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Alderney and Fire
The Alderney Airport Fire and Rescue Service is sometimes called to help with larger conflagrations.

Alderney and has
Over the years, there has been a steady Anglicisation of the island's nomenclature, and this erosion still occurs to a minor extent, in the replacement of authentic names, with new ones e. g. the northern tip of the island is properly called " La Pointe du gentilhomme " but is often referred to as " Alderney Point ".
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.
The last of the hereditary Governors, John Le Mesurier, resigned his patent to the Crown in 1825, since when authority has been exercised by the States of Alderney, as amended by the constitutional settlement of 1948.
Alderney has a full regulatory authority in operation.
Because it is quiet and secluded, Alderney has attracted some famous residents, including authors T. H. White ( The Once and Future King ) and Elisabeth Beresford ( The Wombles ), cricket commentator John Arlott, cricketer Sir Ian Botham, Beatles producer Sir George Martin, actress Dame Julie Andrews, and Olympic swimmer Duncan Goodhew.
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.
It has served Alderney since 1952 and is registered as a private company.
The States of Alderney member, John Beaman has political responsibility for the island.
Guernsey has its own separate international vehicle registrations ( GBG – Guernsey, GBA – Alderney ), internet domain (. gg – Guernsey ), and ISO 3166-2 codes, first reserved on behalf of the Universal Postal Union ( GGY – Guernsey ) and then added officially by the International Organization for Standardization on 29 March 2006.
Savage has most recently been involved with community organizations such as Junior Achievement, the Red Cross, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Alderney Landing, and is a former member of the Neptune Theatre Board.
* Ironbound has a counterpart in Grand Theft Auto IVs Alderney City where a neighborhood called Leftwood appears to have a large Portuguese population including heritage and language deriving from Portugal.
It has long been an article of popular faith that Saint Maclou inhabited the great square rock called Ortac, in the sea between Alderney and the Casquets ; and many old sailors used to declare that they had often seen him there, seated and reading a book.
Alderney has been nicknamed " the island of silence ", because little is known about what occurred there during the occupation.
The Alderney Journal, the locally produced newspaper, has an office on Ollivier Street.
Aurigny Air Services, the islands ' other airline, which was founded on Alderney in 1968, also has its registered office there.

Alderney and crew
Pannetier, in order to escape the pursuing allied fleet, sought to make the hazardous passage through the Alderney Race ; in this he was helped by finding in his crew a local man, Hervé Riel, to act as pilot when his navigators demurred.
This aircraft was later forced to ditch in the sea north of Alderney in June 1995 where it sank ; the crew were rescued.

Alderney and 11
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 tides, up to arise, to south of Alderney, known as the Race, " runs at up to 11 knots and up to nine knots in the stretch of water between Alderney and Burhou called the Swinge ".

Alderney and fleet
At 3 pm on March 22, 1740, an English fleet composed of ships Strafford, Norwich, Falmouth and Princess Louisa, the Diamond frigate, the bombards Alderney, Terrible and Cumberland, the fireships Success and Eleanor, and transport Goodly and Pompey, under command of Vernon himself, began to bombard the Spanish fortress.

Alderney and one
The five hexagons below represent the five main channel islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm, and the ident is animated so that each hexagon appears in turn accompanied by one note of the jingle, along with the name.
Flint flakes have been found on the island, and one is currently in the Alderney Museum.
Kent Wildlife Trust covers the county of Kent, and some parts of London in England, and is one of the largest of the 47 Wildlife Trust organisations in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and Alderney.
Surrey Wildlife Trust is one of 47 local Wildlife Trusts across the whole of the UK, the Isle of Man & Alderney.
* Guernsey ( British Crown dependency ), one of the Channel Islands and including Alderney, Herm and Sark
He was born at Wexford, in Ireland, the posthumous son of one of Abercrombie's captains, and spent his childhood under the care of his godfather, General Le Mesurier, governor of Alderney, by whom he was educated for the army.
There is a large stage build on one side of Alderney Landing facing the events plaza, with a permanent roof, used for outdoor concerts which can accommodate up to 10, 000 people.
Sussex Wildlife Trust is one of 47 local Wildlife Trusts across the whole of the UK, the Isle of Man & Alderney.
The German garrison on Alderney surrendered a week after the other Channel Islands, and was one of the last garrisons to surrender in Europe.
Alderney, one of the Channel Islands, is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey and its stamps are valid throughout the Bailiwick.

Alderney and with
His parents were Charles Elton Halliley, a solicitor, and Amy Michelle ( née Le Mesurier ), whose family were from Alderney in the Channel Islands ; both families were affluent with histories of government service, or work in the legal profession.
Alderney shares a history with the other Channel Islands, becoming an island in the Neolithic period as the waters of the Channel rose.
Riduna may be the original name of Tatihou, while Alderney is conjectured to be identified with Sarnia.
Along with the other Channel Islands, Alderney was annexed by the Duchy of Normandy in 933.
From 1612, a Judge was appointed to assist the Governor's administration of Alderney, along with the Jurats.
A few Alderney people elected not to leave Alderney with the general evacuation.
When the islanders returned home they were shocked to see the state of Alderney, with many houses completely derelict due to anything wooden, including front doors, having been burned for fuel by the Germans.
In addition to the transferred services, both the UK and Guernsey may legislate on other matters with the consent of the States of Alderney.
The Alderney Community and Sports Centre is currently planned, with building costing £ 2. 2m and starting in March 2012.
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 4am on 1 June 2010.
The Alderney lifeboat station was established in 1869, closed in 1884 and re-established in 1985 by the RNLI, which serves Alderney with its all-weather Trent class lifeboat Roy Barker I.
In 1750, the sailing ship Alderney arrived with 151 immigrants.
A plaque in front of the cairn is inscribed and describes the arrival of the Alderney " on August 12, 1750 with 353 settlers.
The hut was replaced in 1953, with basic accommodation which is rented out to visitors by Alderney Harbour Office.
BEA's withdrawal from Alderney, as well as from Southampton – Guernsey, Jersey – Dinard and Guernsey – Dinard, on 20 April 1956 coincided with the airline's last Rapide service in the Channel Islands.
The-ey ending of the name Chausey may be assumed to be associated with the Norse-ey ( meaning island ) seen in Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney.
The leading contingent, 21 ships under Pannetier, had rounded the cape and was in the Alderney Race, while the remainder, 13 with Tourville and the other flag officers, were to the east.

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