Town Crier August 2011 - Parish of St. Helier

visiteurs, qui viennent écouter les
musiques folkloriques venues de
France, d’Irlande, de Finlande,
Espagne, Portugal ou même
d’Islande! C’est original et c’est proche
de Jersey alors venez vivre une
expérience inoubliable. N’oubliez pas son nom: Tatihou!
Jewels of the island of Tatihou!
From 27th to 31st August each year, the island of
Tatihou welcomes one of the most appreciated local
festivals in Normandy - “les traversées de Tatihou” or, in
English, ‘the crossings of Tatihou’. You can only live this
experience in La Manche! Thirteen years ago, the General
council of La Manche bet on this picturesque music
festival followed by the tempo of tides! Tatihou is a small
island based at the east of the Cotentin peninsula facing
the charming little village of St Vaast La Hougue. The
towers of Vauban situated on this little rock are listed
under the world patrimony of Unesco. If you want to
attend the festival’s concerts you will have to walk across
in low tide towards the island going through local oyster
beds, which make the uniqueness of this event. The
county is very proud of this local festival, which
welcomes thousands of visitors every year, who are there
to listen to traditional folk music from France, Ireland,
Finland, Spain, Portugal and even Iceland! It is different,
it is so close, come and live an unforgettable experience.
Don’t forget the name: Tatihou!
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newsletter about events and festivals in Normandy, please
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become a friend on Facebook: ‘MNMJersey’.
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Angela Parr-Burman of the St Helier
Community in Bloom Group serves up
another round of seasonal tips and advice
for St Helier’s green-fingered.
After all your hard work this season,
use August to relax and enjoy your
garden no matter how small.
All your flowers should be blossoming
now. Extend the growing season by
removing dead heads and leaves and
keep feeding every week or so. Pick
sweet peas every other day to
encourage more flowers and, if you pick
roses, place the bottom 1cm in hot water for 30
seconds before placing in a vase of water. This
prevents the heads from drooping.
It’s not too late to plant summer bulbs such as ixias, Sparaxis
or dahlias. These will bloom in October before the weather
gets colder.
Keep an eye on tomatoes and potatoes for blight. This star ts with
brown patches on stems and spreads until the plant is killed. Remove
tomato fruits and keep in a cool dry place but burn or throw out the
remainder of the plant. Affected potato plants can be cut down to
ground level, stems disposed of as with tomatoes and the tubers
should keep for a couple of weeks in the ground.
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Parish clubs andgroups
This section of the Crier is devoted to the many voluntary
clubs and groups run throughout St Helier. If you would like
to promote your organisation or a planned special event, or
just to include contact details, please telephone 811821 or
email towncrier@posh.gov.je.
Clubs & groups news
Womens Institute There are four meetings in St Helier as follows:
St Helier Sirens WI: 1st Thursday of each month at the Old Magistrate’s
Court at the Town Hall. Contact Sue Bone on 636977 or 07797 831473
or email liberty@localdial.com.
Please note that there are no meetings in August, so
the next meeting will be on 1st S eptember.
La Pouquelaye WI: 2nd Wednesday of each month at the La
Pouquelaye Community Centre (the old La Pouquelaye School). Contact
Sheila Laugeard on 734600 / 07797 775483 or Gill James on 722467.
West Park WI: 1st Tuesday of each month at the meeting room at the
King George V Homes on La Grande Route de St Aubin. Contact Sheila
Sykes on 491856.
First Tower & Millbrook WI: 2nd Wednesday of each month at the St
Andrew’s Church Hall at 7.30pm. Contact Joan Cadoret on 735534.
Mobile Library
George V Cottage Homes – Mondays, 9.30-9.45am
Clos du Paradis – Wednesdays, 11.30am-12pm
B&Q, Queen’s Road – Wednesdays, 12.05-1pm
Beavers, Cubs and Scouts
14th Jersey (St Helier) Scout Group
Salvation Army Hall, Minden Place
Beavers and Cubs: Monday evenings
Scouts: Wednesday evenings Contact Jean-Paul Lecrivain (Group
Scout Leader) on 07797 836295 or email: gsl14thjsy@ymail.com
Additional enquiries: Mary Roberts, Island Secretary, on 486935 or
email: jersey.scouts@jerseymail.co.uk
Rainbows, Brownies & Girl Guides
All Saints Church Hall, The Parade, Thursday and Friday evenings
Contact: Daphne on 871199
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Little Monkeys Gymnastics, Fort Regent
Little Monkeys offers classes based upon creative and physical gymnastics
exercise and movement for boys and girls aged 12 months to 6 years
Monday to Friday 9.30am to 12.15pm with Mums Children must be
walking; suitable for 1-3 ½ years
Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays From 3.30pm onwards Children from
3-6 years
Saturdays 9-10am Children aged 5-6 years
Regent Gymnastics Club, Fort Regent
Regent Gymnastics Club caters for both recreational and competitive
gymnastics for children from the age of 5 to 6 years. For full timetable,
please visit: www.regentgymnastics.co.uk/page_1267903869504
Royal British Legion, 2-4 Great Union Street
Open Tuesday to Friday from 12pm and Saturday & Sunday from 11am.
Always a warm welcome, old and new members please call in for a chat
and a drink (cheaper than the pub!).
Sun Bowls
The season starts mid-April, with opening times being 10.00am, 2.00pm
and 6.00pm. There are leagues played on Monday and Tuesday evenings
and Thursday mornings. On Sundays club competitions take place. There
is one senior and three club coaches, all E.B.C.S. qualified, who can teach
you all aspects of the game. So why not just drop in, young or old, and try
the game. Bring your family or come on your own - all you require is a pair
of trainers or flat sole shoes. For more information, please contact Terry
Bell on 734721.
St Helier RFC
St Helier RFC rugby team is still looking for any adult males interested in
playing rugby, all levels of experience from novice to veteran welcome.
Please email sthelier.rugby@gmail.com for more information.
First Tower Billiards & Snooker Club
The Club is open weekdays from 7pm to 11pm. There is a comfortable
lounge area to relax in with TV, dart board and drinks area. Feel free to
pop in and check out our facilities. We are opposite First Tower multistorey
car park. Ages 14 and upwards welcome to play on the tables. Cues
and chalk can be provided. For more information, please email
firsttowersnookerclub@gmail.com.
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Keep picking and growing more lettuce, radishes and spring
onions. Stump rooted carrots can be grown in pots, as can
beetroot and turnips, but pick at golf ball size.
August is a brilliant time for growing pak choi, Chinese cabbage and
Florence Fennel. If you can get Japanese onion sets, plant now to
overwinter and pick in the spring.
Start thinking about what grew well this
year and what you would like to grow
next year. It’s a good idea to rotate
crops by growing different
things in succession to prevent
depleting nutrients in the soil.
A good plan is to grow
peas/beans followed by
cabbages/lettuces finishing
with root crops. If you just grow
flowers, add goodness to the soil
by fertilising with pelleted chicken
manure or your own compost.
Rescue any overwatered houseplants by carefully
removing them from the pot and wrapping in newspaper for a couple of
days. Then repot with fresh compost and don’t water for a week.
Raspberries and blackcurrants should be cut down to 15cms of
ground level as fruit will grow on next year’s wood. There is no reason
why these cannot be grown in deep pots. For something different, try
a fig tree. These love their roots to be restricted and in a good summer
will produce edible fruits.
Good growing!
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