26th January 2012
Freedom Church buys the Odeon cinema
The Odeon cinema building had been a St Helier landmark for more than half a century when Freedom Church bought it for £1m. The church had plans to re-generate it for community use, where it would be run under the name Freedom Centre. The listed cinema had narrowly escaped being demolished to make room for development when, the previous year, the Environment Minister had declared it a landmark building and placed it under protection so that it could form part of the North of St Helier Masterplan.
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Other events that occured in January
French troops launch the Battle of Jersey
- The Battle of Jersey in January 1781 saw 1400 French troops invade and attempt to take over the Channel Island. They were unsuccessful.
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Channel Television disappears
- The Channel Television brand disappeared when owner ITV rationalised each of the stations in its network.
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Jersey company plans massive nuclear shelter
- A Jersey-based company developed plans for western Europe's largest nuclear fallout shelter at the height of the cold war.
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The genesis of the Société Jersiaise
- The Société Jersiaise is dedicated to preserving Jersey's culture. It had once argued that French should remain its official language.
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