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CONTENTS
7 WELCOME ABOARD!
Message from Mark Darby,
Aurigny’s Chief Executive Officer
8 AURIGNY NEWS
11 SAFETY FIRST
12 A TASTE FOR LOCAL
Take a look at Taste Guernsey’s
2017 calendar of events
16 BEACH BUDDIES
A guide to Guernsey’s bays
18 LOCATE GUERNSEY
Your home, your business, your life
26 RECONNECT WITH NATURE
First in a three-part series on the
beautiful island of Herm
30 MEET THE PILOTS
Behind the scenes look at
Guernsey's Air Show
34 WHAT’S ON?
Forthcoming events in the Bailiwick
36 BOX OF DELIGHTS
Meet Jo Griffiths, The Biscuit Box founder
43 LONDON CONNECTING…
Explore Kerala and the ease of connecting
through London with Aurigny
46 NORWICH IN A NUTSHELL
Take a look at this wondrous city
50 AFTERNOON TEA IN LONDON
Discover where’s best in the city
53
COMPETITION
Win a luxury break in London
54 QUIRKY ACCOMMODATION
Find somewhere a little different to stay
58 SHOPPING IN MANCHESTER
A guide to the best shopping areas
62 BRISTOL BREAKS
Discover a relaxing side to Bristol
66 AURIGNY BREAKS
Great offers on flights and hotel packages
68 HOTEL PICKS
70 A GIN JOURNEY
However and wherever you like it
74 RESTAURANT PICKS
76 HYDRATING HEROES
78 THE ROCK GARDEN
A steakhouse haven above Fermain Bay
81 BUSINESS NEWS
Inspiring interviews and local
business news
121 A TOUCH OF DIFFERENCE
Discover touch rugby
124 SPLASH HAPPY
Guernsey’s selection of watersports
127 SPORTS DIARY
128 COMMUNITY SPIRIT
132 COLOURING COMPETITION
135 GENUINE GUERNSEY
IN-FLIGHT RANGE
136 SKYSNACKS AND DUTY FREE
Refreshing drinks and snacks
at great prices
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1968 9 MILLION
Founded
Aurigny carried its
nine millionth passenger
in 2016
AURIGNY
GUERNSEY’S AIRLINE
1977
First airline in the world to
ban smoking on all services
550,000
Passengers
carried in 2016
OK, it’s not the easiest of names –
pronounced Or-ree-nee – but it’s
certainly one that islanders are proud
of. ‘Aurigny’ is the Norman name for
Alderney, the northern island in the
Bailiwick of Guernsey, where Aurigny
Air Services was launched in 1968.
Aurigny has been serving the Channel
Islands for nearly 50 years and is owned
by the States of Guernsey.
2016 12
Voted 4th best
short-haul airline
in the Telegraph
Travel Awards
Routes
MANCHESTER
BRISTOL
SOUTHAMPTON
LEEDS
BRADFORD
EAST
MIDLANDS
LONDON
CITY
LONDON
GATWICK
NORWICH
(Seasonal)
LONDON
STANSTED
2017
Voted 2nd best
short-haul airline
by Which?
8
Aircraft
ALDERNEY
GUERNSEY
300
S t a ff
1
In-flight marriage
DINARD
GRENOBLE
(Seasonal)
1
Birth on board
Between Alderney
and Guernsey
1
FA Cup
Flown to Guernsey
on 19th August 2016
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WELCOME ABOARD!
MARK DARBY
CHIEF
EXECUTIVE
OFFICER
We’ve now reached the height of the
summer season, and it’s always one of our
busiest and most enjoyable times of the
year – especially when the sun’s out.
Each and every day, hundreds of
customers fly with us for their holidays
or weekend getaways and we hope
we can make it a comfortable and
relaxing start to your adventure.
Here in Guernsey and the Bailiwick, the
summer can only mean one thing and
that’s a trip to the beach – for a barbecue,
an ice cream and a dip in the sea.
For anyone looking for the very best spots
to visit, we have the ultimate Guernsey
beach guide map on page 16. Perfect
for any summer visitors, or even locals
looking for somewhere new to explore.
Across the water, in Alderney, they are
gearing up for the highlight of their tourism
calendar, Alderney Week, which never
disappoints and always attracts huge crowds.
Island hopping is absolutely ideal at this
time of year and there is so much for
visitors to explore on all our islands. With
this in mind, we have the first in a three-part
series on Herm on page 26, with this one
looking at its beautiful nature and wildlife.
For anyone heading over to the UK this
summer, there is also so much to discover
and explore, wherever you're going.
For any shopaholics out there, we have a
great Manchester shopping guide on page
58. But for those looking for something
quintessentially English, Afternoon Tea has
soared in popularity and some of the top
venues can be found in London – page 50
has more. Flick over to page 62 to discover
more about a relaxing escape in the beautiful
city of Bristol, and page 46 gives all you
need to know about exploring Norwich.
Elsewhere in this edition of En Voyage,
we give an emotional farewell to our last
Trislander, G-BEVT, which has now retired
and is one of three Trislanders to be put
on public display (see page 9). It’s one of
just a few milestones we have recently
marked, and we celebrated the first
anniversary of our Leeds Bradford route
by increasing the frequency of flights this
summer, adding Sunday to the schedule.
All in all it is an incredibly busy time for us
across the network, but that means there are
lots of you heading off on exciting travels.
Whatever you’re doing and wherever
you’re going, we hope you have a
fantastic summer and we look forward to
seeing you on board again very soon.
Just remember the sun cream.
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AURIGNY NEWS
ANNIVERSARY
PARTY FOR LEEDS
BRADFORD SERVICE
We were delighted to celebrate
the first anniversary of our Leeds
Bradford route.
Passengers and staff came
together to mark the milestone at
the end of May, capping off a hugely
successful maiden year, with over
10,000 passenger journeys recorded
between the two locations.
As a result we’ve been able to
increase the frequency during the
popular summer period, adding
Sunday to the schedule. Flights
between Guernsey and Leeds
Bradford will operate on Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and
Sundays, until 28 October. During
the winter months, we will be
operating flights at Christmas and
February half-term.
Commercial Director Malcolm
Coupar said he was delighted with
the popularity of the route in its
maiden year.
‘The Leeds Bradford service has
proved to be a great success, with
well over 10,000 passengers in our
opening year, exceeding all our
expectations. It’s another route that
helps to connect Guernsey with
the UK, and has proved to be very
popular with both local customers
and visitors alike. We have increased
the frequency this summer to meet
demand and hope to welcome
even more passengers on board as
we head into our second year.’
NEW WEBSITE
IMPROVES CUSTOMER
EXPERIENCE
Keep an eye out for our new and
improved website.
A considerable amount of work
has gone into the major revamp
of Aurigny.com, which features a
range of improvements that will
benefit everyone.
It has an easy to use
contemporary design, which can
be used across all browsers and
devices, such as mobile phones
and tablets. This will make it
easier for you to make bookings,
wherever you are.
There is also far more flexibility
built into the system, so we can
easily make changes, develop the
site, and tailor services to better
meet your needs.
LEEDS BRADFORD
ANNIVERSARY
COMPETITION
Congratulations to Tim Bramley,
the winner of Aurigny’s Leeds
Bradford 1st anniversary
competition. Tim wins two return
flights between Guernsey and
Leeds Bradford Airport.
We hope you have a great trip!
LAST YEAR IN NUMBERS
Aurigny operated
more than
15,000
flights to
14 destinations
The fleet travelled
over 3 million km.
Equivalent to
flying an estimated
80 times
around
the world
Of the 4% of services
cancelled the majority
were due to adverse
weather, mostly fog.
The airport was
affected by fog
on a total of 46
days last year
Carried more than
half a million
passengers
Last year reliability
stood at 96%
and more than
80% of services
departed on-time
(within 15 mins)
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FAREWELL TO ‘VICTOR TANGO’
An emotional farewell has been
given to our last Trislander G-BEVT
as it heads into its retirement.
The aircraft, best known as
Victor Tango, was honoured with
water cannon salutes in Guernsey,
Alderney and Southampton as it
made its last ever passenger flights.
In June, the aircraft then
made its final farewell flight, to
its new home at IWM Duxford,
one of the UK’s leading aviation
museums. Here, Victor Tango will
be placed on permanent display
at the historic ex-RAF airfield at
Duxford, Cambridgeshire, as part
of Duxford Aviation Society’s
British Airliner Collection.
It is one of three of our
Trislanders due to be put on
public display, with plans for the
iconic Joey to take pride of place
at Guernsey’s Oatlands Village
and the recently retired G-RLON
to be displayed at Solent Sky
Museum in Southampton.
Our Flight Operations Director,
Nigel Moll, said the Trislander fleet
would be fondly remembered.
‘The sight and sound of the
Trislander aircraft has been such
a distinctive part of Channel
Island life for so many years now
and we wanted to mark the
retirement of Victor Tango in a
special and memorable way.
‘We are delighted Trislander
aircraft will be put on permanent
display both locally and in the UK,
for many hundreds of thousands of
people to enjoy for years to come.’
CHARITY FLIGHTS PROVE
HUGELY POPULAR
HENRY AMORY, 4, ENJOYING A CHARITY FLIGHT
Passengers young and old took
to the skies for our charity farewell
flights on board Victor Tango just
before its retirement.
More than 120 people, including
several children, enjoyed the special
trips on G-BEVT, whilst helping to
raise money for the Channel Islands
Air Search.
Flights were held in Guernsey,
Alderney and Southampton, with
unique certificates given to all
passengers and an opportunity to
take pictures with our last Trislander.
All profits from these flights
are going to the air search, with
Guernsey and Southampton Airports
agreeing to waive airport fees so
extra funds can go to the charity.
BEV WITH G-BEVT
Alderney resident Beverley Hope-Smith
has made a special visit to our hangar
to see G-BEVT for one final time.
Beverley has a particularly special
connection to the aircraft, which on
many occasions helped to take her
back home following chemotherapy
treatment in Guernsey.
‘I have always looked on her as my
plane, and friends always said that BEV
T would be my rapper name! When I
was going through chemo a few years
ago, it was always a comfort and a
good omen somehow when I arrived
at the airport to find BEVT was the
plane taking me home.’
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AURIGNY NEWS
HELPING
TO DELIVER
HOPE IN
AFRICA
Aurigny is proud to be among the
many businesses and individuals
to help the Tumaini Fund deliver
hope to thousands of impoverished
orphans in Tanzania.
The Guernsey-based charity,
founded in 2003, takes its name
from the Swahili word ‘tumaini’,
meaning hope, and it works
tirelessly to alleviate the terrible
suffering of AIDS orphans and
widows in Kagera, the most northwest
province of Tanzania.
The work of the charity has
expanded massively over the years
and Aurigny has helped it deliver
hundreds of jumpers, pinafores,
blankets and hygiene kits for
teenage girls. Charity founder and
GP Dr Susan Wilson MBE said this
support made such a difference.
‘I don’t know where we’d be
without the support of Aurigny.
Because of Aurigny we have been
able to bring tumaini hope to so
many desperately poor orphans in
Kagera. We are forever grateful.’
DRAWING FRESH WATER THANKS TO TUMAINI
The Tumaini Fund is currently
supporting a staggering 25,000
orphans and assisting 6,000 in
secondary education every year.
It works to improve their standard
of living, promote their health and
education, improve their water
supply, sanitation and nutrition, and
provides them with the means to
get an education.
It has helped build homes and a
school and has set up various training
schemes, including in tailoring,
carpentry and medical dispensary.
It has also supported orphans into
teacher training and university.
For more information about the
charity and its tireless work visit
tumainifund.org.uk.
BAGGAGE
ADVICE FOR
PASSENGERS
AW
ATR 42
Always secure a tag
onto your baggage
containing key contact
details, including where
you will be staying.
Insert a sheet of paper into
your bag with key personal
details, such as your name,
contact details, flight
numbers and address of
where you will be staying.
Carry any essential items,
such as medication
and money, with
you on the flight.
Customise the look
of your bag to make
it easier to identify.
Immediately report the
loss of checked luggage
if it does not arrive at
your destination. Do this
before leaving the airport.
ATR 42
Trislander
COMPETITION WINNER!
Matthew Lear was the lucky winner
of issue 3’s luxury trip to Guernsey
and plans to bring his mum along
for the stay.
He has won two return flights to
Guernsey and an overnight stay at
La Grande Mare Hotel, Golf &
Country Club as well as two
Guernsey Museums Discovery
Passes to explore the island.
Of his win Matthew said, ‘I couldn’t
believe it when I was first notified
that I had won the prize and I
cannot wait to visit Guernsey!’
Trislander
DORNIER 228
DORNIER 228
DORNIER 220K
DORNIER 220K
Embraer 190
OUR
FLEET
Embraer
195
NUMBER IN FLEET 1
BUILT Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil
ENGINES
2 x General Electric CF34-10E7 Turbofans
MAXIMUM SPEED 542 knots (624 mph)
PASSENGERS CARRIED 122
RANGE 2,500 miles (4,023 km)
Embraer 190
ATR 72
NUMBER IN FLEET 3
BUILT Toulouse, France
ENGINES
ATR 70
2 x Pratt & Whitney PW-127 M Turboprops
MAXIMUM SPEED 276 knots (318 mph)
PASSENGERS CARRIED 72
RANGE 1,023 miles (1,646 km)
ATR 70
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SAFETY
FIRST
HAND BAGGAGE
Once you’ve boarded and located
your seat, please ensure your hand
baggage is stowed safely. Small bags
can be placed underneath the seat in
front of you, unless you are seated in
an emergency exit row.
All other items should be placed
inside an overhead locker. Please
take care when opening the
overhead lockers as items may have
moved during flight and falling items
may cause injury.
YOUR SAFETY
We want to look after you on board
and our main concern is for your
safety and that of the Aurigny crew.
Cabin crew are here primarily for your
safety, so please pay attention to their
instructions. Any feedback about the
crew and flight is welcomed.
Life jackets are provided for use
in the extremely unlikely event of
an emergency. It is an offence
to tamper with or remove them
without authorisation and this may
jeopardise the safety of others.
Both staff and passengers have the
right to fly within a calm, safe and
friendly environment. Aurigny have
a zero-tolerance policy towards
any violent, disruptive or offensive
behaviour, and crew have been
trained to deal with such incidents.
SMOKING
Smoking of cigarettes and
e-cigarettes is not permitted on
board, including within the toilets.
FOOD ALLERGIES
Allergy information is available for all
snacks – please see the packaging
label or ask a member of the crew.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES *
HANDHELD DEVICES WITH
A ‘FLIGHT SAFE’ MODE
Handheld devices, such as tablets,
e-readers and mobile phones, may
be used during all phases of the
flight, provided the ‘flight safe’ mode
is enabled before departure. Larger
devices must be safely secured in
hand luggage during taxi, take-off
and landing, either in the overhead
locker or under the seat in front
of you. Any device that transmits or
receives communications but does
not have a ‘flight safe’ mode must be
switched off from doors closed to
doors open.
LAPTOPS, ULTRA-BOOKS
AND NOTEBOOKS
Devices may be used during boarding
but not for taxi, take-off and landing
when they must be safely stowed
away in hand luggage. They may be
used in flight, provided any built-in
connectivity such as WiFi is switched
off or set to ‘flight safe’ mode.
DEVICES WITHOUT
A ‘FLIGHT SAFE’ MODE
This will include items such as DVD
players, electronic games and music
players. Only small, handheld devices
may be used during taxi, take-off
and landing. Larger devices must be
switched off and safely stowed away
in hand luggage during taxi, take-off
and landing.
BLUETOOTH ACCESSORIES
All Bluetooth accessories (for example
wireless keyboards, headphones etc)
must be switched off from doors
closed to doors open.
ARE THERE ANY TIMES
I CANNOT USE MY
HANDHELD DEVICES?
Under certain circumstances your
flight or cabin crew will ask that
all electronic devices be switched
off, for example, during refuel
operations. This will be announced
over the PA.
CAN I USE MY HEADPHONES
THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT?
Personal headphones can be used
for some stages of the flight and may
be attached to your personal device.
We ask that customers remove their
headphones whenever the seat-belt
signs are illuminated during the taxi,
take-off and landing phases and
during the safety demonstration.
CAN I USE A REMOTE
POWER PACK?
ATR Aurigny 42 does not allow passengers
to charge their devices whilst on
board our aircraft.
Please ask a member of cabin
crew if you have any queries.
Trislander
*Electronic devices can only be used on the ATR and Embraer E195 aircraft. Unfortunately they cannot be used on the Dornier.
ATR 42
Trislander
DORNIER
ATR 42
DORNIER 228
DORNIER
ATR 42
Dornier 228NG
Dornier 228-200 and 220k
NUMBER IN FLEET 1
BUILT Toulouse, France
ENGINES
2 x Pratt & Whitney PW-127 E Turboprops
MAXIMUM SPEED 299 knots (344 mph)
PASSENGERS CARRIED 48
RANGE 966 miles (1,555 km)
NUMBER IN FLEET 1
BUILT Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
ENGINES
Trislander
2 x Garrett TPE331-10 Turboprops
MAXIMUM SPEED 223 knots (257 mph)
PASSENGERS CARRIED 19
RANGE 350 miles (563 km)
NUMBER IN FLEET 2
BUILT Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
ENGINES
DORNIER 220K
2 x Garrett TPE331-5 or 10 Turboprops
MAXIMUM SPEED 223 knots (257 mph)
PASSENGERS CARRIED Up to 18
RANGE 350 miles (563 km)
Embraer
DORNIER 228
Embraer 190
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A TASTE
FOR LOCAL
LOCAL HEDGE VEG STAND
IMAGE COURTESY VISITGUERNSEY
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With their new motto ‘Eat, drink and be local’, great things can be expected
from Taste Guernsey’s 2017 calendar of events. It’s a particularly exciting year
for foodies, as local produce takes centre stage across the summer months,
tempting visitors and locals alike to try for themselves some of the island’s
freshest and most inspiring ingredients.
GUERNSEY’S GREAT FOOD
Islanders love to eat and it’s no wonder why.
Guernsey’s unique geography has for centuries
gifted the island a natural larder bursting with unique
flavour. Couple this with an exciting array of eateries,
from fine-dining restaurants to relaxed and charming
beachside kiosks, and you have the perfect excuse to
indulge at any time of day.
It isn’t surprising that Guernsey has an abundance of
delicious, locally caught seafood; from freshly caught
fish to seasonal ormers (only available in the months
ending in a ‘y’!), and even local oysters now being
farmed just off Herm Island and in local Rocquaine
Bay (guernseyoysters.com). There aren’t many places
where you can watch the daily catch arrive in our
pretty port, then see it served up at harbourside
eateries just hours later. It simply doesn’t get any
fresher. Whether you prefer your lobster lunch with
all the trimmings or a rustic sunset dinner of fish and
chips on the beach – the island’s daily catch is waiting
to be enjoyed.
Guernsey’s fame was once rooted in its bustling
tomato industry, with the rich produce renowned
throughout Europe for its quality and flavour.
Whilst the greenhouses and vineries dotted around
the island’s landscape are now a reminder of this
agricultural past, there is still an incredible amount of
locally grown produce to sample and enjoy. Fresh fruit
and vegetables alongside fragrant herbs are all grown
on island and appear daily
GUERNSEY’S
UNIQUE
GEOGRAPHY HAS
FOR CENTURIES
GIFTED THE
ISLAND A NATURAL
LARDER BURSTING
WITH UNIQUE
FLAVOUR
on the ever-changing
menu of local eateries.
Much of this produce is
also available to buy at
local ‘hedge veg’ stands
throughout the island
parishes, where you can
stop your bike and shop
for fresh tomatoes before
dropping money into the
honesty boxes.
For a step back in time,
the Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden at Saumarez Park
also offers the rare chance to see vegetables produced
as in days gone by.
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Guernsey dairy produce has a well-established name
across the globe for its rich and unmistakeable flavour.
Stop to try a fresh, local ice cream at one of the many
beach kiosks and you’ll see why! Our milk, ice creams
and cheeses are distinctly creamy, largely due to the
island’s deep, earthy soils that provide ideal pasture
and grazing for the local herds. With a treasure trove
of beautiful ingredients at their fingertips, the Bailiwick
islands are also fast becoming a melting pot for artisan
producers, creating everything from honeys and fruity
chutneys, to cakes and confectionery. Guernsey’s
distillery scene is also embarking on interesting times,
with new brands popping up across the island in the
production of unique
GUERNSEY DAIRY
PRODUCE HAS A
WELL-ESTABLISHED
NAME ACROSS THE
GLOBE FOR ITS RICH
AND UNMISTAKEABLE
FLAVOUR
PEMBROKE KIOSK
IMAGES COURTESY OF
VISITGUERNSEY
homemade gins, ales
and liqueurs.
The island’s
colourful agricultural
heritage has quite
literally shaped its
landscapes throughout
history. Due to the
abundance of locally
reared cattle and
pigs still farmed on the islands today, it isn’t
hard to find exceptional local meat offerings
on the menu across the different parishes.
A number of the island’s farms have organic and
free-range offerings, providing the local parish
butchers with produce that boasts a unique quality
and flavour. You’ll often spot locals heading to their
local butcher's shop, such as Surf & Turf or Cobo
Butchers, for delicious barbecue supplies on their way
to the nearest beach!
FOR THE FOODIES
5-6 AUG 2017 – LOCALLY PRODUCED
19-20 AUG 2017 – LOCALLY REARED
AUGUST MINI FOOD FESTIVALS
This August, two themed mini festivals will visit
Guernsey’s shores in the lead up to September’s
main Guernsey Food Festival event, each celebrating
a different aspect of what makes local Guernsey
food and produce extra special. With live food
demonstrations and themed dinners at some
of the island’s top restaurants, each weekend
culminates in a bustling Sunday street food market
on St Peter Port’s Crown Pier and along the length
of the seafront. It’s the perfect opportunity to
step out in the sun and explore the tempting
stalls as you sample delicious local flavours.
For more information see tasteguernsey.gg
or visitguernsey.com
16-24 SEPTEMBER
THE GUERNSEY FOOD FESTIVAL 2017
September welcomes the return of the Guernsey
Food Festival and this year promises to be the
best yet! With nine days full of tasty treasures,
events and visiting chefs, there will be something
for all ages (and palates!) to enjoy. Join Taste
Guernsey on the Quay and Crown Pier, St Peter
Port for a series of unique not-to-be-missed events
that capture the very best in local produce.
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chefs cooking delicious local and international
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head. From cosy bistros on cobbled back-streets,
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BEACH
BUDDIES
With 27 sandy beaches to the north and west
and With a 27 south sandy coast beaches punctuated to the north by dramatic and west cliffs
and picturesque a south coast bays, punctuated Guernsey by dramatic has a beach cliffs for
everybody. and picturesque En Voyage bays, Guernsey provides has the a ultimate
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COBO BAY
L'ANCRESSE &
PEMBROKE BAY
Enjoy the longest stretch of sand
in Guernsey with swimming in
turquoise water and a chance to
try various water sports.
Why not round off a day in the
sun with dinner at the Beach
House restaurant?
Grandes Rocques
Po
So
Settle down with fish &
chips on the sand and watch
the sun set on Cobo then
head to the Rockmount for
a cold pint of Rocquettes.
Albecq
COBO BAY
Fort H
Vazon Bay
Perelle Bay
Dolmen
CASTEL
PORTELET
L’Erée Bay
Reservoir
Combine a walk to the Fairy
Ring with an ice-cream on
the stunning Portelet beach.
Why not follow it up with
dinner at the Imperial hotel?
Rocquaine Bay
ST. PIERRE
DU BOIS
ST. SAVIOUR
Th
C
PORTELET
Fort Grey
Fairy Ring
TORTEVAL
ST. PIERRE
DU BOIS
TORTEVAL
Guernsey Airport
Occupation
Museum
FOREST
LE JAONNET BAY
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A small and sandy bay at low tide this cove is one
of Guernsey's coastal gems.
We suggest you take your own picnic as there's
no facilities at the bay and you'll descend 218
steps and a ladder to get there - but it's worth it.
Le Gouffre

Baie De La
Jaonneuse
L’ANCRESSE
BAY
La Fontenelle
Bay
Chouet
PEMBROKE
BAY
Port Grat
Ladies Bay
Les
Amarreurs
Le Grand
Havre
Portinfer
Port
Soif
ST. SAMPSON
Rousse Tower
VALE
Vale Castle
Bordeaux
Harbour
Petils Bay
Fort Hommet
VALE
ST. SAMPSON
St. Sampson
Harbour
Belle Greve Bay
Most of Guernsey’s beaches
are dog friendly during
summer months but there
are restrictions.
Between 1 May and 30
September dogs are banned
from Fermain, Petit Bot,
L'Eree, Vazon (Northern
end), Cobo, Port Soif,
L'Ancresse and Pembroke.
ST. PETER PORT
Candie Museum
& Gardens
St. Peter Port
Harbour
HAVELET BAY
The Little
Chapel
ST. ANDREW
Princess
Elizabeth
Hospital
Hauteville House
Underground
Military Museum
Guernsey
Aquarium
HAVELET
BAY
Soldiers’
Bay
Castle Cornet
If you’re an early bird, why
not catch the sunrise from
Guernsey’s east coast?
Follow it up with breakfast
at Octopus restaurant
before exploring Guernsey
Aquarium or Castle Cornet.
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Fermain
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TEA ROOM
ROCK POOLS
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PLAY AREA
RESTROOMS
re
Petit
Bot
Bay
LE JAONNET
BAY
Saint’s Bay
MOULIN
HUET BAY
MOULIN HUET BAY
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PARKING
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PEBBLE BEACH
ROCKS
CLIFFS
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LOCATE
GUERNSEY
YOUR HOME,
YOUR BUSINESS,
YOUR LIFE
Andrew Carey, Head of Locate Guernsey, outlines some of
the key things for people moving to Guernsey to consider.
With any move, there's a 'before', a 'during'
and an 'after'; and at each stage there are a
few handy things for relocators to consider
to make sure it goes as well as possible. It
should go well, of course, you're moving
to one of the best places there is, but
these pointers might help a little more.
As with any major undertaking, time
spent planning often yields time saved
later. There's plenty that can be planned
of course, but your finances and where
you're going to live should be absolutely
central to your research. I've made the
assumption here that you're likely to be
moving into Guernsey's Open Market
– that part of the housing stock that is
available to people who don't have existing
connections to the island, or are moving
to Guernsey with an employment permit.
The Open Market represents a fantastic
route into Guernsey for people who may be
attracted to the island for a whole variety of
reasons. Provided you are an EU passport
holder, the Open Market offers choice and
quality, and should you want to relocate
quickly, excellent speed of movement.
Rental and purchase are both options and
there are plenty of first-rate Guernsey estate
agencies who can provide guidance and
insight into the property market.
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Excellent advice can also
be provided by Guernsey's
tax advisors and accountants.
Of course they intimately
understand the island's corporate
and personal tax regime but
can also offer insights into the
relationship between that and
the tax rules in other territories
(including the UK) which is vitally
important for relocators.
One very recent change to
Guernsey’s tax regime is to allow
the distribution of profits from a
non-Guernsey company to new
arrivals in the island, tax free, so
long as the distribution is made by
the end of the second full calendar
year after the year they arrive in
the island. This relates to income
being distributed that arose prior
to their arrival in Guernsey.
Again, the finer points of this
rule can be outlined by a tax
advisor, as can further detail
about Guernsey’s tax regime
which is absent of Capital Gains
Tax, Inheritance Tax and VAT.
A move to Guernsey will almost
certainly be financially sensible,
but for a relocation to work for the
long term it shouldn't be just about
the money, it must be the right
move from multiple perspectives.
Guernsey has a great deal going
for it: a wonderful quality of life; a
strong sense of community, good
restaurants, excellent education
and health services as well as
a pleasant climate and scores
of attractive vistas to be found
throughout its 24 square miles.
Once the move is underway,
keep in regular contact with
your on-island advisors and
indeed me and my colleagues
at Locate Guernsey. We can
make introductions to parts of
Government if that's helpful
and put you in contact with
others who've made the move
if you'd like to discuss matters
with people who are further
down the track, so to speak.
Once you've arrived in the island
the first thing to do is to claim a
stretch of coastline as your own.
In order to be properly local you
have to do this; it’s compulsory.
Not really, although claiming a bit
of Guernsey’s coastline does sort
of happen. I’m particularly fond
of the area around Les Amarreurs,
on Grande Havre. I think of it as
basically mine and lots of people
have their own favourite bits of
beach or stretches of cliff path
which belong to them in the same
way that Les Amarreurs belongs
to me.
GUERNSEY HAS A GREAT
DEAL GOING FOR IT:
A WONDERFUL QUALITY
OF LIFE; A STRONG
SENSE OF COMMUNITY
But there is a serious point
underneath this, which is that it’s
very rewarding to get out and
about to get to know your new
home. As a bare minimum this
should be geographic orientation,
so that for example you know
your Petit Bot from your Petit Port
and understand that St Peter’s and
St Pierre du Bois are actually the
same place. The point here is not
to pass any citizenship test, but
to enjoy discovering the island by
getting a bit lost. One can never be
lost for very long and Guernsey’s
little lanes are often very pretty
indeed. It’s a nice way of spending
time. I still do it now, but I’m
finding it harder to get lost…..
And while exploring, why restrict
yourself just to Guernsey? We’re
a Bailiwick and the other islands
within it are all worthy of visits.
Each has its own character and
charm and are only a short
journey away. Happy time spent
in these other islands tends to
linger long in the memory.
So, a drive / cycle / walk about
will give any newcomer a sense
of what Guernsey looks like (of
course one of our big selling
points), but Guernsey is as much
about the things you can’t see as
it is about the things you can.
Much is made of the sense
of community in Guernsey. It’s
not a tangible thing, but it very
much exists. People on-island are
welcoming and friendly and keen
to accommodate newcomers into
their various groups, whatever
they may be. They might be
artistic, sporting, professional
or just social communities but
there’s a web of them across the
island. The very strong likelihood
is that whatever your interest
or hobby might be, you’ll find
others in Guernsey who share it.
Another intangible that
sometimes takes a bit of getting
used to is the gentler pace of life.
Again, it’s not mandatory to slow
down: many businesses are run
at London speed and the island’s
professional services community,
in terms of attitude and skill set,
are just as expert as you’d find
in a national capital. But I like to
think we get the balance right.
Outside of the world of work, I’m
told by relocators that Guernsey
is a great place to enjoy life – at
whatever pace you want.
Two last things. I’m probably
biased, and of course I think
that Guernsey is a fantastic and
beautiful place to live, but it also
has a ‘best of both worlds’ quality
in that getting away from time to
time – perhaps on this very aircraft
– is so easy to do. So, yes you can
relocate to Guernsey and take
advantage of the many wonderful
things that this offers, but not feel
that you’re totally adrift from the
life you might have known before.
Finally, why wait? Get in touch
with us at Locate Guernsey and
we’ll help. I’m reminded of the Guy
Lombardo song, or if you prefer,
the version by The Specials: ‘Enjoy
yourself, enjoy yourself, (it’s later
than you think)’.
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WHY LIVE IN
GUERNSEY?
Livingroom has been lucky enough to help
hundreds of people move to, or return to,
the island over the years. In recent months
it helped Paul Welch, his wife Nicole and his
two children, Isabella, nine, and Luciana,
five, find the perfect Open Market house
to rent after 20 years in London.
PAUL WELCH AND HIS FAMILY
Paul runs a very successful
global independent mortgage
business, normally for individuals
seeking large mortgages,
and has helped launch a new
lender in Guernsey to help local
people buy their own homes.
Rather than hearing from
Livingroom about how great
it is to live in Guernsey we
thought Paul could explain his
thinking behind the move and
what brought him home.
‘I left Guernsey when I was 18
and returned briefly at 27 before
returning to London to continue
to seek my fortune in private
banking. The real clincher for
our move back to Guernsey was
more of an epiphany. I had two
serious motorbike accidents in
2015 and, lying on the tarmac
after the second accident, I
realised that I’d been dreaming
about a better work/life balance
and, of course, Guernsey was the
first place that came to mind.
‘My wife took some convincing
and really didn’t want to come but
now she loves it and my children
are the happiest they have ever
been. They all agree that living
here is amazing; from the views
to the beaches, the lifestyle,
schooling and the extraordinary
restaurants – it’s all here. I am even
considering taking private flying
lessons because that’s something
you can do here. We often sit
back and reflect on how lucky we
are to live somewhere like this.
‘Of course I remain an
entrepreneur at heart and continue
to travel for work. I have also set
up a business in Guernsey and, as
always with setting up a business,
there are challenges in Guernsey
as there are anywhere in the world.
I remain a workaholic, even after
20 years of the rat race in London,
and I thrive on the challenges
and opportunities available here;
I am consulting with the States of
Guernsey to constructively help
bring more lenders to the island.
‘My advice to anyone
considering a move to Guernsey
is to come and try it. After living
a fast-paced life elsewhere it
can take some time to adapt
but if people are dreaming
of a better, more measured
way to live, then Guernsey is
definitely the place to be.
‘One of the things I didn’t realise
I would gain when I moved back
to Guernsey was time. I still work
just as hard but I also do the
school run and I am home for
dinner. Time has given me my
family life back while working
with some excellent professional
minds and within easy access
to other countries where I do
business. Time is a valuable asset
and a Guernsey currency.
‘What overwhelmingly struck
all of us when we got here was
just how welcoming and friendly
everyone is. You can walk up to
anyone on a beach, in a bar, a
restaurant or the high street and
start a conversation and they don’t
think you’re crazy. They’re friendly
and interested in what you have
to say. My family has made some
great friends.
‘We are looking at buying a
house here in the near future.
As I am a local we are looking
on the Local Market but also the
Open Market, as the housing
stock in the Open Market is quite
different and may end up suiting
our needs more readily. My family
is keen to get local status so that
might tip the balance as to which
market we buy from.
THEY ALL AGREE
THAT LIVING HERE IS
AMAZING; FROM THE
VIEWS TO THE BEACHES,
THE LIFESTYLE,
SCHOOLING AND
THE EXTRAORDINARY
RESTAURANTS –
IT’S ALL HERE.
‘I guess one story stands out
as summing up our views of
Guernsey – if a little maudlin!
My wife and I were discussing
what would happen if I were to die
and she is adamant that Guernsey
is home now and it’s where she
and the kids would stay.’
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Reconnect with
nature on Herm
SHELL BEACH, HERM
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In this, the first of a three-part series on the Channel Island of
Herm, En Voyage takes a moment to appreciate the breathtaking
beauty of this tiny island’s natural habitat.
Travelling to Herm from Guernsey couldn’t
be easier – it takes a mere 20 minutes aboard
the Travel Trident ferry – yet it is worlds away.
With no cars or crowds, you can truly get away
from it all and reconnect with nature.
Herm is small – just 1.5 miles long and not quite
half a mile wide – so walking around the whole island
on its scenic coastal paths doesn’t take more than
a couple of hours at a leisurely pace. And you won’t
want to rush when there is so much nature to enjoy.
The north of the island is where you will find beautiful
beaches and the vast grassy common where Neolithic
settlements have been found. The east coast is home
to Shell and Belvoir beaches, both picture-postcard
pretty. Belvoir Bay has wonderful views across the sea
to Sark, Alderney and France. Shell Beach is named
after the soft white sand that is wholly composed of
shells, ground to a fine powder. The south features
high cliffs with winding flower-lined paths – Herm
provides an ideal environment in which a huge variety
of wildflowers flourish from early springtime onwards.
You might even spot the occasional Star of Bethlehem.
Herm has a dedicated team of gardeners who have
created some stunning coastal gardens – they were
the winners of the RHS Britain in Bloom Gold Award in
2002, 2008 and 2012 and in the Champion of
Champions category in 2013. Every Tuesday at 11am
from mid-April to mid-September you can join Estate
Manager Brett Moore for a tour of the island’s gardens.
The tour gives you the chance to learn about the
unique plant life and challenges associated with
gardening on Herm. The tour lasts up to two hours
and takes in the harbour, hotel and church gardens,
plus a behind-the-scenes look at the nursery.
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THE PUFFIN IS THE SYMBOL OF HERM
AND EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE THESE
ADORABLE LITTLE BIRDS, WHICH ARE
SADLY AN ENDANGERED SPECIES
Whether you are an expert twitcher or
not, Herm is a great place to indulge in
some bird watching. Almost a hundred
different species are regularly seen on the
island, with residents ranging from kestrels
to rarer long-eared owls, which breed on
the island, feeding on mice and shrews.
In spring, migrants from Southern Europe
and Africa join resident birds to feed,
whilst in winter the numbers are swelled
with visitors from Northern Europe, like
the Scandinavian redwing and fieldfare.
The puffin is the symbol of Herm and
everyone wants to see these adorable
little birds, which are sadly an endangered
species. They come to the island every
spring to breed, returning to the same nest
each year to lay a single egg. Outdoor
Guernsey run Puffin Patrols by kayak from
April to July or, if you fancy letting someone
else do the work, you can take a trip with
Island Rib Voyages. Around the coast you
might also spot turnstones, curlews and
the black and white oyster-catcher with
its bright orange bill and distinctive cry.
Cousins of the puffin are the guillemot and
razor-bill, which also love coming to Herm.
Both Island Rib Voyages and Bumblebee
Boat Cruises offer regular seal-spotting trips.
The northern islets of Herm are often home
to a community of Atlantic grey seals.
At low tide they haul themselves out of the
water to bask on rocky outcrops. You may
even spot some dolphins if you’re lucky.
You might be surprised to find out that
oysters are being farmed just off the island.
Guernsey Oysters is a company with a
mission to supply sustainable, ecologically
sound, top quality seafood to diners in
the Bailiwick and further afield. The oyster
seeds are grown on the Herm farm site
then fed by the clear, nutrient-rich waters,
with the tidal flow rushing over them
twice daily. They are then taken to the
company’s Guernsey site until they are
fully grown. Although the Herm farm site
is fully visible at lower water spring tides,
most visitors are unaware of its existence.
Whether you’re planning to take the family
to the beach, look for puffins or simply relax,
a visit to Herm is good for the soul. Switch
off your mobile phone and take the
opportunity to recharge your batteries.
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MEET THE
PILOTS
2016 EXHIBITORS:
BREITLING WINGWALKERS
Ever wondered what it feels like to hurtle through the air in
synchronised formation and loop-the-loop, or how a pilot gets to
the level of skill required to perform in a professional air show?
If so, the annual Meet the Pilots event is the place to be.
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GARY ELSON
GUERNSEY AERO CLUB CHAIRMAN
Air traffic
controller and
current Chairman
of the Guernsey
Aero Club, Gary
Elson, has a wealth
of experience on
the air show circuit.
As the Deputy
Senior controller
at the Royal
International Air
Tattoo – the biggest
military air show in
the world, Gary also provides air traffic control services
at the Eastbourne, Dunsfold and Guernsey air shows.
‘I’ve been organising the popular Meet the Pilots
event, in conjunction with the Guernsey Air Display,
since 2006, when I managed to arrange for a Lynx
helicopter of the Royal Navy Black Cats team to
be opened to the public. Since then, the event has
gone from strength to strength, with over a thousand
children and adults visiting the airport to get an upclose
look at the display aircraft and talk to their pilots.’
Together with marvelling at the awe-inspiring aerial
display (Guernsey Air Display – 14 September), meeting
the pilots is a must for anyone wanting to hear their
fascinating back-stories and personal accounts of life
as a pilot. Pilot John Beattie enthusiastically describes
flying as ‘some kind of compulsion once you get into
it’. With over 40
from ‘the freedom that it brings’. With a private pilot’s
license under his belt at just 17, it was 28 years later that
Willie embraced the world of air displays. ‘Before being
allowed to perform in air displays, we must first be
awarded a Display Authorisation (DA) by an approved
examiner. Obtaining a DA is an annual requirement and
it can take around 10 hours of flying to prepare for the
exam. That may not sound like a lot but a display or
practice flight generally only lasts about 15 minutes.’
Mark Petrie, known for expertly handling his
Strikemaster jet, had been flying for 25 years, including
12 years in the RAF, before venturing into jet air displays,
where the level of skill required is demanding. Similarly,
Andy Preece considers himself ‘extremely lucky’ to have
been given the opportunity to fly a number of different
aircraft over the years. ‘It is wonderful to be able to step
into a machine that has the freedom to manoeuvre in
three dimensions, while the windows have the most
incredible views in the world. For me, display flying
takes the whole experience to the ultimate level.’
So how do you get to be an air display pilot? John
explains that ‘you normally start by being fairly
experienced and put in lots of hours perfecting
various manoeuvres at altitude, then slowly bring the
height down to display levels. This doesn’t have to
take long, but it is important to lead into it gradually.
Once trained and with a bit of experience, each
season starts with some intensive practice
and check rides
2016 EXHIBITORS: WILLIE CRUICKSHANK AND AL COUTTS
– WILDCATS AEROBATICS DISPLAY TEAM
years’ experience in display flying, John has flown a
multitude of aircraft since first training with the Royal
Navy in 1968, from helicopters to jets, including his
beloved Skyraider. He participated in his first display
only five years after taking up flying, and moved into
fixed-wing display flying in 1986. Part of being a skilled
air display pilot means understanding the aircraft’s
capabilities and limitations; John playfully advises not to
‘try and hover a BAE 146, or do a loop in a helicopter!’
For Willie Cruickshank, whose experience includes 26
years as a fighter pilot in the RAF, his joy of flying stems
2016 EXHIBITORS:
SIMON SHIRLEY – RAVEN DISPLAY TEAM
in front of a DAE or mentor.’ In addition, the pilots
attend seminars where they discuss the best way to
do things to avoid problems that have occurred in
the past; being mentally prepared is paramount.
Taking to the skies obviously involves a degree of
risk that many would be dubious about undertaking.
For John, owing to such extensive practice
beforehand, you could view every manoeuvre ‘as a risk
or none of them as being risky, given that they each
have a clearly defined start condition for speed and
height, designed to allow the manoeuvre to
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2016 EXHIBITORS:
LEFT: RAVEN DISPLAY TEAM
RIGHT: AURIGNY'S MUCH-LOVED
JOEY JUNIOR
be completed satisfactorily and
with a safety margin to allow for the
unexpected.’ For Willie, the highest
levels of risk he’s experienced were
during combat missions as an
RAF fighter pilot. ‘Although display
flying might look dangerous, we
go to huge lengths to minimise
any risks to ourselves and others.
Consequently, I don’t think of it as
a risky occupation. My favourite
manoeuvre is the 'mirror pass'
when we fly canopy to canopy –
Top Gun style.’ When asked what
the riskiest manoeuvre is that
Mark’s ever done, he was quick to
answer with ‘landing!’
In terms of advising the next
generation of future air display
pilots, John recommends getting
‘as much practice as possible.
Listen to others, never assume you
know more than the next chap.
Watch other performers and learn
what looks good to a crowd. Often
what feels good in the cockpit
doesn’t look so good from outside.’
Willie adds, ‘Follow your dream and
don’t ever give up. I applied to the
RAF to be a pilot, which was my
dream job, but was only offered
a commission as a navigator.
I took the job and loved my time in
the 'back seat' but after five years
of perseverance, they finally gave
in to my request for a shot at pilot
training and I’ve never looked back.’
Mark describes the Meet the Pilots
event as the perfect opportunity
to ‘get up close to the aircraft
and speak directly to the crew.’
Members of the public can look
forward to seeing inside the planes
and learning how they work. Andy
notes that it is the ideal place to
‘see and feel a pilot’s passion for
flying that is sometimes difficult to
express with written words alone.’
‘I love the Meet the Pilots event
at Guernsey Airport! It’s a unique
opportunity for people to come
and see the aeroplanes up close
and talk to their pilots, ahead of
watching the display in the bay the
following day. It’s always a great
event with a really friendly
atmosphere and we love meeting
people of all ages.’
– Willie Cruikshank
MEET THE PILOTS
13 September 2017
ASG Hangar
Guernsey Airport
Any plane enthusiasts and
budding pilots need to head to
the Meet the Pilots event, which
will be hosted at the ASG Hangar
at Guernsey Airport on
13 September, where even
Aurigny’s much-loved Joey
Junior will be displayed. As 2017
celebrates the 60th Anniversary
of the Battle of Britain Memorial
Flight, during the annual air
display that will take place
the following day, spectators
can again see the Lancaster,
Hurricane and Spitfire flying
over St Peter Port.
Keep updated by visiting
guernseyairdisplay.com
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WHAT’S ON
IN THE BAILIWICK?
Until 10 September
AN UNSEEN WORLD
Guernsey Museum at Candie
An exhibition featuring images of Guernsey
taken from original glass plate negatives by the
photographer Frederick William Guerin, some of
which have never been seen before! A fascinating
portrait of island people, places and events in the
early 1900s, before the outbreak of the First World
War would change lives forever.
14, 21, 28 July & 4 August
KPMG CASTLE NIGHTS
Castle Cornet
Enjoy the free entertainment and soak up the
atmosphere at one of Guernsey’s most popular
summer events. The gates of Castle Cornet will
be thrown open on four Friday evenings for KPMG
Castle Nights featuring live music, singing and family
fun. Numbers within the Castle are controlled, we
suggest you arrive early as queues do start early
(from 6pm).
8 July-17 September
STUDENT SHOW
The Greenhouse Gallery
An annual art exhibition that draws on the best pieces
from the island’s Final Year Art and Design shows. The
exhibition is a celebration of new and upcoming talent.
15-29 July
TOWN CARNIVAL
St Peter Port
Enjoy family fun with clowns, face painters,
musicians and many more in the streets of St
Peter Port. Over 40 acts are involved to provide
continuous entertainment at many venues around
St Peter Port's shopping areas from 10am-3pm.
5-6 August
TORTEVAL
SCARECROW FESTIVAL
Torteval Parish Church
Join hundreds of islanders and visitors and take a stroll
through the beautiful south west of Guernsey. Follow the
festival path and vote for your favourite scarecrow. They
come in all shapes and sizes and many with topical themes!
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11 August
HARBOUR
CARNIVAL
St Peter Port
WHAT’S ON
ELSEWHERE?
Organised by the Guernsey
Round Table and sponsored for
the 10th year by RBC Wealth
Management, the Harbour
Carnival will include a huge
variety of events; corporate duck
race, mini duck race, ladies dinghy
race, tug of war, stand-up paddle
boarding, the ever popular manpowered
flight and fireworks.
23-24 August
THE NORTH SHOW AND
BATTLE OF FLOWERS
Saumarez Park
Run by the Northern Agricultural
and Horticultural Society, the event
takes place in the wonderful leafy
setting of Saumarez Park and attracts
thousands of visitors every year. The
programme of arena events includes
showcasing local and off-island
talent, a fun fair, and numerous
stall-holders providing refreshments
and other items for sale as well as
the famous Battle of Flowers.
PINK FLOYD: THEIR
MORTAL REMAINS
Until 1 October
@The V&A Museum,
London
The first international
retrospective of one of the
world’s most iconic and influential
bands. Presented by the V&A, Pink
Floyd and Iconic Entertainment
Studios. Experience a spectacular
and unparalleled audio-visual
journey through Pink Floyd's
unique and extraordinary
worlds, chronicling the music,
design and staging of the band,
from their debut in the 1960s
through to the present day.
Go to page 53 to win tickets
and a luxury break in London.
vam.ac.uk
BRISTOL FESTIVAL
OF PUPPETRY 2017
1-10 September
@various locations, Bristol
The fifth Bristol Festival of
Puppetry; the biennial celebration
of all things animated on stage
and screen, will run at Tobacco
Factory Theatres, Watershed
and various central Bristol
locations. This international
event showcases the very best
in cutting-edge puppetry from
Bristol, the UK and around the
world and has become an eagerly
awaited and much loved fixture
in the city's cultural calendar.
puppetplace.org
AN EXPERIENCE
WITH ARNOLD
SCHWARZENEGGER
20 September
@New Dock Royal
Armouries, Leeds
This intimate Black Tie Dinner
experience is your chance to
get up close to the Terminator
himself and listen to his story live
and unscripted. The interview
will be structured to enable
Arnold to share untold stories
from his unbelievable career
across bodybuilding, film and
politics. To celebrate the 30th
anniversary of the movie Predator
the event will be themed to
celebrate the milestone.
anexperiencewith.com
MANCHESTER
OKTOBERFEST 2017
18-22 October
@Albert Square,
Manchester
Albert Square is transformed
into a traditional Oktoberfest
with live music and a great
atmosphere. There will be
a special brewed Bavarian
beer and all the Oktoberfest
food you love like Bratwurst,
Schnitzel and Pretzel. Just don't
be surprised to see Britons in
dirndl and lederhosen too!
manchester-oktoberfest.co.uk
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JO GRIFFITHS
THE BISCUIT BOX
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BOX OF
DELIGHTS
Jo Griffiths' gorgeous handmade biscuits have been spreading joy for over seven
years. En Voyage was delighted to find out more about this Guernsey success
story – and to marvel at the special Aurigny-inspired creations gracing the cover.
When Jo Griffiths returned to Guernsey after
graduating from Loughborough University with a
degree in Graphic Design, establishing a bespoke
biscuit business wasn’t at the forefront of her mind.
‘I was hoping to work in advertising but everyone said
I needed more experience but wouldn’t give me any
experience, so I ended up temping as a secretary,’ she
says. On a holiday to the United States, Jo saw some
beautifully decorated biscuits and was inspired to have
a go herself, initially as a hobby. These proved to be
so popular with family and friends that she decided to
start selling them as a sideline to her secretarial work.
‘It got to the stage where I had to make the decision
whether to give up work and give it my all or to just
HER CREATIVITY
SHINES THROUGH
IN THE DESIGNS,
AND SHE ISN’T
FAZED BY REQUESTS
FOR WEIRD AND
WONDERFUL
BESPOKE BISCUITS
forget about it but I was
living with my parents at
the time so it seemed like
the right time to give it a
go,’ explains Jo. ‘Seven
years on I’m still doing it
and now I’ve got my own
house that my biscuits
have paid for – I call it
the Gingerbread House –
and it’s really successful.’
It’s easy to see why
The Biscuit Box has captured the imagination of clients,
which include prestigious brands such as Google,
River Island and Adidas. Jo is currently working with
Russell & Bromley and on some rugby-themed treats
for the Siam Cup in Jersey. Her biggest order to date
was 5,000 perfect, identical biscuits – all needing to
be individually packaged. Intricate logos can be printed
with edible ink but most biscuits are single-handedly
iced by Jo. Her creativity shines through in the designs,
and she isn’t fazed by requests for weird and wonderful
bespoke biscuits. ‘I may be the only person who’s been
asked to make chicken genetics-themed biscuits,’
says Jo. ‘My take on it was to do a chicken, some
test tubes and a microscope and the client was very
happy. Some of the requests make us laugh a lot.’
Jo’s grandparents were wedding cake makers and a
love of baking as well as a talent for art run in the family.
Jo’s mother Denny was instrumental in creating the
perfect biscuit recipe, which is chocolate and absolutely
delicious: ‘It was a balancing act to find the right
ingredients that would make a really tasty biscuit that
would also hold its shape and travel well. We must have
tried about 80 different recipes until we found the one
we use today.’
The Biscuit Box is a true family-run company, with Jo’s
father Alan responsible for deliveries to the post office
and Denny involved in many aspects of the business.
A small team of part-time workers help out at busy
times such as Christmas, Mother’s Day and Valentine’s
Day but the intricate piping work is Jo’s domain.
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‘I THINK YOU HAVE
TO TAKE A RISK, IF
IT’S SOMETHING
YOU’RE PASSIONATE
ABOUT THEN GIVE IT
A GO AND YOU NEVER
KNOW, IT COULD
BECOME YOUR JOB'
Schroders Bright Ideas was an initiative that
helped Jo with the branding and package
design of the Biscuit Box. She has two pieces
of advice for budding entrepreneurs: ‘I think
you have to take a risk, if it’s something
you’re passionate about then give it a go and
you never know, it could
become your job. I would
also say speak to as many
people as you can because
everyone’s got ideas and
you might want to take
some of them on board.’
Jo clearly loves her
work and appreciates the
opportunity to work in a
home environment, with her
family and on the island she
loves. ‘It’s a lovely job – it’s being creative and
every day is different. The one job that no one
likes to do is cleaning out the icing nozzles
but we can see the sea from the sink so even
washing up isn’t so bad. There are stressful
times but it’s wonderful when you get a great
response from clients.’ The work involved
means that Jo isn’t tempted to snack on her
creations: ‘I’d only have to make more!’ She’s
come a long way since tentatively placing an
order for 5,000 boxes, hoping they wouldn’t
remain in her parents’ garage. ‘It was a bit
nerve-wracking but an exciting commitment
to make. Luckily we’ve ordered a lot more
packaging since then.’
Take a look at thebiscuitbox.com to get a
taste of the range of designs available – or to
request a bespoke gift.
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An autonomous government, sophisticated judicial system and
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position to weather any uncertainty caused by the UK’s decision
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It’s this independence that also enables Guernsey to offer a tax
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OWN
COUNTRY
You would need a very
long holiday indeed to
explore India, a vast
country with astounding
diversity. Kerala is a
wonderful place
to start.
KATHAKALI PERFORMING ARTS
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The Republic of India, in South
Asia, is the seventh largest country
in the world and, with over 1.2
billion people, the second-most
populated. It is 80% Hindu but also
home to one of the world’s largest
Muslim populations. Although
India is a significant force in
global trade, extreme wealth
co-exists with acute poverty.
The southern state of Kerala is
the country’s most literate, and is
also considered to be one of the
safest regions. Kerala’s tourism
department calls the state God’s
Own Country, and it’s easy to
see why. Wedged between the
Western Ghats on the eastern
side and the Arabian Sea to the
west, it’s a tropical paradise with
lush green vegetation, unique
backwaters, lagoons, mountains
and golden beaches.
HOW TO GET THERE
To get the most out of your
Keralan experience, we’d
recommend flying to Kochi
(Cochin) and back from
Thiruvananthapuram (its colonial
name Trivandrum is a little easier
to say) – or vice versa. Aurigny
operates regular flights to Gatwick
and Emirates fly to and from both
destinations, with a connection
in Dubai. Including your stopover,
the journey time would be 12-14
hours. UK passport holders must
obtain a visa before travelling to
India and do seek advice from
your doctor about vaccinations.
WHEN TO GO
Kerala has three distinct seasons:
Summer lasts from mid-February
to mid-May. The sun is really hot
and temperatures can go up to
35°C in the afternoons; it’s humid,
too. Monsoon season is from mid-
May until early September. From
mid-October to early February it
can get cool and misty in hilly
areas but is hot and tropical
on lower ground.
Whatever the time of year, you’ll
need to carry an umbrella, as
sudden showers really will drench
you from head to toe!
WHERE TO STAY
Kerala has a wonderful variety
of accommodation, from village
huts to beachside resorts. In
Kochi, Brunton Boatyard is
Fort Cochin’s grandest hotel,
built on the site of an 18thcentury
boatyard. Every detail
painstakingly recreates the British
colonial period, down to the
Bakelite light switches. The Old
Courtyard is a modestly priced
boutique hotel, with eight rooms
flanking a 17th-century courtyard
framed by Portuguese arches.
Going inland, Spice Village
in Periyar is part of the ecoconscious
CGH Group and
features wooden thatched
cottages dotted around gardens
planted with spices and flowering
trees. Ambadi has lots of character
and the best rooms are the
duplexes, with beds on mezzanine
floors and balconies.
Kumarakom is an ideal base
from which to explore the
backwaters, with luxury resorts
lining the water’s edge. Coconut
Lagoon, a miniature village of
red-tiled ‘heritage bungalows’, is
the original and the most stylish.
Smaller, authentic homestays are
available in the backwaters and
rubber plantations further
from the lakeside.
KOCHI CHINESE FISHING NETS
KERALA
Heading towards
Thiruvananthapuram, Turtle on
the Beach in Kovalam is a hip
boutique hotel with designer
interiors. Or there’s Leela
Kempinski, set in 44 acres of
mature woodland. Maharaju
Palace is a Dutch-owned
guesthouse with more
affordable rates.
EATING AND DRINKING
Kerala boasts one of the richest
and most varied cuisines in India.
Its fertile climate provides cooks
with a huge choice of ingredients,
augmented over the centuries
by many others imported by
traders and colonisers. Vegetarian
cooking is considered by many as
the haute cuisine of south India
so vegetarians, and even vegans,
will be spoilt here. Keralans, or
Malayalis, have a sweet tooth and
halwa, a sticky brown sweet with
a base of rice flour, molasses and
coconut milk, is a speciality.
By Western standards, eating
out in Kerala is cheap – even
in a smart five-star restaurant.
Keralans are officially the
heaviest drinkers in India;
the region’s homegrown
alternative to beer is
toddy, made by
fermenting
coconut
sap.
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GETTING THERE
FROM GUERNSEY
Emirates flies to Dubai from Gatwick three
times a day and onwards to Kochi and
Thiruvananthapuram twice a day. India is
four and a half hours ahead of GMT.
For the shortest travel time from Gatwick,
we’d suggest staying overnight at an
airport hotel both ways, catching morning
flights on both the outbound and inbound
journeys. This means you’re fully rested
and minimises waiting time in Dubai.
WHAT TO DO
Kochi has been drawing traders, explorers and
travellers to its shores for over 600 years.
The backstreets of Fort Cochin, lined with old
Portuguese, Dutch and British houses, are the main
focus for visitors, with lots of atmospheric restaurants,
cafés and art galleries. The iconic Chinese fishing
nets dominate the waterfront and you can have a go
at bringing in a haul. Although relatively prosperous,
Malayalis are staunchly conservative and most temples
remain off-limits to non-Hindus. In Kochi you can
visit the Paradesi Synagogue, however, the oldest
active synagogue in the Commonwealth of Nations.
Don’t miss out on Kerala’s extraordinary
traditional arts scene, at its most vibrant in Kochi.
One of the iconic images of the region is that
of a Kathakali actor in a magnificent costume
with intricate makeup and a huge gold crown.
If you’re going to see a performance, arrive early
as audiences are welcome to visit the dressing
room to see the makeup being applied.
The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the largest
national parks in India, and visitors come in the hopes
of seeing wild elephants, or even a rare glimpse of
a tiger. Some of Kerala’s most attractive backwater
scenery lies within reach of Kumarakom. The village
of Ayemenem was the setting for Arundhati Roy’s
Booker-Prize-winning novel, The God of Small
Things. Take a boat trip around the cluster of islands
on Vembanad Lake and soak up the atmosphere.
If you’d like to round off your trip with some sand
and sea, Kovalam is the place to go. Lighthouse
Beach is the most popular of the town’s three
beaches, whilst Samudra Beach is more upmarket.
Ayurveda is a 5,000-year-old holistic medical
system widely practised in India, but especially
in Kerala. Popular treatments include full-body
massages and shirodhara, a head and neck
massage followed by a gentle stream of warm
medicated oil dripping onto the forehead.
A note if you’re travelling around the region: driving
in Kerala is definitely not for the faint-hearted – you
would be well advised to rent a car and driver or to
book your holiday through an agent who will arrange
this for you.
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NORWICH IN
A NUTSHELL
Book flights to
Norwich from
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The wonder of Norwich is that it’s
a city with a great all-round offer:
shopping, sightseeing, history,
architecture, culture plus local food
and drink. It’s also a compact city
meaning even in one day you can
visit two cathedrals and a Norman
castle, plus get in a bit of shopping
and be able to dine well too.
Norwich also has the most complete medieval
street pattern in the UK so there are plenty of
cobbled streets, alleyways and paths, pedestrianised
areas and green spaces making some very pretty
routes as you explore. Some of the best are to be
found in the Norwich Lanes and the Cathedral
Quarter. Don’t miss the atmospheric Elm Hill, full
of Tudor charm with small independent specialist
shops such as The Bear Shop, and most certainly
don’t miss coffee and cake or a delightful lunch
at the thatched 14th-century Britons Arms Coffee
House. It’s one of only five thatched buildings in
the city and they don’t get much quainter than
this. In summer it’s
even more delightful as
A GREAT PLACE
TO SOAK UP
THE MEDIEVAL
ATMOSPHERE
its intimate courtyard
garden is bathed in
sunlight – a great
place to soak up the
medieval atmosphere.
Only minutes from Elm
Hill is Norwich Cathedral.
Set in 44 acres, the cathedral is spectacular
with over 1,000 intricate roof bosses, the largest
monastic cloisters and close in the UK, outdoor
sculpture, a riverside walk, herb gardens and village
green. It’s one of the finest complete Romanesque
cathedrals in Europe. Make the most of your visit
and take one of the complimentary tours taken by
expert guides, followed by a visit to the refectory
for sustenance in the form of homemade cakes, tea
and coffee. Anyone visiting when the Shakespeare
Festival is on (14-15 July) should take advantage of
the chance to watch an outdoor performance in
such a beautiful setting.
If you find a patchwork of narrow streets,
imaginative local architecture, buildings covered in
local flint knapping as well as blue plaques,
engraved pavement slabs and distinctive red posts
with sculptured detailing and you are in the Norwich
Lanes. The Lanes is a distinctive area full of
wonderful small, independent businesses from retail
to art galleries, museums, churches, antiques,
lifestyle and many restaurants and coffee shops.
It’s quirky, lively and colourful –look out for Jarrolds
award-winning independent department store
– still owned by the Jarrold family, it’s been
trading since 1823.
ELM HILL, BRITONS ARMS COFFEE HOUSE
NORWICH CATHEDRAL CLOISTERS
PRINCES STREET
BRITONS ARMS COFFEE HOUSE
IMAGES COURTESY OF VISIT NORWICH IMAGE COURTESY OF NORWICH CITY COUNCIL
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NORWICH MURAL AND NORWICH CASTLE
IMAGES COURTESY OF VISIT NORWICH
MUSEUM OF NORWICH AT THE BRIDEWELL
IMAGE COURTESY OF FISHEYE IMAGES
THE ART GALLERIES
ARE FANTASTIC AND
SHOW A VAST AMOUNT
OF WORKS BY THE
NORWICH SCHOOL
It offers five floors of quality labels
and brands including make-up, beauty
treatments, home and restaurants.
The superb book department offers an
outstanding selection of books about
the area and books written by local
authors including Anna Sewell’s Black
Beauty, which was published by Jarrold
& Sons in 1877 – 140 years ago this year.
Black Beauty is known the world over,
selling more than 50 million copies.
To celebrate Black Beauty there is a small
exhibition (25 July-25 November) of Cecil
Aldin watercolours, used in a 1912 edition
of Black Beauty, at the Museum of Norwich
at the Bridewell plus Black Beauty themed
activities throughout the summer in Jarrolds.
The museum is offering free entrance
for the first two weeks of the exhibition
courtesy of the 700th commemoration of
the Norwich Freemen. Plus
you can buy in Jarrolds Deli
Woodforde’s Black Beauty
beer – Woodforde’s being
an award-winning brewery
located in the Broads.
No visit to Norwich would
be complete without making
it to the Castle Museum
& Art Gallery. Built by the
Normans as a royal palace,
and then becoming the
city gaol, it finally became part of Norfolk
Museum Service’s portfolio and has never
looked back. The museum today is a
hands-on, interactive venue showcasing
local history, as well as artefacts from
around the world plus the keep, dungeons
and battlement, and superb art galleries
incorporating the largest collection of
Norwich School works of art. This summer
sees its headline exhibition Nelson &
Norfolk (29 July-1 October). The exhibition
presents some of the most extraordinary
and potent objects connected to Nelson,
from his boyhood in Norfolk to his death
at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
The undisputed centrepiece is the highly
important, early French Tricolour – the
monumental Ensign (or flag) of the French
warship Le Généreux, which took part
in the Battle of the Nile in 1798. A British
victory, the battle sealed Nelson’s reputation
as England’s greatest hero. The huge
Ensign of Le Généreux (it measures 16m
x 8.3m – roughly the size of a tenniscourt)
is one of the most iconic objects
connected to Norfolk’s most famous son,
Admiral Lord Nelson. This is the first time
this historic object has been on public
exhibition for more than a century.
The art galleries are fantastic and show
a vast amount of works by the Norwich
School. Art has long been a story in
Norwich and last year saw the launch
of the Norwich Murals scheme by the
Norwich Business Improvement District.
The murals bring art outdoors to visitors
and can be seen in four locations with
three more in the planning. Each has its
own unique style and each gives a nod
to Norwich in its theme. The first mural
shows a quirky city scene in the Norwich
Lanes – a myriad of muted shades of colour.
The second is a distinctive black and white
vista of Norwich places, streets and iconic
buildings – made up of lines, shapes and
figures. The third is a red and yellow, firebreathing
dragon – a mythical creature
synonymous with Norwich. And the most
recent is a virtual shelf of bookends and
book spines in the spirit of Norwich being
England's first UNESCO City of Literature.
For more information about where to stay,
visit, shop, eat and drink as well as events,
go to visitnorwich.co.uk and
cityofstories.co.uk.
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AFTERNOON
TEA IN
LONDON
KENSINGTON HOTEL 'TALE AS OLD AS TIME
IMAGE COURTESY OF KENSINGTON HOTEL
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You’d be forgiven for thinking that all afternoon teas
are created equal but when it comes to the London
experience, we’re not just talking any run-of-the-mill
cucumber sandwich and scone with jam.
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First of all, who says afternoon tea needs
to be consumed in a static environment?
Hop on board a vintage London bus and the best
of Central London’s famous landmarks, including
the London Eye, Big Ben and Buckingham
Palace, can all be yours while tucking into divine
sandwiches, cakes and pastries. Vegetarian,
gluten-free and Halal options are also available,
while gin-lovers can board the bus for a specially
tailored afternoon tea tour revolving around
award-winning Hayman’s Gin cocktails.
Also under the umbrella of the B-Bakery, not
only is tea on a bus a possibility, but the quirky
Bridget’s Bakery in Covent Garden additionally
hosts afternoon tea while sailing along the River
Thames, on the Afternoon Tea Boat tour. If you
fancy taking a packaged Afternoon Tea Picnic
with you to eat at a location of your choosing,
on 24-hours’ notice, B-Bakery can alternatively
put together an enticing selection for just
£23 per person.
If you fancy going all out, then The Ritz (150
Piccadilly) has a fabulous Champagne Afternoon
Tea option for pure indulgence. While its scones and
clotted cream are second-to-none, you’re paying
£70 a head for the joy of dining in an enviable
location, among lavish surroundings, while receiving
prestigious service and listening to the ambient
classical musical accompaniment, lovingly played by
the resident pianist.
Disney fans must check out the Kensington
Hotel’s heart-warming ‘Tale as Old as Time’ with,
you’ve guessed it – a Beauty and the Beast themed
afternoon tea with delightful references to the
adored film.
If pouring Earl Grey from a Mrs Potts teapot and
devouring a Cogsworth chocolate tart sound like
your bag, then you need to plan ahead for this one
as this experience is so popular, it is currently
booked up until 30 November 2017.
IMAGES COURTESY OF BRIGIT'S BAKERY
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Similarly, those who always wanted their
own glimpse into the curious world of Alice
in Wonderland can pull up a chair at the Mad
Hatter’s Afternoon Tea, hosted at the Sanderson
Hotel (50 Berners Street). The King of Hearts
parmesan croque-monsieur stack, Tweedle
Dee’s lemon curd, chessboard gateau, vanilla
pocket watch macaroons, and ‘Drink me’
potions all serve as endearing references to
the adored film. Children typically dine for £35,
while the adult price is £48 per person, but
special occasion packages are also available.
If you’re more rock and roll than Disney
drama, head over to The Gore London. It’s
partnered with the V&A’s latest event, the Pink
Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains, to offer
a Rock ‘n’ Roll Afternoon Tea inspired by some
of the band’s most famous album covers.
The Gore’s always had a special connection
with rock and roll dating back to 1968 when the
Rolling Stones picked it for the launch party of
Beggars Banquet. Taste the music with a lemon
sponge Wall and chocolate mousse Dark Side
of the Moon and, as an added bonus, a ticket
to the exhibition is included in the package.
ROCK 'N' ROLL AFTERNOON TEA
IMAGE COURTESY OF THE GORE LONDON
FASHIONISTA'S AFTERNOON TEA
IMAGE COURTESY THE BERKELEY LONDON
What’s that, we hear you cry? You have
special dietary requirements? No problemo!
Vegans saddle up for a joyful trip to Hyde
Park’s La Suite West, where you can indulge
in delicious finger sandwiches filled with
cashew nut cream cheese, sundried tomato,
scrambled tofu and BBQ tempeh, followed by
warm scones with whipped coconut cream
and fresh strawberries. At £29 per person, this
will include a glass of non-alcoholic fizz, a
selection of cakes and desserts, and a choice
of fresh roasted Italian coffee or loose leaf tea.
Gluten-free peeps are in for a treat at The
Berkeley (Knightsbridge) where their intriguing
Fashionista’s Afternoon Tea involves a colourful
fusion of fashion and sweet treats. At £52 a
pop, this is a pricier option but you will not be
disappointed with the stunning visual aesthetics
of designer cakes, crafted into miniature designer
handbags, edible ball gowns, and the likes. Expect
off-the-scale Instagram popularity with your
enviable social media posts. Fortnum & Mason
(Piccadilly) happily offers bespoke menu options
for those who cannot eat fish, meat, gluten
or dairy, with a two-tiered price for Fortnum’s
WHO’D HAVE THOUGHT
THAT OVER 170 YEARS LATER,
THIS TRADITION WOULD
STILL BE GOING STRONG,
WITH SO MANY VARIATIONS?
famous tea blends (£44) or rare tea (£48). Bea’s
of Bloomsbury (83 Watling Street) provides a
budget-friendly afternoon tea for coeliacs for
£26.50, where gluten-free sandwiches and
pastries are made with the utmost care and taste
heavenly. Gluten-free does not mean missing out!
Of course we have the British Duchess Anna of
Bedford to thank for all of these creative takes on
afternoon tea in London. Back in the 1840s, the
energy-drained Duchess was struggling so much
with the extensive gap between eating an early
breakfast and then typically not eating a meal
again until gone 8pm, that there was only one
thing for it; a light snack ‘pick-me-up’ and pot of
tea around 4pm to keep her going until dinner
time. And so the beauty of Afternoon Tea was
born! Who’d have thought that over 170 years
later, this tradition would still be going strong,
with so many variations? Take your pick and
enjoy your sugar fix!
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PECKFORTON CASTLE
QUIRKY
ACCOMMODATION
Gone are the days when everyone stays in a regular hotel on holiday –
sometimes it’s fun to find somewhere a little different to rest your head.
En Voyage takes a look at some funky abodes across its route map.
PECKFORTON CASTLE
– TARPORLEY
Let’s start up north where one
can lord it up in a castle.
True indulgence doesn’t get
much better than the sensational
Peckforton Castle, just an hour’s
drive from Manchester Airport.
Its story starts in 1840 when John
Tollemache bought/inherited
36,000 acres of land including the
villages of Peckforton and Beeston.
He dreamed of building a fortified
home in the style of a medieval
castle on the top of the Peckforton
Hills. Work started in 1842 but the
sheer magnitude of the project
meant it wasn’t completed until
1851. Today, Peckforton Castle
has been rewarded by English
Heritage, giving it the status of
a Grade 1 Listed Building, and
offers leisure breaks for anyone
who aspires to live like royalty –
even if only for a few nights.
Guests find themselves
surrounded by original historical
features alongside modern
comforts of today's living. Stay in
one of the castle’s 48 stunning
bedrooms, all individually
designed, blending luxury
and contemporary decor.
Open to both the public and
hotel guests, 1851 Restaurant
offers one of the region’s most
exquisite experiences as holder
of three AA Rosettes and a Taste
Cheshire Award. If you’re after
something a little more informal,
2010 Brasserie in the former
scullery of the castle has many
of the amazing features of the
original kitchen, including two cast
iron cooking ranges dating back
to the 1840s.
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LEFT: ROSIE AT VINEGAR HILL POTTERY
ABOVE: YURT INTERIOR, UPPERGATE FARM
UPPERGATE FARM –
HEPWORTH
From castle to canvas now as we
head to the village of Hepworth for
a spot of glamping. Set in 10 acres
of woodland, Uppergate Farm is
surrounded by countryside and is
close to the Peak District and the
Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Uppergate Farm offers
outstanding accommodation in
historic and peaceful surroundings.
Along with the super king-size bed,
the yurts have not only a wood
burning stove but also underfloor
heating for extra cosiness.
While you've got a shower room
attached to the yurt and your own
private hot tub on the deck (you
can watch the cows in the next
field while you soak!), you'll also
find a heated indoor pool with
sauna and steam room 10 minutes’
walk away, shared with guests in
the cottages at Uppergate Farm.
VINEGAR HILL POTTERY
– MILFORD ON SEA
Heading down south and
the lovely village of Milford on
Sea, located on the edge of
the New Forest. For something
truly different why not visit
Rosie, an 1885 (or thereabouts
– there is some contention
about her birthdate) Showman's
‘gypsy’ Wagon at Vinegar Hill
Pottery Working Pottery.
Only available April to October,
she has been a part of the family
for around 50 years and has
recently enjoyed a refurbishment
and fresh lick of paint from
one of the last trained gypsy
wagon painters in the country.
She sits outside of the pottery
looking over the woodland
garden and is available as part
of Vinegar Hill B&B's eclectic
accommodation in Milford.
Rosie has electricity so has
converted vintage oil lamps, a
cast iron stove (for heating) and
an electric kettle. Her cupboards
are fully stocked with teas, coffees,
biscuits and cereals etc and your
cooked breakfast is brought to
the caravan so there’s no need to
bring any of these extras with you.
SEABANK – SELSEY
Adventure further along the
coast to Sussex where, positioned
right on the seafront in the historic
seaside town of Selsey, Seabank
is a railway carriage conversion
that captures all the charm and
eccentricity of the great British
coastline. This is a beachfront
villa with serious character.
There’s an enclosed verandah
with wonderful sea views and an
open plan kitchen. There are two
double bedrooms, one twin
bedroom (bunk beds) and another
twin bedroom with bunk and cot
or bed – so plenty of space for all
family sizes. And for the train fans
among you, the two carriages are
actually twin sisters of the famous
coaches pulled by Thomas the
Tank Engine.
'SEABANK'
BEACHFRONT
VILLA
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FAUXQUETS VALLEY
FONT CLONQUE, ALDERNEY
IMAGES COURTESY OF VISITGUERNSEY
FAUXQUETS VALLEY
TUCKED INTO THE
SIDE OF THE VALLEY,
IN THE HEART OF
GUERNSEY, ITS LOG
CABINS OFFER A
GREAT BASE FOR
EXPLORING THIS
BEAUTIFUL ISLAND
FAUXQUETS VALLEY
CAMPSITE – GUERNSEY
A quick hop across the water and we
reach the first of our Bailiwick offerings,
Fauxquets Valley Campsite. Tucked into
the side of the valley, in the heart of
Guernsey, its log cabins offer a great
base for exploring this beautiful island.
The cabins are 35m 2 giving
plenty of space for a double
bedroom, twin bedroom,
kitchen/dining, living
room with sofa bed and a
bathroom. They sleep four
very comfortably and have
the option of a fifth person
on the sofa bed if your family
is a little larger. Outside is
a decking area with table
and chairs and a gas BBQ.
The beautiful grounds
boast chickens, sheep
and pigs to meet as well as a heated
outdoor pool, children’s playground
and games room with table tennis, pool
table, air hockey, table football and video
games. A little something for all ages.
FORT CLONQUE – ALDERNEY
Last but by no means least, Alderney, and
the chance to sleep in an old gun battery.
Fort Clonque was completed in 1855
and was designed for 10 guns in four
open batteries with accommodation for
59 men. The Germans utilised the fort
and called it Resistance Nest Steinfeste
(‘Stone Fort’) during WWII, mounting a
10.5cm beach defence gun along with a
tank turret, mortars and machine guns.
The fort fell into disuse until 1966
when it was rescued by the Landmark
Trust and now provides comfortable
accommodation for 13 people.
At high tide it is cut off from the rest of
the island. The accommodation is spread
across several buildings and on calm days
the sea can be heard all around. There are
spectacular views of the other islands,
rocks and stacks and two great colonies of
gannets, which fish round the fort.
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SHOPPING IN
MANCHESTER
Just a short hop, skip, and a jump from Guernsey,
there’s plenty on offer for a full-day, or two,
of shopping in Manchester.
Who needs Harrods, the
hustle and bustle of the tubes,
or a frantic rush across the UK’s
capital when you can enjoy the
highlights of one of Europe’s
most happening cities? Whether
you are wedding dress shopping,
having a weekend away with
the girls, or there for business,
Manchester has all you need and
more for the perfect purchase.
If it’s designer stores that you
are looking for King Street, along
with Bridge Street, is considered
the city’s most upmarket shopping
area. Tommy Hilfiger sits with
a collection of other designer
clothes stores here, which include
Karen Millen dressing confident,
glamorous women in polished,
fun and feminine clothes, the
premium lifestyle brand that
combines American casualness
with European elegance, Gant,
Agent Provocateur, famous for
its provocative window displays
and sumptuous lingerie, and, a
favourite for many, The White
Company with its own stylish
range of furniture, clothing and
homewares, often in white.
Belstaff, a brand steeped in British
heritage and best known for
producing all-weather jackets for
bikers, is close by too. And, with
just a short stroll north, you’ll find
Harvey Nichols in New Cathedral
Street, with British designer Radley,
and Selfridges at Exchange Square
with Hermès’ silk and cashmere
scarves, fine leather belts and
bags, shot through with a classic,
equestrian flavour – the go to for
the highest class of accessories.
If you are shopping for
cosmetics, Space NK is a leading
luxury beauty retailer offering
the latest cult products in facial
skincare, fragrance, cosmetics and
body located in St Ann’s Passage.
Those looking for the perfect pair
of stiletto heels, or something
more comfortable, won’t want to
miss Camper, an artfully filled store
with top-lit shoes for the whole
family, located nearby between
St Ann Street and St Mary’s Gate.
For the boutique shoppers, Oliver
Sweeny opened a second location
outside of London. The 53m 2
store, designed by award-winning
architects Urban Salon, is situated
in the new luxury development of
Spinningfields near the city centre
in Hardman Street.
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MANCHESTER TRAFFORD CENTRE
PHOTO COURTESY OF TRAFFORD CENTRE
WHETHER YOU ARE WEDDING DRESS
SHOPPING, HAVING A WEEKEND AWAY
WITH THE GIRLS, OR THERE FOR BUSINESS,
MANCHESTER HAS ALL YOU NEED AND MORE
FOR THE PERFECT PURCHASE.
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SELFRIDGES IMAGE COURTESY OF VISIT MANCHESTER
THE TRAFFORD CENTRE
IMAGE COURTESY OF THE TRAFFORD CENTRE
THERE’S
PROOF THAT
MANCHESTER
HAS EVERYTHING
YOU NEED, WANT,
AND MORE
If you can’t find what you’re looking for
on the high street visit House of Zeman
Couture, in Stamford New Road, where a
garment is designed just for you. Having
a couture garment made for that very
special occasion can be an unforgettable
experience. A small ready-to-wear collection
is also available, as is an alteration service.
Manchester Arndale offers a
huge selection of shops from the
leading high street names such as
Apple, Next, River Island, Topshop,
Urban Outfitters and Wallis to lots
of smaller stylish specialists and
food outlets – all under one roof.
It’s a great place to take the kids
for a shopping trip with plenty
of parking and easy access for
disabled visitors.
Located about five miles west of the city
centre and with great transport links, the
Trafford Centre is an indoor alternative to
the hustle and bustle of King Street and
nearby stores. With free parking and spaces
for parents with prams and disabled badge
holders, nothing could be simpler with
shopping here boasting free WiFi and plenty
of amenities. The wide selection of stores
includes old favourites such as Debenhams,
John Lewis and Primark.
Even further away from it all, family-friendly
and with great bargains, Cheshire Oaks
Designer Outlet is the UK’s largest designer
outlet with over 145 brands, restaurants and
cafes located between Manchester and
Liverpool just off junction 10 of the M53.
Cheshire Oaks is the perfect place for a
family day out as there is always something
going on, be it a new store opening, a free
half term event for the kids, charity
fundraisers or celebrity guest appearances.
There are fun small carts to hire for children
to be pushed around in if you forget your
pushchair. There is also a play area to keep
the little people preoccupied. Cheshire Oaks
offers an excellent selection of stores from
high end to high street and many items are a
fraction of the original price. Cath Kidston
recently opened a store here, where you’ll
also find brands such as Coach, Michael
Kors and Burberry. Fuel up, or rest your tired
feet, at one of the many restaurants and
eateries that include Wagamama, Yo Sushi,
and Giraffe World Kitchen. There’s also a
Starbucks and Costa for those in need of a
caffeine fix. The centre boasts late opening
hours with stores open until 8pm most
evenings. There is also ample free parking.
There’s proof that Manchester has
everything you need, want, and more.
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BRISTOL
BREAKS
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Guernsey at
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If you’re looking to relax then rest assured you’ll find room to breathe in Bristol.
It might be a bustling city but it understands the value of wellbeing and offers up
some truly chilled-out spaces, from luxury day spas and vibrant outdoor parks to
the laid-back vibes of its cultural quarter and the great outdoors on its doorstep.
Everyone deserves to unwind and for some
people that means getting out in the fresh air.
Whether it’s a brisk walk you want, or simply a
good spot to watch the world go by, Bristol’s
streets offer a scenery of contrasts, from
beautiful old buildings to urban art galleries.
The city offers much in the way of green space
too, and Brandon Hill park, home of the famous
Cabot Tower, is one of the prettiest. Set on a
slope, there are plenty of grassy knolls to chill out
on, with an incredible view high above the city.
Just outside of Bristol’s centre, across the famous
Clifton suspension bridge, is Leigh Woods, some
of the south-west's most beautiful and historic
woodland, with an array of rare plant and animal
life and stunning views of the Avon Gorge.
Reward yourself after stretching your legs
with lunch or a coffee in Stokes Croft, a bright
and creative area known for its easy-going
attitude and bohemian vibe. Its cafes, pubs
and restaurants cater to every taste, with many
offering attractive outside spaces from which to
sit and while away the hours people watching.
If you want to clear your mind, there are plenty of
clubs offering yoga and meditation classes across
the city. Take yoga outdoors with Breathe Bristol,
a small enclosed courtyard in the middle of St Nick’s
market that plays home to various classes, which are
detailed online at breathebristol.co.uk.
THE CITY
OFFERS MUCH
IN THE WAY OF
GREEN SPACE
If it’s total pampering you’re
in need of, Bristol has a range
of day spas and spa hotels all
catering for therapies, massage
and holistic treatments. There
is the Grand Hotel, just off
Corn Street, which plays host
to a fabulous afternoon tea treat and spa and often
offers affordable overnight packages. Then there’s the
Lido, which may be pricy but it is a unique location
to relax in — enjoy some food and drinks on some
extremely comfy couches and take a dip in the pool.
Bristol and its surrounding area can be the ultimate
destination for a truly relaxing getaway, and the
best news is that getting there needn’t be stressful
either, with daily flights direct from Guernsey to
Bristol with Aurigny. Go on, you deserve it.
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BRUNEL'S SS GREAT BRITAIN AND BRISTOL CATHEDRAL
IMAGES COURTESY OF VISIT ENGLAND
BRISTOL FROM THE AIR
IMAGES COURTESY OF DESTINATION BRISTOL
BEYOND BRISTOL
7-9 JULY — A YOGA FESTIVAL
IN MAGICAL GLASTONBURY
Known by some as the ‘heart chakra’ of the planet,
Glastonbury has long been a destination for pilgrims in
need of spiritual growth and personal healing, and it’s
only an hour’s drive from Bristol Airport. Its reputation
makes it the perfect venue for the three-day Yoga
Connects Festival, 7-9 July. Experience shamanic
ceremonies, yoga for every level, live music, DJs,
expert talks and lots of different activities.
INDULGE IN THE COTSWOLDS
South Gloucestershire and the South Cotswolds sit
on Bristol’s doorstep and these largely rural regions
are characterised by pretty, quintessential English
market towns, beautiful rolling hills and a wealth of
walking and cycling routes. The region is also rich in
choice for luxury spas, like the 17th century Dormy
House, where you can take a relaxing dip in the
candlelit infinity pool before reclining in the tranquil
thermal suite. Nestled within acres of Cotswold
meadowland, Calcot Manor also offers a slice of
understated luxury amongst beautiful surroundings.
5-STAR LUXURY LIVING AT ONE
OF ENGLAND’S FINEST HOTELS
Just 32 miles from Bristol Airport is the stunning
country house retreat of Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa.
Named one of the 15 most wonderful spas in England
by Conde Nast Traveller, and cited by The Sunday
Telegraph as possibly the finest country house retreat
in Britain, Lucknam really is the last word in luxury and
relaxation. Its 500 acres of parkland make a fine setting
for its rejuvenating spa and Michelin-starred restaurant.
CHEW VALLEY NATURE TRAILS
Chew Valley Lake is a reservoir in the heart of the
lush Chew Valley, 12 miles south of Bristol by road.
It offers the perfect relaxed afternoon venue for nature
lovers with its numerous wildlife trails. There’s also a
teahouse that serves up delicious cake and sells bags
of bird feed, so the birds will come to you.
BRITAIN’S ONLY NATURAL THERMAL WATERS
Just 15 miles from Bristol is the World Heritage city
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2,000 years ago. Thermae Bath Spa is an awardwinning
day spa, which offers bathing in the warm,
mineral-rich waters, a wellness suite and a range of
spa treatments designed to ease the body and soothe
the mind. Packages include Watsu, aromatherapy
massage or hot stone therapy.
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LEEDS
HOTEL PICKS
LONDON
DOUBLETREE LONDON -
DOCKLANDS RIVERSIDE
Located along the River Thames with stunning views
of Canary Wharf, the Hilton Hotel London - Docklands
Riverside is ideal for those looking to make the most
of London – they even provide a warm chocolate chip
cookie at check-in. The hotel is a former 17th century
Wharf Building boasting exposed brickwork and
London’s last dry dock for shipbuilding.
The hotel’s complimentary ferry provides access to
Canary Wharf and a connection to the Thames Clippers
for an unforgettable voyage into central London.
Columbia Restaurant serves seasonal produce and
individual barbecues on the outdoor terrace. For private
dining, visit The Library or The Snug.
REVIEWS
‘Perfect place in London’
‘Excellent hotel’
PARK PLAZA
The four-star Park Plaza Leeds offers prime
amenities throughout. Ideal for a weekend
break or business travel alike, guests can
take full advantage of the modern gym,
take a break with the babysitting service
or exchange foreign currency on-site.
From its prime city-centre location across
from Trinity Leeds shopping centre, the
hotel provides easy to access nearby
attractions like First Direct Arena Leeds.
After a day of business or sightseeing in
West Yorkshire, why not enjoy on-site
dining at Chino Latino restaurant and
bar or order room service to enjoy
in your spacious room or suite?
REVIEWS
‘Best hotel in Leeds’
‘Superb hotel’
MANCHESTER
HILTON
DEANSGATE
Boasting a cocktail bar with stunning
panoramic views, the Hilton Manchester
Deansgate showcases stylish rooms and
suites, all in the heart of Manchester.
Housed in the 47-story iconic Beetham
Tower, this Manchester hotel is a
destination in itself.
Ascend to the clouds atop the highest
building in Manchester. Sophisticated
and dramatic, the recently refurbished
Cloud 23 bar is certain to rank among
the world’s most exciting bars.
The design offers a sensational, everchanging
perspective over the city
and its surroundings.
REVIEWS
‘Ideal city break’
‘Excellent stay! Great location!’
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A GIN
JOURNEY
Of all the gin joints in all of the world …
you have GOT TO try these.
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OLD GOVERNMENT HOUSE HOTEL 'GIN PASSPORT'
Gin’s in. Gin’s here. Gin’s now. It’s a ridiculous thing
to say it’s having a revolution, because, ladies and
gentlemen, the revolution has happened. Figures out
recently in the UK state for the first time ever, people
collectively spent more than £1bn on the stuff last
year. And if you’re currently sitting on Aurigny’s very
comfortable and good looking Embraer jet, put it
this way – that’s enough to buy nearly 40 of them.
The only way this spirit would turn into mother’s
ruin now is if she decided to stock up on all the
latest, boutique versions. Obviously it can be difficult
to know where to start, what to do or where to go.
So, here’s three top tips: make sure it’s served in
a Game of Thrones style goblet, has so much ice
in it you think the bartender is building a full-scale
replica of the iceberg that sunk the Titanic and
lastly, if you see a Britvic tonic going anywhere near
the glass, yell, ‘STOPPPP’ at the top of your lungs.
Because what’s the point in having a fantastic gin,
if you’re going to spoil it with a rubbish tonic?
But when you’re out,
you don’t want to be
worrying about that,
so get your Mastermind
memory cells ready,
because coming up is
a list of the finest gin
places to have a tipple.
FIGURES OUT
RECENTLY IN THE UK
STATE FOR THE FIRST
TIME EVER, PEOPLE
COLLECTIVELY SPENT
MORE THAN £1BN
ON THE STUFF
LAST YEAR
Starting at the distinctly unassuming looking Old Bell
Inn, some 30 minutes outside of Manchester. When
you look at it, you think traditional country inn, which
will do a great pie, serve frothy beer and be a warm
retreat from a cold, winter’s day. What you wouldn’t
expect to find is the ‘gin emporium’, where a Guinness
World Record display of more than 600 (yes, 600) gins
are available. The smell of juniper must travel for miles
from there. But they aren’t just to look at, and on the
last Thursday of every month, they hold a ‘gin
masterclass’. An expert guides you through a particular
gin, serves up the perfect G&T and you get to chop
and change mixers and tonics.
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LEFT: GIN EXPERIENCE AT THE CHESTERFIELD
ABOVE: WHEADON'S GIN AND TONIC
Never judge a book by its cover.
If you're looking for something
down south head to the
Chesterfield in London, where
they offer a ‘gin and tonic’
experience. It’s a choice of four
tasting menus and – you’ll love
this – each is served on a purposebuilt
tray, which comes with
three gins in small bottles, tonics,
garnish, bucket of ice and glass.
If you feel an expert already, then
they’ve got 27 specially selected
gin and tonic pairings complete
with garnish. Plus the staff have
an encyclopaedic gin knowledge.
While away your hours sipping gin
and trying to catch them out.
Then, there’s Bristol. Now this
city might not have the weight
of population behind it, but it’s
still packing a serious gin punch.
For uniqueness, you simply
must visit the awesomely named
Psychopomp. A micro-distillery
and bar that adds serious zing
to your day, you can sit back,
checking out the copper distillery
that is responsible for churning
out shelf after shelf of bespoke
gin. The bartenders are serious
cocktail whizzes too, just to give
your palate a rest between gins.
Then there’s the Milk Thistle
(who knows if Bristol can have
one normal named bar). Priding
themselves on delivering ‘the
best cocktails in the city’, its
flagship drink is the Milk Thistle
Daisy, centred around spiced
pear syrup. Spread over four
floors, you’ll leave with a fine
appreciation for all things boozy.
Finally, Weber and Trings (that’s
a hat trick for weird names).
A family-run business, it’s on
this gin list because of its gin
evenings, where you get to blend
your own to take home. A history
of gin is given, possibly to make
everyone think this is a proper
school lesson, and then down to
the fun stuff of going through the
botanicals, before ending with
your finished, bespoke product.
A little closer to home is the Old
Government House hotel, with its
exciting sounding ‘gin passport’.
Bar manager Aisling Machuca
(who doesn’t believe as much ice
is needed as mentioned above)
says the perfect G&T should be
created by adding gin, garnish,
ice then tonic to the glass.
The passport is a perfect way of
discovering something new.
‘It was an idea from some of
our regulars, who struggled
to remember which gins they
had tried,’ she said. ‘They said
we should have some sort of
card marker, and we came up
with this. We have 36 gins on
the passport and have had four
people complete it. Once you
do, you can choose a bottle of
gin to take home with you.’
Since introducing the passport,
the hotel has expanded its
gin varieties to hit 52 types.
‘I think it’s the diversity of it I like
the most. There are no real rules
to who likes what, and everyone
has a different taste,’ she says.
We don’t stop there with gin
though. Up at the Bella Luce
Hotel owner Luke Wheadon
makes his own gin. Made in
the Cellar Room in the hotel,
it scores 10/10 for local effort,
with rock samphire foraged from
the south coast cliffs used to
enliven the flavour. Add a lovely
mineral essence to it, this really is
a special treat for the end of a long
day. Actually that’s a lie. While it
does perfectly well at the end of
the day, it’s equally suited to lunch.
Remember earlier about Britvic?
Well, Fever Tree, who have done a
pretty good job at convincing the
population it is the only thing to
drink, are this year going to have
their own bar in Hoxton Square,
London. With 160 gins from across
the world, which you can enjoy in
‘G&Tree flights’ for £15, it’s a great
way to enjoy a whole range of
gins. With £2 from each flight sold
donated to Malaria No More UK,
you’ll be helping a very good
cause at the same time.
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A TREAT
IN EVERY
SENSE
Octopus is the new bar and restaurant on the south side
of Havelet Bay in St Peter Port, Guernsey offering
fantastic views towards Herm, Jethou and Sark.
The varied international food menu provides something
for everyone, with the extensive Gin Bar serving a collection
of over fifty gins and a mix of innovative cocktails, all
accompanied by a delicious range of tasty bar snacks.
GIN & COCKTAIL BAR
RESTAURANT
VIEWING TERRACE
PRIVATE FUNCTIONS
GIFT CARDS
01481 722400 | info@OctopusGSY.co.uk | OctopusGSY.co.uk | Havelet Bay, St Peter Port GY1 1AX | OctopusGSY
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BRISTOL
RESTAURANT PICKS
SOURDOUGH
CAFE
In the busy St Nicholas Market, Sourdough
Cafe is an ideal place for a snack and a
coffee. The breakfast menu ranges from
the full English to toast and preserves,
as well as salads and sandwiches to
specials and homemade cakes from an
up-and-coming Bristol baker. Why not
pick up some of their superb Hobbs
House Bakery bread to take home?
GUERNSEY
SLAUGHTERHOUSE
One of the newest restaurants on the island’s eatery scene,
the Slaughterhouse sits on the edge of the harbour near the
historic Castle Cornet. The old slaughterhouse has been
reborn as the stunning bar and eatery, where great food and
drink merge under the beams of this spectacular building.
REVIEWS
‘Love this place!’
‘Tiny cafe with huge personality’
LONDON
The sheltered courtyard is perfect to unwind with a drink
from the Prosecco bar and the raised private terrace boasts
stunning views to the south over Havelet Bay. Inside, food is
served on the mezzanine level, where each window offers a
picture postcard view of St Peter Port.
REVIEWS
‘Prepare to be amazed’
‘Simply wonderful experience’
108 GARAGE
108 makes both brunch and lunch
an event whether you’re flying solo
or catching up with friends. The
atmosphere is chilled but always
happening. By evening it’s eclectic and
extravagant. Stylish and deliberately
bold, chef Chris Denney’s menu is
a surprising and seasonal fusion of
tastes, influences and artistry.
REVIEWS
‘You have to eat here’
‘Creative and delicious food!'
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A feast for the eyes
Enjoy Seamus’ mouthwatering signature dishes by
the sea at Pier 17 Restaurant in St Peter Port, Guernsey.
Our legendary prawns and calamari starter, fierce and fiery
steak with chunky chips or Seamus’ scallops are just some of
the reasons people trust, and enjoy, Pier 17 for consistently
good quality food and service from the heart.
To book a table call 01481 720823
or visit www.Pier17Restaurant.com
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HYDRATING
HEROES
By Nutritional Therapist Claire Mahy.
With summer days just around the corner when
temperatures start to rise and we participate in more
outdoor activities, it's important to consider how to
counteract increased water loss and remain hydrated.
There is no definitive answer on the right amount of
water we should be drinking, especially as so many
variables can affect hydration status. Therefore, the best
way to monitor this is by simply checking the volume
and colour of your urine, which should always be a pale
straw colour. Listen to your body, if you feel thirsty this is
not necessarily a sign of dehydration, however your body
is telling you to act and drink!
The human body is made up of approximately 60%
water, so it comes as no surprise that keeping hydrated
has many health benefits, including:
• Flushing out toxins
• Improving digestion
• Appetite regulation
• Increasing energy levels
• Enhancing concentration
• Better skin health
• Promoting cardiovascular health
• Maintaining healthy joints
No doubt you have experienced the consequences
of dehydration before, which include decreased energy
levels, poor concentration and muscle weakness,
however, many of us still fall at the hydration hurdle
for reasons such as a lack of time, a dislike of water or
forgetting to drink.
So how can you overcome these potential barriers?
Here are a few tips to ensure you take on enough
fluids throughout the day for optimal health, especially
during the summer months:
1.
2.
Always carry a
water bottle: purchase
a reusable BPA-free water
bottle and always have this with
you. This will help you monitor your
water intake and encourage drinking.
Flavour infuse your water: if you would
like to add some flavour, then ditch sugary
cordials and fizzy drinks and try infusing
your water with flavours such as cucumber
and mint or citrus fruit. You can buy a water
bottle specifically designed for this.
Drink when you feel hungry: hunger can
3. sometimes be confused for thirst, therefore
when hunger strikes try taking on some
fluids first (e.g. water, herbal teas or coconut
water) and see if your hunger subsides.
Consume hydrating foods: our daily hydration is
4. not limited to water, in fact we get around 20%
of our water intake from the foods we eat.
The following have a particularly high water
content and top the hydration table:
Celery, cucumber, tomato, radish,
watermelon, grapefruit, peppers, spinach,
strawberries and cauliflower.
Therefore, this summer why not experiment with
whole foods as an additional source of water and try
these nutritious and hydrating juices, which will leave
you feeling energised to enjoy your sun-filled days?
Cucumber Cooler
Cucumber, spinach, watermelon, lime juice
and coconut water
Grapefruit Quencher
Grapefruit, strawberries, spinach, soaked chia seeds
and water
Celery Refresher
Celery, pineapple, cucumber
and lemon juice
For more information contact
Claire at hello@cmnutrition.co.uk
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Perched above the beautiful Fermain Bay in Guernsey, the Rock Garden
Steakhouse is a haven for a relaxed dining experience, serving a collection of
the finest steaks from all four corners of the globe, cooked the way you prefer.
Nothing quite evokes the same
restaurant-related emotions
as a steakhouse. It’s going out,
but better. It’s just got that extra
something, that cherry on top.
It’s not really hard to see why:
steak is a thrilling meal in an
odd, caveman (or woman) kind
of way that almost no other
foodstuff can get close to. It’s a
go-to great meal, one that works
equally for a birthday, anniversary,
heck even Christmas (think
about it, wouldn’t be so bad).
But you can’t just go anywhere.
A greasy spoon at the side of
the road wouldn’t seem right.
On a ferry, not so much. At a
takeaway? Definitely not. You need
a place that’s got great décor,
an atmosphere that oozes ‘cool
groove’ and drinks. Great drinks.
Fantastic drinks. Out of this world
dri …. Okay you get the idea.
Which is exactly why you
should head to the Rock Garden
at your earliest opportunity. In
fact earlier than that – actually
cancel tonight’s plans and go
immediately. Tucked into the
corner of the Fermain Valley hotel,
it’s the opposite of a sun trap. It’s
a summer retreat. Inside you’ll be
instantly greeted by the swanky
bar, with its shelves stocked with
so many spirits they could use it as
collateral on a loan. International
beers, a wealth of cocktails served
by smiling bartenders with the
breadth and depth of knowledge
to make them (last thing you ever
want to hear when ordering an
obscure cocktail is, ‘never done
that before.’ FACT). It is by no
means the biggest venue in the
world, which is terrific. Steak is
special. You don’t want it ruined
by a cacophony of noise. This
place is intimate, yet with tables far
enough apart you can have private
conversations. If you’re running
out of words for your amour,
then try asking their opinion of
the huge chrome-covered bull
(honestly) or decide if its mission
statement/motto ‘passionate
about steaks, enamoured with
cocktails’ is what you’d like to
have called your autobiography.
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Reviews
TRIPADVISOR.COM
‘What a place!!’
Loved it here from the moment I got out
of the car! On entrance to the restaurant
we were greeted and shown to the bar
area while our table was prepared, the
selections of drinks available was wide,
and the staff very friendly! The music
in the background set the ambiance
off a treat. Now for the food — wow!!!
Every dish served to us was delicious!
The steaks (400g ribeye) were cooked
to perfection and tasted amazing!
We had three courses and enjoyed
all! Can't wait to come back again!
‘Superb food’
The staff were very attentive,
oysters were excellent, very fresh
and the chateau steak for two
was so succulent and tasty.
‘Best steaks’
The steaks are amazing. One of my
favourite places in Guernsey. Even
though it was not so busy that night
the atmosphere was still great.
Its salted caramel espresso martini is divine, the
gingerbread old fashioned unspeakably good (in fact
have a good few of these and you really won’t be
speaking) and when the pickled Paddington is served
in a glass wellington boot, literally a sight to behold.
With Hertfordshire-reared fillets, Argentinian sirloins
and mouth-watering Brazilian ribeyes, this really is
a place that is worth parting your hard-earned cash
for. Don’t worry, if you’re an animal lover and can’t be
tempted by one of their steaks, all you have to do is
ask and the chef will whip you up a vegetarian dish.
They’ve also recently put some new items on the
menu: including spicy shrimp cocktail, super-bad
cheesy parma ham fries and something called freak
of the week. So it’s a great excuse to head back.
And if you’re on a steak-free diet and think this seems
somewhat calorific, it’s okay. Take the cliff walk around
from St Peter Port, which ends with a road up to the
restaurant steep enough to make sure you’ve earned
your meal.
TO FIND OUT MORE VISIT
therockgarden.gg
@therockgardenguernsey
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BUSINESS NEWS
82 NEWS BULLETIN
The latest business news from
the Bailiwick of Guernsey
86 WE ARE GUERNSEY
A prime example of stability in
a period of uncertainty
89 FACES OF BUSINESS
Meet Director Lydia Essa
96 FINTECH FOCUS
The rise of electronic agents and how
Guernsey can be their enabler
MEET DONNA OLLIVER 102
En Voyage talks to KPMG PA and
founder of Guernsey PA Connect
HIGH-FLYING APPOINTMENTS 108
The latest appointments from leading
Guernsey businesses
FINANCIAL PLANNING 111
People spend more time making tea
than looking after their finances
DO IT AGAIN 115
A look at the UK's political landscape
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BUSINESS NEWS
Page 95
The car driver
v. the cyclist
Page 107
Building on
community
Page 108
Keep up to
date with
High-Flying
Appointments
WEALTHIFY ENJOYS
‘HUGE GROWTH
TRAJECTORY’
Wealthify, the innovative, new online
investment business, is experiencing
‘huge growth’ according to the
company’s directors.
The company, which was launched
in April 2016 with significant
financial backing from Guernsey,
now has over 5,000 customers.
Assets under management are
doubling every few months and
the rate of growth is accelerating.
Richard Avery-Wright of Raw Capital
Partners, the Chairman of Wealthify,
says the rapid growth is due to a great
idea, a fantastic team and launching it
at the right time:
‘Wealthify is an online investment
platform that enables anyone to
become an investor. It provides a level
playing field and access to diversified
investment portfolios for people
who might have traditionally found
Oi WINS MAJOR GLOBAL
MARKETING AWARD
Channel Island creative and digital agency Oi has been
awarded one of the most prestigious marketing awards in
the world for its Visit Jersey summer 360° campaign.
At the Chartered Institute of Marketing 'Marketing
Excellence Awards' in London, the agency picked up
the Best Brand Building Campaign for SMEs Award.
It was also shortlisted for Best Integrated Campaign.
The Chartered Institute of Marketing, based in the
UK, is the largest professional marketing body in
the world, with more than 35,000 members.
Peter Grange, Chief Executive Officer at Oi, said:
'Congratulations to my Jersey team and our client for this
fantastic achievement. They challenged the norm and in
doing so created a highly effective marketing campaign.
It was a great example of brand new thinking'
See more about the award on page 118.
RICHARD THEO AND
MICHELLE PEARCE
it difficult to allocate relatively small
amounts of savings efficiently.’
‘Our business has been described as
a logistics business, a transportation
method for people who wish to access
ready-made investment portfolios at
the touch of a button. The dedicated
Wealthify website and app is highly
secure, robust, scalable and can
manage mass-market volume. Our
mission is to convert 1million savers
into investors within a decade and
enhance their wealth. The first 13
months of business have been hugely
successful and a wonderful launch pad
for achieving our goal.’
‘CLUB DEALS’ BACK
IN VOGUE FOR
PRIVATE EQUITY
DEALMAKERS
Deal sizes are returning to their
pre-2008 levels owing to the ‘dry
powder’ accumulated by private
equity firms.
Further, according to Joseph
Cohen, a panellist at the 2017
Guernsey Funds Forum in London,
it is resulting in a greater number
of club deals in the buyout arena
as private equity firms team up to
complete their deals.
'It’s estimated that there’s about
£500 billion of capital waiting for
deals currently,' said Mr Cohen,
Founding Partner of Trilantic
Capital Partners. With annual
fundraising levels also returning
to their pre-2008 levels, coupled
with a slower deployment rate,
he said it was inevitable that deal
sizes were increasing.
'You will see the very, very large
transactions that by and large
were not around post-2009 to
2012/2013. You’re also seeing the
return of club deals. For a long
time, club deals were a hallmark
of the pre-2008 period within the
buyout industry. It was actually
seen as a dirty word post-2008.
Now, unashamedly, it’s back with
a lot of transactions and, clearly,
you are seeing prices going up,' he
told the 450-strong audience.
Fellow panellist Ed Gander,
Partner at Weil, said it was a
‘seller’s market’, and likely to
remain that way for a while,
particularly when taking into
account recent interest rate
announcements.
'Because pricing has been so high
in a number of sectors, there’s
a lot of auctions that go on and
there’s obviously only one winner.
There’s often four, five, six or
seven bidders in these auction
processes – only one gets the
asset. The other four or five are
left empty handed and have to go
again,' explained Mr Gander.
'There’s a great deal of activity
out there, but because of the way
pricing is going at the moment,
it’s actually proved very hard for
buyers. It’s definitely a seller’s
market in most of the sectors.'
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SKIPTON INTERNATIONAL REACHES
£400 MILLION OF MORTGAGES
Skipton International has this month
reached £400 million of mortgages
in Guernsey. The Guernsey-licensed
bank began offering mortgages
in 2002 and is one of the largest
providers of new residential
mortgages in the island, showing
long-term support to Guernsey
homeownership.
Skipton’s local underwriting knowledge
and support of the Guernsey Housing
Association has provided opportunities
to prospective home owners who may
otherwise not be in a position to enter
the property market.
Jim Coupe, Managing Director,
Skipton International, said: 'We have
grown our mortgage business in the
island steadily since we launched
in 2002, and now make up a very
significant part of new residential loans
in the island.
'We’ve had a busy first quarter in
Guernsey, as seen through the recent
rise in transactions, but it is important
to recognise that the housing market
is still a long way from returning to
previous peaks.'
House prices in Guernsey are up 2.4%
in the past year, with a 6% increase in
transactions on Q1 2016.
According to the latest House Price
Index, for Q1 2017, the average house
in Guernsey is now worth £432,341.
Skipton also offers residential
mortgages in Jersey where it has just
launched a Skipton Mortgage Centre.
In 2014 Skipton International also
launched buy-to-let mortgages
for British expats wishing to
purchase UK property.
Since then the bank has completed
over 800 expat mortgages, all serviced
from the Guernsey office.
In the past three years Skipton’s team
has grown by 50% and the company
now employs over 45 people in
Guernsey. Jim said: 'We are proud to
play such a large role in the Guernsey
housing market, having helped so
many people find their dream home.
Our team has consistently delivered
quality service which Skipton has
become renowned for. Training
and promotion are a key part of our
strategy for ensuring Skipton offers the
best customer service.'
Skipton International offers a range of
savings accounts, with competitive
interest rates, for Channel Island
residents and UK expats in over 100
countries. Skipton International won
Best Offshore Account Provider 2016 at
the Moneyfacts Awards; the third time
Skipton has won a Moneyfacts Award,
and the bank has been commended,
highly commended, or has won an
award for the past seven years.
VISTRA RECOGNISED FOR WORK
WITH BOUTIQUE FUNDS
Guernsey-based fund services
provider Vistra Fund Services has again
celebrated success at the HFM Week
European Hedge Fund Awards.
The company, shortlisted in six
categories, was recognised for its
work with new and boutique funds,
having been judged winner of the
'Best Administrator – Small and Startup
Firms' category in respect of the
last 12 months.
Award winners were those deemed
by the experienced and expert judges
to have demonstrated exceptional
customer service and innovative
product development.
Managing Director Patricia White said:
'It is rewarding to maintain our position
and profile in the hedge fund arena and
to again be an award winner. Under
the Vistra brand we have continued to
grow this area of our business.
PATRICIA WHITE
RECEIVES THE AWARD
We are also actively exploring
opportunities following the
implementation of Guernsey’s new
Private Investment Fund regime and
we were recently part of the Guernsey
Finance promotional delegation to
the US.'
BLUE DIAMOND
LTD FINANCIAL
RESULTS
Blue Diamond Ltd, the UK’s
third-largest garden centre group,
which is managed and controlled
in the Channel Islands and owns
Le Friquet Garden Centre in
Guernsey and St Peters Garden
Centre in Jersey, has reported
strong profits for 2016.
Following record profits of £6.6m
in 2015, Blue Diamond managed
to increase profits again in 2016
by 28% when they reached £8.5m.
Even excluding the profit on
the sale of its holding in David
Dumosch Ltd, the Jersey-based
agricultural merchant, profits rose
by 26% to £8.3m.
Turnover from its network of 19
garden centres and restaurants
in the UK and Channel Islands
increased by 10% in total and 8%
on a like-for-like basis, excluding
the acquisitions of Harlow
Garden Centre in Essex and
Coton Orchard Garden Centre in
Cambridge. UK turnover increased
by 12% in total and 8% like for like,
whilst CI turnover grew by 5%.
Earnings per share increased by
27% to £1.14 and the full year
dividend rose to 26.5 per share, an
increase of 10% as the company
invests in future growth. The share
price has increased from £4 to
£9.50 over the last three years.
The acquisitions of Harlow and
Coton Orchard meant the group’s
portfolio increased from 17 to 19
sites during the year.
These acquisitions also illustrate
the Group’s strategy, which is
to double turnover to £180m by
2022 through a combination of
optimising sales at existing sites
through core commercial and
retail disciplines, refurbishments
and expansion, and the acquisition
of existing garden centres or the
construction of new garden centres
on greenfield sites in the UK.
Alan Roper, Managing Director
of Blue Diamond, said, 'I believe
that Blue Diamond’s consistent
growth has come because we
are successful in exploiting the
opportunities of an increasingly
broader non-gardening offer that
the modern garden centre now
conveys, whilst continuing to
remain credible and authoritative
in our core gardening offer. '
BUSINESS NEWS
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BUSINESS NEWS
JAMES LE GALLEZ
LUXURY DRINKS CATERER APÉRITIF
HAS TAKEN AN EXCITING NEW STEP
Guernsey’s luxury mobile bar service,
Apéritif, has seen double-digit
percentage growth for a third year
running since its inception. Founded
in 2013 by local entrepreneur, James
Le Gallez, the rapid growth of the
business has required an expansion to
a new premises and has also acquired
another local business in the process.
Apéritif has acquired Haut Maison,
a well-established and respected
producer of exclusive liqueurs. The
drinks maker has built up a fine
reputation by carefully concentrating
on one product at a time, building
up a small range of fruit liqueurs and
flavoured vodkas over the last four
years, which are stocked in local
stores, bars and restaurants. Each
product can take up to six months
to make as no heat, flavourings or
additives are used in the manufacture
and as a result only a few hundred
bottles are produced at a time.
Haut Maison's focus will now be on
increasing product availability and
brand exposure, whilst carefully
expanding the range based on
consumer demand, which started
with the launch of a new flavour,
Summer Fruit Cup, in early June.
'I'm excited to be taking on such an
iconic local brand which will dovetail
perfectly with Apéritif's offering,'
added James. Apéritif itself, as well
as Haut Maison’s production, will be
moved to a brand new, state-of-theart
facility on Guernsey’s west coast.
Guernsey is well known for
exquisite local produce, and so
Haut Maison will continue to be
made with local ingredients.
Apéritif will continue to provide
private and corporate catering for all
manner of events in Guernsey, while
focusing on further acquisitions and
expansions within the local food and
drink industry and expanding the
company’s reach beyond Guernsey’s
shores. The demand for high-end
drink catering is alive and kicking
on the island – from luxury private
parties to arts and literature events,
to corporate get-togethers and balls.
'Our new premises will help facilitate
the company's ambitious growth
plans over the next five years and
ensure we can continue to provide an
exemplary level of service,' James said.
TRAVELSOLUTIONS
NAMED TOP AGENCY
A Guernsey travel agency has been
named as one of the best travel
agencies in the UK & Ireland.
TravelSolutions has been selected
as the Top Travel Agency in the
South West as part of a power-list of
the nation’s best agents by industry
bible the Travel Trade Gazette.
More than 950 travel agencies
and branches put themselves
forward for consideration for TTG’s
Top 50 Travel Agencies 2017 – in
association with Kuoni – from
which a shortlist of 90 finalists
across 18 categories was devised.
TravelSolutions Channel Islands
Leisure Manager Natalie Hughes
said, 'There was some tough
competition so we are absolutely
delighted to have won Top Travel
Agency in the South West. We
have an exceptional team who
have focused on customer service,
personal development and industry
knowledge with a view to driving
the business forward and there are
more plans in the pipeline.'
SAFFERY CHAMPNESS
DIRECTOR NAMED
TRUSTEE OF THE YEAR
Saffery Champness Director Lisa
Vizia has been named ‘Trustee
of the Year’ at the Citywealth
Magic Circle Awards 2017.
The awards ceremony, which
took place at the Rosewood
Hotel, London, saw Lisa win
this prestigious award from
a shortlist of six trustees for
contributing expertise and
knowledge, and helping to
bring new levels of excellence
to wealth management.
The Magic Circle Awards, now
in its 12th year and organised
by the UK-based publisher of
wealth-management industry
news and directories, Citywealth,
brings together a top level group
of elite advisers and managers
and highlights excellence in
the private wealth sector.
Saffery Champness Registered
Fiduciaries was also runner up
in the ‘Trust Company of the
Year Institutional’ category.
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GUERNSEY: A PRIME EXAMPLE
OF STABILITY IN A PERIOD OF
UNCERTAINTY
Guernsey is the
ideal model of a
stable jurisdiction
in turbulent times
and its value
to the City of London cannot be
underestimated, Guernsey’s Chief
Minister Gavin St Pier told delegates at
the recent Guernsey Funds Forum.
Deputy St Pier said Guernsey’s position
as a gateway between the UK and the
EU made it an attractive proposition for
investment amidst the uncertainty of Brexit.
Stability and innovation were the two
key themes he presented, pointing out
that ‘few financial centres can offer
these qualities at the moment’.
The eighth annual Guernsey Funds
Forum in London was yet another success
for the island’s financial industry, with
off-island delegates accounting for more
than 75% of the 400-plus attendees
as they sought to learn more about
Guernsey’s offering, showcased by the 20
local firms who sponsored the event.
Alluding to the fact that Guernsey is
self-governing, despite being loyal to the
British Crown, Deputy St Pier explained
a lack of party politics meant it did not
experience the wild swings in policy a
change of Government can often produce
after an election in other jurisdictions.
‘We are not going through Brexit because
we are not a part of the UK or the European
Union,’ he said. ‘The fundamental principles of
our established relationships will not change.
‘So, if you were going to design,
from scratch, the model of a stable
jurisdiction in turbulent times, you would
almost certainly design Guernsey.’
Deputy St Pier also highlighted the
significant investment the island funnels
into to the UK and places into global assets
as an outward conduit for UK investors.
‘The island’s financial sector has done
the hard yards in negotiating the enduring
relationships into the EU and have established
access to member states as we are already
treated as a non-EU third country,’ he said.
‘So, where London and the UK is about to
tread, we have been walking for many years
- and it’s that experience which I invite you
and the City’s finance industry to draw on,
and your clients to benefit from. Guernsey
is your gateway for investment into the EU.
‘Guernsey’s finance sector sees itself very
much as the City’s “offshore”. We are not
your competition. We are your teammates
in what is likely to be a marathon, alongside
the likes of Dublin, Luxembourg, Malta and
even Germany. Those jurisdictions seek to
lure business away from the City. Guernsey
does not. We seek to support you.’
Deputy St Pier had examples in abundance
when highlighting Guernsey’s innovation,
from the protected cell company being
introduced 20 years ago to more recent
examples such as the first commercial
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deployment of blockchain technology for the
private equity market, the locally-developed Private
Investment Fund and the Impact Guernsey initiative.
Delegates, such as Zoe Connor, Partner at fund
finance lawyers Haynes and Boone GDG, received his
themes positively.
‘Given the uncertainties in the market at present,
particularly due to Brexit, it’s interesting to hear how
Guernsey, having already established European
relationships, can really act as a gateway between the
UK and the EU,’ she said.
‘It was quite insightful for us,’ echoed Ashurst Senior
Associate Briony Holcombe. ‘It reinforced how Brexit
won’t affect Guernsey as much, and that we can
rely on Guernsey.’
Delegates were also able to get a flavour of the
future landscape of the funds sector as well as explore
networking opportunities.
Deepak N Lalwani, Chairman of capital raising company
Lalcap Ltd, said: ‘It was an excellent event for investment
updates and for high-quality networking. Those are the
two boxes that anybody attending needs to know about.’
Mainspring Fund Services Chief Executive Stephen
Geddes added: ‘The networking was good – in terms
of seeing who is portraying themselves as wanting to
grow the fund industry in Guernsey. The weight between
Guernsey, Luxembourg and Jersey is now in play, but we
are some way off knowing where things are going to land.’
MEET THE TEAM
James Travers joined Guernsey Finance two
years ago. Here, we find out a little more about
him and his role at the company.
GUERNSEY IS THE IDEAL MODEL
OF A STABLE JURISDICTION IN
TURBULENT TIMES AND ITS VALUE
TO THE CITY OF LONDON CANNOT
BEEN UNDERESTIMATED
INCOMING JET BUSINESS
In his speech, Deputy St Pier also pointed to another
recent Guernsey success, that being island-based
civil aviation registry 2-REG granting an air operator
certificate for its first Boeing business jet, 2-DEER – the
world’s largest business jet – which allows its owner
Hongkong Jet to offer it for commercial charter.
The ultimate parent owner of Hongkong Jet
is Global Fortune 500 company HNA group,
one of China’s most recognised brands.
Concept Private, a division of Guernsey-based fiduciary
services provider Concept Group, incorporated the
Guernsey subsidiary of Hongkong Jet and will provide
local management services to the company.
The news draws significant attention to Guernsey’s
aviation proposition. It shows that key jurisdictions
such as Asia are taking notice of the island in this
area, but also its wider financial services offering.
Address PO Box 655, Somers House,
St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 3PN
Phone +44 (0) 1481 720071
Twitter @WEAREGUERNSEY
Email info@weareguernsey.com
Web weareguernsey.com
Name James Travers
Position Technical Manager
Responsibilities My role is to ensure the
Guernsey Finance team are better informed
than their peers in other jurisdictions and aware
of the opportunities and threats that face the
industry they serve.
A typical day of mine involves reading
industry news and comment, and meeting
members of government, the regulator and
industry to learn where they are directing
their attention. What I learn informs staff
briefings, blog posts, social media activity,
press releases, brochure or web copy.
When did you join Guernsey Finance?
September 2015
Favourite aspect of the job? I get out of the
office often to meet with those that work in,
or close to, the finance industry and learn what
they’re up to. As such, I’m often amongst the
first to know what is going on and always know
someone on my flight.
How might people know you away from
Guernsey Finance? Outside of Guernsey
Finance you will find me on my bike
climbing some hill or another, training
for a trip from Nuorgam (500km inside
the Arctic Circle) to Helsinki, Finland.
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FACES OF BUSINESS
LYDIA ESSA
Lydia Essa is a Director of Trust Corporation International, an
independent Guernsey-based trust company. After completing
a law degree at Cambridge University, Lydia completed her
training contract at the magic circle firm, Allen & Overy
LLP. She then spent 10 years practicing as a private client
lawyer and joined TCI at the end of 2016. Lydia has extensive
experience of working on complex trust structures, and has
been closely involved in the design, incorporation and ongoing
administration of these structures. Whilst in private practice,
Lydia was twice named as one of Private Client Practitioner’s
‘Top 35 under 35’ and she was also included in the Citywealth
Leaders List for ‘Powerwomen’ in the private wealth world.
How do you start off
your working day?
Unfortunately, no working
day can begin for me without
a strong cup of coffee – my
brain doesn’t seem to function
without it! I then focus on my
to-do list; with a busy job and
two young kids, I live by my lists!
How would you describe
your leadership style?
Inclusive and non-hierarchical – I
firmly believe that you should treat
others as you would wish to be
treated and that you get the very
best from somebody if you treat
them as an equal and with respect,
irrespective of their role or position.
Do you travel much
in your role?
I am travelling quite a bit in the
coming weeks to places including
Switzerland and London for a
combination of client meetings
and business development. I
have recently switched from
being a lawyer to fiduciary
after an extended period of
maternity leave and a move to
the Channel Islands so there are
lots of my contacts with whom
a catch up is long overdue!
Where is your favourite
place in the world?
Thailand – I love the people, the
scenery, the beaches and the food.
I have been there five times before
and I can’t see myself ever getting
bored of spending time there.
What single achievement
are you most proud of?
It has to be my children – they
make me smile every single day.
How would you
quantify success?
Success to me means doing
a job that you really enjoy and
having enough money in the
bank to be able to live the life
you want to live – the two things
don’t always go hand-in-hand.
What's the best piece of
advice you were ever given?
My dad told me again and again as
a teenager to work hard at school
and to do everything within my
powers to realise my (academic)
potential. In his view, doing this
would be the key to having choices
in life and achieving stability
(and happiness) further down
the line. I found him extremely
annoying at the time but he did
probably speak a lot of sense.
How do you maintain a
healthy work/life balance?
I do my very best to be disciplined
about leaving the office at a
reasonable time in the evening
so that I can have some time at
home with my family (even if that
means returning to my inbox/to-do
list once the babies are in bed).
As a child, what did you
want to be when you
grew up?
Embarrassingly, I really wanted to
be a dancer – my childhood years
were dominated by dance lessons,
exams and competitions. It was
(and still is) a passion but becoming
a professional dancer was sadly
never really on the cards for me!
What is the last thing you
think about at the end of
the day?
I am generally thinking about the
logistics of the following day so the
challenge is to clear my head and
think about absolutely nothing –
only then does the sleep come!
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Business
SECURITY
EXPERTS ADVISE
ORGANISATIONS
TO SHORE UP
SYSTEMS AGAINST
CYBER ATTACK
Channel Island businesses could face huge fines if their
systems are breached by a cyber attack such as WannaCry
when EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) are
enacted next year (25 May 2018). Ricky Magalhaes,
Head of Cybersecurity at Logicalis, discusses.
EU General Data Protection
Regulations stipulate data
protection breaches must be
detected and reported to the
Data Commissioner within 72
hours, or companies could
face hefty fines. The maximum
penalty is up to €20 million, or
4% of annual global turnover.
Logicalis is advising customers
to start a breach detection
roadmap now to get data and IT
systems in the best shape possible
to reduce potential exposure to
cyber attacks, and data breaches,
and to alleviate potential fines.
Ricky Magalhaes, Head of
Cybersecurity, Logicalis, said:
'Data may not be deleted or
kept from authorised access.
Organisations that can’t access
their data because it has been
encrypted by hackers during
a ransomware attack will be
in breach of EU GDPR.
'The recent WannaCry cyber
attacks may be a good wakeup
call for companies and
organisations to improve their
security – by updating and
improving the system itself,
by monitoring it properly,
and by training staff so they
are better equipped to avoid
cyber attacks, and to minimise
damage if they do happen.'
GDPR stipulates organisations
must protect data confidentiality,
integrity and availability. A
‘personal data breach’ is defined
as a breach of security leading
to the accidental or unlawful
destruction, loss, alteration,
unauthorised disclosure
of, or access to, personal
data transmitted, stored or
otherwise processed.
While ransomware attacks
infringe data availability, other
cybercrimes, such as phishing
attacks, which lead to hackers
installing spyware on systems,
or social engineering attacks,
where criminals obtain passwords
to access systems, could
lead to infringements of data
confidentiality and integrity.
Logicalis offers a range of
security services to detect threats,
protect equipment from attack
and data loss, and control who
is accessing your network.
Ricky said: 'Almost all companies
in the Channel Islands, from small
HR firms that receive CVs from
candidates, to huge banks, that
look after customer’s financial
data, will be affected by EU GDPR.
'The right measures can take
time to implement and it’s only a
year until EU GDPR is enacted, so
organisations need to be stepping
up plans now to improve their
security to keep data and systems
safe, and to protect their clients,
and their own reputations, from
the damage of a cyber attack.'
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Business
ARE CYCLISTS RIDING
TWO ABREAST IN
THE RIGHT?
Thomas Crawfourd, ABT Advocates, discusses the car driver
versus the cyclist.
You are driving your car merrily
along the open road, so far
as it exists in Guernsey.
Sooner or later you are confronted
with two elastane-clad bicyclists pulling
out ahead of you, just as the road
narrows and starts to meander uphill.
How typical.
You are conscious that you
have to share the road, but you
have no desire to sit out the rest
of your journey at their pace.
Yet whilst you itch to get past
the bicyclists, your ability to
overtake is hindered as they are
cycling together side by side.
Moreover, they appear to be engaged
in an animated conversation, wholly
oblivious to you.
In a fit of pique, you give them
one or two light touches of the horn
to alert them, in the hope that they
will move aside and let you pass.
Unhappily, though, your actions
are counterproductive as they
result in some angry glances back
at you and a subtle widening of
the gap between the bicyclists.
With overtaking safely now out of the
question, your thoughts turn instead
to your recollection of the rules of
the road and The Highway Code.
You are convinced that bicyclists
must confine themselves to the
left side of the road and are not
permitted to cycle two abreast.
They, on the other hand, believe
that they have every right to cycle
in double formation and use the
road up to the centre point.
Indeed, they believe it is safer because
they are more visible and it takes less
distance for a vehicle to overtake
them than if they rode in single file.
So who is right and who is wrong?
The answer lies in the road
traffic law peculiar to Guernsey
rather than The Highway Code.
In fact, The Highway Code has no
direct application to the island, and
whilst it contains useful guidance it
has to be read subject to the variances
in the island’s own road traffic law.
The default position is that
bicyclists are lawfully entitled to
ride two abreast on any highway,
although it becomes an offence
to ride three or more abreast.
However, the position changes
when a vehicle wishes to overtake.
Any bicyclist being overtaken by
another vehicle, or when meeting
another vehicle, is legally obliged
to keep to the left hand side of
the highway.
What is more, a bicyclist must
not wilfully prevent or impede
another vehicle from passing
him or obstruct or impede the
free passage of the highway.
Incidentally, the same obligations
apply to all people in charge of vehicles
and animals on a public highway.
So you were entitled to expect
the bicyclists to break their parallel
formation and move over to the
left in order to let you pass.
And The Highway Code states
that bicyclists should ride in single
file on narrow or busy roads or
when riding round bends.
You were also permitted to sound
your hooter if it was to warn of
your approach or position between
the hours of 7:01 am and 10:59
pm, but not if you were honking
to show your displeasure.
Had the bicyclists been riding in
single file, would you have had to
overtake them both together or could
you have overtaken them one at a
time by pulling in between them?
The sweeping legal principle is that
nobody must drive or ride dangerously,
recklessly, without due care and
attention, or without reasonable
consideration for other road users.
The Highway Code provides that you
should not cut in when overtaking,
bicyclists should not ride close behind
another vehicle, and generally nobody
should get closer to the vehicle in front
than the overall stopping distance.
Arguably, then, if bicyclists kept to
the overall stopping distance, which
at 20mph is 12 metres, overtaking
vehicles should be able to pull in safely
between them without having to cut in.
But bicyclists may have a
different view.
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THE RISE OF
ELECTRONIC AGENTS
AND HOW GUERNSEY
CAN BE THEIR ENABLER
BY STEPHEN OZANNE,
SENIOR ASSOCIATE AT WALKERS
Modern technologies continue
to enable increasingly complicated
tasks to be automated by
computer programs and robots
(also known as bots).
Developments in robotics
and artificial intelligence are
predicted to give rise to a fourth
industrial revolution, where tasks
that previously could only be
completed by people, can also be
performed by bots. Self-driving
cars, digital personal assistants and
‘robo’ advisers are examples of the
types of bots being used today
to automate activities that were
once only carried out by people.
However, in a world where our
laws have been developed over
centuries to govern our societies,
those laws envisage humans, and
not bots, performing tasks that
give rise to rights and liabilities. As
a result, traditional legal principles
are struggling to accommodate
advances in automation.
WHAT IS AN
ELECTRONIC AGENT?
An electronic agent (or software
agent) is generally defined as a
computer program that can be
used independently to initiate an
action or to respond to electronic
messages without assistance from
a human being. Since the early
80s and the advent of the Internet,
electronic agents have been used
for algorithmic and high-frequency
trading in securities, where a bot
is used to automatically execute
trades without human involvement.
Generally, these systems can only
perform within the boundaries
of technical instructions that
are pre-programmed by an
operator (e.g. a person or
company), who is responsible
for the actions of the bot.
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WHAT ARE AUTONOMOUS
ELECTRONIC AGENTS?
New technologies now enable
electronic agents to perform
autonomously. In other words,
bots are no longer confined
to following pre-programmed
instructions and they can now
make their own decisions. An
existing example is self-driving
cars, which are autonomously
making decisions to drive
safely on the road. However,
a car that is operating without
assistance from a person raises
important questions, such
as who is responsible if the
car causes an accident. This
question is not easily answered
by existing legal concepts.
THE AGENCY PROBLEM
Despite the name ‘electronic
agents’, it is questionable
whether an autonomous bot
can be considered a legal
person in order to actually be
an agent as a matter of law.
Agency can be briefly described as
the relationship between two legal
persons when one, the agent, is
considered to represent the other,
the principal, in such a way as
to be able to, for example, make
contracts and acquire or dispose of
property with third parties. In law,
legal persons are generally defined
to include individuals and any
body of persons corporate (such
as companies) or unincorporated
(such as partnerships), but not bots.
The United Nations Commission
on International Trade considered
the concept of agency in the
operation of autonomous bots
when it prepared the Electronic
Communications Convention,
which was adopted in 2005 to
resolve the uncertainty in using
electronic communications to
establish contracts. The United
Nations identified that the
Electronic Communications
Convention should not allow for
a bot to be made subject to legal
rights and obligations (i.e. have legal
personality), and that traditional
rules on contract formation and
legal capacity should not be
altered. However, if an autonomous
bot cannot have legal personality,
it will not be a legal person and it
cannot act as an agent on behalf
of a principal. In the example of
a self-driving car, this uncertainty
means that it is unclear whether
the owner, manufacturer or
passenger can be held to be
responsible for an accident,
unless there are some other
rules that can determine where
the liability falls. This issue is an
illustration of where developments
in law have fallen behind
developments in technology.
THE GUERNSEY SOLUTION
In 2000, the States of Guernsey
in a policy letter recognised that
‘exploitation of the Internet is
generating a global revolution
that is transforming economies
throughout the world…’ and that
‘the facilitation of such activity
is fundamental to the future
prosperity of a community such
as Guernsey and the appropriate
legal environment is an essential
prerequisite to success.’
Following a review of different
e-commerce legislation worldwide,
Guernsey prepared
and approved the Electronic
Transactions (Guernsey) Law,
2000 (which also covers the
use of electronic signatures
and contracts). As part of its
review, the States of Guernsey
acknowledged that it may be
necessary ‘to clarify the legal
status of transactions made by
electronic agents, such as those
that may make selection and
purchasing decisions on behalf of
another.’ As a result, the Electronic
Transactions Law includes a very
forward thinking provision, which
gives the States of Guernsey
the ability to act quickly and
introduce secondary legislation for
autonomous electronic agents.
NEXT STEPS
Interested parties in Guernsey
are at the early stages of
discussions with local authorities
to develop new rules that enable
the operation of autonomous
electronic agents and to
establish certainty for their use in
transactions. The requirements
for establishing an autonomous
electronic agent in Guernsey are
yet to be determined. However,
Guernsey has an established
track record of successfully
developing novel concepts for
solving legal problems, and it
is possible that it could do so
again for autonomous electronic
agents and bots to become a
leading jurisdiction in this area.
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areas include corporate, property and dispute
resolution. The ethos of Ferbrache & Farrell LLP
is its people-focused culture and commitment
to delivering a premier, partner-led, personal
and cost-effective service to its clients. The
firm consists of highly respected individuals
with decades of experience and who are all
recognised locally and internationally for their
levels of expertise. All of the firm’s partners
and staff previously worked at other large
offshore law firms and have worked together
on a cross-disciplinary basis.
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Business
IMAGE COURTESY OF VISITGUERNSEY
GUERNSEY’S RECENT PUBLIC
STATEMENTS: RE-STATING
THE OBVIOUS FOR BOARDS!
BY GAVIN FARRELL, ADVOCATE AND PARTNER AT FERBRACHE & FARRELL LLP
A number of recent regulatory
public statements and enforcement
orders made in Guernsey by the
island’s regulator, the Guernsey
Financial Services Commission (the
GFSC), has reinforced Guernsey’s
strong commitment to taking action
against those directors and regulated
entities that put at risk both the
public interest and the reputation
of Guernsey as a financial centre.
Whilst these public statements do not
create new offences, they confirm
the commitment of Guernsey
to being a well-run but not overregulated
offshore financial services
centre and to comply with its local
and international obligations.
In summary, the GFSC’s public
statements imposed financial
penalties and prohibition orders on
both individuals and entities. These
included regulatory conditions
ensuring that certain persons be
removed from Guernsey-regulated
structures and independent directors
be appointed. The regulatory criteria
of fitness and propriety were not
satisfied and the required prudence,
integrity and professional skills were
also not complied with, thus creating
breaches of the minimum criteria
and standards that are required for
all regulated entities and persons.
Board and corporate governance
in Guernsey centre not only around
the written laws, rules and regulations
but also the various codes issued
by regulatory authorities (including
listing authorities) and the general
concepts of common law which
are treated as high persuasive
authority by the Guernsey courts.
The overarching principle of directors
having to comply with their fiduciary
duties of acting in the best interest
of the companies and treating all
shareholders equally and fairly shows
that corporate governance is all
about the behaviour of directors.
The recent public statements
issued by the GFSC seem to have
had common themes running
throughout, which should not only
be re-stated as the obvious but as
reflections of the GFSC’s commitment
to upholding the required standards.
Whilst these cases are rare
exceptions and do not represent
the general trend of good
governance maintained by most
Guernsey boards and their service
providers, the common themes
that occurred in these cases were:
Boards and/or directors lacked
competence, independence,
judgement and diligence in the overall
running of the businesses, including a
complete reliance on and obedience
to unchallenged directions from
clients, a lack of oversight of activities
delegated to third-parties (including
managers), a lack of considered
board decision making processes
with no active involvement in
deliberations, a lack of understanding
of the businesses or the underlying
assets or activities of the companies
and the failure to maintain proper
records (being minutes, decisions or
agreements) relevant to the dayto-day
running of the entities;
A lack of communication,
consultation or reporting to the
GFSC, a failure to be open and cooperative
with the GFSC and the
making of false or reckless claims to
the GFSC, with no remedial actions
undertaken after initial findings or
concerns raised by the GFSC; and
A failure in service providers to
understand risk profiles, managing
conflicts and having adequate
systems, processes, procedures and
training on anti-money laundering
requirements (including monitoring
and updates) and anti-bribery
and corruption procedures.
Whilst such public statements would
be obvious and not surprising to
most, if not all, of us, they are a stark
reminder that, notwithstanding time
pressures and work commitments,
the basic principles of good and
appropriate (and regular) governance,
compliance and requirements should
never be ignored by directors or
their Guernsey service providers
whilst discharging their management
or oversight roles and duties.
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Business
Who do you ask if you need to know whether
the company CEO wants an aisle or window
seat, likes olives in their salad, and the date of
their mum’s birthday? You ask their Personal
Assistant (PA) of course. But as Donna Olliver,
the founder of Guernsey PA Connect, explains,
there’s so much more to a PA’s role than that.
‘We like to see ourselves as the gateway to our
bosses by working out the best way for both sides
to get what they need quickly. Essentially we are there
to help,’ said Donna, PA to Ashley Paxton and Linda
Johnson at KPMG in the Channel Islands. ‘A fellow
PA told me that they see themselves as someone
who helps a person survive their working day and
I think that’s a really good way of looking at it.’
THE PA INDUSTRY IS ONE THAT IS
FEMALE DOMINATED. IN FACT, 98%
OF PAS ARE WOMEN. WE'D LIKE TO SEE
MORE MEN IN OUR PROFESSION.
Donna, a former professional chef who is
also qualified in human resources, has been
a member of the KPMG advisory team for five
years. She realised, after attending a conference
in London in October 2014, that there was a
desperate need for quality training, networking
opportunities and support for PAs in the island.
Donna came up with the idea of creating a local
PA network after reading magazines and attending
events, as there wasn’t anything of its kind in Guernsey
MEET
DONNA
OLLIVER
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‘I THINK YOU JUST HAVE TO WORK HARD AND
TAKE ANY OPPORTUNITY YOU ARE GIVEN. IF IT
DOESN’T WORK, AT LEAST YOU’VE TRIED‘.
at the time. ‘At the conference I
attended a session run by Victoria
Darragh, founder of Executive &
Personal Assistants Association,
in which she talked about an
internal PA network and how
it inspired the team to work as
one. I had a light bulb moment
and decided to speak to her after
the session. When I got back to
Guernsey I discussed my idea with
the partners at KPMG.’ Donna’s
childhood friend and fellow PA
Caroline Renouf came on board
and helped establish the network.
When KPMG moved to its new
WE WORK HARD TO
BRING WORLD-CLASS
SPEAKERS TO THE ISLAND
WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE
IN THE PROFESSION, AND
TO SHARE THEIR IDEAS,
AND THAT’S WHY I THINK
GUERNSEY PA CONNECT
EVENTS ARE SO POPULAR.
offices, with its full support,
Guernsey PA Connect launched in
February 2015. About 30 people
were expected to attend, but
the launch in fact attracted 95
PAs. ‘I will never forget the buzz
in the room that day, even our
chairman commented on it.’
The network held its first event
in May 2015 when Victoria
Darragh spoke about the power
of the PA industry. From there,
the group has grown to more
than 250 members. Not only is
Guernsey PA Connect thriving,
but Donna was also asked by
Victoria to join the regional board
of Executive & Personal Assistants
Association and is now entering
her third year in the role. But
it doesn’t stop there. Through
Guernsey PA Connect, Donna,
Caroline and the committee,
which includes Julie Twist, Vicki
Le Prevost, Vicki Malledent and
Lara Turner, have rolled out
an education programme for
local administration students.
‘Locally, we go in to the college
and talk about what it entails
to be a personal assistant,’
said Donna. The group is also
recruiting new members. ‘The
PA industry is one that is female
dominated. In fact, 98% of PAs
are women. We’d like to see
more men in our profession.’
The group holds several events
throughout the year, which
include training, networking,
learning and development and
guest speaker events. Its most
recent speaker was author
Vanessa Vallely. ‘Vanessa was
fantastic because she told
her rags-to-riches story and
she was a true inspiration. We
work hard to bring world-class
speakers to the island who have
experience in the profession,
and to share their ideas, and
that’s why I think Guernsey PA
Connect events are so popular.’
Donna has accomplished in
just over two years what many
strive to achieve in a lifetime. Her
commitment to the profession,
passion, and determination
paid off when she, along with
Caroline, were recognised as
Rising Stars by the networking
and professional development
group WeAreTheCity. ‘Just
after we launched Guernsey PA
Connect, I nominated Caroline
in insurance and she nominated
me in the PA/EA category without
either of us knowing.’ Of the 850
nominations, 20 were chosen
from each category to go through
to the finals. Both went through
in their respective categories and
went to the Bloomberg offices in
London for the shortlisting event.
A few months later they travelled
to the House of Commons and
were each named as one of
six winners in their categories.
‘It was a very surreal moment
and certainly something I will
never forget,’ said Donna.
Humble about her
achievements, Donna’s
philosophy has been to take
a leap of faith. ‘I think you just
have to work hard and take any
opportunity you are given. If
it doesn’t work, at least you’ve
tried,’ she said. ‘I’m very lucky to
have a really great team to work
with and the nicest bosses who
give me their full support. When
I have suggestions, I tell them
and they take my ideas on board.
I have a seat at the table too.’
If you would like to learn more
about Guernsey PA Connect,
visit guernseypaconnect.com
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Business
GUERNSEY’S
ROLE IN THE NEW
COMMUNICATIONS
REVOLUTION
Keith Heddle, Managing Director of Investments at
Stanley Gibbons, talks about the island’s place at the
heart of a new direction for investments of passion.
It all started with a stamp. A small
black and white piece of paper just
a little bigger than your thumbnail.
Back in 1840 few would have
believed the Penny Black would
become one of the best known
images in the world; making the
silhouette of a young Queen Victoria
as iconic as the Mona Lisa.
Yet, the Penny Black was a
disruptor – the WhatsApp of its day
– an innovation that transformed the
way we communicated, allowing
people to stay in touch all over the
British Empire, for a tiny fraction
of what it had previously cost.
The Internet and SMS have taken
over from paper and pen. But as
stamps lose their significance as
everyday items, it has become
easier for us to appreciate them in
other ways – as rare and beautiful
items for collectors and investors.
It’s interesting to reflect how
stamps once sold for 1d can now
be worth thousands, and indeed,
even hundreds of thousands, of
pounds. But when we’re talking rare
stamps, it’s usually the imperfections
that make an item perfect.
The most expensive British stamp, an
1841 ‘Plate 77’ Penny Red, has so many
imperfections it was never supposed
to leave the printers. This stamp,
which was sold last year for £495,000,
is one of just a handful of examples
left in the world, most of which are in
museums. It’s so rare because after
people noticed a printing error, stamps
that had been printed were destroyed,
along with the plate that created them.
Discovering and preserving rare
stamps like this, and indeed rare
coins too, is part of our DNA. Stanley
Gibbons was established in 1856,
and we have held the Royal Warrant
as philatelists since 1914. Yet while
we deal in the past, our business in
Guernsey is firmly about the future.
We established the headquarters
for Stanley Gibbons Investment in
Guernsey 10 years ago to look after
the investment portfolios of clients in
the Channel Islands and far beyond.
STAMPS ONCE SOLD
FOR 1D CAN NOW BE
WORTH THOUSANDS,
AND INDEED,
EVEN HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS,
OF POUNDS
The island’s solid corporate
governance, good transport links,
vibrant local market and excellent,
secure storage facilities make
Guernsey the perfect base for our
worldwide investment business.
This places Guernsey firmly at the
heart of a new communications
revolution – one that is based on
assets that have changed the world.
Our investors come from all parts
of the world, however, in recent years
Asia has been a significant growth
market thanks to an increasing
number of wealthier people
looking to diversify their portfolios
and invest in alternative assets
such as rare stamps and coins.
According to the Knight Frank
Wealth Report 2017, the number
of Ultra High Net Worth Individuals
(UHNWI) in Asia is expected to
grow by 91% over the next decade
compared with 12% in Europe.
Certain parts of Asia are expected
to get even wealthier. Despite signs
economic growth in China might
be slowing down, the number of
UHNWI there is expected to rise by
140% over the next 10 years, while in
India this might grow by up to 150%.
Asian stamps are also proving
increasingly popular with collectors.
We recently sold a unique strip of
four 1948 Gandhi 10-rupee stamps
for £500,000 – the highest price ever
paid for an Indian philatelic item.
Rare stamps are now included along
with rare coins and other investments
of passion such as antiques, wine and
art, in luxury indices such as those
produced by Knight Frank and Coutts.
At 500 times per gramme more
expensive than weapons’ grade
plutonium, stamps are the most
valuable commodities in the world by
weight. Thankfully for our Guernsey
team, they’re a bit easier to store.
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COBO COMMUNITY CENTRE
BUILDING ON
COMMUNITY
ANDREW MALE, DIRECTOR AT LOVELL OZANNE
& PARTNERS, TALKS ABOUT THE FIRM’S WORK
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
The Guernsey community is made up of many different
groups and invisible links that make our island so special.
Whilst the heart of the community is its people they
need tools to assist them in their activities to support
and develop local needs. In many cases existing facilities
do not meet modern standards with very difficult
accessibility, particularly for those with limited mobility,
poor heating, damp and limited space. As architects, we
have been delighted to be involved with a number of
projects to assist communities in the construction of a
new centre to help better support community needs.
In St Martin's there was a dedicated team who worked
tirelessly over a 12-year period to finally reach their
goal with the construction of the Professor Shaw
Community Centre. The project not only provided
a wide range of facilities for community use but also
was able to work with the States Health Department
(HSSD at the time) to incorporate facilities for
vulnerable adults as part of an inclusive strategy to help
integration and accessibility to the services offered.
At the Guet we have been delighted to be involved
with the Cobo Community Centre, which also took
about 10 years to come to fruition. The site was equally
as prominent as St Martin's but in a very different
context with its rural setting. By working closely with
planning and our client we were able to incorporate the
functional needs of the community within a building
clad in cedar and granite to blend with its surroundings.
Most recently we have completed the Sark
Sanctuary extension to Sark Methodist Chapel. This
project again aims to provide community facilities
tailored to meet local requirements. As this was an
extension to the existing chapel it was important to
reflect the style and character of the property whilst
achieving functional and budgetary constraints.
With all these successful community projects there
have been a few common threads that are key. The
client team have always had great energy, enthusiasm
and belief in their objective. To keep going with these
projects over the time frames mentioned takes great
patience and tenacity to keep exploring every avenue
to reach the desired objective. Every project wants
meeting space, a multi-purpose hall, a kitchen for an
army and enough storage to hide it! The incorporation
of ramps, lifts, accessible toilets and other accessibility
details widens the usage and ease of access to the
local community. What makes each project special is
the balance between these competing demands and
the specific additional needs of each community.
Overall these projects are a visible manifestation
of the ongoing vigour and strength of the Guernsey
community spirit that is so precious and vital to the
support of the island community – long may it continue.
PROFESSOR SHAW
COMMUNITY CENTRE
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Business
HIGH-FLYING APPOINTMENTS
APPLEBY STRENGTHENS GUERNSEY
PRIVATE CLIENTS & TRUSTS TEAM
Offshore law firm Appleby has welcomed Alison
MacKrill as Partner in the group’s Guernsey office,
further strengthening its Private Clients & Trusts team.
Alison has extensive experience advising clients
in various offshore jurisdictions and joins Appleby
after working in Guernsey for the last 14 years.
Wendy Benjamin, Group Partner, said, ‘We are delighted
to welcome a lawyer and leader of such calibre to our
team and firm. This is a great boost to our established
Private Client & Trusts team and it will further strengthen
our ability to offer a seamless, multi-jurisdictional service
to clients from our unique Crown Dependency network.
Her wealth of experience and vast knowledge of Guernsey
law is an invaluable asset, which will enhance Appleby’s
position in the offshore legal industry and in Guernsey.’
Alison said, ‘I am excited to be re-joining Appleby, having
spent some time as Counsel in their Bermuda office
some years ago.’
SENIOR APPOINTMENTS AT VISTRA
Vistra Fund Services has appointed Martin De La Mare
as Head of Operations and Craig Shorto as Fund
Accounts Manager.
ACCA Fellow Martin joined the business last year
as Financial Reporting Manager. He has 19 years’
experience in the financial services sector in Guernsey
and elsewhere, including Australia where he spent more
than a year working for a professional services firm.
Craig was the youngest candidate in the
Channel Islands to qualify for membership of the
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
in March 2012. His experience includes auditing
clients across a number of sectors in the finance
industry and auditing and preparing accounts for
companies including London-listed entities.
James Campbell
Gavin Ferguson
TWO PARTNERS JOIN OGIER’S PRIVATE
CLIENT AND TRUSTS TEAM
Two of the Channel Islands’ top private client and trust
lawyers have joined the Ogier partnership, bringing the
number of partners at the firm to 52.
James Campbell has joined in Jersey while Gavin Ferguson
has joined in Guernsey.
‘Both come to us with outstanding reputations in their
fields,’ said Ogier’s Global Managing Partner Edward
Mackereth. ‘Private client work is central to Ogier’s practice
and by recruiting some of the most respected names in the
offshore private client world we are ensuring we maintain
our leading reputation in that area.’
Phoebe Dengate Thrush
WALKERS MAKES ITS
FIRST APPOINTMENT
Walkers has made its first
appointment since establishing
a presence in Guernsey.
Phoebe Dengate Thrush, who
is originally from New Zealand,
has joined as an Associate
having relocated from the global
law firm’s Cayman office.
‘One of the many benefits of being
part of the largest law firm to have
a presence in the Channel Islands
is the network of highly skilled legal
specialists. Walkers in Guernsey is
already tapping into the extensive
knowledge of our colleagues
across the world to the benefit of
our clients and also offering them
the opportunity to experience life
in Guernsey. I hope Phoebe will
be the first of many,’ said Walkers
Guernsey partner Alison Ozanne.
The 30 year old said Walkers
offered great opportunities to
work in other jurisdictions.
‘The advantage of working with a
global law firm is the opportunity
to work with lawyers from all
over the world and spend time
in their other offices,’ she said.
ROSSBOROUGH
APPOINTMENT
Rossborough Insurance has
appointed Denise Stewart as the
company’s Personal Insurances
Manager in Guernsey.
Denise started out in the claims
department of General Accident
in 1987 and has more recently
been the Personal Insurance
Manager in the Rossborough
office in Jersey.
‘With so much industry
experience, Denise is a valuable
addition to Rossborough’s
team in Guernsey. Her wider
industry understanding will help
as we develop the business
in the Channel Islands,’ said
Rossborough Director Glyn Smith.
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GUERNSEY FINANCE APPOINTS
DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Guernsey Finance, the island’s offshore finance
promotional agency, has announced the promotion of
Kate Clouston to Deputy Chief Executive. Since starting
in 2015 as the agency’s first Director of International
Business Development, Kate has been responsible for
leading business delegations and promotional activity in
South East Asia, North America and Europe.
Guernsey Finance Chief Executive Dominic Wheatley
said: ‘Kate brings a tremendous level of energy and
dedication to the international role. She’s given Guernsey
a consistent and knowledgeable presence in the parts
of the world from which much of our future financial
business will be derived. This promotion recognises her
vital part in the island’s offshore promotional efforts
which are conducted by Guernsey Finance and Locate
Guernsey. Together, these bodies are giving a small
place a louder voice, raising awareness of the "Guernsey
advantage" – both business and lifestyle.’
‘It is an honour to be representing Guernsey in our
key international markets, and I am delighted to bring
news and developments of the Guernsey offering to
stakeholders around the world. I am very pleased to
continue to work with Guernsey Finance promoting and
connecting our jurisdiction,’ said Kate.
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www.source.gg
Becci Newman and Stephanie Rose
HAWKSFORD STRENGTHENS ITS
LEADERSHIP IN CORPORATE SERVICES
Hawksford has bolstered
its corporate capabilities
with the appointments
of Stephanie Rose as
Global Head of Corporate
services and Becci
Newman as Director.
Stephanie will lead
corporate services globally,
partnering with the global
heads of Private Client
and Funds to ensure a
comprehensive approach
across all offices and all
service lines. Becci and
Daniel Hainsworth will
jointly lead the corporate
services team in Jersey.
Hawksford Group Chief
Executive Michel van
Leeuwen said: ‘Stephanie
and Becci’s accumulated
years of experience in
the industry will be of
enormous benefit to our
team across the globe and
ensure a unified approach
to our rapidly growing
Corporate Services division.
Having the right people in
the right positions, adding
to the global expertisebased
"bandwidth" at
Hawksford, is strengthening
the foundation for our
continued success.’
NEW APPOINTMENTS AT PRAXISIFM
Continued business growth has led to the appointment of
two new directors at PraxisIFM Funds Group in Guernsey.
Shaun Robert has joined as a Director of International
Fund Management Limited and Lorna Morton becomes a
Director of Praxis Funds Services Limited.
Shaun has more than 25 years’ experience throughout
fund administration, transfer agency, fund custody, trustee
and AIFMD depository lines of business.
‘Shaun’s depth and breadth of knowledge in fund
structures and strategies is extensive and he will be able
to offer advisors and boards fund and risk management
solutions and also assist with governance of the day-today
business,’ said Chris Hickling, Managing Director of
International Fund Management Limited.
Lorna, who is a member of Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Scotland, joined Praxis Fund Services
Limited having spent around 10 years as a Lead
Relationship Manager for a large private equity client.
‘Lorna is a very welcome addition to the board. We are
looking forward to working with her,’ said Julia Wilkes,
Managing Director, Praxis Fund Services Limited.
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PEOPLE SPEND
MORE TIME
MAKING TEA
THAN LOOKING
AFTER THEIR
FINANCES
Jim Coupe, Managing Director,
Skipton International, talks about
the nation’s financial habits.
The British spend more time
making a cup of tea, cleaning their
house or buying groceries than
looking after their finances.
57% of people in the UK spend
29 minutes a week looking at
their finances – just four minutes
a day – the same as making a cup
of tea or brushing your teeth.
Research shows that only 22% of
people take time to actively manage
their money each week – working
out budgets, paying bills, looking
at internet banking, setting up new
savings and investment products or
visiting a branch. Londoners spend
the longest managing their finances
each week (2.52 hours), well above
the national average (1.9 hours).
And it’s probably a similar story in
the Channel Islands.
Jim Coupe, Managing Director,
Skipton International, said: ‘Everyone
leads busy lives but failing to take
time to manage your finances on
a regular basis can end up costing
you more in the long term. We all
need to think about how we can
save more efficiently for things like
holidays, or university fees, a new
house or even for retirement.
‘We can never know what the
future is going to hold, but looking
after your money, and thinking
about how much you are saving, is
one area you can take control of.’
Over half of those surveyed (56%)
say they don’t tend to prioritise their
finances. 42% say this is because
they have more important things
going on in their lives. When asked
why they don’t prioritise their
finances, one quarter (23%) said
they find it too boring and one in
six (16%) blamed a lack of time.
The survey, by Skipton Building
Society, shows people spend an
average three hours, 52 minutes
a week on cleaning, two hours 36
minutes buying groceries, three
hours 25 minutes commuting (four
hours 39 minutes for Londoners)
and 11 hours five minutes streaming
content or browsing things online.
25-34 year-olds were the most
likely to make time for their finances,
with over half (51%) doing so
compared to 40% of over 55s.
Paying regular attention to your
finances can help you feel more
positive about them. The survey
found that people who thought
about their finances an average
of 2.7 times a week, for about 40
minutes at a time, felt most positive
about their finances. In comparison,
people who spend 174 minutes a
week, for about an hour each time,
think most negatively about them.
Jim said: ‘Just one in five of
those surveyed (20%) think that
their finances are in a good state,
with the research highlighting that
many of us fail to find the time to
pause and focus. The research
shows 40 minutes is the optimum
amount of time to think about our
finances – less time might not allow
you to go into enough depth, but
too long is not necessarily helpful.
This fits with how our attention
spans work, and highlights how
thinking about difficult subjects
such as retirement regularly, in small
chunks, is better than putting it off.’
Skipton International offers
offshore savings accounts to
Channel Island residents and British
expats in over 100 countries. The
Guernsey-registered bank has
again been shortlisted for Best
Offshore Account Provider at
the 2017 Moneyfacts Awards – a
category Skipton has won or been
shortlisted for over eight times.
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CYBER INSURANCE
- DOES YOUR
BUSINESS VALUE ITS
REPUTATION?
BY OLIVER GOATER, MANAGING DIRECTOR,
NETWORK INSURANCE & FINANCIAL PLANNING
Cyber Risk is one of the hot
topics of the moment and
continues its inexorable rise up
the list of concerns for businesses
worldwide. You only need to
watch the news to know the risk
of cyber threats is greater than
ever before. These high profile
attacks, like the recent attack
on the NHS, underline how
important it is for businesses to
take their cyber security seriously.
The true cost of cyber crime
has been estimated to be on
average £300-£400 billion a
year globally and a recent UK
government survey estimated
that 81% of large corporations
and 60% of small businesses
suffered a cyber breach.
All businesses, from a small
florist to large multinational
banks, have a duty of care
to keep data secure, and the
ramifications of not doing so
can lead to severe legal, financial
and reputational damage. If your
business processes sensitive data,
such as credit cards, or you have
intellectual property or personal
information on your employees,
customers or contractors, you
need to consider your cyber risk.
Cyber insurance is developing
rapidly to cover these risks and the
range of cover in this competitive
market has expanded considerably
over the past few years.
Despite these developments
and the news headlines, many
businesses still do not purchase
cyber insurance either due
to its perceived high cost,
a lack of understanding of
what is and isn’t covered or
because they believe they will
never suffer a cyber attack.
Many large companies have been
under attack in the last 3 years
including Apple, Sony, Samsung,
Yahoo, Wonga, and Tesco to
name but a few. One would hope
these companies have suitable
cover in place to protect against
these attacks. But it isn’t only big
companies that can get attacked;
recently a small local family
business lost £18,000 after falling
victim to a sophisticated email
fraud. To put this in perspective,
it is estimated that the average
cost of a cyber-security breach is
£600K- £1.5M for large businesses
and £65,000 - £115,000 for SMEs.
Hackers are always on the
look out for weak points in a
security system and no single
technology exists that will
prevent a cyber attack and, even
if there were, there is always
likely to be an unavoidable
lag between the onset of new
threats and the development of
new technology to prevent it.
Having a cyber insurance policy
in place can assist with this in
the event of an attack/breach.
Not only could a breach result
in a loss of sensitive data and
reputational damage with a
businesses customer base, but
there is also the possibility of
regulatory action and fines. The
forthcoming introduction of the
new data protection rules (The
General Protection Regulation)
will introduce new requirements
for those processing personal data
and tougher penalties for data
breaches. Whilst this is a wider
subject, which all organisations
need to consider fully, an example
of where Cyber Insurance could
potentially assist financially is
the payment of the fine, as the
maximum fine under the new
law for serious breaches could
potentially rise as high as €20M.
Directors of companies must also
recognise the risk of cyber-related
Directors & Officers claims. Whilst
not yet common in UK/Europe,
Directors in the US are facing legal
action stemming from oversights
in their companies cyber security
and it will only be a matter of time
before we see this as an emerging
threat to Directors here, who
will be held to account over any
failures of a company’s privacy
and data protection policies.
It is therefore vitally important
when reviewing your cyber risk
and obtaining cover that you
look at all of the emerging cyber
risks: from data breaches and
network outages to corrupt
data, lost customers, regulatory
fines, litigation claims and
cyber extortion payments.
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF
CYBER INSURANCE?
Here are some examples of the more common
insuring clauses and where they would apply:-
• Data breach
Cover would be provided for losses incurred
by you if you suffer from the unauthorised
access, use or disclosure of personal data.
Cover would generally include expenses
related to the management of an incident,
the investigation, the remediation, data
subject notification, call management, credit
checking for data subjects, legal costs,
court attendance and regulatory fines.
• Multimedia/Media liability cover
If a claim is made against you arising from
the content of your email, website or other
electronic communications as a result of
alterations made by a hacker, Insurers would
pay for compensation and defence costs.
• Extortion liability
Cover is typically provided for losses due to
a threat of extortion and professional fees
related to and dealing with the extortion.
• Network security / Privacy liability
Cover would be provided for third-party
damages as a result of breach of confidence or
invasion of privacy including public disclosure
of private facts or of confidential information or
intrusion into private life, or failure to maintain
the security of personal data or to comply with
the requirements of data protection legislation.
Of course, merely purchasing cyber insurance
could also give rise to a moral hazard as companies
may then be loath to spend money on technology
solutions and cyber controls – thus transferring
their risk entirely, rather than investing in risk
mitigation efforts to improve their cyber security.
WHAT STEPS CAN I TAKE TO
MITIGATE THE CYBER THREAT?
It is essential for businesses to have a comprehensive
risk management strategy, which involves human
strategies, technology and insurance and these
should encompass:-
• Mapping your critical data;
• Explain and educate the importance of data
security to employees;
• Ensure your antivirus software is up to date;
• Develop a cyber incident response plan;
• Ask your IT department/supplier to carry out a
Cyber Risk stress test; and finally
• Purchase a Cyber Insurance cover
As the insurance is a specialist subject it is important
that you speak with a broker like Network Insurance,
who will listen to your concerns, understand your
requirements and then approach a range of insurers
to obtain terms before making a recommendation
to you based on their knowledge of the products
and your requirements.
If you would like to know more please contact
Oliver Goater or Phil Baldock at Network
on 01481 701400.
Network & Financial Planning
Tel: +44 (0) 1481 701400
www.network.gg – hello@network.gg
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Before you start saving
for your children’s future
you should meet Mark.
Why?
Because Mark can introduce you to Ravenscroft
Investment Management.
At Ravenscroft we understand the individual
investment needs of each client and believe there
is an investment for everyone, which is why you can
start your own plan with a minimum investment
of just £5,000. So if you’re thinking about saving
for your children’s future, it’s worth meeting Mark.
To find out more about Ravenscroft Investment
Management’s products and services call
Mark on +44 (0)1481 732769, email him at
mbousfield@RavenscroftGroup.com
or visit www.RavenscroftGroup.com
INVESTMENTS FOR EVERYONE
Guernsey: +44 (0)1481 729100 Jersey: +44 (0)1534 722051
www.RavenscroftGroup.com
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their registered office addresses at P.O. Box 222, The Market Buildings, Fountain Street, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 4JG. Ravenscroft Investment Management is a trading name of RIML. RL and
RIML are licensed and regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and RL is a member of both the London Stock Exchange and The International Stock Exchange. Ravenscroft is
the registered business name of Ravenscroft Jersey Limited (“RJL”) (company number 99050) whose registered office address is at P.O. Box 419, First Floor, Weighbridge House, Liberation Square,
St. Helier, Jersey, JE2 3NA. RJL is licensed and regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission in the conduct of Investment Business and Fund Services Business. About the Ravenscroft
Group of Companies: RIML and RJL are wholly owned subsidiaries of RL.
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BY MARK BOUSFIELD,
RAVENSCROFT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT.
DO IT AGAIN…
YOU GO BACK, JACK, AND DO IT AGAIN,
WHEEL TURNIN’ ‘ROUND AND ‘ROUND
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, 1972
They say you should never ask questions to which
you don’t already know the answer. As someone
who called a referendum on her own performance,
Theresa May has just learned that in spades. We are
cursed, as the Chinese might say, to live in interesting
times and now get to see the inside of a hung Brexit,
whatever that means. It might very well imply doing
this all over again (with perhaps a new Conservative
Party leader), which will really thrill the UK electorate.
We have previously written about the lack of
integrity in politics and how the public has become
extremely cynical about the motives of all concerned.
Perhaps calling a snap election – when you have
explicitly stated that you will not – does indeed have
consequences. Moreover, doing so while failing,
beyond platitudes, to articulate the reason why you
should be re-elected might not be the best strategy,
especially when your opposition is promising the
earth and failing to explain how they are going to
pay for it. It is, of course, always easier to promise
'free stuff' than to be the incumbent and defend your
record, but this has been nothing short of a disastrous
verdict on May’s (short) record as Prime Minister.
We have, of course, just watched a similar
miscalculation across the Atlantic, where a shooin
candidate managed to lose the most winnable
Presidential election in memory. All because of hubris
– an unwarranted overconfidence associated with
insular management styles and the refusal to address
the concerns of the electorate while presuming
that it was only about the scale of the victory. One
might have thought that Hillary Clinton’s loss in the
US Election was the canary in the coalmine, and
that Theresa May had at the very least identified
the lessons, but the UK has just seen a repeat.
So whither now? Well, given the completely new
political landscape in the UK – and it is most definitely
the UK, in light of the hammering of the Scottish
Nationalist Party and the recovery of the Conservative
vote in Scotland – we are in uncharted territory. The
two main parties are so far apart in terms of policy
that it would seem an unbridgeable divide. But
nothing is that straightforward given the imminent
start of Brexit negotiations and the obvious schisms
in both with respect to leaving or remaining.
While the talking heads clearly regard the result
as an emphatic victory for Labour, stubborn
mathematics still say otherwise. Clearly, Jeremy
Corbyn has reinforced his position within his own
party, but there seems little chance that we will see
Prime Minister Corbyn unless there is a follow-on
election that sees much larger Labour gains.
Meanwhile, former UKIP voters – whose party has been
completely wiped off the electoral map – will now be
very concerned that their
signal victory, Britain’s 2016
vote to exit the EU, has
GIVEN THE
COMPLETELY
NEW POLITICAL
LANDSCAPE IN
THE UK, WE ARE
IN UNCHARTED
TERRITORY.
been severely undermined
by Theresa May’s very
personal failure. It was
clearly very presumptuous
of her to bank on Laboursupporting
Brexiteers to
defect to the Conservatives,
but it will be equally
fascinating to see what
happens if these Leavers
see their win effectively
overturned by a coalition
of Labour, SNP, Liberal Democrats and, of course,
rebel Conservatives. What would such an eventuality
mean for a follow-on election? Would the UK
electorate then return to its Brexit split with total
tactical voting in order to see its demands satisfied?
Bottom line: we have no idea. As regular readers
know, we have repeatedly talked (and written) ourselves
hoarse over why we cannot predict the future and thus
why we do not invest along macro-economic lines.
Ravenscroft Investment Management invests in global
companies that we have researched with care and in
themes that we consider incontrovertible – ideas that
don’t depend upon the whims of politicians and their
sometimes irascible and oft-contrary voters. In the
aftermath of the tumultuous events of 8 June 2017 you
will be unsurprised to know that nothing has changed!
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FIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE
WORKPLACE RELATIONSHIPS
BY ERIKA LUCAS, CEZANNE HR
Dealing with employees who don’t get along or who have outright fallen out with each other is one of the most irritating
and time-consuming tasks managers have to deal with. Erika Lucas from Cezanne HR explains why help matters.
Strained relationships in the
office don’t just cause a bad
atmosphere, they can have a
real impact on productivity and
performance. Employees don’t
have the conversations they need
to because they are worried about
upsetting a colleague ‘yet again’.
At worst – and if not addressed
– disputes between peers can
escalate into outright aggression
with shouting matches in the office.
So what are the factors that lead to
strained working relationships – and
how can managers make sure they
are not exacerbating the situation?
1PEOPLE DON’T
UNDERSTAND EACH
OTHER’S ROLES
Misunderstandings about colleagues’
roles are at the root of many difficult
workplace relationships. If people
don’t know what their peers' priorities
are, or what they are expected
to deliver, they may come to the
conclusion they are slacking or doing
something they are not supposed
to. Jealousy and resentment very
quickly arise and before you know
it, you’ve got a dysfunctional team.
Managers need to make sure team
members are clear about their
own roles, but also understand
the boundaries of other people’s
jobs and what they are trying to
achieve. If they have the bigger
picture and can see how everyone
fits in, they are more likely to
collaborate and support each other.
2MANAGERS HAVE
THEIR FAVOURITES
It’s human nature for managers to
have their ‘favourites’. Maybe they rate
some employees higher than others
or naturally have a greater affinity
with particular people. Sometimes,
this plays out unconsciously in
the ways teams are managed.
Employees are not daft. They know
if they are not one of the ‘chosen’
ones and will feel overlooked
and undervalued. Resentment
at unfair treatment – whether
real or perceived – bubbles up
and begins to cause problems
between colleagues. Managers
need to take a look in the mirror and
ensure they are not inadvertently
causing discord in the team by
favouring particular employees.
3THE BUSINESS DOESN’T
VALUE COLLABORATION
Is the work environment you
are creating as a manager
competitive or collaborative?
If people feel they need to compete
against peers, they will pursue their
own agenda and may even actively
try to undermine or even sabotage
the work of their colleagues.
Taking a more collaborative
approach and making it clear
employees should be supporting
each other will result in improved
performance, not to mention a more
harmonious environment.
This is an extract from an article originally published by cezannehr.com
COLLEAGUES GENUINELY
4 DON’T LIKE EACH OTHER
It’s a fact of life that some people
just don’t like each other. Colleagues
find each other’s habits irritating, are
wound up by their general approach
or don’t get each other’s sense of
humour. As a manager, you have to
accept that however hard you try,
there may be people in your team
who are never going to hit it off.
The best you can do is try wherever
possible to separate the warring
factions, allocating people to different
projects and avoiding situations
where they will have to work closely
together. If that’s not possible, you
may need to appeal to the common
sense of both parties, acknowledging
they may have issues with each other,
but setting some rules of engagement
and pointing out the impact their
behaviour is having on the morale and
performance of the rest of the team.
IT’S ALL WORK AND
5 NO PLAY
The happiest teams are often those
where people are able to work and
have fun together. The occasional
team lunch, drinks at 4pm on a Friday
or a trip out to the local bowling
alley are all easy to organise and
can make a real difference to the
way colleagues gel. Be conscious
of the different ages, abilities and
interests in your team, particularly
if you are organising something
physical. And remember that not
everyone will want to socialise
with colleagues – and that’s OK.
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CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MARKETING
BEST BRAND BUILDING CAMPAIGN FOR SMES AWARD WINNERS
(LEFT TO RIGHT) JO WILLS, CAMPAIGN EXECUTIVE AT VISIT
JERSEY, JOELLE WALLSER, Oi SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER, AND
CHARLOTTE NEWTON, Oi SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE.
THINKING BIG IN THE
SMALLEST OF PLACES
Peter Grange, Chief Executive Officer of Oi – the largest creative and digital marketing agency
in the Channel Islands - tells En Voyage why local agencies can, and are, competing with global
agencies in creating effective campaigns recognised by world-wide marketing bodies, as well as
Richard Branson’s Virgin Entrepreneur team.
Entrepreneurship. It’s a very special gene in Channel
Islanders’ DNA that results in leading, not following.
From the horticulture boom in the eighties to becoming
a world-leading financial services sector – with a
multi-billion dollar optical business and many other
highly successful enterprises founded and/or operated
from these small rocks - islanders have naturally
embraced entrepreneurship, and continue to do so.
A Channel Islander for most of my life, this
entrepreneurial spirit is something I have grown up
around, lived, breathed, and is part of my DNA. As
founder and Chief Executive Officer of Oi it is no
surprise that I nurture this entrepreneurial mind set
across my 32 staff in Guernsey, Jersey and London.
An entrepreneurial culture has led to Oi becoming a
creative and digital marketing leader not only locally but
internationally, competing on a global scale and now
frequently beating highly esteemed agencies to win
business, and securing international marketing awards.
The agency’s continued success over the past 13
years has resulted in an impressive client portfolio
including Shangri-La Hotels, Star Hotels, Taj
Hotels, Conrad Hotels, Milaidhoo Island (Maldives),
THAI Airways, Visit Jersey, Jersey Dairy, Aurigny,
Airtel-Vodafone, EY, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas,
Intertrust and Hawksford, to name a few. Many
of these clients have been won in competitive
pitches against London and global agencies.
Recognition of the agency’s entrepreneurial spirit
and ability in producing world-class campaigns
came recently when Oi was awarded one of the
most prestigious marketing awards in the world
for its Visit Jersey summer 360° campaign.
At the Chartered Institute of Marketing ‘Marketing
Excellence Awards’ in London the agency picked up
the Best Brand Building Campaign for SMEs Award.
It was also shortlisted for Best Integrated Campaign.
The Chartered Institute of Marketing, based in the
UK, is the largest professional marketing body in
the world, with more than 35,000 members.
THE INNOVATIVE
CAMPAIGN WAS
THE FIRST UK-
FOCUSED VIRTUAL
REALITY TOURISM
ACTIVITY OF
ITS KIND
Launched last May,
alongside the new Visit
Jersey brand and website,
the innovative campaign
was the first UK-focused
virtual reality tourism activity
of its kind. It featured 10
different 360° videos of
Jersey produced by Oi and
was successfully marketed
through social media,
online display advertising, on demand video advertising,
direct mail, email and included an event where a
Jersey sunset was streamed live into a London venue.
The 360° videos on Visit Jersey's Facebook page
received over 135,000 views and a further 750,000+
views via paid for digital media. Branded Visit Jersey
virtual reality headsets were sent out to bloggers and
vloggers who shared their immersive experiences to
large social media audiences. Email activity contained
third party hotel offers, as well as the opportunity to
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unlock further 360° videos that weren’t available on
the website, to help build Visit Jersey’s email database.
A video titled ‘Shoreditch to Shoreline’ of Londoners
watching and reacting to a Jersey sunset streamed
live from St Ouen’s Bay into a Shoreditch venue went
viral receiving over 185,000 views on Facebook.
The award win is testament to the hard work
and determination of my Jersey team and our
client. They challenged the norm and in doing so
created a highly effective marketing campaign.
It was a great example of brand new thinking, and
we’re busily working away on the next campaigns,
which will continue to push the boundaries and
embrace the very latest and appropriate technologies
to help Visit Jersey achieve its objectives.
To top off this amazing award win, Richard
Branson’s Virgin Entrepreneur team recently ranked
Oi's Visit Jersey summer 360° campaign as the
best example of ‘innovative storytelling, behind the
scenes anecdotes and immersive advertising.’
The Virgin Entrepreneur article entitled ‘Five
ways storytelling has revolutionised the travel
industry' showcased Oi’s campaign as the best
augmented or virtual reality example of how
the ever-changing technological landscape is
having a huge effect on how stories are told.
A brand launch marketing campaign by Oi for Taj
Hotels Resorts and Palaces in London was recognised
at the 2016 global Hermes Creative Awards. The
‘English Classics, Reinvented’ campaign was a platinum
winner in the communication/marketing campaign
category. There were over 6,000 international entries
from across the United Kingdom, United States, Canada
and many other countries in the competition. Entries
came from corporate marketing and communication
departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design
shops, production companies and freelancers.
As Antoine de Saint-Exupéry once said: 'If you want
to build a ship, don’t drum up the men and women to
gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead,
teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.'
By encouraging entrepreneurship, and thinking
big, the future looks very bright for Oi.
JERSEY SEES MASSIVE INCREASE
IN VISITOR NUMBERS
Provisional estimates suggest that the number of
staying leisure visits to Jersey during the first four
months of 2017 was 78,600, up 19% on the same
period last year.
• The number of all visits to Jersey during the first
four months of 2017 was 137,700.
• On average, visits to Jersey during the
first four months of the year lasted
a little more than four nights.
• During the period January to April 2017, nearly
three-in-five visits (59%) were made by holiday
visitors, 15% were visiting for business reasons and
18% to spend time with friends and relatives.
• Most visitors (74%) were residents of the UK,
making this by far Jersey’s largest source market.
• One-in-eight visitors were from France
during the first four months of the year
while 7% were residents of Guernsey.
• Looking just at April, there were an estimated
58,300 visits to Jersey, generating almost
240,000 visitor nights on the island.
• Across all trip purposes during the first four
months of 2017, 35% of visitors were making
their first visit to Jersey, but when looking just at
holiday visitors this proportion increased to 46%.
Oi is an accredited Google Partner and Institute of
Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) member agency.
Watch our video at www.oi-you.com
For new business enquiries
call the Guernsey office on 01481 213 730
or the Jersey office on 01534 888 186.
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The Guernsey Property &
Construction Awards
Beau Sejour - Thursday 2nd November 2017
Bringing together all areas of the property,
building and construction industry
The awards evening will celebrate achievements and
showcase the successes of the wide range of professional
services that makes Guernsey’s property and construction
industry great
Celebrating architects to engineers; contractors to surveyors;
property agents and managers - anyone involved in the
industry and their guests are welcome
Tickets for this black-tie gala evening, which includes
entertainment from TV comedienne Lucy Porter, together
with a three-course dinner and a charity raffle are just
£75 per person or £750 for a table of ten
To make a reservation, contact Julie Todd
email: julie@collaboratecommunications.com
tel: (01481) 715222
www.guernseyconstructionawards.com
Supported by
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Sport
Sport
A TOUCH OF
DIFFERENCE
The Antipodeans are well known for
their prowess on the rugby field, but
in Guernsey it’s another sport from
the southern hemisphere which has
proved to be a huge success.
Touch rugby, or touch as it has become known, was
originally developed as a warm-up game for rugby
league players in Australia but soon became a sport in
its own right. In Guernsey, touch began in 2004 when a
group of Antipodeans started playing regularly on a very
social basis. After attending the European
Championship in Jersey that year, they set about
officially establishing touch in the island by running
learn-to-play nights to share their love of the sport with
others and forming the first summer league in 2005.
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Since then the sport has grown year on year
and through the hard work and dedication
of today's committee and the enthusiasm
shown by all the players, touch in Guernsey
is now unrecognisable from that first league.
So what are the reasons for its popularity?
‘The main differences are that it’s a mixed team
sport and it’s very inclusive so you don’t need lots
of equipment and providing you can run forwards
and backwards and catch a ball then you can play
touch,’ said Guernsey Touch chair Ollie Ward.
‘We have men’s and women’s divisions and
the majority of those players will also play in the
mixed, corporate or youth leagues. So what you
have are friends, siblings, couples, parents and
children, even whole families playing in the same
team. I’m not sure any other sport offers that.’
In 2014, the sport underwent a transformation
when KPMG agreed a three-year sponsorship
that allowed Guernsey Touch to sign a lease
to make KGV their permanent home.
‘Moving to KGV allowed us to put in place plans
that we had only been able to talk about as we
didn’t have a venue that was big enough. We were
able to introduce a corporate league and added
a youth league. Both those initiatives have led to
more people becoming involved,’ said Ollie.
This summer, 300 players registered for the mixed,
men’s, women’s, corporate and youth divisions.
For the first time, the youth league will see two age
groups, one for seven to 11 year olds and one for
12–16 year olds, to cater for increasing demand from
younger players who are being introduced to the
game at school by the rugby development officers.
‘The future success of the sport relies on
younger players coming through. We will
always see new players coming into the leagues
through friends, family and colleagues but it’s
these youngsters who will be the backbone
of touch in the years to come,’ said Ollie.
‘The passion for rugby at school-age level has
grown considerably thanks to the hard work of the
GRA and lots of those youngsters are enjoying the
chance to play touch, regularly and competitively.’
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GUERNSEY TOUCH HAS INVESTED
HEAVILY IN TRAINING REFEREES
AS WE RECOGNISED THAT IN
ORDER TO CONTINUE IMPROVING
THE STANDARD OF THE GAME,
WE NEEDED QUALIFIED AND
EXPERIENCED OFFICIALS.
The touch calendar is now made up of the sixweek
KPMG Touch Super League, the 12-week
KPMG Touch Summer League and the eight-week
KPMG Touch Autumn League, as well as a oneday
mixed tournament, open to local and visiting
teams. The island teams play in an annual interinsular
against Jersey, and represent Guernsey
at national and international tournaments.
This year, KPMG extended its sponsorship,
which is essential to every part of the sport.
‘KPMG’s invaluable support allows us to invest
in the sport, train players and referees,
have access to the ever improving
facilities at KGV, represent Guernsey
at tournaments and, most
importantly, keep registration
fees reasonable so that touch
continues to be accessible
to all,’ said Ollie.
Growing player numbers
also led Guernsey Touch to
look at how it would officiate
the game, given there were
no retired players wanting to
remain involved as there are
in more established sports.
‘Guernsey Touch has invested heavily in
training referees as we recognised that in order
to continue improving the standard of the
game, we needed qualified and experienced
officials. We now have more than 40 Level
1, 2, 3 and 4 qualified referees, all of whom
play as well,’ said Ollie, who has been
on the committee since 2005 and been
Chair since 2015 when he took over
the role from his partner Katrina Bray
following the birth of their second child.
So, why 12 years later is he still involved?
‘It’s an incredibly addictive game, I never
expected to still be involved but I still enjoy
playing and there is a real buzz when you
see so many people taking part in one sport.
I suspect when it’s time for me to retire, my
children will be old enough to start playing and
I’ll be coaching them from the side line,’ he said.
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SPLASH
HAPPY
Guernsey is making its mark (or should we say a splash?)
in the watersports world, and rightly so. With crystal clear
waters and a whopping 10m tidal range, this little island has
unique conditions making it ideal for a wide range of waterbased
activities. The list of watersports available in Guernsey is
extensive. Here is En Voyage’s list of some of the most popular.
SURFING
Surfing is a well-established sport in
Guernsey, and the island’s surf club is
over 50 years old. The swell in Guernsey
isn’t always consistent but when it’s
good, it’s an amazing place to surf.
The island’s most popular surf spot is
Vazon Bay. This large sandy bay is home to
four breaks. At the north end of the bay is
‘The Beach’ – great for beginners, then to
the left is ‘The Reef’ – a high tide spot, then
T’Others – a long right-hander and popular
with longboarders, finally at the south end
of Vazon is ‘Centres’ – a fast and sometimes
tubing wave that requires a spring high tide
as well as a good swell to start breaking.
Vazon is best surfed on a rising tide.
You can check out the conditions at
Vazon via a webcam at gsysurf.com.
To the north of Vazon is Portinfer. This
location is more suitable for experienced
surfers as the conditions can be
challenging. The waves are more powerful
than at Vazon, allowing more opportunities
to perform manoeuvres. At high tide there
is a slow left-hander which breaks along
the rocks and out into deeper water.
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WITH CRYSTAL CLEAR WATERS AND
A WHOPPING 10M TIDAL RANGE, THIS
LITTLE ISLAND HAS UNIQUE CONDITIONS
MAKING IT IDEAL FOR A WIDE RANGE
OF WATER-BASED ACTIVITIES.
IMAGES OF COURTESY VISITGUERNSEY
KAYAKING
For a fun-filled family day out
you can’t beat kayaking off one
of Guernsey’s beautiful white
sandy beaches such as Cobo or
L’Ancresse, or Shell Beach on
the island of Herm. The wideopen
bays offer plenty of space
for exploration and fun. The
east coast of Guernsey with its
rugged cliffs is where to head
for a more exposed trip, with
ample opportunities to explore
hidden coves and the chance
to see a variety of sea birds
and even dolphins and seals.
BOATING
Whether you choose a large
yacht or a small dinghy, and
whether your vessel is powered
by motor or by sail, you can’t fail
to be impressed by the boating
paradise that Guernsey and its
surrounding islands produce.
Those who make the lineof-sight
voyages between the
islands will reap the rewards of
quiet anchorages and a unique
view of the islands from the sea.
Herm’s Belvoir Bay is a stunning
place to moor up after a beautiful
crossing from Guernsey, and the
Guillot Passage between Sark
and Breqhou is an exhilarating
navigational route when the
tide is racing through it.
Dinghy sailing is popular on the
island with instruction courses
run by the Guernsey Sailing Trust
(01481 710877). Havelet Bay
is often buzzing with dinghies
meandering in and out of the
moored yachts, while young
sailors get their sea legs in the
safety of the model yacht pond.
STAND UP
PADDLEBOARDING
(SUP)
One of the benefits of a small
island when it comes to
watersports is that it is only a
short drive to find a sheltered
coast from any wind direction,
making Guernsey ideal for SUP.
Those wanting a gentle paddle
over crystal clear waters should try
L’Ancresse Bay. If you’d rather try
your hand at catching a few waves
on your board try joining the
surfers at Vazon Bay. For a more
long distance paddle try Portelet
along to L’Eree Bay on the southwest
coast. Be sure to check
the tides times and directions
before attempting this though.
Tuition and equipment hire
are available from Guernsey
SUP Paddleboard School at
Pembroke Bay (07781 118253).
If you’d rather buy your own
equipment you can buy inflatable
paddleboards, which pack into a
bag small enough to be checked
into the hold as a standard piece
of luggage with Aurigny. Check
out SUP Guernsey who sell ‘Red
Paddle’ inflatable boards –
instagram.com/sup_guernsey/
or call 07839 715739.
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JUMPING IN LA VALETTE BATHING POOLS
IMAGES COURTESY VISITGUERNSEY
VENUS POOLS LIHOU ISLAND
SWIMMING
The beautifully clear waters around
Guernsey are incredibly inviting, and
if you fancy more than just a quick dip
there are plenty of places to swim.
The recently restored La Valette Bathing
Pools just south of St Peter Port are
outdoor tidal pools, complete with steps
and diving platforms, which create a
beautiful and safe swimming area.
For a more wild experience, head down
the many steps to Petit Port. Open water
swimming is very popular in Guernsey.
Take a look at the ‘Guernsey Swim
Adventures’ page on Facebook for a list
of upcoming events including the Fort
Grey & Portelet distance event on 7 July,
and the Pembroke swim on 20 August.
During July, keen swimmers also attempt
to swim at a different bay each day as part
of the ’30 Bays in 30 Days’ challenge raising
money for Les Bourgs Hospice.
WHERE TO GET THE KIT
Guernsey has a fantastic range of
watersports shops:
Freedom
L’Islet Crossroads
01481 246690
freedomgsy.com
Sail or Surf
24 Commercial Arcade
St Peter Port
01481 712621
Yak Wax
Portinfer Coast Road
01481 251888
yakwax.com
Gone Paddling
18 The Bridge
St Sampson
07781 466 833
SAFETY
Guernsey does have a large tidal range and therefore there can be
strong currents along the coast so before entering the water make
sure you have checked the tides and the weather forecast and
be sure to let someone on land know of your plans.
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ATHLETICS
Every Saturday 9:00
PARKRUN 5km
Pembroke Bay car park
Please register in advance at
parkrun.org.uk
TRIATHLON
SAVE THE DATE
Sunday 3 September
GRANITE MAN
TRIATHLON
Half Ironman distance
SPORTS
DIARY
Saturday 19 August 15:00
HERM FUN RUN 3 miles
Herm Island
Register on the day
Sunday 27 August 9:00
GUERNSEY MARATHON
26.2 miles (Plus team options
of various distances)
St Peter Port
For more info visit
guernseyathletics.org.gg
guernseymarathon.gg
Pembroke
Saturday 23-Sunday
24 September
TRY-A TRI WEEKEND
Various locations
Sunday 8 October
TRY-AN-AQUATHON
Fort Hommet
For more info visit
try-a-triguernsey.co.uk
guernseytriathlon.com
FLY AURIGNY
FOR GROUP
BOOKINGS EMAIL
groups@aurigny.com
FUN/SPECTATOR
Friday 21-Sunday 23 July
SARK SHEEP RACING
Millennium Field Sark
Saturday 29 July
ROCQUAINE REGATTA
Rocquaine Bay
For more info visit
sark.co.uk
visitguernsey.com/event/
rocquaine-regatta
SWIMMING
Sunday 20 August
CYCLING
SAVE THE DATE
Every Tuesday
Until 25 July 19:00
GUERNSEY BICYCLE
GROUP, GROUP RIDES
Every ability/type of cyclist welcome
Various locations
For more info visit
gbg.org.gg
WALKING
Sunday 9 July 10:00
TOWER TO TOWER WALK
Vazon Tower No 12
For more info visit
alzheimers.gg/news-and-
diary/tower-to-tower-
OPEN CASTLE
CHARITY SWIM
Havelet Bay
TBC
For more info visit
guernseyswimming.org/events
MOTOR SPORT
Saturday 15 July 8:00
VAL DES TERRES
HILL CLIMB
St Peter Port
Sunday 30 July TBC
RUBIS SOAP
BOX CHALLENGE
St Julian's Avenue
For more info visit
gmccc.co.uk
Facebook.com/
guernseymotorfestival
SAILING
Saturday 12 August
POLYGON ALDERNEY
PURSUIT RACE
Guernsey to Alderney
For more info visit gyc.org.gg
ROWING
SAVE THE DATE
Friday 8- Sunday
10 September
Various start times
SURE 'HERM ROCKS'
ROWING REGATTA
Model Yacht Pond/
Herm Harbour
For more info visit
guernseyrowingclub.org.gg
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KERSTIN NEASON,
YOUTH COMMISSION
CEO AND PETER
ZUNINO, HEAD OF
MARKETING, AIRTEL-
VODAFONE WITH
LOCAL STUDENTS
YOUTH COMMISSION ANNOUNCES
INTERNET SAFETY PARTNERSHIP
WITH AIRTEL-VODAFONE
Airtel-Vodafone is providing funding to the Youth Commission for Guernsey
and Alderney to provide online safety lessons in schools and training for
professionals and parents.
The partnership will see the delivery of in-school sessions focusing on
the responsible use of technology and online safety to 2,500 11-18 year
olds, with each primary school also receiving an annual assembly.
The sessions include online safety tips for Internet browsing, social
networking platforms and online gaming for different devices including
computers, smartphones and tablets. At the end of the educational
sessions it is hoped that young people will have a better understanding
of the potential dangers of being online and how to mitigate them which
will help to build their confidence, ensuring they have the knowledge
to benefit from all the Internet has to offer while staying safe.
A large part of the programme will focus on educating young
people about how the information they upload can be used
and shared without their knowledge, highlighting the potential
negative consequences and how to avoid them. A practical guide,
Vodafone’s Digital Parenting magazine, will be made available.
Kerstin Neason, Youth Commission CEO, said: ‘The potential for the Internet
to be a valuable and a fun resource for entertainment, making friends,
keeping in touch and learning is huge for young people. But young people
using the internet need to be aware of online threats, be it bullying, fraud
or something more serious. We’re grateful to be working with Airtel-
Vodafone to spread awareness and build important online safety skills.’
Alun Williams, Lifelong Learning Manager for States of Guernsey Education
Services, said: ‘This partnership will enable us to support our children and
young people, teaching them to be responsible digital citizens and help
keep them safe in their digital world. Airtel-Vodafone has long supported the
work of our online safety committee and I am pleased that their continued
sponsorship will allow the Youth Commission team to visit schools and help
instil the skills and confidence in children to help keep them safe online.’
‘THIS PARTNERSHIP
WILL ENABLE US
TO SUPPORT OUR
CHILDREN AND
YOUNG PEOPLE,
TEACHING THEM
TO BE RESPONSIBLE
DIGITAL CITIZENS’
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BUY A BULB WHEN YOU
DO YOUR SHOPPING
The Channel Islands Co-operative
Society has launched a Buy
A Bulb campaign in all of its
Guernsey stores to raise funds for
this year’s Christmas Lights Appeal.
Shoppers will be asked to buy a
bulb and will receive a pin badge
to recognise their donation.
Tanya Dorrity, Community
Officer for the Channel Islands
Co-operative Society, said she
hoped that enough money
could be raised to keep St Peter
Port shining this Christmas.
‘The Christmas lights give so
many islanders a huge amount
of enjoyment at Christmas
time and it’s hard to imagine
what town would look like
without them. As a community
retailer, we wanted to play our
part by offering the St Peter
Port Christmas Lights Appeal
a platform where the money
needed can be raised,’ she said.
‘Every day across our stores, we
see thousands of shoppers and
so hopefully when they come in
they will make a donation and
help ensure the future of the
Christmas lights.’
The appeal aims to raise money
to improve the infrastructure
of the lights and provide new
displays for Church Square,
Market Square, Smith Street,
Fountain Street, the High Street
and Le Pollet. A minimum of
£39,000 a year is needed for
the basic management, storage
and upkeep. But to extend and
enhance the display, around
£45,000 is needed.
Jax Robin, Chair of the St Peter
Port Christmas Lights charity,
said she had been overwhelmed
by the community support.
‘We are so heartened that the
Channel Islands Co-operative
Society has recognised our need
for community fundraising this
year and given every customer
the opportunity to donate and
help us to ensure that St Peter
Port sparkles at Christmas
this year. Of course, the more
money we can raise this year,
the smaller the challenge next
year and so we won’t stop our
efforts once we have enough
for 2017 as we want Christmas
lights in Town every year.’
NEW PLAY AREA WILL
PROVIDE WELCOME
OUTDOOR SPACE FOR
FROSSARD WARD PATIENTS
Children being treated on
Frossard Ward will soon have a
dedicated outdoor play area.
The makeover is the next project for
the Friends of Frossard Children’s
Ward, a charity established by
Scott and Cathy Gallienne and her
colleagues at Cooper Brouard to raise
funds for improvements to the ward’s
facilities. The couple had spent time
on the ward with their daughter and
established the charity as a thank
you and to improve the environment
for other families in the future.
‘As many families will know, the care
given by the doctors and nurses on
Frossard Ward is incredible. After being
on the ward with our daughter, we
realised that there was a real need
for an investment in the facilities
which would make a huge difference
to families, often at a very difficult
and stressful time,’ Cathy said.
‘The garden could be a valuable
space for both youngsters and their
families but it is just a patch of grass
at the moment and can’t be used
by anyone. We want to transform
it into an area where children can
play and relax, and where parents
can get some fresh air and have a
few moments to themselves.’
Since it was established, Friends
of Frossard Ward has transformed
the play room, created a dedicated
parents' room, purchased new foldout
beds for parents so they can sleep
in the same room as their children
and paid for a simulation doll.
The plans include play equipment
for younger children and a seating
area for teenagers and parents and
will cost around £35,000. Credit
Suisse has chosen Friends of Frossard
Children’s Ward as its charity of
the year and all the money it raises
will be used for the new garden.
‘Friends of Frossard Children’s Ward
is a wonderful charity and there
was overwhelming support from
Credit Suisse’s 200 staff when it was
chosen as our charity of the year. We
have had a number of fundraisers
already and are in the final stages
of planning our main challenge,’
said Managing Director of Credit
Suisse Private Bank Paul Annegarn.
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SEA SCOUTS RECEIVE NEW
KAYAKS FROM ABN AMRO
Sea Scouts from 1st Guernsey
(Victoria) have two new
kayaks thanks to a donation
from ABN AMRO.
The two-seater boats, worth
£1,000, were presented at the
group’s AGM at Cobo, where the
Scouts were able to try them out.
‘We are incredibly grateful to ABN
AMRO for this kind donation. Our
Scouts love being able to get
out on the sea and to have two
brand new kayaks just in time for
summer is perfect,’ said Rosalyne
Le Huray, Group Scout Leader.
The donation was made as part
of the bank’s corporate and
social responsibility programme.
ABN AMRO Senior Receptionist
Jen Goodale, who arranged the
Private Equity Administrators
(PEA) sponsored the Guernsey
Ladies' Volleyball team at this
year’s Gotland NatWest Island
Games. The company, which
administers private equity fund
structures offshore and onshore,
has bases in Denmark and
Guernsey as well as Sweden
where the event was staged.
Peter Toyberg, PEA Group
Managing Director says: ‘The
Island Games is a fantastic
event which attracts thousands
of spectators to watch around
2,500 athletes from 24 different
purchase of the kayaks from
Gone Paddling on The Bridge,
said: ‘I used to help out with
the Sea Scouts so it’s a charity
close to my heart. I have seen
first hand what the children
get from using the kayaks both
up at the Scout Activity Centre
at Rue Mainguy and on the
sea. They have so much fun,
it builds their confidence and
helps with their sea awareness,
and how to get the best
from Guernsey’s coastline.’
‘It may be as simple as a lack of
confidence for a non-swimmer,
a team-building exercise
between two Scouts, through
to those with specific needs
that may need an adult or carer
to be on hand,’ she added.
PEA SPONSOR GUERNSEY
LADIES VOLLEYBALL TEAM
islands competing in 13 sports. It
is all about teamwork and striving
for excellence which here at
PEA we relate to very strongly.
It is great for us to underline the
connection our offices have in
both locations.’
Guernsey Captain Carla Marley
says the funding was a great
enabler for the squad: ‘The costs
involved in playing team sports
at an international level can be
prohibitive, especially in the current
economic climate, and we are
extremely grateful for the financial
support PEA has given us. ‘
VALE PRIMARY SCHOOL
USES DONATION FROM
GUERNSEY ELECTRICITY
TO FINISH OUTDOOR
LEARNING SPACE
The final part of an outdoor
learning space at Vale Primary
School can now be completed
after a donation from Guernsey
Electricity’s community fund.
In 2016, the school started to develop
its nature area from an overgrown
wilderness into a safe, outdoor
learning environment. The Nature
Garden will help key stage 1 and 2
children develop outdoor learning
skills, whilst also providing a space to
study other areas of the curriculum.
‘With the introduction of the new
curriculum in September, one of
the expectations is that pupils’
experiences will be enriched through
learning outside the classroom as
it promotes positive mental health
and wellbeing and brings so much
of what we are teaching them to
life,’ said teacher Emma Dorrian.
‘Our aim is to have specific areas
of learning to promote a variety
of skills. From working with fire
to constructing dens, mini-beast
identification and using natural
objects to create art and music
outdoors. The list is endless.’
The money given by the Guernsey
Electricity community fund will
be used to create a large sandpit
area for all children to use.
‘The sandpit will be used by all pupils
within the school as we recognise the
valuable experiences that sand can
offer. From maths concepts through
experimentation with volume and
mass to engineering abilities being
developed as they excavate and
construct. It also promotes cooperation
as the children work
together,’ said Mrs Dorrian.
Edward Wiskin said being outside was
lots of fun. ‘We like finding creatures.
We have found worms and insects
and they like to hide,’ he said.
Guernsey Electricity set up its
community fund in 2015 to support
small projects benefiting parishioners
in Vale and St Sampsons.
‘We hope that the children at Vale
Primary School enjoy their new
nature garden, which sounds like
it will be a lot of fun. It’s a pleasure
for Guernsey Electricity to be
able to help our neighbouring
parishioners in this way,’ said
Clare Packman, the company’s
Communications Manager.
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INTERTRUST
SHOWS HANDS-ON
COMMITMENT TO
THE COMMUNITY
HELPING KEEP YOUNG
PEOPLE SAFE IN THE
CHANNEL ISLANDS
Earlier this year, in both Guernsey
and Jersey, Intertrust supported
UN Global Road Safety Week by
donating 200 cycle helmets in
each island to help keep young
people safe on the roads.
We teamed up with a number of
local groups that promote road
safety in the islands to help make
good use of the helmets including
the Guernsey Child Accident
Prevention Group, Headway,
Bikeability and the Guernsey
Bicycle Group.
We chose to support this cause
as cycling continues to get more
and more popular in the Channel
Islands and road safety is therefore
even more significant. Thanks to
our donation, hopefully children
will be encouraged to make sure
they wear a helmet while having
fun and being active on their bikes.
All of the community groups
were pleased to receive the
donation and it's that kind of
gratitude and the feeling that
we are making a difference that
make our community initiatives so
worthwhile for us as a company.
LENDING A HAND TO
THE GUERNSEY BLIND
ASSOCIATION
Intertrust’s community
commitments have always been
shaped by its employees; they want
to take part in initiatives that matter
to them and are always open to
suggestions which is why, in autumn
2015, an employee suggested a CSR
project to install a sensory garden
for the Guernsey Blind Association
(GBA) and restore some wild land
for use by the community in the
Guernsey parish of St Andrew’s.
When St Andrew’s lost its primary
school, access to a sensory garden
was also lost for the users of the
services provided by the GBA,
which is headquartered nearby.
The garden was also used by the
pre-school in the area.
There was a clear and acute
community need so Intertrust
pledged to restore the overgrown
garden. The project appealed for
its hands-on nature, the long-term
commitment and sense of purpose.
The ultimate aim is to have an
area of the garden set aside for
the GBA’s users to enjoy during
the warmer months; they can
sit and take in the aromas of
specially-selected plants for an
enhanced sensory experience and
enjoyment of the great outdoors.
The rest of the garden will be
developed to include seating,
willow archways and bright and
aromatic plants and shrubs, and
will be open to the community.
The first job was to make the area
safe to work in; there is a pond in
the field which was a hazard to
the public and multiple structures
which had fallen into disrepair and
were therefore unsafe. Volunteers
cleared the debris and overgrown
areas and have installed a wicker
dome 9ft in diameter. The next
stage of the project will be
planting flowers and shrubs and
building further structures for use
by the community.
Intertrust is supported by employees
who arrange charity days to raise
funds to buy tools, building materials
and horticultural supplies. Support
has also been provided by several
third parties including St Andrews
Bloomers, OCS Meadowcroft,
Queux Gardens and B&Q who have
provided time and equipment to
the project. This project was about
so much more than just donating a
cheque as staff took charity days but
in the main donated their own time
to dedicate to the project.
The sensory garden is a community
project with a strong team ethic
underpinning the work; all 170
Intertrust employees have donated
hundreds of hours to the project
and found it immensely rewarding.
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Competition
WIN
A COPY OF
THE GUERNSEY
COLOURING
BOOK
COLOURING COMPETITION
TO ENTER:
Colour in this Victor Hugo illustration and send it to:
En Voyage Colouring Competition,
Oi, Unit 9, Les Caches Business Park, Les Caches Road,
St Martins, GY4 6PH by 31 August 2017.
Open to children up to the age of 10.
About the artist:
Danielle Knowelden, also known as
the Art Monkey, is an artist living in
Guernsey, who loves to paint bright,
fun artwork for children.
Her latest creation is a 16-page
Guernsey Colouring Book, featuring
many of the Bailiwick's well-known
landmarks and public holidays.
These illustrations include dragons
on Castle Cornet, mermaids in Herm
and dinosaurs drinking tea over
the ‘Cup and Saucer’. The book is
available to purchase from Lexicon,
Tresors and The Guernsey Shop and
Guernsey Airport Duty Free.
Looking for something bigger?
Danielle paints beautiful wall murals
for children's bedrooms and nurseries
turning a ‘normal’ bedroom into a
magical adventure!
To see more of Danielle’s work, head
to artmonkey.gg or look her up on
Instagram @guernsey_artmonkey
LOCAL GUERNSEY ILLUSTRATOR
DANIELLE KNOWELDEN
FOR
KIDS
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PUZZLES
SUDOKU MEDIUM
Each of the nine blocks has to contain all the numbers 1-9 within its
squares. Each number can only appear once in a row, column or box.
4 3
8 4 9
6 8 5
7 2 9
4 8
5 3 4
1 6 5
6 3 2
8 9
DID YOU KNOW?
If local folklore is to be
believed, Guernsey was once
invaded by a group of fairies,
amazed by the beauty of the
local women. The bloody
battle that was said to have
followed inspired the name
of Rouge Rue in St Peter Port,
which translates as 'Red Road'
and refers to the blood that
flowed through the street.
The Fairy Ring is a mysterious
circle in the ground at the
island’s western extremity,
Pleinmont. It was a stopping
point for officials of the Royal
Court who paraded across
Guernsey, and folklore
suggests that if you walk
around it three times and then
make a wish, it will come true.
ACROSS
7 Mountainous
republic (11)
8 Anger (4)
9 Beam over a door (6)
11 Secret organisation (5)
12 Collection of maps (5)
13 Combines (6)
14 Page (4)
17 Important (11)
CROSSWORD
DOWN
1 Former Russian ruler (4)
2 Christ (4,2,5)
3 Israeli sub-machine
gun (3)
4 Craftsperson (7)
5 French national
holiday (8,3)
6 Grownups (6)
10 Facial deformity (7)
11 Sweet dessert (6)
15 Destiny (4)
16 Manipulate (3)
ANSWERS:
Across: 7 Switzerland, 8 Rage, 9 Lintel, 11 Mafia, 12 Atlas, 13 Unites, 14 Leaf, 17 Significant.
Down: 1 Tsar, 2 King of kings, 3 Uzi, 4 Artisan, 5 Bastille Day, 6 Adults, 10 Harelip, 11 Mousse, 15 Fate, 16 Rig.
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There is a
great deal of
Guernsey in
Wheadon’s Gin
Produced in traditional copper stills
in the atmospheric cellar lounge of
the Bella Luce Hotel in St Martins,
proprietor Luke Wheadon uses rock
samphire foraged from the nearby cliffs,
Mandarin Limes grown in a local
glasshouse and other carefully sourced
botanicals to create perfectly balanced
artisanal gins in very small batches.
Join us around the beautiful copper stills of the
Bella Luce Small Batch Distillery in St Martins
for a gin experience ranging from tastings and
stories through to our “distill while you dine”
evenings, and let us take you on a gin journey.
Now available to purchase duty-free
onboard Aurigny flights.
www.wheadonsgin.co.uk • @wheadonsgin
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In-Flight
NEW
GENUINE
GUERNSEY
IN-FLIGHT
Wheadon's Gin
£28
Rock samphire
and pink grapefruit
70cl
RANGE
LOCAL
GIFTS AND
TREATS
Iris & Dora
Map of
Guernsey
Large Luxury
Tea Towel
£12
Hand screen
printed.
100% cotton
Iris & Dora
St Peter Port
Large Luxury
Tea Towel
£12
Hand screen
printed.
100% cotton
IN GREY
OR BLUE
GIFTS
Model Aurigny
Aircraft
ONLY
£7.50
EACH
OR TWO
MODELS
FOR
£12
ATR 72-500 Embraer E-195
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In-Flight
SkySnacks
Enjoy refreshing drinks and snacks at
great prices plus make the most of
Aurigny’s excellent duty-free offers.
Products listed may be subject to change
due to availability.
SOFT DRINKS
HOT DRINKS
Nescafé White or Black Coffee £2
Nescafé Cappuccino £2
Nescafé Latte £2
Aero Hot Chocolate £2
Tetleys English Breakfast Tea £2
BREAKFAST BITES
Coca Cola 150ml £1
Diet Coke 150ml £1
Schweppes Lemonade 150ml £1
Schweppes Canada Dry Ginger Ale 150ml £1
Schweppes Tonic Water 150ml £1
Britvic Orange Juice 150ml £1
Britvic Tomato Juice 150ml £1
Schweppes Slimline Tonic Water 150ml £1
Red Bull (not included in offers) 250ml £2
Robinsons Fruit Shoot 200ml £1
Still Spring Water 500ml £1.50
SNACKS
Muffins
Variety of flavours
Double Chocolate
Blueberry &
Toffee £1.50
Belvita Breakfast
Yoghurt Crunch
£1.50
Grasshopper
Organic Porridge £1
Cinnamon & Raisin
Pringles
£1.50
Original
Sour Cream and Chive
Mini Cheddars
£1.50
Sea Salted Pretzels
£1.50
Café Brontë Biscuits
£1.50
Various flavours
COMBO
OFFER
HOT DRINK
AND
PORRIDGE
£2.50
HOT DRINK AND
MUFFIN OR CAFÉ
BRONTË BISCUITS
OR BREAKFAST BAR
£3
COMBO
OFFER
CHEDDARS,
PRETZELS OR
PRINGLES
AND SOFT DRINK
£2
CHEDDARS,
PRETZELS OR PRINGLES
AND BEER OR
CIDER OR WINE
OR PIMMS £5
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Duty-Free
BAR DRINKS
Echo Falls £4
White, rosé
18.75cl
Live for the
journey £4
Red 18.75cl
SPECIAL
OFFER
2 FOR £7
Breda Lager,
Magners
Cider
330ml or
Pimms
250ml £4
SPECIAL
OFFER
2 FOR £7
Lunetta
Prosecco
£6
200ml
SPECIAL
OFFER
2 FOR
£10
Spirits £4
Bacardi, Courvoisier, Gordon’s, Jack Daniel's,
Smirnoff Red, Bell’s Whisky, Bombay Sapphire 50ml
DUTY FREE
SPIRITS
The Famous
Grouse Whisky
£11 or
2 FOR £18
1 litre
Gordon’s
London Dry Gin
£11 or
2 FOR £18
1 litre
SPECIAL
OFFER
Bombay
Sapphire Gin
£14 or
2 FOR £24
1 litre
MIX AND MATCH
FAMOUS GROUSE WHISKY
AND GORDON'S DRY GIN
FOR £18
Courvoisier
Artisan VS
Brandy
£29 1 litre
SPECIAL
OFFER
SWEETS
2 SPIRITS AND 2 MIXERS £9
Smirnoff
Blue Vodka
£14 or
2 FOR £24
1 litre
SPECIAL
OFFER
MIX AND MATCH
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE GIN AND
SMIRNOFF BLUE VODKA FOR
£24
Dairy Milk Duo £1.50
Maltesers Big Bag £1.50
Haribo Wine Gums £2
COMBO
OFFER
Kit Kat Chunky
Duo £1.50
SOFT DRINK
AND KIT KAT OR
MALTESERS OR
DAIRY MILK
£2
CIGARETTES & TOBACCO
Golden Virginia Tobacco 5 x 50g £33
Benson & Hedges 200 £37
Silk Cut 200 £37
Lambert & Butler 200 £37
Marlboro Gold 200 £37
Benson & Hedges 400 £47
Silk Cut 400 £47
Lambert & Butler 400 £47
Marlboro Gold 400 £47
200 pack equivalent to £3.70 per 20 pack
400 pack equivalent to £2.35 per 20 pack
On flights between the Channel Islands and the UK, the allowance
includes 200 cigarettes and one litre of spirits. A duty free service is only
available on the Embraer and ATR aircraft. You must be 18 or over to
purchase tobacco or alcohol. Credit cards, debit cards or cash accepted.
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