Town Crier June 2010 - Parish of St. Helier

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Quiet Oasis
Summer Blooms in Green Street Cemetery
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Recycling takes a big step forward
Parish clubs and groups
What’s been happening
My day in St Helier
Your Parish in pictures
Historic St Helier Broad Street
Turning the world upside down
The community notes…
St Helier Gazette
At your table
Parish People
Parish Matters
With its grasses and wild flowers in full bloom, now is a great
time to visit Green Street Cemetery. Town’s quiet oasis is the
perfect place for some peaceful contemplation, a lunchtime
sandwich or just a stroll.
Rarely used for burials these days, the Cemetery’s grasses and
plants are left to grow naturally during spring and the early
months of the summer. The result is a meadow in the heart of
St Helier – the perfect environment for wildlife and human
visitors alike.
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Recycling takes a big step forward
Welcome to the Town Crier
Spring has well and
truly arrived in the
Parish as the June
edition of the Town
Crier lands on St
Helier’s doormats.
Beautiful displays of
flowers in the Parish’s parks
and gardens, bustling
alfresco areas and
lengthening evenings are
proof of that. The effect of
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spring is very evident in our front cover shot of Green
Time
to catch-up with
Street Cemetery with its grasses and wildflowers in full
friends old and new
growth - at this time of year it is easy to lose sight of the at Saturday’s
original purpose of this green oasis. In this month’s
Liberation Tea Dance.
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Town Crier, therefore, we touch on some of the
St Helier born
important work going into cataloguing the Parish’s
residents of Lakeside
cemeteries and memorials. Look out for further reports Nursing Home enjoy
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on this fascinating subject in future editions.
This month we have also included a feature on the
often-overlooked anniversary of the start of the Occupation, and the
events leading up to it as well as reviewing our Liberation celebration
events. We hear about the daily life of another St Helier resident, we
meet another Parish representative – this time it’s the turn of Deputy
Debbie De Sousa – and we delve into the history of another town
location. All this and the usual round up of news, stories, events and
activities from around the Parish.
In putting the Town Crier together, we hope to include something of
interest to all of St Helier’s residents. But the Parish is of course a
diverse community, and so feedback is welcome on what works and
what doesn’t. What do you think? What do you enjoy reading or what
would you rather see left out? Your feedback, comments, thoughts
and views on the publication are most welcome, as are offers to
contribute to future editions.
To contact the editorial team, please call 811823 or email
towncrier@posh.gov.je
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Election countdown
The countdown to Jersey’s Senatorial
by-election is in full swing as this
edition of the Town Crier comes out.
Nominations are in, electoral
registration completed and polling
stations across the Island gearing up
to deal with the expected turnout.
Election Day is Wednesday 16th June.
To help make it as easy as possible to
vote, here are a few key facts:
- Postal vote applications must be
with the Judicial Greffe, (Morier
House) by noon on Friday 11th June.
- Pre-poll vote applications must be
with the Judicial Greffe , (Morier
House) by noon on Monday 14th
June.
- On Wednesday 16th June, polling
Stations will open from 8am to 8pm.
- Before going to your polling
station, you can check online at
www.sthelier.je
to ensure your name
is on the Electoral
Register.
For the latest
information on
the by-election,
and facts
on how, where
and when to vote, visit
www.sthelier.je.
Or you can contact the
Parish’s Electoral Officer,
Daryn Cleworth, on
telephone 811833
or email
daryn.cleworth@posh.gov.je
At a recent Parish Assembly, ratepayers agreed to fund
the next stage in St Helier’s move to introduce kerbside
recycling by voting the funds needed for a purpose-built
shed and associated facilities.
Waste recycling has been a cornerstone of Parish policy
for some years, so it was a tremendous boost to plans
when a Parish Assembly on 21st April approved a spend
of £250,000 to
construct a
purpose-built
recycling shed
at the Mont a
l’Abbé Parish
Depot. The
shed, which will
be constructed
using a special
material costing
less that standard metal
clad buildings, is expected
to be complete within four
months of receiving planning
approval.
Although this development is only a part of the overall
project, it is an important step on the road to Parishwide recycling which started a number of years ago
with a trial in the Havre des Pas area. The purpose of
this trial, which involved residents separating household
waste prior to collection, proved that kerbside recycling
can work and has the support of Parishioners. The next
phase, which runs concurrently with plans to construct
the shed, is a pilot scheme based on 600 households
separating waste into separate coloured bags prior to
collection and recycling. The data from this scheme,
which is due to start in July, will allow a full assessment
of the requirements to expand Parish-wide.
Look out for more information on this important and
developing project over the forthcoming months, or for
the latest details visit
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http://www.sthelier.je/refuseandrecycling/.
Did you know?
The advertising contained in each Town Crier entirely covers the cost of its
production, printing and distribution. This means that we are able to bring
out a quality Parish newsletter every month and hand-deliver it to every
home and business in St Helier – without any charge to ratepayers. Further
savings will result from using the newsletter for Parish advertisements,
some of which we will not need to pay to run in other media.
So our special thanks go to those organisations
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Hackney boys visit
the Town Hall
Last month staff at the Town Hall welcomed a number
of visiting groups and associations, among them a
party of 20 boys from Hackney in inner London.
Support for
historic appeal
Above:
The Constable flanked by
two members of the 1781
Militia at the Appeal launch
In last month’s Town Crier, we reported on the launch
of the Peirson Sculpture Appeal that took place on 6th
May at the Town Hall in the presence of the His
Excellency, the Lieutenant Governor and Mrs Ridgway.
The project, which was initiated by the Constable of St Helier and is
being supported by the St Helier Roads Committee, aims to select a
suitable design and a fitting location for the work of public art; then
to commission and accept the chosen artist’s work before planning
and arranging its erection and unveiling. At the same time, fundraising activities are being undertaken to ensure that the sculpture
is provided at no cost to the St Helier ratepayer.
Any donations – large or small - towards the appeal are welcome.
Please make cheques payable to The Parish of St Helier (Peirson Appeal)
and send to The Peirson Sculpture Appeal, c/o The Town Hall, St Helier,
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Jersey, JE4 8PA.
For the past 15 years, Deputy Bob Hill has arranged for groups of
boys from London to visit the States Chambers, Magistrate’s Court
and Town Hall while in Jersey to take part in a football tournament.
Deputy Hill’s link to this event is the thirty years he spent serving in
London’s Metropolitan Police, and his role as a schoolboy football
referee during much of that time. Since coming to Jersey, he has
remained in touch with the association in London, and continued
the tradition of visits.
The ‘Hackney Boys’ thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the sites of St
Helier and expressed their thanks to Kevin McCarthy for the great
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welcome received at the Town Hall.
LIMITED
•Large Construction Projects
•Minor works
•General Refurbishment and Fit-outs
Battle of Flowers
fundraising
A number of events are planned to help raise funds for
the parish entry into this August’s Battle of Flowers
June 11th and June 25th – Bingo evenings at the Town
Hall. Starts at 7.00pm all welcome.
July 24th – Youth Ball at the Town Hall. Watch out for more
details in next month’s Town Crier. But for more information
please contact: Sarah_watson3@hotmail.com or on
Facebook, search sarah emily anne watson.and the subject youth ball - and you will be accepted
Also a most unusual request! The Battle team are on the
search for squeezy bottles which, it seems, are ideal for
applying glue to the exhibit. They can be dropped into the
Town Hall.
Contact: Deerglen (01534) 768590
e-mail info@deerglen.co.uk
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St Helier welcomes
international
motoring festival
More than 100 visiting veteran,
vintage and classic cars are
expected to visit St Helier
between 4th and 6th June as
part of this year’s Credit Suisse
Jersey International Motoring
Festival.
This year’s festival will include sporting
events as well as static displays.
Following ‘Sunset Sprints’ at the Five
Mile Road on Friday 4th June, the
focus switches to St Helier on Saturday
and Sunday with traditional hill climbs
at Westmount and Mount Bingham.
Also on Sunday, a new ‘circuit’ around
Victoria Park is being created using
Peirson Road and St Aubin’s Road. This
circuit will be used to demonstrate six
Formula One race cars once driven by
world champions Michael
Schumacher, James Hunt, Ayrton
Senna, Damon Hill, Sir Jackie Stewart
and Alan Jones and brought to Jersey
by FORCE (Formula One Race Car
Entrants) who have been involved in
historic motorsport since the 1980s.
Spectator entry to all the events is free
of charge.
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Mindful of the role and importance of the Island’s own linguistic inheritance, each edition of
the Town Crier will contain a regular column in Jèrriais by St Helier’s own Maître-Pêtre des
Pages Jèrriaise and Member of the Roads Committee, Geraint Jennings.
Par l'par
By the park
S'lon l's Êcrituthes, i' n'y'a rein d'miyeu pouor
un houmme qué dé s'rêjoui et d'faithe du bein
tandi qu'i' vit acouo; et pouor un houmme dé
mangi et baithe et s'rêjoui d'tout san travas,
v'là tch'est un don du Bouôn Dgieu.
J'tais à penser à chennechîn à ches drein
quand j'pâssis par les Gardîns d'la Pathade. Lé
solé lithait et les bouais 'taient fieillus et
tchiqu's'uns 'taient flieuthis en rose ou blianc.
Sus la bliête y'avait des fanmil'yes à
piquenitchi, des jannes à jouer, et sans doutes
des gens, coumme dé couôteunme,
tch'avaient ofûche bu sans aver du travas dé
tchi s'rêjoui. Mais y'avait des p'tchiots dans
l'bel à jouer, des touristes à admither les
monuments, et tout l'démnîn d'la Ville à
l'entou.
Et v'là tchi m'sembliait mouontrer un idéal dé
chein qu'nou veurt pouor la vie d'la
c'meunauté: du run pouor tout l'monde à s'en
rêjoui, pouor s'èrposer, mangi, couôrre,
jouarder, jopînter et, véthe, baithe. I' nos faut
du louga parmi les louogements, et
l'Connêtabl'ye a raison: si les Villais s'sont
oblyigis d'atchilyi un amas d'nouvieaux
bâtisses et appartéments, pouor asseûther la
qualité d'la vie d'la populâtion, i' nos faut des
pars. S'rêjoui d'tout san travas, v'là tch'est un
don du Bouôn Dgieu, véthe, mais il est
d'mêtchi qu'les Êtats n'èrtèrgent d'aut' not'
nouvieau par. Les bouais étout sont un don du
Bouôn Dgieu, mais ch'est au monde d'les
plianter dans les pars!
As it says in the Bible, there is nothing better for
a man than to rejoice, and to do good as long as
he lives, and that every man should eat and
drink, and enjoy good in all his labour; this is a
gift from God.
I was thinking of this recently while passing the
Parade Gardens. The sun was shining and the
trees were in leaf and some had pink or white
blossom. On the lawn there were families
picnicking, young people playing, and no doubt
some of the usual crowd who'd been drinking
without having any labour to enjoy good in. But
there were small children in the playground,
tourists admiring the monuments and all the
hustle and bustle of the Town all around.
So all that, I thought, seemed to demonstrate an
ideal of what we want in the way of a
community: room for everyone to enjoy good
in, to rest, to eat, to run, to romp, to caper, and
even drink. Blocks of flats needn't flatten us, and
the Constable is right: if Town residents are to
be forced to accept loads of new buildings and
apartments, we need parks to guarantee quality
of life. Enjoying good in all one's labour is a gift
from God, but the States mustn't delay our new
park any longer.
Trees too are a gift from God, but it's up to
people to plant them in parks!
Geraint Jennings
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Parish clubs a n d groups
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This section of the Crier is devoted to the many voluntary clubs and
groups run throughout St Helier. If you would like to promote your
organisation or a planned special event, or just to include contact
details, please telephone 811823 or email towncrier@posh.gov.je.
Clubs and groups news
Beaulieu Convent Fête
The Beaulieu Convent School's 2010 PTA Summer Fête is on
Saturday, 26th June from 11am until 3pm. All are welcome,
including past and present students, to what promises to be a funfilled day with stalls including bric-a-brac, books, toys, children's
clothes, cakes and more. In addition, there will be a fancy dress
competition, bouncy castle, worm-slide, bungee, coconut shy and
lots of entertainment including performances by the Beaulieu Big
Band, Ashiki, Caesarean Hand Bell Ringers and the Musical
Originals. Come along and help support the Beaulieu PTA.
Clubs and groups contacts
Rainbows, Brownies & Girl Guides:
All Saints Church Hall,
The Parade
Thursday and Friday evenings
Contact Daphne on 07797 719225
Beavers, Cubs and Scouts:
Salvation Army Hall, Minden Place
Monday and Wednesday evenings
Contact Matthew Evans on 07797 741002 or email: matthewevans@jerseymail.co.uk
Jersey Sea Cadets: Fort Regent
Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings
Contact jerseyseacadets@jerseymail.co.uk or visit http://units.mssc.org/jersey/Default
Bingo: Springfield Sports Stadium
Wednesday evenings
Contact Mrs Sandy Le Monnier on 872708
Women’s Institute
There are three meetings in St Helier as follows:
St Helier Sirens WI: 1st Thursday of each month at the Old
Magistrate’s Court at the Town Hall
Contact Amanda Smith on 638024 / 07829 900341
La Pouquelaye WI: 2nd Wednesday of each month, temporarily
meeting at the St Helier Municipal Services Depot on La Grande
Route de St Jean
Contact Sheila Laugeard on 734600 / 07797 775483
West Park WI: 1st Tuesday of each month at the meeting room at
the King George V Homes on La Grande Route de St Aubin
Contact Sheila Sykes on 491856
Mobile library
George V Cottage Homes - Mondays, 9.30-9.45am
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Clos du Paradis – Wednesdays, 11.30am-12pm
B&Q, Queen’s Road – Wednesdays, 12.05-1pm
Parenting Support Services at the Bridge
The Parenting Support Team at the Bridge aims to help parents fulfil their
important roles by providing education, advice and guidance about positive
parenting via a number of courses and activities. These include:
Early Learning Literacy Years (Jelly)
Understanding Children (18 months - 10 years)Understanding Teenagers Contact
the Bridge on 449152
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Festival of Motoring
For more information, please visit:www.jerseyinternationalmotoringfestival.com
D-Day Commemoration
Cenotaph, 11am
Band of the Island of Jersey
‘Beating the Retreat’ in Howard Davis Park,
7.30 – 9pm
Portugal Day Commemoration
(Dia de Camões), Assembly Room.
All welcome – free entry
Town Hall, 7.30-9.30pm
St Helier Battle of Flowers Association
fund raising bingo evening Town Hall, 7.30-9.30pm
All welcome – tickets on sale at the door on the night, £5
Senatorial by-election:
St Helier polling stations open 8am – 8pm, followed
by the count in the Assembly Room, Town Hall
Roads Committee Meeting,
Town Hall, (meeting held in public at 2.30pm)
Armed Forces Flag Raising Ceremony
Cenotaph, 10.30am
St Helier Battle of Flowers
Association fund raising bingo evening
Town Hall, 7.30-9.30pm
All welcome – tickets on sale at the door on the night, £5
Jeux Intervilles
(Jersey’s twin towns compete with the Parishes) in Granville
Armed Forces Day
11am-3pm, Weighbridge
Event to be opened by the Bailiff
70th Anniversary of bombing
of the harbours Details to be advised, please check www.sthelier.je
Parish Assembly
Town Hall, 7.30pm
July
Little Sisters of the Poor Summer Fête
Jeanne Jugan Residence
10am to 4pm – All welcome
Parish Rates Assembly
Town Hall, 7.30pm
Coach trip and tea for Senior Citizens
(please telephone 811823 for more information)
St Helier Battle of Flowers Association
Fund raising bingo evening
Town Hall, 7.30-9.30pm
All welcome - tickets on sale at the door on the night, £5
La Tour de les Ports de la Manche
This six day event is starting off from St Helier for
the first time ever! All welcome, no charge.
St Helier Marina
(time to be announced, please check our
website, www.sthelier.je)
Fête de St Helier
Poetry in Shops
Precinct, 1pm
St Helier Morris Men
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June
4th – 6th
Sunday
June
6th
Monday
June
7th
Thursday
June
10th
Friday
June
11th
Wednesday
June
16th
Thursday
June
17th
Monday
June
21st
Friday
June
25th
Saturday –
Sunday
June
26th and 27th
Saturday
June
26th
Monday
June
28th
Wednesday
June
30th
Saturday
July
3rd
Wednesday
July
7th
Thursday
July
8th
Friday
July
9th
Sunday
July
July
11th
12th – 18th
Monday
July
12th
Monday
July
12th
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Parish organisations, committees a n d associations
What’s been happening
Affiliated to and supported by the Parish are a number of
organisations, committees and associations, including our three
Twinning associations. Here is a round up of their latest news, and
contact details for anyone wanting to become involved.
St Helier in Bloom
It’s been a busy month raising plants for a number of projects,
including a range of fruits and vegetables for Parish schools
competing in the Supermarket Trolley Competition. The Group is
also supporting the First Tower Community Association with its
litter clean-up efforts and plans for a mass bulb planting along the
verges of Route es Nouaux.
With plans to display in the national RHS Tatton Park competition,
special thanks must go to Debbie Jeal and Michelle le Cornu for
their work in helping St Helier with its entry.
For more information on the St Helier in Bloom Group, please
contact Tony Andrews on 811700.
St Helier’s Battle of Flowers
Association
There is a growing sense of anticipation
and excitement as work continues
apace on the St Helier Battle of Flowers
float. It’s great to report that we remain
on schedule, with final drawings
presented and agreed at the May
committee meeting. And we are proud
to announce an important new
volunteer – our own Miss St Helier (and
Miss Battle), Sarah Watson, has offered her help with the building
efforts. Here’s looking forward to August!
All help regarding the float is welcome, so anyone wishing to join
in and be a part of what promises to be a great event contact,
Debbie De Sousa, on 07700 325387 or d.desousa@gov.je.
St Helier’s Honorary Police
High on the agenda of St Helier’s Honorary Police this month is
recruitment. We are looking for new Constable’s Officers,
Vingteniers and Centeniers, with all enquiries welcome.
Particularly important are two vacancies for Centeniers that need
filling before the end of June. The role is a very varied one,
including holding Parish Hall Inquiries, formally ‘charging’ people
to appear before the Courts and presenting cases at the
Magistrate’s Court. Thorough training is always given, as well as
the continued professional support from colleagues and staff.
If anyone is interested in finding out more about joining the St
Helier Honorary Police, the Constable or Chef De Police would
welcome a call. Alternatively, contact 811890 and ask to speak to
an Officer informally to learn more about the rôle and discuss what
is expected before committing yourself.
St Helier – Avranches Jumelage
In the middle of May, the Jumelage committee hosted a group of
30 enthusiastic horticulturists from Avranches for a weekend of
activities and visits. Among the highlights of the trip was time
spent at a number of very beautiful private gardens, in St Brelade’s
Bay and a Sunday visit in the gardens of Samarès Manor. Many
thanks to all those who have been involved and made the trip
possible.
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Looking forward, there are plans to repeat a groundbreaking boat trip by Paul Mahrer
from Jersey to Avranches, a voyage only possible on an extreme high tide, while on 26th /
27th June there are the "not to be missed" Twinning Games at Granville, a friendly
sporting event between the Jersey parishes and their twinned Norman towns.
Also in June, 30 students from Haute Vallée will be practising their French while visiting
pen-friends at La Providence school in Avranches. Looking forward to September, Jersey’s
petanque and tennis players are preparing for a return visit to Avranches.
We are always looking for more members. For further information on the activities of the
Jumelage committee please contact Annabelle Bishop on 07797 762008 or email
annabelle.bishop@googlemail.com
St Helier – Bad Wurzach Partnerschaft
The key event to report on is the recent annual commemorative visit to Bad Wurzach by a
party from Jersey including the Constable, Chief Minister and Bailiff. The group, which
included 18 former internees, took part in a number of commemorative events including
an emotional ceremony during which roses were laid on the graves of the 12 Islanders
buried in the local cemetery. The presence of the Concordia Ladies Choir singing hymns in
German and English lent the occasion an even more special atmosphere.
Anyone wishing to join the
2011 Bad Wurzach visit, or
wanting more information
on the Partnerschaft,
should contact Angela
Trigg on 483675 / 07797
795911 or email
ajtrigg@hotmail.co.uk
St Helier – Funchal Geminação
The committee’s role is to develop relationships between the Parish and the capital of
Madera, Funchal, through activities celebrating Portuguese language, music and national
days.
For more information please call Simon Crowcroft on 811823 or email
constable@posh.gov.je
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Visiting horticulturists in Reg Garden, St Brelade
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The Constable laying a wreath in Bad Wurzach
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John Cousins - My day in St Helier
As told to Mick McCarthy.
Everyone knows an interesting character or two. In this month’s ‘My day in St Helier’, we
turn the spotlight on John Cousins who runs the Lifeboat Café on Albert Pier, a place
known to most and enjoyed every day by many. But how many have actually taken the
time to meet the man behind the bacon rolls?
You’d think that running a business which opens at 6 am
every morning would be enough work for
anyone. But when the Lifeboat
Café on the Albert Pier closes
around 3 pm, John Cousins moves
onto his second job as a builder,
where he’s on site until ten or eleven
at night.
“I think it stems from my childhood in
Burnley, Lancashire. My Mum was a
single mother with seven kids, and we
had nothing. Outside toilets, the lot no such thing as luxuries in our house.
I moved to Jersey when I was about
twelve to live with my Dad – he had the
Princess Hotel at Havre des Pas – and he
instilled in me that working seven days a
week, fifteen hours a day was the best thing that could ever
happen to you, and he was right!
I get up at five every morning, seven days a week, year in,
year out. Me and my staff – Tom, Desio and Donna – get to
the Café to open for 6 am, and that’s when we get all the
regular harbour people: bus drivers, taxi drivers, lorry drivers,
all the people catching the early boats. Then we get the ten
o’clock rush, which is all the builders, and at 11 o’clock, there’s
the holidaymakers going on the South Coast Cruises. After
that, we have the office workers from 12 till 2, then the
afternoon workers wanting tea and coffee, and around three
we clean up ready for the next day and close up.
I go home about 3.30, and I’ll do some gardening – I like
cutting the lawn and the hedges, keeping it all tidy. I’m very
tidy, especially when I’m on one! My wife hates it when I’m
like that, because I can get obsessed with it.
If it’s mid week, my passion is to clean and polish my Aston
Martin. It’s my pride and joy – a V8 Vantage in British Racing
Green. That takes about two hours – I could spend four, but I
haven’t got the time!
At weekends, I like to go out with friends on the jet-ski.
Sometimes I’ll go in winter if I feel brave. I’ve just got an SSR
number on it so I can go to France on it with the boys.
I met my wife Lesley when I was 38 and we married two years
later. We bought a section of a beautiful granite farm in St
Martin and I totally renovated it myself. It was completely
uninhabitable when we got it, and when we finished it, then
we introduced the family.
He’s called John Richard Cousins (Junior), same as his Dad,
and I’ve got to be honest, he’s the best thing that’s ever
J u n e 2 0 1 0
happened to me. The name’s a
tradition in my family – my Dad’s
John Richard Cousins, and so was
my Grandad. The first son is
always John Richard. My wife
wasn’t very happy about it,
because her Dad is also called
John, so there’s four of us in the
family called John, which can
make conversation at lunch a
bit tricky!
But I told her, ‘If it’s a girl, it’s
your call, you can choose the
name, but if it’s a boy, he’s
John Richard!’
He’s three years old and I do spoil him. He’s got an
electric quad bike, a petrol quad bike and a 50cc scrambler
PW that he and Daddy race on the lawn. He likes to wear a
full-face helmet when he’s on it ‘for safety’, he says, and he
looks so cute, because the helmet’s bigger than he is!
I also got him a replica 1952 electric Bugatti, all hand-made,
sky blue with a leather interior. He likes sitting in it, but he’s
too young to drive it yet. The missus says, ‘You’ve got to stop
spoiling him!’ But I can’t! I suppose it comes from not having
anything when I was growing up. Whatever I earn now I like
to spend, because life’s too short.
Working at the Café, I’ve got to know everybody, from the
highest to the lowest. I get ‘em all down there – Frank Walker,
Derek Warwick, James Walker, (the racing driver), Tom Scott…
He’s great, he helps me sort out my Aston Martin. My Mrs
hates it when I walk through Town, she says: ‘There’s not a
person you don’t know!’ I can’t walk ten yards, eh, without
seeing someone I know.
I’ve been here 30 years now, and it’s been the best 30 years of
my life. But this year I’ve calmed things down a bit, because
I’m only 44 and I’ve had a few heart scares. As well as the
café, I do renovations and new builds. I did my
apprenticeship in 1979 as a carpenter/joiner with Mick Walker
in Devonshire Place, and most days I’m on site till 10 or 11 at
night because I get all the other trades in there in the
evenings so the job’s all up to speed for the next day
When I told the Doc about my average working day, he said:
‘Just stop now!’ So I’ve decided to take it easy, because I like
to try to go the gym as well, and when he heard that, he just
said: ‘I’m surprised you’re not dead already!’
So I’ve taken up golf, and I have to say that’s the one place I
completely relax!
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Your Parish
in pictures
In this feature we showcase a selection of the latest
photographs sent in to us by our readers. Please
keep sending them in. No rules on what is right or
wrong - they can be of the town or countryside,
show events, special occasions, super views, etc.
All that we ask is that they feature St Helier in
some way, are original photographs and that
you are happy for their publication without
charge. Credit will of course be given.
To submit photos, email in jpeg format to
towncrier@posh.gov.je,
together with any caption and your name.
Jef Aaron
“I am a local man aged 47, lived here most of my life,
though I lived in England for seven years and worked in
California in the Eighties. I currently work for JERSEY POST
.I have always enjoyed taking photo's since a young age. I
carefully frame my pictures before I take them and try not
to alter them too much afterwards. I have no photographic
training, though I might look into it soon.”
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Julie Cameron
“I am 54, going on 24! I have two
teenage children, I work full time (and
more!) for HSBC Private Bank as a Trust
Manager. I am totally amateur, and
have been taking the odd picture since
the summer of 2008. I have a few
favourites, and this is one of them, I like
this one because it's hidden away and
looks so olde worldy, it's like going
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back to another moment in time.”
Steve Wellum
“I don't know if you want to put
my age! We celebrate 30 years of
professional photography this
year! You could say that over the
years I have collected quite a nice
collection of jersey images. Visit
jerseyviews.co.uk to see them.” f
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Town Crier
Historic St. Helier
Broad Street
La Grand' Rue, which can be translated as the big street or the high
street, is the oldest street we see in St Helier's existing urban layout.
It developed as a strip of
buildings along the edge of
the dunes at a time when
the tide came up as far as
the walls of the Town
Church. With the market
place behind the church,
this broad street formed a
long open space which was
the heart of the small town.
Since the area between
Broad Street and the Royal
Square has become built
up, the unity of the space is
less evident now. But a consideration of the
vista between the Le Sueur Monument and
the statue of George II can give some idea of
how, on market days, the throng of sellers
and buyers would occupy the whole centre
of Town. The name of Le Coin ès Ânes (New
Cut) also reminds us that donkeys and other
livestock would have been
common sights in this
centre of commerce.
The Western end of La Grand' Rue became less broad as it led to
the town gate and prison. This end was also known as La Rue
d'Êgypte. There are different theories about the origin of this
name. Perhaps it became notably sandy as the street met the
dunes outside the town gate. Perhaps, the existence of a cluster
of Jewish businesses at the less fashionable end of town by the
prison inspired a reference to the owners' ethnicity. Their origins
were, at that time,
stereotypically ascribed to
far-off and exotic Egypt.
Since 1856 Broad Street
has been the location of
an obelisk
commemorating the
reforming Connétable,
Pierre Le Sueur, who was
born in the street and died
in office. Sited near the
public pump and designed
to be visible from the
Royal Square and from
Cheapside, the fountains
were intended to provide
plentiful water for the people of
the centre of town - one of Pierre Le
Sueur's achievements was the
provision of a clean water supply.
However, lack of funds delayed the
permanent connection of a water
supply for over a century, until the
recent renovation. A 19th century
guidebook commented on the dry
monument: "At each side of its square
base, are lions' heads, pierced for
fountains. The water however has never
been forthcoming, so the lions look like
hapless sea-voyagers - retching without
effect."
Either side of La Grand'
Rue, service streets
developed. In Commercial
Street, stores and
warehouses were closest
to the shore where, before
the construction of the
harbour, goods were
unloaded from beached
ships across the dunes. To the North of La Grand'
Rue, the backs of the shops and houses were
serviced by La Rue dé Driéthe - the back street.
This became a secondary shopping street and
later replaced Broad Street as the principal
trading thoroughfare, and was given a more
prestigious name: King Street.
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Constable’s comment
Nine out of the ten St Helier
Deputies stood shoulder to
shoulder with me on a
Trinity playing field recently
to make a point about the
proposal in the North of St
Helier Masterplan to build
housing on part of the site of
the proposed Millennium
Town Park. The 11 elected
representatives of St Helier
were unanimous in their
opposition to the proposal,
and though the States
Assembly did not support
my proposition to remove
housing from the
Masterplan, the Minister of
Planning has stated that he
will delete the housing
element before the
Masterplan is debated by the
States on Tuesday 22nd June.
Such a long time has passed since
the States voted by a large majority
to build the Town Park as a
Millennium Project that the
supporters of the plan find themselves
having to make the same old arguments
over and over again.
There are a lot of people now living and
working in our Parish who were not around
when the petition of more than 16 thousand
signatures was collected, and so the facts
need to be repeated: that 11,000 people live
within easy walking distance from the town
park site; that our parishioners are
chronically under-supplied with open space;
that the solution to many social, educational
and health-related problems lies in the
provision of parkland in urban areas; that
trees, grass, public gardens and water
features have positive effects on people’s
mental health; that the creation of the park
will act as a powerful economic catalyst for
the regeneration of this part of St Helier; and
so on.
I remain confident that this park will
happen, and that if it’s feasible there will be
much-needed car parking provided
underneath at least part of the site.
Unfortunately a whole generation of
primary school children have grown into
adulthood with understandable
cynicism about the ability of States’
Members to keep their promises – these
were the children who came to the Town
Hall back in 1997 with their drawings and
models of how they wanted the town park
to look. The stalwarts of the Millennium
Town Park Support Group deserve our
thanks for keeping the flame burning; no
doubt the group will continue to be active
to ensure that the consultation process later
this year will take proper notice of what the
people’s vision of how the Millennium Town
Park should look and feel.
An extra plus arising out of the latest debate
on the Town Park has been the way it has
brought the political representatives of the
Parish together – not just the Deputies and
Constable, but the Procureurs du bien public
and the Roads Committee – I can’t recall an
issue which has generated such a degree of
unity among us. Let’s hope that we can
throw our combined political weight behind
a few more pressing issues for St Helier, such
as ensuring the States’ transport strategy
meets the needs of our Parish, ongoing
initiatives to make St Helier cleaner and
safer, and last but not least, persuading the
States to pay rates on their properties.
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The
Town Crier
Turning the world upside down
The recent events marking the 65th anniversary of the end of Jersey’s Occupation reminds us that 9th May, or Liberation Day,
remains deeply seared into our Island’s collective conscience.Yet where there is an end to something, there is of course also a
beginning. This year sees another important anniversary of an associated, but often overlooked, historic event of the Second
World War. Seventy years ago this June that conflict finally reached Jersey’s shores directly, leaving the
population reeling under a series of unprecedented blows that heralded the start of Occupation.
Little Dunkirk
Until the middle of 1940, the Second World War seemed a long
way away from the sleepy Channels Islands. But with Hitler’s
lightening invasion of France on 10th May and the British Army’s
evacuation from Dunkirk, Islanders watched nervously as the
conflict mercilessly swept closer and closer. Suddenly, on 16th
June, it was time for Jersey to become directly involved for the first
time.
When the British Army asked the Island for help in evacuating
thousands of its soldiers trapped in the French port St Malo by the
continuing German advance, there was an immediate response.
While the Harbour Master set about organising larger vessels, it
fell to the Commodore of St Helier Yacht Club, Mr W S Le
Masurier, to meet the demand for the small boats that had so
proved their worth at Dunkirk the month before. In no time, a
flotilla of nearly 20 little ships was setting out.
On arrival in St Malo, they found scenes of indescribable chaos.
The quayside, which was heaped with military supplies and
equipment, was full of displaced British and French soldiers.
Bewildered civilians wandered among them, many angry
there was to be no defence attempted, others determined to
help themselves to what they could from the army’s wreckage. There was
also a party of Royal Engineers ashore,
determinedly setting charges
on the harbour’s lock gates and
fuel storage facilities.
Nevertheless, the Jersey boats
worked swiftly to pick up as
many soldiers as possible. They
ferried them out to larger vessels
waiting offshore, and then set off
back to collect more. At the end
of the day, with the Germans
approaching the port, the final
collections were made. Mission
complete, the little ships headed
back to St Helier carrying a mix of soldiers and civilians. Behind them, a huge
pall of smoke from the demolished fuel tanks and burning docks billowed
into the sky.
The Evacuations
The column of smoke from nearby St Malo was also visible from Jersey and a
reminder to Islanders how close the war was by then. The further failure to
halt the German advances was also a reminder to the British War Office of
how powerless they were to defend the Channel Islands. On 19th June, it
announced the Islands were to be demilitarised – there would be no attempt
to stop the Germans from landing.
The message was clear to many in the Island, including its governing
authorities. On the same day as demilitarisation was announced, Islanders
were offered the chance to evacuate Jersey. The Town Hall became the
chaotic focus of the process as people jostled to put their names down to
leave on the ships gathering in St Helier’s harbour. Panic briefly threatened,
as people tried to ensure their place on board, but in the end Jersey’s Bailiff,
Alexander Coutanche, calmed the situation by announcing he had no
intention of leaving. It was a reassurance that led to many returning home to
await the Island’s fate. Of the population of 50,000, only 6,600 actually went
to the UK, of whom none would see the Island again for five long years.
German bombs and guns
On the afternoon of 28th
June 1940, over a week after
the evacuations from St Malo
and with the last of the
civilian evacuations
underway, a number of
people at La Rocque watched
in fascination as a small
formation of low flying aircraft
approached the Island from the direction of France. Within
minutes, however, their fascination turned to terror as the
planes began dropping bombs and firing machine guns. The
war had now truly reached Jersey.
After attacking La Rocque, the planes, German Heinkel
bombers, flew on towards St Helier. The scene there was
repeated, only on a larger scale. Bombs fell across Mount
Bingham and Fort Regent, landed on Commercial Buildings,
in the Harbour and at the Weighbridge, while the planes
liberally machine-gunned buildings and vehicles. As the
attackers departed, they left behind ten dead and scores of
wounded.
Post-war, it has become clear that the British failed to notify the
Germans that the Channel Islands had been demilitarised, and therefore
should have been immune from attack. But this was little comfort to
Islanders caught up in that terrible raid.
Occupation begins
Although people expected the worst, there were to be no further bombing
raids on Jersey at that time. But in the days that followed, German planes
could be seen flying over and near the Island. Then on 1st July, one dropped
a container holding an ultimatum to surrender or face the threat of massive
air attack. Left with little choice, Island authorities hurried to meet the
demands.
As white flags and white crosses began to appear across the Island in
compliance with enemy instructions, another German plane with a young
bold officer on landed at St Peter’s airport and demanded to see the Bailiff.
There was no resistance. Left to its own devices, the Island could not resist
the invaders. Its people could only watch as German soldiers marched
through the streets to take control.
It was the start of an Occupation to last almost five long years, and the end
of one of the Island’s most dramatic periods.
Do you have any memories of this time to share with us? To mark the anniversary, St Helier
is organising a commemorative event to take place at the end of June 2010. Any
contributions would be welcome.
Above: Pictures courtesy of the Bundesarchive and, Société Jersiaise
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An
occasion
to
remember
St Helier and its Parishioners helped make the 65th Anniversary of Liberation one to remember. As well as
the Parish being the focal point for the Island’s official commemorations and celebrations, the Town Hall
opened its doors to ensure everyone had the chance to enjoy the occasion.
While every anniversary of Liberation is special in its own right, this
year’s 65th anniversary raised the occasion’s profile - and people’s
expectations. Looking back, it seems clear that events in St Helier,
and those organised for our Parishioners didn’t fall short, as our
photos show.
After a dignified start on Friday 7th May with a fanfare in the Royal
Square and address at the Town Hall by the Chairman of the British
Red Cross, the celebrations really started swinging on Saturday with a
Liberation Tea Dance at the Town Hall. On Sunday, Liberation and
Weighbridge Squares were the focal point for the Island’s official
commemorations and celebrations, with our Constable and many
Parishioners taking part in an official capacity or as invitees. Sunday
afternoon saw a well attended Vin d’Honneur at the Town Hall,
followed by a service at Westmount to remember the suffering of
forced workers during the Occupation. Finally, on Liberation Day,
there was a special tea party at the Grand Hotel for the Jersey
Evacuees Association.
On Monday a Bailiff’s Reception at the Royal Jersey Agricultural and
Horticultural Society’s headquarters at Trinity ended the weekend’s
events. More than 250 Parishioners were present – people who had
been present during the Occupation, evacuated or deported from
the Island, or who served in the armed forces during the war. It was a
fantastic affair, thoroughly enjoyed by one and all. Looking forward
already to the 70th!
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The
Town Crier
Tour des Ports
The Community Le
de la Manche
Notes…
The Parish of St Helier, with
approximately 19,000
residences and businesses, is
home to communities from
around the world. It is a truly
cosmopolitan environment.
The Town Crier will be
celebrating this with regular
contributors originating from
within the French, Polish and
Portuguese communities.
By Aurélie LEROY
Le Tour des Ports de la Manche,
organisé par le Yacht club de Granville
est la course nautique la plus
importante de Basse et Haute
Normandie. La course se déroule
autour du département de la Manche
comprenant des escales dans les Iles
Anglo-Normandes. Afin de remercier
les jersiais de leur engagement sur cet
évènement depuis plusieurs années, il a été
décidé d’organiser le départ du Tour des
Ports de la Manche 2010 dans la baie de St
Aubin. Ce sera la première fois que le Tour
des Ports aura un départ en dehors du
Département. Ce sera également la première
fois que cette course sera honorée par un
parrain de prestige cette année : Mr Charles
Caudrelier, le gagnant avec Marc Guillemot
de la transat Jacques Vabre 2009 et de la
solitaire Figaro en 2004. Le départ de la
course sera le 11 juillet à 10h30 où 110
bateaux et plus de 600 participants
concourront pour défier les mystères de la
mer ! Le Président du Conseil General de la
Manche, Jean-François Le Grand et le
Premier Ministre de Jersey, Terry Le Sueur
seront tous deux présents pour soutenir le
départ de la course. Encore une fois, Jersey
et la Manche, main dans la main dans
l’organisation d’un évènement !
The Tour des
Ports de la
Manche
yachting race
The Tour des Ports de la
Manche, organised by the
Granville’s Yacht Club, is
the most important
national boat race of
Higher and Lower
Normandy. This race is run all around La
Manche County including ports of calls in the
Channel Islands. In order to thank Jersey People
for their commitment to this event for a number
of years, it has been decided to organise the
start of the 2010 Tour des Ports de la Manche in
St Aubin’s bay. It will be the first time that the
Tour des Ports will start up the race outside the
Manche County. And it will also be the first time
that this race will be honoured to have a Patron
this year: Mr Charles Caudrelier is the winner
with Marc Guillemot of the Jacques Vabre
Transatlantic race in 2009 and of the Figaro’s
solitary race in 2004. The departure of the tour
will be on 11th July at 10.30 where 110 sailing
boats and more than 600 participants will
confront the sea mysteries! Senator Le Grand,
President of the General Council of La Manche
and Terry Le Sueur, Jersey Chief Minister will be
there to support the departure of the race. Once
again, Jersey and la Manche, hand in hand, in
organising an event.
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Musica em Portugal Joe da Costa
Portugal é internacionalmente conhecido pela sua tradição
folclórica, em grande medida assente no Fado e nos estilos
musicais dele derivados. Sendo este o género musical que melhor
caracteriza o espírito português e que está directamente relacionado e é
consequência da sua história e raízes culturais, tem-se observado uma
recente expansão em diversos estilos musicais, como o rock ou o hip-hop.
A história da música portuguesa no século XX (principalmente a segunda
metade), pode ser divida no período que antecede a revolução de 25 de
Abril e pós-revolução.
Pré-Revolução dos Cravos
Durante o Estado Novo, a música portuguesa era muito influenciada pelo
concurso televiso da RTP, Festival RTP da Canção, a que se caracterizou por
Nacional-cançonetismo, devido à clara influência do Estado nos temas
abordados. Simone de Oliveira é um dos muitos nomes. No lado oposto,
desenvolveu-se a música de intervenção, com o intuito de criticar o Estado
Novo e chamar a atenção do povo. Sérgio Godinho,José Mário Branco e
Zeca Afonso são três de muitos músicos que ficaram conhecidos.
Pós-Revolução dos Cravos
Se a Amália ainda é o nome mais conhecido na música portuguesa, na
década de 80 surgem bandas seminais para o enriquecimento da cultura
musical portuguesa, como por exemplo os Heróis do Mar, os Sétima Legião,
os GNR e os Madredeus. O Fado começa também a sua transformação e
continua a evoluir muito também, no sentido de se tornar o Fado que
conhecemos hoje, praticado por artistas como Camané ou Mariza. Hoje
em dia existem também bandas e/ou artistas musicais contemporâneos
que dão contributos culturais muito significativos em todos os estilos e
formas de música, do rock-canção, com os Ornatos Violeta, à canção pop,
com os Clã, ao Black/Gothic/Folk/Heavy Metal, com os Moonspell, ao HipHop falado em português, com Sam the Kid ou Valete, da fusão Rock-HipHop, do qual são exemplo os Da Weasel, no Rock, Soul e Blues, dos quais os
Wraygunn são um exemplo perfeito, ao Jazz e à música de dança, com os
Buraka Som Sistema. A música tradicional mantém-se popular, embora
tendo sido modernizada, especialmente na região de Trás-os-Montes.
Na década de 90, embora já existisse música do género, é cunhado o termo
Música Pimba, a partir de uma música de Emanuel, para se referir a um tipo
música ligeira com expressões de duplo sentido muitas vezes sexuais, com
Quim Barreiros um dos nomes mais conhecidos.
EM JERSEY DIA 25 DE SETEMBRO FORT REGENT, TONY CARREIRA
www.jerseyshow.co.uk
Portuguese Music
Portugal is internationally known for its folklore tradition, largely based on
the Fado and the musical styles derived from it. This is the genre that best
defines the Portuguese spirit which is directly related to the country’s
history and cultural roots and has seen a recent expansion into various
musical styles, like rock or hip-hop.
The history of Portuguese music in the twentieth century (especially the
second half), can be divided into the period preceding the revolution of
April 25th and post-revolution.
Pre-Revolution of the Carnations
During the Estado Novo, Portuguese music was heavily influenced by
competition from television RTP, the RTP Song Contest, which was
characterized by ‘National ditties’ with strong state influences on the topics
covered. Simone de Oliveira is one of many performers.
Meanwhile, on the opposite side, music was used to criticize the new State
and draw people's attention to issues. Sérgio Godinho, José Mário Branco
and Zeca Afonso are three of many musicians who became known at this
time.
Post-Revolution of the Carnations
If Amália is still the biggest name in Portuguese music, in the 80s seminal
bands appeared for the enrichment of Portuguese musical culture, such as
the Heroes of the Sea, the Seventh Legion, the GNR and Madredeus. Fado
also began its transformation, which continues to become the Fado we
know today, practiced by artists like Mariza or Camané.
Today there are also bands and/or contemporary musical artists making
significant cultural contributions in all forms and styles of music from rock
with the Waterboys; pop songs, with the Clan; Black / Gothic / Folk / Heavy
Metal, with Moonspell; Hip-Hop spoken in Portuguese, with Sam the Kid, or
Jack; Fusion-Rock Hip-Hop, with Da Weasel; Rock, Soul and Blues, which the
Wraygunn (who are a perfect example), to jazz and dance music, with
Buraka Som Sistema. Traditional music remains popular, despite having
been modernized, especially in the region of Tras-os-Montes. In the 90s, a
new genre was coined by the term Pimba music - from a song by Emanuel to refer to a type of light music with double meanings. Quim Barreiros is
one of the better known names in this style
IN JERSEY 25TH SEPTEMBER AT FORT REGENT, TONY CARREIRA
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GDY JESTEŚ W
POTRZEBIE
Magdalena Chmielewska
Życie na Jersey jest inne niż w Polsce
pod wieloma względami. Często
barierą jest język lub po prostu brak
osób, które możemy poprosić o
pomoc. Wielokrotnie nasi rodacy na
Jersey borykają się też z problemami
mieszkaniowymi, zwłaszcza gdy w grę wchodzi
wynajęcie mieszkania dla rodziny z dziećmi.
Pragnę zaoferować swoją pomoc Polakom, którzy borykają
się z problemami mieszkaniowymi, nie wiedzą jak poradzić
sobie ze sprawami podatkowymi na Jersey, mają problemy
ze znalezieniem pracy, itp.
Jeśli chcecie się ze mną skontaktować, to zapraszam Was
do Seven Angels Restaurant znajdującej się przy 80 Bath
Street, St Helier. Spytajcie o Magdę, a ja postaram się Wam
pomóc lub przynajmniej skierować Was do osób, które
będą w stanie to zrobić.
WHEN YOU ARE IN NEED
A life in Jersey differs from one in Poland in many aspects.
This is due to a language barrier or simply there is no one
around to ask for help. Quite often my countrymen have
difficulties to find a place to stay for families with children.
I would like to offer my support to all Poles who have
problems with matters such as: accommodation, social
security and income tax, work related issues, etc.
If you wish to contact me please pop in to Seven Angels
Restaurant at 80 Bath Street, St Helier and ask for Magda. I
will try to help you or at least contact you with the people
who may be able to do that.
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Town Crier
t o w n matters
Town Centre Manager Richard McKenzie brings
us up to date with monthly events and activities
around the streets of St Helier.
It's great to see the building
and development work at
Liberty Wharf now entering its
final phase, and the eagerly
awaited opening day
approach. Behind the scenes,
the whole site is starting to
shape up into the planned
blend of new retail outlets set
among the architectural features
of the past. It should look great.
Retailers announced for the new development
include M&S Home Store, which is moving into
town from Les Quennevais, Costa Coffee, Pasty
Presto and Hotel Chocolat. Other
announcements are expected in the coming
weeks. Many are new entrants to Jersey, which
thankfully means less relocation from other
parts of town. There should also be a real
change in atmosphere in Liberation Square as
the planned alfresco services set out their tables
and chairs.
In a recent meeting with traders, Treasury and
Resources Minister Senator Philip Ozouf listened
to concerns over the plan to close the Central
Market Post Office. In a full and frank discussion, traders
raised their concerns over the potential loss of visitors to
the market due to the closure. For his part, Senator
Ozouf stated he was a great supporter of the market,
and would do everything possible to ensure finding a
replacement business would be
a priority. There were also
discussions on the scaffolding,
which remains outside the
market, and plans for its
floor.
So Lonely
The closure of the Post
Office has overshadowed
another loss to the Central Market.
Anyone visiting recently may have noticed a
distinct lack of goldfish swimming around the central fountain.
In fact, only one very sad goldfish – nicknamed
Lonely by his carers – now remains.
For safety, Lonely has been removed to a
quarantine tank all of his own while
companions are sought.
Goldfish in the Central
Market fountain are
something of an institution
after all. So if you have an
overstocked pond and
are willing to see some
of your goldfish go to a
good home please contact Dave
on 07797 781078 Go on, make
Lonely’s day.
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Parish of St Helier Gazette
Parish Property to Let
Flat 2, 7 Lempriere Street
A two storey flat with shared use of a garden, comprising:
Ground Floor - Hall, Bathroom and Bedroom
First Floor - Lounge and Kitchen
There is no parking available with the flat
The rental is £550.00 per month.
The property is available for let to those with A – H housing
qualifications.
The property is available immediately with a short-term lease
that expires on 29 January 2011, after which no extension is
available.
To view the property, please contact Andre Sty on 811846 or email andre.sty@posh.gov.je.
Any person interested in renting the property should apply in
writing to Margaret Fraser at Technical & Environmental
Services, Town Hall, St Helier by Friday 11 June 2010, or call
811841 / email margaret.fraser@posh.gov.je for more details.
The property is to be let in its current condition and the Parish
will require a deposit equal to one month’s rent at the start of
the lease. Two references will also be required.
Car Park Spaces to Let
Car parking spaces at Byron Road Car Park are currently
available at a monthly cost of £87.55. Please contact Andre
Sty on 811846, e-mail andre.sty@posh.gov.je to apply or for
more details.
Senior Citizens Outing
Thursday 8th July and Thursday 15th July 2010
The Constable of St Helier would like to invite the Parish’s
senior citizens to join him on the annual afternoon drive
and cream tea at St Peter’s Garden Centre. Two dates are
available, Thursday 8th July and Thursday 15th July. The
drive will start at 1.30pm and finish at 5pm.
If you would like to attend on either date, call into the Town
Hall for an application form, or call 811823 to register. As in
past years, there are a limited amount of tickets, which will
therefore be allocated on a “first come first served” basis.
Unfortunately, only people who can board the bus unaided
or without using the tail lift can be accepted for the outing.
Animated roll of honour
At this year’s Liberation Day, the Town Centre Partnership
unveiled its animated Roll of Honour for the first time.
The Roll, which holds the names
of all Jersey fallen from the Boer
War to the end of the Second
World War,
has taken
ABADIE H. B.
more than a
BLACKWOOD A. T.
HENRY R. C. B.
year to put
HOLMES E. A. S.
LE GALLAIS P. W. J.
together
MORLEY G. W.
from
various
sources. It’s
the first
time that a database of all Jersey’s
recent war dead has been brought
together to commemorate their
JERSEY ROLL OF HONOUR
EAS Holmes
sacrifice as well as providing an
important resource for family
historians.
It’s still very much work in
progress, with one key
element of the project
being to add a
photograph to as many
entries as possible.
Anyone who can help with
this by providing pictures
or information is asked to
contact Richard MacKenzie on
448186 or e-mail
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65th anniversary reception
Monday May 10th 2010
The Bailiff would like to extend the following message to
Parishioners who attended the special Afternoon Tea
Reception held on Monday 10th May 2010 at the RJA
premises, Trinity, to mark the 65th Anniversary of the
Liberation of Jersey –
“I am very touched by the number of people who have
taken the time and trouble to write and thank me for the
special reception held on Monday 10th May 2010, to mark
the 65th Anniversary of the Liberation of Jersey.
While I am unable to respond individually to all the letters
received, I wish to place on record my thanks to all those
who attended this important event, which I hope was a
suitable way in which to celebrate and mark the 65 years of
freedom we have enjoyed since the Island’s release from
occupying forces on 9th May 1945. It is particularly pleasing
to read how many of you enjoyed this event, meeting old
acquaintances, and sharing stories from the occupation
years. It was a privilege for me to host this event in the
company of His Excellency The Lieutenant-Governor and the
Chief Minister, and I do very much hope that the mix of
good company, delicious food and the excellent
entertainment added to the special occasion.”
Photographs taken at the even are available for viewing at
the Town Hall, and ordering through Steve Wellum
Photographers
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The
Town Crier
A labour of love
Cemeteries and graves are not everyone’s favourite subject, but they remain nevertheless an important
part of Parish life. But who cares about the faded and crumbling gravestones in our older cemeteries such
as Green Street? We meet one man who does, and his project to ensure those buried are not forgotten.
By the start of the 19th Century, St Helier’s Town Church
cemetery could accommodate no further burials. It was so
full, in fact, there are reports that local residents felt the need
to complain about the smell emanating from this corner of St
Helier! The answer was to find a new location for parish burials,
and so Green Street cemetery opened in 1827.
Over the years that followed, Green Street gradually filled up until
most new burials moved to the larger Almorah and Mont à L’Abbé
cemeteries. Time and weather then slowly conspired to erode the
markings on the headstones and memorials, leaving many today
difficult to read or completely illegible.
Fortunately, the Parish burial registers for Green Street, and most
other cemeteries, remain. These handwritten volumes, some
dating back nearly 200 years, contain the details and locations of
those buried in St Helier. But something had to be done to ensure
these unique and often fragile documents were not lost or
destroyed. Enter Vic Geary, and a project to transcribe these
registers on to computer.
Family historian Vic has worked for a number of years patiently
copying the information in the Parish burial registers to an
electronic database. Though not yet complete, the project means
that a huge number of grave details are available to the public
through the Société Jersiaise and Jersey Family History section of
the Archive. It’s a labour of love, but one Vic believes well worth
doing.
Over the coming months, we will learn more about this
painstaking but important project as well as featuring some of
the interesting people Vic has come across buried in our Parish
cemeteries.
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At your table
Recipe of the month
Cheese of the month
suggested by Relish,
Wine and Foods
Enjoy cheese? Well you might
like to try this recipe suggested
by Alan Le Breton, the chef at
Relish in the Fish Market.
Five Cheese Maccheroni
(Plus recommended exercise
afterwards!)
Serves 4
Morbier Solaipro
Milk: Unpasteurized Cows
Rennet: Traditional Animal
Made during the winter on the lower reaches of the
Jura Mountains, Morbier
has a band of
ash separating
the curds from
the morning
and evening
milking. Elastic
and springy
cheese with a
pungent yeasty
aroma and a
sweet fruity
taste. Expect to pay around £1.85 per 100grams.
Pair with a Beaujoulais or a red Burgundy like Volnay
Santenots. Premier Cru. Dormaine Glasteny £30.50.
Ingredients
300g penne or maccheroni
250ml double cream
100g red Leicester Cheese,
grated
100g gorgonzola, cut into small
chunks
¼ freshly grated nutmeg
2 mozzarella balls, drained and
cut into 1cm cubes
3 egg yolks
150g frozen peas, defrosted
100g freshly grated parmesan
cheese
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Method
Preheat the oven to 220c / 450f /
gas mark 7
1. Pasta in a large sauce pan
with plenty of boiling salted
water until al dente. Once the
pasta is cooked, drain and place
back in the same saucepan away
from the heat.
2. Pour Cream along with red
Leicester, cheddar and
gorgonzola cheese. Return the
saucepan to a low heat and use
a wooden spoon to mix
everything together for one
minute.
3. Remove the pan from the heat
and add the nutmeg, mozzarella,
the egg yolks, the peas and half
the parmesan cheese. Season
with a little salt, plenty of black
pepper and stir everything
together for a good 30 seconds.
4. Tip the mixture into a shallowsided oven proof dish (about 30
x 20cm), sprinkle the remaining
parmesan on top and bake in
the middle of the oven for about
15 minutes or until it is bubbling
and blistering on top. Serve
immediately.
Later…
Get those walking boots on and
go for a brisk stroll around the
Town…
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Find us in the Fish Market
Beresford Street
Open Monday - Saturday
9.00am -5.30pm
Purveyors of Fine Wines and Cheeses
International Selection of Gourmet Products
Welcoming Des Porée and
Victoria Langlais
Wine and Cheese Consultant
New range of
2010 sheep
and English
goat’s cheeses
specially
conditioned
for Relish
direct from
Neal's Yard,
Borough
Market.
One of the largest selection of cheeses in the island.
Charcuterie Wines from around the world
Under new ownership
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The
Town Crier
P a r i s h people
Each month we meet
one of our Parish
representatives and
ask them their views
on life in St Helier.
This month it is the turn of
Deputy
Debbie De
Sousa
1. Why did you choose to
represent St Helier?
When asked to stand for election, St Helier was the obvious choice.
Not only is it the Parish I live in, but also I have a strong connection to
and understanding of issues and problems facing its residents,
including our immigrant community.
2. What do you like most about life in St Helier?
I like the community spirit that comes from living in the Parish. Despite
having the Island’s highest concentration of people, there is still a
willingness to help someone out. I also love the cosmopolitan feel of
the place. Although people work hard, they also know how to relax. I
believe we have the same outlook on life as the French - our sidewalk
café culture lends a relaxing atmosphere and a break in the hustle and
bustle of every day life in a busy vibrant town. Finally, I do like the
town’s mix of architecture, although sorry to say these feeling do not
extend to our Waterfront!
CO-OP to
launch first
Jersey pre
payment card
The Channel Islands Cooperative Society are to
launch the first ever pre paid payment card
in Jersey. This will be issued using their Travelmaker brand
and is expected to be an extremely useful addition to the
travel and foreign exchange business.
A pre paid card is the same as
a credit card but without the
credit. The card is loaded
with your own funds and
topped up as required. The
Travelmaker card can be used
anywhere in the world where
the MasterCard© sign is
displayed including ATM’s
and internet and telephone
usage.
The benefits of using this type
of card are that only
transactions up to the
balance loaded onto the
prepaid account will be
authorized, there are no
interest charges, late
payment or over limit fees
and personal information is
secure as no details are held
on the card and there is no
link to a bank account.
Applicants must be 18
or over.
Since the launch of pre paid
cards in the UK, more and
more consumers are
selecting these for their
holiday money over more
traditional products such as
travelers’ cheques, debit or
credit cards or using foreign
currency.
It is hoped that the card will
be ready for use in early June,
and further details can be
obtained at any Co-op
Bureau de Change or instore Co-op post office
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counter.
3. What do you like least about life in St Helier?
That’s a difficult question. Referring to my last answer again, I suppose
it would have to be the mishmash development at the Waterfront.
What a missed opportunity to create something really special as the
gateway to our capital. I also worry the Waterfront could drag the
centre of town away from its current location. Plus the fact that we
have built the new incinerator in one of the most beautiful places in
Jersey!
4. When not representing St Helier, how do you
like to relax?
We are very family-orientated and enjoy barbecues whenever the
weather permits. I also love walking and try to do so as often as
possible given the number of wonderful sights missed when driving in
the car. I like nothing better than to stroll along St Helier’s seafront as
far as Old Station Café and stop there to watch life go by over a nice
drink and something to eat.
It has to be Elizabeth Castle. I love the view of it from the top of
Westmount as the sun goes down, and I love to visit and enjoy its rich
history, especially the Heritage Trust’s re-enactments. We must all
cherish and look after our historic sites - it would be a very sad day if
ever we lost them due to lack of money. Our heritage is our history
and the children are the future of our Island. We must preserve this
for them and their future.
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Successful taxi scheme
leads to happier St Helier
P a r i s h Matters
A round-up of news from around
the Parish.
Since its introduction three years ago, the self-funding taxi marshal
scheme, Q-Safe, has proved a huge success with taxi drivers, revellers
and – most importantly – St Helier’s residents.
Q-Safe, which was the brainchild of the Safer St
Helier Community Partnership Group and the
Jersey Taxi Drivers Association, won the British
Institute of Innkeepers’
Constable of St. Helier’s
Social Responsibility of
the Year Award in 2008.
Since then, it has
continued to go from
strength to strength.
Through the provision
of dedicated ‘marshals’
on the taxi rank at the Weighbridge, the
scheme supervises the late night queues of
people waiting to go home, preventing queue
Highways, byways and buildings
jumping and associated disorder.
Feedback and independent research shows how
welcome the initiative is – for all parties
involved. As well as a
significant increase in feelings
of safety among the public,
taxi drivers are more willing to
pick up from the taxi rank, thus
reducing waiting time and
improving services. And for the
residents of St Helier it means
that town empties more
quickly and quietly at the end of the night –
which has to be a good thing.
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Flash Mob in King Street
To celebrate Beverley Knight as the support act to Will Young for the
Channel 103 Big Gig in the Park Sponsored by Airtel-Vodafone in aid of
Help a Jersey Child, it was decided to launch the news.... in a different way!
With the help and talent of Christophe
Chateau and Daniel Austen, a group of
locals danced for 60 seconds to a
Beverley Knight track in the centre of
town one Friday lunch time.
The Big Gig in the Park is raising
money for Help a Jersey Child. All of
the money raised from the event will
help local disadvantaged children and
young people in Jersey.
Hundreds of people turned up to see
what all the fuss was about. Following
the Flash Mob, the dancers left town as
if nothing had happened.
If you would like more details on The
Big Gig, they are on our website
www.channel103.com
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The refurbishment of Commercial Street continues apace, with
the majority of the Parish road-gangs employed to ensure its
timely completion by mid-June - with the minimum disruption
to the public. Once complete, the focus moves to the many
smaller repair and refurbishment jobs around the Parish. Look
out for one of the road-gangs down your way!
Not far from Commercial Street, work also continues to
complete the £2 million refurbishment of St Helier’s Town
Church. As we reported in last month’s Town Crier, a fine layer
of dust continues to be present everywhere, but excellent
progress is being made.
Parks, gardens,
cemeteries and open
spaces
The continued lack of rain
last month challenged our
Parish gardener’s efforts to
fill parks and gardens of St Helier with
bedding plants. Fortunately, irrigation with
borehole water helped prepare the beds,
meaning planting could go ahead largely as
expected. At the same time, the Town’s streets exploded with
colour as window boxes and hanging baskets appeared after
their long preparation period.
Also in May, plans went in for the development of Surville
Cemetery to include an extension accommodating special
burials, among them a Muslim section. Elsewhere, the search
for suitable locations to accommodate public allotments
continues. If anyone is able to offer any land towards this
project, please get in touch with Tony Andrews on 811700 or
email anthony.andrews@posh.gov.je.
Town Hall events
Aside from the Liberation events, which are covered elsewhere
in this edition, over the last few weeks the Town Hall has been
the venue for many public and private meetings and events.
Among them was a Vin d’Honneur for the MG Owner’s Club,
part of a weekend of motoring events that attracts car owners
from all over the UK, including Malcolm and Eileen Howse
from the Epping club who were presented with the Silver
Jubilee Award
for having
made 25
consecutive
visits to Jersey.
As this edition
of the Town
Crier comes
out, we are
looking forward to welcoming members of the Normandy
Veterans Association on Sunday 6th June for a Vin d’Honneur
and lunch, following the annual commemoration of the Allied
invasion of Normandy, which takes place at the Cenotaph at
11 a.m.
For details on all forthcoming events, visit the Events section
of the Parish website at www.sthelier.je/events.
Above: The Constable presents Malcolm and Eileen Howse
of the MG Owners Club with their Silver Jubilee Award
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The
Town Crier
Looking forward
to St Helier week
F o c u s on
St
Helier
House
As part of its rôle at the heart of the community, the Parish of St Helier
runs three Care Homes for the elderly and two Pre-school Nurseries. In
this article, we focus on St Helier House, the Parish’s oldest home, but
definitely one of the best located. This imposing 1960’s tower block
stands on the edge of People’s Park with magnificent views over
Westmount, People’s Park and St. Aubin’s Bay. We asked its manager,
Jacqueline Jolley, what makes it such a special place.
“It has to be said that
the interior of St
Helier House certainly
does not match the
appearance of its
rather cold exterior.
Once inside, the
warm and friendly
atmosphere is
immediately obvious.
This helps our
residents live as
independently as possible, while still
having the help and support they
require from the Home’s experienced
and highly qualified staff,” she said.
“Residents enjoy single occupancy
accommodation and our extensively
refurbished communal areas. Local
shops and amenities are close by and
there is the great
advantage of having a
bus stop right outside
the front door, while we
run a well-organised and
extensive social calendar
to keep people busy. And
being so close to town
they get the best of both
worlds when it comes to
meals. They can stay here
and enjoy the fabulous
home cooked food created by the
chefs or decide to pop out for lunch
with a small group of staff and
residents.
“Of course, the real bonus comes with
our height and location. If you don’t
want to leave the building all day, you
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will never get bored of the view.”
As this Town Crier comes out plans are well advanced for
the forthcoming Fête de St Helier. Although things are still
coming into place, we look ahead to some of the events
currently expected to fill this busy week.
The Fête starts on Sunday 11 July at St Helier Harbour
with the departure of ‘Tour des Ports de la Manche’, a
yachting race of over 100 boats taking place around the
Channel Islands and a number of harbours along the
French coast. On Monday 12 July, there is a market in
Wests Centre featuring cookery demonstrations, as well as
poetry readings taking place in King Street. That evening,
the focus switches to Howard Davis Park where the St
Helier Morris Men will be entertaining the crowds.
On Tuesday, while the poetry reading continues in the
precinct, there is a special treat for opera lovers when
famous singer Katherine Jenkins performs at Fort Regent.
Wednesday 14 July sees a Bastille Day Vin d’Honneur at
the Town Hall while it’s the turn of the Jersey Lillies to
show up their male counterparts with a dancing display
in Howard Davis Park.
On Thursday, there is a plan for free walking tours of St
Helier, while a fashion show in King Street outside Voisins
should draw the crowds on Friday. By Saturday, it’s the
turn of opera singing to entertain in King Street. There is
also a fishing completion planned to take place on
Victoria Pier.
Finally, on Sunday 17 July, the annual pilgrimage takes
place from St Helier Church to the Hermitage at Elizabeth
Castle. Entrance to the Castle is free, so everyone is
welcome to enjoy what promises to be a great day out.
Full details of these and other events are available on the
Parish website at www.sthelier.je/events.
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La Pouquelaye youth and community service
For many years, La Pouquelaye Primary Since then, a large number of
School resounded with the happy sights groups and associations have
used the renamed La
and sounds of children engaged in
Pouquelaye Youth and
learning and playing. But when the
Community Centre. They
pupils left in 2005 to move to the newly include dance and exercise
clubs, Women’s Institute,
built D’Auvergne School, a question
photography classes, Girl Guides and Mums
mark hung over the building’s future. and Toddlers groups. A number of youth
Fortunately, thanks to the initiative of groups are also resident, offering a range of
St.Helier’s Constable and the Deputies activities for St Helier’s younger Parishioners.
the facility proving such a success,
of No. 3 District, the site was retained as With
States Property Holdings, who own the site,
a centre for community-based groups agreed to undertake an extensive
refurbishment of the buildings and to
and activities.
include the Centre Point activities currently
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housed to the rear of the
former JGC. Earlier this year,
therefore, the youth and
community groups moved
out while the builders
moved in. Work is expected
to go on throughout the
summer with the site handed back in
September. Look out for further updates on
progress in future editions of the Crier.
If you are interested in using the refurbished
facilities once work is complete, write to La
Pouquelaye Youth and Community Centre,
c/o Peter Noble, Town Hall, PO Box 50, St
Helier, JE4 8PA or email:
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peter.noble@posh.gov.je.
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630714
Tel.
780641
Fax:
873625
Email: s.pitman@gov.je
Fax:
721900
Email: b.fox@gov.je
Email: j.martin@gov.je Deputy Geoff Southern
Deputy Jackie Hilton
Tel.
728231
Deputy Paul Le Claire
Tel.
731690
Fax:
728231
Tel.
632856
Fax:
731690
Email: g.southern@gov.je
Fax:
632856
Email: j.hilton@gov.je
Email: p.leclaire@gov.je Deputy Debbie de Sousa
Deputy Mike Higgins
Tel.
632817
Deputy Trevor Pitman
Tel.
873956
Email: t.pitman@gov.je Email: d.desousa@gov.je
Email: mike.higgins@gov.je
Residents Parking:
Stephen Laugée
Deputy Andrew Green
Customer Services Manager: Angela Goguelin
Tel.
483356
Director, Finance:
Andrew Pemberton
Email: a.green@gov.je
Director, Parks, Gardens & Open Spaces:
Anthony Andrews
Director, Human Resources: Martin Roberts OTHER PARISH CONTACTS
Director, Municipal Services: Debra D'Orleans Avranche Nursery Janice Baker Tel. 811719
Westmount Nursery Val Payne Tel. 811718
Director, Technical and Engineering:
Residential Homes
Peter Noble
Maison de Ville
Jules Broad Tel. 878308
Centenier’s Nightline Tel. 875706
St. Ewolds
Ann Mclean Tel. 811716
Duty Centenier: 07797 748540
St Helier House
Jacqueline Jolley Tel: 811715
Registrar Tel. 811088
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W e b news
Visitors to the Parish website at www.sthelier.je will see a new section on
the homepage devoted to the forthcoming Senatorial by-election. This
development underlines the important benefits delivered by the website as
it includes for the first time an online version of the electoral roll. Accessing
this, Parishioners can check their details are included prior to turning up at
a polling station and being disappointed on the night.
Why not take a look at
http://www.sthelier.je/doitonline/checkyoureontheelectoralregister/
- just to be sure.
The Sewing
Machine Centre
David J. Wood
Service and repairs of all models
Agents for Singer and Brother
Located Opposite the old
Odeon cinema
92A Bath Street, St Helier, JE2 4SU
Telephone 732851
Mobile 07797716083 Fax 758160
Email woody@localdial.com
C e n t r e news
Pub-goers cheered by investment in town centre pubs
Three popular and
longstanding St
Helier pubs are
benefiting from a
major investment
by owners The
Liberation Group.
J u n e 2 0 1 0
Dix Neuf in Halkett
Street, The Post Horn
in Dumaresq Street
and Fridays in
Halkett Place are the
latest in a number of
pubs and bars to
undergo a
refurbishment. For
the Liberation
Group, which owns
the three businesses, the
developments are part of an ongoing
programme of investment in the Island’s
eating and drinking establishments.
While work on Dix Neuf
and the Post Horn is now
complete, the £350,000
makeover of
Fridays
continues
under wraps
for the time
being. Mark
Crowther, Chief Executive of the
Liberation Group, did reveal
however that the update will
include a change of name to The
Halkett Bar and Eating House.
Bottoms up!
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