Haut de la Garenne facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Jersey Accommodation and Activity Centre |
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Haut de la Garenne
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Haut de la Garenne (La Rue de la Pouclée et des Quatre Chemins frontage)
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| Former names | Haut de la Garenne, Industrial School, Jersey Home for Boys. |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Address | La Rue de la Pouclée et des Quatre Chemins |
| Town or city | Parish of St. Martin |
| Country | Jersey |
| Coordinates | 49°12′05″N 2°01′37″W / 49.201389°N 2.026944°W |
| Opened | 22 June 1867 |
| Owner | States of Jersey |
The Jersey Accommodation and Activity Centre is a building just north of Gorey in the parish of Saint Martin, Jersey, in the Channel Islands. It was formerly known as the Industrial School, the Jersey Home for Boys, and Haut de la Garenne. Its previous uses have included being an industrial school, a children's home, a military signal station, a television filming location, and a youth hostel.
Current use
In April 2011 it was relaunched under a new branding as the Jersey Accommodation and Activity Centre.
The Jersey Accommodation and Activity Centre offers bed and breakfast accommodation as a hub for activity holidays in Jersey. The building is also intended to act as a learning centre, offering classes in business and administration, cookery, environmental studies and other subjects. The facility also provides meeting rooms for charities, sports clubs and associations, and acts as a venue for arts, crafts and dance. The facility is run jointly by two companies, Jersey Adventures and Jersey Odyssey.
Toponymy
Haut de la Garenne is French for top of the warren. The building is situated on Mont de la Garenne, a hill overlooking Mont Orgueil where rabbits were hunted. This varenne of the King was a perquisite (privilege) of the Crown.
Images for kids
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An account of the opening of the industrial school in 1867 in La Nouvelle Chronique de Jersey
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The memorial standing in front of the building records the names of those former pupils who fell in the First World War
