News

Details of the celebrations for this year's Liberation Day have been released, along with the Vale's own plans. This year, the parish is marking the anniversary with a special tea party for its older residents, which will be held at the Vale Douzaine Room.

Details of the next meeting of the Vale Moorings Committees has been published and it invites all boat owners with registered moorings at Bordeaux, Les Amarreurs, Chouet, and Rousse to attend.

A Vale road that was closed without warning nearly a year ago is finally set to reopen. Guernsey Water announced yesterday that work is to start stablising a quarry bordering the lane, which led to the closure.

Users of L'Ancresse are being warned that work has started – subject to tides – on the rock armouring that protects the former anti-tank wall at the popular bay.

Vale residents are being asked to make sure they recycle things in the proper bags – especially glass. The reminder comes after Recycling for Guernsey has noticed that some households are leaving bottles and jars for collection in plastic bags.

A new website has been launched to help anyone in the Vale who is thinking about standing for election as People's Deputy in the general election to be held next summer. The States of Guernsey site has been made available more than a year ahead of the election itself to provide early and additional support and information to people who are considering whether or not they wish to stand.

Vale parishioners are being encouraged to have their say on proposals to prepare a local planning brief for what's being called the Guernsey Harbour Action Areas because the brief will then be used to determine what sort of future developments will be allowed in the St Sampson's/Bridge area.

Work to improve the very popular play area at Les Amarreurs should finally be completed this summer, the Vale's Senior Constable has said.

One of the things we're asked is how parishioners can keep an eye on planning applications potentially affecting them and the parish if they don't read the Guernsey Press every day. The good news is that the States' own website provides access to all "live" applications.

A special drop-in session is being held at the Vale Douzaine in May to help local employers and the self-employed to prepare for this summer's introduction of mandatory secondary pensions for employees.