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SATURDAY R D AY OPENING G Our Library Place and Les Quennevais branches are now both open on Saturdays. Library Place: 9:00am - 1:00pm Les Quennevais: 9:15am - 12:15pm Now that’s Helpful! The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited trading as NatWest (NatWest). Registered Office: P.O. Box 64, Royal Bank House , 71 Bath Street, St. Helier, Jersey JE4 8PJ. Regulated by the Jer sey Financial Services Commission. Business address: PO Box 11, 16 Library Place, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 8NH.
Winter2013 Les Nouvelles 3 From theEditor From theConnétable Welcome to Issue 4 of Les Nouvelles de St Martin. According to the advert, “sorry” and a large bunch of flowers is simply not enough; you have to receive financial compensation. Two words that mean much more, I feel, but that seem to be disappearing from modern life are “thank you”. Our Parish community depends on the generous giving of time, without thought of financial reward. Les Nouvelles de St Martin has placed an emphasis on that voluntary service, and this issue celebrates the work of a number of individuals and teams who give so much to make events happen in our Parish. If you know of a team or of an individual whose contribution should be celebrated, please let me know at grahamjcrosby@gmail.com. Feature Articles in this Issue: P17 Louise Tuckwell meets Barbara Jackson, Artist and Calligrapher P19 Leslie Allo Shapes up to Music with Jayne and Julie P21 Meet Hilly, the Guide Dog in training, Part 2 P23 Martin Walton reveals another bit of Occupation History Main cover photograph by Claire Jehan This is the fourth edition of Les Nouvelles and I have to thank Graham Crosby for the amount of effort he puts into collating all the information he is sent and then editing it into such an informative and interesting Parish magazine. However, I was extremely disappointed in November when a copy of the autumn edition was anonymously returned to the Public Hall together with a note suggesting it was a waste of rate-payers money. To that person I say please pop in and see me for a chat. There is no cost to parishioners and I am indebted to all those who advertise in our magazine and who therefore make that possible. It is also delivered free of charge and the editorial staff (yes poor Graham!) puts in hundreds of hours of his own time collating the pictures and features before sending them off to MediaMasters who, in turn, have supported us from day one. Thank you too to all who provide the stories and pictures for the magazine because without them there would be no magazine. Jersey is renowned for its 12 communities and each is unique. What better way than having a Parish magazine to reach the parishioners, letting them know what’s going on in the Parish and how they can become involved with whatever organisation, club or group or event they or their children might like to join or attend. A number of major parochial events have or are about to take place: • Parishioners will be aware that in November the Planning & Environment Minister finally approved the build of a new St Martin’s School and if work hasn’t started at the time of this publication then it should be commencing within weeks. We have already started exploring options for the future of the old school and will be consulting and involving parishioners in the near future. • Work has finally commenced on the refurbishment of the Parish Rectory and hopefully that work will be completed by the autumn. • We are still awaiting written replies from the States Property Holdings Department and representatives of the Maufant Residents Association in relation to the Maufant Village Road ownership issue, but we hope to finally progress this matter at a Parish Assembly in the very near future. • I was delighted to report, in the last issue of Les Nouvelles, that a Support Team has been set up in the Parish. We do, indeed, have an excellent group of volunteers keen to offer their services to parishioners, but, such is the nature of the modern world, it has taken rather longer than expected to ensure that all legal and safety issues have been addressed. This is not a bad thing; it is essential that if we are to offer services to fellow parishioners they are as safe and compliant as we can make them. Expect a full report in the next issue of Les Nouvelles. In the meantime, please contact the Public Hall or me directly if you feel you could contribute your time or expertise to the team. • Parishioners will recall that the Parish decided, at this year’s Rate Assembly, to make a donation of £12,000 towards part funding the Youth Worker and some sessional work at Maufant Youth Club. In November, Assistant Minister for Education, Sport and Culture, Deputy Rod Bryans and I signed the Partnership Agreement between the Department and the Parish. Procureur Gerald Le Cocq also attended the formal signing at the Maufant Youth Centre. In 2013, I very much hope to make progress on a first-time buyer homes project, a project that has been under consideration for a number of years but delayed due to the new Island Plan. Exploring how we can provide additional homes for the elderly on a style similar to the very delightful complex at Le Court Clos is another objective on my New Year’s resolutions list, so there is still plenty to keep us busy! I have no doubts that 2013 will again throw up many challenges but I’m sure that with your support many of those challenges will be achieved. Thank you all. Michel Le Troquer CONNÉTABLE
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