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Heritage Events for 2006
February
Saturday 18th – Friday 24th February - Family Fun at the Jersey Museum
Five days of activities will see the Jersey Museum buzzing with children during this event. The activities planned for this popular event are aimed at 7 - 12 year olds.
Organised by the Jersey Heritage Trust – 01534 633300
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
March
Saturday 25th March - Open Day at the Jersey Archive
The Jersey Archive is a state of the art repository for the Island's memory. From tracing your family heritage to researching specific topics this open day will be the day to get all the advice you will need.
Organised by the Jersey Heritage Trust - 01534 633300
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
April
Sunday 2nd April - Grand Opening of Mont Orgueil
Jersey’s most famous Heritage site re-opens its doors, after a £4.5 million restoration project that has opened up a labyrinth of stairways and passages and rooms previously closed to the public. Visitors to the castle can look forward to a full and varied programme of events and re-enactments throughout 2006.
Organised by the Jersey Heritage Trust – 01534 633300
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
Saturday 15th April - Easter Fayre
At the heart of Jersey’s rural past, Hamptonne provides the perfect venue for our Easter Fayre. Make an Easter bonnet, paint an Easter Egg, create an Easter Flower display or just soak up the atmosphere, with a variety of stalls, food and live entertainment on offer.
Organised by the Jersey Heritage Trust and Jersey Tourism - 01534 500777
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
Saturday 29th April – Monday 1st May - A Tudor Lady’s Still Room at Mont Orgueil
Travel back in time and watch the preparation of medicinal, household and sugar work, including electaries, plaisters, tisanes and distilled waters. See sweetmeats suitable for Raleigh’s table being made and the fumigating mixtures and cleaning products that would have been used in the house.
Organised by the Jersey Heritage Trust – 01534 633300
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
May
Saturday 20th – Friday 26th May - The Barber Surgeon at Mont Orgueil
Meet one of the living history characters from the Stuart period. He can cure you of many ills, mend wounds and set bones, as well as giving you a shave.
Organised by the Jersey Heritage Trust – 01534 633300
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
June
Thursday 1st – Sunday 4th June - Ancient Arts at La Hougue Bie
Join in some of the prehistoric activities on offer, including metal working and smelting and some old favourites such as cookery and children’s activities.
Organised by the Jersey Heritage Trust – 01534 633300
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
Saturday 17th June - Midsummer Fete
Celebrate Midsummer within the rural surroundings of Hamptonne.
Organised by the Jersey Heritage Trust - 01534 633300
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
July
Saturday 8th – Monday 10th July - Medieval Clerk at Mont Orgueil
Thursday 13th – Sunday 16th July
Meet one of our living history characters as he explains the education of the period, the social laws, currency and money matters including his castle wages.
Organised by the Jersey Heritage Trust – 01534 633300
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
Saturday 15th - Sunday 23rd July - National Archaelogy Week
Learn about Jersey's archaelogy.
Organised by the Jersey Heritage Trust - 01534 633300
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
Saturday 22nd – Sunday 23rd July - Napoleonic Experience at Elizabeth Castle
The Grenadier Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Food Guards join forces with the local Jersey Militia to transport visitors back to the Napoleonic era. Enjoy some of the interactive displays including drill sessions and demonstrations on infantry tactics. Learn about the life of a soldier and the role of women in the army as well as the general tactics of Napoleonic warfare.
Organised by the Jersey Heritage Trust – 01534 633300
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
August
Friday 11th – Sunday 13th August - Hamptonne Fair
A celebration of rural crafts, with old favourites such as the Bale Maze, Farmers' Races, Animal Tangle and Pond Dipping, to say nothing of the many art and craft activities. Adults can enjoy gentler pursuits such as watching the demonstrators at work, talking to experts in country crafts, soaking up the atmosphere in the sunny meadow or tasting some delicious traditional food in the old style cafe. Come and enjoy the music, dancing and a whole lot of old fashioned fun.
Organised by the Jersey Heritage Trust – 01534 633300
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
Saturday 19th – Monday 21st August - Tudor Market at Mont Orgueil
Re-enactors from the UK will provide a series of market stalls with peddlers and street traders selling their wares and crafts. See stocking knitters, pin makers, fletchers and sign painters creating their produce and enjoy buskers and ballad sellers touting their songs.
Organised by the Jersey Heritage Trust – 01534 633300
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
September
Saturday 9th - Sunday 10th September - Heritage Open Days
A range of rarely acessible properties will be open free of charge today. Organised by the National Trust for Jersey, these open days offer the opportunity to gain historical insight into Jersey's unique built heritage.
For further information Tel: +44 (0)1534 483193 or
www.nationaltrustjersey.org.je
Saturday 23rd – Friday 29th September - Mulberry Dyer at Mont Orgueil
Meet one of our living history characters from the Napoleonic era.
Organised by the Jersey Heritage Trust – 01534 633300
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
October
Saturday 21st - Sunday 22nd October - Fais’sie d’Cidre
The annual festival of cider, when the apples are crushed, the pulp pressed and the juice put into barrels ready for the next cider crop. There was a time when cider was one of Jersey’s largest export and the drink was made on farms all over the Island. Celebrate the cider of today and yesterday with a variety of activities and tastings.
Organised by the Jersey Heritage Trust – 01534 633300
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
November
Sunday 5th November - Codes and Clues at the Jersey Archive
The themes of espionage, spies, detection, clue finding and codes will be explored during this event. Become a history detective or an historical spy, with lots of activities including code making and breaking, writing in invisible ink, forgery and disguise.
Organised by the Jersey Heritage Trust – 01534 633300
www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
Living History 2006
Mont Orgueil Castle, Gorey. Usual opening hours and admission prices apply. Tel: 01534 633300 www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
Celebrate the re-opening of Mont Orgueil Castle by visiting at a time when the castle is buzzing with re-enactors.
Medieval & Tudor Hawking – Mont Orgueil Falconers
Discover the origins of falconry, the penalties for keeping a bird above your station and the methods used to train birds in medieval times. See the magnificent hawks in action. Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. 2nd April – 30th September.
ECW swordsman and Napoleonic soldier
Come along and watch the re-enactment of an ECW swordsman and Napoleonic soldier. All day Saturdays at the Castle. 2nd April – 30th September.
Mont Orgueil Archers
Fascinating talks and displays on archery, fletching and leatherwork. Try your hand with the infamous long bow. Sundays 10:00 – 16:00 hrs. 2nd April – 30th September.
The Dukes Leopards
The Company of the Duke's Leopards makes a triumphant return to Mont Orgueil Castle. Come along to the Castle and take a step back in time and see what life might have been like in a medieval castle more than 500 years ago.
10:00 – 16:00 hrs on Saturday 17th – Sunday 18th June, Saturday 29th – Sunday 30th July and Saturday 16th – Sunday 17th September.
Storytellers
Meet a character and listen to a story about Mont Orgueil. Tuesday and Thursday mornings 10:00 – 12:00 hrs, 25th July – 7th September.
Exhibitions
The Jersey Heritage Trust plans to fill 2006 with a variety of exhibitions and installations. For further information Tel: 01534 633300 or visit www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
Jersey Museum
Acting Out: Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore
(30 November 05 – 24 September 06)
A must-see exhibition celebrating the art of the French surrealist sisters, photographer Claude Cahun & graphic illustrator Marcel Moore who lived in Jersey & whose work has achieved worldwide renown.
ArtZone
(from February 2006)
A new & exciting interactive art space made for children & adults - for learning & for being creative. Tutored practical workshops will be held regularly.
Maximum Meaning, Minimum Means: the graphic art of Abram Games
(November 2006 – January 2007)
Artwork by one of the twentieth century’s most influential designers - Abram Games (1914-1996) who created symbols for the Festival of Britain & the BBC. Including posters made while an official war artist, adverts for Guinness & award winning stamp designs commissioned by the Island of Jersey.
Maritime Museum
The Working Harbour
(from May 2006)
Contrasting archive photographs from the Société Jersiaise & contemporary images by local photographic students, depicting the working life of Jersey harbours.
La Hougue Bie
The Forgotten Forest
(continues until November 06) sponsored by David and Ann Crossland.
All that remains of the Neolithic landscape that once existed in St Ouen’s Bay are peat beds. This exhibition tells the story of the Forgotten Forest & includes archaeological objects never before displayed & a specially commissioned aerial reconstruction.
Hamptonne
The Camera Doesn’t Lie! - the filming of Under the Greenwood Tree
(continues until November 2006)
The fascinating story of how in the summer of 2005 Hamptonne became the fictitious village of Melstock for the filming of Thomas Hardy’s novel; including photographs documenting the transformation & sets used in the television production.
The Rural Face of Jersey
(from April 2006)
A new exhibition that, through a range of resources including interactives, explains the story of the Jersey Cow & its importance in history, culture & agriculture – the origins, development & protection of the unique breed, its place in the world cattle market & the present day local dairy industry.
Jersey Archive
Missing Towers
(from June 2006)
Jersey’s coastal fortifications have played a major part in the protection of the Island but some towers were destroyed in the 19th century or during the Occupation. The fascinating story of the Martello, Conway & Round Towers is told in a series of texts & images including very early photographs.
Mont Orgueil
Photographic Exhibition
April 2006
In October 2005 John Nasey directed a photographic workshop inspired by aspects of Mont Orgueil Castle. This exhibition shows a selection of the diverse images that were produced by the students & celebrates the re-opening of this unique Jersey landmark.
PTGH wish to thank Jersey Tourism for their help in providing the above information.
19/01/2006
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