Creuse strikes back!

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Greenpeace activists 'bomb'
nuclear power plant
In a stunt aimed at highlighting alleged security issues,
members of Greenpeace have 'attacked' two nuclear
facilities close to Central France.
>> Page 3
June 2012
Issue #32
Creuse strikes back!
Residents and politicians of
the Creuse have fought back
following the printing of a
disparaging article in an arty
Parisian magazine.
at the department’s largest town
with a series of lazy stereotypes that
were presumably meant to raise a
chuckle from its ignorant readers. In
the magazine, it refers to the Creuse
as the nerve centre of a ‘diagonal of
emptiness’ that disfigures France.
What neither the author, Alexandre
Majirus, nor his employer realised,
was that the residents of Creuse
would not take these nasty insults
lying down. Word soon spread on
social networking sites – yes, Mr
Majirus, the computer has made it
to La France profonde – and within
hours a Facebook page entitled “Les
Creusois contre Technikart” had been
created and in no time had nearly
1,500 signed-up members.
The anger was felt in two ways.
Firstly, because the article in
question was in no way balanced,
and was simply a series of cheap
shots that bordered on a form of
racism. For example, the author
>> continued on page 5
NEWS - Courbefy sells
for €520,000
The entire Limousin
village up for auction has
fetched €200,000 over the
asking price
>> Page 4
NEWS - Tornado hits
Toulouse
A tornado
has ripped
through
Toulouse in
the south of France, causing
plenty of damage, but no
injuries
>> Page 7
BILINGUAL - The
Queen's Jubilee
In June, Britain will be
celebrating The Queen's
sixtieth year on the
throne
>> Page 13
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C
entral France is
one of the poorest
areas of the country
and the poorest
department
in
central France is La
Creuse. A sparsely populated area,
Creuse is a land once famed for its
skilled masons, but it has suffered
in recent years from the decline of
farming, an ageing population and the
migration of its youth towards larger
cities in search of work. The average
person earns just €19,500 per year
and over half of the population pays
no tax.
That said, as is so often the case in
rural areas, what Creuse may lack in
the ‘trappings’ of modern life, it more
than makes up for in quality of life,
friendliness and a pride in the local
area and people.
This was put to the test recently
when pretentious Parisian arty
magazine, Technikart, printed a
sneering article on Guéret, the capital
of the Creuse. The article poked fun
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T
The Bugle
his month I have been
thinking a lot about
family and community. I
followed with interest the
story of the Technikart
magazine ‘article’ on Guéret (see our
lead item this month) and although it
did make me a bit angry, as you may
be able to tell from the language I used
in my piece, it also made me smile. It is
not often that the little guy gets to land
any telling blows, but the backlash
from the general public, media and
politicians alike did for once seem
to register and I should imagine that
the ‘journalist’ behind the Technikart
article had an uncomfortable few days!
It reminded me of a very famous
YouTube clip I was once sent of some
vile boys picking on ‘the fat kid’ in
an Australian school and filming it
on their phones. You can tell from the
footage that this poor guy has been
through this, day in day out, for a long
time. He is not only fat, he is big… I
mean really tall and physically big.
He was easily twice the size of his
tormentor, but was being mercilessly
punched and bullied.
On the day in question, something
snaps and enough finally becomes
enough. With a lightening agility that
belies his size, he picks up the bully
and, quite violently and literally,
dumps him on his head. The bully
staggers off, clearly hurt and with
blood already apparent, and his fellow
bullies stand by bemused as the big
kid walks off triumphantly. The clip
became an internet sensation and
caused a massive stir when BOTH
boys were suspended. It is quite a
shocking bit of violence, but it is very
hard to watch without smiling just a
little bit at the sight of a bully receiving
their comeuppance.
I’m not trying to draw too many
comparisons and I’m obviously not
suggesting that violence is ever a
solution, but it was very satisfying
to see the people of Creuse give a
metaphorical bloody nose to the
magazine and its bosses.
The furore also got me thinking
about community pride and spirit,
especially in rural areas. My friends
from the UK are spread all over
the country, if not the world - I can
not think of a single one that lives
particularly close to the place where
they were born and raised. Locations
are based around factors like house
prices, commuting distances, local
schools etc. Very rarely will someone
quote pride, heritage or history as a
reason for living somewhere.
my wife comments that the garden
is looking a bit untidy and shouldn’t
we (meaning I) mow the lawn, I look
sagely out the window and proclaim
that we should give the grass another
hour to dry out - usually having just
seen another rain cloud on its way!
The number of events going on
around the region has increased
noticeably this month… just take a
look at our back pages which are just
a mere snippet of what’s on offer. I
am always amazed when people say
that there is not much to do here. A
little bit of time spent investigating –
and having gone through the Bugle’s
pages, your local Tourist Office is the
next best place to go – will reveal a
wealth of possibilities between now
and the end of summer. So no excuses,
get out there and enjoy!!
Until next month
Steve Martindale
Editor
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I was given even more cause to
this think about this recently when a
relative very sadly died. The funeral
was a bit tricky to arrange logistically
speaking, because people were literally
coming from the four corners of the
country and in our case, even overseas.
I have spoken about my neighbours
opposite several times before. They are
in their eighties and have one daughter.
She married and had one daughter of
her own and that daughter also married
and now has a 6-year-old daughter.
Four generations, a very close family,
and I could visit them all on foot in
about 15 minutes. I don’t know anyone
outside of this type of rural community
who could say that about their family.
I suspect that it is not like that in
much of the UK and I suspect that it
is also not like that in many parts of
France… and I think that is a shame.
It is one thing that rural communities
have held on to: closeness with your
community, the sense of belonging
and of having a regional and cultural
identity – it must be a wonderful thing.
Would the residents of big cities in
France or commuter towns around
London have reacted so violently
to such vitriolic insults as did the
residents of Creuse?
It feels as though I haven’t spoken
about the weather much recently…
am I finally becoming less British?!
I’m sure as soon as I write this the sun
will come out, but it seems a it bonkers
that we can have this much rain and
still be talking about hose pipe bans
and droughts! The only plus side to
the poor weather has been a cast iron
excuse not to mow the lawn. When
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Activists 'bomb' nuclear power station
T
his month has seen two
‘attacks’
on
French
nuclear power stations by
Greenpeace activists in an
attempt to highlight security issues
surrounding nuclear power. The
two incidents were at the Civaux
nuclear site in the Vienne, just outside
Montmorillon and the Bugey plant in
southeastern France. These 2 facilities
are the nearest to much of central
France.
In the incident at Bugey, a
Greenpeace activist flew a paraglider
over the nuclear site and dropped a
red smoke grenade onto the roof of
the reactor, before landing nearby.
The pilot was arrested shortly after
the stunt, along with a second man on
the ground who was believed to have
been guiding him.
EDF, the French energy giant that
runs the country’s nuclear plants, said
in a statement that safety was at no
time compromised.
In a separate incident, a Greenpeace
activist was arrested after breaking
into the Civaux nuclear site through
the truck gate and remaining hidden
for an hour in bushes.
The incidents have sparked
concerns that activists could be
planning similar stunts elsewhere
around the world. Edwin Lyman, a
nuclear terrorism specialist, believes
a danger does exist, following a
decision by the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission to exclude the possibility
of an aerial attack from a list of
potential threats.
In the wake of the Fukushima
disaster in Japan, France pledged
to review safety tests at its nuclear
facilities. Those tests included their
capacity to resist floods, earthquakes,
power outages and cooling system
failures - but not terrorist attacks or
the possibility of a plane crash.
Sophia
Majnoni
d’Intignano,
in charge of nuclear questions at
Greenpeace, said: “This over flight
shows the vulnerability of the French
nuclear site to an air attack. While
Germany took account of a plane
crash in its safety tests, France still
refuses to analyse this risk for our
reactors.”
France relies more on nuclear
power than any other country in the
world. There are 58 nuclear reactors
in mainland France and they produce
78% of the country’s electricity
needs. In this, France far outpaces
all other countries in the world, with
Japan coming in a distant second,
producing about 34% of its electricity
requirement
through
nuclear
technology. ■
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supermarket, unlike any other, has
just opened its doors in Aixe-surVienne.
The new ‘eco’ Super U, on
the outskirts of town in the new
Grand-Rieux commercial zone,
was more expensive to build than
a standard supermarket, but is
packed with ‘green’ technologies:
solar panels on the roof generate
electricity; water is collected
from the roof of the 70-space
covered car park and used for the
carwash and for maintaining the
green areas; the ceiling has been
lowered to minimise heat loss;
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supermarket, but according to the
owner, Gilles Dupin, his utility
bills will be 30% lower than his
rivals. ■
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Courbefy sells for €520,000
C
ourbefy, the abandoned village
just outside Châlus in southern
Haute-Vienne, has finally been
sold at an auction in Limoges
for €520,000 – more than €200,000 over the
asking price. The new owner, a US-based
Korean photographer called Ahae, fought off
bids from other potential buyers including a
Dutch TV company, which wanted to shoot a
reality TV show in the village and a Belgian
firm wanting to build a retirement home.
Ahae says he is passionate about nature
and wants to set up an “environmental,
artistic and cultural” project in the village,
according to his representative at the auction
in Limoges.
The local mayor, Bernard Guilhem, says
Ahae’s project will create jobs, but could
not specify how many. “I’m reassured the
village has at last been sold, even if the
[artist’s] project is not very clear, I’m sure it
will revive the area and boost the economy,”
he told French radio station RTL.
Ahae is now the proud owner of 10
hectares of land, including 19 buildings, a
tennis court, a swimming pool and stables,
as well as - if legend is to be believed - vast
resources of Celtic gold buried beneath the
small village! (see last month’s edition of
The Bugle)
Jean-Pierre Chateau, who lives in
the nearby countryside, told Le Figaro
newspaper that it was “heartbreaking” to
see the place as a “ghost village”. He said it
once had a unique atmosphere with “village
festivals which were held right up until the
1960s”.
The last inhabitants of Courbefy moved
out around 1970, chasing jobs in new
industries. Following its demise, the village
passed through a number of owners, most
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of them foreign and all of them apparently
without the requisite skills and/or budget to
return the village to its former glory. There
were plans to turn it into a holiday village
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was eventually abandoned. The most recent
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century, but by 2008 were unable to keep
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up for auction earlier this year, but interest
rocketed after it received international media
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Region's apple crops Creuse fights back against Parisian magazine
decimated following >> continued from pg 1
'black frost'
The apple growers of the ‘golden triangle’ of SaintYrieix-la-Perche, Lanouaille and Pompadour are nervous
for this year’s harvest following a ‘black frost’ in April.
The unseasonal frost, which sent temperatures plummeting
as low as -6ºC is some areas, has damaged many of the
flowering apple trees and there is now a serious concern
for this year's crop.
A black frost occurs when the internal frost damage on
a plant is so severe that it causes it to turn black. On April
17th, it was not so much the low temperature that caused
the damage, more the length of time that it remained that
cold.
In Troche, Corrèze, there are 120 hectares of orchards.
It is estimated that total losses for that particular area’s 15
producers will be €1.2 million.
Across the ‘golden triangle’ it is estimated that between
80-100% of all trees have been affected.
“At 2 in the morning here, the temperature under cover
was -3ºC, and at 6 in the morning it was -5ºC,” said Pierre
Lortolary, a local apple grower. “Look, you can see the
flowers falling in the wind… I will not be harvesting
anything this year.”
85% of all apples picked in this area are of the famous
‘golden du Limousin’ variety, a type of Golden Delicious.
These apples were awarded an appellation d'origine
contrôlée (AOC) in France in 2005 that means only apples
grown in a certain area may be called golden du Limousin.
The region’s most famous fruit was then given appellation
d'origine protégée (AOP) status in 2007, which is the
equivalent of the AOC but on a Europe-wide level and
remains the only apple in France with this protection. ■
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states that inbreeding is rife
“puisqu’une personne sur
deux connaît votre mère”.
As Creuse resident Stephanie
explained on her blog (www.
bloginfrance.com - Guéret
Under Attack! Back Off,
Technikart): “this last part
means ‘where one person in
two knows your mother’. I
suspect that implies ‘know’ in
the Biblical sense.” Elsewhere
in the article, the ‘journalist’
refers to Guéret as a “trou
paumé” (a godforsaken hole)
and searches for the “moins
glauque” (least squalid) place
to go in town.
The second source of anger
was that the young people
‘interviewed’ in the piece
were hideously misquoted.
Martial, one such Creusois
told La Montagne that he
felt “betrayed” by the article.
“The journalist told me he
wanted to know about the cool
spots to hang out in Creuse,
and about the youth scene
here. Sure, I was expecting
a light-hearted piece, but not
something so contemptuous.”
The author and the
magazine began to receive a
barrage of calls and messages
and the pressure began to
mount on Technikart. At first
they remained unapologetic
and defended the piece,
saying it was only meant to be
a joke.
Except that no one was
laughing.
Guéret’s mayor, Michel
Vergnier, wrote on his website
that the language used in
the article “hurt” him and
he formerly expressed his
“outrage, and that of the
numerous people who have
called in the last 48 hours”.
He added that: “We freely
accept criticism when it is
constructive. We are happy
to laugh at the jokes and
caricatures that we often level
at ourselves, but we will not
accept the insults made against
us here.”
Eventually,
Technikart’s
editor-in-chief,
Raphaël
Turcat, phoned Guéret’s
mayor to discuss the growing
scandal. “I explained that
we have a sarcastic tone that
spares no one, ourselves
included”, said Mr Turcat
following the call. “He
[Vergnier] said that he took
exception to a few of our
phrases, and I explained that
I was sorry if they offended
him, but that we consider
them to be commonly used
expressions.” Turcat went
on to say that he would be
writing an editorial in the
next edition of Technikart on
the whole affair and offered
Michel Vergnier the right of
reply in the same edition.
Mr Turcat suggested visiting
Guéret with a team from the
magazine for a big BBQ,
an offer flatly rejected by
Vergnier, although there was
mention of an invite to mark
the end of the cultural season
on 9th June.
As far as the Guéret
authorities were concerned,
“Certain words used are
absolutely
unacceptable,”
said deputy mayor, Eric
Correia. “We hope that he
uses his editorial to express
remorse and we will take it
from there, bearing in mind
that the ‘dossier’ is already
with our lawyers.”
At time of going to press
the editorial in the next edition
of Technikart is not available,
but it would be safe to assume
that the magazine will think
twice before they try to take
another cheap shot at the proud
Creusois people! ■
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British author made
Commander of
Légion d'Honneur
British historian and sociologist Theodore Zeldin
has been made a Commander of France’s Légion
d’Honneur as a tribute to his many works on French
history and customs. He is only the second foreigner
to receive the honour this year. That the other was
Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese peace activist,
indicates the esteem in which Dr Zeldin is held in
France. “He understands us better than we know
ourselves,” Livres de France once said.
The Legion of Honour is divided into five classes
(in ascending order): Chevalier (Knight), Officier
(Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand
Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand'Croix (Grand
Cross). Recipients will normally enter at the level
of Chevalier and be promoted through the ranks for
continued service.
Zeldin has written no less than five works, one of
five volumes, on France including The French and
History of French Passions and was described by
Time Magazine as “the world's foremost authority
on Frenchness”. He is today probably most famous
internationally as the author of An Intimate History
of Humanity (1994), a book which probes the
personal preoccupations of people in many different
civilisations, both in the past and in the present.
In 2001 Zeldin set up the Oxford Muse
Foundation, whose aim is to introduce people from
different cultures and is an ardent defender of the art
of conversation.
“For me one of the great problems of our epoch
is that people are isolated, they don’t know their
neighbours, don’t come out of their bubble,” he said.
In 2007, Zeldin was appointed to a committee
advising the French government of Nicolas
Sarkozy on labour market reforms and is a regular
commentator in the French media. The election of
new French President François Hollande “opens up
new opportunities”, he declared this month. ■
French farmers barcode cows
M
everyone had a good laugh at having
had their collective leg pulled.
The joke was so good, in fact, that
other farmers have now followed the
idea for real!
Two Breton farmers already
involved in direct selling from farmer
to consumer are now reportedly
involved in implementing QR for
real in an attempt to boost sales.
Their cows carry QR codes on chains
around their necks and scanning
ost people will have
seen a QR code, even
if they do not know
what one is or what it
does. These 2-dimensional barcodes
can be scanned by many modern
phones and handheld devices and will
either display information or more
often take the user to a website. It is
a technology that is on the increase
as companies seek ever more ways
to target us.
However, how many of us have
seen a QR code branded onto the
side of a cow? Cattle on a farm in
Morbihan, northeast France, were
recently spotted sporting a QR code
made from edible ink. Visitors to the
farm who scanned the cows were
taken to a website where they could
play an online scratch card game:
uncover 3 cows to win a prize in the
farm shop!! Videos of the cows in
question and the online scratch card
game went viral.
The idea was a stroke of marketing
‘genius’, dreamed up by a group
of self-confessed QR-code geeks,
and Gildas le Behoc, the ‘farmer’
in question turned out to be an actor
(albeit a very good one!) The QRbranded cows were part of a marketing
campaign to increase awareness of
the new type of barcode. Although
a stunt, the animals, the farm and the
edible ink barcodes were all real and
the barcodes could indeed be scanned
from the cows’ hides.
The campaign was very successful;
the website attracted more than
50,000 hits in a matter of days and
them takes you to the same site
where the scratch card game can be
played. Winners of the game, called
“Gratt’Meuh!”, or “Scratch Moo!” in
English, receive a litre of milk and 4
organic yoghurts when they visit the
farm store. A draw of all winners will
take place at the end of the season
with one lucky player winning a
weekend trip to the guest cottage
on the farm, located in a nature and
tourism reserve. ■
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F
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The first part of his epic journey saw him swim from
Papua New Guinea (Oceania) to Indonesia (Asia) and
took seven-and-a-half hours.
“It was very, very hard,” he said after the event,
which involved crossing 20km between two points on
New Guinea island, which is shared between the two
countries. “It took us an hour-and-a-half more than we
expected because we had to swim against the currents.”
Soon after completing the gruelling swim, Mr
Croizon tweeted that they did not come across any
sharks or jellyfish, but were joined by a Papua New
Guinean man named Zet Tampa, who swam with them
to show solidarity.
Accompanied by Arnaud Chassery, a long-distance
swimming specialist, the quadriplegic adventurer
swims thanks to prosthetic limbs with flipper-like
attachments.
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Mr Croizon lost his limbs when he received a
massive 20,000 volt shock while adjusting an aerial
on a roof in 1994. The current fused him to the metal
ladder he was standing on and would have killed him
instantly, were it not for a second shock that brought
him back to life. Although he survived, he was so
seriously burnt that both his arms and his legs had to
be amputated.
While in hospital recovering, he saw a documentary
on television about an Englishwoman who had swum
the English Channel earlier that year, and it was this
that inspired him to take up swimming. In 2010,
he became the first limbless man to cross the 34km
Channel between France and England - a feat that had
only been achieved by some 900 other, able-bodied,
swimmers.
The other crossings he has planned are: the sharkinfested Gulf of Aqaba in Jordan to the Egyptian coast
in June (the Asia to Africa stretch); the busy shipping
straits between Gibraltar and Morocco in July (Europe
to Africa); and the icy Bering Strait between Alaska
and Russia in August (North America to Asia). ■
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Vincent Peillon, has announced
plans to return French primary
schools to the 5-day week.
Speaking to France Inter, Mr
Peillon said that the government
wanted a return to the pre-2008
five-day week by the rentrée next
year, i.e. September 2013.
“It is not exactly simple, but
we will do it”, said Mr Peillon,
who went on to explain that
local authorities would be able to
decide whether the fifth day was
a Wednesday (currently a day off
for primary schoolchildren) or a
Saturday.
Although the four-day primary
school week is not hugely
unpopular – in a recent survey
of 5,000 parents, only 33%
wanted a change – it has been
criticised by a leading parents’
association (FCPE), the national
Academy of Medicine and also
in a parliamentary report. The
consensus is that when schooling
is condensed into four longer days,
it is too tiring for children.
Mr Peillon said discussions
would take place this summer with
a view to a law being presented to
parliament in the autumn.
The new education minister
also promised to follow through
on creating an election pledge
to create an extra 1,000 primary
school teaching posts from this
year’s rentrée, a key part of
President Hollande’s promise to
reverse the Sarkozy government
policy of repeated teacher cuts. ■
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Eurostar planning
European expansion
E
urostar, the operator of crossChannel passenger train
services, has announced
major plans to expand their
European operations. The company,
which is 55% owned by the French
state operator SNCF, plans to add 10
new destinations in 4 countries within
the next five years.
The cross-Channel operator has
effectively killed off the market for
air travel between London, Paris and
Brussels in the last decade and the
plan to add destinations in southern
France, the Netherlands, Germany and
Switzerland is a move that will again
directly take on established airline
routes. Eurostar is looking to set up a
second hub, with Brussels being the
probable location.
Since its launch in 1994, Eurostar
has grown to today control 80% of
the passenger traffic between London,
Paris and Brussels, a figure helped by
the opening of its St Pancras terminal
in 2007 and the completion of the UK
side of the high-speed rail line. Journey
times today between Paris and London
are a mere 2h20mins. In 2011, Eurostar
reported a 6 per cent jump in revenues
to £803m and an unaudited net profit of
£20.8m.
Nicolas Petrovic, chief executive of
Eurostar, is planning to use the creeping
liberalisation of European rail markets
to launch services across western
Europe to destinations including
Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Cologne, Lyon,
Marseille and Geneva. “By 2016 and
2017 we would like people when they
are thinking about travelling to these
cities to consider taking Eurostar rather
than flying,” he said.
Eurostar will not have everything
its own way, however, as it will soon
be losing its monopoly on usage of
the Channel Tunnel. German operator
Deutsche Bahn has already announced
plans to join the market by the end of
2015, with the possibility that one other
train company will also look for a slice
of the high-speed cross-Channel pie.
Mr Petrovich, who took over the
top job at Eurostar two years ago, sees
Tornado hits
Toulouse
competition from the German state rail
operator as an opportunity and more of
a threat to airlines than his company.
“The key growth area for us is to take
market share off airlines and if more
[train] operators come in it will grow
the whole market for high-speed rail,”
he said.
Eurostar’s expansion plans come as
they await arrival of their controversial
€600 million order for ten 900-seater
Valero-D trains from Siemens in
Germany, due from the end of 2014.
When the order was first placed in
2010, it caused outrage in France
as it was the first time that SNCF or
an affiliate had ordered trains from
anyone other than Alstrom, the French
manufacturer. At the time, the then
French transport minister said he
would not let anyone else’s trains use
the Channel Tunnel, claiming it would
be a ‘safety risk’. ■
Spectacular images were broadcast on
the internet recently as a tornado ripped
through the southern city of Toulouse.
The tornado, classified as an F1, started
to the southwest of Toulouse and
travelled at speeds of up to 180km/h
as it tore across the countryside
towards the city. There were already
thunderstorms in the area when the
twister was first spotted.
Fortunately, no serious damage
was reported as the storm hit the city:
some walls collapsed, a few trees were
uprooted and several cars were moved,
but there were no injuries.
Violent tornadoes are rare in France,
although they have struck before. On
August 3, 2008, the town of Hautmont
in the north of France was hit by a
much more powerful tornado than
the one seen near Toulouse. The 2008
tornado left a path of destruction about
19 kilometres long and through several
small towns, notably Hautmont, where
three people were killed and another
nine were injured by the tornado. A
fourth person, a 76-year-old man,
committed suicide after his house was
demolished by the storm. ■
8 ♦ NATIONAL NEWS
F
rance’s new president,
François Hollande,
has swept to power
with a promise to end
austerity and focus
on growth. Within days of his
victory, Greece went to the polls
and itself effectively rejected the
austerity measures being forced
onto its government. Could this
now signal the end of austerity in
France and across Europe?
Government
austerity
measures
typically
include
spending cuts and higher taxes.
The aim is to reduce a country's
deficit - the amount it spends
every year over and above what
it earns. Following the financial
crisis, government debt levels
rose sharply. With companies, in
particular financial institutions,
making less money during the
ensuing recession, tax revenues
fell.
One problem is that austerity
measures are hugely unpopular
with the public, as they typically
result in cuts to public services,
higher retirement ages and
reduced public sector wages
and pensions. There is also an
economic argument against
them, as ratings agency Standard
& Poor’s explained when it
downgraded France and other
Eurozone countries earlier this
year: “Austerity alone risks
becoming self-defeating, as
domestic demand falls in line
with consumers’ rising concerns
about job security and disposable
incomes, eroding national tax
revenues.”
For a long time, much of
Europe’s power has lain with
“Merkozy”, the name given to the
strong alliance between France
and Germany’s heads of state,
both of whom firmly believed
that austerity was the way out of
Europe’s debt crisis. So strong
was this alliance that Angela
Merkel refused to meet Hollande
during the election battle and
was an outspoken supporter of
Sarkozy.
Merkel and Hollande may not
agree on the way to end Europe’s
financial woes, but the link
between France and Germany is
still important. In fact, the first
thing President Hollande did
after being sworn in to office in
Paris was to jump on a plane and
head to Germany to meet Merkel.
However, his plane was struck by
lightening and he was forced to
return soon after takeoff; cynics
saw this as a worrying omen of
things to come.
Hollande changed planes and
eventually arrived in Germany 90
minutes late. “Sorry,” he told his
German counterpart in English
on the tarmac, “my plane had
a problem”. Ms Merkel said at
their first joint news conference
that it was “a good omen for
the cooperation” that instead of
rescheduling, Mr Hollande had
persevered on to Berlin.
During the election campaign,
Hollande had vowed to tear up
the fiscal treaty signed earlier
this year aimed at limiting debt
by placing financial restrictions
on European Union economies.
Merkel has already gone on
record to say that the treaty is
not up for negotiation. Who
wins in this debate will shape the
immediate future of European
economics.
Before their meeting, Merkel
had hinted at some common
ground. “We are in the middle
of a debate to which France, of
course, under its new president,
will bring its own emphasis,”
she said. “But we are talking
about two sides of the same coin
- progress is only achievable
via solid finances plus growth.”
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Hollande’s first major test
on the international stage was
to come at the US-hosted G8
summit at Camp David – a
meeting of eight of the world’s
most
powerful
economies.
The number one item on the
agenda was Europe’s worsening
debt crisis and following the
summit, the leaders issued a joint
statement: “Our imperative,”
the leaders said, “is to promote
growth and jobs”. President
Obama added that “There’s now
an emerging consensus that more
must be done to promote growth
and job creation right now”,
declaring that the summit had
produced “genuine progress”.
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Sarkozy handing over power to Hollande - the end of austerity?
Hollande unveils new cabinet
I
ncoming president François Hollande
has followed through on an election
pledge by unveiling a cabinet that
contains an equal number of men and
women – the first time this has happened in
France.
To do so, Hollande had to leave out several
friends… as well as one enemy. Martine Aubry,
the Socialist party leader and mayor of Lille,
will take no part in the new French government.
Ms Aubry, 61, was an acrimonious rival to Mr
Hollande within the party for more than two
decades, but had been tipped as a possible prime
minister and had gone on record as saying that
she would only join a socialist government as
prime minister. In the event, Ms Aubry said that
after discussions with Mr Hollande, they had
agreed “amicably, that there was no sense in
my being in government”.
Instead, Hollande went with Jean-Marc
Ayrault, 62, a fluent German speaker seen
as a key figure in France’s relationship with
Europe’s largest economy.
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for now, but at first glance it
seemed a significant victory for
Hollande and the anti-austerity
brigade. With German elections
on the horizon in 2013, Merkel’s
power is on the wane and there
is a growing momentum against
austerity as a government policy.
The fact of the matter remains,
however, that France and much
of Europe are dangerously in debt
– France’s economy reported
zero growth in its latest quarterly
figures and its deficit is predicted
to reach 4.3% this year, far above
the 3% target. Exactly how
Hollande will be able to afford
to “spend his way out of trouble”
remains to be seen. ■
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Does Hollande mean the end to austerity?
Christiane Taubira, 60, the new justice minister.
She has been an MP in French Guiana since
1993 and wrote a French law in 2001 making
slavery a crime against humanity. In 2002,
she was France's first black candidate for the
presidency.
There was also a role for Morocco-born
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, who holds the
portfolio of minister for women’s rights and
will also be the government spokeswoman. At
34, she is the youngest minister in the cabinet.
As well as gender equality, which was a pillar
of Hollande's campaign, seven of the new
posts went to ministers from French ethnic
minorities.
At the first council of ministers, the
government voted on its first measure, a
30% wage reduction for all ministers and the
president. Instead of €21,194 a month before
tax, the president and prime minister will each
receive €14,836. Ministerial monthly salaries
drop from €13,423 to €9,396.
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stark contrast to the actions of Hollande's
predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, whose first
move upon taking office was to increase his
salary by about 170%.
Another prominent female in the new
government is Hollande’s partner, Valérie
Trierweiler, although she has stated her desire
to remain independent and self-sufficient. “I
will not be a trophy wife,” she recently told
The Times. Twice divorced, Trierweiler's
relationship with Hollande began in 2005
when he was still living with his then partner,
Ségolène Royal, with whom he has 4 children.
“I don't have a personal fortune,” Trierweiler
told Elle magazine in an interview published
recently. “I need to earn a living. I have three
children to take care of. Like millions of
French women, my financial independence is
a concrete reality and a priority.”
Trierweiler is a print and TV journalist,
working at celebrity magazine Paris Match
and on TV channel Direct 8, where she hopes to
continue working, despite becoming France’s
first lady. ■
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Wealthy French move to London France's new
first couple visit
over fears of financial reforms
E
very summer in the
month of August,
Paris is emptied of
its residents as fast
as the tourists arrive. Parisians
traditionally use the summer
months to travel to more rural
parts of France or even overseas.
This year, the capital’s wealthier
workers may not be coming
back!
The toppling of Nicolas
Sarkozy by François Hollande,
the first socialist president to
lead the country in 17 years, has
sent ripples of fear through the
wealthier arrondissements of
Paris. Hollande made an election
pledge to introduce a 75% tax
on those earning more than €1
million - on top of a 45% rate
for people making €150,000 or
more – and many residents are
not prepared to stick around to
see if he follows through.
The French financial world
was already unhappy after
France signed up to the financial
transaction tax earlier this year
– a tax on financial transactions
that was hoped would raise €1.3
billion of income. The move was
cheered in the City of London many saw it as giving London
a further competitive edge over
Paris. Referring to the predicted
exodus of French financial
business to London, mayor Boris
Johnson famously announced
“Bienvenue à Londres”.
Hollande is also expected to
raise “wealth taxes” on property
assets and has indicated he
will end his predecessor's tax
incentives to lure bankers
back home. It is safe to say
that France’s high earners feel
increasingly unwelcome in a
country now led by a man who
has admitted: “I don't like the
rich”.
But where will all these
wealthy businesspeople go? It
would appear most are heading
across the Channel to London.
While Hollande plans to tax
the rich, Prime Minister David
Cameron is cutting the 50% tax
rate for income above £150,000
to 45%.
Many US banks and private
equity firms in Paris have already
begun making arrangements
for their top executives to set
up office in London. “Partners
are coming over to establish a
track record of behaviour that
is outside tax, from an early
stage, so that they can respond
quickly to what is coming down
the track,” said a senior source
at one private equity firm.
“The exodus will mean a
lot of France's biggest earners
relocate to London,” said a
hedge fund manager. “It won't
be possible for everyone, but
those who can make the switch
will definitely be working on a
contingency plan.”
Stéphane
Rambosson,
managing partner at consultants
Veni Partners, believes that
Hollande’s arrival does not bode
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well for business. “You have
to have a very specific reason
to have a business in France
instead of the UK, for example
access to skilled workers or the
need to be very close to clients,”
he said. “If you pay an employee
say £100,000 in London the
equivalent in France is already
over £170,000, simply due to
costs. Administration and the
regulatory framework is also
very complicated.”
Even before the predicted
exodus this summer, the UK
already has more French expats
than there are Brits in France.
In fact, the UK has the largest
French community in the world
outside of France. Chelsea
and South Kensington are so
packed with French bankers
and their families it has led to
the area becoming known as the
unofficial 21st arrondissement
of Paris. All of France's major
banks have subsidiaries in the
UK.
Estate agents in London are
already noticing the change.
One property company in South
Kensington said it has seen
a 50% increase in inquiries
from French buyers since the
presidential elections and has
even hired a fluent French
speaker to help deal with the
interest. ■
rance’s new president, François Hollande, has already been
looking to make friends stateside during his recent visit to
America for the G8 summit at Camp David. As is customary in
international politics and diplomacy, gifts play an important role
and Hollande chose to impress the American president with luxury
products from his constituency of Corrèze in central France.
So it is that Michelle Obama is now the proud owner of a new Le
Tanneur handbag, made in Bort-les-Orgues, as well as a collection
of Sothys products, a luxury skincare range made in Meyssac, near
Brive.
Obama proposed that Hollande meet him at the White House
before the G8 summit; while there, the French president took the
opportunity to sign the White House guestbook, saying that he
had made sure his first overseas trip was to the US and that he was
looking forward to writing a new chapter in Franco-US relations.
"J'ai réservé ma première visite hors d'Europe aux Etats-Unis
dont le Président m'a reçu avec simplicité et amitié. Une nouvelle
page des relations entre nos deux pays s'ouvre. Je me réjouis de
l'écrire avec Barack Obama." ■
What to call the new Merkozy?
W
hen Nicolas Sarkozy
and Angela Merkel
ruled
European
politics, they were so close
that they became almost one
single entity and were routinely
referred to in the press as
“Merkozy”.
Political commentators have
been trying in vain to come
up with an equally memorable
moniker for Europe’s new
Franco-German alliance pair,
with
“Merkollande”
and
“HoMer” (D'oh!) both tried but
not quite managing to stick.
Given the state of the
European
economy
and
the difficult situation both
leaders find themselves in,
the consensus for now is that
the best name for Merkel
and Hollande is probably…
“Merde”! ■
10 ♦ FRENCH LIFE
Bugle reader, Iris Bell, hits back at journalist Samantha Brick's assertion that all French women are maneaters and has her own theory about why she sees the
worst in everyone...
M
s ‘I am beautiful and
other women don’t like
me because they’re
jealous’ Brick has spoken
once again. This time she has come
down like a ton of her wieldy surname
on the female of the French species, first
and foremost aiming her bile at the new
president’s wife whom she labels a smug
man-snatcher in designer clothes: a
beautiful woman unashamedly flaunting
her good looks on the bumpy bed ride
to the top. Even if these catty assertions
are true, the story is not that remarkable
and one imagines that Ms Brick must
herself be suitably sympathetic: she is
also a good-looking woman who has
admitted to the use of flirting as a careerenhancing tool.
However, there is no mercy shown
because Ms Trierweiler is………
French! One of that spurious breed
of double-crossing filthy, evil-eyed
maneaters who would no sooner look
at you as unzip your poor defenceless
husband’s flies! Women who connive
to steal what’s not theirs, and worse,
take pleasure in the hunt of unsuspecting
gentlemen, leaping from trees onto their
backs as they go for an evening stroll;
popping up beside the camembert in the
local supermarket with a pair of fluffy
handcuffs at the ready. Some even jump
out of the airing cupboard where they’ve
lain in wait all day for your beloved
when he comes home, wearing nothing
but a string of garlic and a moist smile.
Ooh la la! It’s getting warm in here….
How can we dispute what Ms Brick
says when she has lived in France for
all of FOUR years and purports to
know the ‘sinister machinations’ of
the Frenchwoman’s mind? She has
seen, first-hand, women throw away
their marriages and children because
their lust gets the better of them - not
just one or two women but most of the
Frenchwomen she knows. How can we
dispute her assertion that Frenchwomen
don’t like her because they are eyeing
her up as a fellow predator of men and
see her beauty as a threat in the infidelity
sweepstakes?
Certainly, we can’t dispute what Ms
Brick believes but we can be objective
about her opinions. We can assume that
her apparent lack of social awareness
has probably rubbed a few people up
the wrong way. However, slating the
entire French nation’s sisterhood is
another matter and will only make her
predicament as a pariah in her local
French village even worse.
French women that I know work hard
and in this nation where the family comes
first, they are usually besotted with their
children. Free time and weekends revolve
around family outings and get-togethers,
not girly shopping trips. The same goes
for me also, having three young kids and
not a lot of spare cash. And I can honestly
say that of the few affairs that have been
whispered about in our village, all have
been between married men and single/
divorced women. Here it seems that
the most common marriage-strayers are
men but then we live in a different part
of France to Ms Brick and who knows
what depravity goes in the badlands of
the Dordogne?
I should know the machinations of
the French female psyche really well as
I have lived in France for FIVE whole
years (yes, really!) and somehow I have
managed to make some great female
French friends from age 14 to 94. I trust
my female friends implicitly with both
my children and my other half. The only
woman who ever asked me if I minded
her taking a road trip alone with my
husband whilst batting her eyelids and
plumping up her bosom was a fortysomething Englishwoman with a onetrack mind but sadly no accompanying
charm, which I imagine is a hindrance to
becoming a really successful predator. I
laughed and winked at my husband who
motioned as if to slit his neck.
I have met some of the most genuine
and considerate people since we moved
to France, and that goes for both sexes.
I believe that integration requires social
skill, persistence and a bite of humble
pie. This is just my opinion and I am
just your ordinary, average woman.
If I was in fact terribly insecure about
myself, as many people who flash their
physical appearance as their main form
of currency are, there is a strong chance
I would feel quite differently about those
around me. I might assume that because
people don’t take to me it is aligned to
their competing against me because
of my good looks. In other words, I
would imagine that all women are like
me; they are all vying for the attention
of the opposite sex and trying to outdo
each other: the mirror, mirror on the wall
complex.
And who are all these French women
© 2012 - Cyclotron (WikiCommons)
I am an ordinary woman... who likes French people
Valérie Trierweiler - France's new first lady
running off with? Students and retired
widowers? Ms Brick’s attitude to
men as innocent meatheads, ruled by
their nether regions and led astray by
wicked temptresses, is a little ‘1800s’. I
believe that she has unwittingly shown
us her hand and in fact I feel sorry for
her. She must be pretty lonely stuck in
France without female company and the
gnawing sense that everyone loathes her.
And of course afraid that one of the
neighbours’ wives might throw herself
down on the forest floor with legs
akimbo in front of her husband while he
is out hunting wild boar. How can any
man be expected to think with his brain
with all these lascivious French women
around? ■
Inheritance rules for French residents
– and proposed EU changes from 2015
A
s I hope most of
you already know,
under French law,
if a French resident
individual has children, they
cannot leave assets to who they
wish. Strict inheritance rules
mean that children have certain
rights to their deceased parent’s estate.
For someone with one child
the reserved portion is 50%,
rising to 67% for two children and 75% for three or
more children, split equally
between them. The remaining
percentage is considered the
unreserved portion and may be
left to whomsoever the owner
pleases.
Whilst the French forced
succession rules are not changing, new EU rules on succes-
sion have recently been agreed,
and once finally adopted (expected in the summer of 2012),
will come into force 3 years
later, in 2015.
These new regulations will
give expatriates the right to opt
for the succession law of their
country of nationality to apply
on their death.
Without an appropriate will,
the French succession rules
above would continue to be
applied to a French resident’s
estate.
However, with a correctly
drawn up will, it should become possible from 2015 to
opt to use the law of the country of your nationality. For
British nationals, this should
mean that you can opt to use
British rules – leaving your as-
sets as you wish via an appropriate will.
It is vitally important to understand that, whilst it will become possible to choose to use
UK law for the distribution of
your estate, it is only this that
has changed, as the new regulations will not apply to tax issues.
For example, whilst it will
become perfectly possible to
leave all of your assets to your
spouse in the first instance, assets left to be divided between
children and step-children
would still result in the stepchildren facing a punitive 60%
French inheritance tax on anything over a minimal allowance of €1,594.
At first glance it would appear that this will be a signifi-
cant advance, since inheritance
issues are the main concern
of most British residents in
France. However, in many
cases, using the many techniques available under French
law to ensure that your wishes
are met and taxation is kept to
a minimum, is likely to be the
preferable option, so no action
should be taken without professional advice.
David Hardy, Poitou-Charentes Regional Manager for
Siddalls France, who have
been providing impartial independent financial advice to the
British community for over 15
years. If you wish to discuss
your own financial planning
requirements in more detail,
please contact David on 05 56
34 75 51 www.siddalls.fr
Inheritance Solutions
French inheritance rules may mean that your worldwide
estate will not be distributed according to your wishes.
Look after those that matter
David Hardy, Regional Manager:
Tel: 05 56 34 75 51
www.siddalls.fr
French finance in plain English
Siddalls France SASU, Parc Innolin, 3 Rue du Golf, 33700 Mérignac - RCS BX 498 800 465. C.I.F. No E001669 auprès de ANACOFI-CIF association
agréée par l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers et Courtier d’Assurances, Catégorie B - ORIAS 07 027 475. Garantie Financière et Assurance de
Responsabilité Civile Professionnelle conformes aux articles L 541-3 du Code Monétaire et Financier et L 512-6 et 512-7 du Code des Assurances.
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2 double bedroom gite for
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05.55.81.30.39
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SIRET: 479 965 758 00010
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Beautiful 2-person gîte in
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La Courede
Bed and Breakfast
Comfortable B&B. Two double
rooms, en-suite. Guest lounge.
Evening meal on request.
20 minutes from Limoges airport.
05 55 71 08 56
06 75 79 28 71
[email protected]
www.lacourede.eu
SIRET: 511 679 011 00011
Champlong
Chatterie
Tel: 05 55 60 27 83
www.thelindenhouse.eu
[email protected]
La Petite Maison
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Caring, quiet accommodation
just for cats
JUNCT 22 off A20, Arnac la Poste
Alison & Ray
06.04.17.80.93
Le Chene de
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[email protected]
www.champlongchatterie.com
SIRET: 520 896 671 00010
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 8am til late
Night fishing available on request.
Equipment hire/bait available at extra cost.
[email protected]
Tel: 05 45 30 69 85
www.etangbrillac.weebly.com
Dog Holidays
at Valhalla Farm
5 Star Accommodation in
our Home (Dept 23).
4 Walks each day & lots of T.L.C.
Contact Karen & Darren
Tel: 05.55.80.95.18
Mob: +44 (0)7700 045 517
[email protected]
www.valhallafarm.org
Siret No. 511 322 554 00011
SIRET: 511 629 610 00011
05.55.41.17.76
[email protected]
Need help
with your Puppy
or Dog?
Le Puy
Clay pigeon shooting
& deer stalking
09 61 42 41 26 - see pg 2
Cosmo Flight School
www.cosmoflightschool.com
See page 2
[email protected]
■ Pulls on lead
■ Recall bad
■ Jumps up at people
■ Generally misbehaving
Good Citizens Dog
Training
Call Elaine Smith:
05 55 68 67 56
www.limousindogtraining.fr
Weekly classes
and one to one
PAWS & HEARTH
Specialist Pet Minding Service
Avoid the anguish of sending your pets
away from the comfort of their home
when you go away on holiday.
I can mind your pets for you in their
familiar surroundings, keeping them
safe and contented until you return.
05 55 50 19 16
[email protected]
Siret no. 538 488 578 00013
05.55.41.17.76
[email protected]
PETS France
Pet & Equine Total Supplies
05.55.08.40.67 - see pg 8
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Animals & Pets
Car Breakers - C.R.A.L.
Buy/Sell/Scrap
Spare Parts for Sale
05.55.48.21.33 - see pg 6
Le Mécanique
Anglais
30 years’ experience
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
Tel: 05 55 58 87 94 or Mob: 06 61 01 12 21
Certificat de capacité n° 87-203 RCS Limoges 750 912 057
The Caring Cattery
Rochechouart
05 55 03 76 87 / 06 30 02 35 73
Only 30 mins from Limoges airport.
Established, purpose built secure
cattery. Large individual/family units, tiled
floors, shelving, adjoining outside areas.
Heated, individual needs catered for.
NEW - purpose built isolation unit.
Certificate of Capacity. Contact Barbara:
[email protected]
SIRET: 494 125 016 00019
Holiday livery/pension
for horses & ponies
Stabling, grazing, excellent facilities.
Parking for trailers or lorries, safe
& secure with 24-hour supervision.
€20 per day
Call for more info:
05 45 85 92 34
(evenings)
The
Orchard
Kennels & Cattery
(Farges, nr. Aubusson)
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
siret: 504 584 228 00010
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Auto
Services
RING BILL!
● All Makes & Models
● Repairs ● Servicing ● CT’s
● Specialist in: Vehicle
Diagnostics and Auto Electrics
Covering 87/24/16 - I can come to you
TEL: 05 53 62 50 46
SIREN: 514 423 532
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Building
Services
Carpenters/Joiners
SHUTTERS / VOLETS
Made to Measure
Woodwork
Pine Window Shutters from €35
Pine Ledge and Brace Doors from €69
Bespoke items made
www.scrollart.co.uk
05 55 14 12 43
Oradour-sur-Vayres (87150)
Siren 527 854 749
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
made to measure.
Please visit our website for recent
installations and references.
www.lecharmedechene.com
[email protected]
02 54 25 65 08
06 16 91 64 67
SIRET: 510 156 763 00011
Architectural
Services
Architectural
DRAWING
SERVICE
Renovating your
French property?
New build?
Dossiers prepared
Permis de Construire
Déclarations Préalables
Tel: 05 53 52 36 05
[email protected]
www.latuspeter-architecturaldrawings-24.com
SIRET: 493 770 358 00015
Planning and Design
Services
Experienced professional
providing scale drawings
and dossiers for all planning
applications throughout
Cher, L'Indre,
La Creuse and Allier.
02.48.56.61.19
Registered Car Mechanic
www.labrandeweb.fr
[email protected]
See Display Ad - pg B3
SIRET: 510 961 139 00019
05.55.81.31.85
Building
Services
Building
Services
Electricians
Salamandre électricité
Keith Sloper
Tel: 05 55 64 94 20
Mob: 07 86 38 09 61
* Qualified electrician
* All types of electrical works carried out
* Free estimates
* Departments 23 and 87
No Siret: 494 916 760 00015
ELECTRICIAN
Philip Evans
Fully Qualified
French Electrician
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: 533 235 016 00011
[email protected]
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
05.55.69.75.67 / 06.89.47.69.71
La Coterie Entreprise
Approved septic tank installer
05.55.80.83.30
www.lce23.com
See our main ad - pg 7
Builder
40yrs Experience in quality work,
available for all your
House Maintenance/Projects
including Plumbing, Carpentry,
Masonry, Structural Work, Decorating.
Plus Key Holding service.
Good References. Dept. 23/36
05.55.80.72.60
www.lumiereserviceetenergie.eu
ROGER & SON
I O P Services
Siret No. 501.792.386.00010
in Creuse
English Speaking, French Artisans
Qualified Electrician
Repairs, Full Re-Wires, New Build
Automated Systems Installation
Plumber
Experienced Builder
All Masonry Works
Plasterboarding
Assistance with Architects, other
trades and Permis de Construire
English References Available
05 55 41 43 56
06 50 27 87 54
[email protected]
No job too small - give us a call
SIRET: 498 672 708 00019
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
● Permanent EDF supplies arranged
● Free quotations
497 962 001 00010
A multi-service company
● Repairs & maintenance
● Gardens & lakes
● General building
Free Quotation and advice
If I can't help, I know someone
that can. Contact Paul
05 55 77 33 72 / 06 85 18 20 05
[email protected]
siret no 483 666 335 00037
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Lovejoy’s
Scaffolding Hire
Strong, fully adjustable
cup-lock scaffolding
Collect and erect yourself to
save costs or delivery and
erection included
Tel: 05 55 68 22 04
www.limousin-builders.com
Siret 509 933 784 00027
Mobile No: 06 50 63 65 29
Website: www.rob-johnson.biz
05.55.41.17.76
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Building
Services
Harlequin
Developments
General
Mini Digger
and dumper hire
with driver
From €120 per day
All aspects of renovation
and refurbishment, big or
small, undertaken.
Harlequin Developments are a
Distributor and Installer for
Solarventi, solar dehumidifying and
water heating products, as well as a
range of other renewable energies
05.55.68.67.56
06.06.60.46.97
[email protected]
www.harlequindevelopments.com
SIRET: 494.501.067.00016
Monte Sarginson
06.43.40.58.85
House Renovations
[email protected]
Experience in Roofing, Tiling
Floors & Walls, Plumbing,
Fitting Kitchens & Bathrooms,
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05.55.41.17.76
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Inside & Out
Tel: 05 55 63 88 70
Mob: 06 21 34 18 20
Siret no 507 516 748 00013
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ADVERTORIAL
ZE DOG
(& CAT) HOUSE
Canine Good Citizen, either in group
or individual lessons, at “Ze Dog (&
Cat) House” or at your home. We
also do board and train.
“Ze Dog (& Cat) House” is situated at
“Le Puytren”, Meilhac, a small village
4km from Nexon and 20 minutes south
of Limoges and Bellegarde airport.
Our capacity is limited, so please
don’t hesitate to call us soon, either to
book or visit…
Family, cage-free boarding for dogs and cats
Positive dog training and counseling
Hope to see you soon!
O
ur dog and cat boarding
facility is cage and kennel
free. We want it to be a real
home from home for your
companions so that they, as well as you,
spend a great time on holiday.
At “Ze Dog (& Cat) House”, the dogs
live in the house with free access to the
gardens and the grounds surrounding
our 18th century home. They enjoy the
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Mob: 06 60 20 22 38
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warmth of the fire in winter and the
shade of the trees in summer.
The cats have 2 lounges, furnished
with couches, armchairs, secret corners
and toys.
Both cats and dogs are fed a very high
quality, cereal-free and specialised pet
food and get lots of Tender Loving Care!
We also propose training classes
to help your dog become a true
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
Paul Goldsmith
Renovations
www.centralfrancestorage.com
All aspects of interior renovations.
Loft conversions, Windows,
Bathrooms & Kitchens, Flooring
Plastering, Plaster Boarding,
Plumbing & Electrics.
05 55 41 17 76
CHERRY PICKER /
ACCESS PLATFORM HIRE
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WORKING HEIGHTS
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SCISSOR AND BOOM LIFTS
AVAILABLE FROM €80 HT / DAY
SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR DETAILS
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R & L OTLEY sas, 36170 SACIERGES-ST-MARTIN
02 54 47 65 37
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SIRET 538 982 414 00012
Tel: 05 55 58 87 94 or Mob: 06 61 01 12 21
RCS Limoges 750 912 057
ADVERTORIAL
[email protected]/09.66.03.52.89
ELECTRIC & DIESEL SELF
PROPELLED 4WD
Ze Dog (& Cat) House
Le Puytren, 87800 Meilhac
Established 6 years - references available
SIRET: 494 123 847 00019
Including Tiling
and Plasterboarding
Room construction to
finishing touches
T: Ian 05 55 53 37 10
E: [email protected]
www.zanado.co.uk
Siret. 484 206 624 00014
Entreprise
Hines
Building & Renovation
● Roofing - New & Repairs
● Masonry
● Plastering
● Dry Lining
● Sand Blasting
● Equestrian Buildings
● Digger/Scaffold Hire
● ... and much, much more
Insulation Specialists
05.55.78.57.60 - see pg 11
Travaux Publics
www.pilgrim23.com
05.55.62.61.12 - pg 3
TERRY
DIMMOCK
Scaffold
and
Plant Hire
Please ring
Robert
28 years qualified experience
Renovation Specialist
www.entreprisehines.com
[email protected]
Unbeatable Price
and Quality
References
Available
05.55.89.69.46
SIRET: 503 169 237 00016
Nick Glover
Tiler / Carreleur
Walls & Floors
Interior & Exterior
Siret 511 127 763 00015
Tel: 05 55 69 23 29
Port: 06 31 37 53 90
La Noneix
[email protected]
www.glover-carreleur.com
siret: 493 766 430 00018
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05 55 41 17 76
05 55 89 69 46
www.entreprisehines.com
[email protected]
Phone: 05 55 63 65 81
I fit all kinds of tiles: ceramic,
porcelain, slate, natural stone,
quarry tiles, travertine & granite.
Central Limousin
GODSON
Celotex
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
SkyTVI
SIRET: 503 169 237 00016
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
Tel: 05 55 61 08 02
Mob: 06 52 23 89 54
Siret: 750 068 116 00011
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Sky TV
Installations
Satellite Engineer
INSTALLATION, DISH, CABLE
AND QUAD LNB - just €180
Sky Subscriptions Available - no UK address necessary
All needs, advice, help catered for. All depts covered
06 60 85 93 41 [email protected]
05.55.67.01.04
www.sky-tv-installations.com
SIRET: 534 352 802 00019
B4 ♦ DIRECTORY
Building
Services
General
Tony Hall
General Builders
Renovations, Brickwork,
Masonry
We only undertake
one job at a time!
All areas covered
Tél: 02.54.06.91.54
[email protected]
Siret: 504 350 604 00014
Dennis Fry Timber Services
Dave Cardwell - Builder
05.55.08.40.67/06.06.44.35.28
See our Display Ad - pg 9
Chez Vous
Fosse Septique installation
and building renovations
05.55.63.44.43 - pg 11
WASTE REMOVAL
SERVICES
**Special Spring discounts**
R & B Construction
Over 30 years experience in
the building trade
● Renovations & conversions Specialist in granite stonework
● Roofing - Carpentry Plastering/rendering
● Electrical (NICEIC approved in the UK)
fully conversant with French Regulations
● Plumbing (Corgi Registered in the UK)
fully conversant with French Regulations
● Kitchens - Bathrooms - Floor/wall tiling
Members of Federation
of Master builders in UK
All works carried out by time served tradesmen.
Tel: Dave - 05 55 37 74 06
Tel. Steve - 05 55 69 75 67
(Depts 23, 87 & 19)
siret: 501 792 386 00010
Double D
Renovations & Home
Improvements
05 87 96 02 44 - pg 8
Michael Courtin
French Stonemason with
20 years Experience in
● Masonry ● Stonework
● Brickwork ● Pointing
● Structural Repairs
Major & Minor works undertaken
throughout the Limousin
10% discount for new clients
Free Devis/Estimates
References Available
Call:Siret:
0952278
23 38 56
076 546 00012
Prices from €15/hour
● Building Renovations & Small Jobs
● Velux Windows ● Roof Repairs ● Tiling
● Plumbing ● Plaster boarding
● Garden Projects & Maintenance
For more info please call Barrie
06 74 21 47 71
Or visit my website
www.bw-renovations.co.uk
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siret 532 981 198 00015
Home: 05.55.02.66.58
Mobile: 06.76.09.68.37
SIRET: 501 338 230 00011
www.ukpaintdepot.com
see main ad - pg 8
Groundworks
RSW Entreprises
Mini-Digger with driver
05.55.80.00.57
[email protected]
Fosse Septique Specialist
05.55.78.62.29
See Main Ad - Pull-out pg B3
Masonry
& More
Creuse Excavation Services
www.creuseexcavation.com
+33 (0)786 95 18 90
See ad pg 4
05 55 61 93 07
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General building
Renovation & maintenance
Reliable, good quality work
30 years exp
Based central 23 - will travel
Martin Sprague
martin_sprague_1@ hotmail.com
SIRET: 531 768 182 00010
Painters/
Decorators
05 55 80 92 91
06 87 92 83 63
Ken Nickless
Interior/Exterior
Painter & Decorator
with over 25 years experience
Wall Papering - Tiling
All Repairs Undertaken
Tel: 05 55 60 05 26
[email protected]
siret: 518 225 545 00012
Please mention The
to adverts
Building
Services
Plasterers
GLEN VINEY
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)
The friendly and reliable plasterer
Registered in France.
Fully insured offering 10 year
guarantee.
Call Stuart on:
[email protected]
Siret: 534 396 908 00012
MARK COLYER
LIMOUSIN PLASTERING
LIMOUSIN STUKADOORS
19 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
« 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
Building
Services
05 55 41 17 76
Your
advert
here
H20 CREUSE
Multiskilled Artisan
• 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
[email protected]
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
Building
Services
Sandblasting
We provide a fully operated sandblasting
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.
SIRET: 504 612 441 00015
Plumbers
Graham Carter Plastering
SIRET 538 689 530 00011
Le Bourg, 23360 Nouzerolles
[email protected]
05 55 78 80 31
05 55 41 17 76
(29 years experience)
ALL PLUMBING &
HEATING INSTALLATIONS
OR ALTERATIONS
EMERGENCY WORK
UNDERTAKEN
ANDY IVES - 06 02 37 62 57
Sand and Blast
Siret: 527 736 326 00010
Re-pointing - Rendering - Plastering
FRENCH REGISTERED
CERTIFIED PLUMBER
05 55 63 53 06
06 23 29 48 19
Pro-Point Facades
UK Paint Depot
Quality UK Paints at the lowest prices
Le Plâtrier du Limousin
Skilled Workman
• house and barn clearances
• dechetterie runs
• rubbish removal
• cash paid for scrap
• general labouring service
• mini digger hire - with/without driver
05 55 37 45 35
Building
Services
Sandblasting &
Floor Sander hire
www.sandandblast.com
05.55.78.43.71 / 06.67.81.63.46
[email protected]
SIRET: 488 522 921 00037
Chimney
Sweeps
Heating & Plumbing engineer
05 55 63 89 23 - see pg 4
Martin Walters
Plumber
All types of plumbing
and general
maintenance work
undertaken
Friendly, reliable,
professional service
Fully registered
and insured
Tel 02 54 24 84 62
Siret 522 804 723 00016
CLEAR CHIMNEY SERVICES
All types of chimneys cleaned
Clean and Efficient
Certificat de Ramonage issued
with every chimney swept
Woodburner repairs/installation
Accredited Flue liner Installer
Chimney repairs/maintenance
Fabrication & welding to E.N. 287
TEL. 02 54 06 40 80
[email protected]
siren 535 199 483
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 also 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 now offer a wide range of renewable energy products from some of
the world’s leading manufacturers.
Our core products are: Solar Hot Water Systems, Underfloor Heating,
Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery Systems, SolarVenti
Dehumidifiers and Water Heating Systems.
Solar Hot Water kits are available from only €2400. Supply only or
supplied and fitted. Wall ventilators offering heat recovery, humidity
control, acoustic isolation, and anti-pollen filters from only €460. Phone for
more details.
For more information, a devis, or simply to discuss your project, please
feel free to contact us.
Tel: 05 55 68 67 56 - Mobile: 06 06 60 46 97
Chimney Sweeping
• Flue ways cleared
• Birds nests, vermin & debris
removed
• Smoke evacuation & gas
tightness tests
• Official certificates of cleaning
issued (Certificat de Ramonage)
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
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!
ADVERTORIAL
Creusetec
Computers &
Satellites
Satellite Systems
05 55 66 60 21
[email protected]
http://www.creusetec.com
05 55 63 78 72
SIRET: 510 117 328 00011
Siren: 502 409 949
Chimney Sweep Service
* 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
Contact Barry Manning
Tel: 05 55 66 14 11
Mob: 06 31 59 81 08
[email protected]
REMEMBER - BLOCKED FLUES AND
CHIMNEY FIRES CAN BE FATAL...
DON'T TAKE THAT RISK!
SIRET: 534 351 754 00013
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
Courses
& Classes
"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.
www.stovesellers.com
TOUTE SWEEP
SOLARVENTI - Available in the Limousin
From Harlequin Developments
Tel: 05 55 68 67 56
Mobile: 06 06 60 46 97
GOODWIN
SATELLITE
SALES & INSTALLATION OF ALL SATELLITE
SYSTEMS & AERIALS. FAULT FINDING.
Dept 23 & surrounding areas
Tel: 05 55 62 05 61
siret: 453 067 910 00019
Marengo
Websites Done Right
www.marengo.cc
see pg 9
Sky TV Installations
Sky TV/Tous travaux satellite
05.55.67.01.04
See Main Ad - Pull-out pg B3
Submissions
Deadline
15th of the month
Advertise your business here
for only €35/month
05.55.41.17.76
[email protected]
IT Support for Creuse, HauteVienne, Indre and Vienne
Submissions
Deadline
15th of the month
02.54.25.65.08
06.16.91.64.67
Connect-Français
NO FIX... NO FEE !!
www.indre-it.com
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.
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
Computer Problems?
Limousin & Charente
PC & Mac Internet Assistance
WiFi, ADSL, Dial-up
Helpdesk, Data retrieval
Call Dave
05.55.53.37.06
[email protected]
SIRET: 479 095 705 00014
For all your TV
and satellite
installations and repairs
(Sky TV, Internet etc.)
Call Patrice:
06.79.07.91.56
[email protected]
Fast dependable service
Based Séreilhac (87)
siret: 353 613 227 00035
Reiki Training in France
Levels 1, 2 and Master
Kinesiology / TFH
Alergy Testing for Foods,
Candida, Dogs, Cats,
Cosmetics etc
Other treatments and Courses
See website:
www.therapiesinfrance.com
Tel: 05 55 09 76 10
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
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B6 ♦ DIRECTORY
Food & Drink
L’Escale
Restaurant & Bar
5 Rue Andre Jouhannaud, Compreignac
Freshly home-cooked Food
Daily Plat du Jour from €9
2-course Sunday Lunch from €10 with
real Yorkshire puddings.
Every Friday Night – Fish & Chips 8,50€
(Fillet of Haddock or Cod Loin)
(alternative menu available)
Every Saturday night is Steak Night (excl 16 June)
Two Rumpsteaks & Bottle of Wine 19.50€
(alternative menu available)
Le Moulin du Breuil
Open: Mon–Sat 11.30–2pm,
Fri & Sat eve 7–11pm, Sun 11.30–3pm
Party bookings welcomed
BAR, RESTAURANT, TERRASSE
We will open on any evening that we are
closed for parties of 10 and over.
05 55 80 37 70 - see pg 11
Or email for a menu: [email protected]
23140 PIONNAT
26, Ecurat 23150
Atelier d'Art du Jardin
Jardin du Thé
Gateaux, scones, sandwichs.
Ouverture samedi et dimanche
11h00 à 18h00,
lundi à vendredi sur RDV svp.
Du 1 mai au 30 septembre.
2 km de Chénérailles et le Chateau
Villemonteix
tel: 05 55 81 31 85
www.atelierdartdujardin.net
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
05 55 12 99 45 - 06 04 09 03 10
Please mention The
to adverts
C’est cheese
Find us at local markets selling a
small and tasty selection of excellent
quality english cheeses.
Also available online.
For more information, see our website:
www.cestcheese.fr
09.66.87.02.74
[email protected]
SIREN: 409 679 578
JJ’s
Cafe Bar
Some customer quotes:
‘...more than just a bar’
‘....a bit like Allo Allo and Cheers!’
Come and see for yourself - Open all week.
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
Au Beau Rivage LES PAPILLONS
Salon de Thé
Hotel - Bar - Restaurant
Busseau-sur-Creuse
05.55.62.40.27 - pg 16
Menu du jour.
Teas, coffees, cream teas
and gateaux.
Microbrewery Bar
Jackie Cawtheray
Tue - Fri 10:00 - 5:30
Mon, Sat & Sun Closed
Bières 23
1 rue Pierre Chambord, Oradour-sur-Vayres
4 rue Tanneries
Bénévent-l’Abbaye, 23210
SIRET: 510 986 490 00017
For further information
Tel: 05 55 63 59 17
Mob: 06 86 55 18 78
The New
BAILEYS
Bar & Restaurant
5 Rue de L’Abreuvoir Aubusson
Traditional French and English dishes
Menu du Jour 12€ Mini Menu 9€ week days
Open Mon - Sat 12pm - 2pm
Restaurant Menu
Fri and Sat Eve from 7pm
05.55.66.37.10
Library Club Thursday mornings 10am - 2pm
Tel: 05 44 00 03 24
www.LesPapillons.beep.com
Your
advert
here
Le Pub
58, rue d'Orjon
Argenton-sur-Creuse
02 54 60 02 14
Open Late!!
Sunday roast & pudding
ONLY A TENNER (€)
Fish + Chips + Mushy Peas,
every Fri + Sat night
Opening hours:
Thu 12-2pm & 6pm-midnight
Fri 12-2pm & 6pm-2am
Sat 12pm-2am, Sun 12pm-11pm
Free range, rare breed pork
02.54.30.51.95
Les Genêts, Azerables
05.55.63.90.79
www.lecreusoisbistro.com
SIREN: 483 988 853
Garden Services
● Italian Specialities
● Traditional Cuisine
● Home-made Desserts
Moules de bouchot available
from July to December
High Quality Food, a Warm
Welcome and a Friendly
Atmosphere await
Closed Sundays & Mondays
Your
advert
here
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
02 54 24 01 06
Restaurant - Pizzeria
Gifts & Crafts
High quality British & French food
at reasonable prices.
Menu du Jour €12, Traditional Pub
Food, Vegetarian dishes, Childrens &
Snack menus also available
8 rue Ledru-Rollin
36200 Argenton-sur-Creuse
SIRET 484 479 480 00010
Grimpereau Elagage
Qualified Tree Surgeon Climber
02.54.25.66.58
See ad pg 6
Cross Cut Tree Surgeons
for all your tree requirements
[email protected]
05.55.60.62.14 / 06.78.38.42.44
see main ad below
Submissions
Deadline
15th of the month
TERRY
05 55 41 17 76 DIMMOCK
26, Ecurat 23150
is open each Saturday and Sunday
11h00 to 18h00
from 1st May until
the end of September.
Artisan art for your garden.
Cream teas on the terrasse.
RDV for weekday visits SVP.
2km from Chénérailles and the
Chateau Villemonteix
tel: 05 55 81 31 85
Handholding
Services
Renovation Specialist
Restaurant
AUX CEPES
LA veytiZoU
FISH & CHIPS
€10
4 Course
Sunday Lunch
€15
Tel: 05 55 69 33 38
La ferme du Duc noir
Bar/Restaurant
RIVE DROITE
For Further
Information
05 55 41 17 76
Le Creusois
La Petite Fontaine
15 Grande Rue, Le Dorat
Café, Bar and Events Venue
Lunch Menu
Free WiFi
05.55.60.29.74
[email protected]
www.lapetitefontaine.com
SIRET: 489 218 636 00012
has now opened a
fencing dept.
All types of fencing
supplied and erected.
Stock fencing a speciality.
Please call for a quote.
Phone: 05 55 63 65 81
Siret 511 127 763 00015
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
Please mention The
to adverts
Are you having
problems communicating
with French administrations,
notaires, banks...?
I can help you either by going with
you or writing for you.
I am perfectly bilingual and I am an
experienced translator and interpreter
David Willshire
Tel: 02 54 06 93 47
siret: 539 484 238 00016
Sophie Arsac
French lessons
& handholding services
05.55.89.15.74 - pg 13
Submissions
Deadline
15th of the month
Cross Cut Tree Surgeons
for all your tree requirements
27 years experience
Grass & hedge cutting service 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
siret: 530 840 958 00017
DIRECTORY ♦ B7
ADVERTORIAL
VIDEOS AND CHEAPER FRENCH MORTGAGES
H
ouses on Internet, the
company
that
helps
private home owners to
sell their French property
without using an agent, is expanding
its services and taking property
selling to a whole new level.
Richard Kroon, director and
founder of the company, is responsible
for the innovative and proactive way
that distinguishes them from all the
others. Supplying prospective buyers
with all the information on a house
you can think of, with on average 50
good-sized photos and advertising
each property worldwide, is normal
with Houses on Internet. What is new
and has recently been added to their
services are custom-made videos of
the houses they offer for sale.
Why add videos if you already
show so many photos?
There are two good reasons for
Health
& Beauty
English
Hairdresser
All aspects of
hairdressing, in your
home or mine
Call Jane:
05 49 91 02 23
06 47 94 95 75
Based La Trimouille (86290)
this. The first one is that seeing a
video which you can play over and
over again is much closer to the
experience of an actual viewing than
looking at static photos.
The other reason is much more
technical but equally important. The
videos we produce will of course be
visible from the website we make
for each property. However, the
location where they are actually
stored is the global video platform
YouTube. A couple of years ago
YouTube was bought by Google
and this is where it gets interesting.
The powerful Google search engine
has been implemented in YouTube,
which is why it is now by far
the most visited video platform
worldwide.
To cut a long story short and
to spare you the many technical
details, Houses on Internet has been
an official partner of Google for a
couple of years now, and has recently
La Petite Place
Hair salon, Le Dorat
05.55.60.87.37
[email protected]
www.donnasbeautytreatments.com
[email protected]
www.zanado.co.uk
Siret. 482 420 114 00019
Property
Sales
Insurance
& Finance
Houses on Internet website.
Tel 05 55 65 12 19
www.housesoninternet.com
Auwell Piscine
Pools, Hammams, saunas,
spas, furntiure...
www.auwellpiscine.fr - see pg 7
The Reclamation Yard
[email protected] - see pg 7
05.45.30.72.04
www.reclamation-yard.com
WITH FRENCH
TEACHER
Vacancies for various levels
in Chénérailles.
Elisabeth Sicard
Leggett Immobilier
+33 (0)6 31 19 55 81
Jérôme Roberts
05 55 80 44 83
[email protected]
Not sure? Attend once for free!
[email protected]
06.82.68.81.45 - see pg 8
Houses on Internet
Online
Shopping
www.housesoninternet.com
05.55.65.12.19
Siddalls
Financial Solutions & Expert Advice
05.56.34.75.51
HiFX
05 55 53 37 10
06 15 63 70 22
Language
Services
SMALL & FRIENDLY GROUPS
Mobile
Hairdresser
Contact Debra on
ADVERTORIAL
05 55 41 17 76
discount available
for multiple bookings
loan approved, yet these banks are
still willing to lend and now at very
attractive rates. Download the full
FT article from the homepage of the
Kevin Andrews
Based La Châtre. Covering 36 and surrounding.
Siret No. 530 364 744 00017
A recent article in the Financial
Times stated that three leading
French banks have now reduced the
interest rates they charge British
people who want to buy a house
in France. Ever since the financial
crises started, the lending criteria
have been and still are strict. It is
harder than it used to be to get a
FRENCH CLASS
Donna’s
Beauty Treatments
06 35 92 77 83 / 02 54 06 07 48
Good news on French mortgages!
Your
advert
here
siret: 502 867 211 00018
A moment of luxury for your body, mind
and spirit. The finest skincare, massage
and wellness treatments await you.
All in the comfort of your own home
also teamed up with YouTube.
This means that the combination
of these two search engines will
increase the already impressive
number of visitors (about 100,000
each month) to the Houses on
Internet website and will thus
increase the number of prospective
buyers our clients reach.
Bring the marketing of your
property to the next level too
and check the Houses on Internet
website for details.
Soie et Bois
Depot Vente des Vêtements
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
[email protected]
Tel: 05.55 48.28.89
SIRET: 510 995 681 00010
Arfeuille Antiques
All types of furniture
05 55 83 14 47
Retail &
Commerce
Please mention The
to adverts
Stove Sellers
Mouse 2 House
Your shopping simply delivered
www.stovesellers.com
www.hifx.co.uk
05 55 68 78 23 - see pg 4
Submissions
Deadline
15th of the month
La Maison Shopping
Blevins Franks
Please mention The
to adverts
International money transfer
Integrated Tax Planning &
Wealth Management
05 53 63 49 19 - see pg 5
05.55.63.78.72
www.mouse2housedeliveries.com
UK shopping delivered
to your door
Eco Entrepot
www.moulin-de-tintin.com
05.55.79.57.60 - see pg 3
87230 Bussière-Poitevine
Furniture, interiors & gifts
05 55 41 46 88 - see pg 9
[email protected]
Moulin de Tintin
Planète Automobiles
New & used cars
www.gueret-auto.com
see pg 5
Get down The Shed
05.55.68.74.73 - see pg 6
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B8 ♦ DIRECTORY
Transport,
Removals
& Storage
MAN + VAN
Fiat Ducato with 11m² load capacity
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
[email protected]
SIRET: 523 955 151 00015
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
Submissions
Deadline
15th of the month
Airport Direct
A new service offering 'Peace of Mind'
to car owners in the Limousin.
1) You drive your car to the airport. We will meet
you there, take your car and securely store it.
2) We will then meet you at the airport in
your car upon your return.
No flat tyres, no starting problems,
no flat battery.
Servicing and CTs can also be arranged
in your absence
FULLY INSURED
For more details contact Terry:
05 55 63 65 81
[email protected]
Parking For
Limoges Airport
Cheaper parking for all
types of vehicles
Book now!!
www.parkinglimoges.com
05 55 03 37 96
Central France
Storage
www.centralfrancestorage.com
All your storage needs
both long & short term.
Fully insured through Axa and
alarmed.
Call Karen or email for a quote:
[email protected]/09.66.03.52.89
SIRET: 494 123 847 00019
General
Your
advert
here
Ebénisterie Hemming
Quality handmade wood furniture
02 48 63 15 09
05 55 41 17 76
A2B (Sussex)
Removals
Ltd
France/UK UK/France
We move, collect and deliver
anything. Vehicles and plant to
a maximum of 2 tons.
We operate 3 vehicles with a
load space of 16m² and tail lift.
We will match or beat any
genuine printed quote.
Our rates are the best.
0033 (0)2 54 37 76 24
0033 (0)6 87 66 31 41
[email protected]
The Man
With A Van
Who Can
Affordable Moves/ Single Items
House/Barn/Garden Clearance
Regular UK runs/ Europewide
E: [email protected]
Tel: (+33) 07.61.21.85.15
Siret : 532 526 001 00013
Submissions
Deadline
15th of the month
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LIVE MUSIC
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around the
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Carrefour du
bois Limousin
www.chauffagebois-limousin.com
BABY/INFANT
EQUIPMENT FOR HIRE
To raise funds for the SPA dog rescue
centre in Guéret.
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]
05 55 63 72 45 - see pg 8
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Caption Competition - June
Last Month's Winners
WINNER:
"I can positively
identify number
8 as the one
that bit me
officer!" - John
Kingsley
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"I must say, Wolfgang's camouflage is very good!" - John Martin
"Nine lives won't be enough" - Rob Southwell
"Okay you lot! Bergers Allemands! German Shepherds! Alsatians! Whatever they call you! By the right, Quick march!" - Margaret Fisher Garside
"We have no appetite for a cat that piddles like that !"" - George Durell
"Paws For Thought" - Annie O’Kane
"I didn't say at ease! I said present arms!" - Gérard BESSE
FRENCH LIFE ♦ 11
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and evenings - Vegetarian
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What happened to animal-tested products?
Food for thought...
Regular environment contributor, Arthur Smith from Harlequin
Developments, considers what happened to animal testing and takes
a look at how the cosmetic industry has moved on in recent years.
I
just happened to be looking
at bottles of shampoo while
waiting for SWMBO in
the supermarket the other
day and noticed one on which
it said “only tested on party
animals”. It was a clever play
on words and obviously geared
to the youth market, but it did
get me wondering what has
happened to animal testing.
Not that its demise would be
a bad thing at all, but if it is
decreasing, what is replacing it?
Cosmetics
testing
on
animals used to be quite
common
throughout
the
world and unfortunately it
still seems to be in some
countries, including the USA.
The testing is meant to reveal
issues such as irritation, general
toxicity and other problems
that may occur before humans
start using the product. Great
for humans perhaps, not so
great for the animals as some
of the reactions can be quite
shocking. It really is animal
torture and whether this torture
is justified by “the greater good”
aspect is debatable, particularly
if there are alternatives.
It’s been such a controversial
practice that in the European
Union there has been a testing
ban on finished cosmetic
products since 2004. A testing
ban on cosmetic ingredients
or combination of ingredients
commenced in 2009 in the EU
and what's called a marketing ban
that will close more loopholes
will be in force from next year.
So, if you're a cosmetics
company in the EU, how do
you test your products before
going to market? Some may
source ingredients from other
parts of the world where animal
testing is permitted according
to the European Coalition to
End Animal Experiments.
Another way is testing
on human skin, that isn't
attached to the human!
An article on the internet
entitled “What happens to
plastic surgery leftovers?”
caught my eye recently. The
article makes mention of the
L’Oréal Predictive Evaluation
Centre in France - a skin factory.
Donor skin is sourced from
the leftovers resulting from
cosmetic surgery performed
on women’s breasts. For
every skin cell donated, the
clinic engineers three more.
Called Episkin, it's sold to 150
companies around the world and
is already being used to bypass
the need for animal testing.
It sounds a little gruesome, but
perhaps many animals have and
will be saved a life of torment
as a result. Around 3,000 raw
materials and finished products
have been tested at the facility
so far - how many of those
were cosmetics or bases for
cosmetics the article doesn't say.
As for the USA, perhaps there
will be an end to the testing of
cosmetics and personal care
products on animals soon.
Earlier this year a new
research collaboration between
L’Oréal and the United States
Environmental
Protection
Agency was announced, where
L’Oréal will contribute $1.2
million in research funding
and cosmetic ingredient safety
test data to expand the types
of product chemistry assessed
under ToxCast, the EPA's
non-animal testing systems.
There needs to be no
excuse for animal testing and
as consumers we can play a
role in convincing companies
they must find other ways
by
buying
“cruelty-free”
products. To learn more about
As
the
summer
approaches and we find
ourselves looking for some
reading material, I can
heartily suggest Fast Food
Nation by Eric Schlosser. It
isn’t the lightest read, but
it will not only make you
think twice about eating
your next burger, it will
also make you think about
the fallout that the fast food
industry has had on the
world’s social and cultural
landscape.
Living as we do in a
certain
burger
chain’s
biggest market outside the
US, it makes me think that
it should be compulsory
reading,
and
would
certainly make people think
about just how ‘happy’ their
meal is… ■
cruelty-free
initiatives,
a
good resource is Go Cruelty
Free, which lists products and
companies in various countries.
You can also look for the
“Leaping
Bunny
mark”.
This signifies the product is
certified cruelty-free under
the internationally-recognised
Humane Cosmetics Standard
(HCS) or Humane Household
Products Standard (HHPS).
The latter guarantees no animal
testing in items such as bleach,
washing up liquid and air
fresheners, products I never
really gave much thought to
in regard to animal testing.
Of course, just because a
product doesn't bear the Leaping
Bunny mark, it doesn't mean it's a
product tested on animals, so also
check with the companies who
manufacture products you buy
for clarification. That will also
send a signal to manufacturers
that their customers care about
how products are tested. ■
Arthur Smith
Harlequin Developments
www.harlequindevelopments.com
Tel: 05.55.68.67.56
Mob: 06.06.60.46.97
Nature revisited or how to recreate an idyllic childhood
By Bugle reader,
Heather Booth
A
rthur Smith hit the nail on the
head with his article in the
May issue of The Bugle. How
do we interest young people of ‘La
France profonde’ in the wildlife around
them? I spend part of each year in SaintChartier and have been amazed at the
variety of nature to be seen and heard.
My particular interest is in the bird life
and so far I have noted 45 different
species either in the centre of the village
or flying across my small garden. The
amazing cranes pass overhead each
spring and autumn, nightingales sing
loudly from the hedgerows and hoopoes
are occasionally seen in the château
grounds.
I am a member of Indre Nature and
Berry Nature Environnement, both
of which lead regular walks to look
at birds, orchids, mushrooms and the
insect life of the area. On these outings I
have met friends of several nationalities,
improved my French and discovered
footpaths and, to me, previously hidden
corners of the countryside. You can
either pay a small fee each time you
go out with them or become a member
for a little more. Everyone is made to
feel very welcome. Indre Nature in
particular works with local farmers to
preserve and promote sites of special
biodiversity so they are well worth
supporting. The book they published
on the orchids of Indre is splendid with
the common names of the flowers in
French, English and Dutch. Site maps
help you to find where they grow.
Indre Nature focuses on La Brenne
and Berry Nature on the area around La
Châtre. I am sure that there are similar
groups across the region.
I became concerned about my
own little area when Saint-Chartier’s
magnificent château was sold four years
ago and the new owner started the much
needed repairs. What would happen to
the garden which had been neglected
for many years and become a haven for
wildlife just across the road from my
house? I approached the new owner,
Ivo Fornesa, with a story I had written
and which he agreed to publish. It is the
story of tawny owls losing their young
when the tree they are nesting in is cut
down. It is intended to appeal to children
and their parents who are not already
converted to the ‘Wildlife’ cause and
hopefully make them more interested
in their surrounds. While it is still a
‘second-hand’ experience I do hope that
it will be a step towards getting children
‘to properly connect with nature’.
My book Le jardin dormant de
Saint-Chartier should be available
from November and although written in
French I will happily provide the text in
English to anybody ordering a copy from
me. It is the first time I have ever written
a book and I am very excited about it
and pleased that Ivo Fornesa has agreed
to publish it. It will follow on from his
delightful book Le fantôme du petit
écuyer which is already in print and is
05.55.63.44.43 / 06.51.85.28.54
the story of his family moving into the
Chateau. ■
Heather Booth - heatherbooth12@gmail.
com
12 ♦ FRENCH LIFE
In the garden jobs for June
W
e gardeners are not
always very easy to
please, are we? There
we were wishing
for rain a few weeks ago, and now
I crave hot sunny afternoons where
I can potter around the garden and
catch up on the many tasks that
are waiting to be done. That said,
the landscape and the gardens are
so much the better for having had
this rain! And with any luck we'll
avoid the catastrophe that had been
building. Living here certainly does
make you appreciate water. And I
am still very glad that most of the
garden is mulched, so that if it goes
back to being very dry, as it probably
will, things will not suffer too much.
If you haven't protected your soil
surface, evaluate what really needs
watering. Established beds and
borders shouldn't need that much,
but anything planted more recently,
such as veg plants and pots, will
need attention. Water then mulch
thickly, it helps enormously - even
dry lawn clippings can be used. If
you have new beds, use leaky pipe
(tuyau microporeux), now widely
available. It wastes much less water
than sprinklers. Water early and late
in the day.
if they root? Get more plants for
nothing and no effort. Same goes for
the trimmings of gooseberries (after
harvesting, prune back to 5 leaves)
and
blackcurrants.
Strawberry
runners, too. We are three weeks to
a month ahead this year, so fruiting
should be earlier than usual, unless
the weather cools down. Lift and
divide congested clumps of iris after
flowering (French people say to do
this in August, but it seems too hot
then to me). Trim the foliage back
by half to reduce stress on the plants.
Replant with the rhizome showing
slightly.
The end of the year looms!
Stake perennials, if you haven't
already and prune back those that
have already flowered. Obviously
if you want to collect seed don't
do this until the capsules are dry.
The Chelsea chop, for those brave
enough, consists of cutting back
perennials by between a third and
a half, so the plant makes a denser
clump and flowers a little later.
Try with caution in the heat of the
Limousin. Also remember that the
Limousin is not Britain, so know
your garden here and don't try
gardening in the same way you did
in much cooler, damper conditions.
Adapt and read your gardening
books with this in mind. Full sun
in GB may mean semi-shade here.
Note what makes your plants happy.
Don't forget to water your
compost bin from time to time if it's
too dry.
No sooner have we started planting
up the garden, but we need to plan
and sow/plant those end of year crops
so that they get established before the
winter. Leeks, celeriac, cauliflower,
cabbage etc can all go in. A good
guide is your local market stall more reliable than «jardineries»
which seem to have odd concepts of
seasons. The fashion for grafted veg
plants at inflated prices makes me
snort with disgust - don't fall into that
marketing trap. Sow biennials for
next year: foxgloves, wallflowers,
Sweet Williams...
Be thrifty
When pinching out the side shoots
of your tomatoes, why not bung them
in some compost as cuttings and see
Jean de La Quintinie 1626-1688
The small town of Chabanais, near St-Junien, is not a very remarkable place. The river runs through
it and there are some nice houses, but it's nothing to write home about… except that it was once the
home of Jean de La Quintinie, who was Keeper of the King's Potager at the court of Louis XIV and
a man who came to have a major influence on what we call walled kitchen gardens, specifically as
regards fruit trees.
He studied to be a lawyer and then, as an ambitious young man, went to Paris. He became
the tutor of the son of the rich and influential Jean Tambonneau, President of the Court of
Auditors, and accompanied his pupil to Italy on the Grand Tour. Here he was very influenced
by the formal gardens of the Italian villas (and certainly by the money that was being spent
on them), so on his return he asked his employer for permission to maintain his garden.
He was put in charge of the kitchen garden and orchard and then helped to develop the fruit trees by
grafting. He created elaborate shapes with the espaliered trees to make the kitchen gardens places of
beauty, to impress friends and visitors. At the time, fruit was grown for animals, but La Quintinie had
it served at table. He developed varieties of strawberries that the king loved by crossing indigenous varieties with varieties from South
America. In 1670, Colbert introduced him to Louis XIV, who appointed him "Director of fruit and vegetable gardens of all the royal
houses", a post created especially for him. As all Europe was influenced by what went on at the French
court, his influence was not purely French, but extended much wider.
He was knighted by the king in 1687 and died the following year. His book, Instructions for vegetable
and fruit gardens, was published by his son in 1690. His coat of arms (silver and blue chevron shaft tip)
can be found in a window of Chabanais.
So maybe Chabanais has its place in history, after all.
Michelle Pierce - Un Jardin en France plant nursery
[email protected] - 05 45 89 36 54
Fruit
Last year was an excellent year for
fruit and, fingers crossed, this one
seems promising. Be hard-hearted
and remove some of the young fruit,
the remainder will only do better! I
do this at a young stage, otherwise it
is too hard to force myself to do it.
Same goes for embryonic branches
which are forming in the wrong
place. Rubbing them off at 5mm
width is so much easier than getting
the pruning saw out at a later stage.
Don't flop around
Seed saving
Seed saving means that you can
grow as much of anything as you
want, at no cost and delight all
your friends and family. However,
it does mean that you need to be
organised with your labelling. There
is nothing more frustrating than
growing a lovely blue polemonium
from seed, when you expected a
gorgeous white one! Remember, too,
that vast quantities of cultivars have
disappeared since the 1950s, often
through neglect. If these had been
polar bears, we'd all be up in arms,
but because we have a constant roll
of new cultivars in the shops, we
don't see it happening. So label, label,
label and preserve for posterity.
Wildflowers
The Limousin is exquisite in the
late spring, early summer, with its
road verges and meadows of swaying
grasses and campions etc. Leave a
patch of grass to grow long in your
garden; the beauty of its movement in
the breeze is enough reward, but the
wildlife will be happy and you will
encourage butterflies.■
Michelle Pierce
Un Jardin en France plant nursery
[email protected]
05 45 89 36 54
Recipe provided by Chef George
Tartiflette
This recipe originated in the Savoie region of the French Alps and was
developed in the 1980's by the trade union of Reblochon to promote
Reblochon cheese. The dish will take about 30 minutes to prepare and cook.
Ingredients (Serves 6):
1kg/2lb Peeled potatoes
250g/8oz Smoked lardons
2 Chopped shallots
1 Chopped garlic clove
100ml/31/2fl oz White wine (dry)
40ml/14fl oz Cream
Salt and pepper to taste
1 whole Reblochon cheese 450g/1lb
1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F.
2. Peel and boil the potatoes in boiling salted
water until tender. Drain and set aside to cool.
3. Heat a frying pan until hot and fry the
lardons, shallots and garlic for about 4 minutes
or until the lardons are golden. Add the wine
and continue to cook until half the liquid has
evaporated.
4. Slice half the potatoes thinly and layer into
a buttered ovenproof dish, then add the lardon mix and pour over half the
cream. Season with a little salt and a good bash of black pepper.
5. Slice and dice half the cheese including the rind (remove the wax disc
from the rind) and place the cheese over the lardons.
6. Slice the rest of the potatoes and layer over the cheese, add the rest of
the cream, slice and dice the rest of the cheese and place over the potatoes.
Season again with just black pepper as the lardons are quite salty.
7. Place in the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown and
bubbling. Let the hot dish settle for about 5 minutes, then serve warm with a
green salad.
BILINGUAL ♦ 13
Queen Elizabeth II - Diamond Jubilee
I
n 2012, Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her Diamond Jubilee
– 60 years on the throne. The celebrations will centre around
an extended weekend from 2nd to 5th June and Monday 4th and
Tuesday 5th will be public holidays across the UK and much of
the Commonwealth.
When she was born in 1926, Elizabeth was third in line to the throne
and it seemed unlikely that she would ever become Queen. However,
shortly after the death of George V, the new King - her uncle Edward
VIII - dramatically abdicated so that he could marry Wallis Simpson,
an American divorcee. Princess Elizabeth's father then became King
George VI and she became heir to the throne.
Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne following the death of her
father on 6th February 1952 - her coronation took place on 2nd June
1953. She is today the Queen of 16 states around the world and the
only serving monarch who has reigned longer is King Bhumibol of
Thailand.
She celebrated her Silver Jubilee (25 years) in 1977 and her Golden
Jubilee (50 years) in 2002. The only other British monarch to celebrate
a Diamond Jubilee was her grandmother, Queen Victoria, in 1897 - she
went on to reign for 63 years and 7 months.
During her reign, The Queen has travelled more than any other
monarch, visiting the four corners of the globe. In 1953 she became
the first reigning monarch to visit New Zealand and Australia; threequarters of the population were believed to have come to see her.
She also oversaw the end of the British Empire as it became the
Commonwealth of Nations, one which very nearly included France!
In 1956, French Prime Minister Guy Mollet and British Prime Minister
Sir Anthony Eden discussed the possibility of France joining the
Commonwealth. The proposal was never accepted, and the following
year France signed the Treaty of Rome, which established the European
Economic Community, the precursor of the European Union.
The Queen has also made numerous reforms to the monarchy during
her reign. In 1992, she offered to start paying income tax. She has
opened her official residences to the public - including Buckingham
Palace and Windsor Castle - in order to finance their maintenance
herself. She also changed the laws of succession, meaning that the firstborn child will become monarch, whether that child is a boy or a girl.
A Diamond Jubilee website, including two new photographs of
The Queen, has been launched by the Royal Household - www.
thediamondjubilee.org. It features the latest news, photographs,
announcements and historical information about The Queen’s 60-year
reign. Visitors can also send a congratulatory message to The Queen. ■
Bilingual Crossword
Clues in English - answers in French
Across:
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n 2012, la reine Elisabeth II célèbre son Jubilé de diamant
qui marque ses 60 ans de règne. Les célébrations seront
regroupées lors d’un week-end prolongé du samedi 2 au
mardi 5 juin. Les deux derniers jours seront fériés au Royaume-Uni
et dans la plupart des pays du Commonwealth.
Lorsqu’elle naît en 1926, Elisabeth est troisième dans l’ordre de
succession au trône et il y a peu de chances pour qu’elle devienne
reine un jour. Au décès de George V, c’est l’oncle d’Elisabeth qui
devient roi. Mais, coup de théâtre, Edouard VIII abdique très
rapidement afin de pouvoir épouser Wallis Simpson, une divorcée
américaine. Le père d’Elisabeth devient alors le roi George VI et la
princesse est désormais héritière du trône.
Lorsque son père décède le 6 février 1952, Elisabeth II accède
au trône et le couronnement est célébré le 2 juin 1953. Aujourd’hui
reine de 16 états dans le monde, c’est le monarque en activité dont le
règne a duré le plus longtemps, à l’exception du Roi Bhumibol de
Thaïlande.
Elle célèbre son Jubilé d’argent en 1977 et son Jubilé d’or en 2002
(respectivement 25 et 50 ans de règne). Le seul monarque britannique
qui fêta son Jubilé de diamant en 1897 fut sa grand-mère la reine
Victoria qui régna pendant 63 ans et 7 mois.
Durant son règne, la reine voyage plus qu’aucun autre monarque et
visite les quatre coins du globe. En 1953, elle est le premier souverain
en activité à visiter la Nouvelle-Zélande et l’Australie. On estime que
les ¾ de la population se sont déplacés pour la voir.
Elle supervise également la fin de l’Empire Britannique qui
devient «le Commonwealth des Nations», dont la France a failli faire
partie (!) suite à une proposition du premier ministre français Guy
Mollet et du premier ministre britannique Anthony Eden en 1956. La
proposition est rejetée et l’année suivante, la France signe le Traité de
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.
5. active (5)
6. heavy (5)
8. spiders (9)
10. here (3)
11. good (3)
12. cape (3)
15. windscreen (4,5)
17. ovens (5)
18. stems (5)
Rome, qui institue la Communauté Economique Européenne, ancêtre
de l’Union Européenne.
La reine réalise également de nombreuses réformes au sein de la
monarchie. En 1992, elle propose de payer l’impôt sur le revenu.
Elle ouvre également ses résidences officielles au public, dont
Buckingham Palace et le Château de Windsor, afin d’en autofinancer
l’entretien. Elle modifie également les modalités de l’ordre de
succession royale, établissant que c’est l’enfant aîné qui accède à la
couronne, quel que soit son sexe.
La Cour Royale a créé un site Internet «Spécial Jubilé de diamant»
(www.thediamondjubilee.org) sur lequel figurent deux nouvelles
photos de la reine. Le site nous informe des dernières nouvelles, publie
des communiqués, présente des photos et donne des informations
historiques sur les 60 ans de règne de la reine, à qui les visiteurs du
site peuvent également envoyer un message de félicitations. ■
selection of stories from the current edition
of the paper with hosts Martial Portail and
Jacques Cassyan.
The Assiette Anglaise is a great way for
English speakers to listen to some French in
a very informal environment. France Bleu
Creuse is keen to attract a wider audience from
within the expatriate communities, so why not
tune in and listen to the most popular radio
station in the department for yourself?
1. actress (7)
2. shin (5)
3. toy (5)
4. meadow (3)
7. snooker (7)
9. crates (7)
13. to make (5)
14. car brake (5)
16. flight (3)
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FOR SALE
ANIMALS & PETS
FOR SALE: Rare Breed Poultry Pairs
of Silver and Gold Laced Wyandottes,
Limousin Blue, White Brahma bantams,
Pekin and cross bred Silkies. Sensibly
priced. Email for photos. Tel 05 55 81 15
03 Email: [email protected]
PUPPIES FOR ADOPTION 3 black
bitch puppies remain from a litter of 8
found abandoned with their mother in
the Lot. Mother is a German Shorthaired
Pointer, father unknown but probably a
black Labrador. They are 15 weeks old,
very sociable, energetic, happy, well
grown girls who need to find homes with
people who are experienced with this type
of dog, have loads of space & the time to
educate them. They will make wonderful
companions. Refuge adoption fee is 150€
which includes micro-chip & vaccination
[already done] & spaying when old enough,
spaying being a condition of adoption. If
you think you can offer a home to one of
the puppies, please contact the foster carer.
Mother also available for adoption but
very special home needed for her. Tel: 05
55 60 77 07 [north Haute-Vienne, half an
hour from La Souterraine]
FOR SALE: Horse Equipment masta
deluxe turn out rug, black, 6ft €55masta
flysheet and neck cover white with blue
trim, 6ft €30rambo turn out green with
red trim, 6ft3 €45brown check travel rug,
6ft €30greenstable rug chill cheeta, 6ft
€25sweat rug red blue trim, 6ft €10monty
roberts dually head collar black full size
never used €20head collar black full size
€6fluorescent waterproof exercise sheet
€102 sets leather reins brown €5 eachplus
boots crops brushes over reach bts.All
above in very good condition.dept 23 near
Chenerailles. Tel: 05 55 62 77 41 evenings
please
FOR SALE: Horse rugs for Shetland
size or foals Two indoor and two outdoor.
Bridle with white rubber bit made for
Shetland sized or foals. Buyer collects.
€200.00 Telephone Nigel on 06 04 46 73
92
FOR SALE: 3 pure bred cockerels
10 months old. 2 are speckled sussex
and 1 maran. Email: juliet.stringer@
btinternet.com
FOR SALE: Jack Russell Puppies
x 3 males Born 28/12/2011. Ready
end February. Mother's tat: 2EEZ603.
Registered L.O.F. Will go to new
homes micro-chipped and vaccinated.
Exceptional pedigree as well as both
parents having excellent characters.Royal
Canine puppy starter kit offered with each
puppy. €500.00 Tel: 02 54 24 07 76 Mob:
06 78 29 32 61
FOR SALE: Wood Dog House & Pet
Barrier for Auto Wood dog house in
excellent condition for med-large dog
(height 90 cm): 60 euros. Pet barrier for
auto, never used: 12 euros. Please contact:
05.55.38.37.73
FOR SALE: DOG BASKET IN
WILLOW Large dog basket 1 metre x
80cms - our dog refuses to go anywhere
near it! Hence totally unused. €45.00
BUILDING MATERIALS
& EQUIPMENT
FOR SALE: New shutter hinges &
hooks 8 x 400mm, 24 x 500mm and hooks
12 x 300 mm. Total cost new EUR 228.
The lot for EUR 100. Tel: 05 55 51 91 79
FOR SALE: New RSJ girder Heavy
section, 12.5 metres long x 25.5 x 27 cm.
€1,000.00 Tel. 05 45 85 92 34 evenings
FOR SALE: Dulux white gloss paint &
white undercoat paint In 5 litre tins. 20
euro per tin. Tel. 05 45 85 92 34 evenings
FOR SALE: Everything you need to
supply electricity for a new build or
renovation Includes nearly 50 metres of
cable in gaine, main consumer unit plus
chantier, extra cable for a road crossing
plus telegraph pole. €300 the lot ono.
Pictures on request. €300.00ono Call
Andy 02 54 47 77 02
FOR SALE: A limited amount of
ecological paint and varnish removing
products The items listed below are a
much safer alternative and really work.
No hazardous skin burns, no solvents and
no fumes!500 ml and 1 litre containers
of paint and varnish remover.2.5 litre
containers of textured coating remover
(perfect for removing crepi)Brush renew
(removes paint and varnish from your
brushes), Super strength degreaser (great
for removing grease ,oil and grime),
Graffiti remover, and also hand cleaner.
Mini-Excavator +
Dumper Truck
Kubota KX61 Mini-Excavator
unit. Tel: 05 55 67 58 87
FOR SALE: Single Beds + Almost
new matress Bed - metal frame and
dismountable. €35.00 Tel: 05.55.03.08.19
Mob: 06.02.32.46.31 (Daniel McNally)
FOR SALE: BUTCHER'S BLOCK
Complete with 4 buckets.
Tracks 75%. Many new parts.
Lifting 750kg
Dumper Truck
4WD with good tyres. Both
vehicles in good workinng order.
Recently serviced and ready for
work. Ideal for property renovations, fosse septiques etc.
Telephone for details.
€ 5,500 for both
NEW AND UNUSED.Oak top with solid
wooden frame.Dimensions 63 x 62 x 91
cm.Surplus to requirements in kitchen refit.Can deliver, within 30 wardrmiles, for
cost of fuel.Location: 10 mins north of
Bellac. €95.00 Tel: 05.55.76.45.19 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: 3 & 2 Seater Sofas 214L &
Tel: 02 54 06 30 58
To check availability and prices on any of
the above please e-mail. Email: sndmb@
hotmail.com
FOR SALE: Mixture of corrugated and
steel framed sheets 17' x 6' and 8' x 4'.
Ideal for animal shelters and pens. Buyer
collects. 50 euros the lot. Please call 05 55
00 98 52
FOR SALE: Building materials - roof
tiles/ stone Approx 200 m2 roof tiles. 45
m3 stone. Call for more information. Tel:
06 03 07 82 10
FOR SALE: Quarry Tiles - 150mm
Square Approx 550 (13 m2). Brand new.
€350.00ono Tel: 06.42.82.92.42
FOR
SALE:
Large
quantity
mechanique roof tiles (around 1000)
Offers invited. Tel: 05 55 60 64 92
FOR SALE: Scaffold tower, cement
mixer, builders trestles, acrows 1
Scaffold tower in aluminium. Working
platform 3.8m. Good condition and easy
to erect by one person...150 eu2 Cement
mixer. Electric. 145 litres. Very good
condition...125 eu3 Builders trestles. Very
strong and heavy. 50mm steel construction.
Adjustable from 1m to 2.3m with 2 x 3.8m
scaffold boards...125 eu4 Acrows...or the
French version. 8 from 1.6 to 2.6m...60 eu
the lot Tel 04 73 52 14 07...15 mins east
of Auzances
FOR SALE: OLD RECLAIMED
ROOF SLATES 100s! Only €95! Buyer
collects. €95.00 Tel: 05 55 78 79 02
FOR SALE: RECLAIMED FRENCH
INTERLOCKING NATURAL RED
CLAY ROOF TILES Approx 350.
(French manufactured). Only €95! Buyer
collects (Nr Rochechouart). €95.00 Tel: 05
55 78 79 02
FURNITURE
FOR SALE: Computer Desk Oak finish.
2 shelves on runners. Including office
chair. Good condition. Email for photos.
Dimensions: 80cm wide, 50cm deep
85cm high.Price now 30 euros OFFERS
€30.00 Tel: 05 55 69 79 71 Email: david.
[email protected]
FOR SALE: 4 x Single Beds 185cm x
90cm - each with dusty pink headboard,
as new. €70 each. Based near Ussel, dept.
19. Can deliver within reasonable distance.
€70.00 Tel: 05 55 95 80 09
FOR SALE: Pine Table & Chairs / Bar
stools Round extending Pine table plus 4
chairs €50. Two pine kitchen/bar stools
with backs €40. Tel: 0555 60 63 87
FOR SALE: Large mirror 135cm X
106cm. Gold leaf effect coloured frame.
Excellent condition. Buyer collects.
€400.00 Telephone Nigel on 06 04 46 73
92
FOR SALE: ROUND STURDY
FARMHOUSE KITCHEN STYLE
TABLE 1.1 Diameter. Dark oak finish.
Very good condition. €50.00 Tel:
0555784524
FOR SALE: Brown leather, large 3
seater sofa Some wear hence 85 euros.
E-mail for info and photo. €85.00 Email:
[email protected]
FOR
SALE:
HABITAT
round
dining table 42"/ 107 cm in diameter.
Handpainted and antique waxed in soft
white. Very sturdy. A beautiful piece of
furniture in very good condition. €75.00
TEL: 05 55 08 46 53
FOR SALE: Two pine dressers One has
a top unit with two cupboards and one
centre glass cupboard with shelves below.
The other one is a pine base unit with three
cupboards wide 150 x 45 cm. 125 euros for
the base cupboard and 200 for the dresser
183L x 93W x 93H cms blue, additional
covers green, cotton, washable. VGC.
Buyer collects. €550.00ono Tel: 05 55 60
47 34
FOR SALE: Wardrobe Probably about
draylon, in excellent condition. Will
deliver locally. Email for photos. €150.00
FOR SALE: 3 piece lounge suite - 3
seater settee All covers removable &
washable. Blue/grey colour. Available mid
December. Buyer collects from between
St Yrieix and Payzac. €200.00 Tel: 05 53
55 21 85
FOR SALE: Set of 4 70’s style dining
chairs In fair to good condition, the seats
have been recovered in brown velor type
material. The chairs would benefit from
a quick coat of varnish as one of them
was always left near the central heating
radiator. €30.00 Tel: 05 55 03 28 18
FOR SALE: ROUND WOODEN
TABLE Wooden table painted white
- diameter 110cms €45.00 Email:
[email protected]
GARDEN
FOR SALE: Gas BBQ + Cover Little
used. Buyer collects. €40.00 Tel: 05 55
48 82 79
FOR SALE: Virtually New Hover
Flymo Mower Ideal for banks. With 6
packets of cutting lines. Buyer collects.
€150.00 Tel: 05 55 48 82 79
FOR SALE: Pair of Ox Cart Wheels
Buyer collects. €140.00 Tel: 05 55 48 82
79
FOR SALE: Hexagonal tonnelle Bought
for over €350 but never erected due to lack
of paved space. Dimensions: width 3.43m,
diameter 3.96m, height 2.7m; frame
epoxy-coated aluminium; with six curtains
and six fly-nets with runners. Still in box.
A real bargain at €250 and just in time for
summer. €250.00 Tel: 09 50 76 37 75
FOR SALE: Petrol Garden Rotavator
Quite old, but in good condition and still
running very well. €50.00 Tel: 05 55 53
52 38
FOR SALE: Log Saw Rocking bed type 3
phase motor. €250.00 Tel: 05 46 33 18 75
FOR SALE: Two Hay Carts 100 euros
each. Buyer collects. Tel: 05 55 48 81 98
GENERAL
1910, mahogany,
FOR SALE in the Felletin area. Make an
offer, more photos available. Tel: 06 77 83
82 94 (Christine)
FOR SALE: Farmhouse Table - 2
Carvers + 4 other Chairs Rug also
available if required. €100.00ono Tel: 05
53 56 90 87
FOR SALE: Pine Double Bed €100.00
Tel: 05 53 56 90 87
FOR SALE: Nathan furniture Display
Cabinet Very good condition, approx 6ft
long, two leaded glass illuminated displays
and center drinks cupboard with draws and
cupboards below. Plus matching corner
unit. €120.00 Tel: 05 55 76 69 32
FOR SALE: Welsh Dresser Good
condition. Cupboards in base with two
glass-fronted display cabinets on top .
€100.00 Tel: 05 55 76 69 32
FOR SALE: Meubles anciens Various
pieces of furniture: armoires, bedhead,
Chesterfield, St Hubert sideboard,
candelabras etc. Call for more info. Tel: 06
75 51 47 27
FOR SALE: Various 1. Brand
new ( Reference Bali) single sprung
hypoallergenic mattress 200cm x 90cm x
18 cm. Eu 100.002. Single sprung mattress
, hardly used 190cm x 90cm. Eu 30.003.
Solid pine round (1.25m) pedestal table.
Eu 150.004. Sofa bed red colour converts
to double bed with built in storage in
as new condition. Eu 275.00Delivery
possible locally. Phone Geoff on 05 55 81
08 77 Email: [email protected]
FOR SALE: Recliner chair Floral
FOR SALE: Carvery Units & Plancher
2 Carvery units in full working order at
750€ each.1 Plancher in full working order
at 500€. Tel: 05 55 62 91 97
FOR SALE: Single treadle sewing
machine & demijohns Singer treadle
sewing machine to restore. 10€Demijohns
1€ each. Tel: 06 26 07 72 75
FOR SALE: Four Man Tent Includes
four sleeping bags and four mats, plus one
blow up single mattress. Tent has central
section for storage or undercover eating.
€120.00 Call: 05 55 81 32 20 (ask for
Terry or Viv)
FOR SALE: Lexmark Easy Colour
Printer Z640 Comes with cable, CD and
instructions. €25.00 Call: 05 55 81 32 20
(ask for Terry or Viv)
FOR SALE: British Coronet Majorette
Universal Woodworking Machine Buyer
collects. €160.00 Tel 05 55 48 82 79
FOR SALE: National Geographic
Magazines 11 years - 1989 to 2006. 22
volumes (2 per year) plus 2 volumes of
maps. All in slip cases and in very good
condition. Reason
FOR SALE - downsizing from a very large
house to a small flat. €265.00ono Contact:
05 55 80 48 20
FOR SALE: Gaggia K111 Espresso
Coffee Machine Comes with 30 Caffitaly
capsules. You can see the machine by
putting Gaggia K111 into Search. It's a
good machine for making Espresso and
Capaccino. The machine was bought for
£99,
FOR SALE at €40 complete with 30
Caffitaly capsules.Bénévent-l'Abbaye Dept. 23 €40.00 Tel: 05 87 40 91 26
FOR SALE: Large tent 2 bedrooms,
shower tent, camping table, gas cooker
& bottle etc. €50.00 Tel. 05 45 85 92 34
evenings
FOR SALE: A Stove log effect convector
electric fire Black, on legs with 2 front
doors. €100.00 Tel. 05 45 85 92 34
evenings
FOR SALE: 20 metres long mains
electrical supply cable for camper/
caravan Complete with blue 16 amp
connectors, also including European and
UK socket adaptors. €20.00ono Tel: 05 55
69 79 71
FOR
SALE:
Golf
Equipment
Regretfully, ill health forces the sale of all
my gear including: Clubs, Bags, Trolleys,
Shoes etc. All top brands and in good
condition. Offers accepted. Tel: 05 55 60
25 92
FOR SALE: Mosquito Window Blind
/ TV Cabinet New Lapeyre mosquito
window blind size up to 140cms colour
marron. 40 euros.TV cabinet, antique pine
with one drawer. 40 euros Phone 06 31 91
70 03 - St Yrieix la Perche area
FOR SALE: To Rent - Large Garage/
Workshop Available Good for storage/
work space. Multi-uses etc. Secure
Environment. Tel: 04 70 51 79 29
FOR SALE: A lovely old character
French Pendulum Clock in oak case,
with bevelled glass Strikes on the hour and
half hour. Size approx 800 x 360. €110.00
Tel: 05 55 787902 (Near Rochechouart)
FOR SALE: Various - WC, Wash
Basin, Steel Bath, Corner Bath, Cooker,
Cement Mixer Unused items: White WC.
Low flush 30euro. White pedestal wash
basin 30euro. White steel bath 40euro.
Ivory 3 corner bath GRP. White LPG
cooker s/h 35euro. Electric cement mixer
in good order 75euro. Confolens 16500.
Tel. 05 45 89 22 05
FOR SALE: UPVC Door Lock Ferco
635 multipoint sprung door lock. €40.00
Tel: 05 55 68 37 58
FOR SALE: 'Rosières' CORNER
CHIMNEY COOKER HOOD Stainless
Steel.4 Spot Lights. 4 Fan settings.Near
Chabanais. €225.00ono Tel 0545 30 69 72
FOR SALE: WOOD BURNER SUPRA
NORVEGE 6.5kw. Cream and grey. H
1040mm W 540mm. Near Chabanais.
€325.00ono Tel 0545 30 69 72
FOR SALE: Large picture print by
Beckindale Fine Arts (framers of quality
pictures and mirrors) Name of picture
"Spirit 1" in frame n° SM16 - of horse
and man is only way of description. Buyer
collects. €400.00 Telephone Nigel on 06
04 46 73 92
FOR SALE: CHILD'S BUGGY XTS
3 WHEELED, OFF-ROAD/JOGGING
BUGGY. EXCELLENT CONDITION,
NEW TYRES, CARRY CASE. €60.00
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT 05 55 63 43 35
FOR SALE: BASS GUITAR IBANEZ
SR305DX
5
STRING
ACTIVE, VERY GOOD CONDITION,
PROFESSIONALLY SET UP, NEW
STRINGS. €195.00ono FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT 05 55 63
43 35
FOR SALE: TV Thomson TV 52 cm with
remote. €30.00 Tel 05 55 03 87 56
FOR SALE: A SELECTION OF
ANTIQUE
FURNITURE
AND
KNICK-KNACKS 1) Baby High Chair/
Stroller Combination. Antique. Condition
Excellent/Good. Wood. Total height 3'8.5".
width 19.5". As low chair 2'6". 200€ or
very near offer. 2) YOU REALLY NEED
TO SEE THE PHOTOS OF THIS ONE.
Vegetable Serving Tureen. By removing
the handle this can transform from a single
Vegetable Warmer into two individual
serving trays. Brilliant Idea. Made in
Sheffield of Electo Plated Nickel Silver
(EPNS) it dates between 1890 - 1910.
Measures approx 12" long x 9.5" wide x
3" high (not including removable handle).
Weighs approx 1kilo730g before packing.
130€ or very near offer. 3) Antique Vase
made by A J HARLEY JONES, FENTON,
STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND between
1907-1934. The principle colour is blue
- called Bleu de Feu because of the type
of firing the glaze. The picture on the side
shows 2 peasant women in a woodland
setting. Approx 10.25" tall x 16" round
the body (not including the handles).
This vase has been valued by two local
Antique Dealers (in France) as being worth
between 150€-200€. 150€. 4) Large Wall
Clock with Westminster Chimes. Runs for
20 days per wind-up. In very good over-all
condition. Measures approx 28" high x 12"
side to side x 6.5" front to back. 140€ or
very near offer. 5) A set of 3 jugs. coloured
green decorated with various fruits.
Unmarked. 1) 4.75" high x 4.5" handle to
spout x 2.5" wide. 2) 5.25"high x 5" handle
to spout x 2.5" wide. 3) 6" high x 6.25"
handle to spout x 3.25" wide. 40€ 6) Very
unusual Brass Lamp with 2 wicks. Marked
DUPLEX. MADE IN ENGLAND on
both wick handles. Patterned glass shade.
Overall height 18.5". 150€ or near offer.
Email for photos. Tel: Jannie 05 55 89 98
47 Email: janniesjunkandjems@gmail.
com
FOR SALE: Various 2 x Free standing
electric heaters. Different models/styles
in very good/ excellent condition. Very
little use. 20€ eachFlame effect electric
fire. 54cm x 44cm x 30cm. In good/
excellent condition. Very little used.
50€Free standing Fire Grate with attached
Back Plate. In good used condition. 45cm
x 53cm x 29cm. 250€ or very near offer.
Heavy dining table and 6 chairs. Malaysian
Oak. Not sure of the age but at least
10yrs old (possibly older). In very good/
excellent condition. Table 96cm x 152cm x
78cm. Chairs height to top of back 115cm.
Height to seat 47cm x 52cm x 47cm. 300€
or very near offer.Email for photos. Tel:
Linda 05 55 89 31 97 or Jannie 05 55
89 98 47 Email: janniesjunkandjems@
gmail.com
FOR SALE: Various - House Clearance
1) 6 Chairs and a Dinning Room Table.
Solid oak. Very good condition. €250 2) 2
Single Beds. €100 the pair. Metal framed.
3) 2 Reclining Chairs. Cream leather. 4)
Electric Bike. Needs new battery. EUR 50
ono. Tel: 05 55 64 18 33
FOR SALE: Hay Bales Small Bales 2.50
per bale. Tel: 05 46 33 18 75
FOR SALE: Various equipment for
handicapped
person
Wheelchairs,
stanner stair lift, 3 wheel electric scooter
etc. Tel: 05 55 42 75 92
FOR SALE: Hot Tub Spa Lay-Z with
digital control for 4 adults Unwanted
present. As new, still in packaging. Sells on
amazon.fr at €489. Area 87130. €399.00
Tel: 05 55 56 62 84 Email: pugsley.
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Godin solid cast iron
woodburner fire Size 660mm long 600mm high - 320mm wide. V.G.C.
Buyer collects. Phone Patricia for details.
€200.00 Tel: 05 55 41 19 28
FOR SALE: Ikea oven White. Used only
few times. V.G.C. Buyer collects. Phone
Patricia for details. €50.00 Tel: 05 55 41
19 28
FOR SALE: "PETIT GODIN" multi
fuel circular stove 10kw output. Majolica
enamel brown finish, with decorative ash
tray and cast iron tool for opening door
catches. £1600 new. In good condition.
€300.00 TEL: 05 55 08 46 53
FOR SALE: Antique woodburning
stove dating from the 1900's Excellent
condition with bread oven. Delivery
possible. €450.00ono Tel: 0613363979
FOR SALE: 2 off Shimano Baitrunner
6000b GTE Carp reels C/w spare spools
and boxes, instructions etc. Hardly used,
as no time. In excellent condition. 75
Euro each or 140 Euro for the two.Also a
tackle box trolley/barrow still in box never
assembled. 50 Euros. Phone Andy 0555483062 (nr Rochechouart)
FOR SALE: 5 pairs of original wooden
windows Varying sizes, with original
window furniture and fittings. All fitted
with the original glass. 75,00 euros for the
lot. €75.00 TEL: 05 55 08 46 53
FOR SALE: Various PETMATE AIR
TRAVEL and TRAINING KENNEL
Through flow ventilation for safe air
and auto travel. Safe way to help solve
behaviour problems. For dog/cat up to 51
cms tall by 61 cms long. Meets international
air travel requirements. (IATA) Kennel
bed-pad also included. Unused. Easy
to carry. €50 3 SINGLE PINE BEDS.
TWO MATCHING, including mattresses
for all three. Comprised of head and
footboards and slatted base. €50 each.
BATHROOM WASH-HAND BASIN
AND MATCHING PEDESTAL. White.
New and unused. Includes two taps. Basin
measures 66 cms wide by 56 cms deep.
€30. Ladies BICYCLES° Ladies Peugeot
Mosaique. Pink. 15 gears. €50° Ladies
Ammaco Oasis. Purple. 15 gears. €50°
Ladies Boulevade EMMELLE. Black. 12
gears. €50 Telephone 05 55 14 28 09
FOR SALE: Licence IV Enables sales of
beverages and spirits in Bars/Restaurants
etc Email: [email protected]
FOR SALE: SCHAUB LORENZ
COMBO FLAT SCREEN LCD TV/
DVD 19" with TNT and HDMI, still
boxed, as new. €50.00 Tel: 0555895605
(La Souterraine) Email: sellwood56@
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FOR SALE: Land Rover Discovery dog
guard, mats & UK headlights TRAVAL
dog guard for Land Rover Discovery, as
new - 60 euros.Full set Land Rover mats
for Discovery - 15 euros.UK Headlights
for Land Rover Discovery - 60 euros. Tel:
05 55 78 54 20
FOR SALE: Rectangluar Hay Bales
(87) Ideal for use as animal bedding. 6
euros a bale. Please call 05 55 00 98 52
FOR SALE: Hot Water Cylinder 150
litre hot water cylinder, brand new from
Castorama, never been out of its box.
€95.00 Please call 05 55 00 98 52
FOR SALE: Godin Circular Wood
Burner Brown enamel, filigree finish.
75cm high, 28cm diameter. €250.00ono
Tel: 05.55.60.46.33
FOR SALE: Electric Sewing Machine
- Lervia Almost new. Only used twice.
Perfect condition. €70.00 Tel: 05 55 62
49 65
FOR SALE: Vox Cambridge 30 twin
guitar amplifier The amp has been
upgraded to 50 watts and is in perfect
working order. Features incl. footswitch for
channel, reverb and tremelo. €199.00ono
Tel: 05 55 71 79 31 Email: john.martin@
netcourrier.com
FOR SALE: White kitchen sink
ceramic single bowl With barge like
flowers painted on (still in bricodept).
€85.00 Please call 05.55.67.58.87
FOR SALE: French Linguaphone
Course Complete course in boxed set
(books, tapes & cd's). €30.00 Tel: 05 55 71
79 31 Email: john.martin@netcourrier.
com
FOR SALE: Large wooden storage
chest/coffee table 92cm x 94cm. €30.00
Tel: 0555895605 Email: sellwood56@
hotmail.com
FOR SALE: Large number of bargain
books Adventure, Mystery, Crime and
family sagas. All in good condition, 3 for
1 euro, North Creuse. Contact 05 55 80
75 78
FOR SALE: TAKAI open face sports
helmet Matt black, clear visor and
retractable sun visor. XS 53-54cm. 5
months old, hardly worn. €65.00 Tel:
0555895605
Email:
sellwood56@
hotmail.com
FOR SALE: Towable Altrad Cement
Mixer With a 3.5 Briggs and Stratton
engine, with a ball hitch. €450.00 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Complete photographic
dark room Any offers considered. Tel: 05
55 02 93 01 (Saint Junien-87)
FOR SALE: Scanner Epson Perfection
1240U Photo. Any offers considered. Tel:
05 55 02 93 01 (Saint Junien-87)
FOR SALE: AMD Tower and PC
Complete with DVD, CD rewriter and
floppy disk drives, IIYAMA monitor, 2
keyboards (French and qwerty), speakers
and mouse. Needs hard disk. Any offers
considered. Tel: 05 55 02 93 01 (Saint
Junien-87)
FOR SALE: Large fine photogravure
prints of famous paintings. Only €5 each.
Tel: 05 55 51 91 47
FOR SALE: 100 Edwardian English
Books Many with gold leaf covers.
Ideal for bookcase display. €300.00 Tel:
05.55.63.46.69
FOR
SALE:
100
Novels
/
Autobiographies All good condition.
€100.00 Please ring 05 55 78 45 24
FOR SALE: New Oak Door Frame 900
x 2100mm (exterior) €35.00 Tel: 05 55 81
30 39
FOR SALE: Antique French cast iron
fire dogs with iron basket Height: 59cms,
Hard and Paperback. In good condition.
All for 20 euros. €20.00 Tel: 0962 58 49 03
FOR SALE: Red Diesel heater Including
700 ltr tank and electric pump.Excellent
condition. Lignerolles 36160 €450.00ono
Tel: 02 54 06 02 37
FOR SALE: Long black leather riding
boots Size 7. Length 19" 49.5cm. Calf 14"
35.5cm. Knee 13" 35cm. La Souterraine
area. €90.00 Call Judy 05.55.89.12.96
(eve) Email: [email protected]
FOR SALE: Sony Playstation One
Complete with two controllers, steering
wheel and pedals, memory card and six
games. Excellent condition and can be
seen working. €75.00 Telephone 02 54 30
00 79 (near Guéret)
FOR SALE: Various Garmin Oregon
300 GPS complete with topo maps for SW
France, City navigator maps for Europe,
rechargeable batteries, carrying case and
fixing kit for car windscreen. This GPS
is primarily designed for walking and
cycling, but can also be used for driving.
Cost 680 euros new, will accept 400
euros.Fish kettle, 20 euros.FAIP NHP 145
pressure washer, 50 euros.Philips SBC HC
8445 wireless rechargeable headsets, 20
euros.HDMI selector box 4 in 1 out, 10
euros.Techwood 19” LCD TV used twice
as new, 100 euros. FTE twin universal
satellite receiver head LNC 54 US, 30
euros.3 ultra sonic cordless pest repellents,
new, 30 euros each. Linksys wireless G
broadband router WRT54GL, 50 euros.
French TV satellite receiver, 15 euros.
Bush Freesat HD satellite receiver box,
as new, 50 euros. Sony blu ray disc player
BDPS350, 150 euros. Logitech Z5500
5 speaker + sub woofer surround sound
system. 100 euros.TACX cycle trainer, as
new, 150 euros. Panasonic portable stereo
CD system, 50 euros. Tel. 09 80 08 68 72
FOR
SALE:
Temporary
EDF
connection box Only used for 5 months.
Purchased new in Feb 2010. Creuse area.
€140.00 Tel: 06 04 42 97 73
FOR SALE: Rosieres wood burner
1920's? Art Deco style. Blue enamel finish.
Works but a couple of parts need replacing.
Front loading, rear flue. 55 cm high, 50 cm
wide, 40 cm deep. €60.00 Telephone 05
55 65 67 24 (near Auzances)
FOR SALE: 1930's Westminster
Chimes Clock Chimes on the quarter hour
and hour. €45.00 Tel: 05.55.51.91.47
FOR SALE: Garage trolley jack 2 1/4
tonne. Heavy duty. Hardly used. €60.00
Tel: 05.55.03.08.19 Mob: 06.02.32.46.31
(Daniel McNally)
FOR SALE: EPSON PICTURE MATE
Excellent condition. Only 55 Euros. We
are in dept 23. €55.00 05 55 62 77 41
FOR SALE: Motorcycle helmet 'TNT'
open face with visor, size XL (61-62cm),
black and orange, hardly worn. €30.00
Contact 05 55 68 58 16
FOR SALE: Black mesh fire screen
120cm wide, with 3 hinged sections 30
cm-60 cm-30 cm wide x 65cm high.
Excellent condition, as new. €80.00ono
Contact 05 55 68 58 16
FOR SALE: TV stand 3 shelf black glass
TV stand. Size: 110 cm long, 40 cm wide,
50 cm high. €60.00 Tel 05.45.85.97.27
FOR SALE: Two Canon Pixma ink
cartridges 510 Black and 511 Colour
cartridges, suitable for Pixma series
MP240/MP260/MP480/MX320/MX330.
Bought in error. €15.00 Tel: 05 55 03 28 18
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cms, Depth: 57 cms. €300.00 Phone: 05
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Enthusiasts 1 men's chrome HD open face
helmet. Size L. Boxed, as new condition.
€80 ono1 HD handlebar hold-all. €40 ono1
HD heritage soft tail classic scale model
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details. €3,950.00 Tel David: 05 55 94
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FOR SALE: French LHD Headlights
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sold in UK. Cash on collection. €250.00
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FOR SALE: Renault Master T35D (ex
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move down to France now selling. Good
mechanical condition, lots of space, on
French plates & part registered in France.
Only needs new Controle Technique, and
registration to complete. €1,000.00ono
FOR SALE: UK headlights for a 2001
Ford Fiesta 25€ the pair. €25.00 Tel: 05
55 61 00 13 (Near Guéret)
FOR SALE: Caravan awning Suitable
for 5 mtr van, exc condition, must sell bargain at 60E, area 87. €60.00 Tel 05 55
60 27 03
FOR SALE: Peugeot 807 First registered
in the UK in April 2004.I have owned the
car for 3 years and have done 26,000 miles
in that time.All the tyres are good, it has a
CT until 04/13 and has recently had all the
brakes and discs replaced along with a full
aircon service with many parts replaced.
Any questions or for more photos please
call. €4,750.00 Tel: 05 55 67 58 87
FOR SALE: Mondeo 2L petrol 5 door
hatchback 52 reg. Very reliable. Car
surplus to requirements, so open to offers.
€800.00ono Tel: 09 78 23 38 59
FOR SALE: ISUZU TROOPER 3.2
V6 PETROL MANUAL SWB English
registered 1992. Needs new starter motor.
Runs well when bump started. Clean for its
age. Tow bar fitted with double socket. No
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FOR SALE: Nissan Primera GX TD
French reg. RHD. CT- Sept 12. VGC.
A/C. Front electric windows. Hands free
Connection. Kenwood CD/Radio (1999).
168,000 miles. FSH. €1,500.00 Tel: 05 55
81 07 13
FOR SALE: Nissan Terrano II 2.7 TD
Blue with grey trim. Reg 1996. RHD.
French registered. CT 6 months remaining.
Diesel. 4x4. Very reliable. 7 seater. All
electrics. Tow bar. New clutch and radiator.
€2,500.00ono Tel: 05 81 63 39 77 Email:
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FOR SALE: DACIA Logan Estate
French registered. LHD. 2009. 60,000
kms. Regularly fully serviced. New tyres.
Excellent condition. €11,000.00ono Call
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/ 0658 12 47 73. French speakers - 06 15
42 04 22 after 6pm
FOR SALE: MERCEDES SPRINTER
308 CDI VAN RHD, FRENCH REG,
PLY LINED, CD PLAYER, CT OK.
€4,750.00ono Tel: 06 37 71 20 57
FOR SALE: Classic Car 1961 Peugeot
404. In good condition, drives regularly.
Car on show at events organised by
the VAHL (Volants Anciens du Haut
Limousin) in Bellac.Price EUR 2,500 or
exchange for 2CV. €2,500.00 Tel: 06 20
79 79 34
FOR SALE: FORD FOCUS 1.8TDi
Sept 2004 French registered but RHD,
with French headlights. 62,000miles.
Alloy wheels. Pale blue metallic. CT
until 07/13. All round good condition.
€3,500.00 05 55 29 39 15 - Correze (19)
FOR SALE: Landrover 4x4 TD5 French
green. Alcantara beige interior. 2001.
60,000km. €15,000.00ono Tel: 06 75 51
47 27
FOR SALE: Peugeot 307 SW LHD. Met
Grey. 122,000 km. Full service history. Just
had Controle Technique. Good reliable car.
Priced to sell. €6,500.00ono Tel: 05 55 61
99 14 / 06 76 52 26 47
FOR SALE: Peugeot 406 HDI man
sal 2002 RHD, on French plates, CT
until Oct 2013. Silver. VGC. High spec,
climate control, computer, CD player,
elec windows and mirrors. All good tyres,
under 90000 miles. €2,495.00ono Tel:
+447779 406613 Email: tony.prosser@
live.co.uk
FOR SALE: Renault Megane Cabriolet
'Karmann' LHD - French registered.
Petrol. 89,000 km. Colour: champagne.
Glass roof. Fully serviced, CT until
2012. Excellent condition. €5,200.00 Tel:
05.46.59.79.55
FOR SALE: Peugeot 307 HDI Estate 2005 French registered. RHD. 22 months
left on CT. High milleage, hence price.
€2,300.00 Tel: 05 55 60 45 03
FOR SALE: Ford Transit Short Wheel
Base Van, 1997, LHD French registered, 2
year CT, White no stickers, good all round.
€1,800.00 call 05 45 31 59 34
FOR SALE: Citroen Relay (Jumper)
Hi-Top Long Wheel Base. 2003 model.
New battery, alternator and fuel pump. CT
until April 2011. Headlights changes. UK
plates. €2,500.00ono Tel: 05 55 61 19 81
FOR SALE: VW Golf MK2 GTI 1.8
8v 1987 Over €400 spent in new parts all
with 0 miles including 4 new tyres, RHD,
UK reg, absolute bargain! €550.00 05 45
31 59 34
FOR SALE: Truckman Hi-Top Cab
(white) with rear glass door Fitted with
rotavent in roof. Originally fitted to a 2005
Mitsubishi L200 double cab. €350.00 Tel:
05 55 68 71 22 (after 6pm)
FOR SALE: Halfords Car Roof Box
(Half width). Approx 360ltr. Plus Roof
Bars plus Clamps - complete €100. Used
once. €100.00 Tel 05 53 52 41 34
FOR SALE: Roof Bars and Headlamps
Roof bars for Renault ClioII 3dr 35€;
Thule KIT1297 roof bars for Renault
Megane Hutchback96-02 5dr, Coupé97-02
3dr, or Classic 4dr Sedan97-02 40€;
headlamps Megane RHD 96-02 40€. Tel:
05 55 78 73 46
FOR SALE: Engine and gearbox 1.9
diesel from Citroen Xsara (also suitable
for other models of Citroen and Peugeot).
Complete with all ancillaries except
alternator. Delivery possible if fuel
cost covered from 87330. €450.00 Tel:
06.10.85.04.85 Email: baldiolgit55@
gmail.com
FOR SALE: Engine and Gearbox for
Ford Transit, 2.5 Radiator and exhaust
(complete) also available. €350.00 Tel:
06.03.07.82.10
FOR SALE: 50 cc scooter Peugeot
buxy. Year 1996. Slight problem with it
- sometimes loses power when riding, it
then picks up again after a few seconds but
could be fixed quite easily. Apart from that
is fine. It also has a sports exhaust on it.
€300.00 Tel: 06 83 45 70 96
FOR SALE: 2 x Right Hand Drive
Renault Megane Headlights From a
2004 Megane Hatch. Excellent Condition.
Tel: 05 55 65 02 31
WHITE GOODS
FOR SALE: FREE - Brandt Dishwasher
In working order, needs door handle repair
but still opens and top missing but supplied
with one close to right size. Buyer collects
from 03370. Email: ingle.graham@neuf.
fr
FOR SALE: Fridges Large Bluesky
fridge - 1450 high by 550 wide. 75 euros.
Under counter fridge 50 euros. Please call
05.55.67.58.87
FOR SALE: Three-Way Fridge for a
Caravan Electrolux 700 - 12V, 22OW,
gas fridge. €220.00ono Tel: 05 55 64 27
86 Email: [email protected]
FOR SALE: Table Top Fridge with ice
box Excellent condition - hardly used.
Silver casing. Size: height 62cms, width
47cms, depth 44cms. Haute-Vienne.
€65.00 Tel: 05 55 03 08 19 Mob: 06 02
32 46 31
WANTED
WANTED: 16 Roumazieres Loubert
II interlocking roof tiles Size 435mm x
255mm. Maximum 500 needed. Approx
150 to be exact match for an existing roof.
South of Limoges - North of Thiviers - off
N21. Please email to discuss further.Other
building materials required - oak flooring
- celotex insulation - window/door heads
& cills Tel UK 0044 1848 841581 Email:
[email protected]
WANTED: Small child's bed (for age 5
upwards) and foldaway bed. Tel: 05 55
78 79 02
WANTED: Small Trailer to sit behind
ride-on mower Any conditions considered
Tel: 05 55 51 19 67 Email: mazzer09@
hotmail.com
WANTED: ENGLISH teacher, 50s,
divorced from French husband and living
in the Haute-Vienne, would like to meet
intelligent, humorous, affectionate nonsmoking man, similar age. Please, no
hang-ups and no complicated baggage!
Contact by email. Email: fraises_des_
[email protected]
WANTED: Property Wanted I am
looking for a house, building or land to
renovate. Quick cash purchase. Any area
considered. Tel: 05 55 65 84 95
WANTED:
PEUGEOT
107
or
CITROEN C1 Must be in good condition,
low mileage, French registered and left
hand drive. Tel: 05 55 78 79 02
WANTED: French and English people
to meet I am 29 and would like to meet
more young French and English people to
socialise and improve my language skills.
WANTED: Covered parking to store
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]
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY
I own two retail outlets that
are coming up for rent. If
anyone has any business
ideas they would like to
pursue, I would be interested
in backing any good ideas
and contributing my retail
experience. I would not want
to be involved in the day to
day running.
One is in St Vaury and is
currently a hairdressers
(it could also suit dog
grooming perhaps?) and
the other is in Guéret and
would suit Clothing/Fashion
and related activities (preloved clothing perhaps).
For more information email:
[email protected]
a car For approx. 12 weeks a year in
the region of Limoges or Bergerac
airports. Tel: 0044 1748 884526 Email:
[email protected]
WANTED: For compact tractor
Transport box (bennette), rotovator,
plough and snow plough all in usable
condition. Tel: 05 55 64 33 71
WANTED: Chain harrow /grass rake
Approx 8' x 8'. Any age considered, for
use on a small tractor. Tel Barbara 06 30
02 35 73
WANTED: Tea chests/ stong boxes for
packing Tel: 05 55 51 91 79
WANTED: Mobile home For use while
restoring my house near Guéret (23).
06.83.42.72.75. after 6 pm Email:
[email protected]
WANTED: Various ...Roof bars for
124series Mercedes estate, engine for
3ton mini digger or similar with pumps
if possible, large log saw bench, PTO or
engine driven. Tel: 05 55 60 64 92 Email:
[email protected]
WANTED: GAYTIME POTTERY
SALT POT Wanted Gaytime salt pot, I
have just broken mine and want to replace
it. Please contact with price or I will
exchange for a Gaytime vinegar/oil bottle.
Tel 05 65 31 20 10
WANTED: House wanted to rent Tel: 05
55 65 84 95
WANTED: Land With or without
buildings, with or without planning
permission. All types of land considered:
woods, fields, houses with attached land
etc. Preferably in the Blessac/Ahun area of
Creuse. Tel: 06.03.07.82.10
WANTED: Motor Vehicle Car, van,
motorbike, moped. Anything considered.
Tel: 05 55 65 84 95
WANTED: Transit type pick-up Does
not matter if it's got no mot or ct. Any
condition as it's for a project. Cash paid.
Tel: 05 55 68 31 81
WANTED: Motor transport - scooter/
moped Will pay up to EUR 500 Tel: 06
42 82 92 42
WANTED: Moped/ Trail Bike Wanted
by private buyer one or two cheap old
road legal French reg mopeds or perhaps
50cc trail bike. Nr A20 direction Bellac.
Anything considered as long as they run.
WANTED: Second Hand Washing
Machine Tel: 06 42 82 92 42
WANTED: Cooker and hob in good
condition (not free standing unit). Will
collect - we are near Rochechouart. Please
call 05 55 77 66 61 Ruby
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Deadline:
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the next edition
16 ♦ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters to
The
Editor
Health & safety gone mad!
Brian Gabriel
By Email
I
t has been widely reported that, with
effect from July 1 st this year, all motorists
will be obliged to carry a breathalyser
in their vehicles. This is in addition to the
warning triangle, the luminous jackets and
the set of light bulbs. The carrying of these
items is, of course, an attempt to make road
travel safer.
Now it seems that the powers that be are
planning on expanding the list of essentials.
A usually unreliable source has reported
that, early next year, it will be compulsory
for all motorists to have in their vehicles
a complete change of clothing, including
thermal underwear, so that those who are
stranded in wintery conditions will be more
comfortable. In addition, the vehicle must
also carry a vacuum flask containing a hot
drink. Needless to say, this drink cannot
contain any alcohol.
Later in the year, it will be necessary for
motorists to have a comprehensive first-aid
kit and for all drivers to attend a short course
in first-aid. Although not yet finalised, it is
believed that motorists over the age of 70
will also have to have a portable fibrillator.
Continuing the expansion of their plans,
officialdom believes that the tool kit of all
vehicles should include certain items such as
spare timing belts, a reasonable amount of
petrol and oil, and spare windscreen wipers,
all of which could prove to be essential in the
quest for zero tolerance breakdowns.
Finally, those motorists whose vehicles are
not large enough to accommodate these items,
will be able to purchase a small trailer at a
specially reduced price – however it is noted
that those who decide that a trailer is the
best option will be required to have in their
possession certain items that are designed to
make trailer towing safer, but details of these
have yet to be announced...
Yours,
Brian Gabriel
Chinese Weetabix
Christine Moshy
By Email
Dear Editor,
D
espite having lived abroad for most of
my life, there is one British eating habit
that I can’t kick, my breakfast cereal. I
love them all: Shredded Wheat; Country Crisp;
porridge on those bleak, cold Creuse winter
mornings when it’s difficult to crawl out of bed;
and of course crispy, crunchy Weetabix. So one
small item of news saddened me a lot this week.
A 60% stake in the Weetabix company has been
sold to China’s Bright Food Company based in
Shanghai. The same company has been busy
lately and was strongly rumoured to be buying a
US Vitamin company GNC and the UK’s United
Biscuits and, and, and .....
Coincidentally, I have been reading a novel by
one of my favourite authors, Henning Mankell.
Le Chinois, a fantastic read which links a mass
murder in a remote village in Sweden to the use
of press gangs of Chinese workers to build the
US railroads in the nineteenth century, and to
present day China and its business practices in
Africa. Mankell himself lives in Mozambique,
and like anyone who has visited or lived in
Africa, hasn’t been able to avoid seeing the
ubiquitous Chinese technocrats, building roads,
hospitals and so on. I have just signed a petition
against a Chinese planned and subsidised road
through the Serengeti, which will hinder the great
annual migration of wildebeest and zebras from
the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Masai Mara in
Kenya, in search of new grazing.
It’s obvious why the Chinese are in Africa the unquenchable thirst for natural resources to
fuel Chinese growth. But in Mankell’s novel the
Chinese are buying up land by fair means or foul
to grow food for all those millions of Chinese
mouths - land needed to grow food for African
mouths.
As Bright Food Chairman Zongnan Wang said
when he bought their stake in Weetabix, “With
Bright Food’s strong resources and our expertise
in both Chinese and broader international
markets, we are excellently placed to develop the
Weetabix business”.
Should we care? I am all for fair trade, free
movement of capital and labour. So why am I
saddened by an iconic British breakfast cereal
being swallowed up (pun intended) by a Chinese
mega company?
I should shrug and think, so what? My porridge
oats are owned by an American company, my tea
doesn’t come from Europe. Back in the heady
days of the sixties I boycotted South African
goods as my futile gesture against Apartheid.
Did it do any good, or was it just to make me
feel better? Probably the latter, so that’s why
Weetabix won’t be on my breakfast table from
now on. None of us can stop the inevitable rise
of China; we can deliver minute pin pricks they
won’t even feel, reminding ourselves about their
treatment of dissidents, their forced relocation of
people for mega projects like the Three Gorges
Dam, their lack of freedom of speech, their
support of corrupt and murdering regimes, like
those in North Korea, Syria, and large parts of
Africa, their invasion of Tibet and so on.
Pass the croissants.
With Best Regards,
Christine Moshy
Buying car parts online Trying to take advantage?
I
wouldn't
condemn
anybody for buying
parts online or from
England and fitting them
themselves. A friend of
mine took his Ford truck
into a Ford dealership in
Limoges because it kept
cutting out in the freezing
weather in January. When
we went to pick it up they
told us it was the wrong
battery that was causing the
problem. The battery that
was supposedly causing
the problem was only 18
months old and purchased
from Norauto Limoges.
The garage fitted a new
battery without consent
from my friend. The truck
still kept cutting out and
when we took it back they
said it must be the diesel
he was using. An expensive
piece of information: 340
euros.
Another garage did work
on a gear box and left the
drain plug off my son's
car but wouldn’t accept
responsibility when the gear
box ceased. No apology or
offer to put it right.
I would advise anybody if
you can do it yourself or find
somebody “who knows a bit
about cars”, then go ahead.
Don't trust the garages.
Kind regards,
Tony Stephen
Rachel
By Email
Hi,
I
recently
went
to
Norauto in Guéret to
ask if they could change
one headlight bulb & one
indicator bulb. The person
I spoke to couldn't tell me
which bulbs I needed to
replace them with from just
looking at them. He said
they would need to take the
bumper off to get at the lights
& asked if I could leave the
car there overnight or for
an afternoon. The hourly
rate is 58 euros. We then
went to Norauto in Limoges
who told us straight away
which bulbs we needed. A
friend then fitted them in 20
minutes.
I can't help feeling
Norauto in Guéret were
hoping to take advantage of
a woman who's not very car
savvy. I was savvy enough,
however, not to leave the car
with them and would suggest
other people did the same as
us.
Kind regards,
Rachel
Cork recycling
Rachel
By Email
Hello,
SIREN: 453 573 388
Tony Stephen
By Email
I
just wanted to let people
who didn't know that we
can now recycle cork
(in any form) at Carrefour
in Guéret next to the light
bulb, ink cartridge & battery
collection point.
Cork is now a valuable
resource since they chopped
down the cork trees in
Portugal, so should be
treated like aluminium/tin...
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Rachel
COMMUNITY ♦ 17
Creusetec
SPECIAL OFFER - "tooway" satellite broadband
from €29.95 per month
Tel: Martin - 05.55.66.60.21
Web: http://www.creusetec.com
BOOK CLUB
For ladies who love to read (and chat!)
BELLAC AND
SURROUNDING AREA
Get in touch if you would like to join
in with a new book discussion group
or for more details:
[email protected]
Dog/Puppy Training
A new puppy training class is about to start
as the last class have all graduated and gone
on to the next level of training.
Please get in touch for more details.
Call Elaine Smith: 05 55 68 67 56
www.limousindogtraining.fr
BAILEYS Bar Restaurant
BAILEYS welcomes you to our weekly
Thursday Morning Book Club between 10am - 2pm.
Come along to exchange a book or DVD, enjoy a chat
with friends and make new acquaintances, swapping
recipes, knitting, gardening and places to visit ideas etc.
There is also a small selection of French books available.
Any unwanted books or DVDs will be gratefully accepted
& all proceeds go to the SPA Dog Refuge in Guéret.
There is no Membership Fee but a small fee of 20c for
each book swap and up to 2 euros for a sale of a book.
International Apero Reseau
We as a group of English Speaking people would like to
start an "International Apero Reseau" in the Aubusson/
Felletin and surrounding area, meeting each Saturday
from 11.30am - 1pm at Baileys Bar Restaurant in Aubusson commencing on Saturday 9th June.
During these meetings we would like to offer the opportunity to: exchange views - make new friends - share
experiences - have fun together - help and advise one
another - discussions in English (all nationalities welcome) - help intergrate newcomers
For more information please contact
Catherine 0686178088 or Liz 05 55 66 22 92
5 Rue de L'Abreuvoir 23200 Aubusson
Tel: 05 55 66 37 10
or 05 55 66 22 92
Bugle
Notice
Board
Godson Travaux Publics
We are now local agents for
Klargester BioDisc® Micro-Stations
For more information call Chris Godson:
05 55 62 61 12 / 06 33 78 24 23
www.pilgrim23.com
Le Moulin du Breuil
23140 PIONNAT
Sunday 3rd June
Mother's Day Menu
Free gift for every mother at lunchtime
Tel: 05 55 80 37 70 for reservations
Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.lemoulindubreuil.com
JJ’s Café Bar
Aigurande
JJ's Fête de la Musique
Sat 16th June from 7pm - FREE!!
A celebration of fab music from all our regular
musicians and more!! Come along for a great evening
and support your favourite musicians who have given
their time and musicality!! A selection of hot meals
will be available - reservations advised but optional.
Tel: 02 54 06 30 77
www.frenchweb.eu/jjscafebar/
Le Pub
Sat 2nd June - Fancy Dress Party
Theme: Queen or British. Prize: a weekend in
London or Paris depending on preference
Thursday Night PROMO
2 entrecotes (env.225g) and chips
for only €20 (booking necessary)
Sunday Roast + Pudding (just €10!!)
Book in advance to avoid disappointment
Sun 8th July
Exhibition by Undiscovered Spain
Spanish properties available from €20,000
www.undiscoveredspain.net
02 54 60 02 14
[email protected]
We are looking for someone interested in an
'au pair' position in our family.
We have 3 children, some big dogs as well as
other animals like sheep and donkeys.
Please contact us in writing at:
Ms Stellmacher
Château de la Loge
18190 Crézançay sur Cher
The Rochechouart Vide grenier is on
Saturday July 21st.
Reservations taken from 2nd May.
To reserve a place - Call 0981764451
(non professionals only - no market traders)
WANTED: TENOR
“Ad Hoc”, an 8 voice vocal ensemble based in
Rochechouart, is seeking a TENOR to replace a
member who has to return to the UK. A degree
of competence in reading music is required, and
some experience in choral singing, especially in
small groups, is desirable. Information on the
group can be found at www.adhoc87.fr. If you
are interested in auditioning for the group please
contact Colin Cartwright on 05 55 49 82 15
@ La Petite Fontaine
15 Grande Rue, Le Dorat
June
Thur 7th June, 8.30pm - Vince Freeman (tickets only)
Fri 15th June, 8pm - M.L.C. band
Fri 29th June, 8pm - Sugeree
....................................
July
Sat 14th July, 8pm - M.L.C. after fireworks 10:30 pm
Sat 28th July, 8pm - Lawrie Harrision, fantastic singer
....................................
August
Fri 24th August, 8pm - the amazing Jake Morley
....................................
Tel Lynn or Jonathan: 05 55 60 29 74
Web: www.lapetitefontaine.com
Music Club
2nd Sat of every month. 8.30 pm.
Next event: 16th June
(Please note JJ's Fête de la Musique 16thJune
replaces the usual 9th June Music Club)
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. 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
58, rue d'Orjon, Argenton-sur-Creuse
WANTED: AU PAIR
L'Escale
Restaurant & Bar
5 Rue Andre Jouhannaud, Compreignac
Daily Plat du Jour from €9
2-course Sunday Lunch from €10
Every Saturday Night is Steak Night
2 Rumpsteaks & Bottle of Wine 19,50€ (excl 16 June)
Sunday 3rd June - Book Now for Mother's Day
Saturday 16th June
An evening of entertainment with Jack Law
Book your table NOW!!
Fish & Chip Night every Friday
See Business Directory for more information
and opening hours
Tel: 05 55 12 99 45
Or see us on Facebook for more details.
is open each Saturday and Sunday
11h00 to 18h00 from 1st May until
the end of September.
Artisan art for your garden.
Cream teas on the terrasse.
RDV for weekday visits SVP.
2km from Chénérailles and
the Chateau Villemonteix
26, Ecurat 23150
tel: 05 55 81 31 85
18 ♦ COMMUNITY
CLUBS, CHARITIES & ASSOCIATIONS
Church Notices
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 5pm 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 or email: [email protected]
English-speaking church services Limoges
At 2pm on the 4th Sunday each month. 126 rue Armand Dutreix, 87100 Limoges.
Contact Pat Reid - Tel: 05 55 84 00 64 Email [email protected]
Interested in Alpha?
An opportunity for those who don't regularly attend church to explore the Christian
faith. More than 17 million people worldwide have done this course. In English at
the Eglise Baptiste Evangélique, Limoges (contact details as above).
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
Fitness & Fun
SALSA! SALSA! SALSA!
Learn to dance! Join the "Salsa Crazy". Mondays 7pm - 8.30pm (Absolute
Beginners) & Thursdays 7pm - 8.30pm (Improvers). 4 euros per person, 7 euros
per couple. No partner required. Any age welcome. Free soft drink included. Come
and join in the fun get fit for 2012 at St-Priest-la-Feuille community hall.
NEW for this year. Why not try bachata or merengue? Private lessons also
available. For more info contact Ellie on 05 55 63 86 05 or email elena.hampson@
hotmail.co.uk Coming soon: "The Sizzling Summer Salsa Ball" - watch this space
for future details.
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 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 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 Peyrat-le-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 gillinfrance@
orange.fr
Agenda for 2012: 21st June Guided tour of private garden; 19th July Growing
herbs for culinary/medicinal use; 16th August Annual BBQ; 20th September
Plants for free – splitting perennials; 18th October AGM plus 'All about apples';
15th November Gardeners Question Time; 6th December Natural Christmas
Decorations & party
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 contact Michelle Pierce on 05 45 89 36 54 or at [email protected]
Aux Plantes etc
We are an association of independent, ethically-minded 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
We're celebrating...
It's nearly a year since we began the Service in English in Guéret last year,
June 2011. We have been pleased and amazed at the response from the folk
of Creuse. We will be having our birthday celebration on Sunday 10th June
at 5 pm and would like to give you a personal invitation to join us. As we
said when we started, whether or not you have a faith, you are welcome. You
won't know if it's for you unless you come.
We meet at 9b Place Bonnyaud, Guéret. It's not the easiest place to find and
doesn't look like the church building you might be expecting. If you want to find
us, call either of the contacts below, or e-mail, and we will give you directions.
Our service consists of singing, praying and talking. We have a sermon of
around 15 minutes and following the service do lots of talking over a cup of
tea, or coffee, and a biscuit (there is a rumour that there may be cake for the
birthday celebration). We welcome children and always have a children's
talk of about 10 minutes so that they feel part of what we are doing. We try to
keep the length of our service to an hour and a quarter. On average over the
last year we have had around 25 adults and children worshipping with us.
Our philosophy is simple: Jesus said, love the Lord your God with all your
heart, soul and mind, and your neighbour as yourself. Come and join us and
see if it's true.
Ian and Becky Jefferies, tel: 05 55 61 10 23 e-mail: [email protected]
Jim and Pat Scott, tel: 05 55 67 54 78 e-mail: [email protected]
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
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: faceaface23@
gmail.com 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.
SOCIAL EVENTS
Games Night (Rochechouart) 1st Thur; Games Night (St-Junien) 2nd Thur; Lunch
Club – Last Thur.
For more details visit www.learningtogether.me or contact Mike or Christine
ELLINGHAM 05 55 03 27 67
For your calendar: Picnic & All American Hoedown Thur 21st June (tickets are
now limited so contact Henry Grundy to book your place); Christmas Dinner &
Dance Sat 8th December
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: [email protected]
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-limousine-exchange.com or
contact the Chairman, Barry Leech, on 06 35 96 77 46.
Libraries & Books
Sale of Second-hand Books, La Croisille-sur-Briance
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 church. 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 Anglo-French 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 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
Located in the Route des Rateries, just behind the Biblithèque Municipale, you
will find the Anglophone Library, which offers a wide variety of reading material,
DVDs, talking books and videos. It is also a meeting point and arranges a host of
activities including: Café Franglais; Club Scrabble; Café Philo; Sewing Group;
The International Free Church in Creuse
(L’Eglise Non-Conformiste Internationale en Creuse)
Formerly known variously as the ‘English-speaking Church at Eguzon’,
the ‘English-speaking Church at La Chaudronnière’ and the ‘Church on
your Doorstep’, the International Free Church in Creuse has now been
officially established and registered under this new name.
So what’s important in the name?
First, it is called a church:- a gathering of Christians, joining as a body
to share in worship of God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) and providing a
meeting point for those who want to learn about God, His significance in
their lives and why they are important to Him.
Second, it is called free:- that means it is not bound by any
denominational creed or dogma. A fellowship open to people of whatever
church background or none, subject only to the Bible and to the leading
of the Holy Spirit.
Third, it is international:- while principally English-speaking, the
church is open to all nationalities and will endeavour to enable ‘mothertongue’ worship wherever possible.
Where is it?
The church presently meets at 10, La Chaudronnière, a small hamlet
mid-way between Crozant and Eguzon.
However, the ministry called the ‘Church On Your Doorstep’ still
operates and this means that if a group of four or more find distance a
problem, you may apply for the ‘church’ to come to you!*
When does it meet?
Sunday worship meetings are held at La Chaudronnière 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.
*Other meeting venues and times by arrangement.
For further information contact Eric Sutton tel 05 55 89 26 62
Art Group. Library opening hours: Thu 10am – 4pm & Sat 10am – 12.30pm. For
details of activities or general information visit www.ententecordiale-creuse.org or
email [email protected].
Music
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:
[email protected] http://www.clubdemusique.fr
Open Mic Night/Boeuf, Le Vieux Soldat, 7 rue de La Fontaine, 87250
Fromental
If you like music and have ever fancied getting up and having a go, please
come and join in. This monthly evening (first Fri @ 8pm) is designed mainly
for amateurs who would like to play or sing or just to meet some like-minded
people with similar interests. There is no age limit. So if if be guitar, violin, spoons,
triangle etc (get the gist?) or maybe you might like to read a poem, then please
come and see what it's about. [email protected]
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 sylvia.
[email protected]
Amateur open mic night @ Vautredeix
(Just outside Gouzon, next to Saint-Sylvain-sous-Toulx). Poets, musicians,
whatever you may be... Everyone welcome to perform or just enjoy the company.
Every Fri night 7pm onwards. Free. Bring a bottle. For more info contact
[email protected]
Support
Alcoholics Anonymous
If you or someone you know has a drinking problem, there is now an Englishspeaking meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous at 2 Avenue Pierre Traversat,
Limoges Thu 7.30pm - 9.00pm. 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. Contact tel Roger 05 55 76 22 65 or Nancy 02
54 24 09 74 or visit www.aafrancesud-ouest.com
Cancer Support France, Creuse
If you or anyone close to you has been diagnosed with cancer and would like
help or support, we are here for you. If you need someone to talk to we have a
helpline available and if we are not there we will call you back within 24 hours.
Our helpline number is 06 06 47 18 60.
If you would like to get involved with the work of CSF Creuse (perhaps you have
some free time and can help to organise and run fundraising events) please get in
touch with Mike Walsh on 09 50 49 33 04.
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.
Drop-in Service at the Maison des Usagers (MDU) at Limoges CHU
Held on the 2nd Tue of the month from 9.30 – 12.30. There will be 2 trained
Active Listeners available to you if you have been affected by cancer in some way
and have questions or need information about CSF Charente Plus and the service
we provide. We are entering into a contract with Limoges hospital which is very
thorough on their part. They do not take it lightly, allowing associations onto their
premises, so be assured the service is confidential and that we are fulfilling the
requirements of the hospital.
If you need any more information, please get in touch via csf.charenteplus@gmail.
com
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 Haute-Vienne
We have now been up and running for 4 months and by the end of May
we will have 10 active listeners fully trained.
Our membership has grown to 24 and we have had an enormous
amount of support from various members of the public who have made
substantial donations for our first year. Not least, we have been given the
most wonderful pull-up by John Lees, of Limousin-Expo, which went
into service at Limoges hospital the second Tuesday in April advertising
our presence at CHU Limoges and which will grace our future events.
We have also received a donation from Joy and Pat at their recent
clothes sale at L’Escapade Bar in Magnac-Laval at the end of March
and another donation from the Living Room raised by their raffle at the
recent Ladies afternoon held at the beginning of April. All these have
helped with the setting up costs of this new association.
On 17th June we are planning a lunch at the Videix lake. The event is to
be held under the chapiteau with a four-course lunch, aperitif, wine and
coffee included for 18 euros pp. Reservations and more information 05
55 00 31 15.
Our key priority for the months to come is to penetrate the Eastern end
of the department both in a drive for members and to make ourselves
known to the medical profession and our potential clients. So if you
have friends who live east of Limoges or down in the south east of the
department, please let them know about us. Please don’t hesitate to ask
for our brochure which we now have in quantity and I am very happy to
send you.
The association contact details are as follows: Helpline 06 04 43 39 87,
email [email protected] or HQ phone number 05 55 00 31 15.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sue Ware , President CSF Haute-Vienne
WHAT’S ON ♦ 19
at 17 Avenue du 8 Mai 1945, 87150, Oradour-Sur-Vayres.
Included in the event will be: A Table from the Guide Dog School
highlighting the very good work they do and with various items for
sale; the presence of some working Guide Dogs and student Guide
Dogs; delicious homemade cakes; teas/coffee; soft drinks; clothes;
bric-a-brac; books;
CDs; DVDs; various artisans; and a tombola.
Please contact Roger and Christine Thomas for more information tel 05 55 78 83 05.
Departure 9am Guéret, arriving in Montluçon at 11:30, through the
viaduct of Busseau-sur-Creuse and stations of Parsac, Lavaufranche
Treignat, Huriel. Enjoy a day out in Montluçon before setting off on
your journey home at 16h17, arriving back in Guéret at 19h.
Tickets: Adults €27; Children 6 to 12 years €11; free for children
under 6 years on an adult's lap. Reservations at the tourist office in
Guéret.
Sun 24th Jun ORADOUR-SUR-VAYRES
Fund-raiser in aid of Guide Dogs for the Blind
After the huge success of last year's Fund-raiser to raise money for
the Guide Dogs for the Blind in Landouge, Christine and myself,
with the help of Guide Dog Etoile, will be holding our second annual
fund-raiser 2pm - 5pm.
The venue once again will be in our large garden come rain or shine,
Sat 30th Jun CROZON-SUR-VAUVRE
Chant-o-Château in Château de La Lande
The Association Musique en Verdure presents a 1-day singing
workshop in the beautiful Château de La Lande in Crozon-surVauvre.
This romantic Château will inspire us to sing love songs. We can
make a choice from courtly love from the Renaissance, passionate
love of Mozart, love for Nature from the age of Romanticism, and
love songs from the contemporary French repertoire.
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.
Programme:
9.30h Coffee/tea
10.00 – 12.30h Songs
12.30 – 14.00h Buffet
14.00 – 16.30h Songs
16.30h Apéritif
Reservations: tel 02.54.30.70.50 or mail to [email protected]
Fee: €28 pp
Fri 13th to Sun 15th Jul CHÂTEAU D'ARS, LOUROUERSAINT-LAURENT, INDRE
Rencontres Internationales de Luthiers et Maîtres Sonneurs
The 37th festival of traditional music and dances takes place at
the Chateau d'Ars from 12th – 15th July. With instrument-makers,
concerts, folk dances and a unique atmosphere, the festival has
become THE meeting place of traditional music in Europe.
The Salon de Lutherie welcomes 130 instrument makers from 12
countries. The exhibition is dedicated to drone instruments and
traditional music instruments from all over the world and features
more than 30 kinds of instrument with more than 2500 on show:
hurdy-gurdies, bagpipes (Cornemuse du Centre, veuze, biniou,
boha, zampogne, gaita ...), diatonic accordions, citterns, bouzouki,
banjos, mandolins, lutes, harps, dulcimers, épinettes des Vosges,
violins, psaltérions, nyckelharpas, stringed fiddles, harps, gralles,
traditional drums, flutes, whistles, oboe, organistrums... This is an
opportunity for makers to present their work, meet other makers and
exchange their experiences and technical innovations.
For four days, the festival will also discover the music, traditional
dances and songs of the world through more than 25 concerts and
folk dances and various daytime and evening events. Children have
their own activities and a space that welcomes them every afternoon.
The festival opens on the evening of 12th July with a special concert
with Goran Bregovic. The instrument-makers exhibition is open
from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th July from 10h to 19h. Tariffs start
from 12 euros with packages available for the whole festival and
reductions for youngsters, students, unemployed and recipients of
RSA. Entry is FREE for under 12s. Camping is available for festival
goers – 12 euros pp for the duration of the festival.
For more information visit www.rencontresdeluthiers.org (the
website is available in English) or tel 02 54 48 60 60
20 ♦ WHAT’S ON
UPCOMING EVENTS ACROSS THE REGION
Tue 8th May to Mon 11th Jun
1st Amateur Photography Festival - "Objectif
Images"
The first festival of its kind in the Creuse including
photographic exhibitions in 17 communes for five
consecutive weeks, a photo-discovery outing to the
giant maze, live music, nature walks combining
walking and photography, film projections on a
photography theme culminating with the Festival
finale at the Chapelle de la Sénatorerie in Guéret
with prize givings in a variety of categories.
Visit http://www.creusographie.fr for full listings
of exhibitions and events.
Sat 2nd Jun BOUSSAC
Concert
Concert for piano and voice by the Association Bel
Canto supported by Montluçon choir Dissonance.
From Mozart to Bernstein and Neapolitan songs.
20h30. Eglise Ste-Anne. Tickets at the door €10.
For more info tel 04 70 28 26 02 or 06 12 40 36 28
Sun 3rd Jun
CONCERTS at Lussac-les-Eglises and Les
Grands-Chézeaux
The North of the Haute-Vienne will host two
concerts on the 3rd of June (Mother's Day in
France). The Lyndhurst String Quartet of London
will perform at 3pm in the church of Lussac-lesEglises. Well known for the beautiful music they
produce and their wonderful technical skills, the
musicians of the Lyndhurst Quartet are all members
of major European orchestras. In addition to one of
Haydn's great quartets they will be performing two
of the best-loved works in the entire string quartet
repertory: Ravel's only example of the form &
Schubert's sublime 'Death & the Maiden' quartet.
A 15-minute drive will allow you to attend the
second concert in Les Grands-Chézeaux, starting
at 6 pm. An unconventional saxophone quartet,
Quatu'or Laloi, is a high-energy ensemble and
a creative leader in fusing jazz, contemporary
music with classical tradition. The group is led
by Julien Bire, a noted baritone saxophone player.
You will enjoy a unique experience listening to Al
Hirt’s frenetic "Green Hornet", Astor Piazzolla’s
languorous tangos and Michael Nyman’s
heartbreaking "Songs for Tony".
Information and Bookings:
Ticket prices: €8 per concert. Free for those under
18.
After-concert dinner (€ 10 pp) in Les GrandsChézeaux, by reservation.
Early bookings by phone (05 55 76 70 15 and 05
55 68 29 02) or by e-mail ([email protected])
Sun 3rd Jun BOUSSAC
Tea Party
The AIPB (Amitiés Internationales du Pays de
Boussac) would like to invite the local Boussac
population to a Tea Party to join with us to celebrate
the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the French Fête
des Voisins. We will be serving typical English
sandwiches with, of course, our delicious homemade cakes and English tea. Coffee, soft drinks and
wine will be available too. The event will be free
of charge. Find us in the square in Boussac, 15h30
until 18h30. A children's painting competition will
be held with wonderful prizes for the winners and
games to occupy the children will be organised.
Sun 3rd Jun SAINT-YRIEIX-SOUS-AIXE
Fête de la Rose
Organised by the Comité des Fêtes de Saint-Yrieixsous-Aixe. 9h - 19h in the town. Displays by rose
growers & stalls of crafts & art on a theme of roses.
Quality handmade wood furniture
The church will be decorated with hundreds of
roses. Entry €2.50. Contact: Tel 06 84 13 59 21
Sat 9th Jun BOSMIE L'AIGUILLE
Concert "Annivers 'airs" - Ensemble Vocal
Résonance
The Ensemble Vocal RESONANCE is celebrating
its 20th birthday this year with the new
"ANNIVERS' AIRS" - Eric DURAND (piano),
Sébastien FARGE (accordion) & Dominique
DESMOND (mise en scène). Salle Georges Bizet.
20h30. Tickets: Adults €8; 6-12s €4; Under 6s
FREE. Drinks and pâtisseries will be offered in the
intermission. Contact: tel 05 55 36 14 25 - email
[email protected]
Sat 16th to Sun 17th Jun PEYRAT-LECHÂTEAU
Traditional English Garden
Traditional English garden, created over 5 years,
open to the public for the first time.
16 rue des Garennes, Peyrat-le-Château (M et
Mme M. REYNETTE - JAMES). 10.30am - 6pm.
16th June - Garden only
17th June - Garden plus plants, brocante, pétanque,
tombola etc.
Entrance 2,50 euros (Under 16s free). Sorry no
dogs.
Proceeds go to the charity Help the Heroes and
French military charities.
Contact 9am - 6pm 05 55 69 32 47
Sat 16th Jun SAINT-DIZIER-LEYRENNE
Soirée Country
An evening of country dancing and music by
Country Leyrenne Dance and Les frogs and
roastbeef. 19h30. Salle des fêtes. By reservation.
For more info tel 05 55 64 45 65.
Sat 16th Jun SAINT-SILVAIN-BAS-LE-ROC
La Foulée des Vieilles Pierres - 18ème édition
Held on the 3rd Sunday of June, the Foulée des
Vieilles Pierres is an annual race following a 13km
round circuit departing from Saint-Silvain-Bas-leRoc via Les Pierres Jaumâtres.
Departure for all runners place de la mairie at 17h.
Inscriptions 6 euros in advance, or 8 euros on the
day. If you are interested in taking part visit www.
lesvieillespierres.net to download the bulletin
d'engagement.
There will be music along the way. Why not come
along and join in the fun?
For more information contact the Boussac Tourist
Office.
Fri 22nd Jun CHABANAIS
Cabaret - AROUND THE WORLD
Theatre Chabanois presents AROUND THE
WORLD - a cabaret show of comedy, dance &
songs.
Salle des Fêtes, Chabanais. 20h.
Adults 6€
Children/Enfants 4€ (Under 16s)
Under 5s free/gratuit
Groupe familiale 20€ (max 2 adultes et 3 enfants)
Seating in tables of 6
Theatre Chabanois is a bilingual community theatre
group formed in 2009 with about 30 members so far
and a cast and crew of all ages (10yrs to over 80),
abilities and talents. We are always looking for new
members, not only those with thespian tendencies
but those that are willing to help back stage and
front of house. Everyone is welcome to join us and
whatever you bring to the group you will be sure
of a warm welcome and much fun on a Monday
evening at the Salle des Fêtes in Chabanais at 7pm.
Sat 23rd Jun LIMOGES
Concert - Ensemble vocal AD HOC
Concert at 20:30 at the Temple Reformed Church in
Limoges by AD HOC, an 8 person "a capella" choir
made up of a mixture of former professional/ semiprofessional singers plus gifted amateurs. Based in
Rochechouart, the choir contains French & English
singers and is directed by Colin Cartwright, former
lay clerk to the Queen at the Chapel Royal of St
George at Windsor Castle. As well as music from
the 16th & 17th Century, Arcadelt, Passereau and
others, the programme will also include music by
American composers such as Aaron Copland and
'My Song in the Night' arranged by Christiansen.
There will also be a folklorique element with music
from Ireland, Scotland, England and France as
well as music from the golden age of Hollywood.
Ad Hoc offers a wide range of musical styles and
moods ranging from classical to more light-hearted
and quirky elements in its programme and we are
constantly adding new repertoire.
For more information about the choir visit www.
adhoc87.fr
Sun 24th Jun
Festirail 2012: Guéret-Montluçon-Guéret by
steam train
Come and enjoy an extraordinary journey aboard a
steam train from Guéret to Montluçon.
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Four days, 460 km, 300 cyclists - that
is the challenge facing Bob Liddiard
of St-Barbant Haute-Vienne
Award-winning cabinet maker
The 63-year-old is taking part in a London to Paris bike ride to raise money for The Royal British Legion.
The Pedal to Paris ride leaves London on August 30th and ends at the Arc de Triomphe on September 2nd, with cyclists
being escorted into the French capital by police outriders. The gruelling ride will take Bob through sweeping wooded
countryside and quaint hamlets, quiet rural lanes and city streets closed for the event.
Bob and fellow cyclists will be supported by mechanics, sports physios and motorcycle outriders. He knows the pain
he is likely to experience, having done the schallenge more than decade ago when he was an Artificer Sergeant Major
(ASM) REME with the Royal Yeomanry.
Bob has been in training since March and his plan is to be sufficiently fit and saddle-hardened well before the start. His
mentors during this time are his brothers-in-law Ian Scott (La Petite Place) and Ken Nickless (painter and decorator).
Bob's challenge will help raise much needed funds for The Royal British Legion; both himself and his wife are active
members of the Linazay Branch in France. He is hoping to raise at least €2,000 towards The Royal British Legion’s
welfare work.
Nearly 10.5 million serving and ex-service people and their dependants are eligible for The Royal British Legion’s
support, which covers a range of services including grants to those in need, benefits and money advice, employment and
retraining support, home adaptations and hospital visits as well as the provision of full nursing care.
Bob is training for the ride when weather permits by putting in the miles at weekends, and as the days get longer he
will be out several times during the week. You can follow his progress on his blog: http://mygearchange.blogspot.com
Russell Thompson OBE, Director of National Events and Fundraising at The Royal British Legion, said: “Apart from
the training that goes into preparing for the event, the fundraising that Bob is undertaking on behalf of The Royal British
Legion will make a real difference to the lives of those that we support.
“We spend £75.5 million each year on our vital welfare work and Bob’s efforts will help us considerably in continuing
to provide the social, emotional and financial care to the Armed Forces Family”.
SIRET: 533 607 115 00011
You can sponsor Bob on his JustGiving site http://www.justgiving.com/bobliddiard or by contacting him on 0033(0)5
55 60 05 87 or email [email protected]
For further information about The Royal British Legion’s work visit www.britishlegion.org.uk and to find out more
about the Legion’s annual bike rides visit www.poppybike.org.uk
Anything from period style to contemporary chic
Furniture restoration and repair
Bespoke joinery made and fitted
Have that hard-to-find item individually hand made
to your own specifications.
Nicholas Hemming,
Consultations by appointment across central France
02 48 63 15 09
Montgenoux
06 83 56 46 41
18170, Maisonnais
[email protected]
France
SPONSOR BOB

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