New euro banknotes introduced

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Limousin residents protest
against aircraft noise
One group of local residents have had enough of the
constant noise pollution created by trainee military
pilots based nearby
>> Page 5
June 2013
Issue #44
New euro
banknotes
introduced
INSIDE > > >
NEWS - Bonfire bans
still in force
Before you are tempted to
light a bonfire, make sure
you are aware of your local rules
>> Page 3
NEWS - Wind farm
windfall
♦ The new notes are part of the “Europa”
series of banknotes
♦ Just 0.0017% of all euro notes are believed
to be fakes
♦ The 5 euro note has been rolled out
already, with larger denominations to follow
new coating which has been applied.
Although the new notes are more
secure, counterfeiting has not proved
to be a huge problem for the eurozone.
In the first half of 2012 a total of
251,000 counterfeit euro banknotes
were withdrawn from circulation.
That is just 0.0017% of the 14.6
billion genuine euro banknotes in
circulation during the same period.
Initially, only the €5 note has
been introduced, with the remaining
notes to be launched in the future
in ascending order of value (€10,
€20, €50, €100, €200 and €500) - no
timeframe has yet been given for the
larger denominations. The new notes
are the same size and very similar in
>> continued on page 8
PRACTICAL - Scams
and how to avoid them
We take a look at the most
common internet, email and
phone scams and how to
avoid becoming an unwitting victim
>> Page 14
© CABCLRUGBY
A
s of May this year,
the
European
Central Bank has
begun the phased
introduction of the
second generation
of euro banknotes. The new notes are
being called the “Europa” series as
they feature an image of Europa – a
figure from Greek mythology and the
origin of the name of the continent –
which appears in the hologram and
watermark of the banknotes.
The Europa series of banknotes
includes new and enhanced security
features which the ECB hopes
will offer better protection against
counterfeiting. Their durability has
also been improved by virtue of a
The story of one
village's efforts
to find something
to spend all its
money on!
>> Page 7
Brive Rugby Club beat Pau to win
promotion back to the Top 14 France's top flight
>> Page 3
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JUNE 2013 ○ THE BUGLE ○ www.thebugle.eu
2 ♦ IN THIS EDITION
Welcome to
C
The Bugle
ricket is on the
television... therefore it
is summer. It's a simple
rule. If somewhere in
Britain you can hear
the sound of leather on willow,
then put on your flip flops and pour
yourself a gin and tonic. I tried to
explain this principle to one of my
neighbours recently when I turned
up in the pouring rain with soaking
wet pieds nus. Weirdly, they did not
understand. The fact that the rain
was coming down horizontally and
the mercury was only just above zero
may have had something to do with
it. Cricket = summer = flip flops. It is
a simple equation.
As we go to print, my flip flopped
feet finally don't look so silly, as
the weather has started to pick up
again and the sun has finally come
out. After the cold and the wet of
the last 6 or 8 months, I think we
are due a good summer. On the first
day of the recent cricket test match
between England and New Zealand,
the covers had ice on them on the
morning of day 1 - that is a little bit
bonkers!!
I think I read recently that
Disneyland Paris has registered
another loss. I took my family there
about a month ago (ironically, in
the only island of good weather for
months - we were lucky). The news
story caught my eye as I could not
quite believe what I was reading. A
loss? Surely not. I have just been
there and seen what they charge. I
spent most of the weekend wondering
how much a 36-year-old kidney goes
for and whether I really needed both
of them. I did some calculations and
worked out that if it turned out my
kidneys were in good shape, I should
be able to feed my family of 4 for
about 36 hours on Disney food!!
Fortunately, we were in one of
the self-catering lodges a short
drive away from the park, so we
were able to take our own food
and make sandwiches for the park.
I understand that when you are in
a captive market like a theme park,
you can expect to pay over the odds.
I've got no problem with that, but
there is a limit. We were not long in
the park when we saw a stall selling
balloons. “Oh, look Daddy... Minnie
Mouse!!” My wife insisted that we
buy our daughters one each - we
had been collecting all our €2 coins
for months for just such frivolous
expenditure. “OK,” I said - a father's
love knows no bounds - “so long as
they're not something stupid like 5
euros each!”
It turns out that my love does have
a limit, and it is somewhere south of
€7.50 for a bag of helium!!!
Quite how the park manages to run
at a loss while charging that much
for a balloon is beyond me. And it
wasn't like no one was buying them;
every second child was holding at
least one - snotty-nosed reminders
of my cheapness. Perhaps I should
change my marketing material to
say “Advertise with The Bugle for
less than the price of 2 balloons per
month”.
On a more serious note, we receive
an alarming number of emails and
phone calls from people who have
been contacted by fraudsters and
scammers. More often than not,
people's alarms have gone off and
they are just checking that it is
indeed a scam. But we unfortunately
also hear from people who have been
defrauded in some way. It always
makes me angry when people lose
money like this. I remember my Nan
was conned and my overwhelming
emotion was not sympathy or
incomprehension, it was anger.
One reader contacted us having
lost a few hundred pounds to the
Microsoft Help Desk scam and it
prompted us to write an article on
the scams that we have come across
most often in France. When the
information is presented in another
language it can make us even more
vulnerable to being duped.
Just this morning I received a
call from a reader with a scam I
had never come across before: an
image popped up on their computer,
taken minutes earlier through the
computer's own in-built webcam.
A message appeared alongside it
saying that they had been illegally
downloading and unless they paid a
fine in the next few days, the police
would be after them. It just goes to
show that these scams are constantly
evolving. Please do take a look at
the piece we have written and keep
your wits about you! EDF, Orange
and your bank, or indeed any other
reputable institution will NEVER
contact you by email asking for
information.
Until next month!
Steve Martindale
Editor
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Brive promoted back to top flight Bonfire ban
in force
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Limousin
© CAB - Brive Rugby Club
O
nly one year after being
relegated from the Top 14,
Brive Rugby Club have been
promoted back to France's
top division of rugby. After a long and
arduous campaign encompassing 32
matches in the Pro D2, it all came down
to a meeting between Brive and their rivals Pau, with the winner returning to
the top flight.
The match, played in Bordeaux, was
beamed live into the place de la Guierle
in Brive and the locals enjoyed a first
half to remember, comfortably leading
17-3 going into the break. At the final
whistle, the scoreline looked even more
comfortable with the team from the
Corrèze winning 30-10, a result which
means that the Limousin will once
again be welcoming France's top teams
next season - including Jonny Wilkinson and his fellow Toulon galácticos.
Brive's English centre, Jamie Noon,
was understandably delighted with his
side's promotion. “It is a dream to finish the season like that!” said the former England international. “It was our
aim at the start of the season, something
that I desperately wanted to achieve
with this club. And it's something that
we have now achieved, thanks to every
single person in the team.”
The club's most famous supporter
was also quick to offer his congratulations: “I am very proud of them,” said
President François Hollande, who apparently watched the game from the
Elysée Palace. “This victory reflects
well on Corrèze as well as on the region
as a whole.” ■
Bellac tax seminar in
English a huge hit!
I
n an attempt to help the region's English speakers understand how to fill out their French
tax returns, the Direction régionale des finances publiques this year organised an information meeting in Bellac. The first lesson that was learned...? Next year, they will need
a bigger room!!
A previous meeting organised in Limoges last year attracted a mere 2 people, Saint-Junien
fared better with 20 or so, but the first ever meeting of its type to take place in Bellac brought
80 expats through the doors.
Paul Chatail, director of the DRFIP, along with a member of the tax office of Saint-Junien
and a local tax inspector from Bellac, were able to answer a number of questions, in English.
“Faced with the complexity of our tax system, and the significant difference between ours and
other countries' tax systems, these residents sometimes find themselves tackling a language
barrier when trying to get accurate information,” explained Mr Chatail. “This meeting allowed our experts to explain the nature of tax residency, to explain the various
agreements that exist between our countries and most importantly to help avoid
double taxation between Britain and France.” ■
Now that spring has (finally!) sprung, many
of us will have been tackling our overgrown
gardens, a process that often ends up with huge
piles of clippings, cuttings and general garden
waste. A nice big bonfire may seem like the
best way to deal with all this green waste, but
be warned, it is not always legal to start fires in
your garden!
The prefect of the Creuse recently issued
a reminder that bonfires are banned from 1st
March until the 30th September. Exemptions
can be made for businesses and certain
professionals, but for the general public, garden
fires are banned until at least autumn. In the
Haute-Vienne, a decree from 18th November
2011 states that bonfires are banned year round.
If in doubt, check with your local mairie.
The ban is motivated by several factors:
small bonfires are often the cause of more
serious wildfires; the smoke and smell from
burning damp vegetation can be a source of
tension between neighbours; and uncontrolled
burning of household waste can produce fine
particle pollution.
The Creuse prefecture outlined the
alternatives in its recent reminder: mulching,
composting, or taking green waste to your local
tip (déchetterie). ■
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4 ♦ LOCAL NEWS
SHEEP SHEARING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Press Release
I
INTERNATIONAL
FRENCH NATIONAL
SIX NATIONS
JULY 5, 6 & 7, 2013
LE DORAT - HAUTE-VIENNE
n 2001 the city of Le Dorat hosted the International
Sheep Shearing Championship. The event was a real
success counting 110 competing shearers and a total of 5,000
visitors.
In 2013, the Local Limousin
Wool Network (LLRL : Laines Locales Réseau Limousin) in partnership with the Sheep Shearers’ Organisation (ATM : Association des
Tondeurs de Moutons), the city of
LE DORAT, the Tourist Information Bureau and the local trade association will once again host this
event July 5, 6 & 7 in Le Dorat,
commune of the Pays du HautLimousin.
During this event the National
and International Shearing Championship will take place, but also,
for the first time in France, the Six
Nations Sheep Shearing Championship (France, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic
of Ireland, and Wales), a championship in which France has been
participating for the last 3 years.
The sheep shearing trade has
the uniqueness of being athletic
and spectacular, especially for the
non-initiated. The shearing competitions organised in different regions of France draw and fascinate
an ever increasing crowd. The media also loves this kind of unique
and unusual show where the level
of performance of the athletes is
surprising.
Nicholas
The championships are the opportunity for the general public to
discover and learn more about this
trade. All throughout the event, a
host comments and educates the
audience about shearing.
These competitions are also
big annual or biannual meetings
for the profession. Indeed, shearing being a seasonal activity, the
professionals must travel to follow
the different seasons throughout
Europe and the world.
Programme:
Friday July 5th in the evening:
The Speed Shear
Le vieux Cèdre, 26 place du
Champ de Foire. From 21h.
The Speed Shear is a real shearing
show - rapidity being the central
point of this friendly competition
inaugurating the championship.
Saturday July 6th and Sunday
July 7th: elimination rounds,
semi-finals and finals
Place du Champ de Foire. Sat
from 9h30; Sun from 8h45.
Several categories of shearers:
intermediate, senior, and open classified based on their level of
shearing. Several criteria are taken
into account: neatness, quality of
shearing and rapidity. The judges
watch over the competition carefully, paying special attention to
these criteria.
1) The International Shearing
Championships - Many shearers
come from neighbouring European countries (United Kingdom,
Spain, Germany, Italy, etc.), and
sometimes even from Switzerland
and New Zealand to participate
in this championship. For the 150
competitors, the goal is to measure
themselves against the others in an
athletic and convivial ambiance.
This round of the competition is
individual and will determine the
champion of each category.
2) The Six Nations Championship - England, Scotland, France,
Northern Ireland, The Republic of
Ireland, and Wales will confront
each other simultaneously on the
podium in teams of 3.
3) The French National Championship - The goal of this championship is to determine the champion
and vice-champion of France who
will represent France in the World
Championship in Ireland in 2014.
4) A contest - A challenge between
France and a region of the United
Kingdom will lead to a re-match
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_______________________
A true agricultural economy:
The Pays du Haut Limousin is
characterised by its agriculture.
Specialised in sheep and cattle
breeding, it represents:
• 17% of jobs in the area
• 43% of the sheep livestock of
the department
• 108 000 sheep spread out
across 284 farms (in 2011)
• 50% of these farms produce
“Baronet” lamb (an official
and protected category of lamb
that follows a strict set of production rules)
Sheep shearers:
Approximately 15 shearers work
in the North of the Haute-Vienne
and about 40 in the Limousin re-
gion.
This championship is the occasion to talk about the profession of
sheep shearing to the general public, to measure the competences
of the participants and encourage
those that would like to become
professionals in this domain.
The shearers of Haute-Vienne
have already been distinguished in
national and international championships, in particular, Christophe RIFFAUD, a breeder from
Le Dorat, who was vice-champion
of France in 2009. He represented
France during the World Championship in Wales in 2010 and has
been participating, with his team,
in the Six Nations Championship
for the past 3 years.
Wool: a resource
Shearing is directly linked to
sheep breeding. Indispensable for
the well-being of the livestock,
this seasonal activity is the first
step in producing revenue for the
members of the wool industry.
The Pays du Haut Limousin
produces 270 tonnes of wool each
year. Wool, as a local and sustainable resource, represents a real
stake for the area. ■
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LOCAL NEWS ♦ 5
Residents protest against aircraft noise
O
ne of the advantages of
living in central France
is the lush rolling countryside, wide open spaces and, especially in the east of the
Limousin, beautiful hills and valleys. Unfortunately, this terrain also
makes the prefect training ground
for the French Air Force.
Most of us will have experienced
relaxing in the garden only to be
frightened out of our skin as a fighter jet screams by overhead. If you
happen to be looking up, you will
often see the planes long before you
hear them. Once in a while, it is not
too annoying - in fact, it can be quite
exciting. For a group of residents
in northeastern Corrèze, however,
enough is now enough.
Since the number of fighters at the
local airbase recently increased, the
roar of low-flying jets has become
a regular occurrence, often for as
many as 8 hours a day. “Sometimes,
I think I can see the pilot's helmet,”
said one resident. “It is as if a storm
is breaking directly over your head,”
complained another.
The area in question is to the
east of the Beaulieu-Tulle-Treignac
axis, a zone used intensively for
military training. For several years
now, trainee pilots have taken to the
skies for 5 days each week, starting
at 10:30 and often continuing until
around 18:00. Night flights are also
not uncommon. According to local
residents, they would previously
only hear the aircraft once a week at
most.
“When you consider that people
often complain about the noise
made by dogs and chickens, I find
it baffling that we are not allowed
to complain about these aerial exercises,” complained one resident of
Soursac. “I am not against this kind
of training, but why does it have to
be concentrated in our area?”
So angry have the residents become, that they have formed a collective to try to put pressure on the
authorities. “We want to tell people
that we are taking action,” said Yves
Masson. “The idea is to get as many
people together as possible so that our
voice carries more weight. For exam-
ple, we are planning to have a huissier
document the noise and present our
case to the European Court.”
Despite the eye-witness testimony
of a number of locals, the Ministry
of Defence is adamant that planes do
not fly below 2,000 metres, claiming
that “the planes can appear lower
when they are flying down valleys”.
There is a precedent for the Air
Force breaking their own rules. In
2011, an unexplained explosion was
heard over much of Haute-Vienne,
just after 10 a.m. one morning. For
most of the day the Gendarmerie
were unable to explain the noise
until the Air Force admitted that a
Rafale fighter jet had been in the region around that time; the prefecture
subsequently surmised that it had
probably broken through the sound
barrier.
Also in 2011, a Rafale fighter jet
crashed near Crocq in the east of
Creuse, killing both pilots. Locals,
while upset, were not surprised by
the tragedy. “I’ve been expecting an
accident like this for many years,”
said local resident Michel Baré at
the time, adding that he had complained to the authorities on numerous occasions. “The planes pass 20
or 30 metres over the rooftops, day
and night. Sometimes we’re in the
garden with our grandchildren… it’s
terrifying!” ■
6 ♦ NATIONAL NEWS
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France is celebrating a new world
speed record after Frenchman
François Gissy broke the record
for the top speed reached on a
mountain bike. His bike is powered
by hydrogen peroxide and recorded
a speed of 263 kph (163 mph).
The record was set on a disused
runway near Mulhouse in eastern
France. Gissy designed the bike and
the accompanying rocket himself,
with help from Swiss company
Exotic Thermo Engineering and
engineer Arnold Neracher.
Although he broke the previous
record of 242.6 kph, he narrowly
missed out on the overall cycling
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French town's wind farm windfall
L
ike many mayors of
small communes across
France, Alain Couzinié,
mayor of Arfons in the
Tarn department in southwestern
France, has got money problems.
The situation got so bad that Mr
Couzinié recently called a meeting
of the town's 189 inhabitants to try
to allocate the budget for the coming year and find a solution.
But the problem faced by the
once-poor village is not a lack of
money... in fact, they have got too
much!! The glut of cash is thanks
to 11 wind turbines that were installed on the hills outside Arfons
in 2009. The turbines provide
enough electricity to power 50,000
homes and the commune receives
tax revenue from the state for their
use. The government, however,
“forgot” to pay this for the first 2
years, meaning the current wind
farm windfall has raised the commune's budget from 400,000 euros
to 2.3 million euros – or 12,169
euros per inhabitant!!
“It's like it has rained gold on
the village. It's a miracle,” Mr
Couzinié told the Daily Telegraph. Another resident, Baptiste
Dubois, put it in simpler terms:
“We've hit the jackpot. It's EuroMillions on a village scale. Lots
of people were initially against
the wind farms with people claiming it would destroy local flora
and fauna, but that's not the case
at all.”
When the village met to decide how to allocate the money, it
wasn't gold-plated roadsigns that
the villagers asked for. The pressing issues in Arfons appear to
be sterilising stray cats, tackling
Asian hornet nests, eradicating
pigeon droppings and sprucing up
the old village phone box. “They
were asking for almost ridiculously modest changes,” the mayor
said. “At first these proposals over
such trifling problems almost irritated me. But I soon realised that
it is by pragmatically resolving
small problems that you improve
the daily life of a village.”
The mayor does have plans to
buy up the village's only café-hotel-restaurant, which shut down a
few months ago - a project that will
cost an estimated €800,000 when
the work required is completed.
He also intends to reopen a local
grocery which doubles up as a post
office and newsagent.
The European Union plans to
provide 20 per cent of the EU's
electricity consumption through
renewable energy by 2020, and
Mr Couzinié encouraged other
cash-strapped villages to look into
wind turbines. “My advice is don't
despair and look at all means of
renewable energy to develop their
village,” he said.
There is one problem, however,
faced by small villages across the
country, that money can't solve.
“This village, like most in France,
has an ageing population and all
the money in the world won't make
us younger,” explained the mayor.
“What I hope is that this can help
breathe life back into the place,
with more young couples and the
cries of children.” ■
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8 ♦ NATIONAL NEWS
EU introduces French film industry looks to
next generation capitalise on recent success
of banknotes
president
Mario
Draghi
said the new series of notes
would be “more intelligent
and more secure than the
first series”. Mr Draghi also
said that the euro “has over
the years become the most
visible symbol of European
integration”, adding that
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appearance to the existing
ones, which will remain legal
tender across the 17-member
eurozone. The ECB has said
that by autumn there will be
more new notes in circulation
than old ones.
the new notes “continue to
reflect the unity and diversity
of our continent”. The notes
include some text in Cyrillic,
following the arrival of
Bulgaria in the European and
Monetary Union in 2007.
The image of Europa who according to Greek
mythology was seduced and
abducted by Zeus disguised
as a bull - is taken from a
famous vase on display in the
Louvre Museum in Paris. ■
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banknotes and apparently
has a similar lifespan to a
ladybird... around 13 months.
If all the €5 notes in existence
were collected together they
would weigh more than 2
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€5 notes made in 2012 were
placed end to end, they would
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times!!
European Central Bank
I
nternationally, French film is enjoying something of a boom. In Britain, French cinema is experiencing
its biggest box office success for
over a decade, with 2012 attendances
for French language or French-made
films up by 157% on the previous year.
According to recent figures, 8 million
tickets were sold in the UK last year to
see French films, making up 4.6% of the
market.
Unifrance, which promotes the French
movie industry abroad, described 2012
as “a unique year for French cinema in
Britain”, but also pointed out that the
increase is not purely attributable to the
success of The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius' silent film which won five Oscars,
seven Baftas and made in the region of
€100m at the box office.
“The figures aren't down to any one
film,” said Unifrance spokesperson Sophie Bataille. “The Artist was responsible
for 1.6 million admissions [in Britain],
but films like Amour, which also won an
Oscar, plus Rust and Bone starring Marion Cotillard, and a film like Untouchable,
all did very well. The French-produced
blockbuster Taken 2, starring Liam Neeson, also boosted profits.”
Marketing French films to a mainstream English-speaking market is not
always easy. The idea of a film being
'French' often comes with certain unjustified preconceptions involving words
like 'pretentious' or 'art-house'. Studio
Canal, who released both A Prophet and
Rust and Bone, two films by director
Jacques Audiard, had a clever strategy
for the UK trailers of these films: they
didn't have a word of French in them.
“So it helped market A Prophet as a prison thriller, which is what it is, rather than
a foreign-language film with subtitles.
It's small strategies like this that are increasing the audience. It's funny that any
film that comes from France is automatically seen as 'art-house.' Populaire, for
example, is actually a big blockbuster at
home.”
Now, in order to try and bolster the
influence of the French film industry
overseas, the government is considering introducing a 1% tax on the sale of
smartphones and tablets - something that
would raise an estimated €86 million per
year. The move is based around France's
so-called “cultural exception” policy,
which aims to protect French culture
from market forces and foreign competition. Broadcasters already pay fees
to fund cultural projects but firms like
Google and Apple are currently exempt.
A report, led by Pierre Lescure, the
former CEO of French pay-TV channel Canal Plus, suggested that a tax on
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more money on hardware than on content. “Today we have extremely sophisticated technological equipment that is
extremely expensive to buy, but which
contributes nothing to the financing of
the works that circulate on that same
equipment,” Culture Minister Aurélie
Filippetti said following the release of
the report. “Companies that make these
tablets must, in a minor way, be made to
contribute part of the revenue from their
sales to help creators.” ■
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'Fagin' of Paris Defence budget frozen for 6 years
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A
B
illed as a “modern
day Fagin”, the head
of the biggest child
pickpocketing ring ever seen
in France has been sentenced
to seven years in prison. Bosnian native, Fehim Hamidovic, 60, who was described
by his lawyers as a “good
grandfather”, was charged
with running a widespread
pickpocketing operation that
police believe was at one
stage responsible for up to 75
per cent of all thefts on the
Paris Metro.
The Dickensian gang of
Roma girls, some as young
as 12, were forced to steal
cash and valuables from
mainly Asian tourists or face
punishment in the form of
cigarette burns, beatings or
worse if they failed to steal
€300 a day. The girls, many
of whom had been brought
to France from the Balkans,
were trained to tell police
they were 12 years old - an
age at which criminal prosecution is difficult in France.
The male leaders kept their
distance from the everyday
operation of the gang.
When Mr Hamidovic appeared before a judge in
March this year, he appeared
nonplussed when asked how
he was able to fund a lavish lifestyle in his Rome
villa, one that included driving a Porsche Cayenne and
spending much of his time
gambling, while declaring
nothing to the taxman. Investigators estimated that
the pickpocket earnings netted him €1.3 million in 2009
alone. The court heard how
phone tapping suggested
Mr Hamidovic had bought a
€58,000 Mercedes and discussed buying and selling a
Ferrari and other luxury cars,
along with a €30,000 six-carat diamond ring and designer
watches. “We gipsies tend to
boast about things that aren't
necessarily true,” he told the
incredulous judge.
Mr Hamidovic claimed
to be the victim of a plot to
incriminate him by a rival
Bosnian clan run by a mysterious man called “Elvis”.
He also claimed that signs
that the girls had been beaten could have been “selfinflicted” in further attempts
to incriminate him. “There
are 500 women and children
involved. I'm accused in this
affair but have nothing to do
with it. It's Elvis,” he said.
The judge disagreed and
Mr Hamidovic, who already
has a conviction in Austria
for people trafficking, will
spend the next 7 years behind
bars. A further 20 members
of the gang were also on trial
and were sentenced to between one and five years in
prison. ■
The Codfather
White Paper released by the
government has fixed France's
defence budget at €179.2 billion from 2014 to 2019, effectively freezing defence spending over the
next 6 years. Cuts to the defence budget
had been suggested, but met with stiff opposition from lawmakers and the armed
forces. Although cuts were avoided, the
freeze means a further 24,000 jobs will be
lost over the coming years. These job cuts
are in addition to the 54,000 due by 2015
outlined in a previous White Paper signed
by former president, Nicolas Sarkozy.
France's defence spending now stands
at 1.56 per cent of GDP, down from a
maximum of 2.5 per cent at the end of the
Cold War. France currently has 280,000
defence staff, both military and civilian, including 130,000 army personnel,
40,000 navy and 55,000 air force. France
will remain Europe’s number 2 in terms
of military spending, behind Britain.
The unveiling of the budget looks
to have saved several ongoing FrancoBritish projects like the development of
a helicopter launched anti-ship missile
and the planned renovation of the Storm
Shadow air-launched cruise missile. The
future of France's only aircraft carrier,
the Charles de Gaulle, is also now secure,
meaning that proposals for France and
Britain to 'share' their carriers are still on
the table. Both France and Britain currently each have one aircraft carrier in
operation, which spend long periods of
time in dock being serviced and refitted.
Under the proposals, both countries will
be able to use the other’s aircraft carriers
and one carrier will always be at sea.
Opponents of budget cuts feared that
a reduction in defence spending would
hamper France's ability to mount military operations such as its recent intervention in Mali. Under the paper, France
France is planning to invest in drone technology
will place more emphasis on fighting cyber warfare and will boost purchases of
drones, which it lacked in Mali.
“This recent period has proved that
there is a definite lack in the army in
terms of equipment,” President François
Hollande said. The military won plaudits
for its intervention in Mali in January
this year, which drove back Islamist rebels overrunning the north of the country.
But the operation showed its limitations
in mid-air refuelling, troop transportation and intelligence gathering.
“This new White Paper puts the emphasis on three priorities of our strategy:
protection, dissuasion and intervention,”
Hollande told reporters. “France wants
to maintain its ability to react alone.”
Not everyone was relieved at the contents of the paper. General Vincent Desportes, former head of France's School
of War, warned that France's decision
to “sanctify” its nuclear deterrent to the
detriment of conventional forces meant
“we will end up with a model that doesn't
work, namely the nuclear bomb plus
gendarmes”.
One area being targeted for spending
cuts is the Republican Guard, the elite
unit that provides the pomp and ceremony on state occasions. France's spending watchdog, the Cour des Comptes,
said that the Guard, which includes the
last cavalry unit of the French army, has
2,859 civilian and military staff and costs
€280 million a year to run. Two thirds of
this budget is allocated for the protection of public buildings, although the
watchdog pointed out that the Guard's
role was, in reality, mainly ceremonial,
noting that “In the event of an organised
intrusion (at any of the buildings), the
static guards would not be in a position
to resist”. ■
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in English, France can increase the
number of foreign students at universities from the current level of
12 per cent to 15 per cent by 2020.
When the changes were initially announced, she warned that if nothing
was done, French universities would
end up as “five people sitting around
a table discussing Proust”.
The influential Académie Française, set up in 1635 and the official
guardian of the language, led a chorus of disapproval of Fioraso's proposals, saying they “favour a marginalisation of the French language”.
Courriel, a French language defence
association, even branded the move
“linguistic assassination”.
In reality, many elite French
business schools and Grandes
Écoles have been quietly teaching
in English for the last 15 years.
According to the left-leaning daily
newspaper Libération, 790 higher
education courses in France are already taught in English. The newspaper is in favour of the changes
and even ran a front page written
entirely in English under the headline “Let's do it”. Fioraso tried to
calm any opposition by saying that
only 1% of all courses would be
affected and that foreign students
would still have to learn French.
Despite the protestations of
linguistic purists, the move does
have many supporters. A collective of senior French academics,
including two Nobel prize-winners, backed the proposals in an
open letter to Le Monde, saying
that it made sense to allow foreign-language teaching in French
faculties and that it would make
its universities more attractive
abroad. Pointing out that hundreds
of masters courses in France are
already taught in English, they
criticised opponents as “totally
out of step” with reality. They
said English was used in science
and by scientific publications and
postgraduate students needed to be
able to master it. ■
A
s the German army invaded northern France and advanced on Paris at the start
of the Second World War,
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was to head south. She never returned
to her Parisian apartment and it seems
that no-one has stepped inside there
since. It was not until Mrs De Florian
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of kin, that authorities became aware
of the flat when experts were called in
to draw up an inventory of her possessions.
The apartment, located close to the
Pigalle red light district in Paris’ 9th
arrondissement, had not been touched
in 70 years - it was a perfect time capsule of the day the young Mrs De Florian fled. One expert said that it was
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Another specialist, Olivier ChoppinJanvry, was particularly impressed by
a painting of a woman in a pink muslin
evening dress - it later emerged that
the beautiful woman in the portrait
was Mrs De Florian’s grandmother,
Marthe, who had been a renowned actress, socialite and a muse of the 19th
century artist, Boldini.
The expert had a hunch the painting
might be by Boldini, but could find
no record of it. “No reference book
dedicated to Boldini mentioned the
tableau, which was never exhibited,”
explained an art specialist consulted
about the work. But then Mr ChoppinJanvry found a visiting card with a
scribbled love note from Boldini and
he knew he had struck gold. “We had
the link and I was sure at that moment
that it was indeed a very fine Boldini.”
Although the never-exhibited artwork
was not signed by Boldini, it was later
confirmed as being his and dated to
1898 after a reference was found in a
book by the artist’s widow.
Initially put up for sale at €300,000,
an astonishing ten bidders pushed the
final sale price up to €2.1 million - no
doubt partially inspired by the astonishing story behind the long-lost piece
found in the flat that time forgot. ■
Still no Sunday trading
F
rance's labour minister, Michel Sapin, has
refused calls from Socialist MPs to ease the
laws on Sunday trading. Speaking on RTL
radio, he said that he would not allow such an
“important part of workers’ lives” to be “nibbled
away”.
Sunday trading laws are relatively strict in
France and Sundays are legally considered to be a
day of rest. As a general rule, Sunday shopping is
not allowed, although a number of exceptions were
introduced by the government of Nicolas Sarkozy
in 2009: certain zones of the metropolitan areas of
Paris, Marseille, and Lille, as well as around 500
tourist towns and cities. Most major stores nationwide open every December on the Sunday prior to
Christmas and supermarkets (but not hypermarkets) are allowed to open nationwide every Sunday
morning until 13:00 for grocery shopping.
The 2009 relaxation came after an embarrassing
incident when President Sarkozy had to call around
Paris' shops to get them to open on a Sunday for
US First Lady, Michelle Obama, who had enquired
about a spot of weekend retail therapy during a
state visit. The changes allowed all stores to open
in tourist areas (previously, only sports, toy and
cultural shops were allowed). The most visible result is that now clothing stores open every Sunday
in places such as the Champs Elysées in Paris and
central Marseille, Cannes and Nice.
In the interview on RTL radio, the minister said
the situation was very complex and the law made
it even more complex. He also highlighted the
paradox that while the majority of French people
wanted shops open on a Sunday, an equally large
percentage did not want to work on Sundays themselves. ■
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(now defunct) rules concerning
the curvature of cucumbers and
the bendiness of bananas. In 2011,
the EU even ruled that bottled
water manufacturers could no
longer advertise that their product
prevents dehydration. In its latest
attempt to baffle member states,
rather than turn its attentions to the
financial crisis crippling the continent, the EU has set its sights on
the 'problem' of olive oil bottles in
restaurants!
The European Commission this
month put forward plans to ban
restaurants from using refillable
jugs and bowls of olive oil. From
January 1st 2014, it said, olive oil
“presented at a restaurant table”
must be served in pre-packaged,
factory bottles with a tamper-proof
dispensing nozzle and adequate labelling in line with EU industrial
standards.
Officials defended the ban as
a protection for consumers, who
would now know that they were
getting a safe, guaranteed product
with proper labelling of its origin
and with tamper-proof, hygienic
dispensers. European Commission spokesman, Olivier Bailly,
said: “We are just making clear
when you want olive oil of a certain quality you get exactly what
you’re paying for.”
However, critics were quick
to complain that restaurant owners would not be able to select
artisanal oils to serve to their clients, but would be forced to buy
homogenous, mass-produced oils
from registered factories. Sam
Clark, the food writer, chef and
proprietor of the award winning
Moro restaurant in London, told
The Daily Telegraph that the ban
would stop him serving his customers specially selected Spanish olive oil in dipping bowls
with bread when they are seated
at their table. “This will affect us.
It is about choice and freedom of
choice. We buy our oil, which we
have selected from a farm in Spain,
to serve our customers,” he said.
Mr Clark attacked the regula-
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artisan producers and accelerate
the demise in Europe of traditional ways of making and serving
food, in favour of large industrial
producers. “It is very upsetting.
Haven't they already done enough
damage to artisan products?” he
said.
Even some of the EU's own officials were dismayed by the new
rules. “This is the sort of thing
that gets the EU a deservedly bad
name. I shouldn't say so but I hope
people disobey this ban,” one official said. “It will seem bonkers that
olive oil jugs must go, while vinegar bottles or refillable wine jugs
can stay.” Responding to the ban,
Martin Callanan MEP, the leader
of the European Conservatives
and Reformists Group, asked: “Is
it April 1st? With the Euro crisis,
a collapse in confidence in the EU
and a faltering economy, surely
the Commission has more important things to worry about than
banning refillable olive oil bottles?
They should be seeking to reduce
unnecessary packaging.”
Under a barrage of criticism
and ridicule, Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos was forced
to shelve the plans within a week,
conceding that the ban plan had
failed to muster sufficient support.
However, he continued to defend
the idea, saying he would convene
producers, traders, restaurateurs
and consumers “round the same
table” in a bid “to find a better
way”. ■
Hollande auctions off Élysée Palace
wine collection in austerity drive
I
n a move of austerity that previous presidents would have considered unthinkable, François Hollande is practising what he
preaches and selling off 1,200 of the Élysée Palace's finest wines.
Hollande has gone out of his way to appear a “normal president” and
to contrast his simpler style with the “bling bling” image of his predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy. This largely symbolic move comes after
trimming the presidential and ministerial fleet of cars, and cutting
ministerial salaries by 30%.
According to government officials, the chief sommelier of the
Élysée, Virginie Routis, personally selected the bottles to be sold.
Those going on sale make up just a tenth of the presidential cellars,
which were established in 1947, but every single bottle is French
- for all France's pro-EU rhetoric, foreign wines are banned at the
Élysée. Among the wines to go under the hammer at the Drouot auction house are three bottles of 1990 Château Petrus, estimated to be
worth €2,200 a bottle, although some are expected to sell for as little
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as €15.
Hollande is known to be a wine drinker, and according to the
auction house, the wines being sold will be replaced through the
purchase of other less pricey wines. In a statement, the Élysée said
that “the proceeds from this sale will be reinvested in more modest
wines, and the excess will be returned to the state budget”.
The money raised will represent a tiny, if delicious, drop in the
€60 billion ocean of public savings that the government aims to find
over the next five years.
Wine sales of this nature are rare, but not unprecedented. In 2006,
Bertrand Delanoë, then the newly elected mayor of Paris, auctioned
off 5,000 bottles from the cellars of the Mairie of Paris. With some
bottles of Romanée-Conti fetching €5,000, the auction raised nearly
€1 million. The British have been in on the act as well; auction house
Christie's sold 54 of the government's vintage wines in March this
year in an effort to make the cellar self-funding. ■
12 ♦ FRENCH LIFE
H2 0 Creuse
HEATING
&
PLUMBING
ENGINEER
All forms of heating work undertaken: gas, oil & wood
Qualigaz certificates arranged
Winterising of heating & plumbing systems
Kitchens & bathrooms fitted and tiled
Swimming pool maintenance. Advice given
Jason Green: 05.55.63.89.23
In the garden - jobs for June
I
Siret no: 487 425 639 00027
TVA No: FR86487425639
by Michelle Pierce
had thought I would
start off this month by
prattling on about the
annual return of good
weather... but I thought
I'd wait for the saints de glace
to pass, just to be sure. Well,
it looks like the old wives'
tales aren't going to work this
year. At time of writing, late
May, the temperatures are
below average for the season,
eastern France has suffered
from extensive flooding, grape
formation in some areas has
been compromised and the
wild and windy weather is set
to go on for a while. So, being
optimistic, we'll say that we
hope to see the sun back in
June.
Until then, try and keep on
top of the grass (in between
showers), which is growing
like nobody's business, and
the weeds. This is easier said
than done as wet soil pulls up
in big clumps around roots.
One possibility is just to cut
the growth off at ground level,
gaining some time until the soil
dries out and you can go back
and get the little blighter!
But even despite the
relatively horrid weather, things
are growing in the garden and
the land doesn't look much the
worse for wear. Yes, we can all
grumble about the fact that we
can't yet barbecue comfortably
outside, but the trees and shrubs
are catching up on dry years
and the water table will be less
critical later on in the year.
“Wow!!!” is what I say every
year in May/ June. Well, more
like “wow, wow, wow!” as
waves of exquisite blossom
succeed each other. Starting off
with the camellias, ornamental
prunus, then the amelanchiers,
viburnums, crab apples, fruit
blossom, magnolias, lilacs,
wisterias... we sure do live in
an exquisite area. All these
flowering trees are so important
for bees and other pollinators
and so, if for no other reason,
try and plant the maximum
chez vous, and ideally in such
a way as to give a succession of
blossom over a long period.
With caution, depending
on your site, plant out your
tomatoes. It can be a good idea
to do as the old boys do and
place the plants in between two
vertically placed tiles. These
absorb the heat of the day and
release it overnight, and also
shelter the tender plants from
rain damage or hail. On hot
sunny days, just lay them down
and replace them at nightfall.
All heat lovers can benefit
from this – although personally
I wouldn't plant out peppers,
chillies and aubergines just yet.
Once the sun gets going
things will race away, so have
plants ready for that moment,
and then just pop them into
place and watch them grow.
Don't slow up on the sowing.
Your first crop of lots of things
will soon be/is ready, so after
you've harvested it you need to
replace varieties. Sow regularly
to keep a constant source of
young plants - so much more
satisfying than buying plants
in. Remember to leave a few
plants to go to seed – especially
those that have been in tunnels,
cloches or greenhouses. In a
few weeks' time you'll have
next year's seed crop ready.
Do remember to label varieties
before the stalks are dry (and
while you remember what they
were).
The first harvests of some
herbs can be made, e.g. mint,
thyme, lovage, etc. Either dry
the leaves to keep for later
use, or use to make flavoured
vinegars and oils.
Start planning for late season
crops and decide where you are
going to plant them and what
you really want to grow over
the winter. It pays to give this
some thought now and aim to
regroup varieties into the same
few beds. Then you can put the
remaining areas under textile or
mulch, and not be bothered by a
row of chicory or leeks.
Prune off the lilacs which
have finished flowering - the
dead flowers aren't nice to look
at and can lead to lilac blight.
Keep an eye on your fruit if a tree or bush is too laden,
thin out. Be ruthless, they say,
and you'll get better fruit. I
can never manage to be hard
hearted enough!
Also keep an eye on the
borders and fill any empty
gaps. If you buy plants from
garden centres, remember
to harden them off a bit
before planting, and to give
them regular feeding in the
beginning to compensate
for the transition to 'real life'
conditions.
Lastly, distrust gardening
mags (!), having read articles in
several this year which talked
about harvesting artichokes,
eating broad beans, picking
peas, etc., all at times when
none of this is possible in my
garden. I realise that articles
are not necessarily written at
the time of the edition they're
printed in - unlike this one!!
So if a gardening star talks
about doing something and
you feel depressed because
outside in your garden nothing
is happening... don't worry!! ■
Date for your diary
There are various things going on, although it calms down after
the rush of May. Below is my favourite.
8-9th June Fête des plantes et du jardin, Domaine de Péré,
79360 Prissé-la-Charrière
Entry €5. For more info tel 05 49 09 71 32
or www.fetedesplantespere.fr/
One of the best, if not the best, plant fairs in France, outside
Paris. This year there are over 130 exhibitors, with the plant sellers nearly all being producers, which makes a huge difference.
Many producers are members of ASPECO and the majority are
independents, specialising in particular species. From shrubs to
cacti, roses to herbs, you can find pretty much everything you
want for the passionate gardener, as well as hand-produced decorative objects, furniture and craft items. The setting is lovely, too,
in the grounds of an ancient château, whose owner is the driving
force behind this fête. Go early because it gets crowded!
abc per fect
Dog getting out
more than you...?
Bilingual language services
Email:- [email protected]
Tel:- 05 55 80 34 26
Mobile:- 06 47 85 90 92
Fresselines (Place de l’Eglise)
Châtelus-Malvaleix (Auberge de Voyageurs)
Sardent (Auberge du Lac)
Gargilesse (Auberge de la Chaumerette)
Marsac (Chez Jacques)
Chéniers (Auberge La Chaumière)
Crozant (L’Eclat de Soliel)
Bussière-Dunoise (Auberge du Tilleul)
La Cellette (Auberge de la Tour)
Peyrat-le-Château (Le Bellerive)
* Boussac (opposite Café des Sports)
St-Germain-Beaupré (Chambre d’hôte)
1st Wed each month
1st Fri each month
1st Sat each month
2nd Wed each month
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CARREFOUR BOIS LIMOUSIN
Order your winter firewood today
All wood is stored under cover and cleaned before delivery
Oak, Beech, Hornbeam - Logs of 50, 33 & 25 cm
Home delivery loose or palleted - depts 23/87
www.chauffagebois-limousin.com
05 55 63 72 45 / 06 76 05 81 38
(8h30-12h & 14h-18h)
Exclusive suppliers & installers of hidden fences,
indoor boundaries and remote trainers.
Using unique patented FM radio signal technology
to keep your dog(s) contained and safe, from a small
garden to a large estate.
www.canicloture.fr
Simon & Tina Hatcher, 8 rue des Hirondelles, 17150 CHIVES
Tel: 05 46 59 06 81 - email: [email protected]
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Caring, quiet accommodation
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JUNCT 22 off A20, Arnac la Poste
Alison & Ray
Tel: 05 55 60 27 83
email: [email protected]
Beautiful 2-person gîte in
the heart of Creuse.
Perfect for house-hunters &
holidaymakers alike.
SIRET: 494 125 016 00019
[email protected]
www.champlongchatterie.com
+33 (0)6 77 90 83 37
La Petite Maison
[email protected]
DAY TICKET FISHING
Enjoy a day's fishing at Lake Brillac,
situated in Brillac, 16500.
Carp, Roach, Zander and Perch.
Sport fishing only - no kill policy.
Full day ticket €10 pp
Open daily
Night fishing available on request.
Equipment hire/bait available at extra cost.
[email protected]
Tel: 09 74 76 76 62
www.etangbrillac.weebly.com
Siret No. 511 322 554 00011
Cosmo Flight School
www.cosmoflightschool.com
See page 10
ZE DOG (& CAT) HOUSE
Family, cage-free boarding for dogs and cats.
Positive dog training and counseling.
We make sure that “Ze Dog (& Cat) House” is a real
home from home for your companions so that
they, as well as you, spend a great time on holiday!
June Altman, Le Puytren, 87800 Meilhac
Certificat de capacité n° 87-203 RCS Limoges 750 912 057
Dog Holidays
The
Orchard
Kennels & Cattery
at Valhalla Farm
4 Walks each day & lots of T.L.C.
Contact Karen & Darren
Tel: 05 55 80 95 18 / 06 52 58 17 95
[email protected]
www.valhallafarm.org
SIRET: 511 629 610 00011
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Invisible boundaries for dogs
www.canicloture.fr
05 46 59 06 81 - see pg 12
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Small & friendly, English run.
Viewings welcome.
Certificat de capacité.
Also available: Pet foods, treats
& accessories.
Mon - Sat: 9.00 - 7.00
Contact Dave Grant: 05 55 67 58 87
www.the-orchard.eu
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Entreprise Hines Building Services
All Internal & External Works, completed to a high standard.
We also supply KWIKSTAGE scaffold for hire - either DIY or full scaffold service provided.
siret: 503 169 237 00016
See website for more info - www.entreprisehines.com - 05 55 89 69 46 - [email protected]
Auto
Services
Le Mécanique
Anglais
30 years’ experience
● All Makes & Models
● Repairs ● Servicing ● CT’s
● Specialist in: Vehicle
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Covering 87/24/16 - I can come to you
TEL: 05 53 62 50 46
SIREN: 514 423 532
The English
Mechanic
Building
Services
www.masterplans.eu
We offer a comprehensive Architectural
Drawing Service for your projects.
Architectural
Services
05 55 80 72 83 / 06 33 07 29 72
CHARTERED
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ENGINEER
Building
Services
Pre-purchase & Structural Surveys.
Verbal & written reports.
Structural calculations & drawings.
Redevelopment ideas & solutions.
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05 53 56 72 59 / 06 58 04 21 94
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From the 20's to the 60's.
All mechanical and
maintenance
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Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure, 16260 Charente
T: 05 16 09 84 46
M: 06 12 88 04 57
Renovating your
French property?
New build?
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Tel: 05 53 52 36 05
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siret no: 378 681 944 00021
SIRET: 493 770 358 00015
Car Breakers - C.R.A.L.
Your Home - Get it right first time
Buy/Sell/Scrap
Spare Parts for Sale
05.55.48.21.33 - see pg 13
Thinking of improving or
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RING BILL!
I am a retired British architect based in
the Creuse near Aubusson, ready to work
with you and your ideas.
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See Display Ad below
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Supplying all the necessary drawings, elevations &
photo realisations for your application. We also offer a
floor plan service. Dossiers compiled for: ● Certificat d'urbanisme
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Carpenters/Joiners
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Oradour-sur-Vayres (87150)
Siren 527 854 749
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SUNMAN
Carpentry & Joinery
www.sunmancarpentry.com
05.55.60.15.57 - see below
Le Charme
De Chêne
Handmade solid oak
joinery and furniture
Our joinery expertise includes barn
doors, barn door frame openings, staircases, kitchens, windows & doors.
We also make handmade furniture.
Every item is bespoke and
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Please visit our website for recent
installations and references.
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Lumiere Service
et Energie
Steven Rofe - 20 Years experience
• NICEIC approved Electrician for
8 years in the UK
• Wiring of new installations
(including liaising with EDF)
• Rewiring existing houses/barns
• External & garden lighting
• All aspects of electrical works
• Fully insured - (10 year Decennale)
• Departments covered 19,23 & 87
Electricians
05.55.69.75.67 / 06.89.47.69.71
ELECTRICIAN
Pink Electrique
Philip Evans
Fully Qualified
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All electrical work covered, from
a light switch to a full rewire
Limousin, Charente
& Dordogne covered
Emergency Callouts 24/7
Tel: 06 36 35 56 44
or 05 55 78 16 28
Siret No. 501.792.386.00010
Ruth & Geoff Kowalczyk
All electrical work, home automation & security.
Project management. See our website for more
information. French qualified and insured.
30+ years worldwide experience.
Departments covered: 23, 36, 87.
Tel: 05 55 63 10 68 Mob: 06 64 59 48 64
www.pink-electrique.fr
SIRET: 788 709 871 00016
Building
Services
Siret: 533 235 016 00011
Robert Johnson
ELECTRICIAN
SIRET: 493 084 974 00010
Registered in France since 2007
Banque Populaire La Souterraine
Décennale Insurance
All works to normes NF C15-100
● Fault finding ● Small Works
● Complete rewires
● Consuel certification arranged
● Temporary EDF supplies arranged
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● Free quotations
Mobile No: 06 50 63 65 29
Website: www.rob-johnson.biz
Salamandre électricité
General
Big Stone Co
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Stone flooring, delivered to France
see pg 5
ENTREPRISE SMITH
BUILDING SERVICES
Established, Qualified
Builder/Electrician
30 years experience
Keith Sloper
Tel: 05 55 64 94 20
Mob: 07 86 38 09 61
All internal & external building,
electrical and plumbing works from start to high quality finish.
* Qualified electrician
* All types of electrical works carried out
* Free estimates
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Tel: 05 55 89 00 89
Mob: 06 04 06 55 28
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Siret: 533 577 128 00010
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DIRECTORY ♦ B3
ADVERTORIAL
Materiaux Mondial - Affordable Quality
L
imousin
residents
Barry Green and
Jan Nys, an AngloBelgian partnership
have created a new and exciting business based in MagnacLaval in the north of the HauteVienne. Materiaux Mondial
specialises in sourcing quality
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for the home and garden. They
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There are over 350 standard
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if you have a particular project in my mind you can take
advantage of their bespoke
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to discuss your requirements.
No project is too small or too
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Fosse Septique Specialist
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All aspects covered:
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Installations (full/part)
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From small repairs
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Magnetic Double Glazing
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Materiaux Mondial offers a
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paving and tiles for both indoor and outdoor projects.
Their prices for natural stone
paving are comparable to the
fabricated concrete pavers
you will find widely available
across France. The product
05 55 41 17 76
Harlequin Developments are a
Distributor and Installer for
Solarventi, solar dehumidifying and
water heating products, as well as a
range of other renewable energies
Quality Workmanship Guaranteed
Internal/ External Developments
No job too big (or small). Give us a call
for a free competitive quote.
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Based Arnac-la-Poste - Covering depts 87, 23 & 19
05.55.80.00.57
scaping supplies including:
stalled in minutes with the
minimum of work. The Europod arrives fully built, there
is no need for expensive base
work and you can use this
beautiful building as soon as
the lorry leaves. The glamping pod gives a completely
warm and snug environment
ideal for an extra room in the
garden for the private individual, or on a commercial
camp site to generate a significant income.
Siret: 498 203 652 00017
Protect your investment, ensure
maximum output, extend the life span
of your panels.
Dirty solar panels can lose up to 30%
of their energy output if not cleaned
on a regular basis.
We can also clean your windows, patio,
driveway, decking areas and guttering, etc.
Please ring for a free estimate,
for either a single or regular clean.
Mick - Home 05 55 61 94 76
or Mob 06 02 33 08 80
siret: 791 880 198 00019
• Fencing panels and trellis
• Fence posts
• Rural and equine fencing
• Metal grill fencing and
gates
• Hard wood and pine
decking
• Pergolas and arbours
• Railway sleepers
• Wood treatments
is not only 100% natural but
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and every slab is individual.
You will find no two alike.
Fencing, gates and
landscaping materials
Materiaux Mondial offer a
wide variety of fencing, railings, gates, decking and land-
Monte Sarginson
Their showroom and offices
are located in Magnac Laval,
on the new Zone Artisanale,
next to the dechetterie. They
offer a delivery service if you
are unable to collect. ■
Materiaux Mondial
Telephone: 06 04 17 43 22
www.materiauxmondial.fr
Z.A. Lieu dit Sirvenon
87190 Magnac-Laval
Tony Hall
House Renovations General Builders
Inside & Out
Experience in Roofing, Tiling
Floors & Walls, Plumbing,
Fitting Kitchens & Bathrooms,
Stonework & Rendering,
Painting & Decorating
Tel: 05 55 63 88 70
Mob: 06 21 34 18 20
Siret no 507 516 748 00013
WASTE REMOVAL
SERVICES
All types of building work
undertaken
Over 35 years experience
References available
Décennale Insurance - All areas covered
Tél: 02.54.06.91.54
[email protected]
Siret: 504 350 604 00014
Lovejoy’s
Scaffolding Hire
• house and barn clearances
• dechetterie runs
• rubbish removal
• cash paid for scrap
• general labouring service
• mini digger hire - with/without driver
Strong, fully adjustable
cup-lock scaffolding
Collect and erect yourself to
save costs or delivery and
erection included
06 74 21 47 71
www.limousin-builders.com
05 55 37 45 35
siret 532 981 198 00015
R & B Construction
ALL ASPECTS OF
RENOVATION & CONSTRUCTION
Tel: 05 55 68 22 04
Siret 789 209 236 00015
Skilled Workman
Building Renovations & Small Jobs
• Velux Windows • Roof Repairs
• Tiling • Plumbing • Plaster boarding
• Garden Projects & Maintenance
*Special Spring Discounts*
• House & barn renovations
• Garage/loft conversions
• Bathroom/shower rooms
• Doors/windows • Roofing
• Patios/decking • Plumbing & Electrical
05.55.02.66.58 / 06.76.09.68.37
Tel: 05 55 37 74 06 (Dave)
Tel: 05 55 69 75 67 (Steve)
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See our website:
http://www.rb-first-construction.com
(Depts 23, 87 & 19)
siret: 501 792 386 00010
For more info please call Barrie
Or visit my website
www.bw-renovations.co.uk
SIRET: 501 338 230 00011
B4 ♦ DIRECTORY
Septic tanks
systems designed with permissions &
paperwork included and independent
approval with certification.
Building
Services
General
La Noneix
Construction
& Property Services
Established, Professional and
Personal Building Services. Fully
registered with décennale
insurance covering all works.
●Renovations ●New builds
●Roofing ●Stonework
●Carpentry ●Ground works
Large or small projects undertaken
- please view our website.
Contact: Paul or Joanne Rands
05.55.66.44.06
www.lanoneix.com
[email protected]
SIRET: 501 144 596 00019
05.55.41.17.76
[email protected]
KWIKSTAGE
Scaffold Hire
DIY or Full
Scaffold Service
See our website
or phone for details
05 55 89 69 46
www.entreprisehines.com
[email protected]
SIRET: 503 169 237 00016
Traditional
Building Services
All aspects of renovation/
restoration covered
including bespoke joinery
and lime plastering.
All work is fully insured.
References available.
Ring Andy on 05 44 19 15 57
Ring Will on 05 55 37 45 35
siret: 532 981 198 00015
La Coterie Entreprise
Approved septic tank installer
05.55.80.83.30
www.lce23.com
See our main ad - pg 10
Electrics
diagnostic report and remedial works – consuel
approvals - liaison with ERDF for changes. full
re-wires, new-build, additions, modifications.
BATIMENT SERVICES ROCHE
87800 Meilhac
Tailored solutions for your projects (big or small)
• Painting (inside/outside)
• Plaster boarding and insulation
• Floor coverings (laminated floors, carpet, etc.)
• Wall coverings (wallpaper, paper to paint, etc.)
• Handyman jobs
Free quotation.
Phone Seán
06-77-21-24-54
SIRET: 788 841 021 00017
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
Double D
Renovations & Home
Improvements
05 55 65 00 29 - pg 7
Steve Booth
Property
Maintenance
Haute-Vienne
and surrounding area
Project help
Renovations interior & exterior
General maintenance
Conservation and restoration
trained in the UK
Tel: 05 55 06 52 36
Siret Registered
PATIO & DECKING CLEANING
Ring Bryan
05 55 64 87 92 / 06 47 46 62 29
see main advert - pg 11
Celotex
DAVID LEE
General Builder
All exterior and interior
work undertaken including:
• Plasterboarding • Plastering • Rendering • Tiling
• Blockwork • Bathrooms and Kitchens • Septic tanks
As seen on Channel 4's Grand Designs Abroad
Covering Limoges and surrounding areas
Free Estimates
Mob: 06 08 07 95 24
Siret: 453 965 493 00027
Entreprise
Hines
Building & Renovation
● Roofing - New & Repairs
● Masonry
● Plastering
● Dry Lining
● Sand Blasting
● Equestrian Buildings
● Digger/Scaffold Hire
● ... and much, much more
28 years qualified experience
05.55.89.69.46
www.entreprisehines.com
[email protected]
Travaux Publics
www.pilgrim23.com
05.55.62.61.12 - pg 3
ED BREWIS
For all your renovation needs
Kitchen/Bathroom fitting - Plasterboarding Carpentry - Painting and Decorating - Tiling etc
Areas 87, 23, 36
25yrs experience / 7yrs in France
Tel: 06 89 45 08 88
E-mail: [email protected]
siret: 489 041 830 00030
05 55 61 93 07
martin_sprague_1@ hotmail.com
SIRET: 531 768 182 00010
Tersannes Timber
www.gatesinfrance.com
05 55 60 14 18 - see pg 11
Building
Services
T J Renovations
30 years experience in building trade
Full refurbishments undertaken
• Stone/Brickwork • Patios
• Repointing • Studwork
• General Repairs & Maintenance
All areas in the Limousin covered
Contact Tim
Siret: 750 068 116 00011
05 55 41 17 76
[email protected]
Tel: 05.55.80.83.30
Web: LCE23.com
Building
Services
Plasterers
MARK COLYER
LIMOUSIN PLASTERING
LIMOUSIN STUKADOORS
20 years experience in:
● Solid plastering ● Skimming
● Dry Lining ● Rendering
● Plasterboard Studwork
Specialising in both
French lime plastering and
English plastering techniques.
10 years tiling experience.
Covering Creuse (23), Haute-Vienne (87),
Northern Corrèze (19) & Southern Indre (36)
For a free quotation & friendly advice
call Mark or Mareike on
05 55 54 95 63
[email protected]
siret: 539 941 450 00014
GLEN VINEY
Groundworks
05.55.78.62.29
[email protected]
See Main Ad pg B3
Building
Services
Siret No: 489 898 585 00018
Your
advert
here
[email protected]
General building
Renovation & maintenance
Reliable, good quality work
30 years exp
Based central 23 - will travel
Martin Sprague
PROPERTY RENOVATIONS Mini-Digger with driver
BURTON’s BUILDERS
05 55 62 48 15
Masonry
& More
GODSON
Insulation Specialists
05.55.78.57.60 - see pg 14
Bonnat Dept 23, 03,18, 36
bathrooms & kitchens
from design to completion; ceilings;
partition walls; drylining.
SIRET: 503 169 237 00016
05 55 61 08 02 / 06 52 23 89 54
web: www.builderinthecreuse.co.uk
All Masonry
High Finish Quality Work
Pergolas Carports Patios
Renovation
Painters/
Decorators
Simon Carter
Montluc Painting
& Decorating
Qualified craftsman with over 25 years UK
experience, newly relocated to Haute Vienne
Specialist services:
Interior & exterior painting,
wallpapering, plastering & boarding,
floor restoration, tiling.
FREE QUOTES
Tel: 07 81 26 88 65
Web: www.sjcmontluc.fr
siret: 792.130.932.00017
PLASTERER
Quality Plasterwork,
Internal & External
Plasterboarding, Partitioning, Skiming,
Solid Plastering, Floor Screeding,
Rendering: Mono Couche/Coloured Render
Waterproofing Render Systems
Tel: 06 45 18 86 10
(18 Years Experience)
Siret: 527 736 326 00010
Le Plâtrier du Limousin
The friendly and reliable
plasterer
Registered in France.
Fully insured
offering 10 year guarantee.
Call Stuart on:
05 55 80 92 91
[email protected]
Siret: 534 396 908 00012
Pro-Point Facades
Re-pointing - Rendering - Plastering
05 55 78 80 31
Jimmy’s
Plastering Service
All aspects of plastering work incl:
Internal & External, Sand & Cement,
Dry Lining, Rendering.
Also Tiling and General Maintenance.
20+ years experience.
Call Jimmy on
05 55 66 23 97 / 07 61 23 33 63
Siret: 792 049 025 00010
05.55.41.17.76
DIRECTORY ♦ B5
ADVERTORIAL
“SolarVenti”- the solar
Harlequin
solution to damp and
Developments humidity
A
E
stablished and registered in France since 2006, we specialise in
all aspects of property renovation and refurbishment, along with
barn conversions and extensions. No job is too big or too small
and we will provide you with a detailed devis at a competitive rate.
Our work includes full renovations, extensions, insulation and plaster
boarding, tiling, replacement windows and doors, re-pointing walls,
parquet flooring, staircases, kitchens and bathrooms fitted.
We undertake insurance work - floods, fires etc - and send regular update emails, together with photographs, to clients who may live outside
France, to keep them fully up to date with their project. References are
gladly given from previous/current clients.
We are now able to offer an even wider range of renewable energy
products from some of the world’s leading manufacturers.
With summer coming, why not think about putting a roof over
your terrace/patio area? We will be happy to give you a quote
for a traditional oak framed structure, with a roof finish to your
specification. All bespoke to your requirements, and using the best
local materials. It could also double as a car-port during the winter,
and bring an end to scraping ice off car windscreens.
We have several satisfied clients from 2012, who will happily
provide references for the quality of our workmanship.
For more information, a devis, or simply to discuss your project,
please feel free to contact us.
« LE PLATRIER »
Chris the Plasterer
A genuine plasterer
French and English spoken
Traditional Plastering
Rendering, Floor Screeding
Stud partition dry lining
Lime mortar stone pointing
FOR A QUOTATION
CALL
05 55 63 53 06
06 23 29 48 19
[email protected]
Le Bourg, 23360 Nouzerolles
SIRET: 504 612 441 00015
Multiskilled Artisan
Graham Carter Plastering
• Plastering • Rendering • Stud Walling
• Tiling and associated works
• Bespoke polished concrete surfaces for
Window Sills, Shelves, Fire Surrounds etc.
• General Renovation interior and exterior
of buildings to customer's specification.
Tel: 05 55 76 69 32
Mob: 06 43 11 95 87
Siret No. 513 415 091 00018
Building
Services
simple solar energy system
that runs on its own, even
when you are not there and
provides a free heat supplement in
winter.
The SolarVenti air panel was
invented more than 20 years ago
to use the sun’s energy for airing
and ventilation of the thousands
of holiday homes on the West
coast of Jutland, houses that
were left empty and unheated for
long periods, houses with damp
problems, mould and bad odours.
How it works
The principle behind SolarVenti
is simple: a small, built-in solar cell
powers a 12V fan that is connected
to an air vent, a control unit and an
on/off switch.
Whenever the sun shines, the
air in the solar panel is heated and
the fan, receiving power from the
collar cell, introduces warm, dry air
Martin Walters
Plumber
Caught out last winter?
Don't worry!
We can now offer
winter checks, drain
downs, caretaking,
general DIY, key holding,
as well as our usual
friendly plumbing services.
Tel 02 54 24 84 62
Siret 522 804 723 00016
Rick Fife
Plumbing &
Heating Engineer
All aspects of Plumbing and
Heating work undertaken.
23 Years Qualified
(Previously UK CORGI registered
– Oil / Natural Gas / LPG)
Established and registered in
France for 7 years.
Areas Covered: North Creuse (23)
& South Indre (36)
Tel: 05 55 62 34 66
Office Hours: 8:30 – 18:00
Please give us a call to discuss your
requirements. If you get the answer machine
we WILL return your call the same day.
siret: 494 380 264 00015
H20 CREUSE
Plumbers
Heating & Plumbing engineer
A. Ives
Plumbing & Heating
Your
advert
here
Installations & Alterations
Bathroom suites,
Showers, Kitchens, Tiling,
Complete wetroom installations
Emergency work undertaken
06 02 37 62 57
SIRET 538 689 530 00011
05 55 63 89 23 - see pg 12
05 55 41 17 76
into your home at the rate of 20 to
100 cubic metres per hour.
In Southern Europe, SolarVenti
is not only used for ventilation/
dehumidification purposes; with
far more winter sunshine hours, it
also provides a substantial heating
supplement.
A DIY Solution?
The installation process is very
straightforward and should only
take two or three hours. All that
is needed is a drill, hammer and
chisel to make a hole in the wall.
Roof installations are also possible.
There are no electrical or water
connections and it can be safely left
running, even when the property is
empty.
With a range of panel sizes,
and the option for wall or roof
mounting, SolarVenti is suitable
for all types of buildings, caravans
or even boats!
SOLARVENTI - Available in the Limousin
From Harlequin Developments
Tel: 05 55 68 67 56
Mobile: 06 06 60 46 97
ADVERTORIAL
Your
advert
here
Please mention The
to adverts
Building
Services
05 55 41 17 76
Sandblasting
Chimney
Sweeps
sandblasting
SIRET: 510 117 328 00011
Chimney Sweeping
• Flue ways cleared
• Birds nests, vermin & debris
removed
• Smoke evacuation & gas
tightness tests
• Official certificates of cleaning
issued (Certificat de Ramonage)
05.55.78.43.71 / 06.67.81.63.46
[email protected]
SIRET: 488 522 921 00037
Building
Services
www.stovesellers.com
05 55 63 78 72
Siren: 502 409 949
TOUTE SWEEP
Chimney Sweep Service
Tilers
* All types of chimneys cleaned
* Brush & Vacuum
* Smoke Tested * Fully Insured
* HETAS Approved and
member of NACS
* Official certificates of cleaning
issued (Certificat de Ramonage)
* Clean, tidy, professional
& friendly service
Phillip Girard Tiling
Tiling walls and floors, tanking systems,
undertile heating, laying of natural stone,
pattern specialists.
Full design and professional
decorating service available.
Contact Phillip for a free estimate
05 44 19 13 97 / 06 81 47 68 94
[email protected]
Siret: 750 256 067 00018
05 55 66 60 21
[email protected]
http://www.creusetec.com
We provide a fully operated
www.sandandblast.com
Creusetec
Satellite Systems
"Tooway" High speed internet via satellite
TV Satellite Sales, Service & Installations.
TV Receiver & Electronic Repairs.
Dish alignments. Sky/Freesat/TNT/FTA.
Most of depts 23,03,63,87,36 covered.
Sand and Blast
service for wood, stone and metal.
Perfect for stripping away years of grime
or paint. Contact us for a free quote or
see our website.
Computers &
Satellites
electro sat
satellite TV/broadband etc.
www.electro-sat.fr
see main ad pg 11
GOODWIN
SATELLITE
SALES & INSTALLATION OF ALL SATELLITE
SYSTEMS & AERIALS. FAULT FINDING.
Dept 23 & surrounding areas
Tel: 05 55 62 05 61
Mob: 06 06 47 89 66
siret: 453 067 910 00019
Big Dish Satellite
www.bigdishsat.com
05 55 78 72 98
Contact Barry Manning
see main ad - pg 4
[email protected]
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Tel: 05 55 66 14 11
Mob: 06 31 59 81 08
REMEMBER - BLOCKED FLUES AND
CHIMNEY FIRES CAN BE FATAL...
DON'T TAKE THAT RISK!
SIRET: 534 351 754 00013
B6 ♦ DIRECTORY
Cross Cut Tree Surgeons
for all your tree requirements
27 years experience
Free quotes and advice
We will not be beaten on price or standard of work
Fully qualified arborist - Fully insured Covering depts: 87, 23, 86, 36, 19 & 16
Reliability guaranteed
[email protected]
05.55.60.62.14 / 06.78.38.42.44
Fontaine
Computers & Food & Drink La15Petite
Grande Rue, Le Dorat
Satellites
Café, Bar and Events Venue
Le Pub
58, rue d'Orjon, Argenton-sur-Creuse
Lunch Menu
Free WiFi
05.55.60.29.74
[email protected]
www.lapetitefontaine.com
Call Patrice:
06.79.07.91.56
[email protected]
Fast dependable service
Based Séreilhac (87)
BAILEYS
Bar & Restaurant
5 Rue de L’Abreuvoir Aubusson
Traditional French and English dishes
Menu du Jour 16€, 4 courses incl. wine
Open Fri 12pm-2pm
Sat 11.30am-2pm & from 7pm
Restaurant Menu
05.55.66.37.10
siret: 353 613 227 00035
Book club open when bar is open
Mayday
Fish et Frites
We provide a fast and friendly service either
at the client's home, via remote software or
computers can be left with us and collected
when the work is complete.
● Ordering/Installing wireless & broadband
● Fixing results of a virus attack
● PC healthchecks ● Virus , trojan , worm
removal and protection
● Backups/Disaster recovery
● Hardware/software upgrades.
● Website and graphic design.
● Printer/scanner assistance.
Courses &
Classes
Traditional Black and
White Photographic
2 Day Course
Develop your film and take
a mounted print home.
Expert one to one tuition.
Equipment and materials supplied.
Based 86200. Accommodation possible.
For details: [email protected]
See our Notice Board events listings
39 Place du Champ de Foire
36140, Aigurande
02 54 06 30 77
www.frenchweb.eu/jjscafebar/
[email protected]
SIRET: 508 754 314 00013
Petticoat Lane
5 Rue Nationale – 16150 Chabanais
Tel: 05 45 29 03 99
Visit: www.petticoatlaneshop.com
E-mail: [email protected]
English groceries, Fresh British Beef &
Steaks (to order only), Gammon Steak,
Bacon, Sausage & Cheddar Cheese.
Wide range of frozen items including
vegetarian.
Traditional English beers, Sherries & Wine.
Cards for all occasions.
Opening hours: Mon - Thur 10am – 6pm
Fri 10am – 7pm, Sat 9am – 6pm
Cream teas on the terrasse.
RDV for weekday visits SVP.
2km from Chénérailles and the
Chateau Villemonteix
5 Rue Andre Jouhannaud, Compreignac
Freshly home-cooked Food
Plat du Jour, Mon-Sat: €12.50
Sunday Lunch with real Yorkshire puddings
Every Friday Night - Fish & Chips
with home-made mushy peas €8,50
To Eat In or Take Away
(alternative menu available)
Open: Mon–Sat 11.30–2pm,
Fri & Sat eve 7–11pm, Sun 11.30–3pm
Party Bookings Welcomed
For further information
Les Genêts, Azerables
Le Relais
de
l'Abloux
05.55.63.90.79
SIREN: 483 988 853
Find us at local markets selling a
small and tasty selection of excellent
quality english cheeses.
[email protected]
Gifts & Crafts
tel: 05 55 12 99 45 or 06 04 09 03 10
High quality British & French food
at reasonable prices.
Menu du Jour €12, Traditional Pub
Food, Vegetarian dishes, Childrens &
Snack menus also available
SIREN: 409 679 578
for all your tree requirements
[email protected]
05.55.60.62.14 / 06.78.38.42.44
see main ad above
L’Escale
Bar/Restaurant
www.cestcheese.fr
09.66.87.02.74
[email protected]
Cross Cut Tree Surgeons
Restaurant & Bar
Le Creusois
Also available online.
For more information, see our website:
06 23 90 45 82 / 05 87 19 85 85
www.paulfosterjardins.com
see main ad pg 7
tel: 05 55 81 31 85
● Italian Specialities
● Traditional Cuisine
● Home-made Desserts
Moules de bouchot AOC
available from July to December
High Quality Food, a Warm
Welcome and a Friendly
Atmosphere await
Closed Sundays & Mondays
C’est cheese
Paul Foster Jardins
www.atelierdartdujardin.net
Restaurant - Pizzeria
Restaurant Camping La Perle
British Fish & Chips in France
www.traditionalfishandchips.eu
See main ad pg 9
Artisan art for your garden.
8 rue Ledru-Rollin
36200 Argenton-sur-Creuse
www.lecreusoisbistro.com
The Codfather
Open Fri, Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays
11h00 to 18h00
from Easter until
the end of September.
Open Monday to Saturday
from 12pm to 2pm and from 6pm to 9pm
Visit us and compare our prices
Fourneaux, 23200 St-Médard-la-Rochette
[email protected]
05.55.83.01.25 - see page 4
Atelier d'Art du Jardin
Tel: 05 55 69 33 38
02 54 24 01 06
02.54.25.65.08
06.16.91.64.67
Garden Services
26, Ecurat 23150
▪ Our famous
Fish & Chips
Come and see for yourself - Open all week.
www.indre-it.com
‘...more than just a bar’
‘....a bit like Allo Allo and Cheers!’
Oh My Cod
Fish and Chips
see main ad - pg 13
▪ Carte
RIVE DROITE
05 55 80 37 70 - see pg 7
www.lesnackshack.com
▪ Menu du jour
JJ’s
Cafe Bar
Some customer quotes:
IT Support for Creuse, HauteVienne, Indre and Vienne
02.54.60.02.14 - see pg 6
05.55.68.24.19
LA veytiZoU, 87130
Neuvic-entier
NO FIX... NO FEE !!
23140 PIONNAT
Le Snack Shack
AUX CEPES
05 55 68 47 33 / 06 82 26 31 54
see pg 14
BAR, RESTAURANT, TERRASSE
05 55 80 34 26 - see pg 12
Restaurant
Mobile Fish & Chips
05.55.68.78.23 -see pg 10
computer services - pc • mac • network
Le Moulin du Breuil
www.ohmycod.fr
SIRET: 489 218 636 00012
For all your TV
and satellite
installations and repairs
(Sky TV, Internet etc.)
siret: 530 840 958 00017
Bar - Restaurant
Pizzeria
Pizzas to eat in
or take away
36170 SACIERGES-ST-MARTIN
02 54 47 56 74
'CARTES DE CHRISTINE'
HAND-CRAFTED CARDS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
Quality product at affordable prices.
Customized, if required, especially for you.
Available blank or with either English
or French greetings.
VISIT ME AT THE FOLLOWING MARKETS:
PEIGUT & PANAZOL (Weekly)
CHALUS, CHASSENEUIL & CONFOLENS (Monthly)
www.cartesdechristine.com
siret 528 539 448
05.55.41.17.76
DIRECTORY ♦ B7
ADVERTORIAL
Spotlight your business to
an estimated 30,000 readers
E
very month 13,000+
copies of The Bugle are
printed and distributed
across the region. Thanks to
our targeted distribution where
we personally visit each of
our 350+ distributors every
month, and adjust the number
of papers left accordingly,
we make sure that the right
number of copies go in the
right places. The Bugle has an
estimated monthly readership
of over 30,000 people!!
That means as many as
30,000 pairs of eyes will
be reading this text in the
coming few weeks… and they
could be reading about your
business! An Advertorial like
this one costs just €50, that’s
600 potential new customers
or clients for your business for
every euro spent!
As our newspaper has
grown in popularity and The
Bugle has established itself
as the primary source of free
local and national news in
the region, our advertising
has also become increasingly
effective. Advertorials are just
one of the advertising options
we offer, but they have become
a very cost-effective way of
attracting new customers and
raising the profile of your
business. Because we only
feature a handful of businesses
each month, we highlight
those businesses prominently
and deliver your message in a
targeted manner.
Advertorials
are
now
available in 4 sizes:
• 1/6 page - €50 (this one)
• 1/3 page - €100
• 2/3 page - €200
ADVERTORIAL
The Exchange
Rochechouart
SECOND HAND BOOK SHOP. GREAT
SELECTION OF GIFTS, CARDS, CANDLES
AND HAND-CRAFTED PRODUCTS
500+ DVD's now in stock
Tue 2.30pm - 5pm
Thu, Fri 9:15-12 & 2:30-5pm
Sat 9 - 12
05 55 78 19 24
www.theexchangerochechouart.com
9 rue Dr Charles Poitevin
SIRET 484 479 480 00010
Ivan Petley
3D Puzzle Maker
Handmade, fully interlocking,
multi-layered 3D puzzles from just €9.
Keyrings €2 plus other unique gift ideas.
Customisation and personalisation possible.
Come and visit the workshop by appointment.
Tel: 05.55.80.29.88
Les Bregères, 23150 St-Martial-le-Mont
[email protected]
26, Ecurat 23150
Open Fri, Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays
11h00 to 18h00
from Easter until
the end of September.
• full page - €300.
If you would like to find
out more about our Advertorials, or any of our other advertising options, please feel
free to get in touch with us on
05.55.41.17.76 or drop us a
line at [email protected] ■
** NOW OPEN!! **
LE DORAT (Pl. Charles de Gaulle)
Vera Laine Gift Shop
& Salon de Thé
Large selection of gifts, candles, mugs,
shabby chic homeware, cards, plus
leather goods, jewellery and hair
accessories. Affordable prices!
Fresh homemade cakes and
free WiFi now available!
We look forward to meeting you!
Contact Jay:
06 35 91 03 83
[email protected]
Très Jolie
tel: 05 55 81 31 85
From low-cost shutters to beautiful handmade
staircases - made right here in the Limousin
F
rance is known
for its colourful
blend of shutters
and doors, but like
many external products
they do deteriorate over
time. Sometimes the
cost of replacement is
prohibitive, so we have
developed a range of
low-cost shutters (starting
from only €35 each) to
complement our standard
range of Douglas Fir
and Oak shutters. Our
shutters are made to
measure, so little or NO
trimming is required.
This makes fitting much
easier than standard
‘brico’ kits that often
require severe alteration
and customisation.
Although we use
electrical
machinery,
we try our utmost to
work within sustainable
boundaries and our
workshop is still powered
using wind and solar as a result our carbon
footprint is minimal.
Much of the Oak we use
is sourced from retired
French joiners and other
old hardwood stocks
- this makes it more
sustainable than felling
additional mature Oak
trees and also has the
benefit of being nicely
seasoned, so the quality
and figure is unmatched
compared to some saw
mills. If you have a dry
stock of timber we are
happy to purchase or use
it for your commission.
We love to build
crafted items and we are
keen to be asked to create
bespoke pieces such
as staircases, shutters,
windows and doors for
new or old properties.
If you would like to
know more about our
services, please visit our
website:
ADVERTORIAL
NEW TO FRANCE? Ame Luna Readings
Psychic & Spritual Readings
NEED HELP?
www.ame-luna.com
Sworn Translations from English or Dutch
(birth certificates, etc.)
Help and advice with moving to and living
in France (EDF, CPAM, RSI, Notaire) - I can
accompany you if required
09 70 46 13 06 - see pg 12
www.scrollart.co.uk
or call us on:
05 55 14 12 43
Siret: 752 051 482 00012
Oradour-sur-Vayres
(87150) ■
Insurance
& Finance
Zen Massage
05 87 41 62 75 / 06 26 83 77 97
www.luna-sanctuary.com
www.pr-translation-services.com
05 55 60 47 68 - see pg 7
Please mention The
to adverts
La Petite Place
Health
& Beauty
OSTEOPATHY & ACUPUNCTURE
Siddalls
Hair salon, Le Dorat
Financial Solutions & Expert Advice
05.55.60.87.37
05.56.34.75.51
HiFX
[email protected]
[email protected]
see main ad pg 15
05 87 41 07 93 - see pg 11
International money transfer
Handholding
Services
Please mention The
to adverts
Integrated Tax Planning &
Wealth Management
Ladies fashion accessories
05 55 78 62 29 / 06 04 08 29 53
Colin Anthony
2km from Chénérailles and the
Chateau Villemonteix
ADVERTORIAL
The English
Hairdresser
Sophie Arsac
French lessons
& handholding services
05.55.89.15.74 - pg 15
Established in Bellac
since 2003
13 rue Thiers, Bellac
Tel: 05 55 68 39 21
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
50,000 sq ft of covered showrooms
& 2 large external display areas
- All reclamation bought & sold
- Demolition undertaken
- Specialists in oak beams
- Metalwork & stonework
- Indian stone flooring
- Plywood, all in 8x4 sheets. Internal,
external and marine grade ply available
Open Mon-Sat 8.30am to 6pm - www.reclamation-yard.com
Only 1km from Confolens on the D952 Ansac-sur-Vienne road
www.hifx.co.uk
Blevins Franks
05 53 63 49 19 - see pg 3
05.55.41.17.76
[email protected]
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B8 ♦ DIRECTORY
Language
Services
Pest Control
Property
Sales
05.55.41.17.76
[email protected]
Auwell Piscine
Pools, hammams, saunas,
spas, furntiure...
www.auwellpiscine.fr - see pg 7
abc perfect
Bilingual language services
www.abcperfect.com
06 47 84 06 83 - see pg 12
German lessons
offered by experienced
language teacher.
For students and adults of all
grades - beginners welcome.
For more information please
phone Ms Margret Holste:
06 95 02 52 43
La Tuilerie, 87400 Moissannes
Native French
Translator
25 years experience
Proposes French teaching
and conversation as well as
personal development.
Please call:
05 55 69 71 40
Central France
Pest Control
Dératisation, Déinsectisation,
Désinfection
02 48 60 83 72 / 06 74 33 02 38
www.applicateur3d.com
Curative and preventative
rats, mice, moles, flies, woodworm,
bed bugs, fleas, wasps, hornets
La Petite Barre, 18210 Bessais Le Fromental
SIRET No. 498 544 741 00024
Please mention The
to adverts
Property
Maintenance
FRENCH CLASS
Elisabeth Sicard
05 55 80 44 83
[email protected]
Free trial lesson!
Online
Shopping
www.limousin-bilingual.com
05 55 54 95 85 - see pg 11
Square Habitat
www.immolimousin.com
06 74 89 40 03
See main advert pg 8
Houses on Internet
www.housesoninternet.com
Brodie's
Homecare Services
Is your holiday home all work and no play?
• House Maintenance • Cleaning
• Gardening • Changeovers
• Storm and Winter checks
Bourganeuf area plus 40km
Help with all property related issues
See main ad pg 8
British Corner Shop
www.britishcornershop.co.uk
British food shopping, delivered
worldwide - See ad pg 5
La Maison Shopping
UK shopping delivered
to your door
+44 (0)1268 767 237 - pg 9
Stress Free
Property Services
Security and Storm Damage Checks
Housekeeping & Winter Care
Key-holding & Changeovers
Care & Maintenance
Post Collection & Bill Paying
References available
05 55 81 35 95 / 06 74 03 07 05
[email protected]
SIRET: 510 995 681 00010
Alinéa
05.55.57.09.34
see advert on pg 2
Moulin de Tintin
Furniture, interiors & gifts
www.moulin-de-tintin.com
05.55.79.57.60 - see pg 8
Eco Entrepot
Get down The Shed
87230 Bussière-Poitevine
05.55.68.74.73 - see pg 13
Carrefour du
bois Limousin
www.chauffagebois-limousin.com
05 55 63 72 45 - see pg 12
BABY/INFANT
EQUIPMENT FOR HIRE
To raise funds for the SPA dog rescue
centre in Guéret.
Parking For
Limoges Airport
Cheaper parking for all
types of vehicles
Book now!!
www.parkinglimoges.com
05 55 03 37 96
MAN + VAN
Meuble & Déco
Siret 530 213 644 00012
Dress agency and gallery, specialising
in designer and high quality pre-owned
clothes for women and children, together
with accessories, footwear, jewellery, gift
items, and hand made furniture.
4 rue Principale, St Mathieu, 87440
Fiat Ducato with 11m² load capacity
Siret 533 817 573 00017
www.LBVfrance.com
General
05 55 41 17 76
[email protected]
87150 Oradour-sur-Vayres
Soie et Bois
Depot Vente des Vêtements
Transport,
Removals
& Storage
Retail &
Commerce
05 55 33 21 59
05.55.63.78.72
Your
advert
here
Genuine/Reliable/Honest
Local + Europe + UK runs
Goods In Transit Insurance
14m3 capacity
4.2m load length
French Spoken
www.frenchvanman.eu
[email protected]
Tel: 05.55 48.28.89
05 55 64 15 42
Les Bons Voisins
Stove Sellers
www.stovesellers.com
05.55.65.12.19
Please mention The
to adverts
Chénérailles
Native qualified teacher
- Small groups
- 1 to 1
Cendrillon - Bourganeuf
Bilingual Estate Agent in Creuse
Man & Van
Transport
Collections / Deliveries
Removals / Brico Runs
All over France.
Competitve hourly rate incl fuel.
Please ring or e-mail for a quote.
Based nr Aubusson Dept 23
05 55 83 02 77 / 06 81 33 07 15
High chair, buggy, play pen,
travel cot, fire guard,
stair gate etc.
Each item will incur a hire charge
of 7 euros, plus a refundable
8 euros deposit.
For more INFO or to HIRE
Call Jean: 05 55 54 96 36
[email protected]
Your
advert
here
[email protected]
05 55 41 17 76
The Man
With A Van
Who Can
Experienced home
help nurse
SIRET: 523 955 151 00015
Affordable Moves/ Single Items
Regular UK runs - check website
Europewide/ limousin based
W: www.themanwithavan.info
Tel: (+33) 07.61.21.85.15
Siret : 532 526 001 00013
offers compassionate care for children,
elderly people and sick people.
I can also help with household
chores and look after your pets
when you are away.
Please contact Ms Angelika Knauer:
05.55.30.40.26
FRENCH LIFE ♦ 13
Car Breakers - C.R.A.L.
Centre de Recyclages d’Automobiles du Limousin - Les Tourettes, 87440 SAINT-MATHIEU
WE WILL COLLECT YOUR SCRAP CAR FOR FREE - WE BUY & SELL SECOND HAND CARS (RHD OR LHD)
SPARE PARTS FOR SALE
TEL: 05.55.48.21.33 - ENGLISH SPOKEN - Email: [email protected]
What lies beneath
W
Les Jardins
de Sirius
Based in Pressignac, Charente, we
are a small association of people
who are keen on gardening. As well
as finding plants an endless source
of interest, we believe that the simple fact of gardening has numerous
positive benefits for health, stress,
social interaction - in other words,
our daily lives - and we'd like to
encourage this aspect. Currently,
we run flower/plant sessions in old
people's homes on a regular basis.
From June (weather permitting) we
are hoping to run gardening sessions once a month. If you'd like to
get involved, have more info on the
association or become a member,
please contact Michelle Pierce on
05 45 89 36 54 or at
[email protected]
alking through a local town last week, I
couldn’t believe the
amount of cigarette tips
that were lying on the pavement outside
all the bars and restaurants, now that
there is a ban on smoking inside. A quick
scoot round the internet reveals that cigarette tips are one of the most common
litter items found on streets, roadsides,
beaches and waterways all over the
world.
But they aren’t just unsightly, did you
know that cigarette tips are also toxic?
A survey conducted recently has
shown that more than 64% of smokers
polled admitted to having dropped a
cigarette on the ground and nearly 52%
have dropped a cigarette out of a car window.
Guilty as charged on the former. During most of my years as a smoker, and
while working for the world’s biggest
cigarette manufacturer, I believed filters
were biodegradable and I didn’t take into
consideration the high concentration of
toxins in the tip.
Simply put, cigarette tips are toxic
waste and need to be disposed of as such.
For example, another recent study
found similar patterns of poly-aromatic
hydrocarbon levels, some of which are
carcinogenic, in roadside soil as cigarette
tips found in the immediate vicinity, indicating that the chemicals had leached
from the tips into the soil.
There is now a growing campaign to
try and help reduce the littering of cigarette tips and to highlight the very important point that the billions of cigarette tips
littered around the world annually represent a huge environmental and public
health threat.
Something to think about as you run
the gauntlet of smokers, and step over
the piles of tips outside the bars and restaurants here in France…
-------------------------- On the subject of pavements (I seem
to have been looking down a lot lately),
I have become aware of just how much
dog poop there is lying on the streets. So
I began to wonder (as you do), just how
much dog poop winds up being improperly disposed of each year. It certainly
must be in the millions of tonnes.
Until relatively recently, dog poop
wasn’t considered a huge biological
hazard, except for in rare cases causing
a disease called Toxocariasis.
But scientists have been reconsidering
that notion after having made disturbing
discoveries such as bacteria levels being
so high at some beaches that people have
to stay out of the water. One of the culprits that has been found to significantly
raise the bacteria levels is dog poop.
It’s not just from poop on the beaches,
as most beaches now have a ban on dogs,
but run-off from surface water drains after that water has come into contact with
the poop. Some of the bacteria harboured
in dog poop includes E. coli and salmonella.
Other than that, dog poop is just plain
gross and pollutes our parks and pavements.
Most of us will also have seen somebody out walking their dog when Fifi
decides to answer a call of nature, and
the owner doesn’t clean up afterwards.
A fairly commonplace occurrence in
France.
Many people carry plastic bags with
them, which is great, but unfortunately
standard plastic bags aren’t all that earth
friendly and take years to break down,
although there are biodegradable/degradable bags on the market designed
just for this purpose.
According to research, the ‘green’
bags are mostly starch-based and will
break down in landfill in approx 90 days.
I’m assuming that the common black
bag, like most other plastics, is petrochemical-based, so the ‘greener’ bag
would be the one considered by many as
being the more environmentally friendly
option. It’s a little difficult to accurately
say which is more ‘green’ as even starch-
Our British food aisle may be second to none, but
at THE SHED we are about
more than just groceries. We
regularly restock our range of
DULUX paints and English Plaster as well as many other
DIY essentials. Whether you’re after HOUSEWARES,
TOILETRIES, FURNITURE or CLOTHING, you’ll find them
all at bargain prices... so get yourself down THE SHED!!
Decking, Ply, Flooring, Sand, Gravel, etc.
... plus a great range of Timber for all your DIY needs!!
based plastics require petrochemicals
along the way, plus herbicides, pesticides
and other chemicals in the manufacturing process. It’s a complex area, but if
you’re going to ‘bag it and bin it’, try and
use the ‘greener’ bag, a range of which is
now being found in larger supermarkets.
--------------------------And finally, seeing as when I was pounding the pavements I was usually heading
for ‘Le Pub’, I’ve just read that as part
of the recent ‘Earth Week’ initiative, the
‘Green beer’, does it get any better than
that?!■
Arthur Smith
Harlequin Developments
www.harlequindevelopments.com
Tel: 05.55.68.67.56
Mob: 06.06.60.46.97
Brioche Bread & Butter Pudding
The earliest bread and butter puddings were called white-pot and
used either bone marrow or butter. White-pots could also be made
using rice instead of bread, which led on to the creation of rice
pudding. One of the earliest recipes for a bread and butter pudding
was written by John Nott in 1723.
Ingredients (Serves 4):
150g/6oz Sultanas
4 tbsp Rum or brandy
1 loaf Brioche
Melted butter
40g/1½oz Caster sugar
1/2 Grated lemon rind
375ml/12fl oz Milk
3 Eggs
Demerara sugar for sprinkling
1. Soak the sultanas in the rum or
brandy overnight.
2. Cut the crusts off the brioche, then
cut into triangles, or use a cutter to
press out discs, and place buttered side
up in a buttered ovenproof dish.
3. Sprinkle the bread with the sugar,
sultanas, and lemon rind.
4. Heat the milk but do not boil it, whisk the eggs lightly, then pour over
the milk, slowly whisking all the time.
5. Strain the mixture all over the bread, sprinkle the top with demerara
sugar, and leave to stand for 30 minutes.
6. Preheat your oven to 180C/350F, then bake for 30-40 minutes or until
the top is crisp and golden. Serve warm.
Recipes provided by Chef George. Written and compiled by Frances of
La Grande Maison (Table et Chambres d'Hôte), Chénérailles
www.grandemaison-chenerailles.com
Fish and Chips
3000m² of great products incl. Toiletries, DIY, Housewares, Furniture plus loads more at great prices & we are even open on SUNDAYS!!
The bargains don’t stop at THE SHED - we
have 1000’s of value for money products in our
3000m² store including the best Ambient British
Grocery selection available anywhere in the
Limousin. We are reliable for lots of your favourite
brands whether it be Heinz baked beans, Bisto
gravy granules, Typhoo teabags etc.
American brewer MillerCoors has broken the news that its Golden, Colorado
brewery, the largest single-site brewery
in the world ( Ed, can I get a factory visit
for ‘research purposes’?), will become a
zero waste facility, recycling or reusing
99% of all its brewery waste, in just a
few weeks.
w w w. l e s n a c k s h a c k . f r
Tel: 05.55.68.24.19 Mob: 06.76.69.43.63
Dates for June
Friday
7th
Saturday 8th
Monday 10th
Wednesday 12th
Thursday 13th
Friday
14th
St. Sebastien - take away 6-8pm
Aigurande
Champsac
Bussiere Poitevine
Persac
Fromental
Dates for July
Friday
5th
Monday 8th
Wednesday 10th
Thursday 11th
Friday
12th
Saturday 13th
St. Sebastien - take away 6-8pm
Champsac
Bussiere Poitevine
Persac
Fromental
Aigurande
Route de l’Isle Jourdain
Opposite the Gendarmerie
Just off the RN147
87320 Bussière-Poitevine
Tel: 05 55 68 74 73
Open Tue - Sat: 09h00 - 12h00 & 14h30 - 18h30
(closed Mon) Sun: 09h30 - 12h00 & 14h30 - 18h00
GPS: Long: 0° 53’ 33’’ 40 E Lat: 46° 13’ 45’’ 10 N
Le Snack Shack is a traditional British ‘Fish and Chip Takeaway’, offering a varied menu direct from the U.K.
We serve the best Icelandic Cod, cooked in a crispy, golden batter accompanied by chips and mushy peas or curry sauce.
Our full menu can be found on our website - www.lesnackshack.fr
Take away and eat in the comfort of your own home or feel free to have a drink alongside your meal at the bar.
Siret: 517 841 839 00015
** We will be serving from 6pm to 8.30pm at all of our venues unless stated otherwise.
14 ♦ FRENCH LIFE
Mayday
computer services
Operating system support
Application support
Network support
System security
pc • mac • network
Virus and Malware removal
Call for friendly no-obligation
assessment and advice
Haute-Vienne & surrounding areas
Celotex Rigid Insulation Board
B-Grade - all sizes available
Delivery can be arranged
Tel: 05.55.78.57.60
05 55 68 47 33 06 82 26 31 54
[email protected]
Phil Monaghan - [email protected]
Common scams and how to avoid them
siret 500 443 536 00015
T
here have always been con
artists, grifters and crooks, but
the internet has given them a
multitude of new ways to
target a much wider market.
Most people will know at least one person
who has been scammed by phone, email
or over the internet. “How can people
be so stupid?” is a phrase you often hear
coming from more cynical, internet savvy
people. Well, when you consider that
'phishing' scams alone in the UK earned
the cyber criminals £600 million last year,
plenty of people are caught unawares - it
is much easier to fall foul of the scammers
than you would think!
It is not simply a case of being 'naïve'
or 'stupid'... circumstance, timing and
your emotional state of mind all come
into it. If a scam artist sends an email to 1
million people saying that there has been
'unauthorised access' on their credit card,
you can bet that a good number of them
will have mislaid their card that very day
and will panic.
Sadly, at The Bugle we have heard
quite a few stories over the years from
readers who have fallen foul to these
attacks, so we have complied a list of a
few of the more common scams that you
are likely to come across in France, as
well as tips on how to avoid them. This
list is not exhaustive, and the scammers
are constantly updating them, but it
should give you an idea of the kind of
thing to look out for.
Overdue Utilities/Unauthorised
Access 'Phishing' Scam
This is one of the most common online
scams. You receive an authentic-looking
email from a trusted institution informing
you there has been an 'unauthorised
transaction' on your account, or that they
couldn't 'verify your information'. In the
case of a utility company, the email may
appear to come from EDF or Orange
saying that your invoice is overdue. The
email will ask you to click on a link and
ultimately enter your personal banking
information somewhere. You have in
fact been taken to a bogus website, where
your information has been intercepted by
criminals, who will then use it to try to
withdraw funds from your account.
Microsoft Technical Support. They then
tell you that they can see your computer
on the internet and that it is running
slowly, either because of viruses or
because it needs an additional piece of
software - at a cost, of course. Once the
scammers have gained your trust, they
will ask you to log onto your computer
and then guide you through a series of
steps that will ultimately give them access
to your computer. They can then damage
your computer with malicious software,
including installing viruses and spyware.
Occasionally, they will direct you to a
website where you are asked to fill in your
credit card details to pay for the 'fix'.
Microsoft do not, never have and
never will make unsolicited phone calls.
If you receive a call from someone
claiming to be from Microsoft Tech
Support, or Microsoft, simply hang up.
That, or tell them you only have Macs
in your house and see how quickly they
hang up!
Microsoft Help Desk Scam
Item for Sale Scam/
Overpayment Scam
This scam involves people, often
from Asian call centres, ringing up and
saying that they are representatives from
In its simplest form, this scam is often
a form of money laundering. The email
will sound like a genuine reply to your
ad. The tip-off is that the scammer will
never actually refer to the item for sale by
name. It will always be referred to as the
‘item’ or some similar term. When their
cheque arrives in the mail, the amount on
the cheque will be much more than the
price you were asking for. If you email
the person telling them of their error
the scammer will respond and probably
suggest that you just deposit the cheque
in your account and send him back the
overpaid amount. They may even offer
you additional money for your honest
response. After depositing the cheque
and sending the overpayment back to
the scammer, you will find out that the
cheque was stolen or counterfeited - you
may be liable to the bank for the full
amount of the cheque if it cleared!
Nigerian Email Scam
This scam is reportedly Nigeria's
third largest industry, bringing up to $1
million a day to fraudsters. You receive
an emotional email from someone in
Nigeria asking for help to get either
themselves, or their money, out of the
country. In return they will pay you
a large percentage of the often huge
amount of money. However, they first
French Savings & Investments
Bank Accounts
French banks offer a variety
of accounts from the straightforward current account “Compte
Courant”, instant access savings
account “Compte sur Livret” to
fixed term deposits, offering better interest rates over a defined
period e.g. 3 months “Compte
à Terme”. For large amounts a
“Certificat de Dépôt Négotiable”
can offer slightly more interest
and a shorter term if necessary.
For French residents, there are
also various tax-free bank deposit accounts. The most common
are the “Livret A” and the “Livret
de Développement Durable”
(LDD).
The maximum deposit per
person is €22,950 for the “Livret
A”’ and €12,000 for the “LDD”.
The general conditions of the
accounts are the same and are
regulated by the government.
Interest is free of all taxation and
the annual interest rate is currently 1.75%. Rates are generally
reviewed on a six-monthly basis.
For low taxpayers, the “Livret
d’Epargne Populaire” (LEP)
offers an interest rate of 2.25%
for savings limited to deposits
of €7,700 each. To qualify, you
must prove, via a tax certificate,
you pay less than €769 of income
tax (in 2012) in France.
The “Plan d’Epargne Logement” (PEL) is a four year savings plan, aimed at saving for
house purchase and home improvement. There is no tax payable on the interest earned whilst
you are saving. If the sum is then
used for the above purpose and
has been blocked for four years,
it can be withdrawn free of income tax but will be subject to
“social taxes”.
Share Dealing
You can hold a share dealing
account at your bank, a stockbroker, or on the internet. The
normal safe custody account is
called a “Compte Titres”. A share
is an “action” and a Government
or Corporate Bond is an “obligation”.
Most people deal in shares
through a specific form of investment called a “Plan d’Epargne
en Actions” or PEA. This account
allows you to hold and deal in
French and European shares and
provides considerable tax advantages ON CONDITION THAT
no withdrawals are made for the
first five years. Taxes may be applicable depending on when the
withdrawal is made. Please see
our information on our website.
Life Assurance
One of the most popular forms
of investment for French residents is the “Contrat d’Assurance
Vie”, a Life Assurance Investment Bond (investments with a
Life Assurance company).
The reason that such policies
are so popular is because they offer significant inheritance advantages, as well as beneficial tax
treatment for any growth and/or
income generated.
To benefit from the preferential tax treatment of these
policies, the insurance company
provides the ‘wrapper’, but investors are then able to choose
the investments which will be
held within this, either from a
list of funds produced by the insurance company, or, for larger
sums (generally €500,000+), a
discretionary investment manager can be appointed to run a
bespoke portfolio.
All French insurance companies also offer access to their
“Fonds en Euros”. This basically means that the insurance
company invests as they see fit
but, in return, they guarantee that
the investment cannot go down
in value and must go up by a
certain amount each year. At the
end of each year they work out
how much they have made and
distribute the investors’ shares of
the ‘profits’ as interest. These investments are obliged to be very
conservative, due to the level of
guarantees offered. As a result,
they are therefore only making
about 3% a year at present, due
to low interest rates.
An alternative to the “Contrat d’Assurance Vie” is a “Bon
de Capitalisation”, Capital Redemption Bond.
The basic contract terms are
the same for both policies, as is
the income and social tax treatment. However, “Bons de Capitalisation” carry no inheritance
advantages and the value of the
policy on death is part of your
estate.
There are two clear advantages of using these policies.
Firstly, for wealth tax purposes,
the amount that is declared is
the initial investment amount (or
the current value, if lower). Secondly, a “Bon de Capitalisation”
can be gifted during your lifetime
or left on death, which could be
useful if the aim is to pass on a
“family portfolio”. ■
Note: Siddalls are qualified
and registered independent financial advisers in France and
ask for your bank details to pay for legal
fees and transaction costs. In the end you
lose a lot of money and get nothing in
return. The scheme itself violates section
419 of the Nigerian criminal code, hence
it is often known as the “419 fraud.”
Foreign Lottery Scam
Logically, if you haven't entered a
lottery, you can't win it, so any letters
or emails that tell you otherwise should
be treated with the greatest suspicion.
The 'winner' will be told to phone the
prize line, which unsurprisingly is a
premium-rate number, or asked to send
off a cheque for a small amount to cover
administration fees. The amounts on
offer are often huge and the fee relatively
small, but don't be fooled. If you send
off any money, you will be placed on a
'suckers list' and the amount of spam you
receive will explode!
The imagination and sheer audacity of
the scammers never ceases to amaze, but
there are 2 golden rules to follow that will
help you to avoid most of them. Firstly, if
it sounds too good to be true, it probably
is. Secondly, and most importantly,
TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS! ■
are not lawyers or accountants.
Please remember that the above
comments are merely a summary
of our understanding of current
legislation. This summary cannot
hope to cover all the details of
French savings and investments
and you should always seek appropriate advice before deciding
on any changes to your arrangements.
David Hardy is Regional
Manager of Siddalls France,
Independent Financial Adviser, specialised in tax, inheritance, pension and investment
planning for the British community in the Limousin since
1996.
Telephone: 05 56 34 75 51
[email protected].
www.siddalls.fr
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Golf - proud product of Scotland
T
he origins of the
game of golf are
not entirely clear.
People have been
playing “stick and ball”
games for many centuries and
several countries lay claim to
“inventing” it. One legend
is that golf was invented
by shepherds who were out
looking after their flocks. They
became bored and created
a game using their wooden
crooks to hit round rocks into
rabbit holes.
It is generally accepted that
the modern game of golf, as we
understand it today, originated
in Scotland. According to the
Royal and Ancient Golf Club
of St. Andrews, considered
to be “the home of golf”
and one of Scotland's oldest
clubs: “Stick and ball games
have been around for many
centuries, but golf as we know
it today, played over 18 holes,
clearly originated in Scotland.”
One of the very first
references to the game of
golf came in 1452 when King
James II banned it in Scotland,
along with football, because he
believed that it interfered with
his people's archery practice
– a skill much needed by his
armies!
The game remained a
largely Scottish hobby until
the mid-19th century. As the
first railways began to cross
England and Scotland, the
game's popularity quickly
spread, first across Great
Britain and soon across the rest
of the British Empire.
It can be said that golf along with football, cricket
and rugby - is another game
invented by the British and
then given to the rest of the
world so that they could beat
us at it!
Today, golf is played over
18 holes, with the winner
being the player who can get
his ball around in the fewest
strokes. Each player has a bag
containing 14 clubs.
Although golf is not as
popular in France as in
Britain, there are still well
over 500 courses in France
and over 400,000 registered
players. France is due to
host the Ryder Cup for the
first time in 2018, which will
be only the second time the
biennial tournament will have
been contested in mainland
Europe.
The Ryder Cup is held every
2 years between teams from
Europe and the US who both
select their best 12 players.
The 2018 competition will be
held at Le Golf National course
near Paris and organisers hope
that the event will give a big
boost to golf in France. ■
The Bugle thanks local French teacher,
Sophie Arsac, for the translation of this
month's bilingual article on another topical aspect of Franco-British culture.
Bilingual Crossword
Clues in English - answers in French
Across:
L
’origine du golf est
difficile à retracer
avec certitude. Les
gens jouent à des jeux
de balles et de bâtons depuis
des siècles et plusieurs pays en
revendiquent l’invention. Selon
l’une des légendes, ce sont des
bergers qui auraient inventé
ce jeu alors qu’ils surveillaient
leurs troupeaux. Gagnés par
l’ennui, ils tapaient dans des
cailloux sphériques avec leur
houlette de bois pour les projeter
dans des terriers de lapin.
Il est généralement admis que
le golf, dans sa version moderne,
est originaire d’Ecosse. Selon le
«Royal and Ancient Golf Club
of St Andrews», l’un des plus
anciens clubs de golf en Ecosse
et considéré comme “La Maison
du Golf” : «Les jeux de bâtons
et de balles existent depuis de
nombreux siècles mais le jeu de
golf tel que nous le connaissons
aujourd’hui, avec un parcours
de 18 trous, a clairement des
racines écossaises».
L’une des toutes premières
références au golf date de
1452 lorsque le roi Jacques II
d’Ecosse le bannit, au même
titre que le football, au prétexte
que les deux sports interféraient
avec l’entraînement au tir à l’arc,
une compétence en la matière
étant ô combien nécessaire aux
archers de ses armées!
Le jeu resta un loisir
principalement
écossais
jusqu’à la moitié du 19ème
siècle. Lorsque les premiers
chemins de fer commencèrent
à traverser l’Angleterre et
l’Ecosse, sa popularité se
répandit rapidement au sein
de la Grande-Bretagne puis
bientôt dans le reste de l’empire
britannique.
On peut dire que le golf, au
même titre que le football, le
cricket et le rugby, est encore
un jeu qui a été inventé par les
Britanniques puis offert au reste
du monde afin qu’il puisse les
battre!
Aujourd’hui, le golf se joue sur
un terrain à 18 trous et le gagnant
est celui qui effectue l’ensemble
du parcours en un minimum de
coups. Chaque joueur a un sac
contenant 14 clubs.
Bien que le golf ne soit pas
aussi populaire en France qu’en
Grande-Bretagne, on y trouve
cependant plus de 500 parcours
et plus de 400 000 licenciés. L’hexagone accueillera la
Ryder cup pour la première fois
en 2018 et pour la deuxième
fois seulement, le tournoi sera
disputé en Europe continentale.
Tous les deux ans, la Ryder
Cup oppose des équipes
d’Europe et des Etats-Unis qui
sélectionnent leurs 12 meilleurs
joueurs. La compétition de
2018 se tiendra sur le parcours
du Golf National près de Paris
et les organisateurs espèrent
que l’événement permettra de
promouvoir efficacement le golf
en France. ■
5. musicians(9)
7. to want(7)
8. pine tree(3)
10. enough(5)
11. lead (i.e. metal)
(5)
13. cape(3)
14. olive tree(7)
16. fireplaces(9)
Down:
1. July(7)
2. shin(5)
3. goose(3)
4. nurse(9)
6. moustache(9)
9. keyboard(7)
12. white(5)
15. friend(3)
Bilingual crossword solution can be found on page 22
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16 ♦ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters to
Is retirement really
bad for your health...?
The
Editor I
Christine Moshy
By Email
Dear Bugle readers,
Lost languages of Europe
David Rose
By Email
Dear Sir,
I
was
particularly
interested in the “Lost
languages of Europe”
article [May 2013];
linguistics has been a lifelong
interest of mine. I believe that
it is regrettably true that many
languages will die simply
because competing languages
offer more benefits: better job
prospects and access to a wider
range of institutions (schools,
internet resources, etc.) To
attempt to combat these
benefits through government
intervention is very difficult;
the best that can be hoped for
is a dual language approach.
Now to the English - French
debate.
First, the facts. According to
Wikipedia, English is spoken
by 359 million native speakers,
making it rank 3rd in the world
after Mandarin (955 million)
and Spanish (407 million).
These were 2010 estimates.
In these terms, French is very
much an also-ran, coming
17th with 74 million native
speakers.
It is thus crystal clear that
in numerical terms English
is Premier League, whereas
French is struggling to avoid
relegation.
However, the question of the
relative richness of language
is far more open. English is
known to have more than 1
million words. Comparison
in this respect with other
languages is difficult, though,
for a number of reasons. Do
you count the different forms
of a verb as one or many
words? The German language,
for example, constantly forms
new words by the agglutinative
process; on that basis German
has probably more words than
English. In some languages
the concept of a word is itself
different; Chinese being a
splendid example.
It is also very well known
that all languages change with
time (in that sense the French
authoritative approach to new
words is laughable - if people
want to use a new word they
will and no amount of official
high-handed prohibition will
stop them). It would reasonably
be expected, for example, that
the idea of gender of nouns will
eventually be dropped from all
languages; it is just not needed.
Verb declension will probably
last much longer because it has
a precise meaning.
It is, however, probably true
to say that French and English
compete world wide in terms
of
non-native
speakers.
English tends to be the medium
for commerce and dispersion
of technical articles, whereas
French leads in the arts.
I will end with a Latin
tag, thus showing that old
languages never die, they just
fade away!
De dicto, dixi
David Rose
Online radio from Wiltshire
Brian Justice
By Email
Hello,
M
y family are regular
visitors to the region
and I often come
across your publication which
we find very useful.
Back in the U.K. I broadcast
on a local radio station,
Fantasy Radio, which is based
in Devizes, Wiltshire and
available worldwide online:
www.fantasyradio.co.uk
During a previous visit to
France I was talking with some
friends (expats from Wiltshire)
who mentioned how nice it was
to be able to tune in to a local
(UK) station (the wonders of
the internet) where they could
keep in touch with events,
posts requests, dedications to/
from family/friends, etc. This
got me thinking to get in touch
Managing Editor:
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and maybe you can mention
this and the station to your
readers... especially those who
came from Wiltshire.
It's very much a BBC Radio
2 style which is very popular.
My particular shows already
get a healthy listenership,
especially the 60s show on
Saturday.
Regards
Brian Justice
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am making an intelligent
guess that many of you
are retired; France
and Spain are wellknown for being amongst
the retirement countries of
choice for expatriate Britons.
I know that many come here
to change their lifestyle and/
or take up other careers.
Others, like myself, have
been able to carry on doing
what they were doing before
they came to the Limousin,
either because they are able
to work anywhere and prefer
doing it in a breathtakingly
beautiful place, or because
they have universal skills that
can be practised anywhere.
However, sooner or later,
we will all be coming up
against the great retirement
dilemma, revolving around
the big three questions:
where, when & how?
I am a congenital fence
sitter and can’t decide, so it
was with interest that I read a
paper by Gabriel H. Sahlgren,
published in May by the
Institute of Economic Affairs
(a UK think tank). The paper,
entitled “Work Longer Live
Healthier”, was sponsored
by a UK charity, the Age
Endeavour Fellowship. After
reading the study, Edward
Datnow, the chairman of Age
Endeavour said:
“…those seeking to retire
should think very hard
about whether it is their best
option.”
The paper is an interesting
read. It starts with a few
self-evident truths, like the
fact that people everywhere
are living longer and living
healthier. Well yes, we all
know that a baby born in
the mid-nineteenth century
had a pretty average chance
of only living into their
fifties. We are also obviously
much healthier than our
grandparents' generation although, as an aside, another
article I read last week
named an anti-depressive as
the world’s third best selling
drug!
Back to Mr Sahlgren’s
paper;
he
drew
the
conclusion early on that
the age of retirement was
until quite recently edging
downwards. Those were the
days! Now governments
talk about baby boomers,
the current economic woes
and release figures showing
how we can’t afford all those
early retirees anymore. The
retirement age is advancing
in most first world societies
(it doesn’t exist in most third
world ones), although it
does so under a lot of protest
from workers who dream
of all those days of endless
summer, interesting hobbies,
exciting travel, a new and
improved social life, etc.
But wait a minute. Mr
Sahlgren’s paper doesn’t
paint such a rosy picture
of retirement at all. He
claims that retirement is a
health hazard!! Apparently,
retirement “decreases the
likelihood of being in
'very good' or 'excellent'
self-assessed health” by a
whopping 40% and increases
the probability of suffering
clinical depression by 40%!!
The chances of suffering
from “at least one diagnosed
condition” goes up by 60%
in both the mid and the long
term.
Aha! I thought when I read
this, but a lot more questions
and arguments sprang to mind
like: where did Mr Sahlgren
get his data from; how old
were the retirees questioned;
what was the socio-economic
level of his recipients; where
did they live and so on?
Mr Sahlgren’s study is
very long, but also very fair.
He himself raises even more
obvious “chicken and egg”
style questions such as do
studies reveal deteriorating
health on retirement, because
ill health itself is the reason
many people retire? He also
raises lots and lots of ifs and
buts and asks if retirement
- which obviously weakens
social isolation in one way as
it cuts people off from their
working social relationships
- creates better social
relationships as people form
“retiree or interest group”
networks. Is this really
the case? Are those new
relationships as worthwhile
as the ones formed over a
working life?
How limiting, too, is the
peer group pressure of other
retirees on one to 'act like a
retiree'? Personally, I have
experienced people saying
that at my age, I should
cut down on the amount of
work and even sport I do - I
should relax more, chill out.
But then people have been
telling me that since I was
40 and my reply has always
been about the quality of life.
Does your quality of life go
up or down on retirement?
Ruth Rendell (born 1930),
Yoko Ono (born 1933), Mick
Jagger (born 1943) and all
those other busy non-retirees
who’ve been in the news
lately, would probably say
it might go down. That said,
they are the rich and famous,
who, given their respective
careers, probably don’t have
to struggle out of bed too
early on a Monday morning.
I won’t go on, I have
work to do! If you’re
interested, you can read how
Mr Sahlgren reached his
conclusions on the iea.org.uk
website or on the BBC World
News website. Personally,
I am still sitting on my
fence, although now leaning
towards the work until I drop
school of thought. I would be
genuinely interested on the
take of any Bugle readers on
the big retirement debate. Do
any of you retirees out there
have any regrets? What got
you off the fence? Have any
of you climbed back on the
fence, and if so, why?
Best regards,
Christine Moshy
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GAMES ♦ 17
Caption Competition - June
Crossword
Clues and answers in English
Send your entries for this month's Caption Competition to: [email protected]
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May's Winners
1. Danger (5)
4. Percussion instrument (7)
8. Deliberated (7)
9. Molten rock (5)
10. Marine mollusks (7)
12. Similar (5)
13. Martial art (4,2)
15. Rigorous (6)
18. Assumed name (5)
19. Accumulated (7)
21. Similar to a giraffe (5)
22. Dizziness (7)
24. Perpetual (7)
25. Book of maps (5)
Down:
1. Security device (7)
2. Bone (3)
3. Supple (5)
4. Plain (6)
5. Fortification (7)
6. Enlarges (9)
7. Astound (5)
11. Consortium (9)
14. Mode (7)
16. Irksome (7)
17. Wonder (6)
18. Repent (5)
20. Artery (5)
23. Unwell (3)
© Chris Riley
Across:
WINNER:
"No madam, you misheard him. He definitely said
'you're a bunch of useless bankers' " - Mike Scott
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"Oh good, this is the bank that only pays interest in peanuts?" - John Martin
"Shall I repeat that for you?" - Samantha Sheene
SUDOKU - MEDIUM
SUDOKU - HARD
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ANIMALS & PETS
Free to good homes Border Collie, 3
yrs. Gentle nature needs a new home
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vaccinated, all documents (passport).
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FOR SALE: Used horse rugs 2 No.
Shires Typhoon turnout rugs, 6' and
6'3" - 30 euros each; 2 No. Shires Chill
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Equi-Therm boett style sweet itch rug
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KENNEL
SUITABLE FOR A LARGE DOG (Or
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cm. Entrance - width 30 cm, height 55
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This kennel is totally weatherproof.
Please note this is a very heavy item.
€100.00 Tel: 05 55 89 21 37 (evenings
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rams and 1 ewe 'Hubert, Spot, William
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great for novice shepherds. They will all
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€20 each. Tel: 05 55 62 47 06 Email:
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Free to good homes I have two 2 lovely
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FOR SALE: Wintec 2000 saddle With
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FOR SALE: Electric pipe cutters &
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2) Pilkington Fresco tiles 100mm x
100mm - Victorian green 50, Yellow
50, Terracotta 75 (will cover approx.
1.75m2). Italian tiles 15cm x 15cm Royal Blue 35, White 22. Price for all
tiles 35€. Tel. 06 26 07 72 75
FOR SALE: 18V Parkside Cordless drill
In case with battery and 1 hour charger.
Still with 12 months warranty on it.
Virtually unused. €20.00 Call Dave on
05 55 64 83 13
FOR SALE: Compressor €200.00 Tel:
05 55 68 06 65 / 06 06 56 80 78
FOR SALE: Industrial pillar drill 5
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05 55 60 25 92 Email: malcolmwalden@
yahoo.co.uk
FOR SALE: Black & Decker DN 227
Circular saw in box 40mm 550W with
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25 92 Email: malcolmwalden@yahoo.
co.uk
FOR SALE: Building materials/
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43 69
FURNITURE
FOR SALE: Various - Furniture 2
Seater reclining brown sofa/synthetic
leather - 120 euros ono. Round kitchen
dining table/oak colour/chrome legs/ 6
matching chairs - 50 euros. Square tripod
leg “cocktail” table - 25 euro. 4 Black
metal folding chairs with cushions Ext/
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02
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€150.00 Tel: 05 55 62 91 97 (ANSWER
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FOR SALE: 6 x Faux Leather high back
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181cm, Height 74cm. €250.00 Tel: 05
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FOR SALE: Original 1970's glass
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Owned from new and in great condition,
it's a genuine retro piece! Email Clair
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Photos available on request. Email:
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FOR SALE: CHAISE LONGUE
With fully carved dark hardwood
frame. Swan-neck back. Gold coloured
upholstery as new, (including rear side)
includes matching bolster. €420.00ono
Tel 05 55 03 87 56
FOR SALE: Genuine Victorian Pine
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ceramic knobs. Perfect for a farmhouse
country kitchen. €350.00 Tel: 05 55 68
06 65
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Cream
Background/Floral
Print
detachable covers + Matching Cushions
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€50.00 Tel: 02 54 25 39 79
FOR SALE: Wooden spindleback
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55 76 10 36
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x 60. Interior fitments can be bought
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(please note, large dimensions will need
at least two people). €150. (€659 on Ikea
website). Bellac. €150.00 Tel: 07958
164945 Email: anne.greaves@hotmail.
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FOR SALE: Hostess trolley Used twice
- as new. 150 euros - half Argos price.
€150.00 Tel: 05 55 61 19 81
FOR SALE: Coffee table Teak legs
and frame 10mm thick. Smoked glass
top.122cm x 70cm. Very heavy. €50.00
Tel: 05 55 61 19 81
GARDEN
FOR SALE: Garden Table & Four
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with round glass top 970mm diameter.
Hole in top for parasol. Tubular steel
chairs with plastic mesh seat and back.
€30.00 Tel: 0555 634369
FOR SALE: Garden Table & Four
Carver Chairs in Resin Table top
measures 1400mm x 860mm. Complete
with chair cushions, cover for table and
chairs, parasol, parasol base and parasol
cover. €120.00 Tel: 0555 634369
FOR SALE: Towable lawn sweeper
€150.00 Tel: 05 55 68 06 65 / 06 06 56
80 78
FOR SALE: Garden shredder €30.00
Tel: 05 55 58 90 39/ 06 04 49 90 79
GENERAL
FOR SALE: Power Juicer - Andrew
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FOR SALE: Budding DJ’s I have
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watt power amplifier; 2 Prosound
300W 10 inch oudspeakers, (10”
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); 2 Heavy duty extending speaker
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All in excellent condition. Cost new
€470.00. I would like €360.00. If
you would like to see more photos
please email or text. €360.00 Text:
06 64 62 50 92 or +44 7929 830 643
FOR SALE: New Multi Gym
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€150.00ono Tel: 05 55 62 91 97
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lamps 2 x 25 W – 3 grease filters
(can go in dishwasher) – Stainless
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25
FOR SALE: Baby Equipment Cot
inc mattress + fitted protector
€25.00. Reverse facing baby car
seat €15.00. Toddler chair fastens
onto adult dining chair €10.00. All
in good clean cond. Email: david.
[email protected]
FOR SALE: One Central Heating
Tank 1500 litres plastic. Dimensions
180 cms x 160 cms x 80 cms approx.
Buyer to collect. €75.00ono Tel: 05
55 64 21 61
FOR SALE: Generator Pro System
P3000 inverter technology 2400W
230V. Bought Nov 2012 for €530
only used a few times selling for
€400. €400.00 Tel: 05 55 66 23 978
or 07 61 23 33 63
FOR SALE: Various Large oak
barrel, 44inch high, 3ft wide 40€.
Ariston 4 ring gas hob 40€. Large
Geminox oil central heating boiler,
type35, 30kw, 100l capacity, offers.
Buyer collects. Area 87. Tel: 05 55
36 29 93
FOR SALE: Shower door Brand
new, still boxed. 1850cm high 780
to 810 cm wide. Cost 109 euros at
Brico Depot. Square pattern design.
€50.00 Tel: 05 55 61 19 81
FOR SALE: Eaumark Bread Maker
+ 2 Recipe Books VGC. Buyer
collects. €25.00 Contact Marie or
Tony Wood 0254 25 39 79
FOR SALE: Golf Equipment 1)
PowaKaddy Electric Golf Trolley +
Charger & Battery. VGC. 200 euros
2) Full Set King Cobra Golf clubs
+ Bag, Balls & Extras. VGC. 300
euros 3) Manual Golf Trolley. 20
euros. Buyer collects. Contact Marie
or Tony Wood 0254 25 39 79
FOR SALE: SHOWER CABIN
Unused/still boxed. Plain white.
2m high x 80cm wide/deep. Manual
shower. 87370 Laurière. €180.00
Tel: 05 55 10 94 78 (daytime)
FOR SALE: Adult 3-Wheeler
bicycle 3 gears. Large rear panier.
Takes a lot of shopping or could
make a seat! Front metal panier.
Dynamo Lights, reflectors red.
Good condition. €150.00 Tel: 02 48
56 74 73
FOR SALE: Flymo Petrol Hover
Mower Old but still in working
order. Spare blade, blade spacers
and spanner. €40.00 Tel: 0555
634369
FOR SALE: Hi Sense Air
Conditioner Unused, in original
boxes with manufacturers warranty.
2.5 Kw cooling and 3.2 Kw heating.
Connecting
hoses
included.
€400.00ono Tel: 05 45 31 75 05
FOR SALE: 1930s Overstrung,
upright piano Good condition +
piano stool. €350.00 Call Rick on
05 55 38 34 20 Email: richard.lee@
sfr.fr
FOR SALE: Two matching male/
female off road bikes Barely used
- Giant CSA 4.0 grey aluminium
frame, Shimano 21 speed shifters,
Tektro brakes, Memory foam saddle
+ 2 helmets. 245 euros each. Call
Rick on 05 55 38 34 20 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Acer M5610 Tower
PC Loaded with genuine Windows
XP Professional (Disc and Product
Code), suffers from blue screen
crashes (a 'software issue'), so
would suit computer geek. €60.00
Call Dave on 05 55 64 83 13
FOR SALE: Ladies and Gents
Falcon bikes 21 gears each, in good
working order. €30.00 Call Clair on
05 55 64 83 13
FOR SALE: Sky Digi Box In full
working order, for all 'free to view'
channels including the BBC, ITV,
Channels 4 and 5 and all of their
derivative channels and many more.
€40.00ono Call Dave on 05 55 64
83 13
FOR SALE: Towel Radiator White,
wall mounted, 500W, 100cms x
45, with thermostat. Excellent
condition. €30.00 Call Dave on 05
55 64 83 13
FOR SALE: 2 Decathlon 2 person
'pop up' tents Both used only once,
so in great condition. 25€ each. Call
Clair on 05 55 64 83 13
FOR SALE: SuperSer Portable
Gas Heater In full working order,
complete with nearly full bottle of
butane. €65.00 Tel: 05 55 63 43 69
FOR SALE: 6' x 3' snooker table
Excellent condition, brand new,
set of pool balls as well. Dept. 16
Chabanais. €99.00 Tel: 05 45 31 19
84
FOR SALE: Bike Clothing WEISE
AVENGER 3 FABRIC JACKET
- Hydraban, breathable, armour,
back protection. Red/black. Good
condition. Waterproof and very
warm, with removable inner liner.
Size – large. 40 euros. DAINESE
RIZZLA SUZUKI JACKET – Dark
blue/light blue/yellow. Removable
liner, armour in elbows, high
quality back protector. Good
condition. Size 54 (European) 60
euros. DAINESE JACKET – Black.
Removable liner, armour in elbows,
quality back protector. Good
condition. Size 54 (European) 45
euros. FRANK THOMAS ANKLE
BOOTS – Size 7 1/2, waterproof.
Light scuffing. 10 euros. BMW
FABRIC SALOPETTES – Black,
lots of armour. Extra large. 30
euros. AKITO LEATHER &
KEVLAR TROUSERS – Very high
quality. Armour. Probably around
38 (UK) waist. Black. 45 euros.
SIGMA JACKET – Kevlar, Goretex,
Keprotec, armour, back protector.
Red/black. Good condition. Size medium 35 euros. RICHA JACKET
– High quality leather, hard armour,
back protector, Kevlar. Black
/ yellow. Very good condition.
Size – medium. 60 euros. RICHA
TROUSERS – To match the above
jacket. Black. 38 (UK) waist. 50
euros. AERO HELMET - black,
open faced with visor, size 55-56 –
20 euros. SCHUBERTH HELMET –
Flip front, white, cop style, quality
helmet, size- large, cost £300 new –
50 euros. AGV X-VENT HELMET
– Red, good condition, quality
helmet, size – small, 40 euros. Sizes
for some items are approximate, and
as always, it’s better to try stuff on
to ensure the correct fit. I can email
pictures of above. Tel: 05 55 78 17
76 Email: [email protected]
FOR SALE: Shower tray Ceramic.
80cm x 80cm. €25.00 Tel: 05 55 41
19 28
FOR SALE: FORGE WULF,
portable, coal fuelled forge in very
good condition. Photos available
if required. €210.00 Tel: + 44 (0)
7929 830643 or +33 (0) 6646 25092
FOR
SALE:
INFLATABLE
DINGHY
AVON
REDCREST
DINGHY,
includes
wooden
floorboards,
inflatable
seat,
fibreglass seat, 2 oars, electric
pump, outboard bracket and storage
bags. Dinghy:- Length 2.75m, Beam
1.32m.Capacity:- 4/5 persons ,
320kgs. Ready to go and have lots
of fun. Photos available if required.
€320.00 Tel: + 44 (0) 7929 830643
or +33 (0) 6646 25092 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Various Electro-acoustic
round-backed guitar. Almost as new.
75 euros ono. Wooden gun rack with
ammo cupboard beneath. 45inches
high. 24inches wide. 15 euros.
Ladies sheepskin coat. Very soft/
comfortable. Natural colour. Size
12. Exceptional condition. 50 euros.
Beautiful ladies leather cowboy
boots. Size 37. Excellent condition.
40 euros. Tel: 05 55 76 10 36
FOR SALE: Yamaha Electone Organ
HS6 Dual keyboard. Multitude of
functions. Great condition. €350.00
Tel: 05 53 52 03 02
FOR SALE: Various DVD surround
sound 50.00Wicker table and 2
chairs 70.00. Low coffee table
20.00. Nest of 3 x tables 25.00.
White bed knobs n broom sticks bed
and mat 100.00. Wicker veg rack
and 5 draws 40.00. Miccrowave
oven and grill 50.00. Dinner table
and 6 chairs 2 years old 500.00.
3 piece settee with poof 300.00.
Saddle n bridle with tack box n bits
150.002 x Sky box 40.00 each. Play
station 2 40.00. 3 door wardrobe and
2 x side cabinets 160.00 Tel: 05 55
64 18 33
FOR SALE: Child's bike Excellent
condition. Suitable for ages 3 to 5.
€25.00 Email: anniecullen@yahoo.
com
FOR SALE: Galvanised water butt
600 litres. Cost over 300 euro new,
will accept 75 euros. €75.00 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: 2 Fire Plates Each
700x500x13mm. Used only a couple
of weeks, and 65€ each when new.
35€ each or 65€ the pair. Call Dave
on 05 55 64 83 13
FOR SALE: French doors (Howdens
UK) Plus frame and double glazed.
Units 208cm x 126cm. Could be
stained or painted. Brand new.
€120.00ono Tel: 05 55 61 19 81
FOR SALE: 4foot6 Sprung Mattress
Hardly used. €50.00 Tel: 05 55 61
19 81
FOR SALE: Sorrento Radiators
- school type - colour white 3 x
1000cm x 600cm high x 100cm
deep, 1 x 1000cm x 300cm high x
150cm deep, 1 towel rail 406cm
high x 405cm wide. All new, still
boxed. Can be viewed on homebase
website. Cost £1000 plus. Offers
around 600 euros. Tel: 05 55 61 19
81
FOR SALE: Various Electric heater
(used) 10€ Loupiac 2005 sweet
dessert wine, normal price 6.50€,
our price 3€. Tel: 05 55 62 91 97
(ANWSER MACHINE) Email:
grandemaison-chenerailles@
orange.fr
FOR SALE: RANGEMASTER 110
Gas Range Cooker MAINS GAS
ONLY ( non convertible).4 gas hobs
- 1 griddle plate - 1 electric hot plate
- 2 gas ovens - 1 gas grill. Excellent
condition. Email for photos. Buyer
must collect 36160. €500.00 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Various 5 assorted
Bikes + 9 assorted new tyres and 7
assorted new inner tubes. Ideal for
a gite or brocante. 40 Euro's the lot.
Motorized garage door, excellent
condition. Cost new 470 Euro's
SELL for 100 Euro's. Steel sink with
taps + 2 double top cupboards and
2 single. As new. 40 Euro's. Large
electric flymo. Good condition. 20
Euro's. Stone shower base + shower
door and thermostat. 40 Euro's. Call
09 62 16 87 35 ask for Ken Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Brass topped small
fire
dogs
€30.00ono
Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Scrapbooking items
Punches, scissors, junior Dymo and
tape, stickers, ribbon, paper, stencils
etc. Tel: 06 26 07 72 75 (Bellac area,
87)
FOR
SALE:
Multi
purpose
aluminium ladder nearly new
€80.00 Tel: 05 55 58 90 39/ 06 04
49 90 79
FOR
SALE:
Bestway
round
swimming pool Brand new. 15 ft
by 3 ft depth. 100 euros telephone
€100.00 Tel: 05 55 58 90 39/ 06 04
49 90 79
FOR SALE: 2 metal fuel storage
tanks Hold approx 400 litres each.
120 euros each o.n.o. Tel: 05 45 31
07 83 / 09 75 91 05 45
FOR SALE: Swimming pool covers
to fit pool 8 x 4m Summer cover
complete with roller, very good
condition, fully bound edges, €250.
Winter cover conforming to French
security norm, excellent condition,
€150. Or €350 for both covers plus
roller. Buyer to collect (Bellac, 87).
FOR SALE: Golf equipment Bargain
as new Top-Flite golf bag. Master
Gold 3 & 5 woods. Browning 3-45-6-7-8-9- irons. Pitching wedge.
Sandwedge. Shoes worn once UK
size 9. Waterproof leggings. Some
balls new and used in very good
condition. Bag is almost new. ALL
FOR BARGAIN PRICE 85 EUROS.
€85.00 Tel: 05 55 68 27 80 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: 30 X LED Bulbs Spot
Lights 4 Watts, Day White. GU10
fitting, New. Reason for sale:
ordered the wrong colour. 120
Euros the lot. 87230. €120.00 Tel:
05.55.03.84.50
FOR SALE: Coffee Filter Machine
10/12 cups max. Black. Jug in
burnished stainless steel. Never
used. €15.00 Tel: 02 54 25 38 97
(36, Orsennes)
FOR SALE: Oil Central Heating
Boiler In good order. €70.00ono
Tel: 02 54 25 38 97 (36, Orsennes)
FOR SALE: Window - 176 x 101 4
panels, 36 x 82. Not double glazed.
In good condition. €30.00 Tel: 02
54 25 38 97 (36, Orsennes)
FOR SALE: Window - 150 x 66
8 panels, 25 x 31. 2 broken. Not
double glazed. €15.00 Tel: 02 54 25
38 97 (36, Orsennes)
FOR SALE: Small Door Complete
CLASSIFIEDS ♦ 19
The Bugle CLASSIFIEDS are brought to you in association with
with its own metal shutters. 175 x
53. Window in door 78 x 26. €40.00
Tel: 02 54 25 38 97 (36, Orsennes)
FOR SALE: Various 1. Canon
MP240 Colour printer/copier in
vgc, needs new ink cartridges. 2.
Samsung inkjet phone/fax in vgc.
Offers please for any of the above.
Tel: 05 55 60 25 92
FOR SALE: Brand New Set of Mens
RH Golf Clubs Full set of Powerbilt
clubs with stand bag inc. Driver, 3
Wood, 3&4 Hybrid, 5 - SW. All with
graphite shafts + Putter. No offers
150 EUR. €150.00 Tel: 05 44 20
22 58
FOR SALE: Overlocker Used once.
Excellent Condition. Contact:- Tony
or Marie Wood. 4 minutes from
€95.00 Tel: 02-54-25-39-79
FOR SALE: Digibox In perfect
working order for Freeview or Sky
subscription channels. £20 ono. Tel:
02 54 37 76 24 Email: construction.
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Persian carpet, goat
skin rug & Chinese vase table lamp
Large persian carpet...like new...
overall colours are burgundy and
dark blue...900 euros. Bought for
1.700 euros 2 years ago. Large goat
skin rug...very thick and warm..
overall colours are light brown and
cream....600 euros. Large Chinese
vase table lamp, with beautiful chinz
shade....200euros. Tel: 06 01 83 50
55 or 05 55 57 53 19
FOR SALE: Various Prada Gents
Jacket, medium, grey, excellent
condition E60.00 OVNO. Henri
Lloyd Jacket (with logo on outer
collar) medium, cream, excellent
condition E50.00 OVNO. Rover 25
steering wheel (no airbag console
included) with stereo volume
control (also fit Rover 200 1995
on) E25.00. Moulinex deep fat fryer
VGC E25.00 ONO. Eurohike 2
man ten in bag (model no: 265TS)
VGC E30.00. Moulinex coffee
maker (old/retro 1980's) VGC
E15.00. Gents Berghaus hiking
trainers brown, size 8/EU 42.5 VGC
E25.00. BNIP - BHS pure cotton
Double Flat sheet, cream BRITISH
BED SIZE E20.00. BNIP - House
of Fraser oxford pillowcase beige
BRITISH BED SIZE E8.00. BNIP House of Fraser Double fitted sheet,
white polycotton (50/50) BRITISH
BED SIZE E20.00. BNIP - House
of Fraser Sheet & Pillowcase set,
double, white 100% Egyptian cotton
BRITISH BED SIZE E40.00. BNIP
- BHS single flat sheet & pillowcase
sky
blue
polycotton
(50/50)
BRITISH BED SIZE E17.00. Tel:
05 55 60 46 33
FOR SALE: 'Keraco' Stone Effect
Twin-Bowl Sink (120cm x 60cm)
with single drainer in light grey,
never used. €40.00 Tel: 05 55 98
57 62
HOUSE CLEARANCE
FOR SALE: Household Items
HOUSE SALE: Many household
items, antiques, ornaments, crystal
and some small items of furniture
for sale. BARGAINS TO BE HAD.
SUNDAY 16TH JUNE - 10.00 to
16.00. 9 Route de Nouic, Mezièressur-Issoire (87330). Tel: 09 62 24
11 88
FOR SALE: Household Items
HOUSE SALE: Opportunity to
decorate/furnish your gîte, new
EASY
holiday or French home with
genuine French small furniture (eg
5 matching wooden chairs €15, 60s
side table €8), tableware, ornaments
(bibelots), pictures, fabric, gorgeous
linen sheets for patchwork or cushion
covers, mirrors, vintage sewing
items, vintage French hairdressing
salon items, vintage French clothes.
Also lots of English ornaments and
ceramics (Denby, Wedgwood, etc.),
books. Surplus vegetable plants
also. On Saturday 8 and Sunday 9
June, 10.00 - 18.00. 19 Boulevard
Jean Lair, 19370 Chamberet. Email
for further information. Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Various household
items - AUBUSSON Various
household items, mirrored armoire,
chairs, wood, lots of china, double
bed, clocks, CD player & bric a brac
etc. Please email for address and
details/photos. Email: stephanie.
[email protected]
VEHICLES / PARTS
FOR SALE: Renault 5 LHD, Petrol,
Manual, 5dr Hatchback, Silver,
CT to Jan 2014. New Brakes,
New Clutch, New Alternator,
New Battery. Very Reliable, Very
Economical, Very Cheap Insurance.
Great little run-around. New vehicle
purchase forces sale. In Janaillat
on D61, 5 mins from Saint-DizierLeyrenne. €1,000.00ono Tel. 05 55
64 87 92 or 06 47 46 62 29 ask for
Bryan Email: [email protected]
FOR SALE: Renault Twingo
Expression, 1.2 16V, petrol, LHD,
gold yellow, 11/2002, 128 383 KM,
sun roof, non smoker, radio, just
passed German controle technique,
very good condition. €3,000.00
Tel: 05 55 30 40 26 Email: margret.
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Camping Car Peugeot
J5 base with Autostar 425 body,
1992, 140700km, LHD, diesel,
2500cc, manual. Sleeps 4, carte
grise six people, seating for 4 at
table. Separate shower, toilet,
handbasin, fridge with small freezer
compartment, radio CD, 2 ring
gas hob, bike rack, large wind out
awning, large solar panel, electric
step, 2 large gas bottles. Lots of
storage. Ladder to roof with railing.
Gas heater. New battery with 3
year guarantee, cambelt changed,
serviced November 2012. Excellent
tyres, chassis like new. CT 11/2014.
(Can email pictures) €9,500.00ono
Tel: 05 55 78 17 76 Email: graham.
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Snap-On Hydraulic
Engine Lift + Accessories VGC.
Buyer collects. €80.00 Contact
Marie or Tony Wood 0254 25 39 79
FOR SALE: Ford Escort 1.6 1994
68,000kms. French registered. RHD.
2 years CT. 100% reliable. Towbar,
sunroof, new tyres and battery, CD
player. €625.00 Tel: 05 55 68 56 46
FOR SALE: Eau claire fibreglass
canal and river cruiser Boat all on
mypostoffice.co.uk
FOR SALE: PEUGEOT, ZENITH
(FE052) SCOOTER 1996, 50cc.
French Carte Grise. No Controle
Technique necessary in France.
Excellent condition for year. Low
usage, 6554 kilometres. €550.00
Tel: 06 64 62 50 92 Email: haynes.
[email protected]
FOR SALE: TRACTOR FERRARI
one level, 2 main cabins sleeping
2 and 3. Fully equipped, kitchen
with fridge, cooker, water heater,
shower room with handbasin and
lavatory. Central heating, gas fired
6/9 conducted air, easy access.
Motor Yanmar 3JH3E with marine
drive SD 31 easy access. Electricity
12 volts DCS. 2 water tanks 200
litres each. Moored in Clamecy.
€28,000.00 Tel: 05 45 71 53 02
FOR SALE: 2 Pirelli Tyres As new.
On Ford Mondeo wheels. 185/60/
R14 €60.00 Tel: 02 48 56 74 73
FOR SALE: Citroen Picasso Towbar
Nearly new. Complete with wiring.
Twin plug. €60.00 Tel: 02 48 56 74
73
FOR SALE: Towbar Possibly for
Renault Traffic van. Complete with
wiring. €40.00 Tel: 02 48 56 74 73
FOR SALE: Peugeot 406 Towbar
With ball and wiring. Complete.
€40.00 Tel: 02 48 56 74 73
FOR SALE: Cycle Carrier Fits to
boot/tailgate, unused and very clean.
€25.00ono Call Clair on 05 55 64
83 13
FOR SALE: Pair of roof bars Used
on Peugeot 306 and will fit many
cars, in good condition and with
locking keys. €35.00ono Call Dave
on 05 55 64 83 13
FOR SALE: Pair of Welded Steel
Car Service Ramps €15.00 Tel: 05
55 63 43 69
FOR SALE: Single Axle Trailer
Welded steel frame with exterior ply
interior. No rust. Inside dimensions
1790 long x 1170 wide x 480 deep.
1 tonne suspension units, 4 stud
hubs, Austin mini wheels, tyres in
good condition. Jockey wheel at
front, adjustable props at rear. Brand
new coupling. Complete with spare
wheel and cover. All ready for the
road. €150.00 Tel: 05 55 63 43 69
FOR SALE: Toyota Hilux 2.4 TD 4 x
4 Crew Cab (Seats 5). V Reg (1999).
White. UK Registered. 133,000
Miles. Tow Bar. Immobiliser. Cover
on Back. Excellent Condition.
Extremely Reliable. Just had New
Brakes Fitted. €3,500.00 Tel: 07966
289475 Email: caroline.willetts@
MEDIUM
PowerSafe, 2 WHEEL TRACTOR,
Type 340A/360 with the following
attachments:-Plough, Potato ridger,
Potato lifter.Very good condition
and working order. €1,900.00 Tel: +
44 (0) 7929 830643 or +33 (0) 6646
25092 Email: haynes.peter@yahoo.
co.uk
FOR SALE: VAN SAFE VAN
VAULT 2, Size: 920 x 560 x490mm
(LxWxH),
Weight:46kg.
UK’s
no.1 security container for fixed
installation
into
commercial
vehicles. High tensile steel storage
box. 2mm sheet steel body & lid.
Tamper proof single pin hinge.
Anti-drill 70mm disc lock. Gas strut
for soft open/close lid action. Siren
holes for optional anti-theft alarm.
Excellent condition. NEW PRICE
242€.Photos available if required.
€150.00 Tel: + 44 (0) 7929 830643
or +33 (0) 6646 25092 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Mahindra Tractor FS
254I 2008 25 hp. 140 hours. Front
end Loader. Back Hoe. PTO for
other attachments. Good condition.
Photo available. €8,900.00 Tel: 05
55 60 10 56 or 05 55 60 06 19
FOR SALE: Hobby Excellent
Caravan 460 UFE. Purchased and
registered in France 2008. 4 berth.
Double fixed bed. Water reservoir
50 litres. Extract Hood. Powrtouch
Mover.
Large Awning.
Rear
reversing camera. Good condition.
€12,900.00 Tel: 05 55 60 10 56
FOR SALE: SCOOTER LUDIX RB
1,000KG As brand new having been
in storage.. Purchased 30/06/06 for
1,279 euros.. Dept 87. €600.00ono
Tel: 05 55 68 48 02
FOR SALE: Mazda Van (for spares
or repair) / Ford Fiesta MK4 Mazda
van E220 Spares or repair (new
tyres). RHD but French registered.
Ford Fiesta MK4, owned from new,
runner but needs some attention for
test. RHD but French registered.No
reasonable offer refused. Tel: David
on 05 55 69 28 22 (near Eymoutiers)
FOR SALE: Vauxhall Vectra 1.9
CDTI (150) diesel estate Sept. 2006.
New MOT and Taxed. 2 owners with
full Vauxhall main dealer service
HARD
history. Full service with cambelt,
water pump and clutch kit, including
dual mass flywheel replaced Dec. at
148k. All Invoices to confirm with
original service book and document
pack. Every extra including SAT
NAV. New Goodyear tyres fitted last
year. Non smoker car in excellent
condition. Metallic Black with
no damage. RHD will consider
exchange for LHD car with cash
adjustment either way. May interest
person returning to the UK with
French car to sell. £2995 ono or
€ equivalent. Tel: 02 54 37 76 24
Email:
construction.uk@hotmail.
com
FOR SALE: Hyundai coupe TSIII
Limited Edition Crystal White,
RHD, French Registered, Sunroof,
17" anthracite alloys, quad exhausts,
sport suspension from the Eibach
springs, quilted style leather seats
with matching door-trims, high boot
spoiler, 2.0 liter Beta engine badged
chrome door sills, metal foot rest
and pedals, iPod connectivity and
heated seats, 30K. Contact for info
or pictures. €9,000.00ono tel: 05 55
47 34 82 Email: jseretny@hotmail.
co.uk
FOR SALE: H & K Bradley Trailer
(Bingley, Yorks) 2 metres long, 2
metres high. Roller shutter door.
Type No. HU4 & 5 MK Year DZA.
Very good condition. €850.00ono
Steve 05.55.6975.67/06.89.47.69.71
FOR SALE: TYRES 4 BRAND
NEW 205/80R 16, Remoulds.Photos
available if required. €240.00 Tel: +
44 (0) 7929 830643 or +33 (0) 6646
25092 Email: haynes.peter@yahoo.
co.uk
FOR SALE: Roof Rack Fits Peugeot
Partner/ Citroen Belingo 2003/04
etc. €45.00 Tel: 05 55 69 49 28
FOR SALE: Nissan X trail Aventura
T 30 2007 pair of genuine xenon
left hand drive headlights including
bulbs €500.00 Tel: 05.55.66.44.06
FOR SALE: THERMAL BLINDS
THERMAL
FOIL
WINDOW
BLINDS FOR CAMPER VAN,
MOTORHOME.NEW, 3 PIECES.
Photos available if required. €50.00
Tel: + 44 (0) 7929 830643 or +33 (0)
6646 25092 Email: haynes.peter@
yahoo.co.uk
FOR SALE: RADIATOR 61349A
(MADE IN DENMARK BY
NISSENS), as new, suitable for
the following models:- PEUGEOT
406 2.0i Turbo 1996, 1.9 TD 1995
FOR SALE
Building Plots /
Economic Activity Areas
The Brame Benaize Community
of Communes would like to
inform possible entrepreneurs in
Limousin or elsewhere - interested
in developing or setting up a
business - that we have building
plots / economic activity areas
available for sale in JOUAC (87890)
and MAGNAC-LAVAL (87190).
Interested parties can email in
English for enquiries.
[email protected]
à 1999, 2.1 TD 1995 à 1999 ,
PEUGEOT 406 COUPE 2.0 Turbo
1997 à 1999, PEUGEOT 605 2.0
Turbo 1995 (M + Auto), 2.1 TD
1995 CITROEN XM, 2.0i Turbo
1995, 2.1 TD 1995. Photos available
if required. €45.00 Tel: + 44 (0)
7929 830643 or +33 (0) 6646 25092
WHITE GOODS
FOR SALE: Tumble dryer White
v.g.c. €60.00 Tel: 05 55 41 19 28
FOR SALE: Freezer Indesit Under
worktop, 3 draws, white. Good clean
condition. Surplus to requirements.
€60.00 Tel: 05 55 41 19 28
FOR SALE: Stoves gas cooker
Excellent condition. 12 months old.
Cost £399 new. Dept. 16. €150.00
Tel: 05 45 31 19 84
FOR SALE: Upright Freezer-4
draw
Excellent
condition.
H33cmxW22cmxD21cm.Contact:Tony or Marie Wood. 4 minutes from
€75.00 Tel: 02-54-25-39-79
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
FOR SALE: Licence IV covering
whole of Creuse area Enables sales
of beverages and spirits in Bars/
Restaurants etc Email: jsezer@
yahoo.co.uk
FOR SALE: Licence 4 €4,000.00ono
Tel: 06 76 52 26 47
WANTED
WANTED: Petrol rotary lawn
mower (not ride-on) in good working
condition to replace our worn-out
and well used mower - soon destined
for the scrap heap! Tel: 0555 787902
(near Rochechouart)
WANTED: Four oven AGA or
similar for private advertiser Please
tel Damien on 07973 641665
WANTED: Digger or Excavaotr Tel:
02 48 56 74 73
WANTED: Fire bricks various
dimensions
for
bread
oven
renovation Tel: 05 55 81 15 19
WANTED: Canoe or Kayak Please
tel Ray on 05 55 48 81 36
WANTED:
Curved
corrugated
metal sheets Pete tel 05 45 30 72 04
(daytime) 06 24 65 40 33 (eve)
WANTED: 4 wheel drive vehicle
Pick-up preferred but will consider
van or car. CT not necessary
as will be used in private field.
Cheap and cheerful please. Email:
[email protected]
WANTED: Large caravan (towable),
4 berth with shower and toilet Small
budget. Tel: 06 42 14 26 56 Email:
[email protected]
WANTED: OLD CARAVANS Any
condition considered, will collect,
cash paid. Pete tel 05 45 30 72 04
(daytime) 06 24 65 40 33 (eve)
Classified
Submission
Deadline:
15th of the
month for
the
next edition
20 ♦ COMMUNITY
Tenor required for
small vocal ensemble
La Voie Melodieuse is urgently seeking a tenor to join them.
We are a small, friendly choir based in the north of La Creuse.
• Varied repertoire
• Fortnightly rehearsals in English and/or French, at various
venues in the north of La Creuse and the South of L'Indre
• Regular concerts
• Must be able to hold tenor part alone
• Sight reading skills helpful
For an informal chat or more information, contact:
Christianne Braspenning on 05 55 81 31 26
or email [email protected]
or
Robin Hendry on 05 55 80 32 91
or email [email protected]
Très Jolie
Fashion Accessories
Where to find me in June Every Wednesday - Piégut Market (24360)
2nd June - Abjat-sur-Bandiat (24300)
9th June - Bar Soleil Couchant
22nd June - Confolens Market (16500)
23rd June - Oradour-sur-Vayres, Guide Dogs
Fund-raiser (see back pages)
Always available the ever popular Jewellery Scarves - great
new Spring & Summer colours and designs still only €11 each.
Fashion scarves starting from €5. Lovely charm bookmarks Postage always available, please email or call for details.
05 55 78 62 29 / 06 04 08 29 53
[email protected]
Cartes de Christine
Hand-crafted cards for all occasions
Don't forget!!
Father's Day is coming up on June 16th.
www.cartesdechristine.com
RESTAURANT
AUX CEPES
La Veytizou
On the main road (D979), Between Limoges & Eymoutiers
Open Mic Night - Saturday 8th June
*******************
Fish & Chips
Every day of the week (except Sunday evening)
*******************
Menu du Jour or Snacks
For more information, please ring Sue:
05 55 69 33 38
British Corner Shop
There’s no better time to order all of your
favourite British treats to your doorstep in
France, as we’re now permanently reducing the
price of hundreds of products.
So far over 400 popular products have had their
prices dropped, with many more being reduced in
the next 6-12 months!
www.BritishCornerShop.co.uk
Le Moulin du Breuil
Restaurant, Bar, Terrasse
23140 PIONNAT
Saturday 15th June - From 19h00
Soirée Moules Frites
with Live Band - B Boog and the Woogs.
Reservations necessary - €19.50
Saturday 29th June - English Breakfast Club
Start your weekend with our
Full English Breakfast - €10.00 - 9h-11h
Tel: 05 55 80 37 70
Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.lemoulindubreuil.com
Bugle
Notice
Board
Petticoat Lane
Please Note...
that we will be at the following markets in June :Saturday 1st June - Aigre
Sunday 9th June - Panazol
Saturday 15th June - Confolens
Sunday 23rd June - Panazol
5 Rue Nationale – 16150 Chabanais
Tel: 05 45 29 03 99
** NOW OPEN!! **
LE DORAT (Pl. Charles de Gaulle)
Vera Laine Gift Shop & Salon de Thé
JJ’s Café Bar
Aigurande
Best Ever Blistering Blues with
BLACKBERRY AND MR BOOHOO
yes the boys are back!!!
Sat 15th June from 9pm - Free Entry
Meal €12 pp - Chilli + Dessert.
(Vegetarian option available by pre-order)
Reservations optional, but advisable.
Meal 7.30-9pm / concert 9pm.
DO NOT MISS THIS VERY SPECIAL CONCERT IT MAY BE THEIR LAST!
Music Club
2nd Sat of every month. 8.30 pm.
Next event: 8th June
JJ's Music club is for musicians of all levels and genres entry
is free, there is no membership and is open to everyone who
loves music. You can also buy fish and chips from the van in the
market square (from 6.30 - 8.30) and eat them in the comfort
of JJ's. The club starts from 8:30, but we are open for all those
who want to come earlier to eat. In fact we hardly ever shut !!!!
JJ's Cafe Bar, 39 Place du Champ de Foire,
36140 Aigurande
Tel: 02 54 06 30 77
www.frenchweb.eu/jjscafebar/
L'Escale
Restaurant & Bar
5 Rue Andre Jouhannaud, Compreignac
Freshly home-cooked English and French food
Plat du Jour - Mon-Sat: €12.50
Sunday Lunch with real Yorkshire puddings
Every Friday Night - Fish & Chips
with home-made mushy peas €8,50
To Eat In or Take Away - (alternative menu available)
Party Bookings welcomed
See main ad for more information and opening hours
Tel: 05 55 12 99 45 / 06 04 09 03 10
Or see us on Facebook for more details.
Two English-speaking
helpers required
for a family wedding in Lavignac (near Flavignac), Haute-Vienne on Saturday 3rd August
2013. Duties will include serving tea and coffees, washing up and clearing and generally
helping to make the day go smoothly.
Must have own transport.
For more information,
please call Jeannette on 05 87 41 10 89
Le Relais de l'Abloux
36170 SACIERGES-ST-MARTIN
The Relais de l'Abloux is organising a
Paella Night in the town square
on Saturday 8th June
Price €15 - Kir, Paella, Cheese & Dessert
Followed by FREE live music and dancing
mail: [email protected]
facebook: "le relais de l'abloux"
Tel: 02 54 47 56 74
Large selection of gifts, candles, mugs,
shabby chic homeware, cards, plus leather goods,
jewellery and hair accessories. Affordable prices!
HOMEMADE CAKES and FREE WIFI now available!
Contact Jay: 06 35 91 03 83
[email protected]
@ La Petite Fontaine
15 Grande Rue, Le Dorat
Our new Friday night Menu will be available
every Friday from 18h until 20h
Friday 7th June - The MLC Band @ 20h30
Friday 14th June - Steve & Greta @ 20h30
Tel Lynn or Jonathan: 05 55 60 29 74
Web: www.lapetitefontaine.com
An Appeal for Volunteers
Le Puy Batard, a non-profit organisation which
welcomes the disabled for their holidays at their
house in Sainte-Feyre, Creuse, is looking for helpers
from 9th June to 26th July. Accommodation can be
provided if necessary and it is possible to help out
for just a part of this period.
To find out more about Le Puy Batard visit
www.puy-batard.org
and if you think you can help please contact Jean-Pierre
Déchoz on 05 55 81 12 05 or at [email protected]
There are no special skills required and it is a great way
to meet French people and speak French. Don't worry if
your language skills are not perfect, Jean-Pierre speaks
excellent English!
is open every Fri, Sat, Sun & bank holiday
from 11h to 18h until the end of September.
2km from Chénérailles and
the Chateau Villemonteix
26, Ecurat 23150
tel: 05 55 81 31 85
Le Bellerive
Hotel - Restaurant - Café-Bar
29 Avenue de la Tour, 87470 Peyrat-le-Château
Thursday 6th & 27th June - La Maison delivery &
Book Club (DVDs as well as books)
Saturday 8th June - Soirée Moules Frites
Friday 14th June - Fun Quiz
Sunday 16th June - Father's Day Meal
Saturday 22nd June - Fish & Chip Night
Saturday 29th June - Bellerive Birthday Bash
For details of all the events, go to:
www.facebook.com/hotellebellerive
Phone: 05 55 36 20 63
COMMUNITY ♦ 21
CLUBS, CHARITIES & ASSOCIATIONS
Church Notices
Monthly Worship in English
If your journey of life has brought you here to
France, why neglect your journey of faith? We look
forward to giving a warm welcome to everyone
from whatever Christian tradition (or none) on the
3rd SUNDAY of the MONTH at 3pm. Where?
At the Temple in Thiat (in the north of the HauteVienne) – we are part of the Parish of the BasseMarche of the Eglise Protestante Unie de France.
The Temple is on the main road close to the Mairie.
After worship there is tea/coffee and cake – and a
chance to chat.
If you want to know more contact Rev Derek
Lawson on 05 55 68 53 03 or Rev Stephen Sawyer
on 05 49 84 33 86.
English-speaking church services Guéret
Come as you are... This is an invitation to join us at
our CHURCH SERVICE IN ENGLISH. Whether
you have a faith or would just like to attend a church
service you are welcome at 3pm on the 2nd Sunday
of each month at the Eglise Evangélique, 9b Place
Bonnyaud, Guéret, 23000.
We welcome all who want to join a group of
English-speaking Christians for a time of worship
and learning together. Children are very welcome.
For more details contact Jim & Pat Scott on 05
55 67 54 78 / email [email protected] or Ian &
Becky Jefferies on 05 55 61 10 23 / email mail@
otiumsanctus.com
Christians together in Limousin La Souterraine
Area
We hold a time of fellowship and Bible study
every Tuesday afternoon. Barbara and Cedric look
forward to welcoming you. Tel: 05 55 71 09 04
The International Free Church in Creuse
The church presently meets at 10, La Chaudronnière,
a small hamlet mid-way between Crozant and
Eguzon. Sunday worship meetings are held on the
first and third Sundays of the month at 10.30am.
Fellowship meetings, for mid-week prayer, bible
study and discussion are at the same venue every
Thursday at 7.30pm. For further information
contact Eric Sutton tel 05 55 89 26 62
Fitness & Fun
SALSA! SALSA! SALSA!
Starting on the 10th of June: Beginners only class
7-8 pm; Improvers class 8-9 pm. Come and join us
at the newly opened Carraciola bar in St-Etiennede-Fursac 23290. Find us on www.facebook.com/
carraciola. No partner necessary. 6 euros per person
or 10 euros per couple. Open to all. So why not give
it a go and get fit in 2013? Tel 05 55 63 86 08 or
email Debs on [email protected] for info.
Zumba classes coming soon.
Zumba!
Regular zumba classes across depts 36, 18 &
northern 23. For more info tel 06 58 37 17 04 - email
[email protected] and for details of classes
visit www.zumbazumba.fr
Indoor Short-mat Bowling at Cussac 87150....
and now Outdoor too!
As the premier bowls club in the Haute-Vienne, we
are going from strength to strength with members
seeking us out and travelling great distances to
continue their love of bowls or simply to 'try us out'.
Our reputation as a "very friendly and welcoming
club" goes before us. If you've never tried the game,
just come along and take a look; there is far more to
it than first appears!
We are a formally registered association within the
French system and benefit from assistance from
our local commune by use of a wonderful indoor
venue. AND NOW...the use of a synthetic outdoor
court where Flat-green, Crown and Short-mat can
be played. Just imagine the summer evenings with
a drink in your hand, watching fellow bowlers
enjoying the quiet of village, interrupted only by the
'click' or 'tunk' of bowl against bowl!
Our regular sessions indoors are Wednesday evening
at 8pm and Thursday Mornings at 10am. Outdoor
sessions will be arranged as the spring arrives so
keep in touch. Serious bowlers and beginners are
welcome - club bowls are available for use.
For further information contact [email protected] or telephone 05 55 50 40 89.
Association Equilibre, le mouvement du corps
Yoga for all levels: Tue 18:30 Aubusson, Pied au
plancher (Espace Philips); Wed 18:30 Vallière,
salle polyvalante. Pregnancy/Post Natal: Tue 17:00
Aubusson, Pied au Plancher (Espace Philips) For
further information tel 06 83 24 62 72 or visit www.
spaequilibre.yolasite.com
Chinese Gym & Karate
Mondays & Thursdays 19h30-21h at the DOJO,
Allée Jean-Marie Couturier, Aubusson. Warm and
friendly atmosphere. For more info tel 06 08 92 30
53
Tai Chi at Boussac and La Châtre
Tai Chi classes in Boussac (Tue 18.15 - 19.45) and
La Châtre (Thu 18.15 - 19.45). The first two lessons
are free, the subscriptions are 36 euros per month
and members can go to both venues having paid this
fee. The style is that of Yang. All ages and abilities
welcome, but folk must bear in mind that they will
be on their feet, doing the equivalent of what one
might classify as light exercise, for about an hour
and a half. For more information contact 05 55 65
08 20.
Gym Bien-être
Would you enjoy an afternoon of gentle exercise
with a cheerful, light-hearted group? Each week
we exercise a different group of muscles, do a
little country dancing & some floor exercise and
laugh a lot. The aim of the activities is to increase
suppleness and mental agility. We meet every
Tuesday afternoon upstairs at the Capitole in
Rochechouart between 2pm and 3.30pm. It isn’t
necessary to speak French because you can copy but
you will learn some. Come for 2 weeks’ free trial.
For details contact: [email protected]
Learn to Meditate
Learn to meditate and meet other like-minded
people. Simple mindfulness technique. Dechen
Choling, Le Mas Marvent, St-Yrieix-sous-Aixe,
87700. Also, ongoing regular group meetings and
events. Contact tel Christina 05 55 03 82 01 www.
dechencholing.org
Gardening
Les Jardins de Sirius
Based in Pressignac, Charente, we are a small
association of people who are keen on gardening.
As well as finding plants an endless source of
interest, we believe that the simple fact of gardening
has numerous positive benefits for health, stress,
social interaction - in other words, our daily lives
- and we'd like to encourage this aspect. Currently,
we run flower/plant sessions in old people's homes
on a regular basis. From June (weather permitting)
we are hoping to run gardening sessions once a
month. If you'd like to get involved, have more
info on the association or become a member, please
contact Michelle Pierce on 05 45 89 36 54 or at
[email protected]
Les petits jardiniers du Limousin
http://jardiniers-du-limousin.webs.com Do you
love gardening or are you keen to learn more about
it? Then why not come along and join Les Petits
Jardiniers? We’re a friendly group of English,
French and Dutch residents and normally meet on
the 3rd Thursday of each month at 2.30pm in the
salle de fêtes in St-Amand-le-Petit, between Peyratle-Château and Eymoutiers. Our meetings are held
mostly in English and we have guest speakers,
organise garden visits and swap plants and seeds.
Annual membership is 15 euros pp or 20 euros per
couple or pay as you go for 3 euros per meeting.
For more information or to be put on our mailing
list for our quarterly newsletter or monthly agenda
contact Carolyn at [email protected] or Gill at
[email protected]
Agenda for 2013: 20th Jun Trees & Shrubs; 18th
Jul Farm Visit; 15th Aug Annual BBQ; 14th Sept
Flower & Vegetable Show – How does your garden
grow; 17th Oct Barnhaven Primroses; 21st Nov
Planting a wildflower meadow; 12th Dec Xmas
PHOENIX Appeal - kitten season has begun!
Here is MADISON - a sweet girl who,
due to overcrowding, was on death
row in the SPA with her 5 kittens.
Phoenix saved them and now they
are all in foster care and looking for
homes.
This is no doubt the start of many,
so if you are interested in adopting
a cat or kitten, please contact: Lynda
Atkins on 05 53 81 30 44 or email [email protected]
See more photos of Madison & kittens on our new website www.
phoenixasso.com
PLEASE sterilise your animals!
www.phoenixasso.com
www.facebook.com/PhoenixAssociationFrance
Amitiés Internationales
du Pays de Boussac
(AIPB)
We are searching for all types of groups - pop, rock, jazz or country
- to play in this year's “Battle of the Bands” competition, which will
be held on Saturday 2nd November 2013 in the Salle Polyvalente in
Boussac. Any group who is interested in taking part please contact us
on 05 55 65 70 06 or email [email protected]
party, Gardeners Question Time and Quiz.
Club Liseron – Gardening Club
Meets on the 2nd Mon evening of the month at
19.30 at the Salle des Fêtes in Massignac. We're a
mixed bunch of English & French, who are united
by a passion for gardens and gardening, sharing
plants, seeds and information. More info from Sally
on 05 45 21 30 20 or Craig on 05 45 89 33 50 or
[email protected]
Aux Plantes etc
We are an association of independent, ethicallyminded and passionate plant producers. Our aim
is to encourage consumers to know more about the
plants they buy, how they were produced and their
needs, thereby avoiding the disappointments that so
often come with mass produced plants. It's not just
about us selling you plants - we want them to thrive
and do well for you! Current members include
plantspeople specialising in unusual shrubs & trees,
butterfly plants, heritage vegetables and flowers,
irises, perennials and drought-tolerant plants. For
more info contact Michelle Pierce 05 45 89 36 54 or
vitist www.auxplantesetc.jimdo.com
Integration
International Apero Reseau
We meet each Saturday from 11.30am-1pm at
Baileys Bar/Restaurant, 5 Rue de L'Abreuvoir,
Aubusson.
These meetings offer the opportunity to: exchange
views - make new friends - share experiences - have
fun together - help and advise one another - help
intergrate newcomers. Discussions in English (all
nationalities welcome).
For more information please contact Catherine 06
86 17 80 88 or Liz 05 55 66 22 92.
Faceaface
An association founded to facilitate and encourage
interaction between all members of the local
community. As our first venture we have created a
library. Where? In the Mairie of St-Priest which is
just off the D4 between Mainsat and Chénérailles.
When? The 1st and 3rd Mon afternoon in every
month between 2 - 5pm. To join all you have to
do is donate six books and pay €5 per person or €8
per household. If you would like more information
please contact us at: [email protected] or
just come by and see us. Everyone is welcome!
Learning Together – Apprenons Ensemble
Our main aim is to foster understanding and good
relations amongst the local French-speaking and
English-speaking populations. To this end we are
offering courses of tuition in English and in French,
and organising social and cultural events and
visits. LANGUAGE CLASSES (take place at the
Maison des Associations, Rochechouart) Beginners
and Intermediate - Mon am; French/English
Conversation – Tues am; Advanced and Children’s
– Wed am; Conversation (St-Junien) - Thur.
SOCIAL EVENTS Games Night (Rochechouart)
1st Thur; Games Night (St-Junien) 2nd Thur; Lunch
Club – Last Thur. FORTHCOMING EVENTS More details in Association Newsletter. For more
details visit www.learningtogether.me or contact
Sue Ratcliffe 05 45 31 50 86
The Melting Pot
Members of the Ambassador's Club of the Welcome
en Limousin Association. We are a group of around
70 members, both French and British, who meet
with the aim of sharing things and trying to integrate
with the French community. We meet every week
at the Ancienne Ecole in Darnac, on a Wednesday
morning from 10am - 12noon, except for the first
Wednesday, when we meet in the evening at 8pm.
We hold information meetings, plant swaps, BBQ's,
games nights, visits and have guest speakers about
topics relevant to living in France.
Contact: www.meltingpot-limousin.com
Charente Limousine Exchange
The
Charente-Limousine-Exchange
(CLE),
founded in 2003, aims to improve the provision of
French language courses and to share experiences
and skills among members who live in Charente,
Vienne and Haute-Vienne. CLE provides
information to members living and/or working
in France and works with local communities and
organisations to tackle practical issues through
forums and workshops, as well as organising a wide
range of cultural and social events throughout the
year. The recent launch of English lessons has been
well attended by Confolentais. If you would like to
know more about this group of volunteers, please
look on our new website www.charente-limousineexchange.com or contact the Chairman, Barry
Leech, on 06 35 96 77 46.
Libraries & Books
Baileys Book Exchange
Baileys Bar/Restaurant, 5 Rue de L'Abreuvoir,
Aubusson.
Large selection of English books, plus a few French
books and DVDs. Swap (for each swapped book a
small charge of 20cts applies) or buy books from
as little as 50cts. ALL money received donated to
S.P.A. de la Creuse Dog Refuge Guéret. Books
available during opening hours, please check
Baileys Restaurant Ad for details.
Sale of Second-hand Books, La Croisille-surBriance
On the 18th of every month, during the monthly
market at La Croisille-sur-Briance (87130), there
is a sale of second-hand books (both English and
French) from 9am to 12 noon, at the old garage in
La Place - next door to the pharmacy. All proceeds
towards the restoration of the church.
St Jean English Library, La Souterraine
The La Souterraine Library and Information Centre
is now firmly installed in a beautiful medieval
building at the Porte de Puy Charraud, Route de
Portail, La Souterraine. The library has over 5,000
books, DVDs and other items, as well as its café,
Caxtons, which serves English cakes. The Library
also provides French lessons and organises AngloFrench conversation groups. The Information
Centre provides support and assistance with
bureaucratic, family and legal problems to British
residents and new arrivals. The library is open from
9.30 -12.30 on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays. Contact Rodney Sabine on 05 55 63 03
87 or at [email protected]. Our website is
www.frenchweb.eu/biblio
The English Library, Dun-le-Palestel
The English Library, which has now been
established for over 5 yrs, is situated in the Route
des Rateries, beside the Bibliothèque Municipale,
Parc Benjamin Bord. The library is a very welcoming
meeting place, where you can come and enjoy a cup
of tea, or coffee, whilst you browse through our
collection of around 7,500 books, DVDs and talking
books. Our opening hours are Thursdays, 10h00 –
16h00 and Saturdays 10h00 – 12h30.
Also, on the first Tuesday of every month, 10h00
– 12h00, you are invited to join us for our Club
Franglais, which welcomes people from all
nationalities, to chat in French, English or any
language you wish(!) whilst enjoying a cup of tea,
and a piece of home-made cake.
We host a range of other activities too, including the
Café Philo, and Club Scrabble, More information can
be found on the Entente Cordiale website at www.
ententecordiale-creuse.org or email us at library.
[email protected]
Music
L'Orchestre Philharmonique de La Souterraine
If you or one of your family are interested in playing
in an orchestra and think your standard might be
adequate do get in contact with us. We meet weekly
on Friday evenings in La Souterraine (apart from the
summer holidays) to rehearse. Most of our concerts
are around Xmas or May-July. Our members come
from all over Limousin so lifts to and fro may be
possible if necessary. Contacts: French language
Marie-France Martinie 05 55 30 76 23 / English
language Alan Kerr 05 55 56 34 52
Club de Musique
Takes place on the last Fri of each month from 8pm
at La Grange, Chassignolles (5mins from La Châtre).
Open to all musicians, singers, groups and audience.
PA and drum kit available. Bring your instrument, mic
and join in a great French / English musical and social
evening. Bar, hot and cold snacks. Meals available
if reserved – see website for contact details of La
Grange. For more info email: geoff@clubdemusique.
fr http://www.clubdemusique.fr
The Harmonics
This is our 6th season of singing as a group. Our music
is varied classical, madrigals, spiritual, songs from the
shows etc and we sing in French, English, Swahili,
Latin - whatever the music demands. Our concerts
are in support of a variety of charities including the
British Legion, L'Oregon at Civray and Retina and
thus non profit making. We meet Wed 14h – 16h
in the Salle d'Annexe behind the Mairie in Civray.
Interested? We'd love to see you so contact: David
Lee tel 05 49 87 53 93 email [email protected] or
Dolly Ait Boualou email [email protected]
Support
Alcoholics Anonymous
If you or someone you know has a drinking problem,
there are now English-speaking meetings of
Alcoholics Anonymous at Limoges, Périgueux and
the recently opened meeting at Civray.
Alcoholics Anonymous is a Fellowship of men and
women who share their experience, strength and hope
with each other that they may solve their common
problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
The only requirement for membership is a desire
to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A.
membership and A.A. is not allied with any sect,
denomination, politics, organization or institution.
Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other
alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
For details of the meetings or other information
contact Roger 05 55 76 22 65 (Limoges), Ewen 05
53 05 76 62 (Périgueux) or Angela 05 49 87 79 09
(Civray).
Other meetings in South-West France can be located
on our web-site at aafrancesud-ouest.com
Cancer Support France, Charente Plus
Offers free and confidential support to English
speakers affected by cancer in departments 16, 17 &
86. Our helpline number is 06 45 35 32 30. If you
need any more information, please get in touch via
[email protected]
Cancer Support France, Haute-Vienne
We offer free and confidential support to English
speakers affected by Cancer in the Haute-Vienne
(87). Our helpline number is 06 04 43 39 87. If
you would like more information or would like to
become a member or help in any other way, please
contact Sue Ware 05 55 00 31 15, [email protected]
Cancer Support France, Creuse
If you are English-speaking and need support or
information, please phone Helpline number 06 06
47 18 60.
The Creuse Branch is now under the umbrella of
Haute-Vienne.
Welsh in Limoges - Welcome en Limousin Press Release
Mrs Burrows had no idea what to expect when she entered a
competition run by Welcome en Limousin at The France Show
in London!
“You are the lucky winner of the prize: a return trip from
London-Stansted to Limoges with three nights at the Hotel Golf
de Saint-Junien*** and 2 passes for the golf course at SaintJunien.”
“This is the first time I have ever won a competition,” she said
to Coralie Rousseau, of the Commercial Division at Limoges
International Airport, Brigitte Pouget of Golf en Limousin and
Loïc Pherivong, host of Welcome en Limousin, who had come
to greet her and her husband on the arrival of their flight from
London on Thursday, April 25.
In the sweltering heat, they were offered a welcome drink and
some small gifts.
This was a second visit to the region by the Welsh couple, who
live in Bridgend, to the west of Cardiff, after a first stay 5 years From left to right: Brigitte Pouget of Golf en Limousin, Mr & Mrs BURROWS,
ago. “We loved the countryside, the peace and quiet and the di- Coralie Rousseau of the Commercial Division at Limoges International Airport
and Loïc Pherivong, of Welcome en Limousin in front of the Welcome stand in
versity of the animals; so much so that we had decided that we the terminal building.
would leave Wales one day to come and settle in the Limousin.
That's what we would like to do now!”
And luckily for them, Welcome en Limousin will be there to guide them in their move! In the meantime, they were able to enjoy
three days all expenses paid to continue their discovery of the region and may be even start looking for their new home.
It was good that Mrs Burrows decided to enter the competition as Haute-Vienne may soon have two new Welsh residents!
22 ♦ COMMUNITY
Plant Sale Success!!
A huge thank you to all those "Hardy Folks" who so generously supported the Plant Sale for Bansang Hospital in
Seguinaud on 19th May. Even though the weather was
absolutely dire, wet and cold, we managed to raise 1,780
Euros, all of which will go to the Hospital.
Please can I thank all those that contributed the plants
and cakes, ALL of which were of exceptional quality. Most of all, thank you to everyone that braved the
ghastly weather and gave so generously.
I am already potting up for next year, so could I ask
if any plant pots have been emptied and are no longer
needed, could they be returned to me to be reused please.
At your convenience of course (I like the larger ones).
We have got a fantastic web site for the hospital which
is updated regularly and will inform you of our latest
projects and future plans - www.bangsanghospitalappeal.
org Please take a look if you have a few moments, I am
sure you will see why I am so enthusiastic about this
very worthy cause.
Linda Nicholson
Special Double Book-Signing Event
All books individually signed by the authors with a message
RISK
the latest novel
by
Haute-Vienne
author
James R. Vance
An epic tale of patriotism, romance, deception
and danger through the dark years of occupation
during WWII in the Limousin and PyrénéesAtlantiques regions of southwest France.
So far, since our first Fund-raiser in 2011, shortly after Christine was given
Etoile by the Guide Dog School in Landouge, Limoges, we, and friends and
acquaintances and even strangers touched by the story, have raised 10,700
Euros in a wonderful show of kindness and generosity that all those at the
Guide Dog School are amazed and really delighted with. They have expressed their feelings many times to us and we pass this on to everyone who
has participated in any way, physically helping at the events, donating items
to be sold, baking lovely cakes, doing their own event, and helping in many
different ways, including one family volunteering to become a Guide Dog
Puppy Host Family. To this 10,700 Euros can also be added the fact that
several people have become regular donators as a direct result of Christine being given Etoile, so the real total is much more.
When this tragedy struck Christine in 2007, as you can imagine, it was both terrifying and devastating. When I posed the
question of a Guide Dog to the Consultant at the CHU Limoges he was immediately in favour and so we started on the road that
led to Christine being accepted for a Guide Dog from Landouge School. Every single person there was kindness personified
and each one of them went out of their way to help Christine and make her feel confident and cared for.
Christine was the first English person to be given a Guide Dog from the School, and having Etoile has made a huge difference to her life. We have always had dogs. All of them have been wonderful, but they have been pets, very much loved pets.
Etoile is a pet in the house but pick up her harness and she is there waiting for it to be put on and to do the job for which she
has been lovingly trained. Walking with Etoile Christine is happy and confident, without her she is nervous and afraid, it is
as simple at that. Etoile has changed her life, and she never stops being grateful for that. Together, as a family, Christine and
Etoile, myself and Jack, our wonderful, now very old, Portuguese Water Dog, go for long walks, but also Christine and Etoile
venture out on their own frequently for a walk around the village or a long walk into the country. Only if you could no longer
do it yourself could you appreciate just how much you would miss it and what it means to get it back.
So, a BIG thank you to everyone and please remember to come along to our 3rd Annual Fund-raiser in aid of the Guide Dogs
for the Blind School, Landouge, Limoges on Sunday afternoon the 23rd June at 17, avenue du 8 Mai 1945, Oradour-sur-Vayres.
Roger and Christine Thomas
the latest novel
by Haute-Vienne
author
Mike Welham
When a President and a Prime Minister want to go
to war to remove a dictator, a threat to use WMDs
gives them their reason. Weapons inspectors find
no evidence, so a political dossier is created
claiming their existence.
Saturday 22nd June from 10h30 - 12h30 at Intermarché, Bonnat
Friday 28th June from 11h00 at Vera Laine, place Charles de Gaulle, Le Dorat
The third Fund-raiser for the Guide Dogs for the Blind - it seems to have become
an annual event by popular demand - is going to be held on afternoon of Sunday
23rd June, so send out a thought everyone for another fine and clear day please.
DEATH OF A
SCIENTIST
GOT AN EVENT FOR THE BUGLE...?
[email protected]
WHAT’S ON ♦ 23
Sat 15th Jun SAINT-SILVAIN-BAS-LE-ROC
La Foulée des Vieilles Pierres - 19ème édition
Held on the 3rd Sunday of June, the Foulée des Vieilles Pierres is an
annual race following a 13km round circuit departing from SaintSilvain-Bas-le-Roc via Les Pierres Jaumâtres.
Departure for all runners place de la mairie at 17h. Inscriptions 7
euros in advance, or 9 euros on the day.
If you are interested in taking part visit www.lesvieillespierres.net to
download the bulletin d'inscription.
For more information contact the Boussac Tourist Office.
Sun 16th Jun MARVAL
Fête de la Musique
9am Franco-Britannique Petanque competition open to all.
From midday music by 'Momo' & supporting acts (not too late to
join in!) along with meal (optional) & bar.
Takes place at the Stade Marval.
Meal reservations & further info contact either Joelle - 05 55 78 57
76 or Carrie - 06 78 68 62 52. The Comité des Fêtes & Associations
of Marval look forward to you joining us!
Sun 16th Jun VIDEIX
Lunch at the lake
For the second year running Cancer Support France Haute-Vienne is
doing its fund-raising lunch at Videix (87600) lake on Sunday 16th
June at 12 noon.
Menu - trio of pates, bbq pork with pommes boulangères, selection
of cheeses, strawberry tartlets, kir, wine and coffee included - all for
18 euros a head.
With the added attraction of Madame Blanc Jazz, it should be a very
enjoyable afternoon. For more information or to book please call 05
55 00 31 15.
Thu 20th Jun PONTARION
Information meeting for the English-speaking
community: Health
A public health information meeting, organised by le Pôle Local
d’Accueil Sud-ouest Creuse, aimed to help and inform the Englishspeaking population, in association with the Caisse Primaire
d’Assurance Maladie from Guéret and Limoges.
Meeting for anybody who doesn't have health cover, and wonders
what formalities have to be taken to get it and for those who already
have health cover, but wonder what would happen if they have to
go to hospital, lose their job, go away to other European countries,
etc. You will be able to ask all the questions you wish on the subject.
Mairie de Pontarion. 2pm.
For more information contact Sophie Provenchère on 05 55 64 17
66 or at [email protected]
Sat 22nd Jun AHUN
Saturdays in the Garden
A series of gardening courses held at the Lycée Agricole in Ahun.
22nd June: Preparing massage oils.
This course costs EUR 27 (free for accompanying children) and will
be held at CFPPA d’Ahun from 8h30-12h. For more information tel:
05.55.81.48.90.
Sat 22nd Jun BONNAT
Double Book-Signing
James R. Vance & Mike Welham, local authors will be at Intermarché
signing copies of their latest novels, Risk and Death of a Scientist
from 10h30 until 12h30. All books signed with individual messages.
Sat 22nd Jun BOUSSAC
Fête de la Musique
AIPB will be holding an afternoon and evening to celebrate the Fête
de la Musique on Saturday the 22nd June in the place de la mairie.
We will be commencing the event at 3pm with a "Tea Party". Games
for children will be organised and in addition there will be a painting
competition for local school children which will be judged at 4pm
by a well-known local artist with wonderful prizes for the winners.
Sandwiches, cakes and soft drinks will be offered, everything being
free of charge. Everyone is invited to join us and we look forward
to seeing you there.
Later in the evening, starting at 8pm, we are hosting the musical
part of the Fête de la Musique, with guest group "B. Boog and the
Woogs", which features fabulous local singer Bev Calladine plus
her young daughter's group "The Flying Monkeys". Also on the bill
will be the popular singer guitarist Robert Floate and the talented
local jazz saxophonist, Paul Cullen. A treat not to be missed. Fast
food will be served with a bar available throughout the evening.
Fri 28th Jun LE DORAT
Double Book-Signing
James R. Vance & Mike Welham, local authors will be at Vera Laine,
Place Charles de Gaulle signing copies of their latest novels, Risk
and Death of a Scientist from 11h. All books signed with individual
messages.
Fri 28th Jun SAINT-GERMAIN-BEAUPRÉ
Holistic Evening
Many readers may have already met Jennifer Sanders. Jennifer is
a member of the English library in La Souterraine where she often
volunteers in the coffee shop. But you may not know that Jennifer is
trained in the art of holistic well-being. In simple terms this means
that Jennifer is able to help you achieve balance in your life.
For those of you who are interested to learn more, Jennifer
is providing 15-minute taster sessions. The aim is to provide
participants with an insight into what constitutes their positive
energies and how to minimise the effects of the negative energies
they can be prone to suffering from.
Jennifer is also offering to provide advice on one particular topic.
Participants will be expected to provide their full name, full name
at birth (if different), date and place of birth and also a question to
discuss prior to the evening.
Places will be limited to 10. The event will take place at Maison
Durran, Saint-Germain-Beaupré 23160. The cost is 15 euros.
To book a place please contact Amanda Johnson on 05 55 63 68
07 (e-mail: [email protected]) so that appointments can be
arranged in advance.
This should be an enlightening experience.
Sat 29th Jun CROZON-SUR-VAUVRE
Chant-o-Château
The Association Musique en Verdure presents for the third time a
1-day singing workshop in the beautiful Château de La Lande in
Crozon-sur-Vauvre. This romantic Château will inspire us to sing
songs about the theme "Flowers". The day will be directed by
Christianne Braspenning. Everyone is welcome!
Coffee, a lavish lunch-buffet and an apéritif after the last song are
included in the fee.
Fee: €35 p.p.
Information: www.musique-en-verdure.com
Reservations: [email protected] or 02 54 30 70 50.
Sat 29th Jun SAINTE-SÉVÈRE-SUR-INDRE
Ciné-concert: Murmures d’archive #4
© Ciclic, Marc Fonteneau
Friday 21st June 10am-Midnight (La Fête de la Musique) For
information email: [email protected]
On 29th June, the association Murmures d’archive is organising
a free open air film/concert on the place du Marché in SainteSévère-sur-Indre - a montage of amateur Super 8 films from the
1960s and contemporary music, performed live. From 19h30.
For more info visit: www.facebook.com/MurmuresDArchive
2013 Concert programme for L’orchestre
Philharmonique de La Souterraine
Sunday 2nd June
The festival of the Creuse Musical Societies, Roches. 10:0018:00.
Friday 14 June
Annual concert of the Guéret Fanfarons with both groups,
Espace Fayolle, Guéret. 21:00.
Saturday 15th June
Concert with the Fanfare of the Boussac Sapeurs Pompiers,
Boussac. TBC. 20:30.
Friday 21st June
Fête de la Musique open air concert, La Souterraine. Location to be confirmed. 20:30.
Saturday 29th June
Joint concert with the Guéret Fanfarons, Saint-Germain-Beaupré. 21:00.
Saturday 13th July
Open air concert followed by fireworks for the “Nuits d’été de
Guéret”, Etang de Courtille, 22:00.
Further details from the La Souterraine Tourist Office
05 55 63 10 06 or [email protected]
24 ♦ WHAT’S ON
UPCOMING EVENTS ACROSS THE REGION
Sun 14th Apr to Sun 23rd Jun
VASSIVIÈRE
IAN KIAER Solo Exhibition
For his first solo exhibition in France, British artist
Ian Kiaer is proposing a reinterpretation of the art
centre’s architecture, designed by Aldo Rossi and
Xavier Fabre in 1986–88 and built on Vassivière
Island in 1989–91.
In a group of new works all designed specifically
for the centre, Kiaer reconsiders the visionary aspect
of the building, drawing a parallel between the
thinking of Aldo Rossi and the utopian projects of
18th-century architects like Étienne-Louis Boullée
and Claude Nicolas Ledoux.
Challenging the predefined function initially allotted
to each room in response to the different phases
of the life of a work, the artist takes a fresh look
at the relationships between research, creation and
transmission, devising subtle installations that
involve a mix of the archival and the found. Opening
hours: Tuesday - Sunday and public holidays 11am1pm / 2-6 pm. €3. For more information visit: www.
ciapiledevassiviere.com/
Fri 3rd May to Sun 6th Oct
Exhibition "La Creuse, une valléeatelier"
200 works of Romantic, Impressionist and
Postimpressionist landscapes gathered together for
the first time across Berry and Limousin. Entitled
"Creuse, a valley studio 1830-1930", the exhibition
presents chronologically the different art movements
which developed at the junction of the 19th and 20th
centuries, between Berry and Limousin, with:
- Photographic art in the Creuse valley in
Impressionist times - Musée de la vallée de la
Creuse, Eguzon (11th May - 15th September)
- From Romanticism to Academic Realism - Musée
Château d'Ars, La Châtre (4th May - 6th October)
- Impressionist paintings, the transcended light -
Musée Hôtel Bertrand, Châteauroux (4th May - 29th
September) - The Postimpressionist valley - Musée
d'Art et d'Archéologie, Guéret (17th May - 15th
September)
Admission: Free in Eguzon, La Châtre and
Châteauroux. 3€ entrance fee in Guéret, (free
admission on the first Sunday of each month).
For more information visit: www.expocreusevalleeatelier.fr
Sat 1st Jun to Mon 30th Sep LA CELLEDUNOISE
Exhibition by Antoine Melchior
Originally from northern France, Antoine Melchior
and his family came to settle in the Creuse to find
new inspiration. His work uses a wide range of
techniques: pastel, oil, watercolor and chalk and
features the Creuse countryside in all its forms cows, meadows, trees, rivers, trails - as well as
scenes of souks and bazaars, inspired by his travels
in the East.
Exhibition at his atelier - Le Chiron, 23800 LaCelle-Dunoise. For more info tel 05 55 89 09 23 or
visit antoinemelchior.jimdo.com/
Sat 1st to Sun 2nd Jun LES GRANDSCHÉZEAUX
Piano Four Hands and Piano Trompet
Recitals
On Saturday the 1st of June at 5.30 pm, a concert
of piano duet music will take place in Les GrandsChézeaux with the famous pianists William and
Jacqueline Bensihmon. Featured will be works by
Rachmaninov, Dvorak, Rossini, 0ffenbach, Von
Suppe and Bizet. The Bensimhon duo has gained
multiple prizes and awards for their "American
Music" recording including "The ox on the Roof" by
Darious Milhaud and "Cuban overture" by George
Gershwin.
On Sunday 2nd of June at 5.30 pm, pianist Yves
Launched in 1982 by the French Ministry for Culture,
the Fête de la Musique, also known as World Music
Day, is a music festival held all over the world that takes
place every 21st June, the day of the summer solstice in
the northern hemisphere.
The musicians (amateurs and professionals alike) are asked to
perform for free, and all the concerts are free for the public.
Performances & concerts take place in open air areas such as
streets and parks or in public buildings like museums, train
stations, castles etc.
The Fête de la Musique is a way of encouraging the major
music institutions (orchestras, operas, choirs, etc.) to perform
outside their usual locations and promotes encounters and exchanges between young musicians and well-known talents.
To find out more about the free concerts taking place near you
visit your local tourist office for more information.
Josset will team up with trumpeter Christophe
Laguzet and explore three centuries of music with
works by Albinoni, Vivaldi, Bach, Ravel, Telemann
and others. Gosset is a tremendously appealing
pianist and Laguzet an equally delightful trumpet
player. They play together in perfect harmony.
Information and Bookings:
Les Grands-Chézeaux (A20 – exit 21). Ticket prices:
€8 per concert. Free entrance for those under 18.
Early bookings by phone (05 55 76 70 15) or by
e-mail [email protected]
Sat 1st to Sun 2nd Jun SOLIGNAC
Grand Opening: Les Jardins Sonores de
La Borie
Listen carefully... In the heart of the Limousin a
unique tourist destination is opening on 1st June.
Situated in the heart of the historical grounds of
the 17th century estate, the Sound Gardens of La
Borie offer the unique experience of discovering the
landscape by listening.
Entry €3. Open 11h-21h.
For more info vist www.fondationlaborie.com
Tue 11th Jun BOURGANEUF
Information meeting for the Englishspeaking community: Housing
Meeting, organised by le Pôle Local d’Accueil
Sud-ouest Creuse, to help and inform the Englishspeaking population.
Are you thinking of doing some work on your
house? Want to know about the regulations? Not
sure where to find help? Want to find out what
subsidies are available?
You will be able to ask all the questions you wish
on the above subject, as there will be an Englishspeaking translator.
Espace Maurice Cauvin, Bourganeuf. 5pm.
For more information contact Sophie Provenchère
on 05 55 64 17 66 or at [email protected]
Fri 14th to Sat 15th Jun LIMOGES
VINS NOIRS 2e rencontre Polar et Vin
We are pleased to invite you to this yearly meeting
of 15 crime writers and 15 winemakers - rue HauteVienne, near the historic “Quartier de la Boucherie”
district in Limoges.
Friday 14thStarting from 6.00 pm in partnership with Limoges
Public Library (“BFM Limoges”): discussions about
thriller/detective novels, meeting with some of the
writers and winemakers.
Saturday 15th10.00 am: Opening session.
10.00 am to 7.00 pm: Meeting with the authors
and winemakers, book signings, tasting and sale of
products. Musical entertainment, public readings by
a theatre troupe...
7.30 pm: Aperitif then dinner in a restaurant (direct
booking, price to be determined).
You can join us on Facebook - VINS NOIRS
Rencontre Polar et Vin
Sat 15th to Fri 21st Jun SAINT-JUNIEN
QUATRE ARTISTES
ANGLOPHONES DANS LE
LIMOUSIN
Exhibition of current paintings and sculptures:
Lindsay Harris, Michael Hamilton, Phillip Clayton,
Herb Elsky. La Halle aux Grains, Place Deffuas,
87200 St-Junien.
Viewing times:
Saturday 15th June 10am-7pm
Sunday 16th June VERNISSAGE, PRIVATE VIEW
6pm
Monday 17th June 2pm-5pm
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 10am-12pm &
2pm-6pm
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