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Marguerite Talmage
Guest
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 02:53 pm: |   |
S.O.S. Save our show.
Torrential rain during the North Show means its future is now in jeopardy.
With no central funding, organisers have to rely heavily on the admission charges paid by visitors to the Show to meet ever-increasing overheads.
The show and its Battle of Flowers are part of our island heritage — and should be preserved for the enjoyment of our community and visitors to the island.
As it is, the sheer bad luck of two successive days of wind and rain, which kept the usual crowds at home, could mean the end of nearly a century of a Guernsey tradition.
My suggestion is: those of us who had planned to go along but were put off by the weather, could help by sending a donation equivalent to the admission charge (£5 on Wednesday, OAPs and children £3.50, and £8 on Thursday, OAPs and children £5) to the organisers.
Not only would this generosity help restore funds, it would also give a real morale boost to the all those who worked so hard to stage the event for us. Cheques, payable to North Show, can be sent to the Treasurer, Stuart Wilson, at Mouliere, Route de Carteret, Castel, GY5 7YU. My donation is on its way.
MARGUERITE TALMAGE,
talmage@ cwgsy.net. |
Sammy Duncan
Guest
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 02:15 pm: | |
WHAT a shame. Every year I come to the lovely island of Guernsey for a holiday and to see my Grannie and Grandpa, and every year I love visiting the great playground at Saumarez Park.
This year I set off to do the same – and while the rain wasn’t a problem, the organisers of the North Show were: my Daddy was told we’d have to pay a total of £20.50 to play, even if we didn’t go into the show. So we went home instead.
Please can the organisers reconsider their policy of charging children and their carers to use those bits of the park which they aren’t?
SAMMY DUNCAN (age 6),
Brighton. |
Rose-Mary Gower
Guest
| | Posted on Monday, August 30, 2010 - 10:54 am: | |
I HAVE it on good authority that the 2010 Torteval Scarecrow Festival was really splendid. I enjoyed looking at the photos online.
In the future I hope to be in Guernsey at this time of year so I can see the imaginative scarecrows for myself. My grandson, who would like to accompany me, did suggest he might enter his granny, cheeky monkey.
Congratulations to all concerned for making the event so successful.
ROSE-MARY GOWER,
Mold, Flintshire. |
Ken Smith
Guest
| | Posted on Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 10:26 am: | |
Your reader’s letter says that ‘the owner’ said that the pool would be open. I am not usually at the hotel during the day but do remember one occasion in the past few weeks when a customer asked me as I was walking out the back door if the pool was open.
I said it should be shortly but I would check as I had just arrived. I went to check with the manager and was informed that the pool had gone cloudy due to the rain we had had and had been given a shock treatment and could not be used for a few hours.
I went back a minute or two later but there was no one by the door where I had spoken to the gentleman and I could not find him in the bar so assumed they had left.
In hindsight they may have been in the games room or rest rooms but I did not check this.
I then left as I was only popping in.
If this was the case I can only apologise but for safety reasons we cannot allow the pool to be used when the chemical balance is too high or indeed too low. It does happen occasionally that we have to close the pool if the balance of the chemicals falls for whatever reason. This is only done to protect users from problems due to high or low chemicals.
If the writer and their grandson would like to use the pool without purchasing a meal while we have it open during the next month or so, they are welcome to do so. They just need to speak with the manager and that will be fine and again I am sorry they had a problem.
Ken Smith,
Wayside Cheer Hotel |
P. R. Weston
Guest
| | Posted on Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 10:26 am: | |
RE. all the controversy about placards recently. I don’t mind them so long as they mean what they say.
On Wednesday 11 August I took my grandson and his daddy to the Wayside Cheer Hotel for a dip and dine, as advertised on the opposite side of the road by the bus terminus.
We bought a round of drinks and went to see if the pool was open.
The owner assured us it would be open in a few minutes so we went back in the bar, ordered our lunch and another round of drinks. Still no pool available when we had finished.
We had to take one very disappointed child elsewhere for a swim.
P. R. WESTON (Mrs). |
C. A. Wilson
Guest
| | Posted on Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 10:25 am: | |
I HAVE just read in the Guernsey Press that the plans for a cinema at Admiral Park, which was approved in principle in 2005, have now expired and have not been renewed.
I, for one, and I’m sure there are many more, find this very disappointing.
My grandchildren went over to Jersey recently to visit the cinema there.
The Odeon cinema we used to have was fantastic and we need another cinema like this.
It was a place where you could have a good night out: two films with icecream and popcorn at half time. This is where we used to go as youngsters.
The youngsters of today go to the pubs and quite often they drink too much and it ends in them falling out with one another and a hangover the next morning.
Also their parents are worrying about them drinking too much and getting home safely.
A new cinema in the same form as the Odeon is just what we need on the island. A good night out and a place for the whole family on rainy days in the holidays too.
C. A. WILSON |
Kelly De Carteret
Guest
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 03:22 pm: | |
I WAS deeply saddened when I read in the paper recently about the planned closure of the flumes at Beau Sejour for several reasons. One being that the flumes hold a very special sentimental place in my heart – my late mum was the first flume lady at Beau Sejour and it brought a smile to her face operating them and seeing all of the children, me and my sister included, enjoying themselves every weekend. I remember being one of the lucky ones who went on them on their opening night and how excited everybody was at the prospect of having them. I do not believe that this has ceased.
The flumes and monster island were something we went to every single weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it. From my understanding the island has been scrapped due to health and safety reasons. I understand that there needs to be safety but it’s something else taken away that children enjoy. In the future when I have my children I would love them to be able to go on the flumes and have fun like we did in our generation. If this closure is allowed to happen, generations to come will have missed out because of health and safety and money, which in my opinion we see wasted on so many other things in this island. It seems most unfair to me.
Why take this away from children? I feel not all want to go to skate parks etc. I ask them to think about this closely – it will be very sad if this is allowed to happen. There is a group on Facebook called ‘save the flumes’ and I urge anyone who has special memories of them to join it. Thank you.
KELLY DE CARTERET. |
Peter & Kath Pentland
Guest
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 02:19 pm: | |
WE HAVE just returned home after visiting our daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren in Guernsey, and as always have really enjoyed our visit.
My main reason for writing, however, is to offer congratulations to Gadoc and their wonderful production of Beauty and the Beast, which we saw on Monday evening. Everything, the costumes, scenery, singing, acting, and dancing were fantastic, and the company should be very proud of their achievement.
We have seen professional shows, which were not as good as their performance. Well done everyone.
PETER AND KATH PENTLAND,
Bishop Auckland,
County Durham. |
Elaine Fothergill
Guest
| | Posted on Monday, August 09, 2010 - 02:54 pm: | |
SATURDAY evening’s performance by the Guernsey Sinfonietta was a most spirited, uplifting occasion. This student-run orchestra, with an average age of only 22, played with refreshing passion and obviously enjoyed every minute of it.
Their infectious enthusiasm took the audience with them. Having watched my own children perform, I keenly felt the presence of the parents, friends and grandparents in the audience who were willing them on to excellence. Their fresh faces so involved and focussed was a joy to see and their obvious dedication to their individual instruments promoting such harmony in the group was very impressive. The soloist, Oli Phillips, performed the Oboe Concerto by Vaughan Williams.
The young Sebastian Grand, himself only 22, not only conducted the orchestra, but had apparently organised flights and accommodation for friends performing with him. He thanked the generous sponsors and his parents for the funky, informative programmes and the audience for coming.
Well, I can only say thank you to all of you, it was a most polished performance.
For those who think there is nothing for young people to do in Guernsey, these young performers have certainly found something superb.
ELAINE FOTHERGILL |
Frances Chubb
Guest
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 02:04 pm: | |
TO THOSE who did not see the Studio Theatre’s production of Othello – bad luck. It was a wonderful production, with the fantastic Andy Hislop in the title role, giving the best local performance I have seen. He was well supported by the rest of the cast with a special mention for Lisa Kennedy, who gave us a heart melting, innocent and gentle Desdemona.
It is a shame it was only on for three nights. I wish they would perform it again to reach a wider audience.
FRANCES CHUBB. |
Brassell & Creed families
Guest
| | Posted on Monday, July 05, 2010 - 02:29 pm: | |
WE RECENTLY went to watch a production of BATS at St Sampson’s High.
We would like to congratulate the school on a fantastic evening’s entertainment.
The pupils and teachers who took part were brilliant – it is obviously a school full of talent – feel proud. Well done all of you.
THE BRASSELL AND CREED FAMILIES. |
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