For the second year running, the Liberation Celebration Parcel Project is delivering treat-filled packages – based on the original Red Cross parcels delivered to Jersey in 1944 – to hundreds of ‘Liberation Legends’ around the Island.
Each parcel, which includes a reproduction of the 1945 Liberation edition of the Evening Post, has been hand-decorated by local schoolchildren and was delivered this morning by volunteers in tractors, trailers, vintage cars, military vehicles, Jeeps, limousines and even an ice-cream van.
The convoy of 25 vehicles left the Jersey War Tunnels, led by the Lieutenant-Governor, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, and Lady Dalton.
Aaron Labey, who co-ordinated the project, said: ‘We are all custodians of Jersey’s Occupation story and should each play our part in giving something back.’
The following businesses and individuals sponsored or supported the initiative:
Curwoods Limousines, Maillards Funeral Directors, Master Farms (Le Maistre Family),
Lodge Farm, Seymour Hotels of Jersey, The Jersey Wonderer, Jersey Military Vehicle Group, Jersey Skin, Easenmyne, Jersey Water, St John Ambulance,
Cooper and Co Jersey, Cambrette Care, Elme Group, Jersey Dairy, St Michael’s Preparatory School, The Labey Family, ArtHouse
Jersey, YML, Jersey War Tunnels, Ollivro Family and Friends Battle of Flowers Association, Jersey Post, Ransoms, The Jersey Showman, Rhonas at Gorey, Stuart the Ice Cream Man (Gorey), Homefields, Jersey Evening Post, Magic Touch, The Village Tea Room (St Martin), Aaron Labey Business Development, A E Surcouf and Sons, JJ Fox Trading Ltd, The Channel Islands Cooperative Society and The British Red Cross.
