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This year's Alderney Week will be the 75th since the end of the Occupation, with the island getting ready to 'step back in time' as it plans celebrations featuring old and new events.
Billing itself as "the Channel Islands’ biggest annual festival", the week's calendar already features more than 70 events taking place across Alderney.
The programme for this year's Alderney Week has been published and is available HERE.
It includes traditional events such as the Cavalcade, raft race, sandcastle competitions, fireworks, and bingo, and some new events which are billed as "surprises" alongside "a few trips down memory lane...".
This year's organising committee are Team leaders Wayne and Vicky Chandler and their team mates James and Tracey Clarke, Claire Digney, Kimberley Clay, and Caitlin Cotton.
Pictured: The Alderney Week organising committee.
"We really hope that our theme this year will inspire costumes and decorations from all the years gone past," they've said in their welcome to Alderney Week guests through this year's programme.
"Can we recapture the magic of the 40’s and 50’s and the wonderful Ridunians that gave our island its heart and soul back post war?" they continue.
"Does your family have any special traditions from decades of celebrations, or maybe you want to recreate your favourite Alderney Week outfit from the 70s, 80s or 90s? Whatever it is that you’ve ever loved about Alderney Week- we want to see it!"
As well as looking back through the 'Step Back in Time' theme for the week, the organisers have kept the events bang up to date too with the island's 2024 representatives all involved.
They are Miss Alderney Rhian Miles and her Maid of Honour Anna Tangkam, who will both be present at a number of events throughout the week, often accompanied by this year’s Little Miss Alderney, Matilde Madruga, and Little Master Alderney, Marley McAllister Wilding.
Pictured: Alderney Week will feature ongoing events as well as date and time specific activities.
This year's Alderney Week starts on Saturday 3 August with a chance to ride the Alderney railway, a 'Rock the Rock' event at the Butes, and a quarry party before some more family friendly events on Sunday 4 August.
Monday 5 August will see the traditional Cavalcade take place with prizes for the best floats and walkers.
Events on Tuesday 6 August will include the tennis tournament, sandcastle competition, and a family quiz night with a scavenger hunt, water splash, and a yard of ale competition on Wednesday 7 August.
Thursday 8 August has a family barbecue, children's sports day and a live music and art exhibition on the agenda.
Friday 9 August will see the 'Battle of the Butes' take place while Saturday 10 August has the man powered flight, torchlight procession, and fireworks display to close off the week.
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