What's On - the Diary of events of our Member Associations

Marie-Elisabeth Deroche-Miles, Honorary Senior Lecturer ( Université de Reims Champagne-Ardennes) and a member of the France Grande-Bretagne Management Committee, will give a lecture on the British motor industry, one of the most diverse and resilient in the world, and a leading force in automotive and engineering research. Like the phoenix rising from the ashes, the British motor industry has repeatedly succeeded in reinventing itself — particularly over the past seventy-five years — within an increasingly competitive global market.

The lecture, which will conclude the 2025-2026 season, will take place at the Collège Franco-Britannique, within the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, and will be followed by a tasting of English sparkling wines for members of the France-Grande Bretagne and CRECIB associations.

Please register with AFGB.resa-conf@orange.fr to attend. Proof of registration may be requested at the entrance to the college, along with identification. Registration confirmation will be sent the day before the event.

We are holding a pub quiz at the Scottish pub, the Highlander, for all alumni of Scottish universities based in Paris.

This is the traditional annual ceremony which brings us together at the foot of the Memorial of Valençay where we pay homage to the memory of all our departed comrades, and in particular, to the memory of the 104 agents of F Section who lost their lives on operations or died in the Nazi concentration camps.

This is followed by a cocktail party at the Mairie and then lunch at the Orangerie du Chateau de Valencay. This is the 35th anniversary of the unveiling by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the 85th anniversary of the parachute drop of the first agent, Georges Begué on 6th May 1941.

Ceremony: 10h30 Cocktail & lunch: 13h00