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Is Bergerac your icon?

An Icon for Jersey

The British government is trying to find an icon for England, something that defines Englishness – but what about Jersey?


The British Government is on the hunt to find the thing that most defines England and being English, but what about Jersey?

Some of the nominations for England’s icon include Zippy, the Routemaster Bus, Black Cabs and the Red Post Box.

Miss Battle of Flowers, Victoria Keen
Miss Battle of Flowers, Victoria Keen

Other nominations include A Cup of Tea, Fawlty Towers and Alice in Wonderland. These are all things that say England, what we want to know is what says Jersey to you?

If someone asks you to tell them the most iconic thing about Jersey or about being from Jersey what do you tell them?

We want to find an icon for Jersey, one thing that stands above all others as the most instantly recognisable icon of Jersey.

If we follow the rules set out in the English list it could be a TV show, a book, an object, a person or even a food. As long as it instantly says Jersey it can be anything or anyone.

Jersey Cow
Jersey Cow

Asking around the office a few suggestions include Bergerac, a Jersey Cow, the JEP, the dome roof on Fort Regent, Puffins Plaice and Jersey Royals.

The top ten

We've been asking you for your nominations for the last two weeks with the intention of taking your suggestions and creating a shortlist of ten potential icons.

The vote is now closed and you've chosen the Jersey Cow as your icon for Jersey.

Below is your top ten:

  1. Jersey Cow
  2. Bergerac
  3. Gerald Durrell
  4. Pound Note
  5. Jersey Royal Potato
  6. Mont Orgueil
  7. Battle of Flowers
  8. Island Outline
  9. Ormer
  10. Crapaud

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