Alderney bathed in the splendour of Venice this weekend as the fifth Performing Arts Festival punted off.
Top notch opera singers, pianists, violinists and harpsichord players rubbed shoulders with folk and rock singers and even a brace of jam jar fairies to serve up three days of stimulating musical entertainment.
Around a dozen events unfolded in atmospheric environs of Alderney's Victorian forts, culminating in a splendid Opera Gala in St Anne's Church.
The weekend kicked off with a Son et Lumiere; a vibrant performance by Gabby Young, mermaidesque, with blue hair and swathed in seablue tulle, with a powerfully emotional voice that evoked comparisons with Florence Welch - in the courtyard of Chateau L'Etoc. It also marked the first outing of the weekend by light and design virtuosos, Limbic Cinema, who poured colour and fascinating patterns down the stonework of the historic fort.
The Guernsey Bereavement Service has made three visits to Alderney over the past few months and would like to continue to help you. We are visiting the island again on
Tuesday, 23rd February 2024 and would invite anyone who feels they would like Bereavement Counselling to telephone the Bereavement Service Office on 257778 to make a time to meet one of our counsellors.
The Guernsey Bereavement Service has made three visits to Alderney over the past few months and would like to continue to help you. We are visiting the island again on
Tuesday, 23rd February 2024 and would invite anyone who feels they would like Bereavement Counselling to telephone the Bereavement Service Office on 257778 to make a time to meet one of our counsellors. 