Weather wise, rain returned at the end of the afternoon
Clearings and sometimes very dense cloudy periods are expected during the day before the possible return of rain at the end of the afternoon. Temperatures will oscillate between 10° (feels like 7°) in the morning and 13° (feels like 13°) in the afternoon. Wind gusts of 60 to 50 km/h will be recorded during the day. The sun rose at 6:36 a.m. and will set at 9:47 p.m. We gain three minutes of light. The sea will be low at 10:16 a.m. and 10:43 p.m. and high at 4:20 p.m. (coeff 64).
Today, we wish a happy birthday to Fatima, Ismaël and Maëllys as well as a happy birthday to French astronaut Claudie Haigneré (69 years old); To the host Christine Bravo (70 years old); to the footballer Luca Zidane (28 years old) and the English actor Robert Patinson (40 years old).
Revegetated playgrounds, the project for a Plourin-lès-Morlaix school inaugurated
No more tarmac and shadeless schoolyards. This is the challenge taken up by several educational establishments in the Pays de Morlaix, as part of the Chifoumi experiment. Objective: to waterproof the soil, recreate shaded areas through the planting of trees and reinforce vegetation to promote biodiversity and the development of students. The Martin-Luther-King school in Plourin has just inaugurated the end of the work… [Lire l'article de Sophie Guillerm]
At Carantec, they are banking on rhubarb to diversify their production
Catherine Mingam, market gardener at Carantec, is one of the 18 Prince de Bretagne producers who have chosen to grow rhubarb to diversify their production. This demanding culture is interesting in terms of yield. “To get what 5 ha of artichoke yields, you only need 1 ha of rhubarb,” explains the farmer. [Lire l'article de Monique Keromnès]
In Plouigneau, sculptures made on wooden trunks during the symposium
From Sunday May 20 to Monday May 25, 2026, the animation association of Plouigneau will host the first edition of its wood sculpture symposium, on the Place du Général-de-Gaulle, in Plouigneau. For five days, six Breton sculptors will create sculptures from imposing wooden trunks. Several activities will also punctuate the week (wood workshops for children and adults, demonstrations, wooden games, wood turning, nature walks, conferences, exhibitions, ax throwing, shows, concerts as well as a tree discovery walk and a musical afternoon). [Lire notre article]
Today’s meeting: departure of the Tresco Trophy this Wednesday, May 13, from the port of Morlaix
The boats entered on the Tresco Trophy Telegram will take the start of the first Morlaix-Guernsey stage, this Wednesday, May 13, 2026. They will cross, at 3:15 p.m., the first lock at the port of Morlaix before the official departure at 5:15 p.m. Arrival in Guernsey is scheduled for Thursday May 14, 2026. Saturday May 16, from 7:30 a.m., for the second stage, they will head for Roscoff. Sunday May 17, at 1:30 p.m., the flotilla will reach Morlaix, where the awards ceremony will take place at 8 p.m., at the Manufacture des tabacs in Morlaix.
