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Grouville
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Gazette
An independent glimpse of life in our parish
Winter 2014
Volume 12 Issue 4
Printed on paper from sustainable resources.
Happy Christmas!
The Parish team of the Connetable and Deputy as we look forward to 2015 and beyond
We have a new government and now Christmas to look
forward to as we move into 2015. Thankfully, both our
Connétable and Deputy were re-elected and so we enter
2015 with a stable Parish, albeit with a new Secretary,
Rebecca Maindonald. Peter Falle has left the position
and his work over the past 24 years is reported on page
3 with both the Connétable and Rebecca Maindonald
adding their own words about Peter’s retirement.
This issue of your Gazette has a Christmas and an
activity flavour to it. There are two articles about the
Royal Bay of Grouville and what you can see on it, to
tempt you to get out for a walk after the festive season.
One of the articles, on page 9, might even give you an
idea for a present! There is a centre pages article for the
children, as well as a Christmas quiz on page 24 to keep
minds working.
The Grouville Gazette is produced for you and we always
welcome articles. It is a community-produced publication
and on page 3 we are appealing for more people to help
us distribute it to every home in the Parish. This does not
involve a huge amount of work and, of course, you get to
go to the Deliverers Drinks four times a year to collect your
bundles. You therefore get a bit of exercise, as well as
doing something for our Parish community and a reward!
The Christmas services are on page 26, as well as an
article on the following page about the nativity scenes to
be placed in the Parish Church over the Christmas
season. Sport is covered and there is a lovely article by
Olivia Higgins on page 25 on her progress as a golfing
professional in the United States. Staying with the
overseas theme Manchi Wan tells us about the Chinese
New Year celebrations in the middle of February and our
fashion article on page 14 comes from our regular
contributor, Nikki Whittle, who is now living in Chicago.
All in all this issue covers a lot of bases, with something
for everyone. We therefore hope that you will enjoy it and
the Editorial Team wish you all a Happy Christmas and a
successful 2015.
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 Grouville Gazette | Winter 2014
Peter Falle, Parish Secretary
Extraordinaire
by Bruce Willing
Peter Falle became our Parish Secretary on 19th
November 1990 and retires on 31st December
2014, after 24 years service, a remarkable period
during which he has been the consistent ‘power’
behind the scenes in the running of the Parish.
Peter grew up in Gorey Village, albeit on the St
Martin side and went to St Helier Boys School at
D’Hautree House on St Saviour’s Hill, where he
was head prefect and head boy, something he is
rightly proud of. Leaving school aged 16 he
became an office boy with Huelin’s and then
entered the civil service in Social Security, via a job
A happy Peter Falle in his office doing the job he loves
with the JEP, aged 20. There he quickly rose to the
position of Deputy Chief Inspector, heading a team
parishioners. When Dan Murphy became Connétable in
of 4 people who made sure that people were contributing
2003, he initiated a Parish welfare committee, which
the correct amount of Social Security payments.
broadened the ability of the Parish to deal with this
On his arrival at the Parish Hall he had a short handover
aspect of life and was widely appreciated by all. Today
from Mike Mallet, who was leaving to take up his new job
that has gone and with it a large part of the overall role of
as Parish Secretary of St Saviour. It was a ‘baptism of
the Parish Secretary. It is a loss that Peter, understandafire’, as Peter was soon deeply involved with the tri-annubly, feels deeply.
al issue of driving licences, in those days all done by
Throughout his time, his wife Carol, who was also a
hand. Very soon afterwards he came to realise the extent
Parish Secretary until 2012, has actively supported him
of his involvement in looking after the parishioners, a task
and from 1st January 2015 they will both be retired. We
he has always enjoyed and one that he still considers to
are all grateful for Peter’s contribution to the life of this
be the principal role of a Parish Secretary.
Parish for the past 24 years and I can think of no better
By his own admission, Peter is a ‘people person’ and he
summary of his work that that written by his successor,
“likes to be Father Christmas 365 days a year”. It is a real
Rebecca Maindonald, in her Parish News on Page 28:
commitment and unsurprising, as he has been involved
“Peter has always had the best interests of the Parish at
with the Parish since his childhood and the job of Parish
heart. Our very own Oracle... Peter will be greatly
Secretary was the one he had always wanted. It is a job
missed by everyone, especially by the Parish staff.”
that he genuinely looks forward to each day.
Gone, but not forgotten. Thank you, Peter.
His first Connétable was Richard Le Sauteur, whom he
What’s next for Peter? Procureur?
regards as the key moderniser of the Parish Hall during
his period as secretary. Through him Peter quickly
learned how the parochial system worked and it is fair to
say that Peter has been the deliverer of many of the
changes that we all take for granted today. Perhaps the
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Hall, built in 1995/6 and the handing over of the Parish
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under the stewardship of Connétable Frank Amy.
The Gazette is written, produced and distributed
Throughout his time, Peter has been punctilious in retainentirely by volunteers, but following the retirement of
ing a formal relationship in the office, referring to “Mr
several deliverers we currently have a shortfall in our
Constable” or “Monsieur Le Connétable” at all times in
distribution team.
meetings and during working hours. To him this is simply
The size of each round varies but we try to accomgood manners and he regrets that elsewhere in governmodate any specific requests as well as giving, as far
ment politicians are referred to by their Christian names,
as possible, a round near your house.
seeing this as the reason for a less-than-helpful relation-
HELP NEEDED!!
ship between government and its bureaucracy.
If you are able to help please contact
Anita Boyce either on 840756 or at:
[email protected].
Peter also regrets the changes in dealing with welfare
following the introduction of income support in 2008,
which led directly to the removal of most of the Parish
municipality’s ability to deal directly with the welfare of its
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The Pembroke
Nicola and her team look forward to welcoming you
We would like to welcome our new head chef Tony Gudgin who was previously
head chef of the So Bar to our team. Enjoy our new menu created by Tony
featuring traditional winter classics & daily changing specials.
We also serve a fantastic morning menu to suit all with traditional
English & Scottish breakfasts (Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 9.30am - 11.30am).
There is also a full takeaway menu available.
Alternatively just pop in and enjoy something from our fantastic range of beers,
real ales and worldwide wines.
We show all major sporting events in full HD on our plasma screens or why not join us for
our popular monthly pub quiz on Wednesday 17th December.
Call Nicola and her team on 855756 to make your reservation.
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‘Can’t imagine why we didn’t think of it before . . . A small charge of “Electrique
Francaise” through Harry’s old driving iron concentrates the mind remarkably well!’
Check out Scouting in the
east of the island
The Eastern Scout Group, the 3rd Jersey (St Saviour)
Scout Group meets at the Berni Community Centre and
St Martin’s Methodist Hall, St. Martin, on Monday
evenings:
Beavers, 6-8 years
5.45 – 6.45 pm
Cubs, 8-10½ years
7.00 – 8.30 pm
Scouts, 10½-14 years 7.00 – 8.30 pm
Young Leaders, 14-18 years, any section;
Adults, 18 years plus, any section.
Boys and girls, males and females are most welcome.
Please contact Hayley Dewar on 07797 739294 or
[email protected]
A warm welcome to our new Grouville Dental surgery,
offering all dental treatments, including cosmetic dentistry,
in a friendly and comfortable environment.
Situated on Gorey Coast Road – opposite Verona Stores
and next door to FX Hairdressers.
We are currently open from 9.00 am – 5:30 pm on
Wednesday and Friday with Dr Danny Yearley
and also Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings for
bookings and more information.
We look forward to welcoming you and your family
(free check-ups for children under 10), to our new practice
and providing you with quality dental care.
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(when mentioning the Grouville Gazette)
TOOTH WHITENING KIT £150
(must be in conjunction with dental examination)
Tel: 510563
Yes, Scouting can be real fun!
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Merry
Christmas
and Happy
New Year
Gorey Youth Project News by
Sarah Walker, Senior Youth Worker
from
all at
Faulkner
Fisheries
Over 34 years at L’Etacq
Over 27 years in the Market
Over the past few months the Gorey Youth Project has
been a hive of activity with lots of great activities taking
place, including trips to St Ouen for some sunset BBQs,
watersports at St Brelade Bay, high rope and assault
courses, kayaking trips and team games on the beach at
Gorey, to name but a few. These action-packed activities
would not have been possible without the support of The
Jersey Potteries and we would like to take this opportunity to thank them. The young people have had an absolute ball.
Cooked Seafood
Local “hand picked” Crabmeat,
Freshly cooked Local Lobsters & Crabs,
Fruits de Mer, Local Lobsters & Scallops and
King Prawns in Garlic Butter,
Poached Salmon, Coquilles St Jacques,
Fresh French Crevettes, Soups and Sauces
Fresh FISH
Four young people have completed and passed the
Jersey Youth Service Young Worker Course and have
gained an ASDAN qualification in volunteering, as well as
young worker status for the Youth Service. Another four
young people are enrolled on this year’s course.
Local Fish: Bass, Bream, Red & Grey Mullet,
Mackerel, Pollock, Conger + Cod, Haddock,
Salmon, Tuna, Plaice, Lemon Sole, Sardines,
Hake, Trout
Lots of issues and topics have been explored by the
young people, including relationships, diet and nutrition,
anti-bullying and team building, as well as the issues
affecting young people and their key skills, including
communication, problem solving, leadership and team
work.
Salmon, Golden Cod & Haddock,
Craster Kippers, Mackerel, Trout
SMOKED FISH
FROZEN Seafood
King Prawns, Cooked & Raw Gambas, Peeled
Prawns, Shell-on Prawns, Calamari, White Bait,
Red Snapper, Sardines, Fish Cakes, Battered Cod
Club Sessions
Day
Age Group
Time
Monday
Year 7 & 8 7.00pm – 9.00pm £1.00
Tuesday
Year 5 & 6 6.30pm – 8.30pm £1.50
Wednesday Year 9+
Friday
Year 8+
Wines at L’Etacq
Entry Fee
To compliment your seafood: Muscadet, Sauvignon,
Pinot Grigio (White and Rosé) + beer and lager
POULTRY & GAME
7.00pm – 10.00pm £1.00
Order your Farm Fresh Xmas Turkeys NOW!
Pheasant, Partridge, Rabbits, and Venison
7.30pm – 10.00pm £1.00
AND LOTS MORE
Christmas Specials
(Specials end Saturday 20th December, 2014)
Venus Clams
1 kg bag
£4.95
Shell-on Prawns (large)
1 kg bag
£6.95
Raw Gambas (approx 18)
1 kg box
£9.95
King Prawns (approx 80 Cooked & Peeled)
1 kg bag
£12.45
Large Cooked Gambas (approx 25)
1 kg box
£14.85
Coquilles St Jacques
10 per bag
£16.95
King Prawns (approx 30 raw & peeled) 1 kg bag
£17.95
Daily deliveries to Restaurants & hotels
Poissonnerie,
Fish Market,
St Helier
Open All Day Mon.-Sat.
 721 400
Enjoying the thrill of banana boat racing in the
summer sun
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“A true taste
of the sea”
All Major Credit Cards accepted
www.faulknerfisheries.co.uk
Les Viviers de L’Etacq,
St Ouen
Open Mon. mornings
All Day Tue.-Sat.
 483 500
Duck Pond News
by Belinda Calvani
Belinda lights the candles
on the birthday cake with
her special friends
This is a very special year at the Duck Pond. It is our 25th
birthday!
The children and their parents came to celebrate at a
‘silver party’ in our Wild Garden. Everyone made silver
hats and crowns and two lucky children helped to blow
out the candles on a special silver cake.
The nursery opened in April 1989 and we are proud to
have provided nursery education for hundreds of children over the years. We would love to hear news of any
former Duck Pond children in this special year.
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Send ALL My Friends
to School Campaign
Le Rocquier School
by Mrs Lisa Paul, Deputy Head Teacher, Grouville
School
As we approach the festive season it is appropriate to
look back over the past year. However, a school’s year
finishes in July and, in our case, brought to a close
another exciting term and the end of another memorable
year. The Class of 2014 had their Awards Evening and
enjoyed a remarkable Prom during a fine evening in
June, which seems such a long time ago now.
by the Head Teacher, Philip Slater
In the summer term, Maria Stegenwalner introduced the
children of Grouville to the ‘Send ALL my Friends to School’
campaign, which is about reminding world leaders that it
is children with disabilities who are missing out most on
their right to an education. For example, in 2000, world
leaders promised universal primary education by 2015,
but with only a year to go 57 million children are still out
of school and over a third of them have a disability.
As Deputy Head Teacher at Grouville, I have been continuing with this work and on Monday 22nd September
we took a large group of children to the States Building
in Royal Square, together with Ms. Steg and pupils from
St Mary’s school, to present our campaign work to the
Assistant Chief Minister, Senator Paul Routier.
Our campaign work for Send ALL My Friends to School
included the children from both Grouville and St Mary’s
schools making a large number of colourful ‘buddy’ figures to represent the estimated 24 million children with
disabilities who are missing out on school.
We presented our ‘buddy’ figures to Senator Routier
together with some very persuasive letters written by the
children and we hope that he will pass them on to the
Prime Minister to remind the UK Government of its promise to ensure that all children have access to primary
education by 2015.
The Le Rocquier Prom 2014. Just look at their
enthusiasm!
The Class of 2019 (the new Year 7’s in September) had a
wonderful experience for their Induction Days in July and
we officially welcomed them to the school in September.
We said farewell and bon voyage to many students and
several staff at the end of the last term and now we are
into another packed academic year, welcoming the new
students to Year 7, as well as new staff who have joined
Le Rocquier School where we are committed to continuous improvement in all areas.
Finally I want to thank all the parents, carers, guardians
and friends of Le Rocquier who continue to support their
children and our students in so many ways. It is really
appreciated and is crucial to the future successes of the
school and, in particular, the students. We also thank
everyone in the community for their continued support
and will keep you up-to-date with our news over the coming months.
A smiling Senator Paul Routier with the Grouville
School pupils and their ‘buddy’ figures
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Book Review – The Seashore Life
of Jersey
In connection with the article on the ‘Mermaids Purse’ on
page 20, Paul Chambers offered me the opportunity to
review his book on the seashore life of Jersey, to be published by the Société Jersiaise just before Christmas. It is
a wonderful book and does exactly what it promises to
do in its Forward: “This guide has been created to help
those who find themselves on a Jersey beach looking at
an animal or seaweed asking: ‘I wonder what that is?’ ”
by Bruce Willing
It is a photographic guide, in colour and has every seashore animal and plant you can imagine in its 81 pages,
which includes a glossary of Jèrriais terms and a comprehensive index at the back.
The book retails at £16 in bookshops and online retailers
(Amazon and others), but do not panic! It will cost about
£10 (to be confirmed) if bought from the Société Jersiaise
bookshop and, of course, Société Jersiaise members get
a 10% discount.
The Guide is the Société’s first ‘print on demand’ book,
which means that copies are individually printed and
dispatched to customers by the UK-based printers. As
well as reducing paper use and distribution costs, print on
demand means the Société can sell the book worldwide,
which is not usually the case with local publications.
So there it is, the seashore book you have always wanted, but did not exist, can be yours for a tenner this
Christmas and even cheaper if you are a member of the
Société Jersiaise. You just know you want a copy – I do!
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Parish Personality Portrait No. 29
Leanne Rive – Grouville’s Iron Lady
by Al Thomas
Most of us in Grouville know that we have an iron man in
heptathlete, Daniel Halksworth, but I wonder how many
of us knew we also had an Iron Lady. Leanne Rive is a
personal trainer, fitness and nutrition expert operating
right here in Grouville and, if you would care to learn
more about running one hundred miles in under thirty
hours, or have lesser ambitions like a team race over
one hundred kilometres, or even your common or
garden marathon, Leanne is the girl to talk to. She
has been there and got the T-shirt. Of course, you
might just like to get fitter than you are.
Although she puts herself through a gruelling training
programme, occasionally running along cliff paths at
4a.m, she never expects more from her clients than they
are physically capable of.
Leanne arrived in Jersey from County Meath with
a girl friend back in 1992. Jersey was supposed
to be a stepping stone on their travels to the
Greek Islands but for Leanne, Jersey worked its
magic and whilst the friend moved on, Leanne
stayed. Mind you, meeting and marrying Philip
may have had a little something to do with this as
well.
Athletics and sport were not high on the curriculum
at the convent school that Leanne attended. In fact
the school hockey team she played for remained
steadfastly at the bottom of the league but, with a
natural interest in fitness and health, she signedup for a course of gym and aerobics, which
proved to be a precursor of her future
vocation and business.
However, It was taking part in the Itex walk
that sparked an interest in long distance
events and where she first heard about the
Greenlight Round the Rock event, the 48 mile run
around the island, Leanne took part and was first lady
home.
From there it has been non-stop. To name just a few of
the ultra events that Leanne has featured in, the
Connemara Ultra, 48 miles, fourth lady home; the
Southdown Trailwalker a team event; Leanne was in a
team of four (out of 550 teams) and they set a course
record for the mixed teams and were beaten only by
three Gurkha squad teams. In the Mozart Austrian
100k she came in second; the Cotswolds
100 mile she was third and nearer to home,
the Five Islands Race a 3-day event where
Leanne finished first overall.
2015 sounds equally gruelling with a 50
miler in the Highlands and the Eiger
100k to look forward to. Leanne has
already booked her osteopath for the
recovery programme!
So, if there is someone out there who feels the need to
be a little fitter this winter, maybe it’s time to call
Leanne 07797 840931, or have a look at the gym on her
website www.lrpt.co.uk. It’s right here in your parish and
she won’t ask you to run 100 miles, but she might just
help to trim down that bulging waistline in time for
Christmas!
In her small, quiet gym overlooking Queen’s Valley
Leanne tailors her personal training and fitness exercises
to the ability and condition of her clients where they will
find they are not surrounded by muscle-bound body
builders; its not that sort of gym.
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Getting to know you:
by Anita Boyce
Purple Papillion Beauty Salon
Shona opened her Grouville Beauty Salon, ‘Purple
Papillon Beauty,’ in June 2014, offering a range of treatments from massage to facial and nails. Shona was
originally a Primary school teacher and made the huge
Shona Livingstone
decision to change her career, finding that there is nothing better than allowing people to relax and take time out
for themselves within their busy lives.
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the World of
Politics
The Constable and I are actively looking to identify
brown-field sites in the Parish to establish a development
plan that will deliver affordable housing for our younger
generations, thus encouraging them to seek a future in
the Island. However, I am determined that whatever is
considered will be appropriate to the surroundings and
character of Grouville. The plan will be a Parish Plan, so
it will require your input and views on how you would like
your parish to look and what you expect it to provide. In
effect it will be a village plan for Grouville.
by Deputy Carolyn Labey
I would also like to see TTS extend the Eastern Cycle
Network into town. After securing the initial funding from
the Car Park Restoration fund and providing a possible
route, very slow progress has been made. Continuation
of the network would support TTS’s own Sustainable
Transport Strategy: it would also be an added attraction
to visitors, as well as assisting the commuters of
Grouville.
At the time of writing this article, the elections are ongoing, so I will report back on the principal appointments in
our next government in our March 2015 issue.
Please remember that I am available to discuss any of
your issues, or concerns, so phone me on 852488 or
contact me by e-mail at: [email protected]
In the meantime, I would like to wish you and your families a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.
First, I would like to thank my family, friends and supporters for encouraging me to put myself forward for the role
of Deputy of our Parish for another term, to which I was
successfully returned on 17th October. I would especially
like to thank my proposer Advocate Simon Habin and my
seconders; Vicky Boarder, Dr John Le Gresley, David
Morgan, Shelagh Dix, Daniel Thebault, Stephen Clipp,
Shona Livingston, Nick Parlett and John Hodge MBE. It
has been an honour to serve my Parish and I will continue to serve you to the very best of my ability.
Do you need help?
The Citizens Advice Service provides free,
independent and confidential advice to help you
resolve your problems and understand your rights.
We can advise you on many issues whether it be
debt, employment, benefits, housing, immigration,
relationship problems and many other subjects.
I shared the nomination evening with our Constable John
Le Maistre who was also returned unopposed. Having
known the Constable all my life, we work really well as a
team and have similar aspirations for the Parish in the
coming years.
HOW TO CONTACT US
Face-to-face at the Bureau
We have a “drop-in” service at St Paul’s Centre,
New Street, St Helier, between 10am to 3pm,
Monday to Friday
Comparing election meetings in other parishes, I was
pleased that our nomination meeting attracted around 80
parishioners, in contrast to a St Helier district hustings,
which attracted 22 people.
Telephone
We have a telephone enquiry service available
from 10am to 3pm Monday to Friday
It is wonderful that the Community Support Group is now
fully up and running. It should be of particular comfort to
you in the coming winter months, to know that there are
people in the parish who can help make all of our lives
easier through their different skills and activities. If you or
a friend need help please just pick up the phone and call
the Parish Office on 852225.
Freephone 0800 7350249 or 724942
Electronically
You will find useful information on our website
www.cab.org.je or email your enquiries to
[email protected]
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Christmas Fashion
by Niki Whittle
The party season is nearly upon us once more,
the shops are pushing their party frocks to the
front of the store, work colleagues are asking
what you’re planning on wearing and you’re
confused about what ‘smart casual’ really
means!!
Smart casual... it’s the one dress code I really
dislike. I mean what does it mean? Either it’s
smart or its casual, but surely it can’t be both!
According to the Oxford Pocket Dictionary of
Current English, the definition of smart casual
is:
smart ca·su·al – adjective: smart casual (of
clothes) neat, conventional, yet relatively informal in style, especially as worn to conform to a
particular dress code.
“Think of a smart casual outfit as one that you’d
wear for a film or dinner date”
So there you go, an informal, neat and conventional outfit. Sounds a little dull if you ask me!
The way I see it is, it’s always better to be the
one who’s overdressed a little for an occasion,
rather than the one who’s underdressed. So I
say go all out and impress your fellow partygoers in this season’s party perfect trends. I’ve
rounded up the best the high street has to offer
and included a few tips on picking the right outfit
for YOU.
Tips:
Understand your shape; celebrate your best
attributes and choose shapes that highlight
them.
Don’t expect an item off the peg to fit you perfectly. It’s
rarely going to happen, so be aware of what a good fit is
and be prepared to have a few alterations made. I
nearly always have to lift the straps.
You don’t have to go for black and it doesn’t have to be
a dress either! Separates work brilliantly. Not only can
they offer you more options, but they are easier to integrate into your wardrobe for future use.
Don’t go blindly following the trends; choose ones that
suit your style and shape as this will be far more flattering
and even more stylish.
Don’t overlook the accessories! These are the most
important part of your outfit and will make or break a
look. They are a great way to add some personality to a
high-street piece.
If you can’t afford to splash out on a whole new outfit for
your party then take my advice and invest in some new
accessories to add contemporary style to last year’s outfit.
Don’t buy a dress that’s only going to be worn once; be
creative and think if you’ve got anything else in your
wardrobe that will go with it, or dress it down.
2. If you’re not sure about going for something so pale
in the winter then why not opt for a bright colour
instead of traditional black? There are some pretty
green shades to choose from this season.
3. Why wear a plain dress when you can look pretty in
print instead? Bold prints are all the rage this season
and I think they’re the perfect choice for the party
season. Don’t over accessorise, keep things simple
and let the dress do the talking.
4. Separates are a great choice for the party season, not
only do they make it easier to get the perfect fit top
and bottom, but they are made for mixing and matching so will integrate into your wardrobe easily.
5. This striking yet simple dress is one of my favourite
picks this year, it hangs beautifully and really is a
showstopper.
6. I love jumpsuits! They make a great alternative to
cocktail dresses; they are always my outfit of choice
for parties.
7. Trousers can look so chic at the Christmas party,
especially if you team them with a statement top and
a pair of killer heels.
Silver dress from Oasis: De Gruchy, 46-52 King Street
Green dress from Monsoon: Queen Street
Floral dress from Topshop: King Street
Sequin skirt and separate top from Phase Eight: 46/52 King
Street
5. Black dress from Whistles: www.whistles.com
6. Jumpsuit from Karen Millen: De Gruchy, 46-52 King Street
7. Trousers and top from Reiss: King Street
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Outfits:
1. White is the new black, so instead of choosing a LBD
how about going for something more festive like this
pretty white and silver dress?
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Alfred’s Big Christmas Adventure
by Pat Guegan
One Christmas Eve a little donkey
snoozed in his stable in Grouville,
his name was Alfred. When
Farmer John came to give him
his breakfast, he said to
Alfred, “You are going to
have a busy time today
because on Christmas Eve
you have a very important
part to play in our Celebrations.
You will carry Mary on your back
when we have our Crib Service in the big stable.” Alfred
was very excited.
Alfred was bored! Maybe he could escape? Farmer John
had gone and wouldn’t be back until much later, but in
his warm cosy stable Alfred soon fell asleep and dreamed
of a Big Christmas Adventure!
He found himself in the field near the stable where the
calves lived in their little white houses. Maybe Clarabelle
would like to come with me he thought, so he went to
find his friend.
Clarabelle was snoozing, so he tiptoed up to her,
“Clarabelle, I am going on a Big Christmas Adventure.
Would you like to come?” Clarabelle opened a sleepy
eye, “I would love to; oooh, yes please. How exciting”!
The two friends went into the next field where they saw a
little lamb who was leaping about happily. She stopped
and stared at them. “What are you doing here?” she
asked. ”My name is Alfred and this is Clarabelle. It is
Christmas Eve and we are going on a Big Christmas
Adventure. What’s your name?” “My name is Lily” replied
the lamb. “I will come with you for your Big Christmas
Adventure”. So the new friends set off. Lily asked shyly,
“Will we be back in time to hang up our Christmas stockings?” “Of course we will”, said Alfred tossing his head;
“we can’t miss Father Christmas. Besides I have a very
special job to do this evening.”
And off they went in search of their Big Christmas
Adventure!
Soon it began to get dark. The stars twinkled in the sky
and the moon came out. The moon was round and yellow with a big smile. “Hello” said the moon, “what are
you doing out so late on your own?” “We are looking for
a Big Christmas Adventure,” said Alfred. “But we haven’t
found one yet” said Clarabelle. “Do you know where we
can find one?” asked Lily
“It is much too late for a Big Christmas Adventure” said
the moon. “It is time you went home to make sure that
you are fast asleep when Father Christmas arrives on his
sleigh”.
Alfred, Clarabelle and Lily looked at each other nervously. They weren’t feeling quite so brave now that it was
dark and they were all alone.
“I don’t think I like being out here in the dark” said Lily.
“Nor do I” said Clarabelle. “Don’t be silly” said Alfred;
there must be an adventure out there somewhere. But
now he was not feeling quite so brave either. An owl
hooted, “time to go home!” Perhaps he was right thought
Alfred and his legs felt just a little bit wobbly. The little
donkey did not feel quite so excited about his Big
Christmas Adventure now. “Let’s go home,” said Lily.
“Which is the way home?” asked Clarabelle; now that it
was dark they did not know the way home. “I think we are
lost” said Alfred, and his voice trembled. After a while it
began to snow and it was very cold. Lily, the little lamb
began to cry.
The friendly moon said “Look, there is a stable over
there. Why not have a little rest and then I will show you
the way home”.
So, the three friends went into the stable, snuggled down
in the warm dry straw and promptly fell asleep! They
were very tired.
Alfred woke up! What was that noise? It sounded like a
baby crying! He opened his eyes, looked around and
there in the manger full of hay was a tiny baby, crying
softly. “Clarabelle, Lily” whispered Alfred, “Look over
there!” Clarabelle and Lily saw the baby in the manger
too!
The baby’s mother gave them a beautiful smile, so they
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were not afraid. She smiled lovingly at her baby too and
at the baby’s father.
The three friends stood in the corner of the stable watching the amazing scene.
All of a sudden there was a noise outside, some shepherds entered the stable, knelt down before the baby and
one of the shepherds presented him with a little lamb.
There was clatter of hooves and in the doorway the
friends saw three camels. “I say!” said Lily “What are they
doing here? They look just like kings in their beautiful
clothes”.
The three kings came into the stable, knelt down before
the baby and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh!
Suddenly, there was a bright light, a star was shining into
the stable and they could see everything so clearly. Then
as the kings and the shepherds knelt before the baby the
sky was filled with angels singing “Glory to God in the
highest and peace to all on earth”.
“Wow!” said Alfred “This really is a very Big Christmas
Adventure”. Lily and Clarabelle agreed.
The friends decided to stay in the stable until morning
and then go home when it was daylight.
They settled down to enjoy their very Big Christmas
Adventure and soon drifted off to sleep again.
Suddenly, Alfred heard Farmer John talking to him.
“Wake up Alfred, it is time for you to come and do your
very special job on Christmas Eve”.
Alfred was a little confused! Where was he? What had
happened? Had he really been on a very Big Christmas
Adventure or maybe it was all just a dream and he had
been here all the time?
He let Farmer John lead him away to the big stable
where the people were waiting. As he went he had a
warm cosy feeling inside as if he really had been part of
a very Big Christmas Adventure!
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The Tjipetir Rubber Block
Mystery
by Geoff Walker
On your post Christmas walks on the beach, fancy finding a bit of the Titanic’s cargo? On 5th January 2013 the
JEP featured an article about gutta-percha/rubber blocks
washing up in Portelet and St. Ouen. On 5th September
2014 I found one in the Royal Bay of Grouville. Similar
blocks have been washed up in Brittany, the Netherlands
and Cornwall and there have been links to the Titanic,
which was carrying a shipment as part of its cargo when
it sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.
= The blocks are made of the sap of the gutta-percha
tree native to Asia and North Australia.
= The Tji (river) Petir (thunder) plantation factory was
owned by the Netherlands (Dutch) East India Company
and employed 350 people between 1900 and 1920.
= Gutta-percha was mainly used to insulate underwater
cables, but was also used to make golf balls and
teddy bear noses. The invention of wireless telegraphy and development of the rival British rubber plantations in Malaya led to a sharp decline in prices so
the industry was no longer profitable.
Here are some facts, should you find one:
= There has been considerable interest in the rubber
blocks since the JEP article of 5th January 2013, with
the Daily Mail publishing an article on 24th April 2013,
the BBC commenting on 10th May 2013 and in
France on 21st March 2014.
= If these blocks came from the Titanic, as they were
released they would have floated to the surface carried across the Atlantic by the North Atlantic Drift and
the Gulf Stream towards Jersey.
= A Dutch East India Company ship, the Moerdyk, was
also carrying a cargo of gutta-percha when it sank off
the coast of Brittany in 1904. At that time the tjipetir
plantation trees would only have been 4 years old.
= The blocks are rectangular in shape measuring 12”
(30cms) by 14” (35cms) with rounded corners and
weigh 5lb 4ozs. (2.4 kg).
= They were produced in the tjipetir plantation factory in
Java, Indonesia in the early 1900’s.
Keep looking – I am!
Geoff Walker holding one of the tablets. They are quite a find!
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Christmas at Holme Grown
is set to be grand
With lashings of everything needed, at hand
Turkey and stuffing, fresh veg and meat
Brilliant to look at - delicious to eat!
Book your Turkey, choose your wine
…red, white or rosé - it’s all simply fine
Delicious extras, like chocolates and cheese
Fill a Hamper with what-ever you please!
Holme-made bread, croissants,
biscuits and rolls
Complete frozen meals
for very hungry souls
Champagnes and gifts, festive
greetings on a card
Everything for Christmas in your own back yard!
There’s construction in store
to make shopping a treat
Please excuse the upheaval
we’ll try to keep it neat!
If you’re stuck working hard
but your cupboards are bare
Go online, take your time
… we’ll be waiting there!
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Rays of Hope
included one that had been attached to a supermarket
trolley recovered from St Helier Marina. The task of sorting and identifying the egg cases can be quite mucky
and smelly, but the results have more than compensated.
by Paul Chambers
But what is the point of all this? It is possible to relate
each mermaid’s purse back to the species of shark, or
ray that laid it. By counting the mermaids’ purses we can
also keep an eye on the health of our elasmobranch (the
technical terms for rays and sharks) population. In particular, we can monitor the number of species in the seas
around us and check for changes in their numbers.
As you walk off your Christmas meal on Grouville Bay
beach you will probably come across a mermaid’s purse.
To a vrai Jèrriais they are bourses au dgiâbl’ye or crapauds d’mé – those strange horned leathery objects that
wash up with the vraic along the high tide mark.
Mermaids’ purses are the egg cases of rays and small
species of shark. When they wash up on the shore they
are usually (but not always) empty and may have been
drifting in the sea for several weeks or months. However,
each mermaid’s purse will have begun its life many
metres underwater where it would have been either
glued (literally) to a rock or deliberately entangled in seaweed by the female ray or shark that laid it.
Our study seems to confirm that Jersey has an unusually
large population of undulate rays, a species that is classified as threatened in the rest of Europe and whose
commercial capture is banned (including in Jersey). Our
study also suggests that the blue skate (Dipturus batis) is
locally extinct. In the 1960s this species was regarded as
common, but we have not had a single blue skate eggcase (which is very large and distinctive) handed in. We
are also keeping an eye on the smaller shark species,
such as dogfish and nursehounds, as they are at present
being deliberately killed and discarded in large numbers
by fishermen using set nets between Seymour and Icho
Towers.
Each purse will have held a single embryo that would
have developed over several weeks into a juvenile ray or
shark. After hatching, the animal will vacate its empty
egg case, which in time will become loose and then
washed up onto the seashore.
In December 2012 the Marine Biology Section of the
Société Jersiaise was presented with a bagful of mermaids’ purses that had been collected during an organised beach clean. We didn’t know much about mermaids’
purses at the time but, with some help from the Shark
Trust, we were able to determine that the egg cases
came from two different species of ray (blonde and
undulate) and one species of shark (small dogfish).
We hope that this fascinating project will continue for
many years and we are grateful to people like Geoff who
have made all this possible. If you find any, please collect
(or photograph) them, making a note of the beach on
which you found them and the date. Then get in touch
with us at: [email protected] or telephone 758314 (or drop them off at 7 Pier Road). All our
records are shared with the Jersey Biodiversity Centre as
well as the Shark Trust and the A.P.E.C.S., their French
equivalent.
Intrigued, we asked our regular beach cleaners to keep
any mermaids’ purses that they found. In the first month
we had 21 handed in! The month after that 63 and then,
as word got round, we were soon receiving hundreds.
The most we have had in a single month is 505, which
For more information on mermaids’ purses visit:
www.sharktrust.org/en/great_eggcase_hunt
A nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris) egg case
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Seven
Grouville
Princesses
go to the
Tower
by Jill Le Maistre
On September 10th, the highest tide of
the year, seven Grouville ‘Princesses’
(Jan Romeril, Betty Hambly, Tracy
Lauren, Mandy Siouville, Carol
Cotterill, Sandie Livingston
and Jill Le Maistre) went for a
glorious fun-filled overnight stay
at Seymour Tower, travelling
in style on a red tractor driven
by John Le Maistre Jnr,
accompanied by their very own
personal guide, Martin Viney.
The Princesses certainly didn’t
slum it. That evening Martin
cooked them a BBQ, which
was washed down with several
glasses of the very best wine.
While the Princesses were
getting their beauty sleep,
Martin ventured out under the
moonlight to do a bit of fishing
and did not come back empty
handed.
The following day started with a
large cooked breakfast, which
went down very well. When
the water had gone down far
enough the Princesses went
out for a little walk on the rocks,
enjoying the stunning scenery. Winkles were picked and one
very brave Princess, Tracy, even
took a swim!
Six of the seven ‘Princesses’ and their guide, Martin Viney, at
Seymour Tower, having successfully navigated the steps to the tower
Lots of fun and laughter was
had by all and soon the time
came to go home, (ah!) this time
with Grouville’s own Constable,
John Le Maistre, who came
to pick them all up on a green
tractor!
I forgot to mention that the
Princesses wore their sparkling
diamond
encrusted
tiaras
for most of the duration of
their stay. After all that’s what
Princesses do! So, where will
the Princesses travel to next?
Watch this space!
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Chinese New Year
by Manchi Wan
When Christmas and New Year have gone and there are
a couple of months of bleak winter until spring arrives, a
way of shortening the wait is to join in the celebration of
Chinese New Year. In my two decades as a restaurant
owner in Jersey the restaurant is always fully booked in
the week of Chinese New Year with guests arriving wearing something red, using the greeting “Kung Hei Fat
Choi”.
Chinese New Year is based on the lunar calendar and
falls between mid January and mid February with a different date each year, named after an animal from a cycle
of 12 animals. In China it is called the Spring Festival and
is the most important celebratory week in the Chinese
calendar. The next one begins on 19th February and is
the year of the Ram, bidding farewell to the year of the
Horse.
China has a history of over 5,000 years of civilization and
many of her ancient customs and traditions continue to
this day. For example, the naming of the animal for each
year is based on the legend of the Emperor of Heaven’s
decree. The story is that the Emperor summoned all the
animals of the kingdom to his jade palace in heaven but
only 12 animals came. Obviously he was not very happy.
To show his pleasure for those that turned up, he honoured them by naming each year after them. But who
was to be named first? The animals argued and jostled
for position and the Emperor suggested that there be a
race across the river, the first animal to reach the other
side to have the first year named after it. So the race
began with the buffalo strolling across the river, confident
that it would be the first, as it was so used to living in the
water. As it reached the other side and was ready to
climb up the riverbank, out popped the rat who could not
swim but was smart and small enough to hide in one of
the big ears of the buffalo. The rat therefore won the race,
followed by the buffalo, the rabbit, the tiger and so on.
Manci – Chinese New Year
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The theme of Chinese New Year is renewal. Homes are
given a thorough spring clean in the hope that the gods
of heaven will give their blessings for the diligence of the
household and for its cleanliness. The tradition is for
each household to cook a few fine, sweet dishes and
place them on the shrine in the kitchen to sweeten the
mouth of the kitchen god who, in turn, will bless the
kitchen with abundance, if he is happily ‘entertained’.
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= down-sizing
= home staging
China might have been under communist rule in the last
65 years, but underneath it all almost every Chinese is a
capitalist at heart. The greeting in Chinese New Year of
“Kung Hei Fat Choi” is to wish you first and foremost
‘wealth and prosperity’, rather than ‘happiness’ and
good health’. Symbolically, the hanging of a motif of
fishes signifies abundance, as the word ‘fish’ in Chinese
is synonymous with abundance. Similarly the motif of
bats will bring ‘felicitations’. So, when you come across
a Chinese person on 19th February 2015, greet him or
her with “Kung Hei Fat Choi” and you will bring a real
smile to their faces.
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Humour – Golf on
Christmas Day. . .
by Chris Clancy
Four old men are playing their weekly round of golf
together when one remarks how nice it would be to wake
up on Christmas morning, roll out of bed and, without an
argument, go directly to the golf course, meet his friends
and play a round of golf.
His buddies all chimed in and said, “Let’s do it! We’ll
make it a priority; work out a way and meet here early,
Christmas morning.
A month later, that special morning arrives and there they
are on the golf course.
The first guy says, “Boy this game cost me a fortune! I
bought my wife a diamond ring that she can’t take her
eyes off.”
The second guy says, “I spent a ton too. My wife is at
home planning the cruise I gave her. She was up to her
eyeballs in brochures.”
The third guy says “Well my wife is at home admiring her
new car, reading the manual.”
They all turned to the last guy in the group who is staring
at them like they have lost their minds. “I can’t believe you
all went to such expense for this golf game. I slapped my
wife on the backside and said, ‘Well babe, Merry
Christmas! It’s a great morning – intercourse or golf
course – She said, “Don’t forget your hat.”
I bet my wife wishes I played golf!
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SPORT & RECREATION
Grouville Football Club by Richard Noel, Chairman of Grouville FC
The 8th January 2014 is a date we will all
remember as the day Grouville ended the
85-year wait to lift the Trinity Shield. Now
we face the challenge to retain our title.
The competition is held over the Christmas
and New Year period, so please visit our
website (www.grouville-fc.co.uk) for fixture
dates and come out and cheer us on, in
our quest to retain this historic trophy.
The first half of the domestic season is
nearly over, with the usual mix of wins,
draws and losses coupled with the familiar mix of excitement and disappointment
The GFC 1st Team (blue shirts) in action against St John
that makes our sport so enjoyable. Many
youngsters being selected for the Centre of Excellence.
new faces have arrived and it always seems to take a
while to get to know each other’s strengths and weakThe Ladies team provide excellent football entertainment
nesses.
on Sunday morning, showing the quality of the local
We have introduced another team this season, which is
ladies league.
achieving great results. Grouville Over-35s team gives
To keep up to date with news fixtures and results, please
the chance for players to both keep fit and carry on
visit our website - www.grouville-fc.co.uk or for the tweetenjoying their football for longer. Meanwhile, our Junior
ers please follow us @GrouvilleFC
teams continue to progress well, with many of our
Olivia Higgins, A Professional
Golfer in America
My 2014 season has been an interesting one. I started
the year determined to try and earn my LPGA card, after
finishing 11th on the money list in 2013, missing out on
my LPGA card by just $114.
I had a few good finishes here and there, but just could
not get all parts of my game to come together. In the middle of the season I became burnt out and lost my love for
the game. So I decided to take things back to basics and
keep it simple. My main focus was to start having fun and
appreciating the fact that I get to play golf for a living.
Then a new caddy, Jeff, joined me for the final four
events. Working with him has been really good for my
game, boosting my confidence and helping me have fun
on the golf course. We finished 5th in our first event
which was exciting for both of us.
The look of determination on Olivia’s face says it all!
At this point I was 18th on the money list and within reach
of earning my LPGA tour card but I finally finished 20th.
However, this has given me an automatic exemption into
the Final Stage of qualifying school and another chance
to earn my LPGA card.
Although this year has been mentally tough, it has been
my best year so far. There have been struggles and I now
look forward to a break to recharge my batteries away
from the golf course. I would like to thank The One
Foundation for their financial support this year – it has
been a great help and I also thank my family and friends
for their continuing support – through all the highs and
the lows.
Little did we know, it was about to get even better. We
travelled to Mayetta, Kansas to play in the Prairie Band
Resort and Casino competition; we had a good feeling
about it. In the first round, I had 8 birdies and took the
lead with a 66. The second round was more testing and
I ended up shooting 71, leaving me two shots back from
the leaders going into the final round when I shot a final
round of 67 and won the tournament by 3 shots. This
was definitely the sweetest moment of my career so far.
Winning this event removed all my doubts.
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Churches
Miracle on 34th Street, followed by Christmas refreshments, then to be open most days until 28th December
(except Christmas Day and Boxing Day) when the leaders
of worship that day have been challenged to incorporate
the festival into Sunday worship.
The 2014 Nativity Festival may be viewed from 10:00 am
to 12:00 pm and from 1:30pm to 4:30pm from 21st to
28th December, excluding Christmas Eve and Christmas
Day, when it will only be open immediately before and
after services. Do please come along and be amazed at
the rich variety of ways that the birth of Jesus has been
modelled in the dozens of crib scenes on show.
Compiled by
Bruce Willing
A Second Nativity Festival in
Grouville
Catholic Parish in the East
by the Rector, The Reverend Mike Lange-Smith
by Pat Guegan
Last year saw the inaugural Nativity Festival at Grouville
Church. Although the organisers were quietly confident,
promotion of the event was fairly low key in case the level
of support from folk lending their nativity scenes did not
meet expectations. They need not have worried. Literally
dozens of crib scenes, illuminated with Christmas lights,
transformed the interior of the church into something
quite magical. Visitors were struck by the huge variety of scenes from all
over the world, some home-made, some family treasures, some recently acquired or created specially for the
event. Materials included ceramics, wood, knitted wool,
card and paper, gingerbread, smooth stones from the
seashore, glass and metal. The comments in the Visitor’s
Book showed how delighted people were at what they
found when they visited. A JEP photographer came,
expecting to take one or two pictures of some mediocre
event, but was surprised by what he saw, finding that
even he was entranced. A BBC Jersey reporter stayed
over half-an-hour recording the reaction of children who
were present.
A team of volunteers ensured that visitors were offered a
welcome and, if they wanted, some refreshment. Many
friendly conversations took place, while cheerful
Christmas music played in the background.
Building on the experience of the 2013 Nativity Festival,
the organisers are busy making preparations for this
year’s event. It will open on the evening of Saturday 20th
December with a showing of the Christmas favourite
In September we said goodbye to Father Philip Harris after only one year and we wish
him well in his new Parish at
Didcot.
In October we welcomed
our new Priest, Father John
Lavers who comes from Newfoundland in Canada and
therefore has an historic connection with Jersey. We look
forward to celebrating his first
“Jersey Christmas” with him
and to getting to know each
other.
Father John Lavers
Tel: 840400
Querée Optometrists
are celebrating ten years in Gorey Village.
To mark the occasion we have had a refurbishment,
and look forward to serving you for the next ten years!
Wishing all our clients, new and old, all the very best
for Christmas and the coming year.
Just one of the many nativity scenes on display
in the Parish Church
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Times of ChristmasCambrette
Services
Cambrette Care
Anglican Churches:
Grouville Parish Church and St Peter La Rocque
Reverend Mike Lange-Smith: Tel: 853073
Friday 12th December
7.30pm
Songsmiths Christmas Music Evening
Sunday 14th December
9.30am
“Combined Service” of Holy Communion
5.00pm Christingle, Crib and Carols
Tuesday 16th December
6.00pm
Carols at St Peter La Rocque
Sunday 21st December
8.30am
Holy Communion
10.30am
Nine Lessons and Carols
Christmas Eve
5.00pm
Crib Service at Les Prés Manor
11.15pm Midnight Communion Service
Christmas Day
8.30am
Holy Communion
9.30am
Holy Communion (BCP) at St Peter La Rocque
10.30am
Family Worship with Communion
and Nursing Services
Keep enjoying life
in your own home
Nativity Festival at Grouville Parish Church
The Festival opens with a film show on Saturday 20th –
check with the church for details.
The Festival is open for viewing on 21st, 22nd, 23rd,
26th, 27th, 28th December from 10.00am to 12 noon
and from 1.30pm to 4.30pm (NB: Not Christmas Eve, or
Christmas Day).
Gouray Church
Reverend Dr. Canon Gavin Ashenden: Tel: 853255
Sunday 7th December
5.00pm
Christingle Service
Sunday 14th December
10.30am
Family service with children’s Nativity play
Sunday 21st December
5.00pm
Carol and readings by candlelight
Christmas Eve
5.00pm
Carolling on the streets of Gorey
11.30pm Midnight Mass
Christmas Day
8.00am
Holy Communion
10.30am
Christmas family service
Please call us to discuss your care needs, or if
you have questions regarding the Long Term
Care Scheme. We can arrange a free informal
meeting at a time that suits you, either in our
office, or the comfort of your own home.
Beth Gicquel RN
E [email protected]
T 633083 F 633193
Roman Catholic Services:
Catholic Church in the East of Jersey
Father John Lavers: Tel: 853953
Christmas Eve
St Patrick 7.00 pm Carols
St Patrick 7.30 pm Family Mass
Our Lady of St Martin 9.30 pm Carols
10.00 pm Night Mass
Christmas Day
Our Lady of St Martin 9.00 am
St Patrick
11.00 am
or pop into our centrally
located offices:
1st Floor, 17 Queen Street
St Helier
Mass
Mass
REGISTERED AND INSPECTED
BY PUBLIC HEALTH
Friday 26th December The Holy Family
Our Lady of St Martin 9.00 am Mass
St Patrick’s
11.00 am Mass
Registered homecare.
Your way.
SUPPORTS THE LONG
TERM CARE SCHEME
FULLY
INSURED
T 633083
www.cambrette.com
Methodist Services:
Methodist services are in St Martin and Georgetown
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Parish Hall
News
from Rebecca Maindonald
December 2014 will be a sad time for the Parish, as we
wave goodbye to two long serving members of staff.
Jimmy Machon has been employed as the Parish Sexton
since May 2000. Known for his sunny and cheerful persona, as well as being sombre and respectful at funerals,
Jimmy will be greatly missed by us all.
Keyholder Cards
With Christmas approaching and premises, both residential and commercial, being left empty during the holidays, you are encouraged to complete a keyholder card,
which are available from the Parish Hall. The card should
be filled-in at least a week before departure and handed
back to the Parish Hall. The Grouville Honorary Police
visit the properties regularly and will report any problems
to the named keyholder.
Peter Falle, the Parish Secretary has served the Parish
since November 1990. A passionate Grouvillais, he has
always had the best interests of the Parish at heart. Our
very own Oracle, Peter has an amazing ability to be able
to retain all sorts of information and recall it at a later
date. Peter will be greatly missed by everyone, especially by the Parish staff.
I am very fortunate to have worked with Peter for the last
12 years. He has been a real mentor to me and I intend
to carry on his good work. I am proud to be officially
confirmed in my appointment as Parish Secretary. It is an
exciting time to be involved in Parochial Administration
and I am looking forward to the challenges that the
Parish team face in the future.
Dog Licences
These are due from the 1st January 2015 and all owners
of dogs over the age of 6 months should ensure that they
have a valid licence. Collars with a name-tag showing
contact details should be worn at all times. Application
forms for the Licences are available from the Parish Hall,
or you can download them from our website: http://www.
parish.gov.je/Grouville under the ‘Licences’ tab.
I am sure you will all join with me to wish Peter a very
long, happy and well-earned retirement.
Christmas and New Year Refuse Collection
All domestic refuse collections will take place as normal
over the Christmas period. The Commercial Refuse collection scheduled for Friday, 26th December will now be
on Saturday 27th December. Glass collection remains on
the third Thursday and Friday of the month throughout
2015.
REGULAR WHAT’S ON
Mothers & Toddlers Tues. 9.30 am – 11.30 am
Katie Davie-Williams
07797 711330
Portbail Association Liz Viney
855330
Bridge Club Joan Gavey
Wed. 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm
853027
W.I.
Second Tuesday of each month; 7.30pm
Betty Hambly
Sue Proper
853846
853345
Senior Citizens
Nelley Le Bredonchel
Last Friday in every month
854065
Mobile Library
Wednesday
Gorey Common car park 11.15am – 12.00
Grouville Parish Hall 12.05 – 12.45
Holme Grown car park 1.30pm – 2.30pm
Battle of Flowers
Mark Labey
854760
Father Christmas
Father Christmas will make his annual visit this year on
Thursday 11th December at 5.20pm. All gifts and donations for the less well off in the Community can be made
on, or before, this date. Entertainment by DJ Nelson, soft
drinks and the traditional refreshments for the Children
will be available. All are Welcome.
Social
Connétable’s Christmas Reception
The Christmas reception takes place on Friday, 19th
December, starting at 4.00 pm. All are warmly welcome
to join the Connétable and Jill for a Christmas tipple.
Grouville Football Club
Richard Noel
853400
Girl Guides
Ruth Huish
Thursday 7.15-9.00pm at Grouville School
736766
07797 742027
Brownies
Michele Peace
Monday 6.00-7.30pm at Grouville School
854598
07797 785253
Senior Citizens
The Senior Citizens Annual Christmas lunch will be held
on Saturday, 10th January 2015. Places are limited and
will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. The
closing date date for ticket applications is Friday, 2nd
January 2015.
La Rocque Boatowners
Raife Robson
07797 722986
We send Seasons Greetings to all Grouvillais from
everyone at the Parish Hall.
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The Connétable
It was a great honour to
be re-elected unopposed as Connétable
on 17th September and
I thank all my supporters and well-wishers for
their encouragement.
My thanks also go to
the Parish Hall team,
the Municipality and all
who make this Parish
what it is. We are a
good team and I am
privileged to lead it for
a further three and a
half years. I will do my
very best to live-up to
everyone’s expectations.
THE PARISH ADMINISTRATION
John Le Maistre
I enjoy my role, especially meeting Parishioners and trying to help them with their difficulties and concerns. A
Connétable cannot please everyone all the time and we
are unpopular when we impose fines for the branchage,
or encourage the honorary police to control speeding, or
monitor yellow lines. Likewise, we take no pleasure in
imposing late-payment penalties on overdue rates.
Regarding the branchage, there are always some who
forget, or neglect to cut their hedges bordering our
roads. This places an additional administrative burden
on the Parish, as we have to write and notify owners of
the uncut hedges and re-visit to make sure the offence is
rectified, for which we impose a fine. This year we have
also sent a number of warning letters to those people
who have cut their hedges but have not cut them back
far enough, leading to the hedge encroaching on the
highway, or pavement and forcing traffic or pedestrians
towards the middle of the road.
Procureur
W.P. Labey
B. Rebours
Rector
Rev. M. Lange-Smith853073
Chef de Police
Centenier C.P.C. Dix
Centeniers
C.P.C. Dix
N.J. Andrews
A.E. Viney
P.A. Robinson
Vingteniers
P. Abrantes
B. Godfray
Duty number:
P. Martins
07797 722156
J. Noble
855182
854688
}
Duty number:
07797 710321
}
Parish Registrar Andy Labey
851871
Parish Secretary R. Maindonald
852225
Parish Hall
Tel: 852225 Fax: 855991
email: [email protected]
website: www.parish.gov.je
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday
8.30am–4.00pm
Lawrence de Gruchy
(Irrigation) Ltd
Homestead, La Vieille Rue, Grouville JE3 9UL
Telephone: 01534 872002
[email protected]
The Parish has recently had to deal with a number of
stray dogs. Whilst one can expect some dogs to escape,
it is annoying when they do not have a collar and an
identifying disc with at least a telephone number on it.
This means, rather than a phone call from the Parish
office, we have to use our contractors to collect and look
after the dog until its owner can be found - and pass on
any charges that occur. Please make sure your dog is
licenced and is wearing an identifying disc.
Complete Automatic Irrigation Systems
specifically designed for your garden
and installed by our experts.
Drip Tubes for Hanging Garden & Pots
Trickle Hose for Shrubs and Borders
Sprinklers for Lawns
There has been a consultation on the law that requires
dogs to be kept on a lead on the beach during the summer months. We would be interested to receive your
views on this subject. One suggestion is the infrequently
used bathing area near Le Hurel could be designated a
dog roaming area. What do you think?
No Garden Too Big or too Small!
Sadly, our Parish Secretary, Peter Falle, retires at the end
of this year. On behalf of all Parishioners, I wish Peter and
his wife Carol a long, healthy and happy retirement.
And finally on behalf of Jill and my family and all at the
Parish Hall I wish you all a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Call for A Free quotation
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GROUVILLE GAZETTE TEAM
THE GROUVILLE GAZETTE
The Editorial Team are: Chick Anthony, Anita Boyce,
Colin Campbell, Carol Cotterill, Cindy Ferrow, Simon
Ferrow, Pat Guegan, Carolyn Labey, Al Thomas,
Bruce Willing
ADVERTISING RATES
Treasurer
Nick Danby
Legal
Advocate Simon Habin
Contributions Bruce Willing
[email protected]
Tel: 856673
Advertising Colin Campbell
[email protected]
Tel: 851832
Distribution Anita Boyce
[email protected]
Tel: 840756
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If you wish to place an advertisement in the Grouville Gazette,
please contact Colin Campbell on 851832 or email
[email protected]
Articles & Advertising
The
Grouville Panto
2015
LATEST DATE FOR
OUR Spring ISSUE
by 14th January 2015
If anyone would like to take part, or help in any way,
please contact John Lamy, Chairman, on 854033, or
e-mail [email protected]
preferably by email:
Articles – [email protected]
Advertising – [email protected]
The Grouville Gazette is typeset and printed in Jersey by
local printers Dingle & Nel, 10 Commercial Street, St Helier.
GROUVILLE GAZETTE
Rosedale
Stores
next
“DELIVERERS’ DRINKS”
Gorey Village
on
An Aladdin’s Cave of surprises
Thursday,
12th March 2015
Pat, Christina and staff are continuing over 50 years
of family tradition and look forward to serving
customers old and new with old fashioned courteousy
and friendliness.
= Delicatessen = Groceries Wines and Spirits
= Christmas Cards & gift wrap, candles,
chocolates and many groceries lines
not generally available elsewhere
= Instant print photographic service direct from your
digital camera, USB, CD Rom, Bluetooth
Why go to town!
Grouville Parish Hall
at 8.00pm
All ‘Friends’, advertisers and, of course,
deliverers, are most welcome!
Disclaimer
Whilst the Grouville Gazette Editorial Team and contributors to
the Grouville Gazette have provided the information contained
in it in good faith, they accept no responsibility, financial or
otherwise, for any action taken by any other party as a result of
the information provided. Independent and appropriate advice
should always be sought on such matters. The Grouville
Gazette Editorial Team accepts no responsibility for errors or
omissions that may occur.
Groceries, Fair Trade Products, a variety of
cheeses and cold meats from our delicatessen,
Wines and Spirits and so much more.
Open Monday to Saturday
8.30am – 5.45pm
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During winter, Les
Hoûmets is always
warm and cosy with
festive treats galore
of Gorey Village, Les Ho
Hoûmets Care Home
has been established and operated by the
Amy family for over 30 years.
A true ‘home from home’, Les Hoûmets Care
Home is always warm, welcoming and cosy.
Our residents are encouraged to invite friends
and family to visit at a time convenient for
them. Meal times are flexible, and there are
winter treats galore – from gorgeous
casseroles, roasts, homemade soups and
desserts, to a traditional Christmas roast
with all the trimmings, Christmas pudding,
cake and mince pies.
At Les Hoûmets, we also understand the
benefits of staying active.
T:
We offer a full range of leisure pursuits
throughout the year including singing, keep
fit, arts & crafts, and theatre trips.
Les Hoûmets Care Home offers all levels of
residential personal care, from entry level to
high dependency support. Our experienced,
fully qualified and friendly staff provide 24 hour
care. Owned and operated by the Amy family,
we are unique in that the directors live on-site.
Call Monica Meredith, our friendly Home
Manager, on 855656 to arrange a visit.
855656 | W: leshoumets.com | E: [email protected]
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Christmas Set Lunch at The Moorings Hotel
From Tuesday 2nd December
Our homemade soup of the day
Blue cheese, cranberry and walnut salad with walnut oil dressing
Oak smoked Scottish salmon served with capers and shallots
Classic prawn cocktail
Terrine of game served with spiced pears and toasted brioche

Grilled fillet of salmon with bernaise sauce
Escalope of turkey breast with smoked bacon, chestnut and sage jus
Braised steak in red wine sauce with bubble and squeak
Crispy confit of duck with roast root vegetables and thyme jus
Mushroom and roast chestnut risotto with parmesan crackling

Homemade Christmas pudding with brandy sauce
Vanilla crème brulee
Brown sugar meringue with whipped cream and spiced fruits
Chocolate torte with hazelnut ice cream and salted caramel
Selection of British and continental cheeses

Coffee with homemade mince pies and petits fours £1.75
2 course £13.75 or 3 course £15.95
Available from Monday to Saturday – Booking is advisable Tel: 853633
Local offer £120.00 based on two people sharing a double/twin room with private facilities,
our daily dinner menu and traditional English breakfast (excluding Christmas and New Year)
Gift Vouchers are available for overnight offers and restaurant reservations; ideal Christmas presents...

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