Your Comments please !

 

Did you enjoy our Alderney Week 2007 programme of events? We’d like your feedback on any of the events and any suggestions you might want to make. We welcome constructive criticism and good ideas and would be happy to publish interesting comments on this page. Simply e-mail us on info@alderneyweek.net

 

We received the following comments from Tina Bradley:

 

We came over to Alderney for Alderney week and what a fantastic week it was.  We would like to thank Graham and Phillip for being fabulous host's and to Steve and Gill at Simerock.  An excellent week was had by all from podium dancing at the quarry party and great burgers from the Burger Queen to the fantastic torch light parade and firework display.  An excellent week well planned.

 

… and from Thee Jenerators, a Guernsey band who played in Alderney at the Battle of the Bands:

 

 

On behalf of Thee Jenerators I’d like to thank all the organizers and people we came into contact with during our short stay this year. We touched down Thursday evening, were picked up by the cheerful taxi-van-man and Zoe in the Disney wagon and taken down to our tents at the camp site. Played the quarry in the early hours of Friday to a fairly responsive crew enjoying the bonfire and music, and although there were a few technical hitches the gig was a laugh. Friday we spent the whole day in the Moorings looked after by the guvnor and his missus, and treated to drinks and food by the organizers of that day. Friday was fantastic – what an atmosphere!

 

Big shouts out to Taxi-man & Zoe, all at the Moorings, Stratosfear, Gay Army, Sketch, the lighting guy who ferried our gear around on Friday, Dave from VMF, Jake and Chris from Sketch, Boyd from Blooze Crewz and all those who helped make our stay so enjoyable. We’ve been asked to return and I think I speak for the whole band when I say we’d love to… anytime.

 

Unfortunately we missed Saturday night’s celebrations but I hope everything went to plan. Look forward to next time.

 Thee Jenerators

 

 

 

Feedback on last year’s Alderney Week included the following comments, and a poem on from Sandra Pedley:

 

Hello - my name is Sandra Pedley from Paignton, Devon. I have been elected as spokesperson/team leader of the Paignton Pullers (actually I elected myself)
We have been coming to Alderney Week for the past 5 years and thoroughly
enjoy our time in Alderney. We want to thank you for putting on a fantastic week. This year we won the tug of war (gold medallists).

Regards from Sandra Pedley on behalf of Robbie, Shaun, Simon,Sandra, Tracey,Kev, Chris, Josh, Chris, Dean, Shell, John, Jack and Martin.
Only 350 days to go - weather permitting

 

 

Weather Permitting

Over the Channel from Torbay we sail

For Alderney Week, we talked on email

Fifth year running and lucky for us

The weather was fine we can’t come by bus

 

Five boats in our flotilla across the sea

The Paignton Pullers arrive in Alderney

Mooring in the harbour on bouys 10 and 11

We race for the first pint in the Divers at 7

 

Fort Albert for shooting and onward we go

The sunshine so bright our faces aglow

The Albert, the Camp, were buzzing at night

Getting to the bar was a bit of a fight

 

Cavalcade day is one of the best,

Floats, beauty queens, along with the rest

The Blowers, the pipers, the stalls on the Bute

Tug of war up next, what a hoot!

 

We pulled and we pulled with all of our might

We know it’s a struggle we were up for the plight

Tugging not easy we were trying our best

It’s for the gold medals to lay on our chests

We had an advantage over the rest

Three young girls said they would show us their breasts

 

Daft rafts were the order of the next day

On the sea and the sand of Braye Bay

Lifeboats with hoses, kids with balloons

D Js are fun they must be buffoons

 

Fort Clonque, Zig-Zag, what a beautiful view

Down past the airport we stroll me and you

Around the island, we walked the loop

Ending at Marais Hall for the fantastic fish soup

 

Thursday they said the north-wind doth blow

This was the day we decided to go

We were sorry to cut our visit so short

But we had to return to our home port

 

Keep it up your doing just fine

Even in rain or sunshine

We have not been home for 24/7

Looking forward to Alderney Week 2007!!

 

… and from the Merchiston Pipe Band, Edinburgh , who lead the Cavalcade on Monday 7 August:

Thank you for all your help and encouragement which you gave to me in planning the MCS Pipeband tour of the Channel Islands.  It was due to the encouragement of people such as you that I was able to put together the draft proposal for the tour.  There were times when I thought it would not all happen but now I am so glad that it did!  The boys all enjoyed the different experiences.  They all seemed to have different 'favourite' events, leading the Alderney Cavalcade was definitely the favourite of 1 or 2.  Some were disappointed not to be able to visit Braye Beach but there just was not enough time.  All were so pleased to receive an encore! 

I did visiting Alderney again, albeit for such a short time - perhaps I shall be back again one day.

You may like to look up the school's website and sample their new DVD with background music by the drum corps.  www.merchiston.co.uk

 

… from Sheila Fisher:

 

 

… and from Jacky Long, Eastbourne, East Sussex:

 I came over to Alderney for 3 days from 6th August, so unfortunately I couldn't enjoy the whole of Alderney Week.  Looking at the packed programme, I just couldn't believe how many events were organised, and I spent a lot of my 3 days racing around on my bike from one event to another.  What an incredible amount of planning and thought and time must go into organising so many things for us all to enjoy.

 

The number and standard of the floats in the Calvacade is testament to the strength of community on the island - so many people putting in so much effort for the enjoyment of so many others.  And hang on, is that a Scottish Pipe band I see!!!  I loved the bagpipes.  It's not really fair of me to pick a favourite float, but I was very impressed with the Mystery Machine and it's occupants.  The little girl dressed as Thelma, sitting next to Scooby Doo, made me laugh out loud.  I loved the Harley Davidsons too - very impressive machines.

 

I have many lovely memories from my few days on Alderney - not least of all watching the Daft Raft Race.  It was SO MUCH FUN!  How amazing to get over 40 entries!  The workmen from the hotel, paddling with spades, were hysterical.  The weather was perfect.  I stood on the harbour wall, watching the frenetic activity, and I just felt so happy.

 

I joined Alderney Wildlife Trust's 'Wrecks and Rock Pools' walk (really interesting). I went to the Art Exhibition, and was absorbed by the portraits of some of Alderney's characters.

 

I came to Alderney by myself, but never once felt alone.  I felt some sense of wonderful collective spirit with all the excitement of Alderney Week.  Everyone was good humoured and friendly. It was terrific.

…and from the Mantle Family

 

A very belated thanks to the organisers for a fantastic alderney week this
year.  It seems as if we have only just recovered!!  We attended/took part
in 42 events and loved every one of them.

We are already looking forward to next year!
 
Molly, Lettie, Charlotte and Peter.