WildGuernsey Wild food foraging workshops in winter & spring 2012

January 30th, 2012 by Events

WildGuernsey guests sharing wild food at Pouquelaie Vinery (click image to expand - image courtesy of WildGuernsey)

12 February 2012

WildGuernsey at Pouquelaie Vinery, Rocquaine Road, St Pierre du Bois, Guernsey offers an ‘Introduction to WildFood Foraging‘ on Sunday 12 February 2012 from 1 pm to 4 pm.  The £30 course includes tapas.

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Ellie Harrison of BBC’s Countryfile goes ormering around Lihou Island

January 27th, 2012 by Richard Lord

Richard Curtis, Lihou Island Warden, shows Ellie Harrison of BBC's Countryfile some of the edible seaweeds growing inter-tidally around Lihou Island (click image to expand - ©RLLord)

BBC One’s Countryfile came to Guernsey in early January 2012 to film island life.

Countryfile presenter Ellie Harrison searched the intertidal area around Lihou Island off Guernsey’s west coast for the ormer, Haliotis tuberculata, which is a large marine snail that is a culinary delicacy. Continue reading

Living Streets Guernsey produces new country walks greeting cards

January 27th, 2012 by Living Streets Guernsey

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Living Streets Guernsey has expanded their collection of very popular Guernsey country walks greeting cards with the addition of five more each showing a map of a rural walk with a photograph taken along the route. Continue reading

RBC Wealth Management offers financial help to Guernsey charities

January 27th, 2012 by RBC Wealth Management

Finding sufficient funding can be a major challenge for smaller charities.

One Guernsey firm aims to help each year by supporting lesser known associations and projects.

“We invite registered Guernsey charities to receive grants, ranging from a few hundred to a thousand pounds,” said Alan Pearce, Chairman of RBC Wealth Management‘s Donations Fund Committee.

“We’d love to hear from Island-based charities looking for grants for 2012, especially for initiatives focusing on youth and education, amateur sport or health and wellbeing.” Continue reading

Gorgeous Guernsey food and cook book by Tony Leck

December 13th, 2011 by Richard Lord

Tony Leck has a produced a delicious book, Pavilion on a Plate – Fresh Flavours of Guernsey, lavishly illustrated with food and farm photography by Ally Clark.

The book encapsulates Guernsey’s food culture with gorgeous recipes and lovely vignettes of island life.

(click book cover to go to Tony Leck's Pavillion on a plate website)

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Four Guernsey primary schools compete in the Big Soup Kitchen Challenge to support two charities

December 8th, 2011 by Richard Lord

Four primary schools took part in the Big Soup Kitchen challenge in aid of Bridge2SriLanka and the GSPCA.

The event was held in the Town Church in St Peter Port, Guernsey on 6 December 2011.

Vauvert Primary school, Melrose Junior School, Notre Dame du Rosaire Primary School, and Amherst Primary school prepared four delicious soups.

Primary school soup creators from Vauvert, Melrose and Notre Dame du Rosaire with Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey Air Marshal Peter Walker and his wife Lynda and Sarah Griffith of Bridge2SriLanka between them in a hat, with school teachers Ms Whitehead (left) and Ms. Lampert (right) (click image to expand - ©RLLord)

Vauvert Primary school children assisted by Year 3 teacher Ms. Jerry Whitehead created a beautiful velvety vegetable soup. Continue reading

A Handmade Christmas indoor market filled with locally made gifts at The Venue on 30 November 2011

November 10th, 2011 by Stephanie Le Cheminant

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An indoor market and grand raffle takes place at The Venue, Fermain Valley, St Peter Port, Guernsey beginning at 5 pm on 30 November 2011. Continue reading

Resolution Ltd provides funding for Floral Guernsey

October 28th, 2011 by Floral Guernsey

A MAJOR sponsorship deal has been struck to secure the future of Floral Guernsey.

Resolution Limited, the FTSE 100 listed company which owns the Friends Life insurance group, is Guernsey incorporated, and has agreed to help the local charity, as part of its corporate social responsibility policy, and to ensure its involvement in the local Guernsey community. Continue reading

KPMG employees make a difference in the Guernsey community

October 6th, 2011 by KPMG

Staff from the Guernsey office of KPMG in the Channel Islands have swapped the pen for the paintbrush and garden tools this summer for their annual ‘ Make A Difference’ volunteering project to get out into the community and offer help on a variety of projects.

KPMG employees making a positive difference at the walled kitchen garden in Saumarez Park with Ivan Le Tissier (front, centre) of the Guernsey Botanical Trust (click image to expand - ©Chris George)

Repainting the Guernsey Bereavement Centre was first. The charity has been based at Kingsland House in Les Basses Capelles since 2007. It was officially opened by Bailiff Sir Geoffrey Rowland, who is now the charity’s patron. Continue reading

Enjoy a hot cup of soup made from heritage vegetables grown in the Victorian walled kitchen garden

September 17th, 2011 by Events

Please join the volunteers at the Victorian walled kitchen garden in Castel, Guernsey between 10 am and 2 pm on 24 September 2011 for a cup of soup made from the garden’s heritage vegetables.

Victorian walled kitchen garden marrows and pumpkins (click image to expand - ©RLLord)

Visit the produce stall open every Saturday morning from 9.30 am to midday.

Talk to the various gardeners as they go about working and restoring the historic kitchen garden or take a tour with one of the garden guides.

A small section of the Victorian walled kitchen garden in Saumarez Park, Castel, Guernsey on 9 July 2011 (click image to expand - ©RLLord)

Visit the Victorian walled kitchen garden website or visit the garden’s Facebook and Twitter pages.