JUST over a month ago, the commander of ceremonial parades raised for discussion the possibility of moving the island’s Smith Street War Memorial to a more suitable place.
Memorial news
Constable has favoured war memorial move for years
ONE of the St Peter Port constables has backed a suggestion for the Smith Street war memorial to be moved and said he had been saying this for years.
Vale votes not to move war memorial
VALE’S war memorial is staying where it is.
Vale war memorial campaigners fight to keep it in place
TODAY is D-Day for the future of Vale war memorial and campaigners are urging anyone who wants it to stay where it is to attend tonight’s parish meeting.
Islanders remember victims of Holocaust
A SERVICE to remember the victims of the Holocaust was held at the White Rock yesterday.
Petition against plan to ‘hide’ Vale memorial
MORE than 200 people have signed a petition in a few days in a bid to halt plans to move Vale’s war memorial.
Islanders gather to remember sailors who lost their lives
THE SUN shone as people gathered at Le Foulon Cemetery yesterday to remember the sailors who lost their lives 67 years ago in the HMS Charybdis and HMS Limbourne tragedy.
Service ‘strikes right balance’
ISLANDERS remembered the sacrifice of pilots during the Battle of Britain at a service yesterday.
A perfect send-off for forever young Big John
HUNDREDS of family and friends paid an emotional tribute to Sark house fire victim John Marquand yesterday.
First wartime commando raid remembered
A MEMORIAL stone to mark the 70th anniversary of the first commando landing in Guernsey was unveiled by the local soldier’s former wife and Bailiff Sir Geoffrey Rowland yesterday evening at Icart.
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Voice For Victims
Voice for Victims is a campaign aimed at promoting the rights of those affected by child sexual abuse.