Welcome to Alderney Week 2009
1-9 August
“Around the World in Eight Days”
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Only to Alderney Week 2010! |
It’s a date: Saturday 31 July to Sunday 8 August 2010 - BE THERE!!!
This official Alderney Week website has been created to keep you up to date with Alderney’s biggest and most fantastic annual event.
If you are in a party mood, make sure to head for the Channel Island of Alderney for Alderney Week, the island’s biggest annual carnival.
Alderney Week – in a nutshell:
Imagine 8
days of non-stop fun and frolics with events, competitions and entertainment
for everybody, whatever their age. Home-grown entertainment at its very best
with over 120 events produced, staged and organised by the Alderney Week Team,
with the help of many volunteers, musicians, thespians and event organisers -
all making sure you and your family, whatever your ages, will have the most
marvellous time on this little island in the middle of the English Channel.
Alderney Week’s Cavalcade Day, one of the big highlights, always takes place on the first Monday of August, and always concludes with the dramatic torchlight procession the following Saturday night. But there are many more highlights throughout the week which draw visitors from near and far to this little island on the rock. In fact, the island’s 2,400-strong population almost doubles during that week and you’re strongly advised to book your accommodation well ahead of time.
The history of Alderney Week is fascinating and you can read all about it on this website. Alderney Week started well before the last war and, what was initially a village fayre, has since developed into a madcap extended week. Every year since then, the organisers come up with a new theme and new events.
And don’t forget to check the Newsflash page for the latest news bulletins. Thank you
We’ve the logo for this year’s Alderney Week theme : “Around the World in Eight Days” - designed by 10-year old Lucy Casado who won the under-18’s Design-a-Logo Competition and received her prize from Alderney Team member Lee Flewitt.
So, what happened between 1 and 9 August? For eight days, the little island of Alderney became the centre of the universe where the people of all the continents came together for the most colourful parade and a truly multi-national festival.
Chinese dragons, Arabs, Egyptians, Red Indians, Africans, Australians, Mexicans, Bollywood stars, Sumo Wrestlers , Frenchmen, Italians and Russians, the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramids, the Statue of Liberty, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Orient Express, and much more…..In short Alderney was the world’s melting pot where East met West and North moved South.
The different continents were hosting various days and events throughout the week, from the Cavalcade Day and the Man-powered Flight to the Gala Spectacular, the Daft Raft Race and a number of new happenings.
We will shortly be publishing photographs and brief descriptions of day-by-day events. And you can even watch DVDs and television footage on this website. So please visit this website regularly.
Miss Alderney
Alderney Week simply cannot start without Miss Alderney and her two Maids of Honour. And this year’s Miss Alderney 2009 is Hannah Cox, who will be 17 in July. Hannah who is one of Alderney’s most promising young chefs, was elected at Saturday night’s (23 May) Miss Alderney Disco. Her Maids of Honour are 24-year old Sarah Pepper (right), a postal clerk at the Alderney Post Office, and 18-year old Katie Le Poullain who studies in Guernsey.
Last year the island celebrated the 60th anniversary of Alderney Week. ITV Channel Television was here throughout the week and has just produced a DVD capturing all the magic moments, which you can buy online www.channelonline.tv or in Alderney Lloyds TSB, who sponsored the video, or the Alderney Tourist Information Centre. A separate video featuring the Magic Mystery Gala Spectacular has also been released. To order, click here
To see what happened, day-by-day, during Alderney Week 2008, click here.
60 years of Island History through the Eyes of Miss Alderney 1948—2008 now a feature film
Last year many of the former Miss Alderneys joined us at a special celebration cocktail party on Saturday 2 August to celebrate 60 years of beautiful girls. The event was recorded by the film company Centre Media whose executive producer Kent Walwin was able to extract some great memories and facts during his interviews with these lovely ladies. The film –now available in DVD format – tells the tale of Alderney Week and, in particular, the Miss Alderney competition, which started in 1948 after the islanders, who had been evacuated during World War II, were at last able to return to their beloved Alderney.
The DVD is available for £4 from Alderney Week PO Box 138, Alderney GY9 3HF.
Become an Alderney Week Sponsor
As a non-profit making organisation, Alderney Week relies heavily on sponsors who are able to benefit from corporate exposure and community PR and we are most grateful to everybody who supported Alderney Week this year with sponsorships and donations, despite the credit crunch. All supporters and sponsors are named on our Sponsor List.
Meet the Alderney Week 2009 Team:
left to right BACK: Ronnie Cairnduff (Team Leader) and Treasurer Nigel Vooght. Front: Alex Birch, Ilona Soane-Sands and Lee Flewitt
Every Alderney Week, we are determined to bring you plenty of sunshine and great entertainment to help you forget all your troubles, the credit crunch etc... Come to Alderney. You’ll have a wonderful time. So, make sure you’re joining us here for
Alderney Week 2010 : 31 July to 8 August
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Thanks for visiting the Official Alderney Week website.
See you back in Alderney in 2010!
In the Channel Islands, Alderney is the place to be. Be there or be square!
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