THE LEGEND OF THE SUNKEN MANOR
By Alasdair Crosby. THERE was once a violent storm… and don’t we just know about violent storms in Jersey? This storm, however, was in the year 1356. Here is the story — history as it probably never was, but should have been: ‘There used to exist, in what is now a spot out to sea […]
A JOURNEY THROUGH THE SEASONS
The next Moments Musicaux concert will take place on Friday 21 March at the Town Church, starting at 7pm: London Mozart Players Quartet performing Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Pachelbel’s Canon, and Handel’s Concerto Grosso. The ‘journey’ continues the theme of this season of concerts arranged by Moments Musicaux – and very apt in that Vivaldi’s music […]
GROUND-MOUNTED SOLAR PANELS – POUR OR CONTRE?
Montage of how Les Champs Verts in St Mary would look if solar panel development were to go ahead. The montage is by William Layzell, and done accurately to the dimensions and levels that JEC have submitted along with using the Digimap Jersey LIDAR digital terrain maps The total land area about for which Jersey […]
LUMINARIES GATHERING – A REGENERATIVE FINANCE EVENT
On Friday 21 March, from dawn to dusk, an invitation awaits to visit La Hougue Bie, on the day of the Spring Equinox. The event is organised by Hypha Consulting [www.hyphaconsulting.com] and together with the Capital Institute, Really Regenerative Centre, and Pinecone Leadership. India Hamilton and Taylor Smythe of Hypha Consulting describe the event: ‘The […]
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY – LEAD THE JERSEY BAT GROUP!
From the Jersey Bat Group Are you passionate about wildlife and conservation? Do you enjoy bringing people together and making a difference? The Jersey Bat Group is looking for a new Chairperson to help guide our small but dedicated team! Our current Chair has had to step down for health reasons, so we need someone who’s enthusiastic about protecting […]
THE ONCE AND FUTURE HORSE – RIDING IN JERSEY
By Alasdair Crosby The Jersey cow always enjoys a significant share of column inches, so, for a change, let us look another famous quadruped in the Island – the horse (and while we are about it – the hound). Sadly, gone are the days when there were over 1,000 horses in the Island and there […]
AN EVENING WITH BRAHMS
By Christine Jasper Liebeslieder Waltzes Op. 52 and Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes Op. 65 Hungarian Dances Nos. 3, 6, 9, and 11 Thursday, 13 February, 7pm at St Mark’s Church. ‘An Evening with Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzes & Hungarian Dances’ highlights the charm and versatility of Brahms’ music, featuring his Liebeslieder Waltzes Op. 52 and Neue […]
THE DEATH – AND AFTERLIFE – OF JERSEY TREES
By Alasdair Crosby Xanthe Hamilton THIS is a story about death and the afterlife of trees in Jersey. A couple of days after Storm Ciaran had done its worst in early November 2023, there was an opportunity to see how the countryside had fared; it did not look happy. Not so much bruised and battered; […]
RARE BITTERN FILMED AT THE WETLAND CENTRE
A video of a rare Bittern filmed with a trail camera at the Wetland Centre by the National Trust’s clerk of Works and local wildlife photographer, John Ovenden, has garnered 237,000 views, 522 shares and nearly 10k likes on Facebook and continues to be shared worldwide. John’s film of the Bittern at the National Trust […]
OUR GUEST COLUMNIST – COLIN TUDGE
Agriculture is by far the most important thing that human beings do – the thing we absolutely have to get right. So why won’t the powers-that-be take it seriously? By Colin Tudge Small farms and farmers are disappearing at an alarming rate – and yet they are vital. I suggest that a prime task for […]