Category: Community
Guernsey FA to join us at Street Sports
The Guernsey Sports Commission (GSC) will be joined by The Guernsey Football Association (GFA) for our next St Martins Street Sports session on Wednesday 22nd May 7-9pm, held outside at St Martins Primary School. Street Sports is an initiative run by the GSC offering 11-18 year olds of all abilities the chance to participate in [...]
Arts Sunday returns to St Peter Port
The Guernsey Arts Commission is set for another busy year in 2013 and one of the highlights will be the third Arts Sunday on St Peter Port Seafront on Sunday 9th June. Last year’s Arts Sunday showcased a range of arts from performance and music to painting; poetry and literature. This year it will be [...]
Carey Olsen staff to sleep in haunted battery for charity
An intrepid team from Carey Olsen are sleeping rough overnight in the “haunted” Mirus Battery to raise money for two local charities. Seven staff, who work across the firm’s different practice groups, will start their night with a tour of the battery with local tour guide, Annette Henry. The battery is rumoured to be haunted [...]
What a Catch! Fish for £1 during our ‘Quids in Sports’ programme
The Guernsey Sports Commission is proud to announce the return of the popular ‘Quids in Sports’ Programme during May Half Term (27th-31st May). The programme is organised and run by the Guernsey Sports Commission, and for the duration of 2013 is being supported by the Ray Lowe Sporting Foundation. The programme offers young people aged [...]
Charity golf event fund raising on a par with last year
The Heritage Insurance Brokers’ sponsored La Grande Mare Charity Golf day again raised over £10,000 for its selected charities – this year Les Bourgs Hospice and Young People of Guernsey with donations also made to The Pink Ladies and The Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation. On a blustery but sunny April 26th, 24 teams teed off [...]
Exploring the lives of people affected by or living with HIV through photography and word
‘Living Positive’, exhibition in the greenhouse gallery, closes its exciting and challenging run on Sunday 16th June. The original ‘Living Positive’ project was developed in partnership with a Manchester HIV charity in 2009. Lottie Barnes, Community Arts Development Manager, facilitated a series of photographic workshops; participants were given disposable cameras where Lottie’s role was to [...]
Island school children help The Channel Islands Co-operative Society launch Plan Bee for the second year running
Following the success of the initiative in 2012, The Channel Islands Co-operative Society is this week launching its Plan Bee project in the Channel Islands. The initiative was set up to help, support and expand the Channel Islands’ struggling bee population. Primary schools across Jersey and Guernsey will this week be receiving information leaflets and packets [...]
New Summer Timetable
In conjunction with the launch of the new bus routes, CT Plus Limited Guernsey is delighted to announce that their new summer timetable will be in service from Sunday the 12th May 2013. Camilla Poole, Operations Manager stated ‘We are excited about this new timetable, and when designing and producing the new routes, we have [...]
Supported Living and Ageing Well Strategy
Presentation on progress and discussion on Monday 13th May, 7.30pm at Les Cotils. The Guernsey Community Foundation is hosting a meeting of representatives from organisations that work with older people in both the voluntary and private sectors to enable the States to update attendees on the progress that has been made with their Supported Living [...]
Become a Corporate Ambassador and Sponsor a Bristol Cutter
The Set Sail Trust recently celebrated its 7th anniversary and this year has launched a new initiative for local businesses to get involved in the charity’s good work. The Trust invites companies to become a Corporate Ambassador of the Set Sail Trust and sponsor a Bristol Cutter. This support will help people in the local [...]
