School playground could be turned into football pitch

        August 17, 2026

School playground could be turned into football pitch

Good Morning Jersey — 2026-08-17

A playground at JCG Prep which could be turned into a sports pitch. PUPILS at an Island prep school could get a new all-weather football pitch under plans...
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Lead Story
School playground could be turned into football pitch
• A playground at JCG Prep which could be turned into a sports pitch.
• PUPILS at an Island prep school could get a new all-weather football pitch under plans to transform an ageing playground.
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Today in Jersey
Sunny periods, becoming cloudy later.
Local
18°C
Overcast · High 23° · Low 17°
Wind
8mph
Moderate
High Tide
10:15
10.5
Sources
25
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Local utility · Practical note
Today in Jersey
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Official notices · 8 items
Official notices and public business
Government updates, States Assembly propositions, roads and public records that may affect readers today.
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Tide Table · Today
Tides · St Helier
Times shown local to Jersey.
04:42
▼ Low
1.5m
10:15
▲ High
10.5m
16:52
▼ Low
1.9m
22:25
▲ High
10.4m
Source:Ports of Jersey tide tables (St Helier)
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Jersey's War Tunnels (Hohlgangsanlage 8) were dug by forced labourers during the occupation and converted into a planned 500-bed German underground hospital with heating and air conditioning.
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Sunny periods, becoming cloudy later. Wind 8 mph. Highs of 23°C.
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