In scenes reminiscent of the iconic Jersey Side by Side post-tsunami message in 2005, the National Trust for Jersey wants Islanders to join hands and form a line stretching from Le Braye towards L’Etacq.
The organisation hopes that the event, dubbed ‘A Line in the Sand’, which is being supported by the Jersey Evening Post, will send out the most powerful statement yet that Jersey’s under-threat coastline should be preserved.
Mike Stentiford, the president of the National Trust for Jersey, who came up with the idea earlier this year, said: ‘This is all about making a statement that many people value the coastline and want to retain its wilderness.
‘I feel frustrated because we never seem to get anywhere with protecting the environment. There does generally seem to be a lack of respect for parts of Jersey’s coastline.
It is hoped that thousands of Islanders, including schoolchildren and community groups, will take part in the mass gathering, which will take place at 2 pm on Sunday 4 October.
Mike Stentiford and Charles Alluto of the National Trust for Jersey are launching the campaign to protect Jersey’s coastline. Picture by Tony Pike (00729329)
