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12/11/2011 2:33 am

2nd annual castagnaccio contest

The second annual Castagnaccio contest took place in Barga Vecchia this afternoon (the first contest last year can be seen here) A year ago there were just 6 contestants fighting it out for the honour of preparing the best traditional castagnaccio – the classic sweet dish from this area made...

03/23/2011 10:54 am

Come cavarsela da soli: i consigli di Mauro Corona

E’ stata una di quelle serate che non ti puoi dimenticare quella trascorsa ieri sera con lo scultore, scrittore, appassionato di montagna Mauro Corona, organizzata dall’associazione Lake Angels al teatro dei Differenti. Intanto per la cornice di pubblico, con un teatro più che gremito di gente e...

12/18/2010 7:34 pm

Lake Angels pyramid fire and Christmas tombola

The Annual Lake Angels pyramid fire took place in Piazza Angelio this afternoon. The Lake Angels have always been creative in their methods of raising money for Rwanda. They started a tradition last year with a new charity event and as usual there was a touch of ” something new” running right through...

08/15/2010 12:39 am

Lago Santo 2010 – lake angels on the prowl

So the earth spins round the sun, the seasons change and certain traditions once more are kept. One of the once yearly appointments which a group of people look forward to with a healthy mixture of trepidation and anticipation is the annual trek across the mountains out of Tuscany and into Reggio...

06/20/2010 6:00 pm

Italy 1 – New Zealand 1

If you had any doubt as to who was the better team, well, you’re a moron. Right at the 8th minute, New Zealand confirmed their favouritism and superiority with an expertly placed free kick cross that was met by a well-placed Smeltz who struck it home. New Zealand then proceeded to carry out their...

03/31/2010 12:14 pm

Plumber celebrates 25 years in business

The Lake Angels are the group of local men who every August make a “pilgrimage” across the mountains behind Barga and out of Tuscany into Emilia-Romagna on their trek down to Lago Santo. Their annual expeditions has been well documented on barganews ( articles here) What has also been...

12/20/2009 8:01 pm

Lake Angels light the fire

The Lake Angels of Barga have always been creative in their methods of raising money for Rwanda. This week they put on a new charity event and once again there was a touch of ” something new” running right through the middle of it - in fact right in the centre of it. Weeks ago a small...

08/26/2009 3:38 pm

Lake Angels – Water in Kiruri, Rwanda

Well, they did it. Two years ago we first started publishing articles about the Lake Angels project to supply water to families living in Kiruri, Rwanda. Three large water containers – 20.000, 15.000 and 10.000 litres connected to 3 km of tubing are now supplying fresh drinking water to...

07/15/2009 1:13 pm

Lake Angels in the Daily Star, UK

One of Britain’s redtop newspapers is running a story today that mentions Barga. The Daily Star has an article entitled Paolo to learn “native” tongue and recounts in breathless tones that Paolo Nutini plans to make better use of his Italian heritage by finally learning the lingo. MAMMA...

12/21/2008 2:12 am

Lake Angels Soul Festival Christmas Edition

I Lake Angels, l’asso – ciazione Kwizera, la Soul Italian Community e il Barga Jazz Club presentano, per il prossimo 20 Dicembre presso il Teatro Dei Differenti, a Barga ( Prov. di Lucca ), il primo mini soul-festival, denominato appunto Lake Angels Soul Festival, i cui proventi saranno...

10/26/2008 10:28 pm

Nasce l’acquedotto “Lake Angels”

Una nuova iniziativa, ideata e voluta, dagli affezionati “Lake Angels” di Barga in aiuto della popolazione rwandese. Da alcuni anni, questa straordinaria compagnia di amici, collabora con l’Associazione Kwizera per dare speranza alle comunità del minuscolo stato africano situato nella zona dei...

07/13/2008 11:55 pm

Soul Festival – final evening

The 2008 Lake Angels Soul Festival reached its climax this evening with a packed stadium ground enjoying the Ska Rocksteady beat from the group La Ghenga. If you want to get a crowd on their feet and dancing then there are few bands around that can do the job like La Ghenga. Masterful tight ska rhythms...

12/16/2007 3:39 pm

Lake Angels and the Pig

A crisp cold December morning in Barga Vecchia with the occasional flurry of light snow drifting into the piazza. The Lake Angels were in the piazza with another of their very popular fund-raising events. Usually they are at work during the summer – this time their collective creative juices were...