Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Some are necessary and we can’t switch them off Others help us to provide you with the best possible service We use cookies to personalise content and ads to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic We also share anonymous information about your use of our site with our social media By accepting cookies you will be helping us to continue to provide you with the best possible service Long established and internationally recognised tower crane manufacturer Wolffkran and collision avoidance technology specialist Ascorel have agreed a distribution deal Ascorel from France will supply its tower crane collision avoidance technology systems to Wolffkran Schweiz AG for use in the Swiss market Wolffkran will be an agent for the supply and sale of Ascorel products It will be able to use the systems on any of its own cranes or supply them as aftermarket kits for other makes of tower crane has already been working with Wolffkran for several years Together with the Wolffkran engineering department it developed a collision avoidance system available from Wolff around the world The distribution agreement was signed in Elsau by Wolffkran Schweiz AG managing director Ascorel export sales and business development manager Ascorel’s MC603 system meets the new European Standard EN-17076 The initial deal was to supply 100 units of this system to Wolffkran “It is the result of a major common project that promises an outstanding partnership for the future,” commented Rodolphe Roche The man who brought civil rights to City Hall during one of its most tumultuous periods died at the age of 83 on Dec Givens III was one of Milwaukee's most celebrated community leaders as an adviser to the NAACP Youth Council and co-founder and chair of the city's Congress of Racial Equality and member of several groups including the Milwaukee NAACP and Milwaukee United School Integration Committee winning a landmark lawsuit giving activists the right to protest and opening the door to others in positions of leadership in city government He ran for alderman and held positions in city county and state government at different points in his life He was a man, as his daughter Richelle Baylor said who was community-minded and “willing to get uncomfortable to get a better result.” founder and president of the Wisconsin Black Historical Society said he knew Givens and will deliver his eulogy As an Army recruit in the French town of Pont l’Évêque Caen Givens saw the power of integration firsthand “The idea of integration came from his life in France and witnessing and feeling how it felt to be accepted wherever he went,” Benson explained “He felt a sense of comfort in Paris; he played basketball there Baylor said her father loved it so much that he wanted to stay — and the town wanted him to stay they saw him as a regular person and he was able to do all these things that he couldn't do when he came back,” she explained "The town of Pont l’Évêque Caen petitioned then-President John Kennedy to grant him permission to remain in France," she said But the Bay of Pigs incident meant the president was too busy to respond and Givens returned to Milwaukee he felt the sting of racism in many forms,” Benson explained where he concentrated his efforts on bringing racial equity into social and economic realms across the city he would send African Americans and their white counterparts to restaurants and apartment offices; if the African Americans were discriminated against he would confront the owners and managers and try to institute best practices Those who refused felt the full force of CORE protesters demonstrating in the streets and boycotting with their pocketbooks a Marcus Big Boy restaurant put out a sign announcing it was hiring When an African American went in to interview they told him the position had been filled Givens' strategy created a test that is still used today it wasn’t the first time Givens set a precedent “In the case of desegregating the school systems he convinced the system that boycotting the MPS system is necessary,” Benson said “When they told him he couldn't demonstrate On June 25, 1965, the state Supreme Court ruled that individuals had the right to protest peacefully without being arrested and charged with disorderly conduct Givens realized he could also change things from the inside and when then-Mayor Henry Maier called him to take a job at City Hall in 1968 he became the associate director of the Model Cities Program which was supposed to bring federal money to Milwaukee's central city help set spending priorities and give residents a voice on neighborhood planning issues Model Cities made a serious impact on Milwaukee More than 400 affordable housing units were built $9 million was spent on public works projects and several parks and social service centers were built Baylor said her father was very proud of his accomplishments As one of the first African Americans to take on a city leadership position Givens blazed a trail many others would follow: Tom Sprewer was the managing director of the program Bill Fisher would become the director of city housing and Vance Coleman would become the deputy commissioner of city development Benson said Givens was a leader who taught others to lead “He was very smart in his fight for equality and he convinced others to follow in his footsteps,” he said “He influenced others to make a difference like the Youth Council and the Commandos.” When he wasn't hosting barbecues for his neighbors or block parties to bring the community together Smith also inherited his love of public service an emergency medical services supervisor, has finished police academy training and wants to pursue a career in law enforcement I felt like politics was so different from serving the public in the way I was interested in doing it service to the community and both types are needed.” She said her favorite memory of him was when she got into a fight at school and the principal called her parents in ‘Your daughter was fighting’ and my father I need to know what the details are because I teach my daughter to stand up for herself.' He backed me up.” Whether on behalf of his daughter or an entire community thoughtful and fiercely independent, Smith and Baylor said their father was a man with an infectious laugh and larger-than-life persona “He instilled a lot of pride in us,” Smith recalled “He really cared about the community.” Visitation will be at the church from 10 a.m RELATED: From the civil rights trenches to City Hall Contact Talis Shelbourne at (414) 223-5261 or tshelbourn@jrn.com. Follow her on Twitter at @talisseer and Facebook at @talisseer.  How are we doing? Fill out this survey and let us know Normandy is a quintessential slice of rural France at its most picture-perfect This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK).Normandy’s bucolic heart shows off the best of la belle France no other region devotes so much of its land to pastoral farming And this plays out across its culinary experiences from baking cider bread in the centurion-stone oven of a apple orchard to sampling the heavenly taste of buttery camembert handcrafted with passion and ancestral know-how on a family farm Cruising empty country lanes in the Pays d’Auge is a blissful invitation to slow right down peppered with patchy white-and-chestnut Normande cows and half-timbered farmsteads Apple and pear orchards blaze pink in spring and fire-red in autumn while feasting on seasonal fruits in pretty village auberges (inns) is an epicurean highlight Eco-minded chefs here were cooking up a gastronomic storm with local organic farm produce long before the trend for ‘zero mile cuisine’ was coined William the Conqueror grew up in the rolling hills of Suisse Normande later shipping creamy Caen limestone across the Channel as Norman king of England to build the White Tower at the Tower of London The region is also packed with beautifully preserved chateaux displays of Renaissance splendour with witch-hat turrets and moat-filled gardens finish your meal the way locals do in this tradition-fuelled down-to-earth part of Normandy — with a heart-warming calvados digestif Historical half-timbered houses on “rue Vaucelles” the main street of Pont-l’Évêque in Normandy a 17th-century farm where the Drouin family have double-distilled cider to make calvados since 1960 artisan distillery and the ageing half-timbered barn where the apple brandy turns mahogany-gold over time in oak casks Chef Jerome Bansard champions the region’s earthy riches but his refined Norman cuisine is soufflé-light Don’t skip Normandy’s famous four-cheese course: camembert pont-l’évêque and livarot — eaten in that order Bottles of Cider and Calvados aplenty in Normandy as a result of the wealth of apples grown in this part of France.Photograph by Stocknshares MorningBegin your foray through Norman feudal history in Falaise in Suisse Normande, the birthplace of William the Conqueror. Pay homage to the warrior king at his statue on Place Guillaume le Conquérant The stone-paved square also has a retired Sherman M4A1 fighter tank stencilled in 2019 by French street artist Jef Aérosol celebrating peace since the Battle of Normandy Walk up the ramp and across the rampart to plunge into 11th-century drama and gore at Chateau de Falaise The stone fortress (where William was born the illegitimate son of a duke) offers digital tablets that guide visitors around the impenetrable keeps and menacing Talbot Tower once home to birds destined for the banquet table and tamed weasels tasked with keeping rats at bay Patrick Mercier’s family farm produce AOP camembert fermier-certified farmhouse camembert crafted in situ from the unpasteurised milk of its herd of 110 Normande cows from ladling the curds into moulds to turning 700 cheeses a day grab a round from the fridge and pop £4 in the honesty box Linger over an aperitif of oven-baked camembert and pommeau (a sweet blend of cider and calvados) The high life You can enjoy stupendous bird’s-eye views over Normandy’s patchwork quilt of fields and apple orchards from the Souleuvre Viaduct — where you can brave a heart-thumping 200ft bungee jump over the river belowBungee jumping at the Souleuvre Viaduct near Sourdeval commune in the Manche department in Normandy France.Photograph by Les LadburyThree more adventures around the vallée d’OrneThe River Orne flows through the Vallée d’Orne on its 94-mile journey north from Lower Normandy into the English Channel at Ouistreham paddle and splash at multiple points along its banks 1. 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Capa Venture rents canoes Paddle serene waters beneath the soaring arches of Clécy’s huge viaduct Or join a more challenging half- or full-day kayaking expedition Minibuses shuttle river explorers upstream to Pont d’Ouilly from where it’s an eight-mile paddle with occasional rapids back to Clécy on riverbanks along the way provide a dash of vintage cool a la Renoir If you have a hankering for the old-school glamour of Honfleur on the coast Bagnoles’ historic quarter of opulent art deco villas — east of the town’s centrepiece lake — is its inland soul sister beautiful villages and graceful chateaux.","disableForMobile":false,"enableBackgroundColor":true,"focalPointX":"center","focalPointY":"center","hasByline":false,"image":{"caption":{"credit":"Photograph by Ludwig Deguffroy","source":"","text":"Sunset over Norman Switzerland from the Rochers du Parc in Clécy (Normandy France).","lines":3,"showMoreText":"Read More"},"image":{"alt":"Sunset over Norman Switzerland from the Rochers du Parc in Clécy (Normandy Unauthorized use is prohibited."},"ratio":"2046x1364","type":"xHigh","priority":"xHigh","colorMode":"light"},"isRedesignNav":true,"leadX":"center","leadY":"center","logo":{},"mediaType":"image","showDownArrow":false,"ratio":"2046x1364","tags":[{"label":"TRAVEL","href":"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel"}],"tint":2,"title":"How to spend a weekend in rural Normandy from Camembert to castles","type":"immersive","video":null,"contributors":[{"name":"Nicola Williams","role":"writer","labelOverride":"By"}],"shareData":{"networks":["facebook","twitter","email","link"],"title":"How to spend a weekend in rural Normandy from Camembert to castles","description":"Beyond the beach huts and battlefields especially when it’s served up in a cosy pub picture shot from overhead","crdt":"Photograph by Dan Burns Natural Selection Design","dsc":"Chef Luke Payne's Sunday menu at The Pack Horse is popular with walkers day-trippers and locals within this Peak District hotspot.","rchDsc":{"markup":"Chef Luke Payne's Sunday menu at The Pack Horse is popular with walkers day-trippers and locals within this Peak District hotspot."},"rchTtl":{"markup":""}},"sections":[{"name":"Travel","id":"432c4f83-2d55-3974-b95f-a221c87c0fd1","type":"sources","uri":"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel"}],"headline":"15 of the best roast dinners in the UK","link":"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/best-roast-dinner-sunday-roast-uk"},{"description":"Lined with hip cafes Zagreb Tourist Board","rchDsc":{"markup":" "},"rchTtl":{"markup":""}},"sections":["Paid Content"],"headline":"How to spend a long weekend in Zagreb Croatia","link":"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/paid-content-long-weekend-zagreb-croatia"},{"description":"Take a boat ride with fishermen along the Costa Brava coast to learn about prized gambas rojas Stockfood","dsc":"Although similar to paella the traditional Catalan dish of fideuà is prepared with angel-hair noodles instead of rice.","rchDsc":{"markup":"Although similar to paella the traditional Catalan dish of fideuà is prepared with angel-hair noodles instead of rice "},"rchTtl":{"markup":""}},"sections":[{"name":"Travel","id":"432c4f83-2d55-3974-b95f-a221c87c0fd1","type":"sources","uri":"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel"}],"headline":"Are these Spanish prawns Europe's tastiest?","link":"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/red-prawns-costa-brava-coast-spain"},{"description":"Framed by beaches and home to a collection of Portugal’s most eclectic historic mansions the Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux will unveil a plaque at the cathedral to honor 138 little-known nuns La Croix presents several profiles of these men and women some of whom courageously risked their lives to save Jews and members of the Resistance The Battle of Normandy took place 80 years ago. Among the 13,000 civilians who lost their lives in Normandy during the D-Day landings the Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux will honor 138 nuns A plaque bearing their names will be unveiled at a Mass celebrated in Bayeux Cathedral on June 8 which aims to give a new face to the men and women who disappeared in the rubble of the Liberation the Abbey of Notre-Dame-du-Pré was devastated by the Allied bombing raids that destroyed much of the town The surviving nuns gathered amid the flames the ruins of the monastery founded in 1050 by a relative of William the Conqueror pray the office.’ And on the morning of June 7 Twenty-one Benedictine nuns died in the bombing This “extraordinary and courageous woman,” according to Father Marie she willingly responded to the request of a lawyer from Pont-l'Évêque after the persecution of the Jews began and opened the monastery guesthouse to young Jewish women The other nuns referred to them as “our mother's friends.” The abbey was denounced in a collaborationist newspaper and having written a right of reply to protect Saint Mechtilde and the nuns Maître Féquet was arrested and deported to Dachau Another Benedictine nun killed by the bombings that day was Mother Lioba Baker who “shouldn't have been there,” said Father Pascal Marie This Notre-Dame-du-Pré nun was indeed of English origin the Germans arrested any religious belonging to the Allied nations,” recalled the Norman priest more than 20 nuns were interned in camps in Besançon and Vittel This is proof that Mother Mechtilde had hidden not only Jews but also her sisters in her community The inscription on the door of the presbytery in Ouilly-le-Tesson (Calvados) was written by the parish priest this Oblate of Mary Immaculate first served as a missionary in Canada before returning to France in 1923 for health reasons Abbé Bousso was preparing a burial in his church when he was arrested by the Gestapo along with other members of the resistance network to which he belonged "Father Pascal Marie explained: ”Since 1943 he had been hiding young resistance fighters from the Obligatory Labor Service (set up by the Vichy regime forcing them to go and work in Germany in exchange for the return of prisoners) A small resistance group formed around him before joining a larger network The arrested resistance fighters were taken to Caen prison the Germans brought 86 prisoners out of their cells and executed them in a small courtyard,” continued Father Marie was Little Sister of the Poor at the convent in Lisieux during the bombing raid that devastated the city “Ma maison,” the hospice of the Little Sisters of the Poor Thirteen of the community's 17 nuns and 60 elderly residents were killed blocked by a huge bookcase that fell on her,” recounted Father Pascal Marie who had been working tirelessly for several hours then come and look after me.' When they returned after sharing a tin of sardines unearthed by a rescued nun Sister Pacifique was dead,” continued Father Marie The parish priest of Honfleur found other vivid accounts of nuns killed in the bombing sometimes at the bedside of the wounded they were caring for Sister Saint Philibert (in civilian life Yvonne Halley) was killed in the Caen bombardment on June 7 at the age of 32 along with 15 other nuns from her community after a day spent tirelessly caring for the wounded Her family members will be at the Mass in Bayeux on June 8 will also attend the Mass in memory of her sister a Providence de Lisieux nun who died at the age of 23 on June 7 Madeleine took the habit in September 1943,” she recalled She disappeared in the flames of her convent along with 19 other nuns from her congregation." The bodies of the Sisters of Providence were not found until 17 years later during excavation work “Many families were unable to mourn immediately after the war as there were no graves or memorial sites,” confirmed Father Marie was hiding airmen in his church tower when he was arrested on July 3 as the fighting in this corner of Normandy lasted until the end of August The priest's body was found in a mass grave in 1946 Abbot Leclerc worked hard to feed the children at the oratory during the war he provided translation services for the British who parachuted into the region Involved in the Resistance and aware that he was risking his life decided in 1943 to file a will with a notary bequeathing the family inheritance to “needy Catholic charities.” In the 1960s his inheritance was used to build the Secours Catholique building in Caen The story of Jacques Leclerc resurfaced in 2019 at a market in Marrakech found a chalice for sale bearing the name of Abbot Leclerc He then investigated to find a Jacques Leclerc ordained in 1941 and to understand how his chalice ended up in Morocco The sacred object is believed to have been stolen by the French mistress of the Gestapo officer who had the Norman priest executed and fled to Morocco after the end of the war in Germany The restored chalice will be used at the Mass celebrated in Bayeux Cathedral on June 8 Among the other sacred vessels to be used at the June 8 Mass will be a chalice belonging to Abbot Jean Daligault who was also a priest of the Bayeux diocese did not live through the Normandy Landings he was arrested by the Gestapo on August 31 a fishing village between Trouville and Honfleur this priest-artist created tiny works during his deportation — 200 of which have been found and are now on display at the Musée de la Résistance et de la déportation (Museum of the Resistance and Deportation) in Besançon and the Mémorial de Caen — which bear witness “to Nazi barbarism but also and above all to the spiritual strength and artistic instinct of which man is capable in the face of the most absolute adversity,” Father Marie explained.  All eyes will be on Paris this summer for the Olympic Games but if the thought of France fills your mind with food then there are fantastic routes you can follow to discover the country’s best cheese pack up your caravan or motorhome and hop across the Channel to taste everything from Camembert to Comté on the cheesiest of adventures The first itinerary on our list is La Route des fromages AOP de Normandie with the region being home to four PDO cheeses PDO stands for protected designation of origin meaning this specific type of cheese can only be made in this one place As well as sampling Camembert de Normandie scallops and herrings the region is also known for the cider should be reserved for when your caravan or motorhome is safely parked up for the evening and you won’t be driving anywhere La Route des fromages AOP de Normandie takes in four villages beautiful countryside and plenty of heritage sites to discover in this part of France Comté is a pressed cheese made from cow’s milk and comes from the mountains of the Jura region dairies and cheese caves to see how it’s created and stored It’s become a favourite cheese of chefs all over the world but nothing compares to trying comté in this beautiful area of France After some time visiting the different comté producers and sampling their wares you’ll become familiar with the variations which can be a result of the time of year and maturing period cheese lovers can also try Morbier and Bleu de Gex lakes and gorges of La Route d’Auvergne’s dramatic landscape there’s no fewer than five PDO cheeses to enjoy which becomes fruitier and more intense with age Fourme d’Ambert is produced at 1,968 ft of altitude Salers can only be made between mid-May and mid-November and Bleu d’Auvergne is one for blue cheese lovers While you’re in this area steeped in cheesemaking tradition which is flavoured with cracked peppercorns and garlic for something a bit different | | | Enter your email below to receive regular updates in our Caravan Times Newsletter I accept the privacy policy Swift is the biggest manufacturer of leisure vehicles.. 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Game Center La Turbine ne se limitera pas au bowling En plus des pistes de bowling de dernière génération équipées d'écrans LEDs le site de 3 000 m² abritera également un espace dédié aux jeux laser sur 300 m² une zone de karaoké pour s'égosiller et même une salle d'arcade Le complexe ouvrira ses portes fin août/début septembre 7 jours sur 7 de 10h à minuit en semaine et jusqu'à 2h du matin les vendredis et samedis soirs Deux espaces dédiés aux enfants seont aussi au programme l'un pour les tout-petits et l'autre pour les plus âgés afin que le complexe soit véritablement un lieu de divertissement pour toute la famille Un avant-goût de l'ambiance du Game Center La Turbine est déjà disponible avec l'ouverture du bar à bières et à vins "Le Brut" d'une salle de 290 m² et d'une terrasse de 160 m² pour déguster boissons Une première incursion dans ce bâtiment dédié aux loisirs en devenir Source : Vivre Vienne Durex fait monter la température avec une cabine photo pas comme les autres Un magnifique Château des sorciers façon Poudlard du XVIe siècle existe en France Cet immense parc d’attractions au cœur des volcans vient de rouvrir à 2h de Lyon The TimesAs I delve my spoon into the golden crown of my calvados soufflé a woozy aroma of apple brandy rises from the cloud of fluffy egg white licking my lips from its brushing of icing sugar sigh with relief that this soufflé is as good as I remember it being a decade ago in the small and enchanting village of Mesnil-en-Ouche is as cosy and welcoming as I remember it too — the crackling open fire warms the low-beamed dining room where tables are laid with neat white linen I won’t say this dessert is the only reason I returned to Normandy this autumn but it is definitely a highlight (mains from £15.80; etapelouis13.fr) I’ve chosen a road trip route between charming family-run distilleries and cider farms with new hotels and attractions to pique my curiosity then looping south to the Orne and east to Eure the Ferme de Billy just outside Caen is the ideal first stop Its brunch is renowned among locals for its quality and generosity Guillaume Vauvrecy and his brother Olivier have spent ten years transforming their family’s cider farm to include a shop and an expansive restaurant — a warren of cosy rooms with upcycled furniture and big tables From Thursday to Sunday diners can fill up from a buffet of some 20 dishes from salads and sandwiches to warming stews such as slow-cooked beef in cider “We wanted to create something that put the value of cider at its heart not just a Friday or Saturday night and then a hangover,” Guillaume says “People tend to categorise cider with beer but it has so much more in common with wine is a cheese shop and tasting room that treasures small producersWith five different vintages ranging from the effervescent Tonique at 2.5 per cent to Sauvage a 7 per cent brut cider that packs a punch apple juices and the aperitif pommeau (a mixture of calvados and apple juice) When I come to leave I am wholly convinced that cider deserves a more sophisticated image (two-course buffet from £35.80; ferme-de-billy.com) At Pont L’Évêque I decide that calvados also deserves more kudos where the postwar architecture mingles with crooked Norman timber-framed houses may be better known for its cheese but it is also home to several distilleries The most bombastic is the Père Magloire Calvados Experience It promises something akin to a theme park from the moment I step into the first of six rooms (in a 3,000 sq m former warehouse) with its Disney-esque French village complete with fake birdsong and church bell soundtrack I watch a dramatic telling of the history of the region of Calvados on a screen then take in rooms with grandiose sound-and-light projections and short films into the lights of the tasting room I’m in awe not only of the visual artists who played a part in creating the experience but also that its owners — Spirit France — treasured its apple brandy so much it spent €9 million creating the attraction I take a tasting with the Bristolian Steve Norris I learn about the different vintages and the special editions that have been aged in whisky rye and bourbon casks (entry £12; calvados-experience.com) whose ciders are sold in chic bars across the worldFor lunch La Dégusterie is perfect: a cheese shop and tasting room that treasures small producers of Normandy’s four AOP (protected origin) cheeses — Pont L’Évêque Camembert and Neufchâtel — as well as local charcuterie (cheese and charcuterie platters from £11.65; ladegusterie.com) “There was nowhere to eat good cheese in Pont L’Évêque,” the owner David Raguet says “and for visitors who may not be going home for a few days there needed to be a place to taste them.” Just outside Pont L’Évêque is the distillery Christian Drouin Having seen its bottles on the shelves of chic bars in London and Paris with black and white timber-framed longhouses and lawns dotted with abundant apple trees Drouin started making calvados as a hobby in the 1960s his grandson Guillaume sells 150,000 bottles around the world each year As Guillaume shows me around the cobweb-dusted cellars he points out how their casks are smaller so there’s reduced loss to the “angel’s share” (evaporation) the less aggressive the spirit,” he says as I breathe in the heady aroma For the tasting Guillaume introduces me to calvados aged in whisky barrels from the Isle of Arran distillery it pains me to use the spittoon but it’s necessary due to my onward drive I take a bottle with me — it’s the ideal spirit for Christmas and can be sloshed into desserts and mulled wine for its warming apple aroma After a peaceful night at Les Manoirs de Tourgéville a four-star hotel 15 minutes’ drive from Pont L’Évêque with a spa and pool built as a film set by Claude Lelouch (of A Man and a Woman fame) which in recent years has become a weekend bolt hole for chic Parisians who snap up antiques and brocante in the boutiques of Bellême and Mortagne-au-Perche The rolling countryside around is the antidote to the bustle of Paris The spa and pool in Les Manoirs de Tourgéville which was built as a film setALEXANDRE CHAPLIERMy hotel for the night is the very chic Hotel Les Près it was transformed by the ex-Parisian couple Éric Brossard and Stéphane Renaud an architect turned chef whose impeccable taste inspired the polished floorboards the nine-room hotel is set in pristine and calming landscaped grounds with a pool is ideal soul food for a crisp autumn evening a family-run cider farm that is gearing up for the season’s festivities and is one of many Normandy farms that open to visitors at this time of year Although I’m too early for the official opening weekend its owner Grégoire Ferré is happy to show me around the rustic 50-hectare farm where he and his family grow 35 varieties of apple to make ciders with apple pickers heading to the orchards and locals calling in for cider supplies and the empty roads take me through expansive orchards and deep pine forests to the village of Mesnil whose stately château stands at one end of the single street with the open fire and the neat white linen-laid tables This article contains affiliate links that can earn us revenue Free UK standard P&P on orders over £25 Special discount available for Times+ members Become a subscriber and along with unlimited digital access to The Times and The Sunday Times you can enjoy a collection of travel offers and competitions curated by our trusted travel partners Sign up for our Times Travel newsletter and follow us on Instagram and X Registered in England No. 894646. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. with just a short deviation from the South Western Highway or Old Coast Road All articles from our website & appThe digital version of This Week's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxAll articles from the other agricultural news sites in your areaContinueInterestingly Harvey is equally 90 minutes south of Perth and 90 minutes north of Margaret River Harvey is known for its lush green landscape but many won't be aware that it is also home to some of WA's most highly awarded cheeses and the country's oldest Normande cow population These businesses are neighbours and have joined forces to promote their hometown and encourage visitors to stop in just once knowing they will likely come back again Hall's Family Dairy is run by Philip and Suzanne Hall and son Tavis Hall their farm practices are based on ethical methods treating their animals the way their ancestors did "We are the current caretakers of a 100 year dairy farming family tradition in Harvey," Ms Hall said "The dairy farmers in our family have been learning and improving their skills for over a century resulting in the highest quality milk for our exceptional dairy product." The farm is also home to a variety of breeds "We produce premium quality milk from our herd of six different dairy breeds that graze on lush green pastures," Ms Hall said "The Old English Dairy Shorthorn breed is listed as critically endangered we are working hard to keep this breed going in Australia and use only purebred semen on our cows imported from England and dating back to the 1960s "We are also the only dairy farmers in WA milking a small herd of pure bred Normande cows." The Hall family has been breeding Normande cows for more than 25 years and intend to continue doing so Halls Suzette is made exclusively with the premium milk of purebred Normande cows The milk is sourced from Halls Family Dairy and sent next door to Harvey Cheese to produce the soft washed rind cheese styled on the French Pont LEveque."We import the semen from France and later Normande embryos with our herd expanding to over 50 females," Ms Hall said "We raise the Normande steers for our dairy beef clients as the meat is prized for its flavour and tenderness." The milk produced by Normande cows is exclusive to the Harvey farming family "We are the only dairy farmers in WA milking a small herd of pure bred Normande cows," Ms Hall said docile and easy to handle and we believe ours is the oldest herd of Normande cows in Australia creamy milk is high in butterfat and protein making it perfect for butter and cheese." This milk is the starting point of the process for making one of the most sought after cheeses in the State feeding calves at Hall's Family Dairy."I realised we had a very special opportunity with our Normande cows milk," Ms Hall said "In France their milk is very highly valued for cheese production and as we had a highly awarded artisan cheese maker next door at Harvey Cheese it seemed providential to explore this idea "Our cheese journey began in 2017 when after much family discussion we decided to start producing a unique and very special artisan cheese "Made using only the very special milk from our Normande cows "We named our cheese Hall's Suzette by combining our families name and the name of one of our beautiful Normande cows." The cheese is now in demand all over WA after the family promoted it to restaurants and retailers "We approached Perth chefs visiting them in their kitchens and bringing a sample of our Suzette," Ms Hall said "We found them to be extremely supportive and loved our story "We now supply over 80 restaurants in WA and over 50 retail outlets with deliveries made weekly to both the metro area and the South West." Hall's Suzette is one of the many cheeses produced next door at the award-winning Harvey Cheese owned and operated by Charl Brink and Peter Lottering St Duke's Distillery specialises in small batch artisanal distilling using whey to produce unique gins and vodkas.Mr Brink and Mr Lottering took over the business in October last year and are staying true to the company's history of quality produce using local ingredients "We are proudly sticking with the recipes and techniques that were proven popular and delicious by the previous owners," Mr Lottering said "We wish Harvey Cheese to be known as a place that proudly showcases WA's quality produce representative of Harvey and our cheese is a really good example of the output from the region." Mr Brink said as an organisation they were trying to make the best kind of products by only using the best key ingredient "We have the best dairy farms in the country right here," Mr Brink said "All the milk we use is from just around the corner because the quality of what we put into our cheeses and butter is what it's all about." Back in April the team celebrated a big haul of gold and silver medals in the 2024 Dairy Industry Association of Australia awards They were awarded 12 gold medals and 19 silver medals and their chive and garlic butter was the winner of the 2024 Dairy Product Award of Excellence The items that struck gold were this popular butter plus mediterranean herbs marinated feta their salted butter plus four of their seven camembert varieties - chilli and garlic Hall's Family Dairy's herd of Normande cows.And while this recognition is important Mr Lottering said the hardworking Harvey Cheese team was purely responsible for the results "We see these types of awards as more a form of quality control and proof that our team is doing a great job creating wonderful products consistently," he said The full range of cheese and butters are available to purchase through retail outlets around the State but the factory is the only place to stock all items Tastings are available and a viewing window offers the chance to witness the cheesemaking process as it happens Members of the award-winning team handmaking cheese and butter products every day at Harvey Cheese.Delicious cheese isn't the only thing on offer at Harvey Cheese - there is also a fully functioning cafe serving freshly ground coffee and for those who like something a little stronger to drink Mr Brink and Mr Lottering also run St Duke's Distillery as part of Harvey Cheese where they specialise in small batch artisanal distilling using whey Whey is the by-product of the cheese making process and is used by St Duke's instead of ethanol "Converting whey into alcohol reduces the environmental footprint of dairy production we ferment and distil ethanol from our whey "Our double-distilling process and infusing local botanicals help us maintain the unique spirit flavours and character of our gins and vodka." St Duke's produces two vodka varieties and five different flavoured gins including a pink gin and one made with lemon myrtle All are available for tasting in the factory or can be purchased online Harvey Cheese is open seven days a week from 9am to 5pm Visits to Hall's Family Dairy can be arranged upon request with the family looking to further develop the idea of ag tourism in tandem with Harvey Cheese More details of this collaboration will be released later in the year Farm Weekly journo, researching ag related stories relevant to our readership, with a strong focus on grains. Proud West Aussie and West Coast supporter! 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