IN PICTURES. 30 years of the Bird Hill in Caen: the rain spoils the party

Bird Hill is 30 years old! The largest park in Caen (Calvados) was the setting for a great popular festival this Saturday June 29, 2024. Many activities were on the program, unfortunately bad weather got involved. Back in a few images.

Frank Ducombe and Yvonne Guégan honored

The people of Caen were invited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Colline aux oiseaux this Saturday, June 29. The festivities began at 10 a.m., under the sun, with the inauguration of the Frank-Duncombe esplanade, deputy mayor for the environment from 1971 to 1989, which had the idea of ​​transforming this former landfill into a public garden.

The 600 m² inclusive playground was then presented. Very colourful, it is equipped with different play structures, with, for example, a seesaw with access ramps for wheelchairs, but also sensory games to learn Braille and sign language. A beautiful tribute was also paid to the artist Yvonne Guégan, by dedicating a rose to her name.

Bad weather is getting involved, too bad…

All was well in the best of all possible worlds, until the sky darkened, around 1 p.m.. Visitors to the largest park in the City of Caen had to deal with a few light showers, sometimes forcing them to leave the area.

Nothing unusual in our beautiful region, we just regret Mother Nature’s timing, because after a rotten spring, the weather had been rather pleasant since the beginning of summer.

In this context, The entertainment planned for the afternoon was somewhat disruptedincluding the demonstrations of the Caen-Ouistreham regatta society, on the Roseraie basin, and the concerts of the Mazel Combo fanfare band and the Polykrom’ choir. Too bad…

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