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In an effort to bring a bit of sunshine to their interim Government HQ in a former bank building, meeting rooms have been renamed after some of Jersey’s most popular bays.
More than 500 government employees have been moved out to a “temporary” States headquarters on Broad Street and, in an apparent attempt to brighten up the former RBC building, the meeting rooms have been given names which inspire thoughts of sea views and sunnier climes.
Meeting rooms in the Government’s new home for at least the next five years have been named after Jersey beaches.
During meetings taking place on the ground floor, States Members and civil servants alike will be able to reminisce about summer holidays thanks to the rooms’ nautical names.
The Council of Ministers’ meeting room has been dubbed Archirondel alongside other meeting rooms La Pulente, Petit Port, Fliquet and La Coupe.
Pictured: Hundreds of government workers have moved from Cyril Le Marquand to the new States HQ on Broad Street.
A government spokesperson said that these were chosen to avoid duplicating the names of wards in the Hospital which are also Jersey beach-themed.
The move was orchestrated by Government Chief Executive Charlie Parker as part of his ‘OneGov’ overhaul as previously scattered civil servants from different departments now share a single roof.
Having undergone renovations in preparation, the former bank building is now home to over 500 government employees previously based at Cyril Le Marquand House as well as departmental senior leadership teams formerly stationed in the hospital and Highlands College.
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