Archive for October, 2009

Do you have what it takes to become a reporter for Brittany Writers Magazine? Can you write regular 1000 word articles and news items for your department in Brittany? Our regular readers have asked for more localised pieces. They want information about towns, people, businesses and areas of interest in Brittany. At BWM we are... »

Isn’t it funny how there are things which you believe to be complete nonsense, until they happen to you. I’d always been sceptical of good luck charms and superstitions. You know the sort of things, kissing a rabbits foot for luck, wearing a lucky shamrock, or making a wish when you throw coins into... »

Dedication This contribution is dedicated in remembrance of the more than 800 recorded British and French, both military and civilians, who died following a Luftwaffe bombing attack on the railway complex at Rennes in Brittany, France on Monday 17th June 1940. It is particularly dedicated in remembrance of Sergeant George Fitzpatrick (1866342) of Royal Engineers who... »

Over the last few years, many in Britain say that somehow we British have lost our way. This presupposes two major suppositions, simply which way we are heading, and how we are going to get there. We know neither, which has to be a fundamental flaw in leadership’. Few citizens are happy about the... »

“Are those French?” the builder asked, spitting out the word French as if it left a bad taste on his lips. He seemed a likeable chap: mid-thirties, tall, outdoors type; popular, I guessed, with the ladies. Leaning forward, he squinted at the four old medals framed behind glass on my dining room wall alongside... »

Brittany is an area rich in myths and legends, a great number of which are connected with the famous Forêt de Brocéliande. The forest, steeped in history and folklore, covers an area of some 18,000 acres to the south west of Brittany’s capital, Rennes. Situated in the region known today as Paimpont, the forest... »