Memory Lane: A Natural History

Perfectly placed stones in the shape of a heart looks out across Corbletts Bay

A new project in partnership with The Alderney Wildlife Trust & The Alderney Society welcomes all parts of Alderney’s community to contribute to a collective living memory of the island.

Led by the Team Wilder Community Support Lead, this opportunity is for members, islanders and visitors to share their memories of Alderney’s landscape from days gone by, designed to create a lasting legacy for generations to come.

A new project in partnership with The Alderney Wildlife Trust & The Alderney Society welcomes all parts of Alderney’s community to contribute to a collective living memory of the island.

Why is this important?

Community memories allow us to tell compelling true stories regarding the value of the natural world. The aim of the project is to create a meaningful archive of Alderney’s natural history from people who recall wonderful memories of Alderney and to capture these before they are lost and forgotten.

What does Alderney’s environment mean to you? Were you raised on Alderney or did you visit as a young child? Maybe you fell in love with the island later on in life, now a place that you call home. Where did you play or swim, what profound memories do you have of Alderney’s wildlife? You may remember Puffins at Clonque, or other discoveries while spending summers at Saye, Braye or Bluestone. Whatever your memories, sea, sand and coastlines, we would love to hear them.

If you would like to contribute, we will accept a variety of formats, from postcards, poems or letters, to chatting about your memories with the Team Wilder Community Support Lead over a walk or cup of tea. If you have any old photographs, these would be a fantastic addition to illustrate your memories. To share this project further we will create a digital archive, and include a selection of memories in The Journal. We will also take a dive into The Alderney Society archives, helping us to understand what matters most to people through generations, what the community feels connected to in Alderney and how things have changed over the years. Many people know Alderney’s natural landscape benefits the community and visitors from far and wide: by creating a clearer picture of the past, together we can strive to help our future thrive.

There are submission forms available at The Museum, The Alderney Wildlife Trust (AWT) Information Centre, Library and PJ’s Café as well as on The Alderney Society and AWT websites. Please contact Abigail for more information teamwilder@alderneywildlife.org

07534 055366 / 01481 822935

With thanks to support from the Sure Community Foundation, we have been able to invest in equipment that can be utilised for the interview stage of this project.

You can download the submission form here and submit via email, or via the AWT Shop / Visitor Centre

Alternatively, please complete the form below and click submit.

Memory Lane: A Natural History Submission Form

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Email Address

Email Address
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Telephone Number

Telephone Number
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Please enter your memory here, where possible, include the year, date and or time

Please enter your memory here, where possible, include the year, date and or time
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Do you have photographs to submit with this memory?

Upload your photographs

If you have any old or historical photo’s you would like to include with your story, you can upload them here. Alternatively, you can scan them and email them to our Team Wilder Officer, or bring them into our Visitor Centre where we can scan them while you wait.

Unlimited number of files can be uploaded to this field.
100 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png, svg.

If you have written if your memories into a word document, you can uload them here

Unlimited number of files can be uploaded to this field.
100 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, eps, tif, pict, psd, txt, rtf, html, odf, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, xml, avi, mov, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, bz2, dmg, gz, jar, rar, sit, svg, tar, zip.