Alison Farley - Guide2RhoneAlpes
Guide2RhoneAlpes is due to launch on 10th August and is a website designed both for those living or considering moving to the region as well as those wishing to visit. The main sections are Property, News, Accommodation, Directory, Information (this is information on things to do, places to visit as well as advice on living in France and the region), Restaurants, Events, Vouchers (these are money off vouchers for different services and activities in the region) and a community section which is for social networking, classifieds etc.
The three most important sections are the Information, News & Events and these make up the majority of the site. The news section will include reviews, Rhône-Alpes news and articles on different activities and subjects relevant to life and visits to the region.
Living in the region, I have found it increasing difficult to find information about the area and although there are a couple of books on the subject, nothing was very user friendly or interactive. This new site will be full of information, photos, videos and will have new content added every day to keep it fresh, exciting and most importantly up to date.
www.guide2rhonealpes.com
Amanda Pattinson - The Great Little Biscuit Company
Amanda moved to France with her family in February this year bringing her UK business “The Great Little Biscuit Company”. Her biscuits have a distinctly hand made and old fashioned appeal and include both sweet and savoury varieties made to traditional recipes. Earlier this year she finished training as a chocolatier and the launch of her chocolate range “Chocolat, Chocolat” is in November in time for the Christmas markets in the Dordogne, Lot et Garonne and Gers. Amanda can make to order for individuals or businesses and welcomes enquiries for specialities such as wedding favours and promotional items.
www.thegreatlittlebiscuitcompany.co.uk a.pattinson@orange.fr tel no: 05 53 61 04 54
Ameena Falchetto - Le 111
Armeena refurbished a 200 year old farm house in the heart of the village of Saint Saturnin les Avignon and created 3 furnished apartments called Le 111 (Le One Eleven). She is now responsible for managing the apartments which are rented out to holiday makers in the summer and professionals in the winter.
Email: leoneeleven@gmail.com
Website: www.provence-apartments.com
Amelia Young - music teacher
Amelia Young is a professional cellist, cello and piano teacher, living in Basse Normandie, L'Orne, department
61. Having trained as a child with Jacqueline du Pré, followed by degrees from Oxford University and The Royal
College of Music, she has enjoyed a successful concert career as solo cellist, performing all over the UK at venues
such as The Royal Festival Hall, The Queen Elizabeth Hall, The Wigmore Hall, The Old Vic Theatre and The London
Palladium. Additionally, she has taught the piano and cello to adults and children of all ages and musical
abilities since she, herself was 16. She is currently teaching both instruments privately from her home in France
to many local English and French families.
For music lessons, please contact Amelia on amelia.young@hotmail.fr
Anna Powney - Blue Bio
Based in La Mayenne in the North of France, Anna markets and distributes a new camping product called Blue Bio
www.bluebio.co.uk
To read an interview with Anna click here
Anne Marsella - Author "The baby of Belleville"
Anne is the Paris-based author of "The Baby of Belleville" which recounts the adventures of an Italian-American mother in Paris coping with the usual demands of the fledgling parent while finding herself -- and her aristocrat mother-in-law-- involved in a potentially dangerous and law-breaking intrigue. The novel paints a portrait of ex-patriot life and motherhood in Paris, and of the Belleville neighborhood where she has resided for the past 15 years.
Click here for more information and to purchase the book
Belinda Chan - Art Atelier for Kids in Paris
Belinda moved to Paris with her partner, a lawyer, after living in NYC for over a decade. Leaving her position as real estate agent for Sotheby’s International Realty she now focuses on her artistic background offering two services geared toward children: An art atelier offering afternoon classes nurturing creativity in young children. She uses high-quality materials in small classes of max. 5 children. Please find out more on her website: www.Atelier4kids.com
The other service is www.PartyPainting.com where her skills as a painter for children’s room decoration and face painting for children’s parties are featured. She is reachable via mobile: 06.43.20.32.32 or email: Belinda@Atelier4kids.com
Camille Spanjaard - Baby´tems
Camille is the owner of baby'tems, a baby equipment rental in Paris (and anywhere in France). To complement the rental service, she has created a blog that recommends baby-friendly addresses, activities and tips in Paris.
Rental service website: http://www.babytems.com/en
Baby friendly Paris blog: http://www.babytems.com/blog_en/
Cat Beurnier - Sugar Daze
Cat is based in Paris and runs Sugar Daze, which creates simple, beautiful cupcakes and traditional American desserts from scratch to order. The cupcakes are baked fresh using classic American recipes with natural and mostly organic ingredients like fresh fruit, free-range eggs, Belgian chocolate and pure Madagascar Bourbon vanilla. Each batch is personalized with hand crafted decorations- Can cater for parties and weddings.
info@sugardazecupcakes.com
www.sugardazecupcakes.com
Charlotte Debeugny - Nutrition in Paris
Charlotte Debeugny is a UK Registered Nutritional Therapist, based in the Western surburbs of Paris. She is also a member of the CNHC (Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council), which is supported by the Department of Health in the UK. Nutritional Therapy recognises the importance of diet and lifestyle in influencing health and wellbeing. Charlotte focuses on producing tailored eating plans to support clients with various health concerns as well as encouraging and motivating her clients to make lifestyle changes.
charlottedebeugny@nutritioninparis.com
www.nutritioninparis.com
Christina Greveldinger - hotelier
Christina owns and co-runs the Hôtel de la Porte Dorée is in the 12 arrondissement right next to the Bois de Vincennes, one of the largest wooded areas of Paris. The building dates before the 19th century and it has taken about 10 years to restore the hotel to the charming boutique hotel it is now. For the last two years Christina has been working on getting the Eco Label as well as making the hotel one of the first boutique hotels in Paris to completely integrate children and families in every aspect of the hotel.
"The first question we ask ourselves with every new renovation or project is what is the impact on the environment and how can we do this to make it safer and more comfortable for a child. When you see a child's face light up because there is a little table their size at the reception or the sink their size in the toilet it makes you very proud of every extra effort you make" (CG, Dec 2010)
www.hoteldelaportedoree.com
Claudia Graf - Zone Bébé
Zone Bébé is a website in 3 languages providing organic baby, mums and family items. From clothes to cosmetics to household goods. www.zonebebe.fr
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Emma Nelson - Jack in the Box
Emma runs 'Jack in the Box' which offers English classes to English-speaking children in Toulouse for children aged 5-11 years. It offers courses for those children who are starting from scratch in English and for those who are ready to improve and develop on their existing skills.
Courses follow the National Curriculum guidelines for English at Key Stages 1 and 2.
http://jackintheboxtoulouse.free.fr
Emma Pearce - Mine 4 Sure
Based in Pau, in the South West of France, Emma, a mum-of-3, runs Mine4Sure, which personlizes labels for children`s school clothes, shoes and all belongings. The labels are iron-on and can be used on various fabrics. You can choose from a range of designs and colours and they are delivered free to your door within 3 days.
+44 (0)7952 045 292
www.mine4sure.com
Fanny Muller - Life coach
Based in Paris, Fanny spent more than 25 years working in the United States. She became a life coach because she is dedicated to helping others transform their lives. You can contact Fanny for one-to-one life coaching and you can also speak to her over Skype or phone
"Life Coaching help you identify goals and recognize the habitual thought patterns that lead to self limiting ideas.
It also help you gain tools that can transform obstacles into a pathway of achieving lasting fulfillment" (FM November 2011)
lifecoachfanny@gmail.com
Click here to read an interview with Fanny
Heather Mumby - La Lanette
Heather owns and runs La Lanette, a 5 bedroom Chateau in the Midi Pyrenees area of France which caters mainly for families. It offers walled gardens that include a separate childrens' garden with swings, slides sandpit and large trampoline. a small above ground pool, large area for playing football etc. They have 2 large family suites and 3 double rooms which are large enough to accomodate extra beds and cots.
info@lalanette.com
www.lalanette.com
Helen Saks - Usborne Books
Based in Toulouse and a mum of two, Helen runs is an Usborne Books representative
"The appeal was immediate, no big financial outlay, work that I could schedule around my child, I created my working hours and basically got out what I put in. The biggest plus was that english children's books are difficult to find in Toulouse. There is one bookshop where they are very expensive, so families tend to buy online, and then of course they can't see what they are buying. Bringing them back from the UK, is heavy and cumbersome, so I am really providing a service that is wanted and needed. I provide the highest quality books, at the most competitive prices, where customers can browse, and inevitably buy!"
If you'd like more information on Usborne books, or how to become an organiser, please contact Helen on helensaks.growingreaders@gmail.com or via www.usborneonline.org/helensaks
Helen Wilkinson - Coco cards
Helen runs CocoCards which is an online boutique for personalised stationery, She started her business in the UK in September 2009. Most of her work is online, so it was very easy to relocate to Creuse in June 2010 with her 3 children.
She designs cards for birth announcements, christenings, birthday parties and Christmas and by early next year she is aiming to launch a French site and a new UK website. There are over 400 designs to choose form on my website and she also offers a bespoke service.
e - helen@cococards.co.uk
t - 07881 821382
www.cococards.co.uk
Ilona Laver - Le Mas
Ilona moved to Perpignan in 2010 with her two children Zach and Elodie, (now three children with the addition of 6 month-old Aurelia!) She and her husband run 'Le Mas', 3 beautiful gites set among a stunning vineyard setting. During October to March they offer 5 day Yoga courses incorporating Meditation and visits to the Hot Springs and also 5 day Gardening courses (beginner or advanced) including horticultural lessons and practical experience.
http://www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/p475181?uni_id=1106786
Jacqui Napier - La Tasse de Couleur
Jacqui co-runs La Tasse de Couleur near Nice, where children can paint their own ceramics and parents can enjoy the cafe. They offer birthday parties and various other activities
9 rue du Portugon, 06410 Biot, (+33) 04 93749716
www.latassedecouleur.com
Jennifer Iddon - La Noyeraie
Jennifer runs and owns La Noyeraie a Chambre D'Hote in Rocamadour. It is named after the several hectares of working Walnut Orchards on site. They provide the walnuts in your salads and cold pressed oil. The 140 year old farmhouse and its extension houses the Chambre d'hôte, Café 46 and the independent gite; It is located in the beautiful countryside surrounding Rocamadour's medieval city and is approximately 4 minutes from the city itself.
La Noyeraie, En Caminou, 46500 Rocamadour, e-mail: info@lanoyeraierocamadour.com
Telephone: +33 (0)5 65 40 43 91
Mobile: +33 (0)6 86 00 43 71
www.lanoyeraierocamadour.com
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Jennifer Rowell-Gastard - European Coordinator of BeadforLife
BeadforLife eradicates extreme poverty by creating bridges of understanding between impoverished Africans and concerned world citizens. Ugandan women turn colorful recycled paper into beautiful beads. And people who care open their hearts,homes and communities to buy and sell both products.The beads become income, food, medicine, school fees and hope. It is a small miracle that enriches us all. BeadforLife is looking for volunteers for our Montpellier office and BeadParty hosts for at home parties throughout France and Europe. To get involved, contact Jennifer on BeadforLife, 26 impasse de la tour Buffel, 34070 Montpellier (+33) 0467650131 europe@beadforlife.org www.BeadforLife.org
Jill Hamilton-Brice - InterbrandHealth & Message
Jill oversees the development and rollout of compelling global brands at the product, franchise and corporate level. She helps global clients within the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector to develop highly differentiated brands. She works on a variety of engagements, from brand strategy to visual and verbal identity, brand architecture, nomenclature and brand engagement.
Jill is also the VP Public Relations for Message, Paris's all-encompassing guide for English-speaking parents. She helps shape and nurture the public face of Message, transmitting a positive and relevant up-to-date presence.
jill.hamilton-brice@interbrandhealth.com
or
pr@messageparis.org
+33 6 26 42 31 12
Jilly Ballantyne - artist
Jilly Ballantyne is a Mum of two and lives on the Cote d'Azur. She was educated in Scotland, graduating from Gray’s School of Art in 1989.
Her paintings are mainly figurative and somewhat graphic, highly coloured and influenced by the richness of colour and bright light of the Cote d’Azur. Jilly offers painting holidays as well as painting parties.
Tel 06 17 11 24 36
www.paintingriviera.com
Joanna Page - cookery teacher
Based in the 11th arronidissment in Paris, Joanna gives Vegetarian/Vegan home cooking classes.
Joanna is also a Nutrition adviser and a health-food chef. She offers cooking classes mainly for mothers who would like to have a wider knowledge of Vegetarian and healthy eating and cooking and for pregnant and new mums on how to maintain and/or reach a healthy weight whilst getting all the essential nutrients for mummy and baby.
Contact Joanna directly for more details about availability, individual, group or family prices.
Mobile: 06.85.06.59.99
E-mail: joannaekpage@gmail.com
Karen Bowen - British Bites
Karen runs British Bites, a family run internet business with local delivery service offering a whole host of goods from the UK from your cupboard essentials like baked beans and tea bags, to things that you just fancy something from 'Blighty'... or need something for a recipe.
www.british-bites.com
Karen Percy – Kaper Creative
Karen Percy is the Creative Director of Kaper Creative, a full service design collective for all design, advertising, and marketing needs.
www.kapercreative.com karen@kapercreative.com +33 6 70.94.56.51
Karen Withey - English & Business English Teacher
Based in La Vienne Karen has acquired BaHons PGCE & Tesol (CELTA) . She is a Teacher of English and Business English. Adult and children (age 6 - 18).
Karen is a qualified teacher with 7 years experience in the UK and 2 years in France. She believes that both age groups need to be interactive learners to succeed and uses different teaching methods, games and activities to help them learn and have fun!
Tel: 05 49 83 09 04 Email : karenwithey21@msn.com
Keren Sharpe - CrazyCakes & DIY
Based in the South of France, Keren runs two businesses:
Crazy Cakes offers deliciously crafted cakes for any occasion (including gluten-free)
Tel 06 12 43 09 77, email keren.sharp@gmail.com
https://picasaweb.google.com/keren.sharp/CrazyCakes02#
DIY - painting, decorating, tiling, furniture construction, etc. done for you or with you.
Tel 06 12 43 09 77, email keren.sharp@gmail.com
Kimarie Celse - Business English and Cross Cultural Trainer
Recent clients in Hamburg, Germany include Airbus, Lufthansa Technik, Avaya, RTL Germany, OK Media, Hachemie, and Smith & Nephew. Areas of specialty include presentations, social skills, emailing, telephoning, pronunciation, industry terminology, grammar, and cultural understanding.
(+33)06.11.58.58.53
Kirstin Barton - Alive to Change
Kirstin runs Alive to Change, a Life Coaching practice which helps women abroad, and especially mums living abroad, to settle and make the most of their lives, wherever they are. Kirstin is a positive and practical coach, and is passionate about supporting Mums in all their roles, and has a great variety of accessible and good value programmes to help Mums in all situations. She has developed popular workshops, all of which are available over the phone. Kirstin also has experience in supporting Women Entrepreneurs in their businesses, delivering regular workshops, and working directly with new entrepreneurs
kirstin@alivetochange.com
www.alivetochange.com
Kumari Kaye - Ski VillaRoger
Kumari owns and runs Ski VillaRoger in Les Arcs, skiing, snowboarding, hiking and mountain biking holidays in the Alps
Telephone: (gsm) 0033 6 12 73 35 23
enquiries@skivillaroger.com
www.skivillaroger.com
Laila Lia- hair stylist & make-up artist
Laila, a mother of 3, is an American hair stylist and make up artist based in Paris. Wth more than 20 years experience she also specializes in hair colour & image consultancy. Laila has worked in salons and and in television/film production in Los Angeles
To make an appointment at your home Contact Laila on Tel 06.44.29.54.89 or email:JustLaila@gmail.com
Laraine Bashford - Hideaways en France
Based near Bordeaux, Laraine markets Hideaways en France where you can beautiful privately owned Chateaux for Weddings,Family/Group Holidays.
hideaways@orange.fr
www.hideawaysenfrance.com
Leonor Heleno Wielgosz - Leonor Heleno Designs
Based just outside Paris. Leonor runs an on-line store selling her own handmade Sterling Silver Jewelry. You'll find mainly long necklaces (sautoirs) and bracelets. The idea is to create original and unique fantasy jewelry which remains timeless. It is affordable, made of the finest sterling silver, semi-precious stones and Swarovski crystals. It is designed for modern, active women either working or at home. She also has a dedicated line to mums-to-be and new mums. All pieces can be customised.
email: LH@leonorhelenodesigns.com
Website: www.leonorhelenodesigns.com
Linda Alaniz- Hornsby - Photographer
Linda Alaniz- Hornsby moved to the South of France after a career in the states After a stint as a medical photographer, she moved to New York where she specialized in the Performing Arts. During her 12 years in Manhattan, she worked both on and off Broadway, amassing a large and varied portfolio of well-known artists. Linda specializes in nudes as well as pregnancy & children`s photography.
Telephone: 06 03 04 30 1616
Email: linda@alaniz-photo.com
www.alaniz-photo.com
Lonneke Timmerman - Personal Stylist and Image Consultant
Lonneke is a personal stylist and image consultant. Her target market is non-European women who move to Europe and need to adapt to the European fashion culture and lifestyle. She works in France and does appointments and shopping sessions in all major cities. She also works online as a style coach.
www.youreuropeanstylist.com
Louise Sayers - Help in France
Louise is based in Perpignan and offers a Help in France service for homeowners or in fact anyone needing help with anything at all in France! Services include relocation assistance, property finding, dealing with utilities and tax authorities, property purchase advice, help with French administration, finding English-speaking services, translation and interpreting.
www.medandmountain.com info@medandmountain.com +33 (0) 4 68 56 54 22
Lucy Culpepper - freelance journalist
Based in the Pyrenées-Atlantiques, Lucy is a freelance travel journalist, internet researcher and website copy writer
www.culpepperink.com
To read an interview with Lucy click here
Lulu Laporte - Relocation & Settling in Expert
Lulu provides a hands-on service for families moving to Montpellier. She can advise on local schools, bilingual schools and creches, right down to where you can find English speaking doctors. She can also help in finding properties to rent or buy, long or short time as well as look after second homes.
www.montpellierholidayhomeservices.com and www.Moving-to-Montpelier.com lululaporte34@gmail.com +33 (0)953624576
Lynda Smith - Colour in my World
Lynda Smith is author of a unique self-help colour guide for children. The first book of its kind. Colour In My World has the power to increase children’s creativity and self-esteem. This is a great resource for children to tap into the colour realms around them and lighten up their world Colour In My World helps children discover the colours that suit them and uncovers their own colour sign.
www.colourinmyworld.com
Lynn Dew - French Teacher
Experienced language teacher offering individual and group French lessons for beginners and improvers. Lessons in Montmorillon (La Vienne) and surrounding area. Can travel for groups.
Tel: 05 49 91 64 88 Email: Lynn.dew@gmail.com
Mary Brighton - Dietitian/Nutritionist
Mary Brighton, MS, RD is a website developer and owner/blogger. Living in Europe for the last 11 years including the last 9 years in France, Mary offers an international and European perspective on food, health, nutrition and European living. In addition to researching and writing on healthy living, nutrition and cuisine, Mary has nearly 20 years of experience counseling and serving clients in dietetics through private practice, clinical, outpatient and rehabilitation centers.
www.brightonyourhealth.com and www.marybrightonyourhealth.com.
Melanie Gulliver - Usborne books
Melanie's role as an Usborne representative is to provide English language books to children in France, and to build up a team of representatives across Europe. She sells her books by hosting home parties, attending events and having an online store; www.sunshinebooks.fr.
If you are interested in joining Merlanie's team please contact melaniegulliver@hotmail.com.
Nancy Simons - Tots to Travel
Nancy works for totstotravel as a Lettings Expert, covering the South West of France. Totstotravel is an award winning family friendly travel company who niche market to families- especially those with children of the pre-school age who prefer to travel out of peak season (avoiding inflated flight, and ferry prices during school holidays) and would like to stay in properties that have been tested out by a fellow mum. If you or anyone you knows has a holiday home and are interested in filling some empty weeks in the ‘shoulder’ seasons then contact Nancy at nancy@totstofrance.co.uk or call on 06 72 67 57 60. If you would like to receive a free copy of Wendy Shand (the founder of TTT) book, which provides proven lettings tips and advice to ensure that you rent out the most weeks possible year after year, click here.
Nicole Hammond Barriot - KiddieKitRentals
Kiddie Kit Rentals offers baby and toddler equipment rental, including car seats for children up to 12. Based between Béziers and Pézenas, they supply good quality, clean baby and toddler equipment such as travel cots, high chairs, baby bouncers, baby walkers, safety gates, pushchairs, toy packs and much more - all at realistic, affordable prices
www.kiddiekitrentals.com +33 (0)4 67 26 90 42 +33 (0)4 67 26 90 42
Pat Zraidi - La Parisienne Business Centre
Pat is based in Paris and runs 'La Parisienne Business Centre', a virtual assistant business providing bookkeeping services and executive level business/administrative support to small businesses, associations, entrepreneurs, and individuals.
info@laparisiennecentre.com
www.laparisiennecentre.com
Paula Grech - Dance Movement Therapist (MA RDMT)
Paula Grech is a Dance Movement Therapist MA RDMT based in North Montpellier. She offers a space where people are free to explore their emotions and open their creativity through the exploration of movement, dance and mime.She runs workshops and sessions for people who are interested in their own creative development and has had experience in working with a wide range of special needs groups: children, adults and the elderly.
paulagrechjefford@gmail.com www.paulagrech.com + 33 (0) 06 75 17 11 30
Pippa Curtis - Alps Holiday
Pippa owns and runs Alpsholiday, self-catering apartments in a beautiful old farmhouse, Snowgums, on the edge of Briancon, Serre Chevalier, in the French Alps.The apartments are spacious and adjacent to each other, and ideal for groups and families. There is a 20% 'young family' discount (maximum of 2 persons aged 12 or over per apartment)
00 33 (0)492 20 44 26/mobile - 00 33 (0)678 39 65 73
info@alpsholiday.com
www.alpsholiday.com
Rose Quigley - facepainter
Mum-of-3 Rose is a facepainter, based in Chailland (La Mayenne) and she paints faces at fetes, foires, spectacles, promotions etc. She also paints at children's parties. She started painting 6 years ago in Liverpool in the UK, where she ran a playgroup when her daughter was a baby..
facepainter@orange.fr telephone 06.32.78.87.15
Sara Meade - author and proofreader
Based just outside Toulouse, Sara runs her own proofreading business (English language) and has had a book published about relocating with her family from New Zealand to France, especially in terms of how her elder son adapted within the education system.
One reader says
“This book is wonderful. For anyone who has moved to France with children and thought they knew what their children were going through, read this book. Beautiful photos, and an innocent childlike view on life in France. Lots of lovely short chapters, so an easy to pick up and put down read. I loved reading it!”
Email Sara: nzfrance.stories@gmail.com
You can buy 'Waking up in France' from the amazon website: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=waking+up+in+france
Sara's blog is at http://www.nzfrance.blogspot.com/
Sue Aitken - Blackhen Education
Sue is based in the Charente Maritime and runs Blackhen Education, an online tutoring business for English children, who want to maintain their English skills. They provide English courses for children aged 5-16, including our IGCSE English course. They work with students all over France.
blackheneducation@hotmail.co.uk
www.blackheneducation.com
"To be truly bilingual, I believe a child needs to be able to read and write in both languages, as well as being able to speak both. I also believe it offers the child choices. If they decide, at a later date to work or study in the UK, they will need their English" (SA, June 2011)
Click here to read the full interview with Sue
Suzanne Fitzgerald - UK4Me
www.UK4Me.co.uk exists to help those living overseas find their favourite UK stores online who deliver to International addresses without having to spend hours searching for delivery terms. The site also helps friends & family living in the UK who wish to send gifts or shopping out to their nearest & dearest living overseas.
www.UK4me.co.uk
Suzanne Shields - La Tasse de Couleur
Based in Biot on the Coet d'Azur, Suzanne co-runs La Tasse de Couleur, where children can paint their own ceramics and parents can enjoy the cafe. They offer birthday parties and various other activities
9 rue du Portugon, 06410 Biot, (+33) 04 93749716
www.latassedecouleur.com
"Personally I do not think France is sympathetic to entrepreneurs, which is ironic as the word ‘entrepreneur’ is a French word! We have not found anything to encourage anyone to start a business in France. It has been hard work and very expensive!" (SS, March 2011)
Click here to read the full interview with Suzanne
Tania Ambridge - Daisy Roots Paris
Tania is based in Paris and runs Daisy Roots, soft, hand-made, chrome-free leather shoes for children. They also produce specially designed yoga and pilates shoes. Delivers everywhere in France or you can collect from Tania's home in Paris.
tania.daisy@gmail.com
www.daisyrootsparis.com
Tiffany Butler - Xpatlocal.com
Tiffany has set up and runs Xpatlocal.com a free website in English for the expat community living in Maisons Laffitte,
www.xpatlocal.com
Tracy Treville - Gourmet Cookies & Brownies
Based in la Ferté sous Jouarre in the heart of the French countryside, American pastry chef Tracy Treville gives a new twist to the familiar, well-loved cookie recipes of her childhood. Insisting on only the finest fresh ingredients, Tracy combines her flair with a passion for baking and created Tracy's Gourmet Cookies & Brownies. She also runs a catering business, Tracy's treats.
Delivery of cookies within 48 hours anywhere in France:
contact@gourmetcookies.fr
.Within France: 06.59.31.24.02
Outside of France: 0 11 33 659 31 2402
www.gourmetcookies.fr
Valerie Beatson - Kidjam
Based in Paris, Valerie runs Kidjam, weekly music classes in English for babies to children of 7 years. Valerie is a a professional opera singer and trained early-childhood music teacher. Private lessons available ages 9+.
Valerie@kidjam.fr Tel 09 53 48 19 24
www.kidjam.fr/kidjam.fr/Hello.html
Valerie Lemiere - Start Business in France
Valerie is a professional business adviser for a national organisation called Boutique de Gestion/ BGE where she helps French entrepreneurs with all aspects of starting and running their business. In 2009, she launched Start Business In France to help English speakers with the complexities and hassles of starting and running a small businesses in France.
http://www.startbusinessinfrance.com/
Vicky Formston - Handmade Gifts and Goodies
Vicky Formston runs a Handmade Gifts & Goodies company which makes handmade personalised items for any age, but mainly for new babies, christenings etc
www.handmadegiftsandgoodies.weebly.com
Viry Gutierrez Manzano - Taanah
Viry, based in Lyon, runs "Taanah" (which means "house" in Maya language and offers refined mexican handcrafts (pottery, wall decoration and jewelry) of the highest quality made by young mexican designers and talented craftsmen. All the products they have are made with traditional techniques but have a contemporary touch which gives another vision of mexican handicrafts.
email: viry@taanah.fr
mobile: 06 14 51 15 21
fixe: 04 57 08 06 18
www.taanah.fr/
http://taanah.blogspot.com/
Wendy Blakeman - La Grange du Moulin
Wendy co-runs La Grange du Moulin with her husband. it specialises in offering self catering gite accommodation to families with young children. It comprises of 6 gites with a large garden, loads of play equipment, safely enclosed and alarmed swimming pools and they offer cots,highchairs, bed guards and steam sterilisers etc. There is a child-friendly pool and large garden area for kids to play in.
16, rue du moulin, Courgeon, 17400 St Pierre de Juillers, Charente Maritime.
wendyblakeman@googlemail.com
Telephone 00 33 546 33 09 02
http://www.grangedumoulin.com
Wendy Johnson - Holiday Lettings Expert
Wendy is the marketing agent for Tots to Travel in the midi, from Nimes right down to the Spanish border. She looks for gites or villas that are family friendly and advise owners on how to increase their bookings.
www.VillaOwnersLanguedoc.com, midi@TotstoFrance.co.uk, Tel + 33 (0)6 02 30 57 54
Yasmeen Moore - Le Vieux Manoir
Yasmeen co-runs Le Vieux Manoir’ ,a gîte complex with a heated pool, Jacuzzi, fishing lake and restaurant. The complex can be hired for between 2-24 people. They specialise in family holidays during school holiday time and large group holidays out of season. 53250 Le Ham France ● Tel 00 33 (9) 60 03 41 91 ● Email: info@le-vieux-manoir.fr
www.gitesenligne.com
Yvonne Halling - B&B and Author
Yvonne runs a B&B business at her home in Verzy which she started in 2001. Yvonne has also written a book "How to Survive (and Thrive) Living in a Foreign Country"
http://bedandbreakfastinchampagne.com
