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The Public Holidays and Bank Holidays (Jersey) Act 2010 further laid down that Liberation was also to be a public holiday if it falls on a Saturday. [10] It is not a public holiday, and no day off in lieu is provided, if it falls on a Sunday. [11] Liberation Day is also a public holiday in Guernsey, according to the Public Holidays Ordinance 1994.
A new two-day music festival and sporting events have been announced as part of plans to celebrate the 80th Liberation Day in Jersey. The occupation of the Channel Islands by Nazi Germany during ...
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This is a list of regular public holidays in Jersey. [1] Jersey has the same public holidays as the United Kingdom - plus an extra day on 9 May, to mark Liberation Day (ignoring special holidays like the Corn Riots Anniversary in 2021). If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a substitute weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday.
A nine-year-old boy raised more than £300 for Jersey Mind in August by selling his artwork [BBC] Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook . Send your story ideas to channel.islands@bbc.co.uk .
Liberation Day Guernsey (Channel Islands) May 9: 1945 Liberation from Nazi Germany [6] Liberation Day Hungary: April 4: 1945 Siege of Budapest, celebrated between 1950 and 1989 (no longer a holiday as of 1990) Liberation Day Hong Kong: Last Monday in August: 1945 Liberation from Japan, [7] celebrated between 1945 and 1996 (no longer a holiday ...
Liberation sculpture in front of Pomme d'Or Hotel, Jersey. The Channel Islands, Crown Dependencies of the United Kingdom, were occupied during the Second World War by Nazi Germany, from 30 June 1940 until May 1945. They were liberated by British forces following the general German surrender.
In the first World Cup to feature 48 teams—up from 32 in 2022—a total of 108 matches will be played across 16 cities in the three host countries, kicking off on Thursday, June 11, 2026, in ...