The Guernsey Society

Welcome to the Guernsey Society web site ...

Here you will find out all about the Society and its activities - so please feel free to browse around.

The Review of the Guernsey Society

The Review

The cover of the latest Review features the Bluebell Woods below Fort George..

The Review also contains a range of articles on island affairs, past and present - including "A Guernsey Lad" - a tribute to The Book of Ebenezer Le Page by Richard Platt, a Californian fan; a history of Les Isles Chausey during the reign of Elizabeth I by James Marr; news of the new Performing Arts Centre at Les Ozouets; as well as the third parts of Nancy Tidd's Occupation Diary and a Centenary of Scouting in Guernsey by Eric Grimsley.

This month's Book Review features Kingsley House School and the Three Robin Sisters by Ray Le Mesurier-Foster which is available from our Bookshop.

It also includes all the latest news from Guernsey, as well as details of new members and Society meetings.

Meetings in London

Our next UK meeting will be on Saturday 10th May at 12 - starting with lunch followed by our Annual General Meeting after which Jane Devonald will give a talk about her role in publishing "A Fair and Honest Book", the memoirs of her grandfather, Sir Ambrose Sherwill.

Non-members are always welcome at Society meetings, and may join the Society at meetings if they wish.

Meetings in Guernsey

Our next meeting in Guernsey will be Wednesday 21st May, lunch at Christies, The Pollet, followed by a visit to the Port Control office on the White Rock.

Also in May, Harriet Bacharach will be giving a talk on the Letters of Commodore C E Le Mesurier on 26 May at the Guernsey Museum.

Meetings in Australia

News has just been received of a Liberation Day Lunch which is being arranged for Sunday, May 4th in Paradise, South Australia by the Channel Islands Social Group.

For full details of all upcoming meetings, please see the meetings page.

Membership Subscriptions

Annual Membership costs £8.00 for members in the United Kingdom, or £10.00 for family membership. International members can join online and pay by credit card for £11.00 (including airmail dispatch of The Review).

Whether joining for the first time or renewing your subscription, you will find all the details you need here on the Membership page. It is also possible to join at any Society meeting.

About The Society

Welcome to the web site of The Guernsey Society - keeping alive the Spirit of Guernsey.

Our aims are to promote, maintain and stimulate interest in all matters concerning the Bailiwick of Guernsey, its past, present and future - and keeping alive the "Spirit of Guernsey" both in the island and overseas.

In doing this we

Our web site is the online expression of these goals - so whether you're an expat Guern, your ancestor was from there, or you just think it's a great place - then this site's for you.

Membership is open to all with a connection to or an interest in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The membership pages contain details of how to join - either by post or online.

Here you'll find