiti art from the
Inkramental Crew and music from DJ
Stefunk. This expanded arena will also
feature a demonstration of Brazilian Jiu
Jitsu, with a tournament being held on
the Sunday with competing teams from
Europe. On the Saturday evening there
will be a fancy dress parade from West’s
Centre to the Town Hall, accompanied by
the Ashiki drum band, the theme being
‘Saints and Sinners’.
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St Helier Polish Festival
Friday 10th – Sunday 12th July the Weighbridge
The Polish Festival gets our Summer of Festivals off
to a tasty and colourful start. There will be
traditional Polish food to enjoy, and the variety of
live music will include a folk band ‘Kapela Zbojincy
z Podhala’ from Poland who will play live sets from
4pm every day in traditional Polish dress. There will
be face painters, a bouncy castle and traditional
Polish ‘selfie boards’ to keep the whole family
entertained. Stalls will include painted ceramic
pottery, sheepskin clothes and glassware in
conjunction with Genuine Jersey craft stalls. Money
raised will be donated to the Women’s Refuge, Jersey.
Chordz at the Cows
Saturday 8th August, 12 noon—11pm
West’s Centre
This is a new festival of live music
featuring bands and an acoustic stage with
a spot of ukulele playing. The following
bands are taking part: Roodmood, The
Reasons, Kilig & Fernweh, The Engine,
Kevin Pallot, The Blind Drivers,
Optimistic Voices, Koha and many more.
The event will be in aid of Jersey Hospice.
St Helier Seaside Festival
Sunday 9th August, 10am – 8pm
Havre des Pas
Battle of Flowers Town Parade
Tuesday 11th August, 4pm Starting from West’s Centre
New for 2015, the Parish of St Helier is working with the Battle of Flowers organisers to
create a parade through the town centre two days before the Grand Day Parade to help
get everyone in the mood for Battle.
Halkett Place Hoedown Sunday 30
th
August, 1pm—10pm Halkett Place
Now in its second year, this street party with a flavour of the American West will
feature excellent live music, dining, dancing and much more family-friendly fun! This
is a free event, although donations upon entry are kindly received, with all funds raised
going to Headway Jersey.
A day of traditional seaside fun at Havre
des Pas for all the family. The seafront and
outdoor swimming pool will be jam-packed
with beach games, live entertainment, music,
local art and crafts and al fresco dining.
Portuguese Food Festival
Thursday 27th—Monday 31st August,
People’s Park
The annual celebration of Portuguese
food, music and culture returns to
People’s Park this year with the usual
range of food and entertainment. Mass
will be celebrated at noon on Sunday
30th while the Festival will close with a
firework display on the evening of Bank
Holiday Monday.
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF
MARC ADAMS
By Cliff Golding
W
alking around St Helier on a sunny summer’s day you
can’t help but notice the amazing cornucopia of colour in
the lovingly cared for flowerbeds in parks and at other
locations throughout the Parish. Beautiful hanging baskets also
adorn prominent buildings. Lovingly designed and cared for, they
are a delight to see. But how do they get there? Who looks after
them and where do the flowers and plants grow before planting?
Originally cuttings were propagated in a lean-to house on
the site now occupied by Westmount Court. Then, in the late
1960s, a purpose-built propagation unit was constructed at
Parks and Gardens, La Grand Route de St Jean at Mont á l’Abbé
by the then Superintendent of Parks, Mr Ernest le Conte. Those
timber glasshouses have long been replaced by state of the art
aluminium glasshouses where a concerted, year-round
operation ensures that flowers and plants are delivered to
locations in pristine condition. Jersey man Marc Adams, along
with his manager, Dale Hector, produce the plants and flowers
for the Parish of St Helier. We visited the site and asked Marc
some leading questions.
How many varieties of flowers and plants do you have
here?
MA That’s difficult to answer! How long is a piece of string?
We have a vast array of plants from bedding to floral decorations
all intended for different settings and projects. We prepare a lot
of floral decorations for events such as weddings, Battle of
Flowers, Royal visits and the up-coming Island Games, and
we’re also heavily involved with the Parish schools through
our Parish Bloom group, of which both Dale and I are both
keen members.
Are you concerned about plant disease? How can you
combat it and treat it?
MA Pest control is achieved by using predators and nonhazardous sprays. There are far fewer hazardous materials
around these days, which is a good thing.
How many sites do you maintain within the Parish?
MA We maintain twenty-one main locations plus a multitude of
planters, window boxes, hanging baskets and tree sites. We also
maintain five large cemeteries.
I hear that the Parish also enters competitions away
from the Island. What successes you have had?
MA We have prepared displays for the Royal Horticultural
Society and have amassed many gold medals as well as two
‘Best in Show’ awards. We have also won Britain in Bloom
twice. We are always looking for sponsorship for these events
and plan to enter lots more competitions in the future to
promote the Parish - we're not finished yet!
Marc, it is very clear that, for you and Dale, this isn’t
work in the real sense.
MA This isn't a job as such for Dale and myself, it's a passion, a
calling if you like. It’s the greatest ‘job’ I've ever had. I think I
was the only person on the Island who cheered when I heard I
had to work until 67 instead of 65.
Do you have time to maintain your own garden?
MA I live in an apartment but I enjoy gardening at my
daughter’s house ably assisted by my three year old
granddaughter, Erin-Lee.
Marc, thank you for taking the time to talk to us. Your
official title is Assistant Propagator. What exactly does this mean?
MA I work alongside the Head Propagator in the greenhouses
producing new plants either via cuttings, seed sowing or splitting
of plants. We also maintain and feed the plants in preparation for
planting out in the Parish. In addition we maintain larger plants for
floral decorations as well as making up baskets, boxes and planters.
How long have you worked at Parks and Gardens?
MA I'm in my 21st year here. I came here through a welfare
scheme after being made redundant from a previous job. My
manager, Dale, has been here over 35 years. We get on really
well and both have the same work ethic. We’re a great team,
always working for the future of the Parish.
How many greenhouses do you have here and how do
you hydrate the cuttings and plants?
MA We have five large greenhouses, one poly tunnel and one
netting tunnel. Everything is watered by hand due to the vast
amount of plants we produce, and every variety of plant
requires different moisture levels.
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Finally, tell us something about you that might surprise
people.
MA I'm a part-time life model at art classes! Last year I had a
double heart bypass. I felt I was given a new lease of life, a second
chance. I decided to embrace life and take on anything. I am very
happy in my work and life – a great balance.
T
he flowers and plants you see in the parks, and at other
locations in the Parish, are funded by the parishioners and
businesses of St Helier. The Parish endeavours to gain
sponsorship for hanging baskets and window boxes as well as
working closely with the St Helier Community in Bloom group.
They help raise funds for events such as the annual Best in
St Helier Garden Competition, which encourages a more floral
St Helier. Several of the Parish staff are also volunteers in this
group, including Marc, and they support a range of initiatives to
improve the Parish.
To find out more about how Parks and Gardens can help you
if you are planning a private or corporate function, or to enquire
about sponsorship, call the Parks Superintendent, Peter Goguelin,
on 811702 or the department secretary, Steph, on 811708 or email
stephanie.parrott@posh.gov.je.
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TOWN CENTRE NEWS
summer months. Retailers who have
embraced late night shopping report that
sales have increased in the last two
hours of the day between 5pm and 7pm.
The Group discussed the forthcoming
Customer Services Week in October and
agreed that it would highlight the
importance of Customer Service all year
round, as well as celebrating good
examples of customer service.
Colomberie Traders Colomberie
By Daphne East, Town Centre Manager
TRADER GROUP UPDATES
St Helier welcomes the NatWest
Island Games There is no doubt that
the Island Games which began at the end
of last month and finish in the first week
of July will prove to have been of great
value to the retail, hospitality and service
sectors of the business community in
St Helier. Apart from all the extra
business the Games have generated, they
have given our town a great opportunity
to showcase itself to thousands of new
visitors, a good proportion of whom we
can expect to return with their families
on holiday in the future.
The Parish has worked closely with
the Island Games organisers to ensure
that the town has been kept at its
cleanest and brightest throughout the
Games, and I am very grateful for the
financial support we have received to
cover the cost of several of the
initiatives, including the coloured lights
in Colomberie and the interactive
displays around the town.
traders were looking forward to the
Island Games last month, with the
Athletes’ Village being based at Howard
Davis Park. The Parish of St Helier
worked closely with the Island Games
organisers to add coloured lighting to
Colomberie prior to the event which it is
hoped will be a legacy for the area. Jersey
Business Retail support was noted as
providing an opportunity for traders to
have ‘mini audits’ completed on three
key areas: Customer Experience,
Technology and Energy & Waste.
West’s Centre and Bath Street
Traders This group has also discussed
the Loka app and the potential benefits
of using technology to promote their
businesses. The holding of more events
in West’s Centre in order to drive footfall
to West’s Centre and Bath Street is a
priority for this group, and the holding of
a new music festival, ‘Chordz at the
Cows,’ on Saturday 8th August has been
welcomed. The group has been
encouraged to make full use of the giant
chess set which has been provided by
the Parish for public use, especially
during the fine summer weather. If the
chess pieces are not on the chessboard a
member of the public can request a key
to the box from the shops around West’s
Centre precinct.
Open until 7:00pm
I
n September last year the Retail
Development Group agreed to trial
an 18 month late night opening
every Thursday evening until 7pm.
This has seen over thirty retailers
involved at the peak Christmas period,
and there are currently more shops
opening later every week. Currently
the shops open on a Thursday evening
are: BHS / Bambola / Bean Around
the World / Beghins / Boots / Chordz
Café / de Gruchy / Ellis Collections /
Fortuna / Jersey Pottery Shop / Jersey
Telecoms / M&S / New Look (from
2nd July) / Next / Paperchase / Schuh
/ Sure / Swarovski / Voisin’s /
Waitrose, St Helier (till 8pm)
Please give them your support!
Charing Cross and Parade Traders
The Retail Development Group
Recently our group of town retailers had a
demonstration of a new app for mobile
phones called ‘Loka’ which allows
participating stores to send messages,
promotions etc via Bluetooth beacons to
persons walking in the vicinity of their
premises. Over thirty St Helier traders
now have this technology, with over 2,000
apps downloaded to date. The ‘Love
Shopping, Love Thursdays’ campaign is
ongoing with more retailers opening late
on Thursday evenings during the
This group is encouraged by local
customer support and looking forward to
the Fête St Hélier on the 18th and 19th
July. Several of this group are engaging
with the mini-audit programme offered by
Jersey Business, with many audits already
completed and positive benefits noted.
Halkett Place Traders has applied to
erect a digital sign to enhance the area,
promote the businesses and draw
attention to the uniqueness of the street.
The need for more shopper parking to
NEW OPENINGS
Sure, King Street (relocation)
Pandora, King Street
Jersey Pearl, King Street
Jeans & Tops, Colomberie
Juice 4 Life, Colomberie
The Parlour, Colomberie
serve the area is still on the agenda with
a view to working in conjunction with
the Central Market to find solutions.
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Have you something to share with fellow parishioners? Is there an event or activity coming up that you want to tell St Helier
about? Let us know at the Town Crier and we can include on the monthly Parish Notice Board. Call Annie Bienvenu on
811821 or email short news items and associated photos to annie.bienvenu@posh.gov.je.
Murder Muck and Mayhem
returns to St Helier This really
informative walk takes place with tour
guide Tom Bunting every Tuesday
evening from 12th May to 15th
September, leaving the Royal Square at
7.30pm. No need to book. Cost is £10 per
adult, with accompanied children free.
Also taking place every Tuesday morning
from 14th April to 27th October is the
‘Living With the Enemy’ guided walk –
delve into life in Jersey when it was
occupied in World War II. For more
information telephone Tom on 482822 or
email tom.bunting@localdial.com.
Reception for HMS Iron Duke
A ship in the British Navy with close ties
to Jersey has been granted the Freedom
to March following a decision by the
States of Jersey. Officers and crew
attended a reception in the Town Hall
recently where they met Miss St Helier.
Another two guided walks
taking place this summer are
‘A Taste of St Helier’, which takes place
on a Monday, leaving from Liberation
Square at 10.30am, and ‘Everything that
you wanted to know about Jersey – but
were afraid to ask!’, which also takes
place on a Monday, leaving from the
George V statue in Howard Davis Park at
2pm. Both walks are guided by Arthur
Lamy and places need to be booked –
telephone 853525.
Marc’s Walk This year will be
the fifth annual walk in memory of
Marc Nieuwburg who died of
cancer in 2006, and will be the best!
So far the walk has raised £75,000
for the following charities: Teenage
Cancer Trust (Jersey), CLIC Sargent
(Jersey), Mont à l'Abbé School and
the children's ward at the
hospital/Antoine Trust, and the
route changes each year!
The walk takes place on Sunday 9th
August and there’s a choice of three
starts: 14 miles: starting at Plémont,
7 miles: starting at the Val de la
Mare Reservoir and 3 miles: starting
at the Waterfront.
Everyone can walk, even if it's only
a small part, and well-behaved dogs
and other pets are welcomed. Any
questions please email
otom@newtelsurf.com, telephone
07797 773765 or visit
www/facebook.com/marcswalk.
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Awards presented at the
Jersey Eisteddfod AGM
At the Jersey Eisteddfod’s Annual
General Meeting in the Town Hall last
month several awards were presented to
individuals in recognition of their
dedicated service to the Association.
The Seaford Trophy, the Visitors Choice
Award from the Spring Festival of
Creative Arts, was presented to Cristina
Perestrelo; the Paperweight Award, for
non-members of the Association, was
presented to Annette Le Riche; the Jersey
Eisteddfod Special Services Award
(JESSA) was presented to Gloria
Roscouet; and the top award, The Black
Horse, was presented to Lola Garvin.
Top right: Lola Garvin receiving her award
from Chairman Michael Blackie
Right: Cristina Perestrelo with the President
of the Eisteddfod, Simon Crowcroft
Garden Fête at Glanville Home, St Mark’s Road on Thursday
July 30th from 2.15pm. There’ll be a cake stall, produce, a toy stall, bric-a-brac, a raffle
and also delicious afternoon teas. Free admission and all are welcome.
The Jersey Bowling Club at
Westmount is always on the lookout for
new bowling members, all ages welcome.
Anyone interested please contact Jean
Lowery on 07797 776790.
Newsflash! Community
Savings Ltd. will be moving on
Tuesday 14th July to the ground floor of
Commercial House in Commercial Street
(next to the Jersey Post collection point).
PARISH NOTICE BOARD CONTINUED
Mont à l’Abbé School’s Art Club is looking for used postage stamps for a
project. If anyone can assist, the stamps can be dropped to the School any time between
9am and 3pm during term time.
New residential home
opens in St Helier
Fig Tree House in Parade Road was
opened by the Constable of St Helier
last month. The new home has been
set up by Amanda Etienne and has 27
rooms around a courtyard – with a fig
tree growing in the middle! Enquiries
can be made to the new home by
telephoning 733878 or emailing
admin@personalcareltd.com.
ST HELIER SCHOOLS
d’Auvergne School’s nursery
classes have been learning all about
growing recently. They planted some
vegetable and flower seeds in the garden
and talked about all the things that seeds
need to grow.
Haute Vallée’s Avranches trip
2015 4th June this year saw 32 Year 7
and Year 8 students and four teachers
from Haute Vallée School visiting
Avranches on their annual exchange trip.
The first day was spent exploring
Mont St Michel, and on Friday 5th June
the Town Hall in Avranches kindly
organised transport for the group to get
up the hill to the main town of
Avranches. The Year 8 students met up
with their pen friends, who they have
already met twice before, and completed
a task on computers together. The
students used the opportunity to chat and
catch up, as well as exchange presents. In
the meantime, the Year 7 students had a
tour of the school. After break time, the
group attended a variety of different
lessons, such as Biology, Music and
Geology along with their pen friends, and
then the lunch break included some free
time in the playground and the park, as
well as a three course meal in the
school’s canteen. In the afternoon, the
Year 7 students went on a scavenger hunt
around the town of Avranches with their
pen friends and the Year 8s had an
opportunity to practise their French in
town and do a bit of shopping.
On behalf of all the staff and students
at Haute Vallée, I would like to thank the
St Helier Twinning Committee for its
continued support and funding, without
which fewer students would be able to
benefit from this valuable opportunity. It
was a very successful trip and we were
lucky to have excellent weather this year,
with many of our students not wanting to
return to Jersey because they enjoyed
their time with the pen friends so much.
Some students are even making their own
plans to meet up with the French friends
during the summer holidays. As far as the
schools are concerned, we are already
starting to organise the reciprocal visit in
September when the French students will
visit Haute Vallée for the day.
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THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL
STORY
FRI 10 & SAT 11 JULY | £20
WHITNEY:
QUEEN OF THE NIGHT
FRI 17 & SAT 18 JULY | £20
THE ELVIS YEARS
FRI 24 & SAT 25 JULY
£19.50
Helen Poingdestre
2 i/c MFL department, Avranches Coordinator
COURTNEY PINE
& ZOE RAHMAN
FRI 31 JULY | £20
Box Office (01534) 511 115
www.jerseyoperahouse.co.uk
BOOK BREAKFAST,
LUNCH & PRE-SHOW
SUPPERS
TEL: (01534) 511 106
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ORGANISATIONS IN ST HELIER
This section of the Crier is devoted to the many churches,
voluntary clubs and groups run throughout St Helier. If you
would like to promote your organisation or a planned special
event, or just to include contact details, please telephone
811821 or email towncrier@posh.gov.je.
WOMEN’S INSTITUTE There are four meetings in St Helier as follows:
St Helier Sirens WI
Contact Helen Asplet on 483000 / helenasp@me.com
La Pouquelaye WI
Contact Gill James on 722467 / gilljames527@gmail.com
Hel’s Belles WI
Contact Sue Bone on 636977 / libertyjersey2014@gmail.com
First Tower & Millbrook WI Contact Joan Cadoret on 735534
MOBILE LIBRARY George V Cottage Homes: Mondays, 9.20–9.45am
Clos du Paradis: Tuesdays, 9.15–9.45am
B&Q, Queen’s Road: Tuesdays, 9.50–10.30am
BEAVERS, CUBS AND SCOUTS 14th Jersey (St Helier) Scout Group
Contact Mary Roberts, Island Secretary, on 486935 /
admin@scouts.org.je
RAINBOWS, BROWNIES AND GIRL GUIDES
All Saints Church Hall group, The Parade Contact Daphne on 871199
La Pouquelaye group, La Pouquelaye Community Centre
Contact Tina de la Cour on 07797 761746 / 877559
South Rainbow group, d’Auvergne School
Contact Jean on 509003 / 07797 719003
5th St Mark’s Brownies group, All Saints Church Hall
Contact Vee 789571 / 07797 795587
5th St Mark’s Guides group, La Pouquelaye Community Centre
Contact Pat on 481418
First Tower group, First Tower School Contact Jayne on 723621
LITTLE MONKEYS GYMNASTICS Fort Regent
Contact Mel 07797 731101 / littlemonkeys2009@gmail.com
REGENT GYMNASTICS CLUB Fort Regent
Visit www.regentgymnastics.co.uk
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION 2–4 Great Union Street Tel: 723469
SUN BOWLS Contact Terry Bell on 734721
FIRST TOWER BILLIARDS & SNOOKER CLUB
Email: firsttowersnookerclub@gmail.com
JERSEY SCRABBLE CLUB Contact Anne on 730409 / apasturel@live.co.uk
ST MARK’S SPARKS Contact Ian MacFeeters 720595
THE CAESAREA QUILTERS Contact Sarah Matlock 487883
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF JERSEY Ladies Service Club
Contact Jean Dale 888882 / jeand@bullandcompany.com
JERSEY CODERS (computer coding club for teenagers)
Contact Gwyn Garfield-Bennett 07797 715560 / gwynjs@aol.com
JERSEY BUMPS & BABIES GROUP
Contact Viki Lucas membership.jersey@nct.org.uk / 07700 362022
JERSEY MS THERAPY CENTRE
Telephone 737297 / info@jerseymstc.co.uk / www.jerseymstc.co.uk
COMMUNITY SAVINGS LTD.
Telephone 737555 or visit www.communitysavings.org.je
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING Contact Joy 862205 or Alan 484375
THE JERSEY JUDO CLUB MEETS AT FORT REGENT Call 07797 850370
THE WORDS AND NUMBERS MATTER
Call 887208 /admin@wordsandnumbers.org.uk
THE JERSEY BRAIN TUMOUR CHARITY Call 510867
JERSEY CITIZENS’ ADVICE BUREAU
Call 724942 / 0800 7350249 / advice@cab.org.je
Church details
ALL SAINTS CHURCH Parade, St Helier Contact Rev. David on 768323
BELMONT ROAD GOSPEL HALL St Helier Tel: 840743
CHRISTIAN PORTUGUESE MISSION Halkett Place Evangelical Church,
Halkett Place, St Helier Tel: 522480
IMMANUEL CHRISTIAN CENTRE (Freedom Church)
Victoria Street, St Helier Tel: 768957
JERSEY BAPTIST CHURCH Vauxhall Street, St Helier Tel: 879611
ST ANDREW’S CHURCH Le Mont Cochon, St Helier
Visit www.standrewschurch.org.je,
www.facebook.com/StAndrewsChurch Jersey,
telephone 734582 or email enquiries@standrewschurch.org.je
ST COLUMBA’S Midvale Road, St Helier Tel: 733220
ST HELIER METHODIST CENTRE Halkett Place, St Helier
Contact Sarah Keenan-Fox on 877517
ST MARK’S CHURCH St Mark’s Road, St Helier
Visit www.stmarksjersey.org or contact Monika Le Seelleur on 720595
ST MARY’S AND ST PETER’S CHURCH Wellington Road, St Helier
Tel: 720235 or visit www.catholicchurch.org.je
ST PAUL’S CHURCH New Street, St Helier
Contact the Church Office on 887887 or visit www.stpaulsjersey.org.
JERSEY BOWLS CLUB Westmount Contact Jean Lowery 07797 776790
ST THOMAS’ CHURCH Val Plaisant, St Helier
Tel: 720235 or visit www.catholicchurch.org.je
TOP (TRIUMPH OVER PHOBIA)
Contact Celia 0800 735 0608 / topjerseyci@gmail.com
THE SALVATION ARMY Minden Place, St Helier Tel: 723336
JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS
Contact Annette Elliott 742402
AGE CONCERN JERSEY Telephone 758922 / Freephone 0800 7350345.
Frozen meal delivery – contact Chris 870354
REGENT BOWLS CLUB Fort Regent Contact Harold Noel 617926
GOOD COMPANIONS CLUB Contact Angela Falla gcclub@hotmail.co.uk
JERSEY ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION Hilgrove Street
Telephone 723519 / jerseyalzheimers@hotmail.com
24 hour Answerphone Helpline: 443075
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TOWN CHURCH Church Street, St Helier
Tel: 736734 or visit www.townchurch.org.je
www.sthelier.je
The Parish website is an
important way of keeping parishioners informed and
updated. It doesn’t stand alone – we use adverts,
circulars, press releases and of course this Town Crier to
try and reach everyone. But the website helps those of us
who want to interact with organisations online and at a
time that suits us. Why not take a look at what
www.sthelier.je can offer you?
DATES DIARY
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St Thomas’ Church H
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email bernie.man
MONDAY 6TH JULY
Visite du Branchage
Contact Matthew Wallace 811847
email matthew.wallace@posh.gov.je
FRIDAY 10TH to SUNDAY 12TH JULY
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St Helier Pétanq
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Info: Tony All
church, tel 76
7593
email tony@a
llchurch.je
St Helier Polish festival
Weighbridge Place
Info: Magda Chmielewska, tel 07700 811719
email magda.chmielewska@hotmail.co.uk
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SATURDAY 18TH and
SUNDAY 19TH JULY
Fête de St Hélier
Info: Daphne East
tel 811813/07797 824843
email daphne.east@posh.gov.je
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7am THURSDAY 16TH JULY
Annual St Helier Day communion
service at the Hermitage
West Park slipway
Info: Jane Skelhorn 811823 jane.skelhorn@posh.gov.je
Minden Day Par
ade
Minden Place
Info: Jez Jackli
n-Cauvain
tel. 607862
email jezman
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The St Helier
There are lots of opportunities for parishioners to get
involved in the variety of activities organised in St Helier.
For anyone interested in becoming involved in these groups,
a brief overview and contact details are shown below.
ST HELIER IN BLOOM
PARISH NOTICES
The Community in Bloom Group encourages community planting and
environmental initiatives, with artistic flourishes.
Contact Tony Andrews: 811700 / anthony.andrews@posh.gov.je
www.facebook.com/Poshbloomgroup
ST HELIER’S HONORARY POLICE
The Honorary Police are an integral part of the Parish, working closely
with the States Police to provide a service unique in the British Isles.
Contact the Honorary Police Co-ordinator: 811890 /
kevin.molloy@posh.gov.je
ST HELIER – AVRANCHES JUMELAGE
The Jumelage Committee facilitates school group exchanges, and cultural
and sporting links with Avranches in Normandy.
Contact Annabelle Bishop: 07797 762008 /
annabelle.bishop@googlemail.com
ST HELIER – BAD WURZACH PARTNERSCHAFT
St Helier twinned with Bad Wurzach, where many Islanders were
interned during the Second World War, in 2002. The Partnerschaft
Committee promotes cultural links between the two towns.
Contact Clive Armstrong: 854152 / clive.partnerschaft@outlook.com
www.sthelierbadwurzachpartnerschaft.com
ST HELIER – FUNCHAL GEMINAÇÃO
The Committee supports activities celebrating the Portuguese language,
music, food and national days, following the twinning with Funchal in 2012.
Contact Simon Crowcroft: 811821 / constable@posh.gov.je.
Facebook page: Comité de Geminição St Helier-Funchal
ST HELIER POLISH SOCIETY
A new group to promote Polish culture locally.
Contact Magda Chmielewska: 07700 811719 /
magda.chmielewska@hotmail.co.uk
PARISH RATES ASSEMBLY
This year’s Parish Rates Assembly will be held at the Town Hall on
Monday 15th July at 7pm to approve the accounts for the financial
year ending 30th April 2015 and the estimates of expenditure
(budget) for the financial year ending 30th April 2016.
The Parish’s Property Plan will also be presented for approval.
Paperwork for the meeting is available from Friday 10th July at the
Town Hall or from our website, www.sthelier.je.
Parishioners are asked to arrive in good time to check their
entitlement to vote, i.e. electors of the Parish, ratepayers and
nominated mandataires.
A.S. Crowcroft, Connétable
VISITE DU BRANCHAGE 2015
In accordance with the requirements of the Loi (1914) sur la Voirie,
as amended, the first Visite du Branchage of the year will take place
in St Helier on Monday 6th July
The Loi requires occupiers of land bordering on the public roads of
the Parish to trim hedges and branches and to cut all overhanging
trees so as to give a clearance of 12 feet over main roads and
by-roads and of 8 feet over footpaths and to remove any other
encroachments on the public highway.
A fine may be levied for each infraction. The attention of occupiers of
land is drawn to the need to ensure that all cuttings and trimmings are
removed from the roads and footpaths after the branchage is completed.
ST HELIER – YOUTH COMMITTEE
The St Helier Youth Committee gives financial support to youth projects
throughout the Parish. It is also responsible for allocating grants to groups
and individuals who live in the Parish.
Application forms available from our website: www.sthelier.je
Contact Sarah Richardson: 07797 732901 / sarah2r@hotmail.com
ST HELIER – BATTLE OF FLOWERS ASSOCIATION
The St Helier Battle of Flowers Association is a welcoming group keen to
create a community atmosphere. All Islanders are welcome to join in.
Alain Baudains: 07797 832597 / alainch2@hotmail.co.uk
Town Hall
GENERAL NOTICES
SUNDAY 19TH JULY
ANNUAL ST HELIER PILGRIMAGE
(TOWN CHURCH TO ELIZABETH CASTLE)
2pm
Procession starts from Town church
2.30pm Procession arrives at West Park slipway
3pm
Service at Elizabeth Castle, followed by wreath laying at the
Hermitage
ST HELIER PÉTANQUE GROUP
3.30pm Afternoon tea and entertainment
The ‘POSH Pétanquers’ meet on Fridays at 2pm in the Millennium Town
Park. Newcomers are welcome and coaching is provided.
Contact Tony Allchurch: 767593 / tony@allchurch.je
For those taking part in the Pilgrimage entrance to Elizabeth Castle and
afternoon tea will be free of charge.
ST HELIER COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM
When the administration of welfare was moved to Income Support the
Parish retained some of its staff skilled in supporting the community,
assisted by volunteers. New members are always welcome.
Contact Julie Garrod: 811856 / julie.garrod@posh.gov.je
ST HELIER SOCIAL COMMITTEE
The Parish’s Social Committee makes possible activities like the Liberation
Cream Tea and the Christmas Lunches. New members welcome.
Contact Jane Skelhorn: 811823 / email jane.skelhorn@posh.gov.je
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ST HELIER SENIOR CITIZENS’ OUTINGS 2015
Thursday 9th July and Thursday 16th July
Once again Constable Simon Crowcroft invites the Parish’s Senior Citizens
to enjoy one of the annual afternoon Island coach tours and cream teas
at St Peter’s Garden Centre on one of the above dates from 1.30–5pm.
The afternoon starts at 1.45pm from Gloucester Street, arriving at the
Garden Centre at around 3pm and finishing back in St Helier at 5pm.
For further details please contact Jane Skelhorn on 811823.
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