Tag Archives: French countryside
La Giraudière Takes a Hit from Violent Storm in Brossac
La Giraudière Takes a Hit from Violent Storm in Brossac On Wednesday evening, a whirlwind of destruction blew into La Giraudière as a violent storm hit Brossac and the whole of southwest France. Furious winds at a speed of 160km/hr blew … Continue reading
Volunteers Immerse in French rural life
Volunteers discover what is a Randonée Volunteers at La Giraudière join local French community on a randonnée in Passirac. Sunday the 29th April dawned like a November day in the UK. However, despite this, most of the volunteers set off for the … Continue reading
Sporting activities for volunteers in France – Tennis Club Brossac
Sporting activities for volunteers in France On Tuesday of this week, two of the volunteers, Colin from Australia and Rhona from Scotland joined some of the villagers at the local tennis club in Brossac village. We cycled from La Giraudière … Continue reading
Bastille Day Celebrations at Lake Brossac
Bastille Day Celebrations at Lake Brossac After all the clean up activities in the morning, the volunteers and interns were excited when the celebrations were about to commence at Lake Brossac. Le Committee du Fete had done a marvellous job … Continue reading
La fête du 14-Juillet
Bastille Day 2016 Bastille Day is celebrated annually on July 14 in France and French-speaking regions around the world. To the French it is ‘la fête du 14-Juillet’ or simply ‘la fête nationale’. Signifying the start of the French Revolution, … Continue reading
