Former Seaside Café set to host National Trust's first tabletop sale

Saturday 07 September 2024

The National Trust for Jersey is set to hold its first ever car boot and tabletop sale at the site of the former Seaside Café this weekend.

The sale will include a variety of stalls both inside and outside the former café building and in the car park.

Food trucks will be on-site to provide teas, coffees, and Jersey ice-cream for attendees.

Pictured: The Government acquired the former Seaside Café site at Grève de Lecq and gifted it to the National Trust.

The National Trust has "never had sufficient space" to be able to hold car boot or tabletop sale before.

But earlier this year, the Government acquired the former Seaside Café site at Grève de Lecq and gifted it to the National Trust.

A spokesperson said: "The site at Grève de Lecq has been a wonderful addition for The Trust and has enabled us to stage large indoor and outdoor events, such as concerts and exhibitions."

The Trust itself will have two tables of goodies at Sunday's sale.

The conservation charity spokesperson explained: "We will be selling stock from the shop at the Mill which is now closed and, having had a clear out of the attic at our headquarters, we have some books, games, lost property and so on to sell."

All proceeds made at Sunday's event will be going towards the National Trust's Coastline Campaign.

So far, the conservation charity has raised £8.1 million to save Plemont, restore Devil's Hole, and acquire a small number of other coastal sites.

The Trust is "very possibly" hoping to hold more tabletop and car boot events in the future, depending on the success of Sunday's event.