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
Plane is washed into the sea during Jersey take-off
- Passengers on a plane heading for London were saved by bathers when the aircraft was caught by the rising tide at West Park Beach.
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Boys are hit by a plane on Jersey beach
- Two boys were sitting on a wall at Jersey's West Park Beach when they were hit by a plane as it taxied to take off.
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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.
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Jersey’s military government is dissolved
- The Channel Islands’ political recovery from the Occupation of the Second World War was swift, even if the physical scars remain.
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