Welcome to Alderney Week 2010

   31 July - 7 August

  “History Makers”

 

 

 

 

 

 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. If you’ve missed this year’s Alderney Week, make sure you block your 2011 diary when Alderney Week will take place from 30 July to 6 August. It’s a date!

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. This year’s theme is “History Makers” and our logo was created by 9-year old Bethany Nicholls of St. Anne’s School.

 

 

                                                                                               

 

Miss Alderney

 

    

 

Alderney Week simply cannot start without Miss Alderney and her Maid(s) of Honour. And on Saturday 29 May 2010, Alderney elected Miss Alderney 2010 who is 18-year old Joanna Woodnutt. Her Maid of Honour is 20-year old Hannah Osborne. For more information see the Newsflash.  To find out more about what it  takes to become Miss Alderney click here

 

 

Alderney Week is now in its 62^nd year. To find out what happened this year, click here

 

 

60 years of Island History through the Eyes of Miss Alderney 1948—2008 now a feature film

During Alderney Week 2008  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 2010 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 2011 : 30 July to 6 August

 

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Thanks for visiting the Official Alderney Week website.

See you back in Alderney in 2011!

 

 

In the Channel Islands, Alderney is the place to be. Be there or be square!

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