7th September 2008
HD Ferries makes its last crossing
HD Ferries ran catamarans from St Peter Port in Guernsey and St Helier in Jersey to St Malo and Cherbourg in France. It was a direct competitor to Condor Ferries, which simultaneously had a contract to provide services from the Channel Islands to the British mainland.
For a very brief period it ran a direct service between Guernsey and St Malo, but this wasn’t popular enough to be sustainable, and the service continued to call at Jersey on the way.
The service was launched on 6 August 2007, but it only lasted a little over a year. Its last crossing ran on 7 September 2008.
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Other events that occured in September
A Guernseyman cycled to Herm
- Graham Glass rode a customised boat from Guernsey to Herm to raise money for charity
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The Duke of Connaught visited Guernsey
- The Duke was the king's brother. He unveiled the South African War Memorial off Julian Avenue
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Spotlight was broadcast for the first time
- The launch of Spotlight, the BBC’s local news bulletin covering Guernsey, the wider Channel Islands and the south-west of England, was more of a name change than anything else. The BBC’s first bulletin for the region was News from the South West. This had launched in 1961 and, within a year, had been re-titled South […]
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Renoir arrived on Guernsey to paint
- The impressionist visited Guernsey to paint Moulin Huet
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