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Thursday 7 June 2012
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Diamond Jubilee
2012
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recommendation made to the board,
SHELCO APPLICATION the
David Taylor, the head of planning, and
the conditions he recommended. We’re
PASSES PLANNING
happy to go along with those condiSherrilee Phillips, SHBC
Yesterday, 6th June, SHELCO’s application
for their proposed development at Broad Bottom was presented to the planning board.
Linda Houston, SHELCO project manager
took the opportunity to deliver a 3 minute presentation to the board with a general discussion following. The board passed the application unanimously with six conditions attached.
Houston was pleased with the outcome of the
meeting. “I have to say we were delighted by
the outcome of the planning board meeting,”
said Houston. “It was a unanimous decision,
which we are very pleased about, to recommend to Governor in Council that our planning application be approved and subject to
tions. “It was a very good debate. It was
lengthy but important points were raised to us.
It reflected the level of support islanders are
giving to our proposal.”
Due to the amount of land involved the final
decision will be made by Governor in Council in a meeting planned to take place 12 June,
pending confirmation.
“For those who were at the planning meeting, you’ll know there is a long list of things
we need to do to meet these conditions,” said
Houston. “We’ve already started work on
that and will start to implement many of those
things once we have a final letter of approval.”
Pending this approval the next step for SHELCO will be a series of work which will be twofold. Work in relation to producing and En-
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INSIDE: Jubilee weekend events, Airport
project works, Festival of Walking, Coffee
Break, plus Sports including start of the
ladies Rounders and football reports
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Thursday 7 June 2012 THE SENTINEL
ST HELENA NEWS SNIPPETS
flage. Restoration works is expected to be
completed this month.
St James Church is the oldest Anglican
church in the southern hemisphere dating
back to 1774 and is one of St Helena’s tourist attractions. The Action Group has raised
£40,000 over a span of 12 years to fund
the restoration which was planned in three
phases. The first was the interior that was
completed in 2004; the second is the current
exterior work. The final phase is to re-build
the steeple that was dismantled in 1981. Ivy
Ellick, Chairman of the Action Group said
“fund raising will need to continue to complete the project.”
FESTIVAL OF WALKING
Out patients at the last opening
of the Sandy Bay clinic
SANDY BAY CLINIC
Sandy Bay Clinic closed its doors on Thursday 31 May after an estimated 70 plus years
of service to the community. The final announcement was officially made on Tuesday 29 May at a constituency meeting in the
Sandy Bay community centre by the west
legislative council members and Governor
Capes.
12 patients were booked to visit the doctor
on the last day of the clinic’s opening and
the dispensary bus was present to give prescriptions.
Residents felt disgruntled that the clinic was
closing but resigned to the fact that nothing could be done about it, the decision had
been made.
Arrangements are now in place for a weekly
bus service on Mondays, operating a new
route from Sandy Bay Chapel to Half Tree
Hollow Clinic. The bus will leave from the
district at 9.30am and the return journey will
be at 12.15pm. The first 8 doctor’s appointments will be reserved for Sandy Bay residents using the bus service. Residents who
receive Basic Income Pension or Income
Related Benefits who do not own their own
transport will be entitled to a free seat. The
cost for a return ticket on the bus is £2.50.
Residents are concerned about the possible
time spent waiting for all patients to visit the
doctor and the timing of the return on the
bus. Leslie O’Dean who has been using the
clinic for 70 years said “For me it’s not so
bad, but some people have sugar (diabetes)
and things like that. They will get there 10
o’clock and if everyone doesn’t get finished
by the time the bus leaves they will have to
wait, people will have to take their lunch
with them.”
The efficiency of the bus service will be reviewed after three months of use.
ST JAMES CHURCH
St James Church, Jamestown is currently
undergoing a facelift. Work started in March
this year by Adrian Duncan Contractors who
were awarded the contract by the St James
Action Group. Restoration is being done
to repair the masonry of the exterior fabric
and to clean and re-paint the exterior. The
plaster rendering on the pinnacles and tower
has been completed and the asbestos roof
has been replaced with iron coated sheets.
The front and Main Street side of the church
has recently been done. Works on the HM
Prison side will complete the project. The
new colour of St James is grey-brown chosen to blend in with the surrounding hillsides. The church was last painted 31 years
ago in 1981, a smoky white. The light colour proved to be unsuitable as it highlighted
dust and pollution from the streets and traffic. The darker colour will act as a camouSt James church
Saturday night, 2nd June saw 11 intrepid
walkers brave the silhouetted landscape of
Prosperous Bay Plain in search of a natural
light show. ‘Spiders at night with St Helena
National Trust’ (SHNT), rated moderate,
was the third event of the walking festival.
It boasted an evening of spotting tiny spiders through the use of a small flashlight that
reflected of the eyes of insects, described as
mini beasts on the schedule.
At 6pm the group gathered at the Millennium Forest, where Rebecca Cairns-Wicks
of the SHNT explained the route we would
take, topography of the plain and insects
unique to it. To fill our stomachs, traditional
St Helena pilau was on offer with drinks.
Our journey would start at Bradleys and
take us into the basin of the plain, home to
five species of spiders. Despite being armed
with small flashlights the group only used
the lights when required as the path was
clearly visible in the moonlit night.
Once in the basin the search for spiders
ensued with Cairns-Wicks instructing the
group to hold the light at eye level for best
results. Of the five species, two were spotted that appeared as sparkling white and
green lights. The landscape of Prosperous
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Bay Plain appears arid and lifeless by day,
but at night it comes alive with spiders eyes
dotted across the terrain.
On our route Widows Hill was explored,
its name derived from the once high population of Brown Widow spiders. Although
the hill was explored no Brown Widows
were found, which was a surprise to CairnsWicks. “This hill used to have a lot of
Brown Widows, there were cob webs everywhere.” Walkers found around four geckos.
“These are predators of the Brown Widow
and might be the reason they can’t be found”
said Cairns-Wicks. Reports of Brown Widows have been sighted at HTH and CairnsWicks commented that the change in population was unrelated to the Airport Project.
CARE OF ANIMALS
The local SPCA have added a fourth committee to their organisation. The new Education and Fundraising group hopes to
educate the public on the proper care of
animals. Members of the group include Tamara Capes, Rebecca Lawrence, Tina Lucy ,
Jonathan Holland and Helen Owen.
The Education Committee hopes to establish an annual animal themed week for
schools, seeing students as an integral part
of their campaign to raise awareness. The
week is scheduled to be launched in December 2012. The group will submit articles to
the media in hope of changing the mindset
of islanders. “We thought we’d do a page in
the newspaper once every 6 weeks, maybe
include some quizzes, competitions mainly
aimed towards kids.” said Capes. Lucy adds
“just to encourage pet ownership, so they
understand what the needs of the animal is
because they have many varied needs and
you end up with a happy pet.”
Holland is also the vet. “I think schools
are important because they are the animal
L-R: Rebecca, Jonathan, Helen, Tamara & Tina of the SPCA
owners of the future” said Holland “and
there are aspects of the keeping of animals
here (on island), welfare aspects that is an
old fashioned mindset which we need to
change. Not only do we have to try change
it amongst the older generation but obviously to get in early and into the schools. The
two things we need to do is create an interest
in animal ownership, the correct type of animal ownership and husbandry and welfare.”
One of the biggest challenges for the subcommittee will be the issue of dog litter in
public places. Poop bags are readily available in stores in Jamestown and in the absence of these nappy bags normal plastic
bags can be used. Arrangements were
made for pooh bins to be placed in public
areas. “This is an issue I’ve been chasing”
said Holland “they were meant to arrive last
year and I was assured they were coming by
public health. In fact, I held up the new or-
dinance because we completely rewrote it.
There was an objection to the delay by Cllr
D Thomas and very rightly. He had some
good new stuff about defecation and I was
assured the bins were on their way and we
shouldn’t hold up legislation but the order
was never made.” The ordinance mentioned
is the new ‘Cats and Dog Ordinance’ part of
which was set to include dog’s defecating in
public but will not be in place until the arrival of the bins.
The SPCA made it clear that deliberate cruelty on island is not common but that the
island does participate in unintentional cruelty. An example is the living conditions of
pigs that trouble from disease because the
stys they live in are considered old fashion.
These stys “can’t control their body temperature, they get cold in winter and overheat on a summer’s day, they don’t have
decent drainage, their living with their own
excrement, you can imagine it’s not a good
environment” said Holland. These living
conditions create discomfort for the pigs
and 2 of the five animal freedoms created by
the RSPCA in Britain are violated: Freedom
from pain, injury or disease and freedom
from discomfort.
CRICKET TRAINING
Cricket training open session on Tuesday
It has been a little over 3 weeks since St.
Helena’s national cricket team returned
from playing international cricket in Johannesburg. Members of the squad have now
had time to get their feet back on the ground
and preparations for the team’s next foray
abroad have begun. Members of the current
squad have continued practice sessions on
Thursday evenings.
Tuesday 5th June saw an open training session on Francis Plain, organised by the St.
Helena Cricket Association. Members of
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COMMENT
Sherrilee Phillips, SHBC
Talking to the SPCA confirmed something
for me; most events I go to cover, the one
outstanding factor is the lack of Saint’s participation. On the Spider walk to Prosperous Bay Plain last week there were just two.
At the SS Papanui talk, of the few that came
only a few were Saints and just one among
five in the new SPCA branch.
The Papauni talk was presented by Adam
Wolf of the National Trust. Speaking to him
a day later something he said has etched itself into my brain and with every event I’ve
covered since I have been influenced by his
words; “If the rest of the community doesn’t
think it’s important, then it won’t happen.”
Will establishing our maritime heritage
flourish if St Helenians fail to take the lead?
Will picking up after your dog be a common
practice if Saints don’t see the merit of it?
Will a time come when the majority of community initiatives are led by expats? Even
in something as innocent as the novelty
sports in the Jubilee celebrations Basil Read
were the victors.
Little can I really complain because I am a
Saint who does not actively participate in
the community, but wouldn’t it be great to
become a part of something?
Health
& Social
Welfare
NOTICE
Due to ongoing
refurbishment work at the
Dental Clinic, including
installation of new Dental
Chairs, there will not be any
emergency clinics from
20 -29 June inclusive.
Any patients suffering from
facial swelling or extreme pain
can be seen at the Clinic but
may only be issued painkillers
and/or antibiotics.
The inconvenience caused is
very much regretted
QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY
GARDEN PARTY AT
PLANTATION
Sinead Green, SHBC
On Saturday 2nd June vehicles of all shapes
and sizes filled the road sides of the White Gate
area from all directions.
Invited guests came to Plantation House for a
garden party to celebrate the Queen’s Birthday.
Before Plantation House could be properly seen
from White Gate the sound of approximately
400 invited guests could be heard, many would
describe the sound to be like a bunch of mynah
birds chirping away all at once. A large marquee had been erected to host the event. An
array of beautiful dresses could be seen along
with uniformed members from the Police and
Fire Department. Guests mingled and chatted
as waiters all colour co-ordinated in white and
black made sure glasses were topped up and
tasty finger foods served. Members of the St
Helena Girl Guides and Scouts also helped with
the distribution of snacks and drinks.
Once everyone was settled, Governor Mark
Capes gave a speech welcoming everyone to the
event and a royal toast was made to Her Majesty the Queen. The National Anthem could be
heard playing in the background by the Get-ToGethers band which was located alongside the
marquee. A special guest among the crowd was
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Jessica March MBE from the Community Care
Complex (CCC) who was also celebrating her
birthday. Talking to Jessica she told me she was
86 years of age. She is known for her talent in
lace making. Presentations of medals and certificates of Badge of Honour awards were made
to public servants to mark their loyal commitment and valuable service. They were, Doris
Peters, Desiree Hudson, Gwendoline Crowie,
Ethel Benjamin, Joan Yon and Nicky Stevens.
The rest of the afternoon was spent with guests
enjoying the afternoon company and music
played by the band. “I think the day has been
great. I got the chance to do a lot of chatting and
the weather is absolutely beautiful which just
fantastic” said one of the guests. The Queen’s
garden party is an annual event on St Helena;
it was also Governor Capes first time hosting
the occasion. The day successfully concluded
around 4pm.
SHELCO PLANNING
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vironmental Management Plan will be started
which will contain a series of sub plans. The
sub plans will relate to water, Wirebird management, landscape, archaeology and other
issues. The second thing will be to start preparing the site for long term development, in
particular addressing issues of predator control, removal of invasive species and looking
at the cost in realigning power cables that will
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to the squad member’s ears.
Circuits completed, the group had the opportunity to test what they had learned in
a game situation. The youngsters played
a small scale game of cricket, whilst the
older boys took the time to work on batting
technique. There will be more opportunities for the public to participate in sessions
like these. Details of the next session will be
made available soon.
REPRESENTING
St HELENA AT QUEEN’S
DIAMOND JUBILEE
by Councillor Tara Thomas
I felt so proud to be flying the flag for St
Helena at such a historical event. All of the
other Overseas Territories and Commonwealth Countries were represented during
the celebrations. The support shown for the
Queen over the last few days from both the
British public and many other nationalities
was overwhelming. The highlight for me
was the concert at Buckingham Palace but
equally the floatilla on the Thames was a remarkable sight.
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session on Tuesday
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the public were given a unique opportunity
to be trained by members of the national
team.
Treated to a day of brilliant weather, 14 children (ages ranging from 5 - 15) and 3 adults
made their way to Francis Plain to take part
in the session. During their tour to South
Africa the national team spent nine days
doing intense training drills in Cape Town,
each session lasting an average of 4 hours.
Tuesday’s session gave the public a chance
to do the same, starting with a full warm up.
The squad emphasised the importance of the
warm up regularly. Following this the team
gave a brief demonstration on a number of
prearranged circuits designed to work on basic cricketing skills whilst also incorporating endurance training.
The 14 boys and 3 adults participated in the
circuits and gave it their all, whilst members of the squad offered words of encouragement and were on hand to give advice
and provide coaching. Nick Stevens one
of adults participating in the training commented, “ I think I’m enjoying the training
more than the boys,” words that were music
WHARF PROJECT UPDATE
The Corporate Procurement Unit gave an
update on Phase 2 of construction works
for improvements to the Jamestown Wharf.
Three tenders were received in January from
overseas companies CAN S.A. from France,
Enco/Marine Lagan from Ireland and
WBHO/Sea and Shore from South Africa.
A detailed evaluation of the Tenders were
undertaken by Dr Corinda Essex, director
of Corporate Procurement and Nicholas
O’Dwyer a consulting engineer. The Tender Board recently considered their recommendation and concluded that Enco/Marine
Lagan is the preferred bidder. However, a
contract cannot yet be awarded as the tender
price exceeds the funding currently available.
SHG are now considering a range of options
for addressing the situation and Enco/Marine Lagan are investigating the possibility
of price reduction. This process can prove
lengthy and future updates will be made
available as the situation progresses.
During the various events, I was also able
to speak with the Prime Minister, David
Cameron and Foreign Secretary, William
Hague who were both very keen to hear
about progress with the airport project and
how the island was coping with such a big
development. Overall, it has been a most
memorable occasion that will stay with me
for many, many years.
Tara at the Buckingham Palace Jubilee concert
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LETTERS
Dear Editor
Sandy Bay clinic – cuts and costs
I attended the public meetings at Sandy Bay
Community Centre when the matter of the
closure of Sandy Bay clinic was discussed.
As one of the public, it came across that the
closure was part of a decision taken during
the visit of the DAPM team early this year
and agreed during the budget session of Legislative Council, that cuts had to be made in
the various government directorates to raise
£687,000 towards setting up Enterprise St
Helena. A Councillor at one of the meetings
said that Councillors had no choice. If they
had not found that sum then no deal would
have been reached with the DAPM team about
UK funding.
A reduction of £132,000 was found from the
Health and Social Welfare budget representing a cut of 5% which included not only the
closure of Sandy Bay clinic but affected pest
control, refuse collection, home to duty transport of staff, day care centre at the Community
Care Complex and medical referrals.
People from Sandy Bay at the constituency
meetings raised a number of questions, one
being the data on which it was justified to
close the clinic. Different numbers were put
Civil Society Forum
and
Volunteer Fair
Please join us at Jamestown
Community Centre, 1-7pm Tuesday
12th June 2012
forward from an average of 8 to 19 patients
per day. The maximum number of appointments that could be made was 20. At the last
constituency meeting on Tuesday 29 May, 8
patients per day were said to be the final figure
based on appointments but this did not include
patients dealt with by a nurse or for prescriptions.
When it came to costs, people from Sandy Bay
worked out that these would be in the region,
annually, of about £1,500 made up of cost of
the dispensing bus, car, electricity and water
and cleaning. If say £300 a year were added
for upkeep and incidentals it would amount to
about £1,800 a year. It was put forward at the
last constituency meeting that the alternative
arrangement of bussing patients once a week
to Half Tree Hollow could cost up to £2,000 a
year. If the alternative costs are about the same
as those for keeping the clinic open there are
unlikely to be any savings.
It was also said at that meeting that the clinic
would be closed because it costs £75 per patient per visit based on 8 patients a day attending. There was no break down of how the
figure was arrived at. The total annual cost for
26 weeks, operating the clinic once a fortnight,
would be £15,600. The people at Sandy Bay
pointed out that most of this amount would
From 1pm – 4.30pm
Organizations and the general
public are invited to the first
Volunteer Fair where
organizations who currently
work with volunteers or who
would like to in the future are
invited to talk to potential
volunteers about the
opportunities they can offer.
At 5pm the annual
Civil Society Forum
is an opportunity for all civil
society organizations to think
about the future needs for the
cultural, social and community
not be a saving because the staff attending the
clinic would still be paid
The Financial Secretary in his 2012 budget
speech accepted that some aspects of cuts to
directorates’ budgets, because of the rush to
meet deadlines, might not be justifiable. He
said The re-prioritisation of the SHG budget
had to be carried out very quickly to fit in with
the DAPM timetable. Quite a few areas of
spending have been identified for reductions
to enable funds to be re-prioritised elsewhere.
During the new financial year, there will be an
opportunity for Councillors to examine these
cutbacks in more detail to see if they are both
justifiable and achievable.
In terms of savings and value for money, is
it justifiable to close the Sandy Bay clinic in
order to move money to help set up the new
Enterprise St Helena with SHDA and the Tourist Department amalgamating? Could not this
relatively small sum be found in other government budgets or a value for money examination of the budget of Enterprise St Helena itself
carried out?
Yours faithfully
Basil George
1 June 2012
Civil Society Forum
AGENDA
5pm – 5.15 Welcome and Keynote
Speech - Councillor Derek Thomas
5.15 – 5.45 A community
development organisation for St
Helena – Liz Johnson-Idan
Break
6.00 – 6.40 Working with
Volunteers - Liz Johnson-Idan
development of St Helena
6.40 – 7pm Summary of Workshops
and What Next – Councillor Derek
Thomas
This event is organized on behalf of the
Home and International Committee
and supported by the OTPF
Contact person: Liz 2470 ext. 246
For any further information please contact
Liz Johnson-Idan, Civil Society Support Officer
Date: 12th June 2012
Phone: 2470 ext. 246
E-mail: [email protected]
Organisations are invited to bring information
and displays of their work and volunteering
opportunities they are able to offer to the
meeting.
Time: 1-4.30pm Volunteer Fair
5-7pm Civil Society Forum
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NOTICE BOARD
ST HELENA GOVERNMENT
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SHG requires a Human Resources and Systems Manager to work in the Human
Resources Directorate.
The job involves being responsible for all accounting duties associated with the Human
Resources Directorate, Technical Co-operation Training and Technical Officer’s
budgets, as well as the management and development of the Human Resources
Information System.
Salary for the post is Grade E, commencing at £10,275 per annum.
Closing date for applications is 20 June 2012.
For further information please look on the SHG website or view the notice board in the
foyer of the HR Directorate, at No3 Main St, Jamestown.
Application forms and information packs are available from the Human Resources
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SCHOOLS
St Pauls Primary
This week, St Paul’s pupils from Yr 3/4 (7-9 yr-olds) comment on The Wirebird Hills proposed
developments at Broad Bottom. Pupils were asked:
What do you think about what is going to happen at Broad Bottom? Give your views.
I cannot see a huge
number of tourists
pouring into the Island.
If this is the case, what
will happen to all these
buildings? What use
will they be?
Kristianne Benjamin gives her views:
I think with the Island having an airport, Broad
Bottom will help our Island to bring lots of different people here to see what the island has
to offer with its green pastures. Broad Bottom
is a nice place to build a big hotel which will
have 88 suites and 165 holiday homes. It will
also offer a different range of activities such as
a golf course, swimming pool, tennis courts,
market gardens, buggy paths and a ‘Garden of
Eden’. Also it will offer lots of jobs for our
Saints and maybe for myself when I reach the
age to work. Overall I feel that our Island is
changing with having an airport, as it is promoting our small but beautiful island.
Cerys Joshua writes:
I think the wirebird protection is a very good
idea because the rats will not be able to get
at the eggs and more young birds will be produced and we will have more and more wirebirds.
The hotel is a very good thing because Saints and Tourists will be able to see
how beautiful St. Helena is and have somewhere to stay.
The golf course is a very good idea too, because if Dads have nothing to do, they could
go down to the golf course and play a game
of golf.
I think scuba-diving is a very good
idea and Mr. Anthony Thomas will have the
opportunity to go out to the pool to teach people how to scuba-dive.
Charlie-Paige Thomas questions the developments:
Golf Course: Will the building of a golf course
take away grazing pasture-lands from our
cattle?
Wirebirds: Can you ensure that the wirebirds
will be protected or will they be driven away
once the hotel and golf course are constructed?
Hotel: How will the building of a hotel benefit
St. Helena and the Saints? Will there be job
opportunities for Saints? Will materials for the
construction works be bought locally?
Selene Gough comments:
I like the hotel idea
because the tourists
will be entertained and
learn about St. Helena.
I think it is a good idea
that they are going to
cut the flax because
they want to catch the rats to help protect the
wirebirds.
I think that it’s a good idea to build
seventy lodges out of a special plant to help
the environment. The hotel will also have a
big golf course and clubs to entertain people as
well and it will create jobs for the Saints. The
young Saints will have lots of opportunities to
work and enjoy the activities there, too.
Bianca Isaac writes:
I would like to think it will bring big job opportunities. It will make St. Helena a lovely
place to visit and just make everybody wanting to come and see and spend some good
money on St. Helena.
Kyla Joshua says:
I feel positive about SHELCO and the project at Broad Bottom, as long as they don’t do
anything to upset the environment and people
living in the area. By reading what they are
going to do there, it all sounds good because it
should be good for the Island’s economy and it
will create lots of new jobs.
Reid Young comments:
I think it is a good idea that
they are going to build a hotel
because it is going to protect
the wirebirds from predators
like rats, mynah birds and wild
cats. The sheep will graze on
the grass and SHELCO will
also plant native plants and
grow fresh food for the Island.
They will recycle water which
is a good idea. An interpretation centre and café will be
built at the Boer war Camp site
which means keeping history.
SHELCO will also
be building a golf course,
swimming pool, tennis courts and a market
garden. The tourists will have lots to do. There
will be 165 holiday villas which means lots of
people will have somewhere to stay. But I am
worried that too many people will be on the
Island.
I like the name Wirebird Hills. I am
hoping that Saints will be able to use and enjoy
the facilities.
Cameron Johnson explains:
I think it is a good idea to have a hotel, a golf
course and a swimming pool all in one area.
This is because we are getting an airport which
should be ready in 2015, so I think having all
of these things in place will be good for St.
Helena. They will be able to house people
arriving on aircraft and they will be able to
go swimming whenever they want. Also the
people living on St. Helena will be able to use
these areas as well.
Making a bigger area for the wirebirds is also a great idea so they can grow in
numbers. They can protect the wirebirds by
making a house with fibre glass, so they can
go in there and the workers can do what they
need to do and not need to worry about the
birds. Once the project is completed, they can
release them back into the wild. I am so looking forward to the finished project .
Kelly Yon says:
At Broad Bottom SHELCO is to build a hotel,
golf course, a wirebird sanctuary and a cricket
pitch. I think these things will make St. Helena
an exciting place for all of us and tourists.
The wirebird sanctuary is a great
idea as schools can visit when they are learning about the wirebirds.
Latisha Fowler writes:
I think what is going to happen at Broad Bottom might work because it’s a good chance for
Saints living overseas to come back home with
their families and get a job in the hotel or any
other jobs that are on offer.
St Helena’s humble wirebird may
help developers create ‘the world’s greenest
hotel’. If a cricket pitch and golf course will be
situated there also, then that would be a great
idea as they would give the tourists some activity to keep them occupied so that they do
not get bored.
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NOTICE BOARD
ASCENSIONISLANDGOVERNMENT
VacanciesforConservationFieldWorkers(GreenMountain
NationalPark,AscensionIsland)
TheAscensionIslandGovernment(AIG)requirestwoFieldworkerstoworkwiththeirConservationTeam.
Thesepostsarefor9monthsonlyandarefundedbytheJointNatureConservationCommittee(JNCC)and
AIGfortheconservationmanagementoftheendemicfernMarattiapurpurescensattheGreenMountain
NationalPark.
Thedutiesofthepostswillincludethefollowing:
x Remove invasive vegetation from and around wild populations of endemic fern Marattia
purpurescens
x Erectfencing
x RemoveinvasivesfromGreenMountainNationalParkpathsandmakeassafeasispracticable
x Developanderecteducationalpathwayandrestorationsitesignagetoraiseawareness
x Maintainandserviceallequipmentused
x Keeprecordsoftasksundertaken
x ProducearticlesfortheIslanderandConservationQuarterly
x Undertake any other related duties within the National Park as may be requested by the
ConservationOfficer.
Thesuccessfulapplicantsshould:
x
Have the ability to work independently to a high standard, and be confident and competent
workingunsupervised
Bephysicallyfit
Haveexperienceofworkinginoutdoorfieldwork
Beinpossessionofavaliddriver’slicenceA&B.
x
x
x
Theposts,whichreporttotheConservationOfficer,areofferedassinglestatusforaperiodofninemonths
only. Salary for the posts is £6,060 per annum. The successful candidates will also receive: rent free
accommodation, utility allowances, free medical and primary dental treatment and a food allowance of
£2,825perannum.
For further details please contact Stedson Stroud, Conservation Officer, on telephone (00 247) 6359 or
[email protected]
Application forms and a copy of the Job Description are available from the Administrator’s Office by
telephoning(+247)[email protected].
CompletedformsshouldbesenttotheHumanResourcesAdviseronfaxnumber+2476152orbyemailto
[email protected] by no later than Friday 15 June 2012. The successful applicants will be
expectedtobeinpostassoonaspossibleafterthatdate.
AlanHNicholls
HumanResourcesAdviser
AdministrationBuilding
Georgetown
AscensionIsland
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60 ENDEMICS FOR QUEEN’S 60 YEARS ON THE THRONE
Sharon Henry, SHBC
Plantation saw a flurry of
activity on the afternoon
of Tuesday 5 June, the last
day of the extended weekend of public holidays.
To mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee the St
Helena Nature Conservation Group (SHNCG)
organised the planting of 60 endemic gumwood trees at the bottom of Plantation lawn.
60 people who have been involved with conservation over the past 60 years joined the
Governor and Mrs Capes for the occasion.
30 trees were planted at the west end of the
lawn and 30 on the right toward the road entrance with the name of each planter attached.
The young trees about 30cm in height were
protected by mesh guards to aid their growth
and deter the tortoises from eating them.
Vanessa Thomas of ANRD Environmental
Conservation section supplied the plants that
were grown from seeds collected at Peak Dale.
It took 6 months for the young trees to grow
from seeds and will take up to 20 years to mature. “In 1970 the Gumwood was adopted as
the national tree of St Helena, it’s nice to show
it off today” said Vanessa.
Emily Henry an 82 year old dug a hole and
planted a tree. “I feel very pleased and proud, I
hope they grow. I just wonder where the water
is.”
First time visitor to Plantation was Anthony
Caswell, chief gardener of Castle Gardens and
topiary artist who enjoyed the day. I asked
him about his work “I would like to have a
better nursery, better quality plants and someone to watch over the gardens on the weekends. There is so much vandalism that goes
on and car parking in the grounds really spoils
the gardens. We have people who walk in the
beds and take plants and goldfish out of the
pond.”
Governor Capes said “today is the winding up
of the Jubilee weekend. We’ve just planted
60 gumwoods and I think we should be calling it the Royal Gumwoods, a tree for every
year of Her Majesty’s reign. It’s been a lovely,
happy afternoon with everyone enjoying the
sunshine.”
St Helena’s oldest resident Jonathan the tortoise met the Queen when she visited in 1947.
She was then Princess Elizabeth. Governor
Capes added “I’m told she was here in the pad-
dock and she fed Jonathan a banana. I believe
it was our current Sheriff, Pat Musk who was
then a Brownie who presented a posy to Her
Majesty. Jonathan is still going strong, I’m not
sure what Jubilee he’s on now but we believe
he is over 175. Either there is something in
this grass in the paddock or he’s just a very
lucky tortoise. I’m sure Her Majesty will remember meeting him all those years ago.”
Andrew Darlow of the SHNCG concluded
“We have a nice mix of the community here
today. We should have some trees that will
grow to 12-15 ft tall. They have an open canopy and will allow light in so the grass will keep
growing. This is a spot that tourists come to
on their trip around the island so it will give
them a chance to see another of our endemic
plants.”
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NOTICE BOARD
JOB VACANCY: Darwin Project Manager/ Marine Biologist – St Helena
Project title: Mapping St. Helena’s Marine Biodiversity to create a Marine Management Plan
Location: Jamestown, St Helena, South Atlantic
Duration: 18 months initially but expected to be extended to 2 years
Salary: £20K, plus travelling expenses
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week
Overall Purpose of the Job: St. Helena Governments (SHG) new Environmental Management Directorate (EMD), in partnership with the Joint Nature Conservation
Committee (JNCC) are seeking a Project Manager (marine biologist) to work on St. Helena and manage a two year shallow subtidal marine mapping project. This is a
Darwin Initiative funded project entitled ‘Mapping St. Helena’s Marine Biodiversity to create a marine management plan’.
Background and context: This work is aims to collate existing and establish baseline data of the benthic and pelagic marine species and benthic habitats the shallow
subtidal areas around St. Helena. The resulting data will be; mapped into GIS; utilised to establish the status of biodiversity; and support the formulation of marine
biodiversity management strategies. In addition the project will establish current threats, predict future losses and provide recommendations of how these can be prevented/ mitigated. St. Helena’s marine biodiversity is particularly special and of high importance due to the islands isolation but is very poorly studied. In addition the
successful applicant will investigate current artificial reefs and make recommendations on their use within both conservation and tourism.
Main duties and responsibilities
•
Draft and implement a detailed Darwin work plan (schedule, milestones, finances and reporting)
•
Designing and implement shallow marine surveys using various techniques including diving, side scan sonar and drop-down camera,
ensur ing data is collated in an appropriate GIS compatible format,
•
Collation of existing marine data including non-recorded information from local fishermen
•
Production of list of species and habitats of high conservation importance and identification of existing and potential threats
•
Generation of GIS maps of the distribution and extent of St. Helena’s marine resources
•
Identifying hot-spots of diversity and commercial use and where the conflicts lie
•
Identification of Marine Protected areas
•
Draft of marine monitoring and management plan/s
•
Identify potential sites for artificial reefs and provide balanced evidence for the citing of at least one artificial reef and use as a show case
study
•
Report regularly to, and consult with, Manager, the Project Team and stakeholders as required. The Project Manager will be answerable in
the first instance to the St. Helena Project Lead, the Manager of the Nature Conservation Division but also the Project Board
•
Promote the project both on island and overseas: coordinate project communications and publicity (press releases, radio); contribute articles
to SHG newsletter; create and update project pages on website; provide talks and presentations on project; respond to enquiries relating to
the project
Applicant specifications
Essential requirements
•
Post graduate qualification degree plus 3 years scientific project management or Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years scientific project
management;
•
Working experience with remote mapping i.e. side scan or drop down cameras
•
Experience of designing and implementing shallow subtidal surveys e.g. Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR)
•
Fauna / flora taxonomic skills
•
*Solid diving experience i.e. Dive Master or above , with a strong track record of diving in remote locations
•
Solid working experience of GIS and competent with basic office software, excel, Access and Word, PowerPoint
•
Experience with project planning, administration, budgeting and financial management
•
Experience working with a collaborative team, and consensus decision making
•
Experience working with marine resource sectors including government, industry and resource users, the scientific community, NGOs,
government organisations and the public
•
Excellent spoken and written command of the English language
•
Previous overseas work
How to Apply:
Desirable requirements
For further information and an application forms contact Dr. Nikki Chapman
•
Relevant PhD
•
Education and/or experience should be related to
By Email: [email protected]
marine science and/or
OR By Phone + (290) 2270 ext. 206
•
conservation
OR By Fax: + (290) 2454
•
Formal Project Management training;
•
Skills in training, facilitation and negotiation
Applicants are required to address the specified criteria within the application form.
•
Previous work experience on remote islands
•
Previous experience of subtidal survey/ taxonomic
Closing Date: Thursday, 14 June 2012.
identification within the South Atlantic Region
•
Generation of promotional materials
*Please note that St. Helena does not currently have a recompression
•
Experience with working with/ designing of
chamber
international criteria e.g. Red List
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DIAMOND JUBILEE
Sherrilee Phillips, SHBC
On 4th June St Helena,
Britain, the Commonwealth and her overseas
territories celebrated the
Queens 60th year as reigning monarch.
Locally, celebrations began at 10 am with uniformed groups marching down Main Street,
and assembling in the Grand Parade for an
opening ceremony. Prayers were said and
hymns sung before Governor Capes made a
short speech. Among the 600 strong crowd
were 54 servicemen and women who were
presented with Diamond Jubilee Medals by
the Governor, assisted by Miss St Helena,
Leoni Ellick.
Among the medal recipients was Rodney Benjamin, a nurse and part of the disaster team
at the hospital. “It’s an honour to have this
medal,” said Rodney, “I’ve come out of retirement and gone back to nursing that I did for 39
years.” June Benjamin also received a medal.
“I’m a part of the emergency service and proud
of what I do,” said June. “I feel like we’re being appreciated and I hope in other years more
staff will receive an award as well.” Clarence
Roberts, a policeman who works in the Criminal Investigation Department, said, “I’ve got
33 years in the police service and it is a pleasure to receive this medal, I feel honoured.”
For Merlin George this was the third medal he
received for his service. “I’m proud to receive
this medal,” said Merlin, “it will go with the
medal I received for my long service of 18
years and my Golden Jubilee medal. I head
the community policing section and I’m near-
ing my 25 years so it will be a nice end off for
me.” Although these medals were received on
the 4th they could not officially be worn until
5th.
Within the marching contingent, were the
‘Get-to-gethers’ brass band, led by bandmaster
Eric Benjamin. Once the opening ceremony
was finished the band took centre stage and
created a positive relaxed atmosphere as people browsed the stalls.
With 23 contestants Little Miss Jubilee and
Miss Jubilee got underway at around 12.30 pm
with Kelly-Jo Peters and Niza Yon winning the
respective titles.
One of the highlights of the day was a street
parade with people dressed in red, white and
blue making the journey from the hospital to
the Grand Parade. Just a few of the characters taking part in the parade were: Elvis, who
sported a Union Jack cape complete with big
golden sunglasses. Two Queens; one proudly
sat on her throne whilst the other gingerly
waved to her adoring fans from a carriage
drawn by papier mache white horses. Around
2.30 pm, at the end of the procession the
Grand Parade was at its busiest with an estimated 1000 people joining the party.
Wearing a top hat in sparkling red, white and
blue was Kenickie Andrews. “I’ve been here
for the past hour” said Kenickie, “we came
down with the floats and it was spectacular.
Well done to the Queen on reigning for 60
years.”
“Today has been a fantastic day” said Wendy
Harris, currently on holiday from the UK.
“I’ve been away for 9 years and the celebra-
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STREET PARTY
tions are great. So many people participated
and I think that, moving forward, St Helena
as a team, would be perfect if we all stayed
like this.”
Novelty games took place in the afternoon, organised by Christine Scipio-O’Dean and Merrill Joshua. The variety of games were highly
entertaining and involved golden syrup, flour,
ladies tights, balloons, string, ribbon, golf
balls and a competition to eat 16 sausages.
A team from Basil Read emerged victorious
from the games.
Further musical entertainment was provided
in the afternoon by Tony Leo and a visiting
friend in the form of folk music. And special
mention must go to Colin Peters for linking the
various events together playing music and pro-
viding karaoke in the evening.
A parade of motorcycles, of all shapes and
sizes, cruised through the Parade Square in the
afternoon, creating a thunderous roar.
Lorrie Yon of HTH saw most of the celebrations. “I came down at 10 am and it’s all been
enjoyable. I always come to every festival
that involves the Queen and yesterday was the
best what I’ve seen on the television where she
went up the River Thames”
Resident of the HTH CCC, Dotty Peters,
joined the celebrations after midday. “I’m
enjoying the celebrations very much and I’m
staying until the fireworks go off. I think everything has been good, the sports was nice
and you get to chat to people you don’t usually
get to chat to.”
At 7pm, Governor Capes lit an official Diamond Jubilee beacon, situated on top of the
arch. Seconds later four more beacons were lit
across the island, on Ladder Hill, High Knoll
fort, Horse Pasture and on Longwood Green.
At 7.30pm a spectacular firework display was
triggered from the top of Ladder Hill, bringing the main events of the day to wonderful
conclusion. Music though continued into the
night.
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“Out here, we get the sunrise in the morning overlooking the bay.
It’s absolutely fabulous” Building the Haul Road
The ‘A’ Team on the top of Ruperts Hill
Darrin Henry, SHBC
In the last week we passed the seven month mark
since the airport contract was signed in London. By
St Helena standards progress since then has been
rapid. Ruperts temporary jetty has been the most noticeable development, but there is more going on. On
the east hillside above Ruperts valley, the beginnings
of the haul road, hidden from view before, has now
snaked around the seaward curve of the ridge making it easily visible from Alarm Forest, Sea View and
even the top of Half Tree Hollow.
South African, Schalk van Eck, of Basil Read is in
charge of earth works on the airport project, including
constructing the haul road. “We’ve gone very well up
to now,” said Schalk, “progress has been good. When
we started from the top of Pipe Ridge on Deadwood
we progressed 2.2 km in a week. This week in this
rocky outcrop we’ve gone, I’ll say 200 metres. We’re
busy right now at a section that’s very difficult, but
once we pass this bit we’ll be fine.”
At the front of the road face where it was making
its way downhill, I was surprised to see earth being
tipped onto the road, then pushed into place by a bulldozer. I asked Schalk whether this was the method
being used, rather than cutting into the hillside. “Not
exactly, it depends on where we are,” he replied.
“Majority of the time we try to cut into the hill, that’s
also how the road is designed, but at a place like this
and short of our big equipment we have to fill to get
past this area, but then we’ll cut again as we go on. It
depends on how the rock face is on the hill.”
Saint Helenian, Len Coleman, was working up until a
month ago in the GIS office in Jamestown. Today he
is the Basil Read foreman working on the haul road.
“My role is just to make sure these operators have
tools to do the job,” said Len, “and to make sure the
job is carried out according to specifications. What
we have working here at the moment is a D6 dozer, a
14 tonne excavator and a 30 tonne ADT, (articulated
dump truck) and a small – on St Helena we call it a
back hoe loader, but to the South Africans they know
it as a TLB (tractor loader backhoe) – so we’re working with some of the small stuff from the top down.
It’s easier to excavate downhill with a dozer and
excavator. Gravity helps and you have all the down
force pressure.”
Operating the D6 bulldozer was Elvis Fowler, another ex SHG employee, now with Basil Read for 2
months. “It’s a bit hard going,” said Elvis, “because
there’s no cab on the dozer, so a lot of dust to deal
with. This was one of the old Government machines.
At the moment I feel it’s a bit difficult because we’re
coming into a lot of rock, so we’re trying to get the
fill to go over the top of it. But, yes, I’ve done a lot
of hard work like this on St Helena before, through
Government.”
St Helenian Warren Benjamin, from Ladder Hill, was
operating the huge, 30 tonne ADT, reversing time after time down the narrow roadway with a fresh load
of earth. I asked whether he had operated a vehicle
of this size before? “No,” said Warren, “I’ve operated trucks on the
Falklands and Ascension, but not
that size. It’s a little bit difficult,
takes a lot of concentration reversing. The rain can make it difficult,
because it’s very slippery. But no
scary moments, not yet. I’m enjoying it.”
Len and Schalk confirmed the
worst hazard to contend with is
rain, which creates mud and a slippery surface. “For sure, safety first
always,” said Schalk, “if we feel
it’s not suitable for the machines to work we will
not work. But we do have proper machines that can
handle the conditions.” Has rain stopped work yet?
“Not yet, no. Luckily.” When the weather does turn it
presents problems such as getting fuel out to the site
and access to the vehicles for mechanics.
Basil Read will get fed up with questions about timelines, I’m sure. But I had to ask when the road would
be linked into Ruperts. “It depends on the conditions,”
said Schalk, “again, we can’t forecast that. Hopefully
we’ll finish the road before our ship comes, but we’ll
have to see. We don’t have an exact date yet for the
ship, but it would be a good accomplishment for us if
we can do that. That’s our aim.”
The view from the work site over Ruperts valley was
stunning, looking across the island and even down at
the RMS at anchor below. After working in Jamestown for some time, Len is very appreciative of the
change of scenery. “I couldn’t wish for anything better,” said Len, “Out here, we get the sunrise in the
morning overlooking the bay. It’s absolutely fabulous. Life in the GIS office was great, but, for me being here with this heavy equipment – I’m living my
dream right now.”
Elvis Fowler operating the D6 dozer
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“this mud is horrendous I have to say. I’ve never known powder turn to clay”
Building the Worker’s Camp
Darrin Henry, SHBC
It’s been well over a month since we last visited
Bradley’s, below Bottom Woods, where the camp
to accommodate the airport workers is being constructed. Then, there were just a few, hardly notice-
able holes dug and a handful of containers scattered
about. Today the silver, steel frame structures of six
buildings, raised up on stilts, boldly reflects the sunlight as the area undergoes a transformation.
Andy Hall of SA Steel Frame Systems is coordinating the work. One of my first questions is whether
the framework is shipped in separate lengths or preassembled in sections. It turns out neither. A much
more efficient and impressive process is used. “No,
my roll forming machine is here,” explains Andy,
“All the steel came in coils, with 57 kilometres of
steel on each coil. I had 76, I’m now down to 44
coils. I cut it into a certain width, 182mm, it’s flat
plate. It’s coded onto the computer which tells the
machine where to punch all the service holes for
the electrics, water; where to punch the screw holes,
where to punch certain holes to allow for the webs
for the joists or the roof trusses to go into place.
Where to punch holes to pass studs through, what’s
called a noggin which is part of the cladding. So
basically my machine’s running it all here.”
I’m given a demo of how the machine works. It
looks similar to double sized metal lathe machine,
(the description that springs to mind), housed inside
a 20 foot container, opened at both ends. The inter-
nal workings are viewable through Perspex covers.
A steel coil attached to a wheel nearby provides a
steady feed of steel. As this passes through the machine it is precisely shaped into a rectangular tube
shape and various holes and cut outs are accurately
punched along the length. A printing head at the
end of the machine
writes the part number
and placement code
on the steel before it
is ejected at the other
end. The printed code
matches the detailed
plan. The machine
itself runs continuously, dragging the
unique specs for each
part from the attached
computer.
Imagine
producing and labelling pieces of flat pack
furniture, only on a
scale a few hundred
times bigger, is how I would best describe it.
Andy’s team assembling the framework are all local
people. “All from the age of 21 up to, 64 I think,”
says Andy. “They’re all working well in two teams
just basically getting stuck in, getting on with it.
These frames are slightly different because they
have hidden windows and doors in, for if they get
used for houses later on. Some of the roof trusses
will only weigh 32/33 kilos, so one person, if they
carry it properly, can quite easily carry it on their
own.”
Nick Stevens is a St Helenian assembling the
frames. “I spent 15 years in Stanley in the Falkland
Islands,” said Nick, “working as a hydroponics supervisor, for Stanley growers. I’ve decided now to
come home and I have this opportunity to work for
Steel Frames, so it’s a good thing. An opportunity
to learn something different.” I asked Nick whether
he thought the techniques they were learning could
work on other buildings on St Helena. “Absolutely.
You know, it is an opportunity now for the government to take on how to build houses more cheaply
for people who can’t afford to build themselves. It’s
a cheaper way.”
Paul Crowie is another
Saint employed on the
site. “I’m enjoying it, very
much,” said Paul. “Good
team spirit we have. Every
day is busy, not hard, but
very busy. From 7am to
5pm we go for it. There’s
never a dull moment. I’ve
recently been called to the
office to become a health
and safety officer for the
steel frame complex site,
right here. I will find out
on Wednesday, I’m looking
forward to that. I have the
certificates to go with the skills that I have.”
South African, Louw Mouton, who oversees the assembly of building showed me the drawings of how
the complex will look when finished. “The cladding
we are going to use is a kind of new tech board,”
said Louw, “that’s what we use in South Africa.
These are 9mm cladding boards, they won’t suffer
from termites and are also weather proof. It takes us
about 3 hours to fit/install all the upright framework
for a building. Not including the roof, that’s about
another hour.”
With everything seemingly going smoothly I was
curious whether there were any real difficulties with
the work so far. “The biggest problem is the rain
and this mud,” said Andy, “this mud is horrendous I
have to say. I’ve never known powder turn to clay.
It sticks to your boots, makes your legs ache, you
slide everywhere. It actually becomes quite dangerous at stages for us to continue working.”
So when do they hope to have the camp finished?
“The plan is for August,” said Andy, “that is what
we’re still working towards.”
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LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
RELEASING THE HAPPY DRUG
Sharon Henry, SHBC
Lot’s Wife’s Ponds (LWP)
Post Box walk was listed on
the Festival of Walking itinerary so I took the opportunity to go.
LWP is a popular coastal walk that meanders
around valleys and ridges and descends onto
a beautiful plateau of rock pools. Ten people
and “Che” the dog joined the walk last Sunday
3 June setting out at 10.30am from Sandy Bay
beach. The weather was bright and clear with
little breeze and the temperature rose as the day
wore on. Our leader Frank Wastell is a skilled
and seasoned walker and nimble as a mountain
goat. LWP has a 7/10 difficulty rating in the St
Helena Nature Conservation Group’s (SHNCG)
Post Box walks booklet.
We started our trek in good spirits on the most
arduous part, the “up hill”. On loose, stony terrain we ascended the hillsides and zigzagged
along narrow footpaths. The secluded outcrops
in the area are becoming populated with Masked
Boobies evident by white guano splattered
rocks. Two of the large seabirds had set up nest
near the path allowing a great photo opportunity.
The majestic column that is Lot’s Wife loomed
above us in the presence of the distinctive Asses Ears and Gorilla’s Head landmarks. White
sandy hills gleamed in the sun as we got closer
to our destination. It took 1 ½ hours to reach
the ponds. Frank has previously hiked it in the
same time there and back. Our party ranged
from new walkers unsure of the narrow paths
and steep gradients to the more proficient and
intrepid walkers. The “scariest” section of the
hike was clinging onto a black cord and scrambling down a 30m steep incline onto the pebbled
beach at sea level. But it was worth it.
Against the impressive backdrop of towering
cliffs, the pristine ponds are pockets of sea water refreshed by the occasional wave spraying
up over a natural rock wall. Not quite an infinity
pool but the natural effect was far more amazing
as the waters reflected the clear blue sky. The
walking party swiftly turned into a swimming
group armed with masks and snorkels who enjoyed cooling off in the calm waters. LWP is
one of a limited number of safe swimming locations on the island the others being Jamestown,
Ruperts and Lemon Valley. Drying off on the
beach, newcomer to the island Mary Cahill was
proud of her achievement, “I’ve walked Flagstaff but that was easy compared to this.” The
return to Sandy Bay beach took 1 ½ hours.
Walking is one of the most popular forms of
exercise and hobbies here on St Helena and is
promoted regularly as a tourist attraction for
visitors. We have a diverse choice of walks, be
it on the tarmac or a dusty trail, they all offer
breathtaking views.
Walking improves your mental and physical
health it is a simple solution to stress. Exercise
releases endorphins, the natural “happy drug”
that gives a positive feeling and boosts your
immune system. As part of an organised walking group it is a great way to meet people and
explore our beautiful island. There are 21 Post
Box walks on St Helena some with a low difficulty rating like the walk to Flagstaff; others are
more adventurous like Sharks Valley. SHNCG
usually organises monthly group walks to the
Post Boxes. Contact Derek Henry (4580) if you
would like to join them.
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COFFEE
BREAK
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There was an opening with the CIA for an assassin. These highly classified positions are hard to fill, and there’s a lot of testing involved in
filling the position. After sending some applicants through the background checks, training and testing, they narrowed the possible choices
down to two men and a woman, but only one position was available.
The day came for the final test to see which person would get the extremely secretive job. The CIA men administering the test took one of
the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun. We must know
that you will follow your instructions no matter what the circumstances” they explained. “Inside this room, you will find your wife sitting in a
chair. Take this gun and kill her.”
The man got a shocked look on his face and said, “You can’t be serious!
I could never shoot my own wife!” “Well,” says the CIA man, “You’re
definitely not the right man for this job then.”
They bring the second man to the same door and hand him a gun. “We
must know that you will follow instructions no matter what the circumstances,” they explained to the second man. “Inside you will find
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with blanks! I had to beat him to death with the chair!”
The average person will consume 10,000 chocolate
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On a sunny Sunday afternoon, two young church members were going
door to door to invite people to visit their services. When they knocked
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DID YOU KNOW...
Bob was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was
really mad. She told him “Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in
the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds AND IT BETTER BE
THERE!!” The next morning he got up early and left for work. When
his wife woke up, she looked out the window and sure enough there was
a box gift-wrapped in the middle of the driveway. Confused, the wife
put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, brought the box back in the
house. She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale. Bob has
been missing since Friday.
Camels can survive in the desert without drinking for almost 3 months.
The shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
Only female mosquitoes bite.
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CHURCH NOTICES
FaithMatters
BAHA’I FAITH
ONE FAMILY
Visitors to the island remark on how
good it is to see people of different faiths
come together. Working together with
peoples of different religions, backgrounds and cultures for the good of all
people is central to Baha’i teachings.
“In reality we are one family and each
one of us is a member of this family”
Baha’i Scripture.
Baha’i Prayer
“O Thou kind Lord! Thou hast created all humanity from the same parents,
Thou hast destined that all belong to
the same household, and in Thy holy
presence all are Thy servants, and
all mankind is sheltered beneath Thy
Tabernacle. Thy children are gathered
at Thy table of bounty and have become radiant through the light of Thy
providence. O God! Thou art kind to
all, Thou hast provided for all, Thou
dost harbour all. Thou conferrest life
upon all. Thou hast endowed each
humble being with ability and talent and
submerged all mankind in the ocean of
Thy mercy. ----”
DIOCESE OF SAINT HELENA
The Cathedral Parish of St Paul
Sunday 10 June 10 Sunday of the Year
8.00 a.m.Eucharist
Cathedral
9.30 a.m.Eucharist
St Martin
11.15 a.m.Sung Eucharist
St Helena & The Cross
5.30 p.m.Choral Evensong Cathedral
Each one of us is a member of the human family. Each of us is unique and
different from all others. Each of us is a
fiftieth cousin to every other member of
the human family.
As God has the whole world in His
hands, so do we. Each one of us has
the capacity to affect the world with our
thoughts and our actions. The question is
how to do it as one united family. What
can each one of us do?
Everyone has talents and skills, our
personal gifts for the world, bestowed
upon us by a loving God. Yet we often
feel alone, incapable of bringing peace
to the world or helping the hungry millions. The desires of our hearts are often
crushed by the weight of the problems
we see. How can one person have an
effect?
Each one of us can do this:
“Concentrate all the thoughts of your
heart on love and unity. When a thought
of war comes, oppose it by a stronger
thought of peace. A thought of hatred
must be destroyed by a more powerful
thought of love. Let your hearts be filled
with the strenuous desire that tranquillity
and harmony may encircle this warring
world”
A bond of love connects us all.
Thursday 14 June
10.00 a.m.Eucharist
Arabia
8.00 a.m.Eucharist
Cathedral
Cathedral
3.30 p.m.Guiding Service
of Thanksgiving
Cathedral
The Parish of St James
St John
7.00 p.m.Choral Evensong
St James
Wednesday 13 June
7.30 a.m.Eucharist
Activities at the Army this weekend
Sunday 10th June 2012
NO JAM CLUB.
Family Service at the Half Tree Hollow
Hall at 11am. All are welcome.
Mums & Toddlers at Half Tree Hollow
Hall on Monday 11th June at 10 am.
Home Leagues – Ladies Fellowship
every Tuesday at Half Tree Hollow
Hall at 3.30pm.
There is always a warm welcome for
you at the Salvation Army.
If you would like to know more about
The Salvation Army’s activities, contact Lt. Coral Yon on telephone nos
2703/4358.
Seventh Day Adventist
St James
Saturday 9 June
9:15am
Hymn Singing
9:30am
Sabbath School
10:00am
Bible Discussion
11:00am- 12:00pm
Divine Service
2:00pm
Personal ministries
Parish of St Matthew
11. a.m.Sung Eucharist
St Mark
Wednesday 13June
7:30- 8:30pm Prayer Meeting in
Church
St James
Thursday 14 June
7.00 p.m.Eucharist with Healing St John
Tuesday 12 June
7.00 p.m.Eucharist
St Mark
Thursday 14 June
7.00 p.m.Eucharist
St Matthew
8.00 a.m.Eucharist
St Matthew
11.00 a.m.Eucharist
Levelwood Community Centre
7.00 p.m.Sung Eucharist
St Mark
All are welcome
BAHA’I FAITH
www.sthelenabahai.org
BAHA’I CENTRE
Gumwoods
DEVOTIONAL MEETING
Thursday 7th June at 8pm
All are welcome.
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NOTICE BOARD
BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday 10th June
1) 8.45 am, Divine Service, Sandy Bay Chapel
2) 10.45 am, Divine Service,
Head O’Wain Chapel
3) 7h00 pm, Divine Service,
Jamestown Chapel
Sermon: The Dumb, Blind Maligners
(Pastor)
(Matthew 9:27-38)
10h00 am,Sunday School,
Jamestown Schoolroom
Tuesday 12th June
5.00pm Bible Studies, Cape Villa
7.30pm Bible Studies, Jamestown Sch Room
Wednesday 13th June
7.30pM, Bible Studies,
Deadwood at home of Winnie Thomas
Thursday 14th June
5.30pm, Bible Studies, Sandy Bay Chapel
7.30pm, Bible Studies, Blue Hill
(Home of Francis & Beattie Peters)
For more info contact Pastor Graeme Beckett
Email: [email protected]
Tel.
2388
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NOTICE BOARD & SCOUTS
SCOUT REPORT
First Jamestown Scouts played their part in the celebrations over the long weekend. Some of the Explorers acted as waiters during the Queens Garden
Party at Plantation House on Saturday. Explorers,
Scouts, Cubs and Beavers then turned out in force
on Monday to take part in the march and service in
Grand Parade to mark Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee. This was followed by a joint project with the Girl
Guides to prepare a float decked out in red, white
and blue for the street carnival on Monday afternoon. Scout activities for the forthcoming week will
again focus on fundraising for our Ascension Trip.
On Saturday morning, all Scouts and Explorers will
do a vehicle clean for the Basil Read fleet, commencing at
9am in Grand Parade outside New Horizons. Keith Yon
(tel 3677) will provide transport from the Half Tree Hollow
side – be at your usual pick up points at 8.30am Saturday, or
make your own travel arrangements to be at Grand Parade
by 9am. Next Tuesday will also be reserved for fund raising
duties – details to follow.
Paul Blessington – Scout Leader
ROBERT PETERS
of Haynes Cottage Half Tree Hollow has
some small cabbage & cauliflower seedlings
for sale at 4p each.
Quantities of 10, 25 or 100
Tel: 3346
NEW COMMITTEE FOR BLUE HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
The Blue Hill Community Association held its Annual General Meeting on 17 May 2012. The new Committee now
comprise the following:
Chairman:
Treasurer:
Secretary:
Members:
Mr Stedson Francis (re-elected)
Mr Earl Williams
Mrs Gillian Francis
Mrs Jenny Williams (re-elected)
Mr Raymond Williams (re-elected)
Mr Geoff Francis
The outgoing Treasurer, Miss Sheridan Richards along with the Secretary, Mrs Diana Williams and Members, Mrs Edna
Richards and Mrs Vilma Peters, who all declined re-election, were thanked for their hard work and support during the
time they served on the Committee.
It was reported at the AGM that for the year ending 31 March 2012, there was a turnover of £10,490.77. Cash in hand at
31 March 2012 amounted to £633.51 with the bank balance standing at £494.78 and bar stock valuing £737.22.
2012 Skittles League
Persons wishing to enter teams for the 2012 Skittles League at the Blue Hill Community Centre should register with the
Chairman, Stedson Francis (tel no. 4270) or the Secretary, Gillian Francis (tel no. 4594) by Friday, 15th June.
A minimum of 6 teams will be needed.
4 June 2012
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SPORTS
Blue Hartz
Defeat the
Champions
Sinead Green SHBC
On Sunday 3rd June, the St Helena Women’s
Sports Association started their Rounders tournament with plenty of sunshine. Two matches
were scheduled for the day. The first saw last
year’s league champions Rastas take on Blue
Hartz. Rastas headed out to field first with Blue
Hartz batting. This season also saw a few new
faces amongst the teams, Chelsea Young is one
of those playing for the Blue Hartz. The game
got under way with Christine Caswell from the
Rastas making good communication with the
rest of her team. Both teams showed great eagerness in batting and fielding. With a few no
balls from Rastas baller Lisa Thomas, Blue Hartz
continued to add to their score. Terri Clingham
from the Rastas restricted the Hartz from making
half rounders as she held tight to second bounce
and Skye Baldwin had a great catch which many
thought would be dropped but she managed to
hold fast. With Blue Hartz losing four ladies after twenty minutes of play the rest of the team
held strong, Chelsea Young was one of those
who competed to the end with great hits into the
field, unfortunately her luck ended with a confident catch from Bridget Henry. Charlotte Williams was last lady standing for the Hartz. Rastas
prepared to get her out but a powerful strike gave
her the final opportunity to make a full rounder.
Blue Hartz totalled eight and a half. With all
team members out, a two minute break gave
the ladies time to strategise before Blue Hartz
headed out to field. Lisa Thomas was first up to
bat for the Rastas with Melissa Clingham balling
for Hartz who quickly settled into their positions
as Lavanda Leo on first bounce stomped Terri
Clingham on her first turn. Clare Harris saw
an opening between the fielders and managed a
half rounder with Geita Leo making sure second
bounce was always covered. Skye, Sally and
Christianna were soon out of the game as Hartz
fielding and great catches soon paid of. Hartz
player Bridget took a different approach with a
right handed hit which resulted in another rounder. Jessica Sim had a brilliant hit which headed
into deep field but amazingly Chelsea Young
was on top of things and had an impressive catch
which saw another member of the Blue Hartz
out. Bridget was last lady standing but soon
got stomped out. Blue Hartz score, ten and a
half. With both teams getting one final chance
to bat Rastas took to the field one last time, Melissa Clingham batted first for the Blue Hartz.
This last round would play up to thirty balls.
With scores not far apart Rastas had no time to
waste fielding, Lavanda managed to make half a
rounder but Lexi
was stomped on
her first go by
Claire Harris
taking control of
her first bounce.
Chelsea Young
followed Lavanda with a
half a rounder
along with Juliet
Crowie, unfortunately Charlotte Williams
was stomped
out. Geita was
resticted to first
bounce as both
turns she tipped the ball behind the wicket.
Terri was on second marking second bounce
which stopped Melissa from having any chance
of making half. With the last ball going to Lavanda Leo she managed to make half a rounder
for the Blue Hartz. Rastas were now ready to
bat. Sadly Lily Andrews and Claire Harris were
the first to ladies out for Rastas. The rest of the
team soon made up for them with Jessica, Skye
and Christine making one rounder each. The
last two ladies in for Rastas were Christine and
Bridget. Blue Hartz quickly went into action as
Christine got caught by Melissa and Bridget did
not manage to make it home in time. The final
scores were, Blue Hartz 15 and Rastas 141/2.
Last year’s league champions had lost by half a
rounder. After the game I managed to talk to the
Captain of the Rastas, Terri Clingham. “It was
a great first game, pity we lost but I think the
team played a great game together”. Lady of the
match went to Jessica Sim from the Rastas.
The last game saw Ballsy Ladies beat the Misfits
9-8. Lady of the match went to Daryl Legg of
the Misfits.
ROUNDERS RESULTS
Sunday 3rd June
Blue Harts 15
Rastas 14.5
Charlotte Williams 3 Jessica Sim 4.5
LOM: Jessica Sim (Rastas)
Ballsy Ladies 9
Jayne Duncan 3
Misfits 8
Daryl Legg 1.5
LOM: Daryl Legg (Misfits)
ROUNDERS FIXTURES
Sunday 10th June
1.30pm, Rastas V Rookies
Umpires, Dodging Divas & Misfits
3.30pm, Misfits vs Dodging Divas
Umpires, Rookies & Rastas
ROUNDERS LEAGUE TABLE
Ballsy Ladies
Blue Heartz
Dodging Divas
Rookies
Rastas
Misfits
P W D L RF RA Pts
1 1 0 0 9.0 8.0 3
1 1 0 0 15.0 14.5 3
0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
1 0 0 1 14.5 15.0 0
1 0 0 1 8.0 9.0 0
ROUNDERS TOP SLUGGERS
Jessica Sim
Christine Caswell
Charlotte Williams
Jayne Duncan
Bridget Henry
Juliette Leo Crowie
Clare Harris
Lavanda Leo
Chelsea Young
Sasha Benjamin
Christianna Knipe
Abby Kirk
Daryl Legg
Melissa Clingham
Mailyn Leo
Alexia Furniss
Jodi Joshua
Giselle Richards
Lucy Ceaser
Tara Plembe
Lisa Thomas
Lilly Andrews
Skye Baldwin
Sarafina Yon
4.5
3
3
3
2.5
2.5
2
2
2
2
1.5
1.5
1.5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
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SPORTS
Damien O’Bey SHBC
After recent rainy spells, we were treated to a
day of brilliant sunshine for week 5 of the 2012
football season.
For Bellboys, Tommy Lee Young, Ryan Benjamin and Leroy Caswell formed a 3 man midfield. Josh Young and Anthony Bennett patrolled the wings whilst Scott Crowie led the
attack. Ryan Benjamin put in a gritty assured
performance. He did a great job dispossessing
the Raiders midfield and was at the heart of the
Bellboys attacking football.
Darrin Henry playing in his first game anchored
the Raiders midfield allowing brothers Wayne
and Meshara Yon to concentrate on attacking
and play in the final third of the Bellboys half.
Keepers Keith Yon and Shavone Hayes were
untroubled as both teams were restricted to
long range efforts in the first 20 minutes.
Raiders attacking prowess took a dent when
they lost Wayne Yon to a hamstring injury
mid way through the first half. Meshara Yon
dropped deeper to get into the game and Raiders lost their link to front men Marvin Benjamin
and Phillip Isaac.
Bellboys took the lead against the run of play.
ONE
ON
ONE
Tommy Lee Young of the Bellboys
Picking up the ball on the right flank Joshua Young played a speculative looping ball
into Raiders penalty area. A ball that should have been easily gathered by Raiders
Keeper. However Hayes misread the flight of the ball allowing it to bump over his head
and into his goal gifting, Bellboys the lead.
Buoyed by taking the lead, Bellboys stroked the ball about with confidence, creating a
number of shooting opportunities which they didn’t convert, failing to take advantage
of a good spell of play. Meanwhile Raiders soaked up the pressure and they too started
to play a more fluent game of football. Damien Stevens looked menacing on Raiders
left wing, his pace making him a constant threat. However it was his throw in skills
than earned his team the equaliser. Hurling the ball deep into Bellboys penalty area,
Michael Bedwell was the first to the ball; his header looped over Bellboys keeper Yon,
and across the goal line. Scores were even at the half time interval.
Both teams would spend the second half searching for the winning goal. Raiders
pushed forward and created a number of chances, whilst Bellboys preferred to play
counter attacking football, they too created chances to win the game.
Keith Yon was quick off his line and pulled off 2 outstanding saves from one-on-one
situations, stopping both Damien Stevens and Phillip Isaac on the 18 yard line.
For the Bellboys Anthony Bennett came closest to finding a winning goal. On a counter
attack the Bellboys pumped the ball forward to front man Scott Crowie, who held the
ball up, played it off to Anthony Bennett who hit a first time shot on the outside of his
deadly left foot, only to see the ball crash against the cross bar.
The winning goal proved elusive for both teams and the game ended with the score
locked at 1-1
THE JAMESTOWN RIFLE CLUB
A SHOOTING AND BBQ SOCIAL EVENT
Tuesday 05 June 2012 was a well attended and exciting social event
which started at 4pm, with a difference of some daylight shooting
before lighting the BBQ. The sun was shining but in the Moat it was
so cool and pleasant with everyone eager to take positions on the
firing platform. 11 people decided to shoot whilst others just enjoyed
the atmosphere.
First up to shoot was Deirdre Maggott with scores 98.2 & 98.1 = total
196.3, Lina Knipe with 89 & 94 = Total 183, Pat Henry 98.1 & 99.1
= total 197.2, Wendy Harris 87 & 85 = total 172, Colin Knipe 91. We
then ceased fire and lit the BBQ before daylight disappeared. With all
the delicious food on display everyone gathered around to cook dinner.
Everyone set and got stuck in, enjoying their meal with hardly a word.
After dinner we had all guns blazing with Patrick Young scoring 93.1 &
96.3 = total 189.4, Tracy Corker 92 & 95 = total 187, Colin Knipe with
97.2 = total 188.2 and Chad Corker 98.3, 94 & 95 = total 287.3. The
Club gained two new recruits from this activity, Deborah Knipe with
92 & 98 = total 190 and Martin Andrews with 99, both shooting of the
sand bags for the first time they both loved it and will be back again.
Highest ladies score Deirdre Maggott with 196.3 highest gent Pat Henry
197.2. A good night of entertainment enjoyed by all, it was a pleasure to
have our invited guests and families, especially St Helena’s Little Miss
Jubilee.
Until next week......
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SPORTS
FOOTBALL RESULTS
Sunday 03 June
Raiders 1
Bellboys 1
Michael Bedwell
Josh Young
MOM: Mark Williams (Raiders)
Fugees 9
Ricardo Herne (4)
Kevin Hudson (2)
Greg Coleman (1)
Clayton Thomas (1)
Wirebirds 0
A Buckley (og)
MOM: Ricardo Herne (Fugees)
FOOTBALL FIXTURES
Saturday 9 June
1.30pm, Fugees vs Raiders
linesman, Wirebirds & Rovers
3.30pm, Rovers vs Wirebirds
linesman, Fugees & Raiders
Martin “Kunya” Buckley defending for the Wirebirds
continued from back page
drive into the bottom right hand corner.
forward by Wirebirds was easily dealt with Trailing by 3 goals the Birds faced an uphill
by the Fugees defence.
battle to get back into the game. Attempts to
Goal 2 came on 41 minutes. Clayton reshuffle the side saw their already leaking
“Bootsie” Thomas wriggled his way behind defence become more vulnerable, Fugees
the Birds defensive line and delivered an took full advantage.
inch perfect cross. Hudson gave the cross Cue the Ricardo Herne show. Man of the
the finish it deserved as he powered the ball match Herne had been busy all game, mahome with his head from 6 yards.
rauding the flanks, delivering crosses and
Teams went off for the half time interval tracking back on the odd occasion to help
with Fugees carrying a 2 goal lead. Within 6 his team defend. Fugees 4th goal was the
minutes of the restart Fugees extended their highlight of the match. Herne picked up the
lead. Greg Coleman picked up the ball in ball in his own half, blitzed past the Birds
the middle of the pitch, took on the Wire- defence and stroked the ball home. His acbirds defence and dispatched a low, hard robatic celebration drawing applause and
cheers from spectators.
Amidst all the goal scoring the match also
saw Fugees Captain Christen Yon receive a
red card, following a clash with Birds defender Lex Yon where both players reacted
angrily. Clearly wound up the Fugees Captain received his marching orders after a
verbal volley with referee Alonso Henry.
Back to the football, Fugees front man
Hudson streaked ahead in the race for the
season’s golden boot by scoring his second
goal of the match. Executing a deft flick,
he rolled Birds centre half Martin “Kunya”
Buckley, ran clear, rounded the Keeper and
rolled the ball across the goal line for the
Fugees 5th.
Man of the match Herne went on to complete his hat trick, and finish the match
scoring an impressive 4 goals. In a fitting
end to the game Clayton “Bootsie” Thomas
changed from provider to scorer.
After a positive start to the season Wirebirds
have lost 3 consecutive fixtures, conceding
24 goals and scoring none. Last year’s bottom of the table sitters Fugees finished the
weekend at the dizzy height of 1st place.
Sunday 10 June
1.30pm, Scouts vs Harts
linesman, Crystal Rangers & Bellboys
3.30pm, Crystal Rangers vs Bellboys
linesman, Scouts & Harts
FOOTBALL LEAGUE TABLE
Fugees
Harts
Rovers
Wirebirds
Raiders
Bellboys
Scouts
C. Rangers
P W
5 3
4 3
3 3
5 2
5 1
4 1
4 1
4 0
D
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
L
1
1
0
3
2
2
2
1
GF
17
12
7
7
7
10
4
5
GA Pts GD
8 10 9
2 9 10
1 9 6
25 6 Ͳ18
10 5 Ͳ3
5 4 5
6 4 Ͳ2
12 0 Ͳ7
FOOTBALL HOT SHOTS
KevinHudson
MichaelWilliams
ScottCrowie
RicardoHerne
LeroyFowler
RyanGeorge
AjayBennett
AlistairBuckley
RicoBenjamin
MarkWilliams
AnselmoPelembe
ClaytonBenjamin
RossO'Dean
ClaytonThomas
LiamYon
AlexOsborne
MasharaYon
MarvinBenjamin
MilesHenry
Fugees
Harts
Bellboys
Fugees
Wirebirds
Harts
CRangers
Wirebirds
Rovers
Raiders
Harts
Rovers
Rovers
Fugees
CRangers
Wirebirds
Raiders
Raiders
Scouts
8
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
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SPORTS ARENA
Ricardo Herne of the Fugees pulls off a bicycle kick
FUGEES TAKE THE LEAD
Damien O’Bey SHBC
Wirebirds recent form has been as dismal as the past week’s weather. Having conceded 15 goals in their last 2 games, they were looking to fix their leaky defence and get back to winning ways.
On the other hand, despite drawing with Scouts in their last fixture
Fugees have been in good form and playing an exciting brand of
attacking football.
The game got underway with the Birds attacking the Red Hill end
of Francis Plain. They lost midfielder Warren Thomas within 10
minutes, he rolled an ankle whilst unchallenged and had to be substituted, the uneven surface of Francis Plain field claiming another
victim.
Minutes later Dennis Leo of the Fugees also went down injured after
a strong, but fair tackle with Alistair Buckley. Leo was also replaced
by a substitute.
Injuries out of the way, what followed next was an absolute goal
fest. Wirebirds poor form continued as Fugees went about picking
the Birds defence apart.
The first goal came after Fugees were awarded a penalty kick. After
Lex Yon of Wirebirds ended a mazy run from Kevin Hudson with
late tackle. Hudson stepped up and saw his spot kick saved for the
second time in 2 weeks, however he was quickest to the rebound,
and as he drove the ball across the face of goal Alistair Buckley saw
his goal line clearance fly into his own net.
Fugees continued to attack the Birds. The majority of the game was
being played in Wirebirds half of the pitch and the odd venture
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