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Aurigny’s leisure and business magazine<br />
ISSUE 17<br />
SARNIAN<br />
SUMMER<br />
Sunshines, smiles and selfies<br />
COSY UNDER CANVAS<br />
Camping has never been more accessible<br />
WIN!<br />
A trip to Alderney<br />
48 HOURS IN<br />
SOUTHAMPTON<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
SPIRIT<br />
BUSINESS<br />
NEWS<br />
SPORTS<br />
SECTION<br />
PLUS<br />
LOTS MORE
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<br />
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Following a £2.5 million refurbishment, the<br />
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CONTENTS<br />
7 WELCOME ABOARD!<br />
Message from Mark Darby,<br />
Aurigny’s Chief Executive Officer<br />
8 <strong>AUR</strong>IGNY NEWS<br />
19 SARNIAN SUMMER<br />
Sunshine, smiles and selfies<br />
26 GUERNSEY BEACH GUIDE<br />
Pembroke and L’Ancresse Bay<br />
31 PEACEFUL PACE<br />
The beautiful island of Alderney<br />
35 COMPETITION<br />
Win a trip to Alderney<br />
36 WHAT'S ON?<br />
Forthcoming events in the<br />
Bailiwick and beyond<br />
40 DAY TRIPPING WITH A DIFFERENCE<br />
Explore the Bailiwick of<br />
Guernsey’s islands<br />
50 DEALING WITH DYSLEXIA<br />
<strong>En</strong> <strong>Voyage</strong> speaks to Dyslexia Day<br />
Centre founder Teresa O'Hara<br />
55 PICTURE POSTCARD PERFECT<br />
Discover Santorini and the<br />
ease of connecting through<br />
London with Aurigny<br />
58 COSY UNDER CANVAS<br />
Camping has never been<br />
more accessible<br />
62 FRIENDS FEVER<br />
Comedy Central UK’s FriendsFest<br />
66 EXPLORING CAMBRIDGE<br />
<strong>En</strong>joy the the perfect getaway<br />
in Cambridge<br />
70 48 HOURS IN SOUTHAMPTON<br />
81 BUSINESS NEWS<br />
Inspiring interviews and local<br />
business news<br />
137 GREEN EXCERCISE<br />
Get fit in the great outdoors<br />
140 BADMINTON SUCCESS<br />
<strong>En</strong> <strong>Voyage</strong> looks at how the sport<br />
is developing on the island<br />
143 SPORTS DIARY<br />
144 COMMUNITY SPIRIT<br />
148 LITERARY LANDSCAPE<br />
Meet Lara Dearman<br />
150 COLOURING COMPETITION<br />
153 IN-FLIGHT AND DUTY FREE<br />
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1968<br />
Founded<br />
16 MILLION<br />
Aurigny carried its<br />
16 millionth<br />
passenger in 2018<br />
MANCHESTER<br />
LEEDS<br />
BRADFORD<br />
(Seasonal)<br />
EAST<br />
MIDLANDS<br />
NORWICH<br />
(Seasonal)<br />
2018<br />
Ranked best<br />
short-haul airline<br />
by Which?<br />
550,000<br />
Passengers<br />
carried in 2018<br />
BRISTOL<br />
LONDON<br />
STANSTED<br />
LONDON<br />
GATWICK<br />
SOUTHAMPTON<br />
9<br />
Aircraft<br />
2019<br />
Named Airline<br />
of the Year at<br />
2019 Southampton<br />
Airport Awards<br />
ALDERNEY<br />
GUERNSEY<br />
JERSEY<br />
FRANCE<br />
1977<br />
First airline in<br />
the world to ban<br />
smoking on all<br />
services<br />
12<br />
Routes<br />
NEW<br />
ROUTES<br />
ADDED<br />
GRENOBLE<br />
(Seasonal)<br />
300<br />
Staff<br />
<strong>AUR</strong>IGNY<br />
GUERNSEY’S AIRLINE<br />
1<br />
Birth on board<br />
Between Alderney<br />
and Guernsey<br />
1<br />
FA Cup<br />
Flown to Guernsey<br />
on 19th August 2016<br />
1<br />
In-flight marriage<br />
OK, it’s not the easiest of names – pronounced Or-ree-nee – but it’s<br />
certainly one that islanders are proud of. ‘Aurigny’ is the Norman name<br />
for Alderney, the northern island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, where<br />
Aurigny Air Services was launched in 1968.<br />
Aurigny has been serving the Channel Islands for over 50 years and is<br />
owned by the States of Guernsey.<br />
OUR DESTINATIONS<br />
FROM GUERNSEY<br />
• ALDERNEY<br />
• BRISTOL<br />
• EAST MIDLANDS<br />
• JERSEY NEW<br />
• GRENOBLE †<br />
• LEEDS BRADFORD †<br />
• LONDON GATWICK<br />
• LONDON STANSTED<br />
• MANCHESTER<br />
• NORWICH †<br />
• SOUTHAMPTON NEW<br />
FROM ALDERNEY<br />
• GUERNSEY<br />
• SOUTHAMPTON<br />
† Seasonal route<br />
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ATR 42<br />
Trislander<br />
ATR 42<br />
DORNIER 228<br />
Trislander<br />
DORNIER 220K<br />
OUR<br />
FLEET<br />
DORNIER 228<br />
Embraer 190<br />
Aurigny currently has<br />
a fleet of nine aircraft<br />
serving the network.<br />
We introduced our flagship<br />
Jet, an Embraer 195, in July<br />
2014 to service the Guernsey-<br />
Gatwick route. The twinjet<br />
aircraft is the largest aircraft<br />
in the fleet, with a capacity<br />
of 122 passengers.<br />
Embraer 195<br />
NUMBER IN FLEET 1<br />
BUILT Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil<br />
ENGINES<br />
2 x General Electric CF34-10E7 Turbofans<br />
MAXIMUM SPEED 542 knots (624 mph)<br />
PASSENGERS CARRIED 122<br />
RANGE 2,500 miles (4,023 km)<br />
DORNIER 220K<br />
ATR 70<br />
Embraer 190<br />
ATR 42<br />
Four ATRs also help to<br />
serve our UK and European<br />
destinations. The newest<br />
addition is a fully refurbished<br />
ATR 72-500, delivered towards<br />
the end of 2016, and fitted with<br />
72 new, all forward-facing seats,<br />
that give additional legroom.<br />
We took delivery of our<br />
second New Generation<br />
Dornier 228 in 2017, to serve<br />
the Alderney routes.<br />
ATR 72<br />
NUMBER IN FLEET 3<br />
BUILT Toulouse, France<br />
ENGINES<br />
2 x Pratt & Whitney PW-127 M Turboprops<br />
MAXIMUM SPEED 276 knots (318 mph)<br />
PASSENGERS CARRIED 72<br />
RANGE 1,023 miles (1,646 km)<br />
ATR 70<br />
ATR 42 42<br />
NUMBER IN FLEET 1<br />
BUILT Toulouse, France<br />
ENGINES<br />
2 x Pratt & Whitney PW-127 E Turboprops<br />
MAXIMUM SPEED 299 knots (344 mph)<br />
Trislander<br />
PASSENGERS CARRIED 48<br />
RANGE 966 miles (1,555 km)<br />
ATR 42<br />
Trislander<br />
Trislander<br />
DORNIER 228<br />
DORNIER 228<br />
DORNIER 228<br />
DORNIER 220K<br />
Dornier 228NG<br />
Dornier 228-200 and 220k<br />
NUMBER IN FLEET 2<br />
BUILT Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany<br />
ENGINES<br />
2 x Garrett TPE331-10 Turboprops<br />
MAXIMUM SPEED 223 knots (257 mph)<br />
PASSENGERS CARRIED 19<br />
RANGE 350 miles (563 km)<br />
NUMBER IN FLEET 2<br />
BUILT Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany<br />
ENGINES<br />
DORNIER 220K<br />
2 x Garrett TPE331-5 or 10 Turboprops<br />
MAXIMUM SPEED 223 knots (257 mph)<br />
PASSENGERS CARRIED Up to 18<br />
RANGE 350 miles (563 km)<br />
DORNIER 220K<br />
Embraer 190<br />
Embraer 190<br />
Embraer 190<br />
ATR 70<br />
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WELCOME ABOARD!<br />
MARK DARBY<br />
CHIEF<br />
EXECUTIVE<br />
OFFICER<br />
The summer is finally here and with our<br />
seasonal schedule in full swing there are<br />
plenty of opportunities to enjoy the benefits of<br />
Guernsey and the other destinations we fly to.<br />
We were delighted to launch two new routes<br />
in May, with Aurigny now flying from Guernsey<br />
to Southampton and Guernsey to Jersey. This<br />
means Southampton is now accessible from<br />
Alderney and Guernsey and we hope it will<br />
become an even more popular destination.<br />
In 48 Hours in Southampton on page 70<br />
you can follow the tourist trail visiting some<br />
popular sites - and a few off the beaten track.<br />
The return of our Guernsey to Jersey service<br />
has been particularly welcomed by our<br />
business travellers who value our convenient<br />
flight times and reliability. However, with the<br />
summer holidays in full swing we hope many<br />
of you will take advantage of our weekday<br />
flights to travel between the islands and enjoy<br />
a change of scenery and a short break.<br />
Whether you’re visiting or staying home in<br />
Guernsey, the summer is a great time to be on<br />
the island. With our traditional summer shows,<br />
walking tours and sporting events there’s a<br />
variety of events to keep both individuals and<br />
families entertained. Page 19 highlights some<br />
of those taking place over the coming months.<br />
We are uniquely positioned in Guernsey to<br />
be able to make island day trips to the beautiful<br />
islands of Sark and Herm, with a convenient<br />
summer schedule to both. On page 40 we<br />
explore both islands and what to do with your<br />
day trip to maximise your time and experience<br />
in the Bailiwick. There is nothing quite as nice<br />
as a summer day on one of the islands, each<br />
unique, but both car free and a real escape.<br />
The most northerly island of Alderney is<br />
also very accessible via one of our Aurigny<br />
flights. Home to just 2,000 residents and<br />
only 5km long, it is special with its tranquil<br />
charm. Although small there is lots to see,<br />
ornithologists and nature lovers may flock to<br />
see the unique Gannet rock with a capacity<br />
of around 8,800 breeding pairs which is<br />
around 2% of the world’s population! Or<br />
perhaps you fancy a ride on the Alderney<br />
railway, a restored train which goes to the<br />
lighthouse and back during the summer?<br />
Of course, many of you on board may be<br />
taking the opportunity to travel to the UK<br />
and connect to somewhere else. Gatwick<br />
is a user-friendly airport offering many<br />
destinations, whatever your taste and budget.<br />
In this month’s <strong>En</strong> <strong>Voyage</strong> we explore<br />
connecting to Santorini from Gatwick.<br />
Wherever your journey takes you to<br />
today, I hope you have a pleasant flight.<br />
Thank you for choosing to fly with<br />
Aurigny - we look forward to welcoming<br />
you on board again in the near future.<br />
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<strong>AUR</strong>IGNY NEWS<br />
NEW ROUTES<br />
TO JERSEY AND<br />
SOUTHAMPTON<br />
FROM GUERNSEY<br />
L-R: Dave Cox, Neil Garwood and Mark Darby<br />
G-HUET in Jersey<br />
Aurigny is delighted to have<br />
launched two additional routes<br />
from May. A twice-daily return<br />
service to Jersey from Guernsey<br />
and a twice-daily return service<br />
to Southampton from Guernsey.<br />
These destinations have been<br />
added as part of the expansion of<br />
Aurigny’s route portfolio.<br />
Mark Darby, Chief Executive,<br />
said: ‘We are delighted to be<br />
returning to Jersey and offering<br />
a further service from Guernsey<br />
to Southampton. People often<br />
ask me when we will return to<br />
our sister island, given Aurigny’s<br />
heritage on the route. We will<br />
be offering weekday morning<br />
and evening flights on both new<br />
routes, giving customers the<br />
choice of a day return to either<br />
destination and convenient<br />
times for business, medical<br />
and leisure passengers.’<br />
Aurigny has a lot of heritage with<br />
Jersey and until 2014 flew a regular<br />
inter-island service using Trilander<br />
aircraft. We are now going to be<br />
using our ATR 42 to operate this<br />
route and hope that our previously<br />
loyal regular business travellers will<br />
welcome the return of Aurigny.<br />
Aurigny’s first flight to<br />
Southampton was welcomed<br />
with a water salute and cake<br />
from Southampton Airport. The<br />
new route from Guernsey to<br />
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<strong>AUR</strong>IGNY NEWS<br />
Southampton offers a twicedaily<br />
service midweek between<br />
the two destinations as well<br />
as a daily service at weekends.<br />
The new route further cements<br />
Aurigny’s commitment to<br />
Southampton Airport.<br />
Mark Darby said: ‘By launching<br />
this new route, we aim to offer<br />
our customers choice, with<br />
fantastic fares from £59.98 return.<br />
Uniquely, Aurigny also offers 15%<br />
discount for kids of 15 and under<br />
and customers can earn award<br />
points by joining our frequent-flyer<br />
scheme. Only Guernsey’s own<br />
airline offers this combination<br />
of benefits when flying to and<br />
from the islands. Our flight<br />
schedule offers convenient times<br />
whatever your reason for travel<br />
is. I have already been delighted<br />
by the positive reception we have<br />
received from Southampton<br />
Airport and, with our newly<br />
expanded team of experienced<br />
and customer-friendly Aurigny<br />
ground staff, we will be able<br />
to offer the Aurigny customer<br />
experience from start to finish on<br />
this route.’<br />
Neil Garwood, Managing<br />
Director at Southampton<br />
Airport, said: ‘We are thrilled to<br />
celebrate the launch of the new<br />
Guernsey route with Aurigny,<br />
which reinforces our position<br />
as the very best gateway to the<br />
Channel Islands. We look forward<br />
to further nurturing our excellent<br />
relationship with Aurigny and<br />
will continue to work with the<br />
airline to offer the best customer<br />
experience to our passengers.’<br />
Aurigny hopes that the new<br />
service will be popular with both<br />
locals and those travelling to the<br />
island from a convenient and userfriendly<br />
airport.<br />
Junior Joey at the Jersey Motoring Festival<br />
JOEY BACK IN JERSEY!<br />
To celebrate the return of Aurigny<br />
to Jersey, the team took Junior Joey<br />
to the Jersey Motoring Festival.<br />
Many locals were keen to<br />
reminisce with their children about<br />
when they used to fly on the<br />
Trilander to and from Jersey and<br />
Guernsey. The aircraft was popular<br />
LE MURIER SCHOOL VISIT<br />
Aurigny was delighted to<br />
welcome students and teachers<br />
from Le Murier School, who visited<br />
the hangar, were treated to views of<br />
the aircraft and also went on board<br />
some of the planes.<br />
with all the kids and many took to<br />
the cockpit to pretend to land the<br />
little yellow plane.<br />
It was clear from talking to those<br />
at the motor show that the people<br />
of Jersey were pleased to have<br />
Aurigny back.<br />
Aurigny loves being able to<br />
share its passion for flight with<br />
our younger generation and the<br />
reaction of the children who came<br />
was testament to how much they<br />
enjoyed the visit.<br />
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<strong>AUR</strong>IGNY NEWS<br />
AIRBUS TOULOUSE VISIT<br />
Article and photos Rob Le Page<br />
Recently Guernsey Aero Club<br />
members and friends had the<br />
opportunity for a once-in-a<br />
-lifetime visit, for an on-thefactory-floor<br />
tour through the ATR<br />
and Airbus production lines and<br />
facilities at Toulouse.<br />
Whilst some were happy to go<br />
via the UK or join the trip from the<br />
UK, many wanted a day return<br />
from Guernsey. The challenge was<br />
set for Rob to try to organise this.<br />
This is where, with the help of the<br />
management and eager air crews<br />
of Aurigny, the proposals were put<br />
together for a day return with the<br />
Aurigny ATR-42 G-HUET. There was<br />
no shortage of crew wanting to<br />
volunteer to crew the flights, as this<br />
gave them a marvellous opportunity<br />
to fly somewhere different from the<br />
normal Aurigny passenger routes.<br />
On 7th May 2019, after check<br />
in with ‘Toulouse’, a destination<br />
displayed on the Guernsey Airport<br />
departure boards, and following<br />
a photo shoot on the apron, at<br />
09:00 there was push back, take<br />
off, and a climb to FL220, with the<br />
direct flight to Toulouse.<br />
On arrival, the crew and Aero<br />
Club members were taken by<br />
coach to the airport terminal<br />
building. It was here we were met<br />
by the others arriving from the UK,<br />
and there was pause for a snack<br />
lunch prior to the 35 of us meeting<br />
Chris, the Airbus representative,<br />
and a coach ready to start an<br />
extensive tour.<br />
Following security checks of<br />
passport details provided in<br />
advance, and all being issued with<br />
security badges, we were ready<br />
for the factory floor tour. This<br />
took all afternoon and covered in<br />
excess of 10 miles of coach and<br />
walking. We initially stopped off at<br />
the production line for the ATR-42<br />
and 72 aircraft, and amongst the<br />
45 ATRs in production we saw the<br />
first air frame of the three ATR-72-<br />
600 aircraft on order for Aurigny.<br />
The fuselage c/n1580 was viewed<br />
in a green primer with it destined<br />
to be registered G-OATR.<br />
This was the opportunity to<br />
see in excess of over 200 Airbus<br />
aircraft in various stages of<br />
production and ahead of delivery,<br />
and an opportunity all at one<br />
airport to see a huge variety of<br />
the world’s airlines. This included<br />
aircraft for airlines such as British<br />
Airways, TAP, Iberia and Virgin<br />
to name but a few of the more<br />
familiar, and extending to airlines<br />
such as Air Senegal, Lion Air,<br />
Delta, Level, Air Calin, Garuda,<br />
Air Mauritius, Qatar, Etihad, Hong<br />
Kong, Air Asia, and some of the<br />
more obscure airlines such as<br />
Sebu Pacific, Manadrin, Easy Fly<br />
and lots more.<br />
The sheer size of the larger<br />
aircraft in production, such as<br />
the A350 XWB-900 and 1000<br />
range and A380-800, is amazing<br />
and we were taken through the<br />
enormous hangars and assembly<br />
buildings which accommodate the<br />
production lines, and which on<br />
their own were of interest because<br />
of the buildings’ sheer size.<br />
Following an extensive afternoon<br />
learning new facts and figures<br />
about the current Airbus range,<br />
a coach delivered us back to the<br />
airport terminal where we had<br />
time for a snack and well-earned<br />
drink before preparing for the<br />
return trip to Guernsey.<br />
Start-up was at 18:30, then nearly<br />
a 15min taxi to the end of one of<br />
Toulouse’s twin long runways,<br />
then airborne at 18:44, climbing<br />
to FL240, and a safe return to<br />
Guernsey at 20:30.<br />
Airbus management was most<br />
helpful in helping us organise and<br />
put together this trip, and providing<br />
such an interesting tour on the day.<br />
The Aurigny flight crew for<br />
the day - Ian, Harry and Sarah -<br />
were so helpful and made us so<br />
welcome and contributed to what<br />
was a marvellous day. They too<br />
thoroughly enjoyed themselves.<br />
The first of Aurigny’s new ATRs – G-OATR on the production line<br />
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Guernsey<br />
Summer Holiday Offer<br />
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<strong>AUR</strong>IGNY<br />
BEHIND THE SCENES<br />
MAX REDHEAD<br />
CABIN CREW TRAINER<br />
When I left school, I took on a<br />
full-time role as a dispatcher and<br />
am now a Cabin Crew Trainer<br />
When did you join Aurigny?<br />
When I was at school, I did a<br />
work experience placement on<br />
the check-in desks for a week -<br />
I must have done something right,<br />
as I was offered a part-time job as a<br />
customer service agent. When I left<br />
school, I took on a full-time role as<br />
a dispatcher and am now a Cabin<br />
Crew Trainer.<br />
Have you always wanted to work<br />
in the airline industry?<br />
I have always had an interest in<br />
aviation. I’m lucky enough to have<br />
worked in a number of different job<br />
roles at Aurigny which has given<br />
me experience in different aspects<br />
of the industry.<br />
What is the worst job you<br />
have had?<br />
I have only ever worked for Aurigny<br />
- so I’ve never had a bad job!<br />
What job did you want to do when<br />
you were at school?<br />
To be rich and famous. Only joking,<br />
a rich and famous pop sensation.<br />
What is the best thing about<br />
your job?<br />
There are a number of things I<br />
enjoy about my job, but the best<br />
thing has to be the people.<br />
I really enjoy working as part of<br />
a team, you never know what<br />
challenges you will face each day<br />
but being surrounded by great<br />
people and in a happy working<br />
environment make those early<br />
mornings much easier.<br />
What is the biggest challenge<br />
for cabin crew?<br />
Delays is a big one. No one<br />
wants to be delayed, so it is an<br />
inconvenience for both passengers<br />
and crew when this happens. It’s<br />
something that is out of our control<br />
so it can be challenging to keep a<br />
positive attitude when faced with<br />
these difficult circumstances and<br />
keep everyone smiling and happy!<br />
Getting up at 4.30am is a<br />
bit of a challenge too!<br />
Do you feel part of the community<br />
working for Aurigny?<br />
For sure, it’s great being part of a<br />
local airline, we are working with<br />
and meeting so many members<br />
of the Guernsey community<br />
every day.<br />
What is the strangest request you<br />
have had?<br />
Someone once asked me if they<br />
could open the window… midflight.<br />
Safe to say, my answer<br />
was no.<br />
What was the last film you saw?<br />
Snakes On a Plane.<br />
What are you good at that may<br />
surprise people?<br />
I’m musically gifted, voice of an<br />
angel some would say. Some of<br />
my colleagues may be aware…<br />
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Halfway Dental Practice is in<br />
St. Sampson’s, only a few minutes<br />
away from St. Peter Port, and has<br />
been offering friendly, affordable,<br />
patient-centred dental care for<br />
the past 25 years. We have a<br />
large onsite parking facility.<br />
The Practice offers the latest<br />
procedures thanks to the<br />
combination of an experienced<br />
team and the latest in dental<br />
equipment and technology.<br />
Our superbly equipped surgeries<br />
use a fully digitalised system<br />
with the latest digital imaging<br />
and computer software,<br />
modern intra-oral cameras and<br />
patient education screens.<br />
We were the first dental<br />
practice in Guernsey with inhouse<br />
3D Image Radiography<br />
Technology (CBTC).<br />
We provide modern dentistry<br />
with a long-term view towards<br />
care and follow up. Our approach<br />
to dental treatment is based<br />
on established evidence<br />
and we aim for predictable<br />
treatment outcomes.<br />
Our Team<br />
Dr Hugo Raimundo LMD<br />
(Lisbon) GDC: 105365<br />
Dr Joana Machado LMD<br />
(Lisbon) GDC: 105366<br />
Dr Santiago Oliver DDS<br />
(Madrid) GDC: 172877<br />
Dr Mark Simpson BDS<br />
(Wales) GDC: 67450<br />
Dr Paul Isaacs BDS<br />
(London) GDC: 62936<br />
If you would like to book<br />
a free initial visit to get to<br />
know us and have a tour of<br />
the practice and familiarise<br />
yourself with the surroundings<br />
before you book your exam<br />
or treatment appointment,<br />
please contact us today.<br />
At Halfway Dental Practice we<br />
aim to build strong personal<br />
relationships with each patient,<br />
and that is the secret of our<br />
success and longevity.<br />
ADVERTORIAL<br />
Our Services<br />
• Examinations<br />
• Fillings<br />
• Dental hygiene<br />
• <strong>En</strong>dodontics<br />
(Root-Canal Treatment)<br />
• Fixed Prosthodontics:<br />
Crowns, Bridges and Veneers<br />
• Removable Prosthodontics<br />
(Dentures)<br />
• Facial Aesthetics<br />
• Teeth whitening<br />
• Emergency dentistry<br />
• Orthodontics (braces)<br />
• Implants<br />
Amanda Skyrme Dip DH<br />
(Cardiff) GDC: 156577<br />
Andrea Le Clercq Dip DH<br />
(Bristol) GDC: 6488<br />
Louisa McPhee Dip DH<br />
(London) GDC: 189787<br />
The friendly and approachable<br />
team at Halfway Dental Practice<br />
understands that simply visiting the<br />
dentist can be difficult for nervous<br />
patients, but we aim to change our<br />
patients' perspectives and previous<br />
fears by offering a tailored service<br />
to suit everyone’s individual needs.<br />
We have a true passion for<br />
dentistry, and our priority is to<br />
make you feel as relaxed and<br />
comfortable as possible.<br />
'Your smile and confidence<br />
are our commitment.'<br />
Halfway Dental Practice, Vale Road, St Sampson’s, Guernsey, GY2 4DG<br />
01481 245 300 | halfwaydental.com | reception@halfwaydental.com<br />
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ON BOARD<br />
SAFETY FIRST<br />
HAND BAGGAGE<br />
Once you’ve boarded and<br />
located your seat, please ensure<br />
your hand baggage is stowed<br />
safely. Small bags can be placed<br />
underneath the seat in front of<br />
you, unless you are seated in an<br />
emergency exit row.<br />
All other items should be placed<br />
inside an overhead locker. Please<br />
take care when opening the<br />
overhead lockers as items may<br />
have moved during flight and<br />
falling items may cause injury.<br />
YOUR SAFETY<br />
We want to look after you on<br />
board and our main concern is<br />
for your safety and that of the<br />
Aurigny crew. Cabin crew are here<br />
primarily for your safety, so please<br />
pay attention to their instructions.<br />
Any feedback about the crew and<br />
flight is welcomed.<br />
Life jackets are provided for use<br />
in the extremely unlikely event<br />
of an emergency. It is an offence<br />
to tamper with or remove them<br />
without authorisation and this may<br />
jeopardise the safety of others.<br />
Both staff and passengers have<br />
the right to fly within a calm, safe<br />
and friendly environment. Aurigny<br />
has a zero-tolerance policy<br />
towards any violent, disruptive<br />
or offensive behaviour, and crew<br />
have been trained to deal with<br />
such incidents.<br />
SMOKING<br />
Smoking of cigarettes and<br />
e-cigarettes is not permitted on<br />
board, including within the toilets.<br />
FOOD ALLERGIES<br />
Allergy information is available<br />
for all snacks – please see the<br />
packaging label or ask a member<br />
of the crew.<br />
ELECTRONIC DEVICES *<br />
HANDHELD DEVICES WITH A<br />
‘FLIGHT SAFE’ MODE<br />
Handheld devices, such as<br />
tablets, e-readers and mobile<br />
phones, may be used during all<br />
phases of the flight, provided the<br />
‘flight safe’ mode is enabled before<br />
departure. Larger devices must<br />
be safely secured in hand luggage<br />
during taxi, take-off and landing,<br />
either in the overhead locker or<br />
under the seat in front of you. Any<br />
device that transmits or receives<br />
communications but does not<br />
have a flight safe mode must be<br />
switched off from doors closed to<br />
doors open.<br />
LAPTOPS, ULTRA-BOOKS<br />
AND NOTEBOOKS<br />
Devices may be used during<br />
boarding but not for taxi, takeoff<br />
and landing when they must<br />
be safely stowed away in hand<br />
luggage. They may be used in<br />
flight, provided they are set to<br />
flight safe mode, with WiFi turned<br />
off, and in the case of the ATR,<br />
Bluetooth must also be turned off<br />
throughout the flight.<br />
DEVICES WITHOUT<br />
A FLIGHT SAFE MODE<br />
This will include items such as<br />
DVD players, electronic games<br />
and music players. Only small,<br />
handheld devices may be used<br />
during taxi, take-off and landing.<br />
Larger devices must be switched<br />
off and safely stowed away in hand<br />
luggage during taxi, take-off<br />
and landing.<br />
BLUETOOTH ACCESSORIES<br />
All Bluetooth accessories (for<br />
example wireless keyboards,<br />
headphones etc.) may be used<br />
on the Embraer, but when<br />
travelling on the ATR must be<br />
switched off whenever the<br />
aircraft doors are closed.<br />
ARE THERE ANY TIMES<br />
I CANNOT USE MY<br />
HANDHELD DEVICES?<br />
Under certain circumstances<br />
your flight or cabin crew will ask<br />
that all electronic devices be<br />
switched off, for example, during<br />
refuel operations. This will be<br />
announced over the PA.<br />
CAN I USE MY HEADPHONES<br />
THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT?<br />
Personal headphones can be<br />
used for some stages of the<br />
flight and may be attached to<br />
your personal device. We ask<br />
that customers remove their<br />
headphones whenever the<br />
seatbelt signs are illuminated<br />
during the taxi, take-off and<br />
landing phases and during the<br />
safety demonstration.<br />
CAN I USE A REMOTE<br />
POWER PACK?<br />
Aurigny does not allow<br />
passengers to charge their devices<br />
whilst on board our aircraft.<br />
Please ask a member of cabin<br />
crew if you have any queries.<br />
*Electronic devices can only be used on the<br />
ATR and Embraer E195 aircraft. Unfortunately<br />
they cannot be used on the Dornier.<br />
BAGGAGE<br />
ADVICE FOR<br />
PASSENGERS<br />
AW<br />
Always secure a tag onto<br />
your baggage containing<br />
key contact details,<br />
including where you<br />
will be staying.<br />
Insert a sheet of paper<br />
into your bag with key<br />
personal details, such<br />
as your name, contact<br />
details, flight numbers<br />
and address of where<br />
you will be staying.<br />
Carry any essential items,<br />
such as money and<br />
medication, with you on<br />
the flight.<br />
Customise the look of<br />
your bag to make it easier<br />
to identify.<br />
Immediately report<br />
the loss of checked-in<br />
luggage if it does not<br />
arrive at your destination.<br />
Do this before leaving<br />
the airport.<br />
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ON BOARD<br />
PASSENGER<br />
AWARENESS<br />
Welcome on board!<br />
We hope that you will enjoy your flight and of<br />
course allow others to enjoy theirs. All passengers<br />
have the right to safe, secure and comfortable travel on<br />
board our aircraft. Unruly or disruptive behaviour would ruin this<br />
experience and could also be traumatic for passengers or crew.<br />
UNRULY BEHAVIOUR PRIOR TO FLIGHT:<br />
If unruly or disruptive behaviour is noticed prior to the<br />
flight, please be aware that transport may be denied.<br />
UNRULY BEHAVIOUR DURING<br />
THE FLIGHT:<br />
If such behaviour is demonstrated during the<br />
flight, please be aware that there may be serious<br />
consequences to these actions. The aircraft may divert<br />
and make an unscheduled landing, authorities may<br />
meet the flight, and the person responsible for the<br />
unruly or disruptive behaviour may be arrested, fined,<br />
charged and/or prosecuted.<br />
It is for this reason that we ask all passengers to always:<br />
1. Follow crew member instructions promptly<br />
2. Respect crew members and fellow passengers<br />
3. Behave in a safe and appropriate manner<br />
4. Refrain from endangering the safety of the aircraft<br />
or its occupants<br />
OFFENCES AND OTHER ACTS<br />
COMITTED ON BOARD AIRCRAFT:<br />
Under the Air Navigation Order (A.N.O) and<br />
Aviation & Maritime Security Act the following are<br />
considered as unacceptable behaviours on board:<br />
1. Assault and other acts of interference against<br />
a crew member on board a civil aircraft<br />
2. Assault and other acts endangering safety or<br />
jeopardising good order and discipline on board<br />
a civil aircraft<br />
3. Other offences committed on board a civil aircraft<br />
OFFENCES TO AVOID:<br />
Assaulting, intimidating,<br />
threatening a crew member<br />
or passenger<br />
Smoking anywhere on board,<br />
including in the lavatories<br />
Refusing to follow instructions<br />
from the crew<br />
Tampering with the smoke<br />
detectors<br />
Intoxicated or disorderly conduct<br />
or consuming alcohol which was<br />
not provided by crew members<br />
Using a portable electronic device<br />
when not permitted to do so<br />
<strong>En</strong>gaging or displaying in any<br />
indecent or lewd behaviour<br />
Removing or damaging safety<br />
or emergency equipment, the<br />
aircraft or property on board<br />
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Platinum & Diamond <strong>En</strong>gagement & Wedding Ring<br />
From timeless elegance to contemporary, a piece with a vintage feel or<br />
something quirky and fun, Becky works with all metals and precious stones<br />
and perfectly captures exactly what you are trying to say. She works closely<br />
with her clients to help them produce bespoke pieces, often reworking their old<br />
and sentimental jewellery into new items.<br />
16 <strong>En</strong> <strong>Voyage</strong> | Aurigny’s Magazine
Helping you to create the engagement<br />
and wedding rings of your dreams.<br />
A quick glance at Becky Rowe’s stunning<br />
collection of <strong>En</strong>gagement & Wedding<br />
rings will show just why she has earned<br />
her reputation as one of the Channel<br />
Islands most sought-after jewellers.<br />
Becky’s entire jewellery collection offers<br />
a beautiful mix of traditional and modern<br />
designs. Her engagement & wedding<br />
rings are all custom made and tailored to<br />
your needs, handcrafted with passion and<br />
individuality.<br />
She works closely with clients to understand<br />
what they are looking for (whether they’re<br />
full of ideas or need inspiration!) and uses<br />
her artistic flair and ability to carefully guide<br />
them through design ideas, offering her<br />
advice on all aspects, such as type of metal<br />
to the stone or stones to be used. With her<br />
expert knowledge she carefully helps clients<br />
decide on the options best suited to them<br />
and works with them to make it an enjoyable<br />
and exciting project.<br />
Once the couple are completely happy with<br />
the design Becky offers them the chance to<br />
try out their wedding rings before the final<br />
item is made, with a master copy made in<br />
silver. She suggests customers wear it for a<br />
few days to ensure they’re totally satisfied<br />
with the look, fit and comfort. These rings<br />
are going to be worn for many years to<br />
come so it’s important that they’re perfect!<br />
Only once every aspect of the rings is just as<br />
the couple wants them to be are they made<br />
into whichever precious metal is chosen.<br />
Becky loves creating bespoke engagement<br />
and wedding rings as a set, designed to<br />
be beautifully intertwined, perfectly fitting<br />
together. She can also extend this to the<br />
wedding band, so that the couple have rings<br />
with matching design elements, as well as<br />
any jewellery or cufflinks for bridal party gifts.<br />
So, whether you’re looking for an<br />
engagement ring as a surprise ready for<br />
when you get down on one knee, looking<br />
for a wedding ring to work with an existing<br />
engagement ring, or if you want to design<br />
a complete set, Becky will be delighted to<br />
help you create the rings of your dreams.<br />
The Becky Rowe shop and workshop are<br />
located on Grande Rue, in the heart of St<br />
Martin’s Village.<br />
beckyrowejewellery.com<br />
My-D House | Grande Rue | St Martin | Guernsey | Channel Islands | GY4 6RR<br />
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and watch the world pass you by.<br />
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If you're looking for something more<br />
substantial the creperie menu has<br />
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Open from<br />
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(food served 9am-3.45pm)<br />
18 <strong>En</strong> <strong>Voyage</strong> | Aurigny’s Magazine
<strong>En</strong> <strong>Voyage</strong><br />
GUERNSEY<br />
SARNIAN<br />
SUMMER<br />
Sunshine, smiles and selfies. <strong>En</strong> <strong>Voyage</strong> takes a look at what the<br />
beautiful island of Guernsey has to offer in the summer months.<br />
RELAX ON GUERNSEY BEACHES<br />
IMAGE ©VISITGUERNSEY<br />
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Summer is a great time to get out and<br />
enjoy Guernsey. St Peter Port town comes<br />
alive, bursting with colourful floral displays,<br />
bunting, al fresco dining and, during July,<br />
the ever popular Town Carnival returns<br />
with outside performances and theatricals.<br />
Visiting cruise ships can be seen at anchor in<br />
the Little Russell and a certain ‘joie de vivre’<br />
permeates the air as the holiday spirit thrives.<br />
During selected Sundays, the town seafront<br />
is closed to traffic and a series of themed minifestivals<br />
or ‘Seafront Sundays’ are held. Seafront<br />
restaurants bring out their tables and chairs for<br />
al fresco dining, craft stalls stretch along the<br />
seafront, and local food, craft beer, cider and gin<br />
producers take over the Crown Pier. The one thing<br />
in common with each of these popular Seafront<br />
Sundays is the celebration of all that is local.<br />
SUMMER IS A GREAT TIME TO<br />
GET OUT AND ENJOY GUERNSEY.<br />
ST PETER PORT COMES ALIVE<br />
Further afield, the island hosts a number of<br />
agricultural shows, the aptly-named ‘South Show’,<br />
‘North Show’ and ‘West Show’. From petting<br />
indigenous Golden Guernsey goats, to tractor<br />
displays and Shire horse parades, these events<br />
culminate with the North Show’s famous ‘Battle<br />
of the Flowers’ in August, where a procession of<br />
home-made flower-bedecked floats (and their<br />
builders!) compete to win this annual competition.<br />
For a more quirky outdoor show, the Torteval<br />
Scarecrow Festival is a must. Arrive at the village<br />
church, follow the Scarecrow Trail and look out<br />
for inventive scarecrows built and positioned by<br />
islanders in front of their homes, while enjoying<br />
the rustic beauty of this quaint parish. From apelike<br />
scarecrows to President Trump himself, there<br />
are some unique selfie-moments to be had, while<br />
enjoying the islanders’ sense of humour.<br />
RIGHT: SEAFRONT SUNDAY<br />
ALL IMAGES ©VISITGUERNSEY<br />
TORTEVAL SCARECROW FESTIVAL<br />
HORSE AND CARRIAGES AT WEST SHOW<br />
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10<br />
FREE ACTIVITIES<br />
TO DO THIS SUMMER<br />
1<br />
Visit what is believed to be the world’s<br />
smallest chapel, the Little Chapel<br />
2<br />
<strong>En</strong>joy Guernsey’s stunning coastal<br />
landscape from one of 27 beaches<br />
3<br />
Meander through the Victorian<br />
Candie Gardens and then watch<br />
a live Sunday Concert<br />
4<br />
Get your walking shoes on and explore<br />
Guernsey’s stunning south coast cliff paths<br />
5<br />
6<br />
Visit a free exhibition at the Guernsey<br />
Information Centre about the recent<br />
refurbishment of Hauteville House –<br />
Guernsey home of French novelist<br />
Victor Hugo, writer of ‘Les Misérables’<br />
Climb to the top of Victoria Tower and<br />
enjoy panoramic views of St Peter Port<br />
7<br />
<strong>En</strong>joy a picnic at Guernsey’s largest park,<br />
Saumarez Park<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
Browse St Peter Port’s charming high<br />
street and see if you can find the<br />
birthplace of military hero Major General<br />
Sir Isaac Brock, the ‘hero of Upper Canada’<br />
Attend a Seafront Sunday festival<br />
Follow the Guernsey Occupation Trail and<br />
discover Guernsey’s World War II heritage<br />
DURING SELECTED SUNDAYS, THE TOWN SEAFRONT IS<br />
CLOSED TO TRAFFIC AND A SERIES OF THEMED<br />
MINI-FESTIVALS OR ‘SEAFRONT SUNDAYS’ ARE HELD.<br />
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ABOVE: ROCQUAINE REGATTA<br />
ALL IMAGES ©VISITGUERNSEY<br />
Rocquaine Regatta on the west coast is a<br />
great day out to get your toes in the sand and<br />
experience wild swimming in Guernsey. This<br />
day-long Regatta has unusual boat races, junior<br />
sand races, live music, a BBQ and more. To make<br />
the trip to Guernsey’s ‘Wild West’ even more<br />
worthwhile, the nearby Fort Grey Shipwreck Museum<br />
offers free entry during the Regatta period.<br />
Towards the end of the summer, we see the<br />
return of the popular Guernsey Food Festival in<br />
September, where visiting and local chefs do cooking<br />
demonstrations, free tastings and local food and<br />
drink producers sell their wares. At the same time,<br />
Guernsey’s very first Guernsey Retro Festival launches<br />
in September! This three-day festival celebrates the<br />
1950s and 1960s period and features classic cars<br />
and bikes, music, dancing and fashion from the<br />
period. Learn to dance the Lindy Hop and get out<br />
your 50s and 60s outfits for a fun-filled weekend full<br />
of events, crafts, food, displays and activities.<br />
FORT GREY SHIPWRECK MUSEUM<br />
GUERNSEY FOOD FESTIVAL<br />
THE GUERNSEY OCCUPATION TRAIL<br />
Pick up an Occupation Passport<br />
from the Guernsey Information<br />
Centre and follow the islandwide<br />
Guernsey Occupation<br />
Trail. Composed of a series of 13<br />
locations, each stop on the Trail<br />
has an information board depicting<br />
true accounts of Guernsey’s<br />
Occupation by German forces<br />
during the Second World War.<br />
Trailers get their Passport stamped<br />
with a unique stamp from each<br />
of the locations and, when all 13<br />
stamps are collected, they can<br />
collect a small prize from the<br />
Guernsey Information Centre.<br />
For those with an interest<br />
in the best-selling novel and<br />
subsequent film adaptation, The<br />
Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel<br />
Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer<br />
and Annie Barrows, follow the<br />
Occupation Trail and feel as if<br />
you are walking in the footsteps<br />
of the characters themselves.<br />
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TOUR<br />
GUERNSEY<br />
THE FIVE STAR ISLAND TOUR<br />
Established in 2018, Tour Guernsey is the five<br />
star TripAdvisor rated way to experience the<br />
quieter side of life here in Guernsey.<br />
From the back of the purpose built Land Rover Defender you'll<br />
get an elevated view of the islands network of lanes. Peer over<br />
hedgerows for distant sea views, breathe in the fresh country<br />
air (and enjoy the smells of flowers, cows and vraic!) and have a<br />
chat with the locals as Andy meanders his way across Guernsey,<br />
imparting his love of the island he calls home.<br />
Prices start at £33pp with tours of 1.5, 3 & 4.5 hour durations.<br />
ADVERTORIAL<br />
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OCEAN VIEW<br />
LOCAL MARKET £1,950,000<br />
Ocean View is a modern home with incredible sea and countryside views over the valley, the West coast<br />
and to the South across to Pleinmont. As you enter the house, you are immediately drawn to the view from<br />
the large panoramic windows. Open plan in style, the kitchen/dining/sitting room is contemporary and<br />
comfortable. Off the kitchen is a small study, utility/cloakroom, two double bedrooms and family bathroom.<br />
To the front of the property is a further double bedroom and bathroom. The first floor hosts the master<br />
bedroom with dressing room and en-suite bathroom with private terrace overlooking the coastline and<br />
countryside. Externally, there is ample parking, small garage/ store/gym, heated swimming pool, terracing,<br />
lawn and field amounting to 1.47 acres.<br />
CALL THE LOCAL MARKET TEAM AT LIVINGROOM TODAY ON +44 1481 715555<br />
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GUERNSEY OFFICE T +44 1481 715555 W WWW.LIVINGROOM.GG<br />
JERSEY OFFICE T +44 1534 717100 W WWW.LIVINGROOM.JE
BAGLEY HALL<br />
OPEN MARKET £4,750,000<br />
Bagley Hall is an imposing family residence named after the famous novelist and British journalist Desmond<br />
Bagley and his wife Joan who resided at this beautiful home and is one of only a few properties on the Island<br />
to have received a Blue Plaque. It also appears in a new book “Mansion, Manor and Merchant Houses” which<br />
features properties of notable historic interest on the Island. The 9,324 sqft accommodation is spaciously<br />
laid out over four floors. This decadent property has been configured to offer every conceivable luxury with<br />
stunning indoor swimming pool, snooker room/bar, gym, sauna, steam room and tennis court. The property<br />
sits within 1.3 acres of Italianate inspired grounds designed to encapsulate the far reaching views and South<br />
West-facing aspect.<br />
CALL THE OPEN MARKET TEAM AT LIVINGROOM TODAY ON +44 1481 715555<br />
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Beach Guide<br />
Guernsey has a beach and bay for everyone. Here we discover<br />
GUERNSEY<br />
the beauty of Pembroke and L’Ancresse Bay.<br />
PEMBROKE AND<br />
L'ANCRESSE BAY<br />
NORTH COAST<br />
Pembroke and L’Ancresse bay,<br />
situated at the most northern<br />
part of the island, accommodates<br />
sandy beaches and clear turquoise<br />
waters. With the longest stretches<br />
of sand in Guernsey, the bays<br />
have a gentle slope, making<br />
them great for swimming and<br />
paddling as well as playing games<br />
on the beach. The water is also<br />
perfect for windsurfing, surfing,<br />
sailing, sea kayaking and even<br />
fishing if that’s more your thing.<br />
Easily accessible by bus, there<br />
is also a large car park and<br />
toilets are available at both ends<br />
of the wide sweeping bay.<br />
A long-standing favourite<br />
with locals and visitors,<br />
the Pembroke Beach Kiosk<br />
provides the usual 'kiosk fare'<br />
to beach goers and passers-by.<br />
Alternatively, grab a table at the<br />
Beach House restaurant right<br />
on Pembroke Bay, which offers<br />
great value and excellent food<br />
as well as takeaway options<br />
for days spent on the beach.<br />
L’Ancresse is also home to<br />
one of Guernsey's best 18-<br />
hole golf courses, which<br />
is over 100 years old.<br />
WITH THE LONGEST<br />
STRETCHES OF<br />
SAND IN GUERNSEY,<br />
THE BAYS HAVE A<br />
GENTLE SLOPE<br />
PEMBROKE BEACH<br />
THE BEACH HOUSE<br />
For more information<br />
on Guernsey beaches<br />
go to visitguernsey.com<br />
L'ANCRESSE BEACH<br />
PEMBROKE BEACH KIOSK<br />
ALL IMAGES ©VISITGUERNSEY<br />
WHAT’S THERE ?<br />
PEMBROKE AND<br />
L'ANCRESSE BAY<br />
PARKING<br />
TOILETS<br />
CAFÉ<br />
KIOSK<br />
SWIM<br />
ROCK POOLS<br />
Most of Guernsey’s beaches are<br />
dog friendly during summer months<br />
but there are restrictions. Between<br />
1 May and 30 September dogs are<br />
banned from Fermain, Petit Bot,<br />
L’Eree, Vazon (northern end), Cobo,<br />
Port Soif, L’Ancresse and Pembroke.<br />
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Pirate Bay is one of Guernsey’s premier attractions! Our course features<br />
12 exciting, interactive and challenging holes. We welcome players of all<br />
ages, so whether you are looking for something to do with the children, or<br />
looking to settle a score with your friends Pirate Bay is the place for you!<br />
A state of the art, floodlit 14<br />
bay driving range. Complete<br />
with heating in each bay, ball<br />
tracking and Toptracer games.<br />
Range menu and full bar service<br />
available from Nineteen Bar &<br />
Grill which is located next to<br />
the Driving Range.<br />
The Golf Club is home to the Channel<br />
Islands’ largest VAT-free golf superstore.<br />
Over 3000 feet of retail space stocking the<br />
game’s biggest brands. Take advantage<br />
of VAT free shopping, our customers<br />
can also expect expert advice from PGA<br />
Professionals. JamGolf@ The Club is proud<br />
to be both a Callaway and TaylorMade<br />
performance centre.<br />
Play our beautiful parkland,<br />
9-hole course. Designed<br />
by Tony Jacklin CBE, our<br />
course offers a fantastic<br />
test for all golfers. Hire sets<br />
available and the dress code<br />
is relaxed.<br />
Family-friendly Nineteen Bar & Grill is perfect for drinks or a bite<br />
to eat during your visit to The Golf Club site. Catering for all tastes,<br />
Nineteen serves steaks, burgers, pizzas, seafood and sharing platters,<br />
as well as vegan and vegetarian dishes. With a terrace overlooking the<br />
golf course and Pirate Bay, it’s an ideal setting for summer drinks.<br />
The team offers expert tuition for<br />
all abilities. The Academy is perfect<br />
for everyone.<br />
Access the site by bus,<br />
routes 52 westbound<br />
and 51 eastbound.<br />
ROHAIS DE HAUT<br />
ROHAIS DE BAS<br />
ST PETER PORT<br />
ROHAIS<br />
For more information please visit thegolfclub.gg<br />
email info@golf.gg or call 01481 727039<br />
The Golf Club, Rohais De Haut, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1FD<br />
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ADVERTORIAL<br />
GOLFING<br />
GOALS<br />
Family-friendly activities alongside serious golfing expertise is a<br />
combination that has seen The Golf Club flourish since opening in 2017<br />
Golf has a perception problem.<br />
For most non-golfers, the<br />
feeling persists that golf is an<br />
old-fashioned sport that is<br />
time-consuming, expensive, and<br />
played only at exclusive clubs<br />
by people in fusty jumpers.<br />
This perception has had serious<br />
consequences for the sport.<br />
According to industry publication<br />
National Club Golfer, golf numbers<br />
are dwindling to the tune of about<br />
half a million players in the UK.<br />
In Guernsey, however, one new<br />
club has taken a bold approach to<br />
broaden the sport’s appeal, and<br />
the results have been startling.<br />
Since opening in 2017, The Golf<br />
Club has become Guernsey’s<br />
premier golfing venue and it<br />
has achieved this by inviting<br />
anyone and everyone to pick<br />
up a club. A mix of familyorientated<br />
facilities with serious<br />
golfing expertise has seen the<br />
club flourish, with increased<br />
membership numbers for the golf<br />
course and its Junior Academy<br />
growing quickly − all proving this<br />
inclusive approach is working.<br />
‘Historically golf has a reputation<br />
for being a bit stuffy and for being<br />
a game for older people. This<br />
place is trying to break down<br />
those barriers and get people<br />
of all ages having a go,’ said<br />
Kirstie Trudgeon, Operations<br />
Director of The Golf Club.<br />
‘We know golf. The whole<br />
team behind The Golf Club are<br />
golf focused, and we’ve been<br />
amazed with the response. We<br />
have so many families come<br />
to play, with children as young<br />
as three or four, right through<br />
to people in their 80s. People<br />
who have never picked up a golf<br />
club in their lives come here<br />
and have fun. It’s great to see.’<br />
Located just a five-minute<br />
drive from St Peter Port, next<br />
to the four-star St Pierre Park<br />
Hotel, The Golf Club offers a<br />
range of state-of-the-art facilities<br />
designed to appeal to all ages<br />
and all abilities, and everyone is<br />
welcome. Unlike traditional golf<br />
clubs, there is no strict dress<br />
code even on the course – jeans<br />
and trainers are just fine.<br />
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LEFT: GOLF LESSONS AT THE GOLF CLUB<br />
ABOVE: DRIVING RANGE BAYS<br />
ALL IMAGES ©THE GOLF CLUB<br />
PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER PICKED UP A<br />
GOLF CLUB IN THEIR LIVES COME HERE<br />
AND HAVE FUN. IT’S GREAT TO SEE<br />
Pirate Bay Adventure Golf is a 12-hole, fully<br />
interactive course which provides youngsters (and<br />
adults) with a fun-filled first experience of putting.<br />
The Driving Range is split over two floors, with bays<br />
kitted out with touch-screen technology and games,<br />
including Toptracer ball tracking and Virtual Golf.<br />
The seven downstairs bays are generally<br />
frequented by more serious golfers, while the<br />
seven upstairs bays are located next to the club’s<br />
own Nineteen Bar & Grill, making them popular<br />
for family parties and work events. The whole idea<br />
is that friends and family can grab a bite to eat,<br />
enjoy a drink, and hit a few balls along the way.<br />
‘Nineteen has been immensely popular. We were<br />
really lucky to get the right people running it. Our<br />
Head Chef Neil Maginnis and General Manager Marvin<br />
Odillard both have a fantastic reputation,’ said Kirstie.<br />
Not everyone has time to spend hours playing<br />
golf, which is why The Golf Club has a nine-hole<br />
par three course that can be completed in under<br />
two hours. Again, it’s about making the sport<br />
accessible, and heavy investment means the course’s<br />
improved pathways and drainage have paved the<br />
way for electric buggies further down the line.<br />
‘It’s a beautiful course − you wouldn’t think<br />
we are so close to town. The location and time<br />
taken to get around the course mean people<br />
can come up and play at lunch or after work,<br />
and that’s really appealing,’ said Kirstie.<br />
‘We have a team of golf professionals who can<br />
help with club fitting, offer advice on the range<br />
and give lessons. Our head PGA professional, Andy<br />
Myers, has a big following and he gets involved<br />
in our Junior Academy, which has been a huge<br />
success. We had 43 juniors take part in our last<br />
competition and over 50 signed up last term.’<br />
With encouraging people to take up golf in<br />
mind, The Golf Club has ensured that its pricing is<br />
realistic and not prohibitive. It is home to JamGolf<br />
@ The Club, the largest golf store in the Channel<br />
Islands, which is stocked with the best range of<br />
golf equipment, all very competitively priced.<br />
‘We’re serious about golf but we’re serious<br />
about entertainment too. We see people play<br />
for the first time and come back again and<br />
again and that’s what it’s about − promoting<br />
golf for the whole island,’ said Kirstie.<br />
ABOVE: PIRATE BAY GOLF CELEBRATIONS<br />
BELOW: JUNIOR MEMBERS IN THE BUNKER<br />
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ALDERNEY<br />
Peaceful pace<br />
ALDERNEY HIGH STREET<br />
IMAGE ©VISITGUERNSEY<br />
If you’re looking to get away<br />
from the rat race and the<br />
fast lane, if you’re looking for<br />
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then this jewel in the <strong>En</strong>glish<br />
Channel is for you.<br />
Book direct flights from<br />
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HERM<br />
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The word you need to remember is ‘ish’. It applies<br />
to all you do once you arrive in Alderney. ‘We’ll have<br />
dinner at seven-ish’. ‘I’ll meet you down the beach at<br />
noon-ish.’ ‘We’ll head off for our walk at two-ish’. You<br />
see, that’s how Alderney operates. There’s no rush,<br />
and there’s certainly no need to make cast-iron plans.<br />
Let’s start with some of the basics. Alderney is<br />
three miles long and one and a half miles wide.<br />
It’s the most northerly of the Channel Islands.<br />
And, thanks to its regular Aurigny connections,<br />
direct daily flights from both Southampton<br />
and Guernsey make it a doddle to get to.<br />
And you’re in for a treat when you arrive.<br />
Alderney is, perhaps, best known for its annual weeklong<br />
festival which sees the island’s 2,000-strong<br />
population double in size with visitors from near<br />
and far. Alderney Week, which this year runs from<br />
4 to 11 August, is billed as the Channel Islands’<br />
biggest annual carnival and community festival.<br />
Each year’s week has a different theme. This year, to<br />
mark the 70th anniversary, it is ‘myths and legends’.<br />
Expect appearances from King Arthur, Roman gods<br />
and goddesses, film and music legends from Marilyn<br />
Monroe to David Bowie, and the return of some of<br />
Alderney Week’s legendary favourites. That includes<br />
AERIAL VIEW OF ALDERNEY IMAGE ©MARTIN BATT<br />
THE DAFT RAFT RACE ©JAKEWOODNUTTPHOTOGRAPHY<br />
FOR THAT GETAWAY WHERE A CHANGE<br />
OF PACE, A SENSE OF PEACE, AND THE<br />
SPACE OF AN UNEXPECTED PARADISE<br />
APPEALS, ALDERNEY DELIVERS<br />
the daft raft race with competitors attempting to sail<br />
across the bay, the man-powered flight competition<br />
where wild and wacky contraptions invariably<br />
land with a splash into the harbour, and the grand<br />
cavalcade where floats and costumed characters<br />
wend their way through a people-packed town.<br />
But, while Alderney Week is undoubtedly the biggest<br />
event in the calendar, there’s a whole lot more to the<br />
island – whatever time of year you choose to arrive.<br />
For that getaway where a change of pace, a<br />
sense of peace, and the space of an unexpected<br />
paradise appeals, Alderney delivers. The beaches<br />
and bays, the tranquil walks, and the chance to<br />
connect with nature are all reasons to visit.<br />
ALDERNEY HIGH STREET IMAGE ©VISITGUERNSEY<br />
BRAYE BEACH HOTEL<br />
IMAGE ©VISITALDERNEY<br />
TRANQUILITY IMAGE ©VISITALDERNEY<br />
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And that includes the seabirds,<br />
from the spectacular gannet<br />
colonies on Ortac and Les<br />
Etacs to the fulmars nesting<br />
on the cliffs and the puffins on<br />
Burhou, which can be seen if<br />
you hop on board for a boat<br />
trip. On land, bird life hits a peak<br />
during migration in spring and<br />
autumn, as thousands of birds<br />
both common and more unusual<br />
pass over on their way to and<br />
from the continent. Species<br />
uncommon in the UK including<br />
firecrests, Dartford warblers and<br />
Water Rail are regularly seen in<br />
the island’s many wild places.<br />
There are woodland reserves<br />
to lose yourself in where you can<br />
begin your search for a creature<br />
unique to Alderney - the blonde<br />
hedgehog. These albino versions<br />
of the prickly creatures can often<br />
be found foraging for insects<br />
as dusk descends. But while<br />
in the woods, you’ll stumble<br />
across orchids, bluebells, and<br />
the elusive spotted rock rose.<br />
The Alderney Wildlife Trust<br />
looks after this abundance of<br />
nature and loves to show people<br />
around. Whether it's on land or<br />
at sea, rockpooling in one of<br />
the many bays, or having a go<br />
at spotting dolphins and seas<br />
as they play among the waves,<br />
you’ll be in for an outdoor treat.<br />
Alderney’s fascinating history<br />
is also worth your time. There<br />
are few places on the planet<br />
that match the rich mix of<br />
Roman, Napoleonic and<br />
German architecture on a<br />
single site. The award-winning<br />
Alderney Museum helps tell<br />
the story of 5,000 years of<br />
inhabitation, before you head<br />
out and see for yourself where<br />
all that history happened.<br />
Among those historical sites<br />
is the Nunnery at the bottom of<br />
Bluestone Hill, considered the<br />
best-preserved small Roman<br />
fort in the British Isles.<br />
While you can’t access its<br />
interior, the views from<br />
outside and from the<br />
beach will give you a real<br />
sense of the first military<br />
fortification to have<br />
been built in Alderney.<br />
But, as well as exploring,<br />
walking and wandering,<br />
and generally unwinding,<br />
you’ll also be spoilt<br />
for choice when it<br />
comes to drinking and dining.<br />
Alderney is rightly famous<br />
for its warm welcome, its<br />
friendly locals, and its love<br />
of a hearty mealtime.<br />
And if you like a<br />
restaurant where the food<br />
is locally sourced, it’s safe<br />
to say Alderney delivers<br />
in abundance. Indeed,<br />
your server may be able<br />
to point to the fisherman<br />
or farmer who provided<br />
the food on your plate.<br />
Whether it’s a restaurant, bistro,<br />
pub or cafe meal in town, or<br />
a meal down the harbour<br />
with views out to sea, you<br />
will be spoilt for choice<br />
from breakfast to supper.<br />
So, whether it’s a morningish<br />
stroll, an afternoonish<br />
rest on the beach,<br />
or an evening-ish meal<br />
to reflect on your day,<br />
remember Alderney<br />
really is just a short hop away.<br />
Get booking now-ish!<br />
ABOVE LEFT: PUFFIN IMAGE ©MARTIN BATT<br />
ABOVE RIGHT: GANNETS, LES ETACS<br />
IMAGE ©VISITALDERNEY<br />
THE BLONDE HEDGEHOG IMAGE ©MARTIN BATT<br />
THE NUNNERY IMAGE ©MARTIN BATT<br />
LOCAL PRODUCE IMAGE ©VISITALDERNEY<br />
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Explore Alderney<br />
If you’re yearning for a peaceful escape from<br />
modern day life you will love Alderney’s<br />
clean air, open spaces, spectacular coastal<br />
footpaths, stunning beaches and fascinating<br />
history. There are plenty of paths to discover<br />
and explore on this special island.<br />
visitalderney.com<br />
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WHAT’S ON<br />
IN THE BAILIWICK?<br />
1-12 July<br />
FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL<br />
Alderney<br />
The cream of Alderney’s local food<br />
and drink will be taking centre stage<br />
at the island’s Food Festival again<br />
this July. Dozens of food and drink<br />
events and offers will be served up<br />
as part of the 12-day extravaganza<br />
and Alderney’s fabulous beef,<br />
pork, seafood and creamy dairy<br />
dishes are the main event.<br />
13-27 July<br />
TOWN CARNIVAL<br />
St Peter Port<br />
Family fun with clowns, face painters,<br />
musicians and more on the streets<br />
of St Peter Port. Over 40 acts are<br />
involved to provide continuous<br />
entertainment at many venues<br />
around town’s shopping areas<br />
10am-3pm every day.<br />
14 July<br />
COBO BAY BALCONY GIG<br />
Cobo Seafront<br />
Join the carnival atmosphere on<br />
Cobo seafront watching Fleetwood<br />
Bac, a tribute to Fleetwood Mac.<br />
27 July<br />
ROCQUAINE REGATTA<br />
Rocquaine Bay<br />
A fun-filled day with unusual boat<br />
races taking place throughout the<br />
day with fishing boats, small sailing<br />
boats and motor boats participating<br />
in casual yet highly competitive<br />
races. Join the fun as a spectator<br />
or get the children involved with<br />
events such as the junior sand<br />
events (apple bobbing, wheelbarrow<br />
races, pick a pint of winkles, three<br />
legged race) or the new ‘Wife<br />
Carrying’ event. There will also be<br />
free entry to the fascinating Fort<br />
Grey Shipwreck Museum all day, so<br />
you can combine your family day<br />
out with some fascinating history.<br />
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3-11 August<br />
ALDERNEY WEEK<br />
Alderney<br />
The Channel Islands’<br />
biggest annual carnival and<br />
community festival. Spend<br />
a week in the sun enjoying<br />
live music and masses of<br />
entertainment for the kids,<br />
along with parties, carnivals<br />
and wild and wacky events<br />
for the whole family.<br />
3-4 August<br />
TORTEVAL SCARECROW<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
Torteval Church<br />
Join thousands of islanders and<br />
visitors and take a stroll through the<br />
beautiful south west of Guernsey.<br />
Follow the festival path and then<br />
vote for your favourite scarecrow.<br />
There’s over 60 scarecrows along<br />
the trail in all shapes and sizes<br />
and many with topical themes.<br />
4&25 August<br />
COBO BAY BALCONY GIGS<br />
Cobo Seafront<br />
Join the carnival atmosphere<br />
on Cobo seafront by watching<br />
Aladdinsane, a tribute to David<br />
Bowie, on 4 August or a tribute<br />
to AC/DC on 25 August.<br />
26 August<br />
NORMANDIE MARKETS<br />
North Beach<br />
The visiting markets provide<br />
traditional stalls featuring lace,<br />
cashmere, pottery and games.<br />
There’s also an array of edibles<br />
including crepes, cold meats, olives,<br />
cheese, breads and pastries.<br />
SOUNDS OF THE CITY<br />
6-13 July<br />
@Castleford Bowl,<br />
Manchester<br />
Some of the most acclaimed<br />
live artists and shows including<br />
The Wombats, Elbow, The<br />
National, Kylie Minogue, The<br />
Kooks and Haçienda Classiçal<br />
will be taking the helm of what<br />
has become a staple part of<br />
the Manchester music scene.<br />
mif.co.uk<br />
NOTTING HILL<br />
CARNIVAL<br />
24-26 August<br />
@Nottinghill, London<br />
Join London’s biggest street<br />
party as the Notting Hill Carnival<br />
fills the streets of west London<br />
with Caribbean colours, music<br />
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Isabelle Vets Celebrate their 100th birthday<br />
(1919 to 2019)<br />
There are very few businesses in Guernsey, or for<br />
that matter the world, that have stood the test of<br />
time and reached their centenary year. Isabelle<br />
Vets is proud to count itself in that rarefied group,<br />
a part of the history of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.<br />
Our story started in 1919, at the end of the First<br />
World War, when Eustace Laine returned to<br />
Guernsey and founded our Practice in premises<br />
at the top of the Grange in St. Peter Port.<br />
This is probably a good point at which to highlight<br />
the fact that 100 years’ ago Guernsey was a very<br />
different place with the Island’s economy firmly<br />
based in agriculture, maritime trade and fishing.<br />
At that time, there were several hundred dairy<br />
farms on the Island (today there are sadly just<br />
fourteen) and anyone with more than six cows<br />
was considered a wealthy farmer. Obviously, a<br />
healthy cow held great value, and their health was<br />
all important. Equally, the horse reigned as the<br />
primary form of transport if you could afford one.<br />
Tractors were still in their infancy and outside the<br />
reach of most Guernsey farmers who relied on<br />
heavy horses to plough the land, thresh the crops<br />
and pull the wagons.<br />
Against this backdrop, vets such as Eustace<br />
Laine were essential and their skills much sought<br />
after. They would work any time of any day and<br />
probably every day of every year, thankfully<br />
without the pressures of modern life, mobile<br />
phones and the expectations of today.<br />
Records become a little sketchy during WWII,<br />
but we believe Eustace lived and worked on<br />
Guernsey throughout the war, providing care<br />
and compassion to the animals who played a<br />
crucial part in being able to sustain the remaining<br />
populations need for transport, milk and meat.<br />
After the war, Eustace Laine expanded his<br />
practice by employing Pierre Blampied, a local<br />
man who had served in the Royal Veterinary<br />
Corps. Pierre was the modernising influence on<br />
Isabelle Vets, at a time when post-war attitudes<br />
and affluence had changed, and the population<br />
started having dogs and cats as true pets. Pierre<br />
realised the need to open a companion animal<br />
surgery, which he promptly did in the basement of<br />
his home on Queen’s Road.<br />
Celebrating<br />
100 years<br />
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Sadly, in 1951, Eustace Laine passed away<br />
after serving the island for 32 years. The busy<br />
Practice had to find a replacement for Eustace,<br />
which it eventually did in the form of another<br />
Guernseyman, David le Cheminant, who joined<br />
the Practice and eventually became Pierre’s<br />
lifelong business partner. These two excellent vets<br />
drove the Practice forward, initially employing a<br />
couple of support staff, and over time, two further<br />
veterinary surgeons. But by the late 1970s,<br />
they realised that their facilities were becoming<br />
inadequate for the ever-increasing number of pets<br />
and rapidly improving technology and equipment.<br />
They took the decision to design and built the first<br />
Route Isabelle Veterinary Surgery, which opened<br />
in 1980. The surgery was significantly ahead of<br />
the majority of the UK veterinary practices in<br />
design and facilities at that time.<br />
Over the subsequent years, there have<br />
been numerous rebuilds, extensions and respecifications<br />
made to the Route Isabelle surgery,<br />
as well as the opening of a second surgery in<br />
L’Islet in 1996. In 2017 the L’Islet surgery was<br />
moved 50 meters up the road to a new modern,<br />
state of the art building, providing additional<br />
facilities for clients in the North of the Island.<br />
Which neatly brings us 2019, where the Practice<br />
now employs over forty people with ten veterinary<br />
surgeons, a similar number of veterinary nurses,<br />
hydrotherapists, administrators and receptionists<br />
to supply 24-hour service, 365 days per year.<br />
Whilst we are still a community practice with<br />
advanced qualification vets servicing the equine<br />
and farming communities; companion animals<br />
(dogs, cats, rabbits, etc.) are approximately 90%<br />
of the Practice’s work nowadays. We care for<br />
several hundred animals per day at our surgeries.<br />
However, as a traditional and independent,<br />
privately owned veterinary practice, we take great<br />
pride in maintaining a personal touch with our<br />
clients and our independent status allows us to<br />
better provide for local requirements and to offer<br />
a unique, personal but highly professional service.<br />
We presently have three vets with advanced<br />
qualifications, including surgery; we bring in<br />
European specialists in cardiology, surgery and<br />
ophthalmology and have access to all other<br />
principle facilities through close contact to<br />
national referral centres in the UK.
The Practice subscribes to a Specialist Telemedicine<br />
facility in the UK which allows our vets direct<br />
access to Specialist Veterinarians in all disciplines,<br />
from a radiologist for the C.T. to an oncologist or a<br />
feline medicine specialist for instance.<br />
We continued to invest in modern facilities and<br />
the highest quality. equipment, including<br />
• Two state of the art operating theatres<br />
• A brand new CT Scanning facility<br />
• New computerised laboratory<br />
• A new hydrotherapy rehabilitation centre<br />
• Comfortable boarding facilities looked after<br />
by a team of veterinary nurses.<br />
• A bespoke dental room<br />
• ultrasonography, endoscopy, radiography,<br />
echocardiography facilities<br />
• Equine and farm animal mobile equipment,<br />
including an equine DR x-ray machine for on<br />
site x-rays and a gastroscopy for gastric ulcers.<br />
One hundred years on from the horse & cart and<br />
home-made potions of Eustace Laine, veterinary<br />
care has come a long way. With advances in<br />
science and training, we are now able to offer<br />
modern facilities, in-house CT scanning and<br />
telemedicine. We are extremely proud of our<br />
Practice, our professional team, and what we<br />
have achieved so far.<br />
We excitedly look forward to serving<br />
the Bailiwick of Guernsey for the<br />
next 100 years.<br />
Isabelle Vets<br />
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GUERNSEY<br />
DAY TRIPPING<br />
WITH A<br />
DIFFERENCE<br />
The Bailiwick of Guernsey comprises a number of islands, each of which has its<br />
own unique character. Guernsey itself is the gateway to Sark and Herm, so don’t<br />
miss the chance to explore these magical islands as part of your holiday.<br />
Guernsey is easily accessible from many<br />
parts of the UK with Aurigny, but to get to<br />
Sark and Herm you’ll need to take to the<br />
water. The Isle of Sark Shipping Company<br />
operates a passenger ferry service from the<br />
Inter Island Quay in St Peter Port to Sark, with<br />
several sailings a day in peak season and a<br />
reduced winter service with daily boats from<br />
Monday to Saturday. Tickets can be bought<br />
online, by telephone or from the White Rock<br />
office in Guernsey, and the journey takes<br />
just 55 minutes. Getting to Herm is even<br />
BOTH SARK AND HERM ARE<br />
CAR-FREE, SAFE, PEACEFUL<br />
AND PICTURESQUE; YOU’LL<br />
ALSO FIND A PUB CALLED THE<br />
MERMAID ON BOTH ISLANDS<br />
quicker: the Travel Trident takes a mere 20<br />
minutes to reach the island from St Peter<br />
Port, with ferries operating 364 days a year.<br />
Both Sark and Herm are car-free, safe,<br />
peaceful and picturesque; you’ll also find a<br />
pub called The Mermaid on both islands.<br />
Sark measures 2.1 square miles whilst Herm<br />
is 1.5 miles long and under half a mile wide,<br />
but the islands differ in more than just<br />
size. Herm is administered by the States of<br />
Guernsey, and the island’s only transport are<br />
a few quad bikes and tractors for transporting<br />
luggage to the two campsites and the White<br />
House Hotel; there are around 60 residents,<br />
all workers and their families. In contrast,<br />
Sark – which has a population of around<br />
500 - is a royal fief with its own parliament<br />
and laws. You’ll see horse-drawn carriages as<br />
well as tractors, and on sunny days the dusty<br />
roads are always teeming with bicycles.<br />
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THE WHITE HOUSE HOTEL - HERM<br />
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BELVOIR BAY<br />
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CLIFF WALKS AROUND THE ISLAND<br />
WALKING AROUND<br />
THE PERIMETER OF<br />
THE ISLAND DOESN’T<br />
TAKE MORE THAN A<br />
COUPLE OF HOURS AT<br />
A LEISURELY PACE AND<br />
DO LOOK OUT FOR ITS<br />
FLORA AND FAUNA<br />
HERM<br />
Herm is all about nature, with<br />
beautiful beaches that wouldn’t<br />
look out of place in the Caribbean.<br />
Shell Beach is a long stretch of<br />
white sand, so named because<br />
it is composed of millions of<br />
fragmented shells washed up by<br />
the Gulf Stream. Belvoir Bay is<br />
especially popular with families, its<br />
soft sand and safe waters making<br />
it ideal for all ages. Walking around<br />
the perimeter of the island doesn’t<br />
take more than a couple of hours<br />
at a leisurely pace and do look<br />
out for its flora and fauna: the<br />
south coast features high cliffs<br />
with winding flower-lined paths,<br />
and almost a hundred different<br />
species of birds are regularly seen<br />
on the island, including kestrels<br />
and long-eared owls. The puffin<br />
is the symbol of Herm and these<br />
adorable little birds – sadly an<br />
endangered species – come to<br />
the island every spring to breed,<br />
returning to the same nest each<br />
year to lay a single egg. Outdoor<br />
Guernsey run Puffin Patrols by<br />
kayak from April to July or you can<br />
take a trip with Island Rib <strong>Voyage</strong>s.<br />
The Mermaid Tavern and the Ship<br />
Inn are great for a casual lunch, or<br />
you can make an occasion of it in<br />
the White House’s Conservatory,<br />
an AA Two Rosette restaurant.<br />
Shell Beach and Belvoir Bay<br />
both have beach cafes serving<br />
sandwiches and drinks all day, and<br />
who could resist the famous Herm<br />
ice cream? No trip is complete<br />
without a visit to the shops. Set<br />
in a Mediterranean-style piazza,<br />
the two shops and post office<br />
are packed with beach supplies,<br />
gifts, sweets and clothing.<br />
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Lose Yourself in Nature<br />
Beautiful footpaths to explore<br />
Ideal for Island Hopping<br />
Less than an hour by sea<br />
from Guernsey or Jersey<br />
Unspoilt & Peaceful<br />
The Perfect Place<br />
to let off steam<br />
Car Free<br />
Explore by pedal power<br />
Just 3.5 miles long by 1.5 miles<br />
wide, this jewel of the Channel<br />
Islands has plenty to offer. Only<br />
a hop away from Guernsey<br />
& Jersey by ferry.<br />
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An Island of History<br />
Take a tour back in time<br />
The World’s First<br />
Dark Sky Island<br />
Discover<br />
Secluded beaches & bays<br />
Creux Harbour<br />
Small but beautiful<br />
La Seigneurie<br />
House & garden<br />
Explore by Sea<br />
Stunning cliffs & wildlife<br />
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LA COUPÉE, SARK<br />
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LOCAL, SEASONAL<br />
PRODUCE IS A SOURCE<br />
OF PRIDE IN SARK,<br />
SO YOU’LL BE SPOILT<br />
FOR CHOICE WHEN<br />
IT COMES TO EATING<br />
AND DRINKING<br />
SARK<br />
There is lots to do in Sark; the<br />
island has a windmill, a heritage<br />
room hosting archaeological finds,<br />
a museum mainly dedicated to the<br />
Occupation, the smallest working<br />
prison in the world and Sark Henge,<br />
located on the south coast of Big<br />
Sark. Little Sark is home to the<br />
remains of the Silver Mines, an<br />
enterprise that was prompted by<br />
the discovery of copper and silver<br />
deposits in 1833 but doomed when<br />
no precious minerals were found.<br />
The lovingly tended Seigneurie<br />
Gardens have been open to the<br />
public since the 1850s and displays<br />
in the newly renovated chapel<br />
tell the story of Sark’s Seigneurs<br />
through the ages. The Gardens<br />
also have a maze, old cannons<br />
- including a bronze cannon<br />
sent to Helier de Carteret from<br />
the Tower of London by Queen<br />
Elizabeth - and the original carp<br />
ponds of St Magloire’s monks.<br />
There’s even a dovecote, an apple<br />
crusher and a small pet cemetery,<br />
commemorating Dame Sybil<br />
Hathaway’s beloved cats and dogs.<br />
Local, seasonal produce is a<br />
source of pride in Sark, so you’ll be<br />
spoilt for choice when it comes<br />
to eating and drinking. On sunny<br />
days you can dip and dine at<br />
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SEIGNEURIE GARDENS<br />
SARK SILVER MINES<br />
SO FORGET YOUR BUS<br />
TIMETABLE OR HIRE CAR<br />
FOR A DAY OR TWO AND<br />
HOP ON A FERRY – IT’S<br />
A SHORT JOURNEY TO<br />
EITHER SARK OR HERM,<br />
BUT YOU FEEL YOU’VE<br />
DISCOVERED ANOTHER<br />
WORLD ENTIRELY<br />
HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES<br />
Stocks Hotel, and eating al fresco<br />
at La Sablonnerie in Little Sark is<br />
a fabulous experience. Cream<br />
teas are to die for, and can also<br />
be found at Hathaways Brasserie<br />
in the Seigneurie Gardens, Fleur<br />
du Jardin, Caragh’s Tea Garden,<br />
Le Vieux Clos and AJ’s, all of<br />
which serve lunches too.<br />
So forget your bus timetable<br />
or hire car for a day or two and<br />
hop on a ferry – it’s a short<br />
journey to either Sark or Herm,<br />
but you feel you’ve discovered<br />
another world entirely.<br />
DIP AND DINE AT STOCKS HOTEL<br />
SARK HENGE AT DAWN<br />
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SARK DELIGHTS<br />
First established in 1948, La Sablonnerie retains the characteristics of an old farmhouse built<br />
some 400 years ago and is situated on the lovely island of Sark in the Channel Islands.<br />
La Sablonnerie is owned and<br />
managed by Elizabeth Perrée.<br />
Guests return year after year to<br />
recapture the beauty of the island<br />
and to enjoy the excellent cuisine,<br />
wine, cosiness and friendliness<br />
that is evident at the hotel.<br />
Of course, being so close to<br />
the sea, freshly caught fish and<br />
famous Sark lobsters are popular<br />
specialities of the hotel. La<br />
Sablonnerie has been featured<br />
by the Which? hotel guide as<br />
'the place to stay in the Channel<br />
Islands', and also received the<br />
highly coveted award from Condé<br />
Nast Johansen - Small Hotel of the<br />
Year as well as being nominated<br />
as their Most Romantic Hotel and<br />
now Les Routier’s Hotel of the<br />
Year Award. Needless to say, you<br />
have to visit to find out exactly<br />
what everyone is talking about.<br />
Arrive by ferry or private boat,<br />
horse and carriage or just shank’s<br />
pony to enjoy the charm of<br />
La Sablonnerie, a hotel of rare<br />
quality situated in the southern<br />
part of Sark, even more beautiful,<br />
remote and romantic than the<br />
rest. Nestled in gorgeous gardens,<br />
a haven for lovers of peace and<br />
tranquillity; birds, butterflies and<br />
flowers. How could one not<br />
enjoy this amazing paradise?<br />
A stepping stone to heaven,<br />
even if you just arrive for one<br />
of their glorious cream teas or<br />
a lobster salad in the garden.<br />
Guests gather in the bar or<br />
the rose and lavender scented<br />
garden for a cocktail or a glass<br />
of Champagne before dining.<br />
The bar with its roaring log fire is<br />
a convivial meeting place. After<br />
dining, guests return to the bar to<br />
sit and converse with each other.<br />
Some guests take advantage of<br />
Little Sark as the perfect place<br />
for a moonlit walk or simply<br />
gazing at star-studded skies. Sark<br />
offers exceptional star-gazing<br />
due to its lack of light pollution.<br />
LA SABLONNERIE IS A<br />
HOTEL OF RARE QUALITY<br />
SITUATED IN A TIME WARP<br />
OF SIMPLICITY ON THE<br />
TINY, IDYLLIC CHANNEL<br />
ISLAND OF SARK<br />
Sark is how life used to be,<br />
it is like stepping back into<br />
an <strong>En</strong>id Blyton book - what<br />
dreams are made of, but still<br />
having the modern luxuries.<br />
La Sablonnerie is a hotel of rare<br />
quality situated in a time warp<br />
of simplicity on the tiny, idyllic<br />
Channel Island of Sark, where<br />
no motor cars are allowed and<br />
life ambles along at a peaceful,<br />
unhurried pace. The hotel has<br />
an enviable reputation for its<br />
superb food and wines; local<br />
butter, fresh cream, meat, fruit<br />
and vegetables which, where<br />
possible, are sourced from the<br />
hotel’s own farm and gardens.<br />
The hotel accommodation is very<br />
clean and comfortable and totally<br />
geared to unhurried relaxation.<br />
It has a strong international<br />
clientele who visit regularly. It is<br />
like having friends to stay, and<br />
of course, picking up a string of<br />
awards and accolades is terrific.<br />
The hotel has been extended<br />
and discreetly modernised to<br />
provide 22 rooms, each individual<br />
in style and décor, including a<br />
delightful Honeymoon Suite,<br />
with immaculate comfort, lovely<br />
linen, fresh flowers and fruit.<br />
You'll experience excellent food<br />
and service, ample staff who<br />
are courteous and a joy to be<br />
with, creating lots of fun and<br />
real joie de vivre for everyone.<br />
The hotel’s motto is ‘Nothing<br />
is impossible at La Sablonnerie<br />
- the show must go on - and<br />
everything must be tickety-boo’.<br />
ADVERTORIAL<br />
CONTACT:<br />
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Made in<br />
GUERNSEY<br />
TERESA O'HARA<br />
IMAGE ©CLAIRE ROGERS<br />
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GUERNSEY<br />
DEALING WITH<br />
DYSLEXIA<br />
Dyslexia Day Centre in Guernsey is testament to the tenacity of Teresa O’Hara<br />
The Dyslexia Day Centre, a<br />
Guernsey-based charity, was the<br />
brainchild of Mike and Teresa<br />
O’Hara. In 1986 they began offering<br />
specialist tuition, assessments,<br />
support and advice to islanders<br />
affected by dyslexia – and they<br />
haven’t looked back since.<br />
The pair were inspired by their<br />
son, who had been diagnosed<br />
with dyslexia but wasn’t receiving<br />
any support – in fact, the<br />
education system at the time<br />
didn’t even recognise dyslexia.<br />
‘I’m dyslexic myself, but<br />
going back our son Daniel,<br />
who is now 43, he was really<br />
struggling at school. I knew<br />
there was a problem, so I took<br />
him to the doctor, and he said<br />
there’s somebody that comes<br />
over − he thought once a<br />
month – and it might be worth<br />
our while seeing him.’<br />
So Teresa took Daniel for<br />
his assessment and he was<br />
diagnosed as dyslexic at age six.<br />
‘By 10 he was really switched<br />
off, he didn’t like school – I too<br />
had hated school – so we went to<br />
see Peter Gilchrist again. He said<br />
there were three options. One,<br />
keep sending Daniel to school and<br />
hope for the best; two, send him<br />
to boarding school for specialist<br />
teaching; or three, why don’t<br />
you do something about it?’<br />
Boarding school wasn’t an<br />
option for the O’Haras, neither<br />
was leaving things as they were.<br />
‘At that time, I didn’t know<br />
anybody else who had dyslexia.<br />
When I was younger, I just thought<br />
I was stupid,’ said Teresa.<br />
So Teresa and Mike took out an<br />
ad in The Guernsey Press inviting<br />
anyone with concerns to attend<br />
a coffee morning at La Collinette<br />
Hotel. As a result of that meeting<br />
– and a show of support that<br />
something had to be done – a<br />
committee was formed and began<br />
doing assessments through the<br />
Dyslexia Institute in the UK. ‘They<br />
IN 1986 THEY BEGAN<br />
OFFERING SPECIALIST<br />
TUITION, ASSESSMENTS,<br />
SUPPORT AND ADVICE<br />
TO ISLANDERS AFFECTED<br />
BY DYSLEXIA – AND<br />
THEY HAVEN’T LOOKED<br />
BACK SINCE<br />
took place at the weekend in<br />
our dining room,’ said Teresa.<br />
Another meeting was called<br />
so that more children could be<br />
helped, and when Teresa and<br />
Mike realised how many people<br />
would be attending, they had<br />
to quickly change the venue<br />
to somewhere much bigger.<br />
‘It was packed,’ said Teresa. ‘A lot<br />
of people were frustrated for their<br />
children and wanted something to<br />
be done. So, after the meeting, we<br />
had meetings with the Education<br />
Department and they said “ok, we’ll<br />
see what you do and your results,”<br />
and that’s really how it all started.’<br />
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Made in<br />
GUERNSEY<br />
DYSLEXIA DAY CENTRE NEW HOME AT THE FORMER ST ANDREW'S PRIMARY SCHOOL<br />
NOW, THANKS TO<br />
HER TENACITY<br />
AND THE DYSLEXIA<br />
DAY CENTRE’S<br />
AVID SUPPORTERS,<br />
THERE ARE SEVEN<br />
TEACHERS WORKING<br />
THROUGHOUT THE<br />
ISLAND’S PRIMARY<br />
SCHOOLS<br />
The old cricket pavilion at<br />
the KGV became vacant and<br />
it was offered as a location for<br />
the first and only dedicated<br />
dyslexia centre on the island.<br />
‘With the help of the parents<br />
over a weekend we just<br />
transformed it into a teaching<br />
centre. We employed and<br />
trained two teachers and started<br />
teaching in September 1986.’<br />
Three years later the Education<br />
Department asked the Dyslexia Day<br />
Centre to run a pilot scheme within<br />
the island’s schools. This proved<br />
very successful and since then the<br />
Dyslexia Day Centre has assisted<br />
over 5,000 pupils.<br />
‘The relationship<br />
with Education<br />
is excellent and<br />
we work closely<br />
together to<br />
the benefit of<br />
the children,’<br />
said Teresa.<br />
Now, thanks<br />
to her tenacity<br />
and the Dyslexia<br />
Day Centre’s<br />
avid supporters,<br />
there are seven<br />
teachers working<br />
throughout the island’s primary<br />
schools and one morning a<br />
week in the high schools. Teresa<br />
is getting ready to recruit yet<br />
another teacher for September.<br />
This September will mark two<br />
years since the Dyslexia Day<br />
Centre moved into its new home<br />
at the former St Andrew’s Primary<br />
School. Teresa and Mike were<br />
open for business in January 2018<br />
after spending close to £100,000<br />
on the refurbishment. But it was<br />
all worth it. ‘It’s great for the kids,<br />
they just love it here,’ said Teresa.<br />
Now, mini versions of the<br />
children Teresa and her<br />
team helped all those years<br />
ago are walking through the<br />
Dyslexia Day Centre doors.<br />
‘The children who came to us in<br />
those early days are now starting<br />
to bring their children,’ she said.<br />
‘When you have your own children,<br />
you see them grow up, but you<br />
often remember the children you<br />
helped as they were back then. I<br />
love seeing mini versions of them.<br />
And I love hearing what everybody<br />
is doing now. In the early days, it<br />
was really tough for those children,<br />
but the majority have worked<br />
so hard and done so well.’<br />
All of Mike and Teresa’s work<br />
has been worth it. And to top it<br />
off, the Queen’s Golden Jubilee<br />
Award for voluntary service<br />
for groups was awarded to the<br />
Dyslexia Day Centre in 2011.<br />
But the work has just begun<br />
– and fundraising never ends.<br />
It costs about £80,000 a year to<br />
run the Dyslexia Day Centre.<br />
So Mike, Teresa, and their<br />
supporters continue their work,<br />
always looking for ways to improve<br />
and expand their services and<br />
making a positive impact on<br />
so many islanders’ lives.<br />
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There’s only one place in the heart of St Peter Port where you<br />
can sit, in a garden, under the dappled shade of mature olive<br />
trees and look out across the sea to the neighbouring islands,<br />
whilst enjoying a chilled glass of wine, a delicious lunch or a five<br />
star afternoon tea.<br />
Try our superb salads, sandwiches with generous fillings, freshly<br />
baked pizzas or something special from our à l a carte menu.<br />
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One of the most enduring images of<br />
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– and the setting for those spectacular<br />
photographs is none other than Santorini.<br />
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Santorini, also known as Thira, is part of the<br />
Cyclades group of islands, situated in the Aegean<br />
Sea roughly halfway between Athens and Crete.<br />
Santorini was created in 1646 BC by a huge volcanic<br />
eruption that blew apart half the island and wiped<br />
out Europe’s first civilisation, the Minoans. What was<br />
left was an almost perfectly circular caldera (crater),<br />
covering an area of approximately 28 square miles.<br />
With bustling white villages packed tightly above the<br />
260-metre volcano walls, you can see why legend<br />
has it that Santorini is the lost island of Atlantis.<br />
HOW TO GET THERE<br />
Aurigny operates regular flights to Gatwick and<br />
you can fly directly to Santorini with easyJet from<br />
31 March-26 October, and with Norwegian on<br />
Saturdays in low season and every day except<br />
Tuesday in high season. The flight takes almost four<br />
hours, and Greece is two hours ahead of GMT.<br />
WHEN TO GO<br />
Santorini has a typically Mediterranean climate, with<br />
mild and rainy winters and warm, sunny summers. The<br />
island is very busy in the summer, whereas May and<br />
October combine pleasantly warm temperatures (16-<br />
22°C) with cheaper hotel rates and less traffic. If you’d<br />
like to visit in the winter, remember that direct flights<br />
from the UK stop at the end of October, although<br />
Aegean and Ryanair operate flights from Athens,<br />
and ferries take from five to eight hours to reach<br />
Santorini, depending on which boat you choose.<br />
WHERE TO STAY<br />
There's a great choice of accommodation in<br />
Fira, the capital, and Oia, from luxury hotels to<br />
modest pensions. Away from these main towns,<br />
the biggest concentration of rooms can be<br />
found in and around Kamari and Perissa, which<br />
are good options if you’re on a tight budget.<br />
Katikies Hotel is in the Leading Hotels of the<br />
World group. Perched on the cliffs of Oia, each<br />
of the rooms has a private terrace with spectacular<br />
sea views, and the hotel has three infinity pools<br />
− and a speedboat to take guests on day trips<br />
around the caldera. The Grace Hotel in Imerovigli<br />
is an exclusive boutique hotel scattered over seven<br />
levels on the rim of the caldera, which is perhaps<br />
why under-14s are not allowed. On the other side<br />
of the island, a luxury option suitable for families<br />
is Vedema Resort in Megalochori, which features<br />
45 luxury cottages built around an ancient winery.<br />
Old Oia Houses, a group of renovated caves and<br />
sea captain’s houses in the centre of the village, are<br />
good value for money. In Fira, Hotel Atlantis is basic<br />
but boasts a fantastic location between the cathedral<br />
and the national museum, and it’s worth paying extra<br />
for stunning sea views. Over in Kamari, Anassa Deluxe<br />
Suites is a small four-star hotel that’s close to the<br />
beach, bars and restaurants.<br />
SANTORINI<br />
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SANTORINI IS ONE OF GREECE'S MOST<br />
IMPORTANT WINE PRODUCERS<br />
TRADITIONAL GREEK CUISINE<br />
SANTORINI'S VOLCANIC ISLANDS<br />
GETTING THERE<br />
FROM GUERNSEY<br />
Flying to Santorini with easyJet means<br />
an early start – 06:30 on weekdays and<br />
08:05 on Saturdays – so you’ll need to<br />
stay at Gatwick the night before you go.<br />
Most return flights leave at rather<br />
unsociable hours, but if you come back<br />
on a Friday or Saturday you’ll land at<br />
Gatwick at 15:05 or 16:50, making it<br />
possible to get back to Guernsey the<br />
same day.<br />
EATING & DRINKING<br />
Although it’s difficult to farm on Santorini’s ‘soil’ of ash,<br />
pumice, solidified lava and sand, the island is known<br />
for its delicious cherry tomatoes, white aubergines,<br />
fava beans and capers, all of which feature on menus<br />
across the island. As you’d expect, seafood is fresh<br />
and abundant, and as well as traditional Greek cuisine,<br />
gyros – pitta bread filled with chicken or pork with<br />
lettuce, tomato, onions and chips – are a very popular<br />
snack. If you have a sweet tooth, try saganaki – fried<br />
cheese in filo pastry covered in honey – or baklava.<br />
Santorini is one of Greece’s most important<br />
wine producers, and the fresh, dry white wines<br />
it is known for − most from the Assyrtiko<br />
grape for which the region is known - are the<br />
perfect accompaniment to fresh seafood.<br />
WHAT TO DO<br />
If you’re looking for endless white sand, Santorini<br />
isn’t the best Greek island to visit: its beaches are<br />
composed of dark volcanic sand that can get searingly<br />
hot in high season. The sea is clear and refreshing<br />
however. Do pack your walking boots, because hiking<br />
around the caldera edge is spectacular. Companies<br />
such as Santorini Walking Tours organise a number<br />
of itineraries, including a Caldera Hike and Oia’s<br />
Hidden Treasures. However you get there, don’t<br />
miss beautiful Oia, particularly at sunset. Firostefani<br />
is another village well worth visiting, with Aegean<br />
Designs selling lovely handmade creations.<br />
Santorini has a fascinating history, with the site of<br />
Akrotiri displaying a Minoan city destroyed by the<br />
volcanic eruption of 1613 BC. In Fira, the impressive<br />
Museum of Prehistoric Thera tells the story of<br />
ancient Akrotiri, whilst the Folklore Museum gives<br />
an insight into life in the traditional cave houses of<br />
Santorini at the beginning of the 20th century.<br />
The Wine Museum near the airport provides an<br />
interesting tour through the island’s viticulture history,<br />
explaining the uniquely challenging feat of making<br />
wine on Santorini. If that has whetted your appetite,<br />
about a dozen vineyards host wine tastings and some<br />
offer food too; Santo Wines is a good place to start.<br />
Nea Kameni and Palea Kameni are the caldera’s<br />
uninhabited volcanic islands, which can be reached<br />
by boat from Fira. On Nea Kameni you can climb<br />
to the top of the crater, walk around the rim and<br />
enjoy the sea views – but you’ll need sun cream<br />
and a hat as there is very little shade; the hot<br />
springs on Palea Kameni are fun to swim in.<br />
Maybe you don’t send postcards any more, but those<br />
pictures of blue-domed churches might inspire you to<br />
get scribbling!<br />
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COSY<br />
UNDER<br />
CANVAS<br />
Offering the chance to escape the crowds and<br />
reconnect with nature is what makes camping a<br />
unique holiday experience. While the idea, for many<br />
people, sounds alluring, the reality of pitching up<br />
in a field with no running water or WiFi isn’t for<br />
everyone. But it doesn’t have to be this way.<br />
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Camping has never been more accessible.<br />
Both the high and low ends of the market have<br />
expanded rapidly. You no longer need to leave<br />
behind the luxuries of modern living, thanks to<br />
glamping. Yurts, cabins, beautifully converted<br />
shepherds' huts and vintage campervans are among<br />
the fancy facilities offered by campsites across<br />
the British Isles. You can enjoy the great outdoors<br />
without compromising on comfort or style.<br />
Alternatively, if keeping it simple is precisely<br />
what you crave, you can sleep beneath the<br />
stars in some remote and rugged locations.<br />
Wild camping isn’t legal in much of the UK, but<br />
providing you have the landowner’s permission,<br />
you can enjoy the freedom to find your perfect<br />
pitch, without another human in sight.<br />
If you have little ones in tow, then having a<br />
few facilities to hand isn’t a bad idea. Toilet and<br />
shower facilities, restaurants, farm shops and<br />
even swimming pools are just a few of the perks<br />
you can enjoy at sites geared towards families.<br />
Aurigny offers direct routes to locations across<br />
the UK and Channel Islands. An incredible<br />
range of camping experiences are waiting to be<br />
explored, and they’re just a short flight away.<br />
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SAYE BEACH CAMPING, ALDERNEY<br />
For holidaymakers wanting a beach-based break,<br />
setting up camp behind the sand dunes of Alderney’s<br />
stunning Saye Bay is an experience hard to beat. The<br />
beach itself is a picture-perfect long stretch of white<br />
sand, and the campsite has a shop brimming with<br />
local produce and a café in the high season. Tents<br />
are available for hire, or you can bring your own.<br />
LEPE BEACH CAMPSITE<br />
LEPE BEACH CAMPSITE, SOUTHAMPTON<br />
Located just yards from the sand and shingle<br />
Hampshire coast, this campsite offers beautiful<br />
views of the Isle of Wight and the sand flats<br />
of the Solent National Nature Reserve. It’s<br />
nothing flashy, just a traditional camping field,<br />
but it’s well maintained and facilities are kept<br />
immaculately clean. Campfires are allowed in the<br />
available pits and wood is available for purchase.<br />
Campervans and caravans are not permitted.<br />
IDEAL FOR FAMILIES...<br />
FAUXQUETS VALLEY CAMPSITE<br />
FAUXQUETS VALLEY CAMPSITE, GUERNSEY<br />
Expect a bustling campsite atmosphere at this awardwinning<br />
site geared towards families. Bring your<br />
own tent or motorhome, hire a tent or upgrade to a<br />
cabin or safari tent, and enjoy the well-stocked shop,<br />
swimming pool, playground and sports facilities.<br />
CALLOW TOP HOLIDAY PARK, EAST MIDLANDS<br />
Fly to East Midlands Airport and explore the lush green<br />
Derbyshire countryside and Staffordshire Peak District<br />
region. This award-winning family holiday park has a<br />
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children’s play areas. Plus, it’s just a 20-minute drive<br />
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TOP: DURRELL WILDLIFE CAMP, JERSEY<br />
MIDDLE: MIDDLE STONE FARM, SOMERSET<br />
BOTTOM: CAMP KATUR, YORKSHIRE<br />
AT NIGHT, YOU MIGHT HEAR THE CHATTER OF NOISY<br />
NEIGHBOURS, WHICH JUST HAPPEN TO BE SOME OF<br />
THE RAREST ANIMALS ON THE PLANET<br />
BEST FOR GLAMPERS...<br />
DURRELL WILDLIFE CAMP, JERSEY<br />
This has to be one of the most<br />
unusual locations to stay in Jersey,<br />
and for fans of creature comforts,<br />
there’s plenty of luxury to hand.<br />
Located at the island’s famous<br />
conservation park, the selfcatering<br />
pods come with stoves,<br />
kitchenettes and bathrooms. At<br />
night, you might hear the chatter<br />
of noisy neighbours, which<br />
just happen to be some of the<br />
rarest animals on the planet.<br />
It’s glamping with a twist.<br />
MIDDLE STONE FARM, SOMERSET<br />
A few hours south of Bristol<br />
Airport, located between the<br />
Exmoor National Park and<br />
Quantock Hills, is this luxury<br />
Somerset retreat. Small in scale<br />
(there are just three safari tents),<br />
Middle Stone Farm offers an<br />
escape from the crowds, organic<br />
local produce, and a stylish<br />
basecamp for exploring the<br />
area’s famed natural beauty.<br />
CAMP KATUR, YORKSHIRE<br />
Within a couple of hours’ drive<br />
from Leeds Bradford Airport is<br />
this off-grid glamping experience<br />
set within the beautiful 250-acre<br />
Camp Hill Manor Estate. Choose<br />
from safari tents, tipis, Hobbit<br />
pods, geodomes, cosy cabins<br />
and even a retro caravan named<br />
Betty and enjoy an eco-friendly<br />
experience nestled among<br />
meadows and woodland.<br />
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK...<br />
BRECON BEACONS<br />
NATIONAL PARK<br />
A few hours from Bristol Airport<br />
is the majestic Brecon Beacons<br />
National Park, which offers a<br />
multitude of wild and dramatic<br />
spots for wilderness lovers.<br />
It’s the perfect place to find a little<br />
patch of seclusion to spend the<br />
night watching the stars. Sleep on<br />
the summit of Rhos Dirion or<br />
pitch up riverside alongside<br />
Myndd Bychan.<br />
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Served in The Zebra Lounge, the Conservatory or,<br />
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FRIENDS<br />
FEVER<br />
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GOING TO FRIENDSFEST?<br />
You remember Friends, the<br />
American sitcom that became a<br />
worldwide phenomenon? Rachel,<br />
Ross, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe<br />
and Joey? ‘We were on a break’?<br />
Marcel the monkey?<br />
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generations of fans thanks to seemingly neverending<br />
re-runs and the streaming service Netflix.<br />
The show followed the perfectly coiffed<br />
group of, well, friends, as they navigated life’s<br />
highs and lows in New York City. They sat<br />
around chatting and drinking coffee, not a<br />
mobile phone in sight, and offered viewers<br />
cosy escapism throughout its 10-year run.<br />
With some of the most memorable moments<br />
and iconic one-liners in TV history, it’s no surprise<br />
that there is an enduring public appetite for all<br />
things Friends, and this year, to celebrate the<br />
show’s 25th anniversary, Comedy Central UK is<br />
bringing FriendsFest to London, Manchester and<br />
Bristol, where you can fly directly with Aurigny.<br />
The event is an epic celebration of all things<br />
Friends, designed to give fans the chance<br />
to recreate their favourite moments from<br />
the show and immerse themselves in total<br />
nineties nostalgia. Isn't that just kick-you-inthe-crotch,<br />
spit-on-your-neck fantastic?<br />
Hang out in a full-scale set of Monica’s<br />
implausibly roomy New York apartment,<br />
challenge your mates to a foosball tournament<br />
in Joey and Chandler’s gaff, snoop around Ross’s<br />
place and pose on the famous Central Perk<br />
sofa. Heck, if you like, you can even grab a prop<br />
guitar and give your best Smelly Cat rendition.<br />
If you and your pals have ever had the<br />
conversation, the one where you discuss which<br />
Friends character is so you, this event will give<br />
you the opportunity to put it to the test and<br />
LEFT: MONICA'S NEW YORK APARTMENT<br />
TOP: COFFEE IN MONICA'S KITCHEN<br />
BOTTOM: PHOEBE'S APARTMENT<br />
RIGHT: JOEY AND CHANDLER'S GAFF<br />
IMAGES ©COMEDY CENTRAL UK<br />
recreate the iconic title sequence, umbrellas<br />
and all. (Oh. My. Gawd. As Janice would say.)<br />
The fun and potential Instagram content doesn’t<br />
end with set tours either. Visitors will be able<br />
to dress up in some of the programme’s most<br />
unforgettable outfits and best wigs and snap<br />
selfies with original props and memorabilia.<br />
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LEFT TO RIGHT:<br />
MEMORABILIA − PHOEBE'S GUITAR<br />
OUTSIDE CENTRAL PERK<br />
RELAXING ON THE CENTRAL PERK SOFA<br />
IMAGES ©COMEDY CENTRAL UK<br />
Serious fans can test their knowledge with a<br />
Friends quiz and take part in a live stage reenactment<br />
of the cardboard box Porsche scene.<br />
You can even recreate the legendary 'pivot'<br />
scene on the staircase, which was voted the UK’s<br />
favourite Friends scene by Comedy Central.<br />
If, like Joey, you have a love affair with food,<br />
then check out the themed food stalls and enjoy<br />
a drink at the cocktail bar. If the excitement of<br />
living out your favourite TV fantasy gets too much,<br />
kick back in the sunshine and watch moments<br />
from the show play out on a giant screen.<br />
FriendsFest offers a unique chance to put<br />
yourself at the heart of a much loved telly<br />
phenomenon. Whether you’re a casual fan or<br />
you can recite whole episodes by memory, this<br />
event will fill that Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Ross,<br />
Chandler and Joey-shaped hole in your lives.<br />
But if it feels like you’re always stuck in<br />
second gear, then take it up a notch − tickets<br />
for FriendsFest sell out quickly, so be sure to<br />
book early.<br />
WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?<br />
The Comedy Central UK FriendsFest<br />
will take place in Manchester from 2-18<br />
August, 23 August-1 September in Bristol,<br />
6-15 September in Milton Keynes, and will<br />
hit London from 20-29 September.<br />
Organisers advise allowing two to twoand-a-half<br />
hours to see everything on offer.<br />
It is also advised that you arrive at least 15<br />
minutes before your set tour time slot, with<br />
the set tours lasting around 30 minutes. As it<br />
is a predominately outdoor event, check the<br />
weather forecast and dress accordingly. Rest<br />
assured it will go ahead even in bad weather.<br />
Tickets cost £29 including booking fee<br />
and more information can be found at<br />
www.comedycentral.co.uk/friendsfest.<br />
HOW DO I GET THERE?<br />
Visit FriendsFest in Manchester, Bristol or<br />
London and Aurigny will be there for you with<br />
regular direct flights from Guernsey. If you<br />
don’t mind a little extra travel, fly with Aurigny<br />
direct to London Stansted or Gatwick airports<br />
and connect by train to Milton Keynes.<br />
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CAMBRIDGE<br />
EXPLORING<br />
CAMBRIDGE<br />
Less than one hour away<br />
from London, Cambridge<br />
has not only been luring<br />
academics and professors<br />
to its beautiful historic<br />
city, but increasing<br />
numbers of visitors are<br />
now choosing it for the<br />
perfect getaway and who<br />
could blame them?<br />
With its stunning architecture of<br />
the universities, the picturesque<br />
rolling fields of Grantchester<br />
Meadows and the charming<br />
cobbled streets of the city<br />
centre, you will find yourself<br />
spoilt for choice for things to<br />
do and see all year round in<br />
this elegant yet compact city<br />
and 2019 is no exception!<br />
HOW TO GET THERE<br />
Aurigny serves a daily flight to<br />
London Stansted, the main airport<br />
gateway to Cambridge. You<br />
can then take one of the hourly<br />
trains to the city which takes<br />
around 30 minutes. Alternatively,<br />
why not make use of Aurigny’s<br />
summer Sunday-only service<br />
between Guernsey and Norwich<br />
Airport? Once in Cambridge,<br />
all areas are easily accessible<br />
whether you’re hiring a cycle<br />
or a punt, taking a bus or taxi,<br />
or even if you decide to walk.<br />
WHERE TO STAY<br />
With a wide range of bed and<br />
breakfasts, guest houses, hotels<br />
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to suit all tastes and budgets,<br />
Cambridge is great for<br />
individuals, families or groups.<br />
For a unique experience why<br />
not stay in a college room at<br />
Cambridge University and trace<br />
the footsteps of graduates<br />
such as Newton, Darwin,<br />
Wordsworth, John Cleese and<br />
Prince Charles? Rooms are<br />
available per person, per night<br />
and offer a cost-effective option<br />
for those looking for city centre<br />
accommodation. You’ll also get<br />
to eat in the college hall, as well<br />
as wander through the gardens<br />
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the college's history followed<br />
by a drink in the college bar.<br />
YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF<br />
SPOILT FOR CHOICE<br />
FOR THINGS TO DO AND<br />
SEE ALL YEAR ROUND<br />
IN THIS ELEGANT YET<br />
COMPACT CITY AND<br />
2019 IS NO EXCEPTION!<br />
For sheer luxury check yourself<br />
into Hotel du Vin & Bistro. Situated<br />
in the picturesque Trumpington<br />
Street, this boutique hotel was<br />
converted from old university<br />
buildings and boasts a trademark<br />
bistro, a cosy library, and a<br />
curiously labyrinthine cellar<br />
bar with individual snug areas.<br />
Head to visitcambridge.org for<br />
a full list of accommodation.<br />
EATING AND DRINKING<br />
Cambridge has every kind<br />
of restaurant you could hope<br />
for, from stylish fine dining to<br />
independent bistros and high<br />
street favourites, you can tick<br />
just about every box in terms<br />
of international cuisine, ranging<br />
from family restaurants to<br />
charming tea rooms and cafés.<br />
For the enthusiastic foodie,<br />
why not indulge in the Cambridge<br />
Food Tour and take in many of<br />
the treasured local hot spots?<br />
If the occasion calls for it,<br />
Cambridge is home to two<br />
Michelin-starred restaurants<br />
including Midsummer House.<br />
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The restaurant’s chef-patron<br />
Daniel Clifford produces an everchanging<br />
menu showcasing the<br />
best seasonal produce and you<br />
can choose between five courses<br />
at lunch or eight courses at dinner.<br />
Picture Cornish monkfish with<br />
spiced aubergines and black<br />
quinoa to a coriander white<br />
chocolate dome served with<br />
coconut, mango and jasmine rice.<br />
For a more relaxed setting,<br />
head to Fitzbillies, which is<br />
famous for its sticky Chelsea<br />
buns that have been made and<br />
sold on the premises since 1921.<br />
The original cake shop is open<br />
seven days a week selling a huge<br />
variety of cakes, pastries and of<br />
course those syrupy Chelsea<br />
buns – the recipe is still a secret.<br />
WHAT TO DO<br />
The Visitor Information Centre is<br />
the perfect place for you to start<br />
your discovery of Cambridge with<br />
an introductory 90-minute guided<br />
tour around the city. See all the<br />
central, iconic sights from the<br />
Old Cavendish Laboratory where<br />
important scientific discoveries<br />
were made, the Corpus Clock,<br />
the Senate House and many of<br />
the central colleges. Hear about<br />
famous students and worldchanging<br />
discoveries, as well as<br />
student life, past and present.<br />
Unsurprisingly, Cambridge is<br />
a green city with its natural fen<br />
landscape flowing right into the<br />
centre along the River Cam. There<br />
is no better way to explore this<br />
spectacular area than a punt along<br />
the river. Head to Scudamores for<br />
a champagne punt tour, and take<br />
in the grandeur in style, or why<br />
not hire one of their canoes, pick<br />
up a jug of beer from The Mill and<br />
head in the opposite direction<br />
towards Grantchester Meadows?<br />
For a truly inspirational<br />
experience visit King's College<br />
Chapel. Founded by Henry VI<br />
in 1441, it’s the largest and most<br />
spectacular of the college chapels<br />
in Cambridge and ranks among<br />
the most important examples<br />
of late Gothic architecture.<br />
Elaborate fan-vault ceilings,<br />
magnificent stained-glass windows<br />
and Ruben's masterpiece, The<br />
Adoration of the Magi, can all be<br />
seen here, along with an exhibition<br />
on the northern side showing why<br />
and how the chapel was built in<br />
pictures, works of art and models.<br />
No getaway would be complete<br />
without some retail therapy, so<br />
do pay a visit to Grand Arcade,<br />
the award-winning shopping<br />
centre situated in the heart of<br />
Cambridge. For a more peaceful<br />
shopping experience, head to<br />
Burwash Manor. This group of<br />
converted farm buildings houses a<br />
collection of independent, unique<br />
shops and tea rooms as well as a<br />
day spa – all open seven days a<br />
week. All 15 shops have something<br />
different to offer, from designer<br />
clothing and jewellery to delicious<br />
organic produce and wines.<br />
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SOUTHAMPTON<br />
48 HOURS IN<br />
SOUTHAMPTON<br />
Located on Hampshire’s south coast, the historic<br />
city of Southampton is much more than just a<br />
cruise stop or shopping destination. Its appeal<br />
lies in its superb art and heritage attractions,<br />
diverse nightlife, top theatres, lively events<br />
programme and of course the excitement and<br />
charm of a bustling waterfront location.<br />
SOUTHAMPTON HARBOUR HOTEL<br />
Southampton’s location also makes it ideal for<br />
exploring the beautiful New Forest National<br />
Park while the Solent coastline is perfect for<br />
sailing or as a gateway to the Isle of Wight.<br />
So, if you're looking to enjoy the finest<br />
shopping, culture, entertainment and leisure,<br />
there's no better place than Southampton.<br />
GETTING THERE<br />
As of May 2019, Aurigny now operates twice-daily<br />
flights direct from Guernsey to Southampton. The airline<br />
also operates regular daily flights between Alderney and<br />
Southampton.<br />
CHECK IN<br />
£££ SOUTHAMPTON HARBOUR HOTEL<br />
It might be on the pricier side, but the Southampton<br />
Harbour Hotel is one of Southampton's newest hotels<br />
and sits on the popular Ocean Village Marina. The hotel<br />
is five star and offers luxurious rooms, a spa and two<br />
restaurants.<br />
SOUTHAMPTON HARBOUR HOTEL<br />
££ HILTON AT THE AGEAS BOWL<br />
If you are looking for a hotel on the outskirts of the<br />
city, the Hilton at the Ageas Bowl, is located next to<br />
Hampshire’s famous cricket ground and a selection of the<br />
rooms have balconies overlooking the pitch. This hotel<br />
offers an award-winning restaurant, luxury spa and an<br />
18-hole golf course.<br />
£ PREMIER INN<br />
Based right in the city centre by WestQuay, at Premier<br />
Inn you'll be able to pick up a few must-haves before<br />
heading back to the hotel for a much-needed rest.<br />
Premier Inn guarantees clean, comfortable rooms and<br />
friendly and efficient service - everything you need for a<br />
good night's sleep.<br />
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VIEW FROM HILTON AT THE AGEAS BOWL
DAY 1<br />
2PM – TITANIC CONNECTIONS<br />
10AM – RETAIL THERAPY<br />
Start your trip with some shopping at the magnificent<br />
WestQuay. With more than 100 shops, spend your<br />
morning browsing your favourite stores and enjoy<br />
a coffee or bite to eat at some of the many eateries.<br />
Southampton is also home to the Marlands shopping<br />
centre, a busy High Street and the only Ikea in the south<br />
of <strong>En</strong>gland.<br />
SEACITY MUSEUM<br />
On the 12 April 1912, Titanic left Southampton<br />
heading for New York via Cherbourg, France and<br />
Queenstown, Ireland. Today you can explore<br />
Southampton and its Titanic connections by visiting<br />
SeaCity Museum. If you want to stretch your legs,<br />
walk the Titanic Trail, a self-guided route, which will<br />
take you to key locations across the city including<br />
the Titanic <strong>En</strong>gineers' Memorial in East Park and the<br />
Titanic Musicians' Memorial in Cumberland Place.<br />
4PM – SPITFIRE BIRTHPLACE<br />
MIDDAY – QUIRKY GRUB<br />
WESTQUAY<br />
It’s time for some lunch, so make your way to the<br />
Art House Café, located in Southampton’s cultural<br />
quarter. Described as a ‘place that’s different from<br />
anywhere you’ve ever been’, this quirky coffee shop<br />
is also a local, not-for-profit art gallery and creative<br />
space. Tuck into a wide selection of delicious organic<br />
food, including options for vegetarians and vegans.<br />
Just a short drive away is Solent Sky, a hidden<br />
gem of a museum, which tells the story of the<br />
legendary Spitfire designed in Southampton. Here<br />
you can also explore the history of the development<br />
of aviation in the Solent area. Get up close to<br />
planes from all eras, adventure inside some of the<br />
cockpits and hear stories from the expert guides.<br />
SOLENT SKY MUSEUM<br />
SOLENT SKY MUSEUM<br />
7PM – DINING ON OXFORD STREET<br />
As one of the most historic streets in Southampton,<br />
Oxford Street offers a dining experience with a<br />
touch of class. Whether it's breakfast, lunch or<br />
dinner you can enjoy a delicious meal at the White<br />
Star Tavern, an award-winning, pub, restaurant and<br />
hotel. Named after the White Star Line, the company<br />
which owned the Titanic, here you can tuck into<br />
pub classics and elegant modern creations.<br />
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DAY 2<br />
9AM – WALK THE CITY<br />
There's no better way to get a feel for a city than<br />
walking around it, so start your day on one of the<br />
SeeSouthampton Walking Tours. Choose from a vast<br />
range of tours, including the Mayflower 400, the<br />
Titanic Trail or the popular Vaults and Vino. Visit part<br />
of the medieval town, explore the vaults which stored<br />
French wine back in the 13th century and experience<br />
wine tasting in an iconic 14th-century building.<br />
SEESOUTHAMPTON WALKING TOURS<br />
12.30PM – BEER TASTING<br />
Taste some of the best beers in Southampton at<br />
the Dancing Man Brewery. Situated in a medieval<br />
Wool House built in the 14th century, visits include<br />
a welcome, tour of the brewery to learn how beer is<br />
produced and understand the different styles of beer,<br />
and most importantly you get to taste the beers.<br />
3PM – GREEN SPACE<br />
Southampton has plenty of green spaces for those<br />
who like to sit and relax in a park or enjoy a stroll in<br />
the sunshine. Southampton Common is a Site of<br />
Specific Scientific Interest, located just outside the<br />
city centre to the north. Stretching 326 acres, this<br />
lovely expanse of green space is home to grasslands,<br />
wetlands, nature trails, parkland, a cemetery, a fishing<br />
lake and a play area.<br />
8PM – GRANDE FINALE<br />
DANCING MAN BREWERY<br />
You’ll find three theatres in Southampton offering<br />
major shows and performances. The Mayflower<br />
Theatre is Southampton’s oldest theatre while the<br />
Nuffield Southampton Theatres are located in the<br />
city centre. Each offers a programme of West <strong>En</strong>d<br />
touring shows, internationally acclaimed performers,<br />
and famous comedians throughout the year.<br />
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ADVERTORIAL<br />
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In the last few years, the<br />
number of islanders choosing to<br />
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cooking on and heating with gas<br />
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Upgrading to any new heating<br />
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You may wish to consider<br />
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Think of your home like a car.<br />
The oil or gas used to power<br />
your heating is converted into<br />
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gases help accelerate the harmful<br />
impacts of climate change<br />
which we’re often exposed to,<br />
or have seen in the news.<br />
THE FUTURE IS ELECTRIC<br />
How can electric heating make<br />
a positive change? During 2018,<br />
over 86% of Guernsey’s electricity<br />
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renewable energy plays a key role<br />
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by powering our homes with<br />
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power generated locally at<br />
Guernsey Electricity, meaning<br />
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energy use is rapidly growing<br />
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Summer is the best time to<br />
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You can enjoy the warmer<br />
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SUMMER IS THE BEST TIME TO SWITCH TO A NEW HEATING SYSTEM.<br />
YOU CAN ENJOY THE WARMER TEMPERATURES AND KNOW THAT<br />
WHILE THE HEATING IS SWITCHED OFF, YOUR HOME IS BEING<br />
UPGRADED TO 100% EFFICIENT, CLEANER ELECTRIC HEATING FOR A<br />
COSY HOME IN TIME FOR WINTER. IT PAYS TO PLAN AHEAD<br />
temperatures and know that<br />
while the heating is switched off,<br />
your home is being upgraded to<br />
100% efficient, cleaner electric<br />
heating for a cosy home in time<br />
for winter. It pays to plan ahead.<br />
THINK OF YOUR HOME<br />
LIKE A CAR. THE OIL<br />
OR GAS USED TO<br />
POWER YOUR HEATING<br />
IS CONVERTED INTO<br />
ENERGY, WITH TOXIC<br />
EMISSIONS RELEASED<br />
THROUGH A<br />
PROPERTY’S FLUE<br />
Often islanders don’t think<br />
about their heating until it stops<br />
working. If this happens during<br />
the winter, weeks without heat<br />
could be very inconvenient.<br />
From quote to switch-on, a<br />
quality heating installation<br />
might take 8-12 weeks allowing<br />
for lead time. The majority of<br />
those who have switched during<br />
the summer months find the<br />
changeover straightforward<br />
and simple, particularly those<br />
preferring to keep their current<br />
radiators and controllers.<br />
Electric heating can be fitted to<br />
these existing structures, or be<br />
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When you need to replace<br />
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THE CATCH<br />
Small, friendly, family-run restaurants, offering fresh local food, served in stylish<br />
yet comfortable surroundings are becoming increasingly difficult to find, but<br />
that’s exactly what you’ll experience when you visit The Catch in Guernsey.<br />
Located on the seafront in the<br />
heart of St Peter Port, this gem<br />
of a restaurant is unassuming<br />
from the outside, but venture up<br />
to its elevated first-floor location<br />
and you’re in for a treat. The<br />
atmosphere is immediately relaxed<br />
and welcoming, helped by the<br />
warm décor which manages<br />
what should be an impossible<br />
balance of hearty and rustic, yet<br />
hip and stylish. The thick granite<br />
white washed walls and sturdy<br />
wooden beams provide the<br />
perfect backdrop to more vibrant<br />
and modern touches such as<br />
the fabrics on the booth seating,<br />
the leather chairs and the stylish<br />
nautical-themed yacht and fish<br />
ornaments. The restaurant has<br />
a calming and relaxing blue<br />
undertone throughout, from the<br />
stunning wave design place mats<br />
and the gentle lighting in the bar<br />
to the beautiful fabric used on<br />
the booth seating, and of course<br />
the stunning blue sea that fills the<br />
view from each of the windows.<br />
That takes us on nicely to<br />
discuss the views, as they certainly<br />
deserve a mention of their own!<br />
The Catch is located right by<br />
St Peter Port harbour so the<br />
windows beautifully frame views<br />
of boats bobbing in the marina<br />
with a backdrop of Castle Cornet<br />
and the neighbouring islands of<br />
LOCATED ON THE<br />
SEAFRONT IN THE<br />
HEART OF ST PETER<br />
PORT THIS GEM OF<br />
A REST<strong>AUR</strong>ANT IS<br />
UNASSUMING FROM<br />
THE OUTSIDE, BUT<br />
VENTURE UP TO ITS<br />
ELEVATED FIRST-FLOOR<br />
LOCATION AND YOU’RE<br />
IN FOR A TREAT.<br />
Herm and Sark. It’s a breathtaking<br />
view and worth asking for<br />
a window table when you book.<br />
The views from the window<br />
also remind you just how close<br />
you are to the harbour and the<br />
fresh catch being brought in<br />
from the surrounding waters by<br />
the fishermen. The menu at The<br />
Catch states that they use the<br />
‘freshest local seafood available’<br />
and seeing that the fish could<br />
practically jump from the sea to<br />
your plate it’s easy to believe. But<br />
the real proof is in the food being<br />
served, and it doesn’t disappoint!<br />
As you’d expect, the menu<br />
has a bias towards seafood, with<br />
dishes such as Tuna Steak with<br />
Cornish Dules Seaweed and<br />
Wasabi Mash, Local Fillet of Brill<br />
with Basmati Rice and Crayfish<br />
A La Crème, and Langoustine,<br />
Razor Clam and Mussels to<br />
name but a few of the dishes<br />
that make up the From The Sea<br />
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Reviews<br />
‘Lovely layout’<br />
‘Lovely layout, very friendly and<br />
attentive staff. Great food. Seafood is<br />
one of our favourites and we weren't<br />
disappointed. Dover sole and Lobster<br />
Thermidor, fab! Reasonably priced<br />
and a great evening. Vegetarian and<br />
gluten-free options also available.’<br />
‘Good location’<br />
‘We had a group lunch and most of<br />
us had the steak. Food was great, and<br />
were not rushed even though the<br />
place was very busy. Good location<br />
as you can view St Peter Port on their<br />
small balcony. Definitely will be back!<br />
5 star!’<br />
‘Blown away by our<br />
dinner experience’<br />
‘I was blown away by our dinner<br />
experience. The place is gorgeous<br />
with a lot of character and fantastic<br />
views. Our waiter was very friendly<br />
and attentive. Everything was<br />
homemade from pesto to even bread.<br />
The sweet potato fries were fried to<br />
perfection and that is to me hardly<br />
ever the case. The food was fresh and<br />
looked spectacular. The manager/<br />
owner was lovely and passionate<br />
about all they do. It was so nice to<br />
see as I feel it is becoming rare. I<br />
cannot recommend enough and I am<br />
considering coming back for lunch<br />
tomorrow before my trip back home!’<br />
section of the menu. In addition to this there is<br />
also a good range of fresh daily specials on the<br />
blackboard. There is also an entire section of Moules<br />
Frites with an incredible eight different flavours<br />
available inspired by places around the world.<br />
There’s also a small selection of oyster options.<br />
The starters are almost entirely seafood based<br />
such as Guernsey Crab Cakes and Gin-Cured<br />
Salmon Carpaccio, but there is a further selection<br />
of non-seafood options in the Vegan and<br />
Vegetarian menu which we’ll cover shortly.<br />
The wonderfully named ‘Land Ahoy’ section of<br />
the menu features a range of meat-based options,<br />
including a decent selection of steaks, but perhaps<br />
the most surprising element of the menu is the<br />
very well put together and imaginative ‘Vegan and<br />
Vegetarian’ menu. Starters include Halloumi Fries,<br />
with the mains section featuring dishes like Vegetable<br />
Tagine and Gnocchi and Roasted Cherry Tomato.<br />
In addition to their main menu there’s also a<br />
Speedy Lunch Menu for £12 which includes<br />
a drink and guarantees your food within 30<br />
minutes, and an Early Dinner Menu available<br />
Monday to Saturday from 5.30-6.45pm for two<br />
courses at £15 or three courses for £17.50.<br />
The Catch is a restaurant in a great location,<br />
offering stunning views, a relaxed ambience with a<br />
fresh and interesting menu. What’s not to love?!<br />
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thecatch.gg<br />
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Above the Rockmount, La Reunion’s team produces<br />
delicious food in relaxed surroundings, with a view that<br />
we believe is one of the best in Guernsey.<br />
Call in for a refreshing glass of Rose and a<br />
bowl of moules on the terrace – or try one of<br />
our cocktails at the stylish bar.<br />
01481 255600 www.lareunion.gg<br />
The Rockmount overlooks Cobo beach<br />
on the stunning west coast of Guernsey.<br />
The Rocky is a place for everyone,<br />
offering a large menu with an<br />
ever-changing selection of real ales,<br />
an extensive range of beers, wines<br />
and spirits and our own ‘Rocky cider’.<br />
With one of the best views on the island,<br />
it is well worth a visit.<br />
01481 252778 www.therocky.gg<br />
The Imperial Hotel is located in one of the<br />
Channel Island’s most picturesque settings - overlooking<br />
the beautiful Rocquaine Bay in Torteval, Guernsey.<br />
Our kitchen serves modern British food, that highlights<br />
the best locally sourced ingredients, in our<br />
relaxing restaurant.<br />
The Slaughterhouse is situated in the heart of<br />
St Peter Port, close to Castle Cornet.<br />
Serving locally sourced British cuisine for lunch<br />
and dinner. Or enjoy a drink in our sheltered<br />
courtyard with views over Havelet Bay.<br />
t: 01481 264044 www.theimperial.gg<br />
T: 01481 712123<br />
www.slaughterhouse.gg<br />
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THE LOCAL<br />
CUISINE<br />
SCENE<br />
Food<br />
Guernsey boasts over 150 top restaurants.<br />
<strong>En</strong> <strong>Voyage</strong> profiles local chef LYNSEY CRAGGS<br />
and her flourishing career at RANDALLS<br />
LYNSEY CRAGGS<br />
EXECUTIVE CHEF AT RANDALLS<br />
How did you end up at Randalls?.<br />
I had lived in Guernsey for eight<br />
years and moved to Hampshire<br />
for two. Whilst living in Hampshire<br />
I visited friends back in Guernsey<br />
and heard about the refurb of The<br />
Rockmount (in 2014). A friend<br />
mentioned to Ian Rogers that I<br />
might be interested in the Head<br />
Chef position there so a meeting<br />
was arranged, and I was offered<br />
the job, which I accepted.<br />
When you were younger, what did<br />
you want to be when you grew up?<br />
At college I wanted to be a criminal<br />
psychologist. I then found out I had<br />
to go to university for seven years,<br />
so I quickly changed my mind.<br />
What made you want to be a chef?<br />
I’d always enjoyed cooking as my<br />
grandma and grandad were bakers.<br />
I was at college doing A levels<br />
(psychology, <strong>En</strong>glish lit and French)<br />
and I was working part time in a pub<br />
as a barmaid, the chef didn’t turn<br />
up one day, so I covered the shift<br />
and really enjoyed it. I finished my<br />
A levels then went to work as an<br />
admin assistant for the local council,<br />
which was the most boring year of<br />
my life, so I thought about what I<br />
actually enjoyed doing - which was<br />
cooking - and I did it. I went back to<br />
college part time and worked in a<br />
restaurant full time. And that was it.<br />
Where was your first cooking<br />
job? My first real chef job was in<br />
a restaurant called The Cleveland<br />
Tontine in North Yorkshire. The<br />
menu at the time I was there was<br />
made up of mainly local ingredients<br />
with quite a classic style of cooking.<br />
What’s the most challenging thing<br />
about being a chef? The most<br />
challenging thing I find about being<br />
a chef is the long hours and lack of<br />
a ‘normal’ life. I’m lucky I have an<br />
understanding partner! The lack of<br />
skilled chefs is also very challenging<br />
at times, and more so now.<br />
What is your favourite dish to cook?<br />
My favourite dish to cook would<br />
have to be a Sunday roast at home.<br />
What is your favourite food<br />
memory? Most of my memories of<br />
eating great food are my favourite at<br />
the time! I just love eating.<br />
Where would you like to travel<br />
to for the food that you haven’t<br />
been to before? I’d have to say<br />
I would like to travel to Thailand<br />
or Korea for the food. You do get<br />
great restaurants now where you<br />
can sample different cuisines, but<br />
obviously being there eating the real<br />
deal would be so much better.<br />
Lynsey's top tip<br />
'My top cooking tip would be to always make an effort<br />
to make things from scratch using quality ingredients,<br />
rather than buying ready-made. There are so many<br />
great recipes out there but also don’t be afraid to<br />
go off recipe and add your own touch to dishes.<br />
You know what you like so be adventurous.'<br />
THE ROCKMOUNT IMAGE ©LUCY JAMES<br />
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BUSINESS NEWS<br />
82 NEWS BULLETIN<br />
The latest business news from<br />
the Bailiwick of Guernsey<br />
88 LOCATE GUERNSEY<br />
A better life for you<br />
in Guernsey<br />
98 WE ARE GUERNSEY<br />
Guernsey Finance hosts milestone<br />
10th Guernsey Funds Forum<br />
101 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS<br />
PROTECTING THE DATA<br />
Carey Olsen discusses how GDPR<br />
is impacting local M&A activity<br />
104 BUSINESS INTERVIEW<br />
Meet Kenrick Brooks, Head of Sales<br />
& Relationships, Guernsey Electricity<br />
HIGH-FLYING 112<br />
The latest appointments from<br />
leading Guernsey businesses<br />
HOW MODERN ARE<br />
YOU WORKING? 123<br />
By Olly Duquemin,<br />
CEO of Resolution IT<br />
FACES OF BUSINESS 125<br />
<strong>En</strong> <strong>Voyage</strong> speaks to Head of Ogier's<br />
Dispute Resolution Team, Mathew Newman<br />
REBELLION 127<br />
By Mark Bousfield, Group Managing<br />
Director at Ravenscroft<br />
HOW TO INVEST IN<br />
YOUR OWN CAREER 135<br />
By Sarah Elliott, Senior Recruitment<br />
Consultant at Alexander Daniels Offshore<br />
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Business<br />
BUSINESS NEWS<br />
Page 97<br />
Tax<br />
touchpoints<br />
for offshore<br />
trusts<br />
Page 103<br />
Protecting<br />
our oceans<br />
Page 111<br />
Shared<br />
residence<br />
orders: getting<br />
the balance<br />
right<br />
CAREY OLSEN<br />
ADVISES ANACAP<br />
Lawyers from Carey Olsen's<br />
corporate team in Guernsey have<br />
advised AnaCap Financial Partners<br />
(AnaCap), the specialist European<br />
financial services private equity<br />
firm on its acquisition of a majority<br />
stake in SundhedsGruppen A/S<br />
(SundhedsGruppen), which<br />
consists of Dansk Sundhedssikring<br />
AS, an independent Danish private<br />
health insurance provider, and<br />
PrimaCare A/S a provider of<br />
healthcare networks.<br />
The financial details for this<br />
arrangement were not disclosed.<br />
The Carey Olsen team was led<br />
by partner Ben Morgan with<br />
assistance from senior associate<br />
Imogen Payne and associate<br />
Kristina Mikhaylova. The firm<br />
advised on all Guernsey elements<br />
of the transaction, as well as<br />
providing strategic input into the<br />
structuring of the deal.<br />
Ben said 'We are delighted to have<br />
supported our long-standing<br />
client AnaCap on its latest<br />
acquisition of a business poised<br />
for international growth. We look<br />
forward to working with them<br />
again soon.'<br />
SANDPIPER LISTS ON TISE<br />
Channel Islands retailer SandpiperCI Group Limited has<br />
listed and commenced dealings on The International<br />
Stock Exchange (TISE).<br />
Sandpiper has also entered TISE’s Channel Islands market<br />
segment, which is dedicated to trading companies<br />
operating from Guernsey or Jersey which issue equity that<br />
is listed on the Exchange.<br />
Fiona Le Poidevin, CEO of The International Stock Exchange<br />
Group (TISEG), said: ‘I am delighted to welcome Sandpiper<br />
to TISE and to our Channel Islands segment. Sandpiper<br />
joins a growing cluster of Channel Islands-headquartered<br />
companies which are listed on TISE. It is fantastic that this<br />
now includes a locally owned business that is synonymous<br />
with well-known brands such as M&S, Costa Coffee, Burger<br />
King and Laura Ashley, and which each of us in the islands<br />
interacts with on an almost daily basis.'<br />
Tony O’Neill, CEO of Sandpiper, said: ‘We are very pleased<br />
to have successfully listed on TISE and welcome all new<br />
shareholders to the company. This listing is the culmination<br />
of strong performance over the last three years since<br />
the company was taken into local ownership. The TISE<br />
listing raises our profile while, at the same time, enabling<br />
wider participation in the ownership of the company and<br />
providing an ongoing market for the shares. We now<br />
have more than 120 new shareholders, the vast majority<br />
of whom are Channel Islands residents, which is entirely<br />
appropriate for the largest retailer in the islands.'<br />
Sandpiper’s Listing Sponsor and Market Maker on TISE<br />
is Ravenscroft Limited, which also acts as investment<br />
manager to Bailiwick Investments Limited, a shareholder<br />
in Sandpiper.<br />
Carey Olsen’s corporate team in Jersey acted as lead<br />
counsel in advising Sandpiper on the transaction.<br />
VAIIE LAUNCHES<br />
IN GUERNSEY<br />
A new digital business focusing on<br />
internal and external communications<br />
has launched in Guernsey. Vaiie offers<br />
a range of services from customer<br />
communication management<br />
platforms and digital transformation<br />
software to communications<br />
campaign management tools.<br />
The new business is a collective<br />
venture between the team behind<br />
Jersey Post’s digital services and the<br />
Guernsey-based development team<br />
of pan-island communications and<br />
digital agency TPA, led by Managing<br />
Director Nigel Kennedy.<br />
Lee Bosio, Director of Vaiie, said that<br />
the new company will be providing<br />
smart solutions for local businesses:<br />
‘Digital technology is revolutionising<br />
the ways businesses work and our<br />
range of services enables local<br />
companies to take advantage of<br />
the latest solutions to work smarter.<br />
Digital services and e-commerce<br />
are increasingly common but<br />
remain an untapped resource for<br />
many businesses in Guernsey. We’re<br />
L-R: Nigel Kennedy, Matthew Bain, David McGrath and Lee Bosio<br />
providing new ways for businesses<br />
to reach their customers and are<br />
going to work with them to devise<br />
bespoke campaigns and solutions.’<br />
Vaiie is backed by the collective<br />
experience of Jersey Post Digital and<br />
TPA, allowing it to offer a full-service<br />
solution that includes identifying<br />
digital opportunities and building the<br />
platforms to deliver these services for<br />
the benefit of businesses.<br />
Business Development Manager<br />
Matthew Bain will manage the<br />
initial growth of Vaiie in Guernsey<br />
with the team at TPA. ‘The first<br />
part of my job is to engage with<br />
local businesses and find out what<br />
they want,’ said Matthew. ‘Every<br />
business is different but having<br />
the agility of a start-up backed by<br />
nearly 20 years of experience in<br />
the communications industry will<br />
enable us to serve businesses of all<br />
sizes and requirements.<br />
‘Once we have established a good<br />
base we have a real aspiration to<br />
grow the business in Guernsey and<br />
create jobs. We’re ambitious and<br />
we know that there is appetite for<br />
digital services and new solutions to<br />
customer communications.’<br />
82 <strong>En</strong> <strong>Voyage</strong> | Aurigny’s Magazine
FIRST CENTRAL<br />
POWERS STUDENT<br />
INNOVATION<br />
More than 40 students from the<br />
College of Further Education<br />
and the Grammar School &<br />
Sixth Form Centre attended an<br />
‘Ideathon’ to tackle real-world<br />
problems using technology.<br />
The programme, co-constructed<br />
by First Central Insurance &<br />
Technology Group and the<br />
Digital Greenhouse team, was<br />
created as a way of developing<br />
opportunities for young people to<br />
engage with digital technologies.<br />
The students were presented with<br />
two problem statements and tasked<br />
with finding a creative technologybased<br />
solution. At the end of the<br />
session, students presented their<br />
ideas to each other, as well as<br />
judges from the Digital Greenhouse<br />
and First Central Insurance &<br />
Technology Group.<br />
The award for ‘most commercial<br />
promise’ went to a team from the<br />
College of Further Education, who<br />
won for their idea ‘Move it, Make it’;<br />
an app that gamified active travel to<br />
encourage its users to abandon their<br />
ABN AMRO ANNOUNCES<br />
SALE OF ABN AMRO<br />
(CHANNEL ISLANDS)<br />
LIMITED TO BUTTERFIELD<br />
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. has announced<br />
its signing of an agreement with<br />
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited<br />
('Butterfield') for the sale of ABN<br />
AMRO’s Channel Islands operations to<br />
Butterfield. The proposed transaction,<br />
which is still subject to regulatory<br />
approvals, is expected to close before<br />
the end of Q3 2019.<br />
Pieter van Mierlo, CEO of ABN AMRO<br />
Private Banking, said: 'We are a<br />
leading private bank in north-west<br />
Europe and are currently investing in,<br />
and further integrating, our activities<br />
across our core markets. The wealth<br />
management market is fast changing<br />
cars and walk instead. Meanwhile,<br />
the prize for ‘most innovative<br />
concept’ was awarded to a team<br />
from the Grammar School, who<br />
were praised for their underground<br />
transport concept.<br />
Lucy Kirby, Head of Digital at the<br />
Digital Greenhouse, said: 'The<br />
students showed a high level of<br />
innovation and digital creativity.<br />
It’s great to be able to work with<br />
industry to enable young people to<br />
build and develop these essential<br />
critical thinking, problem solving and<br />
collaborative skills for their futures.<br />
'The feedback from the students<br />
was very positive. They got a buzz<br />
from the fast pace and took home<br />
some useful tools to get the ideas<br />
flowing, particularly engaging with<br />
design thinking processes.'<br />
John Davison, Chief Information<br />
Officer for First Central, said: 'The<br />
Ideathon is part of our Digital<br />
Innovators Programme, which<br />
is designed to develop the skills<br />
required for our evolving digital<br />
economy. Career opportunities in<br />
technology and creative sectors<br />
are more exciting than ever before.<br />
It’s essential for young people<br />
to have a space where they can<br />
develop digital skills on-island.'<br />
and consolidating further as scale<br />
is becoming more important. As<br />
communicated at our Investor Day in<br />
November 2018, in private banking<br />
we focus on onshore private banking,<br />
pursuing organic and inorganic<br />
growth in our core markets. We<br />
concluded that the transfer of our<br />
activities in the Channel Islands to<br />
Butterfield would be a logical fit with<br />
this strategy and in the best interest<br />
of clients and staff.'<br />
Butterfield is a full-service bank and<br />
wealth manager, publicly traded on<br />
the New York Stock Exchange. With<br />
the addition of ABN AMRO Channel<br />
Islands, Butterfield will significantly<br />
expand its presence in the Channel<br />
Islands. ABN AMRO Channel Islands<br />
manages over EUR 7 billion in client<br />
assets. It is estimated the transaction<br />
will have a slightly positive effect on<br />
the CET1 ratio.<br />
C5’S ISLAND CLOUD GIVES<br />
LOCAL BUSINESSES A<br />
SILVER LINING<br />
It is essential for local businesses<br />
to take advantage of cloud<br />
technology and the Channel<br />
Islands is an ideal location for<br />
cloud infrastructure, clients and<br />
industry leaders heard at events<br />
held by C5 Alliance in partnership<br />
with Hewlett Packard <strong>En</strong>terprise<br />
(HPE) and Rubrik.<br />
Discussions focused on how<br />
Channel Island businesses can<br />
tackle digital transformation by<br />
using cloud technology. The<br />
event provided the business<br />
community with the chance to<br />
ask questions and understand<br />
how certain cloud technologies<br />
can meet the requirements<br />
of any business. Experts also<br />
advised on the 'right mix' of cloud<br />
technologies, data management<br />
and protection.<br />
C5 Alliance launched its new<br />
local cloud platform, Island<br />
Cloud, which has been designed<br />
to suit the needs of businesses<br />
in Guernsey and Jersey whether<br />
they require their data to reside<br />
within the islands, to meet data<br />
sovereignty requirements, or to<br />
take full advantage of what the<br />
public cloud can offer.<br />
Steve Stanton, Senior Consultant<br />
at C5 Alliance, explained:<br />
'Guernsey and Jersey have<br />
great digital infrastructure and<br />
connectivity, with an established<br />
culture of data protection, a<br />
prosperous economy and a<br />
digitally-focused government<br />
making them a fitting location for<br />
cloud infrastructure.<br />
'Island Cloud is an enterpriseready,<br />
cost-effective, multitenantsolution,<br />
offering scalable<br />
resources that are seamless<br />
and easy to consume. With the<br />
ability to create a fluid hybrid<br />
cloud connection between<br />
on-premise infrastructure and<br />
hyper scale public cloud, Island<br />
Cloud provides the best-inclass<br />
cloud capabilities.<br />
'Thanks to Rubrik, Island Cloud<br />
has instant availability for all<br />
applications on one platform.<br />
It can deliver fast backup<br />
performance, instant recovery,<br />
it is easy to use and offers cost<br />
savings. All applications and data<br />
ingested by Rubrik are stored and<br />
can’t be modified by an external<br />
or internal operation, ensuring<br />
data is immune to malicious<br />
activity such as ransomware.'<br />
BUSINESS NEWS<br />
83
Business<br />
BUSINESS NEWS<br />
FREEDOM ASSET<br />
MANAGEMENT OPENS<br />
REGULATED BRANCH IN ABU<br />
DHABI GLOBAL MARKET<br />
Freedom Asset Management<br />
Limited, the Guernsey<br />
headquartered private client and<br />
family office investment business,<br />
has announced the opening of<br />
its regulated branch in the<br />
recently created International<br />
Financial Centre, Abu Dhabi<br />
Global Market (ADGM).<br />
CEO Sandrine Reynaud said,<br />
'Freedom is building on its existing<br />
strong client relationships in the<br />
UAE’s largest emirate. In addition<br />
to developing a local investor<br />
network, we anticipate using<br />
our ADGM regulated product<br />
infrastructure to complement our<br />
Guernsey platform by creating<br />
fund structures for our global<br />
family office client group.'<br />
Freedom’s Principal Adrian Harris<br />
and CIO Simon Fentham-Fletcher<br />
are leading the new office, both<br />
have been travelling regularly to<br />
the region for the last 15 years.<br />
Sandrine Reynaud added,<br />
'Freedom’s Guernsey office<br />
remains at the centre of the<br />
enlarged business and we expect<br />
to be working with a number<br />
of existing Guernsey partners<br />
to execute our ADGM business<br />
plans. This is about extending<br />
the reach of our business, which<br />
we set up almost five years ago<br />
in Guernsey. Freedom likes<br />
opportunities where we see little<br />
competition on the ground, but a<br />
significant client and investment<br />
opportunity. The regional growth<br />
of UAE and its economic stability,<br />
combined with the strong<br />
regulated framework of ADGM<br />
and objective of becoming a<br />
regional leading financial centre,<br />
makes it a perfect place to widen<br />
our operation.'<br />
L-R: Lydia McClean, Radek Sadowski, Aimee Sarre and Megan Diamond<br />
BUTTERFIELD TRUST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVES<br />
GLOBAL SUCCESS IN STEP QUALIFICATION<br />
Butterfield Trust Administrator<br />
Aimee Sarre has received a<br />
Worldwide Excellence Award from<br />
the Society of Trust and Estate<br />
Practitioners (STEP) for achieving<br />
the highest mark globally in the<br />
STEP Advanced Certificate in Trustee<br />
Investment & Financial Appraisal.<br />
Aimee has been awarded the STEP<br />
Diploma in International Trust<br />
Management with distinction and is<br />
therefore a registered Trustee and<br />
Estate Practitioner.<br />
‘STEP is the trust industry’s leading<br />
professional body so I’m proud to<br />
receive a Worldwide Excellence<br />
Award from the organisation.<br />
Completing the diploma has<br />
increased my skillset and knowledge<br />
of the trust and fiduciary sector<br />
and has provided me with the<br />
relevant tools to progress my<br />
career at Butterfield Trust. It’s also<br />
enabled me to network and build<br />
relationships with other industry<br />
professionals,’ said Aimee.<br />
A number of other Butterfield<br />
employees have also completed<br />
industry exams. Trust Administrator<br />
Lydia McClean completed her final<br />
STEP Advanced Certificate in Trustee<br />
Investment and Financial Appraisal<br />
and has now been awarded the<br />
STEP Diploma in International Trust<br />
Management with distinction. Lydia<br />
is now a registered Trustee and<br />
Estate Practitioner.<br />
Assistant Trust Officer Megan<br />
Diamond completed her final<br />
STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust<br />
Creation Law and Practice. She<br />
has now been awarded the STEP<br />
Diploma in International Trust<br />
Management with distinction. Client<br />
Accounting Manager Radek Sadowski<br />
also completed the Advanced<br />
Certificate in Trust Creation: Law and<br />
Practice with distinction.<br />
Lindsay Ozanne, Deputy Managing<br />
Director at Butterfield Trust<br />
(Guernsey) Limited, said: 'We are<br />
thrilled with the results our employees<br />
have achieved in their recent<br />
examinations. Their successes are<br />
testament to months of hard work<br />
and dedication. For Aimee to achieve<br />
the highest mark globally in her<br />
final STEP module is an outstanding<br />
achievement. At Butterfield, we<br />
are committed to nurturing and<br />
supporting the next generation of<br />
leaders in the Trust industry.'<br />
SURE TO OFFER<br />
TRUSTWAVE MANAGED<br />
SECURITY SERVICES<br />
Trustwave, a leading cybersecurity<br />
and managed security services<br />
provider, and Sure have announced<br />
a partnership to offer Trustwave<br />
Managed Security Services and<br />
other cybersecurity solutions to help<br />
organisations combat cyber threats,<br />
protect data and reduce security<br />
risk. The alliance addresses data<br />
sovereignty and other challenges<br />
organisations face to help ensure<br />
offshore data is properly housed,<br />
handled and protected.<br />
Trustwave Managed Security<br />
Services offer a viable path for Sure<br />
customers to address advanced<br />
information security threats<br />
while alleviating the pressures<br />
created by resource constraints,<br />
skills shortages, compliance<br />
requirements and the rapid<br />
adoption of new technologies.<br />
As a key element of the partnership,<br />
Trustwave architected and<br />
developed a platform that will be<br />
deployed within Sure’s Channel<br />
Island data centres providing<br />
a service that analyses and<br />
correlates customer data against<br />
known and unknown threats<br />
while monitoring and identifying<br />
incidences as they happen.<br />
Ian Kelly, Chief Executive Officer<br />
at Sure, said, 'The threat landscape<br />
continues to rapidly shift, especially<br />
in regions that have distinctive data<br />
protection challenges because<br />
of industries served such as<br />
professional and financial services.<br />
'Our partnership with Trustwave<br />
will further cement Sure’s position<br />
as a leading provider of offshore<br />
security services by providing<br />
businesses with highly-advanced<br />
cybersecurity capabilities that<br />
scale as needed to address<br />
evolving threats and regulatory<br />
requirements--capabilities<br />
most would find impossible to<br />
achieve with given resources.'<br />
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BUSINESS NEWS<br />
OAK STRENGTHENS<br />
ITS FUND SERVICES<br />
OFFERING BY<br />
ACQUIRING IAG<br />
Oak has acquired International<br />
Administration Group (IAG).<br />
Founded in 2000, IAG is a specialist<br />
fund administration business<br />
headquartered in Guernsey with a<br />
team of 43. IAG delivers bespoke<br />
fund administration and depositary<br />
services to private equity, openended,<br />
listed and alternative asset<br />
fund structures and will become<br />
the centre of fund expertise within<br />
the Oak business.<br />
Oak, which is headquartered in<br />
Guernsey, launched in March<br />
this year. The business is the<br />
consolidation of Oak Trust Group,<br />
Consortia Partnership and Kreston<br />
IOM which between them have<br />
offices in Guernsey, Jersey, the<br />
Isle of Man, Malta and Mauritius.<br />
The acquisition of IAG with<br />
its established expertise and<br />
reputation in the provision of<br />
fund administration services will<br />
significantly enhance Oak’s multijurisdictional,<br />
high-quality fund<br />
services offering.<br />
Stuart Platt-Ransom, Chief<br />
Executive Officer of Oak, said: 'The<br />
IAG team has extensive experience<br />
within the funds industry - they<br />
are specialists in delivering a<br />
tailored and professional fund<br />
administration service, and<br />
I’m pleased that the highly<br />
knowledgeable team is joining Oak.<br />
'Our aim is to deliver financial<br />
solutions that exceed the<br />
expectations of our institutional<br />
and private clients worldwide. We<br />
build long-lasting relationships<br />
with our clients and intermediaries<br />
and director-led service delivery<br />
is customary, ensuring clients<br />
always receive a quality, personal<br />
and cost-effective service.'<br />
Alison Simpson, CEO of IAG,<br />
said: 'IAG is very excited to be<br />
joining Oak to strengthen its<br />
fund administration services.<br />
IAG wanted to capitalise on its<br />
growing reputation in the market<br />
for some time, but we recognised<br />
that we couldn’t do this alone.<br />
Oak provides us with a larger<br />
platform, opportunities in new<br />
jurisdictions, a broader range of<br />
services and solutions for our<br />
clients and complementary skills<br />
to help us achieve our goals.'<br />
The acquisition is subject<br />
to regulatory approvals but<br />
once completed Oak will<br />
employ more than 200 people<br />
across six jurisdictions.<br />
RECYCLING APP<br />
IS THE WINNING<br />
SOLUTION FROM<br />
IDEA-ATHON<br />
An app designed to improve the<br />
efficiency of recycling was the<br />
winner of the latest C5 Alliance<br />
Idea-athon.<br />
The annual competition, which is<br />
organised by pan-island technology<br />
solutions provider C5, poses<br />
community-based challenges to<br />
teams of industry experts including<br />
the States of Guernsey Innovation<br />
Lab, C5 Alliance employees and<br />
bursary students.<br />
This year the problem statements<br />
to be addressed included: How<br />
can we promote and increase the<br />
effectiveness of recycling on island?<br />
The winning idea was an app called<br />
‘In the bag’ which will scan difficult<br />
items of rubbish to ensure they are<br />
correctly disposed of by informing<br />
the user which bag they should<br />
go into. The data collected from<br />
the app will then be shared with<br />
the States of Guernsey in order to<br />
improve local recycling.<br />
After a day spent coming up with<br />
solutions to all three challenges,<br />
the teams selected their best idea<br />
and presented to a panel of judges<br />
comprising of Scott Workman OBE,<br />
Chief Executive Officer of C5, Jason<br />
Moriarty, Chief Operating Officer<br />
at the States of Guernsey, Deputy<br />
Lindsay De Sausmarez and Lucy Ann<br />
Kirby, Head of Digital, Economic<br />
Development at the Digital<br />
Greenhouse.<br />
Chief Executive Officer of C5<br />
Alliance Scott Workman said: 'It is<br />
really important for our employees<br />
to practise their innovation skills,<br />
especially when they are working<br />
collectively on solutions that will<br />
benefit our community and others<br />
further afield. The students bring<br />
an additional perspective and<br />
knowledge from their university<br />
studies and they gain a lot from the<br />
process as they are working with<br />
experts, networking and developing<br />
essential leadership skills.<br />
'We have high expectations after<br />
the success of last year’s project;<br />
the Coastal Clean Up app which<br />
we recently presented to a meeting<br />
of the British Irish Council and the<br />
Marine Litter Symposium, hosted by<br />
the Scottish Government. The app,<br />
which was developed by last year’s<br />
students, aims to help tackle marine<br />
pollution and is being launched later<br />
this year.'<br />
FIVE TIMES IN A ROW FOR ARC<br />
Asset Risk Consultants (ARC)<br />
has been named the Investment<br />
Monitoring & Consulting Company<br />
of the Year for the fifth year in a<br />
row at the Annual Citywealth Magic<br />
Circle awards. In addition, Suggestus,<br />
ARC’s research portal, was shortlisted<br />
for the FinTech Vendor of the Year.<br />
The Citywealth Magic Circle<br />
Awards recognise the best<br />
private client advisers and wealth<br />
managers in the industry.<br />
Jonny Gamble, ARC’s Head of<br />
Intermediaries, said: 'Winning this<br />
award once again is a testament to all<br />
who work within the ARC Group. We<br />
would like to thank Karen Jones, the<br />
team at Citywealth, the judging panel<br />
and those who voted and contributed;<br />
most of all we would like to thank all<br />
those who we work with.'<br />
ARC Group Managing Director<br />
Graham Harrison said: 'These<br />
awards are particularly special – they<br />
are unique in recognising private<br />
client consulting and reporting as<br />
a specialist field. Winning them on<br />
such a consistent basis, through<br />
the recognition of one’s peers, is a<br />
true reflection of the ethos at the<br />
heart of ARC that our clients value:<br />
to promote insight, innovation,<br />
independence and integrity.'<br />
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Gold website award<br />
Oi has also won Gold in the ‘Business to<br />
Consumer Website’ category at the global<br />
Hermes Creative Awards for the redesign<br />
and build of Aurigny’s website.<br />
Aurigny.com is now a multi-award-winning<br />
website having won a prestigious Platinum<br />
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the 2018 DotCOMM Awards.<br />
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Business<br />
A BETTER LIFE<br />
IN GUERNSEY<br />
While the UK is losing its head amid Brexit chaos, the<br />
Channel Islands are keeping theirs, quietly observing from<br />
the sidelines. Independently governed, Guernsey has<br />
never been part of the European Union’s single market for<br />
financial services, meaning any impending exit from the<br />
EU has little direct impact on Guernsey’s terms of trade in<br />
financial services with EU member states. Obviously this<br />
is very good news for any island-based business in the<br />
financial sector, but it is also reassuring for other business<br />
sectors as well as both existing and potential residents.<br />
It’s not just the UK corporate<br />
sectors that have been affected<br />
by Brexit – travel and property<br />
markets have also been hit hard.<br />
With Thomas Cook announcing<br />
its third profit warning in less than<br />
a year and tour operator bookings<br />
down 12%, ‘staycation’ travel sales<br />
to Guernsey are reportedly up by<br />
15%-20%*, buoyed by additional<br />
routes and timetables offered<br />
by the island’s airline, Aurigny,<br />
and others. Being a member of<br />
the Common Travel Area (CTA),<br />
visitors to Guernsey coming<br />
from the UK and Ireland are not<br />
required to travel with passports<br />
(photographic ID will suffice), and<br />
travel to the island from one of at<br />
least 20 daily flights from the UK<br />
can take as little as thirty minutes.<br />
It’s hardly surprising that<br />
Guernsey’s property market is<br />
experiencing an upturn, and<br />
not just as a result of those<br />
wishing to escape Brexit, as<br />
potential buyers from the UK<br />
are turning their interest to<br />
the more stable climate (both<br />
meteorologically and politically)<br />
that the island has to offer. In<br />
fact, estate agents in Guernsey<br />
reported that the last quarter of<br />
2018 saw a marked increase in<br />
property sales and enquiries, with<br />
favourable business environment<br />
and high quality of life being<br />
cited as the main reasons.<br />
Guernsey’s property market<br />
is split into two sectors – Open<br />
Market and Local Market, with<br />
the latter only for people with<br />
local roots or here because<br />
their employer has provided<br />
an Employment Permit. Open<br />
Market properties are a little more<br />
exclusive and can cost more, but<br />
the benefits of moving to the<br />
island, both tax and lifestyle-wise<br />
more than make up for it. For<br />
example, an Open Market Part<br />
A property purchased for more<br />
than £1.32 million within the first<br />
12 months of residency would<br />
entitle the buyer to a tax cap<br />
of £50k per year for up to four<br />
years. A family living in an Open<br />
Market Part A home can live and<br />
work in Guernsey indefinitely.<br />
Indeed, it has been well<br />
documented that the work/life<br />
balance is one of the greatest<br />
advantages to relocating to<br />
Guernsey. The typical commute to<br />
work is less than 15 minutes, and<br />
many people chose to walk, cycle<br />
or scooter the short distance,<br />
leaving plenty of time to fit in<br />
an activity before or after work.<br />
Plus there are no hoops to jump<br />
through - anyone with the right to<br />
live in the UK can live in an Open<br />
Market property in Guernsey.<br />
Warmer temperatures than<br />
mainland UK and 29 miles of<br />
impressive and varied coastline<br />
await visitors to the island.<br />
Guernsey offers an almost<br />
inexhaustible list of water sports<br />
including kayaking, surfing,<br />
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THE LAST QUARTER OF 2018 SAW<br />
A MARKED INCREASE IN PROPERTY<br />
SALES AND ENQUIRIES, WITH<br />
FAVOURABLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT<br />
AND HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE BEING<br />
CITED AS THE MAIN REASONS<br />
A better life for you<br />
charter boat rides, diving, jetskiing,<br />
windsurfing, kite-boarding,<br />
sailing, coasteering, fishing and<br />
paddle boarding to name only a<br />
few. At low tide, beaches become<br />
excellent wind-surf buggy and kite<br />
buggy tracks, and still leave plenty<br />
of room for sun-worshippers,<br />
mountain-bikers and horse riders.<br />
There are plenty of land-based<br />
activities too, and most cater to<br />
all ages, allowing parents a little<br />
downtime, or exciting days out<br />
together for adventurous families.<br />
There is a general expectation<br />
that Guernsey will continue along<br />
this upward trajectory as the<br />
government undertakes increasing<br />
measures to ensure transparency,<br />
stability and compliance with<br />
its neighbours. When in March<br />
of this year, the island proved<br />
to the EU Council’s Code of<br />
Conduct Group and the European<br />
Council of Finance Ministers<br />
(ECOFIN) that it had satisfied its<br />
legal substance requirements for<br />
entities operating in or through<br />
the jurisdiction (and had been<br />
doing so since 2017), Guernsey<br />
was removed from the EU tax<br />
blacklist, and it fully intends to stay<br />
that way. Put simply, companies<br />
have to demonstrate they are<br />
locally managed, generate income<br />
in the islands, and that they have<br />
a physical presence in terms of<br />
staff, premises and local spending.<br />
In return, financial sector<br />
companies only pay a standard<br />
tax rate of 10%, while there is<br />
0% tax for the rest. Guernsey<br />
imposes no inheritance, capital<br />
gains, wealth, gift or estate tax,<br />
and there is no VAT. Personal<br />
income, however, is taxed at a flat<br />
rate of just 20% and caps apply.<br />
As chaos and confusion<br />
continue across the water, and<br />
uncertainty reigns, just a short<br />
distance away, quietly and<br />
calmly, Guernsey is building on<br />
its strong and stable position.<br />
This makes it an increasingly<br />
attractive place to live, where it<br />
promises ‘a better life for you’.<br />
*Source: thetraveltrunk.net<br />
To start your journey,<br />
call the Locate Guernsey team<br />
on +44 (0)1481 743834<br />
email enquiries@locateguernsey.com<br />
or visit locateguernsey.com<br />
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Business<br />
IF THE BUCK STOPS WITH<br />
YOU HOW CAN YOU BE SURE<br />
YOU’RE ON TOP OF THE RISKS?<br />
BY ALEXANDRA MCINNES (DIRECTOR) AND WELDON MARQUIS<br />
(SENIOR MANAGER), OF THE ADVISORY TEAM AT PwC IN GUERNSEY<br />
As disruption gathers pace<br />
globally, Guernsey boards and<br />
businesses face a new reality<br />
that it’s the risks that they have<br />
never had to deal with, or might<br />
not even be aware of, that could<br />
do the greatest damage.<br />
As a board member, there’s<br />
always been plenty to keep you<br />
awake at night. But with tougher<br />
governance codes, both locally<br />
and internationally, the pressure is<br />
very much on you to demonstrate<br />
clear understanding and personal<br />
oversight over the risks your<br />
business faces. You certainly<br />
can’t fully delegate this to others<br />
in ways that might have been<br />
possible in the past. And even if<br />
you outsource certain operations,<br />
such as IT, customer admin and<br />
anti-money laundering, ultimate<br />
accountability still rests with the<br />
board and senior management.<br />
To add to these challenges,<br />
ticking the boxes is no longer<br />
enough, as regulators extend the<br />
focus of scrutiny and investigation<br />
into the far from clear-cut areas<br />
such as culture, conduct and<br />
potential conflicts of interest.<br />
These are areas that reach beyond<br />
traditional compliance into how<br />
your business is run. And it isn’t<br />
just regulators who are turning<br />
up the heat, especially if your<br />
local operation is an arm of a<br />
larger international business.<br />
As offshore jurisdictions come<br />
under the spotlight, Guernsey<br />
included whether fairly or not,<br />
HQ management want clear<br />
assurance that your operations<br />
meet the highest standards of<br />
governance and integrity.<br />
TRICKY NEW RISKS<br />
Brexit, new regulation, rapid<br />
technological change and<br />
more exacting customer<br />
expectations are some of the<br />
forces shaping this new and more<br />
complex risk environment.<br />
How great are the risks? If we<br />
take technology as an example,<br />
your business is not only having to<br />
deal with the speed and upheaval<br />
of change, but also get to grips<br />
with systems that you’ve never<br />
used before. If we take some of the<br />
more advanced areas of machine<br />
learning, it may not even be clear<br />
what the systems are doing and<br />
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how, when so much of the smart<br />
stuff operates within a ‘black box’.<br />
In turn, while you may well have<br />
outsourced your IT, your service<br />
provider isn’t likely to be regulated,<br />
so you’ve got to have clear<br />
oversight over systems operations,<br />
be able to understand and explain<br />
operations and, ultimately, assure<br />
your regulator that appropriate<br />
safeguards are in place.<br />
Cyber vulnerabilities further<br />
highlight how difficult it is to<br />
control today’s risk landscape.<br />
Hacking and data breaches can<br />
strike out of the blue, causing<br />
huge reputational as well as<br />
financial damage. You might think<br />
that the perpetrators have bigger<br />
targets in their sights and therefore<br />
you have little to fear. But from our<br />
experience of working both here<br />
and in other offshore jurisdictions,<br />
it’s clear that these are highly<br />
sophisticated criminals with a<br />
broad reach that certainly includes<br />
Guernsey. And it isn’t just money<br />
they’re looking to steal; many also<br />
want to appropriate the personal<br />
and often highly sensitive data that<br />
companies can hold. You can’t<br />
afford to let down your guard.<br />
IN CONTROL<br />
How then can you gain greater<br />
assurance that all these new and<br />
existing risks are under control?<br />
1/ Independent assessment<br />
Risks can slip through the cracks,<br />
especially if your risk management<br />
function is relatively small and<br />
doesn’t have the specialist<br />
knowledge or experience of<br />
dealing with some of today’s new<br />
and emerging exposures. That’s<br />
why an independent assessment,<br />
either from specialist internal<br />
auditors or external consultants,<br />
can be of great value. When we’ve<br />
carried out these assessments,<br />
boards are often surprised by<br />
the gulf between their own<br />
assumptions and the risk realities,<br />
some of which might otherwise<br />
have remained hidden until it<br />
was too late. Once you have<br />
comfort that you have a complete<br />
view of the risks relevant to your<br />
business, you are then in a good<br />
position to develop appropriate<br />
risk mitigation strategies.<br />
2/ Make sure your risk, compliance<br />
and internal audit teams are<br />
equipped for the challenge<br />
It’s important to ensure that<br />
your control teams are aware and<br />
understand the emerging risks<br />
your business faces. Consider<br />
performing a skills gap analysis to<br />
help inform both future training<br />
and recruitment strategies. Any<br />
existing gaps may be filled by<br />
external experts, but ultimately<br />
you will need to decide how<br />
much of this knowledge you<br />
want to bring in-house. Also<br />
consider whether these teams<br />
have the tools they require to<br />
execute their roles effectively and<br />
invest in these where needed.<br />
3/ Bring outsourced<br />
operations into the risk net<br />
To maintain an appropriate<br />
level of oversight and control<br />
over your service providers, it’s<br />
important to ensure that key<br />
risks, such as cyber, conduct and<br />
data protection, are factored into<br />
your due diligence process when<br />
evaluating new providers, are<br />
included in the service contracts<br />
and form part of the ongoing<br />
service level monitoring. Many<br />
service providers already have<br />
some form of controls reporting<br />
(e.g. ISAE 3402). This is a great<br />
foundation but unlikely to fully<br />
address your company’s specific<br />
risks, as these reports are often<br />
targeted at a broad audience.<br />
Contracts with service providers<br />
should provide you with the<br />
right to independently audit the<br />
service they provide you, though<br />
surprisingly few companies<br />
take this up. They should.<br />
MOVING FORWARD<br />
WITH CONFIDENCE<br />
This might all seem like a lot of<br />
extra work. But with greater risk<br />
assurance, your business can<br />
embrace digitisation, promote<br />
innovation and reach out to<br />
new customers with greater<br />
confidence. And if you get a<br />
better night’s sleep, all the better.<br />
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Business<br />
GUERNSEY<br />
BAILIFFS<br />
PAST AND<br />
PRESENT<br />
BY JEREMY BERCHEM, GROUP PARTNER, APPLEBY<br />
(GUERNSEY) LLP AND LISA UPHAM, SENIOR PROFESSIONAL<br />
SUPPORT LAWYER, APPLEBY (GUERNSEY) LLP<br />
It has been confirmed that the<br />
Bailiff of Guernsey, Sir Richard<br />
Collas, will retire in May 2020 and<br />
that his current deputy, Richard<br />
McMahon, will replace him.<br />
The position of Bailiff, like most<br />
Guernsey legal institutions, has its<br />
roots in 12th-century Normandy.<br />
The Bailiff is the judicial and civic<br />
head of the island and is appointed<br />
by the sovereign. The office of Bailiff<br />
is mentioned in a 12th-century<br />
verse by Robert Wallace, which<br />
states that, the role of Bailiff was so<br />
busy that 'hardly is an hour free'.<br />
'So many are the plaints<br />
and quarrels<br />
Not to mention customs old<br />
and novel<br />
That hardly is an hour free,<br />
Everyday a summons to plea:<br />
Pleas for forests, pleas for pay<br />
Pleas for possession, pleas for ways<br />
Pleas for chores, pleas for tithes<br />
Pleas for breaches, pleas any wise<br />
Pleas for futures, pleas in writing<br />
Pleas combined and pleas<br />
for citing….<br />
So many bailiffs, old and new<br />
An hour is hardly free…'¹<br />
'Hardly an hour is free' still<br />
rings true - in their spare time<br />
all recent Bailiffs have acted as<br />
patrons for a number of local<br />
charities and initiatives.<br />
Sir Edgar MacCulloch was Bailiff<br />
from 1884-95. Sir Edgar was a keen<br />
antiquarian, and prior to becoming<br />
Bailiff spent his spare time collecting<br />
local stories and folklore. After his<br />
death in 1896 (a year after stepping<br />
down from the role of Bailiff), his<br />
collection of stories were edited and<br />
eventually published into a book<br />
on Guernsey customs, fairytales<br />
and stories entitled 'Guernsey Folk<br />
Lore' in 1903. It is remarkable to<br />
read his preface to the book, which<br />
in a world of Fortnite, the internet<br />
and generations y and z, rings<br />
as true today as it did in 1894:<br />
'A desire to preserve, before they<br />
were entirely forgotten, some of<br />
the traditional stories, and other<br />
matters connected with the folk-lore<br />
of my native island, induced me to<br />
attempt to collect and record them,<br />
but I have found the task, though<br />
pleasant, by no means easy. The last<br />
fifty years has made an immense<br />
difference here as elsewhere. The<br />
influx of a stranger population, and<br />
with it the growth and spread of<br />
the <strong>En</strong>glish tongue, has changed,<br />
or modified considerably, the<br />
manners and ideas of the people,<br />
more particularly in the town. Old<br />
customs are forgotten by the rising<br />
generation, what amused their<br />
fathers and mothers possesses little<br />
or no interest for their children,<br />
and gradually even the recollection<br />
of these matters dies away...'<br />
In 1873 Sir Edgar, then Lieutenant<br />
Bailiff, persuaded the States of<br />
Guernsey to purchase the 14thcentury<br />
chapel of Sainte Apolline<br />
in the parish of St Saviour so that<br />
it could be preserved. It became<br />
the first structure to be placed<br />
in the care of what was then the<br />
Ancient Monuments Committee.<br />
Sainte Apolline is the patron saint<br />
of dentists and this chapel is the<br />
only chapel or church in the British<br />
Isles that is dedicated to her. In<br />
AD249 Apolline was punished for<br />
refusing to renounce her Christian<br />
faith by having her teeth knocked<br />
out. The chapel was originally built<br />
by Nicholas Henry who employed<br />
a chaplain to say daily prayers<br />
for his and his wife’s souls (and<br />
presumably teeth!). The chapel also<br />
houses important medieval murals.<br />
Despite Sir Edgar’s great foresight,<br />
it was only restored in the 1970s.<br />
Sir Edgar noted many local<br />
stories about sightings of the dog<br />
of the dead (black bête, le vieux<br />
chien, le chiene des trépassé).<br />
The site of a former fortress in<br />
St Peter Port, La Tour Beauregard<br />
(and now home to a car park,<br />
the archives and the Financial<br />
Intelligence Service) was said to be<br />
haunted by Le Bête de la Tour. Some<br />
say that this dog was said to haunt<br />
the tower following the burning of<br />
witches at the bottom of the hill<br />
upon which the tower was situated,<br />
others believe he was protecting<br />
the boundaries of St Peter Port.<br />
Another place where a headless<br />
black dog is said to be regularly<br />
sighted is at Bailiff’s Cross, which<br />
legend has it was near the home of a<br />
former Bailiff, Gaultier de la Salle. De<br />
la Salle was hung for falsely accusing<br />
his neighbour, Mr Massey, of the<br />
capital crime of theft. Mr Massey’s<br />
execution was averted when De la<br />
Salle’s servants found the missing<br />
items of silver which Mr Massey had<br />
been accused of stealing in a hay<br />
stack on De la Salle’s land. De la Salle<br />
was tried; prior to his execution, his<br />
property was confiscated by the King<br />
and is still known as the Ville au Roi.<br />
The headless dog is thought to be<br />
De La Salle’s soul in purgatory, and<br />
still roams the area between Bailiff’s<br />
Cross and the Ville au Roi to this day.<br />
The Bailiwick has a plethora of<br />
spooky stories and we are eternally<br />
grateful to Sir Edgar and others<br />
for taking time to collate them.<br />
We are equally grateful to Sir<br />
Richard and his dedication to the<br />
island and hope he enjoys his new<br />
found freedom after May 2020!<br />
[1] Translations taken from Dawes, G. “Laws of Guernsey”, 2003 p24<br />
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TAX TOUCHPOINTS<br />
FOR OFFSHORE<br />
TRUSTS<br />
BY MANDY CONNOLLY, HEAD OF TAX TECHNICAL AT LTS TAX LIMITED<br />
The UK tax treatment of<br />
offshore trust structures<br />
has undergone numerous<br />
changes over the last few<br />
years, resulting in a myriad of<br />
complex legislation, combined<br />
with a more punitive and<br />
extended penalty regime<br />
for offshore matters.<br />
There are a considerable<br />
number of tax touchpoints for<br />
offshore trust structures and<br />
our specialist team at LTS Tax<br />
Limited provides assistance<br />
on a wide range of matters<br />
from routine tax compliance<br />
to complex restructuring.<br />
TAX COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS<br />
Trustees holding UK assets may<br />
potentially be required to complete<br />
self-assessment tax returns, nonresident<br />
capital gains tax returns<br />
and inheritance tax returns<br />
Offshore companies holding UK<br />
land or property may also have<br />
tax filing requirements, including<br />
self-assessment returns (up to April<br />
2020), corporation tax returns<br />
and Annual Tax on <strong>En</strong>veloped<br />
Dwellings (ATED) returns.<br />
Following the introduction by<br />
H M Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”)<br />
of the Trust Registration Service,<br />
trusts with a UK tax nexus are<br />
now required to register online<br />
and provide certain details to<br />
HMRC regarding the trust, its<br />
settlor and beneficiaries.<br />
STOCKPILED GAINS AND<br />
RELEVANT INCOME<br />
Offshore trust structures are<br />
subject to various anti-avoidance<br />
rules which can attribute gains<br />
and income of the structure to UK<br />
resident settlors or beneficiaries of<br />
the trust. In order to quantify the<br />
potential tax exposure trustees will<br />
require records of the amount of<br />
stored-up income and gains that<br />
are deemed to be comprised in<br />
the trust structure for tax purposes.<br />
There are a number of recent<br />
tax changes that could potentially<br />
increase the need for these<br />
calculations to be undertaken,<br />
including changes to the<br />
domicile rules, the introduction<br />
of the “Onward Gift” rule and<br />
the protected trust regime.<br />
HEALTH CHECKS AND<br />
AD-HOC ADVICE<br />
The tax analysis of a trust<br />
structure can change considerably<br />
over time. Undertaking periodic<br />
tax reviews can determine<br />
whether the structure<br />
remains fit for purpose and<br />
may also highlight potential<br />
restructuring opportunities.<br />
The post-April 2017 protected<br />
trust regime can offer considerable<br />
advantages. However, these will<br />
be lost if the “tainting rules” are<br />
breached so specialist advice<br />
should be sought. Trustees may<br />
also require advice on ad-hoc<br />
matters such as changes in asset<br />
class, distribution planning and<br />
relocation of trust principals.<br />
REMEDIATION<br />
We are now in an era of extensive<br />
information exchange between<br />
jurisdictions under the Common<br />
Reporting Standard (“CRS”) and<br />
HMRC continue to take a hard line<br />
against offshore non-compliance,<br />
as outlined in their “No Safe<br />
Havens 2019” policy paper.<br />
The opportunity to make<br />
an unprompted disclosure of<br />
offshore matters without incurring<br />
punitive “Failure to Correct”<br />
penalties has unfortunately<br />
now passed. However, it<br />
remains open to taxpayers to<br />
disclose offshore matters using<br />
HMRC’s online system, the<br />
Worldwide Disclosure Facility.<br />
HMRC’s global connectivity has<br />
now significantly increased and<br />
trustees, settlors and beneficiaries<br />
should therefore consider<br />
carefully whether they have any<br />
undisclosed liabilities and seek<br />
to remediate matters as soon as<br />
possible on a voluntary basis.<br />
PENSION TRUSTS AND EMPLOYEE<br />
BENEFIT TRUSTS (EBTS)<br />
Various pension-related<br />
changes were introduced from<br />
April 2017 which could impact<br />
offshore schemes such as<br />
QROPS and QNUPS. Updated<br />
advice may therefore need to be<br />
sought, particularly in relation<br />
to matters such as transfers<br />
and lump sum payments.<br />
The position for EBTs and<br />
Employer Financed Retirement<br />
Benefit Trusts (“EFRBS”) changed<br />
considerably in 2011 with the<br />
introduction of the Disguised<br />
Remuneration legislation which<br />
was aimed at countering tax<br />
avoidance on employment<br />
income through the use of<br />
third-party arrangements. The<br />
legislation is extremely widereaching,<br />
so specialist advice<br />
is recommended prior to<br />
undertaking any transactions.<br />
Following the introduction<br />
of the April 2019 loan charge,<br />
many beneficiaries will now<br />
be faced with UK reporting<br />
obligations that must be met<br />
by 30 September 2019. Any tax<br />
charges arising will rest with<br />
the beneficiary if there is no<br />
employer company in existence.<br />
CONCLUSION<br />
In the current era more than<br />
ever before, tax reviews should<br />
constitute a key part of any risk<br />
management strategy, helping<br />
to minimise the likelihood<br />
of non-compliance and its<br />
punitive consequences.<br />
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GUERNSEY FINANCE<br />
HOSTS MILESTONE 10 TH<br />
GUERNSEY FUNDS FORUM<br />
Guernsey Finance held its annual Guernsey<br />
Funds Forum in London in May, the 10th<br />
time it has hosted its flagship event, also<br />
coinciding with the 30th anniversary of GIFA,<br />
which recently rebranded to the Guernsey<br />
Investment & Funds Association. On the menu<br />
in Bishopsgate were private capital and green<br />
& sustainable finance. Read on for a round-up<br />
of the two panel discussions.<br />
PRIVATE CAPITAL FINDING A HOME IN<br />
GUERNSEY’S PRIVATE EQUITY INDUSTRY<br />
The rising trend of private capital<br />
investment is being well serviced in Guernsey<br />
due to the global finance specialist’s<br />
flexibility to meet investors’ sophisticated<br />
requirements, sector experts agreed.<br />
In the decade following the global<br />
financial crisis, private wealth has<br />
doubled in nominal terms, and private<br />
capital has become a significant source<br />
of investment for fund managers.<br />
Research carried out by Guernsey Finance<br />
has shown that its importance is growing<br />
rapidly, particularly for smaller managers.<br />
Panellists at a private capital session at<br />
the Funds Forum said enthusiasm for fund<br />
managers to tap into new pools of wealth<br />
had seen a rise in investment from family<br />
offices, high-net-worth individuals, private<br />
clients through banks, and generally noninstitutional<br />
money, as private wealth globally<br />
rises towards levels double that of assets<br />
under management in the investment world.<br />
New structures and solutions are becoming<br />
increasingly common to attract the particular<br />
demands of this market, and Guernsey<br />
has the ability and track record to develop<br />
bespoke structures, offering enhanced<br />
sophistication, diligence and co-investment<br />
opportunities, particularly appealing to<br />
smaller managers and private family offices.<br />
'Guernsey has the flexibility to reflect<br />
investors’ sophisticated requirements,<br />
and does that very well,' said David<br />
Williams, partner at London law<br />
firm Simmons & Simmons.<br />
BUSINESS CASE STACKS UP<br />
FOR GREEN INVESTMENT<br />
The Guernsey Green Fund was launched<br />
a year ago, offering green certification for<br />
Guernsey-based funds which meet agreed<br />
international criteria for green and sustainable<br />
investment for at least 75% of the fund’s assets.<br />
The first registered Green Fund, ADM<br />
Capital’s food and agriculture-focused<br />
Cibus Fund, immediately attracted further<br />
investment on the back of its designation.<br />
Since then we have seen established<br />
managers with strong green credentials, and<br />
London-listed funds, secure registration.<br />
A green-focused panel session at the funds<br />
forum discussed the green investment space.<br />
What was clear from our experts is that not<br />
only is there a compelling environmental<br />
case for action, the business case for green<br />
investment also stacks up. There may be a<br />
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'GUERNSEY HAS THE FLEXIBILITY TO<br />
REFLECT INVESTORS’ SOPHISTICATED<br />
REQUIREMENTS, AND DOES THAT<br />
VERY WELL,' SAID DAVID WILLIAMS,<br />
PARTNER AT LONDON LAW FIRM<br />
SIMMONS & SIMMONS<br />
massive finance gap for the transition to a low-carbon<br />
economy, but that also represents huge opportunities.<br />
What we may know as 'business as usual' today is<br />
clearly not sustainable.<br />
Investment in renewable energy and associated<br />
infrastructure is probably leading the green market<br />
today. As the market has changed, this sector is<br />
reaching mainstream and becoming a more mature<br />
market. Renewables are here to stay and represent a<br />
very good investment proposition, said Helen Mahy,<br />
Chair of TRIG, The Renewables Infrastructure Group.<br />
Food production will become an increasingly<br />
important market as consumers seek both<br />
cheap prices and provenance, said Jeremy<br />
Alun-Jones, COO of ADM Capital.<br />
And as younger investors take control of private<br />
wealth, it is expected that the demand for green and<br />
sustainable investing will further enhance the market.<br />
Research has shown us the three biggest barriers<br />
to success in this market are demand, supply, and<br />
confusion over taxonomies. Guernsey wants to be at<br />
the forefront of the ecosystem, offering a transparent<br />
platform product to provide certainty to help us move<br />
from today to where we want to be tomorrow.<br />
Address PO Box 655, Somers House,<br />
St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 3PN<br />
Phone +44 (0) 1481 720071<br />
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TRANSFORMING SOCIETY<br />
THROUGH GREEN FINANCE<br />
Sir Roger Gifford, former Lord Mayor of London<br />
and Chair of the London Green Finance<br />
Initiative, was keynote speaker at the Guernsey<br />
Funds Forum in London in May. Here are some<br />
highlights from his address.<br />
It has been an extraordinary time for climate<br />
discussion. We are transforming society through<br />
green finance – I do believe in the power of<br />
money to change the way that we live.<br />
Assessing the economic risk of climate<br />
change is necessary. And there is a fundamental<br />
problem of market failure when the societal<br />
costs of climate change emissions don’t get<br />
taken into account.<br />
Green is no longer just for environmentalists<br />
and it is no longer a marginal financial product.<br />
We’re not talking about compromising margin<br />
– if you compromise margin, this will never fly.<br />
This is about risk mitigation and commercial<br />
opportunity. We are looking for financial<br />
solutions to global challenges and transform the<br />
way we behave financially.<br />
Investors are asking two questions – how is my<br />
investment impacting climate change, and how<br />
does climate change impact my investment?<br />
There is potential for market transformation,<br />
and I believe strongly in global coordination<br />
between different sectors. This isn’t a<br />
competition between London, Guernsey and<br />
Paris, this is a global problem and we must solve<br />
it through sharing best practice.<br />
There are many challenges ahead, but finance<br />
has a unique ability to play a transformative role<br />
in driving this.<br />
Thank you, Guernsey, for what you are doing.<br />
Guernsey and London can work together. If we<br />
get the solutions right, the funds flow will be so<br />
much greater.<br />
Guernsey and the UK have always worked<br />
well together, and we can do exactly the<br />
same in green.<br />
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MERGERS &<br />
ACQUISITIONS<br />
PROTECTING THE DATA<br />
Carey Olsen Partner Tony Lane and Senior Associate Arya Hashemi examine<br />
how GDPR is impacting local M&A activity.<br />
TONY LANE<br />
ARYA HASHEMI<br />
M&A activity across the Channel Islands has continued<br />
strongly over the past year, with banks and administration<br />
businesses continuing to be regarded as prime<br />
acquisition targets. Butterfield continues to invest in the<br />
region with its acquisitions of Deutsche Bank’s banking<br />
and custody business as well as recently agreeing to<br />
acquire ABN AMRO’s banking business in Guernsey.<br />
Similar consolidation has been seen with TMF agreeing<br />
to acquire State Street’s alternative investment services<br />
business this year, to add to the Gentoo fund services<br />
business it acquired in 2017.<br />
A growing trend in all transactions has been an<br />
increasing focus on the implications of data protection<br />
throughout the sale process. Indeed the implementation<br />
of the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679/<br />
EU) (“GDPR”) and its Guernsey counterpart, The Data<br />
Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2017 (“DPL”) has<br />
put data protection front and centre in M&A deals.<br />
The overhaul of legislation has raised industry<br />
awareness of the issues, and the need for compliance,<br />
whilst the huge potential penalties for breaches of<br />
data protection law have also helped to focus minds.<br />
A recent example is the case of Marriott International,<br />
Inc., and its acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts<br />
in 2016 (pre-GDPR). In September 2018 Marriott<br />
determined that the Starwood business had been<br />
continually suffering database hacking as a result of<br />
which the personal data of 500 million guests had been<br />
compromised. The Marriott headquarters are in the USA,<br />
but some of the customers affected were nationals of<br />
the EU, meaning that the breach falls under GDPR. The<br />
hotel group faces significant financial penalties under<br />
GDPR and it is expected that this case will be one of<br />
the highest-profile prosecutions under GDPR to date.<br />
Consequently:<br />
(i) Sellers are preparing for a possible sale by reviewing<br />
their operational policies to ensure that the sale<br />
process will not breach data protection law<br />
when providing data to a potential purchaser;<br />
(ii) Purchasers are reviewing the target business’s<br />
historical data protection compliance with more<br />
scrutiny in their due diligence investigations; and<br />
(iii) Purchasers are considering post-acquisition<br />
integration steps and how these affect the<br />
holding and use of personal data.<br />
Some practical pointers that both buyers and sellers<br />
should consider when engaging in M&A are:<br />
(a) In advance of any potential sale, sellers need to<br />
review and update their privacy notices and data<br />
protection policies (particularly in relation to their<br />
employee and customer data) to ensure that they<br />
have the right to share personal data during the<br />
course of any future sale;<br />
(b) Sellers should utilise virtual data rooms in<br />
disseminating information about their business to a<br />
prospective buyer. This will ensure access to personal<br />
data is only given to those who need it and ensure<br />
that those with access sign up to data room rules<br />
which will highlight and provide the legal basis for<br />
which the information is provided – such rules could<br />
be to complement confidentiality/data processing<br />
agreements, or could be in addition<br />
to them;<br />
(c) Where possible, personal data should be anonymised<br />
before being placed into the data room. For<br />
example, instead of providing the contracts of all<br />
employees, sellers could provide a template form of<br />
contract, and redact those contracts that are more<br />
personalised (e.g. senior management); and<br />
(d) The parties need to ensure that transaction<br />
documents respect data protection requirements<br />
– e.g. the sale agreement should not include a<br />
schedule of employees but should instead refer to<br />
a schedule in the data room which can be viewed<br />
by those who need to see it.<br />
As a leading Channel Islands law firm, Carey Olsen has extensive experience in helping clients to ensure data protection compliance,<br />
as part of operational procedures and also in preparing for, and conducting, M&A transactions.<br />
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HEAD OF<br />
INVESTMENT<br />
MANAGEMENT,<br />
JULIUS BAER<br />
GUERNSEY<br />
If you’re reading this having just<br />
taken off from Guernsey, or just<br />
coming in to land, take a look out<br />
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Plastic accumulates primarily in<br />
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1.8 trillion pieces of plastic float in<br />
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The Ocean Cleanup project uses<br />
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forward-thinking movements that<br />
have goals to tackle the current and<br />
future plastic pollution problems.<br />
But our dedication to the<br />
environment is not only through<br />
our Foundation. We recognise<br />
that our clients can be making<br />
socially conscious decisions too,<br />
and they increasingly want to.<br />
Therefore we offer a sustainability<br />
mandate for investments.<br />
The mandate is built on identifying<br />
key extra-financial factors, such as<br />
corporate governance, vulnerability<br />
to climate change, water supply<br />
stress, product safety and quality,<br />
and corruption and instability.<br />
We strongly believe that firms<br />
recognising the importance of<br />
these factors manage industryspecific<br />
risks more efficiently<br />
than their competitors and will<br />
be able to report more perennial<br />
profitability and creditworthiness.<br />
In doing so, the underlying goal is<br />
to capture various risks to achieve<br />
what is economically profitable<br />
for our clients in the long run.<br />
Cleaning our oceans is just<br />
one part of building a better,<br />
more sustainable world and<br />
offering sustainable mandates<br />
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Supporting the Ocean Cleanup<br />
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Business<br />
MEET<br />
KENRICK BROOKS<br />
It’s been a steep learning curve<br />
for Kenrick, Head of Sales and<br />
Relationships, since he joined<br />
Guernsey Electricity in January 2018.<br />
But he’s relishing the challenges the<br />
role brings and looking forward to<br />
exciting times for the company.<br />
Kenrick worked in the hospitality industry<br />
for 35 years, initially in the UK and latterly for<br />
The Liberation Group in both Jersey and Guernsey.<br />
‘I’ve now been in Guernsey for 13 years and for<br />
me it’s my home,’ says Kenrick.<br />
Although moving into the electricity business<br />
is quite a change, his new role requires many of<br />
the skills he has honed over his career: ‘Both are<br />
about sales as well as customer service, marketing<br />
planning and execution, business management<br />
and strategy.’<br />
There has also been a lot to learn, as Kenrick<br />
explains: ‘I knew very little about the sale or<br />
generation and distribution of electricity, but it’s<br />
something you pick up quite quickly when you’re<br />
immersed in a business, particularly when it’s<br />
interesting and exciting.’<br />
Working with both corporate and domestic<br />
customers, Kenrick outlines the electrical solutions<br />
the company can offer. ‘We’d like islanders to<br />
choose to heat their homes and businesses using<br />
electricity rather than by gas or oil. There are<br />
numerous advantages, it’s more efficient than<br />
fossil fuel systems and you’re also doing your bit<br />
for the environment.’<br />
‘Similarly, with commercial premises there was a<br />
school of thinking historically that once you reach<br />
40 or 50 kilowatts of heat requirement you had to<br />
use gas or oil, but that’s not true anymore – there’s<br />
an electrical solution for virtually every situation.<br />
So my role is to deliver the message by talking to<br />
architects and developers. About 95% of new builds<br />
are all electric,’ he says.<br />
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‘THERE’S NO QUESTION IN MY MIND THAT THE FUTURE<br />
IS ELECTRIC, AND THERE’S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME<br />
TO BE IN THE ENERGY BUSINESS,’ SAYS KENRICK<br />
Kenrick works alongside the<br />
Retail Manager in Guernsey<br />
Electricity’s shop in St Sampson’s<br />
to develop the business over the<br />
long term. With products ranging<br />
from budget through to premium,<br />
Kenrick asserts, ‘I believe we<br />
have one of the biggest ranges<br />
on-island in store , so whilst we<br />
have internet competition, you<br />
can come and buy something,<br />
take it away and have it in your<br />
home today. We also offer<br />
an after sales service which I<br />
doubt you can find online.’<br />
<strong>En</strong>gaging with the community<br />
is an aspect of the role which<br />
Kenrick particularly enjoys.<br />
As well as promoting Guernsey<br />
Electricity’s retail offering through<br />
commercial radio, the company<br />
has a strong presence at events.<br />
‘We’re partnering up with EDABL<br />
Guernsey and taking part in<br />
Seafront Sundays; we want to<br />
get out and talk to people to<br />
show where our energy comes<br />
from, the importation via our<br />
cable with Jersey and France,<br />
tariff rebalancing and explain<br />
some of the challenges we’re<br />
facing getting fit for the future.’<br />
It’s probably true to say that<br />
we take our power supply for<br />
granted – until something goes<br />
wrong and we realise how much<br />
we rely upon it. Not long after<br />
Kenrick joined the company,<br />
Guernsey was struck by an<br />
island-wide power cut when the<br />
subsea cable failed. ‘There was<br />
no warning and it takes time<br />
to get the generators ready to<br />
supply the full island – you can’t<br />
simply switch them on, power<br />
has to be gradually restored.<br />
Nevertheless, power was<br />
back on across the island in<br />
36 minutes which was an<br />
amazing achievement.’<br />
Guernsey is still generating onisland,<br />
with limited importation,<br />
but the plan is to replace the<br />
cable link to Jersey. ‘Once<br />
that’s renewed we’ll be back to<br />
importing 90% of our energy<br />
from France, which is low-carbon<br />
electricity a third of which is tidal<br />
‘WE’D LIKE ISLANDERS TO<br />
CHOOSE TO HEAT THEIR<br />
HOMES AND BUSINESSES<br />
BY ELECTRICITY RATHER<br />
THAN BY GAS OR OIL AS<br />
THERE ARE NUMEROUS<br />
ADVANTAGES PLUS<br />
YOU’RE ALSO DOING<br />
YOUR BIT FOR THE<br />
ENVIRONMENT’<br />
energy with the power station<br />
working as a back up.’ In the long<br />
term, the company hopes to lay<br />
another cable directly to France<br />
meaning the island would have<br />
100% importation of lower carbon<br />
electricity and additional supply<br />
to meet demand over time. The<br />
States of Guernsey is due to<br />
publish its energy policy in the<br />
coming months which will set the<br />
direction for energy on the island.<br />
He assures that saving energy<br />
is not at odds with Guernsey<br />
Electricity’s ambitions: ‘Every time<br />
somebody buys a new appliance<br />
it’s more efficient than the one<br />
they throw out and LED lighting<br />
is becoming the norm, so all<br />
of these things will over time<br />
reduce consumption. We want<br />
to responsibly sell energy and<br />
it’s important that we support<br />
people in reducing their usage.’<br />
Microgeneration will play a<br />
part in the future, and Electricity<br />
House itself is fitted with solar<br />
panels to generate power<br />
for the grid. ‘We absolutely<br />
support renewables and<br />
their installation, particularly<br />
community generation schemes.’<br />
The use of electric vehicles<br />
is also on the rise. ‘They’re<br />
incredibly efficient, and I think a<br />
big game changer will be when<br />
known brands become electric,<br />
like the Fiat 500, so you’re<br />
buying a car you understand<br />
that just happens to be powered<br />
in a different way. Guernsey is<br />
perfect for electric vehicles –<br />
most people would only have<br />
to charge up once a week for<br />
the sort of mileage they do.’<br />
Kenrick predicts a future in which<br />
energy companies can harness<br />
battery power: ‘Potentially when<br />
people come home at night<br />
and plug in, we might actually<br />
take electricity out of the car to<br />
support the grid at peak times,<br />
then recharge the battery later.’<br />
‘There’s no question in my<br />
mind that the future is electric,<br />
and there’s never been a<br />
better time to be in the energy<br />
business,’ says Kenrick.<br />
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BABBÉ WIN<br />
CARLYLE - AGAIN<br />
ADVERTORIAL<br />
BY TODD MCGUFFIN AND IAN SWAN, PARTNERS AT BABBÉ LLP<br />
The Carlyle litigation, which included the longest and most<br />
complex trial in Guernsey's legal history, has resulted in<br />
important developments in the understanding of the duties<br />
of Guernsey directors. Advocates Todd McGuffin and Ian<br />
Swan, both Partners at law firm Babbé LLP, which acted for<br />
the successful executive directors in Carlyle, explain more.<br />
THE FACTS AND THE ROYAL<br />
COURT JUDGMENT<br />
Carlyle Capital Corporation<br />
Limited (‘CCC’) was a publicly-listed<br />
Guernsey investment fund. A key<br />
part of its business was to borrow<br />
money on a short-term basis in the<br />
repurchase market and to use those<br />
funds to purchase US residential<br />
mortgage-backed securities.<br />
In March 2008, the global<br />
economic crisis caused a massive<br />
contraction in financing. CCC was<br />
subject to margin calls which it<br />
could not meet and therefore went<br />
into liquidation. The liquidators of<br />
CCC brought 187 claims against<br />
the directors of the company<br />
alleging breaches of fiduciary<br />
duty and breaches of the duty<br />
of skill and care. The liquidators<br />
sought damages approaching<br />
$US 2 billion from the directors.<br />
The longest and most complex<br />
trial in Guernsey legal history<br />
ensued. In September 2017, after<br />
six months of hearings (notably<br />
the company only operated for<br />
nine months), Lieutenant Bailiff<br />
Marshall QC of the Royal Court<br />
of Guernsey dismissed all claims<br />
against the directors, finding that<br />
they had fulfilled their duties to the<br />
company. The heavyweight nature<br />
of the case is amply reflected in<br />
the 524-page written judgment<br />
(which weighed 1.3 kilograms!).<br />
DUTIES OF GUERNSEY DIRECTORS<br />
In finding in favour of the<br />
directors, the Royal Court, for the<br />
first time, endorsed the distinction<br />
between a director’s fiduciary<br />
duties (duty of loyalty owed to the<br />
company by virtue of his or her<br />
position as director)<br />
and a director’s duty of<br />
care (the general duty<br />
to exercise reasonable<br />
skill and diligence).<br />
This core fiduciary<br />
duty of loyalty is the<br />
‘subjective’ duty to act<br />
in what the director<br />
honestly considers to be the best<br />
interests of the company. If the<br />
director honestly believes that he or<br />
she is acting in the company’s best<br />
interests, then the duty is discharged.<br />
This is so even if the relevant act<br />
was not in the company’s best<br />
interests viewed from an objective<br />
standpoint. Directors must exercise<br />
their own independent judgement<br />
and will fail in this duty if they merely<br />
do, or follow unquestioningly,<br />
what they are told by others.<br />
They must also act for the ‘proper<br />
purposes’ of the company.<br />
Unlike the fiduciary duties, the<br />
duty of care is an ‘objective’ duty.<br />
A director can fail to exercise the<br />
standard of care required, even<br />
if the director honestly believes<br />
that he or she has acted with<br />
proper skill and diligence. The<br />
standard of care required is that of<br />
a reasonable person having both (i)<br />
the director’s knowledge, skill and<br />
experience; and (ii) the knowledge,<br />
skill and experience that may be<br />
reasonably expected of someone<br />
with the director’s function. To<br />
evaluate the level of diligence<br />
and skill reasonably expected<br />
involves considering the role of<br />
the director in the governance and<br />
management of the company, the<br />
level of skill which the director has<br />
held themselves out as having,<br />
their level of remuneration and the<br />
Todd McGuffin<br />
Partner<br />
at Babbé LLP<br />
Ian Swan<br />
Partner<br />
at Babbé LLP<br />
size of the company and nature<br />
of its business. The duty of care is<br />
not determined by the application<br />
of universal rules or procedures<br />
for directors, but rather a standard<br />
to which directors must adhere in<br />
their particular circumstances.<br />
THE LIQUIDATORS LOSE AGAIN<br />
The liquidators of CCC appealed<br />
the Royal Court judgment to<br />
the Guernsey Court of Appeal.<br />
In a very recent judgment, that<br />
Court again dismissed all claims<br />
against the directors. The appeal<br />
judges fully endorsed the above<br />
law on the duties of Guernsey<br />
directors and in doing so stated:<br />
‘However, startling the history<br />
of [CCC’s] short life appears at<br />
first sight, its failure was the result<br />
of circumstances beyond the<br />
control of any board of directors.<br />
The Lieutenant Bailiff's view<br />
was that the [liquidators’ claims]<br />
depended entirely on hindsight,<br />
and we agree with her.’<br />
After more than a decade of<br />
litigation the directors were once<br />
again vindicated. In doing so, they<br />
have left an enduring legacy to<br />
the Guernsey legal and financial<br />
services sectors with clear and<br />
definitive judicial statements as<br />
to the duties expected of the<br />
directors of Guernsey companies.<br />
The Tier 1 ranked Dispute Resolution and Regulatory Team at Babbé LLP appeared for the successful executive<br />
directors at the trial before the Royal Court and at the appeal before the Guernsey Court of Appeal.<br />
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WHY HIGH NET-WORTH<br />
FAMILIES IN THE MIDDLE<br />
EAST ARE LOOKING TO<br />
GUERNSEY FOR PRIVATE<br />
WEALTH SOLUTIONS<br />
BY GAVIN FERGUSON,<br />
PARTNER AT OGIER<br />
Guernsey's fiduciary companies continue to win substantive mandates for new private wealth<br />
structures, and a growing stream of new business is coming from the Middle East.<br />
Ogier Private Wealth specialist Gavin Ferguson reflects on why ultra-high net worth families<br />
from the Middle East and their advisers are choosing Guernsey structures.<br />
PROTECTING ASSETS IN THE<br />
FACE OF POLITICAL INSTABILITY<br />
In recent times protection of<br />
assets against seizure for political<br />
reasons has been high on the<br />
agenda. Material concerns with<br />
political instability and nation state<br />
sovereignty have acted as catalysts<br />
in prompting settlors to scrutinise<br />
where and how they structure<br />
their assets. By removing property<br />
from their ownership, a trust can<br />
protect against the risk of assets<br />
being seized by political means.<br />
Clients and advisers who are<br />
motivated by asset protection are<br />
naturally concerned as to whether<br />
the sanctity of a Guernsey trust<br />
will be upheld by the Royal Court<br />
of Guernsey. Reassuringly, the<br />
Court has made it very clear that,<br />
where the rationale for a trust<br />
or further accretions to a trust is<br />
legitimate (e.g. for the purpose<br />
of the preservation of wealth and<br />
estate planning), it will robustly<br />
defend trust arrangements.<br />
AVOIDING FORCED HEIRSHIP<br />
A key driver in the Middle East is<br />
the avoidance of forced heirship<br />
requirements. Many systems of<br />
law (including various jurisdictions<br />
in the Middle East which are<br />
founded on Sharia Law) impose a<br />
requirement that individuals must<br />
leave a proportion of their assets<br />
to certain heirs. A Guernsey trust<br />
can avoid this. Broadly, subject to<br />
certain limited exceptions, the Royal<br />
Court will not entertain a claim to<br />
set aside any Guernsey law trust<br />
on the basis of forced heirship<br />
rights in a foreign jurisdiction.<br />
PROTECTING THE NEXT<br />
GENERATION<br />
Guernsey trusts can avoid estate<br />
duties and probate formalities.<br />
Assets transferred into a trust<br />
during the settlor's lifetime will not<br />
generally form part of the estate<br />
on death. Likewise a Guernsey trust<br />
can protect assets against profligacy<br />
by younger members of the family<br />
who might otherwise inherit large<br />
sums of money at an early age (e.g.<br />
under the Sharia laws of succession).<br />
A settlor may want assets to be<br />
distributed to his/her children once<br />
they have achieved a certain age or<br />
perhaps displayed a responsible and<br />
mature attitude, and the flexibility of<br />
a Guernsey trust can achieve this.<br />
WHILE THE OVERALL<br />
VOLUME OF NEW<br />
TRUSTS BEING CREATED<br />
IN GUERNSEY HAS<br />
DECREASED OVER THE<br />
PAST FEW DECADES, THE<br />
WORK THAT IS COMING<br />
IN NOW IS SIGNIFICANTLY<br />
GREATER IN VALUE AND<br />
MORE BESPOKE<br />
THE RISING DEMAND FOR<br />
COMPLEX AND BESPOKE<br />
STRUCTURING<br />
While the overall volume of new<br />
trusts being created in Guernsey<br />
has decreased over the past few<br />
decades, the work that is coming<br />
in now is significantly greater in<br />
value and more bespoke. Often<br />
these structures require advice<br />
from outside Ogier's Private Wealth<br />
team (notably corporate, funds<br />
and regulatory advice). For these<br />
larger structures it is fundamental<br />
to be able to provide joined up<br />
and cohesive legal advice.<br />
A final word on demographics<br />
and global wealth trends: the<br />
Capgemini World Wealth Report<br />
2018 highlighted some startling<br />
statistics for 2017, which witnessed<br />
a continued increase in the HNWI<br />
population and a growth in HNW<br />
wealth of 10.6%, marking its sixth<br />
consecutive year of gains. HNWI<br />
wealth is stated to be on course<br />
to reach US$100 trillion by 2025.<br />
In addition to the wide range<br />
of uses of Guernsey trusts,<br />
Guernsey's status as a major<br />
financial centre with an established<br />
track record, its political stability,<br />
strong legal foundations, easy<br />
access to court, and unrivalled<br />
professional services offering<br />
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SHARED<br />
RESIDENCE<br />
ORDERS:<br />
GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT<br />
ADVOCATE ELIZABETH COUCH, PARTNER AT BROWNS ADVOCATES, DISCUSSES SHARED<br />
RESIDENCE ORDERS.<br />
From a very<br />
young age,<br />
most of us<br />
were told that<br />
it was 'good<br />
to share' and<br />
were frowned<br />
upon when<br />
we didn't.<br />
Gut instinct also told us that it<br />
was right: sharing the pleasure<br />
and enjoyment that we had with<br />
others. Even as adults, we all know<br />
that sharing is usually 'right', but<br />
many of us harbour an innate<br />
desire that drives us not to share.<br />
When a couple decides to<br />
separate, one of the most<br />
important decisions to make<br />
is how much time each parent<br />
spends with the children.<br />
The concept of sharing the<br />
time, rights and duties with<br />
the other parent can give rise<br />
to a number of problems.<br />
Most parents are able to<br />
work out arrangements for<br />
their children without the<br />
need to involve third parties,<br />
such as lawyers, counsellors<br />
or mediators. However, when<br />
disputes arise in respect of a<br />
child, then a parent often has no<br />
option but to involve others and<br />
sometimes even the courts.<br />
So what orders can be made by<br />
the Guernsey Courts in respect<br />
of children of separated parents?<br />
In January 2010, the Children<br />
(Guernsey and Alderney) Law,<br />
2008 came into force. It swept<br />
away the outdated terminology<br />
such as ‘custody’ and ‘access’,<br />
and introduced key new concepts<br />
and a menu of orders relating to<br />
children. Under the 2008 Law,<br />
a ‘residence order’ can be made<br />
in respect of a child, confirming<br />
with whom the child will live.<br />
Residence orders sit hand in hand<br />
with ‘contact orders’, which set out<br />
the arrangements for the child to<br />
visit or stay with the other parent.<br />
These definitions themselves<br />
are not ideal, and the distinction<br />
between residence and contact<br />
blurs as the time spent by the<br />
children with the ‘absent’ or<br />
‘non-resident’ parent increases. It<br />
is arguable whether these labels<br />
have helped or hindered separated<br />
parents and their children.<br />
Residence and contact orders can<br />
be highly contentious as the parent<br />
with the residence order may be<br />
viewed as the main day-to-day<br />
carer, possibly the ‘more important<br />
parent’, and the parent with<br />
the contact order as someone<br />
the child sees as and when.<br />
In order to re-address these<br />
issues, the concept of ‘shared<br />
residence orders’ came into<br />
fashion. A shared residence<br />
order provides that a child shall<br />
have a home with each of his/<br />
her parents, and is usually made<br />
when the child spends a significant<br />
amount of time with each parent.<br />
Historically, shared residence<br />
orders were not commonly made<br />
as it was thought that a settled<br />
home with one parent was usually<br />
in the best interests of a child.<br />
More recently there has been a<br />
clear development of case law<br />
which shows that shared residence<br />
orders are now commonly made<br />
in a wide range of scenarios,<br />
including even cases where<br />
parents are incapable of working<br />
in harmony, where they live in<br />
different countries and where<br />
the children do not necessarily<br />
divide their time equally between<br />
the two households. The courts<br />
have over the years recognised<br />
that sole residence orders can<br />
be misinterpreted as granting<br />
power to one parent, whereas<br />
shared residence orders reiterate<br />
that parents are equal in the<br />
eyes of the law, with the same<br />
duties and responsibilities<br />
towards their children.<br />
Whilst case law shows a move<br />
towards a greater recognition of<br />
shared parenting in appropriate<br />
cases, there is currently no legal<br />
presumption in favour of shared<br />
residence. Any order in respect<br />
of a child will only ever be made<br />
where it is considered to be in<br />
the best interests of that child.<br />
The welfare of the child remains<br />
the paramount consideration<br />
and whether by sharing or<br />
otherwise, the court will strive<br />
to facilitate a child maintaining<br />
a healthy relationship with both<br />
parents after their separation.<br />
That said, with a little give and<br />
take, shared residence orders<br />
can work very well for the<br />
benefit of all concerned and in<br />
particular for the children who<br />
will be very aware that they have<br />
two homes rather than one.<br />
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LEADERSHIP CHANGES<br />
ANNOUNCED AT GIBA<br />
The Guernsey International<br />
Business Association (GIBA)<br />
has appointed a new Chair and<br />
Deputy Chair.<br />
Tony Mancini, a Tax Partner at<br />
accountancy firm KPMG, takes<br />
up the position of Chair. He<br />
has previously sat on the GIBA<br />
Executive Committee as Deputy<br />
Chairman and has also served on<br />
the Guernsey International Fund<br />
Association (GIFA) Executive<br />
Committee and been a member<br />
of the Guernsey Society<br />
of Chartered and Certified<br />
Accountants (GSCCA) tax<br />
sub-committee.<br />
Paul Hodgson, the Managing<br />
Director of Butterfield Trust<br />
(Guernsey) Limited, takes up the<br />
position of Deputy Chair, having<br />
also previously sat on the GIBA<br />
Executive Committee. Paul is<br />
also the current Chairman of<br />
the Guernsey Associations of<br />
Trustees (GAT).<br />
NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE<br />
FOR LOCAL CHARITY<br />
Paul Chambers has been appointed<br />
CEO of Citizens Advice Guernsey. He<br />
takes over following the retirement<br />
earlier this year of Kate Raleigh, who<br />
led the charity for 15 years.<br />
Paul said, ‘I’m absolutely delighted<br />
to have been selected to lead an<br />
organisation that supports so many<br />
islanders across so many key areas<br />
of their lives. I’m also very grateful to<br />
Kate for such a great legacy and for<br />
entrusting me to continue the work.<br />
For me, this is a once-in-a-lifetime<br />
opportunity and I am certainly looking<br />
forward to the challenges ahead.’<br />
Steve Hogg, Chair of Citizens<br />
Advice Guernsey, welcomed the<br />
new appointment: ‘I’m very pleased<br />
that Paul has come on board<br />
to lead the charity in this next<br />
stage of its development.'<br />
Annalisa Spencer<br />
NEW DIRECTION AT LOVELL OZANNE<br />
Lovell Ozanne has appointed Chartered Architect<br />
Annalisa Spencer as Design Director. Annalisa qualified as<br />
a Chartered Architect in 2009, studying at the University<br />
of Liverpool and then the University of Westminster.<br />
She joined the practice in 2015, following over a decade<br />
of international experience working off-island. She has a<br />
versatile and enthusiastic approach, with an emphasis on<br />
good design, establishing client confidence and effective<br />
project team communication.<br />
Annalisa steps into this role at an important time for the<br />
practice with a busy book of business in 2019 and many<br />
additional exciting projects in the pipeline. She brings a<br />
diverse and dynamic skillset which will further strengthen<br />
Lovell Ozanne’s highly-regarded management team.<br />
NEW APPOINTMENT AT LIQUID<br />
Local PR, design and marketing consultancy Liquid<br />
has strengthened its team with the appointment of<br />
new Account Director, Carolyn van Vliet.<br />
Carolyn originally worked with Liquid as a consultant<br />
in 2018 before going on maternity leave. She has<br />
now returned as an Account Director.<br />
Lisa Downes, Channel Islands PR Director Liquid,<br />
said: ‘We are very pleased Carolyn has joined Liquid<br />
as an Account Director and fully-fledged member of<br />
the team. Now is an exciting time for our Guernsey<br />
office and this senior addition reinforces our<br />
commitment to our clients and the island.’<br />
NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR AT INVESTEC<br />
Brendan Stewart has been appointed Managing Director<br />
of Investec Private Bank in the Channel Islands and Isle of<br />
Man. Brendan succeeds Stephen Henry, who retired after<br />
10 years in the post.<br />
Brendan Stewart has held a number of senior roles with<br />
Investec Bank Limited in South Africa in his 14 years with<br />
the group and for the past decade has been responsible<br />
for growing the regional Private Banking business within<br />
the region and a staff of 130 people.<br />
Commenting on his appointment Brendan said, 'First<br />
of all I have to pay tribute to the contribution that<br />
Stephen Henry has made to the success of Investec<br />
Private Banking in the Channel Islands, displaying sound<br />
leadership and vision to build our team of professionals.<br />
I am looking forward to working with our teams in<br />
Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man as we continue to build<br />
on solid foundations and deliver excellent service and<br />
flexible banking solutions for our clients.'<br />
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BABBÉ APPOINTS NEW LAWYER<br />
Babbé’s corporate department has been strengthened<br />
by the appointment of associate Tiaan Calitz. He will be<br />
providing corporate and commercial advice, assisting<br />
on transactions such as mergers and acquisitions as well<br />
as advising on governance requirements for corporate<br />
entities and their boards of directors.<br />
Tiaan said: 'It is a very exciting time to join Babbé. The<br />
firm is growing and I am looking forward to applying my<br />
international viewpoint to a new jurisdiction and to be<br />
joining such a high-calibre team.'<br />
Babbé’s Managing Partner Andrew Laws said: 'Tiaan’s<br />
appointment to the corporate team underlines Babbé’s<br />
ability to take on large, complex cases. He is a great<br />
addition to the firm and with his strong background in<br />
commercial law, excellent technical knowledge and<br />
international perspective he has already started to make<br />
an impact. He clearly has a bright future ahead of him.'<br />
COLLAS CRILL APPOINTS NEW<br />
GLOBAL RELATIONSHIP MANAGER<br />
Former Deputy CEO of Guernsey Finance<br />
Kate Clouston has joined Collas Crill as Global<br />
Relationship Manager.<br />
Kate brings significant experience of working<br />
with China and the appointment comes as Collas<br />
Crill looks to build on its presence in Asia, while<br />
capitalising on the region’s importance to the<br />
offshore finance industry.<br />
Speaking of her appointment, Kate said: 'I am delighted<br />
to join the Collas Crill team. I have been privileged to<br />
work with firms across all sectors in the industry, and<br />
I am looking forward to applying my knowledge and<br />
experience to this new role, helping to develop Collas<br />
Crill’s reputation for client collaboration and build the<br />
firm’s presence around the world.'<br />
Iain Beresford, Collas Crill’s Chief Business<br />
Development and Marketing Officer, said: 'Kate is<br />
highly respected and connected at a global level.<br />
She is naturally collaborative, and her youthful "cando"<br />
attitude is a great fit for Collas Crill. We're excited<br />
to have her on-board, especially during this time of<br />
strategic growth for the firm.<br />
WALKERS<br />
HIRES NEW<br />
PARTNER<br />
Offshore law firm Walkers<br />
has announced that Rajah<br />
Abusrewil has joined the firm<br />
as a partner in Guernsey's<br />
rapidly expanding Private<br />
Capital & Trusts practice.<br />
Rajah Abusrewil<br />
Rajah brings more than 15 years' experience to the firm<br />
having previously been a Trust and Fiduciary partner at<br />
another Guernsey-based law firm.<br />
Walkers’ Managing Partner Louise Hall said, ‘I am<br />
extremely pleased to welcome Rajah to the team here<br />
in Guernsey. Her appointment demonstrates Walkers'<br />
commitment to the private capital and trusts sector as<br />
an integral pillar to our overall offering in the Channel<br />
Islands and the global firm.’<br />
L-R: Sarah Nicholls, Todd Petersen,<br />
Tobi Oluborode and Sarah Shrimpton<br />
BEDELL CRISTIN PRACTICE GROWS WITH<br />
NEW APPOINTMENTS IN GUERNSEY<br />
Bedell Cristin has strengthened its team in Guernsey with<br />
four new appointments.<br />
Following a successful year of growth in the corporate<br />
and finance teams, Todd Petersen and Sarah Shrimpton<br />
have joined the firm in associate positions and Tobi<br />
Oluborode has joined as a paralegal.<br />
Prior to joining Bedell Cristin, Todd was an associate in<br />
the corporate and commercial department at Edward<br />
Nathan Sonnenbergs in Johannesburg specialising in<br />
mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets.<br />
Sarah Shrimpton trained at a leading national law firm<br />
in the UK and prior to completing her law conversion in<br />
London, she studied Biomedical Sciences at the University<br />
of Southampton and worked with a fintech company<br />
in the city. Before joining Bedell Cristin, Tobi worked in<br />
Nigeria for a leading multinational oil and gas company.<br />
Also joining the team in Guernsey is Sarah Nicholls,<br />
Bedell Cristin’s new Marketing and Business<br />
Development Manager, who brings with her more than<br />
25 years' experience in the local finance industry.<br />
Kate Ovenden, Managing Partner of Bedell Cristin in<br />
Guernsey, said: 'We pride ourselves on the quality and<br />
expertise of all our staff. With our new recruits we have<br />
added further strength and depth to our Guernsey team<br />
and demonstrated our continued commitment to growth<br />
of the Guernsey office.'<br />
SENIOR PROMOTION AT<br />
SAFFERY CHAMPNESS<br />
Saffery Champness has promoted Claire Bufton to<br />
Senior Audit Manager.<br />
Claire joined Saffery Champness in 2011 after<br />
obtaining her ACA qualification in 2010 whilst<br />
working for a local ‘Big Four’ accountancy firm.<br />
She is a Chartered Accountant and member of the<br />
Institute of Chartered Accountants in <strong>En</strong>gland and<br />
Wales (ICAEW) and a member of the Chartered<br />
Institute for Securities & Investment.<br />
Jeremy Ellis, Audit Partner at Saffery Champness,<br />
said: ‘Claire is an integral member of the<br />
management team and has made a significant<br />
contribution to the growth and development of our<br />
audit and liquidations businesses. I am delighted to<br />
announce her promotion to senior audit manager.’<br />
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L-R: Richard Ozanne, Helen Salisbury,<br />
Julian Turian and Katie Roberts<br />
SENIOR APPOINTMENTS AT LTS TAX<br />
LTS Tax Limited has announced four senior<br />
appointments. Julian Turian has joined as a Tax Director,<br />
Helen Salisbury as a Tax Manager, with Katie Roberts and<br />
Richard Ozanne joining as Assistant Tax Managers.<br />
Julian, Katie and Richard previously worked together<br />
and between them provide both Guernsey and UK<br />
tax services to private individuals and companies in<br />
Guernsey, including assisting individuals wishing to<br />
relocate to Guernsey from overseas.<br />
Helen specialises in the UK taxation of trusts, estates and<br />
complex structures providing services to local trustees<br />
and intermediaries and high net worth individuals.<br />
Fran Snoding, Managing Director of LTS Tax Limited,<br />
said; ‘These senior appointments, of qualified and wellrespected<br />
individuals, bolster our already strong team,<br />
as we continue to manage a period of sustained growth.<br />
Collectively, they bring with them a significant wealth of<br />
experience and knowledge in dealing with the complexities<br />
of Guernsey and UK taxation for all manner of clients.’<br />
SENIOR PROMOTIONS AT EY<br />
EY has made a number of senior promotions across<br />
its Channel Islands offices. Jo Bold, Adam Knight<br />
and Daniel Luwum have all been promoted to Senior<br />
Manager and Nick Gaudion has been promoted<br />
to Manager all within the assurance and advisory<br />
teams. Cristian Anton has also been promoted to<br />
Senior Manager within the tax team.<br />
Andrew Dann, EY’s Channel Islands Managing<br />
Partner, said; 'These individuals have all<br />
demonstrated commitment to delivering exceptional<br />
client service and will be a great addition to our<br />
senior management team.'<br />
NEW COMMERCIAL PROPERTY<br />
AGENT FOR D2 REAL ESTATE<br />
D2 Real Estate, a manager of commercial property in the<br />
Channel Islands, has expanded its Guernsey team with the<br />
appointment of Jo Wyatt as Commercial Property Agent.<br />
The firm opened its Guernsey office in January 2018 and<br />
is the only commercial property adviser with full-time<br />
qualified surveyors based in both Guernsey and Jersey.<br />
Jo has spent a large part of her career working in a client<br />
relationship capacity. Her role within D2 will be to deliver<br />
a first-class service to clients, taking on projects in their<br />
infancy and identifying opportunities for growth.<br />
Director Matt Birch said; ‘We are delighted to welcome<br />
Jo to D2 Real Estate - her enthusiasm and wealth of<br />
experience within the business community will be a real<br />
asset to our expanding business.’<br />
NEW CEO AT FIRST CENTRAL<br />
INSURANCE & TECHNOLOGY GROUP<br />
First Central Insurance & Technology Group (First<br />
Central) has appointed Michael Lee as new Group CEO.<br />
Michael was previously the Managing Director of the<br />
Hastings Insurer Services Division and part of the<br />
executive team that successfully completed the listing<br />
of Hastings Insurance on the London Stock Exchange. A<br />
prominent Chartered Insurer, prior to his role at Hastings,<br />
Michael spent almost a decade at Provident Insurance,<br />
before co-founding Southern Rock Holdings in Gibraltar.<br />
First Central Chairman Mike Leonard said: ‘Michael<br />
brings a wealth of experience, not only in the UK motor<br />
insurance market, but also in growing significantly,<br />
and broadening, a customer base. He has a proven<br />
track record of delivering strategic success and driving<br />
business growth, as well as considerable experience<br />
within the industry. We are thrilled to welcome Michael<br />
to First Central.’<br />
EIGHT PROMOTIONS AT BDO<br />
Audit, tax and advisory firm BDO has announced<br />
eight promotions. Elizabeth Kaiulo, Welcome<br />
Madimutsa, Chloe Gallie, Natalie Dodd, Kudzai<br />
Bandama, Shelley Tostevin, Tinotenda Munengwa<br />
and Trymore Masasi have all progressed to more<br />
senior positions.<br />
Elizabeth and Welcome have been promoted to<br />
Assistant Manager and Chloe, who joined the<br />
firm a year ago, has been promoted to Assistant<br />
Marketing Manager. Natalie, Kudzai and Shelley,<br />
from the private wealth audit team, and Tinotenda<br />
and Trymore, from the funds and asset management<br />
audit team, are now senior supervisors.<br />
Managing Director Richard Searle said: ‘As we<br />
continue to put people at the centre of our strategy, it<br />
is gratifying to see those that we work with progress.<br />
Offering opportunities to learn and develop will<br />
always be a key part of our people strategy and I’m<br />
proud to see people seizing those opportunities and<br />
building careers to fit their own ideas of success.’<br />
PRAXISIFM GROUP ANNOUNCES<br />
SENIOR MANAGEMENT CHANGES<br />
Dr Simon Thornton, Group Chief Executive Officer<br />
of global financial services administration company<br />
PraxisIFM has announced his intention to retire from his<br />
role. The Group has announced it has appointed a new<br />
Group CEO, Cees Krijgsman who is currently CEO of<br />
InAdmin RiskCo, the Group’s technology-led pension<br />
administration business.<br />
PraxisIFM Group Chairman, Andrew Haining, said: ‘The<br />
Group is well placed for the next stage in our development<br />
with discussions well underway for a planned listing on<br />
the London Stock Exchange next year. With this strategy in<br />
mind, Simon considered that this was the most appropriate<br />
time for both him and the business, to hand over the reins.’<br />
‘It is an honour to be appointed as Group CEO and I’m<br />
very excited and motivated for the future,’ said Cees. ’I’m<br />
looking forward to working with the PraxisIFM team and<br />
clients going forward. I thank Simon for the significant<br />
development and platform for growth that he has been<br />
so influential in creating.’<br />
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BUY-TO-LET TO TAKE<br />
ADVANTAGE OF BUOYANT<br />
RENTAL MARKET<br />
By Simon Torode, Founder, CEO, Livingroom Estate Agents<br />
ADVERTORIAL<br />
Renting is proving an increasingly<br />
popular housing option in the<br />
Channel Islands, and not just<br />
within the demographics you<br />
might expect. Currently, demand is<br />
far outstripping supply and rental<br />
properties are urgently needed.<br />
One solution to the supply issue is<br />
more people investing in buy-tolet<br />
property, which is on the rise<br />
thanks to the poor returns currently<br />
on offer from finance providers.<br />
The world of property rentals is<br />
rapidly changing, making it one of<br />
the most interesting areas of the<br />
estate agency sector. No longer just<br />
the preserve of the young, renting is<br />
an increasingly attractive option for<br />
people in all demographics thanks<br />
to its flexibility and affordability.<br />
The popularity is clear to see: in<br />
Guernsey 27.7% of Local Market and<br />
35.9% of Open Market properties<br />
are rented, in Jersey it’s 25% of the<br />
total stock and in the UK 20% of<br />
households are rented, a number<br />
which has doubled since 2002.<br />
These figures demonstrate<br />
that renting is a popular option;<br />
whether that is through necessity or<br />
preference. In the Channel Islands<br />
the demand for rental homes is<br />
far in excess of what’s available.<br />
Of course, an imbalance in<br />
supply and demand represents an<br />
opportunity for potential investors<br />
and we’re starting to field queries<br />
from those interested in investing<br />
in property to let it out; a sensible<br />
option in the current climate.<br />
DEMAND TO BE MET<br />
Renting is still a prevalent option<br />
for young professionals in the<br />
Channel Islands who are saving<br />
to get onto the housing ladder<br />
or want to live independently,<br />
or a combination of the two.<br />
But this demographic is being<br />
supplemented by people from<br />
across the age spectrum.<br />
Retirees now regard renting as<br />
a prudent option as they can sell<br />
their home, divest themselves of<br />
that responsibility and have a more<br />
THE WORLD OF<br />
PROPERTY RENTALS IS<br />
RAPIDLY CHANGING,<br />
MAKING IT ONE OF<br />
THE MOST INTERESTING<br />
AREAS OF THE ESTATE<br />
AGENCY SECTOR<br />
flexible lifestyle that leaves more<br />
room (and money) for travelling<br />
or pursuing other passions.<br />
Those moving to the islands<br />
also often rent property as they<br />
‘test out’ the way of life before<br />
settling permanently. We’ve had<br />
several clients who move between<br />
rental properties as they try out<br />
living in different parishes before<br />
deciding where they want to<br />
make their permanent home.<br />
The expanded pool of potential<br />
renters has added up to an<br />
increased demand for rental<br />
property in the islands. Our<br />
teams are incredibly busy and<br />
high-quality properties can be<br />
snapped up in under 24 hours<br />
by a buoyant marketplace.<br />
A GOOD INVESTMENT<br />
The conditions in the rental<br />
market mean that buying to<br />
let is a sensible investment for<br />
someone looking for returns that<br />
outperform the interest rates<br />
that banks are currently paying.<br />
The islands have many homes<br />
that would make great rental<br />
properties and there are also<br />
options for those who want to take<br />
on a redevelopment project to<br />
subsequently rent out. Yields from<br />
lettings vary across properties but<br />
with interest rates so flat it’s fair<br />
to say that investing in property<br />
is a sound option that will make<br />
financial sense for many.<br />
In order to demonstrate the<br />
potential returns from lettings<br />
we have displayed the annual<br />
estimated gross yield prominently<br />
on every listing on our awardwinning<br />
website. This makes it<br />
easy for users to see the return<br />
they could expect on any property<br />
and realise the value that an<br />
investment in property could bring.<br />
Demand for rental property is<br />
at an all-time high in the islands<br />
so get in touch with our team to<br />
learn more about how a buoyant<br />
market could work for you.<br />
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IT’S TIME<br />
TO THINK<br />
LIKE A<br />
12 YEAR OLD<br />
BY BEX<br />
GOATER,<br />
NETWORK<br />
FINANCIAL<br />
PLANNING<br />
Have you ever tried to write an<br />
editorial? The brief is generally to<br />
be interesting and amusing whilst<br />
persuading the reader that you, as<br />
the writer, know everything there is<br />
to know about the topic, which will<br />
be summarised in under a page.<br />
This in itself presents a challenge to<br />
me. But writing an editorial about<br />
insurance and making it interesting<br />
and amusing is even trickier.<br />
At this point, I have to admit I find<br />
insurance interesting, and have<br />
done since I started working in<br />
the industry. However, I am all<br />
too aware that to most people,<br />
insurance is not just uninteresting,<br />
but an irritating “grudge” purchase<br />
that people feel obliged (whether<br />
legally or otherwise) to buy.<br />
So, with this in mind, I cast my<br />
mind back to a time before I<br />
found insurance interesting,<br />
or indeed really understood<br />
why it was needed.<br />
I recall a conversation with my<br />
parents when I was about 12 years<br />
old. I asked them what would<br />
happen to us if they both died. By<br />
us, I meant my two brothers, me,<br />
and most importantly, my two cats,<br />
Princess Jasmine and Jess (I don’t<br />
know why she wasn’t a Princess,<br />
poor Jess). I remember my<br />
father’s response to this question<br />
was to confirm that the mortgage<br />
would be paid off, we would<br />
have the house and some family<br />
member would look after us.<br />
I remember thinking that it<br />
was weird that a bank would<br />
just forget about a mortgage if<br />
someone died; so, I continued<br />
my questioning to clarify the<br />
finer details of how the mortgage<br />
would be repaid and where I<br />
would be living. My poor parents.<br />
Of course, I have since learnt<br />
about life insurance policies, and<br />
now understand what would have<br />
happened; that they had a policy<br />
in place to repay the mortgage.<br />
I’ve also subsequently learnt<br />
there was additional protection<br />
in place, to provide for us kids<br />
(and cats). But I now know from<br />
working as a Financial Adviser<br />
that it isn’t just 12 year olds who<br />
aren’t aware of life insurance,<br />
or why one would need it.<br />
In this increasingly regulated<br />
world that we live in, one would<br />
hope that any borrower should<br />
certainly know that if they were<br />
to die, the mortgage would still<br />
need to be repaid. And as more<br />
and more families now rely on<br />
two incomes to pay mortgage or<br />
rental payments, cover childcare<br />
costs and household bills and<br />
other expenditure, why don’t<br />
more people have life insurance?<br />
There are articles littering the<br />
internet detailing the insurance gap<br />
in the UK. The Protection Review<br />
2012 survey found that only 47% of<br />
people claim to have life insurance.<br />
Of those that don’t have it, 34%<br />
said they don’t need it; whilst 18%<br />
said they hadn’t thought about it<br />
and 7% haven’t got around to it. To<br />
me, these statistics are concerning.<br />
But I’ve been thinking about<br />
the normal people. People who<br />
don’t find insurance interesting<br />
or want to think about the worst<br />
happening. What about the 12<br />
year olds who don’t ask their<br />
parents morbid questions?<br />
Well, to explain, life insurance will<br />
pay out if the person covered dies<br />
within the term of the policy. This<br />
will therefore provide funds to<br />
the relevant people, to help them<br />
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When something as devastating as<br />
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WHAT IS THE<br />
ALTERNATIVE TO<br />
THE PE-DRIVEN<br />
M&A MODEL?<br />
Business<br />
BY NICOLA GOTT, MANAGING DIRECTOR, OAK JERSEY<br />
The emergence of larger<br />
multi-jurisdictional players in<br />
the financial services industry<br />
through mergers and acquisitions<br />
has become increasingly<br />
commonplace in the Channel<br />
Islands in recent years and<br />
very often the enabler for such<br />
scenarios has been private<br />
equity (PE) investment.<br />
But what led to an explosion<br />
of private equity intervention,<br />
particularly in the trust, fiduciary<br />
and corporate services sector?<br />
Who are the winners and losers<br />
when PE gets involved and is<br />
there a better alternative? Well,<br />
there will always be winners<br />
and losers, but we would<br />
argue there is an alternative<br />
offered by the Oak model.<br />
MATURE INDUSTRY<br />
The maturation of the financial<br />
services industry in the islands<br />
has made some businesses<br />
both attractive and receptive to<br />
approaches from potential buyers.<br />
Trust and fund administration<br />
firms in particular are highly<br />
cash generative and their<br />
clients are typically “sticky”<br />
as moving a structure can be<br />
both complex and expensive.<br />
These factors minimise the<br />
risk for the PE investor.<br />
In addition, acquisition targets<br />
are usually well-established<br />
businesses, perceived to be<br />
relatively simple to integrate,<br />
and there is a healthy supply<br />
of qualified and experienced<br />
employees in the Channel<br />
Islands to fulfil most roles.<br />
There are many positives arising<br />
from PE activity in this space.<br />
For example, it provides an exit<br />
opportunity for the owners of<br />
businesses where no succession<br />
plan is in place. Some PE models<br />
like to patch merged businesses<br />
into one IT platform, resulting in<br />
investment in upgrading systems<br />
and sometimes training.<br />
RISKS AND CHALLENGES<br />
However, PE also brings with<br />
it certain risks and challenges.<br />
Short-term exit targets and the<br />
expectation of elevated financial<br />
performance on the part of<br />
the investors don’t always sit<br />
comfortably with investing,<br />
building and maintaining long<br />
term, bespoke client relationships.<br />
Clients often see both increases in<br />
the fees charged and loss of longstanding<br />
trusted administrators<br />
due to the internal shift in focus<br />
on the financial performance<br />
of administration teams, which<br />
has contributed to increased<br />
staff attrition in the industry.<br />
An acquisition will inevitably<br />
result in an internal cultural shift,<br />
from owner-led to investordirected,<br />
which may be embraced<br />
by some legacy employees<br />
but not all. Also, work may be<br />
delegated to more junior staff<br />
to increase profitability without<br />
increasing fees, which can<br />
impact the client experience<br />
and delivery. However, business<br />
leaders need to recognise<br />
the impact of organisational<br />
cultural change and manage<br />
appropriately and delicately to<br />
minimise any negative impact.<br />
Typically PE has a short to<br />
medium-term (three to fiveyear)<br />
investment window from<br />
acquisition to sale and targeted<br />
Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is<br />
high, at 25 to 30 per cent.<br />
While Oak has set about<br />
NICOLA GOTT<br />
consolidating four acquired<br />
businesses, the objective is<br />
similar to our peers. However,<br />
thanks to the availability of longterm<br />
and committed capital<br />
from a listed investment fund<br />
whose investors are Channel<br />
Island individuals, with lower<br />
targeted returns of around 12 to<br />
13 per cent and a listing on The<br />
International Stock Exchange<br />
(TISE) the internal financial<br />
pressure is materially reduced.<br />
REAL DIFFERENTIATOR<br />
Furthermore, former owners<br />
will stay involved with the<br />
business and exit within their own<br />
timeframe which is welcomed<br />
by clients and teams and assists<br />
with a smoother transition of the<br />
corporate culture. This offers<br />
a real differentiator and allows<br />
for an organised, structured<br />
handover for business owners.<br />
For employees there is less<br />
pressure to be overly costconscious<br />
with the focus on<br />
client delivery and investing<br />
returns into building a<br />
business of which all staff will<br />
ultimately be shareholders.<br />
By building a long-term annuity<br />
business, clients will see a<br />
continuation of their previous<br />
experience, gold standard, seniorled<br />
delivery and transparent fees.<br />
Risk is approached with a positive<br />
mind set; always looking to<br />
mitigate and construct solutions<br />
that marry with commerciality.<br />
For Oak the future is exciting<br />
as our innovative and balanced<br />
approach to growth continues<br />
to create winners on all sides.<br />
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Business<br />
HOW MODERN<br />
ARE YOU<br />
WORKING?<br />
BY OLLY DUQUEMIN, CEO RESOLUTION IT<br />
What does a modern way of working mean to you? Is it a nice<br />
desk, great view out the window, a chair that’s comfortably<br />
ergonomic and using a remote desktop with the same<br />
applications you used 20 years ago?<br />
Incredible developments in<br />
technology are allowing us<br />
to move on from that dated<br />
expectation, to one where<br />
employees are now empowered,<br />
engaged and agile. It has given<br />
them the ability to work on any<br />
device, wherever and whenever,<br />
collaborating, communicating<br />
and connecting seamlessly and<br />
efficiently. For business owners<br />
these technologically enabled<br />
employees are contributing to a<br />
significant rise in productivity and<br />
innovation, resulting in increased<br />
sales, profitability and loyalty.<br />
The workplace is changing and<br />
the systems you use today may<br />
not be the ones that will get you to<br />
where you need to be tomorrow.<br />
We know from our own<br />
recruitment experience that<br />
today’s workers expect modern<br />
technology, with a meaningful<br />
work-life balance, flexibility and<br />
the ability to work remotely. If<br />
they’re not given the right tools<br />
they’ll start using their own,<br />
meaning your data’s unsecure and<br />
unmonitored, probably without<br />
multi-factor authentication.<br />
The Starship <strong>En</strong>terprise of<br />
modern cloud working is<br />
Microsoft 365 which delivers<br />
document management,<br />
productivity, collaboration,<br />
flexibility and innovation all<br />
within a secure environment.<br />
Scalability and the ability to<br />
mix and match apps allows it<br />
to grow with your business.<br />
Cloud-based working on a costeffective<br />
monthly subscription<br />
basis provides proactive detection<br />
of threats and the continual<br />
updating and improvement<br />
of apps. Microsoft 365 boasts<br />
‘privacy by design’, allowing you<br />
to be GDPR compliant by having<br />
advanced security features which<br />
include message encryption,<br />
advanced threat analytics, mobile<br />
device management and data loss<br />
prevention, with data residing in<br />
Europe’s most secure and resilient<br />
data centre. And unlike traditional<br />
IT infrastructures where you<br />
would need to purchase multiple<br />
third-party applications which<br />
are monitored and maintained by<br />
the IT team, these products are<br />
available out of the box. For SMEs<br />
it’s a low-level entry cost, reducing<br />
capital spend and offering access<br />
to powerful enterprise solutions<br />
without the need for that huge<br />
capital investment every five years.<br />
It’s how we work at Resolution<br />
IT. Definite highlights include<br />
Microsoft Teams – the fastest<br />
growing app in Microsoft’s history.<br />
It’s an all-in-one communication<br />
and collaboration solution<br />
that incorporates messaging,<br />
meetings, calling and integration<br />
with Office 365 apps and reduces<br />
email traffic. If your business is<br />
multi-jurisdictional everyone can<br />
message in their own language<br />
and Teams will translate it into any<br />
of the 44 supported languages.<br />
You can share and collaboratively<br />
real-time edit documents, breaking<br />
down traditional silo working.<br />
You can add guests to your<br />
Teams from offices or even not<br />
part of your organisation so they<br />
can also collaborate on specific<br />
projects. You can customise your<br />
workspace, add third-party app<br />
tools, create a live event and if<br />
you miss a Teams meeting, you<br />
can record it. Don’t have the time<br />
to watch it all? Then search for<br />
specific key words in that meeting,<br />
such as your name, and the<br />
recording will jump to that point.<br />
If you want to video conference<br />
from home or anywhere there’s<br />
the option to blur out the<br />
background – something the<br />
unintentionally famous Professor<br />
Robert Kelly would have found<br />
useful when his BBC interview<br />
was gate-crashed by his young<br />
children, ensuring he became the<br />
No. 1 trending video on YouTube in<br />
the UK in 2017! With hopefully the<br />
introduction of Session Initiation<br />
Protocol (SIP) telephony in the<br />
Channel Islands, it won’t be too<br />
long before we’ll all be making<br />
calls using our mobile devices<br />
and PCs. This is being widely<br />
used throughout the world.<br />
This is a snapshot of the huge<br />
range of business apps that<br />
are transforming how both<br />
ourselves and our clients are<br />
working, from just £10 a month<br />
for each user. Across all business<br />
sectors – finance, aviation,<br />
property, recruitment, education,<br />
professional services and medical,<br />
they’ve all been able to individually<br />
harness the business benefits in<br />
very specific and bespoke ways,<br />
advantageously differentiating<br />
themselves from their competitors.<br />
It benefits both their bottom line<br />
and their staff. Surely working<br />
in a collaborative, empowering<br />
environment, resulting in improved<br />
efficiencies, increased agility and<br />
innovation is a bit of a no-brainer?<br />
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Business<br />
FACES OF BUSINESS<br />
MATHEW NEWMAN<br />
Mathew Newman is head of Ogier's Dispute Resolution team in Guernsey.<br />
His practice encompasses commercial and financial dispute resolution,<br />
with a special focus on contentious restructuring and insolvency regulatory<br />
matters, schemes of arrangement, shareholder disputes and matters<br />
involving investment schemes. Mathew also has considerable experience<br />
in relation to more general commercial disputes involving financial services<br />
businesses, Guernsey trusts and large-scale construction claims.<br />
How do you start off your<br />
working day?<br />
It depends whether I am in Guernsey<br />
or elsewhere. If I am in Guernsey, I can<br />
either be found at the gym (normally<br />
doing some sort of painful boot camp<br />
class, not that it seems to be doing<br />
me much good!) or walking our dog<br />
Billy on Chouet beach, which is a few<br />
minutes' walk from my house. I'm<br />
then in the office for around 8am. If<br />
I'm in London, I might try and go for<br />
a run if I've remembered my trainers.<br />
How would you describe<br />
your leadership style?<br />
I would say that my leadership style<br />
is relaxed and approachable. I have<br />
a great team around me, many of<br />
whom I have worked with for years.<br />
It's all about trust – which works both<br />
ways – and as a team we have that<br />
in spades. I think Ogier's approach<br />
as a firm encourages this kind of<br />
dynamic - whether it's through<br />
‘booting the suit’ (we've done away<br />
with a restrictive dress code) or<br />
using technology to open up remote<br />
working opportunities, there's a real<br />
focus on trusting people's judgement<br />
and ensuring they have the flexibility<br />
they need to do their job well.<br />
How do you maintain a<br />
healthy work/life balance?<br />
In my job, I spend a lot of time<br />
eating out. When it comes to decent<br />
restaurants, we are spoilt for choice<br />
in Guernsey, but it's no good for a<br />
40-something's waistline! I try to order<br />
the veggie or fish options, but even so<br />
this is probably why I feel the need to<br />
go to the gym or for a run - I suspect<br />
if I didn't do any of those things, I<br />
would be twice the size I am now!<br />
Do you travel much in<br />
your role?<br />
Yes, mostly to London but also<br />
further afield. This year has seen<br />
me, or will see me, in Girona, Hong<br />
Kong, New York, Copenhagen and<br />
Miami, mainly attending but also<br />
speaking at conferences. I tend to get<br />
asked to speak about both Guernsey<br />
insolvency and trusts matters which<br />
are of great interest to practitioners<br />
in the onshore jurisdictions. It sounds<br />
glamorous, but there's never much<br />
time for sightseeing unfortunately,<br />
although on long-haul flights being<br />
able to turn off your mobile and emails<br />
and just watch films is a blessing. I<br />
love being at home though, so my<br />
favourite part of any trip is when we<br />
come back into land in Guernsey<br />
after a few days away on business.<br />
Where is your favourite<br />
place in the world?<br />
If I'm allowed to say two places,<br />
probably Manchester and Prague.<br />
Manchester because it's my home<br />
town, and you've got to love your<br />
home town! Prague because I spent<br />
a very happy year there teaching<br />
<strong>En</strong>glish in the mid-90s, just after<br />
the Czech Republic had emerged<br />
from behind the Iron Curtain – it<br />
was a beautiful and fascinating<br />
place back then, although it's rather<br />
overrun with tourists nowadays.<br />
What single achievement<br />
are you most proud of?<br />
Personally, my proudest achievement<br />
is winning the TV quiz show<br />
Blockbusters when I was 16. I was<br />
with a friend, and we won an allexpenses<br />
paid holiday to India, Nepal<br />
and Thailand, having won all five gold<br />
runs - and I got to meet Bob Holness<br />
as well. From a work point of view, my<br />
biggest achievement has to be when<br />
I was promoted to partner at Ogier at<br />
the relatively young age of 35 in 2013,<br />
but being involved in a client's success,<br />
whether winning a big case in court or<br />
completing a successful restructuring,<br />
is the best part of the job day to day.<br />
How would you<br />
quantify success?<br />
I think success is very subjective,<br />
but it's definitely intrinsically linked<br />
to happiness. You can be the<br />
richest man in the world and so,<br />
objectively speaking, very successful,<br />
but you could still be unhappy.<br />
What’s the best piece of<br />
advice you were ever given?<br />
Treat people how you would<br />
wish to be treated. I remember<br />
my Grandpa Ian telling me that<br />
when I was a child, and it has stuck<br />
with me throughout my life.<br />
As a child, what did you want<br />
to be when you grew up?<br />
An aeroplane pilot or a bus<br />
driver. And, obviously, centre<br />
forward for Manchester United.<br />
The way they're playing at the<br />
moment, there's still a chance…<br />
What is the last thing<br />
you think about at the<br />
end of the day?<br />
Depends what day of the week it is,<br />
but generally it's that my alarm will<br />
go off way too early in the morning.<br />
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Business<br />
REBELLION<br />
LONDON CALLING TO THE<br />
FARAWAY TOWNS<br />
NOW WAR IS DECLARED AND<br />
BATTLE COME DOWN.<br />
Tom Petty, 1979.<br />
If ever proof were needed of the political gulf<br />
between London and the rest of the country, the<br />
recent European Elections provided it in spades. In<br />
effect, the capital voted one way and the rest of the<br />
country another. Now you know why media and<br />
the establishment professes bafflement when the<br />
electorate keeps voting the wrong way on issues that<br />
London deems decided. This has been a de haut en<br />
bas argument ever since the original referendum was<br />
announced; the majority Westminster view, even now,<br />
being one of: ‘if only those benighted provincial types<br />
knew what was good for them…’<br />
But enough about politics and moving quickly on<br />
to the topic for this article: environmental investing.<br />
The recent Extinction Rebellion protests in London<br />
are something with which, as a long-haired former<br />
denizen of my university’s geography department, I<br />
would have probably been more than sympathetic.<br />
Indeed, I may or may not have participated in the odd<br />
‘awareness’ event myself in my younger days! The<br />
problem is that these movements often get hijacked<br />
by those of a decidedly more political bent, e.g. anticapitalists,<br />
in order to make the audience conflate<br />
one issue, say environmentalism, with another, say<br />
socialism. In short, the argument is that only the<br />
state has the wisdom to wield sufficient power to<br />
ensure good environmental outcomes. Proper legal<br />
framework and competent regulators aside, there is<br />
no sound economic basis for any of this and a recent<br />
paper by Professor Daniel Fernández Méndez for the<br />
Mises Institute explains why.<br />
Close examination of environmental data<br />
demonstrates that more “capitalist” countries, i.e.<br />
those with greater “economic freedom”, are clearly<br />
also those with the highest environmental quality.<br />
Moreover, this can be back-tested over 15-year<br />
averages and so is not just a flash in the pan. As to<br />
arguments about enviro-paragons exporting pollution<br />
in order to look good, research shows that, to the<br />
BY MARK BOUSFIELD,<br />
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR,<br />
RAVENSCROFT<br />
contrary, foreign direct investment has a positive<br />
benefit for those countries on the receiving end<br />
through the inculcation of better environmental<br />
practice. More strikingly, the research shows that<br />
countries at the top of the environmental league<br />
tables actively avoid investing in those which do not<br />
agree to adopt better process.<br />
Time and time again, it has been shown that<br />
without proper incentive, there is rarely scientific and<br />
technological progress. This is not to decry a sound<br />
legal framework and proper government legislation<br />
overseen by suitably disinterested regulators and<br />
politicians – try it without and you end up with<br />
Zimbabwe or Venezuela. But we have consistently<br />
argued that market economies (for which capitalism is<br />
often, albeit incorrectly, substituted) provide the best<br />
means by which to grow a nation’s wealth. It is this<br />
increasing wealth that drives higher environmental<br />
standards through customer demand.<br />
Why not enviro-socialism? Because the idea<br />
that government can put its (never disinterested)<br />
thumb on the scale and pick commercial, scientific,<br />
technological or environmental winners has<br />
consistently failed everywhere it’s been tried.<br />
Governments can certainly create the conditions<br />
for success – witness China, which is certainly not<br />
anyone’s idea of economically free, and its progress<br />
since a radical change in economic policy in the<br />
1980s – but it can’t build cars, generate energy or run<br />
airlines with any efficiency or innovation – which in the<br />
end is what will safeguard the environment. And for<br />
that you only have to look back to the UK in the 1970s.<br />
The Ravenscroft investment management team<br />
spends an inordinate amount of time researching<br />
fund managers who have the experience, technical<br />
insight and financial acumen to seek innovators and<br />
disruptors in their chosen sector. This is not always<br />
easy, especially in something as potentially trendy (and<br />
therefore volatile) as environmental investing. Once<br />
chosen, we simply monitor the manager’s process and<br />
decision-making for logic and consistency; and if they<br />
deviate from that process without good reason then<br />
we sell. In essence, we apply to our managers what<br />
we expect of ourselves: know what you own and why<br />
you own it. Now, I wonder whether you can invest in<br />
the glue that sticks you to trains?!<br />
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P R O U D T O C A L L B O T H<br />
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Business<br />
BRING<br />
OPEN MARKET<br />
PROPERTIES TO A<br />
TRULY GLOBAL AUDIENCE<br />
BY RICHARD FOX, DIRECTOR AT SAVILLS GUERNSEY<br />
LA CARRIERE,<br />
LE BIGARD, FOREST<br />
GUIDE PRICE £7.35M<br />
Stable, selfgoverning<br />
jurisdictions,<br />
Guernsey and<br />
Jersey are<br />
both respected<br />
international<br />
financial<br />
centres that<br />
punch well<br />
above their weight on a global<br />
stage. They offer residents a high<br />
quality of life in a business-friendly<br />
environment. These characteristics<br />
make the islands attractive places<br />
in which to live, work and invest.<br />
It is little wonder that prices<br />
and the volume of transactions<br />
in the island’s residential markets<br />
are rising. Savills research team<br />
reported that last year Guernsey’s<br />
transactions reached their<br />
highest levels since 2011.*<br />
Richard Fox, Open Market<br />
director at Savills Guernsey, said:<br />
‘Operating two residential sales<br />
offices and a commercial practice<br />
in conjunction with mainland<br />
and worldwide offices, Savills<br />
is established as the leading<br />
authority across a range of<br />
disciplines in the Channel Islands.’<br />
Guernsey has long held appeal<br />
for relocation, with a high<br />
quality of life and favourable<br />
business environment. The ‘push’<br />
implications of Brexit have further<br />
increased interest and Savills<br />
research team expect clarity<br />
on the political situation in the<br />
UK, when it emerges, to unlock<br />
some of the pent up demand.<br />
An array of rural, coastal and<br />
urban property offer endless<br />
opportunity for home buyers.<br />
Safe and secure with excellent<br />
schools, recreation, restaurants<br />
and a spectacular coastline,<br />
Guernsey is an ideal location<br />
to call home. Compact in size,<br />
the island offers a favourable<br />
environment to build and<br />
manage a business and this<br />
is further bolstered by the<br />
proximity to London and the<br />
island’s international reach.<br />
The Open Market activity,<br />
reflective of this appeal, has been<br />
driven by improved sentiment<br />
and more realistic pricing from<br />
vendors, Savills research team<br />
reported.* A tax cap for new<br />
Open Market buyers came<br />
into effect in 2018, acting as<br />
another incentive while political<br />
uncertainty in the UK has also<br />
led to increased enquiries.<br />
In Guernsey, 1,600 properties<br />
from within the island’s residential<br />
stock are classed as ‘Open<br />
Market’, this equates to 6% of<br />
the island’s housing. Properties<br />
available to the Open Market<br />
are classified as available for<br />
purchase by any UK or EU national,<br />
as well as people qualifying<br />
under an investor licence.<br />
With restrictions in place on<br />
who can purchase and occupy<br />
residential property, Richard Fox<br />
and the team at Savills Guernsey<br />
are expertly placed to guide and<br />
support buyers. 'Visitors to our<br />
offices will find trusted, familiar<br />
staff who have been serving the<br />
needs of Guernsey residents<br />
and buyers from the Open<br />
Market for many years. We offer<br />
local expertise and knowledge,<br />
teamed with a warm welcome.<br />
Finding a location that offers<br />
the best in tax advantages might<br />
be the driving force behind<br />
relocation, but choosing a<br />
jurisdiction that is to become<br />
home is about much more. The<br />
key is to settle somewhere that<br />
works for your wealth but, first<br />
and foremost, works for you and<br />
your family. A beautiful, secure,<br />
cosmopolitan island where<br />
traditional values sit at the very<br />
heart of the contemporary lifestyle<br />
offered, Guernsey is independent<br />
and has a low tax jurisdiction.<br />
In his closing remarks, Richard<br />
added: 'A close connection<br />
to Savills London and Savills<br />
international offices ensures<br />
access to the widest possible<br />
buyer market. At a time when<br />
offshore jurisdictions are changing<br />
rapidly, the Channel Islands has<br />
bolstered its reputation as a<br />
centre of wealth management<br />
excellence and a prime destination<br />
for affluent property buyers<br />
from the UK and beyond.'<br />
Recent appointments to the<br />
team at Savills Guernsey signal<br />
the continued commitment<br />
to strengthening the team and<br />
Savills representation throughout<br />
the Channel Islands. The mix of<br />
residential and commercial offices<br />
ensure that Savills Guernsey can<br />
provide unmatched coverage<br />
of the island and the very best<br />
service to clients and customers.<br />
To discuss buying or selling a<br />
property with Savills Guernsey,<br />
please do drop into the office in<br />
St Peter Port or call 01481 713463.<br />
*Source: Savills Spotlight on the Channel Islands, 2019<br />
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THE STATES OF GUERNSEY<br />
AIRCRAFT REGISTRY FLIES PAST<br />
500 TH AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION<br />
Aircraft, the same as cars, need<br />
to be registered. Unlike your car,<br />
which will be registered in the<br />
place where it is driven, an aircraft<br />
can be registered in one jurisdiction<br />
but operated in another. Not<br />
many people are aware of the<br />
existence of the very successful<br />
aircraft registry of the States of<br />
Guernsey. This Registry has been in<br />
existence since 2013 and reached a<br />
remarkable milestone in April 2019<br />
with the registering of its 500th<br />
aircraft. The prefix for the Guernsey<br />
registration mark is “2”, hence<br />
the registry is normally referred to<br />
as “2REG”. Small aircraft, helicopters<br />
and larger commercial aircraft<br />
can all be registered on 2REG.<br />
Even less people know that the first<br />
A380 aircraft flown by Singapore<br />
Airlines now has a 2REG registration<br />
mark!<br />
The Registry opened for business<br />
in December 2013, with four locally<br />
based private aircraft being the<br />
first to sport the brand new 2- registration<br />
on their fuselages. The<br />
2- registration has continued to be<br />
a selling point for attracting new<br />
aircraft, due to the permutations<br />
that are available to make a personalized<br />
aircraft “number plate”.<br />
Examples are 2-HIGH, 2-CHEZ,<br />
2-MATO and so on. These days,<br />
although the number of locally<br />
based aircraft on the 2-REG is still<br />
increasing, the majority of aircraft<br />
on the 2-REG have never been to<br />
Guernsey, although the registration<br />
process still provides a good<br />
income to the Island.<br />
Guernsey is one of a number of<br />
smaller jurisdictions, in addition<br />
to the larger countries around<br />
istration services.<br />
So why is the<br />
registry here in the Bailiwick of<br />
Guernsey so successful? There are<br />
a number of reasons for this. The<br />
registry is unique in that it is a public-private<br />
partnership between<br />
the States of Guernsey and SGI<br />
(Guernsey) Ltd, a local subsidiary<br />
of Amsterdam based SGI Aviation.<br />
This means that the States of<br />
Guernsey has been able to con-<br />
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tract out the administration of the<br />
registry to a local company, who<br />
on the Island specializing in flight<br />
operations and airworthiness, but<br />
who also have the expertise and<br />
spected global aviation services<br />
company behind them. The Dutch<br />
parent company provides an addifor<br />
2-REG as well as giving access<br />
to a pool of twenty engineering<br />
surveyors located around the<br />
world for aircraft inspections.<br />
larger aviation authorities, who<br />
tend to work Monday to Friday,<br />
known as Air Operator Certificates<br />
(AOC), for commercial operations.<br />
So far 2-REG has issued six AOCs.<br />
All of these companies are based in<br />
Guernsey, although the actual aircraft<br />
operations can be anywhere<br />
in the world. In one example, the<br />
AOC holder operates small jet aircraft<br />
in and out of Guernsey to the<br />
UK and Europe but in another example,<br />
the AOC holder operates<br />
the world’s most expensive luxury<br />
business jet globally.<br />
These AOCs bring another benefit<br />
to the Island. In the case of an<br />
AOC, the operating company must<br />
be registered in Guernsey, with<br />
stream that provides the biggest<br />
income to 2-REG. Airlines around<br />
the world tend to lease aircraft<br />
rather than own them. In the case<br />
of large airlines, the aircraft will normally<br />
be registered in the country<br />
where they are based and when the<br />
lease ends, the aircraft are deregistered.<br />
This means that the aircraft<br />
have to be put on to a temporary<br />
registration in order to fly them to<br />
their next home. This is an area<br />
that 2-REG specializes in and the<br />
registry has built up good working<br />
relationships with the major leasing<br />
companies around the world.<br />
2-REG trade show stand in Shanghai.<br />
In order to be permitted to register<br />
aircraft, 2-REG, as with the larger<br />
aviation authorities, must maintain<br />
compliance with the standards of<br />
ICAO, the International Civil Aviation<br />
Organization. 2-REG has<br />
become a registry that is well recognized<br />
around the world for accommodating<br />
all aircraft categories,<br />
including commercial aircraft,<br />
business jets, helicopters, and general<br />
aviation types. 2-REG has built<br />
its enviable reputation by being<br />
responsive and customer-focused,<br />
pled with competitive fees.<br />
used to dealing with customers<br />
casion, an aircraft was even registered<br />
on Boxing Day.<br />
Another advantage that 2-REG<br />
has over some of its competitors<br />
is they are able to grant approvals,<br />
able work for Guernsey’s fiduciary<br />
companies and lawyers as well as<br />
income for the airlines, hotels and<br />
restaurants who benefit when additional<br />
members of an operator’s<br />
There is also a less visible work<br />
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/company/2-reg<br />
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POWER TO THE PEOPLE<br />
- HOW TO MAKE THE SWITCH TO LOW-CARBON ENERGY<br />
BY STUART BLONDEL, HEAD OF ASSET MANAGEMENT AT GUERNSEY ELECTRICITY<br />
In the past<br />
two decades,<br />
Guernsey<br />
Electricity has<br />
been leading<br />
the way in<br />
reducing its<br />
environmental<br />
impact.<br />
In this article, we explore our<br />
thoughts on the best strategy for<br />
our small community to achieve<br />
its environmental aspirations<br />
and how the right approach to<br />
energy provision can support the<br />
island’s economic prosperity.<br />
Climate change, resulting from<br />
the use of fossil fuels and their<br />
carbon emissions, is a significant<br />
global environmental challenge.<br />
Guernsey Electricity is fully<br />
supportive of greenhouse gas<br />
reduction targets and has taken<br />
steps to reduce emissions by<br />
66%. This has principally been<br />
achieved by switching from<br />
on-island generation using<br />
fossil fuels to importing from<br />
France low-carbon electricity<br />
from nuclear and renewable<br />
sources, including La Rance<br />
Tidal Power Station in Brittany.<br />
Our environmental aspirations<br />
also apply ‘on-island’; and<br />
Guernsey Electricity believes local<br />
renewable generation has a role to<br />
play in the future energy system.<br />
By investing in larger scale solar<br />
array projects, Guernsey Electricity<br />
is taking a community-based<br />
approach to local renewable<br />
generation ensuring everyone in<br />
our society benefits in the same<br />
way. We are enabling a fairer and<br />
more equitable approach for the<br />
island to meet its local renewable<br />
aspirations and all customers can<br />
be proud that a proportion of their<br />
electricity supply comes from<br />
locally sourced renewable energy.<br />
Guernsey Electricity has also<br />
supported the move to electric<br />
vehicles, introducing several<br />
models in its operational fleet,<br />
and is working with government<br />
to explore options for additional<br />
public charging points. We<br />
also promote energy efficiency<br />
in homes and businesses,<br />
demonstrating commitment to<br />
this cause through a number of<br />
in-house initiatives around energy<br />
efficiency, waste and recycling.<br />
In April 2018 Guernsey Electricity<br />
introduced a new carbon<br />
emissions reporting system,<br />
which enables the disclosure of<br />
all greenhouse gas emissions,<br />
rather than just carbon, as<br />
previously. This aligns with the<br />
European best practice guidelines<br />
and requirements outlined in<br />
the Paris Agreement which will<br />
come into force in 2020 as the<br />
Kyoto Protocol is phased out.<br />
Looking ahead, we believe<br />
the best way to deliver the low<br />
BY INVESTING IN LARGER<br />
SCALE SOLAR ARRAY<br />
PROJECTS, GUERNSEY<br />
ELECTRICITY IS TAKING<br />
A COMMUNITY-BASED<br />
APPROACH TO LOCAL<br />
RENEWABLE GENERATION<br />
ENSURING EVERYONE IN<br />
OUR SOCIETY BENEFITS<br />
IN THE SAME WAY<br />
carbon aspiration is to focus on<br />
the transition away from fossilbased<br />
fuel for everyday activities<br />
– such as heating your home<br />
with oil or gas – and driving<br />
petrol or diesel vehicles. The<br />
island’s energy policy will, to<br />
some extent, influence the rate<br />
at which these changes occur.<br />
There are also other exciting<br />
technologies emerging, such<br />
as smart appliances and battery<br />
storage, which have the potential<br />
to make our energy system<br />
more efficient and dynamic.<br />
Many of the changes in the<br />
energy system are already<br />
taking place and we are at the<br />
start of a fundamental energy<br />
transition journey. However, with<br />
the threats of climate change<br />
it is important that the island<br />
embraces this transition and<br />
maintains momentum towards<br />
a cleaner, greener island.<br />
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Business<br />
HOW TO<br />
INVEST IN<br />
YOUR OWN<br />
CAREER<br />
BY SARAH ELLIOTT, SENIOR RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT<br />
AT ALEXANDER DANIELS OFFSHORE<br />
More and more companies are<br />
seeing the value in investing in<br />
their staff’s education and skills,<br />
whether through professional<br />
qualifications, short courses<br />
or seminars. It’s undoubtedly a<br />
worthwhile investment, as the<br />
famous quote perfectly puts it;<br />
‘What if I train them and they leave?<br />
But what if you don’t and they stay?’<br />
But that worry of a member of<br />
staff leaving is high on employers'<br />
minds, it requires investment and like<br />
any investment, a business will want<br />
to see a return on that investment.<br />
A common practice among<br />
employers, certainly for costly and<br />
long-term professional qualifications,<br />
is a pay-back scheme. This is done<br />
differently by many employers, but<br />
most offer a tiered structure where<br />
you pay back a percentage if you<br />
resign within a certain timeframe,<br />
for example 100% of costs within<br />
year 1 of qualifying, 60% in year 2<br />
and 30% in year 3. Some employers<br />
also impose financial penalties<br />
should you fail your exams.<br />
If you’re very happy with your<br />
current role and feel like you’re<br />
in a job for life then much of<br />
this won’t be a worry, but who<br />
knows how you’ll feel in one or<br />
two, or three years’ time? A new<br />
employer may offer to ‘buy you<br />
out’ but this is always on a caseby-case<br />
basis and can limit your<br />
movements unless you’re financially<br />
able to cover your buy-out.<br />
That’s why I’m such a strong<br />
advocate of investing in your own<br />
learning and career development.<br />
We all spend money on our homes,<br />
our cars, our wardrobes and our<br />
holidays but how many of us spend<br />
money on our career development?<br />
So many of us leave it up to the<br />
employer, yet the direction and<br />
growth of our own careers are<br />
ultimately our responsibility and<br />
for something that accounts for,<br />
often, 40% of our waking hours,<br />
shouldn’t we be investing our<br />
personal finances in this area?<br />
LET’S LOOK AT THE CONS<br />
OF IT FIRST…<br />
Other than obviously spending<br />
your own money on this, although<br />
I think I’ve made a strong case for<br />
this point, there are admittedly<br />
downsides to investing your own<br />
funds in professional development.<br />
YOUR OWN TIME<br />
– Employers normally should give<br />
you time in your working day to<br />
study and attend examinations,<br />
meaning that it won’t eat up into<br />
your personal time. A self-funded<br />
course, that might better suit your<br />
interests than your employer,<br />
may well be a harder case to<br />
argue, although some employer's,<br />
will still offer the flexibility.<br />
GETTING IT RIGHT<br />
– Going out on your own to<br />
pick a course of your choosing,<br />
might not be as right for you<br />
as you think it will be.<br />
STAYING FOCUSED<br />
– Whilst funding it yourself and<br />
doing it on your own schedule<br />
can take away a lot of the<br />
pressure, that may well be some<br />
people’s downfall. Without the<br />
expectations of employers and<br />
the pressure to deliver, you will<br />
need to make sure you can<br />
maintain your drive and focus.<br />
AND SAVING THE BEST<br />
'TIL LAST, THE PROS…<br />
CHOOSE YOUR OWN COURSE<br />
– Working in Trust and fancy a<br />
change to HR? Great, it’s your<br />
money and your future, pick<br />
whatever course you want<br />
to best suit your goals.<br />
BOOST YOUR CV AND SALARY<br />
– Whilst this is a pro whether<br />
funded or self-funded, if your<br />
employer isn’t willing to invest in<br />
your education, doing it yourself<br />
will certainly bolster your CV and<br />
give you a good standing point<br />
when asking for a pay rise with your<br />
current employer or your next one.<br />
LEAVE WHENEVER YOU WANT<br />
– Halfway through your course<br />
and fancy a new job? No problem,<br />
you’re not locked into a lengthy<br />
contract or facing a large bill. Start<br />
searching for a new job and carry<br />
on with your course as normal.<br />
TAKE AS LONG AS YOU NEED<br />
– Take the course on your own<br />
schedule and complete it in a<br />
timeframe that suits you best.<br />
Just be advised that courses can<br />
come with deadlines, so make sure<br />
you’re aware when signing up.<br />
SPREAD THE FINANCIAL LIABILITY<br />
– Many educational institutions<br />
now offer interest-free payment<br />
plans, allowing you to stretch<br />
the hefty cost over a long period<br />
to make it easier to afford.<br />
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GREEN<br />
EXERCISE<br />
We all know we should exercise, that it’s good for<br />
our bodies, helping us control our weight, keeping our<br />
muscles and bones healthy, but that it’s also good for our<br />
mind and can even make us feel happier and increase<br />
our energy levels. Yet for some of us the thought of<br />
spending hours a week slogging away in a hot and sweaty<br />
gym, an indoor pool, or at a class in a studio just doesn’t<br />
appeal. Well the answer for those individuals may be<br />
outdoor exercise, otherwise known as ‘Green Exercise’.<br />
Many studies have found that<br />
exercising outdoors actually<br />
has a lot of benefits and can be<br />
better for us than the equivalent<br />
exercise done indoors. Here<br />
are just five of the benefits:<br />
More calories are burnt<br />
exercising outdoors due to<br />
increased wind resistance,<br />
your body’s temperature<br />
regulation against the elements,<br />
and the changing terrain<br />
Most people work out longer<br />
and harder outdoors due to the<br />
increased stimulation provided<br />
by the natural environment<br />
surrounding them as well as<br />
having a set route to complete<br />
as opposed to just a timer<br />
on a machine to follow<br />
More feel-good hormones such<br />
as dopamine and serotonin are<br />
released during outdoor exercise<br />
You’ll get a dose of Vitamin<br />
D when exercising in the<br />
sun, which can also help<br />
to reduce depression<br />
Your immune system gets<br />
a boost when spending time<br />
outdoors. The cleaner and purer<br />
outdoor air helps cellular activity<br />
to build-up the immune system<br />
after exercising which helps your<br />
body to fight off infections.<br />
It’s low cost! Research<br />
shows British people waste an<br />
incredible £558 million a year<br />
on unused gym memberships,<br />
whereas a run along the beach<br />
or in the park costs nothing.<br />
The natural beauty and diverse<br />
landscapes in Guernsey are<br />
perfect for outdoor exercise. We’re<br />
blessed with golden beaches,<br />
stunning cliff paths, parks and of<br />
course the sea! There are plenty<br />
of options to exercise outdoors<br />
on your own for free, but we’re<br />
also fortunate enough to have<br />
a great range of organised<br />
outdoor exercise available for<br />
those who prefer to be guided<br />
through their workout. Here are<br />
a few of the options available:<br />
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OUTDOOR YOGA<br />
Morning Outdoor Yoga Flow classes are held on<br />
the lawn at the front of Hotel Jerbourg during the<br />
summer months and are led by Jess Kergalvis.<br />
The stunning location overlooks Jerbourg Point and<br />
the blue seas beyond. Participants place their mats<br />
in the direction of the rising sun, and with the noise<br />
of the ocean and birdsong the classes are a special<br />
outdoor experience, with no two mornings alike.<br />
The hour-long class combines asana (postures),<br />
pranayama (breathing techniques), meditation and<br />
relaxation and are suitable for all, whether you are<br />
a complete beginner or a well-seasoned yogi.<br />
They are run on a drop in basis, so no booking<br />
required and are of course weather dependent.<br />
Class times are normally 7-8am but<br />
please check the ‘Outdoor Yoga with Jess’<br />
Facebook page for confirmation as lastminute<br />
changes may have to be made.<br />
If you would like to enquire about the classes,<br />
contact Jess at jessgsyyoga@gmail.com.<br />
OUTDOOR YOGA FLOW AT HOTEL JERBOURG<br />
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PARKRUN<br />
Every Saturday morning at 9am Parkrun takes place<br />
at Pembroke Bay. It’s a free 5km run which starts<br />
at the east end of the car park at Pembroke Bay.<br />
The weekly event is entirely run by volunteers<br />
and is open to anyone of any ability, both<br />
adults and children (age four and over).<br />
If you are taking part for the very first time, you<br />
have to register your details at the Parkrun website<br />
(parkrun.com) where you will receive a barcode which<br />
you print off and bring along with you on the day.<br />
After the event you receive a text or email with<br />
your finish time. It gives you a summary of your<br />
position overall and how you did in your age<br />
category. You can follow your own progress over<br />
weeks and months and see if you are improving<br />
over time, getting fitter, or need to work harder!<br />
Visit parkrun.org.uk/guernsey for more information.<br />
OFFSHORE ROWING<br />
The offshore rowing season in Guernsey is between<br />
April and September and offers not only an excellent<br />
form of exercise, but also a great social scene.<br />
Offshore coastal rowing is confronting the open sea<br />
in a rowing boat, often described as the mountain<br />
biking or snowboarding of rowing. The conditions can<br />
be challenging with choppy seas, tides and weather<br />
to contend with, making it an exhilarating form of<br />
exercise. It’s a non-impact sport so can continue<br />
to keep you fit for far longer than contact sports.<br />
The club welcomes experienced rowers and<br />
novices alike. Guernsey Rowing Club offers<br />
taster sessions and an induction programme<br />
for people interested in giving rowing a try.<br />
Visit guernseyrowingclub.org.gg for more information<br />
PUSHY MUMS BUGGY<br />
WORKOUT<br />
Pushy Mums Buggy Workout is Guernsey’s only<br />
outdoor exercise class designed for mums and babies.<br />
Mums can walk, talk and work out in the fresh air<br />
without the worry of childcare.<br />
Classes take place in Saumarez Park on Monday<br />
and Wednesday mornings, 10am-11am. Participants<br />
need to have had their six-week check and the<br />
all-clear to exercise.<br />
The class uses a mixture of power walking,<br />
stretching, toning, strength and cardio work, all<br />
designed safely for the post-natal body. There is every<br />
chance to work at your own pace so fitness (or lack<br />
of) is not an issue. On top of that, the mums often<br />
find that they act as a support network for each other,<br />
sharing their experiences of the highs and lows of<br />
motherhood with each other.<br />
For more information look up Pushy Mums Buggy<br />
Workout (Guernsey) on Facebook or email Laurel on<br />
info@pushy-mums.co.uk.<br />
PARKRUN AT PEMBROKE BAY<br />
OFFSHORE ROWING<br />
PUSHY MUMS BUGGY WORKOUT<br />
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ONE OF GUERNSEY BADMINTON<br />
ASSOCIATION’S MOST<br />
RECOGNISABLE ACHIEVEMENTS<br />
IS THE TEAM’S CONTINUED<br />
SUCCESS AT ISLAND GAMES LEVEL<br />
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BADMINTON<br />
SUCCESS<br />
Guernsey Badminton Association continues to attract more<br />
and more youngsters to the game. We spoke with Acting<br />
Head of Guernsey Badminton Association, Daryl Tapp, about<br />
the work being done to develop the sport on the island.<br />
Despite badminton not always<br />
enjoying the patronage of more<br />
popular sports, it has a solid following<br />
in Guernsey. 'We do have great<br />
adult participation across a broad<br />
standard of play and increasingly<br />
vibrant junior participation where<br />
numbers continue to grow<br />
year-on-year,' said Daryl.<br />
One of Guernsey Badminton<br />
Association’s most recognisable<br />
achievements is the team’s<br />
continued success at Island Games<br />
level. 'We have won numerous team<br />
and individual medals and our current<br />
team aims to win our 10th team gold<br />
this summer in Gibraltar,' said Daryl.<br />
'We have a number of quality juniors<br />
throughout the junior age groups,<br />
with some players really dedicating<br />
themselves to the sport. We have a good<br />
number of juniors breaking into the<br />
adult ranks of play, many of whom have<br />
now played at senior island and county<br />
levels, generally where the step up in<br />
competition is the hardest,' he added.<br />
Guernsey Badminton Association,<br />
located at Rohais, St. Peter Port with<br />
eight dedicated wooden sprung courts,<br />
currently has around 170 junior players,<br />
about 130 seniors, and another 100 or<br />
so casual players among its ranks.<br />
This season an under-18 Channel<br />
Islands team has entered into the UK<br />
Shires league for the first time with<br />
hopes to expand off-island competition<br />
further to other age groups. 'We hope<br />
to develop even more stars of the future<br />
by providing more opportunities to test<br />
themselves in the UK,' said Daryl.<br />
With a dedicated development officer,<br />
Guernsey Badminton Association provides<br />
a variety of playing opportunities from<br />
club level participation to more focused<br />
development sessions, to direct one-toone<br />
coaching, bringing on those with<br />
the enthusiasm and talent to continue<br />
to improve. The association is also<br />
currently working with island primary<br />
schools, along with the Guernsey Sports<br />
Commission, to provide for sessions<br />
as part of the PE curriculum. 'We aim<br />
to provide more coverage of the age<br />
groups and into the secondary schools<br />
in the years to come,' said Daryl.<br />
Guernsey Badminton Association is<br />
working to change the perception of the<br />
sport as ‘minor’ compared with more<br />
popular ones by offering badminton<br />
in and outside school timetables.<br />
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'Badminton has the benefit of being accessible<br />
to all ages and standards of players, for example,<br />
we support the 'Little Champs' group by providing<br />
badminton to children between two and five<br />
years, while we also have clubs playing weekly<br />
with some players in their 80s,' said Daryl.<br />
There’s plenty of opportunities for players to<br />
compete too. As well as an annual veterans'<br />
'friendly' competition against Wales, Guernsey<br />
Badminton Association takes on Jersey each year<br />
in inter-insular at junior and three adult levels.<br />
Having secured promotion in March, a Guernsey<br />
Badminton Association senior County team<br />
will play in the UK 3rd division next season.<br />
Historically, badminton in Guernsey has<br />
experienced an ageing demographic with a larger<br />
pool of talented players now heading through<br />
into the veteran ranks. 'Our Development Officer<br />
is able to focus mainly on our growing junior<br />
section, which hopefully bodes well for the<br />
future of the sport in the island,' said Daryl.<br />
Guernsey Badminton Association receives a small<br />
subsidy from the Guernsey Sports Commission to<br />
solely support the employment of its Development<br />
Officer but beyond this, there is no other subsidy.<br />
'We are very grateful to the corporate sponsors<br />
that we work with who provide vital additional<br />
funding to continue our activities,' said Daryl.<br />
If you are interested in participating in badminton<br />
in Guernsey, there are a variety of leagues and a<br />
regular series of competitions played throughout<br />
the season for both junior and senior players.<br />
'We also run a non-members competition a few<br />
OUR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER IS ABLE<br />
TO FOCUS ON OUR GROWING JUNIOR<br />
SECTION, WHICH HOPEFULLY BODES<br />
WELL FOR THE FUTURE OF THE SPORT<br />
IN THE ISLAND.' SAID DARYL<br />
times a year for those wanting to come and try<br />
the sport with friends and family,' said Daryl.<br />
But what makes a good badminton player?<br />
Daryl says that as a whole-body sport, you need<br />
good speed and agility to cover the court, while<br />
also having great hand-eye coordination and<br />
timing to hit the shuttle.All-round development<br />
of all areas of fitness and skills are needed to<br />
make a good player. 'Badminton is great fun<br />
as it is a very social activity,' said Daryl.<br />
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SPORTS DIARY<br />
JULY 2019 EVENT DATE TIME ABOUT<br />
ATHLETICS<br />
OSA ALL TERRAIN<br />
CHALLENGE<br />
21-27 July<br />
Various locations. Seven races on<br />
seven consecutive days<br />
SAND RACING Saturday 6 July 17:00 Vazon Bay<br />
MOTOR<br />
SPORT<br />
HILL CLIMB Saturday 20 July 09:00 Val des Terres<br />
MOTORSPORT<br />
SEAFRONT SUNDAY<br />
Sunday 21 July<br />
Organised by the Guernsey<br />
Motor Cycle and Car Club and<br />
Guernsey Kart Club<br />
SWIMMING 30 BAYS IN 30 DAYS 1-31 July<br />
Month-long event raising<br />
money for Les Bourgs Hospice -<br />
30bays.org<br />
FUN/<br />
SPECTATOR<br />
CYCLING - SUMMER<br />
EVENING RIDES<br />
2, 9, 16 & 22 July 19:00<br />
Gentle rides organised by<br />
Guernsey Bicycle Group<br />
AUGUST 2019 EVENT DATE TIME ABOUT<br />
ATHLETICS<br />
MOTOR<br />
SPORT<br />
CLIFF PATH SERIES -<br />
RACE 1<br />
Sunday 4 August 09:00 6 miles from Havelet<br />
SAUMAREZ PARK 5K Thursday 8 August TBC Saumarez Park 5km<br />
CLIFF PATH SERIES -<br />
RACE 2<br />
Sunday 1 September 09:00 8 miles from Icart<br />
SAND RACING Saturday 3 August 13:45 Vazon Bay<br />
HILL CLIMB Saturday 10 August 09:00 Val des Terres<br />
SAND RACING Saturday 17 August 13:15 Vazon Bay<br />
HILL CLIMB Saturday 26 August 09:00 Val des Terres<br />
FUN/<br />
SPECTATOR<br />
PARKRUN Every Saturday 09:00<br />
Pembroke Bay. 5km run/jog or<br />
walk. Pre-register to have your<br />
time recorded and sent to you<br />
Please register in advance at<br />
parkrun.org.uk<br />
HERM FUN RUN Saturday 10 August 15:00 3 miles<br />
TRIATHLON<br />
GUERNSEY GRANITE<br />
MAN TRIATHLON<br />
Sunday 1 September 07:00<br />
½ Iron Distance Triathlon<br />
Supporting sprint distance race<br />
starting at the same time<br />
SAVE THE DATE EVENT DATE TIME ABOUT<br />
FUN/<br />
SPECTATOR<br />
INVESTEC GUERNSEY<br />
MIND 10KM FUN RUN<br />
Sunday 8 September 08:30<br />
Starting from the KGV<br />
Playing Fields<br />
FOR GROUP BOOKINGS<br />
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EMAIL group@aurigny.com GROUPS<br />
FLIGHTS HOTELS CAR HIRE<br />
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COMMUNITY SPIRIT<br />
ISLANDERS SPORT THE<br />
SHORT FOR CHARITY<br />
Monday 8 July sees the return of Male Uprising Guernsey’s (MUG) annual<br />
Bermuda Shorts Week, part of its sun awareness campaign. Butterfield<br />
supports the event for a third year, which sees participants donning the<br />
traditional Bermudian summer wear for a week.<br />
The proceeds raised are used to provide schools across the Bailiwick with<br />
sun cream dispensers, as part of MUG’s Cream Up campaign. It is hoped<br />
that these dispensers will encourage children to become more aware of<br />
the importance of sun protection.<br />
Parents are still asked to ensure their<br />
child goes to school wearing sun<br />
cream in the summer. However,<br />
these dispensers will enable children<br />
to reapply sun cream after P.E and<br />
swimming or before lunch and break.<br />
PROCEEDS RAISED<br />
ARE USED TO PROVIDE<br />
SCHOOLS ACROSS THE<br />
BAILIWICK WITH SUN<br />
CREAM DISPENSERS<br />
Lindsay Ozanne, Deputy Managing<br />
Director of Butterfield Trust (Guernsey) Limited, said: ‘Butterfield is proud<br />
to support this unique initiative once again, to help raise awareness and<br />
get people talking about male cancers and sun safety is so important.<br />
Gavin Ferguson, MUG guardian, says: ‘Bermuda Shorts Week is one of<br />
our most popular campaigns as it’s easy to do whilst being a bit of fun in<br />
the summer season. It is fantastic that we already have so many Guernsey<br />
schools signed up, as well as all schools in Alderney, Sark and Herm. We<br />
have received very positive feedback from parents, teachers and pupils of<br />
those schools who think the dispensers are a wonderful way of helping to<br />
reduce the risk of skin cancer amongst the next generation.<br />
‘MUG believe all schools across the Bailiwick should have them. It is vital<br />
that we educate children on the importance of sun safety and protection,<br />
so that skin cancer rates do not continue to increase.’<br />
The 2017 Channel Islands Cancer Report showed that non-melanoma<br />
skin cancer has the highest incidence rate in the Bailiwick. Of the average<br />
691 cancers that were registered in the Bailiwick between 2010 and 2014,<br />
45% were for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC).<br />
Dr Ed Partridge of the Healthcare Group said ‘As with all cancer,<br />
prevention is better than cure. Early recognition of a skin cancer is more<br />
likely to lead to a simpler and more successful treatment.’<br />
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CARDIAC ACTION GROUP NAMED AS<br />
SKIPTON SWIMARATHON BENEFICIARY<br />
The Cardiac Action Group will be<br />
the main beneficiary of this year’s<br />
Skipton Swimarathon as they look<br />
to promote greater awareness of<br />
cardiac arrest and the charity’s<br />
island-wide Public Access<br />
Defibrillators (PAD).<br />
The charity project is in desperate<br />
need of additional funding to<br />
meet the costs of promoting PAD<br />
sites and offering free training to<br />
the public. The bulk of this year’s<br />
proceeds from the Swimarathon will<br />
cover these costs for a further year.<br />
With 40 PADs now installed around<br />
the island and a further 10 in<br />
planning, it is hoped that with the<br />
backing of the Skipton Swimarathon<br />
many more lives can be saved.<br />
Nick Guillemette, Chairman of the<br />
Skipton Swimarathon Committee,<br />
said, ‘The Cardiac Action Group’s<br />
Guernsey Electricity has raised<br />
£2100 to help support islanders<br />
living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)<br />
through the sale of its calendars.<br />
Each year, Guernsey Electricity<br />
produces a calendar using<br />
photographs of local scenes which<br />
have been taken by its employees.<br />
The winning photo on this year’s<br />
front cover, ‘Moulin Huet’, was<br />
taken by Sam Thompson, who<br />
chose the Mutliple Sclerosis<br />
Society Bailiwick of Guernsey<br />
Branch as the beneficiary.<br />
Sam, Financial Planning Analyst at<br />
Guernsey Electricity, said: ‘The cause<br />
has a personal connection to me<br />
and I would like to thank everyone<br />
plea for urgent support to enable<br />
them to continue this proven and<br />
well-documented life-saving service<br />
touched the hearts of all of us.‘<br />
Mike Froome, Community<br />
Resuscitation Development<br />
Officer, has been selected as the<br />
2019 Swimarathon Ambassador.<br />
He said: ‘It is so important that<br />
as many islanders as possible are<br />
aware of the PAD sites on the<br />
island and familiar with what to do<br />
should someone suffer a cardiac<br />
arrest. We have a free app available<br />
that can guide people to an AED,<br />
but we would encourage as many<br />
as possible to attend the training<br />
courses. We are so thankful that<br />
the Skipton Swimarathon have<br />
chosen to support our project as<br />
with full use of the equipment I’m<br />
sure more can be encouraged to<br />
restart a heart and save a life.’<br />
GUERNSEY ELECTRICITY SUPPORTS<br />
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY<br />
BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY BRANCH<br />
who purchased a calendar and<br />
helped raise money for the local<br />
branch of the MS Society.’<br />
The charity will be using the money<br />
to assist members of the community<br />
with the cost of respite care.<br />
‘The Guernsey Multiple Sclerosis<br />
Society is extremely grateful<br />
to Guernsey Electricity and in<br />
particular, Sam Thompson, for<br />
choosing us as its charity this year.<br />
The funds raised will help us to<br />
support people living with MS in<br />
the Bailiwick by assisting with day<br />
care costs for those who require<br />
occasional respite at the Leonard<br />
Cheshire Home,’ said the charity’s<br />
chair Linda Fermont.<br />
WAITROSE & PARTNERS<br />
LAUNCHES GREENEST<br />
EGG BOX<br />
Waitrose & Partners is making its<br />
egg boxes even more sustainable<br />
with the first egg carton label of its<br />
kind. The new labels will move from<br />
100% virgin paper to 100% postconsumer<br />
recycled fibre - saving 30<br />
tonnes of paper every year.<br />
Paula Protheroe, Branch Manager,<br />
Waitrose & Partner’s Admiral Park<br />
said: ‘This is another great example<br />
of how seemingly small changes<br />
can make a big difference and bring<br />
us closer towards our commitment<br />
of making our own-label packaging<br />
widely recyclable, reusable or<br />
home compostable by 2023.’<br />
The total packaging is sourced<br />
from more sustainable materials to<br />
ensure that Waitrose minimises its<br />
impact on the environment.<br />
SAFFERY CHAMPNESS<br />
LENDS A HELPING HAND<br />
TO BRIGHT BEGINNINGS<br />
CHILDREN’S CENTRE<br />
A team of volunteers from Saffery<br />
Champness has revamped the<br />
baby and toddler gardens at Bright<br />
Beginnings Children’s Centre in<br />
preparation for summer.<br />
The clear-up, organised by Audit<br />
Manager at Saffery Champness,<br />
Lindsey Dean, and Children’s Centre<br />
Manager at Bright Beginnings,<br />
Teresa Bott, saw a team of 10<br />
volunteers from the audit and tax<br />
department with their family and<br />
friends assist with planting flowers<br />
and herbs, weeding, pruning,<br />
painting and giving the garden area a<br />
general tidy up.<br />
The flowers and herbs were also<br />
donated by Saffery Champness.<br />
Lindsey said: ‘Bright Beginnings is<br />
a charity that is very close to my<br />
heart so I was pleased we could<br />
support it in such a practical way.’<br />
Teresa said ‘We are so grateful to<br />
Lindsey and the team from Saffery<br />
Champness who gave up their<br />
Saturday to tidy, paint and plant<br />
flowers and herbs in our gardens.<br />
It’s the sort of job we just don’t have<br />
time to do and they have done a<br />
fantastic job. Thank you so much.’<br />
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CHARITABLE<br />
CHICKENS RAKE IN<br />
£1000 FOR PRIAULX<br />
PREMATURE BABY<br />
FOUNDATION<br />
The Priaulx Premature Baby<br />
Foundation has benefitted from<br />
Bedell Cristin’s Chicken Run event<br />
which raised £1000 for the charity.<br />
Over 150 participants assembled at<br />
Pembroke wearing chicken hats and<br />
shirts to take part in the 5k fun run.<br />
Volunteers from distance.gg,<br />
Bedell Cristin and the Priaulx<br />
Premature Baby Foundation<br />
organised the day which also<br />
included an Easter egg hunt<br />
around the Beach House.<br />
Jo Priaulx, trustee of the Priaulx<br />
Premature Baby Foundation, said:<br />
‘We’re so grateful to the organisers<br />
for choosing the Foundation to<br />
THE CHANNEL ISLANDS<br />
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY<br />
DONATES TO 16 GOOD<br />
CAUSES<br />
Thousands of pounds have been<br />
donated to 16 local casues as part of<br />
the Channel Islands Co-operative<br />
Society’s Helping Hands fund.<br />
The fund has run since 1995 and,<br />
to date, approximately £288,000<br />
has been donated to good causes<br />
across the Channel Islands.<br />
Among those groups in Guernsey<br />
to receive funding this year were<br />
Edible Guernsey, which provides<br />
gardening tools to older members<br />
of the community with less<br />
physical ability, St John’s Residential<br />
Home and Guernsey Caring for Exoffenders,<br />
which will use the funds<br />
to buy basic kitchen appliances for<br />
ex-offenders. In total 16 Guernsey<br />
benefit from what was a successful<br />
and fun event. The funds raised<br />
will go towards providing support<br />
to premature babies and seriously<br />
poorly children and their families<br />
who have to travel off-island for<br />
treatment.’<br />
Kate Ovenden, Managing Partner<br />
of Bedell Cristin, said: ‘PPBF is a<br />
charities benefitted from donations<br />
totalling more than £8,700.<br />
Also to receive money from the<br />
Helping Hands fund were Headway<br />
Guernsey and the Riding for the<br />
Disabled Guernsey Group (RDA).<br />
Headway Guernsey, which received<br />
£1,000 from the Helping Hands<br />
fund, supports islanders and their<br />
families who are living with the<br />
long-term effects of brain injury.<br />
Philippa Stahelin, Executive Director<br />
at Headway Guernsey, said: ‘We are<br />
extremely grateful to the Co-op for<br />
this donation which will be used to<br />
fund ‘Saebo’ - a tailored physical<br />
rehab programme particularly<br />
used with stroke survivors. It helps<br />
members regain dexterity, flexibility<br />
and strength after stroke. This<br />
funding enables us to offer followup<br />
care from the hospital and for<br />
members to continue their physical<br />
rehab along their road to recovery.’<br />
much-loved local charity which<br />
makes an incredible difference<br />
to the lives of families who<br />
experience what no family wants<br />
to go through. Bedell Cristin is<br />
proud to have sponsored such a<br />
great event which was enjoyed<br />
by all ages while supporting a<br />
worthwhile cause.’<br />
COLLEGE STUDENT<br />
MAKES BRITISH<br />
SOFTBALL TEAM<br />
Joshua Smith, an 18-year-old<br />
Sports student at Guernsey<br />
College of Further Education, has<br />
been selected for the Great British<br />
Slow-pitch National Softball team.<br />
Head Coach of the team, Stephen<br />
Patterson, said: ‘I am delighted<br />
with the ability and potential of the<br />
players entering the programme<br />
this time around. Accomplishing<br />
their goal of making the GB team<br />
may only be the start of what<br />
is possible for them. How they<br />
apply themselves is up to them,<br />
but whether it be in competitions<br />
in 2019 or in three to five years’<br />
time, these players have given<br />
themselves every opportunity to<br />
make an impact for GB for a long<br />
time.’<br />
Jane Le Poidevin, Faculty Director<br />
at Guernsey College of Further<br />
Education, said, ‘Joshua is a<br />
very hardworking and dedicated<br />
student, planning to go to<br />
Chichester University in September<br />
when he completes his studies<br />
with us. We are all extremely proud<br />
of his success and look forward to<br />
hearing of his achievements in the<br />
national team.’<br />
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Participants of last year’s Saffery<br />
Rotary Walk have donated their<br />
official t-shirts to the Charles Duna<br />
Primary School in South Africa.<br />
The local branch of the Inner<br />
Wheel Club, an international<br />
organisation closely linked<br />
to the Rotary Club, has been<br />
encouraging walkers to donate<br />
their t-shirts to communities or<br />
charities in need of clothing.<br />
Gill Girard from Inner Wheel, who<br />
chose the Charles Duna Primary<br />
School as the one of the recipients<br />
said: ‘I knew about the school<br />
from a recent trip to South Africa.<br />
When I first arrived at the school<br />
I immediately noticed a row of<br />
sports shirts drying on a fence and<br />
I discovered that every child had<br />
to wash their shirt immediately<br />
CAREY OLSEN’S CHILL<br />
CHALLENGE RAISES<br />
MONEY FOR LOCAL<br />
CHARITIES<br />
Staff from Carey Olsen have braved<br />
the chilly waters of Belle Greve bay<br />
to raise money for the law firm’s<br />
two nominated Guernsey charities<br />
– the Guernsey Cardiac Action<br />
Group and the Guernsey Child<br />
Contact Centre LBG.<br />
The law firm’s annual Chill<br />
Challenge saw more than 20<br />
partners and staff take part in an<br />
April lunchtime swim, having been<br />
nominated to swim by colleagues.<br />
Charles Duna Primary School<br />
SAFFERY ROTARY WALK T-SHIRTS<br />
HEAD TO SOUTH AFRICA<br />
after the lesson so that the next<br />
class could use them. It quickly<br />
occurred to me that they might<br />
quite welcome the t-shirts from<br />
the Walk so I suggested they<br />
become one of beneficiaries of<br />
the initiative. It’s a small gesture<br />
but it could have a huge impact on<br />
these bright young students.’<br />
Amanda Milsted, International<br />
Officer of Inner Wheel in Guernsey<br />
said; ‘Each year we encourage<br />
walkers to donate their t-shirts<br />
and we’re extremely grateful that<br />
we get such a good response. We<br />
will continue to do the same after<br />
the 2019 Walk so if you’re walking<br />
this year then please do check<br />
on the Saffery Rotary Walk social<br />
accounts for when and where to<br />
drop-off your t-shirts.’<br />
The nominees became confirmed<br />
participants once their fundraising<br />
target was reached. Each nominee<br />
then had the option to take a<br />
refreshing dip or pay a forfeit to<br />
remain warm and dry.<br />
Carey Olsen Senior Associate<br />
Adrian Sarchet, who participated<br />
in the swim and is chairman of the<br />
Guernsey Charities Committee,<br />
said: ‘I’m pleased to see that the<br />
swim has become something of<br />
a tradition in just its third year. It is<br />
an event that people in the office<br />
look forward to, which is hopefully<br />
borne out by the fact that we had<br />
more swimmers this year than<br />
ever before.’<br />
GUERNSEY CRICKET:<br />
MOVING THE BOUNDARY<br />
FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN<br />
SPORT<br />
The Guernsey Cricket Board (GCB)<br />
has committed to supporting<br />
its players and promoting<br />
positive mental health with the<br />
appointment of the island’s first<br />
Mental Health and Wellbeing<br />
Officer within a sport.<br />
Hannah Eulenkamp, the current<br />
Guernsey Women’s Cricket<br />
Captain, who is a trained Mental<br />
Health First Aider, has been given<br />
the voluntary role after the sport<br />
engaged with local mental health<br />
Charity Guernsey Mind and its<br />
Team Talk campaign.<br />
She will act as a confidential point<br />
of contact for anyone within cricket<br />
who may need to talk about issues<br />
inside or outside the sport which<br />
are affecting their mental health.<br />
Hannah, a former county level<br />
cricketer, took time out from the<br />
sport a few years ago when her<br />
own mental health suffered and<br />
she lacked the necessary level of<br />
support locally.<br />
‘I put a lot of pressure on myself<br />
to do well in cricket and it became<br />
easier to run away and quit the<br />
sport than face it and overcome it.<br />
Having a Mental Health and Wellbeing<br />
Officer within our sport will<br />
create channels of conversation<br />
about our wellbeing and allow us to<br />
break down the stigma attached to<br />
it and understand the crippling, and<br />
sometimes devastating, effects of<br />
poor mental health,’ said Hannah.<br />
Mark Latter, Chief Executive and<br />
Director of Cricket, said ‘We all<br />
know what to do when someone<br />
has broken a leg or cut themselves,<br />
but when a player is suffering with<br />
a mental health issue the signs<br />
and appropriate action are not<br />
so obvious. Guernsey Cricket is<br />
committed to ensuring we hold the<br />
welfare of our players in the highest<br />
regard and the work with Guernsey<br />
Mind is another step towards<br />
providing a holistic approach to<br />
this. We are fortunate to have<br />
someone like Hannah with the skills<br />
to take this important role on, and<br />
alongside Ash as Ambassadors to<br />
lead our team. Our thanks to Laurel,<br />
Emily and the team at Guernsey<br />
Mind for their support in this.’<br />
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LANDSCAPE<br />
<strong>En</strong> <strong>Voyage</strong> dives in to the literary world with authors,<br />
themes and stories linked to the Bailiwick of Guernsey.<br />
DARK SKY ISLAND<br />
BY LARA DEARMAN<br />
The latest thriller in Lara Dearman's<br />
atmospheric crime series set in the Channel<br />
Islands, Dark Sky Island – a sequel to Lara’s<br />
debut novel, The Devil’s Claw - is a gripping<br />
thriller set on the island of Sark.<br />
Dark Sky Island by Lara Dearman is published<br />
by Trapeze and is out now.<br />
ABOUT THE AUTHOR<br />
Lara Dearman grew up on Guernsey before moving to the UK to study.<br />
She pursued a career in the city before taking time out to be with her<br />
young family. After her husband's job took the family to Singapore for<br />
three years, they returned to London where she studied for an MA in<br />
Creative Writing at St Mary's University. She graduated with a distinction<br />
in 2016. Lara now lives in New York with her husband and three children<br />
and is writing full time.<br />
LARA<br />
DEARMAN<br />
Did you always want to be<br />
a writer?<br />
I always wanted to be a writer<br />
but I’m not sure I ever really<br />
believed it was possible. I definitely<br />
wanted to work with books<br />
though and thought about being<br />
a librarian or an academic –<br />
anything that involved reading.<br />
Who are your favourite authors?<br />
This is such a difficult question!<br />
I’d have to pick Ruth Rendell,<br />
particularly when she wrote as<br />
Barbara Vine, John Steinbeck,<br />
based on the fact that The Grapes<br />
of Wrath is my favourite book, and<br />
for a dash of the contemporary, JK<br />
Rowling. I loved the Harry Potter<br />
series, even though I was a bit old<br />
for them when they first came out,<br />
and I think her Cormoran Strike<br />
novels are excellent - proper, old<br />
fashioned whodunnits with tight<br />
plots and strong characters.<br />
What time of day is best for you<br />
as a writer?<br />
The morning, after the children<br />
are dropped off at school and the<br />
dog has been walked. The house<br />
is quiet, and I sit in the kitchen<br />
with a coffee and a view of the<br />
birdfeeder in the garden. Bliss.<br />
How do you overcome the<br />
proverbial ‘writer’s block’?<br />
I can go several days without<br />
writing if I’m stuck on a plot point<br />
or trying to figure out what makes<br />
a character tick. I spend those days<br />
thinking – when I’m out walking,<br />
or in the shower, or trying to<br />
get to sleep at night. Eventually<br />
something will click, and I’ll get<br />
back to writing again. It’s always<br />
been fits and starts with me –<br />
maybe slightly unconventional,<br />
but so far, it’s worked!<br />
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MILKY WAY ABOVE THE AVENUE, SARK IMAGE ©VISITGUERNSEY<br />
Tell us a little about<br />
Dark Sky Island.<br />
When bones are discovered in a<br />
cave on Derrible Bay, DCI Michael<br />
Gilbert travels from Guernsey<br />
to Sark to investigate, closely<br />
followed by Jennifer Dorey, a<br />
reporter at the Guernsey News.<br />
While they’re on the island, the<br />
body of an elderly local man is<br />
discovered, brutally murdered.<br />
Dark secrets and hidden pasts<br />
are uncovered and everyone<br />
on the island is a suspect.<br />
What was the most challenging<br />
aspect of this book?<br />
There are several layers to the<br />
plot, a contemporary storyline<br />
and a historical one, as well<br />
as multiple suspects and red<br />
herrings – I always think of the<br />
process as like unspooling several<br />
threads at the beginning, tangling<br />
them all up in the middle, and<br />
then making sure they’re all<br />
neat and tidy again at the end<br />
– it can be a tricky process!<br />
Where is your favourite place<br />
in Guernsey and why?<br />
Petit Bot. It’s so beautiful and<br />
unspoiled. The fact that it’s quite<br />
difficult to get to and the tide has<br />
to be just right adds to the magic<br />
of it – all those steps and the rocks<br />
to clamber over before you reach<br />
the most perfect stretch of sand.<br />
Have your children been to<br />
Guernsey much and what’s their<br />
favourite thing to do over here?<br />
I bring my children to Guernsey<br />
every year and always have<br />
done. They absolutely love<br />
the island. Castle Cornet is a<br />
favourite destination - they love<br />
dressing up in the costumes and<br />
exploring the museums. Also the<br />
beaches, especially Pembroke,<br />
and walking on the cliffs.<br />
What’s your fondest memory of<br />
Sark as a youngster?<br />
My family spent three weeks<br />
on Sark every summer when<br />
I was a child, so I have many<br />
fond memories of the island,<br />
mostly of cycling around, not<br />
having to worry about cars<br />
and the fact that it always<br />
seemed to be hot and sunny.<br />
What advice would you give to<br />
any budding authors?<br />
I was so intimidated by the whole<br />
idea of writing before and always<br />
thought of it as something only<br />
other people could do, but it really<br />
is just a case of sitting down and<br />
getting the words on the paper –<br />
there’s no magical process – just a<br />
lot of patience and determination.<br />
Also, coffee and biscuits help a lot.<br />
Have you any other Bailiwick<br />
based projects in the pipeline?<br />
I’d love to write another Jennifer<br />
Dorey book and bring her back<br />
to Guernsey this time – it’s such<br />
a great setting and there are so<br />
many beautiful locations I’ve<br />
yet to explore in my writing.<br />
Plus, it gives me an excuse to<br />
keep visiting, ‘for research’!<br />
I ALWAYS WANTED<br />
TO BE A WRITER BUT<br />
I’M NOT SURE I EVER<br />
REALLY BELIEVED<br />
IT WAS POSSIBLE<br />
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Cappuccino<br />
Latte<br />
Hot Chocolate<br />
Tetley <strong>En</strong>glish Breakfast Tea<br />
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EACH<br />
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BREAKFAST BITES<br />
Muffins<br />
Double Chocolate<br />
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Belvita<br />
Breakfast<br />
Yogurt<br />
Crunch<br />
SWEETS<br />
£2<br />
EACH<br />
Dairy Milk Duo, Maltesers Big Bag,<br />
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BAR DRINKS<br />
Echo Falls<br />
£4.50<br />
White or Rosé 18.75cl<br />
Live for the Journey<br />
£4.50<br />
Red 18.75cl<br />
Lunetta Prosecco<br />
£6 200ml<br />
Magners Cider or<br />
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£4.50 330ml<br />
2 FOR<br />
£7<br />
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SOFT DRINKS<br />
150ml<br />
Coca Cola or Diet Coke<br />
£1<br />
EACH<br />
150ml<br />
Britvic Orange or Tomato Juice<br />
150ml<br />
Schweppes Lemonade or<br />
Canada Dry Ginger Ale<br />
150ml<br />
Slimline Tonic Water<br />
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Robinsons Fruit Shoot £1.50<br />
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Mini Cheddars<br />
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Pretzels<br />
McVities<br />
Shortbread<br />
£1<br />
EACH<br />
£2<br />
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Spirits 50ml £5<br />
Bacardi, Courvoisier,<br />
Gordon’s, Jack Daniel's,<br />
Smirnoff Red,<br />
Bombay Sapphire<br />
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£10 each or 2 FOR £18<br />
The Famous Grouse Whisky<br />
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