Tag: Phyl Rendell

• Friday, December 23rd 2022 - 12:08 UTC

  Sacrifices and the value of freedom for the Falkland Islands, Phyl Rendell

  

  Phyl Rendell, Chair of the Falkland Islands 40th Anniversary Committee, reflects on the ending of such a special year of events, the value of freedom, and what it means for the coming generations of young people who call the Falklands their home...

• Friday, November 18th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  “Huge thank you”, for the success of Veterans pilgrimage to Falklands

  

  The success of the November 9/15 visit to the Falkland Islands of 130 Falklands Veterans and next of kin, has been underlined by the Chair of the 40th anniversary Committee and Governor Alison Blake. Letters of gratitude to all the Falkland Islanders for their generosity in hosting and caring for the visitors have been published in the Penguin News.

• Friday, August 5th 2022 - 08:54 UTC

  Falklands Conservation 2-year project to eliminate invasive species from New Island

  

  Falklands Conservation (FC) has announced the launching of its new Darwin Plus-funded project for long-term restoration work on New Island Nature Reserve. New Island is one of the remotest islands in the Falklands archipelago, which runs a wildlife reserve and centre for scientific research, expected to considerably improve with the appointment of a new Bio-security and Invasives Manager.

• Wednesday, June 8th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Falkland Islanders “Look Forward at Forty” and will continue to develop the community and economy of the Islands

  

  As the Queen's Platinum Jubilee popular celebrations come to an end, Falkland Islanders have turned back to the 40th-anniversary commemorations of the war and the coming Liberation Day. The Chair of the 40th Anniversary Committee, Mrs. Phyl Rendell MBE made a brief statement on coming events and the future.

• Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Crown coin commemorating the Liberation of the Falklands for every child in the Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands Commissioners of Currency and the 40th Anniversary Committee are delighted to announce the issue of a Crown Coin to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2022 - 20:48 UTC

  Children from the Falklands say “Thank you” in a video to veterans who liberated the islands in 1982

  

  As part of the commemoration events for the 40th anniversary of the Falklands war, school children from both the Junior and Secondary schools in the Falkland Islands have created special “Thank you” messages to all the veterans involved in liberating the Falkland Islands in 1982. The school children are keen that their messages are seen by as wide an audience as possible, so that as many veterans and their families and families of those 255 lost, get to see them and know that what they did 40 years ago is still greatly appreciated and not forgotten, even by the most recent generation of young Islanders.

• Friday, December 31st 2021 - 18:24 UTC

  Falkland Islands in 2022, “looking forward at 40”

  

  In 2022, the Falkland Islands will be marking the 40th anniversary of liberation with a year-long program of commemoration and celebration.

• Friday, May 21st 2021 - 23:59 UTC

  Falklands, 40th anniversary of liberation to be a year of commemoration and celebration

  

  Falkland Islanders are hoping to mark the 40th Liberation anniversary with a year of events that both commemorate the liberation of the islands and look to their future, the Chair of the 40th-anniversary committee told Mercopress this week.

• Thursday, September 24th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  Falklands Committee on the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of the Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands Government is pleased to announce the establishment of a Committee for the 40th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands. Chaired by former MLA Phyl Rendell, the Committee will be responsible for agreeing the framework for what will be a year-long programme of celebration and commemoration in 2022. The Committee will ensure that events and activities are coordinated and that everyone across the Falkland Islands – as well as friends overseas – can contribute.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2017 - 08:53 UTC

  Falklands' totally financed longliner, CFL Hunter, launched in Galicia

  

  A state of the art longliner, the Falklands “CFL Hunter” was baptized and launched at the Nodosa de Marín shipyard in Pontevedra, in a ceremony that included representatives from Consolidated Fisheries, Falklands lawmakers plus members of the Galicia government and the yard.