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Welcome to Alderney Week 2012
4- 11 August
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Only to Alderney Week 2012! |
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 2012 diary when Alderney Week will take place from 4 to 11 August. The theme for Alderney Week will be announced towards the end of this year.
So, what’s Alderney Week all about?
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.
Alderney is now in its 63rd year. 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. The logo for this year’s theme “Fantasy Islands” was designed by 12-year old Alexandria Campbell, featuring Alderney’s famous blonde hedgehog. Our 2011 mascot “The Dude” was created by Lliam O’Toole
Miss Alderney
Alderney Week simply cannot start without Miss Alderney and on Saturday 23 April 2011, Alderney elected Miss Alderney 2011 who is 20-year old Bonnie Flewitt. To find out more, click here
Earlier that day we also elected Little Miss and Master Alderney – Hollie Jenkins and Harry Craig, who are looking forward to Cavalcade Day.
We will shortly be publishing pictures and reports of Alderney Week 2011 events, but meanwhile, to give you an idea of what happens during Alderney Week, take a look at Alderney Week 2010, click here and you can find a wide selection of photographs on our Flickr page or check out
YouTube for Alderney Week footage.
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 last year with sponsorships and donations, despite the credit crunch. All supporters and sponsors are named on our Sponsor List.
We are now working on this year’s programme of events which will shortly be published. If you want to be acknowledged as a company or individual who cares for and contributes to Alderney’s unique lifestyle and its community, take the opportunity and get involved as a sponsor.
Meet the Alderney Week 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 2012 : 4-11 August
Watch this Space.
Thanks for visiting the Official Alderney Week website.
See you back in Alderney in August!
In the Channel Islands, Alderney is the place to be. Be there or be square!
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