With plans for colourful parades, parish parties and plenty of music and memories shared in between, Guernsey's 80th Liberation Day is set to be marked across the island. The milestone anniversary ...

The Liberation Monument - an obelisk - was unveiled in 1995 for the 50th Liberation Day. It is made of 50 slabs of blue Guernsey granite, each representing a year, with the top five cut away to ...

The full music line up for Guernsey's 80th Liberation Day celebrations on 9 May has been announced. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the departure of German forces, who invaded the island ...

By the time liberation came on 9 May 1945, many islanders were reliant on Red Cross parcels to avoid starvation. ... Island Memories Project - Guernsey Museums. Liberation Day.

To start the day, islanders gathered for a Liberation Day breakfast in Jersey and a two-minute silence was held in Guernsey at 09:00 Later a 21-gun salute was fired from Castle Cornet ...