Bailiff: ‘Adopt The Jersey Way’ – Channel 103

May 5th, 2017

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Bailiff: ‘Adopt The Jersey Way’ – Channel 103

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Bailiff: ‘Adopt The Jersey Way’ – Channel 103: The Bailiff has used his traditional Liberation Day speech to encourage us to think about our Jersey identity. William Bailhache has called for all people in the island to “adopt the Jersey Way.” He told the crowds gathered in Liberation Square that “the Jersey Way” means being tolerant, competent in what we do, and showing integrity and compassion. He has … Read More

Beginning in Jerriais – which he joked was spoken in a La Rocque accent – the Bailiff used his speech to encourage us to keep the language alive, saying it is “as much a part of our identity as the Jersey cow, or the Jersey Royal potato.”