I have received this request Nyon resident, Corinne Desarzens, if you think you can help her, please reply to the following email c.desarzens@bluewin.ch “Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Corinne Desarzens and I live in Nyon. Born in France in the fifties (apart from three years in New York as a correspondent for Tribune [...]
Can you offer any temporary work/ odd jobs to Nyon’s asylum seekers?
December 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Last minute shopping/entertainment and a date for your diary
December 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The shops are now becoming very busy with last minute shoppers and the queues are long, however yesterday a theatre group entertained children in La Combe shopping centre yesterday which gave parents a bit of a breather. Church over Christmas If you want to go to an English speaking church service over Christmas in the area then check out the websites [...]
A love of the lake inspires local author and artists
December 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
For those of us who are lucky enough to live in this area we know how beautiful Lac Léman can be. Throughout the seasons it remains a source of inspiration to writers, photographers and artists.Not only is Lac Léman the deepest lake in Switzerland but Nyon even has a museum dedicated to it. For walkers [...]
Late night shopping in Nyon
December 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Late night shopping for Christmas in Nyon will be Monday 21st and Wednesday 23rd December. Shops will be open until 22:00. Latest news on the Villa Niedermayer down by the lake. This building has lain empty for a while now and although various organisations have had their eye on using it, from the International Basketball Federation (there was [...]
What do Nyon, Google Earth, and the Amazon Rainforest have in common?
December 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The answer is Chief Almir from the Surui tribe in Brazil, and Nyon’s Paléo festival. For the past two summers, Chief Almir and some members of his tribe have been invited from Brazil to come to the Paléo music festival. where, with a stand run by the association Aquaverde, they have drawn attention to the destruction of [...]
The Scorpions, Gogol Bordello and Skunk Anansie come to Longirod
December 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The ”one off” rock festival ”Longirock” scheduled for 13 -15 May 2010 in Longirod ( a village up above Nyon – see previous post about the festival) will be rocking to the sound of big names as German band “The Scorpions” British Skunk Anansie, Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club are all scheduled to perform. In addition there will be country rock blues with American [...]
Christmas related activities around Nyon
December 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
There are a lot of Christmas markets taking place around Switzerland at the moment. For the full list of all the local ones, check out the “Agenda” page in Friday’s/Weekend edition of La Côte newspaper (you can also read the Living in Nyon column on a Friday too, this week’s column is entitled ‘Tis the [...]
Want to be a writer or learn more about writing?
December 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Or are you already a writer who would like to meet other writers? If so, the Geneva Writers’ Group will be rounding off 2009 with a final workshop on Saturday 12th December in Geneva and new members are most welcome. The group has over 140 members, many of them published writers, those looking to get into print for the first time and [...]
Conservatoire’s Christmas production and local products now on E-Shop site
December 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The students of the Conservatoire of Nyon will be performing “The Music Box” next week in various locations across Vaud including a performance in Prangins at the Salle des Morettes on Thursday 10th December at 17:00. This project which has been in rehearsal for many months is open to all the public. There will be a children’s choir [...]
