The French sales start on Wednesday 11 January 2012 and end  on Tuesday 14 February for nearly all departments except for Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Vosges, Landes, Pyrιnιes-Atlantiques  where they start and finish earlier. Click here for information

The Flower and Music Festival at the Anglican Church of St Bartholomew in Dinard took place on the 8th, 9th and 10th of July Beautiful flower arrangements and a musical theme.

Click here to read about the festival and catch up on some of the Channel Island residents present and past involved.

New Shopping Centres are fast developing in the Dinan and Dinard areas.  At Taden, on Dinan outkirts, there are a host of new stores including a branch of Subway Sandwich, a Chinese Buffet Restaurant and take away and a newly relocated Magasin Vert and Decathalon is currently under construction.  Lanvally has a big new centre with a variety of stores opposite the Super U  which includes a branch of Euronics!  A huge centre on the lines of Cap Malo near Rennes, is to be built at Le Richardais and will be called Cap Emeraude. St Malo has developed the Cezembre centre,

Jersey - not to be outdone has opened up the Liberty Wharf Shopping Mall. Love it!!  Click here to read more about Liberty Wharf and other shops and stores in Jersey.