Dear all,

Spring in this part fo France can bring dazziling sunshine, damatic storms and balmy evenings, but above all it brings the happy anticipation of longer days and plenty of activities to enjoy. The What's On pages include events for all ages and tastes and spring has only just begun.

If you are not quite a spring chicken yourself, take a look at our new Discovery series, Midlife Crisis in a Weekend, in which a man facing forty decides to head off for adventure, even if he can oly spare two days at a time.

Another way to push back the years is to try the age-defying products featured in this month's Fellgood Factor (men included!) or get some fantastic photos of yourseff - the insights from professional photographers in our Portraits and People article will help to get everyone's best side.

True to britmag form, we have bilingual sections such as recipes and news from the BPT association whose work supporting French speakers to learn English is deservedly going from strengh to strength as more members join and new connections are made across France.

For English speakers, the Associations page and this issue's Ask Sally give fresh motivation for learning or improving your French. Who knows, your experiences could even lead to a short story that migh end up on a future writing page.

Maggie Wakefield's Champtoceaux story is a great tale of defence, deception and defeat which might also apply to the imminent elections: absorb Maura Stewart's thought-provoking insights on the French Election and you'll sound thoroughly knowledgeable in the coming weeks!

Thanks for all your compliments about the new-look magazine and its refreshed content, it's always good to hear from you.

Best wishes,

Annaliza Davis

Editor