Islanders of all ages formed a huge human chain stretching from Le Braye to just short of L’Etacq as the National Trust for Jersey’s long-awaited A Line in the Sand coastline rally swung into action.
And when the line was finally formed, participants looked to the sky, waved and cheered as a plane swooped overhead and an aerial picture was taken of the three-mile-long chain.
Organisers say the protest sent out the strongest message yet that the era of building large, out-of-character properties on Jersey’s precious coastline must come to an end. And today, less that 24 hours after the event ended, Environment Minister Freddie Cohen revealed that the rally would affect future planning decisions.
