National Trust celebrates anniversary by unveiling 90 faces spanning nine decades - Jersey Evening Post
by Julien Morel · Jersey Evening PostPosted inNews
National Trust celebrates anniversary by unveiling 90 faces spanning nine decades
by Julien Morel 4 August 20263 August 2026
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THE National Trust for Jersey has opened an exhibition at Grève de Lecq to celebrate the charity’s 90th birthday – the centrepiece being a collage of 90 photos of members aged 0 to 90.
On Thursday, the artwork was unveiled by the Lieutenant Governor, Vice-Admiral Sir Jerry Kyd, who also read out a letter of congratulations on the trust’s anniversary, written by its patron, King Charles, and Queen Camilla.
Arranged in the shape of the trust’s elm leaf logo, the 90 portraits were taken by local photographer Ollie Jones.
NTJ chief executive officer Alan Le Maistre said: “This newly commissioned artwork is a celebration of the breadth of our membership and our commitment to serving the whole Island community.”
He added: “This exhibition is all about celebrating the trust’s history and thanking everyone who’s supported us on that journey.
“Ninety years ago, a small group of Islanders came together because they believed that the beauty and unique character of our Island deserved to be protected and was too important to lose. That powerful principle: to keep Jersey special, for everyone, forever, guides everything we do to this day.”
He added: “Over nine decades, the trust has played an important role in safeguarding some of Jersey’s most important historic buildings like Moulin de Quétivel, Grève de Lecq Barracks, 16 New Street and Hamptonne.
“What began with the protection of a small wooded côtil in Vallée des Vaux has now grown into one of Jersey’s most influential environmental and heritage organisations conserving some of Jersey’s most important wildlife habitats, like St Ouen’s Pond and Grouville Marsh, while improving public access to wooded valleys and coastal landscapes.”
Mr Le Maistre, however, said that what stood out most in the trust’s history was its people; hence the focus of the exhibition, which is being held in the former Seaside and Romany café, which was gifted to the charity by the government, which bought the site on behalf of the public for £3.6m in 2024.
The 90th celebrations continued on Saturday with a Summer fête at the former café.
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