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JSPCA to host first Pet Memorial Service on 8th June

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JSPCA to host first Pet Memorial Service on 8th June

The JSPCA are to host their first Pet Memorial Service on 8th June, in honour of World Pet Memorial Day.

The Pet Memorial Service marks the start of the JSPCA Pet Bereavement Support service launched for 2019.

All staff at the JSPCA underwent Pet Bereavement training in April this year, which was delivered by Blue Cross. This is not just to help their staff to support the public during a difficult time with the loss of their pet, but for themselves and each other, as compassion fatigue is high amongst those working in the animal industry.

The JSPCA would like to welcome everyone to the Pet Cemetery at First Tower for a bespoke Pet Memorial Service on 8th June in honour of World Pet Memorial Day. The service will commence at 2pm. 

The JSPCA hopes that this will provide a time for members of the public who have sadly said goodbye to their pet, for those who currently have a beloved pet missing and for those working in the animal industry to come to a safe place to have a chat with the JSPCA Bereavement Team and reflect.

Blue Islands launch the scrumpy express

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Blue Islands launch the scrumpy express

Blue Islands today launched its third new service for 2019, which sees three flights per week connecting Guernsey and Jersey to Cornwall Airport Newquay this summer. So if you’re in need of some alternate surf or scrumpy cider, get involved.

Rob Veron, CEO Blue Islands said, “Cornwall Airport Newquay is the third exciting new addition to the Blue Islands route network for 2019. Key to our development strategy is commercial viability and sustainability of services.”

The service will see flights operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the summer season until 31 August 2019. Flights start in Guernsey with a short stop in Jersey allowing passengers to board the aircraft before continuing to Cornwall Airport Newquay.

“We continue to develop a broader portfolio of destinations and airlines for our passengers as we see an ever-growing demand for visitors coming to Cornwall, but also those who seek ease of travel from their local airport,” says Al Titterington, Managing Director, Cornwall Airport Newquay. “Blue Islands’ schedule is ideal for anyone wanting to enjoy an extended weekend, or a full week break, in either the Channel Islands or Cornwall – now just a one-hour flight away compared to an eight-hour drive and ferry crossing,” adds Titterington.

Mr Veron added, “Whether it’s Channel Islanders enjoying all that Cornwall has to offer including Michelin star dining, the incredible back drop for the hit TV series Poldark and of course the pretty Cornish harbours, or residents of Cornwall looking to experience our beautiful Channel Islands, we look forward to welcoming our customers on board this summer.”

Flights can be booked now at flybe.com, route operated by Blue Islands, Blue Islands is a Flybe franchise partner.

Aztec and Carey Olsen help Inflexion do the double.

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Aztec and Carey Olsen help Inflexion do the double.

Aztec Group and Carey Olsen have supported Inflexion Private Equity Partners with its successful £1bn double fundraise.

Domiciled and administered in Guernsey, the two private equity funds, Inflexion Enterprise Fund V and Inflexion Supplemental Fund V, have secured commitments at their hard cap of £400 million and £600 million respectively.

Focused on the UK lower mid-market, Inflexion Enterprise Fund V will make investments of £10 million to £35 million in established businesses. Inflexion Supplemental Fund V will support the firm on larger investments, investing primarily alongside Inflexion Buyout Fund V, a £1.25 billion fund, and Inflexion Partnership Capital Fund II, a £1 billion fund, both of which were raised concurrently in 2018. The funds will invest across all sectors and each investee company will have access to Inflexion’s extensive resources spanning digital enhancement, international expansion, acquisition support, operational improvement and talent management.

Aztec Group, overseen by Head of Private Equity in Guernsey, Matt Horton, and supported by client relationship managers, Rob Carter and Jo Le Prevost, managed the set-up of the funds and will provide a range of administration, financial reporting and governance services from its office in Guernsey.

The Carey Olsen team, led by partner Andrew Boyce with support from senior associate John Scanlan and associates Rachel de la Haye and Nele Bhebe, provided the Guernsey legal and regulatory advice in respect of the formation, structuring and launch of both funds.

Matt Horton, Head of Private Equity – Guernsey, Aztec Group, said:

“Congratulations to Inflexion and all involved in another extremely successful fundraise. We are delighted to build on our excellent long-standing partnership with Inflexion and welcome the opportunity to reinforce our award-winning credentials in fund administration and the UK mid-market sector.”

Andrew Boyce, Partner, Carey Olsen, said:

“We are delighted to have once again acted for Inflexion on this swift double fundraising. It says a lot about Inflexion’s impressive track record that it is able to attract such strong support from investors and be in a position to hold a final close on both funds in such a short period of time.”

Recently named UK House of the Year and the Grand Prix House of the Year at the 2019 Private Equity Awards, Inflexion is a leading UK private equity manager, specialising in the UK mid-market sector. It has a portfolio of 42 companies, reaches 150 countries and employs more than 20,000 people.

 

It’s Tuuli Time.

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It’s Tuuli Time.

She’s the statuesque supermodel, yoga teacher, style icon and married to my old pal Rankin. Life is anything but dull for the Jersey Style Awards 2019 host!

If you attended the Jersey Style Awards last year, you couldn’t have failed to miss Tuuli! The Finnish born statuesque beauty accompanied designer Pam Hogg and Alice Dellal to the event with 3 sensational red carpet outfit changes no less! This year the supermodel will return to host our third annual gala, frankly I’m hoping for at least 4 showstoppers this time…

An iconic supermodel, signed to Storm in London when she was just 16 years of age, Tuuli ventured into modelling after school from a walk-in to the agency on Kings Road. The idea being it would present a fun gap year before University.

“The plan was to model during my gap year and then to go to university but it started to go well and I loved it so it became a gap life,” Tuuli tells Gallery.

“I love that every shoot is different, the diverse people you get to meet and the collaboration between everyone to create the images or film. I also really enjoy the challenge of playing a different character each time.”

“The waiting around can be quite hard sometimes but as long as you have a good book or a podcast it’s fine! Rankin and I did a calendar together with an artist who painted me pretty much head to toe 12 times. Each one took about 8 hours and so I worked my way through the entire back catalogue of Desert Island Discs.”

Indeed being an in-demand model has allowed Tuuli to travel the world and visit incredible locations.

“I’ve shot all around Argentina for 2 weeks and learned tango with a tango master for a Dutch commercial and zoomed around in a convertible in the Californian desert with Heidi Klum for her Lidl clothing line. I was a Santa girl in ‘Love Actually’ the movie and also on the cover of a Bond book – which led to speeding down the River Thames in a boat wearing a red leather catsuit accompanied by 2 helicopters for the launch.”

Clearly fashion plays a major part in her life especially walking in the London Fashion Week shows. My personal favourite is always Pam Hogg’s show where Tuuli has been a consistent feature for years. Pam’s fashion shows are fearless, inventive and utterly provocative with her distinctive designs and iconic skin-tight catsuits.

“I think Pam is an extraordinary and a true creative talent. She is such an empowered woman with incredible energy. She is also incredibly persuasive – she’s given me the confidence to wear things I would never have considered,” laughed Tuuli.

So how did she end up marrying Rankin, arguably Britain’s most successful export to the fashion industry and one of the world’s leading photographers?

“We met on a shoot! It was a campaign for Elle Macpherson Intimates. I had never met him before and was incredibly nervous to work with him. Sarah Doukas (owner of Storm) advised me to ‘give as good as I got’ and I would be fine. We got on brilliantly immediately.”

About to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary, Rankin and Tuuli have worked on an abundance of shoots together and they’ve been anything but dull!

“It’s great working together and I feel incredibly proud of the body of work we’ve created over the years. Post shoot, I have occasionally been covered head to toe in midge bites or completely frozen after shooting in the Irish Sea but it’s usually worth it!”

“We’ve done so many it’s actually quite difficult to remember them all. We did the Jitrois campaign together for years; shot 1000 unique Polaroids for Macallan whisky in and around their distillery in Scotland (which led to the midge bites…!); Smirnoff, Swatch, Schweppes and also some memorable charity campaigns including Women’s Aid and World Cancer Research Fund.”

Managing the work/life balance has always been easy for Tuuli, for in her spare time (hard to imagine she has any right?) she’s a yoga teacher and a qualified Nutritionist. She’s also currently studying herbal medicine, and she just about to launch a tea brand – ‘Tuuli Tea’ – just brilliant!

“I teach on a couple of yoga retreats a year, in Italy and in India, and those certainly help with the work/life balance! I started yoga to fix my knees. I had run two marathons and wanted to run a third and my knees were ruined! It fixed my knees and I loved it so much I became a teacher five years ago.”

It seems like there isn’t anything this fair-haired beauty can’t do, but presenting is actually new for Tuuli.

“I’ve never presented an awards show before but I always think it’s great to do new things  and challenge yourself in a different way. Plus I think it will be really fun as I loved Jersey last year, it’s really beautiful and this time I’m determined to explore more of the island.”

Unfazed as always, I have no doubt that she will light up the red carpet, turn on the charm and have us all in the palm of her hand. For if she can deliver a Pam Hogg skin tight bondage ensemble with sass, the Jersey Style Awards in association with MMG will be a walk in the park. 2019 is Tuulli Time!

The Jersey Style Awards take place on the 11th July
www.jerseystyleawards.com

Rock Star

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Rock Star

Photography Danny Evans  |  Make up Decia at Kiss&makeup  |  Model Tam

 

shot 1 
Swimsuit
by Tommy Hilfiger 
£81.00 from Voisins

shot 2
Swimsuit
by Maryan Mehlhorn
£179.00 from Plums

shot 3
Swimsuit 
by Billabong £65.00
from Surfyard

shot 4
Bikini top

by Sisstrevolution £44.00

Bikini Bottoms

by Sisstrevolution £34.00

from Surfyard

 

shot 5
Bikini top
by Calvin Klein £45.00
Bikini Bottoms
by Calvin Klein £34.25
both from Voisins

shot 6
Swimsuit
by Lise Charmel 
£132.00 from Plums

Camaraderie, selflessness, dedication and perseverance.

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Camaraderie, selflessness, dedication and perseverance.

Plus a decent set of trainers and water. Lots of water….

When we heard about a group of local guys that were into ironman competitions and extreme marathons, the term ‘Comrades’ sounded like a nickname they’d given themselves; one that sounded way more focused and purposeful than ‘lads’. It turns out that the term that now aptly unites this group of gentlemen is actually the name of their next group challenge this month.

The infamous ‘Comrades’ Marathon takes place in South Africa this month. Regarded by many to be one of the world’s largest and oldest ultra-marathon races, the group of friends will join more than 25,000 other competitors who will be taking on this physically tough and mentally challenging 87k running race. Yes, 87k, as in kilometres, in the hot, hot sun. Long-term weather forecasts are putting the temperature for the event at 25 degrees. Nice for a sunbathe, more challenging for running all day long.

Seven of the eleven Caesareans signed up to Comrades back in September 2018 after completing the Ironman 140.2 race in Italy. Matthew Morel, Dan Noding, Mark Grenyer, Spencer Daley, Alun Roberts, John Pirouet and Dave Double have been training together since December 2018 and getting the miles in through a series of scheduled sprint sessions, hill drills and long-distance training runs. Four more endurance race runners from the Island; Jason Bingham, Stuart Pinnington, Matt Creed and Graham Marshall, have joined the original seven to take on the challenge too. We got ten of them into their gear and in a makeshift studio in our Gallery warehouse to show them with their pre-event game faces.

Of the upcoming challenge Matthew Morel said: “This year’s race is from Durban to Pietermaritzburg; so up-hill. They alternate the route each year from an up-hill run to a down-hill run. Friends of mine from South Africa who have successfully completed both run routes say that the up-hill route is easier!”

For many doing this race, simply completing it in the allocated time-frame is the goal. Each competitor has twelve hours to complete the 87k distance and on average each year over 10,000 of the 25,000 starters finish in the time set. Yes, the Comrades Marathon is known for promoting ‘camaraderie, selflessness, dedication and perseverance’ and this team will need to egg each other on to get all eleven over the finish line. Hats off to the guys for taking it on and good luck.

Photography : Glen Perotte

Mourant’s 5 in the 35 under 35

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Mourant’s 5 in the 35 under 35

Five lawyers from Mourant in the Channel Islands have been named in ePrivateclient’s inaugural Channel Islands Top 35 Under 35 list.

Counsel, Chris Duncan and Catherine Moore in the firm’s Guernsey office, along with Associates in the Jersey office Chris Vincent, Julia-Anne Dix and Luke Gingell, have been recognised as ‘rising stars’ within the private client advisory profession. This is the second consecutive year that Chris Duncan and Luke Gingell have been named on the list.

Both Catherine and Chris Duncan are members of the firm’s global International Trusts and Private Client practice where their role includes advising trustees and beneficiaries on a wide range of private client-related matters including court applications, international tax disclosures and non-contentious issues concerning trusts, foundations, wills and probate. Chris Vincent, Julia-Anne Dix and Luke Gingell are members of the Jersey litigation practice, focusing on commercial litigation including trusts, fraud and investment disputes as well as regulation and financial services.

Mourant Partner and Head of International Trusts and Private Client, Edward Devenport said: “Building trusted relationships is key in our industry, and the inclusion of Catherine, Chris, Julia-Anne, Luke and Chris on the top 35 list demonstrates the high regard in which they are held by clients and their advisers, as well as their commercial judgement and impressive technical skills. We’re delighted to congratulate them on this well-deserved recognition.”

The ePrivateclient Top 35 Under 35 list is considered the ‘definitive list of young private client practitioners’, with those working in the legal, accountancy, trust and residential property investment industries all eligible for nomination.

edito: The Garden Edition

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edito: The Garden Edition

The White Stripes released ‘Seven Nation Army’ the year I moved to Jersey. It won Best Rock Song at the Grammys and the video, that was one perpetual path through a kaleidescope of Jack and Meg White playing, interspered with animals and skeletons marching (like an army, get it?), was mesmerising.

It still is. I’ve just had to avert my attention back to this screen, as I’m playing it on YouTube as I write. The riff still has it and the song has endured, along with our own white stripe – the masthead at the top of the cover, for the best part of 15 years. But whilst Jack White’s guitar still cuts it, it was time for a subtle branding change on our cover. We weren’t the first magazine to ever have a black logo and white stripe at the top, but it’s been our style now for some 10 years and it’s a pretty common look these days. Sure, it’s only subtle shade change but it’s a conscioius move to evolve. Evolution, not revolution.

It’s actually due to the absence of our designer, who is taking a three-week trip to do a gruelling motorbike rally in Greece this month and my getting my intefering hands back on the design. Ahead of next month’s Jersey Style Awards, organiser Tessa Hartman profiles host Tuuli Shipster (page 12). We therefore got to choose an amazing cover portrait of her from a portfolio of images taken by her husband, the fashion photographer, Rankin.

The new design started as a way to frame that shot and it just sort of snowballed. Kind of like publishing Gallery in the first place. I hope you approve. Let me know, my email address is over there >>

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The Plein Air Painter

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The Plein Air Painter

Robert Allen is an artist based in St Clement, who has used his immediate landscape as inspiration for his work, since studying in Cornwall and Milan between 2002 and 2006. His primary mediums are painting and drawing the seascapes of Jersey plein air (or outdoors), and will be exhibiting his artwork at Le Hocq Tower on 15th and 16th June.vvfv

Robert’s paintings have an urgency and energy that comes from painting directly in the landscape. He is influenced by artists such as Van Gogh, Monet and Cornish artist, Peter Lanyon, whose artwork has an immediacy that describes not just the physical aspects of a place, but the sensation of being there. Occasionally, the paint is affected by the rain or sand that has been blown onto the canvas, with Robert sometimes intentionally adding materials from the environment, including painting with seawater.

‘To stand in a landscape and paint what you see before as clouds and shadows constantly change is a true challenge. This is what makes plein air painting so exciting. Robert Allen has two such paintings in this show. Both pictures show an artist working with authenticity and passion’. Allan Drummond, Judge of the 2017 JJ Fox competition

Coastline Landscape
Paintings by Robert Allen
Le Hocq Tower
15th – 16th June
10am until 6pm

@thepleinairpainter

SPOTM: Raymond & Scott

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SPOTM: Raymond & Scott

PHOTO: Danny Evans

Introducing Raymond and Scott Baxter; a formidable father/son duo and members of the Sun Bowls Club. Having played together for the best part of 17 years, we met the experienced bowlers to find out more of their story and the misconceptions commonly associated with the sport.

How did you both get into bowls?

RAYMOND: I started to play in 1995. My Dad had started the year before and he invited me to give it a try. I thoroughly enjoyed it and the hospitality the club showed convinced me to carry on, which I have never regretted.

SCOTT: My Dad got me into bowls when I was about 10 as a way of spending more time together and to see if I’d like it. I don’t think he expected me to carry on to compete in world competitions.

What is it about the sport that you enjoy most?

RAYMOND: In the beginning, the enjoyment came from playing against the better players and learning to compete with them at all levels. Although I still enjoy the competitive side, the friends you make from all the various clubs make bowling all the more enjoyable. The fact that Scott and I play together competitively is also great; there aren’t many sports where a 55-year-old Dad and his 27-year-old son can team up and compete in competitions.

SCOTT: I enjoy the competitive side. Considering Jersey is such a small island, it has a lot of very good bowlers, so it’s always good to compete against strong opponents. Playing bowls also gives me opportunities to travel the world and play against the best in the world at any level.

What are the misconceptions commonly associated with bowls?

RAYMOND: ”It’s an old man’s game” – is a phrase that you normally hear when you tell people you’re a bowler. While there are many older people that play, the quality and amount of young talent in Jersey and the rest of the British Isles is fantastic. For example, Jersey had 5 male team members that competed in the Atlantic Rim Championships in Wales in May 2019, with only one being over 30 years of age, and the Ladies singles player is only 18. They are a joy to watch as they progress on the world stage.

SCOTT: That it’s a sport for the older generation. Yes, there are older people that play, but when we go away and play in big world events it is all young people that are playing. It’s good to see because bowls as a sport has been trying to shake off this misconception for years, so I highly recommend anyone with this view to just come and give it a go.

Does it ever get competitive between you two?

RAYMOND: In the beginning it was, but then Scott decided to take it seriously and became a very accomplished singles player from the age of about 17. I soon began to realise that I would have to accept that I was no longer the best player in the house! The fact that he went on to win 2 world titles and many others just proves that he had a good teacher, I think! Although, I do still have more club championships to my name than he does, but I’m sure he’ll soon overtake me.

SCOTT: It used to be when I was younger, but as I got older and played in more competitions, Dad had to swallow a bitter pill and accept that I was the better bowler.

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