A final lost, and a final won 3 with Frank Parkinson 3 The big news for rugby in the P-O was the defeat of USAP (l’Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais) in the final of the Top…
Perpignan to London by Coach? – you MUST be Mad! Summer 2008 Looking for alternative transport to the UK? Polly Cannie took the coach from Perpignan to London a couple of years ago. Here…
“Molló Parc” – new park for nature lovers After several years of work, 12 hectares of la Berneda, in the valley of Camprodon, 7km from *Prats de Mollo, has been transformed into an animal…
Golf Playing around in Languedoc Roussillon byGeorge Buchan 2006 As a generalisation, the courses I tried in May 2005 were in excellent condition, particularly the greens which were almost always true and…
Useful addresses. Where to visit in Perpignan
Tir des Aspres: The shooting club with a view. By Jane Mann “Have you ever been shooting?” I was asked. “No, not keen on killing” I replied. “No killing, clay pigeons, very…
Love and War in the Pyrenees by Rosemary Bailey Love and War in the Pyrenees by Rosemary Bailey is available in paperback, the cover glowing with the colourful stripes so familiar to…
The documentary described below, now finished, will be screened on Thursday 17th December on Catalan channel TV3 at 23h05 [(Argelès concentration camp)] A moving documentary of the ‘concentration camp’ hastily set up on the beaches…
(2009 prices – to be reviewed!) Drive up the D915 towards Arles sur Tech, and turn left on the D3 towards St Laurent de Cerdans. Branch off right after St Laurent on the road to…
Playing around in Languedoc Roussillonby George Buchan courtesy of John Frazer-Robinson As a generalisation, the courses I tried in May 2005 were in excellent condition, particularly the greens which were almost always true and…