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Winter2012 

de la Paroisse de Pierre 

A winter’s tale 

Seasonal news, 

views and features 

from your Parish 

magazine 

In this issue 

p.3 Les Nouvelles 

p.6 From the Parish officials 

p.12 East meets West: the Star Restaurant 

p.14 Spotlight on the Honorary Police 

p.18 Youth Service Christmas Fayre 

p.21 Les Associations: petanque news 

p.23 News from the Twinning Association 

p.24 La Foi: news from our churches 

p.26 Le Calendrier: dates for your diary

Les Nouvelles 

Welcome 

All in a good cause 

A very special, and very determined, parishioner joined 

Anthony Lewis and over 100 friends and supporters on his 

charity cycle ride from London to Paris in September this year. 

St Peter’s resident Julie Bentley had suffered a stroke just 

eighteen months before the sponsored ride. The mother of five 

was determined to regain her mobility once again, however, 

and to return to work 

Training for the 320 mile London to Paris cycling challenge proved just how 

strong that determination is. But it certainly wasn’t straightforward. While 

training in Jersey, Julie was knocked off her trike in St Peter’s Valley. Despite the 

broken bones that resulted, she is working hard to regain her mobility and 

taking part in the cycling challenge, and, we are pleased to report, did just that, 

crossing the finishing line by the Eiffel Tower. Congratulations from Les Clefs. 

All funds raised will assist the Stroke Association and Driving for the 

Disabled. 

Above: Julie with Brenda Cawthraw and Anthony Lewis 

about to cross the Channel (Courtesy of the JEP) 

St Peter’s mobile bus project 

St Peter’s Youth Club has operated its mobile bus for eleven years now. 

Every week the bus visits various locations around the Parish, making it 

possible to deliver youth work to a number of young people who find it 

difficult to access our community centre-based club. 

The bus is set up with two computers, three games consoles, a TV, an 

information area, drinks machine and tuck shop, these all being the 

things that the young people wanted to have on board. The bus has no 

charge for young people to come and use it and they can come and go 

as they please. 

We currently run two sessions on a Wednesday at St Peter’s Arsenal, 

between 3.30pm and 5.30pm and from 7pm to 9pm. The same sessions 

and times are run on a Thursday at Clos Des Charmes and on Fridays we 

are open between 7pm and 9.30pm down the airport lane. 

As Bradley has moved on to pastures new we are now left with only 

one driver, Mick McCormick, to drive the bus to all of its sessions. We 

would really like to get another couple of drivers on board to help out so 

if you have an LGV licence and would like to volunteer as a driver for our 

bus project we would really love to hear from you. Please contact Carmel 

on 483011. 

Right: All aboard the Youth Project bus 

Committees come 

together 

Two Parish committees have merged 

to form the Parish Homes Committee. 

The Maison Le Marquand 

Management Committee and the 

Lifelong Homes Management 

Committee have joined forces to look 

after all existing, and perhaps future, 

Parish developments. Chaired by 

Deputy Kristina Moore, there are 

seven members: the Vice Chairman is 

Larry Scally, the Honorary Treasurer is 

Nigel Pritchard, and Val Dix takes on 

the role of Secretary, while Alan Dix, 

Graham Le Cuirot and Fiona Poolton 

complete the team. 

Christmas hamper appeal 

We understand that very few 

parishioners received Christmas 

hampers last year from both Age 

Concern and the Grace Trust. This year, 

with many people finding things even 

more challenging, we want to make 

sure that everyone deserving is able 

to get a bit of festive cheer in the 

form of a Christmas hamper. 

If you know of anyone who is 

elderly or infirm, or those families 

with young children that are suffering 

hard times, please let us know in the 

Parish Hall so as we can put their 

names and addresses forward to the 

charitable organisations. 

Do you know anyone deserving 

a Christmas hamper this year? 

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Xmas is fast approaching and bookings are 

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Boxing Day Lunch and New Year’s Eve Dinner 

Our private Function 

Room is available for up 

to 50 people. We are 

also offering our Xmas 

Fayre menu in 

the Restaurant from 

3 December to 

22 December along 

with our regular menus. 

Visit our website to see our 

menus or call 485997 

and speak to Vincent or 

Martin about your 

requirements. 

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St Peter JE3 7DW 

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Telephone: 01534 485692 

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page4 St Pierre Winter 2012

Les Nouvelles 

New look for Airport arrivals 

building after part demolishment 

Work is now complete on the demolition 

of the top two floors of the arrivals 

terminal building at Jersey Airport. 

The two floors housed the former air 

traffic services facilities, which were 

successfully relocated to a new building in 

2010. Such was the bad state of the 

former offices that they were deemed 

beyond economic repair and contained 

asbestos, which the airport wished to 

remove. Part of the remedial work during 

the ten-month project has included 

making the building’s roof wind and 

watertight. 

The arrivals terminal building, which 

also houses the Jersey Met Office, 

remained open throughout the £1.6m 

project with no disruption to passengers, 

airport users or airfield operations. The 

bulk of the work was carried out by local 

building contractor AC Mauger, who also 

worked on the construction of the new air 

traffic control building. 

Group Infrastructure Director for Ports 

of Jersey Ray Hine, said: “Under at times 

challenging conditions the contractor 

successfully undertook this major 

demolition project while the terminal 

remained open. This was a major 

achievement on all sides and in part is 

down to the skills of our contractor, AC 

Mauger.” 

Commenting on 

behalf of AC 

Mauger, 

Construction 

Manager James 

Joseph said: “For a 

project that 

presented a 

challenging 

working 

environment, 

The new-look Arrivals Terminal 

following its makeover 

sometimes changing on a daily basis, 

we had to work closely with the client 

(Jersey Airport) to ensure its success. In 

particular the lines of communication 

with airport staff and the project 

management team were vital in 

achieving this. We are proud to have 

been able to deliver this prestigious 

project effectively for Jersey Airport”. 

The overall project, which has 

included the part demolition, will also 

see improvements made to the façade 

and interior of the building, part of 

which dates back to 1937 when the 

airport first opened. Although not a 

restoration project, airport authorities 

are mindful of public interest in the 

building and every care has been taken 

to preserve as much of the original 

building as is deemed safe. This next 

stage will be the exterior painting of 

the lower part of the arrivals terminal. 

Some alterations have already been 

carried out with the recent installation 

of window vinyls, depicting archive 

images of Jersey Airport, which 

celebrates its 75th anniversary in 

2012. The original States of Jersey 

crests affixed to the front and rear of 

the building have also been repaired 

and repainted. 

Iceland opens for business The choice of supermarkets in St Peter has 

increased by one following the opening of an Iceland outlet on the former Big 

Deal Carpets site. 

The decision by SandpiperCI to open the supermarket, which includes a Wine 

Warehouse, was not without some controversy, however, with a number of 

residents expressing concerns over increased traffic and parking on the site. In 

response, the company has promised three parking attendants to help with 

traffic guidance and ongoing parking 

assistance for the first few months of 

store trading. They will also remain 

on site until people get used to the 

parking and traffic arrangements. 

The new store has created twenty 

new roles – including some for 

employees who live in St Peter. 

A sparkling good time at bonfire 

party The St George's Preparatory School Bonfire 

Party, which was held on Friday 9th November, was 

undoubtedly the best effort of the Georgian 

Association to date and quite possibly the best bonfire 

night firework display in Jersey this year. 

Blessed with perfect weather, the sell-out crowd 

enjoyed fabulous food, delicious mulled wine, plenty of 

sticky candy floss and toffee apples, the obligatory 

glow sticks and a bonfire ignited by Fiona Poolton. The 

ambience was made all the more special by 

‘Badlabecques’ a new Jèrriais folk pop band that 

provided excellent entertainment. Once again, 

Starburst did us proud with a fantastic display of 

pyrotechnics while entries in the pumpkin competition, 

which was judged by Constable Refault, remained of 

an extremely high standard. 

Images: Scenes from the excellent St George School Bonfire Party 


La Vie Paroissalle 

From the Constable’s Desk 

Dear Parishioner, 

As we approach the end of another year, my thoughts go back to what have 

we have done and achieved over the past twelve months, and what are we 

hoping to achieve in the twelve months to come. 

Certainly, at this moment the hot topic is reform of the States and how the membership 

should be made up in the future. Whilst I have strong views on this topic, it would be 

inappropriate for me to use the vehicle of Les Clefs to air them, but I would welcome meeting 

with any or all of you to discuss this important matter. 

It has been a busy year, notably with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. While all 

celebrations were extremely successful, I am disappointed that we sold out our tickets for the 

Street Tea Party outside the Community Centre, and therefore many of our residents, especially 

some of our senior citizens, were conspicuous by their absence. 

Other significant events have been covered in previous editions of Les Clefs. These include 

the opening of the Queen’s Jubilee Homes by the Lieutenant Governor General Sir John 

McColl, KCB, CBE, DSO, the completion of the Parish Shed, and minor works in the Parish Hall, 

the most conspicuous of which being the renovation of the male and female toilets at the rear 

of the Parish Hall stage. 

This year’s West Show saw the worst weather in its history - I remember it well as over the 

two days of the event I had to go home twice to change into dry clothes. Yet many people still 

braved the weather to take part in this now Island-wide event. Another ‘loss’ this year is the 

news that the Living Legend will be closing down and redeveloped into a nursing home and 

small number of houses. It will be a great loss as it has been a faithful friend to our Parish for 

many years, with many parochial events held there. The challenge now will be to find a new 

and suitable venue for our Parish-led events. 

Another disappointment for me is the location of an additional supermarket in the centre 

of a residential part of our Parish. While on one hand, I welcome a low cost retail unit to our 

Parish, on the other the siting of this one will have a significant impact on the residents who 

live all around it, especially due to the relatively long hours and the seven-day week 

operations proposed. 

On the upside, the operator, Sandpiper, has pledged to work closely with the Parish to 

hopefully mitigate the worst of any possible disturbances caused by their business. 

And what of next year? In most cases more of the same, 

continuing to hold costs down and hopefully keeping 

your rates at 2008 levels for another year, as our 

experience this year has been a five times increase 

in the amount of rates defaulters, both residential 

and commercial, even with the hard work of the 

Parish secretaries to allow monthly payments and 

extra time where appropriate. Our church steeple 

work should also be completed by early in the 

new year, with the outside pointing being the 

most visible element of the works, but also the 

replacement of the reinforcing tie steels and bell 

repairs on the inside. 

My wish for the next year is to see an upturn in our 

economy, put more people back into work, 

identifying new opportunities to help young 

families onto the home ownership ladder 

and improving the health and wellbeing 

of all our parishioners and islanders. 

In closing, both my wife Christine 

and I would like to wish you all an 

excellent Christmas and an even 

better new year. 

Connétable 

John Refault 

page6 St Pierre Winter 2012 

And the 

Deputy’s view 

It is very pleasing that more 

people are taking the opportunity 

to pop in to see me in the Parish 

Hall on a Monday morning. This is 

not a role that works to a routine 

pattern, so it is great to have a 

regular date in the diary when I 

can be available for anyone who 

wants to talk. 

There is also a more positive feeling 

amongst States members; progress is 

being made and it’s good to be part of 

an organisation that is taking positive 

steps. Recently we have agreed major 

health reforms, £2bn of spending for the 

next three years and the budget. 

As I write, we are preparing to debate 

the dominant issue of the moment, 

Plemont. By the time you receive this 

edition of Les Clefs, that decision will 

have been made one way or the other, 

unless of course there’s an unforeseen 

delay. 

I have been very grateful to the 150 

parishioners who have sent postcards, 

letters and emails or called me in support 

of the public purchase. They have run a 

very good campaign and it is good to 

hear your views. My letter of response to 

them was almost ready to go when I had 

a change of heart and now, on the eve of 

the debate, I find myself wavering. 

My view has always been that it was 

impossible to justify a potential cost of 

£14million when we can only give the 

public sector a 1 percent pay increase, 

the hospital needs vast sums to keep its 

services going, our schools are under 

pressure, the income support bill is rising 

due to unemployment and we need to 

build more social housing. And would the 

project not give a much needed boost to 

the construction industry? 

The reason for my indecision has been 

the number of postcards I have received 

from young people who want to

safeguard open spaces in the Island for their future. Indeed, 

many people complained about the cost of the Town Park, but 

now it is enjoyed by many and offers an open space in the centre 

of St Helier. 

This is certainly an issue that has divided the Island and 

whatever the result some will be pleased, some will not and we 

will move on. The decision will not have been taken lightly by 

States Members, who have all spent a great deal of time 

listening to people and reading around the various issues. 

There is plenty of other business to be getting on with. In 

Scrutiny we will look at the new health services that are planned 

to be rolled out next year. We don’t want to delay them reaching 

people who need them, we just want to be confident that the 

right decisions are being made. 

There is a slight delay at Housing, although at Scrutiny we 

think this is a good thing. The department is working on a 

change program which includes the potential imposition of 90 

percent of market rate rents in the social housing sector. Again, a 

great deal of work and thought has gone into this plan from all 

sides and once it does reach the States Chamber is should 

provide us with a good opportunity to improve standards and 

build more homes for people. Then last but not least is the 

Discrimination Law. 

Finally I would like to apologise that I haven’t been out and 

about quite as much as I would normally, I have broken a wrist 

and sprained an ankle. I can’t drive or walk very far. 

James, Edward and Gwilym join me at this special time of year 

in wishing you a very Happy Christmas and the very best health 

and happiness for 2013 

Deputy 

Kristina Moore 

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sell mostly locally-grown fruit and vegetables. Other items for 

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Gamesmaker 

at the London 

2012 

PARALYMPICS 

Dr Judith Banks 

I have always enjoyed playing and watching sport, especially 

the Olympic Games, so when on 6th July 2005 it was 

announced that London was to hold the 2012 Games I was 

very keen to become involved. 

I registered my interest in the Games, and then applied to be a general 

volunteer before responding to an advert specifically requesting 

anaesthetic doctors to volunteer. I decided this was my best bet at 

becoming a Gamesmaker. 

After a two year wait punctuated only by completing a further couple 

of forms with more details about myself, I finally heard that I had a 

Gamesmaker interview. This took place in March 2011 at Excel, London. 

The questions dealt with why I wanted to be a volunteer and could I 

work with and / or lead a team. 

Another year passed before eventually in March 2012 I was offered a 

position of ‘field of play medical team leader’ for the five-a-side (blind) 

and seven-a-side (cerebral palsy) Paralympic football games at the 

Riverbank Arena in the Olympic Park. I was very happy with this as I had 

tickets by now for several events at the Olympic Games. 

Things moved quickly now. I attended three training days: one for the 

medical teams at Hackney Community College and one for team leaders 

at the extremely impressive MacDonalds’ headquarters in East Finchley, 

and the last at the Riverbank Arena itself just before the Paralympics 

started. Here I met the other members of my team, familiarised with the 

equipment and drugs and practiced evacuating an injured athlete from 


Above: Judith in Gamesmaker uniform 

the field of play. I happened to be on holiday in Jersey when this took 

place so flew back for the day to attend the training. 

In between times I made one more trip to London to collect my 

uniform along with hundreds of other Gamesmakers. I was very proud 

and excited that day and the atmosphere in the warehouse was one of 

anticipation and excitement. 

August 31st was my first working day of nine and it dawned bright 

and cold. I left home at ten past six in the morning to get the train to 

Stratford International. I then had a twenty minute walk through the 

Park to the Riverbank Arena. The Park looked its best then, 

immaculately clean and tidy and free of the thousands who would 

start arriving soon after the volunteers. 

After passing through workforce check-in and receiving water, 

chocolate and the essential lunch voucher I made my way to our 

medical room directly behind the stadium. I met my team and we 

checked and prepared our equipment and were ready to go at quarter 

past eight, complete with trolley, defibrillator and any item needed in 

an emergency. We then sat pitchside in the sun ready to assist the 

medics from the football teams playing or move an injured player from 

the pitch. I made my only appearance on TV wheeling a player from 

the field but this was spotted by my family in Jersey and Kent! 

As it turned out, injuries were few, although the physios were busy 

massaging tired legs. We also helped with spectator medical and 

Continued page 9

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2 and 3 bedroom traditional-style cottages. 

Depicted at the height of her beauty, Butler has created a life-sized model of ‘The Jersey Lily’ as a fitting tribute 

to the woman who, despite leading a cosmopolitan and exciting life in Europe and America, left instructions 

for her final resting place to be in the church of her childhood, St Saviour. 

LANGTRY GARDENS 

Lillie Langtry is set to grace the development, 

specifically designed for home-owners seeking to 

downsize and Sadie Rennard, the Parish Connétable, 

thinks it is absolutely fantastic for the whole 

community. 

For an appointment to 

view the plans and visit 

the showhome please 

contact Lisa Walton 

on 506288 or email 

lwalton@dandara.com 

“I am so delighted”, Sadie enthused, “as this means 

people who have been brought up here in St Saviour 

and want a smaller home but don’t want to have to 

move away, can actually stay in the parish. 

“Langtry Gardens is blessed with a choice of 

accommodation that can be adapted to suit specific 

needs and lifestyles and I really think that everything 

has been done that could be to cater for them. 

“For example some homes have a huge master 

bedroom and bathroom that completely takes up 

the whole of the first floor as well as a wet room 

downstairs with a downstairs bedroom. It’s all the 

little details.” 

Sadie was also delighted with the name connection 

with Lillie Langtry. 

“I think it’s really fitting” she said, “Lillie Langtry 

always retained her links with St Saviour right to the 

end, and that’s what our parishioners will be able to do.” 

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The sculpture will be a prominent 

feature leading from Langtry 

Gardens to a prestigious community 

centre which is an integral part of the 

design by award winning architect, 

Professor Robert Adams. 

With his design Adams has created a visually-appealing 

collection of traditional-style cottages arranged around 

a central landscaped courtyard to the front, but with 

private gardens to the rear. Striking cream render is 

topped with deep red, clay tiled roofs to create lovely 

street scenes and a relaxing, peaceful environment. 

Once inside, the focus is on good-sized rooms 

designed to be used and enjoyed. Some also feature 

beautiful garden rooms, ensuring the outside can be 

enjoyed from within all year round. 

Sadie is particularly pleased with the design elements . 

“Everything that has been included has a genuine 

purpose”, she explained, “and won’t go to waste. 

“We’re so pleased that Dandara have created this 

development because they always enhance whatever 

they do. For example, we were so pleased with the 

sculptor they have used, you just know it’s going to 

be superb.” 

LILLIE LANGTRY 

Lillie Langtry (née Emillie Charlotte Le Breton) was 

born on 13th October 1853. Her father was the Dean 

at St Saviour. 

In 1874 Emillie married Irish landowner Edward 

Langtry and became an actress a few years later. 

ABOUT THE SCULPTOR - JAMES BUTLER 

Born in London in 1931, James Butler studied at Maidstone School of Art, St Martin’s School of Art in London and the Royal 

College of Art. 

James was first elected a member of the royal Academy of Arts in 1964 and is a member of the royal West of England Academy 

(R.W.A), Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors (F.R.B.S.) and a Member of the Society of Portrait Sculptors. 

He became a full-time sculptor in 1972 after undertaking an extraordinarily successful commission to create a 12 foot portrait 

statue of President Jomo Kenyatta. 

Some of his major works can be seen in London. These included the Fleet Air Arm Memorial (Daedalus), Victoria Embankment 

Gardens and Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis - Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk. 

Lillie Langtry was a society beauty who became 

a mistress to the Prince of Wales. According to 

her biography, other lovers were Robert Peel and 

George Baird. Her friends included Oscar Wilde 

and American artist James McNeill Whistler. 

On August 13, 1888, Lillie was travelling with New 

York City millionaire Frederic Gebhard when there 

was a train accident. Fourteen of their seventeen 

racehorses were killed. One of the surviving horses 

was named St Saviour. 

A PEACEFUL 

COMMUNITY OF 

MATURE LIKE-MINDED 

PEOPLE 

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Above: Pitchside with other members to 

the team 

Right: Waiting for the call to help out 

treated several people who became 

overheated and dehydrated due to the 

fantastic weather we enjoyed during the 

Paralympics. 

One highlight of my time was seeing 

all the medals and flowers being prepared 

prior to the medal ceremony. I think few 

people can have appreciated the huge 

effort put into making the flowers and 

medals look their best. 

Another highlight was being in the 

athletics stadium on ‘Thrilling Thursday’ 

when Hannah Cockcroft, David Weir and 

Jonnie Peacock won their medals. 

My day finished between six and seven 

in the evening and I would get home at 

about eight thirty tired but buzzing with 

the exhilarating feeling of having been 

part of London 2012. 

Dr Judith Banks is Consultant Anaesthetist at 

East Kent University Hospitals NHS 

Foundation Trust and attendee of St Peter’s 

Primary School between 1974 and 1977 and 

Jersey College for Girls from 1977 to 1984. 

St St Pierre Autumn Winter 2012 page11


Where East meets West 

with a local touch 

It’s an instantly recognisable landmark as you enter St Peter’s 

village from the south. With its trademark gables and 

towering chimneys, the Star has been part of local landscape 

for many years, and taken many guises over that time. Today, 

however, as the sign outside proudly proclaims, it’s a local 

pub where “East meets West”. Les Clefs went along to find 

out more about this popular but different Parish business. 

There can’t be many public houses that can boast to having a full 

service Chinese restaurant at the back. And there can’t be many 

publicans who can claim a childhood as dramatic and unsettling as the 

landlady of the Star in St Peter’s Village. It’s only by meeting Kathy Lam 

that you can understand why Chinese restaurants and childhood 

adventures come together in our Parish to create a situation where 

East really does meet West. 

Kathy Lam, who runs 

the Star alongside her 

husband, began life on the 

other side of the world, in 

the far eastern country of 

Vietnam. In the aftermath 

of the terrible war there in 

the 1960s and 70s, 

hundreds of thousands of 

people attempted to flee 

from the new established 

communist regime. Among 

them was Kathy’s 

grandfather, an ethnic 

Above: Kathy Lam 

achieved a long held 

vision on opening a 

Chinese restaurant in 

St Peter 

Chinese businessman who 

decided to risk an escape with his family via a 

perilous sea journey that saw them eventually 

arrive in Hong Kong. 

From there, many of the so-called “boat people” 

were given the opportunity of a new life in the 

West, and the Lams arrived in Britain. There they may have all stayed, 

but for a weekend holiday in Jersey for Kathy and husband Lam, during 

which they fell in love with the Island, and vowed to make it their 

home. 

“We lived in St Ouen at first,” explained Kathy, “but ironically our 

daily commute used to take us through St Peter’s Village and past this 

place, then the Star and Tipsy Toad. I always noticed the distinctive 

building, and thought it would make a great place for a Chinese 

restaurant. But it was just a pipedream … of so we believed at the 

time. And yet, here we are.” 

The Star public house had been a stalwart of St Peter’s Village for 

many years before its transformation in the early 1990’s into the 

ground-breaking Star and Tipsy Toad public house complete with its 

own brewery. In the years that followed, while both the name and 

function of the building changed, there remained at its heart a popular 

and well patronised “village pub”, complete with welcoming publican. 

Seven years ago, Kathy Lam took over in that role, and, always a risk 

taker like her grandfather before, embarked on changing the “local” to 

a true East meets West location. 

“Alongside traditional food, we wanted to offer an authentic 

Chinese restaurant experience, which meant not serving up some of 


the dishes you might 

find elsewhere.” Kathy 

smiles, “My husband 

Lam and I are 

passionate about real 

Chinese cooking, 

using fresh ingredients 

and traditional 

home-cooking 

methods, but without 

additives such as 

monosodium 

glutamate, which 

leaves you feeling 

thirsty after the meal. 

In fact, our food is so 

different, that some 

people ask what we 

have done to it to 

make it taste the way 

it does. When we 

explain, they are 

surprised, but 

delighted with the result.” 

While Kathy may be passionate about the 

Chinese restaurant and takeaway side of the 

business, she also remains committed to providing 

a welcoming and traditional environment for 

Above: The Star’s 

distinctive 

architecture is a 

landmark for 

people entering 

the village 

Above: The 

restaurant can 

cater for all 

tastes as well 

as Chinese 

customers coming in to enjoy a drink in the lounge or bar. The Star 

continues to have its regulars, many of whom are of course local St 

Peter residents. “I really enjoy being part of the Parish community,” 

Kathy goes on, “We love living out west – it’s always felt like 

home. And we love keeping this place on the local and Island map, 

for food, drink and entertainment, which comes in the form of 

regular live bands.” 

So all seems rosy at the Parish’s only Chinese restaurant and 

pub, but is Kathy positive about the future? “Well yes, but it has 

been a tough year,” is the thoughtful response, “we have to 

compete with cheap supermarket drink, a lot of takeaway outlets 

with far lower overheads and a general recession that has seen 

people tightening their belts. I want to keep on doing what we are 

doing here in St Peter for years to come, but it does rely on people 

coming to us for food or just a drink. We have lots of regular 

customers, but would always welcome more,” she adds with a 

smile, “after all, you know the old phrase - use it or lose it. And I 

am sure there are lots of people who don’t want to risk losing their 

favourite taste of the East here in the West!” 

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St Peter’s FC reaches half time on a high 

St Peter’s Football Club reached the halfway stage of the 

season on Saturday 8th December, celebrating with wins for 

all three senior men’s teams. The First Team enjoyed a 3 – 2 

home win against Rozel Rovers whilst the Reserves enjoyed 

a 2 – 1 win away to Rozel’s reserves in a top of the table 

clash. The ‘C’ Team capped a fine day by scoring nine 

without reply against our westerly neighbours, St Ouen ‘C’. 

The First Team had endured a 

miserable start to the season, 

gaining only one point from their 

first four games. But now, thanks 

to recent wins, they sit in 

mid-table, hopefully to continue 

moving up the league having 

finally kick-started their season. 

Once again, prior to the Rozel 

game the club put on a 

pre-match lunch attended by 

some sixty supporters. Lunches 

are held before most First Team games, with this innovative 

concept proving popular with both home and away supporters. 

Anyone wishing to attend should contact Jon Welsh on 4831210. 

Following the win over Rozel Rover’s Reserves, the Second Team 

now sit proudly on top of their league with eighteen points from 

seven games. Seemingly not wanting to be outdone, the ‘C’ team 

also head their division with sixteen points from 

seven games, although most of the sides behind 

them have played fewer games. 

This season the club has returned to action in 

the Ladies’ League after a six-year absence, 

although the ladies’ team have found the going 

tough against more experienced opposition. 

Nevertheless, they have impressed both with 

the attitude and commitment during 

what was always going to be a steep learning curve. Should 

there be any young ladies in the Parish wishing to join please 

contact coach Tony Hoyland on 07797 783891. 

The club’s Academy Section continues to go from strength to 

strength with nearly 250 youngsters between the ages of 7 to 18 

enjoying the club’s facilities, each section training one night a 

week, with matches played on a Sunday. 

This year’s parochial Trinity Shield competition is once again 

being played over the Festive Season with the first game for the 

Parish team against St Mary taking place on Thursday 20th 

December at Les Quennevais at 7:30pm. 

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number of volunteers, of which there can never be too many. If any 

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A look on the bright side of the law 

Integral to the smooth-running of community life here in the Parish are St Peter’s Honorary Police, a force of volunteers who 

freely give their time for the benefit of fellow parishioners. In this special feature we hear from the Constable about what 

makes St Peter such a diverse place in which to be a voluntary police officer and from Chef de Police, Richard Vibert, about 

what it takes to part of the Honorary Police. We also catch up with 23-years-old Rachael Nolan, one of our newest and 

youngest police officers, to find out why young people should consider joining the Honorary Police. 

Living in 

exciting times 

Connétable John Refault 

I recently had to compose a brief for our St 

Peter Honorary Police and the variety of 

complex duties and issues that they 

regularly deal with. This gave me the 

opportunity to reflect on how complex a 

parish it is that we live in, and therefore 

some of the challenges of being a police 

officer within its boundaries. 

In the early days of my life (post-occupation I 

hasten to add), the role of an Honorary Police 

officer needed to encompass the predominantly 

agricultural nature of the Parish. In those times, St 

Peter was largely a rural parish, reliant on a cluster 

of small arable and dairy farms that fed our Island 

and exported the well-known Jersey Royal 

potatoes, tomatoes and other vegetables. Today 

the smaller farms have now mostly closed down 

and the dairy herds consolidated into three large 

herds, one at the heart of St Peter's Village, one on 

Les Augeres and the third at Beaumont. 

Yet the airport, which has been in the Parish 

since 1937, has added a complexity to the 

community and the potential role of an officer. 

From a relatively small start, the airport expanded 

as the years went by to treble in land mass until 

now it occupies nearly twenty percent of our 

Parish. During that time, we endured the early 

years of the BAC 111 jet aircraft, which spawned 

the local group known as SPAD or the Society for 

the Prevention of Aircraft Disturbance. Fortunately, 

later generations of jet aircraft became 

significantly quieter, while the advent of 

double-glazing contributed a significant further 

reduction in aircraft noise. 

The Parish is extensively used for leisure as 

well, and our police find themselves needing 

to support events spread among St Peter’s 

two football pitches, its hockey club and 

small-bore shooting club and the very 

successful Jersey Rugby Club of course. We 

also have two golf courses in the Parish, the 

Amazing Maze leisure park and the Living 

Legend complex, although the latter is about 

to change its role. 

The urban nature of the Parish is reflected 


in the fact that we have two junior schools, two 

technical parks, three medium-to-large 

supermarkets, one convenience store and a smaller 

supermarket at Beaumont. All of these bring traffic 

into the Parish, which at times can demand the 

attention and patient management of our Honorary 

Police. 

Then there is the natural aspects and beauty of St 

Peter. In St Ouen’s Bay, St Peter’s seafront stretches 

from almost Mont a La Brune to just past St Ouen’s 

Pond and accommodates a surfers paradise, most of 

Val de La Mare Reservoir, arguably the longest 

straight piece of single carriageway road in the 

Island (which is used for all manner sporting events) 

and a huge sand quarry. Inland lies the super St 

Peter's Valley, considered by Queen Victoria to be the 

“finest in her realm”, and, to the north of that, 

Jersey’s only windmill. These are certainly areas to 

gladden the heart of any patrolling police officer. 

When it comes to residential accommodation, 

and the need to provide community policing, over 

the last few decades we had the first St Peter’s 

Village development in 1973 with the building of 

Ville Du Bocage. In the years that followed, La 

Grande Piece and Ville De L’Eglise supplemented it 

and, more latterly, Clos de Charmes, which like La 

Grande Piece is a mix of owner-occupied and 

social-rented homes. 

We also cater for our senior citizens, with several 

residential and nursing homes including Longfields, 

Maison Le Marquand and Queen’s Jubilee Homes in 

the village, L'Hermitage and Sandybrook residential 

and nursing homes near Beaumont and Lakeside 

Residential and Nursing Home near the Airport. 

So for what is a relatively small Parish with a 

large part of its land dedicated to an airfield, we 

really are a complex, interesting and varied Parish in 

which to live. It’s a combination that means our 

Honorary Police officers are certainly living in 

interesting times. 

Photo Despite its name, the sweeping St Ouen’s Bay is part 

of the St Peter’s Honorary Police ‘patch’ 

Leading a 

varied and 

interesting life 

Chef de Police Richard Vibert 

Like many other parishes, St 

Peter has a strong tradition of 

Honorary Service dating back 

centuries into the mists of time. 

In common with all parishes, in 

St Peter there are three ranks in 

the Honorary Police: Centenier, 

Vingtenier and Constable’s 

Officer. The duty of the 

Centenier is to conduct Parish 

Hall Enquiries, charge offenders 

for court and present them 

before the magistrates. 

The Centenier is also ‘on call’ twenty 

four hours a day during their duty 

week. Vingteniers and Constable’s 

Officers are there to assist the duty 

Centenier in the policing of the Parish 

and also to assist at Parish Hall 

Enquiries. 

All of these things make for a 

range of very varied and interesting 

activities for our Parish Honorary 

Police who are kept busy in such 

diverse events as controlling junctions 

for Royal visitors arriving at the 

Airport, assisting in numerous 

sporting events, which to name just a 

few include marathons, cycle races, 

motorcycle scrambles and motor 

rallies. 

All of our officers are 

given extensive training 

courses. These include 

technical subjects such as 

the operation of the radar 

and laser ‘speed guns’ and 

on how to use breathalyser 

units, and practical skills 

such as first aid. These 

courses help new recruits 

in particular to enhance

Above: Honorary Police officers attend many 

parish and Island events 

Top: Training is given in technical skills such as 

speed guns 

their skills and knowledge, which in 

turn assists them when dealing with 

the general public. 

Other work of our Honorary 

Police can vary from road and speed 

checks to assisting with Island-wide 

events, such as the Battle of 

Flowers, large firework displays, the 

West Show and the Battle of Britain 

Air Display. Officers are also called 

upon to manage traffic control at 

fêtes, large weddings and funerals, 

carry out road checks and deal with 

minor traffic collisions. They also 

manage the good order of our 

Parish through regular patrols 

within its boundaries and make 

checks on unoccupied properties 

and licensed premises. 

Apart from general policing 

duties, Honorary Officers have a 

social life where officers and their 

families come together to enjoy 

social events and join in wider 

Parish led social activities. 

If you would like further 

information about becoming a 

member of this long-established 

and worthwhile community system, 

contact either the Parish Hall on 

481236 or the Duty Centenier on 

07797 720111 

Why not give it a try? 

Constable’s Officer Rachael Nolan 

“You’ll never know unless you give it a try,” 

smiled Rachael Nolan as we concluded our 

interview, “and I would really like to see 

more young people giving it a try - especially 

girls.” 

It’s an understandable appeal, when you understand 

that at 23-years-old, Rachael is one of the youngest 

Constable’s Officers in the St Peter’s Honorary Police, 

and one of its few female members. Furthermore, it’s 

a response that reflects the obvious passion Rachael 

has for her role, whether it’s dealing with Parish Hall 

Enquiries, helping at events or attending closing time 

at the Watersplash, which may be as late as three 

o’clock in the morning! Not one of the best aspects 

of being an Honorary Police officer in St Peter, as 

Rachael freely admits: “Making sure the pubs and 

clubs close on time is all part of the job,” she laughs, 

“although for someone like me who likes their bed, 

being up half the night can be a bit of a challenge.” 

Les Clefs caught up with Rachael in the Honorary 

Police office at the Parish Hall one Friday evening, 

not long after she had started her shift. “We 

normally do one week on duty, and then have three 

weeks off,” she answered to a question about what 

hours an Honorary Police officer had to work, 

“although you may get called in to help out with 

major events and incidents when not officially on 

duty. But it would only be a request – the officer’s 

time-off is always respected, although it can be a 

challenge because we are short-staffed at the 

present.” 

The current shortage of Honorary Police in St 

Peter means working one week in three rather than 

one in four, Rachael went on to explain, one of the 

reasons why there is a constant need to keep up a 

recruitment drive within the Parish. But why should 

people – especially young people like Rachael – give 

up their time to become Honorary Police 

officers? 

“For me there were two main 

reasons that made me volunteer 

earlier this year,” Rachael patiently 

expounded. “Firstly, I have 

always been interested in 

police work and so it was an 

opportunity to learn more 

about the role of a police 

officer without taking the 

huge step of joining the 

States Police. I studied 

History with 

Criminology at 

university, and was 

fascinated by the 

insight into the human 

mind that came through learning 

about crime and why people 

commit it. So being a Constable’s Officer gives me 

the chance to put some of the theory into practice 

and really observe the behaviour of people and 

police officers first hand. The second reason for 

joining the St Peter’s Honorary Police was the 

chance to do something for my community, a 

thing that I really think is important.” 

It’s obvious from our conversation with Rachael 

that being in the Honorary Police is all about 

being part of the wider St Peter’s Parish 

community. They work closely with not only the 

Constable and other Parish officials, but also with 

many of the people who live and work in St Peter, 

helping where necessary and enforcing the law 

when appropriate. As a people-person, Rachael 

clearly enjoys this interpersonal aspect of her role. 

“I really like meeting people,” she continued, 

“whether it’s through being an Honorary Police 

officer or in my day job as a waitress at St Peter’s 

Garden Centre. I like talking to them and 

understanding how I can help. Most people are 

really friendly and supportive – things that I 

definitely appreciate. It’s the same situation here 

at the Parish police office – everyone has gone out 

of their way to make me welcome and to help me 

learn the role. It’s an approach that makes being a 

police officer so enjoyable. 

So if the team here are the Parish office that 

helps make the role of a St Peter’s Honorary Police 

officer, are there any other ‘perks’ in the job, we 

concluded? “Well,” responded Rachael after a 

moment, “we do get to police Jersey Rugby’s 

home matches, which means 

being in the ground during 

the game. And if you like 

rugby…well, it’s not a 

bad place to work. It’s 

just a shame that I 

don’t!” 

Left: 23-year-old Rachael Nolan 

wants to see more young people 

get involved in the Parish 

Honorary Police 


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REPAIRS &

Les Jeunes 

Saying goodbye to our Youth 

& Community Worker 

By Stacy Benstead and Honor Butel 

Bradley Cooper has been our Youth & Community Worker for 

almost eight years and he is now leaving us to run St 

Brelade’s Youth Project. We could not let him leave without 

sharing a few memories of his time with us. 

Bradley came to St Peter’s Youth Project as a junior 

member and never left the project, staying on past 

senior club to become a volunteer and then taking 

over from Mark Capern as the Youth & Community 

Worker in 2005. 

One of the best memories Bradley has left with 

us is the skiing trip in Easter 2012. His bad jokes 

and funny remarks to the young people always 

made us laugh. When we had nothing to do, he 

would set up games and, out of everyone, Bradley 

was the most competitive, even though he didn’t 

win once! His competitive streak also came out 

when the boys had a game on the punch machine 

- Bradley was ready to show the boys what he was 

made of and, yet again, he got beaten! 

We also remember one club night when the 

young people tried to make cookies. They did not 

turn out too well so they went to the shop, got a 

packet of biscuits and heated them up in the oven. 

Even though it was quite obvious that the biscuits 

were not homemade, Bradley came in to taste 

them and he was 

completely oblivious 

to the young people’s trick! 

If you have not already seen his 

appearance in the St Peter’s community 

videos you really must check them out on 

YouTube’s ‘Is this the way to Amarillo? (St 

Peter, Jersey, CI)’, and ‘Do you love me? (St 

Peter, Jersey, CI)’. We all had so much fun 

making these videos, dancing down the 

road with Bradley and the Honorary Police. 

There are so many funny and interesting 

memories - too many to 

write down, but we just 

want to say THANK YOU 

BRADLEY for your time at 

St Peters - we will all miss 

you but we wish you all 

the very best for your 

new post in St Brelade. 


Les Jeunes 

St Peter’s Youth Club Christmas Fayre 

On Friday 30th November, St Peter’s Youth Club held their 

Christmas Fayre at the Community Centre. Everyone put in an 

incredible amount of time and effort to put on the event and all 

our hard work paid off as everyone had a great night and lots of 

money was raised for the club. This will be put towards the 

development of our new tuck shop area. 

There were over fifty stalls set up in 

the hall. Half of these were run by 

craftworks selling Christmas gifts, and 

the other half we ran for our club. We 

put on lots of fun games, one of our 

favourites being throw the loo roll 

through the loo seat and another 

being splat the famous faces in the 

Parish (their photos, not them in 

person!). Lots of people also braved 

the cold weather to have a go on the 

club’s Body Zorbs that ran outside on 

the village green and proved to be one 

of the most popular games of the 

night. 

There were many different jobs that 

needed doing to run the Fayre. As well 

as face painting, cooking, painting 

nails and running stalls, some of our 

members provided musical 

entertainment throughout the evening. 

Alfie and Honor both sang and then we 

all took to the stage for some Christmas 

songs (we will also be singing outside 

the Co-op on Tuesday 11th and 18th 

December evenings to raise money for 

Hospice Care so please look out for us). 

Thanks very much to everyone that 

came along to support our Fayre. We all 

really enjoyed the evening even though 

there was a lot of tidying up to do 

afterwards and we did not get it all 

finished until about 11.30pm. The Fayre 

has certainly put all of us at the club in 

the festive mood and we really hope 

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Petanque 

Inter-parish 

competition thrives 

By Clifford A Blanchet 

Earlier this year, the Jersey Petanque Association 

suggested that it might be possible to arrange an 

inter-parish competition. After a couple of meetings, St 

Mary’s Richard Sowerby and I were given the task of 

setting this up. We agreed that this should be a 

competition but with a very strong social element. 

We started by contacting all twelve parishes 

to ask if they would be willing to take part, 

of which five responded. As there was no 

response from St Peter, we at L’Hermitage 

Gardens suggested that given we already 

had a petanque club and a terrain, and 

were a part of St Peter, we could represent 

St Peter in the competition. I spoke to our 

Connétable about this, and he agreed. 

This first year has been a tremendous 

success. The overall winner was St Clement 

while St Mary was the runner-up. Although 

we at St Peter were a very strong team, we 

ended up at the bottom of the league and 

therefore supporting all the other parishes 

above us – something very heavy on the 

shoulders! 

We are now running a winter league 

with eight parishes taking part, and expecting a further two to join 

for the 2013 season, bringing the number of competitors to ten. 

The only condition placed on the teams is that all their participants 

must live in their respective parish. 

If there are any petanque players in the 

Parish who would like to be included in our 

team would you please contact me. Just to be 

clear, it is not just a L’Hermitage team, but one 

representing the Parish in the competition - 

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member. We already have members who do not live here. We are very 

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L’Hermitage and the other in the village. 

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Twinning Association 

On Saturday 22nd September, a group of twenty-five took a 

day trip to St Peter’s twin town, Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet. 

For some it was their second visit this year, having taken part in the Association’s 

annual weekend visit, which this year coincided with the Bastille celebrations in 

July. 

The day trip was however intended to allow new and prospective members to get a 

taste of what Saint-Hilaire has to offer and to experience the generous hospitality 

that is a hallmark of the relationship that has built-up over the years. 

The party was greeted in Saint-Hilaire by members of their Twinning Association, 

then, after an aperitif courtesy of the St Peter Association, sat down for a superb 

lunch at the Hotel Le Cygne. It was an opportunity the first-time visitors to get to 

know their hosts and for the members to renew old acquaintances. Irene Saladin, 

President of the Saint-Hilaire Association and Claire de Gruchy, President of the St 

Peter Association, spoke of their delight that the relationship between the two 

communities continues to thrive. 

After lunch, a short reception took place in the Town Hall with the Mayor, Gilbert 

Badiou, and Jean-Luc Garnier, who is responsible for culture and tourism, extending 

their welcomes to the St Peter’s visitors. 

There was time to explore the town and do a little shopping before leaving. With 

many of the first-time visitors commenting that they wished they could stay longer, 

the day, albeit short, was judged to be a success, and one that will likely be 

repeated alongside the ever popular two or three day weekend visits. 

If you would like to join the Twinning Association or to find out more call Claire 

on 485158 or keep up to date with their activities at 

www.stpetertwinningassociation.blogspot.com. 

L'Hermitage Gardens WI 

At our AGM in November meeting, we elected 

a new President, Rosemary Benest. Our 

programme for the new year has not yet been 

finalised but we hope it will be both 

interesting and enjoyable. February will see us 

celebrating our fourth anniversary and during 

that time we have maintained a constant 

membership of around twenty-two. It would 

be very nice to welcome some new members, 

especially those who might live at the bottom 

of the hill or for whom an afternoon meeting 

would be more convenient. You will be 

assured of a warm welcome. 

We meet on the first Thursday of the month 

at 2.30pm in L'Hermitage Village Hall. Just go 

through the black gate by the Co-op. For any 

more information just phone me, Heather 

Blanchet on 484656, Secretary. 

Above: 

Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet 

Below: The St Peter’s Twinning 

Association arrives for the day 


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News from 

St Peter’s Parish Church 

Dear parishioners, 

Well, there’s no getting away from it. Christmas is nearly here! That will 

be met, I suspect, with either a sense of growing excitement or perhaps a 

groan – probably depending on whether you have made your pudding, 

written and posted your cards, bought and wrapped your presents, or just 

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Jesus. The joy and wonder that brought God into the world two thousand 

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this king, was born to die. The ‘thorn’ in the holly, the ‘bleak’ in the winter. 

The new born baby in the arms of his mother, Mary, with the weight of the 

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A Story from my Grandpa: Mac Pollard 

By Honor Butel 

Lately in Le Clefs, we have had 

some good articles on our Parish 

history. I was asked to write 

something for this edition so I 

decided to interview my Grandpa, 

Mac Pollard, who is a former St 

Peter’s Honorary Policeman and 

Constable, to see if he had any 

interesting stories from when he 

was involved in the Parish. He was 

telling me about the time in 1981 

when there was an outbreak of Foot 

and Mouth Disease on John Le 

Feuvre’s farm in Les Augerez. Mac 

was an Honorary Policeman at the 

time and the entire St Peter's 

Honorary Police force had to work around the 

clock to help keep the outbreak under control. 

My Grandpa told me that he got a call at three in the morning from 

Chef De Police Ray Vibert, who said that the States Vet had asked for 

him and Mr Vibert to be at the fields where the outbreak had started. 

He said that Mr Gruchy, the vet, had taken samples from the animals 

on Mr Le Feuvre’s farm and it had been confirmed that the tests for 

Foot and Mouth Disease were positive. They were instructed to dig a 

pit and cover it in lime because this would stop the disease 

spreading. A digger arrived and dug the hole, and then the cattle 

were brought to the pit where they were shot and buried in the lime 

pit. The rest of the lime was sown all over the fields and up the 

hedges. It was then ploughed into the ground. To prevent the disease 

spreading, all vehicles that had been near the fields had to be washed 

down as they came out of the farm and onto the road. Barriers were 

put up all around the farm and the surrounding fields. 

Mr. Le Feuvre, his family, and his staff were not permitted to leave 

the premises for three weeks - he could not even get groceries or 

send his milk to the dairy. 

During this time, the Honorary Police only had one radio in the 

police car and one in the Duty Centenier’s house and of course there 

were no mobile phones then so my Grandma used to telephone Mr 

Le Feuvre to get his grocery order for the week and radio it through to 

Above: The Peter’s Honorary Police in 1981 

Back Row: CO B.C. Lelai, CO J.A. Hayes, CO R.M.Le Gros, Vingtenier G.A.Perchard, Vingtenier 

B.A Jeanne, Vingtenier O.P.Chevalier, CO F.J.Maynard 

Third Row: Vingtenier N.G. Gillard, CO R.T. Stent, CO E.L. Payn, CO H.H. Houguez, CO R.F. 

Syvret, CO M.J. Ball, CO K.P. Sheehan, Vingtenier V.G. Le Riche 

Second Row: CO R.P Le Miere, CO J.C. Welsh, CO C. Liversey, CO J.F. Le Rendu,, 

CO G.P. Le Cuirot, CO A.A. Holley, CO M.S. Macready 

Front Row: Centenier M.C Pollard, Centenier R.P. Vibert, Connétable W.P. Le Marquand, 

Centenier A.H. Woolford, Centenier E.J. Le Brocq 

my Grandpa who would collect it and deliver it to the barrier outside Mr 

Le Feuvre’s farm. 

This went on for three weeks and it was a twenty-four hour effort 

from all of the St Peter’s Honorary Police. They had to work in shifts 

throughout this time, manning the many barriers that closed off the 

diseased areas. Because of the strain of having to do these long hours 

they also had to ask for assistance from neighbouring parishes to help 

them. 

Fortunately after this three-week quarantine period, Foot and Mouth 

had not spread any further, and the farm, the Honorary Police and the 

Parish of St Peter returned to everyday life. WP Le Marquand, who was 

the Constable of St Peter at the time, treated all of the Honorary Police to 

a meal at La Fontaine Tavern for all of their hard work. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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January 

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February 

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Christmas Tree Festival begins, 9am to 7pm daily until 16th 

St Peter’s FC vs Rozel Rovers (Home) 

JRFC at Home to Leinster A (B&I) 

Christmas Concert with usual suspects and cantabile choir, 

Parish Church, 7:30pm 

Car Boot Sale, SPYCC , 9am 

Senior Citizen’s Christmas lunch, Living Legend 12:30pm 

Parish Christmas reception, all welcome, 7:30pm 

Church Christmas Fayre TBA 

St Peter’s FC vs Jersey Wanderers (Hockey Club) 

Christingle Carol Service, Parish Church, 4:30pm 

Trinity Shield: St Peter’s FC vs St Mary 

(Les Quennevais KO at 7.30pm) 

JRFC at Home to Leeds 

Crib Service (dressing up costumes provided) 5pm 

Eucharist, 8am Family Eucharist, 10:30am 

JRFC at Home to Leeds Carnegie, (B&I Cup) 4pm 

Food for Life: The Power of Food for Cancer Prevention and 

Survival Cooking Course. Contact Contact: Andrea or Marleen 

Hacquoil on 483768 or mhacquoil@googlemail.com 

St Peter’s FC v Jersey Scottish in the Le Riche Cup (Home) 

L’Hermitage Craft Market, 10am to 2pm (Parking at 

Goose on the Green) 

Contact Sheila Brown 732835 

JRFC at Home to Rotherham Titans,3pm 

St Peter’s FC v St Ouen (Home) 

St Peter’s FC v St Brelade (Away) 

Twinning Association dinner, Academy restaurant, Highlands College 

St Peter’s FC v St Lawrence (Home) 

JRFC at Home to Nottingham RFC, 3pm 

St Peter’s FC v Jersey Scottish (Home) 

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Events 

Regular events 

St Peter’s Indoor Market every Wednesday & Saturday, 

Western Rifle Club 

Meet your Deputy every Monday – Parish Office – 10.30am to 12pm 

(term time) 

St Peter’s Little Bears every Thursday, Parish Church, 9.30am to 

10.30am 

Village Tea Room every weekday free tea & coffee for Senior Citizens 

3pm to 4pm. Open daily Monday –Saturday 8.30am to 4.30pm and 

Sundays when car boot sale on. 

Social, Sporting and Community groups 

At the Parish Hall 

Sanjeevani yoga every Wednesday 6-8pm 

St Aubin and St Peter’s WI first Friday of the month at 7.30pm 

(Brenda Smith: 487812) 

Senior Citizen’s Club second Thursday of the month at 2pm 

(Jan Egre: 498100) 

Social Club Whist first and third Thursdays of the month at 8pm 

(Rozelle Huelin: 481936) 

L’Hermitage Village Hall 

L’Hermitage WI first Thursday of the month at 2.30pm 

(Heather Blanchet 484656) 

At the Community Centre 

Chris Jones Football every Wednesday 4.30pm to 6.30pm 

DSK8 Skool rollerblading classes every Saturday 12-1pm 

Jersey Starlets Majorettes every Thursday 5.15pm to 7pm 

St Peter’s Baby & Toddler Group every Thursday (term time only) 

2pm to 4.30pm 

St Peter’s Badminton Club every Tuesday 7.30 to 10pm 

The Friendly Club every Wednesday at 2pm to 4.30pm 

(Jean Vibert: 481485) 

Youth Club Monday nights Year 9+ 7.30pm to 9.30pm, 

Wednesday nights Year 7 - Year 9, 7.30pm to 9.30pm 

Friday nights: Year 5 to Year 7, 7.30 to 9.30pm 

At Maison le Marquand 

Social time second Monday of the month 2.30pm to 4:30pm 

(Jean Vibert 481485) 

Useful Information 

Jo Carter States of Jersey Police Officer for St Peter: 07797 711553 - 

j.carter@jersey.pnn.police.uk 

Twinning Association: Tel: 485158/ stpetertwinning@gmail.com. 

/www.stpeterstwinningassociation.blogspot.com 

With many thanks to the Les Clefs’ Committee: 

Anna Louise Godel, John Jacques, Ray Pike & John Refault. 

If you would like to help or contribute, please contact Kristina Moore: 

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The next edition of Les Clefs will be 

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