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 & […]
DRINKING THE HEDGEROW
Using the very latest in digital thought transcription technology, Jester Crosby, a cocker spaniel, wonders why, in early autumn walks, his owner seems also to have become quite so interested in hedgerows…. Nobody likes a sniff around in a field hedgerow more than I, but I am beginning to wonder why my owner also becomes […]
WHAT IS BIODIVERSITY? WHO NEEDS IT? AND WHY BOTHER?
This is taken, with the kind permission of the author and website blogger, Colin Tudge, from his website www.colintudge.com, on which there are plenty of other worthwhile goodies to read and to reflect upon ‘How many goodly creatures are there here!’ -Miranda from The Tempest (V.i 184-187) It is fashionable to care about the natural world […]
COURSES, WORKSHOPS AND EXHIBITIONS FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 2023 AT THE HARBOUR GALLERY JERSEY
COURSES AND WORKSHOPS Autumn is a busy time for courses and workshops at The Harbour Gallery – a great time to try something new. Below are our regular weekly workshops; we will be adding exciting weekend and Christmas workshops to this list … to find out more, follow us on Facebook at ‘The Harbour Gallery […]
THE HARBOUR GALLERY MOVES HARBOURS
After 20 years on the quayside at St Aubin, The Harbour Gallery has changed harbours. Pat Robson is the director of the Art in the Frame Foundation, which manages the gallery. She showed Alasdair Crosby around the new premises at Commercial Buildings, St Helier Earlier this year, an office building that had been part of […]
MORE FOR THE DOG WALK THAN THE CAT WALK
The ‘Ariat’ range of leisure wear from the JFTU Ariat is named after the American racehorse, ‘Secretariat’, the legendary race horse and 1973 Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown winner, widely considered to be the greatest racehorse of all time. As Ariat’s founder, Beth Cross, says: ‘His athleticism and non-stop competitive spirit make him an enduring […]
A MEETING IN BRISTOL NEXT MONTH – “PLANET LOCAL SUMMIT” – WILL DISCUSS THE KIND OF INITIATIVES THAT ARE NEEDED IF EVER WE’RE TO PUT THE WORLD TO RIGHTS
By Colin Tudge As the world burns and floods and the world’s most powerful people continue to offer more of the same — or else are in denial or simply struggle to stay in office and out of jail — it becomes more and more obvious that the world really does need a complete re-think […]
THE MAGIC OF THE JERSEY HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW
In advance of this year’s Jersey Horse of the Year Show, Ruth Le Cocq met the originator of the show, Karen Barette, chair of Home Farm Equestrian The second Jersey Horse of the Year Show (JHOYS) starts in September, with all ten days being livestreamed enabling more people to enjoy the wonder of horses […]
REGENERATION
The recently announced Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey’s Agriculture and Horticulture Bursaries: could this herald a regeneration for the Island’s farming industry? By Alasdair Crosby Let’s start by talking about the weather – after all, we are British. The weather recently has been quite vile at times – as readers may have noticed – and supermarket […]