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Election 2020
Guernsey will have a General Election of People’s Deputies in June 2020. In order to vote in this election you must be registered on the Electoral Roll. A brand-new roll has been established for this election so you must re-register even if you have been registered before. The easiest way to do this is online at election2020.gg or you can fill out the household registration form that was sent to every home in Guernsey in December 2019. If you think you have not received a form and would like one please call the Election 2020 Office on 01481 747579.
Once you are registered on the Electoral Roll you have a choice of how and where you vote.
Vote in person or by post
You can vote in person at a polling station on any one of the polling days or you can opt for a postal vote. The easiest way to opt for a postal vote is online at election2020.gg or you can call the Election 2020 Office on 01481 747579 and request a postal vote application form. Please note, once you have been issued with a postal ballot pack you will not be eligible for a ballot paper at a polling station. However, you are able to deliver your completed postal ballot to a polling station if you have missed the return postal deadline.
If you decide to vote in person you have a choice of days and places to vote.
Parish polling stations (St Pierre du Bois Community Hall) will be open from 8am to 8pm on Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 June 2020. Please note, each parish polling station is only for voters in that parish.
In addition, Beau Sejour super-polling station will be open for ANY registered Islander to vote in person from 8am to 8pm on:
Saturday 13 June, Sunday 14 June, Tuesday 16 June, Wednesday 17 June
Candidates
Candidate nomination forms will be available from the Bailiff’s Chambers and from the various Douzaines. Completed forms must be received by the Bailiff’s Secretary by 4pm on Friday 15 May 2020. After this time all candidate information will be available on the website election2020.gg and a combined manifesto will be delivered to every home on the Electoral Roll.
If you have any queries about this election you can contact the Election 2020 Office by email elections@gov.gg or by phone 01481 747579.
Stream Clearing
Please see this link to Guernsey Water for more information on the requirements for clearing streams and douits.
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Defibrillators in Guernsey
A defibrillator or Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a piece of life-saving equipment which, when used with CPR, can aid survival after a sudden cardiac arrest. They are electrical devices that analyse the heart rhythm and administer an electric shock, if necessary, to restore normal heart rhythm after someone has had a cardiac arrest.
There are a number of Public Access Defibrillators (PAD) around Guernsey, these give verbal instructions to guide a member of the public through each step with no prior training required. If you are with someone who is unresponsive and not breathing, or not breathing normally, then follow the steps to use the PAD while the St John Emergency Ambulance Service are on their way.
You will find more information on this leaflet: guernsey-defibrillator-leaflet
As you will see from the leaflet, there are only a limited number of PADs in the Western Parishes. Those around the island are in place thanks to the generosity and support of many local businesses and community groups. If you, your group, or your business, would like to find more information about providing a PAD, please visit http://www.cag.org.gg
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Hedges and Streams
hedges and streams
CUTTING OF HEDGES
In conformity with the Cutting of Hedges Ordinances and the Parochial Administration Ordinance 2013, the Constables and Douzaines of the several parishes of the Island hereby give notice to the occupiers of land bordering public roads, or, if the land is unoccupied, to the owners thereof, that they are required during the first fifteen days of June and the last fifteen days of September, to cut and trim the hedges thereof
(a) up to a height of 12 ft. from the road surface where that road is ordinarily used by vehicular traffic – N.B. this includes the road AND footpath.
and
(b) up to a height of 8 ft. from the road surface where that road is not ordinarily used by vehicular traffic
and IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER remove from such public roads and hedges all material cut from such hedges.
For the purpose of this notice, hedges shall be deemed to include trees and branches of trees, and all kinds of growth overhanging a public road at a height less than that specified above.
Any persons defaulting in the above requirements could be liable to a Civil Penalty of £50.00 with an additional fine of £5.00 per day in which the failure continues.
Note: “All kinds of growth” overhanging a public road also includes that which actually grows on roadside walls and banks. It is also necessary to ensure that the hedge is not only trimmed, but cut back so that no part of it less than the required height overhangs the boundary of the road or footpath.
STREAMS
In conformity with the Loi relative aux Douits, 1953 and the Parochial Administration Ordinance 2013, streams inspections are carried out twice yearly at the same time as the hedge inspections. Streams are required to be clear of all debris, weed growth etc. to ensure that they flow in an unobstructed manner. It is vital that riverains complete their inspections and any necessary work at the proper time, i.e.
during the first fifteen days of June
during the last fifteen days of September
The Douzaine’s Streams Committee will inspect the watercourses thereafter and defaulters will be reminded of their obligations under the Law. A further seven days will be given for work to be undertaken before the area is re-inspected.
Any persons defaulting in the above requirements could be liable to a Civil Penalty of £50.00 with an additional fine of £5.00 per day in which the failure continues.
DON’T FORGET – OVERGROWN AND DIRTY STREAMS ARE NOT ONLY UNSIGHTLY BUT CAN RESULT IN FLOODING
