British Expat Newsletter:
25 November 2004
This week: ID cards – and the UK Government’s plans to introduce a scheme in Britain.
Festival Frenzy
As I look out of the office window here in Berkshire, all I see is the drizzling nasty rain that pre-empts the English Bank Holiday. Forget…
British Expat Newsletter:
1 April 2004
This week: April fools – history of the tradition, plus a rather naive Brazilian marijuana user… and British Expat celebrates its fourth birthday.
Fiesta fireworks!
“The highlight of the week is the closing event, where the Mayor dons a wooden bull which is stuffed with fireworks. The task for the unfortunate mayor is to run, with the bull, towards the town hall and beat the string of firecrackers to the building.” Bob Fretwell takes a bemused but affectionate look at a typical Spanish fiesta.
British Expat Newsletter:
3 October 2003
This week: All the fun of the fair – major fairs in Nottingham and Bavaria
WOMAD 2000
“‘World Music’ is reckoned to be the fastest growing genre in the music business, with sales booming in the High Street. If this is true then the three-day WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) Festival – now in its 11th year at Reading – has to take some of the credit.” David Stockton reviews the 2000 WOMAD.