3rd August 1936
The National Trust for Jersey holds its first formal meeting
The Very Reverend Samuel Falle, the Dean of Jersey, chaired the National Trust for Jersey’s first official meeting on 3 August, even though the charitable organisation had not, at that point, been incorporated by the States of Jersey. This happened a little over six months later, on 11 February 1937, “for the purposes of securing the permanent preservation for the benefit of the island of lands and tenements (including buildings) of beauty or historic interest, and as regards lands, for the preservation (so far as practicable) of their natural aspect, features, and plant life”.
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Other events that occured in August
Funeral for a scout killed in Jersey
- A visiting scout was hit by a car at Saint Ouen, and later died in hospital, yet the scouts continued their holiday in Jersey.
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Jersey court sentences sailor to be lashed
- A 15-year-old sailor was sentenced to be lashed by the Jersey courts after taking a car without permission.
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Jersey plane makes bomb threat detour
- Thirty passengers on their way to Jersey strapped themselves in as their aircraft performed an about turn in mid-air
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First direct rail services link St Helier to Corbière
- Jersey Railway was completed in stages, with services connecting La Corbiere to the capital not starting for 15 years.
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