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Digital copy of Exhibit 2: Appreciation written by P L T [Patricia Thornton, Children's Officer] relating to a female member of staff at La Préférence. Undated, c. 1989. [Some details redacted].

Used as evidence in relation to Witness 212's witness statement to the Inquiry dated 12 February 2015 [ZC/D/AW1/B3/18/WS000471].

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Reference	ZC/D/AW1/A1/17/WD004284/2
Date	1989
Scope and Content	Gives details of death of the woman aged 88. Includes history of La Préférence Vegetarian Children's Home, mentioning foundation and key developments such as registration as a voluntary home by Education Committee. Includes [Thornton's] recollections of the woman with respect to her aptitude with working with children, and her role in pioneering the family group approach to childcare in the island. Refers to woman's retirement in 1971 and later life. Gives details of financial support provided to La Préférence by the Lions Club of Jersey from 1964.
Names	Thornton, Patricia Education Committee La Préférence Children's Home La Préférence Vegetarian Children's Home Lions Club of Jersey The Vegetarian Charity
Keywords	Charities \| Children \| childcare \| children's homes \| Children's Officers \| Education \| evidence \| Funding \| residential care \| obituaries \| Schools \| social workers \| societies \| vegetarianism \| voluntary homes \| witness statements \| witnesses
Places	St Martin
Dimensions	1 pdf file
Language	English
Level of description	File
Access restrictions	Closed for preservation - please consult digital copy

Context:

ZC/D/AW Independent Jersey Care Inquiry

ZC/D/AW1 Independent Jersey Care Inquiry - Phase 1a. Evidence of and relating to former residents of children's homes and foster care. Includes Witness Statements given to the Inquiry and the States of Jersey Police, and supporting evidence in the form of Witness Documents.

ZC/D/AW1/A Phase 1a - Witness Documents. Evidence relating to the experiences of former residents of children's homes and foster care. Includes extracts from Children's Services client files, witness statements given to the States of Jersey Police and documents relating to criminal proceedings and convictions of abusers.

ZC/D/AW1/A1 Witness Documents - Anonymous Witnesses. Supporting evidence relating to the experiences of former residents of children's homes and foster placements designated as Anonymous Witnesses during Phase 1a.

ZC/D/AW1/A1/17 Evidence about Witness 212 in the form of Witness Documents during Phase 1a.

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Digital copy of Exhibit 2: Appreciation written by P L T [Patricia Thornton, Children's Officer] relating to a female member of staff at La Préférence. Undated, c. 1989. [Some details redacted].

Used as evidence in relation to Witness 212's witness statement to the Inquiry dated 12 February 2015 [ZC/D/AW1/B3/18/WS000471].

ZC/D/AW1/A1/17/WD004284/2

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