Tag: National Trust for Jersey
Why give your stately home to the National Trust?
The National Trust is delighted to announce that it’s after dinner speaker will be Mr Merlin Waterson, former Director of Properties of the National Trust UK, retired after thirty three years of service, and a very successful author. His latest accomplishment entitled A Noble Thing: the National Trust and its Benefactors, explores the question, [...]
Grand Jersey present ‘Four Seasons of Elegant Dining’ at 16 New Street
A new dining experience will see Grand Jersey and Dunell’s Premier Wines bring ‘Four Seasons of Elegant Dining’ to 16 New Street, the historic, recently renovated house in St Helier. In conjunction with the National Trust for Jersey, each event will offer a select few the opportunity to enjoy Georgian-inspired Michelin starred cuisine and vintage [...]
National Trust for Jersey – Hot Cross Buns galore
Good Friday come this month, the old woman runs With one or two a penny hot cross buns! (Popular verse, 1733) It’ll be Hot Cross Buns galore at 16 New Street this week, when the National Trust for Jersey’s Georgian house museum and shop opens for its second year. Louisa De Gruchy, Mr and Mrs [...]
Business prosecuted after fuel spill affects St Ouen’s Pond
Fuel storage and procedures at the Amaizin’ Maize have been significantly tightened up following an oil spill which affected water around Val de La Mare reservoir and St Ouen’s Pond. Early last year oil leaked from a fuel rig owned and operated by La Hougue Farm 1975 Ltd, which operates the Amaizin’ Maize. The fuel [...]
National Trust and Back to Work launch volunteer scheme
Back to Work and the National Trust for Jersey have joined forces to launch a new volunteer scheme to undertake a wide range of conservation tasks on land owned by the Trust and provide placements and skills training for locally qualified jobseekers. The National Trust Volunteer Scheme is being piloted over a six month period [...]
Trust hops into action for the next phase of ‘Hop to It’
The National Trust for Jersey is delighted to announce the next phase of the Trust’s wetland wildlife ‘Hop to it’ project. After the successful creation of six wildlife ponds around the island’s schools last year, as well as providing advice and information to many others, the next round of pond building starts this Saturday at [...]
Lunchtime music at 16 New Street
Throughout the month of March the National Trust for Jersey is inviting Islanders to enjoy the atmosphere and acoustics of the paneled Club Room at 16 New Street, during a series of four lunchtime concerts. The concerts, which are the first of their kind, will feature a selection of gifted local musicians performing the works [...]
Bittern numbers booming at their winter pond
The National Trust for Jersey is delighted with recent observations confirming an unprecedented high number of bitterns at St Ouen’s pond this winter. It is believed that the bad weather conditions in the UK and across Northern Europe has encouraged the birds to spend the last couple of weeks in the milder winter of Jersey. [...]
Winterwatch with the National Trust for Jersey
With the BBC starting its ‘Winter watch’ programme this week, the National Trust for Jersey are encouraging people to brave the cold weather and to get out and about to discover what wildlife can be seen around Jersey’s countryside this time of year. Although a dormant time for many species, others call Jersey home over [...]
Wader Watching with Jon Horn
Wader Watching with Jon Horn, National Trust for Jersey Lands Manager on Saturday 8th December 2012. Meet: Big Vern’s Car Park, St Ouen’s Bay. 10:30am Binoculars at the ready as we take a gentle walk around one of our most important wetland sites looking for the charismatic winter birds that are our waders. Please make sure you [...]
