David Smart’s story starts out as a familiar one for many expats arriving in France with ambitions to further their careers. Things that were welcomed in English speaking cultures were misunderstood or undervalued; a gap year spent travelling, a change of profession, even graduating early! But from there on, his...

The Franco-British community gathered for a celebratory cocktail at Victoria Hall on 7th June to raise a glass of champagne in honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. 70 years on the throne! The Queen is without doubt a totemic historical figure. Margaret Marret made a speech in honour of Her...

FIBA was honoured to welcome Catherine Romeyer at our business lunch in May. Catherine is the head of Smart Tourism (tourisme responsable) at Lyon’s tourist office. Did you know that Lyon was the first European city to be awarded the status of European Capital of Smart Tourism when this title...

Michel Celemenski enthralled the room with stories of his interviews with John Lennon as a 16 year old student journalist followed many years later by another with his son Sean Lennon...

With Covid-19 still having a major impact on all lives, the FIBA committee have put together a first series of events for 2021, all online. The first of these events was perfectly timed to hit the arrival of Brexit for real; after the vote in 2016 and much debate and...

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