a slogan that has become reality!
On 15th May, the “Baiecycle”
was universally acclaimed.
friends around the Bay... This friendly
occasion has really put the cycle tracks and the existing
circuits of the Somme Bay in the limelight. Thanks to the Somme
Bay railway line, some did the return journey by train; many
were delighted to discover the inland countryside.
Bicycle hire was “very busy”
and the route stewards of the CODEP were noted for their
kindness! This was a first edition, which may well be repeated,
proof that activities that combine nature and outings are
currently one of the major avenues for tourism development in
the Somme Bay.
Objectives reached: with good humour and in
full sunshine, 1200 participants from far afield (Great Britain
and even Denmark!) pedaled in family groups or with
Valloires Gardens
Roses of Picardy, from the song to the
flower,
a legend worth listening to and
cultivating...
On the 25th June 2004, the French and the
English celebrated 100 years of Entente Cordiale between their
two countries around the birth of a rose, “The
Rose of Picardy®”.
On the 25 June 2005, the last born of the
roses at the Valloires Gardens
invited the Abbeville Children’s
Choir, with the soloist François Joron (who had so moved
the Duchess of Gloucester in 2004), and the New Orleans Jazz
Band “Les Barbecues” just to celebrate its first
birthday in music and to launch the CD “Roses of
Picardy” properly. Edited by the Valloires Gardens, it
comprises 5 separate interpretations* of the song, highlighting
the diversity of French, English and American styles and the
adaptations that it has inspired.
(*43° RICCA de Lille, Marcel
AZZOLA, Jack LANTIER , Sidney BECHET, The Romantic Strings et
chœur)
