This French Life

Floral art exhibition in Sorèze (81)

IF you want to discover interesting ways to create floral art then an exhibition in Sorèze (map) in the Tarn may appeal. Le Carrousel des Plantes de Sorèze takes place from June 11 to 12, 2011 and features exhibitions and discussions on flowers, plants and the horticultural world. A floral... Read more →

Jelly Ariège looking to share coffee and ideas

IS that another Jelly co-working event I see? It is and this one is Jelly Ariège, taking place at the Espace Initiative, Mirepoix. Set up by freelance translator, Leslie Starr, it lets homeworkers, freelancers, small business owners and office based people drop in and share a workspace, as well as... Read more →

Eurotunnel set to carry electricity between UK and France

SOON it won't be just trains passing through the Channel Tunnel, plans have been announced to run a high-power electricity cable through the service tunnel. The interconnector project proposed by Eurotunnel and investment company STAR Capital, will see the installation in the service tunnel of twin 100mm diameter, High Voltage... Read more →

How Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest awoke a dormant anger in the heart of France's women - The Observer

When the former head of the IMF was taken into custody, many in the French elite saw him as a victim – until an outraged feminist movement began to speak out against what it saw as years of pernicious and ingrained sexism in French life via www.guardian.co.uk Read more →

Normandy Jelly takes shape for freelancers and homeworkers

NO Normandy Jelly is not a new delight from a kitchen in the north of France, but a casual monthly co-working event, where homeworkers, freelancers, small business owners and office based people can drop in. Judy Mansfield is the driving force behind Normandy Jelly and hopes people will pass on... Read more →

New UK passport processing procedures explained

THIS explanatory video has a bit of a patronising air about it, but the way that UK passports are now processed has changed. The changes are explained in a six minute video produced by the Foreign Office and the Identity and Passport Service. On April 1, 2011 the Identity and... Read more →

Choral music from St Peter’s Singers in Brittany

THE Leeds-based chamber choir St Peter’s Singers can be heard in three concerts during a short tour of Brittany. They will be performing recitals in the cathedrals of Vannes and Quimper as well as the Basilica of Notre-Dame du Roncier in Josselin. The choir will be singing English and Continental... Read more →

Topping-off a grand design of a building project

WORK on converting an old property in The Roannais, in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France, continues as more of the project is completed. Here Brian Franklin writes up his thoughts about what he has learnt from managing the work he and his wife, Lucy, were involved with to slowly... Read more →

Languedoc-Midi.info link up with Franco-British Chamber of Commerce & Industry

I HAVE written about them before, and they kindly run an advert on the site, but the work being put in by Annette Morris and Miles Barrington for businesses in Languedoc is being recognised. Their website, Languedoc-Midi.info, has been accepted into the Franco British Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI),... Read more →

The British middle class and their move to France

WHEN the British move to France many look to maintain their middle class standing, which has a continuing impact on their way of life after moving. That is one of the findings in a study by Dr Michaela Benson, of the University of Bristol, who examined lifestyle migration in rural... Read more →