RELATIVE V A L U E S

FAVOURITE SMELL

The smell of the sea air.

FAVOURITE WAY TO SPEND A WEEKEND

Relaxing and catching up with friends and family, even better if on, in or near the sea.

FAVOURITE FOOD

Seafood – although I hate having to peel prawns!

FAVOURITE ICE CREAM FLAVOUR

Almost any from The Waffle Wagon on Five Mile Road!

FAVOURITE PASTIME

Watching sport and playing golf.

FAVOURITE FILM

Action films (The Bourne Trilogy) or thought provoking films (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri) tend to get my vote. Having said that, I will find myself watching Hot Fuzz for the thousandth time when it pops up on the TV channel menu.

FAVOURITE BOOK

This is one of the hardest questions to answer – I love Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next novels, I enjoy a good thriller or detective ‘who dunnit’ book too and at the moment I’m enjoying Value(s) by Mark Carney.

FAVOURITE SONG

Probably a toss-up between Ebony Eyes by The Everly Brothers, The Disturbed’s rendition of The Sound of Silence, Room with a View by The Interrupters and Grandma’s Feather Bed by John Denver – but then there are so many others I could call my favourite too.

FAVOURITE PERSON

My husband Andy.

FAVOURITE CITY AND WHY

London. So much colour, history, adventure and variety of culture, the arts, sport and life in general. I try to avoid taking the tube when I’m there because there is so much to see and experience that you miss when underground.

FAVOURITE THING TO SPLURGE ON

Jersey seafood, Fortnum and Mason Lapsang Souchong tea bags and books.

FAVOURITE PLACE IN JERSEY SO FAR

This is an ‘it depends’ answer I’m afraid: Corbiere for a re-set, Ouaisne for a chill-out and re-charge, Belval if in need of a quick swim, the green lanes in St Martin for thinking space and Jersey Zoo for inspiration..

CI Pride will be held in Jersey on Saturday 10 September with parade that will draw inspiration from the first UK Pride march in 1972 that protested against the discrimination experienced by LGBTQ+ people. It’s a great event and something to get behind and get involved with. Pride is supported this year by Mourant and Jersey Electricity, who are Gold Sponsors of CI Pride 2022 in partnership with Liberate Jersey. We thougth we’d meet a person from each firm who’s been instrumental in helping with support for the event this year.

This year, CCA Galleries International presented its 7th Jersey Summer Exhibition. With over 260 entries the judges chose almost 150 works to hang in the gallery, of which the quality and variety exceeded all expectations, skyrocketing the show into an event worthy of international acclaim and recognition and highlighting jersey as an island with a community of highly creative and diverse artisans. Each year CCA Galleries International invites distinguished judges to the panel and this year we were delighted to bring sculptor and fashion designer Nicole Farhi and Royal Academicians, the Wilson Sisters, Jane and Louise.

The standard of work was so high this year that the judges unanimously voted to have 3 prizes with a joint first to Debbie Crane and Rachel Ara who are offered a joint show in 2023 throughout the entire gallery. Tim Le Breuilly was runner up and will also be exhibiting in 2023. All three winning works sold on the opening night - testament to the quality of the pieces.

CCA Galleries International opened in 2013 and for almost 10 years we have awarded numerous art prizes and