As part of a joint project to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Bagad and the Cercle de Combrit, koaz'ries were organised at the beginning of 2025 to collect memories and photos from members of the association (past and present). Afterwards, a long selection process was carried out to choose photos from the "association photo library". In the end, just over 200 photos (207 to be exact!) were chosen to retrace the years of the association's life and highlight the volunteers and costumes of the Bagad and the Cercle de Combrit.
This ambitious project came to fruition thanks to an excellent collaboration with the commune of Combrit, with the association authorised to display the visuals in three exhibition areas in the commune. As a result, the area around the Chapelle de la Clarté and the Chapelle de Sainte-Marine, as well as the Croas Ver car park, are now home to large-format panels showing portraits, group photos, details of costumes and moments in the life of the association.
The exhibition sites have not been chosen at random:
- Port de Sainte-Marine: the site is a "must-see" in the commune and in the Pays Bigouden.
- La Chapelle de la Clarté: historically, the Cercle de Combrit was called Kelc'h Keltieg Intron Varia ar Sklerder (Celtic circle of Notre Dame de la Clarté) and the Bagad was known as the "Paotred ar sklerded", the boys of clarity.
- The area around Croas Ver: members of the association meet up there regularly, as the premises are located there and a good number of Combritois pass by.
The B3K (Bagad Kelc'h Keltieg Kombrid) helps to attract tourists to the commune by encouraging them to visit the exhibition (the Chapelle de la Clarté and its devotional fountain are well worth a visit, especially as it has been wonderfully renovated).
The aim of this exhibition is to give everyone an opportunity to discover a living Breton culture, to share memories of the past and present, and to convey the values of the Bagad and the Cercle de Combrit (sharing and cooperation between members, social and intergenerational diversity, pride in being Bigouden and belonging to a region, etc.).
"The B3K Big Family wanted to mark its 70th anniversary in style. It was decided to make this an outdoor exhibition (accessible to as many people as possible when they wanted) and free of charge.
It took almost four months to finalise the project, with a lot of graphic design work carried out in-house to produce the thirty panels. "We'd like to extend our warmest thanks to the municipality of Combrit, which supported us in this project: firstly, for the trust they placed in us and the approval they gave to the project; secondly, by allowing us to set up the exhibition in these 3 locations; and thirdly, by giving us the logistical support of the municipal technical services, who were responsible for setting up the exhibition. Many thanks also to the members of the association and to the photographers who allow us to share so many wonderful memories! ".
The cost of producing the panels was fully covered by the association.
This ambitious project came to fruition thanks to an excellent collaboration with the commune of Combrit, with the association authorised to display the visuals in three exhibition areas in the commune. As a result, the area around the Chapelle de la Clarté and the Chapelle de Sainte-Marine, as well as the Croas Ver car park, are now home to large-format panels showing portraits, group photos, details of costumes and moments in the life of the association.
The exhibition sites have not been chosen at random:
- Port de Sainte-Marine: the site is a "must-see" in the commune and in the Pays Bigouden.
- La Chapelle de la Clarté: historically, the Cercle de Combrit was called Kelc'h Keltieg Intron Varia ar Sklerder (Celtic circle of Notre Dame de la Clarté) and the Bagad was known as the "Paotred ar sklerded", the boys of clarity.
- The area around Croas Ver: members of the association meet up there regularly, as the premises are located there and a good number of Combritois pass by.
The B3K (Bagad Kelc'h Keltieg Kombrid) helps to attract tourists to the commune by encouraging them to visit the exhibition (the Chapelle de la Clarté and its devotional fountain are well worth a visit, especially as it has been wonderfully renovated).
The aim of this exhibition is to give everyone an opportunity to discover a living Breton culture, to share memories of the past and present, and to convey the values of the Bagad and the Cercle de Combrit (sharing and cooperation between members, social and intergenerational diversity, pride in being Bigouden and belonging to a region, etc.).
"The B3K Big Family wanted to mark its 70th anniversary in style. It was decided to make this an outdoor exhibition (accessible to as many people as possible when they wanted) and free of charge.
It took almost four months to finalise the project, with a lot of graphic design work carried out in-house to produce the thirty panels. "We'd like to extend our warmest thanks to the municipality of Combrit, which supported us in this project: firstly, for the trust they placed in us and the approval they gave to the project; secondly, by allowing us to set up the exhibition in these 3 locations; and thirdly, by giving us the logistical support of the municipal technical services, who were responsible for setting up the exhibition. Many thanks also to the members of the association and to the photographers who allow us to share so many wonderful memories! ".
The cost of producing the panels was fully covered by the association.
