Tickets for Jersey's Liberation 77 event now available

The ceremony is being held on Liberation Day (9 May) and tickets can be reserved on Eventbrite. Credit: ITV Channel TV.

Free tickets for Jersey's Liberation 77 event are now available to islanders.

The ceremony in Liberation Square is making a return after two years of cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic.

1,600 seats are available for the event on Liberation Day (9 May) with proceedings also being shown on a large screen in Weighbridge Place.

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Islanders will be able to get hold of tickets from Saturday 23 April at midday.

They will be available online, but senior citizens can also secure tickets by contacting their local Parish Hall by Friday 29 April.

A small number of tickets will also be available for collection from the Royal Court Building for people who do not have access to the internet.

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Steve Cartwright, Chief Officer said: “This year promises to be an exciting event with the inclusion of a Royal visit by Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex. 

“Having no option but to cancel the Liberation Day events for 2020 and 2021, it will be great to be able to host this event that I hope will meet the expectations our senior citizens who lived through that most challenging time, along with young families and members of the public."