Event Calendar

Vince Thorne is delighted to announce his upcoming second solo photographic exhibition ‘The Art of Light’ which will open at The Harbour Gallery Jersey in St Aubin on Thursday 22nd September and continue until 13th October.Vince is a well-established local Jersey photographer, best known for his breath-taking landscape and wedding photography in addition to portraiture work including his most recent photographic competition ‘Child of the Year 2022’, voting for which will be open at the beginning of October.’The Art of Light’ is a photographic exhibition featuring Vince’s work from various stages of his photographic career as it has evolved over time. Talking about the exhibition, Vince explains “Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever. It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.”The exhibition features a range of subjects all displaying various types of natural and man-made lighting from the tranquillity and colour of local Jersey scenery, vibrant still life imagery and dramatic architecture to rich and evocative night-time photography.Reflecting on his latest body of work, Vince said “Let’s travel into the past to see where my passion started and on into the present. I look for the new and the unusual along with photographic excellence.”The exhibition will officially open on Thursday 22nd September from 6.30pm to 8pm and along with a silent auction and exclusive limited-edition prints for sale on the evening, a raffle will be run in aid of Art in the Frame Foundation, the managing charity of The Harbour Gallery.

The exhibition continues until 13th October from 10am to 4.30pm daily.

ABOUT VINCE THORNE BESPOKE PHOTOGRAPHY: Vince is a well-respected, professional freelance photographer, based in St Helier, Jersey. Specialising in a variety of areas, from weddings to portrait, landscape and commercial photography, his distinctive, contemporary style of work, is expressed through his stunning and imaginative visuals. For Vince, photography is much more than just taking a photo, being able to capture a specific moment, that you can look back on for years to come, is just like travelling in time. More information can be found at www.vincethorne.com.

Vince Thorne

07797 753213

[email protected]

www.theharbourgalleryjersey.com

BOOK READINGS AT 11.00 and 15.00

​Join the Jèrriais Teaching Service at Jersey Zoo to celebrate the launch of the Jèrriais translation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s classic picture book D’vinnâle dé Marmoûset – Monkey Puzzle.

Follow a trail around the zoo grounds in the search of little monkey’s mum and have a go at some arts and crafts. Come and enjoy a dramatic reading of the new book and receive a free copy to take home.

A prize-winning memoir by a Jersey writer about a mother and son following the migration of grey whales up the coast of the States to Alaska where an Iñupiaq family first gave the author a sense of belonging.

​From the lagoons of Mexico to Arctic glaciers, grey whale mothers are swimming with their calves, past predatory orcas, through a warming sea. For ten thousand miles, they endure one of the longest mammalian migrations on the planet. Following them, by bus, train and ferry, are Doreen Cunningham and her young son Max, in pursuit of a wild hope: that their family of two can make it by themselves.

​Doreen first visited Utqiagvik, the northernmost town in Alaska, as a young journalist reporting on climate change among indigenous whaling communities. There, she joined the spring whale hunt under the never-ending Arctic light, watching for bowhead whales and polar bears, drawn deeply into an Iñupiaq family, their culture and the disappearing ice.

​Years later, plunged into sudden poverty and isolation, living in a Women’s Refuge with her baby son, Doreen embarks on an extraordinary adventure: taking Max to follow the grey whale migration all the way north to the Inupiaq family that took her in, where grey and bowhead whales meet at the melting apex of our planet.

​Soundings is the story of a woman reclaiming her life, mile by mile; a child growing to love an ocean that is profoundly endangered; and a mother learning from another species how to parent in a time of unprecedented change. Intrepid, brave and breathtaking, her journey will take you to the ends of the earth, alongside the whales that call it home.

​‘What a voice! What a book! Pounding with the power of thrashing flukes, shivering with Arctic ice, yet suffused with rare human warmth. A book worthy of its mighty subjects’ – Charles Foster, author of Being a Human.

​Doreen will be interviewed by Jonathan Renouf

Come and meet the Medieval Companie of the Duke’s Leopards at Mont Orgueil Castle and venture into the 15th century.  Meet the ladies, servants and soldiers of the Castle, who will demonstrate period skills including wool-spinning, knitting, weaving and leather work.  Enjoy the aroma of the spices and herbs used for cookery and medicine while you hear tales of the bloody Castle siege and watch archery and sword-fighting practice in the Middle Ward.

In fine weather the Duke’s Leopards will be encamped in the Middle Ward, otherwise they will take refuge in the Medieval Great Hall, located in the Castle Keep.

Sunday 29 May

Sunday 26 June

Sunday 31 July

Sunday 28 August

Sunday 25 September

WOOL SPINNERS OF HAMPTONNE

Wednesdays and Sundays from May to September

10am to 4pm

Come on a journey through spinning history and marvel at the ‘Drop Spindle’ in use from the Middle Ages. Listen to the click of the ‘Walking Wheel’ used from the 1300s, the handle-driven and beautifully wood turned Jersey Wheel, through to the whir of the ‘Tradle Wheel’.  Watch as the Spinners of Hamptonne skillfully turn wool into yarn, to be used for one of the most important industries in the Channel Islands – the knitting industry.   At times you may also meet the Hamptonne Knitter, who will be making garments from the Hamptonne yarn.

Take a tour of the Castle with one of our volunteer guides.

TOUR TIMES

Tours last approx. 1 hour

April to October

Mondays 10.45am and 2pm

Tuesdays 10.45am and 1.30pm

Wednesdays 10.45am and 2pm (afternoon tours take place in June, July and August)

Thursdays 10.45am

Fridays 10.45am and 1.30pm

Saturdays 10.45am and 1pm

Sundays 10.30am

Our tours are free of charge (normal entry fee applies).

Tours are subject to change, please call the Castle on +44 (0)1534 723 971 to confirm the site tour is going ahead.

Changes to schedule

No Tuesday morning tour on 5 , 12, 19 April

No Wednesday morning tour on 6, 13 April

No Thursday tour on  7 April

No Friday tours on 15,  29 April / 6 May / 1, 16, 23 July/ 30 Sept / 7 Oct

No Saturday morning tour 9, 16 April

No Saturday afternoon tour on 9, 23 April/ 28 May/ 4 June / 9 July

On Saturday 7 May tour will take place at 2pm

Poetry collective La Poèt’tie is an inclusive and eclectic group of poets and appreciators of poetry, founded after the JFOW / Farrago slam in 2018.

​From grandes rêves to peccadilloes to dandelions, there is much to inspire and beguile in their very first anthology which is being launched at this special event.

Acclaimed memoirist and Jersey Festival of Words patron Cathy Rentzenbrink returns to Jersey with her new book Write It All Down. Why do we want to write and what stops us? How does the urge to express ourselves fight with the worry that no one will care or that we will get in trouble? How do we identify and overcome everything that gets in our way so we can start making work?

Write It All Down is a guide to putting your life on the page. This is a kind, encouraging and stimulating book that explores the nature of memoir writing and offers helpful guidance on how to write your life on paper. Perfect for both seasoned writers as well as writing amateurs, this helpful handbook will steer you through the philosophical and practical challenges of writing the self. Intertwined with reflections, anecdotes and exercises, Write It All Down is at once an intimate and enjoyable narrative and an invitation to share your story.

‘Cathy has an extraordinary gift for helping people tell their stories and you need this gently inspirational book in your life.’ – Nina Stibbe

‘Astonishingly good, not just on how to write about your life, but why to as well.’ – Steve Biddulph, bestselling author of Raising Boys

Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Rentzenbrink is an acclaimed memoirist whose books include The Last Act of Love and Dear Reader. In 2021 she published her first novel Everyone is Still Alive. Cathy regularly chairs literary events, interviews authors, reviews books, runs creative writing courses and speaks and writes on life, death, love, and literature.

Julia has landed a fresh start – at a ‘pan-European’ restaurant.
‘Imagine that,’ says her mother.
‘I’m imagining.’

Nick is flirting with sobriety and nobody else.
Did you know: adults his age are now more likely to live with their parents than a romantic partner?

It feels like life should have started to take shape by now – but instead we’re trying on new versions of ourselves, swiping left and right, and searching for a convincing answer to the question: ‘What do you do?’

Reward System is a set of ultra-contemporary and electrifyingly fresh fictions, of a generation of the cusp, meshed in Zooms and lockdowns, loneliness and love.

​Jem Calder was born in Cambridge, and lives and works in London. His first two completed stories were published in The Stinging Fly and Granta.

​‘Reward System is an exhilarating and beautiful book by an extraordinarily gifted writer. Reading these stories, I found myself thinking newly and differently about contemporary life.’ – Sally Rooney

​Jem will be interviewed by Martha MacDonald

Several years ago, a box containing several hundred slips of paper was brought to the notice of the Professor of French Linguistics at Cambridge University.

​Close examination revealed that they were fieldnotes. Professor Jones has since ordered, transcribed, systematised and edited the slips, creating an invaluable resource of Jèrriais, Guernésiais and Sercquiais terms.

Author and illustrator Luke Healy’s latest book is a beautifully drawn graphic novel exploring the lives of friends Frank and Georgio. Frank only wanted three things this year – to perform stand-up comedy, go to therapy, and to keep his houseplants alive. Then Giorgio got hit by a bus.

As Frank moves in with Giorgio to help him recover, he begins to suspect that the perfect life Giorgio has been sharing online may be nothing more than a web of lies and scams. Finding himself unable to disentangle himself from his friend’s complicated life, has Frank become Giorgio’s unwitting accomplice?

Luke Healy is the author of three graphic novels, and dozens of short stories. His first book, How to Survive in the North, was selected as a book of the year by Publishers Weekly, The Washington Post andThe Irish Examiner. Americana (And the Act of Getting Over It), an autobiographical account of his attempt to walk from Mexico to Canada, was a Guardian Best Book of 2019.

​Luke will be interviewed by Richard Pedley

https://youtu.be/X28sYhPBY-A

They say one of the best ways to learn a language is through song. Come and learn some songs in Jersey’s native tongue led by Kit Ashton of Jèrriais folk-pop band, Badlabecques.

There’ll be classics like Vive la Compangnie and Man Bieau P’tit Jèrri (Beautiful Jersey), plus the chance to learn brand new songs.

Mangnifique!

After a ripped beanbag spilled thousands of polystyrene balls into her garden, working mum Kate Hughes decided she’d had enough of the throwaway culture and plastic packaging, and turned her and her family’s life upside down by going 100% green.

Going Zero tells the inspirational true story of how an ordinary family of four went completely zero-waste and started living sustainably. Overnight they ditched the plastic, started cooking meals from scratch, and even tried churning their own butter.

Going Zero follows this family’s journey as they find and share different green and sustainable tips that helps them live a happier, healthier, and cheaper lifestyle. It’s a factual account that shows just all-consuming today’s throwaway culture has become, but also that you can break away from it. A well-lived life doesn’t have to come wrapped in plastic.

Finance and sustainability journalist Kate Hughes from Wellington in Somerset has had a long and successful career in journalism and writes a sustainability column in The Independent. She is a wife to husband David and has two young children. In her debut non-fiction book packed with handy tips, she chronicles her modern-family’s journey to a greener and zero-waste lifestyle.

​Kate will be interviewed by India Hamilton

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.

HAMPTONNE GOODWYF

10am to 4pm

Meet the Goodwyf, who looks after the house of her master, Monsieur Laurens Hamptonne in the year 1649.  She is very respectful of her employer who is a well educated and important man, however this doesn’t prevent her from spreading the odd bit of gossip from the Parish of St Lawrence.  The Goodwyf will tell you all about Hamptonne’s royal connections and give your an insight into her day to day life, including cooking on the open fire, making soap and candles.

The Goodwyf is not at Hamptonne every day, so to avoid disappointment please call +44 (0) 1534 863 955

Meet the ‘Merry Monarch’ in the Governor’s House and listen to his Lordship recount fascinating stories of his time in Jersey.

It’s September 1649 and you are amidst the tumultuous events of the English Civil War.  Having been exiled from his ‘dear England’, King Carles II and his younger brother, the Duke of York, have sought refuge in Jersey at Elizabeth Castle.   Meet the ‘Merry Monarch’ in the Governor’s House and listen to his Lordship recount fascinating stories of his time in Jersey.

There is no performance on 4th or 6th June.

Take a tour of the Castle with one of our volunteer guides.

TOUR TIMES

Tours last approx. 1 hour

April to October

Mondays 11am

Tuesdays 11am

Wednesdays 11am and 2pm

Thursdays 11am

Fridays 11am

Saturdays 11am

Sundays 11am

Our tours are free of charge (normal entry fee applies).

Tours are subject to change, please call the Castle on +44 (0)1534 853 292 to confirm the site tour is going ahead.

Changes to schedule

No Monday tour on 25 April / 2 May / 6, 13 June / 18, 25, 31 July

No Thursday tour on  28 April / 19 May / 16 June

On Thursday 28 April and 16 June there will be a tour at 2pm

On Saturday 7 May tour will take place at 2pm

Take a tour with one of our volunteer guides.

Tour times

Tours last approx. 1 hour

March to October

Mondays 11.15am

Tuesdays 11.15am

Wednesdays 11.15am

Thursdays 11.15am

Fridays 11.15am

Our tours are free of charge (normal entry fee applies).

Tours are subject to change, please call Hamptonne on +44 (0) 1534 863 955 to confirm the site tour is going ahead.

Changes to schedule

No Tuesday tour on 5 April

No Wednesday tours in September

No Wednesday tour on 5 October

https://youtu.be/wBDLRvjHVOY

Iconic director Baz Luhrmann’s latest cinematic epic sheds light on the complex relationship between Elvis Presley and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Austin Butler plays the King of Rock and Roll in this stylish and eye-opening biopic.

https://youtu.be/6BPKPb_RTwI

Two years after the unexpected death of his wife, Yusuke Kafuku, a famous stage actor and director, receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya at a theatre festival in Hiroshima. Forced to confront painful truths about his late wife and his marriage, Yusuke, with the help of his driver Misaki, learns to cope with his new life through the rehearsal process.

JFS Members may reserve a seat in advance at the Box Office.

£7.50 (£5 students).

Meet the Regimental Surgeon of the 95th Regiment of Foot and his Nursing Assistant to find out about the battle wounds and their treatments in the 18th century.

Tuesdays in May to September at Elizabeth Castle

10am to 4pm

Meet the Regimental Surgeon of the 95th Regiment of Foot and find out about the wounds sustained during a battle and how the sick and injured were treated at the Castle.  Come and see some of the surgical and medical instruments of the 18th century and hear about the medicine and treatments that were available to the Surgeon.

You’ll also meet the Surgeon’s Nursing Assistant, Sarah Brown, wife of a soldier in the Castle Garrison.  Mrs Brown will tell you about life as a woman who follow the army in the 18th century.

Once you have seen the medical care available from the Surgeon and his Nursing Assistant you wouldn’t want to be an 18th century soldier!

LAURENS HAMPTONNE

Mondays May to September

10am to 4pm

As Viscount of Jersey during the English Civil War, 1642 – 1651, it was Laurens Hamptonne’s duty to make some of the most important public announcements of the time.  In January 1649, shortly after the execution of King Charles I, Hamptonne made his most memorable pronouncements in the Royal Square, St Helier; the reading of the Proclamation of Charles II as King.  When not at work int he Royal Count, Laurens enjoys entertaining visitors in his beautiful country home with stories of a time when Jersey was in the eye of the story, as Royalists and Parliamentarians crashed together on the shores of the Channel Islands. ,

Take a tour with one of our volunteer guides.

Tour times

Tours last approx. 1 hour

April to October

Mondays 11am and 2pm

Tuesdays 11am

Wednesdays 11am

Thursdays 11am

Fridays 11am (starts 27 May)

Saturdays 11am

Sundays 11am

Our tours are free of charge (normal entry fee applies).

Tours are subject to change, please call La Hougue Bie on +44 (0) 1534 853 823 to confirm the site tour is going ahead.

Changes to schedule

No Monday tours on 9, 16, 23 May/ 25 July / 1, 8 August

No Thursday tour on 24 March /12 May

Take part in the Hawksford Castle Chase, it’s Jersey’s only lunchtime beach trail race for a cause.

The Hawksford Castle Chase with Rock n Road is Jersey’s only lunchtime beach trail race for a cause.

A relay team of two race from the shore out to Elizabeth Castle and back at low-tide. It’s a ‘harder than it looks’ distance of two miles across the sand at low-tide (race route).

A team of two costs £25, there are discounts for companies entering 5 or more teams. All the money raised supports the work we do to tell our Island story.

Please note – we are not creating single use event running vests, instead all the money from your registration will go to support our work.

Register here

MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE RACE

To take part in the Hawksford Castle Chase with Rock n Road you must be aged over 18 years old and in good health. The race is over the sand at low tide and there will be rocks and other natural obstacles left from the tide. The race will take place at lunchtime of 27 September while the tide is low between 12.15pm and 1.15pm. If you are registering 5 or more teams please contact Race Organiser Helen Gray about discounted entry.

Timings will be captured and first place kudos awarded to men, women and mixed teams.

RACE REGISTRATION

Takes place on the beach by the Elizabeth Castle Ferry slipway (on the Esplanade, opposite The Grand hotel) at 12.15.  Race starts at 12.30.

Race numbers will be provided at registration.

To avoid multiple handling we are not providing water at the event, please make sure you bring your own.

Please sign this form and bring it with you.  Without this form we will not be able to let you take part in the race, if you are unable to print the form we will supply you one at registration.

Vince Thorne is delighted to announce his upcoming second solo photographic exhibition ‘The Art of Light’ which will open at The Harbour Gallery Jersey in St Aubin on Thursday 22nd September and continue until 13th October.Vince is a well-established local Jersey photographer, best known for his breath-taking landscape and wedding photography in addition to portraiture work including his most recent photographic competition ‘Child of the Year 2022’, voting for which will be open at the beginning of October.’The Art of Light’ is a photographic exhibition featuring Vince’s work from various stages of his photographic career as it has evolved over time. Talking about the exhibition, Vince explains “Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever. It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.”The exhibition features a range of subjects all displaying various types of natural and man-made lighting from the tranquillity and colour of local Jersey scenery, vibrant still life imagery and dramatic architecture to rich and evocative night-time photography.Reflecting on his latest body of work, Vince said “Let’s travel into the past to see where my passion started and on into the present. I look for the new and the unusual along with photographic excellence.”The exhibition will officially open on Thursday 22nd September from 6.30pm to 8pm and along with a silent auction and exclusive limited-edition prints for sale on the evening, a raffle will be run in aid of Art in the Frame Foundation, the managing charity of The Harbour Gallery.

The exhibition continues until 13th October from 10am to 4.30pm daily.

ABOUT VINCE THORNE BESPOKE PHOTOGRAPHY: Vince is a well-respected, professional freelance photographer, based in St Helier, Jersey. Specialising in a variety of areas, from weddings to portrait, landscape and commercial photography, his distinctive, contemporary style of work, is expressed through his stunning and imaginative visuals. For Vince, photography is much more than just taking a photo, being able to capture a specific moment, that you can look back on for years to come, is just like travelling in time. More information can be found at www.vincethorne.com.

Vince Thorne

07797 753213

[email protected]

www.theharbourgalleryjersey.com

An exhibition that explores how the right to protest has shaped and influenced the Island that we know today.

‘People! Power! Protest!’ explores the story of protest in Jersey, from the Corn Riots of 1769 to the Black Lives Matter movement of 2020.

Jersey may be small but Islanders have made their voices heard loud and clear over the years. Jersey has a fascinating history of protest in the Island and the theme of the exhibition coincides with the 250^th anniversary of the Code of Laws that was introduced in response to the Corn Riots.

The exhibition explores how the right to protest has shaped and influenced the Island that we know today, from historic protests, such as the Corn Riots, to more recent protests such as Extinction Rebellion and Black Lives Matter.

Among the items on display is the official 18^th century court records showing the redacted demands of the Corn Riots protestors, and the petition signed by thousands of people to try and save Queen’s Valley from being flooded in the 1980s. There are also the banners and placards from other protests over the years and photographs of significant post-war campaigns and demonstrations.

As you enter the exhibition ‘People! Power! Protest!’, you’ll see a  stunning graffiti-style entrance wall by designer James Carter, of Midnight Industries. Celebrated local artist Ian Rolls has also created a new version of his iconic climate stripes mural in the environmental protest section of the exhibition.   Visitors can to listen to stories of protest and share their own memories of their involvement in campaigns and demonstrations over the years.

An exhibition at Jersey Archive to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

To mark the Platinum Jubilee, a FREE exhibition at Jersey Archive exploring the Royal Visits of the Monarch to our Island before and during her 70 years on the throne. Using images from the Jersey Evening Post Photo Archive and documents from the archive.

Jersey Archive is open Monday to Thursday, 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm.

WOOL SPINNERS OF HAMPTONNE

Wednesdays and Sundays from May to September

10am to 4pm

Come on a journey through spinning history and marvel at the ‘Drop Spindle’ in use from the Middle Ages. Listen to the click of the ‘Walking Wheel’ used from the 1300s, the handle-driven and beautifully wood turned Jersey Wheel, through to the whir of the ‘Tradle Wheel’.  Watch as the Spinners of Hamptonne skillfully turn wool into yarn, to be used for one of the most important industries in the Channel Islands – the knitting industry.   At times you may also meet the Hamptonne Knitter, who will be making garments from the Hamptonne yarn.

Hear the stories of Sir Paulet from his Minstrel, learn about the herbal cures which still grow in the Castle garden

Wednesdays from May to September at Mont Orgueil Castle

10am to 4pm

Join Cally Noel the Castle Minstrel who’ll tell you about Sir Amias Paulet who has been summoned from Mont Orgueil Castle to England by Queen Elizabeth I to deal with some very difficult tasks indeed!  You can also hear about the Medieval herbal curers which were so important to the people of the Middle Ages, especially when plague and leprosy came to Jersey.   Many of these plants still grow in the Castle garden today.

Enjoy a light-hearted adventure through the lanes and footpaths of St Clement to uncover the stories behind our imposing Jersey Round Towers, an ancient folly and a remarkable 6000 year old tomb. Find a lost railway bridge and follow along the track of the old Jersey Eastern Railway, past two station houses which still exist today.

Hear of mariner’s mysteries, seafaring stories and discover a hidden lighthouse and medieval pathways.

Beginning at Le Hocq, St Clement this circular walk explores the coastline for a short distance before heading inland along forgotten pathways, admiring spectacular sweeping sea views from ancient hilltop monuments. Toilet facilities and refreshments available at the beginning and end of route.

Booking Required.

Cost £15 per person (Children under 12 free)

Please call Kary Day (07797 741176)

or e-mail [email protected]

Take a tour of the Castle with one of our volunteer guides.

TOUR TIMES

Tours last approx. 1 hour

April to October

Mondays 10.45am and 2pm

Tuesdays 10.45am and 1.30pm

Wednesdays 10.45am and 2pm (afternoon tours take place in June, July and August)

Thursdays 10.45am

Fridays 10.45am and 1.30pm

Saturdays 10.45am and 1pm

Sundays 10.30am

Our tours are free of charge (normal entry fee applies).

Tours are subject to change, please call the Castle on +44 (0)1534 723 971 to confirm the site tour is going ahead.

Changes to schedule

No Tuesday morning tour on 5 , 12, 19 April

No Wednesday morning tour on 6, 13 April

No Thursday tour on  7 April

No Friday tours on 15,  29 April / 6 May / 1, 16, 23 July/ 30 Sept / 7 Oct

No Saturday morning tour 9, 16 April

No Saturday afternoon tour on 9, 23 April/ 28 May/ 4 June / 9 July

On Saturday 7 May tour will take place at 2pm

Meet the Castle Gunner at Elizabeth Castle, every weekday from 11am to 3.30pm.

GUNNER GILLMAN

Tuesday, Wednesday,  Thursday and Friday

11am to 3.30pm in April

10am to 4pm from May to end September

It’s the year 1781, just months after the legendary battle of Jersey.  Gunner Gillman for the Royal Artillery Invalid Battalion, will captivate you with an account of the battle and tell you stories from the Castle’s dramatic past.  But, be prepared to  be drafted into the Midday Parade and witness the firing of the musket and cannon….it will be an experience to remember.

GUNNER BLAKE

Saturdays 11am to 2pm

Gunner Blake will delight you with tales of his mother’s bean crock, among other delicacies, as he unravels the threads of Jersey’s history.  His skilled gunnery will ensure that you learn how to lead the signal gun in a way which will pack a punch when fired!

GUNNER BELL

Wednesdays 10am to 4pm

Don’t be fooled by Gunner Bell’s impeccable manners and jolly disposition….a lifetime career in His Majesty’s service has hardened Gunner Bell to the wit and humour of the cheekiest of recruits.  His clear-cut demonstrations of cannon and musket fire are something to marvel at.  Gunner Bell does not visit the Castle every week, to avoid disappointment please call Elizabeth Castle on +44 (0)1534 723 971

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.

Meet the ‘Merry Monarch’ in the Governor’s House and listen to his Lordship recount fascinating stories of his time in Jersey.

It’s September 1649 and you are amidst the tumultuous events of the English Civil War.  Having been exiled from his ‘dear England’, King Carles II and his younger brother, the Duke of York, have sought refuge in Jersey at Elizabeth Castle.   Meet the ‘Merry Monarch’ in the Governor’s House and listen to his Lordship recount fascinating stories of his time in Jersey.

There is no performance on 4th or 6th June.

If you, a loved one, a neighbour, or a friend, have a few hours to spare, and want to connect with art and people – please contact me HERE to book your space.

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Chutte touônnée s’sa raîque en nouôtre langue traditionelle – lè Jèrriais. I ‘nos donn’na un goût des sons d’la ville avant la dgèrre et peut êt en l’av’nîn comme j’nos r’mettons au couothant d’nouotre langue.

Ch’est pouor les gens tchi s’intérèssent et tchi apprennent la langue, donner l’occasion de pâler et êcouter le Jèrriais.

J’espéthe que des parleux natifs veinnent étout, pouor ajouter lus expéthience Les topiques s’sont vâriées mais ch’est la semaine d’la célébrâtion des êmeutes de fronment et pis chu sujet s’sa încliuthé.

Take a tour of the Castle with one of our volunteer guides.

TOUR TIMES

Tours last approx. 1 hour

April to October

Mondays 11am

Tuesdays 11am

Wednesdays 11am and 2pm

Thursdays 11am

Fridays 11am

Saturdays 11am

Sundays 11am

Our tours are free of charge (normal entry fee applies).

Tours are subject to change, please call the Castle on +44 (0)1534 853 292 to confirm the site tour is going ahead.

Changes to schedule

No Monday tour on 25 April / 2 May / 6, 13 June / 18, 25, 31 July

No Thursday tour on  28 April / 19 May / 16 June

On Thursday 28 April and 16 June there will be a tour at 2pm

On Saturday 7 May tour will take place at 2pm

Take a tour with one of our volunteer guides.

Tour times

Tours last approx. 1 hour

March to October

Mondays 11.15am

Tuesdays 11.15am

Wednesdays 11.15am

Thursdays 11.15am

Fridays 11.15am

Our tours are free of charge (normal entry fee applies).

Tours are subject to change, please call Hamptonne on +44 (0) 1534 863 955 to confirm the site tour is going ahead.

Changes to schedule

No Tuesday tour on 5 April

No Wednesday tours in September

No Wednesday tour on 5 October

BONNET MAKER

Fridays from May to September

10am to 1pm

Come and find out about the Jersey Bonnet, it’s history and how it was made, you’ll also learn about the skill of patchwork and quilting from our Bonnet Maker.

HAMPTONNE GOODWYF

10am to 4pm

Meet the Goodwyf, who looks after the house of her master, Monsieur Laurens Hamptonne in the year 1649.  She is very respectful of her employer who is a well educated and important man, however this doesn’t prevent her from spreading the odd bit of gossip from the Parish of St Lawrence.  The Goodwyf will tell you all about Hamptonne’s royal connections and give your an insight into her day to day life, including cooking on the open fire, making soap and candles.

The Goodwyf is not at Hamptonne every day, so to avoid disappointment please call +44 (0) 1534 863 955

Mary Le Brun will share stories and the latest tittle tattle from 1793 every Friday from May until end of September.

The year is 1793. There is much speculation around St Helier about a fabulous tower that Captain Philippe D’Auverge is erecting atop the medieval chapel at La Hougue Bie.

Mary Le Brun is known, just on occasion mind you, to engage in tittle tattle.

She simply cannot contain herself, and has rushed here to see if the rumours are true.

If your path should happen to cross with hers, she’ll no doubt be keen to divulge little-known rumours of the Captain’s adventurers and heroism.

Take a tour with one of our volunteer guides.

Tour times

Tours last approx. 1 hour

April to October

Mondays 11am and 2pm

Tuesdays 11am

Wednesdays 11am

Thursdays 11am

Fridays 11am (starts 27 May)

Saturdays 11am

Sundays 11am

Our tours are free of charge (normal entry fee applies).

Tours are subject to change, please call La Hougue Bie on +44 (0) 1534 853 823 to confirm the site tour is going ahead.

Changes to schedule

No Monday tours on 9, 16, 23 May/ 25 July / 1, 8 August

No Thursday tour on 24 March /12 May

You like writing and acting?

You would like to reinforce your confidence in speaking French?

This is workshop is for you !

We invite you to write a 15 lines text and/or create an illustration on the topic of the corn riots (ahead of the workshop). Choose at least 3 words from the list below, for your creation. It will be the ground for the workshop which will be based on theatrical techniques and how to express oneself.

The text must be put in an envelope and sent to Alliance Française Jersey, 5 Library Place, St Helier, JE2 3NL before Monday 26th September.

Text can be delivered in hand, by email ([email protected]) or by post.

The text/illustration and the workshop will be in French. An A2-B1 level in French is recommended.

List of words : émeutes, Jersey, société, récoltes, taxes, injustices, céréales, résistance, peuple, réforme.

Workshop is free but booking essential on eventbrite as seats are limited ! Do not miss it !

Book your seat here

Come join us for our conversation au pub! ?️?

Don’t be shy and come practise your French!

This month we are celebrating the corn riots and the diversity of languages on the island with Jèrriais, Portuguese, Polish and Roumanian so don’t hesitate to stop by if you want to practise any of these languages!

All levels are welcome !

Free entry

Your chance to see some of the unique, beautiful, unusual and sometimes commonplace objects, works of art, archives, textiles and archaeological material cared for by Jersey Heritage, dating from the Ice Age to the present day.

1 October at Sir Francis Cook Gallery
All things maritime, from marine salvage and archaeology to model ships and shipping charts.

The collections that Jersey Heritage look after comprise hundreds of thousands of items, including archaeology, social history objects, art and archive material. The majority of these collections are stored in one of our object stores or at the Jersey Archive, while some items can be seen on display at our visitor sites.

Our ‘Meet the Collections’ events will give members of the public the opportunity to see some of the fascinating items in our collections that are not usually on display at one of our sites. With a different theme each month, our collections team will be selecting some of their favourite objects to show and will be on hand at these events to talk to the public about what these objects are, where they came from and what they can tell us about our Island’s history.

Come along and see something different from the collection. All events will be open from 10am-2pm and are free to attend.

Vince Thorne is delighted to announce his upcoming second solo photographic exhibition ‘The Art of Light’ which will open at The Harbour Gallery Jersey in St Aubin on Thursday 22nd September and continue until 13th October.Vince is a well-established local Jersey photographer, best known for his breath-taking landscape and wedding photography in addition to portraiture work including his most recent photographic competition ‘Child of the Year 2022’, voting for which will be open at the beginning of October.’The Art of Light’ is a photographic exhibition featuring Vince’s work from various stages of his photographic career as it has evolved over time. Talking about the exhibition, Vince explains “Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever. It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.”The exhibition features a range of subjects all displaying various types of natural and man-made lighting from the tranquillity and colour of local Jersey scenery, vibrant still life imagery and dramatic architecture to rich and evocative night-time photography.Reflecting on his latest body of work, Vince said “Let’s travel into the past to see where my passion started and on into the present. I look for the new and the unusual along with photographic excellence.”The exhibition will officially open on Thursday 22nd September from 6.30pm to 8pm and along with a silent auction and exclusive limited-edition prints for sale on the evening, a raffle will be run in aid of Art in the Frame Foundation, the managing charity of The Harbour Gallery.

The exhibition continues until 13th October from 10am to 4.30pm daily.

ABOUT VINCE THORNE BESPOKE PHOTOGRAPHY: Vince is a well-respected, professional freelance photographer, based in St Helier, Jersey. Specialising in a variety of areas, from weddings to portrait, landscape and commercial photography, his distinctive, contemporary style of work, is expressed through his stunning and imaginative visuals. For Vince, photography is much more than just taking a photo, being able to capture a specific moment, that you can look back on for years to come, is just like travelling in time. More information can be found at www.vincethorne.com.

Vince Thorne

07797 753213

[email protected]

www.theharbourgalleryjersey.com

An exhibition at Jersey Archive to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

To mark the Platinum Jubilee, a FREE exhibition at Jersey Archive exploring the Royal Visits of the Monarch to our Island before and during her 70 years on the throne. Using images from the Jersey Evening Post Photo Archive and documents from the archive.

Jersey Archive is open Monday to Thursday, 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm.

Meet the Castle Gunner at Elizabeth Castle, every weekday from 11am to 3.30pm.

GUNNER GILLMAN

Tuesday, Wednesday,  Thursday and Friday

11am to 3.30pm in April

10am to 4pm from May to end September

It’s the year 1781, just months after the legendary battle of Jersey.  Gunner Gillman for the Royal Artillery Invalid Battalion, will captivate you with an account of the battle and tell you stories from the Castle’s dramatic past.  But, be prepared to  be drafted into the Midday Parade and witness the firing of the musket and cannon….it will be an experience to remember.

GUNNER BLAKE

Saturdays 11am to 2pm

Gunner Blake will delight you with tales of his mother’s bean crock, among other delicacies, as he unravels the threads of Jersey’s history.  His skilled gunnery will ensure that you learn how to lead the signal gun in a way which will pack a punch when fired!

GUNNER BELL

Wednesdays 10am to 4pm

Don’t be fooled by Gunner Bell’s impeccable manners and jolly disposition….a lifetime career in His Majesty’s service has hardened Gunner Bell to the wit and humour of the cheekiest of recruits.  His clear-cut demonstrations of cannon and musket fire are something to marvel at.  Gunner Bell does not visit the Castle every week, to avoid disappointment please call Elizabeth Castle on +44 (0)1534 723 971

ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING are the Live music entertainment this Saturday from 8:30.

Sing a-long to the big songs for a cracker of a night