Pip & Kim           

Pip -  Spent what seemed like a lifetime in horticulture. Had the delight in childhood of travelling, pretty well every year, to France and sampling escargots, champagne and foie gras whilst his peers were stuck in England enjoying the delights of 60's English cuisine.

Probably accounts for his passion, some might say obsession, with food. 3 times in Masterchef regional finals, just failing to make it to the TV and runner-up in Raymond Blanc's national cooking competition.

Now hosts corporate events at an Offroad Centre giving pleasure to guests in 4x4s, quad bikes, karts and anything else that will put up with mud and muck.

Kim - Has been a teacher all her working life. Currently teaching Special Needs, PSHE and Maths at the King's Junior School in Ely. She also coaches sport, especially netball and tennis.

Kim has always been a passionate artist, working in most mediums but her favourite is watercolour. She won the Painters in the Street competition in Ségur in our second summer there and has won it again in 2009. Since then she has opened the gallery for our summer visit and has had numerous commissions from far and wide.

Combining the two talents of teaching and art has given her the opportunity to offer lessons when we are in the village at Easter or summer. Young or old, it makes no difference to your ability to produce your own work of art.

Pip and Kim take an active part in this tight-knit community, both helping with events during the busy summer period. Pip is a member of the Tourism Committee and hopefully represents the village members of various nationalities.

Another of Kim's interests is dolls houses and miniatures. You can see in the gallery a general stores, a tea shop and a potting shed. Below are some photos of a diorama Kim recently made of an old 2CV in familiar French setting, it is only about 17cm x 12cm x 8cm, and below that is a four storey shop with toy shop on the ground floor, map & print shop above, studio above that and junk filled attic at the top.

   
                         2CV                                             2CV

                 Toy Shop                                        Map & Print Shop

                  Studio                                               Attic