Special Liberation cavalcade for centenarian

Helene Gallienne, 104, had been disappointed she would not see the cavalcade on Liberation Day this year

A Guernsey centenarian was given a sneak peak at part of the Liberation cavalcade a few days before the official event.

Helene Gallienne, 104, normally watches the cavalcade from her front garden but the route is not due to pass her house this year.

After her daughter Charmaine Gallienne posted on Facebook that her mother was disappointed to be missing the event, members of the Guernsey Military Motors & Cycles (GMMC) decided to make an extra journey just for her.

She said: "I could have cried through being so proud to think that they had made all that effort for my mum."

Organiser Matthew Broughton asked: "If we can do something to make someone else's day brighter, why not?"

Helene Gallienne enjoyed the procession with her four daughters

Matthew Broughton from the GMMC, who organised the event, said Helene's story had "struck a chord with me".

He said: "My gran would have been 104 years old this year and she was also evacuated from Guernsey in 1940 too.

"If we can do something to make someone else's day brighter, why not?"