Historic vehicles arrive for Liberation Day events

About 120 vintage vehicles have arrived in Guernsey ahead of Liberation Day on a special sailing from Poole.

A cavalcade of about 250 historic and military vehicles will be among the events marking the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day on Friday.

The additional sailing specifically for the vehicles arrived on Tuesday, carrying vehicles from across the UK and as far away as Nijmegen in the Netherlands, said Brittany Ferries.

Craig Bagley, who is from the UK, said it was "just amazing" to be part of the celebrations marking the end of Occupation in Guernsey during World War Two.

Mr Bagley, who was visiting Guernsey for the first time, said he was thankful to be part of the island's celebrations.

"I've been doing this hobby now for 50 years, so, coming to do this, to celebrate what them boys did for us, to give us the freedom we've got, is just amazing," he said.

Brittany Ferries, which organised the additional sailing, said the ship carried Jeeps, ambulances, motorcycles, command cars, amphibious cars and trucks.

Brittany Ferries said the vehicles had travelled from across southern England, Wales, Norfolk, Lancashire and Nijmegen in the Netherlands.

Steve Jugg, also from the UK, said owning a vintage vehicle was a "very expensive" hobby but he was "very grateful" he could be part of the cavalcade.

"It's all part of remembering the sacrifices were made for us in order that we can observe the freedoms that we've got nowadays," he said.

Darren Compton, from the UK, said it had taken seven months to prepare his large vintage truck for the cavalcade.

"This one's had a bit of a lick of paint, we haven't done too much to it," he said.

"It only does 28mph (45km/h), so it has taken nine hours to get it down to the ferry.

"When we get over here, it's very small roads for something this big, so we have to be very careful with what we do with it."

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