A multi-award-winning popular visitor attraction set to woo a Belgium audience this Christmas and New Year. “Lightopia”, a spectacular light and sound show, has become a go-to Christmas experience. This year, it also takes place in Belgium and in a setting almost as spectacular as the event itself: in the grounds of the Castle of…
Photo by Shane Rounce on Unsplash A much-needed charity for Belgium’s English speaking community has seen a huge rise in referrals in the past two years. The Community Help Service, based in Brussels, provides a 24 hour helpline for people who feel the need to speak to someone about a personal problem, including possible mental health issues. The…
Baggy trousers and high heels. Bad haircuts and hairy baddies. Genies and giant birds. Shipwrecks and magic carpets. Lots of tea and even more gin. All this and much more awaits in this year’s English Comedy Club pantomime, Sinbad the Sailor. Forget everything you ever knew about the 1001 Nights and Sheherezade the story-teller! This…
Consumers should think more about the “carbon footprint” of the wine they buy, according to a wine sector expert. Christel Goossens believes the wine-buying public are unaware or just do not think about the greenhouse gas emissions that come with shipping wine up to thousands of kilometres from other continents to Europe. She questions the…
It’s been a tough old year again so many of us may fancy treating ourselves to something that bit special this Christmas. One thing that rarely finds itself into Santa’s sack is caviar but one Belgian-based company is doing its bit to promote the charm of this much-overlooked commodity. “Caspian Tradition” is a real rarity…
Brussels’ Halles St. Gery is set to host an exhibition which seeks to remind people about the importance of preserving the environment. At the core of the multimedia exhibition is a community project called “Weaving the Ocean” through which an artefact made of plastic debris from the ocean of Bali was woven together. It is the inspiration…
Christmas is coming so what better excuse to get out and enjoy the best of Brussels. The pandemic, of course, put paid to many of the city’s festivities but they are back with a bang this year. On Friday 25 November there is the opening ceremony of Winter Wonders and the unveiling of the 20-metre…
The global energy crisis has forced many to pull the plug on festive Christmas celebrations this year. The spiralling cost of energy means Christmas decorations in towns and cities in Belgium will not have quite the same sparkle in 2022. But there is one town that can guarantee a lights show that is as spectacular…
“Bruxelles sur Scènes”, the festival of the Brussels café-theatres, returns for a new edition this autumn. Throughout November, 13 exceptional venues will offer some 100 shows and performances allowing the public to discover these often lesser-known local cultural centres. Every aspect of performing arts will be in the spotlight, from stand-up and jazz to theatre…
Climate change is having a “very real” impact on wine production in Europe, according to leading French wine growers. Their warning about global warming on the wine sector came at the launch of a high profile campaign to promote a “new generation” of wines from the Alsace region of France. The campaign, tagged “Alsace Rocks!”,…
