Lyndon Farnham likes the idea.
Actually.
He “fancies it” coming into public hands, however that works out in the fine print. The Les Mielles Golf & Country club is for sale, tagged at a cool £9.95 million. A petition has already swept up more than 600 names. It started by Matt Topman. The ask? Government buys the place, turns the land back to nature, and makes the clubhouse a national center for education. Or activity. Whatever fits.
“Explore funding to buy it, return most land to nature… and convert clubhouse into national centre.”
Topman isn’t rigid about it.
He mentions Plémont or Grève de Lecq. Places where Jersey intervened to keep land in the public fold. This chunk sits inside the national park. It is a massive plot. It hit the market now. Which creates urgency. A little bit anyway. To get the ball moving before a private developer scoops it.
Is it all about scrubbing off the green fairways?
Not necessarily. Topman sees the canvas as wide open. Rewilding would suit the setting nicely. Or maybe they keep the golf. Who knows. He admits a private buyer isn’t a deal-breaker for him. He’d be happy enough then. But the petition?
It serves its purpose. It forces the conversation. Starts it up. Before the chance slips away.
