RESTORATION OF LA MIELLE DE MORVILLE
The Rotary Club of Jersey is offering hands-on assistance to an environmental restoration project in St Ouen’s Bay With a vision for environmental enhancement, the Jersey National Park has partnered with the Rotary Club of Jersey and the Environment Department on a programme of landscape restoration at La Mielle de Morville, a specially protected area […]
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 Laurence Curtis Eune Surprînse ! Comme j’sis à écrithe chenna les saîsons ont changi eune aut’ fais. Hièr lé temps […]
GROW AND THRIVE
By Caroline Spencer More than 200 fruit bushes are being planted by Jersey’s largest community horticultural project this week. Nearly half of them were planted at an open day on Saturday which was aimed at getting more Islanders involved in social and therapeutic horticulture. The rest will be done by school and community groups in […]
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 Clive Jones LÉ POT D’CHAMBRE…..ET EUNE ÊMEUTE! La rue ès Français à Saint Hélyi est eune rue galotée et tranchil’ye […]
CRUFTS 2022
The Kennel Club of Jersey team of Crufts Qualifiers return to the World’s biggest Dog Show. By the club’s chairman, Helen Lester Pictured front row. L-R: Yakira Michel – German Shorthaired Pointer, Helen Dubois and Niamh Whiteman – Hungarian Vizsla and Bracco Italiano, Agata Kucza – Irish Terriers, Emma Parkin- Cocker Spaniel, Rachel Le Masurier […]
17TH CENTURY STRADIVARIUS VIOLIN WORTH £2 MILLION TO BE PLAYED AT 16 NEW STREET GEORGIAN HOUSE
Violins made by Antonio Stradivari in the turn of the 18th Century remain some of the most valuable and expensive instruments in the world, so the National Trust was really excited when violinist Jonathan Hill got in touch to say that he had been loaned a Stradivarius violin dating from 1680 to perform on at […]
BIRD FLU: CHIEF VET INTRODUCES RESTRICTIONS
Jersey’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Alistair Breed, is introducing formal restrictions and biosecurity measures requiring keepers to prevent their birds from having contact with wild birds. It follows further examination results from the dead red-breasted goose from Jersey Zoo, which the government confirmed on Friday had tested positive for Avian Influenza (bird flu), which have now […]
RURAL REACH
Rural themes are not exactly limited to Jersey! In the start of a new series for the RURAL magazine website and RURAL POST e-mail newsletter, Philippa Evans-Bevan launches a new feature- RURAL REACH, taking readers off the Island to international locations,. The first ‘past the RURAL POST’ in the series is: MADEIRA Madeira has such […]
FLORAL TRIBUTE: THE SNOWDROP
Focusing on seasonal wildflowers, Philippa Evans-Bevan pays tribute to the Snowdrop Heralds of spring, snowdrops are a very uplifting and welcome sight that life is emerging from winter. Woodland floors, meadows and gardens quietly become decorated with this delicate green and white natural confetti, which develops into a carpet of white, as seen in Jersey […]
EARTH PROJECT JERSEY
The pressure group, Earth Project Jersey, is re-launching with the aim of being a strong campaigning platform for the environment ahead of June’s election. By Caroline Spencer The group was formed late in 2018 to bring together organisations and individuals with the common aim of protecting the Island’s environment. Its Facebook page states: ‘Our mission […]