PLANET LOCAL SUMMIT
‘The most important global gathering focused on localization – ever’ : LOCAL FUTURES – host of the Planet Local Summit. ‘Local Futures’, founded by Helena Norberg-Hodge, is an international non-profit organisation and a pioneer of the new economy movement. It has been raising awareness for four decades about the need to shift direction – away from dependence on […]
JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SPRING CONCERT
The Jersey Symphony Orchestra will be holding its Spring Concert on Saturday 15 April 2023 at Les Quennevais School Concert Hall, St Brelade, starting at 7.30pm. The Orchestra’s principal conductor, Hilary Davan Wetton, returns for this concert, entitled Northern Lights, for which he has selected an exciting programme, unified by the great Northern European tradition […]
SPRING – A TIME FOR PRUNING
Pruning is one of the actions which can be done in March and early April. By Catherine Penny Spring is an exciting season in the garden, buds are bursting and the first flowers are giving us colour so we can forget the grey days of Winter. It is also a time when much work needs […]
MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE – WHAT WE CAN ALL DO TO HELP
Rising sea levels, cloudbursts, flooding, drought and nature loss. They are all indicators of the climate emergency. Ahead of a special environment-themed RURAL in the summer, the magazine’s environment writer, Caroline Spencer, asked sustainability expert Fran van Dijk about what we can all be doing to mitigate climate change. Fran, a former student at Jersey […]
THIS MORNING ST MALO; THIS AFTERNOON .. ANYWHERE!
By RURAL magazine’s prize-winning wine writer and enthusiastic visitor to France, Hamish Marett-Crosby We left our Jersey home in the early evening and that night were enjoying a nightcap with our in-laws in Honfleur. The speed of the Condor ferry, combined with the fast roads out of St Malom have put a huge area of […]
THE JERSEY BAT GROUP SEEKS NEW CHAIRMAN
The Jersey Bat Group (JBG) is a registered Jersey charity with these aims: to survey and monitor bat populations, roosts, hibernacula and foraging sites in Jersey; to provide information and education regarding bats to its members and the Jersey public; and, where possible, to take steps to help protect local bat populations. JBG are seeking […]
HOW CHANGES IN THE WEATHER CAN AFFECT YOUR DOG’S MOOD
By Caroline Menteith, canine behaviourist at tails.com (Image: Tadeusz Lakota via unsplash) Grey skies, thunder, heavy rainfall all have an impact on your dog’s mood and behaviour, similar to the effect bad weather can have on humans’ energy and mood. Our canine companions can all have their own unique quirks when it comes to weather, some […]
JERSEY ELECTRICITY SUPPORTS NATIONAL TRUST ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME
Jersey Electricity (JE) has renewed its support of the National Trust for Jersey’s Senior Education Officer for a further three years. Erin Cowham has led and delivered the Trust’s Education Programme since 2020 with her role being funded by JE. In the first three years of her role, Erin has developed the Education Programme to […]
UPDATE ON TESTING FOLLOWING CATTLE DEATHS
• Cows at Woodlands Farm most likely died from botulism. • Testing found no toxins, but toxin-producing bacteria were cultured from samples. • The test results, coupled with the clinical signs, point towards botulism as the cause. The cattle which died suddenly in large numbers on a Jersey farm, most likely died from botulism, the […]
EUNE FROUQU’THÉE D’JÈRRIAIS – (A FORKFUL OF JÈRRIAIS)
We continue our series of article in Jèrriais – Jersey’s own traditional native language. The ‘frouque’ in question is a digging fork, rather than a table fork. An English translation follows. This contribution comes from Rod McLoughlin Bouônjour bouannes gens, Ch’est Rod McLoughlin tch’ a l’plaîsi d’chârer ieune de mes mémouaithes les pus vivides dé […]