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6 days ago
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Moonlight walk to remember lost loved ones
People are set to take part in a Jersey walking event to remember loved ones they have lost. Jersey Hospice Care has organised the Moonlight Walk with two circular routes - a 5km (3.1 miles) Half Moon Walk or a 10km (6.2 miles) Full Moon Walk - starting at St Brelade's Parish Hall at 21:00 BST. Organisers said more than 300 people had signed up and they expected a few more to attend on the night. Marina Brockbank, community engagement officer for Jersey Hospice Care, said the event could be "truly heart-warming". More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey Ms Brockbank said: "Whether you're walking to celebrate the lives of those no longer with us, make new memories, or perhaps a bit of both - it's about coming together as a community to show how much we value our hospice's work." The charity said marshals and water stops would be positioned along the routes and entrants would get a cup of tea and some cake when they finish. Entries cost £31.50 for a family of two adults and two children or £10.50 for people aged 16 or over and £5.25 for under 16s, who must be accompanied by an adult, the charity said. Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Jersey Hospice Care launches three-year strategy Jersey Hospice aims to raise £100,000 in 72 hours Jersey Hospice Care Moonlight Walk
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6 days ago
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Moonlight walk to remember lost loved ones
People are set to take part in a Jersey walking event to remember loved ones they have lost. Jersey Hospice Care has organised the Moonlight Walk with two circular routes - a 5km (3.1 miles) Half Moon Walk or a 10km (6.2 miles) Full Moon Walk - starting at St Brelade's Parish Hall at 21:00 BST. Organisers said more than 300 people had signed up and they expected a few more to attend on the night. Marina Brockbank, community engagement officer for Jersey Hospice Care, said the event could be "truly heart-warming". More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey Ms Brockbank said: "Whether you're walking to celebrate the lives of those no longer with us, make new memories, or perhaps a bit of both - it's about coming together as a community to show how much we value our hospice's work." The charity said marshals and water stops would be positioned along the routes and entrants would get a cup of tea and some cake when they finish. Entries cost £31.50 for a family of two adults and two children or £10.50 for people aged 16 or over and £5.25 for under 16s, who must be accompanied by an adult, the charity said. Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Jersey Hospice Care launches three-year strategy Jersey Hospice aims to raise £100,000 in 72 hours Jersey Hospice Care Moonlight Walk
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11-06-2025
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Charity festival cancelled as signups plummet
A festival celebrating charities has been cancelled due to a shortage or organisations wanting to have stalls. Organisers of Jersey's Kindness Festival said they would normally have 25 to 30 charities signed up at this stage for the day-long event, but only had four names so far. "This leads to the realisation that - with so many charity events in the island - probably the Kindness Festival is no longer needed," a spokesperson said. Festival organisers said they had chosen to cancel the event now before performers started to rehearse, and to allow the venues to be used for other events. The festival was due to take place in St Aubin towards the end of September. It started in 2015 as a "joyful celebration" of local charities and a "day of fun" for visitors, organisers said. Charities who had signed up would have their joining fees refunded, they added. More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Charities body calls for support from government Increase in demand for family charity support Race across Europe to raise funds for charity Kindness Festival
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09-06-2025
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Coroner to examine emergency service policies
A coroner is to consider the policies of emergency services as part of an inquest into the death of a 39 year-old man. Paramedic John Sutherland and technician Tom Le Sauteur were found guilty of failing to take reasonable care of Frazer Irvine, whose March 2022 death is the subject of an inquest due to start on Tuesday. Speaking at a pre-inquest hearing on Monday, Bridget Dolan KC said the inquiry would look at the broad context and systems in which the police officers and ambulance staff present at Mr Irvine's death were operating. She made it clear the inquest would be "a wholly separate process to the criminal trial". Ms Dolan said it was going to be an Article 2 inquest - a broader type of hearing where there is potential an official or state body is in part responsible for the death. She said the hearing would not challenge the trial's findings but it would address relevant matters that weren't dealt with in the criminal process, or weren't dealt with in sufficient depth. She said the trial never focused on what caused Mr Irvine's death so that would be for the inquest to determine, adding it was unusual for an inquest to happen after criminal proceedings. In setting out the scope of the inquest, Ms Dolan said she would consider whether there were any shortcomings in ambulance and police policies, guidance and procedures that were relevant to Mr Irvine's death. ambulance service to have an external investigation completed. Ms Dolan reassured Mr Irvine's parents, who were present at the hearing, their interests were integral to the process, acknowledging it had been "a long road" for them. The inquest will hear evidence from Mr Sutherland and Mr Le Sauteur, as well as from two police officers present at Mr Irvine's death. It is expected to conclude on Friday. Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Ambulance staff trial added to grief, says friend Ambulance workers' verdict of neglect upheld Conditional discharge for 999 workers after death Jersey Courts - Inquest hearings
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02-06-2025
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Priest jailed for historic child sex abuse
A former Catholic priest in Jersey has been jailed for five years for sexually abusing a child. Piotr Antoni Glas committed the 11 sexual abuse offences between 2004 and 2007 while he was a priest in the island. Jersey's Royal Court also gave Glas, 61, a lifelong restraining order, preventing contact with the victim, and ordered him to pay more than £12,000 towards the cost of the victim's ongoing therapy. In April, Glas was found guilty of three counts of gross indecency with a child. The court heard how Glas progressively groomed his victim before abusing his position of trust to satisfy his sexual desires. In delivering the sentence, the Deputy Bailiff Robert MacRae said it was "difficult to think of a more serious breach of trust than your offending in this case". On Monday, Crown Advocate Carla Carvalho, prosecuting, described Glas's "planned and deliberate" grooming. She said Glas started by showering the victim with gifts, building up to the point where he would invite the victim to his house before using the victim's feet to satisfy his sexual "foot fetish". Ms Carvalho also described an isolated incident where Glas wrestled with the victim, putting their face to his groin and their feet on his face. She read from a doctor's report that outlined the extreme psychological harm and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) the victim had suffered as a result of the abuse. She also said Glas had groomed the victim's family by supporting them spiritually and financially so that they trusted him "implicitly". She said Glas' elevated spiritual and social status in the church meant the victim was dismissed when they tried to raise the abuse. This meant the victim became a subject of blame which compounded their original trauma, she said. Throughout the hearing, Glas sat in the court's dock with his eyes closed, muttering under his breath. He stood with his eyes closed when his sentence was read out. Glas was also put on the sex offenders list for 10 years. In April, the Bishop of Portsmouth apologised for the abuse and pain Glas's victim had suffered. Det Con Caroline Foord said the victim had shown "immense courage" to report the abuse. She said: "Glas's behaviour was manipulative, abusing his position of trust. "As a result, his offending behaviour remained unchallenged for a prolonged period of time and he took advantage of opportunities to groom the victim for his own sexual gratification." The children's charity NSPCC said Glas had "exploited his position of trust". A spokesperson said: "The victim in this case has shown great bravery in speaking out and helping to ensure Glas faced justice for his crimes. "Child sexual abuse can have a devastating and lasting impact on the victims, which is why it is so important that anyone who suffers such abuse knows that if they speak out, they will be listened to and supported." More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Bishop apologises for priest's child abuse Priest found guilty of gross indecency with child Jersey Royal Court
