The Sentinel - 7 June 2012 - Vol 1 Issue 11.indd
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The Sentinel - 7 June 2012 - Vol 1 Issue 11.indd
THE SENTINEL St Helena Broadcasting (Guarantee) Corporation Ltd. Vol. 1, Issue 11 - Price: £1 “serving St Helena and her community worldwide” St Helena Joins World to Celebrate Queen’s 1952 www.shbc.sh Thursday 7 June 2012 British Street Party Diamond Jubilee 2012 DOUBLE PAGE PULL-OUT JUBILEE SPECIAL CENTRE PAGES recommendation made to the board, SHELCO APPLICATION the David Taylor, the head of planning, and the conditions he recommended. We’re PASSES PLANNING happy to go along with those condiSherrilee Phillips, SHBC Yesterday, 6th June, SHELCO’s application for their proposed development at Broad Bottom was presented to the planning board. Linda Houston, SHELCO project manager took the opportunity to deliver a 3 minute presentation to the board with a general discussion following. The board passed the application unanimously with six conditions attached. Houston was pleased with the outcome of the meeting. “I have to say we were delighted by the outcome of the planning board meeting,” said Houston. “It was a unanimous decision, which we are very pleased about, to recommend to Governor in Council that our planning application be approved and subject to tions. “It was a very good debate. It was lengthy but important points were raised to us. It reflected the level of support islanders are giving to our proposal.” Due to the amount of land involved the final decision will be made by Governor in Council in a meeting planned to take place 12 June, pending confirmation. “For those who were at the planning meeting, you’ll know there is a long list of things we need to do to meet these conditions,” said Houston. “We’ve already started work on that and will start to implement many of those things once we have a final letter of approval.” Pending this approval the next step for SHELCO will be a series of work which will be twofold. Work in relation to producing and En- continued on page 4 INSIDE: Jubilee weekend events, Airport project works, Festival of Walking, Coffee Break, plus Sports including start of the ladies Rounders and football reports 2 www.shbc.sh Thursday 7 June 2012 THE SENTINEL ST HELENA NEWS SNIPPETS flage. Restoration works is expected to be completed this month. St James Church is the oldest Anglican church in the southern hemisphere dating back to 1774 and is one of St Helena’s tourist attractions. The Action Group has raised £40,000 over a span of 12 years to fund the restoration which was planned in three phases. The first was the interior that was completed in 2004; the second is the current exterior work. The final phase is to re-build the steeple that was dismantled in 1981. Ivy Ellick, Chairman of the Action Group said “fund raising will need to continue to complete the project.” FESTIVAL OF WALKING Out patients at the last opening of the Sandy Bay clinic SANDY BAY CLINIC Sandy Bay Clinic closed its doors on Thursday 31 May after an estimated 70 plus years of service to the community. The final announcement was officially made on Tuesday 29 May at a constituency meeting in the Sandy Bay community centre by the west legislative council members and Governor Capes. 12 patients were booked to visit the doctor on the last day of the clinic’s opening and the dispensary bus was present to give prescriptions. Residents felt disgruntled that the clinic was closing but resigned to the fact that nothing could be done about it, the decision had been made. Arrangements are now in place for a weekly bus service on Mondays, operating a new route from Sandy Bay Chapel to Half Tree Hollow Clinic. The bus will leave from the district at 9.30am and the return journey will be at 12.15pm. The first 8 doctor’s appointments will be reserved for Sandy Bay residents using the bus service. Residents who receive Basic Income Pension or Income Related Benefits who do not own their own transport will be entitled to a free seat. The cost for a return ticket on the bus is £2.50. Residents are concerned about the possible time spent waiting for all patients to visit the doctor and the timing of the return on the bus. Leslie O’Dean who has been using the clinic for 70 years said “For me it’s not so bad, but some people have sugar (diabetes) and things like that. They will get there 10 o’clock and if everyone doesn’t get finished by the time the bus leaves they will have to wait, people will have to take their lunch with them.” The efficiency of the bus service will be reviewed after three months of use. ST JAMES CHURCH St James Church, Jamestown is currently undergoing a facelift. Work started in March this year by Adrian Duncan Contractors who were awarded the contract by the St James Action Group. Restoration is being done to repair the masonry of the exterior fabric and to clean and re-paint the exterior. The plaster rendering on the pinnacles and tower has been completed and the asbestos roof has been replaced with iron coated sheets. The front and Main Street side of the church has recently been done. Works on the HM Prison side will complete the project. The new colour of St James is grey-brown chosen to blend in with the surrounding hillsides. The church was last painted 31 years ago in 1981, a smoky white. The light colour proved to be unsuitable as it highlighted dust and pollution from the streets and traffic. The darker colour will act as a camouSt James church Saturday night, 2nd June saw 11 intrepid walkers brave the silhouetted landscape of Prosperous Bay Plain in search of a natural light show. ‘Spiders at night with St Helena National Trust’ (SHNT), rated moderate, was the third event of the walking festival. It boasted an evening of spotting tiny spiders through the use of a small flashlight that reflected of the eyes of insects, described as mini beasts on the schedule. At 6pm the group gathered at the Millennium Forest, where Rebecca Cairns-Wicks of the SHNT explained the route we would take, topography of the plain and insects unique to it. To fill our stomachs, traditional St Helena pilau was on offer with drinks. Our journey would start at Bradleys and take us into the basin of the plain, home to five species of spiders. Despite being armed with small flashlights the group only used the lights when required as the path was clearly visible in the moonlit night. Once in the basin the search for spiders ensued with Cairns-Wicks instructing the group to hold the light at eye level for best results. Of the five species, two were spotted that appeared as sparkling white and green lights. The landscape of Prosperous THE SENTINEL Thursday 7 June 2012 www.shbc.sh 3 ST HELENA NEWS SNIPPETS Bay Plain appears arid and lifeless by day, but at night it comes alive with spiders eyes dotted across the terrain. On our route Widows Hill was explored, its name derived from the once high population of Brown Widow spiders. Although the hill was explored no Brown Widows were found, which was a surprise to CairnsWicks. “This hill used to have a lot of Brown Widows, there were cob webs everywhere.” Walkers found around four geckos. “These are predators of the Brown Widow and might be the reason they can’t be found” said Cairns-Wicks. Reports of Brown Widows have been sighted at HTH and CairnsWicks commented that the change in population was unrelated to the Airport Project. CARE OF ANIMALS The local SPCA have added a fourth committee to their organisation. The new Education and Fundraising group hopes to educate the public on the proper care of animals. Members of the group include Tamara Capes, Rebecca Lawrence, Tina Lucy , Jonathan Holland and Helen Owen. The Education Committee hopes to establish an annual animal themed week for schools, seeing students as an integral part of their campaign to raise awareness. The week is scheduled to be launched in December 2012. The group will submit articles to the media in hope of changing the mindset of islanders. “We thought we’d do a page in the newspaper once every 6 weeks, maybe include some quizzes, competitions mainly aimed towards kids.” said Capes. Lucy adds “just to encourage pet ownership, so they understand what the needs of the animal is because they have many varied needs and you end up with a happy pet.” Holland is also the vet. “I think schools are important because they are the animal L-R: Rebecca, Jonathan, Helen, Tamara & Tina of the SPCA owners of the future” said Holland “and there are aspects of the keeping of animals here (on island), welfare aspects that is an old fashioned mindset which we need to change. Not only do we have to try change it amongst the older generation but obviously to get in early and into the schools. The two things we need to do is create an interest in animal ownership, the correct type of animal ownership and husbandry and welfare.” One of the biggest challenges for the subcommittee will be the issue of dog litter in public places. Poop bags are readily available in stores in Jamestown and in the absence of these nappy bags normal plastic bags can be used. Arrangements were made for pooh bins to be placed in public areas. “This is an issue I’ve been chasing” said Holland “they were meant to arrive last year and I was assured they were coming by public health. In fact, I held up the new or- dinance because we completely rewrote it. There was an objection to the delay by Cllr D Thomas and very rightly. He had some good new stuff about defecation and I was assured the bins were on their way and we shouldn’t hold up legislation but the order was never made.” The ordinance mentioned is the new ‘Cats and Dog Ordinance’ part of which was set to include dog’s defecating in public but will not be in place until the arrival of the bins. The SPCA made it clear that deliberate cruelty on island is not common but that the island does participate in unintentional cruelty. An example is the living conditions of pigs that trouble from disease because the stys they live in are considered old fashion. These stys “can’t control their body temperature, they get cold in winter and overheat on a summer’s day, they don’t have decent drainage, their living with their own excrement, you can imagine it’s not a good environment” said Holland. These living conditions create discomfort for the pigs and 2 of the five animal freedoms created by the RSPCA in Britain are violated: Freedom from pain, injury or disease and freedom from discomfort. CRICKET TRAINING Cricket training open session on Tuesday It has been a little over 3 weeks since St. Helena’s national cricket team returned from playing international cricket in Johannesburg. Members of the squad have now had time to get their feet back on the ground and preparations for the team’s next foray abroad have begun. Members of the current squad have continued practice sessions on Thursday evenings. Tuesday 5th June saw an open training session on Francis Plain, organised by the St. Helena Cricket Association. Members of continued on page 5 4 www.shbc.sh Thursday 7 June 2012 THE SENTINEL SENTINEL COMMENT Sherrilee Phillips, SHBC Talking to the SPCA confirmed something for me; most events I go to cover, the one outstanding factor is the lack of Saint’s participation. On the Spider walk to Prosperous Bay Plain last week there were just two. At the SS Papanui talk, of the few that came only a few were Saints and just one among five in the new SPCA branch. The Papauni talk was presented by Adam Wolf of the National Trust. Speaking to him a day later something he said has etched itself into my brain and with every event I’ve covered since I have been influenced by his words; “If the rest of the community doesn’t think it’s important, then it won’t happen.” Will establishing our maritime heritage flourish if St Helenians fail to take the lead? Will picking up after your dog be a common practice if Saints don’t see the merit of it? Will a time come when the majority of community initiatives are led by expats? Even in something as innocent as the novelty sports in the Jubilee celebrations Basil Read were the victors. Little can I really complain because I am a Saint who does not actively participate in the community, but wouldn’t it be great to become a part of something? Health & Social Welfare NOTICE Due to ongoing refurbishment work at the Dental Clinic, including installation of new Dental Chairs, there will not be any emergency clinics from 20 -29 June inclusive. Any patients suffering from facial swelling or extreme pain can be seen at the Clinic but may only be issued painkillers and/or antibiotics. The inconvenience caused is very much regretted QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY GARDEN PARTY AT PLANTATION Sinead Green, SHBC On Saturday 2nd June vehicles of all shapes and sizes filled the road sides of the White Gate area from all directions. Invited guests came to Plantation House for a garden party to celebrate the Queen’s Birthday. Before Plantation House could be properly seen from White Gate the sound of approximately 400 invited guests could be heard, many would describe the sound to be like a bunch of mynah birds chirping away all at once. A large marquee had been erected to host the event. An array of beautiful dresses could be seen along with uniformed members from the Police and Fire Department. Guests mingled and chatted as waiters all colour co-ordinated in white and black made sure glasses were topped up and tasty finger foods served. Members of the St Helena Girl Guides and Scouts also helped with the distribution of snacks and drinks. Once everyone was settled, Governor Mark Capes gave a speech welcoming everyone to the event and a royal toast was made to Her Majesty the Queen. The National Anthem could be heard playing in the background by the Get-ToGethers band which was located alongside the marquee. A special guest among the crowd was SENTINEL DEADLINE Please note, our deadline for submissions is 4pm on Tuesdays. This allows for The Sentinel to be designed, assembled and proofed in time for first pages due at Printech by 10am on Wednesday mornings when printing begins. Please contact us in advance for submissions that may be late. The Sentinel is distributed on Thursday mornings, with copies usually in Jamestown outlets by 10.30am. Right: solution to the Sudoku puzzle which can be found with ‘Coffee Break’ on page 17 Jessica March MBE from the Community Care Complex (CCC) who was also celebrating her birthday. Talking to Jessica she told me she was 86 years of age. She is known for her talent in lace making. Presentations of medals and certificates of Badge of Honour awards were made to public servants to mark their loyal commitment and valuable service. They were, Doris Peters, Desiree Hudson, Gwendoline Crowie, Ethel Benjamin, Joan Yon and Nicky Stevens. The rest of the afternoon was spent with guests enjoying the afternoon company and music played by the band. “I think the day has been great. I got the chance to do a lot of chatting and the weather is absolutely beautiful which just fantastic” said one of the guests. The Queen’s garden party is an annual event on St Helena; it was also Governor Capes first time hosting the occasion. The day successfully concluded around 4pm. SHELCO PLANNING continued from front page vironmental Management Plan will be started which will contain a series of sub plans. The sub plans will relate to water, Wirebird management, landscape, archaeology and other issues. The second thing will be to start preparing the site for long term development, in particular addressing issues of predator control, removal of invasive species and looking at the cost in realigning power cables that will be placed underground. 1 5 8 9 4 9 7 3 8 2 6 5 7 6 3 2 3 7 4 4 1 8 6 6 9 2 5 7 5 6 2 3 8 1 9 1 4 3 7 8 2 5 1 4 5 6 9 8 1 9 7 4 3 2 6 5 8 2 9 3 4 1 7 1 3 4 5 7 6 9 8 2 3 4 9 7 2 1 8 6 5 THE SENTINEL Thursday 7 June 2012 www.shbc.sh 5 ST HELENA NEWS SNIPPETS to the squad member’s ears. Circuits completed, the group had the opportunity to test what they had learned in a game situation. The youngsters played a small scale game of cricket, whilst the older boys took the time to work on batting technique. There will be more opportunities for the public to participate in sessions like these. Details of the next session will be made available soon. REPRESENTING St HELENA AT QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE by Councillor Tara Thomas I felt so proud to be flying the flag for St Helena at such a historical event. All of the other Overseas Territories and Commonwealth Countries were represented during the celebrations. The support shown for the Queen over the last few days from both the British public and many other nationalities was overwhelming. The highlight for me was the concert at Buckingham Palace but equally the floatilla on the Thames was a remarkable sight. Cricket training open session on Tuesday continued from page 3 the public were given a unique opportunity to be trained by members of the national team. Treated to a day of brilliant weather, 14 children (ages ranging from 5 - 15) and 3 adults made their way to Francis Plain to take part in the session. During their tour to South Africa the national team spent nine days doing intense training drills in Cape Town, each session lasting an average of 4 hours. Tuesday’s session gave the public a chance to do the same, starting with a full warm up. The squad emphasised the importance of the warm up regularly. Following this the team gave a brief demonstration on a number of prearranged circuits designed to work on basic cricketing skills whilst also incorporating endurance training. The 14 boys and 3 adults participated in the circuits and gave it their all, whilst members of the squad offered words of encouragement and were on hand to give advice and provide coaching. Nick Stevens one of adults participating in the training commented, “ I think I’m enjoying the training more than the boys,” words that were music WHARF PROJECT UPDATE The Corporate Procurement Unit gave an update on Phase 2 of construction works for improvements to the Jamestown Wharf. Three tenders were received in January from overseas companies CAN S.A. from France, Enco/Marine Lagan from Ireland and WBHO/Sea and Shore from South Africa. A detailed evaluation of the Tenders were undertaken by Dr Corinda Essex, director of Corporate Procurement and Nicholas O’Dwyer a consulting engineer. The Tender Board recently considered their recommendation and concluded that Enco/Marine Lagan is the preferred bidder. However, a contract cannot yet be awarded as the tender price exceeds the funding currently available. SHG are now considering a range of options for addressing the situation and Enco/Marine Lagan are investigating the possibility of price reduction. This process can prove lengthy and future updates will be made available as the situation progresses. During the various events, I was also able to speak with the Prime Minister, David Cameron and Foreign Secretary, William Hague who were both very keen to hear about progress with the airport project and how the island was coping with such a big development. Overall, it has been a most memorable occasion that will stay with me for many, many years. Tara at the Buckingham Palace Jubilee concert 6 www.shbc.sh Thursday 7 June 2012 THE SENTINEL LETTERS Dear Editor Sandy Bay clinic – cuts and costs I attended the public meetings at Sandy Bay Community Centre when the matter of the closure of Sandy Bay clinic was discussed. As one of the public, it came across that the closure was part of a decision taken during the visit of the DAPM team early this year and agreed during the budget session of Legislative Council, that cuts had to be made in the various government directorates to raise £687,000 towards setting up Enterprise St Helena. A Councillor at one of the meetings said that Councillors had no choice. If they had not found that sum then no deal would have been reached with the DAPM team about UK funding. A reduction of £132,000 was found from the Health and Social Welfare budget representing a cut of 5% which included not only the closure of Sandy Bay clinic but affected pest control, refuse collection, home to duty transport of staff, day care centre at the Community Care Complex and medical referrals. People from Sandy Bay at the constituency meetings raised a number of questions, one being the data on which it was justified to close the clinic. Different numbers were put Civil Society Forum and Volunteer Fair Please join us at Jamestown Community Centre, 1-7pm Tuesday 12th June 2012 forward from an average of 8 to 19 patients per day. The maximum number of appointments that could be made was 20. At the last constituency meeting on Tuesday 29 May, 8 patients per day were said to be the final figure based on appointments but this did not include patients dealt with by a nurse or for prescriptions. When it came to costs, people from Sandy Bay worked out that these would be in the region, annually, of about £1,500 made up of cost of the dispensing bus, car, electricity and water and cleaning. If say £300 a year were added for upkeep and incidentals it would amount to about £1,800 a year. It was put forward at the last constituency meeting that the alternative arrangement of bussing patients once a week to Half Tree Hollow could cost up to £2,000 a year. If the alternative costs are about the same as those for keeping the clinic open there are unlikely to be any savings. It was also said at that meeting that the clinic would be closed because it costs £75 per patient per visit based on 8 patients a day attending. There was no break down of how the figure was arrived at. The total annual cost for 26 weeks, operating the clinic once a fortnight, would be £15,600. The people at Sandy Bay pointed out that most of this amount would From 1pm – 4.30pm Organizations and the general public are invited to the first Volunteer Fair where organizations who currently work with volunteers or who would like to in the future are invited to talk to potential volunteers about the opportunities they can offer. At 5pm the annual Civil Society Forum is an opportunity for all civil society organizations to think about the future needs for the cultural, social and community not be a saving because the staff attending the clinic would still be paid The Financial Secretary in his 2012 budget speech accepted that some aspects of cuts to directorates’ budgets, because of the rush to meet deadlines, might not be justifiable. He said The re-prioritisation of the SHG budget had to be carried out very quickly to fit in with the DAPM timetable. Quite a few areas of spending have been identified for reductions to enable funds to be re-prioritised elsewhere. During the new financial year, there will be an opportunity for Councillors to examine these cutbacks in more detail to see if they are both justifiable and achievable. In terms of savings and value for money, is it justifiable to close the Sandy Bay clinic in order to move money to help set up the new Enterprise St Helena with SHDA and the Tourist Department amalgamating? Could not this relatively small sum be found in other government budgets or a value for money examination of the budget of Enterprise St Helena itself carried out? Yours faithfully Basil George 1 June 2012 Civil Society Forum AGENDA 5pm – 5.15 Welcome and Keynote Speech - Councillor Derek Thomas 5.15 – 5.45 A community development organisation for St Helena – Liz Johnson-Idan Break 6.00 – 6.40 Working with Volunteers - Liz Johnson-Idan development of St Helena 6.40 – 7pm Summary of Workshops and What Next – Councillor Derek Thomas This event is organized on behalf of the Home and International Committee and supported by the OTPF Contact person: Liz 2470 ext. 246 For any further information please contact Liz Johnson-Idan, Civil Society Support Officer Date: 12th June 2012 Phone: 2470 ext. 246 E-mail: Sofficer.cs@sainthelena.gov.shm Organisations are invited to bring information and displays of their work and volunteering opportunities they are able to offer to the meeting. Time: 1-4.30pm Volunteer Fair 5-7pm Civil Society Forum THE SENTINEL Thursday 7 June 2012 www.shbc.sh 7 NOTICE BOARD ST HELENA GOVERNMENT ___________________________________________________________________________ SHG requires a Human Resources and Systems Manager to work in the Human Resources Directorate. The job involves being responsible for all accounting duties associated with the Human Resources Directorate, Technical Co-operation Training and Technical Officer’s budgets, as well as the management and development of the Human Resources Information System. Salary for the post is Grade E, commencing at £10,275 per annum. Closing date for applications is 20 June 2012. For further information please look on the SHG website or view the notice board in the foyer of the HR Directorate, at No3 Main St, Jamestown. Application forms and information packs are available from the Human Resources Directorate. WorkingforYourself–ViaVideoLink AreYouInterestedinSettingupyourownbusiness? Trainingoverview x The big picture x Find your customers x Generating ideas x Planning your business x Making your idea a reality x Marketing your offer x Keeping things going Date Duration Time Venue Tutor ClosingDate 27thJune4thJuly11thJuly2012 3days 9am– 3.45pmeachsession ITSuiteAVES ShelleySmith 12th June2012 ForfurtherinformationandregistrationpleasecontactTraining&ReͲTrainingCoordinatoron Telephone2631oremail:info@aves.gov.sh 8 www.shbc.sh Thursday 7 June 2012 THE SENTINEL SCHOOLS St Pauls Primary This week, St Paul’s pupils from Yr 3/4 (7-9 yr-olds) comment on The Wirebird Hills proposed developments at Broad Bottom. Pupils were asked: What do you think about what is going to happen at Broad Bottom? Give your views. I cannot see a huge number of tourists pouring into the Island. If this is the case, what will happen to all these buildings? What use will they be? Kristianne Benjamin gives her views: I think with the Island having an airport, Broad Bottom will help our Island to bring lots of different people here to see what the island has to offer with its green pastures. Broad Bottom is a nice place to build a big hotel which will have 88 suites and 165 holiday homes. It will also offer a different range of activities such as a golf course, swimming pool, tennis courts, market gardens, buggy paths and a ‘Garden of Eden’. Also it will offer lots of jobs for our Saints and maybe for myself when I reach the age to work. Overall I feel that our Island is changing with having an airport, as it is promoting our small but beautiful island. Cerys Joshua writes: I think the wirebird protection is a very good idea because the rats will not be able to get at the eggs and more young birds will be produced and we will have more and more wirebirds. The hotel is a very good thing because Saints and Tourists will be able to see how beautiful St. Helena is and have somewhere to stay. The golf course is a very good idea too, because if Dads have nothing to do, they could go down to the golf course and play a game of golf. I think scuba-diving is a very good idea and Mr. Anthony Thomas will have the opportunity to go out to the pool to teach people how to scuba-dive. Charlie-Paige Thomas questions the developments: Golf Course: Will the building of a golf course take away grazing pasture-lands from our cattle? Wirebirds: Can you ensure that the wirebirds will be protected or will they be driven away once the hotel and golf course are constructed? Hotel: How will the building of a hotel benefit St. Helena and the Saints? Will there be job opportunities for Saints? Will materials for the construction works be bought locally? Selene Gough comments: I like the hotel idea because the tourists will be entertained and learn about St. Helena. I think it is a good idea that they are going to cut the flax because they want to catch the rats to help protect the wirebirds. I think that it’s a good idea to build seventy lodges out of a special plant to help the environment. The hotel will also have a big golf course and clubs to entertain people as well and it will create jobs for the Saints. The young Saints will have lots of opportunities to work and enjoy the activities there, too. Bianca Isaac writes: I would like to think it will bring big job opportunities. It will make St. Helena a lovely place to visit and just make everybody wanting to come and see and spend some good money on St. Helena. Kyla Joshua says: I feel positive about SHELCO and the project at Broad Bottom, as long as they don’t do anything to upset the environment and people living in the area. By reading what they are going to do there, it all sounds good because it should be good for the Island’s economy and it will create lots of new jobs. Reid Young comments: I think it is a good idea that they are going to build a hotel because it is going to protect the wirebirds from predators like rats, mynah birds and wild cats. The sheep will graze on the grass and SHELCO will also plant native plants and grow fresh food for the Island. They will recycle water which is a good idea. An interpretation centre and café will be built at the Boer war Camp site which means keeping history. SHELCO will also be building a golf course, swimming pool, tennis courts and a market garden. The tourists will have lots to do. There will be 165 holiday villas which means lots of people will have somewhere to stay. But I am worried that too many people will be on the Island. I like the name Wirebird Hills. I am hoping that Saints will be able to use and enjoy the facilities. Cameron Johnson explains: I think it is a good idea to have a hotel, a golf course and a swimming pool all in one area. This is because we are getting an airport which should be ready in 2015, so I think having all of these things in place will be good for St. Helena. They will be able to house people arriving on aircraft and they will be able to go swimming whenever they want. Also the people living on St. Helena will be able to use these areas as well. Making a bigger area for the wirebirds is also a great idea so they can grow in numbers. They can protect the wirebirds by making a house with fibre glass, so they can go in there and the workers can do what they need to do and not need to worry about the birds. Once the project is completed, they can release them back into the wild. I am so looking forward to the finished project . Kelly Yon says: At Broad Bottom SHELCO is to build a hotel, golf course, a wirebird sanctuary and a cricket pitch. I think these things will make St. Helena an exciting place for all of us and tourists. The wirebird sanctuary is a great idea as schools can visit when they are learning about the wirebirds. Latisha Fowler writes: I think what is going to happen at Broad Bottom might work because it’s a good chance for Saints living overseas to come back home with their families and get a job in the hotel or any other jobs that are on offer. St Helena’s humble wirebird may help developers create ‘the world’s greenest hotel’. If a cricket pitch and golf course will be situated there also, then that would be a great idea as they would give the tourists some activity to keep them occupied so that they do not get bored. THE SENTINEL Thursday 7 June 2012 www.shbc.sh 9 NOTICE BOARD ASCENSIONISLANDGOVERNMENT VacanciesforConservationFieldWorkers(GreenMountain NationalPark,AscensionIsland) TheAscensionIslandGovernment(AIG)requirestwoFieldworkerstoworkwiththeirConservationTeam. Thesepostsarefor9monthsonlyandarefundedbytheJointNatureConservationCommittee(JNCC)and AIGfortheconservationmanagementoftheendemicfernMarattiapurpurescensattheGreenMountain NationalPark. Thedutiesofthepostswillincludethefollowing: x Remove invasive vegetation from and around wild populations of endemic fern Marattia purpurescens x Erectfencing x RemoveinvasivesfromGreenMountainNationalParkpathsandmakeassafeasispracticable x Developanderecteducationalpathwayandrestorationsitesignagetoraiseawareness x Maintainandserviceallequipmentused x Keeprecordsoftasksundertaken x ProducearticlesfortheIslanderandConservationQuarterly x Undertake any other related duties within the National Park as may be requested by the ConservationOfficer. Thesuccessfulapplicantsshould: x Have the ability to work independently to a high standard, and be confident and competent workingunsupervised Bephysicallyfit Haveexperienceofworkinginoutdoorfieldwork Beinpossessionofavaliddriver’slicenceA&B. x x x Theposts,whichreporttotheConservationOfficer,areofferedassinglestatusforaperiodofninemonths only. Salary for the posts is £6,060 per annum. The successful candidates will also receive: rent free accommodation, utility allowances, free medical and primary dental treatment and a food allowance of £2,825perannum. For further details please contact Stedson Stroud, Conservation Officer, on telephone (00 247) 6359 or emailstedson.stroud@ascension.gov.ac Application forms and a copy of the Job Description are available from the Administrator’s Office by telephoning(+247)7000ext131oremailingnicola.dillon@ascension.gov.ac. CompletedformsshouldbesenttotheHumanResourcesAdviseronfaxnumber+2476152orbyemailto alan.nicholls@ascension.gov.ac by no later than Friday 15 June 2012. The successful applicants will be expectedtobeinpostassoonaspossibleafterthatdate. AlanHNicholls HumanResourcesAdviser AdministrationBuilding Georgetown AscensionIsland 10 www.shbc.sh Thursday 7 June 2012 THE SENTINEL REPORT 60 ENDEMICS FOR QUEEN’S 60 YEARS ON THE THRONE Sharon Henry, SHBC Plantation saw a flurry of activity on the afternoon of Tuesday 5 June, the last day of the extended weekend of public holidays. To mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee the St Helena Nature Conservation Group (SHNCG) organised the planting of 60 endemic gumwood trees at the bottom of Plantation lawn. 60 people who have been involved with conservation over the past 60 years joined the Governor and Mrs Capes for the occasion. 30 trees were planted at the west end of the lawn and 30 on the right toward the road entrance with the name of each planter attached. The young trees about 30cm in height were protected by mesh guards to aid their growth and deter the tortoises from eating them. Vanessa Thomas of ANRD Environmental Conservation section supplied the plants that were grown from seeds collected at Peak Dale. It took 6 months for the young trees to grow from seeds and will take up to 20 years to mature. “In 1970 the Gumwood was adopted as the national tree of St Helena, it’s nice to show it off today” said Vanessa. Emily Henry an 82 year old dug a hole and planted a tree. “I feel very pleased and proud, I hope they grow. I just wonder where the water is.” First time visitor to Plantation was Anthony Caswell, chief gardener of Castle Gardens and topiary artist who enjoyed the day. I asked him about his work “I would like to have a better nursery, better quality plants and someone to watch over the gardens on the weekends. There is so much vandalism that goes on and car parking in the grounds really spoils the gardens. We have people who walk in the beds and take plants and goldfish out of the pond.” Governor Capes said “today is the winding up of the Jubilee weekend. We’ve just planted 60 gumwoods and I think we should be calling it the Royal Gumwoods, a tree for every year of Her Majesty’s reign. It’s been a lovely, happy afternoon with everyone enjoying the sunshine.” St Helena’s oldest resident Jonathan the tortoise met the Queen when she visited in 1947. She was then Princess Elizabeth. Governor Capes added “I’m told she was here in the pad- dock and she fed Jonathan a banana. I believe it was our current Sheriff, Pat Musk who was then a Brownie who presented a posy to Her Majesty. Jonathan is still going strong, I’m not sure what Jubilee he’s on now but we believe he is over 175. Either there is something in this grass in the paddock or he’s just a very lucky tortoise. I’m sure Her Majesty will remember meeting him all those years ago.” Andrew Darlow of the SHNCG concluded “We have a nice mix of the community here today. We should have some trees that will grow to 12-15 ft tall. They have an open canopy and will allow light in so the grass will keep growing. This is a spot that tourists come to on their trip around the island so it will give them a chance to see another of our endemic plants.” THE SENTINEL Thursday 7 June 2012 www.shbc.sh 11 NOTICE BOARD JOB VACANCY: Darwin Project Manager/ Marine Biologist – St Helena Project title: Mapping St. Helena’s Marine Biodiversity to create a Marine Management Plan Location: Jamestown, St Helena, South Atlantic Duration: 18 months initially but expected to be extended to 2 years Salary: £20K, plus travelling expenses Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week Overall Purpose of the Job: St. Helena Governments (SHG) new Environmental Management Directorate (EMD), in partnership with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) are seeking a Project Manager (marine biologist) to work on St. Helena and manage a two year shallow subtidal marine mapping project. This is a Darwin Initiative funded project entitled ‘Mapping St. Helena’s Marine Biodiversity to create a marine management plan’. Background and context: This work is aims to collate existing and establish baseline data of the benthic and pelagic marine species and benthic habitats the shallow subtidal areas around St. Helena. The resulting data will be; mapped into GIS; utilised to establish the status of biodiversity; and support the formulation of marine biodiversity management strategies. In addition the project will establish current threats, predict future losses and provide recommendations of how these can be prevented/ mitigated. St. Helena’s marine biodiversity is particularly special and of high importance due to the islands isolation but is very poorly studied. In addition the successful applicant will investigate current artificial reefs and make recommendations on their use within both conservation and tourism. Main duties and responsibilities • Draft and implement a detailed Darwin work plan (schedule, milestones, finances and reporting) • Designing and implement shallow marine surveys using various techniques including diving, side scan sonar and drop-down camera, ensur ing data is collated in an appropriate GIS compatible format, • Collation of existing marine data including non-recorded information from local fishermen • Production of list of species and habitats of high conservation importance and identification of existing and potential threats • Generation of GIS maps of the distribution and extent of St. Helena’s marine resources • Identifying hot-spots of diversity and commercial use and where the conflicts lie • Identification of Marine Protected areas • Draft of marine monitoring and management plan/s • Identify potential sites for artificial reefs and provide balanced evidence for the citing of at least one artificial reef and use as a show case study • Report regularly to, and consult with, Manager, the Project Team and stakeholders as required. The Project Manager will be answerable in the first instance to the St. Helena Project Lead, the Manager of the Nature Conservation Division but also the Project Board • Promote the project both on island and overseas: coordinate project communications and publicity (press releases, radio); contribute articles to SHG newsletter; create and update project pages on website; provide talks and presentations on project; respond to enquiries relating to the project Applicant specifications Essential requirements • Post graduate qualification degree plus 3 years scientific project management or Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years scientific project management; • Working experience with remote mapping i.e. side scan or drop down cameras • Experience of designing and implementing shallow subtidal surveys e.g. Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR) • Fauna / flora taxonomic skills • *Solid diving experience i.e. Dive Master or above , with a strong track record of diving in remote locations • Solid working experience of GIS and competent with basic office software, excel, Access and Word, PowerPoint • Experience with project planning, administration, budgeting and financial management • Experience working with a collaborative team, and consensus decision making • Experience working with marine resource sectors including government, industry and resource users, the scientific community, NGOs, government organisations and the public • Excellent spoken and written command of the English language • Previous overseas work How to Apply: Desirable requirements For further information and an application forms contact Dr. Nikki Chapman • Relevant PhD • Education and/or experience should be related to By Email: m.nconservation@environnmentalmanagement.gov.sh marine science and/or OR By Phone + (290) 2270 ext. 206 • conservation OR By Fax: + (290) 2454 • Formal Project Management training; • Skills in training, facilitation and negotiation Applicants are required to address the specified criteria within the application form. • Previous work experience on remote islands • Previous experience of subtidal survey/ taxonomic Closing Date: Thursday, 14 June 2012. identification within the South Atlantic Region • Generation of promotional materials *Please note that St. Helena does not currently have a recompression • Experience with working with/ designing of chamber international criteria e.g. Red List 12 www.shbc.sh Thursday 7 June 2012 THE SENTINEL REPORT DIAMOND JUBILEE Sherrilee Phillips, SHBC On 4th June St Helena, Britain, the Commonwealth and her overseas territories celebrated the Queens 60th year as reigning monarch. Locally, celebrations began at 10 am with uniformed groups marching down Main Street, and assembling in the Grand Parade for an opening ceremony. Prayers were said and hymns sung before Governor Capes made a short speech. Among the 600 strong crowd were 54 servicemen and women who were presented with Diamond Jubilee Medals by the Governor, assisted by Miss St Helena, Leoni Ellick. Among the medal recipients was Rodney Benjamin, a nurse and part of the disaster team at the hospital. “It’s an honour to have this medal,” said Rodney, “I’ve come out of retirement and gone back to nursing that I did for 39 years.” June Benjamin also received a medal. “I’m a part of the emergency service and proud of what I do,” said June. “I feel like we’re being appreciated and I hope in other years more staff will receive an award as well.” Clarence Roberts, a policeman who works in the Criminal Investigation Department, said, “I’ve got 33 years in the police service and it is a pleasure to receive this medal, I feel honoured.” For Merlin George this was the third medal he received for his service. “I’m proud to receive this medal,” said Merlin, “it will go with the medal I received for my long service of 18 years and my Golden Jubilee medal. I head the community policing section and I’m near- ing my 25 years so it will be a nice end off for me.” Although these medals were received on the 4th they could not officially be worn until 5th. Within the marching contingent, were the ‘Get-to-gethers’ brass band, led by bandmaster Eric Benjamin. Once the opening ceremony was finished the band took centre stage and created a positive relaxed atmosphere as people browsed the stalls. With 23 contestants Little Miss Jubilee and Miss Jubilee got underway at around 12.30 pm with Kelly-Jo Peters and Niza Yon winning the respective titles. One of the highlights of the day was a street parade with people dressed in red, white and blue making the journey from the hospital to the Grand Parade. Just a few of the characters taking part in the parade were: Elvis, who sported a Union Jack cape complete with big golden sunglasses. Two Queens; one proudly sat on her throne whilst the other gingerly waved to her adoring fans from a carriage drawn by papier mache white horses. Around 2.30 pm, at the end of the procession the Grand Parade was at its busiest with an estimated 1000 people joining the party. Wearing a top hat in sparkling red, white and blue was Kenickie Andrews. “I’ve been here for the past hour” said Kenickie, “we came down with the floats and it was spectacular. Well done to the Queen on reigning for 60 years.” “Today has been a fantastic day” said Wendy Harris, currently on holiday from the UK. “I’ve been away for 9 years and the celebra- THE SENTINEL Thursday 7 June 2012 www.shbc.sh 13 REPORT STREET PARTY tions are great. So many people participated and I think that, moving forward, St Helena as a team, would be perfect if we all stayed like this.” Novelty games took place in the afternoon, organised by Christine Scipio-O’Dean and Merrill Joshua. The variety of games were highly entertaining and involved golden syrup, flour, ladies tights, balloons, string, ribbon, golf balls and a competition to eat 16 sausages. A team from Basil Read emerged victorious from the games. Further musical entertainment was provided in the afternoon by Tony Leo and a visiting friend in the form of folk music. And special mention must go to Colin Peters for linking the various events together playing music and pro- viding karaoke in the evening. A parade of motorcycles, of all shapes and sizes, cruised through the Parade Square in the afternoon, creating a thunderous roar. Lorrie Yon of HTH saw most of the celebrations. “I came down at 10 am and it’s all been enjoyable. I always come to every festival that involves the Queen and yesterday was the best what I’ve seen on the television where she went up the River Thames” Resident of the HTH CCC, Dotty Peters, joined the celebrations after midday. “I’m enjoying the celebrations very much and I’m staying until the fireworks go off. I think everything has been good, the sports was nice and you get to chat to people you don’t usually get to chat to.” At 7pm, Governor Capes lit an official Diamond Jubilee beacon, situated on top of the arch. Seconds later four more beacons were lit across the island, on Ladder Hill, High Knoll fort, Horse Pasture and on Longwood Green. At 7.30pm a spectacular firework display was triggered from the top of Ladder Hill, bringing the main events of the day to wonderful conclusion. Music though continued into the night. 14 www.shbc.sh Thursday 7 June 2012 THE SENTINEL REPORT “Out here, we get the sunrise in the morning overlooking the bay. It’s absolutely fabulous” Building the Haul Road The ‘A’ Team on the top of Ruperts Hill Darrin Henry, SHBC In the last week we passed the seven month mark since the airport contract was signed in London. By St Helena standards progress since then has been rapid. Ruperts temporary jetty has been the most noticeable development, but there is more going on. On the east hillside above Ruperts valley, the beginnings of the haul road, hidden from view before, has now snaked around the seaward curve of the ridge making it easily visible from Alarm Forest, Sea View and even the top of Half Tree Hollow. South African, Schalk van Eck, of Basil Read is in charge of earth works on the airport project, including constructing the haul road. “We’ve gone very well up to now,” said Schalk, “progress has been good. When we started from the top of Pipe Ridge on Deadwood we progressed 2.2 km in a week. This week in this rocky outcrop we’ve gone, I’ll say 200 metres. We’re busy right now at a section that’s very difficult, but once we pass this bit we’ll be fine.” At the front of the road face where it was making its way downhill, I was surprised to see earth being tipped onto the road, then pushed into place by a bulldozer. I asked Schalk whether this was the method being used, rather than cutting into the hillside. “Not exactly, it depends on where we are,” he replied. “Majority of the time we try to cut into the hill, that’s also how the road is designed, but at a place like this and short of our big equipment we have to fill to get past this area, but then we’ll cut again as we go on. It depends on how the rock face is on the hill.” Saint Helenian, Len Coleman, was working up until a month ago in the GIS office in Jamestown. Today he is the Basil Read foreman working on the haul road. “My role is just to make sure these operators have tools to do the job,” said Len, “and to make sure the job is carried out according to specifications. What we have working here at the moment is a D6 dozer, a 14 tonne excavator and a 30 tonne ADT, (articulated dump truck) and a small – on St Helena we call it a back hoe loader, but to the South Africans they know it as a TLB (tractor loader backhoe) – so we’re working with some of the small stuff from the top down. It’s easier to excavate downhill with a dozer and excavator. Gravity helps and you have all the down force pressure.” Operating the D6 bulldozer was Elvis Fowler, another ex SHG employee, now with Basil Read for 2 months. “It’s a bit hard going,” said Elvis, “because there’s no cab on the dozer, so a lot of dust to deal with. This was one of the old Government machines. At the moment I feel it’s a bit difficult because we’re coming into a lot of rock, so we’re trying to get the fill to go over the top of it. But, yes, I’ve done a lot of hard work like this on St Helena before, through Government.” St Helenian Warren Benjamin, from Ladder Hill, was operating the huge, 30 tonne ADT, reversing time after time down the narrow roadway with a fresh load of earth. I asked whether he had operated a vehicle of this size before? “No,” said Warren, “I’ve operated trucks on the Falklands and Ascension, but not that size. It’s a little bit difficult, takes a lot of concentration reversing. The rain can make it difficult, because it’s very slippery. But no scary moments, not yet. I’m enjoying it.” Len and Schalk confirmed the worst hazard to contend with is rain, which creates mud and a slippery surface. “For sure, safety first always,” said Schalk, “if we feel it’s not suitable for the machines to work we will not work. But we do have proper machines that can handle the conditions.” Has rain stopped work yet? “Not yet, no. Luckily.” When the weather does turn it presents problems such as getting fuel out to the site and access to the vehicles for mechanics. Basil Read will get fed up with questions about timelines, I’m sure. But I had to ask when the road would be linked into Ruperts. “It depends on the conditions,” said Schalk, “again, we can’t forecast that. Hopefully we’ll finish the road before our ship comes, but we’ll have to see. We don’t have an exact date yet for the ship, but it would be a good accomplishment for us if we can do that. That’s our aim.” The view from the work site over Ruperts valley was stunning, looking across the island and even down at the RMS at anchor below. After working in Jamestown for some time, Len is very appreciative of the change of scenery. “I couldn’t wish for anything better,” said Len, “Out here, we get the sunrise in the morning overlooking the bay. It’s absolutely fabulous. Life in the GIS office was great, but, for me being here with this heavy equipment – I’m living my dream right now.” Elvis Fowler operating the D6 dozer THE SENTINEL Thursday 7 June 2012 www.shbc.sh 15 REPORT “this mud is horrendous I have to say. I’ve never known powder turn to clay” Building the Worker’s Camp Darrin Henry, SHBC It’s been well over a month since we last visited Bradley’s, below Bottom Woods, where the camp to accommodate the airport workers is being constructed. Then, there were just a few, hardly notice- able holes dug and a handful of containers scattered about. Today the silver, steel frame structures of six buildings, raised up on stilts, boldly reflects the sunlight as the area undergoes a transformation. Andy Hall of SA Steel Frame Systems is coordinating the work. One of my first questions is whether the framework is shipped in separate lengths or preassembled in sections. It turns out neither. A much more efficient and impressive process is used. “No, my roll forming machine is here,” explains Andy, “All the steel came in coils, with 57 kilometres of steel on each coil. I had 76, I’m now down to 44 coils. I cut it into a certain width, 182mm, it’s flat plate. It’s coded onto the computer which tells the machine where to punch all the service holes for the electrics, water; where to punch the screw holes, where to punch certain holes to allow for the webs for the joists or the roof trusses to go into place. Where to punch holes to pass studs through, what’s called a noggin which is part of the cladding. So basically my machine’s running it all here.” I’m given a demo of how the machine works. It looks similar to double sized metal lathe machine, (the description that springs to mind), housed inside a 20 foot container, opened at both ends. The inter- nal workings are viewable through Perspex covers. A steel coil attached to a wheel nearby provides a steady feed of steel. As this passes through the machine it is precisely shaped into a rectangular tube shape and various holes and cut outs are accurately punched along the length. A printing head at the end of the machine writes the part number and placement code on the steel before it is ejected at the other end. The printed code matches the detailed plan. The machine itself runs continuously, dragging the unique specs for each part from the attached computer. Imagine producing and labelling pieces of flat pack furniture, only on a scale a few hundred times bigger, is how I would best describe it. Andy’s team assembling the framework are all local people. “All from the age of 21 up to, 64 I think,” says Andy. “They’re all working well in two teams just basically getting stuck in, getting on with it. These frames are slightly different because they have hidden windows and doors in, for if they get used for houses later on. Some of the roof trusses will only weigh 32/33 kilos, so one person, if they carry it properly, can quite easily carry it on their own.” Nick Stevens is a St Helenian assembling the frames. “I spent 15 years in Stanley in the Falkland Islands,” said Nick, “working as a hydroponics supervisor, for Stanley growers. I’ve decided now to come home and I have this opportunity to work for Steel Frames, so it’s a good thing. An opportunity to learn something different.” I asked Nick whether he thought the techniques they were learning could work on other buildings on St Helena. “Absolutely. You know, it is an opportunity now for the government to take on how to build houses more cheaply for people who can’t afford to build themselves. It’s a cheaper way.” Paul Crowie is another Saint employed on the site. “I’m enjoying it, very much,” said Paul. “Good team spirit we have. Every day is busy, not hard, but very busy. From 7am to 5pm we go for it. There’s never a dull moment. I’ve recently been called to the office to become a health and safety officer for the steel frame complex site, right here. I will find out on Wednesday, I’m looking forward to that. I have the certificates to go with the skills that I have.” South African, Louw Mouton, who oversees the assembly of building showed me the drawings of how the complex will look when finished. “The cladding we are going to use is a kind of new tech board,” said Louw, “that’s what we use in South Africa. These are 9mm cladding boards, they won’t suffer from termites and are also weather proof. It takes us about 3 hours to fit/install all the upright framework for a building. Not including the roof, that’s about another hour.” With everything seemingly going smoothly I was curious whether there were any real difficulties with the work so far. “The biggest problem is the rain and this mud,” said Andy, “this mud is horrendous I have to say. I’ve never known powder turn to clay. It sticks to your boots, makes your legs ache, you slide everywhere. It actually becomes quite dangerous at stages for us to continue working.” So when do they hope to have the camp finished? “The plan is for August,” said Andy, “that is what we’re still working towards.” 16 www.shbc.sh Thursday 7 June 2012 THE SENTINEL LIFESTYLE & CULTURE RELEASING THE HAPPY DRUG Sharon Henry, SHBC Lot’s Wife’s Ponds (LWP) Post Box walk was listed on the Festival of Walking itinerary so I took the opportunity to go. LWP is a popular coastal walk that meanders around valleys and ridges and descends onto a beautiful plateau of rock pools. Ten people and “Che” the dog joined the walk last Sunday 3 June setting out at 10.30am from Sandy Bay beach. The weather was bright and clear with little breeze and the temperature rose as the day wore on. Our leader Frank Wastell is a skilled and seasoned walker and nimble as a mountain goat. LWP has a 7/10 difficulty rating in the St Helena Nature Conservation Group’s (SHNCG) Post Box walks booklet. We started our trek in good spirits on the most arduous part, the “up hill”. On loose, stony terrain we ascended the hillsides and zigzagged along narrow footpaths. The secluded outcrops in the area are becoming populated with Masked Boobies evident by white guano splattered rocks. Two of the large seabirds had set up nest near the path allowing a great photo opportunity. The majestic column that is Lot’s Wife loomed above us in the presence of the distinctive Asses Ears and Gorilla’s Head landmarks. White sandy hills gleamed in the sun as we got closer to our destination. It took 1 ½ hours to reach the ponds. Frank has previously hiked it in the same time there and back. Our party ranged from new walkers unsure of the narrow paths and steep gradients to the more proficient and intrepid walkers. The “scariest” section of the hike was clinging onto a black cord and scrambling down a 30m steep incline onto the pebbled beach at sea level. But it was worth it. Against the impressive backdrop of towering cliffs, the pristine ponds are pockets of sea water refreshed by the occasional wave spraying up over a natural rock wall. Not quite an infinity pool but the natural effect was far more amazing as the waters reflected the clear blue sky. The walking party swiftly turned into a swimming group armed with masks and snorkels who enjoyed cooling off in the calm waters. LWP is one of a limited number of safe swimming locations on the island the others being Jamestown, Ruperts and Lemon Valley. Drying off on the beach, newcomer to the island Mary Cahill was proud of her achievement, “I’ve walked Flagstaff but that was easy compared to this.” The return to Sandy Bay beach took 1 ½ hours. Walking is one of the most popular forms of exercise and hobbies here on St Helena and is promoted regularly as a tourist attraction for visitors. We have a diverse choice of walks, be it on the tarmac or a dusty trail, they all offer breathtaking views. Walking improves your mental and physical health it is a simple solution to stress. Exercise releases endorphins, the natural “happy drug” that gives a positive feeling and boosts your immune system. As part of an organised walking group it is a great way to meet people and explore our beautiful island. There are 21 Post Box walks on St Helena some with a low difficulty rating like the walk to Flagstaff; others are more adventurous like Sharks Valley. SHNCG usually organises monthly group walks to the Post Boxes. Contact Derek Henry (4580) if you would like to join them. THE SENTINEL Thursday 7 June 2012 www.shbc.sh 17 TIME OUT COFFEE BREAK 2 4 8 9 3 9 2 5 There was an opening with the CIA for an assassin. These highly classified positions are hard to fill, and there’s a lot of testing involved in filling the position. After sending some applicants through the background checks, training and testing, they narrowed the possible choices down to two men and a woman, but only one position was available. The day came for the final test to see which person would get the extremely secretive job. The CIA men administering the test took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun. We must know that you will follow your instructions no matter what the circumstances” they explained. “Inside this room, you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill her.” The man got a shocked look on his face and said, “You can’t be serious! I could never shoot my own wife!” “Well,” says the CIA man, “You’re definitely not the right man for this job then.” They bring the second man to the same door and hand him a gun. “We must know that you will follow instructions no matter what the circumstances,” they explained to the second man. “Inside you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill her.” The second man © 2011 KrazyDad.com looked a bit shocked, but nevertheless took the gun and went in the SUDOKU - ‘Intermediate’ Level room. All was quiet for about 5 minutes, then the door opened and Fill the grid with the numbers 1 to 9 so that each row, column and 3x3 the man came out of the room with tears in his eyes. “I tried, but I just block contains the numbers 1 to 9. couldn’t pull the trigger. I guess I’m not the right man for the job.” “No” Answers on Page the CIA man replied, “You don’t have what it takes. Take your wife and go home.” Now only the woman is left to test. They lead her to the same door to the same room and hand her the same gun. “We must be sure that you will follow instructions no matter what the circumstances, this is your A recent study indicates when men crave food, they final test. Inside you will find your husband sitting in a chair. Take this tend to crave fat and salt. When women crave food, gun and kill him.” The woman takes the gun and enters the room, closthey tend to desire chocolate. ing the door behind her. Almost immediately, gunshots can be heard one shot after another after another. They then hear screaming, crashing Chocolate contains phenylethylamine (PEA), a natural and banging on the walls for several minutes and then silence. substance that is reputed to stimulate the same reaction The door opens slowly and there stands the woman. She wipes the sweat in the body as falling in love. from her brow and says “You guys didn’t tell me the gun was loaded with blanks! I had to beat him to death with the chair!” The average person will consume 10,000 chocolate bars in a lifetime On a sunny Sunday afternoon, two young church members were going door to door to invite people to visit their services. When they knocked The melting point of cocoa butter is just below the on one door, it was immediately clear the woman who answered was human body temperature -- which is why it literally not happy to see them. She told them in no uncertain terms that she melts in your mouth. did not want to hear their message, and before they could say anything more, she slammed the door in their faces. To her surprise, however, When a mouse is first born its skin is transparent and the door did not close; in fact, it bounced back open. She tried again, you can see milk flowing as it drinks. really putting her back into it, and slammed it again with the same result - the door bounced back open. Convinced these rude young people A hippo can outrun a human. were sticking their foot in her door, she reared back to give it a slam that The flea can jump 350 times its body length, which is like a human jumpwould teach them a lesson. Just then, one of them said quietly: “Ma’am, ing the length of a football field. before you do that again, you really need to move your cat.” 1 9 5 6 3 4 2 4 3 8 1 2 5 1 7 8 DID YOU KNOW... Bob was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was really mad. She told him “Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE!!” The next morning he got up early and left for work. When his wife woke up, she looked out the window and sure enough there was a box gift-wrapped in the middle of the driveway. Confused, the wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, brought the box back in the house. She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale. Bob has been missing since Friday. Camels can survive in the desert without drinking for almost 3 months. The shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. Only female mosquitoes bite. 18 www.shbc.sh Thursday 7 June 2012 THE SENTINEL CHURCH NOTICES FaithMatters BAHA’I FAITH ONE FAMILY Visitors to the island remark on how good it is to see people of different faiths come together. Working together with peoples of different religions, backgrounds and cultures for the good of all people is central to Baha’i teachings. “In reality we are one family and each one of us is a member of this family” Baha’i Scripture. Baha’i Prayer “O Thou kind Lord! Thou hast created all humanity from the same parents, Thou hast destined that all belong to the same household, and in Thy holy presence all are Thy servants, and all mankind is sheltered beneath Thy Tabernacle. Thy children are gathered at Thy table of bounty and have become radiant through the light of Thy providence. O God! Thou art kind to all, Thou hast provided for all, Thou dost harbour all. Thou conferrest life upon all. Thou hast endowed each humble being with ability and talent and submerged all mankind in the ocean of Thy mercy. ----” DIOCESE OF SAINT HELENA The Cathedral Parish of St Paul Sunday 10 June 10 Sunday of the Year 8.00 a.m.Eucharist Cathedral 9.30 a.m.Eucharist St Martin 11.15 a.m.Sung Eucharist St Helena & The Cross 5.30 p.m.Choral Evensong Cathedral Each one of us is a member of the human family. Each of us is unique and different from all others. Each of us is a fiftieth cousin to every other member of the human family. As God has the whole world in His hands, so do we. Each one of us has the capacity to affect the world with our thoughts and our actions. The question is how to do it as one united family. What can each one of us do? Everyone has talents and skills, our personal gifts for the world, bestowed upon us by a loving God. Yet we often feel alone, incapable of bringing peace to the world or helping the hungry millions. The desires of our hearts are often crushed by the weight of the problems we see. How can one person have an effect? Each one of us can do this: “Concentrate all the thoughts of your heart on love and unity. When a thought of war comes, oppose it by a stronger thought of peace. A thought of hatred must be destroyed by a more powerful thought of love. Let your hearts be filled with the strenuous desire that tranquillity and harmony may encircle this warring world” A bond of love connects us all. Thursday 14 June 10.00 a.m.Eucharist Arabia Sunday 17 June 11 Sunday of the Year 8.00 a.m.Eucharist Cathedral 10.00 a.m.Sung Eucharist Cathedral 3.30 p.m.Guiding Service of Thanksgiving Cathedral The Parish of St James Sunday 10 June 10 Sunday of the Year 9.30 a.m.Sung Eucharist St John 7.00 p.m.Choral Evensong St James Wednesday 13 June 7.30 a.m.Eucharist Activities at the Army this weekend Sunday 10th June 2012 NO JAM CLUB. Family Service at the Half Tree Hollow Hall at 11am. All are welcome. Mums & Toddlers at Half Tree Hollow Hall on Monday 11th June at 10 am. Home Leagues – Ladies Fellowship every Tuesday at Half Tree Hollow Hall at 3.30pm. There is always a warm welcome for you at the Salvation Army. If you would like to know more about The Salvation Army’s activities, contact Lt. Coral Yon on telephone nos 2703/4358. Seventh Day Adventist Sunday 17 June 11 Sunday of the Year 9.30 a.m.Sung Eucharist St James Saturday 9 June 9:15am Hymn Singing 9:30am Sabbath School 10:00am Bible Discussion 11:00am- 12:00pm Divine Service 2:00pm Personal ministries Parish of St Matthew Sunday 10 June 10 Sunday of the Year 11. a.m.Sung Eucharist St Mark Wednesday 13June 7:30- 8:30pm Prayer Meeting in Church St James Thursday 14 June 7.00 p.m.Eucharist with Healing St John Tuesday 12 June 7.00 p.m.Eucharist St Mark Thursday 14 June 7.00 p.m.Eucharist St Matthew Sunday 17 June 11 Sunday of the Year 8.00 a.m.Eucharist St Matthew 11.00 a.m.Eucharist Levelwood Community Centre 7.00 p.m.Sung Eucharist St Mark All are welcome BAHA’I FAITH www.sthelenabahai.org BAHA’I CENTRE Gumwoods DEVOTIONAL MEETING Thursday 7th June at 8pm All are welcome. THE SENTINEL Thursday 7 June 2012 www.shbc.sh 19 NOTICE BOARD BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday 10th June 1) 8.45 am, Divine Service, Sandy Bay Chapel 2) 10.45 am, Divine Service, Head O’Wain Chapel 3) 7h00 pm, Divine Service, Jamestown Chapel Sermon: The Dumb, Blind Maligners (Pastor) (Matthew 9:27-38) 10h00 am,Sunday School, Jamestown Schoolroom Tuesday 12th June 5.00pm Bible Studies, Cape Villa 7.30pm Bible Studies, Jamestown Sch Room Wednesday 13th June 7.30pM, Bible Studies, Deadwood at home of Winnie Thomas Thursday 14th June 5.30pm, Bible Studies, Sandy Bay Chapel 7.30pm, Bible Studies, Blue Hill (Home of Francis & Beattie Peters) For more info contact Pastor Graeme Beckett Email: graemebbeckett@gmail.com Tel. 2388 DID YOU KNOW???? Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking. Anexcitingopportunityexists intheBakerybusinesson AscensionIsland! GEORGETOWNBAKERY AreyouinterestedinrunningyourownbakerybusinessonAscensionIsland? AIGhasbakerypremisesavailabletorentinGeorgetown,andbungalowaccommodation wouldbeprovidedifneeded. You would need to envisage some improvements to the bakery premises and equipment. AIGiskeentoseeaqualitybakeryinoperationsellinganattractiverangeofitemsand offering a reliable service to Island residents. Rent is negotiable, and there could be financialandtechnicalassistanceavailableduringthestartͲupperiod. Therestisuptoyou. Ifyouthinkyoucouldmeetthechallenge,whynotcontactPaulCook,DirectorofResources atAIGon7000x110formoreinformationandadiscussion?Oremail paul.cook@ascension.gov.ac 20 www.shbc.sh Thursday 7 June 2012 THE SENTINEL NOTICE BOARD & SCOUTS SCOUT REPORT First Jamestown Scouts played their part in the celebrations over the long weekend. Some of the Explorers acted as waiters during the Queens Garden Party at Plantation House on Saturday. Explorers, Scouts, Cubs and Beavers then turned out in force on Monday to take part in the march and service in Grand Parade to mark Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee. This was followed by a joint project with the Girl Guides to prepare a float decked out in red, white and blue for the street carnival on Monday afternoon. Scout activities for the forthcoming week will again focus on fundraising for our Ascension Trip. On Saturday morning, all Scouts and Explorers will do a vehicle clean for the Basil Read fleet, commencing at 9am in Grand Parade outside New Horizons. Keith Yon (tel 3677) will provide transport from the Half Tree Hollow side – be at your usual pick up points at 8.30am Saturday, or make your own travel arrangements to be at Grand Parade by 9am. Next Tuesday will also be reserved for fund raising duties – details to follow. Paul Blessington – Scout Leader ROBERT PETERS of Haynes Cottage Half Tree Hollow has some small cabbage & cauliflower seedlings for sale at 4p each. Quantities of 10, 25 or 100 Tel: 3346 NEW COMMITTEE FOR BLUE HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION The Blue Hill Community Association held its Annual General Meeting on 17 May 2012. The new Committee now comprise the following: Chairman: Treasurer: Secretary: Members: Mr Stedson Francis (re-elected) Mr Earl Williams Mrs Gillian Francis Mrs Jenny Williams (re-elected) Mr Raymond Williams (re-elected) Mr Geoff Francis The outgoing Treasurer, Miss Sheridan Richards along with the Secretary, Mrs Diana Williams and Members, Mrs Edna Richards and Mrs Vilma Peters, who all declined re-election, were thanked for their hard work and support during the time they served on the Committee. It was reported at the AGM that for the year ending 31 March 2012, there was a turnover of £10,490.77. Cash in hand at 31 March 2012 amounted to £633.51 with the bank balance standing at £494.78 and bar stock valuing £737.22. 2012 Skittles League Persons wishing to enter teams for the 2012 Skittles League at the Blue Hill Community Centre should register with the Chairman, Stedson Francis (tel no. 4270) or the Secretary, Gillian Francis (tel no. 4594) by Friday, 15th June. A minimum of 6 teams will be needed. 4 June 2012 THE SENTINEL Thursday 7 June 2012 www.shbc.sh 21 SPORTS Blue Hartz Defeat the Champions Sinead Green SHBC On Sunday 3rd June, the St Helena Women’s Sports Association started their Rounders tournament with plenty of sunshine. Two matches were scheduled for the day. The first saw last year’s league champions Rastas take on Blue Hartz. Rastas headed out to field first with Blue Hartz batting. This season also saw a few new faces amongst the teams, Chelsea Young is one of those playing for the Blue Hartz. The game got under way with Christine Caswell from the Rastas making good communication with the rest of her team. Both teams showed great eagerness in batting and fielding. With a few no balls from Rastas baller Lisa Thomas, Blue Hartz continued to add to their score. Terri Clingham from the Rastas restricted the Hartz from making half rounders as she held tight to second bounce and Skye Baldwin had a great catch which many thought would be dropped but she managed to hold fast. With Blue Hartz losing four ladies after twenty minutes of play the rest of the team held strong, Chelsea Young was one of those who competed to the end with great hits into the field, unfortunately her luck ended with a confident catch from Bridget Henry. Charlotte Williams was last lady standing for the Hartz. Rastas prepared to get her out but a powerful strike gave her the final opportunity to make a full rounder. Blue Hartz totalled eight and a half. With all team members out, a two minute break gave the ladies time to strategise before Blue Hartz headed out to field. Lisa Thomas was first up to bat for the Rastas with Melissa Clingham balling for Hartz who quickly settled into their positions as Lavanda Leo on first bounce stomped Terri Clingham on her first turn. Clare Harris saw an opening between the fielders and managed a half rounder with Geita Leo making sure second bounce was always covered. Skye, Sally and Christianna were soon out of the game as Hartz fielding and great catches soon paid of. Hartz player Bridget took a different approach with a right handed hit which resulted in another rounder. Jessica Sim had a brilliant hit which headed into deep field but amazingly Chelsea Young was on top of things and had an impressive catch which saw another member of the Blue Hartz out. Bridget was last lady standing but soon got stomped out. Blue Hartz score, ten and a half. With both teams getting one final chance to bat Rastas took to the field one last time, Melissa Clingham batted first for the Blue Hartz. This last round would play up to thirty balls. With scores not far apart Rastas had no time to waste fielding, Lavanda managed to make half a rounder but Lexi was stomped on her first go by Claire Harris taking control of her first bounce. Chelsea Young followed Lavanda with a half a rounder along with Juliet Crowie, unfortunately Charlotte Williams was stomped out. Geita was resticted to first bounce as both turns she tipped the ball behind the wicket. Terri was on second marking second bounce which stopped Melissa from having any chance of making half. With the last ball going to Lavanda Leo she managed to make half a rounder for the Blue Hartz. Rastas were now ready to bat. Sadly Lily Andrews and Claire Harris were the first to ladies out for Rastas. The rest of the team soon made up for them with Jessica, Skye and Christine making one rounder each. The last two ladies in for Rastas were Christine and Bridget. Blue Hartz quickly went into action as Christine got caught by Melissa and Bridget did not manage to make it home in time. The final scores were, Blue Hartz 15 and Rastas 141/2. Last year’s league champions had lost by half a rounder. After the game I managed to talk to the Captain of the Rastas, Terri Clingham. “It was a great first game, pity we lost but I think the team played a great game together”. Lady of the match went to Jessica Sim from the Rastas. The last game saw Ballsy Ladies beat the Misfits 9-8. Lady of the match went to Daryl Legg of the Misfits. ROUNDERS RESULTS Sunday 3rd June Blue Harts 15 Rastas 14.5 Charlotte Williams 3 Jessica Sim 4.5 LOM: Jessica Sim (Rastas) Ballsy Ladies 9 Jayne Duncan 3 Misfits 8 Daryl Legg 1.5 LOM: Daryl Legg (Misfits) ROUNDERS FIXTURES Sunday 10th June 1.30pm, Rastas V Rookies Umpires, Dodging Divas & Misfits 3.30pm, Misfits vs Dodging Divas Umpires, Rookies & Rastas ROUNDERS LEAGUE TABLE Ballsy Ladies Blue Heartz Dodging Divas Rookies Rastas Misfits P W D L RF RA Pts 1 1 0 0 9.0 8.0 3 1 1 0 0 15.0 14.5 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 14.5 15.0 0 1 0 0 1 8.0 9.0 0 ROUNDERS TOP SLUGGERS Jessica Sim Christine Caswell Charlotte Williams Jayne Duncan Bridget Henry Juliette Leo Crowie Clare Harris Lavanda Leo Chelsea Young Sasha Benjamin Christianna Knipe Abby Kirk Daryl Legg Melissa Clingham Mailyn Leo Alexia Furniss Jodi Joshua Giselle Richards Lucy Ceaser Tara Plembe Lisa Thomas Lilly Andrews Skye Baldwin Sarafina Yon 4.5 3 3 3 2.5 2.5 2 2 2 2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 22 www.shbc.sh Thursday 7 June 2012 THE SENTINEL SPORTS Damien O’Bey SHBC After recent rainy spells, we were treated to a day of brilliant sunshine for week 5 of the 2012 football season. For Bellboys, Tommy Lee Young, Ryan Benjamin and Leroy Caswell formed a 3 man midfield. Josh Young and Anthony Bennett patrolled the wings whilst Scott Crowie led the attack. Ryan Benjamin put in a gritty assured performance. He did a great job dispossessing the Raiders midfield and was at the heart of the Bellboys attacking football. Darrin Henry playing in his first game anchored the Raiders midfield allowing brothers Wayne and Meshara Yon to concentrate on attacking and play in the final third of the Bellboys half. Keepers Keith Yon and Shavone Hayes were untroubled as both teams were restricted to long range efforts in the first 20 minutes. Raiders attacking prowess took a dent when they lost Wayne Yon to a hamstring injury mid way through the first half. Meshara Yon dropped deeper to get into the game and Raiders lost their link to front men Marvin Benjamin and Phillip Isaac. Bellboys took the lead against the run of play. ONE ON ONE Tommy Lee Young of the Bellboys Picking up the ball on the right flank Joshua Young played a speculative looping ball into Raiders penalty area. A ball that should have been easily gathered by Raiders Keeper. However Hayes misread the flight of the ball allowing it to bump over his head and into his goal gifting, Bellboys the lead. Buoyed by taking the lead, Bellboys stroked the ball about with confidence, creating a number of shooting opportunities which they didn’t convert, failing to take advantage of a good spell of play. Meanwhile Raiders soaked up the pressure and they too started to play a more fluent game of football. Damien Stevens looked menacing on Raiders left wing, his pace making him a constant threat. However it was his throw in skills than earned his team the equaliser. Hurling the ball deep into Bellboys penalty area, Michael Bedwell was the first to the ball; his header looped over Bellboys keeper Yon, and across the goal line. Scores were even at the half time interval. Both teams would spend the second half searching for the winning goal. Raiders pushed forward and created a number of chances, whilst Bellboys preferred to play counter attacking football, they too created chances to win the game. Keith Yon was quick off his line and pulled off 2 outstanding saves from one-on-one situations, stopping both Damien Stevens and Phillip Isaac on the 18 yard line. For the Bellboys Anthony Bennett came closest to finding a winning goal. On a counter attack the Bellboys pumped the ball forward to front man Scott Crowie, who held the ball up, played it off to Anthony Bennett who hit a first time shot on the outside of his deadly left foot, only to see the ball crash against the cross bar. The winning goal proved elusive for both teams and the game ended with the score locked at 1-1 THE JAMESTOWN RIFLE CLUB A SHOOTING AND BBQ SOCIAL EVENT Tuesday 05 June 2012 was a well attended and exciting social event which started at 4pm, with a difference of some daylight shooting before lighting the BBQ. The sun was shining but in the Moat it was so cool and pleasant with everyone eager to take positions on the firing platform. 11 people decided to shoot whilst others just enjoyed the atmosphere. First up to shoot was Deirdre Maggott with scores 98.2 & 98.1 = total 196.3, Lina Knipe with 89 & 94 = Total 183, Pat Henry 98.1 & 99.1 = total 197.2, Wendy Harris 87 & 85 = total 172, Colin Knipe 91. We then ceased fire and lit the BBQ before daylight disappeared. With all the delicious food on display everyone gathered around to cook dinner. Everyone set and got stuck in, enjoying their meal with hardly a word. After dinner we had all guns blazing with Patrick Young scoring 93.1 & 96.3 = total 189.4, Tracy Corker 92 & 95 = total 187, Colin Knipe with 97.2 = total 188.2 and Chad Corker 98.3, 94 & 95 = total 287.3. The Club gained two new recruits from this activity, Deborah Knipe with 92 & 98 = total 190 and Martin Andrews with 99, both shooting of the sand bags for the first time they both loved it and will be back again. Highest ladies score Deirdre Maggott with 196.3 highest gent Pat Henry 197.2. A good night of entertainment enjoyed by all, it was a pleasure to have our invited guests and families, especially St Helena’s Little Miss Jubilee. Until next week...... THE SENTINEL Thursday 7 June 2012 www.shbc.sh 23 SPORTS FOOTBALL RESULTS Sunday 03 June Raiders 1 Bellboys 1 Michael Bedwell Josh Young MOM: Mark Williams (Raiders) Fugees 9 Ricardo Herne (4) Kevin Hudson (2) Greg Coleman (1) Clayton Thomas (1) Wirebirds 0 A Buckley (og) MOM: Ricardo Herne (Fugees) FOOTBALL FIXTURES Saturday 9 June 1.30pm, Fugees vs Raiders linesman, Wirebirds & Rovers 3.30pm, Rovers vs Wirebirds linesman, Fugees & Raiders Martin “Kunya” Buckley defending for the Wirebirds continued from back page drive into the bottom right hand corner. forward by Wirebirds was easily dealt with Trailing by 3 goals the Birds faced an uphill by the Fugees defence. battle to get back into the game. Attempts to Goal 2 came on 41 minutes. Clayton reshuffle the side saw their already leaking “Bootsie” Thomas wriggled his way behind defence become more vulnerable, Fugees the Birds defensive line and delivered an took full advantage. inch perfect cross. Hudson gave the cross Cue the Ricardo Herne show. Man of the the finish it deserved as he powered the ball match Herne had been busy all game, mahome with his head from 6 yards. rauding the flanks, delivering crosses and Teams went off for the half time interval tracking back on the odd occasion to help with Fugees carrying a 2 goal lead. Within 6 his team defend. Fugees 4th goal was the minutes of the restart Fugees extended their highlight of the match. Herne picked up the lead. Greg Coleman picked up the ball in ball in his own half, blitzed past the Birds the middle of the pitch, took on the Wire- defence and stroked the ball home. His acbirds defence and dispatched a low, hard robatic celebration drawing applause and cheers from spectators. Amidst all the goal scoring the match also saw Fugees Captain Christen Yon receive a red card, following a clash with Birds defender Lex Yon where both players reacted angrily. Clearly wound up the Fugees Captain received his marching orders after a verbal volley with referee Alonso Henry. Back to the football, Fugees front man Hudson streaked ahead in the race for the season’s golden boot by scoring his second goal of the match. Executing a deft flick, he rolled Birds centre half Martin “Kunya” Buckley, ran clear, rounded the Keeper and rolled the ball across the goal line for the Fugees 5th. Man of the match Herne went on to complete his hat trick, and finish the match scoring an impressive 4 goals. In a fitting end to the game Clayton “Bootsie” Thomas changed from provider to scorer. After a positive start to the season Wirebirds have lost 3 consecutive fixtures, conceding 24 goals and scoring none. Last year’s bottom of the table sitters Fugees finished the weekend at the dizzy height of 1st place. Sunday 10 June 1.30pm, Scouts vs Harts linesman, Crystal Rangers & Bellboys 3.30pm, Crystal Rangers vs Bellboys linesman, Scouts & Harts FOOTBALL LEAGUE TABLE Fugees Harts Rovers Wirebirds Raiders Bellboys Scouts C. Rangers P W 5 3 4 3 3 3 5 2 5 1 4 1 4 1 4 0 D 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 L 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 1 GF 17 12 7 7 7 10 4 5 GA Pts GD 8 10 9 2 9 10 1 9 6 25 6 Ͳ18 10 5 Ͳ3 5 4 5 6 4 Ͳ2 12 0 Ͳ7 FOOTBALL HOT SHOTS KevinHudson MichaelWilliams ScottCrowie RicardoHerne LeroyFowler RyanGeorge AjayBennett AlistairBuckley RicoBenjamin MarkWilliams AnselmoPelembe ClaytonBenjamin RossO'Dean ClaytonThomas LiamYon AlexOsborne MasharaYon MarvinBenjamin MilesHenry Fugees Harts Bellboys Fugees Wirebirds Harts CRangers Wirebirds Rovers Raiders Harts Rovers Rovers Fugees CRangers Wirebirds Raiders Raiders Scouts 8 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 24 www.shbc.sh Thursday 7 June 2012 THE SENTINEL SPORTS ARENA Ricardo Herne of the Fugees pulls off a bicycle kick FUGEES TAKE THE LEAD Damien O’Bey SHBC Wirebirds recent form has been as dismal as the past week’s weather. Having conceded 15 goals in their last 2 games, they were looking to fix their leaky defence and get back to winning ways. On the other hand, despite drawing with Scouts in their last fixture Fugees have been in good form and playing an exciting brand of attacking football. The game got underway with the Birds attacking the Red Hill end of Francis Plain. They lost midfielder Warren Thomas within 10 minutes, he rolled an ankle whilst unchallenged and had to be substituted, the uneven surface of Francis Plain field claiming another victim. Minutes later Dennis Leo of the Fugees also went down injured after a strong, but fair tackle with Alistair Buckley. Leo was also replaced by a substitute. Injuries out of the way, what followed next was an absolute goal fest. Wirebirds poor form continued as Fugees went about picking the Birds defence apart. The first goal came after Fugees were awarded a penalty kick. After Lex Yon of Wirebirds ended a mazy run from Kevin Hudson with late tackle. Hudson stepped up and saw his spot kick saved for the second time in 2 weeks, however he was quickest to the rebound, and as he drove the ball across the face of goal Alistair Buckley saw his goal line clearance fly into his own net. Fugees continued to attack the Birds. The majority of the game was being played in Wirebirds half of the pitch and the odd venture continued inside back page
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