Floral springtime: Bluebell woods, Guernsey 2011

This dreamy film captures the essence of the magical bluebell wood, close to St Peter Port, in springtime.

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The Guernsey Photography Festival to host award-winning artists

Cameras at the ready?  Whether you’re a skilled photographer, enthusiastic amateur or simply like taking family snaps on holiday, June is the month to be a photography fan on Guernsey. The Guernsey Photography Festival makes a very welcome return to the Channel Islands this June after a hugely successful debut last year.  The photo-filled festival [...]

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I Knit Guernsey: the knitting competition to revive the guernsey family patterns

Visit Guernsey has joined together with knitting shop and community group I Knit London to launch the 2011 #iKnit_Guernsey competition. The winner will receive an idyllic break for two to Guernsey courtesy of FlyGuernsey, with £50 iKnit London vouchers available for four runners up. The winning design will also be published in a leading UK [...]

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A knitted history – the understated and practical traditional guernsey jumper

Not just a garment, an emblem of a community of knitters orally passing down unique family patterns from generation to generation with maritime symbolism lovingly stitched into the seams of each sweater. The traditional guernsey is a nautical design classic, whose influence extends to coastal regions of the British Isles and to far reaching corners of the globe.

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1940s vintage-lover a real live Guernsey glamourpuss

A chance meeting with a dashing Hollywood film star inspired a lifelong love of all things 1940s for Annie Howland, known online as Miss Matilda.

She was eight–years–old when she met the iconic British actor James Mason, in a market square in Rome. The encounter marked the start of a love affair with the decade that led to her designing and making her own range of stunning dresses.

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