An extensive summer program for Friends of the beach

Under the chairmanship of Mr. Delobel, the Friends of the Beach presented their program of the season on a Saturday. On July 14, the festivities were to begin at 3 p.m. with the baptism of the rescue company's new Zodiac. Owners of other boats were invited to participate in a baptism or to accompany the sea trip, with deposit of a wreath. Torchlight retreat, fireworks and ball were announced for the evening.

Beach games were planned for July 16 and a table tennis tournament open to young people and adults on July 22 and 23. The great Norman festival on Sunday, August 10 was to offer a fair for everything and stands in the morning, then a parade of floats on the theme of the sea. The brotherhood of the charioteers of the Odon and the Amazons of the Vaumicel were to participate. A folk group from Villedieu-les-Poêles would animate the evening before the fireworks.

The association requested the inhabitants to build the floats and participate in the decorated houses contest. Several people were already making paper flowers, alone or in groups; volunteers could report to Mr. Delobel.

The calendar also included a tourist rally and a rotisserie evening on August 16, beach games on August 20, a table tennis tournament on August 26 and 27, as well as two petanque competitions, one in July and the other in August.

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