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CPPAP No.0323 K 87642 Contents Music: Win Tickets 4 Editorial / Contributors 5 News 6 Food & Drink 7 What's On 8 Antiques & Second Hand 8&9 Spotlight on Brittany 9 Letters 10 Brexit Help 12 Popular Sayings: Take 12 Church & Community 13 Tax & Investment 14 Limericks 16 Chess Puzzle 16 Prize Crossword 17 Little Toughie 17 Tim the Gardener 18 On & Off the Beaten Track 20 Oh Really! 21 CBJ Quiz 22 William's War: Part 22 24 AIKB Gardening Club 25 Mistle Thrush page 31 Carry on Quizzing 26 Bridge Puzzle 26 The Way We Were 27 Vallée des La Troupe Arlequin 28 Bambous, Rock and Blues 29 Exploring Wine and Beer 30 Plougonver Birds to See in Brittany 31 Bambouseraie: Plougonver 32 pages Hetty's Kitchen 34 32-33 Classified Advertising 35 Tim the Tim the October Gardnenr Gardener pages Quiz pages 18-19 pages 20-21 22-23 Limited time left to prepare for Brexit. Talk to us now! We are not running seminars this autumn but are oering consultations. 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To have a chance of win- Throughout October ning a pair of tickets, answer the following question: to 4th November Ch'ty Coz Cafe, Bulat Summertime ends on the day of the Pestivien concert. 'In the Summertime' was a 02 96 45 75 74 global hit in 1970. It sold over 30 million copies, mak- fb: jorismunier ing it the third-biggest-selling single of all time – but the joris-munier.com band who recorded it only received one per cent of the royalties! Who was that band? Text answer with name and number to 06 02 31 29 41 by Saturday 17th October, when the draw will be made. Versatile bluesmen, the Lowland Brothers, bring their various styles to La Grande Ourse at 5.30pm on Sunday 8th Novem- ber. To have a chance of winning a pair of tickets, answer the following question: Forty years ago, on 8th November 1980, Motorhead re- Une Année avec la Terre Exhibition. A year in the Garden with leased the million-selling album 'Ace of Spades'. Lemmy Tim the Gardener. was the singer/bassist, but what was his real name? 1st -17th October Text answer with name and number to 06 02 31 29 41 by Saturday Epicerie Centrale, 12 rue Emile Maze 56160 Guemene-s-Scorff 31st October, when the draw will be made. 09 75 33 49 94 www.thecbj.com Central Brittany Journal – October 2020 Contributors: October Editorial 5 Carina Ogilvie Tax & Investment p.14 Malcolm Body Chess Puzzle p.16 Editorial Dave King he two big topics weighing on us at the moment are the coronavirus epidemic, and Prize Crossword p.17 Brexit. As far as Brexit is concerned, it seems Jim Henderson Little Toughie p.17 T that things are as uncertain as ever. If Britain breaks Tim the Gardener pp.18-19 the withdrawal agreement, will countries in the EU Richard Griffiths still honour the agreement's commitment to give On & Off the Beaten Track p.20 British passport holders who are now living here Mark Rafter Oh Really! p.21 permanent residency rights? We will have to wait Jon Chambers and see. There is now a UN advisory service with an October Quiz pp.22-23 office in Saint Brieuc offering help (see page 12). Hilary Bridewell The initial panic about the coronavirus seems William's War, part 22 p.24 now wearing off (though it may return), and people Dan Lewis Bridge p.26 are becoming more reflective about what it means James Bell for our way of life. In addition to the dangers posed The Way We Were p.27 by the virus itself, and the strains that it is putting Melvyn Card on our health services, it seems to have precipitated a collapse in self-confidence in those people, such Dolmens de Luzuen p.27 as journalists and politicians, who have traditionally Darren Milsom told us what to think. This might not be a bad thing. Rock Blues in Brittany p.29 Being given a chance to think for ourselves, and Roger Dawson Wine & Beer p.30 having the opportunity to reconstruct our local Jim Henderson Mistle Thrush p.31 economies on more common-sense lines, offers the Hetty's Kitchen p.34 possibility of a brighter future than that to which we Brian Noel appeared to be heading before the virus struck. Comma Butterfly back page GL Central Brittany Journal Tel: 02 96 21 58 40 / 09 63 28 36 71 9-12 Mon-Fri Advertising: [email protected] / [email protected] Letters: [email protected] Whats On: [email protected] Central Brittany Journal, B.P. 4, 22160 Callac, France. Editor: Gareth Lewis [email protected] Deadline for classified ads: 20th of the month. The Central Brittany Journal. Published monthly. Printed by JY Concept, Carhaix. CPPAP No.0323 k 87642 www.thecbj.com Central Brittany Journal – October 2020 6 News Satellites News Apology La Maison au Coin Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem Apologies to everyone who tried to pay a visit to La Maison au Coin the new brocante in Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem last month. We ran the advert by mistake, before planning permissions had been & MUCH MORE... received. The shop is now due to open in the second week of October, but AVAILABLE NOW! the website is already online: www.lamaisonaucoin-france.com. Contact details: email: [email protected] / Tel: 07 81 Our Geo-Blockers allow you to watch 11 69 61. 6 Rue Auguste Coent 22480 Saint Nicolas du Pelem. Catch-Up, on-Demand, Netflix, See advert page 9 Amazon Prime etc and work with compatible Sky, Freesat and Smart devices Animal Welfare DON'T DELAY - RING TODAY! Les Puces: Poullaouen [email protected] Please keep an eye on the Les Puces Facebook page and the November CBJ for upcoming events for Les Puces. We'll 02.97.27.58.50 be hosting a charity gala with dinner, concert and cocktails at the end of November in the new Salle in Poullaouen, and a Christmas Festival at the beginning of December with crafts, Hetty's Kitchen - p.34 gifts, tombola, music and food. All socially distanced, of course. Dates and menus TBC. Apple Welsh Rarebit Stuffed Chicken with Kale Livestock Attacks Owners of horses and cattle are being advised to be especially Black Forest Trifle vigilant, following a series of attacks on livestock.