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23 novembre 2011

Force basque: How to lift 263 kilos

When the Bressuire Highland Games meet "la force basque" in Carhaix, Brittany... In the Perurena family, the son can lift 263 kilos. That's 580 pounds, you know... Quite a show, isn't it? A vidoe by Pierre GIRET for www.highlandgames.canalblog.com

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Tags: pierre lourde, English, 2011, carhaix, force basque, highland games france, highland bressuire

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10 octobre 2011

Jimmy Van de Walle in Luzarches: a lesson in moderation

There’s no doubt about it, the Belgians are a law unto themselves. They have just proved that a country can tick over quite nicely for 16 months without a government. And at Luzarches, one of them proved that you can land on the top step of a Highland...

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Tags: Luzarches, English, 2011, highland games, Van de Walle, highland games france, highland bressuire

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10 octobre 2011

Masters and Class B: Foreign victories in Luzarches

To vaguely follow the adage,” age before beauty”, we will begin with the Masters. On the field were 8 Frenchmen and 1 German and the victory went to the odd man out: the German Lauro GRUDA, who accumulated only 8 points with two victories and three second...

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Tags: Luzarches, English, 2011, highland games, Amroun, Smahi, highland games france, highland bressuire

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5 septembre 2011

HandiGames: What a pleasure

After the Parade in the streets of Bressuire http://highlandgames.canalblog.com/archives/2011/08/30/21893986.html, the HandiGames were quite a pleasure for the competitors. They had a lot of fun...Look at their smiles! They enjoyed it so much... Look...

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Tags: English, 2011, Leixslip, Fraserburgh, Stavenger, handi, highland games france, highland bressuire

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1 septembre 2011

French Championship: Best of

A confirmation : Amine AMROUN is still the best thrower ( 3 victories : stone, hammer, light weight). After his victory in 2010, he is the French Champion again. The rankings: Amine AMROUN, Bressuire Belkacem SMAHI, Bressuire Eric ALAGILLE, Luzarches...

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Tags: bressuire, English, bockers, championnat de France, 2011, highland games, highland games france, highland bressuire

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30 août 2011

The parade of the HandiGames in Bressuire

Before the competition in the stadium, the athletes of the Handigames had a very colourful parade in the streets of Bressuire. It was a fantastic moment for the participants from Aberdeen and Fraserburg in Scotland, Leixslip in Ireland, Stavenger in Norway...

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Tags: bressuire, English, 2011, handi, highland games france, highland bressuire

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30 août 2011

No Speedy Gonzales but a funny GONZO

As usual for the Highland Games, a pipeband had been invited. But, for the HandiGames, there was also a brassband. Their name? GONZO And their music was a real bonus for this special day. At the Metayer stadium, their performance was really appreciated:on...

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Tags: English, 2011, handi, Gonzo, brass band, fanfare, highland games france, highland bressuire

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27 août 2011

A poem for the Highland Games of France

Gather ye round and I’ll tell you a story Of weights and cabers, of guts and glory ‘Tis the story of the Highland Games of France Which you must go and see if you get half a chance In 20-0-9 there was only one team Who hailed from Luzarches or so it would...

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Tags: bressuire, English, championnat de France, 2011, highland games, Frenchies, highland games france, highland bressuire

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27 août 2011

The third edition of the handigames

UPDATE: Coming soon... photos about the Handiparade and the Handigames If asked what the towns of Aberdeen, Bressuire, Fraserburgh, Leixlip and Stavenger have got in common, any twinning-conscious person will tell you that Bressuire is twinned with Fraserburgh...

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Tags: bressuire, English, 2011, Fraserburgh, Stavenger, handi, handihandijeux, handigames, highland games france, highland bressuire

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26 août 2011

The French Championships in "Deux-Sevres Life"

If you want to read an article in English about the French Championships, that's a link for you in "Deux-Sevres Life" , a blog for English-speaking people living in Deux-Sevres http://www.thisfrenchlife.com/deuxsevres/2011/08/the-highland-games-world-championships-are-held-in-bressuire-every-two-years-the-year-in-between-bressuire-hosts-the-frenc.html...

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Tags: bressuire, English, championnat de France, 2011, highland games, Deux Sevres Life, highland games france, highland bressuire

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28 juillet 2011

La galerie de portraits de Joannick BRIAND

Vous avez aimé les clichés percutants de Joannick BRIAND. Souvenez-vous d'un petit click: http://highlandgames.canalblog.com/archives/2011/07/04/21538623.html Vous m’avez même demandé du rab’. Et comme il n’est pas question de décevoir les fidèles lecteurs,...

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Tags: bressuire, English, 2010, 2011, highland games, Joannick Briand, highland games france, highland bressuire

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25 juillet 2011

Lifting stones and cutting tree trunks in poetry

On July the ninth which was a Saturday, In the town of Brittany called Carhaix, The crowds arrived in order to acclaim The athletes of the Traditional Games The Bressuire Bockers were there, of course, To demonstrate to all their valour and force; Sébastien...

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Tags: Coreff, Bouvet-Ladubay, English, 2011, carhaix, force basque, highland bressuire

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29 juin 2011

Of boobs, bagpipes and bockers

No self-respecting French home bookshelf is complete without a copy of the French language dictionary, Le Petit Robert. Every year it is brought up to date and this year’s crop of new words includes “cougars”, “e-learning”, “tweets” and ……..”vuvuzelas”....

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Tags: bressuire, English, vuvuzela, 2011, bagpipes, Joannick Briand, highland games bressuire, highland games france, highland bressuire

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13 mai 2011

Festivities in the Eire

The weekend of May 14th will mark the 15th anniversary of the twinning between Bressuire and Leixlip in Ireland. So festivities are in the Eire! It’s an appropriate moment to travel back in time to the Bressuire Highland Games of 2005 when Ireland entered...

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Tags: bressuire, English, 2011, Leixlip, twinning, highland games bressuire, highland games france, highland bressuire

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6 février 2011

Scott: one bird with two stones

For the first time in Bressuire, a world championship title was at stake: the traditional stone put. Ironically enough, in this oh so Scottish sport, it was an Englishman named Scott who was the hero of the day! Scott Rider threw the light stone 17.5...

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Tags: bressuire, English, 2010, Scott Rider, stone, Top 5 2010, highland games bressuire, highland games france, highland bressuire

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19 janvier 2011

The not-so-naked truth

Just in case you’re wondering what the latest section of the blog is all about, Alain deals therein with the delicate question: What does a Scottish athlete wear under his kilt? Is it really true that - with due respect for his warrior ancestors – the...

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Tags: 2009, bressuire, kilts, English, under the kilts, highland games bressuire, highland games france, highland bressuire

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7 janvier 2011

Number 2: Sean Betz, from slogan to victory song

“Place your bets on Betz!” Thus ran the pre-Games slogan and hopefully you heeded this advice as it was none other than Sean Betz who won the 2010 Bressuire Highland Games. And quite rightly so since Sean’s performance was the most consistent of the weekend....

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Tags: bressuire, English, 2010, championnat du monde, Sean Betz, highland games bressuire, highland games france, highland bressuire

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27 décembre 2010

Number 3(a) Caber: A shoot-out at High Noon

The final event and a grand finale. A larch trunk measuring 5.30m and weighing 67 kilos must be tossed and turned and kept as close as possible to the hands of a clock in the twelve o'clock position. 12 o’clock? High Noon... And what a shoot out it was...

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Tags: 2009, bressuire, caber, English, Top 5 2010, highland games bressuire, highland games france, highland bressuire

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21 décembre 2010

A bubble of excitement for a cork throw

The cork for distance throw:t his event unique to Bressuire was the inspiration of the sparkling wine company Bouvet Ladubay. Gregor Edmonds threw the 12.8 kilo oak cork a distance of 8.71m, making the crowd fairly bubble with excitement! Ready! Steady!...

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Tags: 2009, bressuire, Bouvet-Ladubay, bouchon, English, highland games bressuire, highland games france, le blog des Highland Games, cork-throw, highland

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17 novembre 2010

2007: Way down Memory Lane

The Highland Games blog is a splendid idea But a blog without sound is somewhat lacking in cheer. Fear not! for a solution has now been found With a photomontage of Bressuire Castle grounds. Highland Games 2007_ The photos take us way down Memory Lane...

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Tags: bressuire, English, 2007, chorale, flashback, highland games bressuire, highland games france, highland bressuire, Flower of Scotland

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