On Wednesday 5th June, the lake side around Crans près Céligny will be rocking to the sound of Motor Head and Skunk Anansie, two of the headline acts playing on the first night at the 2013 Caribana festival. Photo above: Skunk Anansie – courtesy Caribana Festival This festival first began 23 years ago when a […]
Patrick Müller to attend Women’s Under-17 Championship in Nyon
Readers may have seen purple flags that have sprung up on lamp posts along the lake road, and around the town. These flags are promoting the 2010/11 UEFA European Women’s Under-17 Football Championship. The competition begins on the 28th July and ends with the final on the 31st and will be held at Colovray in Nyon. The four qualified […]
School’s out for summer. Star gazing in Signal de Bougy. Visiting UEFA
Last Friday marked the end of the academic year for local primary schools and with it came the Nyon’s children’s parade through the town. This event is an annual tradition, each year children (and even some of the teachers!) dress up in themed costumes and walk though the town accompanied by brass bands, Nyon’s local councillors and acts provided for […]
Behind the scenes of UEFA in Nyon
There couldn’t be a greater contrast between the noise and frenzied excitement of a football match, to the calm and peaceful atmosphere within the walls of the UEFA building here in Nyon. In a long sleek building, an interior that is all light and glass, with smooth wooden and marble floors all in clean lines […]