Event Calendar

You can vote for your favourite window in one of two categories: Community and Commercial.

The People’s Choice awards are 100% decided by the public vote. The shops will have another chance to win in the Small, Medium, Large and Community categories which are decided by our panel of judges. This year’s judges are Helen Langlois and Scarlett Camacho 2022/23 Senior and Junior St Helier Ambassadors and Jenny Mullin, BBC Radio Jersey’s weekday breakfast presenter.

You have until Monday 5 December to get your votes in.

Vote HERE

We examine the evidence of the Island’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, including Jersey’s Lieutenant-Governor Sir George Carteret who was a founder member of the Royal Africa Company that traded in ivory, gold and enslaved people in the 17th century; Captain François Messervy of Jersey who was killed in 1722 during an uprising on board his slave ship off the coast of Africa; and Jersey trader Josué Mauger who in 1752 advertised enslaved people for sale in Nova Scotia, Canada, where his business was based.

This exhibition takes place in the Victorian House at Jersey Museum, with its impressive mahogany staircase, because new research has shown that the house was built partly on the profits of the transatlantic slave trade. ‘Trade Roots’ explores Jersey’s historic links to slavery, from Islanders who owned mahogany plantations overseas and traded in slave-produced goods, to those who campaigned for the abolition of slavery.

Thought-provoking, and at times challenging, this exhibition exposes some uncomfortable new stories from Jersey’s past and examines the legacy and impact of transatlantic slavery on the Island’s community today.

https://youtu.be/X0F7C4fld-E

This biopic, starring Acosta as his adult self, portrays the Cuban ballet dancer’s early life in Havana and his journey to studying at an acclaimed dancing school. The film shows Carlos Acosta as a young man worrying about cultural attitudes towards his interest in ballet, all the way to his progression as one of the world’s most celebrated dancers, and his status as a pioneer for Black dancers.