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BBC News
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Jersey: Band record Jerriais version of national anthem
A pop-folk band has re-recorded the island's national anthem Beautiful Jersey in Jersey's traditional language is a 10-piece band which performs in Jerriais to promote the island's cultural band has re-recorded a Jerriais version of Beautiful Jersey which was released ahead of Liberation singer Kit Ashton told BBC Radio Jersey the national anthem was a popular "patriotic song" but it "took on a new life" when it was translated into Jerriais and helped raise morale during the German occupation. Mr Ashton said it was believed to have been performed at a musical event to raise morale at this "really tough time" during World War Two."Translating it into Jerriais also gave it a really magical touch of not being immediately understandable by the occupying German forces so it was almost like a secret code really and Jerriais was a code that was used during that time," he Ashton said music was a great way to connect younger people with "that part of our identity" and in helping to keep Jerriais said that the Badlabecques's version of the national anthem was one of a number which Deputy Carolyn Labey, who is international development minister, had requested be made available on the government's band has had its first two studio albums permanently catalogued in the British Library in London.
BBC News
28-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Record number of Jersey volunteers help with overseas aid
A record number of people from Jersey applied as volunteers last year in the three countries where it sends Overseas Aid teams supported education, housing and environment projects in Nepal, Malawi and Rwanda.A new report has revealed 126 people applied to volunteer there last year - up from 107 the year report said volunteering "showcased the generosity and dedication of islanders to international development". Teachers from the island supported schools in Rwanda with English coaching and Nepal, volunteers worked with charities on climate projects, and in Malawi people helped to build houses. Volunteers had to pay their own travel expenses and Jersey Overseas Aid funded additional costs, supplies and organisation has sent volunteers from Jersey to aid projects since Carolyn Labey, Minister for International Development & Chair of Jersey Overseas Aid Commission, said in the report last year was "a standout year for our humanitarian funding".
BBC News
24-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Poll reveals 'Beautiful Jersey' most popular choice for anthem
The song 'Beautiful Jersey' was voted by islanders as the most popular choice of music to serve as the island's national anthem, a States poll has were sought on plans to adopt the song as the island's official anthem in a public consultation which closed on 18 January.A Freedom of Information request for a breakdown of the data revealed 1,237 people voted online in favour of Beautiful Jersey becoming the national anthem, with 870 against and 359 States Assembly voted to make Beautiful Jersey the island's national anthem in March. 'Island Home' This was the second time politicians asked what the anthem for Jersey should 2007 the public voted for Beautiful Jersey - only for a panel of experts to overrule the choice and instead choose 'Island Home' by Gerard Le States said God Save the King came second in a breakdown of alternative suggestions for an anthem, with 39 added: "The consultation also received 1,252 paper responses which have not been included due to the excessive amount of time it would take to collate and analyse the raw data."Other suggestions included Ma Normandie with 15 votes, Island Home with 12 votes, Take That Grouville with eight votes, and Proud to be a Bean with three Jersey topped the poll with 541 votes. Deputy Carolyn Labey, Minister for International Development, previously said she wanted to formalise a national day and a Jersey anthem ahead of Liberation Day politicians also approved plans to make Liberation Day the island's national day last month.
