At around 18:00 on Saturday night, the grounds of the Chateau of Prangins were full of volunteers all carefully placing candles around the trees, in the courtyard, and in the castle’s vast kitchen garden. Children, mothers, fathers, teenagers, grandparents and many, many others, lined up 60,000 candles into pre-arranged patterns, all working patiently in the […]
Rowing Regatta this weekend
The Rowing Club of Nyon and the Nautical Club of Divonne are holding a regatta this weekend on Lake Divonne just over the border in France. Rowing clubs from French speaking Switzerland and France are competing for different prizes in the juniors, seniors and veteran category. On Saturday the lake was calm, but the atmosphere […]
Networking and Living in Prangins
“There is so much going on here in Prangins,” says Maureen Goodman”, a member of Prangins International. “The village has a surprising number of events and activities scheduled throughout the year, from dance classes to sports and theatre groups, to its own choir, there’s a lot to chose from”. Prangins International meets the first Thursday […]
Rossellat wins – just!
Sunday pm. Hot news from Nyon! Daniel Rossellat has squeezed through to win the local Nyon municipaux elections by just 2 votes. Voter turnout was 36% and there were three recounts to double check the result.More commentary and feedback Monday evening /Tues am.
Candles, Cows and Crunch time for the Candidates
Not all election intrigue is happening over in the U.S.A right now. Forget John, Sarah, Barack or Joe, over here in Nyon, all eyes are on the result of the votes for Maurice, Daniel, and Jean. Current campaigning will come to a close soon and on Sunday the votes will be cast. Will it be […]