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
Edinburgh man is killed in Jersey quarry
- A man from Edinburgh was killed in a quarry in Jersey when he was buried in a landslide.
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Bailiff Cecil Stanley Harrison is born
- Cecil Stanley Harrison was Bailiff of Jersey and had earlier played a role in the trial that had resulted in the island's last execution.
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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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Jersey Communist Party Deputy dies
- Norman Le Brocq was a founder of the Jersey Communist Party and one of 20 locals awarded watches for aiding prisoners of war during the occupation.
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