Vision

Our current strategies are as follows:-

To be an organisation of considerable influence within the island. This will be achieved through the Trust acting as a professional and well-researched body seeking to preserve and protect the built heritage and natural environment for the benefit of the island

The Trust’s Council believes that the future vision will be achieved by;

1. Additional acquisition as far as practicable of lands and property of natural beauty, habitat value, or historic interest which are under threat of development or destruction.
2. By having a strong independent and well researched voice in respect of government policy and practice.
3. By co-operating more closely with organisations which share our aims and vision, whilst maintaining the independence which enables us to act in an objective manner and remain true to our purpose.
4. To demonstrate and advocate “best practice” both in terms of managing our lands and maintaining our properties.
5. To ensure that the island benefits from the Trust’s activities by improving and increasing access and interpretation.
6. Increasing our membership by appealing to all sections of the community and ensuring our social activities and events are focused, educational, and enjoyable.
7. To actively seek to safeguard the island’s coastline, agricultural land, valleys and woodland, hedgerows and heathland from destructive development and practices harmful to the biodiversity of the island’s wildlife.
8. To actively seek to safeguard the island’s historic buildings from destructive development which would damage the historic fabric or compromise the setting.
9. To identify sources of additional funding from States Departments, Corporate Sponsorship, Lottery Funding, Charitable Foundations and Legacies
10. To develop The Elms as our headquarters, whereby members, islanders and visitors can obtain information about the Trust’s activities and immediately gain an impression of the Trust’s purpose and objectives.

For this ambitious but necessary vision to be achieved will require considerable support from both our members and benefactors. However, the threats to Jersey’s heritage are as prevalent today if not greater than they were in 1936, and the Council believes that this vision is essential if the Trust is to adequately discharge the responsibilities placed upon it by the Trust’s Founders.