The Jersey Society in London is a membership society of people from all over the world interested in life, history and culture in the
Bailiwick of Jersey
A bailiwick () is usually the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff, and once also applied to territories in which a privately appointed bailiff exercised the sheriff's functions under a royal or imperial writ. The bailiwick is probably modelled on the ...
.
Nicholas Paines is the Chairman.
Activities
Three times a year the Society holds a dinner meeting, followed by a quiz or talk, at
Westminster Kingsway College
Westminster Kingsway College is a large college for further education in central London with centres in King's Cross in Camden, together with Victoria and Soho centres in Westminster. Founded in 2000 and having origins dating back to 1910, the ...
,
Vincent Square
Vincent Square is a grass-covered square in Westminster, London, England, covering 13 acres, lined with mature trees including London Planes. In among a network of backstreets, it chiefly provides playing fields for Westminster School, who own i ...
, London. There are sometimes speeches by the
Chief Minister
A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...
of the
States of Jersey
The States Assembly (french: Assemblée des États; Jèrriais: ) is the parliament of Jersey, formed of the island's 37 deputies and the Connétable of each of the twelve parishes.
The origins of the legislature of Jersey lie in the system o ...
.
Boules
''Boules'' () is a collective name for a wide range of games similar to bowls and bocce (In French: jeu or jeux, in Croatian: boćanje and in Italian: gioco or giochi) in which the objective is to throw or roll heavy balls (called in France, ...
and other events are held for the members.
The Bulletin
The Bulletin is the journal of the Society, published twice a year, and sent to the members. There are articles on Jersey architectural history, a digest of Jersey news, and reports on the three Society meetings in London.
See also
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Archaeology of the Channel Islands
Archaeology is promoted in Jersey by the '' Société Jersiaise'' and by Jersey Heritage. Promotion in the Bailiwick of Guernsey being undertaken by ''La Société Guernesiaise'', ''Guernsey Museums'', the ''Alderney Society'' with World War II wor ...
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Guernsey Society The Guernsey Society is an organisation for people with an interest in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
Society aims
The Guernsey Society aims are to promote, maintain and stimulate interest in all matters concerning the Bailiwick of Guernsey, its past, ...
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Jersey Heritage
Jersey Heritage is an independent trust in Jersey which is responsible for the island's major historic sites, museums, and public archives. It holds collections of artefacts, works of art, documents, specimens, and information relating to Jer ...
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Société Jersiaise
The Société Jersiaise is a learned society in Jersey which was founded in 1873, in the manner of similar county societies in the United Kingdom and Sociétés Savantes in France for the purposes of:
*''"The Publication of Local History,
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References
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Organizations established in 1896
Clubs and societies in London
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