Journalist, travel writer, and war poet, Edmund Blunden’s career was shaped by his experiences on the front in World War I from 1916 to 1918. The following poem gives us an idea of what it…
Book Club: Secret Agent, Unsung Hero: The Valour of Bruce Dowding. This biography, researched over decades, is written by Bruce’s nephew, Peter, to honour Bruce and the millions who gave their lives for our safety.
Test your French with an extract from a classic, autumnal poem by Jacques Prévert
Like Wordsworth, Verlaine can say things that make the reader blush, but at his best he Is concise, simple and immediate in his impact. He could make the simple inexpressibly sad.
TRALALA’s latest exhibition “Les derniers pêcheurs de Collioure” is dedicated to the work of Emile Humbert
Rivesaltes. So handy for the railway. Destination: Auschwitz, via Drancy.
At the end of WW2I, the BBC used the opening lines of this poem to signal the start of D-Day operations.
French Poem for a Rainy Day
On October 10, 2025, our 10th anniversary, we will open another exhibition of the Tapestry. Do come and join us!
With quaint, cobbled streets, pretty squares, lively shops, restaurants, and bars, and art and music museums, there is certainly enough temptation to hang around the town, but there is plenty going on around and about too.