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Children will be able to take a free train ride along the Town seafront on Liberation Day, thanks to 1st Central.
The insurance company has paid for Lennie – a 27ft long train – to come to Guernsey for the 70th anniversary celebrations.
"70 years of freedom is a very important milestone in the island’s history and we wanted to be able to bring something different to the celebrations," said Mike Leonard, co-founder and deputy group CEO of 1st Central.
"We are delighted to be able to be part of what is set to be a great, family-oriented day. As a very small island with no rail network we thought it would be a great opportunity for youngsters to have a fun ride on a road train, at no cost to them or their parents."
Lennie will start his journeys from the bus terminus, turning right and travelling south along the South Esplanade, right around the roundabout at the slaughterhouse and back along to the front of the bus terminus. Rides will run from 10am to 2.30pm and again after the Cavalcade from approximately 3.30 pm/ 4 pm until 6 pm.
The 1st Central Liberation Train, which can carry between 16 and 24 people, will be free of charge. At the bus terminus ‘station’ players from the Guernsey College Football Academy will collect donations and hand out helium balloons. All money raised will be used to buy high visibility bag tags for primary school pupils in St Peter Port where the main Liberation celebrations are taking place and where 1st Central’s offices are located. 1st Central will be doing further fundraising for this project at other events later this year.
Due to the nature of the route and number of people that will be in St Peter Port on the day, children under the age of eight must be accompanied by an adult.
