Children to receive replica medal for Liberation

School children across Guernsey will be gifted a commemorative medal to help mark the 80th anniversary of the Liberation.

It will be a replica of the medal awarded to children who remained on-island during the German occupation in World War Two, the States of Guernsey said.

For those in primary school it will be presented on a ribbon, with secondary school aged pupils getting a pin badge version.

The States said it hoped the medals would help connect the children "to a defining moment in the island's history".

Deputy Sue Aldwell, a member of the committee for education, sport and culture, said she felt it was a good way to mark such a "significant anniversary".

"We want to ensure that everyone across the island can connect to our history and this gift for our younger members of the community adds to that," she said.

Head of heritage services, Helen Glencross, said she hoped it would "unlock conversations about this important milestone and what is represents for our community".

As well as receiving the replica medal, pupils will also get a card detailing what happened on the first Liberation Day on 9 May 1945.

Liberation Day marks the island's liberation from German forces at the end of World War Two in 1945.

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