A classic radio Interview on BBC SW Radio Devon

BBC SW Radio Devon morning chat show hoste Gordon ‘Sparkie‘ Sparks usually interviews Gordon Frickers when the latter is in Plymouth. Here  sparks fly, Gordon Frickers is interviewed by Gordon Sparkie Sparks, both men sparkle. Now at last we can share this classic interview via this WordPress blog with special thanks to Stuart Geddes for … Read more

The credit squeeze, how best to pay?

What did we the normal people of Europe do to deserve this?   ~    We protest!

Not entirely bad news, you can still buy from www.frickers.co.uk by special arrangement, paying in installments rather than one lump, contact us using the button top right (starboard)  for the know how to.

On a wider canvas, we see both the British and French governments are squeezing us normal working folk in a most unimaginative unelected way and not addressing fundamental issues.

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"Tectona", ketch, update.

Tectona” which in a small way www.frickers.co.uk helped save is now once again working as a sail training vessel in Plymouth, operated by the Island Cremyll Trust.

Tectona takes disadvantaged young people on life-changing working voyages including some for people with drug problems.

The painting which you can click on for a larger image illustrated here is for sale. Tec_IMG_4260_14.11.08_d.jpg

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The picture is titled 'After Sunset'

August 03, 2011 7:39 A.M. Mike Robbins started the following correspondence hoping I could identify a painting possibly by the “Cornish” artist W.A. Frickers.
Mike generously concluded with “I’m really glad to have made the connection and found you thanks to the wonders of the Internet. Your works are simply fantastic, and your website is a joy to visit. All the very best to you for the future”.
This tale is reproduced with his kind permission, enjoy:

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Festive season and The Grand Plan.

At Castelnau de Montmiral the national holiday and festive continues with a special fiore de miel (market) all day in the village, the best I have seen here for local products and an evening meal under a full moon, all very popular and attracting more tourists than I have seen before in one day in this village.  Marche_IMG_1705_d.JPG

MB_working_IMG_1715_d.JPG Meanwhile it is all work work work here as Michael Baker, you can see here how hard he is working, finger on the touch pad,  and I brace up the web site, new home page, new Print gallery page – easier to use, and chase down many other details not least of which is furthering “The Grand Plan“.

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Fete de musique de Castelnau de Montmiral

This week end is a long vacation for most of France. CdM_fete_IMG_1660_d.JPG

A national holiday celebrated at Castelnau de Montmiral with free music, dance, a special open air market all day on Monday and of course good food and drink.

CdM_fete_IMG_1675_d.JPG The week end sets sail this warm evening, still 24 C at 23.00 hrs, with party time under a full moon on the Esplanade.

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A looooong Commission and Goldilocks

Following a busy day with Michael Baker loooong time friend and my web master, working on the web site and ‘The Grand Plan‘, the latter being a plan for the way ahead post the exhibition at the European Parliament last May, Michael and we took a drive out into the forests to see a client. Puycelci_IMG_1641_d.JPG

En route we passed bastide strong hold of Puycelci.

My client has asked for a looooong picture, 2940 x 68 cms, to fit over their fire place.

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