BLACK BUTTER – LÉ NIÈR BEURRE
Black Butter Making with the National Trust for Jersey, Thursday 5, Friday 6 and Saturday 7 October Peelers, Stirrers and Fillers required…. The National Trust for Jersey will once again be making ‘Black Butter’ at The Elms, La Chève Rue, St. Mary with cider apples from its orchards this week sponsored by Rathbones. Volunteers are […]
THE AUTUMN CATTLE SHOW
Words and pictures by Suzanne Le Feuvre The Autumn Cattle Show of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society took place in warm sunshine on 30 September and 1 October. Shown above is the Grand or Supreme Champion was John Le Feuvre’s Heifer-in-Milk, ‘Elite Colton Sunflower’ (sire Chilli Action Colton ET). Here she is led […]
FARMING MATTERS – JERSEY FARMING CONFERENCE 2023
PLEASE NOTE, as a result of Storm Ciaran, this event has now been postponed until Friday 10 November Registration is now open for this year’s annual Jersey Farming Conference 2023 – Farming Matters, which will take place at La Mare Wine Estate (and on-line) on Thursday 2 November (postponed until 10 November) Each year the […]
PIANO RECITAL BY PENELOPE BLACKIE IN AID OF THE JOHN LOBB MEMORIAL TRUST
Beethoven: Sonata in F# major no. 24 Op. 78 24 October, Jersey Arts Centre 8pm Concert pianist Penelope Blackie will be playing her 16th annual piano recital in Jersey this year. Once again, the recital will be in aid of the John Lobb Memorial Trust. Programme: Chopin – 2 Nocturnes: G minor Op […]
BREXIT AS A CATEGORY ERROR
By our guest contributor, Alexander Boot Was Brexit a success? My friend Tony, a learned and intelligent man but, alas, an empiricist, thinks it was an abject failure. That’s his privilege – we are all entitled to our unsound opinions. Yet the way he argues the case proves the inherent shortcomings of empiricism when it’s […]
EVENTS AT THE ROYAL JERSEY SOCIETY
The RJA&HS will be putting on a series of events during the remainder of 2023 and 2024, aimed at members, although non-members are also welcome. The first event: Wednesday 18 October, 12-1.30pm Trinity Manor – Dairy Farm Tour A walking tour of Trinity Manor Dairy Farm with Farm Manager, Jim Carter. Find out more about what […]
NEW FOCUS ON LOCAL FOOD AND DRINK LAUNCHED
The Jersey Hospitality Association and its partners and sponsors have launched Jersey’s new year-round celebration of local food and drink. Hospitality industry professionals joined representatives from government, arm’s length organisations and other industries for the launch of Delicious Jersey. The launch marked the start of 12 months of events that will include initiatives aimed at […]
SAVING MONEY TIPS FROM THE CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW
A visit to Chelsea Flower Show doesn’t usually save you money, as anyone who has visited and come back with masses of ideas and purchases will attest. By Gill Maccabe If you embrace just a few of the top tips promoted at the Chelsea Flower Show this year, you are guaranteed to save pounds – […]
AN EAR TO THE WIND
Book Review by Alasdair Crosby A Chronicle of Sark 1626-1627 By Dr Richard Axton I have just returned from Sark – well, metaphorically speaking. It was not today’s Sark, but the Island of Sark in the 17th Century. My knowledgable guide has been Dr Richard Axton MBE, an eminent scholar, Emeritus Fellow of Christ’s College, […]
RJA&HS Autumn Fair
30 September and 1 October RJA&HS Autumn Fair – at the Royal Jersey Showground, Trinity. The Show will be open to the public from 10.30am to 5pm both days and is free for members and children 16 years & under with an entry fee of £5 for adults and £3 for seniors 60 years & […]