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26 septembre 2014

The line-up for the BRESSUIRE World Championship

The best twelve throwers of the world will compete in BRESSUIRE on June13,14. The blog is happy to post their names given by Francis Brebner, the president of the International Highland Games Federation. Dan Mc KIM, Matt VINCENT for the USA Matt DOCHERTY...

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23 septembre 2014

From Braemar to Bressuire

What a line-up for the Braemar Games! We can see from left to right Craig SINCLAIR, Grant SINCLAIR ,Craig SMITH, Stuart ANDERSON, Alistair GUNN, John McLEOD ,Bruce ROBB, Lorne COLTHARD, Andreas DEUSCHLE, Lucas WENTA, John FYVIE, Jamie GUNN, Scott RIDER,...

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19 septembre 2014

66 cabers for a new Guiness Book record

In Bressuire, France everybody knows we can multiply the cabers. Just because our photographers from the local photo-club are very talented! But now, thanks to David GARMAN and the Austrian Highland Games Facebook page, we now know the caber has turned...

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9 septembre 2014

The German Highland Games trailer

Just watch this short video. Highland Games, once more, prove how spectacular they are! This is the trailer for the next international Highland Games in Germany from September 18 to 21. If you are a fan of the Bressuire Highland Games, you may be sure...

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Tags: English, Vidéo, highland games, bressuire highland games, Germany, le blog des Highland Games

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7 septembre 2014

Tug of War: Fashion Week in Lonach

There is a kind of elegance when Heavies throw stones or toss cabers during Highland Games. But this is just the same with some competitors for a tug of war. Just have a look at these photos by Sebastien PIZON during the Lonach Highland Games in Scotland!...

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Tags: bressuire, English, bockers, highland games, highland games france, Sebasten Pizon, Lonach, le blog des Highland Games

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26 août 2014

Iwo-Jima caberwise in Bressuire

2010: The Bressuire Bockers raise the pole for Larry Brock UPDATE: A pole leaning at 45°, a flag, men straining to raise the pole into vertical position. Looks familiar? Of course, Joe Rosenthal’s famous photo of American GIs raising the stars and stripes...

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Tags: bressuire, English, 2010, bockers, Iwo-jima, caberIwo, highland games bressuire, highland games france, highland bressuire, le blog des Highland Games

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5 août 2014

Drum-major Peter Mc Namee on French TV

Everybody knows "it's a long way to Tipperary". But, for Drum Major Peter Mc Namee it's a small step from the Bressuire Highland Games to the Interceltic Festival in Lorient (France). Everybody remembers Peter Mac Namee twirling his mace in front of the...

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2 août 2014

Public consultation: Europe wants to protect kilts

You know what? The European Commission in Brussels wants to give new GIs (Geographical Indications) to "highlight specific qualities of products due to human factors". And, even if they haven't mentionned the haggis yet for this public consultation, Scottish...

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Tags: bressuire, kilts, English, tartan, highland games, under the kilts, brind'zingue, bressuire highland games, tiretaine

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26 juillet 2014

Francis Brebner's ode (part 3): A pilgrimage to Bressuire

Francis BREBNER, the president of the IHGF, the International Highland Games Federation, is definitely the first supporter of the Bressuire Highland Games where the World Championship will be held in 2015. In a long message sent by mail to the blogger,...

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Tags: bressuire, Jean-Louis Coppet, English, Francis Brebner, highland games, IHGF, bressuire highland games

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22 juillet 2014

What's under a kilt: more evidence

Most of the key-words for this Highland Games blogs are about this question: what's under a kilt? And more particularly, what's under a thrower's kilts? Thanks to David Commenchal, a photographer in France, the blog can give more evidence. David took...

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Tags: kilts, English, under the kilts, tiron 900, david commenchal

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18 juillet 2014

Francis Brebner's ode (part 2): A painting to celebrate Bressuire

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27 juin 2014

Aubigny-sur-Nère, France: 200 lassies in the bag

Everybody knows the saying about a good piper... He plays the bagpipe because he has "his lassie in the bag and good whisky in the pipe". In Aubigny-sur-Nère, France, there will be 200 lassies in the pipers' bags for the parade. Just before Bastille Day!...

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26 juin 2014

Francis Brebner's ode to the Bressuire Games, Part 1

Francis BREBNER, the president of the IHGF, the International Highland Games federation, is definitely the first supporter of the Bressuire Highland Games where the World Championship will be held in 2015. In a long message sent by mail to the blogger,...

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Tags: bressuire, Jean-Louis Coppet, English, Francis Brebner, highland games, IHGF, bressuire highland games

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24 juin 2014

"Five Thirteen": Anthony Lordi from thrower to producer

All the fans of the Highland Games in Bressuire know Anthony LORDI, the thrower from Switzerland. But few of them know that the Heavy has become a film producer. "I am one of the producers of the film "Five Thirteen", which our company in Switzerland...

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Tags: bressuire, English, Heavies, bressuire highland games, anthony lordi, five thirteen

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19 juin 2014

IHGF World championship 2015 : the bill, please !

One year before the world Championship in Bressuire (June 13,14 2015), the bill for the competition has just been released. And everybody admits it is quite convincing! A new style for a new bill The French Highland Games President, Jean-Louis COPPET...

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Tags: bressuire, English, highland games bressuire, bressuire highland games, world championship, 2015

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17 juin 2014

French Open: And the winner is...Cyrille BOUCHER

The first "Open Highland games France" has just taken place in Thiron-Gardais, near Chartres. One year before the World Championship in Bressuire, the six competitors coming for Bressuire and Luzarches had to throw in difficult conditions because of the...

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Tags: English, Frenchies, highland games france, thiron-gardais, tiron 900

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25 avril 2014

After Paddy's day: a Franco-Irish quiz... with the answers

It is now customary for French people to celebrate Paddy’s Day. Strange when you come to think about it, but after all, any excuse is a good excuse for a party! Bressuire is no exception and at least has the excuse of being twinned with Leixlip, near...

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Tags: English, Bressuirais, Mary Pinet, Leixlip, twinning, Saint Patrick

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14 avril 2014

50.0000 visitors:Half-way to "Cead Mile Failte"

In Scotland, they say: "Cead Mile Failte" It just means one hundred thousand welcomes. It's still a long way for the Bressuire blog: it has just arrived half-way with its 50.000th visitor. 50.000 thanks How long will it take for the second half of the...

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22 février 2014

Bressuire: When the piper becomes a drum major

Everybody Knows (or should know) that BRESSUIRE in France will host the Highland Games World Championship in June 2015. Of course, for this exceptionnal venue we already have the castle, the experience of 220 volonteers and the know-how of our president...

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Tags: bressuire, English, pipers, bressuire highland games, drum major, jacques dransard

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21 janvier 2014

Bressuire celebrates haggis and Robert Burns

ENGLISH VERSION (l'article en français à la suite) According to tradition, Bressuire will not forget to honour Robert Burns, the poet. And Scottish cooks will be in our city to prepare the famous haggis. Be sure nobody will have the opportunity to sing...

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Tags: English, Mary Pinet, haggis, poetry, 2012, highland games bressuire, burns supper, highland games france, highland bressuire

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