Hello     

 Well, who would have thought that the Top Up With French On Board sessions would become a news item on the BBC?  I don’t know if you had the opportunity to watch the report by John Young for the BBC South East Today program.  John and his team were on board the Côte d’Albâtre on Thursday and their entertaining take on the TOP UP With French On Board was shown in the evening news.        

On Tuesday, I was invited to join in a Radio 4 You and Yours discussion about Brits bad behaviour abroad.  Meg Munn, foreign Office minister, agreed that helping people to communicate with the locals and getting to know about local culture was a good way to improve Brits’ bad behaviour abroad.  Nice to receive a pat on the back from a government representative!  You can rest assured that I’ll do my best to make the most of it!         

On Monday 18 at midnight, I’ll be on BBC Radio 5 Live arguing that yes, it is important to speak foreign languages abroad, even though English is the new lingua franca.  Richard Bacon will be presenting the show.  It will be interesting to know who they have found to defend the other side of the argument.You can find out more and email your comments on the Richard Bacon page.       

There were short but to the point articles in all the Sussex Express’s editions and on the stylish Viva Lewes.  I am sure this will help to spread the word about the Top Up With French On Board sessions.       

 Last but certainly not least, we now have a cosmofil page on the Transmanche  website with a link to the Top Up Your French On Board on the cosmofil website.  Have a peek! Transmanche Ferries Top up your French on board with Cosmofil    

I wish you all a pleasant Sunday.  I’ll be at the annual animals blessing on the Tye in Alfriston later this morning. I just wonder what they would make of such a ceremony Across the Channel!           Babette                              

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