At the southern German town itself, there will be a formal counter-signing of the Framework of Friendship agreement which was first signed at Candie Gardens on the 80th anniversary last year. This will be attended by Bailiff Sir Richard McMahon and Biberach’s mayor Norbert Zeidler.
Meanwhile, at the White Rock in St Peter Port, the Guernsey Deportees Association will gather at 11am to honour those who were deported and interned by German military forces during the Occupation.
GDA chairwoman Jill Chubb said she and her husband Alan – also a prominent member of the association – had been given the opportunity to share the speeches which are planned to be delivered at the Biberach ceremony, including the words being spoken on behalf of Guernsey by the Bailiff.
The annual service will then follow, which will be led by the Dean of Guernsey, the Very Rev. Tim Barker, and Father Inna of the Roman Catholic Church in Guernsey.
‘I’m very glad that the Dean is able to attend our annual service because this will be his last opportunity before his retirement in the summer,’ said Mrs Chubb, who was five years old when she was liberated from Camp Lindele by Moroccan Free French soldiers.
‘He’s given a lot of support to the association during his time in Guernsey, for which we’re very grateful.’
The service will be attended by some of the deportees themselves, along with their families, and all are welcome to join them beside the plaque on the North Beach side of the White Rock pier, close to the White Rock Cafe.
The plaque honours the 1,003 men, women and children of Guernsey and Sark who were illegally deported in 1942 and 1943 and sent to various camps in Germany and France, and lists the 16 islanders – aged between four months and 68 years – who died there.
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