Got a new home for a big weather dome?

Thursday 21 April 2016

For a quarter of a century it's been telling us about the weather - but now it could be a yurt, an outdoor play area for a school, or a piece of art.

Jersey Met are upgrading the 25-year-old radar at La Moye in June but want to find a good spot and a new use for this oddly-shaped piece of Island history.

They're looking for a new "up-cycling" use for the dome, which is made up of about 48 glass reinforced plastic connecting panels and is still in excellent condition.

The Environment department’s Principal Meteorological Officer John Searson said: “This is an exciting opportunity to own a piece of Jersey’s history. The dome has served us well for the past 25 years but an upgrade is required so we can collect more detailed and accurate weather radar data."

The Department for Infrastructure’s Recycling Manager Emma Richardson-Calladine said: “We would love to see the weather dome find a second home where it continues to provide a benefit to the local community. This is a great example of how to see waste as a resource and we are delighted that there is an opportunity for the Island to explore the reuse options.

"It really could be anything. The brief is for anybody to come forward so that it will benefit the local community and so that the people of the Island can enjoy it. 

"When the Met department first approached me, I thought it would be great for a school, lots have an outdoor learning area, it would be a different learning space, it could be a reading space, a quiet space, or provide some shelter, other colleagues thought it would make a quirky yurt or cabin, some think it could be lit up, so it could go anywhere really.

"It's a little piece of Jersey's history. It's no longer needed in its current use but could it have another use."

You have until 5 pm on Monday 16 May to offer it a home and you can find out more by emailing Jersey Met here.