Amilcar spring sunshine tour of Jersey - February 2019 - exclusive video

The spring sunshine can have a strange affect on people so it seemed a good idea to take Graham's 1939 Amilcar voiturette out on a proving run.

All went well until Les Landes when the battery - of the car - gave up the ghost and had to be rescued with some modern techno sparks when no volunteer could be found to donate a stocking as a fan belt.

This rough cut video records the tour so far as it went and there is always something different to be seen....next time the other half of Jersey will be viewed in the summer snow or a tropical storm....

No bye-election posters were observed in the making of this video.

Video Part One

Had to include a pic of Sadie wearing another hat and speaking Jerriais by special request...


Part Two

The Late Deputy Richard Rondel - as he is remembered

The bye-election for a Deputy in Districts 3 and 4 St Helier will take place on Wednesday 27 February.

This evening Thursday 21 February the final hustings will be held at the Town Hall from 7 pm.

I hope that it is considered appropriate to remind ourselves of Deputy Richard Rondel and that the candidates in the bye-election and electors might learn something from this interview recorded in  2014.

Part One below

Part Two below

2nd Hustings, Districts 3/4 bye election, St Helier, Jersey 12 February 2019

There are 10 candidates for the single vacancy of Deputy
These are the candidates' initial speeches of 3 minutes each.
Questions followed from the audience (not shown here).

Candidates John Baker, Nick Le Cornu, "Ant" Lewis

Candidates George Troy, Gerraint Jennings, Guy De Faye

Candidates Lyndsey Feltham, Francesca Ahier, Andrea Mallet, Inna Gardiner

JERSEY FAIR PAY MARCH 9 February 2019

Jersey Public Sector employees and supporters marched into St Helier on Saturday and assembled in the Royal Square to protest against their working conditions and pay.

This is the same place that protestors assembled in September 1769 to which action this site is dedicated.
Then as now the protests were overseen by the same gilded statue of King George II.

Below is an interview with Andy Woolley, the Regional Secretary of the NEU
or National Education Union.
He was one of several TU leaders who also addressed the assembled marchers;

Sadie Rennard of St Saviour was the only Constable spotted and was briefly interviewed ;

Senator Kristina Moore was one of a number of elected States Members who addressed the marchers in the Square and was interviewed ;

Deputy John Young the Minister for the Environment also addressed the marchers in the Square and this is an extract together with some images of the crowd;

UNDER STARTERS ORDERS - District 3/4 St Helier, Jersey, Bye-Election for Deputy...29 January 2019 - Polling 27 February

There are 10 runners entered in the St Helier District 3/4 Bye Election...
They were paraded this evening at the Parish Hall Assembly Room at the First floor....which was unfortunate because the lift was not working (it had been damaged that very afternoon)

but the proceedings went ahead and at least one disabled person had been turned away...

The Constable chaired the meeting and warned the candidates about their obligations in this election NOT LEAST that they must submit returns of their expenses within 15 working days of the ballot....

With 10 Candidates my TRICAST forecast  - since I do not have a vote in this bye-election would be as follows.

The three are not in order - just the most likely candidates in my view....

Ant Lewis

Nick Le Cornu

John Baker

....but of course there are other brands available.

Polling Day is 27 February 2019
 

"Health and Care Delivery in Jersey" - "The Future Plan" 28 January 2019

A new management team has produced a new plan for the future of "Health and Care Delivery" in Jersey.

They explained this on 28 January 2019 at a meeting of the Jersey Disability Partnership.

The following are the 3 video recordings of the presentations as delivered. They are not edited but a general discussion followed which was not recorded.

Below - Rob Sainsbury, Managing Director of the Jersey General Hospital.
Video about 21 minutes;

Below - Sean McGorigle - Director of Local Services
Video about 8 minutes

Below - Helen Sargeant Dar
Video about 3 minutes

Jersey Holocaust Memorial Day 2019 with Jenny Lecoat, Bailiff Sir William Bailhache and Chief Minister John Le Fondre

Jersey Holocaust Memorial Day is part of an international initiative to remember the victims of genocide and to remind us all to combat racism and bigotry

Jenny Lecoat gave  this year's opening address;

The Bailiff of Jersey Sir William Bailhache (below) gave the closing address;

Jenny Lecoat was interviewed for this post;

Jersey's Chief Minister, Senator John Le Fondre was also interviewed for this post;