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The impacts of Alderney's ageing population

It's no secret that Alderney attracts a large number of retirees who come to enjoy the relaxed lifestyle, but what does that really mean for the island as a whole?  What will the impact be as the proportion of older adults increases?

This report by Manager Liz Bowskill looks at the changing demographic and what will be needed in order to care for our ageing population.


Welcoming James Dent to the board of directors.

James was brought up in Ireland, which is where he went to school. He is a retired consultant economist who spent much of his life working on projects in the developing world. Many of these were in small island states, frequently in the Caribbean and Pacific.

He has retained his love for island life and has now lived in Alderney for fifteen years. For four of those last years he served as a States member and as Chairman of the Alderney Policy and Finance Committee. During 2020, the first year of the Covid crisis, he was Alderney's representative on the Bailiwick Civil Contingencies Authority.

He brings with him a wide range of skills centred on institutional and financing options and an understanding of the critical demographic issues now facing Alderney. 

As you will all now be aware Alderney has been allocated just 27 Covid-19 Vaccines from the delivery that arrived into Guernsey last week.

Working for the Connaught during lockdown (Covid-19) has been very rewarding. Working within the community with a range of clients is not only a privilege but also very fulfilling.

We have updated our risk assessment of the current situation across The Bailiwick, the traffic of UK arrivals to Alderney and the possibility of tighter restrictions occurring into the future as COVID cases rise across the world. We will, therefore, re-open The Connaught to visitors, relatives and volunteers from Saturday 31st October. This will be...

Congratulations to Jessica Cundey who has completed her Care Certificate - All the hard work has paid off.

NOTICE

27/10/2020

THURSDAY 29th OCTOBER 2020 9:00am to 12:pm (noon) - due to the Phase 2 Extension Ground Works which have commenced this week, it will be necessary for the telephones and broadband throughout The Connaught building to be offline for a maximum of three hours. We are having our main telephone number 822756 and the residents telephone line 824242 ...