ISLANDERS will be able to celebrate Liberation Day properly together for the first time in two years.
A street party, music, dancing, and local food stalls are among the events being planned to mark the occasion on 9 May.
A Liberation 77 ceremony will take place in Liberation Square with overflow areas in Weighbridge Place and the Royal Square, while a Liberation Day party will be held at Weighbridge Place from 12.30pm until 5:30pm.
The Island will also be decorated with miles of bunting featuring the Jersey and Union Flag, alongside the Liberation 77 and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee logo.
The Bailiff Timothy Le Cocq, said: ‘The 77th anniversary of liberation from German Occupation will, of course, be a time to remember what our fellow Islanders went through during the Second World War. It will also be an opportunity for us to reconnect and be together. I very much look forward to joining with islanders across the generations as we celebrate our special day as a community.
‘We will always celebrate the joy of our liberation, no matter what restrictions or circumstances come our way. Indeed, we have shown our resilience and our ability to adapt, and this year is particularly poignant as we gather in an open and full way to put the burdens of the past two years behind us.
‘I hope our senior citizens and our younger generations will enjoy a particular sense of freedom on this day, 77 years since Jersey was liberated.’
Additionally, the Liberation 75 logo – inspired by the account of Islander Enid de Gruchy – has been redesigned by her granddaughter Emma Le Gallais to include a purple theme, which is the official colour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee taking place in June.
A full schedule of the celebrations can be found online at gov.je/liberation.
