5th November 1909
Jersey gets the roller-skating bug
Roller skating took off in Jersey earlier than you might imagine. The Jersey Times reported that “a very large number of skaters took the floor [of the rink at the West Park Pavilion] and pursued the undeniably healthy winter pastime with much vigour and evident enjoyment”. Everything the skater could possibly need was supplied at the venue, and even members of the honorary police had “cast dignity to the winds” to join in.
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Other events that occured in November
Poet and bailiff Robert Pipon Marett is born
- Marett had a creative side, and wrote extensively in Jèrriais under the pseudonym Laelius, often in La Patrie, the newspaper he founded.
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France opens controversial Jersey consul
- France opened a consul in Jersey shortly after French emperor Napoleon had spoken out against the island in the press.
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Lifeboat men awarded Norwegian medals
- A Jersey lifeboat crew who saved the crew of a cargo vessel were given awards by the Norwegian government in recognition of their bravery.
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Jersey coast is designated a Ramsar wetland
- Jersey’s south east coast was designated a Ramsar wetland because of its important reefs, shingle shores and lagoons.
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