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The Central Brittany Journal. Published monthly. Printed by JY Concept, Carhaix. CPPAP No.0323 K 87642 Contents Art & Culture Editorial 5 Bridge Puzzle 6 Letters 6 Food & Drink 7 CBJ Quiz 8 Antiques & Second Hand 8&9 Tax & Investment 10 Computer Bob 12 Church & Community 13 Back to Going Nowhere 14

Limericks 16 page 26 Chess Puzzle 16 Prize Crossword 17 Little Toughie 17 On & Off the Beaten Track 18 Popular Sayings: Call 19 Tim the Gardener 20 Clogs 22 Art & Culture 26 Birds to See in Brittany 28 Lydia's Table 29 William's War: Part 27 31 Traditional Fruit & Vegetables 32 Clogs Hetty's Kitchen 33 pages Exploring Wine and Beer 33 22-25 Classified Advertising 35

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Fish & Chips at La P'tite Pause every Friday 11am-5.15pm Le P’tit Dépanneur, Rouillac. Yann Mingam has kept up an unbroken service for his village shop in Rouillac (north of Merdrignac) throughout the Covid crisis. The shop currently offers New Sales venue, Guemene-sur-Scorff groceries, cigarettes and takeaway The Central Brittany Journal is now sold at the food. Opening times: Mon, Tue, Thurs, Epicerie Centrale, Guemene-sur-Scorff. Fri & Sat 8am-1pm & 4pm-6pm. Sun 02 97 08 52 64 Open Mon-Sat 9-13 & 16-19 8am-1pm & 5.30pm-6pm. Closed wed. 5 rue du vieux chêne 22250 Rouillac. Tel. 02 96 84 94 90 Bridge Puzzle 26 Choice of leads

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www.thecbj.com Central Brittany Journal – March 2021 Editorial 5 Contributors: March Editorial Dan Lewis Bridge 4 irstly, I would like to thank everyone for Jon Chambers CBJ Quiz 8-9 their kind comments on us reaching the Dave Lamont Tax & Investment 10-11 Fmilestone of the 200th issue in February. Computer Bob 12 Quite a few readers have said that they have been buying the Journal from the beginning, and have James Bell now been following its journey for nearly seven- Going Back Nowhere part 2 14-15 teen years. Malcolm Body Chess Puzzle 16 I can remember saying in one of the first edi- Jim Henderson Prize Crossword 17 torials that I wrote for the CBJ that I hoped that Little Toughie 17 it could help to act as a bridge between Breton, French, and English-speaking people in the area, Richard Griffiths and this seems more important now than ever On & Off the Beaten Track 18-19 before. The United Kingdom leaving the Euro- Tim the Gardener 20-21 pean Union has definitely been a setback for the Jim Henderson cause of harmony between nations, but the hope Roseate Tern 28 must be that the negative attitudes that have been promoted in some quarters will motivate the rest Hilary Bridewell of us to break down the barriers of language and William's War, part 27 31 culture that make it difficult for people from dif- Sandy Acathan ferent backgrounds to get to know each other and Beetroot & Garlic 32 to work together for the general good. Hetty's Kitchem 33 I still see that as being the main role of the Jour- nal, and look forward to being able to continue to Roger Dawson Wine & Beer 34 work with people and organisations in the area to Melvyn Card Photo back page that end in the months and years to come. GL

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Knight's Tour While passing the time because of the snow and ice I came across this chess board magic square (left) often attributed to Euler where each row/column adds up to 260. The other strange thing about it is that by starting in the top left hand square you can make a "knight's tour" i.e. visit each square once by moving as a knight, starting with the number 1, and going in numerical order to number 64. Malcolm Body

Apologies Apologies to the Spotlight on Brittany team. The wrong informtion about the February broadcast was printed in last month's issue. For information about the March's Spotlight, see page 14.

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Antiques CBJ Quiz March 2021. Set by Jon Chambers & Second Hand Target: 25 points. Answers page 50 I: General Knowledge & Current Affairs 1 Who claimed last month that achieving net zero (carbon BROCANTE emissions) would be ‘humanity’s greatest achieve- & ANTIQUITÉS ment’? DE CALLAC 2 What eight-letter English word means ‘an excess of something’, and medically describes an excess of body fluid – usually blood? 3 Which actor played Manuel in Fawlty Towers? Bonus: 53, Ancienne Route de Carhaix In which country was he born? 4 Which type of engine produces more CO₂, petrol or die- Items Bought Direct & Dépôt-Vente sel? open every day incl. weekends. 5 How does the Latin term 'Nostra culpa' translate into André Herholdt: [email protected] English? 6 Which British poet was the first to mention Valentine’s 06 42 71 21 79 / 02 96 45 98 95 Day: Chaucer, Shakespeare, Burns? 7 What does SCUBA (as in diving) stand for? And RMS (as in RMS Titanic)? ½ point for each House Clearances 8 Which US President, in his inaugural address of 1933, Buying and Selling of said, ‘We have nothing to fear but fear itself’? Second-Hand Furniture Brocante 9 In Greek myth, over which river did Charon convey the Delivery Available - Van 17m3 a Go Go dead? Areas Covered 22 56 29 10 Is the opposite of the musical term legato: pizzicato, 07 81 11 82 39 staccato, or vibrato? [email protected] II: History & Geography 1 According to legend, who was the last person to speak Etruscan? Clue: He was an early scholar-Emperor. 2 In which town in Egypt was the Rosetta stone discov- nursing / care ered? Clue: You probably won’t have heard of it, so have a guess. JD Care Services 3 Whereabouts in Brittany is the exceptionally dense col- Personal care at home for individual needs. lection of megalithic stones dating from the Neolithic, Assisted medical visits, probably around 3300 BC? They form the world’s social visits. experienced carer (ex- qualified nurse) largest collection of such stones. Bonus: What distin- (www.) jdcareservices.fr guishes a dolmen from a menhir? 06 26 81 88 49 4 The shortest place name in France has only one letter. siret: 50524791600024 [email protected] Which one? 5 Which country produces most of the world’s cork? 6 What is the smallest country in the world? 7 What is the smallest country in South America? Subscribe 8 Of what nationality was polar explorer Roald Amund- sen? to the CBJ 9 Who, in 2010, became the first female PM of Austra- see page 44 lia? or: www.thecbj.com 10 True or False: President Theodore Roosevelt’s son was called Kermit.

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III: Science & Nature 1 What species of animal is Ursus maritimus? 2 What mollusc has 2000 suckers? Antiques 3 What is the chemical formula of nitric oxide: N₂O, NO₂, or NO? & Second Hand 4 In terms of numbers (rather than biomass) what is the Earth’s most abundant creature, with an estimated population of 500 trillion? 5 At what temperature do Celsius and Fahrenheit scales coincide? 6 Where on the human body would you find the papil- lae? 7 Which gas freezes to form dry ice? 8 What fish, Acipenser sturis, is covered in bony scuts rather than scales, and was protected by royal decree by Edward II (i.e. only the royal household was al- lowed to eat it)? 9 What is the lightest metal? 3 Pen an Croissant, Graces / Guingamp 10 What type of sugar does the brain need for energy? Furniture old and new, Antiques, Books, Records, Tools, Ornaments, Fridges, IV: Connections Freezers and general Brocante. 1 Which household implement was responsible for the Buying & selling, house clearances undertaken. death of Edward II in September 1327. According to Open 10-12 & 2-7, closed Sundays. legend, and to Christopher Marlowe’s play of 1592, 06 77 47 49 43 [email protected] Edward II, the monarch came to a particularly grue- some and agonising end. 2 Which Scottish football club plays its home matches at Tynecastle Park? 3 With 12 open-pit mines, and with mining beginning in 1947, Russia now tops the list of countries producing the most … what? 4 Which Brazilian racing driver, born in August 1952, was a three-time World Champion, and is considered one of the greatest all-time drivers? 5 Which French manufacturer of crystal glassware was 6 Rue Auguste Coent 22480 St Nicolas du Pelem founded in 1764, and has two museums – one in Meurthe-et-Moselle and the other in Paris? House Clearances 6 Which word is defined as ‘the capacity to tolerate de- Goods Bought & Sold lay, problems or suffering without becoming annoyed 07 81 11 69 61 or anxious’? [email protected] 7 What kind of bridge, usually used in military opera- www.lamaisonaucoin-france.com tions or during emergencies, uses floats to support a continuous deck for pedestrian and vehicular trans- port? 8 Which Belgian footballer, formerly of Chelsea and Sale at the Secours Populaire, now playing for Real Madrid, was born in 1991 in La Louvière? He captains the Belgian football team. Callac, rue Louis Morel, 9 Which 2008 American heist drama starred Kevin Spac- (behind the library.) ey and Laurence Fishburne? Wednsday 3rd and 24th March 10 What is the connection? Bonus: Together with the relevant answer, which of the above questions, 1-9, names two **** ****s? www.thecbj.com Central Brittany Journal – March 2021 10 Tax and Investment Tax Help & Advice & Investment 4 Things Brexit has Speak French More Fluently Thanks to my private lessons adapted to Changed for UK your level, in a relaxed environment with a cup of tea or coffee. 15€ per person. Nationals in France Same rate if you need a French speaker or translator. Contact: Maryse Blanchon Tel: 02 98 93 13 73 hat does the post-Brexit landscape look like for 74, Kergaurant 29270 Carhaix Plouguer UK nationals who live or enjoy spending time Win France? Here are 4 key things that changed on 1 January. Your French assistante 1. UK nationals are ‘third country’ nationals by Frenchadministrative Administrative at Ayourssistant home default Your French assistante When the Brexit transition period ended, the UK joined the infor your all ownyour home: paperwork Vadministrativeehicle and Caravan at Ryouregistration home likes of Australia and the USA in becoming a ‘third coun- for all your paperwork try’, with UK nationals losing the automatic right to study, Help with paperwork: Tax, Electricity, Agreement to registry your vehiculework and live in the EU. Water, Notaire, etc. [email protected] Agreement to registry your vehicule Fortunately, Britons who can prove they were legally set- [email protected] [email protected] tled in France as at 31 December 2020 can maintain citi- zens’ rights protections under the Withdrawal Agreement. 0606 06 15 1544 44 6844 68 98 6898 98 fb: Kristyne.agency 2. Non-EU residents can only stay in the EU for a limited time 565656 - TAUPONT - Taupont TAUPONT Coronavirus restrictions aside, UK nationals who don’t have EU residence or citizenship can currently still travel to France without a visa – but there are new limitations. Non-residents will only be allowed to spend 90 days in any rolling 180-day period here; to stay longer will require Vehicle Registration applying for a permit. This restriction covers the entire Schengen zone. If you enjoy spending part of the year in a French holiday home, this is particularly likely to affect you. You need to Help registering a vehicle in France. take extra care when planning trips to Europe to avoid il- Administrative support for vehicles. legally overstaying or being denied entry. Central Brittany area (Carhaix / Chateauneuf / Huelgoat) Marie-Josée CONAN 3. Applying for French residence is less straight- Tel: 06 37 95 54 32 forward email: [email protected] Now, Britons wanting to live in France have to meet the legal immigration requirements and provide the correct documentation in advance of arriving. You will need to go to the relevant consulate or embassy in the UK for your Hetty's Kitchen paperwork and demonstrate you have “sufficient” annual pages 27 & 33 income to support yourself and any dependents without re- lying on the state. Spicy Carrot Soup 4. UK financial arrangements may not work as DIY Fish and Chips before Danish 'Dream Cake' Unless they already have arrangements in place to work in the relevant EU country, UK banks, advisers and other financial providers may no longer be able to legally service www.thecbj.com Central Brittany Journal – March 2021 Tax and Investment 11 Art & Crafts EU residents, because Brexit dissolved automatic ‘pass- porting’ rights for UK financial services in the EU. So if you have a UK-based adviser, check they can still DANDELION support you. If you have UK bank accounts or other in- Yarn . Home Deco. . Crafts vestments, you may be restricted from making changes. British wool, yarns and knitting accessories. In some cases, you may find that UK assets attract a Home accessories, soft furnishings, jewellery and locally sourced crafts from French and British artisans. higher tax bill in France now they are non-EU/EEA as- 5 Rue du Senechal (opposite Kerbian Farm Shop) sets. 22570 Gouarec 06 17 56 61 72 Making the most of the new landscape [email protected] www.dandelion.fr Although this is how things stand now, the UK may still agree preferential arrangements with France on issues Boutique Hibou such as immigration and financial services. 2 rue du Jeu de Paume 22800 Quintin You should, in any case, regularly check your tax and Tel: 02 96 74 43 34 financial planning remains suitable for your circum- Wool, Needles, All Craft Items, stances, so it is sensible to review your arrangements Home Decorations, Furniture & now that things have changed. Talk to a locally-based, Gifts. Garments & Accessories cross-border specialist who can help you take advantage ready to buy or made to order. of available opportunities and ensure you are you are suitably prepared for this post-Brexit world. Dave Lamont, Blevins Franks Textile Workshops [email protected] With Shirley McCann Blevins Franks accepts no liability for any loss resulting from any Take time out to learn new stitching action or inaction or omission as a result of reading this article, which is general in nature and not specific to your circumstances. Tel : 02 97 51 42 54 You can find other financial advisory articles by visiting our Seetechniques website for details with of a this C & year’s Guilds programme qualified of workshops: tutor. website here www.blevinsfranks.com FB: shirleyjmccann • www.shirleyjmccann.com

News from the AIKB Gardening Club The AIKB Gardening Club was started in August last year, in Pamela Florence the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, and like everyone else Clothing Alterations and Repairs it has had to temporarily abandon any ideas of large group Knitting and Crochet activities, and face-to-face technical demonstrations. But that Pamela Loy - Seamstress doesn’t mean that there’s nothing going on, and the second [email protected] week of February saw its first seed and plant swap for mem- Mob: 0780 02 48 02 bers, which took place in the AIKB Library in Gouarec. ‘Roanne’ Kerogan 56560 Guiscriff A permaculture course is being arranged (for limited numbers), commencing in late April, and the club has teamed up with ‘Spotlight on Brittany’ and the CBJ’s very own ‘Tim the Gar- dener’, represented by Samuel Lewis, to bring some practical BELLE VINTAGE vegetable gardening tips to the club via the radio. The club is Paint. Painted Furniture. Home Deco. very glad of Samuel’s willingness to do this at a time when it isn’t possible for us to meet in person. Official stockist of Frenchic Listen out for at least four segments on ‘Spotlight on Brittany’ chalk & mineral paint. this year, starting in March, when Samuel and Rob Millar dis- cuss some of the garden tasks for the coming weeks. for furniture, walls and exteriors. David Worth Commission work undertaken for painted furniture and spray painted kitchen cabinets. Traditional & Modern Upholstery & Soft furnishings Tel: 07 72 34 06 09 City & Guilds qualified with 25 years experience [email protected] fb & instagram Class beginning in September www.bellevintage.fr Tel: 02 98 78 59 09 Come and visit our shop at: [email protected] 30 rue du Generale de Gaulle HUELGOAT 29690

www.thecbj.com Central Brittany Journal – March 2021 12 Computer Bob COMPUTER BOB Cloud Storage Compared (Update) he cloud is what computer storage on the in- Apple Icloud ternet is called. It is basically a computer with Apple's iCloud gives you 5GB of storage for free. Ta disk drive, that you connect to via the inter- For years, Apple's cloud services have been miserly. net, and to which you can save files. So instead of That's improved somewhat with the launch of iCloud slow hard disks you can have small and nippy flash Drive and Apple Music, although the free accounts storage – which also means better battery life from aren't brilliant. While every iCloud user gets 5GB of your devices. It also means you can access your data free storage, that quickly fills up if you use iCloud from wherever you happen to be – on your smart- for backup – iCloud accounts are per person, not per phone, in a hotel or shop, at home or anywhere else device, so if you have an iPad and an iPhone you'll you can get a data connection. More importantly it fill that 5GB in no time. gives you backup in case something happens to your Additional storage is $0.99 per month for 50GB, computer. $4.49 for 200GB and $14.99 for 2TB (that's 0.82€, Cloud storage makes everything simpler. Instead 3.73€ and 12.44€ respectively). of transferring media files to your phone you sim- ply stream MP3s or movies from faraway servers. Instead of copying crucial documents to flash drives Microsoft One Drive OneDrive is rather similar to Google Drive – you or burning them to disc, you stick them in the cloud can use it to share and synchronise files between where they can't be left in the office or on a train. different devices, and you can create Word docu- Even more conveniently, much of this happens ments, Excel workbooks, PowerPoint presentations, automatically – so for example cloud-based music OneNote notebooks and Excel surveys inside your services know when you've bought new music and browser. make it available to all your devices immediately, OneDrive apps are available for Windows Vista and cloud-based storage knows when you've updated onwards, for the Mac, for Windows Phone, Android a file and updates its copy accordingly. and iOS, and like Google Drive there are also third- You do need an internet connection, and cloud ser- party apps that can use OneDrive for synchronisa- vices generally have multiple tiers, with a free ser- tion. Examples include sketching apps, document vice for casual use and paid-for offerings for more scanners, PDF managers, notepad apps and docu- serious or demanding users. ment signing apps. Google Drive Microsoft gives you 5GB for free or 100Gb for 2.30€ per month. The maximum limit for paid sub- With Google Drive, everybody gets 15GB for scribers is 6TB for 9.27€ per month. free. If that's not enough, 100GB is $1.99 per month (around 1.65€), 2TB is $9.99 (around 8.29€), and the highest tier is $149.99 (around 125€,) for 30TB. Dropbox That storage is shared across three Google prop- Dropbox is massively multi-platform. You can in- erties – Drive, Gmail and Google Photos – but it's stall it on a Mac or PC, on a BlackBerry or a Kindle only used for certain things. The documents, presen- Fire, on an iPhone or iPad or Android device. tations or spreadsheets you build in Google Drive You can use it to sync and access music files, pho- don't use any of your storage capacity, and neither tos or movies, or you can use it as a hard drive in the do photos in Google Photos if they're smaller than sky, or you can use it for any other kind of content. 16MP or videos which are no more than 1080p. For example, apps such as the excellent Scrivener Google Drive for Work is priced slightly differently. writing program work with Dropbox so all your notes It starts at $4.14 (around 3.44€) per user per month and scribbles are available from any device, while plus taxes. That provides 30GB of storage and guar- the service's own Carousel app offers easy browsing anteed uptime (99.9%). for your Dropbox photos and videos. www.thecbj.com Central Brittany Journal – March 2021 Church & Community 13 CHURCH AND COMMUNITY CHRIST CHURCH BRITTANY CANCER SUPPORT FRANCE (Church of England – Diocese of Europe) Cancer Support France provides help and support to English 14 rue Général Dubreton, 56800 Ploërmel, Morbihan. speaking people in France who are touched by cancer. Con- www.churchinbrittany.com email: [email protected] tact 0800 240 200 or [email protected] Chaplain: Pastor Robin Adams. Mobile 07 80 56 26 32 or [email protected] THURSDAY MORNINGS Churchwardens: Chris Wilson 02 97 72 19 29 or Janet La- Book Mark II - English Book Exchange. More than 7000 geveen 02 98 99 63 14 titles available. Open Thursday mornings from 10am until If church services are taking place in January it will 12 noon. Bis 10 rue des Ecole. As you leave the traffic lights probably be essential to register for each service you in Malestroit driving away from the river and bridge in the attend and follow Covid-safety protocols. Various op- direction of Vannes, we are about 350 metres on the right just tions for Zoom worship will be posted. Check out the before the sharp bend to the left in the road.For further info congregations near you for more details. If you are on a contact Adrian at [email protected] congregational e-mail list you will receive an invitation to join the zoom service. If you are not on a list and wish ST BARTHOLOMEW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH to join us then please request to be added via info@ Rue Faber, Dinard. English speaking worship : churchinbrittany.com Contact details and locations A warm welcome to all. St Bart's website: circa.tees.ac.uk/stbarts/ of our worship centres are given on the CCB website. HUELGOAT (Second and fourth Sundays in the Parish “THE BIBLE IN BRITTANY” Church, first, third and fifth Sundays in the Salle Paroissiale You are warmly invited to come to a Bible Reading and Discus- diagonally opposite the church)) sion Group. Held in Departments 22 or 56 each week For more details contact: Every Thursday evening in homes at 8pm, God Willing. For Henk Lageveen 02 98 99 63 14 [email protected] Details ring 02 97 28 81 45 or 02 97 51 27 40. PLOËRMEL (in the Chapel at 14 rue Général Dubreton) ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Sunday morning services at Ploërmel are normally followed Every Friday at Noon at the Foyer Culturel Rue du Pont de Fer, by a shared lunch. Mur-de-Bretagne (over the road from Intermarche). Contact For more details contact: Chris Wilson 02 97 72 19 29. Number 06 79 93 69 30. . REDON (Eglise St Charles, 10 avenue Gaston Sébilleau, ALCOHOL SUPPORT GROUP: CARHAIX Redon) Contact [email protected] Poher Alcool, weekly meetings, different places, different times. Call 02 98 93 48 95, [email protected] ROSTRENEN Word and Worship services in the salle paroissiale, 4 Rue Joseph Pennec, Rostrenen, Holy Communion services in the Chapelle du Collège de Campostalat, 5, place du Bourg Coz, Clubs & Associations: For a free entry on the Rostrenen (off Rue de la Marne) Church and Community page, please send information For more details contact: Linda Doidge 02 96 13 42 71 to: [email protected] / CBJ, BP4, 22160 Callac [email protected]

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Back to Going Nowhere – Part Two This month the abandoned journal includes glimpses of how life used to be lived and how there are some vestigial remains, their pockets gradually and inexorably disappearing. It’s part of the ongoing argument of change for change’s sake, as opposed to styles of life we would like to preserve or survive in spite of newer developments.

he famous socio- historic study of Montaillou by Emanuel Le Roy Ladurie, about a medieval village in the French Pyrenees in the present day Aude, suggests that people’s concept of time and place Tin the past before agri-industry and worldwide communications systems were different. When the concepts changed is difficult to gauge: perhaps when the commodity of the ticking clock became available, and the industrial need for precise time keeping. It is likely that many of these demands did not reach Brit- tany until much later, even with the collapse of its linen and hemp industry that were more cottage than factory based. Here is some of what Ladurie says: “... they did not think in terms of a fixed and continuous timetable, whether in their own fields or, in exile, in the workshops of Catalonia... the working day was punctuated with long, irregular pauses, during which one would chat with a friend, perhaps at the same time enjoying a glass of wine... The rhythm of the year was that of the twelve months and the four seasons, but these were not referred to very frequently. Dates were often fixed by reference to purely natural phenomena, not neces- sarily agricultural... at the season when elms have put forth their leaves,” though, “natural references are outnumbered by references to the Christian year... largely ecclesiastical... saint’s days (for example) were linked to various collective activities, such as cattle fairs... The saints were the friends of the workers.” It is a big extrapolation from 14th century SW France, not then France, with a different language and strong links to Catalonia, to early 20th century Brittany onwards. Somehow I don’t think the stretch is too much. If there are constructs I can find in myself then there is little stretch at all, when I begin to measure time by the seasons, and the week by the Tuesday open-air market in Quintin. Our little hamlet was once a centre of local activity. There is still a small farm with a few cows behind us. Henri is the lone inhabitant; he has a stone barn attached to his house, where we once helped him with calving one of his cows; they seemed contented enough beasts. He lives alone and speaks to nobody much. He dresses in a loose blue denim jacket and trousers with a cloth cap in all seasons. His house is bare of comforts apart from a TV; his seating is two wooden benches and a bare wood table. We were offered and accepted a glass of wine after we helped him pull ropes attached to the legs of the half-born calf. Vet callouts are expensive and might have been too late in this case. So he came to us with his false teeth out and asked for the Patron to come and help; breaking his reclusiveness. We were glad to oblige but only found out what his name was five years later from someone else. Henri gives us what we call the Breton nod from time to time, but otherwise we have not had any real interaction. This was in the

Spotlight on Brittany: March: There’s definitely a feel of Spring in the air, and March’s Spotlight on Brittany aims to add to this feeling by taking listeners out into the garden. First we visit Barnhaven Primroses near Plestin-les-Grèves, where owner Jodie Mitchell tells us about those early flowering plants that herald a brighter season. And then CBJ’s own Tim the Gar- dener guides us through the first activities to undertake in the vegetable patch. Before that, we hear from Olivia Gill, JK Rowling’s illustrator now resident in Brittany, about her mural project in Bulat-Pestivien, awarded by the commune in exchange for a studio. And we travel to Italy to meet Veronica Antonini, who tells us about her experience of the pandemic. You can hear all this, and more, by tuning into Radio Kreiz Breizh on Wednesdays at 14h00 and Saturdays at 12h00 (102.9 Mhz-106Mhz),or to Radio Bro Gwened (101.7Mhz-92.6Mhz) on the first Wednesday of the month at 14h00 and the third Sunday at 9h30. More simply perhaps, you can listen anytime to this month’s programme, and others from the archive, by following the links on our website: www.spotlightonbrittany.fr

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Back to Going Nowhere continued early years of the 21st century. He did ask us why we had come to this location and I still feel we didn’t give him a satisfactory answer. We currently make most of our bread in an electric bread maker with Carrefour supplying the raw materi- als; in some ways a curious turn in a cycle. The commune, as it stands, has lost its boulangerie in the village three kilometres away, so Carrefour sometimes gets our custom. The only real development in the village is the concept of a lotissement where a plot for a house is bought and a house chosen off-plan; variations of plain magnolia coloured square-sided designs. Mostly the village is deserted during the day as people com- mute to the large towns and possibly St.Brieuc. With little traffic, dogs have a habit of dozing in the middle of the road content that they will live to a ripe old age. It is unlikely that a tourist would drop by here unless they were lost or searching out a few menhirs that have survived being shifted for field space. One is part of the war memorial outside our commune’s Ma- rie. “There’s a moment when siesta time runs dry. Even the secret, hidden minute activity of the insects ceases at that precise instant; the course of nature comes to a halt...” Gabriel Garcia Màrquez, in his novella Leaf Storm provides some evidence, with this observation in the fictional South American town of Mocando that there is a time of day when time seems to cease. We can extend the observation by noting how many people locally live to a great age. Whether this will continue into the future with the sure invasion of electronic communication into our psyche remains to be seen. James Bell (Sadly, Henri died in the middle of February. He never made concession to the seasons in his habitual form of dress and was found dead covered by the heavy fall of snow in one of his fields. We think he was by now in his early nineties)

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Any sport needs spectators to thrive, And a supplementary question - if the black An exciting atmosphere to survive, pawn on g7 is moved to g6 white now has a third Today football`s a mess, way of getting checkmate, can you find it? And there`s no chance with chess Yet Strictly Come Dancing stays alive! 8 Cyril Young, Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem 7 6 Spectators are thin on the ground, But sporting events need their sound, 5 Now as soon as one team scores 4 The tele-viewing number soars, 3 So a compromise needs to be found. 2 Jim Henderson, Carhaix 1 Why do we spectate at any sporting event, a b c d e f g h Looking enviously with passionate intent, Dreaming of being part of the show, Screaming fanatically as on they go, Solution page 52 Often going home to a losing lament. The Knight in Shining Armor, Huelgoat Chess Club, William Martin [email protected] The frenzy erupts more and more, Opposing spectators all roar, April Limerick Challenge: We bawl for our team, Please send limericks on the theme of: We yell and we scream...... DIY But it's better than fighting a war! by the 20th March to: [email protected] Rosy CBJ, BP4, 22160 CALLAC What a weird year this has been, Games played and no spectators to be seen, The players running their hearts out, And no spectators there to cheer and shout, They were confined to home and yelling at the tv screen. La Taupiniere

www.thecbj.com Central Brittany Journal – March 2021 Prize Crossword / Toughie 17 Across 1. Alarm raised when a little evil goes global (8) Prize Crossword 5. Learn to weave in a coarse way (6) 8. Offender needs less of a clean (5) March Jim Henderson 9. Artisan with boating skills (9)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10. Burn up the course after teeing off with an iron for effect (6) 11. Being sheepish about a fiddle? (6)

8 9 17. Apparatus we all spend some time with (7) 19. Valiant effort in resourcing necessities leads to hardship (7)

10 11 12 13 14 20. A good deal worth much (3) 21. Marital arrangement for a flexible union (7) 15 16 22. No problem in entrusting internal connections when you 17 18 19 are famous (7) 23. Yearn for more distance (6) 20 26. Sounds like time for dog-watch on the little ship (6) 21 22 30. Forecasting whether the chopper would make it (9) 31. Bright porcelain that can hit one between the eyes? (5) 32. Gentlemen`s address doesn`t have a single female men- 23 24 25 26 27 tioned (6) 33. Squeezing bodies into the annexe (8) 28 29 Down 30 31 1. Guardian redirects letters to the house (10) 2. Wrap pungent vegetable in silk – not for opening (5) 3. Read out Treacle and Rice recipe – I connect with it (11) 32 33 4. Leading feature turns out to be quite small (4) 5. Search for Ferret (5) 6. Ascribe to elementary principles without hesitation (5)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R E V A M P A G N O S T I C 7. Manage to push in (4) Solution February 9 E I E C R C O I 12. Angler nets some rubbish (6) 10 11 Prize Crossword: B O S S A N O V A T R U M P 13. Read about primary action leading to obliteration (11) Winner Feb. prize crossword: U U N N V E R H 12 13 14. Easier to get rid of irritant (5) Colin Bowers, Plémet T R A N S I T E N T W I N E T L T R Y S R 15. Put all your effort into keeping on your feet (6) 14 15 16 Twenty euros to the first A I S L E A N A T H E M A 17 16. Nattering about conspicuous trappings - full of air (10) correct solution drawn from L S C R I E 18 19 20 21 18. Protective coating from carbon with a little phosphorus D I C T A T E D E A T E N the hat for the Mar. prize 22 V N B S R A D (5) crossword. Please send 23 24 25 completed solutions to: O F F I C E R H E A D S E T 24. Mates with stern service on the upper deck (5) I E H I I R T O Prize Crossword, CBJ, BP4, 26 27 25. Shades from the fifties? (5) C O R G I D E F E C T I V E th 22160 CALLAC, by 20 Mar. E N E G T H E N 27. Same as three out of five people – as in the same sense (5) 28 29 S C O T F R E E H Y B R I D 28. The drawback is it looks like junk (4) 29. Motors around but keeps to the mark (4)

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1 2 3 4 Clues Across Down 1. Frozen rain (7) 1. Chief French puppet (7) 5. A Greek of ancient Italy (7) 2. Word formed using another`s letters dif- 6. More irritating (7) ferently (7) 5 I 7. On the threshold of conscious- 3. Relating to yesterday (7) ness (7) 4. Sideways pass in American football (7) G 6 The following numbers of letters are required to solve this puzzle – some A letters are already installed to help you get started: A – 8; D – 1; E – 3; G – 3; I – 5; K – 1; L – 4; M – 1; N – 3; O – 2; P – 1; R – 4; T – 2; U – 2. 7 L Solution in the April issue. Solution Feb. Little Toughie page 51

www.thecbj.com Central Brittany Journal – March 2021 18 On & Off the Beaten Track On and Off the Beaten Track Room at the top II – Learning the ropes s I left you last month, Fossett Bros., the small circus I had just joined as publicity agent, was about to move off from behind a housing estate at Bridgend in South Wales. Silver, the half-broken grey Astallion had finally been caught and loaded into the lorry; the living vans had been attached to the lorries or cars; and the whole convoy ground slowly out of the field in line astern. That first hop was not very far, from Bridgend to Pontypridd, about 30 miles. There I saw the big top go- ing up for the first time and joined in enthusiastically. For the smaller places they used a single pole, though the tent, like a large marquee, could be enlarged to two poles. Up went the canopy like a sail to be pulled out and attached to the outer poles, then we added the sidewalls. The seating tribunes would not pass “elf ‘n’ safety” muster today. Maybe they did not then. No one checked. A world apart. Heavy, stepped, wooden frames were set up in parallel then the planked seating was laid across. Rickety I thought, but they never collapsed during the few months I was with Claude. It was a very slick operation. Unfortunately, playing with tents was not my job. The job of agent meant travelling ahead of the troupe to book grounds and distribute publicity. Claude Fossett, the boss, would decide on the itinerary – he knew all the likely sites having been in the game all his life “Try b*st*rd so and so in Nuneaton,” he would puff. So, in theory, my young assistant, Johnny, and I were to travel ahead, for which we needed a car and a caravan, both of which Claude provided. The caravan was just large enough for two people, but it was comfortable and I cared less about privacy than I did when touring later in my career. (A caravan was a big step up from the tent men, who were paid a fiver a week, all found, and slept on the Luton above the cab of the elderly pantechnicons.) In the event, I spent far less time in it than anticipated, for alas, the fine motor car that Claude had fur- nished was a ten-year old, Mark One Cortina. Dickie Sandow, a great professional clown and long-time associate of Claude, observed that 10 years old was practically brand new as far as Claude was concerned! (Dickie was a remarkable all-rounder and the nicest of men and he helped me to fit in. He had his own children’s show that he toured when not employed by others and later I did a bit of work for him. He had been in the army in the transport corps and had picked up an eclectic range of skills. Seeing him and one of the tent men changing the engine of a Commer Karrier in the park at Pontypridd under torrential rain first showed me just how resourceful circus people were.) In truth, the Cortina wasn’t a bad car, the Mark 1 being the most stylish of the range in my view and it handled well. Unfortunately, it didn’t handle caravans well and constantly overheated. The notion of mov- ing and staying ahead was therefore swiftly abandoned. Our general direction of travel was towards North Wales aiming to arrive on the island of Anglesey for the summer. On the way, we were to do three-day tenting, necessitating two moves a week, working our way across southern England then turning north through the Midlands and up to Lancashire. Some of the moves were quite short, so returning to base didn’t matter. Anyway, the show was where I wanted to be. It mattered rather more when we were making the longer cross-country jumps. It upped the fuel bill consider- ably and took its toll on the aging car and us. So Johnny and I would set out on our daily, ever-changing commutes. Occasionally Claude had pre- booked the sites, but mostly we booked them for a fiver or a tenner a day. Some were privately owned, while others belonged to the local council. Most sensibly demanded cash up front, or on arrival. They had been had before. The publicity machine left much to chance but seemed to work. Because pre-booked grounds were the exception rather than the rule, the posters were printed leaving a white space to fill in the dates and times. We would confirm the site, write out the posters and then go round the town hustling shopkeepers to put them up and bribing them with a couple of free tickets. To make sure they actually displayed the poster the best way was to Sellotape it before going into the shop. Having established a “yes” in principle, you asked them where they would like it put, stuck it and then left quickly. Johnny was very good at it and though I

www.thecbj.com Central Brittany Journal – March 2021 Popular Phrases: Call 19 Popular phrases and sayings using the word: Call Call a spade a spade – Meaning to be straightfor- bring to task for shortcomings, to scold. ward, outspoken and blunt, even to the point of There was a time when Jews were “bled” rudeness. To call things by their proper names whenever the kings or barons wanted money, without any beating about the bush. This was and one very common torture if they resisted in English by 1539 – so why a spade? was to haul them over the coals of a slow fire The phrase originated in ancient Greek in oth- to give them a roasting. er forms such as “Call a fig a fig”, a “trough “To call to mind” – to recollect, to remember. a trough” and a “bowl a bowl”. It evolved into “To call the shots or call the tune” – to say what spade which was the Greek word for a trough, is to happen, to order or to be in command. basin, bowl or boat and an implement used for Said to have originated in the 1960`s in Ameri- digging out. can slang. However it is also claimed to have “Don`t call us, we`ll call you” – Reputedly said come from the 16th century when curling was by theatre directors to auditionees – which first played in Scotland. The “skip calls the generally meant that they would probably not shot” for his players referring to the distance, get round to doing so. It is now generally ap- speed and line re- plied to some unwelcome person seeking a quired. “Call the favour - from the 1950`s. tune” comes from “A call before the curtain” – an invitation to an the saying “he who actor/actress to appear before the curtain and pays the piper receive the applause of the audience. calls the tune” – “A call of the house” – an imperative summons to have control. sent to every member of parliament to attend. From the story This is done when the sense of the whole of the pied piper house is required. who agreed to rid Hamelin city of “Call of nature” and “Pay a call” both euphe- its rats and mice, misms for going to the toilet. and when he had “A call boy” – a boy employed in a theatre to done so was re- “call” or summon members of the cast when it fused his pay. is time for them to make their appearance on stage. By the way “A call to the bar” – The admission of a law stu- dent to the privileges of a barrister. “To call or haul over the coals” – To

On and Off the Beaten Trackcontinued am not a natural hustler, I learned. And so we criss-crossed the country with the car (and us) getting more and more tired. During a period of diluvian downpours, the windscreen wipers failed. I tied them to a loop of fine cord threaded through the front doors and Johnny would sit there pulling them backwards and forwards for hours at a time. And, of course, when we were back at the circus in the early evening there was never the time to fix them before going out again early the following morning. No matter. I was young, enthusiastic and energetic. And I took to a semi-nomadic life on the edge of society. Indeed, had circumstances been a little different, I might still have been there. Richard Griffiths, [email protected] www.thecbj.com Central Brittany Journal – March 2021 20 Tim the Gardener

www.thecbj.com Central Brittany Journal – March 2021 Tim the Gardener 21 Tim the Gardener here is definitely a sense of spring in the air potato plants. The late spring frosts can behave in - the primroses and daffodils in my garden quite an unpredictable way, with cold rolling down Thave been out for a few days, and the birds a slope, and perhaps settling when it encounters an are busy - but I would still caution against being too obstacle. The sensible course of action is probably eager to start planting this year's crops. to stagger the planting – you only need a few rows A typical Breton spring and early summer consists of really good plants to make the difference between of alternating periods of warm, sunny weather, and a good crop, and a poor one. days of rain and cold winds. These are the worst Onions and Shallots possible conditions for sensitive seedlings, which I have now bought my onion sets for this year, and germinate and grow quickly when the weather is will be planting them as soon as possible. Any work warm, and are then not hardy enough to survive the that can be done to prepare the ground in advance of cold nights that follow. Sometimes one is lucky with planting, however, is time well spent. Onions have an early crop of carrots, but more often than not a very little foliage and do not produce much shade, so March sowing leads to disappointment. weeds tend to proliferate in the onion patch. Clear- Potatoes ing the ground now, particularly of perennial weeds Potato planting times are a complex issue. The aim such as docks and nettles, will cut down the work is to plant the tubers in the ground so that the first needed to keep the patch tidy later in the year. leaves appear after the last frost. In the time that I Leeks have been gardening in Brittany, I have experienced I have been quite successful in growing leeks from the last frost in my garden being as early as March, seed over the past few years. I plant the seed out- meaning, in theory, that I could have planted my po- doors in the best spot that I have available in the tatoes in February, and as late as the beginning of garden, and make sure that I keep them watered, June (a mild frost, but it still did some damage). Last so that the seedlings do not have an interruption in year, part of the garden suffered a frost in the middle their growth during dry spells. By early July, I have of May, which killed off the tops of about half my strong, healthy plants ready for planting out.

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Brittany is one of the regions of Europe traditionally associated with woodenClogs footwear. The history of the Breton clog reflects the long-stand- ing struggle on the one hand between the rural way of life and urbanisa- tion, and the struggle between the Breton and French cultures on the other. A wooden clog is well adapted to local conditions insofar as it is wa- terproof, allowing people to take their animals out into the fields without getting wet feet, and it is also well-insulated, making it possible to work outdoors in the winter months without discomfort. The clog's main disad- vantage is its lack of flexibility, making walking, and running, rather ungainly, but this is not a problem for many agricultural tasks, such as scything a field, harvesting a crop, or hoeing a field - when ease of mobility is of secondary impor- tance to keeping feet warm and dry. Another reason for the clog's popularity in the region is due to the self- sufficient nature of the traditional Breton farming culture, which, from the early Middle Ages, was based on the ancient Celtic model, rather than the French feudal system. Families were given the right to manage their own farms (in exchange for tithes) rather than having to work for an overlord

Wood working represented a large part of life on tra- ditional Breton farms: the winter months were spent coppicing and pollarding trees, making faggots, split- ting wood, and preparing timber for building. Making a pair of clogs for themselves was a relatively simple matter for a skilled wood worker; all that was required was tools to cut and split the wood into blocks, an axe and a hooked, clogger's knife to shape the outside, and a spoon bit to carve out the interior. Beech was the preferred wood for clog making; beech (top right) trees were not coppiced, but allowed to grow to a considerable size over a number of years (not too close to any houses) with side branches carefully trimmed to prevent the development of knots in the wood. When the tree was felled, the wood could be distributed amongst neighbouring villages, with a single tree providing enough wood for a whole district. Clogs made on the farm were less ornate than clogs made by pro- fessional clog makers, which were sold at fairs and markets.

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on a large estate, and success depended upon not being at the mercy of tradespeople out- side their immediate community for any products or services key to run- ning the farm. With the help of a few basic tools, people were able to make their own clogs out of locally-produced materials, fulfilling the need for self- sufficiency in footwear. Even though Brittany did have its own aristocracy and merchant class, it was the small-scale farm- er upon whom the Breton economy was based, and who set the tone for Bret- on culture and fashion. Clogs therefore became a As well as in the fashion item, to be worn fields, clogs were to church and to fetes and also worn on pardons. In addition to special occasions the rustic clogs worn in and fete days, the fields, more elaborate

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clogs, stained black, with decorative carvings, and leather trimmings became available. These were pro- duced by professional clog makers, who over the course of time established a separate, semi-nomadic com- munity that persisted until the early years of the twentieth century. Land owners in some of the larger Breton forests cultivated areas of beech trees (beech being the favoured wood for Breton clogs) for which clog makers could negotiate when they had reached a certain size. The clog makers would establish a camp in the forest, cut down the trees, and spend the winter months making clogs ready for sale in markets during the summer. As the towns and cities grew in size during the 1800s, so too did the demand for clogs from townspeople who were not in a position to make their own. Simultaneously, however, clogs started to acquire a stigma of being an old-fashioned form of footwear.

Bernard Kervoas is keeping the tradition of Breton clogs alive in his clog shop, Saboterie Kervoas, in Belle-Isle- en-Terre, close to the traditional clog making area in the Coat-an-Noz woodland. His workshop was one of the first to have been fitted with clog-making machines, and at its peak in the last century employed over fifty people. Saboterie Kervoas, 11 Place de l'Église, 22810 Belle-Isle-en-Terre. 02 96 43 30 13

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Breton farming suffered an eco- nomic collapse in the period af- ter the French revolution and the Napoleonic wars. Farmers lost their au- tonomy when they were forced to pay rent instead of tithes; prices for agri- cultural products fell, due to mechanisation, and com- petition from abroad; and the countryside became a place of poverty and destitution. Rightly or wrongly, the authorities decided that the solution to the problem was to bring Brittany closer into France as a whole, and for many years all aspects of Breton culture, including the language, the style of dress, and the footwear were derided. A well-known ex- ample of this being a child who spoke Breton in school being made to stand in the corner of the classroom with a pair of clogs hung round their neck. Thus, clogs lost their appeal as a fashion item, making life difficult for professional clog makers - even for those who had been able to invest in clog-making machines and workshops. They also fell out of use in the countryside, as the nature of farm work changed, and rubber welling- ton boots became the favoured waterproof footwear of farmers. However, the Breton clog has managed to survive. It is still the ideal footwear to keep by the back door and to slip on when going to the post box or the veg- etable garden. It keeps the foot warm and dry, and offers protection while still letting it breath.

www.thecbj.com Central Brittany Journal – March 2021 26 Art & Culture Books Pompey Boy George East Art & Culture George East, popular for his books about living in Brittany and Normandy, has published the first part of his autobiography, Pompey Boy, in which he recalls growing up in Portsmouth after the war; a time when bomb-damaged buildings were adventure playgrounds and the communal family bath was taken once a week in a tin tub in the kitchen. ‘When I ran the local radio station in the 1970s,’ says George, ‘one of my priority projects was to record the memories of older Portsmouth people about life in the city when they were growing up. There’s a huge amount of historical data about the politics and economics of the city, but not so much about what life was like for ordinary people. Then my wife pointed out that I should share my own memories of Portsmouth. I grew up after war when the city was still recovering from the hundreds of bombing raids on the Naval Base. Times could be hard but life was good. They say the past is a foreign country, and I reckon younger people will be amazed at how we lived then, and some will think I am writing about a time when Queen Victo- Fête des Jardins ria was on the throne!’ Garden Festival Château de Pommorio Just a Pompey 17th & 18th April Boy : Memo- 10am - 6pm ries of growing The theme of the Spring 2021 edition is: up in Ports- "Edible plants". mouth volume As usual, the Fête des Jardins will host a range one 1949 - of nurseries and artisans, with leading spe- 1955 eBook: cialists available to give help and gardening East, George: advice. Amazon.co.uk: For the list of exhibitors, see the website: Kindle Store www.fetedesjardins.com Entry: 5€, under 16 free

Textile Art Courses with Shirley McCann Monthly full day workshops in a variety of techniques at my home near to Pontivy. Please refer to my website at www.shirleyjmccann.com for the current programme and contact me if you are interested in joining us once restrictions are eased. In the meantime, if you’re feeling creative, why not visit my Etsy shop and choose one of my super clear pdf patterns for instant download. Lots of different styles and designs to choose from all at very rea- sonable prices. Plus I’m always available if you have any questions. www.etsy.com/ shop/shirleystitcher You can follow my creative journey also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shirleyjmccann or on Instagram at: @shirleystitcher /02 97 51 42 54

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Danish “Dream Cake” 350ml full fat milk Topping: 80g butter, softened 125g unsalted butter 5 large eggs (or 6 medium) 100g desiccated coconut 350g caster sugar 200g dark brown sugar (muscovado for 450g plain flour preference) Hetty's Kitchen 3 tsp baking powder 50 ml milk more on p.33 2 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 180°C / 160° Fan / Gas 4 Grease and line (base and sides) a 24cm/9” loose bottomed cake tin. Gently heat the 350ml milk and 80g butter in a pan, stirring until the butter has melted. Set aside and leave to cool. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and caster sugar until fluffy and very light. This can take several minutes. Add the flour, vanilla and baking powder and whisk gently until the mix is smooth. Fold in the cooled milk and butter and scoop the mix into the prepared tin. Sit it on a baking tray as it’s likely to leak a little, and bake for 35-40 minutes. Put all the topping ingredients into a saucepan and stir over medium-low heat until combined. As soon as you take the cake out of the oven, turn up the heat to 200°C/180°Fan/Gas 6 and spread the topping quickly and evenly over the top. Return the cake to the oven for a further 5 minutes. Cool in the tin completely to allow the topping to set before releasing the clip and transferring the cake to a serving plate. Store in an airtight container.

Photo of the Month: Freezing rain: fantastic frosting on one of the roses today (12th Feb)....but the new mole- hills clearly show what hardy little creatures THEY are!! Malcolm Body

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e are a small to medium sized tern often confused with the common and Arctic Terns. However we have a thin, sharp, all-black bill only becoming red just at the base in summer. We have a Wblack cap with the forehead turning white during winter. Our legs are red and in general we appear much whiter than other terns. The term roseate refers to our pinkish breast during summer. Another distinguishing feature are our very long tail streamers which extend well beyond the wing tips at rest. We can be seen with other terns on the shoreline and in estuaries where we form our nesting colonies. We nest from June onwards; the nest is just a scrape in the ground, sometimes under dense vegetation, which is left unlined. We have one clutch a year of one or two (rarely three) eggs. Both sexes incubate the eggs and care for the young. We feed mainly on small fish, molluscs, crustaceans, water insects and their larvae. We have a distinctive long and harsh “aachh” call and a characteristic “chuu-iick” Our numbers decreased in the 19th century when we were hunted for our plumes to decorate hats, and have increased slightly since then, however the predatory nature of increasing numbers of gulls has put us in the endangered category. Jim Henderson

www.thecbj.com Central Brittany Journal – March 2021 Lydia's Table 29 Egg & Leek Ramekins Lydia's I look on this dish as a grown-up version of 'egg in a cup', which my grandmother used to make for me. It is a simple starter or lunch dish, completed by the toasted soldiers for dunking. For larger appetites, I Table suggest a bigger dish, add the leek mixture, chopped ham, bacon, smoked salmon, sweetcorn, peppers... Leeks the list is endless...oh, and another egg. Jo Milsom

Anglesey Eggs An old Keith Floyd recipe, Carol Ingredients Serves 4 225g leeks – well cleaned and thinly sliced Ingredients 60ml / 4tbsps cream 6 leeks 4 eggs 1lb potatoes 15g butter, plus extra for greasing and toast 8 eggs Salt and freshly-ground pepper 1oz butter Large pinch of tarragon or parsley (optional) 1dessert spoon flour 4 slices of bread (toasted) 300ml milk 4oz grated cheese Method 1. Preheat the oven to 190ºC. Generously butter Method the ramekins. 1. Take 6 leeks, washed, chopped and 2. Melt the butter in a frying pan, and cook the boiled for 10 minutes. Drain very well, leeks over a medium heat, stirring frequently and mix them with 1lb of hot mashed for 3-5 minutes, until softened and translu- potato. Add butter and season to taste. cent, but not browned. 2. Arrange around the edge of an oven- 3. Add 3tbsps of the cream, and cook gently for 5 proof dish. minutes until the leeks are very soft, and the 3. Hard-boil 8 eggs. cream has thickened. Add the herbs, and sea- 4. Now make a cheese sauce with 1oz but- son to taste. ter, dessert spoon of flour, 300ml milk, 4. Place the ramekins in a roasting pan. Divide mustard and 2oz grated cheese, cantal the leek mixture between them. Break an egg is fine. into each, spoon over remaining cream, and 5. Cut the shelled eggs in half and place season. inside the leek and potato ring. Cover 5. Pour boiling water into the roasting pan, to with the cheese sauce and sprinke with come about halfway up the sides of the rame- 2oz of grated cheese. kins. Transfer the pan to the oven, and bake 6. Pop into the oven at gas mark 6, 400F for 10mins, until just set. Serve piping hot with (200C) until the top is golden brown. buttered toast soldiers.

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Leek Gratin with Leek and Rice Flan This is one of my favourite leek recipes. I use Reblochon Cheese white wine instead of the sake. Diana Cooke One of my favourite dishes at the moment Ingredients and easy to make. ¼ cup (150g) Basmati rice Patricia Hebblewhite ½ small brown onion (40g), chopped finely ¼ cup (20g) grated parmesan cheese Ingredients serves 4 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh coriander 400g Leeks leaves 250g Reblochon cheese 1 egg, beaten lightly salt and pepper ½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes Leek filling Method 60g butter 1. Preheat the oven to 180°c, 350°f gas 3 large leeks (1.5kg) shredded mark 4 1½ tablespoons grated fresh ginger 2. Cut leeks lengthways, wash in plenty of ¼ cup finely chopped fresh coriander leaves water, dry and arrange in an oven dish. 3 eggs, beaten lightly 3. Cut the REBLOCHON in slices, arrange 1 cup (250ml) cream on top of the LEEKS and bake in the oven for 30mts 4. When the top is nicely browned, remove Method from the oven. 1. Grease deep 19cm-square cake pan. Line base and two opposite sides with foil; Preparation 10 minutes grease foil well. cooking time 30 minutes 2. Add rice to large saucepan of boiling water. Boil, uncovered, until tender; drain well. Serve with a baguette and salad. 3. Combine rice and remaining ingredients in large bowl; mix well. Press mixture evenly Enjoy ! over base and halfway up sides of prepared pan. Place pan on oven tray; refrigerate 30 minutes. 4. Leek Filling: Heat butter in medium saucepan. Cook leek, ginger and coriander, stirring, until leek is soft. Cool. Combine leek mixture, egg, and cream in large bowl; mix well. 5. Pour leek filling into rice crust. Bake, un- covered, in moderately hot oven for about 45 minutes, or until browned and firm.

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a German 5.9 dropped close by on the parados. William's War: The fall of earth completely buried my mate and I was also buried to my waist. When we were dug out Part 27 he was dead. Once again my luck was in because of my failure to wake him, for I should have been Continuing the war diaries of William Fredrick sitting there. Spinks, edited by Hilary Bridewell. I had received a stripe about this time and was Spring 1917: William, serving his second term in unpaid Lance Corporal. The idea engendered itself France, has been injured and returned back to to explore the possibility of getting a commission – Britain. not for the honour and glory of wearing a 'pip', but he natural desire of a wounded 'Tommy' to get back to England for a training period. I was on returning to England was to be sent to a married in August 1917, and shall I give this as the hospital near home. When I gave Ipswich main reason? Anyhow, I decided to see what I could T do. First of all I must get to the rank of Corporal. as my home town, the authorities sent me to Manchester and then to a V.A.D (Voluntary Aid We did not go further than Brigade reserve. For Detachment) hospital near Bolton. It was a great Christmas Day we had moved up to close reserve. place, and we lived in the lap of luxury. Outings of Again I cannot recall any Christmas dinner. I brought all description were arranged for us. I went down a plum pudding (tinned) from the 676. These had a coal mine. I visited spinning and weaving mills. become a common feature behind the line. Cars called every day to see who would like a run. When in England last, I had visited a lady who But the time came when I should be discharged. had lost her son, a Lieutenant Woods in the 2nd bat- I returned to the 4th Suffolk (reserve) at Halton Camp, Bucks, once again getting some more train- Continued overleaf ing. I had joined the Territorials in 1912 for five years, and the five years were up. In July 1917 I was given one month leave and £20 bounty, I was on top of the world for that month, and the war was a long way off. Whilst on leave I received orders to repost to 11th Suffolks at Crowborough Camp, East Sus- sex. I would have preferred to have remained with my own battalion, but orders were orders. I did not meet any old faces there. The training, in England, went on until November 1917. I was one of a draft to leave the camp for France on the 9th November, landing at Le Havre and once again making my way to the Front in the usual cattle trucks. We met the 11th Suffolks at Agny. They were in hutments, and when we went into the line, it was the old Hindenburg switch that I had been wounded in. My recollections of the remainder of 1917 pro- duce no startling events. Things were quiet in the line. The long tunnel was used for sleeping quarters, and there were plenty of bunks. This dugout was lit with electric light. The old German trench was well- drained and well-built, and deep, so that to mount the fire step we had to jump up some four feet. One night, however, whilst I was standing on the step as sentry (I had already gone past my spell, because I could not wake my relief who was sitting at my feet)

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Traditional Fruits & Vegetables Beetroot & Garlic Strange isn't it, we eat various fruits and vegetables throughout our lives and never think about how they developed, where they originated, or how people ever managed without them ! I am still curious about some fruit and veg- etables, common in other countries, that I have only seen on a media screen, yet would love to try. But this month I have chosen another two vegetables which are common to us. Garlic is actually a herb with a history that goes back to Ancient Egypt. Brought to England and Northern Europe by the Romans, it has been widely used with great success by herbalists such as Culpeper. It is a healer for external and internal problems. Oil of Gar- lic applied to a sore or abrasion will purify and heal the wound. Internally it is recommeded for fighting “winter woes”. Used mainly for flavouring today, its health-giving properties are used in cooking. Beetroot is believed to have originated in Italy, the first clear description of what we would recognise as our common vegetable dates from the mid-sixteenth cen- tury. Although people have eaten red beet leaves for thousands of years, swollen-rooted varieties were rare. The juice was used for dying wool and cotton and in 1740 a German scientist examined the crystals that formed in beetroot syrup and realised that they were identi- cal to the sucrose crystals obtained from sugar cane. This was an exciting discovery indeed because it offered a chance to break the monopoly that France and Britain held over sugar production. There are so many more interesting facts about these two vegetables that perhaps in another issue I shall share some of them. Just like switch- ing on the electric light we take things for granted. Our common vegetables upon which we depend have a history. Mind how you go everyone, and stay safe. Sandy Acathan

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tle of Arras, April 1917. He had been buried at Neuville-Vitasse. On that Christmas Day I went in search. As if some unseen hand had guided me, I found his grave. His Sam Browne belt hung on the wooden cross. I took his belt, gathered some wild herbage that was growing at the foot of the cross and made a sketch of his grave. The flowers and sketch I forwarded to his mother, with a letter. She asked me, when she wrote again, to retain the belt and give it her when I was next in England. The belt went through other experiences before I finally handed it to her. 1917 ended, and still the war went on.

Previous page, and left: Photographs taken at Lt Woods’s grave by William’s great niece Juliet Bridewell and his great great niece Rachel Bedford.

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Spicy Carrot Soup (for 4) rinse off the starch. Tip the into a pan of cold water with the vinegar and a quarter teaspoon 1 kg carrots, peeled and cut into 2cm/1” of salt. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook, pieces uncovered, for about 10 minutes until cooked 1½ tbsp grapeseed or sunflower oil through but not falling apart. Lift out of the water with a slotted spatula and drain on a few sheets 2 tbsp harissa paste of kitchen paper. Set aside and once cool and 1 tsp ground cumin drained well, chill until needed in a single layer Salt & pepper on a tray. 4 cloves garlic, skin on To make the batter, Whisk the two flours together 1 large onion, chopped in a bowl with a pinch of salt and the turmeric if 1 litre vegetable or chicken stock using. (It gives the batter a bit more of a golden 1 tbsp honey hue). Whisk in the beer until the batter has the Natural Greek yoghurt to serve consistency of double cream, but try not to over mix or the end result cooks to leather rather than Preheat the oven to 200°C/180° Fan/Gas 6 crunch. In a bowl, whisk together 1 tbsp oil, the harissa Pour the oil into a deep, wide pan such as a wok paste and cumin until combined. Drop in the or a stewpot, making sure it’s no more than two carrots and coat well. Tip the lot on to a shallow thirds full, or heat a deep fat fryer to 180°. Heat baking tray and spread out evenly. Add the garlic the oil until shimmering and carefully lower in cloves and roast for 30 - 40 minutes until the the chips with a slotted spoon or spider. Fry for carrots have brown tinges. about 8-10 minutes or until golden brown, giving In a large pan, heat the remaining oil over low them a gentle stir now and again. Transfer to a heat. Add the chopped onion and cook gently plate with kitchen paper on it to drain and keep for about 10 minutes until translucent. Add the warm. roasted carrots, squeeze in the garlic and discard Sprinkle a spoonful of flour on to a plate. Heat the skins, add a good grind of black pepper, then the oil to a slightly higher temperature until a the stock plus 100ml water. teaspoon of batter sizzles and crisps up in less Bring to the boil, stirring, and simmer gently for than a minute. 15 minutes. Working quickly, dust the fish in flour, then Blitz with a stick blender until smooth. dunk in the batter. Hold up the fish to allow the Stir in the honey and adjust the seasoning if excess batter to drip back into the bowl, then necessary. lower gently into the oil. Fry the fish for about Serve piping hot with a swirl of yoghurt and 5 minutes, turning half way, until very crisp and crusty bread on the side. golden. Lift out on to kitchen paper for a few moments to drain, then serve with the chips and DIY Fish & Chips (for 2) tartare sauce, salt and vinegar. You may think some of this is a faff, but it’s well No tartare sauce? Make your own the day worth it! before: 4 Cornichons 1 litre of sunflower oil for deep frying 1 -2 tsp capers 2 thick white fish fillets, about 150g each, 1 shallot skinned 1 heaped tsp dried parsley 2 large potatoes 5 tbsp mayonnaise 2 tsp vinegar 75g self raising flour, plus extra Chop the cornichons, capers and shallot very 25g cornflour finely. Stir into the mayo with the parsley and a Small pinch turmeric (optional) pinch of salt. Cover and keep in the fridge until 125ml cold beer, lager or sparkling water needed. Bon Appétit! Peel and cut the potatoes into chips. Drop them into a bowl of cold water for 10 minutes, then page 27 : Danish 'Dream Cake'

www.thecbj.com Central Brittany Journal – March 2021 34 Exploring the Worlds of Beer and Wine Exploring the Worlds of Beer and Wine “There is more philosophy in a bottle of wine than in all the books in the world,” Louis Pasteur, 19th- century French chemist. Is Rosé France's Favourite Wine? round the world rosé has been enjoying remarkable success in recent years with consumption grow- ing dramatically, not least in France. French people consume more rosé than any other nation. Sales Ahave doubled in ten years and are now about 30% of all wine sold in France – more than the total white wine. This was not always the case though. Historically, rosé wine was not highly regarded in France, where red wine was considered to be more authentic. In the land of fine wines rosé was traditionally the wine industry’s poor cousin. The worldwide image of rosé was also tarnished by two medium-sweet, pink wines from Portugal, Mateus and Lancers. Introduced in the USA in the 1940s, these brands were marketed around the world. Regarded as cheap novelty products, people came to think of all rosé as sweet, low-quality wine made in bulk for mass consumption. By the 1980s mediocre rosé was being sold everywhere, and even in France rosé was widely looked down on by the serious wine community. In recent decades rosé's overall image has improved dramatically and sales have been steadily increasing in France. While rosé is produced in most of the world's wine regions, including Italy, Spain, Portugal, the USA and Australia, France is the largest producer with the Languedoc, Loire and Provence being the major regions. French rosés are mostly dry. In Provence it must be dry to receive the region's coveted AOC ap- pellation. Provence is the home of classic French rosé and the “Provence-style” has become the industry's benchmark. In the USA, the third largest producer, rosés are referred to as ‘blush’ wines and are typically darker and medium or sweet although the trend is towards drier and more sophisticated versions. Rosé production in all French wine regions has become increasingly sophisticated in recent years, with the highest quality wines selling for as for as much as €100 a bottle, and this has raised the image of rosé as a serious wine. Internationally too, rosé is gaining market share: in the USA, sales have been increasing by about 40% a year and rosé is a major driver of the UK wine market. Rosé is now a fashion drink of choice for many younger wine drinkers, attracted not only by its refreshing taste but also the fact that the colour is well suited to placing photos on Instagram! Not all rosés are created equal! Most of us buy our wine from the supermarket rather than a specialised wine merchant and it can be difficult to choose from all the shelves of pink bottles, so what should you look for in a good rosé? It helps to keep in mind that rosé is a style of wine, like red or white, not a grape type. Typically, the grape skins are removed by the winemaker a few hours or days after fermentation begins, limit- ing the amount of red pigmentation bleeding into the grape juice. Rosé can be sweet, medium or dry depending on the type of grapes and the techniques of the winemaker. Rosé wines are typically bright and crisp, with red fruit flavours such as strawberry, cherry and raspberry, or flowerery, citrus, melon or herbaceuos. For dry rosés the most common grapes are grenache, sangiovese, syrah, mourvèdre, carignan, cinsault, and pinot noir, used alone to make a single varietal wine, or in combination. Sweeter rosés are often made using zinfandel, merlot or muscat grapes and techniques to reduce the red pigmentation, resulting in styles of wine known as “white zinfandel”, “white merlot” or “pink moscato”. Almost all rosé wines are intended for drinking within a year or two rather than ageing. While their light, refreshing character is especially appealing on warm summer days, rosés also pair well with most food and make a great aperitif. Another way to learn more about the variety of rosés available and which are best suited to your taste is to make your own. A wide range of wine kits is available to easily produce high quality rosé wine at home, which can only add to the enjoyment of sharing a glass of one of the world's favourite beverages with your favourite French or English friends and neighbours! Questions or suggestions? We’d love to hear them ! Roger Dawson [email protected], https://brittanywineandbeer.vistaprintdigital.com www.thecbj.com Classified 35

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Architectural drawings & planning applications. Permis de construire, For Hire See GARDENING pp. 40-41 declaration prealable, etc. Any size MY GARDEN HELPER Help with project. Contact Arthur Cutler on 02 97 gardening, veggie-plots, window- 39 38 72. www.frenchplans.com MAN AND A VAN (bilingual): Pick-ups, cleaning, eco-projects, rewilding and drop-offs, accompanied trips to Brico outdoor maintenance. Cleguerec + 20km. Premier Renovations. Loft Conversions, Depot etc., house clearance, general Contact Carina - mygardenhelper56@ Insulation, Plasterboarding, Brick rubbish and garden waste clearance etc. gmail.com or phone 06 38 13 26 44 and Block work, Rendering, Lime Based in Callac. Call Paul on and Traditional Pointing, Tiling, Wood 06 21 34 17 90 E-mail: Grass cutting/Landscaping. Garden Treatments. Covering depts. 22, 35, 56. [email protected] like a jungle or just needs maintaining? Tel: 02 96 83 97 49 / 06 58 04 51 46, From small garden to 10 Hectares, one [email protected] off or regular maintenance. Including hedge cutting, stump removal, digger/ For Sale tipper. Shaun 02 96 29 01 87 Mob: 06 95 Courses 85 56 06. TimberTec Firewood Grown In Brittany GARDEN SERVICES / GENERAL HANDYMAN. Strimming, hedge and TAI CHI, MEDITATION & QIGONG: Sold In Brittany Delivery 22, 29, 35, treework, tree surgery. Garden waste, Gentle exercise for relaxation and well- 56. Call or Email for a Quote 190€ rubbish and house clearance. Morlaix, being. Tai chi has many health benefits. – 220€ Per Cord www.timbertec.fr Huelgoat, Carhaix and surrounding Beginners welcome to small weekly [email protected] areas. Call Steve 06 02 35 57 87 classes near Corlay. 02 96 29 98 71 Mobile 06 50 83 15 74. [email protected] Matt’s Firewood: Quality seasoned oak Steve and Julie’s Grass Cutting. Established for 12 years. Cut every 2 Traditional and Modern Upholstery firewood, free delivery to your door within wks / 3 wks / 4wks. Regular or one- and Soft Furnishings Class. City & Guilds 32km of my wood yard nr Scrignac. Call offs. Within 30km Corlay. Free quotes. procedures every Friday (extra day can Matt on 06 82 97 84 17 mjlovelock@ Pictures of finished jobs emailed. be arranged). 10.30am - 4.30pm, 25€ for gmail.com www.mattsfirewood.com Tel: 02 96 24 55 30 the day. Devon County Council Tutor. Tel: 02 98 78 59 09 / sowerbysupholstery@ Packs Stamps, priced up, could double PEST CONTROL SERVICE - gmail.com your money, 50€ lot; English collection, plus catalogue, 75€; Compact Exercise Experienced British Pest Control. Trained Bike ‘Strial’, 50€. Tel: 06 64 98 60 50. Operative. Moles, Rats, Mice, Hornets, Saint Nic, Finistère. Wasps, etc. Call 02 96 21 53 47 / Courses - French 0681889724 after 6pm. damon.parry@ Tasco Telescope 3020, finderscope 5 x sky.com. Fast friendly service. See HELP & ADVICE p. 10 24, objective diameter 4.5”, 50€. Open to offers, space needed. 09 63 65 19 92 / Maintenance ~ General Handyman ~ Weekly and intensive courses. Small 06 18 23 59 57. Years of Experience ~ No job too small. groups. Qualified bilingual teacher. Strimming, edge cutting, hedge trimming, Lessons of all levels from beginners For Sale: Small bales of hay and straw. wallpaper stripping. Registered and to advanced at AIKB, 3 rue Sénéchal, 2.50€ for hay, 2€ for straw. insured. Give Pete a call: 02 96 21 87 32 22570 Gouarec. Contact 02 96 24 87 Tel: 06 30 68 61 69. (eve 6-7, am 10-11). 90, [email protected]. Mephisto Men's Shoes, Barracuda Grass cutting, gardening, hedge French classes, qualified teacher, all Gore, black/brown. Size 45½, new with trimming, property maintenance, key levels, tailored to your needs, small box. Reduced from 208€ t0 100€. Maël holding. Based in St Tugdual 56540 groups or private lessons at Kergrist Carhaix. Tel: 02 96 24 66 33. covering 30km around. Registered, Moelou. Peter Mickelborough, 0296 references available. 0297273906 or 365900, [email protected] 0695594301 [email protected]

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Pasture/Field cutting: small tractor Counsellor/Psychotherapist, Peter Cleaning services : holiday homes with topper, small and medium size Mickelborough, formerly British and private residences, key holding. fields. Wood chipping services for small/ Association for Counselling and Registered and fully insured. Central medium jobs. 50km radius from Le Psychotherapy Senior Registered Brittany area. Contact Ailsa on 02 56 43 Faouët. Tel: 0749203197 or Practitioner, for individuals or couples, 16 44 / 06 11 91 41 26 or [email protected] Central Brittany, 02 96 36 59 00, [email protected] [email protected] Garden and home maintenance, HANDYMAN AND A VAN + 14ft 3.5t registered and reliable, Mowing, Caroline Lotoux, English- speaking dropside trailer. Bilingual. Collections strimming, hedge cutting, rotavating, psychotherapist, is in Maël-Carhaix (22) and deliveries, plant/vehicle transport. fencing, clearing. Areas 22/56. Roy +44 on Mondays and Fridays and in Ploërdut Garden, house, rubbish clearance. Areas 7789 253149, 06 76 51 27 35. Email: (56) on Tuesdays and Thursdays 29/22. Call Steve 06 02 35 57 87 [email protected] (medical offices). Phone : 02 56 25 11 68. www.caroline-lotoux.fr MAN AND A VAN (bilingual): Pick-ups, MAN AND A VAN (bilingual): Pick-ups, drop-offs, accompanied trips to Brico drop-offs, accompanied trips to Brico Klassic Kuts by Karen. Please call 02 Depot etc., house clearance, general Depot etc., house clearance, general 56 33 50 11 or 06 35 95 05 37 for an rubbish and garden waste clearance etc. rubbish and garden waste clearance etc. appointment. I am in Le Faouet (56) and Based in Callac. Call Paul on Based in Callac. cover surrounding areas. 06 21 34 17 90 email: Call Paul on 06 21 34 17 90. E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Ideal cleaning solutions. All aspects of Hazlewood Property Management, Services cleaning undertaken. 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Groundwork Septic Tanks (Standard systems, Micro Stations, Compact Systems: designed to meet the requirements of your site and soil type) Systems brought up to Standard Help with planning issues. Adherent to the ‘Charte Qualité du Conseil Général 10 Year Guarantee English Spoken Free estimates & advice Tel: Sébastien M.D.Renovations 06.86.44.12.92 Small works to complete renovations. Saint Nicodème [email protected] Specialising in Gites and Chambres d’Hôtes. All works fully insured & guaranteed Over 35 years experience. Free estimates. References. www.mdrenovations.fr Paul Read PLASTERER 07 66 56 40 37 [email protected] Rendering, Painting & Handyman • Insulating cold rooms. • Kitchens and Bathrooms. Sefton Byram • Modifying of older areas. Decorating Services Interior/Exterior • Finishing that list of unfinished jobs General Maintenance. Wallpapering. Registered in Rostrenen for 12 years (Eng & Fr references available) 35 years experience. Courteous & Reliable. Holiday homes and gardens cared for and maintained. French registered and insured [email protected] email: [email protected] 02 96 29 36 62 / 06 37 30 03 88 Mob: 06 64 56 74 58 Tel: 09 82 36 79 75

For all your home renovation A.E. Building projects & building works Services in Brittany General Builders, specialising in the renovation of For all your building traditional Breton properties since 2006 projects from start ● Full Home Renovation ● Barn & Loft Conversions to finish. ● Timber Framed Buildings ● Extensions ● Garages 3 Kerhouais 56590 Credin Email: [email protected] * Plastering www.bretonbuild.com Tel: 02 97 38 57 61 * Attic conversions bretonbuild1 Mobile: 06 78 04 20 63 Guaranteed work & Insurance * Complete renovations We are fully covered by emplyers, Public Liability and 10 years Guarantee for all works carried out. No job too big or too small. Fully French Registered & Insured see website: www.edenbuilding.eu Paul Duckworth Tel: 02 98 26 40 85 / 06 35 90 39 68 Joinery Over 30 years experience in all aspects of woodworking Doors, Staircases, inc spiral. Traditional French style windows. Stephen Godwin Velux windows fitted / re-glazed Renovation All types of custom joinery. Repairs and Maintenance. From fabrication to fitting. Re pointing, Rendering. Free quotation. No job too small. Tel: 02 98 78 26 09 [email protected] Call: 07 82 39 29 41 / 02 56 07 99 60 [email protected] Fully registered and insured

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Dan Green Jon Oram PLASTERING Spezet 29540 Renovations - Restorations - Light building / Maintenance. Kitchens / Bathrooms. Tiling, Floors & Walls. Extensions - Conversions. Plaster Boarding / Insulation / Plastering. Registered and French speaking Masonry / Rendering. Plastering, Tiling, Lime & Cement Rendering & Pointing 02 98 93 95 33 / 06 36 06 97 49 Paving & Patio's, Internal & External Decoration [email protected] All Aspects of Work Undertaken Tel: 02 98 99 77 46 / 06 25 78 93 63 Les Bons Voisins e.mail: [email protected] Central Côtes-d’Armor Peter and Julie Duggan Property management and BOWKER BUILDING chimney sweeping CONSTRUCTION.RENOVATION. DEMOLITION . Keyholding . Security Checks REGISTERED GENERAL BUILDER . Gardening . Changeovers All Aspects of Building Works +33(0)2 96 29 96 94 [email protected] Tel: 02 96 29 78 47

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Stephen Loy Carpenter & Joiner 30 yrs experience. Traditionally qualified. Bespoke furniture and SEAN GOURLEY kitchens, custom joinery, staircases and doors, etc. ROOFING SPECIALIST Mobile: 07 80 02 48 03 Building Services 25yrs experience Tel: 02 97 34 03 24 [email protected] New Builds, Renovations, Repairs Free Quotes All Work Guaranteed 02 98 26 97 36 / 06 76 60 96 65 Dan Lewis Plastering [email protected] Walls, Ceilings & Floors. French/Uk plasters. Traditional lime & sand Renderings. Stonework and Repointing. Registered and French speaking Peter Jensen Will travel 1 hr radius from Merdrignac Tel 02 96 80 46 18 / 06 40 75 12 47 Skilled Carpenter, Joiner Email & Roofing Specialist [email protected] Get it right first time - Danish workmanship built to last. New Builds, Renovations & Repairs. Also: Floors, Stairs, Windows, Doors, Loft Conversions, Vince Boon Velux & Dormers, Plasterboarding, Kitchens, etc. 10 year guarantee - Free quotes Heating Solutions Qualified Denmark 1989, in France since 2004 Find us on Facebook 02 96 29 51 66 Water cylinders [email protected] www.peterjensen.fr Log Burner Installations Pellet / Biomass heaters [email protected] Raikes Couverture www.vinceboon.com Roofing specialist, Qualified in France 07 63 73 80 28 Fully registered & insured with 10 year guarantee Renovations, repairs, velux... MJL Services Handyman Bradley RAIKES Kitchen/ Bathroom installations. [email protected] Wall and floor tiling. Decking / carpentry. Dry lining. TEL: 02 97 27 63 95 20+ years experience. Callac based. 06 95 43 12 86 FREE QUOTES Contact Mark 07 85 96 70 92 [email protected] Septic Tanks MULTI SERVICES MSL a nk s RENOVATIONS AND NEW PROPERTY Emptied ELECTRICAL / TILING / PLASTERBOARD MACONNERIE / TAPPISSERIE / UPHOLSTERY LE VIDANGEUR BRETON FULLY REGISTERED AND INSURED Septic Tanks Emptied and Cleaned FREE QUOTE CALL 09 62 19 99 46 or 06 45 22 27 17 EMAIL MARK OAKLEY ON [email protected] 40 km radius of Carhaix Popular phrases

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Kingfisher David Dunn Decorating 12 years working in France, Areas 22, 29 & 56 covered registered & insured Interior/Exterior General Maintenance Decorating / Alterations, Wall & Floor tiling Dry lining, Tiling, Plasterboarding Bathroom projects, Reasonable Prices Roof repairs 22 years experience Free estimates Tel: 02 96 29 88 19 email: [email protected] Bob: 02 97 51 20 57 Free estimates [email protected] numerous references.

DrWood treatment bois specialist Covering depts 22, 35, & 56 02 96 83 97 49 06 58 04 51 46 T.A.Walker [email protected] Artisan Builder & Slate Roofer Covering new builds, renovations, extensions & loft conversions Scaffolding, digger and dumper available Kerryelec Excellent standard of work, free quotes Electrician Full decennale 10 yr Insurance 30 years experience Consuel & Edf translations. decennial insurance. Big or little jobs. Tel: Terry 0298781667 / 0676509640 Plouray 56770 [email protected] Tel: 06 58 14 09 17 e-mail: [email protected]

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Thistle Renovations Ltd. Watson's Services Timber treatment, Preventative & remedial Handyman For the jobs you don't want to do Plastering, Pointing & French registered & insured all Interior Renovations Mobile UK: 07591217457 Based in France for 15 years Mobile Fr: 0644116224 Fully Registered & insured [email protected] Phone Laurie Irving 06 14 42 10 91 Steve McMurray Electrician Email: [email protected] Chambre de Métiers registered artisan with 35 years experience. For all your electrical installation requirements in central Brittany, from an extra socket to a D. Hall DIGGER & complete renovation with Consuel certification. Property Free quotes. References available. DRIVER Telephone 02 96 78 39 28 or 06 48 81 06 22 Maintenance Septic tanks [email protected] Repairs & Renovation drainage, of kitchens, bathrooms, living areas, outside spaces landscaping etc. Baytree Construction Quality, friendly service. Rostrenen, Guerlesquin, Building & Renovation Registered Carhaix area Contact Nigel Freeman Whole jobs or a helping hand Bilingual help and advice. 02 96 25 15 98 Call Dave on : 02 96 44 99 57 02 96 45 89 20/06 17 85 55 02 [email protected] 07 86 04 65 53 [email protected] www.baytreeconstruction.com

Ce n t r a l Br i t t a n y Mi n i Di g g e r Hi r e Paul Tandy Carpentry & La n d s c a p i n g covering 56 Landscaping, Driveways, Over 30 years experience - honest & reliable. Foundations, etc. All aspects of woodwork Rostrenen area • Da r r e n Wh i t e undertaken. Small renovations. +44 7968 329895 Porcelain & Ceramic tiling. 07 72 13 58 04 Painting & Decorating. [email protected] Tel: 02 97 70 02 76 Fully registered and insured, Siret : 882 420 201 00015. Email: [email protected]

ADH SERVICES TP Groundwork, Driveways, Field Clearance and Maintenance, Landscaping, Qualified Digger Paul Hire Transport Mason & Builder with or without driver (stone, sand & gravel etc.) Johnson 20 yrs experience of working for French & English clients in Brittany. Adam Hobbs, 06 04 45 88 79 Based in the centre of Brittany. Areas 56, 22 &29 covered [email protected] Based near Contact info. Tel 02 97 39 34 83 Callac. adh services tp e-mail [email protected]

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Central Brittany Journal March 2021 52 Classified Car & Garage Services and Garden Machinery Garage Torode H AUTO Car Servicing and Repairs CENTRAL BRITTANY Used Car Sales MECHANIC (GUERN) CARS, VANS, VSP’S RIDE-ON/SELF PROPELLED MOWERS, etc. Tel: 02 97 38 62 82 CITRoeN 2CV SPECIALIST SERVICE / REPAIR / ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC e-mail: [email protected] C&G QUALIFIED, 30+ YEARS EXPERIENCE FULLY registered www.garage-torode.fr CALL Simon Hart: 06 13 37 50 31 Garage Open Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm EMAIL: [email protected]

Dave Chapman Mobile Mechanic MOBILE MECHANIC [email protected] Vehicle repairs and servicing Brakes, towbars, electrics, clutches, CT repairs, code reading. DC AUTOS 29 Also Garden Machinery: mowers, strimmers, chainsaws, etc. 07 68 06 15 62 / 02 98 27 91 63 35+ years experience. Mael-Carhaix area. Cars, Vans, Agricultural Equipment & Plant Servicing, Diagnostics, Auto Electrics, Repairs, Mike Clark 06 44 00 20 68 (8am-6pm) Welding and Vehicle Recovery. [email protected] Garden Machinery garden machinery Repairs and Sales REPAIRS Contact Derek Roberts Contact: Paul Heaton 06 34 95 18 34 02 96 24 92 93 [email protected] 9 till 5 Monday to Friday [email protected] siret: 80146717600013 SIRET: 844 362 822 00018

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Looking for a Home This month we would like to feature three dogs who are all three years old. They are very sociable and friendly with thier current carers, but not so good with other dogs or small children. Could you give one of them a chance? They are presently all being cared for at APAA de Tregrom (tel. 07 78 39 99 27)

Neo: Female beauceron x. Very Noria: Female German Shepherd. Kergoll: Male boxer/lab x. A ball of en- affectionate though a little fear- Very sociable with humans and ergy and a very loving and cuddly dog. ful at first. good with farm animals. f you would like further information about these or other dogs available for adoption, please contact Liberté Pour Chiens on 02 96 72 26 53 and we will do our best to help. More information and photographs of dogs available for adoption in the local refuges can be found on the Liberté Pour Chiens facebook page.

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