Island shell shrine to open again

A shrine in Guernsey made out of thousands of shells is to open to the public again after 30 years.

The shrine, in the searchlight bunker at Fort Hommet, was the idea and work of Hubert Le Galloudec.

Working by lamplight, he created an intricate design in porcelain and shells collected from local beaches depicting stories of the Bible.

The shrine was opened to the public in the late 1960s but the bunker had to be closed in 1971 after it was vandalised.

But since 2005 the Friends of the Le Galloudec Shrine have been working with the Culture and Leisure Department to restore the shrine.

It will now be opened to the public by volunteers every Saturday between 1400 GMT and 1600 GMT.

And the shrine will be re-consecrated at a special ceremony by Father Anthony of St Joseph's Church.