4 W elcome to the first edition of small magazine is a sister publication to which has been published in the Quercy region for a few years.


Most people helping with these magazines would make unlikely ‘hacks’ (in tabloid terms), like me; they probably have enough trouble recovering their own mobile phone messages and aren’t ready to consider the prospect of using underhand technology to discover local activities. So we hope people in the Gascony region will keep us informed so that we can make this publication reflect the lives of those in the region.


In this edition we’ve included a feature on (a couple) of artists living in the region as well as a focus on a couple of very interesting local businesses. One aim of this magazine is to encourage everyone in the regions to support those living and working close to them. So please do take a look at what people are doing and support these businesses and our advertisers whenever possible. This FREE magazine is funded entirely by advertising and so these businesses are very important to us!


Mary Shepherd, who has her own home in Gascony, is taking a leading role in organising the distribution and content for this magazine. Mary can be contacted on mary@gasconylocal.com.


We are also ‘on the look out’ for great places to leave these magazines where English speakers can pick up copies. So if you have a shop, bar, restaurant, office, club or association or can recommend a great place, do let Mary know.


Wishing you all the very best for 2012.


To contact us about advertising or editorial - please email info@gasconylocal.com


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P.6 La Maison de Pédeloup - a local business P.8-11 Spring food P.14 The Euro in crisis P.16 The history of the Iris P.18 Toulouse and its culture P.20-23 Gascony Art P.24 By Ciara - a local business P.26 Dealing with a death in France P.28 Well-being ‘alcohol and you’ P.29 Gardening


Ÿ If you have something you would like to write about then please do get in touch.


Ÿ Charities and non-profit organisations - we would love to help you promote your work.


Ÿ If you have an interesting business then why not consider advertising and arranging a small article to help promote your business.


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NOTE - Copy deadlines for the June edition


Editorial - 25th April, please contact us to arrange a later date if this is not possible for your article.


Changes and renewal of existing adverts - 5th May


New Advertising deadline - 10th May (Or, sooner if lack of space dictates) 18


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Plane Trees at Marciac by Ben Brotherton see p.20


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Managing Editor in France - Anna Atkinson; Local Editor/ Gascony - Mary Shepherd (mary@gasconylocal.com) ; French admin - Rachel Verney; UK admin/accounts - Vicky Byram. Regular contributors; Angela Clohessy, Paola Westbeek


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