![]() ![]() Holla, who is also the designer of publicity posters for Dieppe International Kite Festivals in 20, said it was Frebourg who came forward with an idea of taking the issue of Western Ghats to Unesco, which is headquartered in Paris. Dinesh Holla, one of the participants representing Team Mangalore in Dieppe International Kite festival, said Sandrine Frebourg and Sébastien Jumel have agreed to bring the issue of conserving the biodiversity of Western Ghats from a river diversion project (Yettinahole) to Unesco’s notice. Sandrine Frebourg, general organizer of the Dieppe International Kite Festival, and Sébastien Jumel, mayor of Dieppe France, will submit a letter highlighting the importance of conserving the biodiversity of Western Ghats to the assistant director general, natural sciences, UNESCO, Paris on behalf of 19th International Kite Festival participants. The organisers advise not to bring pets as there are so many people in the town for this event.Ĭaravan and motorhome sites are available – see the tourist office website for more information.MANGALURU: Participants at the 19th International Kite Festival, the event that is slated to be held on the lawns of Dieppe Beach in France from September 10 to 18, are all set to bring the environmental concerns related to Yettinahole Project to the notice of Unesco. There is plenty of car parking space in the town Practical Information for the International Kite Festival, Berck-sur-Merįrom Calais by car is approximately 45 minutes This is a great day out for everyone that appeals to all ages – the sight of those enormous (up to 30metres) kites flying serenely over the beach, the amazing demonstrations by the best pilots in the world, the carnival atmosphere – unbeatable. Saturday, April 20 –22h.00: night flight kite display and fireworks The esplanade is lined with tents and stalls selling great regional produce and artisan made goods as well as lots of great street food and there are some great brasseries and restaurants in the town.ĭaily from Saturday 13 to Sunday 21 April, 2013 on the beach at Berck-sur-Merġ0.00: free flight, welcome to the teams participatingġ4.00-18.00: Mégateam – simultaneous kite flying with lots of pilots demonstration by teams including Rokkakus, combat kite flying originating from Japan wind manufacturing garden – quirky and extravagant inventions to harness the wind workshops – learn how to make and fly a kite with experienced pilots flight school – tips and advice from the professionals and more… ![]() Brightly coloured monsters, the Simpson family, giant fish and enormous lady birds look down on those on the beach and in the town – a glorious sight with a real wow factor. ![]() The vast sandy beach is where famous aviator Louis Bleriot organized the first international competition aéroplages, the ancestor of sand-yachting, in 1907 and where aviation pioneers the Caudron brothers carried out their first flight tests in the early 1900s.Īt the beach hundreds and hundreds of kites are tied to weights along the edge of the gentle sea awaiting their turn at stardom. No ordinary festival this – it attracts teams from around the world to the breezy beach at Berck-sur-Mer where exhibitions and demonstrations of extraordinary kite flying skills take place. Every year in the seaside resort of Berck-sur-Mer on the Opal Coast of Pas de Calais a kite festival takes place – the Rencontres Internationales de Cerfs-Volants or International Kite Festival. ![]()
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