Details of service for Lt-Governor
A SERVICE of thanksgiving and farewell, for the Lt-Governor Air Marshal Peter Walker, who died suddenly last week, will take place at the Town Church today (Tuesday) at 11am.
The church will be open from 7am to enable islanders to pass through and pay their respects.
At 9.45am the church will close briefly to enable preparations to be made for the service and will re-open at 10am.
It is expected that a large number of islanders will wish to attend the service.
For that reason a large marquee seating more than 300 people will be erected in Market Square. The church service will be relayed to the marquee both in sound and on a large screen.
As the cortege leaves Church Square a general salute of 15 rounds will be fired from the guns at Castle Cornet in honour of His Excellency.
The funeral procession will depart Church Square via Fountain Street and then proceed along The Quay where a guard of honour will be formed. The Quay will be closed to traffic. Members of the public who wish to be present are invited to form on the footpath on the sea side of the Quay.
The cortege will then proceed to the airport via North Esplanade, St Julian's Avenue, College Street, The Grange, The Queen's Road, Mount Row, Le Vauquiedor, Les Mauxmarquis, Route de St Andre, Rue Frairies, Route des Blicqs, Rue des Agneaux.
Members of the public are invited to pay their respects as the funeral procession passes by.
Upon arrival at the airport Air Marshal Walker's coffin will be placed in a Royal Air Force aircraft.
There will be no opportunity for the public to be present at the Airport.
The funeral service will be held in the church of St Clement Danes, Strand, London at 1pm on Tuesday 22 September.
It is requested that flags be flown at half-mast on tomorrow and on Tuesday 22 September.
The Books of Condolence will remain available for signature at the following locations in the Bailiwick.
The Lt-Governor's coffin will be received into the Town Church in a private ceremony today where there will be a simple ceremony for the members of his family only.
Members of the public are requested to respect the family's privacy at that time.
The church will be closed to the public once the coffin has been received.
