27 tonnes of kibble, pétanque stars, victory for Laguiole… the essential news in the region

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Un Gardoise championne de bridge

#ALES – On the weekend of July 13 and 14, 2024, the European Youth Bridge Championships ended in Wroclaw, Poland. The young French women were crowned European champions in the under-26 category. Among them, the Alesian Margaux Kurek Beaulieu who particularly distinguished herself in the competition. Studying to become a school teacher, the European champion is currently preparing her dissertation on Le Petit Bridge, a game dedicated to learning bridge for children.

The number of the day: 27

#HERAULT – This is the number of tonnes of kibble for cats and dogs which will be distributed to the 29 Hérault animal protection associations. This donation was made last Thursday at the Rouge Gorge estate in Béziers by the animal food brand Purina©. Each registered association benefited from nearly a ton of kibble. The author David Branville, sensitive to the animal cause and author of the book The Destiny of the Dog, helped with the distribution of the kibble.

The world aces of pétanque in Montpellier

#MONDIAL – Montpellier and Odysseum will be the center of the pétanque world from this Wednesday July 17 until Sunday July 21, 2024. After an interruption in 2023, the Mondial is now hosted by Ped Tanca 34 and the Métropole de Montpellier, in partnership with Midi Libre. Some 2,000 players are expected during these five days, including the best in the world. "All the cream will be there, Stéphane Robineau, Henri Lacroix", underlines Christophe Bourdin, the elected representative from Montpellier. Beyond the international competition, the Mondial will offer competitions reserved for young people, personalities and, originality, job seekers, during a competition in partnership with France Travail. In 2022, nearly 30 employment contracts had been signed.

A victory for Laguiole knives

#AVEYRON –A twist in the matter of the geographical indication (GI) of the Laguiole knife. On September 6, 2022, the National Institute of Industrial Property (Inpi) granted the GI of the blade decorated with a bee to the application submitted by cutlers based in Thiers (Puy-de-Dôme ) from the Claa association, Couteau laguiole Aubrac Auvergne. At the time, for the union of Aveyron knife manufacturers from Laguiole, it was a snub. Especially since in April 2022, their application to obtain the GI in an exclusively Aveyron territory is refused by the Inpi. But that’s ancient history. Thursday July 11, 2024, the Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal annulled the decisions of Inpi and the granting of the GI to the Claa association . Carole Delga was delighted:"The Laguiole knife is a strong marker of identity for Aubrac, and Aveyron. It helps to promote all of Occitania throughout the world. The decision of the Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal restores meaning to the artisanal GIs that I helped to create, through the Hamon law, when I was secretary of ;rsquo;State."

A giant fresco on the Tour de France

#HERAULT – This Tuesday July 16, 2024, on the occasion of the Tour de France passing through Hérault, the farmers of FDSEA 34 will create a giant fresco, visible from the helicopter which broadcasts the television images. Their figure in straw bales was installed in a field at the Sainte Lucie d’Euzet estate in Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers. Theme of the competition in this Olympic year: champions. "The farmers therefore chose to draw a big man, a “super Hérault” with a cape on his back", explains Rémy Dumas president of Young Farmers. Around this fresco, stands will introduce the public to local products. An ola will enliven the passage of cyclists.

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