Parish of St Brélade

27/10/2026

Final Reminder - Deadline for rates is 4pm today (27th).

26/10/2026

Any queries, please call the parish hall on 741 141.

23/10/2026

Government is advising Islanders to remain indoors during the worst of the weather and avoid unnecessary travel or outdoor activity until lunchtime today.

Jersey Met has recorded mean wind speeds to Storm Force 10 with gusts of 72mph at St. Catherine and 84mph at Jersey Airport, just before 6am this morning. We could continue to see wind speeds at this level or a little higher for the next 2 to 3 hours.

Our infrastructure teams will start to clear roads where safe to do so as the winds steadily decline later this morning. Trees and debris continue to come down and block roads.

To report debris or fallen trees, please log a report at: https://roadworks.gov.je/EWXPublic/ or send an email to [email protected].

To stay up to date with the weather, please visit: gov.je/weather

To stay up to date with the bus service, please visit: https://libertybus.je/news/storm-austen

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22/10/2026

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22/10/2026

Update: 11am Thursday 22 October

A Channel Islands Red Wind Warning was issued this morning as Storm Austen approaches.
Jersey Met is forecasting very strong winds from Thursday evening, with the strongest expected early on Friday. These will likely reach Gale F8 to Severe Gale F9 with gusts of 70 to 80 mph.
Strong winds and heavy rain are expected to continue through Friday before gradually easing in the afternoon.
This may cause disruption to travel, fallen trees or branches on travel routes, and some localised flooding.
Please take care and, where possible, avoid outdoor activity on Friday morning.
To help keep everyone safe during the worst of the weather, a number of public services will close on Friday, along with Government of Jersey schools and colleges, including Highlands College.

Government service guidance

Health and Care Jersey
• Emergency, urgent and maternity services are continuing to operate as normal. Patient safety remains the highest priority.
• Islanders are asked to only call 999 for an ambulance in a life-threatening emergency. Please only attend the Emergency Department (ED) if you have a serious illness or injury that requires emergency care.
• If you have an outpatient appointment at the Hospital on Friday, please attend as planned if it is safe for you to travel, unless you are contacted and informed otherwise by HCJ.
• A decision on whether the Patient Transport Service will operate on Friday is being made today. A further update will follow.
• All patients with appointments in the UK have been contacted.

Infrastructure & Environment closures (Friday)

• The Recycling Centre and Green Waste site at La Collette will be closed.
• Sports centres will be closed until at least 3pm. Follow Active Jersey on social media for updates.
• Howard Davis Park, Coronation (Millbrook) Park and Sir Winston Churchill Park will be closed. Parks will be assessed on Saturday morning and reopened if safe to do so.
• Millennium Park will remain open. However, park facilities will be closed until weather conditions improve.

Other services

• All schools and colleges are closed on Friday. This decision was made yesterday, by the Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning, as early as possible to give families time to organise childcare arrangements.
• CAMHS at Bermuda House will be closed tomorrow. Two duty nurses and a duty doctor will monitor the duty phone remotely and review any crisis appointments at the hospital. Some appointments / reviews will move to teams where appropriate.
• All youth clubs will be closed Thursday night.
• The Jersey Library and Western Library will be closed Friday morning.
• For individual childcare arrangements please check with your nursery, childminder or after school club.
• The Union Street Customer Hub will remain open as normal.

A further update will follow this afternoon.

You can see the latest weather forecast here: https://www.gov.je/weather/

22/10/2026

https://stbrelade.je/playpark-closure-notice/

Please be advised that, due to adverse weather conditions expected overnight and throughout Friday, the…

22/10/2026

⚠️ NOTICE OF CHANGE TO REFUSE COLLECTION ⚠️

Due to the severe weather disruption expected overnight and throughout Friday, we have taken the decision to delay refuse collection until Saturday morning to ensure the safety of the team at Premier Waste.

🗑️ Please do not put your bins out tonight. Instead, please put them out on Friday evening , ready for collection on Saturday morning.

📞 If you have any queries, please contact Premier Waste directly on 741185.

We appreciate your patience and understanding, and thank you for helping us keep our waste collection team safe during the severe weather.

Thank you for your cooperation. 💙

21/10/2026

All schools closed on Friday

⚠️ Storm Austen Update - Wednesday 6:10pm

Very strong winds and heavy rain are expected from Thursday evening into Friday, with the strongest conditions forecast for Friday morning.

🏫 All Government of Jersey schools and colleges will be closed on Friday
💨 Gusts could reach 70–80 mph
🚗 Travel disruption and fallen trees are possible
🌧️ There is a risk of localised flooding

Although Storm Austen is not predicted to be as severe as Storms Ciaran or Goretti, Islanders are advised to avoid outdoor activity where possible and take extra care when travelling.

Jersey Met is closely monitoring the situation and further updates will follow tomorrow.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/4zFXTWk

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21/10/2026

STORM AUSTEN

UPDATE

Jersey Met is forecasting very strong winds from the evening of Thursday, 22nd October; Winds will increase from Thursday evening and overnight, initially strong force to gale force 8 from the South to Southeast, with gusts reaching 50 to 60mph.

By dawn the wind will have moved around to the West North West. It will continue to increase, reaching Gale F8 to Severe Gale F9 with gusts of 70-80mph.

It will remain very windy throughout the day with only a gradual decrease in wind strength during the afternoon on Friday.

It is likely that there will be disruption to travel as well as potential damage to trees, infrastructure, and a risk of localised flooding.

Jersey Met are briefing Government departments, emergency planning, emergency services and authorities.

We want to reassure Parishioners that the weather situation is being closely monitored.

19/10/2026