Alderney
Alderney | |
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dependency under a parliamentary constitutional monarchy | |
• Duke | Charles III |
William Tate | |
Legislature | UTC±00:00 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (BST) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +44 |
UK postcode | |
ISO 3166 code | GG |
Internet TLD | .gg |
Designations | |
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Official name | Alderney West Coast and the Burhou Islands |
Designated | 24 August 2005 |
Reference no. | 1587[2] |
Alderney (/ˈɔːldərni/; French: Aurigny [oʁiɲi]; Auregnais: Aoeur'gny) is the northernmost of the inhabited Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is 3 miles (5 km) long and 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) wide.
The island's area is 3 square miles (8 km2), making it the third-largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick. It is around 10 miles (15 km) to the west of the cape of La Hague on the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, in France, 20 miles (30 km) to the northeast of Guernsey and 60 miles (100 km) from the south coast of Great Britain. It is the closest of the Channel Islands both to France and to the United Kingdom. It is separated from Cap de la Hague by the dangerous Alderney Race (French: Raz Blanchard).
As of March 2021, the island had a population of 2,141; natives are traditionally nicknamed vaques[3] after the cows, or else lapins[4] after the many rabbits seen in the island. Formally, they are known as Ridunians, from the Latin Riduna.
The only parish of Alderney is the parish of St Anne, which covers the whole island.
The main town, Saint Anne, historically known as La Ville ('The Town'), is often referred to as St Anne's by visitors and incomers, but rarely by locals (who, in normal conversation, still most frequently refer to the area centred on Victoria Street simply as Town). The town's "High Street", which formerly had a small handful of shops, is now almost entirely residential, forming a T-junction with Victoria Street at its highest point.
The town area features an imposing church and an unevenly
History
Alderney shares its prehistory with the other islands in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, becoming an island in the Neolithic period as the waters of the Channel rose. Formerly rich in dolmens, like the other Channel Islands, Alderney with its heritage of megaliths has suffered through the large-scale military constructions of the 19th century and also by the Germans during the World War II occupation, who left the remains at Les Pourciaux unrecognisable as dolmens. A cist survives near Fort Tourgis, and Longis Common has remains of an Iron Age site. There are traces of Roman occupation[5] including a fort, built in the late 300s, at 49°43′09″N 2°10′36″W / 49.71917°N 2.17667°W above the island's only natural harbour.[6][7]
The etymology of the island's name is obscure. It is known in Latin as Riduna but as with the names of all the Channel Islands in the Roman period there is a degree of confusion. Riduna may be the original name of Tatihou, while Alderney is conjectured to be identified with Sarnia. Alderney/Aurigny is variously supposed to be a Germanic or Celtic name. It may be a corruption of Adreni or Alrene, which is probably derived from an Old Norse word meaning "island near the coast".
Alternatively, it may derive from three Norse elements: alda (swelling wave, roller), renna (strong current, race) and öy or -ey (island).[8] Alderney may be mentioned in
Along with the other Channel Islands, Alderney was annexed by the
After 1204, when mainland Normandy was incorporated into the kingdom of France, Alderney remained loyal to the English monarch in his dignity of Duke of Normandy.
During the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Alderney was held by a Parliamentary garrison under Nicholas Ling, Lieutenant-Governor. Ling built Government House (now the Island Hall). The de Carterets of Jersey acquired the governorship, later passing it to Sir Edmund Andros of Guernsey, from whom the Guernsey family of Le Mesurier inherited it, thus establishing a hereditary line of governors that lasted until 1825.
Henry Le Mesurier prospered through
The last of the hereditary Governors, John Le Mesurier, resigned his patent to the Crown in 1825, and since then authority has been exercised by the States of Alderney, as amended by the constitutional settlement of 1948.
Victorian era
The
At the same time as the breakwater was being built in the 1850s, the island was fortified by a string of 13 forts, designed to protect the harbour of refuge. The accommodation quarters of several of the forts have been converted into apartments; two are now private homes; and one, Fort Clonque, at the end of a causeway that can be flooded at high tide, belongs to the Landmark Trust and can be rented for holidays. Scenes from the film Seagulls Over Sorrento were shot at Fort Clonque in 1953.
Some of the forts are now in varying stages of dereliction, the most ruined being Les Hommeaux Florains, perched on outlying rocks, its access causeway and bridge having been swept away long ago. Houmet Herbé resembles a Crusader castle with its squat round towers. Like many of the forts, it included such apparently anachronistic features as a drawbridge and machicolation, which were still common in military architecture of the period.
Second World War
In June 1940, almost the entire population of Alderney of 1,400 was evacuated to Britain. Most went on the official evacuation boats sent from mainland Britain. Some, however, decided to make their own way, mostly via Guernsey, but due to the impending occupation many found themselves unable to leave and were forced to stay on Guernsey for the duration of the war. Eighteen Alderney people elected not to leave with the general evacuation.
The Germans arrived to a nearly deserted island, and began to follow their orders to fortify Alderney as part of Hitler's Atlantic Wall. In January 1942, they built four camps in Alderney: two work camps, Lager Helgoland and Lager Borkum, and two concentration camps, Lager Sylt and Lager Norderney.[12] The jail behind the main police station was used by the Nazis as a prison.[13]
The camps were built by the
On the return to their island, Alderney evacuees had little or no knowledge of the crimes committed on their island during the occupation, because by December 1945, the first date civilians could return home, all the slave labourers had been sent away and the majority of the German troops left behind were not senior staff. Evidence, however, was all over the island, with concrete fortifications and graveyards for the prisoners kept there during the occupation.
The
The people of Alderney could not start returning until December 1945 due to the huge cleanup operation needed simply to make the island safe for civilians. When the islanders returned home they were shocked to see the state of the island, with many houses completely derelict: the Germans had burned anything wooden, including front doors, for fuel. Archival and object evidence of the general evacuation in 1940 and the subsequent occupation of Alderney can be found in the Alderney Society Museum.
A series of tunnels also remain in place on Alderney, constructed by forced labour. These are in varying degrees of decay, being left open to the public and the elements.
Since 1945
For two years after the end of the war, Alderney was operated as a communal farm. Craftsmen were paid by their employers, while others were paid by the local government out of the profit from the sales of farm produce.[15] Remaining profits were put aside to repay the British Government for repairing and rebuilding the island. The local people resented being unable to control their own land; this led to the United Kingdom Home Office setting up an enquiry that led to the "Government of Alderney Law 1948", which came into force on 1 January 1949. The law organised the construction and election of the States of Alderney and the justice system; and, for the first time in Alderney, the imposition of taxes. The legislature and judiciary were separated. The position of Judge, who had headed the island's government since the resignation of the last Governor in 1825, was abolished, and the Jurats were removed from their legislative function.[5]
Because of the island's small population, it was believed that the island could not be self-sufficient in running the airport and the harbour, or providing services that would match those of the UK. Taxes were therefore collected into the general Bailiwick of Guernsey revenue funds at the same rate as in Guernsey, and administered by the States of Guernsey. Guernsey became responsible for providing many government functions and services.
The 20th century saw much change in Alderney, from the building of the airport in the late 1930s to the death of the last speakers of the island's Auregnais language, a dialect of the Norman language. The economy has gone from depending largely on agriculture to earning money from the tourism and finance industries. E-commerce has become increasingly important, and the island hosts the domain name registry for both Bailiwicks and dozens of gambling website operators. Alderney has a full regulatory authority in operation.[citation needed]
Politics
The States of Alderney (French: États d'Aurigny) is the legislature of the island; it sends two representatives to the States of Guernsey as well. The origin of the States is unknown, but it has operated from the Middle Ages.
The States of Alderney consists of the
While Alderney enjoys full autonomy in law (except in matters of foreign affairs and defence, like the other Channel Islands and the Isle of Man), under the provisions of a formal agreement (known as "the 1948 Agreement") entered into between the Governments of Alderney and of Guernsey, certain matters have been delegated to Guernsey. These are known as 'the transferred services'.
Transferred services include policing, customs and excise, airport operations, health, education, social services, childcare and adoption. (The States of Alderney retains policy control of aviation to and from the island). In return for providing the transferred services Guernsey levies various taxes and duties on Alderney.
Immigration is the responsibility of the UK (UK law applies), with day-to-day operations carried out by the Guernsey Border Agency. In addition to the transferred services, both the UK and Guernsey may legislate on other matters with the consent of the States of Alderney.[18]
Law
Legal system
The Court of Alderney exercises unlimited
Taxation
For a number of taxation purposes, Alderney is treated as if it were part of Guernsey. Income Tax is administered by the Guernsey Revenue Service but there are some differences between Alderney and Guernsey Income Tax, specifically in the matter of the cap on Income Tax (which is set lower in Alderney than in Guernsey).
From 2016, Alderney took back control of Tax on Real Property (TRP). From 2021, Alderney will be responsible for setting the rate and collecting the Taxation on Real Property (TRP) with Occupier's Rates (OR) now being included within that bill.[20] Alderney will also receive Motor Fuel Excise Duty and Document Duty on property conveyances.[21]
Climate
Its climate is temperate, moderated by the sea, and summers are usually warmer than elsewhere in the British Isles.
Under the Köppen climate classification, Alderney has an oceanic climate, however it exhibits characteristics of a Warm-summer Mediterranean climate(Csb). Alderney has cool, wet winters and mild summers with moderate rainfall. February is the coldest month with an average high of 8 C (47 F), and a low of 4 C (40 F). July and August are the warmest months, with an average high of 19 C (66 F), and a low of 13-14 C (56-57 F). October is the wettest month with 107.2 mm (4.22 in) of rain, and April is the driest month with 42.4 mm (1.67 in). Snow is very rare. Average Sunshine hours are around 1780 annually.
Climate data for Alderney Airport, Guernsey (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 80.8 (3.18) |
57.3 (2.26) |
54.5 (2.15) |
42.4 (1.67) |
42.9 (1.69) |
45.2 (1.78) |
47.5 (1.87) |
44.5 (1.75) |
55.0 (2.17) |
107.2 (4.22) |
104.2 (4.10) |
81.3 (3.20) |
762.8 (30.04) |
Average rainy days | 13.8 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 15.2 | 13.7 | 125.1 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 58.1 | 80.8 | 125.8 | 186.2 | 220.8 | 231.2 | 236.5 | 219.9 | 171.6 | 120.8 | 77.8 | 53.6 | 1,783.1 |
Source: Met Office[22] |
Geography and natural history
Alderney is similar to the other Channel Islands in having sheer cliffs broken by stretches of sandy beach and dunes. The highest point is on the central plateau of the island at 296 feet (90 metres).[10]
Alderney and its surrounding islets support a rich flora and fauna. Trees are rather scarce, as many were cut down in the 17th century to fuel the lighthouses on Alderney and the
About a quarter of
The island is surrounded by rocks, which have caused hundreds of wrecks. There are treacherous tidal streams on either side of the island:
The geology of Alderney is mostly granites from the Precambrian period.
Language
The language of the island is now English with a few minor variants, comprising a form of Channel Island English.
For centuries the island had its own dialect of the Norman language called Auregnais, now extinct. It was primarily a spoken language, with only a few known poems and written works using it.
French was once widely used on the island, and increasingly replaced Auregnais from the late 19th century onward, but it ceased to be an official language there in 1966. French declined partly because of the many English and Irish workers in the island from 1850 onwards, building fortifications and providing the garrison soldiers; English prevailed in part due to its use as the medium of education, but also because most of the population was evacuated to the United Kingdom during the Second World War.[25]
However, there is a strong cultural legacy of both languages in the island: most of the local place-names are in French or Auregnais, as are many local surnames. The pronunciation of various local names is also dialectal, e.g. Dupont as "dip-oh" rather than in the traditional Parisian fashion, and Saye (the name of a beach on the island) as "soy". One or two French/Auregnais words are still in common use, e.g. vraic (seaweed fertiliser), as well as impôt, which is the word used for the island's landfill.
Culture
Sport
Island sports include golf, fishing and water sports, supported by clubs and associations. Alderney competes in the biennial
Pubs
Partly because of the tourist industry, but mainly to the Ridunians' own drinking culture (there is a common expression elsewhere in the Channel Islands that Alderney is composed of 'two thousand alcoholics, clinging to a rock'[29]), there are restaurants and public houses.
It was one of the last places in the British Isles to introduce a smoking ban in pubs, shops, restaurants and other indoor public places (Guernsey, Jersey, the UK, and the Isle of Man all having outlawed this already). The States of Alderney passed the anti-smoking legislation with the President's casting vote on 13 January 2010; the legislation came into force at 4 am on 1 June 2010.[30]
The island has an ageing population. Notable residents of Alderney include authors T. H. White (The Once and Future King) and Elisabeth Beresford (The Wombles), cricket commentator John Arlott, cricketer Sir Ian Botham[citation needed], Beatles producer Sir George Martin, actress Dame Julie Andrews, and Olympic swimmer Duncan Goodhew.[31]
Media
Local TV coverage is provided by
The island is also served by both BBC Radio Guernsey on 99 FM and Island FM on 93.7 FM which both broadcast from St. Peter Port. Alderney has its own radio station, QUAY-FM, which broadcasts on 107.1 and online. Initially it only operated at seasonal highpoints such as the summer Alderney Week festival, but from 2015 it has broadcast 24 hours a day. [33]
Alderney Week
Alderney Week is the island's annual summer festival, beginning the first Monday of August and lasting six days, it involves islanders and attracts visitors.[34]
Miss Alderney
Miss Alderney is chosen during the Easter Holiday weekend each year at a public event held at the Island Hall. Application to the event is online, with the winner chosen by a panel of judges made up by non-residents and holidaymakers[35]
Comedy Rocks
Comedy Rocks is an annual run of live stand up comedy gigs mid to late July and early August. The shows feature well known and established comedians from the UK comedy circuit and have so far featured BBC Radio 4's Marcus Brigstocke, Zoe Lyons and Celebrity Get Me Outta Here runner up Joel Dommett.
Alderney Annual Motor Sprint and Hill Climb
Every year in mid-September Alderney hosts a motorsport weekend that is organized by the Guernsey Kart and Motor Club. The event has been held for more than 20 years. The event attracts Guernsey drivers who come to Alderney with high powered cars, motorbikes, sidecars and karts.[citation needed]
Race vehicles are shipped to Alderney two days before the event. On the Friday, a sprint is held on the public roads of Fort Corbelets in the east of the island which are closed for the event. The following day a hill climb is held at Fort Tourgis in the west of the island and on a public road which is closed for the event. Spectators travel from Guernsey. Local Alderney people watch as the closed roads have vehicles racing at high speed where normally speed limits of 35 miles per hour (56 kilometres per hour) apply.[citation needed]
Alderney Performing Arts Festival
The annual Alderney Performing Arts Festival began in 2013, and features music, dance and theatre.[36]
Alderney Literary Festival
The Alderney Literary Festival began in March 2015, with talks and events relating to historical fiction and non-fiction. It is organised by the Alderney Literary Trust.[37]
Alderney Stones
In April 2011, sculptor Andy Goldsworthy completed a project called "Alderney Stones", commenced in 2008, in which 11 large dried-earth spheres were placed at different sites on the island. The intention is that each stone will gradually erode, at different speeds depending on the location, and in some cases revealing objects buried inside.[38] Materials included clay, earth, chain, old work gloves, bricks, hawser, wheat, wire, blackberries, poppy seeds and tools.[39] Goldsworthy has stated that he selected Alderney as "It seems to have a strong sense of layered past and a wide variety of locations in a small area."[40]
Education
The sole school building is the St. Anne's School in Newtown. It serves ages 4–16.[41]
Previously there was a school called Ormer House Preparatory School which closed in December 2013. [42]
Transport
Alderney is served by Alderney Airport. There are several flights each day from Southampton and Guernsey, with links to many parts of the United Kingdom and Europe. Aurigny serves the island with Dornier 228s.
Boats sail regularly between the island and France, and to the other Channel Islands. Manche Iles Express operates a high-speed passenger ferry in summer to Diélette in the commune of
There are boat trips, water-taxi services and water and fuel access to visiting yacht crews. The busiest time is during the peak months of June, July and August as nearly 30,000 yacht crew members visit this harbour every year.[citation needed]
Because of the island's size, vehicular transport is often unnecessary, although taxis, cars and bicycles are used. The
Alderney allows people to ride
As in the rest of the
Utilities
The Alderney Water Board is responsible for the supply of water on the island. Water is sourced from bore holes and streams and is treated and stored at Corblets Quarry and Battery Quarry.[44]
Electricity was first supplied on Alderney in 1934 by Mr. M.P.D. Marshall.[45] The supply concession was transferred to Alderney Light and Power Company in 1939, which came under the control of the States of Guernsey Electricity Department, before reverting to the States of Alderney in 1950. Supplies from a new power station operated by Alderney Electricity Limited started on 1 April 1952.[45] Electricity is generated by fuel oil driven generators. There are 3 × 2,000 kW, 2 × 50 kW and 2 × 450 kW engine generators.[46] As of 2020[update], there are currently plans to develop tidal power and to construct a 220 kilometre France-Alderney-Britain cable link.[47]
Healthcare and emergency services
Fire and Ambulance Service
The Alderney Voluntary Fire Brigade has a crew of 12 volunteer firefighters, and operates one
In 2020, the Ambulance service merged into the Fire service to form the first combined fire and ambulance service in the British Isles outside of Dublin.[50]
Until 2020, the St John Alderney Ambulance Service operated the ambulance service on the island, and was staffed by volunteers. It had served Alderney since 1952 and was registered as a private company.
Police
Because of Alderney's low crime rate, day-to-day policing of Alderney is provided by a team of five locally based officers from the Guernsey Police, consisting of a sergeant in charge, two constables, and two special constables.[55] They are regularly assisted by visiting constables from Guernsey[53] The police station is in QEII Street.
Lifeboats
The Alderney lifeboat station was established in 1869, was closed in 1884, and was re-established in 1985 by the
Search and rescue
Search and rescue services are provided by Channel Islands Air Search, which uses a
Coins and stamps
- Alderney pound and coinage
- List of postage stamps of Alderney
- Postal orders of Alderney
In popular culture
- In the 1976 film The Eagle Has Landed, Alderney is the location where the Nazis conduct an initial meeting to begin their plot to kidnap then Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The scenes in the film featuring Alderney were actually shot in Charlestown, Cornwall, England.[58]
- In the song "Alderney" on her 2013 album The Sea Cabinet, Gwyneth Herbert tells the story of the sudden evacuation of Alderney's inhabitants during the Second World War and the irrevocable changes introduced during the Nazi occupation of the island.[59][60]
- The Salvation Army composer Dean Goffin (1916–1984) from New Zealand composed a brass band march entitled Alderney.[61]
- The 2021 crime novel A Line To Kill by Anthony Horowitz takes place at a literary festival on Alderney.
Gallery
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Fort Clonque—Burhou in the background
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The inner harbour, breakwater designed by James Walker in the background
See also
- Fortifications of Alderney
- Alderney Steam Packet Company
- Alderney camps
- Maritime history of the Channel Islands
- Archaeology of the Channel Islands
- Tourism in Alderney
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Notes
- ^ Commemorative coins of the Alderney pound are occasionally issued as non-circulating legal tender.
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- ^ "Film Locations for the Eagle Has Landed (1976)". Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ Sebastian Scotney (15 May 2013). "Podcast: A Few Minutes with... Gwyneth Herbert". London Jazz News. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
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Further reading
- The Alderney Story: 1939–1949, Michael St John Packe and Maurice Dreyfus (1966?) "The Alderney Society and Museum decided shortly after its inception in 1966 to collect all reliable reminiscences whether written or verbal lest with the passage of time they would be lost."
- Alderney Place Names, Royston Raymond, 1999 Alderney ISBN 0-9537127-0-2
- Noms de lieux de Normandie, René Lepelley, 1999 Paris ISBN 2-86253-247-9
- Backman, Anders & Forrester, Bob (1981). The Postage Stamps of the Smaller Channel Islands, Channel Islands Publishing.
External links
- Alderney official site
- Visitor information
- Alderney language
- Alderney Gambling Control Commission
- For further information on Alderney camps, see
- Christine O'Keefe, Appendix F: Concentration Camps: Endlösung – The Final Solution, retrieved 6 June 2009
- Matisson Consultants, Aurigny ; un camp de concentration nazi sur une île anglo-normande (English: Alderney, a Nazi concentration camp on an island Anglo-Norman) (in French), archived from the original on 20 February 2014, retrieved 6 June 2009