UK set to axe expat Winter Fuel Payments

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Anti-government protests
against planned eco-tax
Violence, protests and revolt have engulfed
France in what is becoming a winter of discontent
>> Page 8
for President Hollande.
Limousin
December 2013
Issue #50
UK set to axe expat
Winter Fuel Payments
The Winter Fuel Payment, received by British
pensioners living in France, will be scrapped
from 2015. Under a new "temperature test",
France is now considered too hot to be eligible
for the payment.
lier this year, Osborne explained how
the government planned to get around
paying the allowance to expat pensioners: “We will link the Winter Fuel
Payment to a temperature test. People
in hot countries will no longer get
it; it is after all a payment for winter
fuel. Paying out even more money to
people from all nationalities who may
have worked in this country years ago
but no longer live here is not a fair use
of the nation’s cash.”
Whilst many would agree that those
living in tropical climates should possibly not receive the WFP at the British taxpayer's expense, those of us living in France may question whether it
really is that “hot” here. After all, as
this is being written in mid-November, much of France is covered by a
carpet of snow!
As details of the chancellor's “temperature test” emerged, it would appear that pensioners living in France
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T
he British chancellor,
George Osborne, has
announced that pensioners living in “hot”
countries will no longer receive the Winter
Fuel Payment (WFP) from the winter
of 2015.
Until recently, only those who
gained entitlement to the annual payment before they left the UK could
claim it from abroad, but an EU ruling last year meant that anyone who
is able to prove a “genuine and sufficient link to the UK” now qualifies
for the WFP when they reach pension
age.
As claims flooded in from across
Europe, the Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, was irate:
“We will fight these ridiculous EU
rules. It is ludicrous we could have
to pay more pensioners living in hot
countries,” he said at the time.
In a statement to the Commons ear-
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Welcome to
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The Bugle
o, this is our fiftieth
edition. If I were
playing cricket for
England I would be
raising my bat to
the balcony at this point (and
I'd also be England's highest
scorer, but let's not dwell on
The Ashes first Test calamity!!)
There have been a few standing
8-counts along the way, if you'll
allow me to mix my metaphors,
but we've stayed on our feet and
I'm very proud of what we have
achieved. In fact, I'm already
looking forward to edition 100!!
The British government chose
an unwise time to unveil their
“temperature test” which they
have used as a reason not to
award the Winter Fuel Payment
to British pensioners living
in France (see pages 1 and 7).
As I was reading about how
“hot” France was, the snow
was falling in mid-November
and my kids were in the garden
making snowmen. I understand
that times are tough and the
government is on a spending
squeeze, but it does not make
sense to tell anyone who has
lived through a winter in France,
with the possible exception of
parts of the south coast, that it is
significantly warmer here than
'back home' in January.
The savings are not even that
significant: tens of millions
from an overall WFP budget of a
few billion! My politics may be
changing as I get older, but I do
think it would make more sense
to means test the allowance in
some way. What is the point
of giving two hundred quid a
year to Lord Sugar to help him
keep Jack Frost from the door?
There must be more pensioners
living in the UK with sixfigure incomes than there are
pensioners living abroad and
claiming the WFP...? For me,
that would be a more sensible
place to start, but then maybe
that's why I have a paper round
and not a seat in parliament!
I was watching my children
playing in the snow and pelting
each other with snowballs fortunately their aim is not
up to much yet! - and it made
me nostalgic for my youth. I
honestly now can't remember
the point at which snow
stopped being the most exciting
thing in the world and turned
into a logistical pain in the
proverbial. Snow used to be the
perfect present: no school and
unlimited fun. I would spend
hours outside building, playing,
throwing, kicking... nowadays
my first thought is about deicing the car!
I also have a theory about
the temperature of snow: I
think snow gets colder as you
get older. My eldest came in
the other day after a mammoth
session outside (she had
practically cleared the lawn of
snow and built her own mini
version of the Terracotta Army).
I suddenly realised just how
long she had been out there and
the bad parent alarm went off in
my head - she was only wearing
thin woollen gloves. I grabbed
her hands to warm them up...
and they were hot. Not just not
cold, but actually hot! After 5
minutes of clearing the snow off
my car my hands are freezing,
but now that I think about it, we
used to put an old pair of socks
over our hands, head down the
park and spend all afternoon up
to our elbows in snow. I don't
recall suffering frostbite at any
point...
Hmm, I'm worried I might
sound like I'm auditioning for
Grumpy Old Men.
What the hell, I've just
thought of another gripe! “I
have a good idea, Daddy. Why
don't I ask Father Christmas
for [insert expensive product
from sparkly advert]?” Four
years old and my daughter is
already a willing victim of the
marketing companies. Paint it
pink and call it princess and she
will want anything.
OK, I'll stop complaining now
I promise.
All that remains is for me to
wish all of our readers a very
Happy Christmas!!
Until next month!
Steve Martindale, Editor
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M
echanics at a
garage
in
Terrasson
(Dordogne) made a horrific
discovery this month when
they were alerted to “bizarre noises, like moans”
coming from the boot of a
car they were working on.
They opened it to discover
a baby girl, who was naked, lying in her own excrement, dehydrated and
feverish.
More worryingly, the
child's mother, who lives
in the nearby village of
Brignac-la-Plaine
(Corrèze), did not initially see
the problem. Guillaume
Iguacel, the mechanic who
found the girl, told news
agency AFP that he was
still reeling from the discovery. “We were deeply shocked because she
didn't find this abnormal.
We told her to remove the
little girl [from the boot]
and give her something to
drink right away. I'm still
having trouble sleeping,
it was a horrifying sight,
seeing this little girl in her
own excrement, not able to
hold up her head, white as
a sheet.”
The girl was taken to
hospital where doctors said
she was suffering from delayed growth and mental
problems.
The baby's mother and
her partner, who are both
Portuguese, have been arrested and charged with
child abuse and endangering a minor - crimes that
could lead to a 10-year
prison sentence if they are
convicted. As more details
of the case became apparent, it is now believed that
the baby may have lived its
entire life in the boot of the
car. The mother allegedly
told police that she had
given birth in secret and
hidden the baby’s existence
from everyone, including
her partner, the girl’s father.
Speaking through his
lawyer, the father denied
any knowledge of the baby,
claiming that until he lost
his job as a stonemason, he
would regularly leave the
house at 6am, not returning until 6pm, and does not
hold a driving licence. He
therefore claimed not to
use the car.
During a press conference, state prosecutor JeanPierre Laffite said: “The
infant isn't the right size
or weight for her age. She
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Baby found living in boot of car
ple, the couple's neighbours
could not believe what had
happened. “They are just
like everyone else, educated, no dirtier than you and
me. At their house, which I
have visited several times,
it is the same. I can't believe
it because we all thought, as
did the family apparently,
that they had three children,
not four. We would have
seen her pregnancy!”
None of the neighbours
ever reported seeing a pram
or even hearing a baby's
cries. “Thinking about it,
is suffering from significant developmental delays.
It appears she was hidden
from all points of view
- family members, neighbours and the authorities
- apparently since birth.
It's a situation that defies
belief.”
The couple have 3 other
children, aged between
four and 10, who despite
being described as happy
and well looked after, have
been taken into care.
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this summer, she did put
covers over the back of
the car, as you would to
protect a child from the
sun,” said one neighbour.
“Besides that, I've never
seen a baby seat in the car,
although I recall that in
August the husband thoroughly washed the car with
a Kärcher. I've been here
three years and I've never
seen him do that before.” ■
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forced open, but still contained a number of cheque
books and bank cards.
Prints were taken from the
safe and gendarmes scoured
the surrounding area for
other discarded items. The
investigation finally led them
to believe that the safe had
been stolen from a house in
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a few days previously.
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Welcome en Limousin, the association that
helps promote tourism and the local economy
to the English-speaking community, has held
its annual general assembly and the signs are
positive. Cyril Boissier, president of the association, congratulated everyone on “very
satisfactory results for the year 2012-13”.
The focus of Welcome en Limousin remains its presence at Limoges International
Airport, where it managed to distribute 15,000
of its members' leaflets and flyers from its selfservice desk in the main terminal. In the last
2 years, the number of businesses signed up
with Welcome en Limousin has also been on
the rise, from 73 in 2011-12 to 99 in 2012-13,
with the number expected to reach 130 for the
year 2013-14. Much of the increase has come
from businesses established in the Creuse and
Corrèze departments.
Along with its new mascot, Leafy, a team
from Welcome en Limousin attended The
France Show again this year, the largest show
in the UK dedicated to all things French. The
association has had a presence at the event,
which attracts 18,000 visitors in London over
3 days, since 2011. ■
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Be Lim card unveiled New ministry
for 16 to 20-year-olds for rural
T
he conseil régional of the
Limousin has
launched
a
new “Be Lim” payment
card for young people
aged 16 to 20 years old.
The Be Lim card replaces and builds on the
“Cheq'up” where anyone living in the Limousin aged between 16
and 20 received a book
of vouchers worth €50
to use for reductions
on items such as cinema and theatre tickets,
books and CDs as well
as sports and leisure activities.
These
reductions
are now automatically
loaded onto the Be Lim
payment card, giving up
to €8 euros off cinema
tickets or €12 off sports.
The new Be Lim
cards are not limited to
this, however, and can
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loaded onto them which
can then subsequently
be used to withdraw
cash or make a payment. It can even be
possible for those receiving SAS grants to
gain access to the €300
monthly entitlement.
“This card allows us
to simplify a number
of processes and we are
hoping to agree other
partnerships, most nota-
bly with shopkeepers,”
explained president of
the conseil régional,
Jean-Paul Denanot.
In order to apply for a
Be Lim card, visit www.
belim.fr and fill out the
online forms. When the
necessary
paperwork
has been sent, your card
will arrive in the post,
pre-loaded with the €50
of benefits previously
distributed under the
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Ref 1840 – 23,500 euros. Barn with new
metal roof, on three levels, including stables
on the lower floor. Approximately 100m²
on each level. Stunning uninterrupted views.
Garden of 1730m² with possibility to buy
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not attached but close by, on two levels.
Separate garden of 150m². Possibility to buy
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local politicians and residents to be better represented. We want to build
and put forward a new vision of rurality, escaping
from the parochial views
held by many city dwellers,” added Patrice Joly
(Nièvre).
“We are for a development of rural life which
does not sacrifice the importance of the individual
departments,” said JeanJacques Lozach (Creuse).
“It should be about bringing the departments together with a common
and united voice,” continued Jean-Pierre Saulnier
(Cher). “It is crazy that
we sometimes see decisions taken on a national
level that are so catastrophic on a local level.”
Much work remains to
be done to bring local politicians onside and create
the exact framework of a
new ministry that would
give rural areas a louder
voice in government. ■
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Ref 1830 - 88,000 euros. Farmhouse with
attached barn & outbuilding. Kitchen, dining
room, lounge with fireplace, three bedrooms
& shower room. Large quantity of land, over
5.5 hectares but they are in separate parcels,
with 1,294m² attached. Exempt from DPE.
Ref 1832 - 109,000 euros. Large detached
house in a hamlet between Bourganeuf &
Gueret. Kitchen, lounge/dining room, three
bedrooms & shower room. Garage/workshop
in the basement. Attic. Oil fired central heating.
Garden of 978m². DPE F 359 & G 108.
n December, the
group
Nouvelles
ruralités, led by
the presidents of
the conseil général of 4
departments of central
France, will submit its
report on rural affairs. At
the heart of the report will
be proposals for the creation of a new Ministry
for Rural Development.
The group is made up
of the heads of the conseil
général of the Creuse (23),
Allier (03), Cher (18) and
Nièvre (58) departments,
all at the heart of central France. “This should
be done in the same way
as has been done for cities,” explained Jean-Paul
Dufrègne (Allier). “With
a framework that allows
us to define axes of development. We don't see
why there shouldn't be a
ministry for rural development, given that there
is already a ministry for
towns.”
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Health centres the solution to rural healthcare
M
any parts of
rural France
have
been
suffering in
recent years from a lack of
doctors and other healthcare professionals. Today's
ageing population has increased medical needs, but
the country's GPs are also
getting older and there are
not enough young professionals replacing them.
Part of the problem is
that recent graduates prefer to work in hospitals.
Besides the decreasing social status of GPs, hospitals
also often have preferable
working conditions: fixed
hours, better holidays, less
time on call, etc.
One answer to the problem are mixed discipline
multi-doctor health centres
– maisons de santé pluridisciplinaires. As the name
suggests, these are centres
where GPs, dentists and
other healthcare professionals all work under one
roof. The advantage for the
doctors is that there is usually cover, meaning that
holidays are easier to take
and working hours are less
fluid.
It has long been predicted
that these maisons de santé
are the answer for rural areas suffering from a lack of
healthcare professionals. If
this is indeed the case, then
the Limousin will soon be
very well served indeed.
There are currently 7 such
centres in the Limousin
according to the regional
health authority (ARS), but
a further 30 are either under construction or being
planned.
A good example is the
commune of Le Dorat,
where plans for a maison
de santé pluridisciplinaire
date back to 2007. Le Dorat has 3 GPs who have
been based in the town
since the mid 1980s and in
recent times the commune
has been thinking about
the future - work on the
centre is due to start soon
with completion planned in
2015. “We have got around
Local team of rescuers
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F
ollowing the carnage caused in the
Philippines by Typhoon Haiyan,
aid agencies across the world have
been sending teams to the region.
The Limousin is no different and in midNovember a local team of 16 rescuers from
the Pompiers de l'Urgence International
(PUI) took off from Limoges. Their destination was the town of Tacloban on the island of Leyte, an area particularly badly hit
by the typhoon, which swept through with
winds gusting well over 300 kph.
“They are reporting a catastrophic situation,” said Pascal Buisson, a member of
the PUI based back in Limoges and coordinating with the rescue team. “It is much
worse than the 16 person team had imagined.”
Part of the team's mission, along with
helping to find and care for survivors, is
to work alongside the French consulate
in Manila to track down French nationals
who have been reported missing.
Speaking on France Info radio station,
Philippe Besson, a pompier from Limoges
and a founder of the PUI, said that he was
“very surprised by the seriousness of the
situation”, adding that the damage was
“like a tsunami and an earthquake rolled
into one”. And he should know, having
worked in Turkey and Indonesia in the
aftermath of both types of disaster. “The
logistics of it are very difficult,” he continued. “You have to find a vehicle and occasionally we have to syphon fuel from other
damaged vehicles to get around. That's just
the way it is.”
A second PUI team of 13 people have
since joined their colleagues to reinforce
the rescue efforts. ■
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5 years before the question
of finding replacements
becomes a problem,” said
Philippe Jardel, GP and
also mayor of the town.
“But we need to plan these
things in advance. We understand that the young do
not want to work like we
did, sometimes in isolation
in remote areas, and that's
without mentioning the
hours!”
Le Dorat is aiming to
gather 4 doctors, 6 nurses
and 5 dentists under one
roof, along with a physiotherapist, podiatrist, speech
therapist and dietician.
“The most important
thing is that everyone
works in collaboration with
each other,” explained Anthony Ponticaud from the
ARS. “We need procedures
in place and to make sure
that patient care is coordinated.”
Local politicians have
been the driving force behind the building of these
new centres, but it is young
healthcare
professionals
that will run the centres
and staff them. “That is
absolutely essential for
this to work. Otherwise
we will be left with walls
and an empty shell,” con-
cluded Anthony Ponticaud.
“A number of key players
in the project are also at
the heart of training young
professionals: GPs offer
rotations to many 4th year
students, and these students will hopefully then
see the benefits of working
in tandem with other professionals.” ■
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may be justifiably angry at the
decision to label this country “hot”. Under the test, the
WFP will be withdrawn from
pensioners living in countries where the average winter temperature is considered
higher than the warmest area
of the UK - the south-west of
England. This seems like a
fair test, but the government's
own data suggests that under
this rule, pensioners living in
France would qualify.
An examination of the
raw data used by the Department for Work and Pensions
(DWP), which was provided
by the University of East Anglia, shows clearly that the
average winter temperature of
France and Corsica is 5.08°C,
while the south-west of England is 5.6°C. When pressed,
the DWP later admitted that
it had included France’s overseas departments (départements d'outre-mer - DOMs).
These far-flung places, inhabited by roughly 30 UK
pensioners, include tropical
islands such as Guadeloupe,
Martinique and La Réunion
as well as French Guyana in
South America, where average
annual temperatures are in the
mid-20s. By adding these locations, the average temperature
of “France” nudges above that
of Cornwall.
Brian Cave, of Pensioners
Debout and www.votes-forexpat-brits.com, said: “It’s
clear that the DWP added in
the DOMs figures for France,
because the university did
not include them. I find that
scientifically dishonest and
a corruption of the figures to
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suit their ends. Spain has the
largest number of WFP claimants with France next, and they
made sure those two countries
were removed.”
The government defended its use of the data on the
grounds that the DOMs are
considered part of France - and
therefore the EU - and that
British pensioners living there
can claim the WFP.
An e-petition protesting
against the new “temperature test” has so far gathered
over 14,000 signatures (http://
epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/52121). As the petition
has more than 10,000 signatures, it received an official
government response:
The Government remains
committed to protecting key
support for older people for
the life of this Parliament, in
line with Coalition Agreement.
Winter Fuel Payments are
non-contributory and were
originally introduced to give
older people in the UK the re-
assurance they can keep warm
during cold weather. However,
following a European Court
judgment, Winter Fuel Payments are now also made to
eligible people living outside
the UK in another European
Economic Area (EEA) Member State and Switzerland.
To help return to the original policy intention, the Government intends to bring in an
eligibility criterion, effective
from winter 2015/16, based
on country of residence with
Winter Fuel Payments going
only to eligible people living
in EEA countries with colder
climates.
The latest available statistics show that Britain paid
about £3.1 million in Winter
Fuel Payments to expats in
France in the winter of 201112, the largest amount after
Spain where almost £6 million
was paid out. Both figures are
small when compared to the
estimated total cost to the government of £2 billion.
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£200,000 on expenses to pay
their energy bills, with some
politicians claiming up to
£6,000 each for gas and electricity in their second homes. ■
The 11th of November is a day of remembrance in France as
in Britain, yet it is a day President Hollande will surely want
to forget this year. 70 protestors were arrested as the president
made his annual speech in Paris and calls were made for
Hollande to resign.
Armistice celebrations at the Elysée Palace were brought to a
halt as protestors, many of whom were far-right activists, booed
the president, citing the eco tax, rising levels of unemployment
and the malaise of the French economy as their major concerns.
Cries of “socialist dictator” and “we don't want your law”
could be heard as the protestors tussled with police.
Members of the Front National (FN) were confirmed among
the protestors. Later in the day, Marine Le Pen, leader of the
FN condemned what she termed the “arbitrary arrests” of many
protestors.
Le Pen had little support, however. Over 1,300,000 French
people lost their lives in the First World War and politicians
were quick to condemn the actions of the protestors. “Today
on the Champs-Elysées, several dozen individuals linked
to the far right ... did not want to respect this moment of
contemplation and gathering,” commented Interior Minister
Manuel Valls. ■
Amaryllis Barton
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he aptly named
place de la Résistance in Quimper, Brittany
was this month
the centre of public violence, protest and revolt in
what is becoming a winter
of discontent for President
Hollande.
Around 15,000 workers from farming and fishing unions bearing red and
white Breton flags came
together to protest against
the newly imposed eco-tax.
Minister of Finance JeanMarc Ayrault had predicted
a “spiral of violence” when
the highly unpopular tax
was introduced, but even
he could not have predicted
the historic response to the
measure.
The eco-tax is set to
be imposed on all HGVs
weighing over 3.5 tonnes.
Such vehicles will be
equipped with an on-board
computer which will calculate the amount of ecotax payable to state coffers. The aim is reduce the
carbon footprint of freight
transport on French roads,
specifically on a 15,000km
road network identified by
transport ministers.
Of course, this tax is just
one more nail in the coffin
for the French economy;
France has paid an extra 30
billion euros in taxes this
year alone.
The
government
had
hoped to take the sting out
of the tax by delaying its
introduction until January
2014. Once again, however,
Hollande, who now has the
lowest popularity ratings
since records began, misjudged the public response.
To make matters worse,
even Hollande's ex-partner and mother of his four
children, Ségolène Royal,
voiced support for the protestors.
The promised delay did
not deter protestors from
launching stones and flowerpots at police, or even
from starting fires and setting up barricades at eco-tax
boundaries. Police responded with tear gas and water
hoses in the latest episodes
of protest which are taking
a bitter turn against government policies; in October a
protestor's hand was torn off
by a police tear gas canister.
One Breton protestor, a
chicken farmer from Rosporden, claimed he was taking
part in such violent protests
because he had “nothing left
to lose”. “It's up to us to take
the initiative now,” he said,
since increasing travel costs
could put him, and others
like him, out of a job. “If I
fall, I won't be alone,” he
concluded.
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d'Armor), on the road linking
Saint-Brieuc to Brest, protestors marked the historical
relevance of their anger by
wearing red caps, which originally were the symbol of the
protests against Louis XIV
tax hikes in the 17th century.
The protestors set fire to the
eco-tax boundaries, setting
alight bins and car tyres in an
attempt to melt the structures'
supports.
Further north in Avesnessur-Helpe, a fire at an ecotax boundary put a Route
Nationale out of action. In
addition, over 45 speed cameras were damaged across the
north-west of France.
As the violence escalated,
the leaders of the protest
claimed they were “ready
to talk” with Ayrault, who
spoke of the need for a
“dialogue” with protestors;
Ayrault even offered a “future pact with the Breton
region”. Significantly, however, this meeting was held
with the region's prefect,
Patrick Strozda; no member
of the government was actually present.
Protestors claim the tax
will be Hollande's “cem-
etery”, while government
ministers hastily assured the
public the problem is one
of communication. Even
though the tax has been
“suspended for the time being”, with Le Monde saying
its application will be postponed until next summer,
public discontent is set to
stay. ■
Amaryllis Barton
Commentary - What does this mean for France?
November has been a month of reckoning for France and for French politics. The country has been named the “sick man of Europe” by commentators across the continent in the wake of the downgrading of the French economy from AA+ to AA by Standard
and Poor's. In itself, this downgrading is likely to have little effect; two years ago, France was downgraded from AAA rating, as
Britain has been. However, France's latest move to AA is a damning indictment of Hollande's leadership: in a statement, the credit
ratings agency directly attributed the downgrade to Hollande's taxation reforms.
Hollande was elected on a tidal wave of opposition to austerity, but as a result of the demands of the EU deficit reduction commission, Hollande has been forced to re-think. With cabbages blocking roads at the end of October, red-bonneted protestors taking
to the street in November, and, to add insult to injury, Hollande's ex-partner coming out against him, the president's political capital
couldn't be lower. Thus, with several successive u-turns in a month, Hollande really has nowhere left to turn.
Whilst the eco-tax riots are hugely concerning from a political perspective, they represent just one of the poorly conceived taxation measures Hollande has attempted to introduce. At the other end of the spectrum, there is the 75% tax on incomes above 1 million euros. Although receiving popular support (89% of Le Figaro readers were in favour of it), this tax has had little effect other
than to infuriate French football clubs. Hollande has essentially found himself introducing either popular but ineffective taxes, or
implementing potentially useful taxes which are immensely unpopular. It seems the president can do nothing right.
The eco-tax would have brought in approximately €1 billion which will now have to be found elsewhere. In addition, the government wasted around 800 million euros on equipment to implement the eco-tax. French taxpayers will have to dig deep to find this
money as taxes are imposed in other less controversial ways. It will be all Hollande can do to stop “revolt turning into revolution”,
suggests Marine Le Pen, who is arguably one of the few winners from this turbulent affair. ■ Amaryllis Barton
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n what could prove to
be a landmark ruling,
a Belgian couple living
in northern France have
won a legal battle to have 10
wind turbines taken down because they spoil the “bucolic
and rustic” view from their
home. In a judgement which
could have widespread implication across Europe, Erik
and Ingrid Wallecan successfully argued that the 100-metre-high structures were ruining their quality of life.
Judges in Montpellier
ruled that the turbines’ location blighted the countryside,
causing the “total disfigurement of a bucolic and rustic
landscape”. Besides “spoiling the view”, they noted both
the “groaning and whistling”
and “unsightliness of white
and red flashing lights”.
The owners of the wind
farm, La Compagnie du
Vent (The Wind Company),
a subsidiary of the energy
giant GDF Suez, have been
ordered to pay the Wallecans
€37,500 in damages and to
remove the wind farm within
four months or face a fine of
€500 per day per turbine. La
Compagnie du Vent said it
would appeal the judgement.
Erik Wallecan, a retired vet
bought the Château de Flers
in the Pas-de-Calais department in 1996 with his wife
Ingrid. At the time, the château was run down and the
couple spent a decade restoring the listed building and
42 acres of land to its former
glory. They also transformed
part of the building into a
guesthouse.
In 2007, they were horrified to discover that their
view had been blighted by
the construction of 10 wind
turbines. “The first evening
when we arrived in the château after their construction,
it was a firework display; we
wondered where these lights
were coming from. We were
not even aware that these
(wind) projects existed,” Mrs
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Wallecan told Le Monde.
“Every day we have to suffer the visual and noise pollution. I can see the turbines
from everywhere in the castle, from every room,” added
Mr Wallecan.
“People are often too
scared to take action and suffer in silence,” said Philippe
Bodereau, Mr Wallecan’s
lawyer. “Today we are saying non: justice has been
done and this shows all those
who suffer wind farms with a
sense of powerlessness that
the fight is not vain, that one
can have one’s life respected
- one’s right to peace.”
The couple's victory has
not been welcomed by everyone locally, however, with
Jean-Luc Faÿ, mayor of a
group of villages including
the château, saying that each
turbine represented €12,000 a
year for the community. This
money, he said, has helped to
fund a new swimming pool
and sports hall, but that “due
to two people, there is a knife
under the throat of an area of
6,700 inhabitants”.
Supporters of wind farms
have said opponents are exaggerating the impact of
turbines and are opposed
to progress. “We accept the
presence of telephone emitters, electricity lines and pylons, water towers, grain silos,” the Federation of Wind
Energy said. “Some windmills have now been classified as historic monuments...
Why not one day wind turbines as well?”
There have been a number of high-profile protests
against planned wind farms
in recent years as the government pushes on with plans to
reduce its dependence on nuclear power and shift towards
renewable energy sources.
France has pledged to triple
its number of wind turbines
by 2020; there are currently
4,000 turbines spread across
1,127 sites.
In August, a French court
banned a local council from
erecting turbines near the
Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey
in Normandy, after Unesco
warned their construction
could cost France’s most
visited provincial tourist site
its World Heritage status. A
plan to build a vast offshore
wind farm within view of
several Normandy D-Day
beaches has also been condemned as “an insult to the
memory of the thousands
who died there”. In 2012, angry villagers from FerrièresPoussarou, in the Hérault
department of southwestern
France, held their mayor
hostage for a day and a night
after learning of his plans
to build 10 new turbines in
their commune. ■
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German firm guilty over faulty implants
Nicholas
use on humans. At around €5 per
litre, it was seven times cheaper
than medical-grade silicone - a
cost-cutting measure that saved
the company millions of euros per
year.
The scandal emerged after surgeons warned authorities there
was an abnormally high rupture
rate among PIP implants. Gendarmes searching the business in
southern France then found cans
of industrial silicone in a van.
Soon afterwards, the company
was closed and its products taken
off the market. When Mr Mas was
finally arrested, he denied that the
implants posed any health risks,
calling the women who complained “fragile people, or people
who are doing this for money”.
An estimated 300,000 women
in 65 countries are believed to
have received the implants, which
are twice as likely to rupture as
other brands - more than 4,000
women have reported ruptures.
In France, the health ministry has
advised all 30,000 women with
implants to remove them and
is footing the bill. In Britain, of
the 47,000 women who received
the implants, only those those issued by NHS doctors are being
replaced for free. Previously, the
then Health Secretary, Andrew
Lansley, told private clinics that
they had a moral obligation to do
the same.
PIP's founder Jean-Claude Mas
is on trial for “aggravated fraud”
in a separate case, along with 4 of
his former senior staff. It is one of
the biggest court cases in French
legal history - over 5,000 victims
have joined the action against the
former French cosmetic implant
manufacturer, and are being represented by about 300 lawyers. A
ruling on the case is expected in
December.
Jan Spivey, a British woman
who received PIP implants as part
of reconstructive surgery following breast cancer in 2002, told the
BBC she was “delighted” with the
ruling. “Of course TUV has some
responsibility and should be held
to account. They're the organisation that gives the CE certification for safety, and that was what
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that a PIP employee in charge of
quality control had only a cooking diploma; another in charge of
the lab had previously trained as
a pastry chef. Lawyers for TUV
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never the German firm's job to
check the actual implants, and
their task was only to inspect the
manufacturing process. ■
France's cosmetics and plastic surgery industry is among the biggest in Europe. An estimated 21,000 breast augmentations are carried out each year
and between 400,000 and 500,000 women in France currently have breast
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court in the southern
city of Toulon has ruled
that TUV Rheinland,
the safety standards
firm which certified sub-standard
breast implants sold by French
company PIP, had “neglected its
duties of checking and vigilance”
and ordered it to pay compensation to victims.
Six implant distributors and
1,700 women had sued TUV Rheinland for €50 million, arguing
that anything but a cursory inspection would have uncovered
the problems with the implants.
Following their victory, the plaintiffs in the civil case will be given
an initial payment of €3,000 per
victim which the court estimated
should cover the costs of surgery
to have the implants removed.
Individual medical and financial
assessments will now be conducted on each plaintiff which
could result in further compensation payouts. Only when these assessments are finished will TUV
Rheinland know the exact sum to
it will be liable for. The company
said it was “shocked” by the decision and is appealing the ruling.
A number of French and British
women were among the plaintiffs,
although it is thought the majority
came from South America. The legal action against TUV Rheinland
is the women’s only chance of
financial compensation as PIP is
no longer solvent. Following the
most recent ruling, it is expected
that the door is now open to many
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the German company.
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H2 0 Creuse
Former waitresses at a restaurant run by
Thierry and Gilbert Costes have confirmed
what many have long suspected: that trendy
Parisian restaurants have a policy of seating
“ugly” people out of sight and moving
the “beautiful” diners to the front of the
restaurant. The Costes group run a number of
establishments across the capital including
Georges, in the Pompidou Centre, and Café
Marly, overlooking the Louvre.
“The good-looking ones are led to the
good places, where they can be easily seen,”
the waitresses told Le Canard enchaîné, an
investigative and satirical weekly. “As for
the non good-looking ones, it is imperative
that they be dispatched to the corners of the
room.”
They also claimed that failing to obey
these rules would result in reprimands such
as: “What are these ugly mugs doing at this
table? Everyone can see them when they
come in. It’s very bad for our image.” ■
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estate in Provence, was ranked 84th in Wine
Spectator's Top 100 Wines of the Year and is
the first rosé to ever make the top 100.
According to the magazine, the rosé is
both “refined and elegant, offering pure and
concentrated flavours of dried red berry,
tangerine and melon. The focused finish
features flint and spice notes, with a hint of
cream”.
When the first bottles of Château Miraval
went on sale earlier this year, all of the 6,000
bottles that were released sold out within an
impressive five hours. ■
Hollande's
popularity at
record low
After hitting a record low approval rating
of 26% in October, President François
Hollande's popularity has plunged to new
depths this month, with just 15% of the
public supporting the Socialist leader.
The poll, conducted for the Huffington
Post and i>TELE, asked how respondents
judged Hollande's actions as president. The
results were damning: just three per cent
of respondents to the survey said they had
a very positive opinion, while 12 per cent
said it was positive.
Seventy-six per cent said they had
a somewhat negative or very negative
opinion; 9 per cent would not comment.
The poll put unemployment at the top of
their concerns (36%), well ahead of taxes
(13%) and immigration (9%). ■
Man jailed over
fake wines
TVA No: FR86487425639
France defy the odds
to beat the Ukraine
F
rance will join England
at next year's World Cup
in Rio de Janeiro following their dramatic
win against the Ukraine in a playoff match. Beating the Ukraine
3-0 in Paris, France became the
first European team in history to
overturn a 2-0 first-leg play-off
deficit.
“It's the magic of football!”
say that justice was done, pointing to the goal that was disallowed a few minutes earlier when
the Real Madrid striker looked to
be onside.
Two-goal star Mamadou
Sakho insisted he was no hero after his brace helped to send France
to the World Cup finals. “There's
pure happiness and we've written
a page in French football history
Canal +, announced live on air
that he would present his show
in English and “fully dressed as
an Englishman” if les Bleus won.
Sure enough, he turned up for
work the next day sporting “British” and a comedy accent.
MP Philippe Gosselin came
to the French National Assembly wearing flip-flops as he had
promised and Cyril Hanouna,
said manager Didier Deschamps.
“Four days ago we were very bad
but the players responded well. It
was important for French football
to be in Brazil. When we've got
the ingredients we can do great
things.”
Coming into the match knowing that only a near-perfect display would do, the 1998 World
Cup champions and 2006 runners-up, had plenty of pressure
on their shoulders. Almost 90 per
cent of respondents to a poll in
Le Parisien had expected France
to crash out of qualifying. But
ninety minutes later, the country
was celebrating as two goals from
Liverpool defender Mamadou
Sakho either side of a controversial Karim Benzema goal earned
France a thrilling victory that will
live long in the memory.
Ukrainian supporters will argue that Benzema's goal was
scored from an offside position,
and it was. French supporters will
with this,” the 23-year-old said.
“A lot of people didn't believe
in us but there were also plenty
who did. I don't see myself as a
hero; the team was the hero in this
one. I'd never previously scored a
double in my career! We're going
to Brazil and we have to take on
board the lessons from all of our
matches, not just this one.”
So unlikely was it that France
would be boarding the plane
to Brazil, a number of celebrities had made rash promises,
although to their credit, most of
them followed through. Antoine
de Caunes, the host of the French
TV show Le Grand Journal on
host of the French TV show
Touche pas à mon poste! (Don't
touch my television!) dyed his
hair blond. No one came close to
Doria Tillier, Le Grand Journal's
weather forecaster, however, who
promised she would present the
following day's forecast “à poil”
- naked - if the team won! Viewers were initially disappointed to
discover that the following day's
forecast was presented from the
town of “Poil” in central France,
although there did follow a longdistance shot of the presenter running across a field wearing nothing but her boots and a smile! ■
A man has been jailed at a court in Bordeaux
for selling fake bottles of Mouton Rothschild
wine on eBay. The scam, involving bottles
which featured labels that “were very likely
forged in China”, was exposed thanks to
a Europe-wide investigation by specialist
officers working for six different police
forces.
It is the latest in a long line of recent
convictions for wine fraud, and according to
unofficial industry estimates quoted by Sud
Ouest newspaper, counterfeit wine accounts
for some 20 per cent of all international sales.
Also in November, Laurent Ponsot, a
Burgundy winemaker and famed forgery
hunter, estimated that 80 per cent of auctioned
wines allegedly coming from Burgundy’s
most prestigious domains, including his own,
are fakes. ■
French economy
downgraded
again
France has been hit by a second
downgrade by ratings agency Standard and
Poor's (S&P) in two years, this time down
to AA from AA+. S&P directly attacked
Hollande's economic policies, questioning
the socialist government's capacity to repair
the country's stuttering economy.
The
agency
noted
that
“high
unemployment is weakening support for
further significant fiscal and structural
policy measures”. Unemployment is
currently around 11%, with 3.29 million
people out of work, an all-time high.
Holger Schmieding, chief economist in
London for the German bank Berenberg,
said the lack of progress in France,
especially compared with positive steps
made in smaller, weaker countries such
as Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Greece,
“makes it ever more obvious that France is
Europe’s real problem”. ■
CARREFOUR BOIS LIMOUSIN
Order your winter firewood today
All wood is stored under cover and cleaned before delivery
Oak, Beech, Hornbeam - Logs of 50, 33 & 25 cm
Home delivery loose or palleted - depts 23/87
www.chauffagebois-limousin.com
Très Jolie
Ladies fashion accessories
Mail order available
or find me at a local market
(see Notice Board for more details)
20211438CC1243
05 55 63 72 45 / 06 76 05 81 38
(8h30-12h & 14h-18h)
Siret no: 487 425 639 00027
Paula Robinson
05 55 78 62 29
06 04 08 29 53
[email protected]
Facebook: search for “Tres Jolie Milhaguet”
siret 753 125 061 00014
siret: 510 357 155 00017
[email protected]
05 55 41 17 76
Paris cafés
favour the
beautiful
& PLUMBING ENGINEER
oil fired boiler specialist
ADVERTISE WITH THE BUGLE
HEATING
Gas and
Qualigaz certificates arranged
Winterising of heating & plumbing systems
Kitchens & bathrooms fitted and tiled
Advice given
Jason Green: 05.55.63.89.23
Double D
Renovations & Home Improvements
All types of building work, groundwork,
renovations, decorating and maintenance
Fosses septiques
Roofing
Tiling
Kitchen and bathroom fitting
Conservatories
Plaster boarding
Masonry
Carpentry
etc. etc.
Covering depts: 03, 23, 63, 87
Telephone:
Email:-
05 55 65 00 29
06 33 19 99 64
[email protected]
The Bugle
December 2013
2
8 Page Pull-out Section
Your indispensable guide to finding local businesses & artisans
Accommodation
Activities & Leisure
Animals & Pets
Antiques/Brocantes
Auto Services
Building Services
Architects
Carpenters/Joiners
Electricians
Fosses Septiques
General
Accommodation
>> B1
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Groundworks
Painters & Decorators
Plasterers
Plumbers
Sandblasters
Chimney Sweeps
>> B2
Computers/Satellites
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Food & Drink
>> B2
Garden Services
>> B3 Gifts & Crafts
>> B3-B4 Handholding Services
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
The Linden House
Self-catering gîte in Creuse
Sleeps 6-8
Prices from €250/week
05.55.80.04.31
www.la-petite-maison.eu
[email protected]
SIRET: 518 135 009 00018
05.55.41.17.76
[email protected]
Animals & Pets
Flying Lessons
www.flyinginfrance.com
See page 24
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
Health & Beauty
Insurance & Finance
Language Services
Online Shopping
Pest Control
Property Maintenance
Property Sales
Retail & Commerce
Transport/Removals
/Storage
General
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 / 06 52 58 17 95
[email protected]
www.valhallafarm.org
SIRET: 511 629 610 00011
ZE DOG (& CAT) HOUSE
Family, cage-free boarding for dogs and cats.
Positive dog training and counseling.
Champlong
Chatterie
www.thelindenhouse.eu
[email protected]
Beautiful 2-person gîte in
the heart of Creuse.
Perfect for house-hunters &
holidaymakers alike.
05.55.41.17.76
[email protected]
Activities
& Leisure
06.04.17.80.93
La Petite Maison
>> B4
>> B4
>> B4-B5
>> B5
>> B5
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>> B6
>> B6
>> B6
>> B6-B7
>> B7
Caring, quiet accommodation
just for cats
JUNCT 22 off A20, Arnac la Poste
Alison & Ray
Tel: 05 55 60 27 83
[email protected]
www.champlongchatterie.com
SIRET: 520 896 671 00010
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
[email protected]
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
>> B7
>> B7
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>> B8
>> B8
>> B8
>> B8
>> B8
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
Antiques/
Brocantes
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:
La Grange Brocante
Seillant, 36310 Chaillac
We sell a range of quality new and second-hand
goods to suit a variety of tastes and budgets.
Second hand furniture, clothing, books, CDs/DVDs,
toys, new items, gifts & English greetings cards.
We also purchase items.
Thursday-Sunday, 14h00-17h30
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.lagrangebrocante.com
Please mention The
Bugle when responding
to adverts
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SIRET: 494 125 016 00019
05.55.41.17.76
B2 ♦ DIRECTORY
Entreprise Hines Building Services
All Internal & External Works, completed to a high standard.
We also supply KWIKSTAGE scaffold for hire - either DIY or full scaffold service provided.
siret: 503 169 237 00016
See website for more info - www.entreprisehines.com - 05 55 89 69 46 - [email protected]
Auto
Services
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
Le Mécanique
Anglais
30 years’ experience
● 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
The English
Mechanic
Car Breakers - C.R.A.L.
Buy/Sell/Scrap
Spare Parts for Sale
05.55.48.21.33 - see pg 15
RING BILL!
Registered Car Mechanic
05.55.81.31.85
See Display Ad below
TLH
CAR-PARTS
New Replacement parts Discount Prices - Weekly delivery
Tyres - Exhausts - Service Kits - Brakes
- Shocks - Batteries - Oils etc.
Tel: UK (0044) 07907 652 827
Machine engineering, cylinder heads etc.
New trailers and parts - Towbars - Quality used
car spares, engines, doors, wings etc.
Mail order service - Paypal
Delivery to Northern & Central France
From £15
Please mention The
to adverts
Building
Services
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
www.masterplans.eu
We offer a comprehensive Architectural
Drawing Service for your projects.
Supplying all the necessary drawings, elevations &
photo realisations for your application. We also offer a
floor plan service. Dossiers compiled for: ● Certificat d'urbanisme
● Déclaration préalable
● Permis de construire
05 55 80 72 83 / 06 33 07 29 72
[email protected]
siret: 790 016 984 00011
CHARTERED
STRUCTURAL
ENGINEER
Pre-purchase & Structural Surveys.
Verbal & written reports.
Structural calculations & drawings.
Redevelopment ideas & solutions.
Tim Haw B.Eng C.Eng M.I.Struct.E
05 53 56 72 59 / 06 58 04 21 94
+44 (0)7910 283 965
Web: www.versineer.com
UK Reg No. 5245744
05.55.41.17.76
[email protected]
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)
Building
Services
Electricians
05 55 41 17 76
ELECTRICIAN
Lumiere Service
et Energie
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
Siren 527 854 749
Siret: 533 235 016 00011
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
Nicholas Hemming
Wood Craft
www.nicholashemming.co.uk
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
Siret No. 501.792.386.00010
Please mention The
to adverts
SALAMANDRE
électricité
BARWICK
ÉLECTRICITÉ
Tel: 05 55 64 94 20
Mob: 07 86 38 09 61
SHAUN BARWICK
QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN
Available for all types of electrical work
Small jobs, new builds, renovations, rewires
Consuel assistance and
certification service available
Fully insured with 10 year
workmanship guarantee
Based near Châlus (87230)
Covering departments 87 and 24
Tel: 09 72 35 74 73
02 48 63 15 09 - see main ad pg 11
Your
advert
here
Pink Electrique
Siret: 794 282 368 00016
Ruth & Geoff Kowalczyk
All electrical work, home automation & security.
Project management. See our website for more
information. French qualified and insured.
30+ years worldwide experience.
Departments covered: 23, 36, 87.
05 55 41 17 76
Your
advert
here
Tel: 05 55 63 10 68 Mob: 06 64 59 48 64
www.pink-electrique.fr
SIRET: 788 709 871 00016
Keith SLOPER
* Qualified electrician
* All types of electrical works
carried out
* Free estimates
* Fault finding
* Consuel certification arranged
* Temporary and permanent
EDF supplies arranged
* Departments 23 and 87
No Siret: 494 916 760 00015
ONE STOP NON STOP
Qualified Electrician
All aspects of electrical work carried out,
including industrial 3 phase systems.
EDF supplies arranged.
Consuel certification arranged.
Call-outs 24/7. Free estimates.
TEL: 05.55.09.87.24
EMAIL: [email protected]
siret : 750 401 531 00022
05.55.41.17.76
[email protected]
50,000 sq ft of covered showrooms
& 2 large external display areas
- All reclamation bought & sold
- Demolition undertaken
- Specialists in oak beams
- Metalwork & stonework
- Indian stone flooring
- Plywood, all in 8x4 sheets. Internal,
external and marine grade ply available
Open Mon-Sat 8.30am to 6pm - www.reclamation-yard.com
Only 1km from Confolens on the D952 Ansac-sur-Vienne road
DIRECTORY ♦ B3
ADVERTORIAL
Leggett Immobilier voted as best estate agency in France
R
egular advertiser, Leggett
Immobilier, was recently
voted “best estate agency in
France” and we asked their
Chairman, Trevor Leggett, to explain
the secret of their success. Not only did
he explain that his company handles
the sale of one in every ten French
houses sold to UK buyers but he told
Building
Services
Fosses Septiques
Steve Johns
Fosse Septique Specialist
20+ years experience
All aspects covered:
Paperwork and permissions arranged
Installations (full/part)
Upgrades (to current regs)
Inspections
Digger and dumper hire
us that they are actively recruiting in
our region. Mr Leggett explains:
“The International Property Awards
are sponsored by Virgin Atlantic and
the judging panel is made up of 70 of
the most respected names in the property industry. Leggett Immobilier competed against a number of real estate
companies in France to receive this
DO YOU NEED A NEW FOSSE SEPTIQUE?
HAS YOUR FOSSE FAILED ITS INSPECTION?
IS YOUR EXISTING FOSSE ILLEGAL?
If you have answered YES to any of these
questions then help is at hand.
We offer the very latest in:
sewage treatment systems, compact
filter systems and micro-stations
For a professional and friendly service,
contact: Philip Allen
Tel: +33 (0)2 54 24 88 35
Web: www.fossefrancesolutions.com
Siret No: 502 254 972 00016
Building
Services
LES VIDANGES
LIMOUSINES
▪ Emptying septic tanks
▪ Unblocking pipes
▪ Cleaning wells
▪ Group rates available
between neighbours
Call David - 24/24 7/7
06 49 66 44 25
87800 Jourgnac
Siret N° 750 725 780 00019
Eduard
05 87 77 93 46
[email protected]
10 Navaleuil
87330 Mezières-sur-Issoire
siret: 753 367 275 000 17
Tel: 05 55 37 74 06 (Dave)
Tel: 05 55 69 75 67 (Steve)
(Depts 23, 87 & 19) siret: 501 792 386 00010
KWIKSTAGE
Scaffold Hire
WASTE REMOVAL
SERVICES
• house and barn clearances
• dechetterie runs
• rubbish removal
• cash paid for scrap
• general labouring service
• 7.5 tonne tipper for hire
• mini digger hire - with/without driver
05 55 37 45 35 / 06 74 21 47 71
Renovations, Painting, Gardens,
Plumbing, Electrics, Groundworks
See our website:
http://www.rb-first-construction.com
05.55.60.62.97 - see ad below
General
siret 532 981 198 00015
* Autumn Discounts *
Orders now being taken for 2014
• House & barn renovations
• Garage/loft conversions
• Bathroom/shower rooms
• Doors/windows • Roofing
• Patios/decking • Plumbing & Electrical
www.sarant.eu
Free devis and site visit
siret: 514 556 208 00015
ALL ASPECTS OF
RENOVATION & CONSTRUCTION
Magnetic Double Glazing
Building & Renovation services
05.55.64.11.73
France offers their property the kind of
international exposure that we do. Last
month we attended property exhibitions
in London, Birmingham, Brussels and
Bordeaux and our clients' properties
are regularly featured in papers, magazines and online. This mixture of local
knowledge and international marketing
skill is why we now have a 10% market
share of all UK buyers in France.
Fosse France Solutions R & B Construction Davis & Davis
Groundworks, foundations, driveways, etc.
We guarantee to beat any like for like quote !
recognition and were the clear overall
winner. The judges took almost three
months with their deliberations and
were looking at customer service, innovation, marketing and overall excellence and Leggetts led the field in all
areas which was pleasing.
“The property market in France has
held up surprisingly well, despite the
crise financière that we have been suffering since 2008 - we have not seen
the huge drop in prices suffered by
some of our near neighbours. Readers
of The Bugle will know that Central
France offers some of the best value
property in the country and we suspect
that international buyers will start increasing again from 2014 onwards.
“We have around 10,000 properties for sale across France with around
1,000 of these spread out over the three
departments of the Limousin. They
range from a cracking barn to renovate
for just €14,000 right up to a dozen or so
country estates for €1 million and over.
Vendors know that no other agency in
DIY or Full
Scaffold Service
See our website
or phone for details
05 55 89 69 46
www.entreprisehines.com
[email protected]
30 years' Experience in Construction,
Renovation & Project Management
Quality Workmanship Guaranteed
Internal/ External Developments
Barn conversions, loft conversions, new-build,
drylining, plastering, rendering, spray rendering,
tiling, installation of kitchens/ bathrooms,
painting, carpentry, replacement doors &
windows, velux installation, groundworks,
landscaping, decking & much more...
No job too big (or small). Give us a call
for a free competitive quote.
05 55 60 29 50 / 06 04 13 30 57
Based Arnac-la-Poste - Covering depts 87, 23 & 19
Siret: 498 203 652 00017
ENTREPRISE SMITH
BUILDING SERVICES
Established, Qualified
Builder/Electrician
30 years experience
All internal & external building,
electrical and plumbing works from start to high quality finish.
Tel: 05 55 89 00 89
Mob: 06 04 06 55 28
Siret: 533 577 128 00010
Eduard
General Building Services
SIRET: 503 169 237 00016
05 87 77 93 46
See main ad below
Advertise your business here
05.55.41.17.76
[email protected]
“Our company has grown massively
over the last couple of years - we had
67 agents in 2010 and now that figure
is over 200. We aim to double this over
the coming years and see Central France
as one of our key areas for growth. Anyone interested in joining us should email
[email protected]. You will need to be
highly motivated, bilingual, professional
and you must love property!” ■
05.55.41.17.76
[email protected]
GODSON
Travaux Publics
www.pilgrim23.com
05.55.62.61.12 - pg 3
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 789 209 236 00015
Monte Sarginson
House Renovations
Inside & Out
Experience in Roofing, Tiling
Floors & Walls, Plumbing,
Fitting Kitchens & Bathrooms,
Stonework & Rendering,
Painting & Decorating
Tel: 05 55 63 88 70
Mob: 06 21 34 18 20
Siret no 507 516 748 00013
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B4 ♦ DIRECTORY
Septic tanks
systems designed with permissions &
paperwork included and independent
approval with certification.
Building
Services
Skilled Workman
Building Renovations & Small Jobs
• Velux Windows • Roof Repairs
• Tiling • Plumbing • Plaster boarding
• Garden Projects & Maintenance
For more info please call Barrie
General
La Noneix
Construction
& Property Services
Established, Professional and
Personal Building Services. Fully
registered with décennale
insurance covering all works.
●Renovations ●New builds
●Roofing ●Stonework
●Carpentry ●Ground works
Large or small projects undertaken
- please view our website.
Contact: Paul or Joanne Rands
05.55.66.44.06
www.lanoneix.com
[email protected]
SIRET: 501 144 596 00019
La Coterie Entreprise
Approved septic tank installer
05.55.80.83.30
www.lce23.com
See our main ad - pg 7
Eurl Réno-Gén
ROOFING
SPECIALISTS
All types of roofing
External insulation
Carpentry work
Dormer windows
Velux windows
Zinc guttering
Chimney repoints
Lead flashing, etc.
Contact Phil Andrews:
Mob: 06 42 38 54 22
Tel: 02 54 30 11 20
siret: 509 180 410 00011
Tersannes Timber
www.gatesinfrance.com
05 55 60 14 18 - see pg 8
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
Electrics
diagnostic report and remedial works – consuel
approvals - liaison with ERDF for changes. full
re-wires, new-build, additions, modifications.
05.55.02.66.58 / 06.76.09.68.37
Or visit my website
www.bw-renovations.co.uk
SIRET: 501 338 230 00011
Double D
Renovations & Home
Improvements
05 55 65 00 29 - pg 12
French Lily
Kitchens & Interiors
05 55 80 92 91 - see pg 5
Entreprise
Hines
Building & Renovation
● Roofing - New & Repairs
● Masonry
● Plastering
● Dry Lining
● Sand Blasting
● Equestrian Buildings
● Digger/Scaffold Hire
● ... and much, much more
28 years qualified experience
05.55.89.69.46
Dave Cardwell - Builder
05 55 98 24 12
See our Display Ad - pg 10
INSTALLATION23
- Electricity
- Plumbing
- Air conditioning and heat pump
- Small renovations
(bathrooms, kitchens, etc.)
Dutch and English spoken
Mob. 06 40 56 96 12
Tel. 05 55 67 57 64
Siret: 753 054 030 00014
Masonry
& More
General building
Renovation & maintenance
Reliable, good quality work
30 years exp
Based central 23 - will travel
Martin Sprague
05 55 61 93 07
martin_sprague_1@ hotmail.com
T J Renovations
Traditional
Building Services
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
05 55 61 08 02 / 06 52 23 89 54
web: www.builderinthecreuse.co.uk
Siret: 750 068 116 00011
RSW Entreprises
Fosse Septique Specialist
05.55.80.00.57
DAVID LEE
General Builder
All exterior and interior
work undertaken including:
• Plasterboarding • Plastering • Rendering • Tiling
• Blockwork • Bathrooms and Kitchens • Septic tanks
As seen on Channel 4's Grand Designs Abroad
Covering Limoges and surrounding areas
Free Estimates
Mob: 06 08 07 95 24
Siret: 453 965 493 00027
bathrooms & kitchens
from design to completion; ceilings;
partition walls; drylining.
Tony Hall
General Builders
All types of building work
undertaken
SIRET: 531 768 182 00010
All aspects of renovation/
restoration covered
Tél: 02.54.06.91.54
[email protected]
Siret: 504 350 604 00014
Building
Services
Groundworks
Mini-Digger with driver
05.55.78.62.29
[email protected]
See Main Ad pg B5
Building
Services
Painters/
Decorators
Simon Carter
Montluc Painting
& Decorating
siret: 532 981 198 00015
FREE QUOTES
All aspects of renovation
and refurbishment, big or
small, undertaken.
Tel: 05 87 19 91 50
Mob: 07 81 26 88 65
Web: www.sjcmontluc.fr
siret: 792.130.932.00017
05.55.68.67.56
06.06.60.46.97
Your
advert
here
SIRET: 494.501.067.00016
05 55 41 17 76
Harlequin Developments are a
Distributor and Installer for
Solarventi, solar dehumidifying and
water heating products, as well as a
range of other renewable energies
[email protected]
www.harlequindevelopments.com
[email protected]
Plasterers
GLEN VINEY
PLASTERER
Quality Plasterwork,
Internal & External
Tel: 06 45 18 86 10
(18 Years Experience)
Siret: 527 736 326 00010
Multiskilled Artisan
Graham Carter Plastering
• Plastering • Rendering • Stud Walling
• Tiling and associated works
• Bespoke polished concrete surfaces for
Window Sills, Shelves, Fire Surrounds etc.
• General Renovation interior and exterior
of buildings to customer's specification.
Tel: 05 55 76 69 32
Mob: 06 43 11 95 87
Siret No. 513 415 091 00018
Qualified craftsman with over 25 years UK
experience, newly relocated to Haute Vienne
Specialist services: Interior & exterior
painting, wallpapering, plastering &
boarding, floor restoration, tiling.
Harlequin
Developments
Building
Services
Plasterboarding, Partitioning, Skiming,
Solid Plastering, Floor Screeding,
Rendering: Mono Couche/Coloured Render
Waterproofing Render Systems
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
Tel: 05.55.80.83.30
Web: LCE23.com
Over 35 years experience
References available
Décennale Insurance - All areas covered
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
SIRET: 503 169 237 00016
Renovation
Le Plâtrier du Limousin
The friendly and reliable
plasterer
Registered in France.
Fully insured
offering 10 year guarantee.
Call Stuart on:
05 55 80 92 91
[email protected]
Siret: 534 396 908 00012
« LE PLATRIER »
Chris the Plasterer
A genuine plasterer
French and English spoken
Traditional Plastering
Rendering, Floor Screeding
Stud partition dry lining
Lime mortar stone pointing
FOR A QUOTATION
CALL
05 55 63 53 06
06 23 29 48 19
[email protected]
Le Bourg, 23360 Nouzerolles
SIRET: 504 612 441 00015
05.55.41.17.76
[email protected]
05.55.41.17.76
DIRECTORY ♦ B5
ADVERTORIAL
Dave Cardwell - professional builder/designer
D
ave Cardwell, professional builder/designer, is able
to undertake all building works, including bespoke
handmade Abri’s, Carports, Field Shelters, Stables or
Animal Housing. Whatever your needs, look no further!
Whether you require basic stables or desire a complex design, we
can create to an exact brief. Digger and driver also available for hire.
Our company is based on the belief that our customers' needs are
of the utmost importance. We are committed to meeting those needs
and as a result, a high percentage of our business is from repeat
customers and referrals.
If you would like to find out more information regarding our
products and services, please do not hesitate to get in touch. We
would welcome the opportunity to earn your trust and deliver you
the best service for price.
Let's discuss your ideas! Your free consultation is just an email or
call away.
Before...
Unique chicken
coops from €165
Before...
Dave Cardwell
www.limousinbuilder.webs.com
[email protected]
05 55 98 24 12 - 06 06 44 35 28
Find us on facebook:
www.facebook.com/CardwellArtisan
Solid handmade chicken houses made to
order, ranging from 2 nesting boxes to
6 nesting boxes. All come stained and
have protection from predators and the
weather. Delivery is possible.
MARK COLYER
LIMOUSIN PLASTERING
LIMOUSIN STUKADOORS
20 years experience in:
● Solid Plastering ● Skimming
● Dry Lining ● Rendering
● Plasterboard Studwork
Specialising in both
French lime plastering and
English plastering techniques.
10 years tiling experience.
Covering Creuse (23), Haute-Vienne (87),
Northern Corrèze (19) & Southern Indre (36)
For a free quotation & friendly advice
call Mark or Mareike on
05 55 54 95 63
[email protected]
Martin Walters
Plumber
Caught out last winter?
Don't worry!
We can now offer
winter checks, drain
downs, caretaking,
general DIY, key holding,
as well as our usual
friendly plumbing services.
Tel 02 54 24 84 62
siret: 539 941 450 00014
Siret 522 804 723 00016
Building
Services
Rick Fife
Plumbers
A. Ives
Plumbing & Heating
Installations & Alterations
Bathroom suites,
Showers, Kitchens, Tiling,
Complete wetroom installations
Emergency work undertaken
06 02 37 62 57
SIRET 538 689 530 00011
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 9 years.
Areas Covered: North Creuse (23)
& South Indre (36)
Tel: 05 55 62 34 66
Office Hours: 8:30 – 18:00
Please give us a call to discuss your
requirements. If you get the answer machine
we WILL return your call the same day.
siret: 494 380 264 00015
H20 CREUSE
Heating & Plumbing engineer
05 55 63 89 23 - see pg 12
Building
Services
Chimney
Sweeps
Sandblasting
Sand and Blast
TOUTE SWEEP
Chimney Sweep Service
We provide a fully operated
* 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
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.
www.sandandblast.com
05.55.78.43.71 / 06.67.81.63.46
[email protected]
SIRET: 488 522 921 00037
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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
Chimney Sweeping
05 55 41 17 76
05 55 63 78 72
• Flue ways cleared
• Birds nests, vermin & debris
removed
• Smoke evacuation & gas
tightness tests
• Official certificates of cleaning
issued (Certificat de Ramonage)
www.stovesellers.com
Siren: 502 409 949
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
[email protected]
Your
advert
here
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B6 ♦ DIRECTORY
Computers &
Satellites
ZESTUX
SPECIALIST CMS WEB DESIGN
www.zestux.com
06 79 26 75 65 - See main ad pg 4
Mayday
computer services - pc • mac • network
05 55 68 47 33 / 06 82 26 31 54
see pg 15
For all your TV
and satellite
installations and repairs
(Sky TV, Internet etc.)
GOODWIN
SATELLITE
Call Patrice:
SALES & INSTALLATION OF ALL SATELLITE
SYSTEMS & AERIALS. FAULT FINDING.
[email protected]
Fast dependable service
Tel: 05 55 62 05 61
Mob: 06 06 47 89 66
06.79.07.91.56
Based Séreilhac (87)
siret: 353 613 227 00035
Sat-Elec
Formerly Electrosat
Dept 23 & surrounding areas
siret: 453 067 910 00019
Food & Drink
UK & French Satellite TV
Dishes & Freesat boxes always in stock
Terrestrial digital aerial installations
From a single outlet to multi-point systems
Approved Supplier
Wi-Fi, Data Networks, CCTV
For sales, service or advice
Call Mike G on 06 30 28 81 43
Quality work from qualified Staff
5 Place de la Republique Sauviat-sur-Vige 87400
siret no 798 364 600 00014
NO FIX... NO FEE !!
IT Support for Creuse, HauteVienne, Indre and Vienne
www.indre-it.com
02.54.25.65.08
06.16.91.64.67
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.
Creusetec
Satellite Systems
05 55 66 60 21
"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.
Bar & Restaurant
5 Rue de L’Abreuvoir Aubusson
Traditional French and English dishes
Menu du Jour 16€, 4 courses incl. wine.
Open Thu, Fri & Sat
12pm-2pm and from 7pm
Restaurant Menu - Takeaway Service.
05.55.66.37.10
Book club open when bar is open
Le Relais
de
l'Abloux
Bar - Restaurant
Pizzeria
Pizzas to eat in
or take away
36170 SACIERGES-ST-MARTIN
02 54 47 56 74
26, Ecurat 23150
Atelier d'Art du Jardin
Open Fri, Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays
11h00 to 18h00
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
web: www.carraciola.com
e mail: [email protected]
05 55 41 17 76
Le Creusois
Also available online.
For more information, see our website:
tel: 05 55 63 86 05
Les Genêts, Azerables
05.55.63.90.79
58, rue d'Orjon, Argenton-sur-Creuse
02.54.60.02.14 - see pg 6
Petticoat Lane
Oh My Cod
Fish and Chips
5 Rue Nationale – 16150 Chabanais
English groceries, Fresh British Beef &
Steaks (to order only), Gammon Steak,
Bacon, Sausage & Cheddar Cheese.
Wide range of frozen items including
vegetarian.
Traditional English beers, Sherries & Wine.
Cards for all occasions.
Opening hours: Mon - Thur 10am – 6pm
Fri 10am – 7pm, Sat 9am – 6pm
23140 PIONNAT
05 55 80 37 70 - see pg 4
Restaurant
RIVE DROITE
▪ Menu du jour
8 rue Ledru-Rollin
36200 Argenton-sur-Creuse
Restaurant - Pizzeria
● Italian Specialities
● Traditional Cuisine
● Home-made Desserts
Moules de bouchot AOC
available from July to December
High Quality Food, a Warm
Welcome and a Friendly
Atmosphere await
Closed Sundays & Mondays
39 Place du Champ de Foire
36140, Aigurande
LA veytiZoU, 87130
Neuvic-entier
▪ Carte
02 54 24 01 06
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SIRET: 508 754 314 00013
BAR, RESTAURANT, TERRASSE
Visit us and compare our prices
see main ad - pg 11
[email protected]
Le Moulin du Breuil
AUX CEPES
Come and see for yourself - Open all week.
02 54 06 30 77
05 55 80 34 26 - see pg 10
Christmas items now in Stock
see main ad - pg 13
www.frenchweb.eu/jjscafebar/
www.ohmycod.fr
Visit: www.petticoatlaneshop.com
E-mail: [email protected]
▪ Our famous
Fish & Chips
Tel: 05 55 69 33 38
Depts 36/87/23
Tel: 06 87 13 75 66
siret: 798 029 690 00012
Paul Foster Jardins
06 23 90 45 82 / 05 87 19 85 85
www.paulfosterjardins.com
see main ad pg 10
Gifts & Crafts
WWW.CARDBUBBLE.COM
BUY YOUR BRITISH
GREETINGS CARDS ONLINE!
QUALITY CARDS AT UK PRICES!
FREE DELIVERY ON ALL
ORDERS OVER €10 WORLDWIDE
siret: 751 978 917 00019
26, Ecurat 23150
Open Fri, Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays
11h00 to 18h00
2km from Chénérailles and the
Chateau Villemonteix
tel: 05 55 81 31 85
Open Monday to Saturday
from 12pm to 2pm and from 6pm to 9pm
Garden Services
LE DORAT (Pl. Charles de Gaulle)
www.lesnackshack.fr
Cut Tree Surgeons
The Codfather Cross
for all your tree requirements
[email protected]
Tree pruning
Felling / Dismantling
www.atelierdartdujardin.net
05.55.68.24.19
British Fish & Chips in France
www.traditionalfishandchips.eu
See main ad pg 8
ARBO GESTION
Qualified Climbing Pruner
Le Pub
SIREN: 483 988 853
Tel: 05 45 29 03 99
05.55.41.17.76
[email protected]
SIREN: 409 679 578
www.lecreusoisbistro.com
Le Snack Shack
See our Notice Board events listings
C’est cheese
www.cestcheese.fr
09.66.87.02.74
[email protected]
Bar/Restaurant
Big Dish Satellite
‘...more than just a bar’
‘....a bit like Allo Allo and Cheers!’
Lunch menu: 12-2pm Thu - Sat
Pizza/pasta restaurant: 6.30-9.30pm Thu - Sat
Function room available with catering
for your special occasion
See our web site for menu, future events
and opening times:
Find us at local markets selling a
small and tasty selection of excellent
quality english cheeses.
JJ’s
Cafe Bar
Some customer quotes:
05 55 78 72 98
Winter opening times: 12-2pm 6pm-10pm
(Closed Sun/Mon/Tue/Wed) - Closed from 30/11/2013
Find us & more details on: facebook.com/carraciola
We Look forward to meeting you!
www.bigdishsat.com
A new Italian bar/restaurant
in St-Etienne-de-Fursac
Your
advert
here
[email protected]
http://www.creusetec.com
SIRET: 510 117 328 00011
CARRACIOLA SARDO
High quality British & French food
at reasonable prices.
Menu du Jour €12, Traditional Pub
Food, Vegetarian dishes, Childrens &
Snack menus also available
TOOWAY BROADBAND
We only use our own qualified staff
No call out charge
Free quotations
All areas covered
BAILEYS
[email protected]
05.55.60.62.14 / 06.78.38.42.44
see main ad opposite
** NOW OPEN!! **
Vera Laine Gift Shop
& Salon de Thé
Large selection of gifts, candles, mugs,
shabby chic homeware, cards, plus
leather goods, jewellery and hair
accessories. Affordable prices!
Fresh homemade cakes and
free WiFi now available!
We look forward to meeting you!
Contact Jay:
06 35 91 03 83
[email protected]
05.55.41.17.76
DIRECTORY ♦ B7
ADVERTORIAL
Electrosat has now become Sat-Elec
W
e have a new SIRET No
798 364 600 00014 and
are registered with the
Chambre de Métiers et de
l'Artisanat (Haute-Vienne). We are still
based at 5 Place de la République, 87400
Sauviat-sur-Vige and Mike G's telephone
no is 06 30 28 81 43.
What do we do? Well, all things satellite, Wi-Fi Data networks, CCTV and
much more. We have been installing satellite dishes for over 25 years throughout
Europe from our base in the UK. Not just
domestic dishes, but dishes up to 7 metres.
Our staff are able to give you the benefit of
this knowledge.
There are a lot of changes coming up
in the Satellite world over the next few
months and also a lot of rumours and half
truths. In a nutshell, we believe that Limoges and to the north will require a 6080cm dish and as you go further south, the
dish size will increase. Probably to 1.2-1.4
metres in France although to the far south-
'CARTES DE CHRISTINE'
HAND-CRAFTED CARDS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
Quality product at affordable prices.
Customized, if required, especially for you.
Available blank or with either English
or French greetings.
VISIT ME AT THE FOLLOWING MARKETS:
PEIGUT & PANAZOL (Weekly)
CHALUS, CHASSENEUIL & CONFOLENS (Monthly)
east and south-west this may vary. If you
are able to receive Channel 5 now in the
rain, then your dish will probably be OK.
However, if you can’t get Channel 5, lose
pictures when it rains or lose pictures in
the evening then you really need to call
Mike G on 06 30 28 81 43. He has a stock
of new dishes and LNBs in Sauviat.
We also design and install hotel or apartment systems.
Unsuitable for new channels
Handholding
Services
The Exchange
Rochechouart
SECOND HAND BOOK SHOP. GREAT
SELECTION OF GIFTS, CARDS, CANDLES
AND HAND-CRAFTED PRODUCTS
500+ DVD's now in stock
Tue 2.30pm - 5pm
Thu, Fri 9:15-12 & 2:30-5pm
Sat 9 - 12
05 55 78 19 24
www.theexchangerochechouart.com
9 rue Dr Charles Poitevin
SIRET 484 479 480 00010
Très Jolie
Ladies fashion accessories
05 55 78 62 29 / 06 04 08 29 53
see main ad pg 12
A HELPING HAND
Translation/interpretation
Dealing with utilities/banks
Permis de construire
Sourcing/supervising artisans
1-2-1 conversation classes
05 55 62 50 38
Jonathan Critchley - [email protected]
siret: 792 285 025 00013
La Petite Place
Hair salon, Le Dorat
05.55.60.87.37
Call Alex, your English
nail technician now
Gel nails starting
from €40 a set
Tel: 06 22 93 14 57
[email protected]
siret: en cours
Insurance
& Finance
Sophie Arsac
Mike G about to install a dish
Language
Services
05.55.89.15.74 - pg 16
Siddalls
Financial Solutions & Expert Advice
Health
& Beauty
05.56.34.75.51
3D Puzzle Maker
OSTEOPATHY & ACUPUNCTURE
Les Bregères, 23150 St-Martial-le-Mont
[email protected]
05 87 41 07 93 - see pg 4
- Small groups
- 1 to 1
Elisabeth Sicard
05 55 80 44 83
[email protected]
Free trial lesson!
• Classes adapted to your
needs and level
• State registered teacher
established 10yrs near
St-Léonard-de-Noblat (87400)
• Free taster class and
funding arranged
[email protected]
Tel: 05 55 56 62 84
http://moulindurateau.webplus.net/
page20.html
siret: 490 323 243 00017
Online
Shopping
offered by experienced
language teacher.
For students and adults of all
grades - beginners welcome.
For more information please
phone Ms Margret Holste:
06 95 02 52 43
La Tuilerie, 87400 Moissannes
HiFX
Easyfrench
www.hifx.co.uk
[email protected]
[email protected]
Chénérailles
Native qualified teacher
International money transfer
Handmade, fully interlocking,
multi-layered 3D puzzles from just €9.
Keyrings €2 plus other unique gift ideas.
Customisation and personalisation possible.
Come and visit the workshop by appointment.
FRENCH CLASS
FRENCH / ENGLISH
LESSONS
German lessons
French lessons
& handholding services
Ivan Petley
Tel: 05.55.80.29.88
• We only use our own qualified staff
• We have over 25 years of experience
in the business
• We don’t have a call out charge
• We guarantee all our installations
AMMARA
siret 528 539 448
Hair Jewellery & Accessories
www.princesse-francaise.com
05 45 30 32 93 - see pg 8
We are approved Tooway resellers
and have a demonstration system set up
in our office, so please call if you want
to see it working.
Prices are very good as are the speeds:
20MB download and 6MB upload with
costs as low as €29.90 per month + hardware and installation. If you are only in
France for 6 months of the year, then
turn it off and pay nothing till you come
back. There is also 24/7 technical support, 365 days a year with a UK call
centre.
We can also supply SES or Avanti systems if required.
Why use us?
Tel: 06 86 89 81 02
Princesse Française
TOOWAY BROADBAND
05.55.41.17.76
[email protected]
FREE FRENCH LESSONS
Training institution in partnership with the State.
Lessons in either of our premises or at your home.
12 rue Thiers, 87300 Bellac or
11 ave Cruveilhier, 87130 Châteauneuf-la-Forêt
06 75 56 99 06 – 05 87 77 90 39
[email protected]
www.easyfrench.fr
Crave4Goods
www.crave4goods.com
see pg 3
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Cross Cut Tree Surgeons
for all your tree requirements
27 years experience
Free quotes and advice
We will not be beaten on price or standard of work
Fully qualified arborist - Fully insured Covering depts: 87, 23, 86, 36, 19 & 16
Reliability guaranteed
[email protected]
05.55.60.62.14 / 06.78.38.42.44
siret: 530 840 958 00017
B8 ♦ DIRECTORY
Pest Control
Property
Sales
French Lily
Kitchens & Interiors
05 55 80 92 91 - see pg 5
Alinéa
Meuble & Déco
05.55.57.09.34
see advert on pg 2
Central France
Pest Control
Dératisation, Déinsectisation,
Désinfection
02 48 60 83 72 / 06 74 33 02 38
www.applicateur3d.com
Curative and preventative
rats, mice, moles, flies, woodworm,
bed bugs, fleas, wasps, hornets
Cendrillon - Bourganeuf
Bilingual Estate Agent in Creuse
www.limousin-bilingual.com
05 55 54 95 85 - see pg 4
Houses on Internet
www.housesoninternet.com
05.55.65.12.19
Leggett Immobilier
www.leggettfrance.com
Moulin de Tintin
Furniture, interiors & gifts
Man & Van
Transport
Genuine/Reliable/Honest
Local + Europe + UK runs
Goods In Transit Insurance
14m3 capacity
4.2m load length
French Spoken
General
05 55 33 21 59
87150 Oradour-sur-Vayres
www.moulin-de-tintin.com
05.55.79.57.60 - see pg 4
www.frenchvanman.eu
Soie et Bois
Depot Vente des Vêtements
MAN + VAN
Fiat Ducato with 11m² load capacity
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
05.55.41.17.76
[email protected]
Siret 530 213 644 00012
Experienced home
help nurse
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
offers compassionate care for children,
elderly people and sick people.
I can also help with household
chores and look after your pets
when you are away.
La Petite Barre, 18210 Bessais Le Fromental
05 53 56 62 54
[email protected]
Tel: 05.55 48.28.89
05 55 83 02 77 / 06 81 33 07 15
[email protected]
05.55.30.40.26
Property
Maintenance
Retail &
Commerce
Transport,
Removals
& Storage
Parking For
Limoges Airport
Carrefour du
bois Limousin
see main ad - pg 7
SIRET No. 498 544 741 00024
SIRET: 510 995 681 00010
SIRET: 523 955 151 00015
Cheaper parking for all
types of vehicles
Book now!!
www.parkinglimoges.com
05 55 03 37 96
www.LBVfrance.com
Stove Sellers
www.stovesellers.com
See main ad pg 8
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Eco Entrepot
Les Bons Voisins
Help with all property related issues
05.55.63.78.72
Get down The Shed
87230 Bussière-Poitevine
05.55.68.74.73 - see pg 7
The Man
With A Van
Affordable Moves/ Single Items
Regular UK runs - check website
Europewide/ Limousin based
18m3 van / 4.5m load area
W: www.themanwithavan.info
Tel: (+33) 07.61.21.85.15
Siret : 532 526 001 00013
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
ADVERTORIAL
Please contact Ms Angelika Knauer:
www.chauffagebois-limousin.com
05 55 63 72 45 - see pg 12
BABY/INFANT
EQUIPMENT FOR HIRE
To raise funds for the SPA dog rescue
centre in Guéret.
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
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“SolarVenti”- the solar solution to damp and humidity
A
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 by Hans Jørgen Christensen, from Aidt Miljø, with the backing of
the Danish government. He wanted 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 houses that left their owners with discomfort,
lots of work and expense. He wanted a system
that would be safe, simple, without the need
for radiators, water and/or mains electricity.
Slowly but surely, the first Solarventi model
came together.
power from the solar cell, introduces warm,
dry air into your home at the rate of 20 to 100
cubic metres per hour.
The initial models were more than capable
of keeping the cottages dry (and ventilated),
even with the limited sunshine hours available in Denmark during the winter season.
Since that time, the technology has really
come along in leaps and bounds. Now, more
than 20 years later, the 3rd and 4th generation Solarventi have exceeded all expectations.
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. Several technical and governmental
studies show that incoming air temperature
can be increased by as much as 40°C.
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
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. In fact, the Solarventi was originally designed to be a DIY
product - in Scandinavia it still is.
There are no electrical or water connections and it can be safely left running, even
when the property is empty. Solarventi requires no maintenance - if the property is
unoccupied during the hot summer months,
then it can be left running at low speeds for
ventilation and dehumidification purposes or
simply switched off.
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!! Following the patenting of its
design in 2001, Solarventi has only recently
been actively commercialized. Over the last
six years, Solarventi units have been installed
in more than 24 countries and demand is increasing rapidly. From Greenland to Australia, Solarventi is finally getting the recognition it deserves. ■
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NATIONAL NEWS ♦ 13
Serge the llama: internet sensation Mystery of
Alderney
A
ghost pig
solved
the llama was put back
under lock and key; the
five teenagers escaped,
doubtless hoping to
avoid the same fate.
However, after a huge
internet response, which
resulted in Serge becoming an internet star in the
process, Beautour withdrew his complaint. “If
there had been disruption as a result of the llama's escapade, I'd have
had to cover my back,
but, as it is, I take back
my previous comments.”
The five Bordelais
youngsters had originally intended to steal a
zebra, but, as Beautour
explained, “zebras are
difficult to manoeuvre”.
Other circus animals
were also released by the
five youngsters although
none managed to make a
break for freedom.
The
singer
Serge
Lama, after whom this
T
llama was named, was
particularly amused by
the events: “Well, you
can't say I don't have
young fans anymore,” he
told Le Parisien. However, Serge the llama
is also set to become a
music sensation in his
own right. The popular
song “Papoutai” (“Daddy where are you?”) by
Stromae has been adapted to “Oukilémonlama”
(“Where's my llama
gone?”). And with over
2 million views on YouTube, llama-mania won't
be stopping anytime
soon. ■
Amaryllis Barton
Asterix the Gaul heads to Scotland
I
n the latest adventure featuring Asterix
and Obelix, the indomitable Gaul is
heading to Scotland for the first time.
November saw the publication of five
million copies of Asterix and the Picts, the
35th book in a series that started in 1959.
Asterix and the Picts, released in 15 countries and 23 languages, including Scots and
Gaelic, is the first of the series not written
and illustrated by at least one of the series'
creators, Alberto Uderzo and René Goscinny - it is the work of writer Jean-Yves Ferri
and artist Didier Conrad. Goscinny died in
1977 and Uderzo, who is now 86, took over
the writing after his death before retiring 2
years ago.
Although the story is based on real history, referring to the early Celtic people who
inhabited ancient Scotland, as you might
expect from the series, stereotypes abound
with malt whisky, bagpipes, red hair and the
Loch Ness Monster all taking centre stage.
The book begins with a typically French
scene as our heroes are searching for oysters on the beach when they find a tattooed,
red-headed hulk frozen in a block of ice. He
turns out to be Mac Oloch, a pict who has
floated from “far-away” Scotland. As the
local women take a shine to the red-haired
arrival, the men of the village are keen to
help him get home. And so Asterix and
Obelix accompany Mac Oloch up north to
win back his loved one, Camomilla, from
the wicked Mac Abbeh and of course also
fight off the inevitable Roman invasion.
Since the first adventure was published
in 1959, 352 million copies have been sold,
130 million of them in France, and the series has been published in 110 languages
and dialects.
The release of the book coincides with
the ongoing independence debate in Scotland ahead of next year's referendum,
something that has not gone un-noticed.
“We are animated by an endorsement from
such a prestigious character, but, as ever,
we would have to check that he is registered to vote,” the “Yes Scotland” campaign said in a statement. For his part, new
writer Jean-Yves Ferri has laughed off suggestions that Asterix is throwing his weight
behind Scottish independence: “I went to
Scotland to show the idea to the Scots.
They were happy we thought about them
and asked me 'Why Scotland?' And in particular they thought it was because of this
referendum, when in fact not at all,” he told
Reuters TV. ■
he mystery of the “ghost pig of Alderney” may have been solved with
the revelation that the beast could
have swum across to the tiny Channel Island from mainland France.
Tess Woodnutt, a farm owner on the island,
said she first became aware of the boar in September, when she was on holiday and received
a call from a fellow islander saying one of her
40 pigs had escaped. Her son Jake immediately went to the farm and soon established
no pigs were missing and, after tracking the
boar to a nearby farm, he managed to catch it
on camera. “We put out some food and I hid
in a trailer and it came in to feed,” he said.
“There’s no doubt it was a wild boar.”
© 2012 - Cephas (WikiCommons)
s the rest of
France protested about
tax
hikes,
five youngsters in Bordeaux found another
way to put two fingers
up to the state: they stole
a llama from a circus.
A member of a FrancoItalian circus, the llama,
known by all as 'Serge',
was earlier this month
taken on a tram ride
through Bordeaux in the
early hours of the morning.
Initially, the circus
manager, John Beautour, made a complaint
against the youngsters,
who had just left a nearby nightclub and were
drunk when they stole
the llama. After Serge's
tour, normal service
was brought to a halt
and several trams were
evacuated. Transport officials were called and
The 150kg mustachioed black animal only
makes fleeting appearances at dusk leading locals to name it the “Ghost Pig”.
Although many initially believed that the
boar was an iron age pig, a cross-breed that
has been historically farmed on the island,
experts now believe this theory to be wrong.
“Iron age pigs are a cross between a wild boar
and a Tamworth,” explained Alan Woodnutt.
“They look a bit like a wild boar but this animal was not the progeny of an iron age pig.”
Steve Shaw, who was Alderney harbour
master for 25 years, said he did not believe it
would be possible for a wild boar to get to the
island by boat without the crew noticing, and
he had never heard of a wild boar being found
on any vessel.
With Alderney lying only 11km off the coast
of Normandy, where there are large numbers
of sangliers, most now agree that the boar
must have swum across from France. Boar are
competent swimmers and will take to the water to escape if they feel threatened.
Duty Inspector Kieran McGrath from
Guernsey Police said islanders should contact
them if they spotted the animal and should not
approach it themselves, as any wild boar could
be dangerous when cornered. ■
14 ♦ FRENCH LIFE
In the garden - jobs for December
W
by Michelle Pierce
ho on earth
knows
what
to do in the
garden in December?
The
gardening magazines are full of
lovely images, but the reality is
much less romantic, in general!
So much depends on your soil, the
position of the garden, the trees in
it, the altitude, the weather and of
course... how much time you have
available during daylight hours (so
much less at this time of year for
those of us who work). I wouldn't
presume to give you any hard and
fast pieces of advice, so the following are suggestions, which you
can take or leave.
Grass
When to stop mowing depends so
very much on the weather. Some
years the grass carries on growing
right the way through the winter,
and other years it stops. Be prudent about mowing and, if you
must, choose a dry afternoon and
make sure the mower blade is set
on a high setting or else you are liable to pull clumps out and end up
with a shorn, muddy patch! Leave
some areas on the fringes of your
garden longer, to shelter the littler
members of the wildlife world.
Garden waste
A healthy garden naturally produces a lot of 'waste': mowings,
weeds, leaves, unwanted seedlings, clumps which need dividing
up every few years, old potting
compost, etc., etc. Though I hate
to admit it in public, I'm a terrible
one for leaving clumps of prunings & weeds in untidy piles 'to be
collected later', which can stretch
rather a long time! In the meantime, things can find these piles a
great place to hibernate, thus forcing me to wait until the hibernation period is over. My resolution
this year is to move any such piles
into places where they won't be
problematic. Then the hedgehogs
and other charmers can sleep in
safety. Be prudent also about lighting bonfires where the material
has hung around for a while, for
the same reason.
Most other things can go on the
compost heap, and if it's not ready
for use, this is a good time of year
to turn the heap.This speeds up decomposition and helps reactivate
it. There should be a good layer of
veg plants (tomatoes, courgettes,
etc.) and annuals from the flower
borders. Don't forget to add some
chicken manure from your hens, or
a kindly neighbour. This is really
quite concentrated, so a little goes
a long way - ideal for those of us
with a bad back who don't fancy
humping barrow loads of horse
manure around.
are quite fragile, and can be pulled
up easily by hand, so just mosey
on out into the garden with a pair
of good gardening gloves and see
where they are encroaching. Same
with other members of the rubus
family, and perennial weeds like
nettles. Cut these back and put
them on the compost heap (without the roots, of course).
Protect the soil surface
In advance of it getting cold, protect the soil with a layer of mulch,
bracken, compost or manure. You
can also just prune down perennials to about a foot high, and put
the stems directly around the base
of the plants. This gives a habitat
to invertebrates and insects, and
helps insulate the plants from the
effect of cold. It can, of course, be
composted in the late spring, when
the weather has warmed up.
Weeding
So far, round here, it has been really quite warm and humid, so
the new crop of weed seedling
are germinating and growing like
crazy. Save yourself some work by
hoeing them out small, or stifling
them with a good mulch. Otherwise they'll have the advantage
over you come the spring.
If the weed seeds are germinating, then why not some veg seeds?
Give it a go but be ready to whip a
fleece over them. Cool loving species such as mustards and oriental
greens have sprouted for me in the
last 2 weeks.
Brambles
These are such lovely rogues;
beautiful flowers, fruit, great for
wildlife, but like all their ilk, they
need to be controlled, and the winter is a good time to stop new canes
touching the ground and rooting to
form new plants. The new roots
Soon, more typical winter
weather should arrive, leaving gardeners to admire the winter flowering shrubs, those with good stem
colour, interesting leaves or good
berries. These include hollies, willows and dogwoods, amongst others.
Recently I went to a friend's
house on a pouring wet Saturday
afternoon and was just entranced
by her garden - full of shrubs and
trees of the most marvellous colours - buttery yellows of gingko
biloba, fuchsia pinks of spindle,
persian ironwoods... the list went
on and on, against a backdrop of
greens. Definitely made me green
with jealousy, too! My New Year's
resolution is to have more of these
marvels in my own garden!!!
Remember, if you can't find
anything of interest in your garden
over the winter, then something
needs changing!
Good gardening! ■
The first AGM of Les Jardins
de Sirius will take place on
December 14 at 2.30pm. Anyone interested in coming along
is welcome. Please contact me
by mail or phone 05 45 89 36
54 for details of the venue.
Just how charitable are charities...?
Regular environment contributor, Arthur Smith from Harlequin Developments, considers why we are so squeamish about eating insects. He
also looks at the response to the recent tragedy in the Philippines and
asks what it says about today's charitable organisations.
W
ith
an
upcoming
visit to Asia to
look forward
to, my thoughts have turned
to the cuisine we’ll be reacquainted with. For a long
time I’ve kept an open mind
about eating insects, mainly
because billions of people
around the world have been
eating them for a very, very
long time. In fact, it pops up
on a regular basis on news
programmes that the future
of protein for mankind is
insects.
It set me thinking about
how funny it is which foods
we recoil from. For example,
we eat crustaceans such
as crabs and lobsters, but
aren't they just fancy bugs?
As I understand it, insects
and crustaceans belong to
the same group of creatures:
arthropods. Something to
bear in mind when you’re
tucking into your seafood
platters on Christmas Eve!
********
It seems to happen every
year, nearly always at
Christmas, that yet another
natural
disaster
strikes
somewhere in the world, at
a time when we hope that
things will be a bit more
peaceful. To make matters
worse, it is usually in areas
that are the worst equipped to
handle it.
The stories we’ve all seen
on the television reports
coming from the Philippines
are
truly
heartbreaking.
Images have been all over
the news channels showing
towns and cities torn into tiny
pieces. They seem to appear
with alarming regularity
and once the fury of nature
has been and gone, what's
left could come from almost
anywhere.
Once again in November,
the world was faced with a
human catastrophe of epic
proportions. Helplessly, we
watch the harrowing TV
footage, wondering if there
is anything we can do, or
contribute, to aid the rescue
operation.
Times may be tough,
but here in France we
are fortunate to live in a
prosperous country, blessed
by relatively benign weather.
Our storms are tiny compared
with those in Asia; it is little
surprise that two-thirds of the
estimated 1.3 million people
killed by natural disasters
in the first decade of this
century lived on the Asian
continent.
Inevitably,
the
initial
reaction of many people
is to want to help in some
way and send money to one
of the charities working
on the ground in terrible
circumstances,
bringing
relief to the injured, homeless
and starving.
Yet, as the multi-billionpound aid industry appeals
for more and more money, I
increasingly think that with
the desire of these giant
organisations to display their
logos in front of the world's
massed media, they can
sometimes do more harm
than good. We have already
seen examples of charities
exaggerating the number
of deaths and the gravity of
disasters while raising money.
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Personally, it makes me
question the approach of
the aid industry, where the
big players increasingly
resemble corporate giants.
These charities try to follow
in the steps of Mother Teresa
while their senior executives
pocket six-figure salaries and
preside over slick publicity
machines.
The truth is that this has
become a highly competitive
sector; why else, after all,
are the charities so desperate
to be first on the scene and
get their names into news
reports?
With so many aid groups
fighting to help the same
people, there are inevitably
logistical
problems
like
bottlenecks at key entry
points which overall hamper
relief efforts. Incredibly, the
locals, who are usually the
people best placed to know
what is needed on the ground,
often get elbowed aside by
the big global organisations.
Also, crucially, very few in
the relief industry admit how
little money trickles down
to those most in need - one
expert suggested ten pence in
every pound donated! After
the recent disaster in Haiti,
the country's prime minister
said 40% of aid received
went on supporting those
doling out donations.
So what can we do to make
sure those in need, such as
the survivors of the typhoon
in the Philippines, get proper
help?
Personally, I would only
give money to an organisation
whose core activity is
emergency work, which
doesn’t spend huge sums on
fund-raising, which doesn’t
overpay
its
executives,
and which is open about
the difficulties of delivery.
Médecins Sans Frontières is
one such body, it even limits
fund-raising when it has
raised enough after disasters.
********
Is it me, or are the
Christmas decorations going
up earlier here in France? I
saw the first lights going up
in early November this year,
and I’m sure it was later last
year. Methinks we need to
keep an eye on this, it could
be the start of Christmas
creeping into November, and
that’s just plain wrong!
That’s about it for another
year, they each seem to pass
faster than the previous one.
All that remains is to wish
you and yours all that you
would wish for yourself, and
hope that 2014 brings you all
that you hope for. ■
Arthur Smith
Harlequin Developments
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com
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IT Postbox - your computer questions answered
With the help of Phil Monaghan from Mayday computer services, we are pleased to bring you the IT Postbox. If you have
any computer-related questions you would like answered,
send them in to [email protected] and our resident expert
will do his best to get them answered.
Hello Phil,
Would appreciate any help if
possible.
I have a Toshiba laptop [Windows
XP] which now has a vertical thin
bright blue line 6cm in on the left
side of my laptop screen with a
6cm thick vertical line [lighter in
colour] attached to it, which can
also be seen when online. Can
these lines be removed or is my
laptop screen on its way out?
Kind regards
Gillian Blades
This is a classic sign of the display
malfunctioning. However, it may
stay like this for quite a long time
before deteriorating further. I have
also known situations where the
problem has gone away! The cost of
repair, around 150€, may get you
thinking about investing in a new
laptop.
Hope that helps Gillian!
very well in their own way for the
user.
My wife wants a tablet computer
for Christmas but I’m confused
as there are so many to choose
from.
I am moving into the area soon
and will eventually order a
broadband service. Can I use a
3G dongle in the meantime? A
person in the Orange shop was
very keen to sell me one of these
and said that it can be used anywhere.
Anon
Anon
This is a huge subject and the choice
of tablet should be driven by requirement first and price second.
Establish what the user will want
to do and create a list. Then check
to see where any chosen product is
positioned against the list. There
are many cheaper tablets hitting the
market and care should be taken in
choosing in this area as poor performance can be the reason for lower
pricing. The majority of Apps (applications) are designed for either
Android or IOS. Android is the
system used by Samsung, Kindle,
Asus, for example, and IOS is used
by Apple. In either case the choice
and quality of Apps is similar. The
difference comes with how the different systems allow you to configure applications and presentation.
Android is very open whereas IOS
is quite regimented but both work
I think that Orange sales assistants
must be on mega commission for
selling 3G dongles !!!!
3G dongles work by connecting to
the mobile phone network and converting the signal into an internet
connection for your computer. And
so, the first thing you need to know
is whether your new home has a 3G
signal. Mobile phones display the
network name and signal to which
they are connected. E.g. Orange has
the following connections available:
Orange 3G, Orange E, and Orange F
(Orange users may also see Connect
F when out of range of an Orange
service). If you can’t receive the 3G
signal then life will be slow! Connection speeds below 3G are similar
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Tax Tips for French Residents
W
ith the ever-changing worldwide economy, fluctuating stock markets and interest rates, it is not easy to keep track
of what is happening and its effect on
your money. However, there is one thing that it is certain – we all have to pay tax. The French taxation system is different to what you may be used to in the UK
and there are some important facts to know if you are
resident in France and, therefore, liable for French taxes.
Siddalls have put together a quick guide to French
tax to help you keep your tax liability to a minimum.
Tax tips for UK expatriates tax resident in France
1. On becoming French tax resident it is your responsibility to make yourself known to the tax authorities and to
declare fully your income, capital gains and wealth. Once
you have made your first tax return your local tax office
will automatically send you a declaration in future years.
2. Take advantage of French tax free bank accounts
for immediate access deposit funds. The main accounts are the Livret A (maximum holding €22,950
per person) and the Livret de Développement Durable (maximum holding €12,000 per person).
3. Take steps to place long-term investment funds
in tax efficient structures to keep taxable income to
a minimum. “Unsheltered” investment income is liable to income tax and “social taxes” and may also
be liable to healthcare contributions, if you do
not qualify for free access to the French system.
4. French inheritance tax may not be as bad as you fear.
The allowances for assets passing to children may be
lower than the UK but so are the rates. There are ways
of reducing, and possibly removing, any liability to
French inheritance tax on assets passing to children.
5. “Do as the French do”. They take active and sensible
steps to avoid unnecessary taxation. Seek advice from a
qualified financial adviser, fully authorised in France,
who will have access to a range of solutions and products
tailored to your specific circumstances and needs.
David Hardy is Regional Manager of Siddalls France,
Independent Financial Adviser, specialised in tax, inheritance, pension and investment planning for the British
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Dreaming of a white Christmas
F
or many of us, snow is
synonymous with Christmas.
Songs, movies and Christmas
cards all present images of
a “white Christmas”, with a perfect
carpet of snow on the ground. This is no
different in the UK, where it is fair to
say that we are obsessed with the idea
of a “white Christmas” - in fact huge
amounts of money are bet every year
on whether or not it will snow on 25th
December.
For most parts of the United Kingdom,
Christmas is right at the beginning of the
period when it is likely to snow. Looking
at history, the coldest weather is more
likely to occur between January and
March than in December. On average
snow falls on five days in December,
compared to 7.6 days in January, 6.8
days in February and 6 days in March.
White Christmases were more
frequent in the 18th and 19th centuries,
especially before the change of calendar
in 1752 which effectively brought
Christmas day forward by 12 days.
Climate change has also brought higher
average temperatures over land and sea
and this generally means that there is
less chance of a white Christmas today.
So what exactly is a white Christmas?
For many people, it means a complete
covering of snow falling between
midnight and midday on 25th December.
However, the definition used most
widely, notably by those placing and
taking bets, is for a single snowflake
(perhaps among a mixed shower of rain
and snow) to be observed falling in the
24 hours of 25th December at a number
of specified locations. Consequently,
even 30cm of snow on the ground at
Christmas is not considered as a white
Christmas unless fresh snow falls on
Christmas Day.
Despite cold weather in the weeks
before Christmas last year, 2012 was
not a white Christmas in the UK. The
last official white Christmas was 2010,
but there is still time to place a bet for
2013. At the time of writing, Ladbrokes
are offering odds of 5/1 for a white
Christmas in London or Cardiff, 4/1 in
Belfast and 7/2 in Edinburgh. ■
The Bugle thanks local French teacher,
Sophie Arsac, for the translation of this
month's bilingual article on another topical aspect of Franco-British culture.
Bilingual Crossword
Clues in English - answers in French
Across:
P
our beaucoup d’entre nous, la
neige est synonyme de Noël. Les
chants, les films, les cartes de
vœux… tous offrent l’image d’un
«Noël blanc», avec son tapis de neige qui
recouvre parfaitement le sol. Il en va ainsi
au Royaume-Uni où il faut bien avouer
que nous sommes obnubilés par cette idée
de «Noël blanc». Est-ce qu’il neigera le
25 décembre? Les paris vont bon train et
de très importantes sommes d’argent sont
mises en jeu chaque année.
Sur la plus grande partie du territoire au
Royaume-Uni, le jour de Noël coïncide
quasiment avec l’arrivée de la neige car,
si nous considérons le passé, le froid ne
s’installe pas en décembre mais plutôt
entre janvier et mars. La moyenne des
jours de neige est de cinq en décembre
tandis qu’elle est de 7, 6 en janvier, 6,8 en
février et 6 en mars.
Les Noëls blancs étaient plus fréquents
aux 18ème et 19ème siècles, notamment
avant 1752. En effet, depuis le changement
de calendrier, Noël est célébré douze
jours plus tôt. Le changement climatique
a également entraîné la hausse de la
moyenne des températures sur terre et
sur mer, ce qui amenuise désormais les
chances d’avoir un Noël blanc.
Alors qu’appelle t’on exactement un
«Noël blanc» ? Certains pensent qu’il
suffit que la neige du 25 décembre
tombe entre minuit et midi et recouvre
le sol. Cependant, une définition est plus
répandue, notamment dans le milieu des
bookmakers: il suffit d’observer un seul
flocon de neige, lors d’une pluie neigeuse
par exemple, au cours des 24 heures que
dure le 25 décembre et à partir de l’un
des postes d’observation répartis sur le
territoire. Noël est alors déclaré «blanc».
Ce qui n’est pas le cas même si la neige
recouvre le sol sur 30 cm mais qu’elle
n’est pas tombée le jour même.
Malgré les semaines de froid qui
précédèrent le 25 décembre au RoyaumeUni, 2012 n’eut pas de Noël blanc dont
la dernière apparition officielle date de
2010. Il est encore temps de faire un pari
pour 2013. A l’heure où j’écris, la société
de paris Ladbrokes a fixé des cotes de 5/1
pour Londres ou Cardiff, 4/1 pour Belfast
et 7/2 pour Edimbourg. ■
5. Donkey (3)
6. Insect (7)
8. Feather (5)
9. April (5)
11. Minutes (7)
14. Wharfs (5)
15. Useful (5)
17. Shoulders (7)
18. Friend (3)
Down:
1. Uncle (5)
2. Years (3)
3. Napkin (9)
4. Tin (5)
7. Ambitious (9)
10. Wall (3)
12. Wasp (5)
13. Lead (5)
16. Sea (3)
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Letters to
The
Editor
An Appeal for Volunteers
over the Christmas Period
Le Puy Batard
By Email
L
e Puy Batard, a nonprofit
organisation
which welcomes the
disabled for their holidays at
their house in Sainte-Feyre,
Creuse, is looking for helpers
over the Christmas period
(December 23rd to January
4th). Accommodation can be
provided if necessary and it
is possible to help out for just
a part of this period.
To find out more about
Le Puy Batard visit www.
puy-batard.org and if you
think you can help please
contact Jean-Pierre Déchoz
on 05 55 81 12 05 or at
[email protected]
There are no special skills
required and it is a great
way to meet French people
and speak French. Don't
worry if your skills are not
perfect, Jean-Pierre speaks
excellent English!
Can I buy a house directly Legality of speed cameras?
from the owner...?
PB
By Email
Hello
W
e have been house hunting in the
region and wondered why we
can't just approach the vendor of
a house we may be interested in directly?
Do we have to use the agent that showed us
the house as it does add quite a sum to the
purchase price?
has a mandate for). This document is the
proof that the agency has put the buyer
in touch with the seller. If the buyer then
contacts the seller directly, thus bypassing
the estate agency (for example, to avoid
paying the agency commission), the bon de
visite will serve as proof of the intervention
of the agency and can be used in any legal
proceedings to demand the payment of
the commission. This is provided that the
agency has signed a mandate with the
seller and that this has not expired or been
terminated early.
ED - We contacted our resident lawyer, and
she had this to say:
For more information on this topic, contact:
The “bon de visite” is the document signed
by the buyer with the estate agency which
proves that they have visited a certain
property (usually a property the agency
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SUDOKU - EASY
Steve Hudson
Eymet
By Email
Dear Sir,
I
have
just
finished
reading the November
issue of your Dordogne
newspaper. I must say
that I thoroughly enjoyed the
read, it being informative,
wonderfully balanced and well
put together.
It got me thinking about a
matter that has infuriated me
for years which is Front Facing
Speed Cameras, as covered on
page 4 (Two-way mobile speed
cameras unveiled). Firstly,
can I say I have no qualms
regarding
the
traditional
cameras which photograph
the rear of a speeding vehicle
but to photograph the front of
an approaching vehicle to my
mind contravenes the Human
Rights Act. This may seem
heavy handed but to quote
from the act “Human rights
are conceived as universal
(the same for everyone)”.
These rights may exist in
local, regional, national and
international law. The key
wording here is “the same
for everyone”. This arguably
can be construed as a law
exempting one group from
prosecution cannot be used
to prosecute another group
(the law should be balanced
and fair, which I believe is an
extract from somewhere in the
act).
Briefly with this in mind,
Front Facing Cameras identify
an offending vehicle by taking a
photograph of the front number
plate (or indeed the driver to
confirm identification of the
offender). A car (lorry or bus)
must, by law, display a front
number plate. A motorcycle,
by the same law, does not have
to display similar identification
(also the rider and passenger
have to wear a helmet,
obscuring their features).
There is no way that the same
camera used to prosecute the
driver of a car, etc. can be used
to prosecute a motorcyclist.
Hence the law is not balanced.
There is of course the argument
that the cameras used in these
new cars can be swivelled to
catch the rear number plate of
a speeding motorcycle but I
have severe concerns that this
facility is feasible, for many
reasons.
Just as a matter of interest,
my concerns were aroused
by a mobile camera in
Lincolnshire where it was used
on a motorway to photograph
oncoming
vehicles.
The
operator mentioned to me that
motorcyclists would speed
through often tens of miles an
hour over the limit but were
never prosecuted.
Please do not think for
one moment that I advocate
speeding or any form of
driving that falls below a
reasonable standard and I
am playing devil's advocate
in writing this, it is just the
unfairness of this system that
concerns me and I await to see
if anyone challenges this type
of camera on these grounds.
Regards,
Steve Hudson, Eymet
SUDOKU - MEDIUM
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FOR SALE
ANIMALS & PETS
Laying Chickens - Free to a
good home 12 Laying chickens
(started laying April 2012), used
to scratching outside and eager
eaters of garden and kitchen waste,
free to a good home in January
2014. New owner collects – take
all 12 or just a few! Contact Jan
or Richard for more information.
Tel: 05 55 69 42 39 Email:
[email protected]
Puppies looking for loving
homes Beautiful Anglo-Poitevin
for photos. €50.00ono Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Very Strong
Galvanised Metal Roof Rack
Length 10ft 5inches/3175mm
Width 5'5inches/1650mm. 4
anchor points on each side, 17
fixed tie hooks, 10 cross bars
and a ladder roller bar. Suitable
for transportation of heavy
ladders, building materials, etc.
€200.00 Tel: 05 55 80 70 93
Dept 23 (near Aigurande) Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Tile cutter Including
case, good condition. €50.00
FOR SALE: Makhita 2200W
Angle Grinder €40.00 Tel: 05 55
63 43 69
rescue puppies (chip/vac/vet,
good with cats) are looking
for loving family homes after
spending 12 happy weeks with
their mother and siblings. (Mum’s
chip: 250269500568873). 2 left.
Contact for further information
on adoption fees and conditions.
Tel: Katharina on 06 66 24 85 49
FOR SALE: HEINIGER –
Professional Clippers Horses /
cows/ sheep shearing & clipping
machine. Model ‘Handy’ 230volts
with separate heads for sheep
shearing, purchased new, complete
with original box /manual, hardly
used and in perfect working order.
150 euros (no offers). €150.00
Tel: 05 55 69 28 22
BUILDING MATERIALS
& EQUIPMENT
FOR
SALE:
Doosan/Ingersoll
Compressors
Rand
Due
to ill health and retirement 2
Compressors for sale purchased
2012 with the intention of hiring to
a local French Artisan. Although
both compressors are 7/26E they
are marked as Doosan which is the
later only working for 5 hours and
Ingersoll Rand which has worked
for only 21 hours. They are both
equipped with hose, breaker and
4 tools. They are both as new and
cost 8000€ each in France. Parts
manuals included with both. NO
TVA. Each 2995€. Both 5500€.
Tel: 02 54 37 76 24
FOR SALE: 12 glass roof
tiles Perfect condition. Email
FURNITURE
FOR SALE: Antique Meridienne
(chaise longue) Very attractive
frame in good condition but will
need to be re-upholstered. Please
no time wasters photos on request.
(Nr Magnac Laval) €200.00ono
FOR SALE: Furniture Pine
kitchen table 6ft x 3ft + 2 chairs
good condition 50.00€; 2 x
Bridle holders 5.00€ for the
two; 2 x Saddle racks 10.00€ for
the two; TV Phillips (old style
heavy) 20inch screen 25.00€;
Pine TV unit 2 glass doors &
a draw 25.00€; Pine bedroom
cabinet 1 door, 1 draw 15.00€; 4
x Mahogany, regency style chairs
vgc 40.00€; 2 seater settee, green
with white spots, slight wear mark
on one cushion wooden base,
good condition 40.00€; Piranha
table + 1 carver chair and 2 chairs
35.00€; White wooden wine rack
12 bottles (heavy) vgc 20.00€.
Tel: 02 54 36 71 96 (Dpt 36
Chaillac) Email: trishbaxter11@
yahoo.com
FOR SALE: 4 Country chairs
painted white with flower and fruit
motif Original cane seats. 80€
the 4. Email for photos. €80.00
Contact Jo on 06 78 17 27 78
FOR SALE: Antique French Bed
Measuring 188cm x 112cm on
metal casters. €150.00ono Tel: 05
55 69 49 28
FOR SALE: Double bed (4ft, 6
in) and 2 latex mattresses All in
excellent condition and hardly
used. The price: €35 for each
item, which can be sold separately.
Cash sale only and buyer collects
(Bourganeuf area). Tel: 05 55 64
22 25 Email: geeinfrance@gmail.
com
FOR SALE: Chateau style white
painted single bed With sculpted
wood (flowers and birds) on the
head and baseboard. Mattress and
base as new. Email for photos.
€150.00 Contact Jo on 06 78 17
27 78 Email: daveandjo100@
gmail.com
plate is used to cover the waste
thereby creating the illusion of no
waste and a very contemporary
finish. Colour: White. Please email
for further details and images. We
are based near Le Grand Bourg
23240. €375.00 Email: vanessa.
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Vulcan Stove Fan
padlocks, one lady’s and one
gents. Never used. €70 each. Tel:
05 55 81 74 25
FOR
SALE:
BELLING
COUNTRY RANGE 100 DFT
GARDEN
FOR
SALE:
Aluminium
Greenhouse 3m long x 2m wide
x 2m high. Sliding door to one
end and opening. Window in
roof. Buyer to collect. Will throw
in some shelving and a paraffin
heater. Between Guéret and Ahun
off the D50. €260.00 Tel: 05 55
80 04 31 Email: [email protected]
FOR SALE: 3yr old ENGLISH
PLUM TREES Bought from good
UK nursery, planted last winter to
create orchard, no longer required
due to change of plans. Grafted on
semi-dwarf rootstock (St Julian
A) to give a small to medium
tree: Victoria, Jubilee (similar
to victoria, larger fruit), Rivers
Early Prolific (early, small, black,
good flavour), Marjorie's Seedling
(late, large, purple, good flavour).
15euros each. Also available 3yr
old Plum or Pear semi-dwarf
rootstocks for grafting on your
own variety of plum, peach,
nectarine, gage, apricot (St Julian
A) or pear (Quince A) to create
small to medium tree. 4euros each
(or 3euros if take several). Tel: 05
55 62 25 18 or 06 40 30 86 17 (Nr.
Gouzon, Creuse)
FOR SALE: GAZEBO 3m x 3m.
Steel tube frame with polyester
cover (beige). Brand new - still in
box. BARGAIN BUY - 90 EURO.
Tel: 05 55 64 46 27 (St. Dizier
Leyrenne) Email: tiony_48@
hotmail.com
GENERAL
FOR SALE: Solid Fuel Range
'Rosieres 18076' €300.00 Tel: 05
53 52 89 62 Email: julianpalmer@
orange.fr
FOR SALE: TUXEDO Moss
Bros. Mans Evening Jacket.
Cream, size 44L. AS NEW.
Bargain. Purchased for Christmas
last year and worn twice only for
special occasions. €50.00ono Tel:
0555 787902 (near Rochechouart)
FOR SALE: 4 Oven Gas Aga Green Very good condition. W:
760mm H: 860 mm L: 1500mm.
Buyer collects. €1,500.00 Tel: 06
95 02 52 43
FOR SALE: JTNatural range Basin with infinity plate Brand
new - the item is still wrapped and
on the pallet. When installed there
is a slight gap around the plate to
allow the water to drain. This gap
also makes it easy to remove the
plate for cleaning underneath it.
Beneath the plate is a standard
90mm waste outlet. The infinity
FOR SALE: Two Decathlon
b’Twin bikes With helmets and
Brand New In Box - Helps
distribute warm air from your
wood burner. No batteries or
electricity, it works from the heat
of your stove. €170 including
postage or €165 collected
in person near St-Junien 87.
Email for more info. Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Armitage Shanks
Belfast Butler Sink Condition Used/ Good. 460mm D x 600mm
W x 260mm H. Colour White.
Please email for further details
and images. We are based near
Le Grand Bourg 23240. €125.00
FOR SALE: Brand new, boxed
- Sarreguemines basin / Vasque
à poser "Cookie" Table top
mounting basin. 445mm x
445mm x 130mm. Colour White.
Please email for further details
and images. We are based near
Le Grand Bourg 23240. €45.00
FOR SALE: Plumbing Fittings
New English indirect cylinder,
lagged. 1050mm x 450mm. with
immersion heater. €98. 75 gallon
water tank. 900mm x 550mm
x 600 mm. €48. 7 thermostatic
radiator valves. €45 the lot.
Regent electric water heater.
€48. Matt black steel super flue.
900mm x 150mm. €29. Tel: 05 53
52 03 02 (Sarlande)
FOR SALE: 2 Folding Bikes
With Bags Approx. 800mm
long, 750mm high, 240mm wide
(folded). Ideal for camping van or
large boot car. € 240 for the pair.
Excellent condition. €240.00 Tel:
05 53 52 03 02 (Sarlande)
FOR SALE: Double Yoke/Oak
Light Fitting On chain. 4 light
fittings. 1180mm long. Good
condition. €188.00 Tel: 05 53 52
03 02 (Sarlande)
FOR SALE: Yamaha Electone
Dual Keyboard Organ Multi
menus. Superb condition. €375.00
Tel: 05 53 52 03 02 (Sarlande)
FOR SALE: Various Large
Royal Paris tapestry canvas
136cmx98cm The lady and the
Unicorn €45. Small portable De
Longhi Electric radiator unused
€15. White sideboard with 2
cupboards and two drawers
excellent condition €35. Tel: 05
55 81 74 25
FOR SALE: Hat/coat/brolly stand
with centre mirror €100.00 Tel:
05 55 03 11 40
Dual fuel range cooker. Brand
new & unused. 100 cm; 7 burner
gas hob including wok burner; 1
conventional oven; 1 fan oven;
separate grill; minute minder.
Cream with glass lid/ splash back.
This is a current model retailing
at 1033 euros (£899) - see Curry's
website. Priced for quick sale at
only 825 euros. €825.00 Call
Damien on 07973 641665 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: 2 Convector Heaters
2000W Adjustable – beige near new condition (boxed).
BARGAIN BUY £15 each. Tel: 05
55 64 46 27 (St. Dizier Leyrenne)
FOR SALE: ‘Graco’ Folding
Highchair Lovely clean condition.
€19.00 Tel: 05 55 64 46 27
(St. Dizier Leyrenne) Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: ‘Graco’ Folding
Highchairs
Lovely
clean
condition. €19.00 Tel: 05 55 64
46 27 (St. Dizier Leyrenne) Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Deville Poele à
fioul/Oil Heater 8kw. Reservoir
12 litre (uses central heating
oil). Economical. Loc: between
Confolens 16 St Junien 87
€250.00 Tel: 05 45 71 19 37
FOR SALE: Small bales of hay
10-12 kilo - 2.40 each. Near to
Chénérailles. Can deliver up to
70 BALES if required. Tel: Steve
or Rosie 05 55 41 59 42 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Fibre optic Christmas
tree 6ft with cascading starburst
effect, indoor use only. In full
working order and little used.
€35.00ono Call Clair on 05 55
64 83 13 Email: clairbirkett@
hotmail.co.uk
FOR SALE: Stainless steel flue
liners 6 x 1m length, diameter
200mm and 1 x 800mm x 200mm.
125mm diameter pipe of various
lengths, 125mm double bend.
One heater, 125mm to run off a
log fire. €80 or nearest offer for
the lot. Please email for photos
if required. €80.00ono Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Infra-red Sauna Seats
4 to 5 people. Dimensions: 1750 x
1350 x 1900 (mm). Power 2350.
Interior light. Radio CD player.
Email for photos. €950.00 Tel to
view 05 55 81 31 85
FOR SALE: Yamaha Clavinova
PR903 Electric piano/keyboard
in cherry with matching stool.
Excellent condition as new.
€1,800.00 Tel: 05 55 08 21 59
FOR SALE: Cash Register Casio
Electronic. Model SE - S10.
Almost new. €55.00 Tel: 05 55
80 37 70
FOR SALE: Oil Fired Central
Heating
Boiler
Geminox.
Model TL 357S. Output 33kw.
€600.00ono Tel: 05 55 80 37 70
FOR SALE: SAMSUNG 40inch
LED HD Smart TV Less than a
year old. (We now find our lounge
requires a larger screen!) €350.00
Text 06 41 99 57 40 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: 3 wall brackets for
flat screen televisions All brand
new still in boxes. 1 large for 30"63" TV 49 euros; 2 medium for
32" TV 29 euros each. Tel: 05 45
31 19 84
FOR SALE: Invicta Woodburner
Insert Fire - 11 kW 6 years old, in
good working order. €350.00ono
Tel: 05 55 63 37 67
FOR SALE: Pair of Cast Iron Fire
Dogs €15.00 Tel: 05 55 76 25 43
FOR SALE: Artika Z100 Pressure
Washer 85 bar, 400 litre/hour hardly used. €25.00 Tel: 05 55
76 25 43 Email: lesley.edwards@
orange.fr
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FOR SALE: Hay Square bales
2 euros. Standard round bales
15 euros. Can deliver (for cost).
Based Etagnac (16). Tel: 05 45 31
12 68
FOR SALE: VHS Videos 51, all
in very good condition inc some
unused, looking for a good home.
All in original packaging. Email
for list of titles and to make an
offer. No reasonable offer refused.
Tel: 05 55 64 83 13 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: English TV - AVTEX
L185DR Ultra slim 18.5in LED
DIGITAL TV/DVD. (Unwanted
"freebie" with our new caravan.)
€230.00 Tel/text 06 41 99 57 40
FOR SALE: Fisherprice vibrating
chair (up to 2 years old) Nr St
Yrieix La Perche. €15.00ono
FOR SALE: Cuve / IBC 1000ltr
Only had water in and only a
couple of months old. €95.00ono
FOR SALE: Brand New Sink Unit
Top quality stainless steel modern
round bowl and drainer, still
with protective film in original
packaging. Change of kitchen
plan necessitates sale. Cost E130,
will accept E80. €80.00 Tel: 05 55
03 04 49
VEHICLES / PARTS
FOR SALE: 1996 Landrover
Discover Petrol/LPG automatic
€1,000.00 Tel: 05 53 52 89 62
FOR SALE: Jaguar S type
Special
Equipment
model
Registered UK June 2003, 2.5
V6 Petrol, Jaguar service history,
history file, the colour is Jaguar
Ice Frost. Full leather interior
in cream with Walnut dash and
door cappings. Automatic, all
the usual Jaguar refinements
including electric doors and
mirrors, electric memory seats,
trip computer, PAS, climate
EASY
control, Jaguar sound system
with multi change CD, ABS,
traction control, cruise control,
heated front seats, fully alarmed.
Both the Interior and exterior are
in good condition. The colour
is Jaguar Ice Frost. Although it
has done 137500 miles it has
given excellent service, has
been very well looked after and
represents good value for money.
€3,250.00 Contact Peter on 05
55 78 66 41, evenings Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: BMW K1200S
Motorcycle 2005 35,000 kms,
full dealer service history,
new battery, new front brakes,
new updated clutch, superb
condition, comes with extra seat.
16220 Rouzede. €7,500.00ono
Tel: 05 45 65 96 20
FOR
SALE:
TRIUMPH
SPITFIRE 1500 1980, 76,000
miles, Inca yellow. Engine
and gear box in very good
condition with no faults. Chassis
completely rust free. Very little
body rust - bottom of driver's
door needs some attention. New
soft top, new minilite wheels
and tyres, stainless steel twin
exhaust system, reupholstered.
New walnut dash to replace
original. Replacement fuel tank.
Comes with tonneau and soft top
apron covers. Full history shows
thousands spent on her. This car
can be made road legal with little
effort or enjoyed as a restoration
project to bring her up to first
class condition. I brought her
out from UK but have found I do
not have the time she deserves
(still UK reg). Will supply
many photos to interested party.
€3,000.00 Email: brucesarn@
aol.com
FOR SALE: McCormick F135D
tractor 1960 Comes with Carte
Grise, and two spare rear wheels
with tyres. Fully serviced, all
oils and filters, etc. are done,
new battery, great little tractor
for light work. 16220 Rouzede.
€2,500.00ono Tel: 05 45 65 96
20
FOR SALE: Suzuki Carry Van
Year 2000 1.3 Petrol. RHD Still
on UK plates. Very cheap to
insure in France (we only pay
€10 per mth). Great Utility van,
very spacious. Starts first time.
Needs converting onto French
plates. Open to serious offers
(no time wasters). Call for more
information or to arrange a look.
Tel: 05 55 64 87 92
FOR
SALE:
Landrover
Discovery 1 300Tdi 1999,
166000 miles, 7 seater, full
leather seats, blue, RHD, French
registered. CT 03/2014, good
condition, new gear box 2011.
Air con, heated front and rear
screens. Very reliable. Sorry to
see it go but downsized. Contact
for more info and photos.
€2,750.00 Tel Chris on 05 55 66
48 35 (evenings) Email: chris.
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Renault Twingo
Expression, 1.2 16V, petrol,
LHD, gold yellow, 11/2002, 128
383 KM, sun roof, non smoker,
radio, just passed German
controle technique, very good
condition. €1,585.00 Tel: 05 55
30 40 26
FOR SALE: THULE: Bike
carrier for three bikes mounts
on towbar Weight of unit: 12 kg
app. Max. load permissible 45
kg. Rear lights in working order.
Pivots away from tailgate for
access without removing bikes.
Buyer collects. €100.00 Email:
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FOR SALE: Alfa Romeo 156
Sportswagon 2.4 JTD Diesel.
March 2002. 203,000 km.
Manual. 5 doors, 5 seats. Good
car! Grey metallic inside black
leather. Very well maintained.
€2,500.00 Tel: 05 55 81 30 00
FOR SALE: Set of 4 steel
wheels for Renaults Wheels are
6 1/2 J X 15 H2 and are fitted
with Gislavad Eurofrost5 winter
tyres that have never been used
sized 195/65 15 T. €300.00 Tel
Dave on 05 55 67 58 87 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Citroen Xsara
Picasso SX RHD. reg 2000.
1600cc petrol. 1 year 3 months
CTA. UK plates. 86000 miles.
Good reliable runner. FSH.
€900.00ono Tel: 05 55 03 11 40
FOR SALE: Suzuki Wagon R+,
1,3 GL Comfort 4/2003,135 000
km, 5 door, petrol, E 4, LHD,
green metallic, non smoker,
very good condition. Radio, air
conditioning, central locking,
electric windows. €1,950.00
Tel: 06 95 02 52 43
FOR SALE: Toyota Yaris SOL
D-4D 2007 LHD In showroom
condition. 3 doors, blue graphite
metallic, manual transmission.
‘Smart Entry and Start’ - Full
Toyota service history from new.
95,000 kms. One lady owner.
€6,450.00 Tel: 05 55 08 21 59
FOR SALE: Bailey Oaklahoma
Senator Caravan 2002 4 birth
Could be used as tourer or
static for renovation project.
€4,500.00 Call Tony on 06 42
95 44 08 or 05 55 09 19 83
FOR SALE: June 1998 Ford
Mondeo Ghia X 5 door
hatchback Automatic V6 24
Valve 2544cc Petrol/ chocolate
brown with full black leather
interior/ ABS/ traction control/
cruise control/ aircon/ electric
drivers seat/ heated front seats/
electric windows/ electric sun
roof with screen/ 5 good tyres/
RHD but registered in France
on French plates. 2 years control
technique (passed 25/09/2013).
Alternator/ battery/ front discs
and pads new in 2012. 112749
miles. Lots of service history
available.Only selling as surplus
to requirements. €500.00 Tel
Judi or Paul 05 55 41 55 89
FOR SALE: Roof racks In good
condition for Renault 19 or 21.
€20.00 Tel: 05 55 89 21 37
(evenings please)
FOR SALE: Marchal Snow
Chains Used twice. They fit
various wheel sizes of 14 inches
to 16 inches - too many to list.
Telephone or email with your
tyre size. €25.00 Tel 05 55 76
25 43 Email: lesley.edwards@
orange.fr
FOR SALE: Weissenfels Snow
Chains Never used - still in
cellophane wrapped box. They fit
various wheel sizes of 13 inches
to 15 inches - too many to list.
Telephone or email with your
tyre size. €50.00 Tel 05 55 76
25 43 Email: lesley.edwards@
orange.fr
FOR SALE: 2 Roof Bars Should
fit any car with factory fitted roof
rails. Excellent condition, with
keys. €25.00 Call Dave on 05
55 64 83 13
FOR
SALE:
Roof
Bars
Maximum
carrying
weight
100kgs.
Fits
PEUGEOT
PARTNER
/
CITROEN
BERLINGO 2003/08. HauteVienne 87460. €35.00 05 55 69
49 28 Speak to Paul or Pauline
FOR SALE: Hobby Excellent
Caravan 460 UFE. Purchased
and registered in France 2008.
4 berth. Double fixed bed. Water
reservoir 50 litres. Extract
Hood. Powrtouch Mover. Large
Awning. Rear reversing camera.
Good condition. Photo available.
€12,900.00 Tel: 05 55 60 10 56
FOR SALE: FORD IVECO
75E15 CARGO 7.5 Tonnes
WAGON M Reg (1994) 216,914
with fixed bed. Power mover,
3 way fridge & cooker (with
oven). Shower, toilet. Blown
air heating. Heki roof light,
mosquito blinds. Outside gas
point & on board water tank.
HARD
Kms. Will carry three large
horses with living space and
professionally fitted ramp. In
very good order but requires
some cosmetic work and minor
welding around cab area. Change
of circumstances forces sale
hence price. Dept. 36. €2,500.00
Telephone: 0254 24 81 12
FOR SALE: Mahindra Tractor
FS 254I 2008 25 hp. 140 hours.
Front end Loader. Back Hoe.
PTO for other attachments.
Good condition. Photo available.
€8,900.00 Tel: 05 55 60 10 56 or
05 55 60 06 19
FOR SALE: Eau claire fibreglass
canal and river cruiser Boat all
on one level, 2 main cabins
sleeping 2 and 3. Fully equipped,
kitchen with fridge, cooker,
water heater, shower room with
handbasin and lavatory. Central
heating, gas fired 6/9 conducted
air, easy access. Motor Yanmar
3JH3E with marine drive SD
31 easy access. Electricity 12
volts DCS. 2 water tanks 200
litres each. Moored in Clamecy.
€28,000.00 Tel: 05 45 71 53 02
Email: angelaandangus@gmail.
com
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
FOR SALE: Licence IV covering
whole of Creuse area Enables
sales of beverages and spirits
in Bars/Restaurants etc Email:
[email protected]
FOR
SALE:
Licence
4
€4,000.00ono Tel: 06 76 52 26
47
WANTED
WANTED: House/Shed/Garage
clearances All single items
purchased. Tel: 02 48 56 74 73
WANTED: Classic car pre 1980
Must be in good condition.
Email: lopezmachinery@gmail.
com
WANTED: Wanted to buy
Digger/Excavator Tel: 02 48 56
74 73
WANTED: Gate or pair of gates
Can collect. Tel: 02 48 56 74 73
WANTED: Roof racks for
Citroen Xantia Tel: 05 55 89 21
37 (evenings please)
Classified
Submission
Deadline:
15th of the
month for
the
next edition
20 ♦ COMMUNITY
Le Moulin du Breuil
Restaurant, Bar, Terrasse
23140 PIONNAT
Christmas at Le Moulin du Breuil
Monday 9 December - Sunday 15 December
Celebrate Christmas early with friends and family
BUY ONE GET ONE FREE MENU
4-course meal for just 30€ (for 2 people)
Reserve early to avoid disappointment
Lunchtimes and evenings
Join us on facebook: www.facebook.com/lemoulindubreuil
and follow us on twitter: @lmdb_pionnat
Tel: 05 55 80 37 70
Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.lemoulindubreuil.com
Pianist/ vocalist available for
events/ gigs/ private parties etc...
New Orleans old time jazz n blues n boogie...
Call: 07.61.21.85.15
Vera Laine Gift Shop & Salon de Thé
LE DORAT (Pl. Charles de Gaulle)
Large selection of gifts, candles, mugs,
shabby chic homeware, cards, plus leather goods,
jewellery and hair accessories. Affordable prices!
HOMEMADE CAKES and FREE WIFI now available!
Knitting Group
Knitters, expert or beginners, meet every Wednesday
at 2pm for a little knit and natter. All welcome, please
feel free to drop in or call Jay for more details.
Alternatively, follow "Veralaine" on Facebook.
Contact Jay:
05 87 77 95 59 / 06 35 91 03 83
[email protected]
CARRACIOLA SARDO
... will close for the festive season on
30th November, re-opening on 5th March 2014
(please see our website for 2014 opening times).
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
to all our customers - See you in 2014 !!
STEVE AND ELENA
web: www.carraciola.com
e mail: [email protected]
tel: 05 55 63 86 05
Barbara from the Caring Cattery
would like to wish all my customers
and the readers of The Bugle
Fun at Christmas and the best of Health
and Good Fortune in 2014.
Bugle
Notice
Board
Le Relais de l'Abloux
36170 SACIERGES-ST-MARTIN
Wed 1st January 2014
New Year's Day Meal
By reservation
mail: [email protected]
facebook: "le relais de l'abloux"
Tel: 02 54 47 56 74
is open every Fri, Sat, Sun & bank holiday
from 11h to 18h.
2km from Chénérailles and
the Chateau Villemonteix
26, Ecurat 23150
tel: 05 55 81 31 85
Très Jolie
Fashion Accessories
Where to find me in December:
Every Wednesday - Piégut Market
Lots of new Autumn/Winter accessories now in.
New stunning Jewellery Scarf designs, a great affordable gift.
Hat & scarf sets, snoods, ponchos and lots more.
Great little gifts starting from €3.
Most items now stocked at the 'Coeur et Etoile', St-Mathieu
Postage available, please email or call for details.
05 55 78 62 29 / 06 04 08 29 53
[email protected]
Cartes de Christine
Hand-crafted cards for all occasions
Find us every week at Piégut market.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Thank you everyone for your support
throughout the year.
You can also find our cards at
Magazin Artisanat, Confolens. Petticoat Lane
Christmas items now in stock
We will be at the following Christmas Markets :Sunday 1st December - Aigre
Tuesday 3rd December - Civray
Friday 6th December - Confolens
We will also be at the Panazol Sunday market
on the 8th and 22nd December
We would like to wish all our old & new customers
“Merry Christmas & Happy New Year”
Please note we will be closed
26th December and 5th to 12th January.
5 Rue Nationale – 16150 Chabanais
Tel: 05 45 29 03 99
KWIKSTAGE Scaffold Hire
Exclusive Offer to readers of The Bugle
10% off
any scaffolding ordered for any time during 2014,
if ordered & deposit paid before end of March 2014.
05 55 89 69 46
[email protected]
Wanted: Person or Persons to
keep an eye on a property in
Le Menoux,
Argenton-sur-Creuse...
... whilst owner is not in residence. This will
involve liaison with Electric/Water for meter
readings as well as just a quick check -up
every now and then. As time progresses there
will also probably be a need for Changeover
Services as it is likely the property will be let
as a Holiday Let in the near future.
Contact Ray Baker by email at
[email protected]
RESTAURANT
AUX CEPES
La Veytizou
On the main road (D979), Between Limoges & Eymoutiers
Our famous Fish & Chips every day of the week
*******************
Next Open Mic Night: Sat 14th Dec
We would like to thank you all for entertaining us
with your wonderful music in 2013!
*******************
Christmas Lunch
Wed 25th Dec - 13h00 one service only
Arrive at 12h30 for a Champagne cocktail!
Choice of entrée - traditional free-range roast turkey with
all the trimmings - fromage - trou normond home-made desserts - wine - coffee. Just €35!!
By reservation only.
*******************
New Year's Eve featuring The Music Machine
Mouth-watering buffet of home-made savouries & desserts
All for just €15 - BOOK NOW!
*******************
For more information, please ring Sue:
05 55 69 33 38
JJ’s Café Bar
Aigurande
Music Club
2nd Sat of every month. 8.30 pm.
Next event: 14th December
JJ's Music club is for musicians of all levels and genres entry
is free, there is no membership and is open to everyone who
loves music. You can also buy fish and chips from the van in the
market square (from 6.30 - 8.30) and eat them in the comfort
of JJ's. The club starts from 8:30, but we are open for all those
who want to come earlier to eat. In fact we hardly ever shut !!!!
JJ's Cafe Bar, 39 Place du Champ de Foire,
36140 Aigurande
Tel: 02 54 06 30 77
www.frenchweb.eu/jjscafebar/
Le Bellerive
Hotel - Restaurant - Café-Bar
29 Avenue de la Tour, 87470 Peyrat-le-Château
Sun 8th - Sun 15th December
Closed for refurbishment
Friday 20th December
Christmas Fun Quiz (with mince pies!)
Tuesday 24th December
4-course dinner & wine - €45 per person
Tuesday 31st December
New Year's Eve Party - €15 per person
7th - 31st January - Open lunchtimes only
For details of all our events, go to:
www.facebook.com/hotellebellerive
Phone: 05 55 36 20 63
COMMUNITY ♦ 21
CLUBS, CHARITIES & ASSOCIATIONS
Church Notices
Monthly Worship in English
If your journey of life has brought you here
to France, why neglect your journey of faith?
We look forward to giving a warm welcome to
everyone from whatever Christian tradition (or
none) on the 3rd SUNDAY of the MONTH at
3pm. Where? At the Temple in Thiat (in the north
of the Haute-Vienne) – we are part of the Parish of
the Basse-Marche of the Eglise Protestante Unie
de France. The Temple is on the main road close
to the Mairie. After worship there is tea/coffee and
cake – and a chance to chat.
If you want to know more contact Rev Derek
Lawson on 05 55 68 53 03 or Rev Stephen Sawyer
on 05 49 84 33 86.
English-speaking church services Guéret
Come as you are... This is an invitation to join us at
our CHURCH SERVICE IN ENGLISH. Whether
you have a faith or would just like to attend a
church service you are welcome at 3pm on the 2nd
Sunday of each month at the Eglise Evangélique,
9b Place Bonnyaud, Guéret, 23000.
We welcome all who want to join a group of
English-speaking Christians for a time of worship
and learning together. Children are very welcome.
For more details contact Jim & Pat Scott on 05
55 67 54 78 / email [email protected] or Ian &
Becky Jefferies on 05 55 61 10 23 / email mail@
otiumsanctus.com
Christians together in Limousin La Souterraine
Area
We hold a time of fellowship and Bible study
every Tuesday afternoon. Barbara and Cedric look
forward to welcoming you. Tel: 05 55 71 09 04
The International Free Church in Creuse
The church presently meets at 10, La
Chaudronnière, a small hamlet mid-way between
Crozant and Eguzon. Sunday worship meetings
are held on the first and third Sundays of the
month at 10.30am. Fellowship meetings, for midweek prayer, bible study and discussion are at
the same venue every Thursday at 7.30pm. For
further information contact Eric Sutton tel 05 55
89 26 62
Fitness & Fun
PENSOL Indoor Carpet Bowls
We meet on Wednesdays at 2.30pm-5.00pm.
Come along for a fun afternoon, a warm welcome
in a warm hall, refreshments and equipment
provided. Ladies and Gents welcome. The venue
is the salle polyvalente at PENSOL - 87440 on
the D67 between Marval and Dournazac, clearly
indicated from the village, or from PiégutPluviers take the D91. Come and have a free trial,
with our slightly smaller Bowls and 33` carpet.
NO heavy lifting. Established club and club
Leader. Registered and insured. Please phone
Hilary for any enquiries on 09 72 23 13 20 or
[email protected]
Tai Chi, Pakua & Qigong
Tai Chi, Pakua & Qigong classes organised by
the ACAMIES (association culturelle d'arts
martiaux internes et d'exercices de santé). Wed:
Jarnages, 18h30-20h, Salle Polyvalente. Thu:
Bétête, 19h-20h30, Domaine de Tournessac.
OPEN DAY Sun 6th Oct at the salle de la mairie,
Jarnages from 9h-12h.
Individual classes, courses, massage & treatments
also available. Contact: 06 48 00 02 07
http://acamies.e-monsite.com
Keep Fit
Amazing abs, breathtaking buttocks! Come and
join our group at the CAPE in Pontarion. We are
all ages, all sizes, men & women, but are serious
about keeping fit.
Our “monitrice” is English and will happily
provide bilingual instructions. We meet every
Thursday at 8p.m. in Pontarion Town Hall, for a
one-hour workout.
Come for a free trial, or call 05 55 64 98 87 or 06
32 42 95 68 for more details.
Indoor Bowling at Oradour-sur-Vayres
If you already play or have never tried indoor
bowling then come along to a meeting. It's great
fun and easy to play. If you have never played
it before we will show you how. We meet
every Monday evening starting at 18.30 hrs
at La Chapelle, avenue des Chapelles, 87150
Oradour-sur-Vayres. Come and try it - it's free.
If you require further information or directions to
our venue please contact me - Email: [email protected] or telephone: 05 55 08 41 75
Zumba!
Regular zumba classes across depts 36, 18 &
northern 23. For more info tel 06 58 37 17 04 email [email protected] and for details of
classes visit www.zumbazumba.fr
Indoor Short-mat Bowling at Cussac 87150....
and now Outdoor too!
As the premier bowls club in the Haute-Vienne,
we are going from strength to strength with
members seeking us out and travelling great
distances to continue their love of bowls or
simply to 'try us out'. Our reputation as a "very
friendly and welcoming club" goes before us.
If you've never tried the game, just come along
and take a look; there is far more to it than first
appears!
We are a formally registered association within
the French system and benefit from assistance
from our local commune by use of a wonderful
indoor venue. AND NOW...the use of a synthetic
outdoor court where Flat-green, Crown and
Short-mat can be played. Just imagine the
summer evenings with a drink in your hand,
watching fellow bowlers enjoying the quiet of
village, interrupted only by the 'click' or 'tunk' of
bowl against bowl!
Our regular sessions indoors are Wednesday
evening at 8pm and Thursday Mornings at 10am.
Outdoor sessions will be arranged as the spring
arrives so keep in touch. Serious bowlers and
beginners are welcome - club bowls are available
for use.
For further information contact [email protected] or telephone 05 55 50 40 89.
Association Equilibre, le mouvement du corps
Yoga for all levels: Tue 18:30 Aubusson, Pied au
plancher (Espace Philips); Wed 18:30 Vallière,
salle polyvalante. Pregnancy/Post Natal: Tue
17:00 Aubusson, Pied au Plancher (Espace
Philips) For further information tel 06 83 24 62
72 or visit www.spaequilibre.yolasite.com
Chinese Gym & Karate
Mondays & Thursdays 19h30-21h at the DOJO,
Allée Jean-Marie Couturier, Aubusson. Warm
and friendly atmosphere. For more info tel 06 08
92 30 53
Tai Chi at Boussac and La Châtre
Tai Chi classes in Boussac (Tue 18.15 - 19.45)
and La Châtre (Thu 18.15 - 19.45). The first two
lessons are free, the subscriptions are 36 euros
per month and members can go to both venues
having paid this fee. The style is that of Yang. All
ages and abilities welcome, but folk must bear
in mind that they will be on their feet, doing the
equivalent of what one might classify as light
exercise, for about an hour and a half. For more
information contact 05 55 65 08 20.
Gym Bien-être
Would you enjoy an afternoon of gentle exercise
with a cheerful, light-hearted group? Each week
we exercise a different group of muscles, do a
little country dancing & some floor exercise and
laugh a lot. The aim of the activities is to increase
suppleness and mental agility. We meet every
Tuesday afternoon upstairs at the Capitole in
Rochechouart between 2pm and 3.30pm. It isn’t
necessary to speak French because you can copy
but you will learn some. Come for 2 weeks’ free
trial. For details contact: [email protected]
Learn to Meditate
Learn to meditate and meet other like-minded
people. Simple mindfulness technique. Dechen
Choling, Le Mas Marvent, St-Yrieix-sous-Aixe,
87700. Also, ongoing regular group meetings
and events. Contact tel Christina 05 55 03 82 01
www.dechencholing.org
Gardening
Les Jardins de Sirius
Based in Pressignac, Charente, we are a small
association of people who are keen on gardening.
As well as finding plants an endless source
of interest, we believe that the simple fact of
gardening has numerous positive benefits for
health, stress, social interaction - in other words,
our daily lives - and we'd like to encourage this
aspect. Currently, we run flower/plant sessions
in old people's homes on a regular basis. From
June (weather permitting) we are hoping to run
gardening sessions once a month. If you'd like to
Phoenix appeal for
JACK – up to 11 year-old Miniature Pinscher
Cross - seeks a home!
You should never judge a book by its cover, so they say, and
it couldn't be more true when it comes to Jack! If you like your
dogs small and sweet, to overlook this one would be to miss out.
Jack is funny, affectionate and healthy and would make a loving
companion.
Jack is good with dogs, OK with cats (may chase them outdoors), chipped
(250268731006247), vaccinated and neutered. Jack's foster mum is Jackie in Thiviers,
Dordogne, and you can contact her on 05 53 52 06 23 or email [email protected]
Please someone give this quirky little fella, who can't help the way he looks, the
chance he deserves.
Check out our ADOPTION PAGE at www.phoenixasso.com
or FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/PhoenixAssociationFrance
for other Phoenix animals available for adoption.
get involved, have more info on the association
or become a member, please contact Michelle
Pierce on 05 45 89 36 54 or at unjardinenfrance@
gmail.com
The first AGM of Les Jardins de
Sirius will take place on December
14 at 2.30pm. Anyone interested in
coming along is welcome. Please
contact me by mail or phone 05 45
89 36 54 for details of the venue.
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 Carolyn@
cnlees.eu or Gill at [email protected]
Agenda for 2013: 12th Dec Xmas party,
Gardeners Question Time and Quiz.
Agenda for 2014: 16th Jan Presentation entitled
'Plateau de Millevaches'; Feb No meeting;
20th Mar Planting for Night and Day; 17th
Apr Electrifying your garden: a guide to
outdoor lighting/fountains; 15th May Invasive
plants - Friends or Foes?; 19th Jun Visit to two
gardens 'From field to fantastic garden'; 17th
Jul Demonstration - flower arranging; 21st Aug
Summer lunch; 7th Sep Annual Show; 16th
Oct AGM and Splitting perennials to double
your plants; 20th Nov Visit to the Musée des
distilleries, Limoges; Tba Dec Gardeners'
Question Time and Christmas 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
from Sally on 05 45 21 30 20 or Craig on 05 45
89 33 50 or [email protected]
Aux Plantes etc
We are an association of independent, ethicallyminded and passionate plant producers. Our aim
is to encourage consumers to know more about
the plants they buy, how they were produced and
their needs, thereby avoiding the disappointments
that so often come with mass produced plants. It's
not just about us selling you plants - we want
them to thrive and do well for you! Current
members include plantspeople specialising in
unusual shrubs & trees, butterfly plants, heritage
vegetables and flowers, irises, perennials and
drought-tolerant plants. For more info contact
Michelle Pierce 05 45 89 36 54 or vitist www.
auxplantesetc.jimdo.com
Integration
International Apero Reseau
We meet each Saturday from 11.30am-1pm at
Baileys Bar/Restaurant, 5 Rue de L'Abreuvoir,
Aubusson.
These meetings offer the opportunity to: exchange
views - make new friends - share experiences have fun together - help and advise one another
- help intergrate newcomers. Discussions in
English (all nationalities welcome).
For more information please contact Catherine 06
86 17 80 88 or Liz 05 55 66 22 92.
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
We rely on you to
help us keep these
pages up to date,
so please do
inform us of any
changes to clubs
and associations
that you run or are
members of.
Many thanks!!
and Children’s – Wed am; Conversation (StJunien) - Thur. SOCIAL EVENTS Games
Night (Rochechouart) 1st Thur; Games Night
(St-Junien) 2nd Thur; Lunch Club – Last Thur.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS - More details
in Association Newsletter. For more details
visit www.learningtogether.me or contact Sue
Ratcliffe 05 45 31 50 86
The Melting Pot
Members of the Ambassador's Club of the
Welcome en Limousin Association. We are
a group of around 70 members, both French
and British, who meet with the aim of sharing
things and trying to integrate with the French
community. We meet every week at the Ancienne
Ecole in Darnac, on a Wednesday morning from
10am - 12noon, except for the first Wednesday,
when we meet in the evening at 8pm. We hold
information meetings, plant swaps, BBQ's,
games nights, visits and have guest speakers
about topics relevant to living in France.
Contact: www.meltingpot-limousin.com
Charente Limousine Exchange
The Charente-Limousine-Exchange (CLE),
founded in 2003, aims to improve the provision
of French language courses and to share
experiences and skills among members who
live in Charente, Vienne and Haute-Vienne.
CLE provides information to members living
and/or working in France and works with
local communities and organisations to tackle
practical issues through forums and workshops,
as well as organising a wide range of cultural and
social events throughout the year. The recent
launch of English lessons has been well attended
by Confolentais. If you would like to know more
about this group of volunteers, please look on
our new
website www.charente-limousineexchange.com or contact the Chairman, Barry
Leech, on 06 35 96 77 46.
Libraries & Books
Baileys Book Exchange
Baileys Bar/Restaurant, 5 Rue de L'Abreuvoir,
Aubusson.
Large selection of English books, plus a few
French books and DVDs. Swap (for each
swapped book a small charge of 20cts applies)
or buy books from as little as 50cts. ALL money
received donated to S.P.A. de la Creuse Dog
Refuge Guéret. Books available during opening
hours, please check Baileys Restaurant Ad for
details.
Sale of Second-hand Books, La Croisille-surBriance
On the 18th of every month, during the monthly
market at La Croisille-sur-Briance (87130), there
is a sale of second-hand books (both English and
French) from 9am to 12 noon, at the old garage
in La Place - next door to the pharmacy. All
proceeds towards the restoration of the church.
St Jean English Library, La Souterraine
The St Jean English Library and Information
Centre is now well-established in the beautiful
medieval building of the Porte de Puy Charraud,
10 Rue de Portail, La Souterraine. We now have
just under 10,000 books, catering for a wide range
of tastes, both fiction & non-fiction, plus a large
collection of DVDs and CDs, and you can enjoy
a cup of tea or coffee, together with a selection of
delicious home-made cakes, in our cafe, Caxtons,
where we also have regular exhibitions of work
by local artists, both French & English.
The Library runs classes in French, for English
speakers, with a professional teacher, and also
organises Anglo-French conversation groups
in association with the Municipal Library in
La Souterraine. We have a number of thriving
special interest groups, such as the Gardening
Club, Photographic Society, Friendship Group,
etc. and we have an ever-changing selection of
interesting items for sale in our Brocante on the
ground floor.
We also provide support & assistance in
bureaucratic and administrative matters for both
existing British residents as well as newcomers to
the area, so whatever your interests, don’t hesitate
to pay us a visit, when you will be assured of a
warm welcome.
The library is open from 9.30 -12.30 on Mondays,
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Contact tel 06
06 43 47 64 or email [email protected]
Our website is www.frenchweb.eu/biblio
The English Library, Dun-le-Palestel
The English Library, which has now been
established for over 5 yrs, is situated in the
Route des Rateries, beside the Bibliothèque
Municipale, Parc Benjamin Bord. The library is
a very welcoming meeting place, where you can
come and enjoy a cup of tea, or coffee, whilst
you browse through our collection of around
7,500 books, DVDs and talking books. Our
opening hours are Thursdays, 10h00 – 16h00 and
Saturdays 10h00 – 12h30.
Also, on the first Tuesday of every month, 10h00
– 12h00, you are invited to join us for our Club
Franglais, which welcomes people from all
nationalities, to chat in French, English or any
language you wish(!) whilst enjoying a cup of
tea, and a piece of home-made cake.
We host a range of other activities too, including
the Café Philo, and Club Scrabble, More
information can be found on the Entente Cordiale
website at www.ententecordiale-creuse.org or
email us at [email protected]
Music
Music Club Boussac
3rd Saturday of the month at the Grand Café des
Sports, 26 place de l'Hôtel de Ville. All musicians
and singers wishing to join in an evening of free
fun and entertainment are most welcome, as are
those who simply enjoy listening to live music.
A PA system and drum kit is available, so all you
need to do is bring along your own instrument to
have a good time.
"Oh My Cod" fish and chips is available in the
square or Philippe, the bar owner, provides a
charcuterie. All food can be eaten in the café.
Contact: Bev or Dave Calladine at
[email protected] or Mervyn
or Rosie Wood at [email protected] for more
info.
Upcoming dates: 21st December.
L'Orchestre
Philharmonique
de
La
Souterraine
If you or one of your family are interested in
playing in an orchestra and think your standard
might be adequate do get in contact with us.
We meet weekly on Friday evenings in La
Souterraine (apart from the summer holidays)
to rehearse. Most of our concerts are around
Xmas or May-July. Our members come from
all over Limousin so lifts to and fro may be
possible if necessary. Contacts: French language
Marie-France Martinie 05 55 30 76 23 / English
language Alan Kerr 05 55 56 34 52
Club de Musique
Takes place on the last Fri of each month from
8pm at La Grange, Chassignolles (5mins from La
Châtre). Open to all musicians, singers, groups
and audience. PA and drum kit available. Bring
your instrument, mic and join in a great French /
English musical and social evening. Bar, hot and
cold snacks. Meals available if reserved – see
website for contact details of La Grange. For
more info email: [email protected] http://
www.clubdemusique.fr
The Harmonics
This is our 6th season of singing as a group.
Our music is varied classical, madrigals,
spiritual, songs from the shows etc and we sing
in French, English, Swahili, Latin - whatever
the music demands. Our concerts are in support
of a variety of charities including the British
Legion, L'Oregon at Civray and Retina and thus
non profit making. We meet Wed 14h – 16h in
the Salle d'Annexe behind the Mairie in Civray.
Interested? We'd love to see you so contact:
David Lee tel 05 49 87 53 93 email dave.lee@
cegetel.net or Dolly Ait Boualou email sylvia.
[email protected]
Support
Alcoholics Anonymous
If you or someone you know has a drinking
problem, there are now English-speaking
meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous at Limoges,
Périgueux and the recently opened meeting at
Civray.
Alcoholics Anonymous is a Fellowship of men
and women who share their experience, strength
and hope with each other that they may solve
their common problem and help others to recover
from alcoholism. The only requirement for
membership is a desire to stop drinking. There
are no dues or fees for A.A. membership and
A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination,
politics, organization or institution. Our primary
purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics
to achieve sobriety.
For details of the meetings or other information
contact Roger 05 55 76 22 65 (Limoges), Ewen
05 53 05 76 62 (Périgueux) or Angela 05 49 87
79 09 (Civray).
Other meetings in South-West France can be
located on our web-site at aafrancesud-ouest.com
Cancer Support France, Charente Plus
Offers free and confidential support to English
speakers affected by cancer in departments 16,
17 & 86. Our helpline number is 06 45 35 32 30.
If you need any more information, please get in
touch via [email protected]
Cancer Support France, Haute-Vienne
We offer free and confidential support to English
speakers affected by Cancer in the Haute-Vienne
(87). Our helpline number is 06 04 43 39 87. If
you would like more information or would like
to become a member or help in any other way,
please contact Sue Ware 05 55 00 31 15, csfhv@
frangle.fr
Cancer Support France, Creuse
If you are English-speaking and need support or
information, please phone Helpline number 06 06
47 18 60.
The Creuse Branch is now under the umbrella of
Haute-Vienne.
22 ♦ WHAT’S ON
Futuroscope Ticket Giveaway Winners!!
Short-mat Bowls in Haute-Vienne
The tail end of September heralded our Open Crown Green
Competition on the outdoor synthetic grass court at the rear of Cussac
gymnasium.
Although not patronised by as many non-club players as anticipated
we, nonetheless, had a quality turnout of players trying to overcome
the difficulty of bowling across two cambers to end up close to the jack.
Very different from short-mat or flat-green bowling.
Eventual winners of this pairs competition were Paul Simpson
partnered by vice-president Mike Ellingham, although they were
pushed all the way by Reg Wall and 'rising-star' Terry Gathercole. In
fact it might have been a different story if the forecast rain had not
arrived when it did.
Sponsors AXA Assurance were pleased with the response and Chargé
de Clientèle Janet Mills indicated that they may well want to be involved
again.
Winter means the start of the 'serious' bowling and the club's
competition ladder is now under way with intense action at each of
the twice-weekly playing sessions, sitting comfortably alongside the
progressive social 'team bowling' which is the mainstay of the club.
The playing sessions are on Wednesday evenings from 8.00pm and
Thursday mornings from 10.00am.
It is worth noting that new enrolments for annual membership
during the period from now until 31st December will carry through
for the whole of 2014. It will also be possible for brand new members
to attend this year's Christmas lunch day which was such a success last
year.
Why not come and join us!
To celebrate our recent 4th birthday, The Bugle gave away three
pairs of tickets to Futuroscope Theme Park. All we asked in return
was that you sent us in your favourite joke (extra marks were
awarded for a seasonal theme!)
The jokes that made us laugh the most won the tickets and
here they are!!
Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes !
A physics teacher addresses the class: "When things get hot, they expand, when they get cold they shrink. Who can give me a good example of this?"
Pupil: "The summer holidays are about two months long, but the
Christmas holidays only last a fortnight, Sir!"
Q: Why dont witches have babies?
A: Because their husbands have Halloweenies!!
SEASONS GREETINGS!!
Mulled wine and tasty Christmas nibbles
With the cold nights and Christmas just round the corner I thought I would share this wonderful mulled
wine recipe with you, ideal if you have friends or family over for the festive period. A mulled wine
recipe on its own just didn’t seem right, so I added a couple of recipes for some tasty pre-dinner nibbles.
Mulled wine
1 Bottle of red wine
1-2 Cinnamon sticks
5g Root ginger
5g Candied orange
peel
7 Green cardamoms
12 Whole cloves
80g Demerara sugar
1 Orange, sliced
For an extra kick add
a dash of rum, vodka or cognac to
finish (optional)
Method
1. Put all the ingredients into a pan and heat
until hot but not boiling, simmer gently for
ten minutes, stirring until all the sugar has
dissolved.
2. Remove from the heat and leave for an
hour or so to infuse. (Alternatively, you can
make it the day before and leave it to infuse
overnight.)
3. Strain the liquid through a sieve into a
clean saucepan and heat gently.
4. Place a slice of the orange in your heatproof glass or cup, pour over the mulled wine
and serve.
5. Add a dash of vodka, rum or cognac for
that extra kick.
Parmesan and black
pepper
popcorn
with
Parma ham and sage
A surprisingly tasty take on the traditional
caramel or salty popcorn which has become
a firm family favourite.
1 x 85g Packet of microwave popcorn
50g Parmesan cheese, finely grated
½ tsp Coarsely ground black pepper
100g Parma ham, finely sliced
5-6 Sage leaves, finely sliced
Method
1. Cook the popcorn according to
the manufacturer’s
instructions, then
remove any kernels
that didn’t pop.
2. Mix all the ingredients through the
warm popcorn and
serve.
Smoked bacon rolypolies
For this recipe you can either make the pastry yourself or use pre-made pastry from the
supermarket.
Recipe provided by Brett from Le Moulin du Breuil (23140 Pionnat)
www.lemoulindubreuil.com - 05 55 80 37 70
For the pastry
250g Plain flour, plus extra for dusting
3 tsp Baking powder
½ tsp Salt
75g Unsalted butter, diced and cold, plus
another 25g
200-250ml Semi-skimmed milk
For the filling
250g smoked bacon lardons, finely
sliced
1 Medium sized onion, finely diced
100g Cream cheese
100g Cheddar or Gruyère cheese, grated
½ Bunch of flat leaf parsley, chopped
1 Clove of garlic, peeled and crushed
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/ gas mark 4
2. Place the flour, baking powder and salt in
a large bowl, then rub in the 75g cold diced
butter using your hands.
3. Add the milk gradually while mixing until
just combined. Turn out the dough on to a
floured surface and roll into a rectangle 1cm
thick.
4. Melt the remaining 25g of butter in a
saucepan. Brush the dough with the melted
butter, spread the smoked lardons on top of
the dough, leaving a 2cm edge on one of the
long sides of the dough.
5. Mix the onions, cheese, parsley and garlic
together, spread evenly over the dough and
lardons.
6. Brush the bare edge of the dough with
water, and then roll into a spiral, sealing the
edge brushed with water to the body of the
roll. Wrap the roll in cling film and place in
the fridge for 30 minutes.
7. Cut the roll into slices and place spiral side
up on a baking tray lined with greaseproof
paper. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden
in colour.
WHAT’S ON ♦ 23
Sun 8th Dec ABJAT-SUR-BANDIAT
Marché de Noël
Come and join us at the Capitolet in Abjat-sur-Bandiat (24)
for this year's Christmas Market from 10h-18h. We have
BBQ, cakes, sandwiches, refreshments, tombola and most
important of all Père Noël, who will be handing out sweets
throughout the day.
ALL the proceeds will be going to Bansang Hospital Gambia,
as last year, and information about the hospital can be found
on our website www.bangsanghospitalappeal.org
We have had another amazing year of fund-raising and raised a
phenomenal 7323 euros for our hospital. I would like to thank
all of those who have given their time and encouragement to
help me to make this possible. Our Plant Sale was absolutely
brilliant even though it must have been one of the coldest
wettest days in May (!) and we had fantastic support at the
Vide-Greniers and Horse Racing evenings which we have
organised throughout the year. All this wouldn't have been
possible without your generosity so I thank you on behalf
of Bansang and wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a
Healthy and Prosperous New Year.
Sun 8th Dec LA TRIMOUILLLE
Christmas Market
Father Christmas will be doing his shopping at the La
Trimouille (86290) Christmas market on Sunday 8th
December. Open from 10am to 6pm at the Champ de Foire!
As well as visits by Father Christmas there will be a variety
of stands selling Christmas presents and goodies, a bouncy
castle for children, tombola, mulled wine, crêpes and oysters.
Sun 8th Dec ORADOUR-SUR-GLANE
Christmas Market
Sun 15th Dec BOSMIE L'AIGUILLE
Marché de Noël et Foire à l'Orange
Organised by the Comité des fêtes et le Comité de Jumelage de
Bosmie-l'Aiguille. Gourmet produce, crafts, sales of Spanish
produce from the region of Pédralba (oranges, clementines, olive
oil...) Salle Georges Bizet from 9h-19h. Free entry.
Sun 15th Dec CHAILLAC-SUR-VIENNE
Marché de la Saint-Nicolas
Sun 15th Dec CHÂTEAUPONSAC
Christmas Market
Christmas concert organised by the Entente Cordiale with the
participation of the Association Danse et Tradition, the Régis
Reynaud Trumpet Ensemble and the Vocalise Choir. Mulled wine
and mince pies will be offered after the concert.
Eglise de Dun-le-Palestel. 17h. Free entry (there will be a
collection by the Association "Les petits Marchois" for the
paediatric department at Guéret Hospital).
Sun 15th Dec GOUZON
Christmas Market
Salle polyvalente from 9h-17h.
Sun 15th Dec MAINSAT
Christmas Market
Fri 20th Dec CHÂTEAUNEUF-LA-FORÊT
Christmas Market
Fri 13th to Tue 24th Dec LIMOGES
Christmas Market
Artisans & producers will be exhibiting in little wooden
chalets around the place de la République.
Fri 13th to Thu 19th Dec LIMOGES
Christmas Market
70 exhibitors. Place de la Motte.
Sat 14th Dec MÉRINCHAL
Christmas Market
Salle des fêtes du château de la Mothe from 9h-18h.
Sat 14th Dec RANCON
Christmas Market
Sat 14th Dec SAINT-JUNIEN
Christmas Market
Sat 14th to Sun 15th Dec SOUS-PARSAT
La Maison du Père Noël
As night falls in an enchanted setting meet Father Christmas
with his sleigh and visit his house (17h30-19h).
Sun 15th Dec ARNAC-LA-POSTE
Christmas Market
Sat 21st Dec CHÂLUS
Christmas Market
From 14h.
Sun 22nd Dec CHASSENON
22e Foire de Noël
Sun 8th Dec SAINT-VICTURNIEN
Christmas Market
Gymnase municipal. Fri 9h-23h; Sat 10h-18h.
In the streets of Bellac from 16h-22h.
Sun 15th Dec DUN-LE-PALESTEL
Christmas Concert
his sleigh and visit his house (17h30-19h).
Fri 13th to Sat 14th Dec FELLETIN
Christmas Market
Sat 21st Dec BELLAC
Christmas Market
Sat 21st Dec DUN-LE-PALESTEL
Christmas Market
All day. Gymnase de Saint-Vaury.
Christmas carol service (Chants de Noël) in the Eglise
Sainte Anne at 19h30. Alan Nicoll, the Scottish bagpiper,
will be wearing his kilt to pipe us all into the church and
after the service to the Maison Paroissiale, where free festive
refreshments will be served including mince pies and hot
mulled wine.
Every year the community joins together in the packed church
to sing French and English carols and listen to readings in both
languages, so come and start your Christmas celebrations with
us in Boussac. For more information visit www.aipbboussac.
fr or tel 05 55 65 03 69.
Sat 21st Dec AUZANCES
Christmas Market
Sun 15th Dec DOMPIERRE-LES-EGLISES
Christmas Market
Sun 15th Dec NEXON
Sun 8th Dec SAINT-SULPICE-LES-FEUILLES Christmas Market
Christmas Market
Thu 19th to Mon 23rd Dec SOUS-PARSAT
Sun 8th Dec SAINT-VAURY
La Maison du Père Noël
Christmas Market
As night falls in an enchanted setting meet Father Christmas with
Fri 13th Dec BOUSSAC
Anglo-French Christmas Carol Service
Ice rink - place de la République. Free skating & skate hire.
Salle Bartholdi from 18h.
Fri 20th to Mon 23rd Dec GUÉRET
Atelier de Noël
Gourmet produce & crafts. 9h-18h.
Sun 22nd Dec EYMOUTIERS
Christmas Market
Halle - 10h-18h. 12 local artisans and artists. Crêpes & mulled
wine.
Sun 22nd Dec PIERRE-BUFFIÈRE
Christmas Market
Mon 23rd Dec AUBUSSON
Christmas Market
Parvis de l'hôtel de ville, salle de le bourse du travail et rue Vieille
from 10h-19h.
Mon 23rd Dec CONFOLENS
Marché de Noël des producteurs
17h.
Mon 23rd Dec LA SOUTERRAINE
Christmas Market
Christmas market with over 150 exhibitors, the perfect opportunity
to find those last-minute Christmas gifts.
Mon 23rd Dec SAINT-LÉONARD-DE-NOBLAT
Christmas Market
Town centre & Halle Marchande from 17h.
Artisanal gifts. 10h-18h. Chambre des métiers.
Tue 24th Dec LA CHÂTRE
Christmas Market
Fri 20th Dec GUÉRET
Concert des élèves du conservatoire
Sun 29th Dec LIMOGES
The Saints Innocents Traditional Fair
19h. Conservatoire Départemental E. Goué. Free entry.
Fri 20th Dec to Sun 5th Jan LIMOGES
La patinoire de Noël
This four-century-old traditional fair was created in 1566 by a
royal edict of Charles IX. Nowadays, street peddlers still gather
in the city's main streets for the great popular market of the winter
season. 8h-19h.
CONCERT
of
Carols by Candlelight
You are invited to a concert of carols and
readings to celebrate Christmas
nd
on Sunday, 22 December 2013 at 5:30pm
Come as you are to:
The Evangelical Church,
9b Place Bonnyaud, Guéret
Join with us to sing carols, listen to the
Christmas story and meet with others who want
to celebrate the real reason for Christmas.
We invite you to join us afterwards for tea,
coffee and mince pies.
For further details please contact:
Ian and Becky Jefferies – 05 55 61 10 23
[email protected]
Richard and Kerry Gunston – 05 55 41 18 27
[email protected]
Jim and Pat Scott – 05 55 67 54 78
[email protected]
24 ♦ WHAT’S ON
UPCOMING EVENTS ACROSS THE REGION
Sat 30th Nov to Sun 1st Dec ANZÈME
Art Exhibition and Sale
Struggling for ideas for Christmas presents?
Look no further than the Christmas Shop at
the tourist office in Bourganeuf! With 100%
Limouzi products, including gift baskets, local
produce, souvenirs and games for the whole
family there are plenty of original ideas for your
Christmas gifts.
An exhibition of fine art from a group of local
artists and craft(wo)men will be held on Saturday
30 November and Sunday 1 December (from
10am to 6pm) at the Salle des Fêtes in Anzême
(Creuse).
There will be lots of great ideas for your
Christmas shopping: turned wood and carved
wood objects; paintings; home decoration;
decorated ceramics and wood; “emaux de Briare”
mosaics; art photography; wooden mobiles;
earrings; necklaces; bracelets; pendants; dream
catchers; earthenware; sculptures...
We look forward to welcoming you in Anzême!
Sun 1st Dec JARNAGES
Marché de la laine
Sat 30th Nov to Sun 1st Dec
ARGENTON-SUR-CREUSE
Franco-German Christmas Market
All day. Salle polyvalente.
Halle de la Grenouille. 9h30-19h30.
Sat 30th Nov FLAVIGNAC
Christmas Market
Sat
30th
Nov
EGLISES
Christmas Fayre
Christmas Fayre from 2p.m. at the barn of Tina
and Jane, 5 La Trigalle, 87360 Lussac-lesEglises. Come along and enjoy mulled wine
and mince pies. Christmas carols, cards, cakes,
tombola. Various tables (no charge) to fund-raise
for charities in France. Admission Free. Contact
Tina or Jane 05 55 60 69 23 for info.
31st
Sun 1st Dec LE DORAT
Christmas Market
Sun 1st Dec LUSSAC-LES-EGLISES
Christmas Market
Sun
1st
Dec
VASSIVIÈRE
Christmas Market
ROYERE-DE-
10h-18h. Salle polyvalente.
LUSSAC-LES-
Sun
1st
to Tue
BOURGANEUF
Boutique de Noël
Wool market. 7h-13h.
Dec
Sun 1st Dec SAINT-LAURENT-SURGORRE
Christmas Market / Car Boot
Nearly 80 exhibitors and animations. 9h-18h.
Free entry for visitors. 'Surprise' visit by Father
Christmas 14h30. Contact: Office de Tourisme
de la Vallée de la Gorre - Tel 05 55 00 06 55 Email [email protected] Visit
www.tourisme-valleedelagorre.com
("Acceuil" - "Calendrier")
Mon 2nd to Mon 30th Dec GUÉRET
Boutique Idées Cadeaux Noël
Christmas Gift Ideas Shop at the tourist office:
jewellery, leather goods, decorations, linens,
books, local products...
Tue 3rd Dec SAINT-JUNIEN
Concert: I love America!
Concert by the Orchestre de Limoges et du
Limousin: Dvorak, Stravinsky & Barber. Pôle
Culturel de la Mégisserie. 20h30. Reservations:
tel 05 55 02 87 98.
Wed 4th Dec GUÉRET
Foire aux Jouets
Toy Fair organised by the Secours Populaire de
Guéret. Salle de la Mairie from 10h-18h30.
Fri 6th to Sat 7th Dec CHABANAIS
Pantomime: Aladdin
Theatre Chabanois presents a traditional British
Panto "Aladdin".
Friday 6th December at 20.00
Saturday 7th December at 15.00
Salle des Fêtes Chabanais. Adults 6€, Children
4€ (Under 5s FREE)
To reserve your seats in advance and grab a
chance to win 2 free tickets call 05 45 94 10 71
or Facebook Theatre Chabanois
Theatre Chabanois is a bilingual community
theatre group formed in 2009 with about 30
members so far. A cast and crew of all ages
(10 yrs 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;
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.
Fri 6th Dec CONFOLENS
Marché d'hiver
Market Hall. 17h-21h. Music by Vis-a-Vis.
Sat 7th Dec BOUSSAC
AIPB Cake Stall
AIPB will have their annual stall at the Boussac
Marché de Noël selling delicious home-made
cakes and marmalade in aid of the Téléthon,
a most worthwhile cause. The market is held
in the Quartier Pasteur and AIPB will be there
from 10h. For more information visit www.
aipbboussac.fr or tel 05 55 65 03 69.
Sat 7th Dec BOUSSAC
Christmas Market
Sat 7th Dec EYMOUTIERS
German Christmas Market
All morning in the halle.
Sat 7th to Sun 8th Dec NOUZERINES
Christmas Market
Sat pm; Sun from 10h. Salle des Fêtes.
Sat 7th Dec SAINT-MATHIEU
Christmas Market
11h-19h.
Sat 7th to Sun 8th Dec SAINTEFEYRE
Marché de Noël - Parc Animalier Les
Loups de Chabrières
Christmas market at the wolf park. Come and
do a spot of Christmas shopping: games & toys,
crafts, regional produce... Free entry to the park.
From 10h. www.loups-chabrieres.com
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