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France convicts first person
over 1994 Rwanda genocide
In a landmark trial, France has convicted its first person
over the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The trial is the first of
dozens now due over the coming years
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Limousin
April 2014 - Issue #54
Halal abattoir
project scrapped
Plans to build a new abattoir in Guéret have
been shelved in the face of mouting public
opposition and political apathy. The project,
first announced in 2010, would have seen the
creation of Europe’s first exclusively ritual
slaughterhouse.
much opposition on our
backs.”
Much of this opposition
came in the form of the protest group NARG (Non à
l’abattoir rituel de Guéret),
which has staged a series
of high-profile events in
Guéret, attracting protestors from across the country. Aurore Lenoir, spokesperson for NARG, hailed
the news as a “victory” after
a battle lasting more than
2 years. NARG has stated
publicly that their objection to halal ritual slaughter
is purely on animal rights
grounds, and they are in no
way anti-Muslim or antiJewish.
Mustapha Masri appeared
to be unconvinced by this
argument, saying that the
“noise being created by
NARG was fomenting hatred of Jews and Muslims”.
NEWS - Scientology
project blocked
Plans to build a Scientology
backed residential village
in Ste-Feyre look to have
been put on hold as details
of the project and investors
emerge.
>>Page 3
NEWS - French cow is
the perfect “Gentleman”
A
local
bull named
“Gentleman”
has
been
crowned the finest Charolais in the whole
of France
>> Page 4
FRENCH LIFE - In
the Garden - April
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T
he
controversial
project
to
build
Europe’s first
and
only
exclusively ritual slaughter house in Guéret looks
to have finally been abandoned. Sovialim, the group
behind the proposed abattoir that would have produced halal and kosher
meat, announced that it was
abandoning its plans in the
face of mounting protests
and dwindling political
support.
“We had a meeting last
week with all the parties
involved and took note of
the unhealthy atmosphere
surrounding our project in
Creuse,” explained Mustapha Masri, a local butcher
and head of the project
which has been running
since 2010. “We could not
begin construction with so
INSIDE > > >
>> continued on page 4
Our
resident
expert,
Michelle Pierce, helps us
get our gardens ready for the
year ahead
>> Page 14
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Welcome to
The Bugle
A
s we go
to
print,
the
first
round of
municipal
elections
has taken place, with a
second round scheduled
for the coming weekend.
For most larger towns, it is
this second round - fought
between the two most
successful ‘lists’ from the
INSIDE
this edition
3-6 Local News
7-13 National News
14-15 French Life
16-17 Classifieds
18-26 Directory
27-30 Community
31-32 What’s On
first round - that decides
who will be in charge. I live
in a small commune of only
a few hundred people and
second round votes are rare
here. There is usually only
one list and the required
50% of the commune’s vote
is not too difficult to achieve
without opposition.
I voted in our local
elections for the first time
this year - six years ago, I
was temporarily out of the
country and unable to vote.
I do think that it is important
for expats to get involved in
the life of their commune,
even if it is just to vote
once every 6 years. In many
smaller, rural communities,
just getting enough people
together to form a conseil
municipal is challenging
enough; people expect others
to step forward without
necessarily being willing
to do so themselves. Our
mayor is not standing for
re-election and for a while
there was a genuine concern
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that no one at all would put
themselves forward to be
mayor in my commune. The
least I can do is vote for
those that are willing to give
up their time.
I have heard from a number
of British expats that have
joined their local councils. I
think it is fantastic to have
a “foreign” voice on the
local council, especially
for communities with large
proportions of expats. Not
all expats throw themselves
into public life in France,
but plenty do have a lot to
offer their communities.
Don’t forget that EU
residents living in France
also have the right to vote
in the upcoming European
elections in May.
Talking
about
expats
contributing
to
local
communities, be sure to take
a look at the feature page
we have run on the town
of St-Léger-Magnazeix in
northern Haute-Vienne (see
page 30). There are a number
of British-run businesses in
this small but pretty town
and they have joined with
a handful of local Frenchrun businesses to shine a
spotlight on their corner of
the Limousin. Economic
times are still tough and
working together with other
local businesses has got to
be a good idea.
The eagle-eyed among you
may have noticed that the
paper has a slightly different
format this month. Although
The Bugle is already printed
in France, we have brought
production even closer to
home and now both our
Limousin and Dordogne
editions are being printed
at Angoulême. The actual
printing of the paper is the
only thing done outside of the
region, meaning The Bugle
really is a local newspaper...
“Made in France” as Arnaud
Montebourg would say!
The change has meant that
the paper is ever so slightly
narrower and a tiny bit taller,
but don’t worry - it still
contains the same quality
mix of local and national
news, views and events.
Until next month!
Steve Martindale, Editor
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Scientologist project blocked
C
onfusion and controversy
surround the plans to “save”
the château at Sainte-Feyre
after it emerged that the
investors in the project were members of the Church of Scientology.
Although Tom Cruise probably has
a number of fans locally, few people
seem keen to have a branch of the
church operating in their town.
The project was presented as a way
to save the château and involved a
€35 million investment; €10 million
to restore the château and a further
€25 m to build a “retirement village”
nearby. As recently as February 26
this year, local authorities had voted
in favour of selling 8.7 hectares of
land adjoining the chateau’s grounds
to the investors.
It has subsequently emerged that
not only are the 2 current owners of
the château, Odile and Marc Delomez,
high-ranking Scientologists, but so is
Cyrille Pincanon, the man heading
the investment group. In fact, Mr Pincanon has previously been called as a
witness in a 2009 trial in Paris during
which the Church of Scientology was
found guilty of organised fraud.
Locals were soon up in arms, questioning what the real reasons were
for building the “retirement village”
and asking why more checks were
not performed into the company buying the land. In fact, the whole deal
is now in question. “The mayor has
not actually signed anything yet,” as-
siret no. 47930451100021
Airport numbers
are down, but the
future looks bright
L
sured Yannick Pilipovic, a candidate
himself in the municipal elections
forming the backdrop to the drama.
“This sale, made in secret and in
haste, is a disgrace,” fumed Pierre
Auger, another mayoral hopeful. The
left-leaning candidate said that promises had been made of a swimming
pool, a cinema, a restaurant and a spa,
but that “the idea of wealthy retirees
wishing to purchase 40m² concrete
bungalows doesn’t sit right with me”.
Another carrot offered by developers was plans for a medical centre, open to members of the town - a
tempting offer for a commune desperately looking for a GP.
A local expert on Scientology gave
his assessment to La Montagne news-
paper. “Scientology exists thanks to
its financial strength. Members as
high up the order as the Delomez have
the ability to easily raise this kind of
money anywhere in the world,” said
the source, adding that the presence
of a “meeting room” in the plans
could suggest that the group is planning to build a centre to promote the
teachings of L. Ron Hubbard. “Then
again, a residential park could just be
a normal business, run with the aim
of reinvesting part of the profits back
into the church, a common operating
model.”
The fate of the project will lie in
the results of the municipal elections,
but it currently looks likely to be
‘postponed’. ■
imoges Airport, the 28th largest in France, saw a slight
decrease in passenger numbers in 2013, with 299,654
people passing through border control last year (down
2.3% on 2012). Airport director Laurent Le Mercier put this
drop down to the problems encountered towards the end of
the year with the Limoges to Lyon route, which was briefly
dropped by Hop! before being restarted.
In fact, international, low-cost traffic, which forms 81% of
all the journeys taken, rose by 2%. These flights are predominantly to UK destinations, most notably the Ryanair routes to
London, which accounted for 92,000 passengers and Liverpool, where numbers reached 53,400.
In good news for the airport - and those fond of warmer
climes - Ryanair will be launching a twice weekly flight to
Porto, Portugal this summer, running throughout July, August
and September. (see back page). “If it works,” confirmed Mr
Le Mercier, “then we are hoping to run this line for the full
season in 2015, from April to the end of October”. ■
Michelin star for
Château de la Cazine
The Château de La Cazine at Noth, just outside La
Souterraine, has regained its Michelin star, just 2 years
after reopening. The château was taken over by British
company Barrasford and Bird in 2011 and, after extensive
work to the main building, reopened in 2012 as a 4-star
hotel and restaurant, with chef David Boyer at the helm.
With their coveted Michelin star in the bag - the only
one in the Creuse - the owners of the château are pressing
ahead with plans to complete an upmarket spa, golf course
and holiday home complex in the grounds in the coming
years. ■
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Ritual slaughter is nothing new
in France, in fact many ‘traditional’
slaughterhouses also produce halal
meat. However, there has been controversy in the past when it has been
claimed that much of the meat that
is ritually slaughtered ends up
getting sold as ‘normal’
meat to an unsuspecting public who may
disagree with the processes involved (see
box below).
Speaking in 2010
when the plans were
first
announced,
vice-president of the
Com-Com de Guéret
Saint-Vaury, Eric Correia,
explained the appeal of an
exclusively ritual abattoir: “Halal
butchers are fed up with the agency
fees involved providing traceability
documentation for meat from ‘mixed’
slaughterhouses where halal meat is
prepared alongside ‘normal’ meat. They
want to have an exclusively halal abattoir that will be a guarantee of origin for
them and their clients.”
Speaking after announcing that the
project was to be shelved, Masri said
that “every abattoir in France produces
halal and kosher meat. Sovialim was
simply trying to solve the problem of
traceability so that consumers were no
longer being misled”.
The second, more serious problem for the abattoir was a recent lack of
political support. After
initially appearing to
be behind the project,
local politicians have
backed away in recent months. Guéret
mayor Michel Vergnier had also been talking
of making the abattoir
mixed and not exclusively
ritual.
Masri expressed his frustration at
“the silence of certain political figures,
who, rather than supporting a project
that would generate 30 jobs, prefer to
keep their heads down for electoral reasons”. The abandonment of the project,
in the face of widespread protests, came
a week or so before local elections. ■
What is halal meat?
For meat to be halal, the animal must be slaughtered via a swift, deep incision with
a sharp knife in the neck, cutting the jugular veins and carotid arteries of both sides
but leaving the spinal cord intact. The animal should be turned to face Mecca before
being slaughtered and the slaughter must be performed by a Muslim. The meat
should also not come into contact with non-halal meat.
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Ritual abattoir scrapped “Gentleman” crowned
champion of France
A
local cow with a distinctly British name has won the top prize at
the Salon de l’agriculture in Paris
for the Charolais breed. The bull, known
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“It is hard to explain how we are feeling,” said Fabien Verger. “It is the equivalent of a sportsperson winning an Olympic medal! We were just happy that he
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as a national champion, a lucrative career
as a sperm donor is certainly on the cards.
“We will not be raising our prices, this
prize doesn’t change anything,” assured
Fabien. “We just want to inspire people to
visit our farm and if that results in more
sales, then that’s a bonus.”
The bull, described by his owners as
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Limousin winemakers The Fresque at Bridiers
lose naming legal battle
T
T
he “spectacle” at Bridiers is an annual sound and light event in which hundreds of
actors take part. Between the 1st & 4th August this year, Bridiers commemorates
World War 1. In the spirit of both remembering the war and celebrating peace,
Filderstdadt (La Souterraine’s twin town in Germany) and Selby (Filderstdadt’s
twin town in UK) are sending people to join in.
We need actors (no experience required), male singers to be recorded in May/June singing
Silent Night, accommodation for the visitors from Selby, dressers and translators to help the
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A quick word from Sarah Collins who took part last year:
© Michel VENOT (WikiCommons)
he Limousin is not generally
considered famous for its wine,
although wines are made here;
perhaps the most well known is
the vin paillé de la Corrèze produced in the
south of the region. Around 20 viticulturists
currently produce some 50,000 bottles of
the wine each year. Vin paillé is created by
drying selected grapes for several months
over straw, a process which concentrates the
fruit’s sugars and gives the wine its unique
flavour.
The industry is now in turmoil, however,
after it was recently told it could no longer
use the term vin paillé following a successful legal case brought forward by the vin de
paille producers of the Jura region. Corrèze
winemakers can now only refer to their wine
as “vin de la Corrèze”.
“We are the victims of a kind of backlash
from the State,” said Dominique Pessoz from
the Chambre d’Agriculture of the Corrèze,
and in charge of promoting the wine industry.
“Producers are very frustrated at not having
been able to defend themselves.”
The battle has been raging since 1999
when the winemakers of the Corrèze relaunched production of their vin paillé, a
tradition they claim dates back 200 years.
Their colleagues from the Jura region were
unapologetic, stating that, “We will always
take action to protect our producers... there
was no question of letting confusion enter the
minds of consumers”.
What next for the vin paillé de la Corrèze?
Abandoning the project altogether, finding a
new name or brand under which to trade, or
pursuing further legal angles? “It is frustrating,” summarized Dominique Pessoz. “We
began this project in 1999, production began
in 2003 and today we are back to where we
were 15 years ago.” ■
“The best way to integrate is to PARTICIPATE! When I moved to France in November 2009,
I expected it to take a while to learn a new language and to become a fully integrated member of my new community. Six months later, I participated in the rehearsals and then the
Fresque at Bridiers. All of a sudden,’tout à coup’ as they say here, I was totally immersed in
a spectacular project. I was surrounded by welcoming and friendly French people who appreciated the effort I was making to learn their language and to participate in the success of
their ‘Spectacle’ (as the Fresque is often called). My fellow actors were pleased to help me
with the language and many of them have become friends. I thought it would take years to
achieve a sense of belonging, but in fact it took only a few months and I have the wonderful
‘Spectacle de Bridiers’ to thank for that.”
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us for more information at [email protected]. We are looking forward to your
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First conviction over 1994 genocide
I
n a landmark ruling, a French court has
sentenced a former intelligence chief and
captain of Rwanda’s presidential guard to
25 years in prison, after finding him guilty
of genocide and crimes against humanity.
The conviction is the first in France over the 1994
genocide that left 800,000 people dead, mostly
Tutsis massacred by the majority Hutu population.
After a six week trial, the jury took 12 hours to
deliver its verdicts against Pascal Simbikangwa,
who was described as being steeped in “extremist Hutu ideology”. The 54-year-old had denied
the charges and said he was the victim of “a witch
hunt” claiming that he had never even seen a dead
body in the spring of 1994.
Simbikangwa was left wheelchair-bound in
1986 after a car accident and was nicknamed “the
captain on wheels”. He was accused of distributing weapons to members of the Interahamwe militia who carried out the massacres and encouraging
them to kill the Tutsi. Furthermore, he was said
to have had close ties with death squads as well
as with the Akazu, a secret and elite Hutu corps
within the president’s inner circle. He was also
a shareholder in the Radio des Milles Collines,
which spread fierce anti-Tutsi propaganda across
the country before and during the slaughter.
During the trial he was accused of drawing up
lists of political opponents to be killed, even including details of how they should be murdered.
Testifying by video from a prison in Kigali, where
she is serving a life term, Valérie Bemeriki, one
of the most prominent voices on Radio des Milles
Collines, said Mr Simbikangwa “had organized
the genocide”.
The trial is politically charged as France has
long been widely criticized for not doing enough
to prevent the mass killings in 1994 and for providing weapons and military training to the Hutuled government that carried them out. Then president François Mitterrand, along with other senior
French politicians, were determined to keep the
former Belgian colony of Rwanda within the
French sphere of influence in Africa. They feared
that the Tutsi-dominated opposition, led by Paul
Kagame - the current Rwandan president - would
The assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana sparked the genocide of 800,000 people
look to forge closer ties with America and the
English-speaking world.
As well as allegedly training and arming the
Hutus, France was also accused of protecting the
perpetrators as they disappeared into the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo through
a “humanitarian” mission it carried out called
Operation Turquoise.
Simbikangwa was arrested in 2008 on the
French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, where
he was living under a false identity, and flown to
France the following year. He has been in prison
since and France has repeatedly refused requests
from the Rwandan authorities to extradite him.
Diplomatic ties were broken in 2006 after a
French judge accused Rwandan president Paul
Kagame, a Tutsi who commanded the rebel forces
that ended the genocide, of sparking the slaughter. In 2010 Kagame took Rwanda into the Commonwealth of Nations, signalling a definitive end
to its ties with France. Former French president
Nicolas Sarkozy tried to patch up relations, admitting France had committed “serious errors of
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stopped short of offering the full apology demanded by Rwanda.
There are dozens more cases relating to the
Rwandan genocide that will now be tried over the
coming years. The most revealing is likely be the
criminal investigation recently launched against
Paul Barril, a retired senior French Gendarmerie
officer and former head of the late president François Mitterrand’s personal “anti-terrorism” unit in
the Elysée Palace.
After retiring under a cloud from the Gendarmerie, he created a security company called Secrets, which advised the Rwandan authorities in
the early 1990s and helped to ship arms and train
the Rwandan army. He flew into Kigali just as
the massacres were beginning and while he has
denied acting for the French government, he has
said he was working “in France’s interest”. Barril
has even been accused of playing a role in the
assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana,
the incident which sparked the Rwandan genocide. ■
Smoke
alarms to
become
compulsory
from 2015
From March 2015, it
will be compulsory to have
at least one smoke alarm
installed in your house in
France. According to the
French ministry of housing,
only 2% of French homes
are fitted with a properly
functioning smoke detector,
a staggeringly small number
when compared to the 98%
of Norwegian homes and
89% of homes in the UK.
The
smoke
detector
will need to be installed
in a corridor or hallway
leading to rooms that are
used regularly. It should be
attached to the ceiling or
at the top of a wall, away
from a source of smoke and
the occupant (or agency
managing a property) is
obliged to check the sensor
is working properly on a
regular basis. CE-accredited
detectors are fitted with
a ‘test’ button for this
purpose.
Between 600 and 800
people die in house fires
in France every year and
70% of fires start at night,
after people have gone to
bed. Ministers believe the
number of fatalities would
be halved if smoke detectors
were compulsory. ■
8 ♦ NATIONAL NEWS
Rogue trader finally facing jail
J
érôme Kerviel, the socalled “genius of fraud”
whose €4.9 billion loss
at France’s second largest bank, Société Générale,
made him a household name in
January 2008, has lost his appeal against his jail sentence.
In 2010 he was sentenced to
five years in jail, with two suspended, for “breach of trust,
computer abuse and forgery”.
In his original trial, Kerviel
was also ordered to repay “four
billion, nine hundred and fifteen million, six hundred and
ten thousand, one hundred and
fifty four euros” in damages to
the bank, despite the fact that
he was at the time working as
a computer consultant in Paris
earning €2,300 a month. In a
partial victory for the former
trader, the appeal court ordered
a review of this figure.
Kerviel has declared that he
will take his case to France’s
highest appeal court and his
lawyer, David Koubbi, hailed
the decision as “a victory”,
saying: “We are starting afresh.
We are going to ask for an expert assessment to establish
exactly what happened at Société Générale. This is the end
of the Jérôme Kerviel case and
the beginning of a new case
against Société Générale.”
The bank responded by saying: “Jérôme Kerviel has lost
his court case. Société Générale has won. There were failings at the Société Générale
but they have been repaired.”
Société Générale revealed
in 2008 that Kerviel had run
up €38 billion of unauthorised
trades, more than the bank was
worth at the time, and the process eventually cost the bank
4.9bn euros - the biggest loss
of its kind in history. The size
of the bank’s losses shocked a
world that was yet to witness
the collapse of Lehman Brothers or hear of Bernie Madoff,
but with hindsight, the scandal
was a harbinger of the financial crisis that was just around
the corner.
Kerviel has always admitted
the unauthorised trades, but
said officials at Société Générale knew what he was doing
but turned a blind eye as long
as it was making money. Speak-
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Kerviel told the court: “The
daily encouragements of my
superiors didn’t put the brakes
on me, but rather encouraged
me”, claiming that his bosses
must have been aware of his
massive illicit trading positions. “On a trading desk, we
are all 50 cm from one another.
Everything is seen, everything
is heard.”
Although it was fined €4m
by the French banking commission in 2008 for its failure
to efficiently control its trading floor, Société Générale
had denied any knowledge or
involvement in what it called
Kerviel’s “financial terrorism”.
Two of Kerviel’s direct managers were eventually sacked,
and in 2009 Société Générale
chairman, Daniel Bouton, was
forced to resign. Bouton described Kerviel as an “evil
genius” whose “catastrophic”
actions almost destroyed the
150-year-old bank. ■
No plans for
pedestrian
phone ban
Ignoring calls from a
French senator, the interior
ministry has said that it has
no plans to ban pedestrians
from using mobile phones
when crossing the road.
Around 500 pedestrians were
killed in France in 2012 and
a further 12,000 were injured,
but the government has
warned that any regulation on
using phones would be “very
difficult to enforce”.
The ban had been put
forward by Senator Pierre
Bernard-Reymond who had
petitioned Interior Minister
Manuel Valls to investigate
consequences for pedestrians
who were not paying attention
to what they were doing while
checking their phones, writing
texts or listening to loud
music.
Motorists who use their
phone while driving currently
face a €135 fine and three
points off their driving licence
if caught and convicted. ■
NATIONAL NEWS ♦ 9
Many expats were left fuming when the
passport processing centre at the British
Consulate in Paris was closed, forcing all
passport requests to be handled through
the UK. The move has now had a positive
outcome, however, after James Brokenshire,
the Minister for Security and Immigration,
announced in the House of Commons that the
cost of UK passports issued to applicants from
abroad would drop by 35%.
The fee for a standard adult UK passport
for British citizens applying from overseas
countries, including France, will drop to ₤83
from April 7th - ₤45 less than the current price.
A child’s passport (under 16) will now cost £53.
“This reduction comes as a result of
efficiency savings made over the last 3 years
by bringing back the processing and issuing
of overseas passports to the UK, whilst
maintaining the highest levels of security and
customer service,” Brokenshire said.
The new prices are still higher than UK
residents pay because overseas applications
generally take longer to process, and expats
in France will also still have to pay a courier
charge in addition to the passport fee.
To order a new or replacement passport, go
to the “Overseas British passport applications”
page on www.gov.uk where you can make an
overseas application. You will need to apply
and pay online and send your supporting
documents direct to the UK. The turnaround
time is four to six weeks, and applications
are accepted up to nine months before current
passports are due to run out. ■
Roaming fees to
be abolished
The European Parliament is expected to
rubber stamp plans to ban roaming charges
within the EU in April. The new rules, which
have already been adopted by the European
Parliament’s industry committee, mean that
mobile phone networks will have to charge
“foreign” roaming users the same as their own
customers. The big mobile phone operators
have warned that such a move could mean that
average mobile phone charges would rise as a
result.
Before becoming law, the move would need
to be ratified by a meeting of the council of EU
ministers this autumn and, if approved, would
then come into effect on December 15th, 2015.
Nicholas
Roaming charges have plummeted in recent
years; the costs of calls and text messages have
dropped by 80%, while data roaming is now up
to 91% cheaper than back in 2007. Despite the
EU’s efforts, however, 28% of travellers in the
EU still switch off their phones abroad to avoid
roaming charges, according to a survey by the
European Commission. ■
150km/h speeding
was to “dry car”
One French mayor’s plans for re-election
took a turn for the worse when he was caught
driving at more than 60km/h over the speed
limit. Many people would have a ready made
excuse: my wife’s in labour, my speedo’s
broken, I didn’t realise it what the speed limit
was... does that sound plausible?
How about: I had to go that fast as I have just
been through a car wash and was trying to dry
my vehicle...!
That was the excuse used by Jean-Louis
Hennon, the mayor of Courcelles-Epayelles,
in the Oise department of northern France. “I
went to the car wash and on the way back I
may have accelerated over the limit for only a
kilometre, no more, to dry the car out,” he told
local newspaper Le Courrier Picard. “It may
seem strange but the excuse is sincere.”
Local police did not agree and the mayoral
hopeful had his driving licence confiscated. ■
“No frills” ferry
service launched
In March this year, Brittany Ferries launched
a new “no frills” service between Le Havre in
Normandy and Portsmouth, running four times
a week. They have also unveiled a weekly
service between Portsmouth and Santander in
northern Spain.
According to Brittany Ferries, the new
“économie” low-cost crossings are designed
for customers “who wish to travel to France
or Spain at a very reasonable fare without the
cruise-style experience normally provided by
Brittany Ferries”.
The new ferry, chartered from Stena Line,
features en-suite cabins (minus the carpets)
and a lounge where seats can be reserved for
overnight crossings. There will also be 12 petfriendly cabins per crossing.
One-way fares for a car and two people
travelling from Portsmouth will start from
£79 to France and £169, including spaces in
reclining seats, to Spain. ■
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Is a wine only as good
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aint-Emilion wines are known for
their bouquet, taste and flavour not for the infastructure of the place
where they were produced.
However, a book on the industry which
produces the region’s finest wines revealed
critics set far greater store by the number of
parking spaces, conference rooms and architecture than can reasonably be considered
necessary. In some cases, the actual quality
of the wine was found to account for only
30% of the score given to wines.
The book, entitled Vinobusiness, by Isabelle Saporta, a French journalist, attacks
what she has described as the “cruel, medieval micro-society” which is responsible for
producing wine. A few very powerful châteaux control the market, which is worth millions of euros, as they have a monopoly on
the criteria used to judge the wines. There is
also a suggestion that the criteria are fixed by
such high earning châteaux in an attempt to
continue their dominance in the trade.
According to the author, who has poured
scorn on the way grasping château owners
pillage EU funds, a culture of bribery also
surrounds the process of rating wines.
Sycophantic critics are regularly bribed
to provide positive reviews, which, in an
increasingly competitive market, can make
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all the difference to sellers. A château can
raise its prices by around 20% if its ratings
increase. Saporta even goes as far as to suggest that a 5,000 euro fee is charged for good
feedback among some wine critics.
Jane MacQuitty, wine critic of The Times,
offers a warning to those interested in the
wine business: “Bordeaux is big business
and even in a truly trying vintage like 2013
there are millions of euros to be made.
“With so much money at stake not every
château visit, tasting note or primeur sample,
can be viewed as 100 per cent above board.
It’s caveat emptor - buyer beware.” ■
Amaryllis Barton
10 ♦ NATIONAL NEWS
NATIONAL NEWS ♦ 11
Paris bans cars as deadly smog descends
Crime in Paris: lies,
damn lies and statistics
F
rench police have been changing crime statistics in a “systematic, organised and controlled
manner” according to a report ordered by Bernard Boucault, a Parisian police official. The
practice, which supposedly began under Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008 in an attempt to make
Paris a better tourist destination, is said to have continued well into the Hollande presi-
dency.
Thousands of crimes were removed from records or were deliberately misrepresented. Burglaries,
for example, were recorded under vandalism as officials fought to hush up “the apparent seriousness
of the delinquency problems” rife in France’s capital. It is thought many street crimes, including
muggings, were simply too widespread to be recorded.
Manuel Valls, the interior minister, at first attempted to suppress the report which paints France and its police - in a less than positive light. However, his department was forced to publish the report
online in early March.
Worryingly, despite fiddling the figures, police were unable to mask a massive increase in the
number of burglaries. The doctored figures showed a 26% rise; the true increase, of course, remains
to be seen. A separate study conducted by the National Institute for Economic Studies and Statistics,
revealed that 17 per cent of French people felt unsafe in their homes, a rise of 13 per cent since 2008.
President Hollande has sought to prove that Paris is just as safe as other European cities, notably
London, but this new report shows that his administration will have a tough job on its hands.
Le Figaro reported in January that “London [has] dethroned Paris” as the world’s most popular
tourist destination. If Paris’ growing reputation for crime continues, this is a title London will hold
for the foreseeable future.
London mayor Boris Johnson has, unsurprisingly, capitalised on these revelations. He gleefully
commented that “[with] a low crime rate and much else besides, it’s no wonder that people from all
over the globe are flocking to London in record numbers”. ■
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Hundreds of police were drafted in to enforce
the ban; by lunchtime of the first day nearly
4,000 people had been handed a €22 fine and a
further 27 drivers had had their cars impounded
for refusing to co-operate with officers.
France’s Automobile Club Association
France was under maximum alert in what the
European Environment Agency said was the
worst air pollution since 2007. The European
Commission has repeatedly warned France that
it is not complying with Europe-wide rules on
air contaminant levels.
Jean-Paul Huchon, head of the organisation
that oversees transport in the Paris area, said the
toxic air posed “significant risks to the health of
residents”.
Electric or hybrid cars were exempt from the
ban, as were taxis, buses, and emergency vehicles. Cars carrying three or more people were
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hilst most of us in rural France
will have enjoyed the balmy
weather and sunny days seen in
early March, spare a thought for
those living in Paris. The combination of relatively cold nights with warm, sunny, windless
days led to a smog descending on the nation’s
capital, which has prevented pollution from dispersing.
At one point, Paris’ air quality index (AQI)
rose to 185, higher than the world’s most notoriously polluted cities like Beijing and Delhi,
and well above the level of 80 that triggers an
alert.
So bad was the pollution, which exceeded
safe levels for five days running in Paris and
surrounding areas, that officials took the drastic
step of banning half of all cars from the City
of Light: on alternating days, vehicles carrying odd-numbered and even-numbered licence
plates were banned from using the city’s roads.
Outside of the capital, nearly three-quarters of
(ACA), which has more than 750,000 members, denounced the move as has “hasty, ineffective and bound to lead to chaos”.
“I am amazed to see that a small lobby has
managed to convince people that cars were behind this peak in pollution,” said Pierre Chasseray, head of a drivers’ association called 40
Millions d’Automobilistes. “This measure is
worse than unfair... it is stupid.”
Environmental groups have blamed successive governments for the poor air quality by
promoting the use of diesel vehicles - used by
67 per cent of French motorists - via tax breaks
that are still in place today. ■
12 ♦ NATIONAL NEWS
The strange
Carrefour announces plans
case of France’s to build on recent success
“amnesia girls”
I
n February this year, a young
woman was found wandering
on a beach in Gijón, in the Asturias of northern Spain. She was
spotted by fishermen, disoriented,
dazed and wandering barefoot despite the cold - her shoes and socks
were found later in a skip. The young
woman was collected by the Spanish
Guardia Civil, without identification,
haggard and suffering from complete
amnesia, speaking bad Spanish and
only slightly better English.
The police took her to a local
hospital where she was treated for a
slight graze on her head. She had no
idea of her name, age or the whereabouts of her home, although medical
staff estimated her to be in her early
20s. Tests for any kind of narcotic revealed no intoxication to explain her
condition.
Mysteriously, on her hands was the
cryptic message in English, “Forgive
me, I failed”.
Meanwhile, a young woman called
Emeline Fourny had been reported
missing by family and friends in Toulouse a week or so previously, after an
uncharacteristic absence.
French customs officers put the
Spanish police report together with
the alert from Toulouse and were
able to make a positive identification
from a photograph. The stranger on
the shore was the missing Emeline
Fourny, a 24-year-old business administration graduate from Toulouse
who was currently studying for a law
degree.
Emeline’s parents raced to the hospital in Gijón for a tearful reunion and
hoping for an explanation, but Emeline was unable to account for her
actions after leaving Toulouse. Her
car was discovered parked in Oviedo,
from where it is presumed Emeline
made her way to the coast by public
transport. The cause of her current
mental state remains a mystery.
Doctors say that they are hopeful
that Emeline will completely recover with time and be able to pick up
where she so mysteriously left off.
Emeline’s case was eerily reminiscent of a similar event in 2013 when
a young woman was hospitalized in
Thuir, near Perpignan, close to the
Spanish border.
Disoriented, suffering from amnesia and without any ID, she gave
her name as Sarah Mastouri, born
in Algeria. Hospital staff were unable to trace the name and finally issued an appeal. Sarah, it turned out,
was born and lived in Reims in north
eastern France and her real name was
Michèle.
Doctor Philippe Raynaud at the
psychiatric hospital in Thuir was
grateful for the public response to
their appeal for information at the
time, saying: “This sort of case is
not unusual. There is no question
that Michèle completely believed in
her other identity. There is no question of fabrication or pretence. Sarah Mastouri was absolutely real for
Michèle”. ■
Brian Hinchcliffe
S
econd only to Walmart
in size, Carrefour is
set to expand its horizons in emerging markets such as China and Brazil
after a year of bumper profits
in mainland France, which accounts for almost half of its
total sales.
The
leading
supermarket group announced it has
plans to renovate its stores
in France, Italy and Spain,
although growth in the latter
two countries was not as good
as expected.
It is hoped that store renovation in these countries will
have the same effect as in
France when Georges Plassat
took control just under 2 years
ago. His overhaul of domestic stores, tightening of profit
margins and increased manager control are thought to be
responsible for the impressive
recovery Carrefour has seen
despite France’s economic
woes. Indeed, Carrefour share
prices increased by 49% over
the course of 2013 and the
dividend for last year was
raised by 7 per cent to 0.62
euros per share.
Around 2.5 billion euros
will be spent on store renovation since hypermarkets make
up the bulk of its store space.
With more shoppers turning to
the internet or to smaller convenience stores in towns and
cities, it is more crucial than
ever that the French supermarket giant retains its competitive edge in the grandes surfaces format.
Not to be outdone, however,
Carrefour announced in December that it had made plans
to buy and control 127 malls
where its stores are located.
This is part of a joint venture
worth around 2 billion euros
- and is a sure sign that the
French economy shouldn’t be
written off just yet. ■
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Village all a flutter
nation of hypochondriacs? over “chick flick”
B
ritish people may
long have suspected it, the French
have often denied
it, but new statistics make it
clearer than ever: the French
really are hypochondriacs.
A survey published in February suggests 10% of French
people are hypochondriacs.
It will come as no surprise to
people who have lived in Paris
to discover that Parisians are
more likely to be hypochondriacs than people who come
from the provinces. Perhaps
more interestingly, young men
were found to be more likely
to suffer from the condition
than any other demographic.
“Men have trouble expressing their emotions or
we could even say confessing their emotion, so maybe
it’s easier for a man to say ‘I
have a physical problem,’ than
to say ‘I am anxious,’” said
Jean-Pierre Olié, a professor
of psychiatry at the University
of Paris.
“Women are allowed to cry,
they are allowed to show they
are emotionally overwhelmed,
they are allowed to be afraid in
our cultural scheme.”
The internet was also cited
as a possible reason for the
growing number of hypochondriacs. The wealth of online resources for diagnosing
symptoms can feed sufferers’
anxieties.
Although a visit to the doctor may seem to assuage these
fears, problems arise when
hypochondriacs present false
symptoms which can result in
a false diagnosis - not to mention the fact that doctors’ time
is wasted in the process. Add
to this the fact that, according
to Vincent Renard, the chairman of the Union of Medical
Teachers, X-rays and medical
appointments tend to result in
more stress for patients and it
seems clear there is no magic
medicine for France’s 8 million hypochondriacs.
The news also comes as
José Manuel Barroso called the
French ‘malades imaginaires’,
referencing the title of 17th
century writer Molière’s famous play, because the French
economists refuse to accept
signs of recovery in their
economy. Although Barroso
was berated when his comments were made, it appears
the president of the European
Commission was in the right.
***
Take another look at the
debate on France and its
hypochondriacs: Supercondriaque is a French language
film which has just been released and which has sparked
a nationwide debate on
whether the French really are
‘malades imaginaires’. The
protagonist, a typical Frenchman in many respects, refuses to faire la bise for fear of
catching a cold and is never
seen without his anti-bacterial hand wash. The film was
seen by some 360,299 viewers on its first day - more than
any other French film in over
two years. ■
Amaryllis Barton
T
he
high-end
chicken
farmers
of Loué are up in
arms after an explicit porn film was shot in
broad daylight in their village and posted online. The
film, involving a “farmer’s
daughter” was not the kind
of “chick flick” you might
expect to be shot in the region made famous for its free
range poultry.
The introduction states:
“The producers went to
meet 33-year-old Sophie, a
chicken breeder, who wanted
to make a video for her husband as a Valentine’s Day
gift.” Set up as a pastiche of
a news report, the film opens
with Sophie posing near the
roadside sign for the famous
village, in a white wool
jumper and high boots, telling viewers that she “helps
farmers out”.
The film, which has already been watched well over
3 million times since it went
online in February, quickly
takes an explicit turn as Sophie reveals exactly how she
likes to “help” the local farm-
ers.
News of the video was
soon ruffling the feathers of
the locals. “In the street or
during village events, people
were joking about the subject, but I didn’t really know
what it was all about,” the
mayor of Loué, Dominique
Croyeau, told France Bleu
Marine.
After examining the film in
great detail, locals were less
than convinced that Sophie
really was who she claimed
to be. “She’s not a Loué
chicken breeder. You’d have
to be naive to believe that,
she’s an actress,” said Yves
de La Fouchardière, director
of the Fermiers de Loué cooperative, speaking to French
newspaper Les Nouvelles.
This assessment appeared
to be backed up by further
exhaustive
investigations
carried out by local law enforcement officers. Police in
the Sarthe department confirmed it was unlikely that
the “farmer’s daughter” was a
bona fide chicken breeder, as
“we also found her on other
websites”...
Although local businesses
have claimed that the video
is damaging to their reputation, no criminal complaints
have yet been filed because
there are no known victims.
Shooting a porn movie in
broad daylight and in public
is against the law in France;
prosecutors confirmed that
they can file charges if anyone comes forward who witnessed the sexual conduct
during the shoot.
The producers of the film
said they did not wish to fuel
the controversy, but told the
website 20 Minutes that “obviously no local was present
and all the sex scenes were
shot elsewhere”.
It is not the first time that
the location of a porn shoot
has generated controversy.
In December 2013 school
officials threatened to sue after sex scenes that had been
shot directly in front of their
lycée were posted online. In
that case the “dinner lady”
involved was also suspected
of being an actress and the
school later confirmed she
was not on their staff. ■
Romance isn’t dead
With the status of his own love life in doubt, François Hollande has brought someone
else’s back to life. The French president allowed a grieving widow known only as Pascale
the right to marry her dead husband.
The heartbroken widow was given special permission to marry her late partner,
Michaël, who died in 2012. The marriage was made possible by a little known law which
was introduced in 1959 after a dam burst in Southern France and killed over 500 people.
A young pregnant woman was so upset at losing her fiancé in the accident that President
Charles de Gaulle permitted them to marry. In 2011, another Frenchwoman, 35-year-old
Christelle Demichel, wed her dead boyfriend, a former police officer who was killed in
2002.
The marriage, which took place in Dizy-le-Gros, eastern France, in early March will
be binding in the same way as any other marriage. Indeed, legal experts have pointed out
that if Pascale ever wishes to marry again, she will have to file for a divorce.
The expert added: “But this should be a fairly simple procedure because it will of
course be uncontested.” ■
Amaryllis Barton
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In the garden - jobs for April
B
lustery,
blueskied April, with
its warm sunny
days and cold
frosty nights can
be a real challenge for young
plants and seedlings, but it’s
also that magical time of year
to get out and rediscover your
garden after the long winter
months.
That’s what I was going to
write, but now, the optimistic
part of me is not so sure. Given how lovely the weather was
in March, maybe we will be
“lucky” and get away with no
frosts. “Lucky” because you
always have to pay for your
pleasure, and such warm, dry
weather so early will mean
dry soil and watering later.
The garden really starts up
this month. Sowing can crack
on and go into overdrive. Get
most of what you want for the
first part of the season sown
now, in a greenhouse, porch
or sunny kitchen windowsill.
It’s better to sow small quantities regularly than too much at
once. You’ll only end up with
a glut. For salad leaves sow
a pinch of seed every week
or so. This technique is good
for everyone who doesn’t
want 10kg of radishes at the
same time - even rows of veg
could be staggered by sowing the first half a few days
earlier than the second part.
by Michelle Pierce
But I always find it difficult
to be disciplined and take my
own advice on this. Seed is so
little, generally, and a pinch
gives so many plants it’s quite
unbelievable. Is that it, I say?
I’ll just sow a few more then,
it looks so scant. Thus ending
up with thickets of lettuce.
Another good tip is to mix
a fast maturing variety with
a slower one that needs more
space. Carrots and radish
is the often cited example when you pull up your little
radishes, it thins out the row
and gives the carrots room to
develop. But why not try salad
leaves between cabbages?
Preparing the planting
If you buy plants in (here
I’m thinking about things like
courgettes or tomatoes) it really doesn’t hurt to give a bit
of extra care to their planting
site. Spread a bit of natural
fertilizer around, or cut some
fresh young nettle tops and
pile them on the ground where
you plan to plant the plants.
The nutrients will leach into
the soil, and the extra humus
will help water retention later.
Saving work later in the
year
If you keep on top of the
weeds now, then you’ll have
less to do as the season progresses. Ten minutes a day
with the hoe saves an awful
lot of effort. And remember
that some weeds are edible
- Hairy Bittercress, for example, tastes like rocket and
makes a welcome addition to
your salad.
After you’ve cleaned a patch
of ground, apply a mulch to
damp earth, and you’ll have
quite a lot less weed. Use
chopped linen, bracken, straw,
etc., but bark chippings can
acidify your soil. If you don’t
want to go to the expense of
this, try and get your ground
surface covered as completely
as possible. You can sow a
green manure. This will act
like a mulch, suppressing other weeds and feeding the soil
when you hoe it in. I tried radishes for this last year, which
worked well as they germinate
so fast. Gave a good crop, too!
brambles decompose down,
with time, to give an excellent
compost.
Turn out your compost
heaps
Put the well rotted material onto beds and borders,
especially where you had high
cropping plants, or anywhere
that yields were very low.
Maybe the soil is exhausted.
Ideally, we’d all start the year
with empty compost bins,
ready to receive the numerous
prunings, etc. we’ll need to
deal with throughout the year.
Try not to take so much green
waste to the déchetterie! Even
Look after the soft fruit
Renew your strawberry
patch by taking off the extra runners and replanting
them elsewhere, or in pots
for planting later in the year.
Feed the area and have a good
weed. Now your raspberries should be in leaf, so it’s
easy to see the dead canes.
Cut these out, and remove
any that are too weedy, look
unwell, or are in the wrong
place. Feed and mulch, and
check the wires or supports
Now is the time to make use of your compost heap
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if you have them. Make sure
your currants (black, red and
white) have good air circulation going through the middle
of them - prune if really necessary. Because it’s a bit late
now, you may have less fruit
for this year but you’ll have
healthier bushes.
Basically, now we want to
get out into the garden
Don’t be put off by the
seemingly endless list of
things to do. If it gets done
today, great. If not, there’s always tomorrow...
Good gardening! ■
FRENCH LIFE ♦ 15
Lilacs
by Michelle Pierce
Perfect panicles of swoony, heady flowers in blues, mauves or whites: who can fail to love lilacs? Nor be
impressed how a plant which originates from Persia and the Near East has made itself into an archetypal member
of the French gardening landscape?
That there are so many colours to choose from, and forms is really down to one man:
Victor Lemoine - 1823-1911
One of those Victorian nurserymen who just seemed to be able to do anything
that took his interest, he was responsible for an extraordinary number of varieties,
including potentillas, streptocarpus, fuchsias, spirea, hydrangea paniculata and
the first zonal pelargoniums. From 1850 he was based in Nancy, where his output
continued to be prodigious. However, from the 1870s it was lilacs that caught
his interest and he and his descendants introduced over 200 cultivars. In 1876
he created the double French hybrids, including the pure white form 'Madame
Lemoine'. He was the first foreigner ever to receive the Victorian Medal of
Horticulture from the RHS. There are probably not that many gardens in France
that do not owe something to his passion. Thank you, Monsieur Lemoine.
A question about Inheritance Law
Dear Sirs,
It is my understanding that all French
residents are subject to the Napoleonic
inheritance laws in France. However,
according to my Notaire, a new law will
allow any foreigner living in France to
write a will according to the law of their
nationality, which I have now done.
the law not being in force, so please
thank your Notaire for that information.
We are also not yet entirely clear about
how the fact that the UK has opted out
of the new rules, will affect their application in practice, particularly in respect of French property (real estate).
Siddalls reply:
There is no question, however, that
the new rules should provide extra
flexibility, but our first analysis is that
they will not be of benefit to many of
our clients, due to the fact that they do
not affect the issue of inheritance tax.
For simple family situations, the new
rules provide an easy way to circumvent French inheritance rules, although
solutions already exist under French
law. However, for second marriages,
unless it is certain that the survivor
will return to the UK, it is unlikely
that the new rules will be suitable,
since they could leave one family with
a potential 60% inheritance tax bill!
We are aware of the new European rules
from 2015, but were not aware that
they could already be applied, despite
For unmarried, or un-“PACSed” couples, the new rules will offer no protection from the 60% tax due by the
Furthermore, whilst I understand that
the law change does not come into
force until August 2015, I have been informed that should your spouse/partner
die before the new law comes into force
the will becomes active at that time.
Your clarification on this matter would
be appreciated.
Sincerely
Mr and Mrs XXX
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survivor on anything left to each other.
Finally, for an estate of any size, using
UK law is likely to increase the eventual inheritance tax bill for the next
generation, since it would, in theory,
annul the effects of any inheritance
tax planning done under French law.
Therefore, whilst we agree that the
new European rules will offer greater
flexibility, which is very welcome,
it will remain vital to plan each individual case, to ensure that UK law
does not cause any additional problems and that there is not a more appropriate solution under French law.
David Hardy, Siddalls France.
David Hardy is Regional Manager of
Siddalls France, Independent Financial
Adviser, specialised in tax, inheritance, pension and investment planning for the British community in the Dordogne since 1996.
Telephone 05 56 34 75 51 - Email bordeaux.
[email protected] www.siddalls.fr
Easter lamb
This slow cooked, chilli glazed lamb shoulder is perfect for
an Easter Sunday roast. Serve with roasted new potatoes and
traditional vegetables or maybe go for a healthy quinoa salad
or couscous with roast vegetables and mint yoghurt. Either
way it will make your mouth water!
Ingredients
2-2.5kg Lamb shoulder
3 Fresh rosemary sprigs, plus extra to serve
2 tbsp Olive oil
250ml White wine
1 Garlic bulb, divided into cloves, unpeeled
4-5 tbsp Chilli jam
Method
1) Preheat the oven to 160°C/fan 140°C/gas 3. Put the lamb
in a roasting tin. Make incisions all over the meat, then pull
off and insert small sprigs of rosemary into them. Scatter the
remaining rosemary around the lamb.
2) Drizzle the lamb with olive oil and season with plenty of
sea salt and black pepper. Pour the wine around the lamb and
Recipe provided by Brett from
Le Moulin du Breuil (23140 Pionnat)
www.lemoulindubreuil.com - 05 55 80 37 70
cover the tin with a
large sheet of foil.
Roast for 3 hours.
3) Remove from the
oven, lift the foil
and scatter the garlic cloves around
the lamb. Close the
foil again, return to the oven and cook for a further half
an hour.
4) Take the lamb out of the oven, remove the foil, then pour
off the juices into a bowl. Spread the lamb with the chilli
jam, then return to the oven for a further 30-40 minutes until tender and sticky. Remove the lamb and the garlic to a
warmed serving platter to rest for 20 minutes and garnish
with rosemary sprigs.
5) Meanwhile, skim the fat from the reserved meat juices,
then pour into a pan. Bubble over a medium heat until thickened, then serve with the lamb.
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FOR SALE: Saw Bench
With sliding table attachment
powerful 2HP motor with Extra
jigs included. This is a really
useful machine. Seller returning
to the UK. Best offer secures.
FOR SALE: Router Table
FURNITURE
FOR SALE: 2 antique wingback armchairs, his and
hers Very good condition,
reupholstered,
terracotta
coloured with gold flower
pattern on cushions. 60 euros
each or 110 euros the pair. Tel:
02 54 24 87 74
€20.00 Text 06 41 99 57 40
FOR SALE: Ikea pine effect
kitchen doors, drawer fronts,
side panels etc. Also some
worktop. All reasonable offers
considered. Text 06 41 99 57 40
FOR SALE: Ikea Benno TV
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€35.00 Text 06 41 99 57 40
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Coffee table 1350L x 680W
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FOR SALE: Large coffee table
Heavy teak frame with smoked
glass top. 80cm x 120cm x
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x 2cm approx 12m square 400
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ladder with stand-off, platform
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FOR SALE: Various - Furniture
9 aluminium garden chairs in
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Antique oak 3 drawer sideboard,
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Pair of old leaded light library /
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H Barnes, London with stool €150; 2 Old leather chairs for
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Old french iron bed, double,
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Old beaten copper brewing urn
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Henri Deux dresser 1400 x
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Cash only and buyer to collect.
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FOR SALE: 4 ft 6 in pine
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rotavator serviced last year.
Briggs & Stratton engine.
Condition as new. €450.00 Tel:
05 55 81 74 25
FOR SALE: Intex Krystal
clear above ground swimming
pool sand filter & pump With
instructions & video. Purchased
in error, used once. Buyer
collects. €120.00ono Tel: Tony
or Marie on 02 54 25 39 79
FOR SALE: Powerful Hedge
Trimmer. Plus Large Leaf
Blower/ Vacuum. Both only
rarely used. Seller returning
to the UK. Best offer secures.
FOR SALE: Sit-On Mower
Only rarely used, seller
returning to the UK. Best
offer secures. Email: gezcra@
hotmail.com
FOR SALE: Large wooden
oval patio table With four
chairs, sunshade with lights and
base. Good condition. €100.00
Tel: 05 87 77 20 82
FOR
SALE:
Various
Gardening MTD 42” side eject
ride on mower - 499€3 person
garden swing settee - 25€Old
atco 24” cylinder mower,
collectors item but worked last
time out -€25Old allen scythe,
collectors item but worked last
time out - €25Wolf submersible
water pump, 240v, s’steel low
pressure - €15Dorinox high
pressure water pump, 240v,
s’steel, suction / delivery €252 lengths 3/4” garden hose
of good quality,35 -40m total, €0.5per mPrices o.n.o. photos
on demand, delivery at cost if
required. Dept 87. Tel: 05 55 56
62 84 Email: pugsley.homer@
gmail.com
GENERAL
FOR SALE: Rocking chair
€100.00 Tel: 02 54 24 29 76
FOR SALE: Vintage log burner
€300.00 Tel: 02 54 24 29 76
Email: [email protected] FOR
SALE: Singer sewing machine
with treadle table (Egyption
sphinx design). Complete with
instruction book. €200.00
Tel: 02 54 24 29 76 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Franco-Belge Oil
Burner With new pump and
tank and accessories. Very good
condition. €480.00 Tel: 02 54
24 29 76 Email: sablage@mail.
com
FOR SALE: Sauter calor gas
range cooker Black with gold
colour knobs & trim. 5 burners
and large oven. Excellent
condition & good working order.
€250.00 Tel: 05 87 77 20 82
FOR SALE: Godin Chatelaine
“’Fioul” Wood burner with back
boiler Central heating system runs
6 -8 radiators. Been used for 3 full
winters. Very efficient. Black and
with brass fittings. In Excellent
condition. If interested, can see
it working until the end of April.
€2,500.00ono Tel: 02 54 30 78 14
Email: Juliet.stringer@btinternet.
com
FOR SALE: 4 berth tent with
central porch A PROACTION
4 person 2 room tent. Size:
210x140+120+140x140
CM.
Mint Condition { used only 3
times } Cost 159.99 GBP, only
60.00 Euros, situated @ St. Dizier
Leyrenne. €60.00 Tel: Bob 05
55 64 48 35 Email: bigbob.bb@
wanadoo.fr
FOR SALE: White Villeroy &
Boch double sink with integral
drainer Size L160cm x W60cm
x D20cm. V.G.C. Most fittings
still attached. Ideal for kitchen
renovation
project.
Buyer
Collects. €150.00ono Tel: Tony
or Marie on 02 54 25 39 79
FOR SALE: Various - General
Bestway inflatable LAY Z SPA, 4
person, never out of the box, Argos
£350 - €200Mirror dinghy with
oars mast & sails suitable fishing
/ sailing €150Childs fold up
scooter - €101.6m skis, 2 pairs €25 per pairLadies ski boots, size
38/39 - €25Quality Pro-kennex
squash & badminton racquets,
old stock but new & unused,
choice - €20 eachStrap-on bike
rack - €5Thai parasols choice €10Insulating Swimming pool
cover, 4m diameter - €10Roller
blades, size 38/ 39 with helmet €10Pair ladies leather riding boots
with chaps, size 38/39 - €10Pair
snowshoes (modern) TSL T25
- €25Set level par golf clubs,
3 woods, 9 irons & Putter,bag,
shoes, tees & balls - €45Prices
o.n.o. photos on demand, delivery
at cost if required. Dept 87. Tel:
05 55 56 62 84 Email: pugsley.
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Highland waterproof
boots (Cotton Traders) Male/
Female generous size 7. Wine
colour with cozy faux fur lining.
Worn once. Great for dog
walking. New £50, accept £25 (30
euros). €30.00 Tel: 05 55 81 38
06 (23210 Azat Chatenet)
FOR SALE: 12Kw Supra Wood
Burner Good condition (750mm
x 440mm x 720mm high), single
aspect, s/s flue liner. Buyer
collects (St Laurent sur Gorre).
€400.00ono Tel: 06 48 05 26 67
FOR SALE: Ronseal Wood Paint
2.5lt pure brilliant white gloss. 13
available. £24.95 in Homebase.
18 euros per can, price negotiable.
Tel: 05 55 62 04 64
FOR SALE: SUNTEC M125
Compact mixer desk for
microphones/instruments 4 mono
and 4 stereo inputs plus many
other features. As new - only 4
months old. Photos available.
Cash only and buyer to collect.
€65.00 Tel: 05 55 64 22 25 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Various Modern
double steel radiator - excellent
condition 95 x 90. €40.00 (new
€150.00); 4 white plastic garden
chairs (as new) €15.00. Please
contact for further information or
photos (La Souterraine). Tel: 05
55 63 43 35
FOR SALE: EXERCISE CYCLE
Electronic Digital Timer and
Readout. Hardly Used, Brilliant
Condition. (Collect) Nr La
Souterraine, Creuse. €60.00ono
FOR SALE: Ornamental Steel
Gate Fits a 2 metre opening.
Height at centre 1.3 metres. Buyer
collects. €50.00 Tel: 0555 787902
(near Rochechouart)
FOR SALE: 150+ Old roof slates
Buyer collects. €35.00 Tel: 0555
787902 (near Rochechouart)
FOR SALE: Super king size
duvet Unused. €10.00 Text 06
41 99 57 40 Email: hopgoods@
gmail.com
FOR SALE: Ice cream maker
Philips. Little used. €25.00 Text
06 41 99 57 40 Email: hopgoods@
gmail.com
FOR SALE: Mirror (80 by 65cm)
Painted wood - yellow with small
decoration - with matching wall
lights, toilet roll holder, towel
holder, soap dish holder and shelf.
Very French! €45.00 Text 06
41 99 57 40 Email: hopgoods@
gmail.com
FOR SALE: Ladies Golf Clubs
Full set hardly used. Golf bag &
trolley plus shoulder bag. All in
excellent condition. €150.00ono
Tel: 05 55 68 48 02 (evenings)
FOR SALE: Apollo Transition
aluminium folding camping bike
Colour silver and black. 6 speed.
Like new. Will accept 80 euros.
€80.00 Tel: 05 55 56 21 99 Gary
FOR SALE: Gas Cooker Rosieres 4 ring burners, large
oven, bottom drawers. Works on
gas bottle. Good working order.
€50.00 Tel: 02 48 56 74 73
FOR SALE: Ornate Log Burner
Very good condition. €280.00
Tel: 02 54 24 29 76 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Mobility Scooter
New Battery €480.00 Tel: 02 54
24 29 76 Email: sablage@mail.
com
CLASSIFIEDS ♦ 17
The Bugle CLASSIFIEDS are brought to you in association with
FOR SALE: TETRO petrol space
heater Only used a couple of
times, complete with instruction
book. €50.00 Tel: 02 54 30 67 86
(Ste-Severe area)
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: Tent Quechua Base II
2-person, fold up tent in carry bag
with straps for carrying on back,
used one afternoon for at archery
competition. €30.00 Tel: 06 82
86 59 36 Email: synandglue@
orange.fr
FOR SALE: Ladies Cycle 19”
frame (Green), 26” x 1.95” wheel
size. 21 Shimano gears.. Little
used. €50.00 Tel: 06 82 86 59 36
FOR SALE: Gents cycle 21”
frame (Gold), 26” x 1.95” wheel
size. 21 Shimano gears.. Little
used. €50.00 Tel: 06 82 86 59 36
FOR SALE: Stable door Second
hand 2ft 6in x 6ft 6in complete
with frame, installed for 10
months, good condition. €50.00
Tel: 05 55 61 19 81
FOR SALE: Graco Highchairs 2
highchairs - one spot, one yellow.
Can be folded for easy storage
– complete with Detachable
Tray - Lovely Clean Condition
BARGAIN 16 euro (each). Tel:
05 55 64 46 27 (23400 St Dizier
Leyrenne) Email: tiony_48@
hotmail.com
FOR SALE: SELECTION of
jigsaw puzzles free to good home
A folding jigsaw mat 5 euros. Tel:
02 54 30 67 86 (Ste-Severe area)
FOR SALE: Hotelware (Limoges)
Excellent for tea room or chambre
d’hôtes use: 10 tea-pots (3cup); 5
sugar bowls; 10 small milk jugs
(150cl); 2 large milk jugs (300
cl); 18 teacups and saucers; 20 tea
plates; 14 coffee cups (demi-tasse)
and saucers. White with flower
and leaf border. To be sold as a lot
for 250€. €250.00 Tel: 05 55 69
21 98 (near St-Léonard-de-Noblat
87400)
FOR SALE: 15 Large bales
of meadow hay Fertiliser
and ragwort free. £18 each.
Delivery can be arranged in the
Rochechouart area. Tel: 05 55 50
47 75
FOR SALE: Polished beech
cot Used a total of 6 weeks by
our visiting grand-daughter.
It has three adjustable height
settings. The mattress has an
adjustable head piece so it can be
inclined if baby has a cold or the
snuffles. Both cot and mattress
are unmarked and as new and
are easily dismantled. Benevent
L’Abbaye, Creuse. €70.00 Tel: 05
87 40 91 26
FOR SALE: Bosch Induction
hob Four heating rings each with
booster. 56 by 51 cm. €80.00
Text 06 41 99 57 40 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Guinea pig/hamster
cage 87 by 50 by 45cm. As new.
€15.00 Text 06 41 99 57 40
FOR SALE: Two Unique Table
Lamp Bases Manufactured
from hand-thrown Arabic pots
complete with turned mahogany
tops and brass lampholders.
Already fitted with long flexes.
Please ask for photo. Euros 40 the
two. Tel: 05 55 63 43 69
FOR SALE: Listo refrigerator
Under worktop model, excellent
condition and good working order.
€100.00 Tel: 05 87 77 20 82
FOR SALE: 2 metal adjustable
trestles Working height 1.5mtr
max. €25.00 Tel: 05 55 61 19 81
FOR SALE: JTNatural range Basin with infinity plate 700mm
x 450mm. 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 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. €325.00 Email: vanessa.
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Part of my extensive
collection of Taxidermy {
Trophees de chasse } Boar Heads,
from 150 Euros, Red Deer Heads
from 150 Euros, Roe Deer Heads
from 40 Euros, Roe Deer Skull
Mounts from 25 Euros, Cow
Head Mounts from 40 Euros,
Pine Martin full mounts from 60
Euros, Red Squirrel full mounts
from 15 Euros, Golden Pheasant
full mount 70 Euros, Pheasant full
mount 65 Euros, Fox full mounts
from 60 Euros, Pair of Victorian
mounted Cobras with mongooses
100 Euros. PLUS many more
related items. Contact for more
details and photos. Phone Bob
0555-64-48-35 Email: bigbob.
[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) Email: tiony_48@
hotmail.com
VEHICLES / PARTS
FOR
SALE:
French
L.H.D.Renault Express van
(white) CT’d until august. 1000
cc Petrol. Good order / Tow bar
fitted. Full sized roof rack capable
of carrying full sized plasterboard.
Runs
well.
€750.00ono
Tel: 05 55 82 35 12 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Renault Clio 2 1.5
DCI LHD 1st regd 07/2003. Good
condition /needs CT. Diesel.
162.900 km. €1,500.00ono Tel:
05 55 82 35 12
FOR SALE: Honda CBR
motorbike
Beautiful
bike.
€2,000.00 Tel: 02 54 24 29 76
FOR SALE: LDV 200 Diesel
Van Long wheel base, high top.
Peugeot engine. 72,000 miles.
Taxed until August. Mechanically
excellent. €600.00 Tel: 02 48 56
74 73
FOR SALE: Camping Car
French lhd, 1.9 turbo diesel, 1997,
147,000 km, excellent condition
inside and out. New fridge, new
battery, shower room with sink &
toilet. 4berth, cooker & sink. Solar
panel. Bike rack. Must be seen.
€13,500.00 Tel: 05 49 48 35 23
FOR SALE: Metallic Silver
BMW 118D This is a 2007
October 1.8 diesel and has done
106,000 km from new. LHD and
French registered. The condition
both inside and out is pristine.
Bought at 30,000km from BMW
in Limoges it has been serviced
in accordance with the schedule.
Drives like new and will achieve
in excess of 50mpg on the
motorway. Priced 10% below
garage pricing for a quick sale.
€8,500.00 Please call to view - 05
55 68 47 33
FOR SALE: Hymer Eriba
camping car - motor home/
camping car 2001, 87000
kms LHD cam belt replaced
at 70,000km. Fiat Ducato 2.8
JTD base. Good tyres. Sleeps 4,
shower/WC, propane hot water
& heating. Kitchen two burners,
and fridge gas/electric. Awning,
TV, cycle carrier (3). Solar panel.
Can be seen in Chassenon (16).
18,900 euros. Offers considered.
€18,900.00 Tel: 09 66 87 02 74
FOR SALE: FIAT PUNTO 1.2
RHD 63000 miles. First registered
in 2003, re-registered in France.
ABS, power steering, radio
cassette player. One owner, non
smoker. Good general condition,
battery almost new, tyres in good
condition. Controle technique
OK until 06/2015. Available
immediately. Price: 1490 euros
(lacentrale valued the car at 2700
euros) €1,490.00 Tel: 06 37 61 95
44 Email: [email protected]
FOR SALE: 1994 Ford Escort
Van (ex-GPO) for spares or
restore. Still on English plates {
Sorn Declaration } but fitted with
French headlights, 2 new front
tyres. Only 94,000 miles, engine
has running time clock. Before
bringing this van to France, it was
fitted with re-con cylinder head,
new fuel pump and filter, new
brakes and shocks. Just needs a
battery and she will run. €350.00
Phone Bob 0555-64-48-35 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: French L.H.D.
lhd headlights Used for one year.
€100.00 Tel: 05 55 61 19 81
FOR SALE: Mercedes C180
Kompressor Elegance Estate
2003, 162,000km, 2 owners,
automatic, all extras. Immaculate.
LHD.
French
registration.
€7,990.00ono Tel: 05 55 71 79 31
Email: john.martin@netcourrier.
com
FOR SALE: 1995 Kawasaki
GPZ 1100 { the fast 1. 175 MPH
} Still on English plates. Sorn
Declaration. Only 24,000 miles,
only run during summer months.
Mint condition, fully serviced
summer 2013. Comes with pair
of Givi rear panniers. €3,500.00
Tel: Bob 05 55 64 48 35 Email:
[email protected]
FOR SALE: Towbars Citroen
Xsara Picasso & Peugeot 406
towbars - both complete with
wiring. €60 and €40. Towbar,
make unsure, complete with
wiring. €25. Tel: 02 48 56 74 73
FOR SALE: FORD IVECO
75E15 CARGO 7.5 Tonnes
WAGON M Reg (1994)
216,914 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: Nissan Primera 2.2
DCI Turbo Diesel Hatchback
2004 UK registered. Long
MOT. 11 months tax. Low
mileage. Excellent all-round
condition. Regularly serviced.
Very economical (no cam
belt required). 6-speed, cruise
control, alloy wheels, reversing
camera, on-board computer, air
conditioning, electric windows,
power steering, central locking
with alarm, fold down rear seats,
large boot, new Witter towbar
with twin electrics. Spacious
comfortable car in very good
overall condition. €1,900.00
Tel: 02 48 56 74 73
WHITE GOODS
FOR SALE: Maytag American
large capacity washing machine
with large tumble dryer
VGC. Can be seen working.
€350.00ono Tel: 05 55 61 19 81
FOR SALE: Ariston Up-Right
Freezer 5 foot 6 inches High, 2
foot wide, 2 foot deep. 8 shelves.
3 years old { cost 803 Euros }
fully working, but does not auto
de-frost. €150.00 Phone Bob
0555-64-48-35 Email: bigbob.
[email protected]
Help Wanted
WANTED: Seeking an assistant
to help me with training and
competing my 2 Merens (large)
ponies Location: La Creuse.
Male or female, full or parttime, live in or out. Salary
commensurate with knowledge
and experience in both driving
and riding. Tel: 05 55 41 69 93
Email:
lulufrance23@yahoo.
com
WANTED: Wood Cutting Help
Do you have a band-saw? From
time to time I need to cut long,
narrow, laminations in various
woods. Could you, for a fee, cut
them for me or let me use your
band-saw (I know how to use
one, I just don’t have room for
one)? Tel: 05 55 54 95 77 Email:
[email protected]
WANTED
WANTED: Celotex or Kingspan
50mm Tel: 05 55 64 63 84
Email: bob.evans23400@gmail.
com
WANTED: Second hand tractor
mower Preferably one which
picks up the grass. Must be in
good working order. Tel: 06 41
99 57 40 Email: hopgoods@
gmail.com
WANTED: Treadmill/exercise
walker New or used in excellent
condition. Electrically-operated.
Does not need to be “state of
the art”. Just a machine that will
help me lose some of the weight
I have put on from all the great
food here in France. Tel: 05 55
41 69 93
WANTED: Part-time help
wanted with showjumping
horses Based in Vaulry 87140,
prof rider looking for help with
jumpers and youngstock a few
times a week, maybe a few hours
at the weekend. Feeding, hay,
tacking up, sweeping, grooming,
etc. Suit semi-retired person,
or someone just interested in
competition horses. Experience
with horses essential. Flexible
hours. Call Louise on 06 44 10
14 95 Email: arenberg.stud@
yahoo.co.uk
WANTED: Used Romane Canal
roof tiles Must be in reasonable
condition. Tel: 05 45 63 14 41
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
Citroën C5 break, diesel, 110 FAP,
6HP (5,4 L/100), only 104000
km, 01/2005. Perfect condition,
as new, closed parking, regularly
serviced by Citroën, new exhaust
filter. Metallic grey, computer,
cruise control, radars, etc.
€6,500.00 Tel: 06 14 86 61 11 / 02
38 41 04 29 Email: jc.baubron@
cegetel.net
FOR SALE: VOLVO V50 2.0D
FEELING LHD. 2006 - CT
OK. Abs. On board computer.
Cruise control. Climate control.
Electric windows. 6 speed. Cd
player / radio. Airbags. Alloys
16”. 2 new tyres, serviced and
cam belt changed March 2014.
Vgc interior & exterior. Please
email for more info & pictures.
€6,000.00 Tel: 02 54 36 71 96
FOR SALE: 4 brand new tyres
Still in wrapping. Ordered wrong
size for my Audi. Landsail 225/
45z / r17. 94 w xl. Cost 270 euros
will accept 190 euros. €190.00
Tel: 05 55 56 21 99 Gary
FOR SALE: Hyundai Santa Fe
EVOLUTION 23
Par RN 145, sortie 48
rue Johannes Gutenberg, 23000 GUERET
Tél : 05 55 52 82 15
GPS: 46.1831, 1.8800
18 ♦ DIRECTORY
Business Directory
Your indispensable guide to finding local businesses & artisans
Activities & Leisure
Animals & Pets
Antiques/Brocantes
Auto Services
Building Services
Architects
Carpenters/Joiners
Electricians
Fosses Septiques
General
Groundworks
Activities
& Leisure
Painters/Decorators
Plasterers
Plumbers
Chimney Sweeps
Computers/Satellites
Food & Drink
>> pg 19
Garden Services
>> pg 19
Gifts & Crafts
>> pg 19
>> pg 19-20 Handholding Services
>> pg 20-21 Health & Beauty
Insurance & Finance
>> pg 21
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Animals & Pets
>> pg 21
>> pg 21
>> pg 21-22
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>> pg 24
>> pg 24
The Orchard
Kennels & Cattery
(Farges, nr. Aubusson)
Small & friendly, English run.
Viewings welcome.
Certificat de capacité.
Also available: Pet foods, treats
& accessories.
Language Services
Online Shopping
Pest Control
Property Maintenance
Property Sales
Retail & Commerce
Transport/Removals
/Storage
General
Antiques/
Brocantes
Mon - Sat: 9.00 - 7.00
www.the-orchard.eu
siret: 504 584 228 00010
Hotel / Golf / Spa
www.les-dryades.fr
see main ad - pg 14
DAY TICKET FISHING
Enjoy a day's fishing at Lake Brillac,
situated in Brillac, 16500.
Carp, Roach, Zander and Perch.
Sport fishing only - no kill policy.
Full day ticket - €10 pp
Open daily. Night fishing available on request.
Equipment hire/bait available at extra cost.
[email protected]
Tel: 09 74 76 76 62
www.etangbrillac.weebly.com
Siret No. 511 322 554 00011
Flying Lessons
www.flyinginfrance.com
See page 13
VALROFF Bateaux bois
Small sailing boats,
canoes & fishing boats
• Handmade from wood
• Strip planking and traditional
• Custom-made oars and paddles
www.valroffbateauxbois.com
Tel: 05-55-67-28-98
23700 MAINSAT
ZE DOG (& CAT) HOUSE
Family, cage-free boarding for dogs and cats.
Positive dog training and counseling.
We make sure that “Ze Dog (& Cat) House”
is a real home from home for your
companions so that they, as well as you,
spend a great time on holiday!
June Altman, Le Puytren, 87800 Meilhac
Tel: 05 55 58 87 94 / Mob: 06 61 01 12 21
Certificat de capacité n° 87-203 RCS Limoges 750 912 057
Champlong
Chatterie
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
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
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
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:
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.
Friday-Sunday, 14h00-17h30
[email protected]
www.lagrangebrocante.com
Auto
Services
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 13
SIRET: 494 125 016 00019
Animal communication
MOTOR PARTS
Gentle healing for people and pets.
Complementing conventional treatments
by easing the side effects. Helping to identify
the causes of allergic reactions and
behavioural problems. More information at:
Suppliers of Car & Van Spares
& LHD headlights
English, French, German - and Animal spoken! Katharina Maiss
Your
advert
here
La Grange Brocante Le Mécanique
[email protected]
www.ame-et-corps.com
Tel: 06.66.24.84.59
>> pg 25-26
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05 55 41 17 76
Contact Dave Grant: 05 55 67 58 87
Les Dryades
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>> pg 25
>> pg 25
CHARENTE
Direct to France at big savings!
also Mower Batteries and drive belts!
www.motorpartscharente.com
Delivery via Parcelforce Worldwide to your door in France
JOHN SOWERSBY
+44 (0)1377 255470 / +44 (0)7830 170761
[email protected]
RING BILL!
Registered Car Mechanic
05.55.81.31.85
See Display Ad pg 20
[email protected]
05 55 41 17 76
DIRECTORY ♦ 19
ADVERTORIAL
La Noneix Construction and Property Services
Limousin residents Paul and
Joanne Rands moved to France
with their two young children 8
years ago and established their
successful construction company,
La Noneix Construction and
Property Services, offering a
full range of building services,
from a small job right through
to a total renovation or complete
new-build.
H
ere at La Noneix
Construction we are
into our 8th year of
trading in France and
business is going from strength
to strength. We find that there
are still a lot of people moving
to France from other countries
and many of those are buying
properties that require substantial
renovation. The number of barn
renovations, extensions and reroofing jobs we are doing on old
properties can only be good for
the region, with old properties
being given new life. When
carrying out a large renovation,
the customer needs to be sure
that the company they choose is
fully qualified, insured, reliable
and has a good track record.
We pride ourselves on meeting
these criteria and for the attention
to detail and level of customer
service that we provide.
We are in constant contact
with our clients; we effectively
run a 24/7 business via phone and
email. Often, our clients will be
based offsite or overseas and we
send weekly updates, with photos
of how the work is progressing.
They are able to get back from
work in an evening and email us
to find out how things are going we will always respond.
We find that this service
is essential to our customers
who do not live permanently
in France, allowing them to
remotely see exactly what has
been happening in their absence.
This not only provides peace of
mind, but also avoids the need
for constant, costly trips back and
forth to make sure that the work
is being carried out effectively
and efficiently.
Something
that
we
unfortunately see a lot of are
enquiries from people who
have been let down by other
companies, who have either
not finished the job or have
not carried out the work to the
relevant standard. When doing
any kind of work, but especially
when the work is structural, it is
imperative that customers ensure
anyone they use has a valid
insurance policy to cover them
for this work.
La Noneix Construction
and Property Services is a
professional enterprise that is
registered at the Chambre de
Métiers. We operate under a full,
mandatory 10-year insurance
(décennale) and we have an
excellent customer service
record.
Don’t take our word for it,
though, just listen to what our
customers have to say about our
business in their own words:
Building
Services
Building
Services
Architectural
Services
Carpenters/
Joiners
Architectural
DRAWING
SERVICE
Le Charme
De Chêne
Handmade solid oak
joinery and furniture
Renovating your
French property?
New build?
Dossiers prepared
Permis de Construire
Déclarations Préalables
Tel: 05 53 52 36 05
[email protected]
SIRET: 493 770 358 00015
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
After
Before
“La Noneix Construction
have built an extension to our
house and we are very pleased
with the result. Paul and Joanne
work extremely well as a team,
a quality builder with a superb
administrator.” - Peter and Jean
“I have used La Noneix
Construction for a number of
projects on my house in France,
the biggest project being a new
roof. Joanne and Paul are very
helpful and offer great advice,
without any pressure to accept
a quote. The quality of work is
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
Building
Services
Electricians
second to none and all work has
been completed quicker than
expected without compromise
on quality. You get what you
pay for, and with La Noneix
Construction that is guaranteed
quality workmanship. I would
recommend them to anyone
wishing to have some work done
on their house.” - Andy
“We have known Paul and
Joanne for several years and
they are a lovely helpful couple.
Paul has done several jobs
for us and we have always been
SHAUN BARWICK
QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN
Building
Services
SALAMANDRE
Fosses
Septiques
électricité
Keith SLOPER
Tel: 05 55 64 94 20
Mob: 07 86 38 09 61
* Qualified electrician
* All types of electrical
works carried out
* Free estimates
* Fault finding
* Consuel certification arranged
* Temporary and permanent
EDF supplies arranged
* Departments 23 and 87
Lumiere Service
et Energie
Steven Rofe
20+ Years experience
www.scrollart.co.uk
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 north 24
[email protected]
Oradour-sur-Vayres (87150)
siret: 790 016 984 00011
Siren 527 854 749
• 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: 794 282 368 00016
Siret No. 501.792.386.00010
CHARTERED
STRUCTURAL
ENGINEER
Nicholas Hemming
Wood Craft
Pink Electrique
Leigh Dodd
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
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 05 56 42 81
+44 (0)7448 466 662
Web: www.versineer.com
Siret: 498 843 051 00018
SHUTTERS / VOLETS
Made to Measure
Woodwork
Pine Window Shutters from €35
Pine Ledge and Brace Doors from €69
Bespoke items made
05 55 14 12 43
www.nicholashemming.co.uk
02 48 63 15 09 - see main ad pg 9
[email protected]
05 55 41 17 76
Tel: 09 72 35 74 73
Ruth & Geoff Kowalczyk
All electrical work, home automation & security.
Project management. See our website for more
information. French qualified and insured.
30+ years worldwide experience.
Departments covered: 23, 36, 87.
Tel: 05 55 63 10 68
Mob: 06 64 59 48 64
www.pink-electrique.fr
SIRET: 788 709 871 00016
[email protected]
La Noneix Construction
& Property Services
Tel: 05.55.66.44.06
Find more information on:
www.lanoneix.com
Please mention
The Bugle when
responding to adverts
No Siret: 494 916 760 00015
BARWICK
ÉLECTRICITÉ
happy with his work, always on
time and always a quality job.
Paul is very easy to talk to and
always able to solve any problems
that every job seems to have.
We would not hesitate to
recommend Paul and his team to
anyone who requires work to be
done.” - Pat and Colin ■
ELECTRICIAN
O5.55.48.95.86
www.saraleigh.com
Rewires, renovations
and all other electrical needs
Fully insured, 25+ Years experience
Based near St-Yrieix-la-Perche
Depts covered: 87, 24 & 19
[email protected]
Siret: 507 643 336 00013
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
Groundworks, foundations, driveways, etc.
Building & Renovation services
Free devis and site visit
05.55.64.11.73
We guarantee to beat any like for like quote !
siret: 514 556 208 00015
[email protected]
05 55 41 17 76
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
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20 ♦ 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.
See website for more info - www.entreprisehines.com - 05 55 89 69 46 - [email protected]
siret: 503 169 237 00016
Building
Services
Please mention
The Bugle when
R & B Construction
Fosses
Septiques
Fosse France
Solutions
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
ALL ASPECTS OF
RENOVATION & CONSTRUCTION
* Spring Discounts *
• House & barn renovations
• Garage/loft conversions
• Bathroom/shower rooms
• Doors/windows • Roofing
• Patios/decking
• Plumbing & Electrical
See our website:
www.rb-first-construction.com
Tel: 05 55 37 74 06 (Dave)
Tel: 05 55 69 75 67 (Steve)
(Depts 23, 87 & 19) siret: 501 792 386 00010
La Coterie Entreprise
Approved septic tank installer
05.55.80.83.30
www.lce23.com
See our main ad opposite
House/Barn
Clearance
Building
Services
•Complete clearance service (just
moved in?/just moving out?)
•All types of household and garden
rubbish and waste removal. Including
stone, metal, rubble, etc.
•Landscaping, clearing and tree work
(qualified tree surgeon).
•Pre-sale/Post-purchase house
clearing and cleaning.
Contact Kristian on:
[email protected]
General
05-55-62-24-27 / 06-48-77-79-19
Siret: 511 277 527 00012
Max Huggett
Davis & Davis
30 years' Experience in Construction,
Renovation & Project Management
Experienced and
fully registered builder
Quality Workmanship Guaranteed
Internal/ External Developments
Offering a broad selection of building
services in depts. 87, 19 & 23.
From one off installations to complete
renovations, construction,
landscaping and ground works.
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...
T: 05 55 69 37 64
M: 06 80 92 23 82
05 55 60 29 50 / 06 04 13 30 57
www.maxhuggett.com
No job too big (or small). Give us a
call for a free competitive quote.
English & French spoken
Based Arnac-la-Poste - Covering depts 87, 23 & 19
Siret: 518 511 340 00011
Siret: 498 203 652 00017
RSW Entreprises
Fosse Septique Specialist
05.55.80.00.57
See our Display Ad - pg 12
GODSON
Travaux Publics
www.pilgrim23.com
05.55.62.61.12 - pg 3
RING BILL!
Registered
Car Mechanic
05 55 81 31 85
■ Services
■ Brakes
■ MOT Prep
(contrôle technique)
SIRET: 494 617 798 00017
■ ... much more
Dept. 23 & surrounding areas
Need a pair of
hands?
Building Renovations & Small Jobs
• Velux Windows • Roof Repairs
• Tiling • Plumbing • Plaster boarding
• Garden Projects & Maintenance
For more info please call Barrie
05.55.02.66.58 / 06.76.09.68.37
Or visit my website
www.bw-renovations.co.uk
SIRET: 501 338 230 00011
Eurl Réno-Gén
ROOFING
SPECIALISTS
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
All types of roofing
External insulation
Carpentry work
Dormer windows
Velux windows
Zinc guttering
Chimney repoints
Lead flashing, etc.
Contact Phil Andrews:
Siret: 533 577 128 00010
Old Style Creativity
Rural Renovations
Multi-skilled Professional Workmanship
for every aspect of your build.
Please see our portfolio at :
Mob: 06 42 38 54 22
Tel: 02 54 30 11 20
www.oldstylecreativity.weebly.com
Contact Kristian Woodgate on:
[email protected]
05-55-62-24-27 / 06-48-77-79-19
siret: 511 277 527 00012
siret: 509 180 410 00011
KWIKSTAGE
Scaffold Hire
Your
advert
here
05 55 41 17 76
Monte Sarginson
DIY or Full
Scaffold Service
See our website
or phone for details
05 55 89 69 46
House Renovations www.entreprisehines.com
Inside & Out
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
05 55 41 17 76
Dave Cardwell - Builder
05 55 98 24 12
SIRET: 503 169 237 00016
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
SIRET: 531 768 182 00010
Property
Maintenance Services
Qualified Tradesman 20+ years experience
Offering extensive handyman
and general maintenance services
Small jobs a speciality, able to work with
you on your renovation projects
Affordable & reliable, a quality job every time
Servicing 23 and surrounding areas. Call Jim:
05 55 66 23 97
06 27 25 07 78
Siret: 792 049 025 00010
Harlequin
Developments
All aspects of renovation
and refurbishment, big or
small, undertaken.
Harlequin Developments are
a Distributor and Installer
for Solarventi, solar
dehumidifying and water heating
products, as well as a range of
other renewable energies
05.55.68.67.56
06.06.60.46.97
[email protected]
www.harlequindevelopments.com
SIRET: 494.501.067.00016
Entreprise
Hines
Building & Renovation
● Roofing - New & Repairs
● Masonry
● Plastering
● Dry Lining
● Sand Blasting
● Equestrian Buildings
● Digger/Scaffold Hire
● ... and much, much more
28 years qualified experience
05.55.89.69.46
www.entreprisehines.com
[email protected]
SIRET: 503 169 237 00016
INSTALLATION23
- Electricity
- Plumbing
- Air conditioning and heat pump
- Small renovations
(bathrooms, kitchens, etc.)
Dutch and English spoken
E-mail: [email protected]
Mob. 06 40 56 96 12
Tel. 05 55 67 57 64
Siret: 753 054 030 00014
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
Open Mon-Sat 8.30am to 6pm - www.reclamation-yard.com
Only 1km from Confolens on the D952 Ansac-sur-Vienne road
DIRECTORY ♦ 21
ADVERTORIAL
To advertise in The Bugle Business Directory, call 05 55 41 17 76
WASTE REMOVAL
SERVICES
Double D
Renovations & Home
Improvements
05 55 65 00 29 - pg 7
• house and barn clearances
• dechetterie runs
• rubbish removal
• cash paid for scrap
• general labouring service
• 7.5 tonne tipper for hire
• mini digger - with/without driver
T J Renovations
30 years experience in building trade
05 55 37 45 35
06 74 21 47 71
Full refurbishments undertaken
• Stone/Brickwork • Patios
• Repointing • Studwork
• General Repairs & Maintenance
All areas in the Limousin covered
Contact Tim
siret 532 981 198 00015
Your
advert
here
05 55 61 08 02 / 06 52 23 89 54
web: www.builderinthecreuse.co.uk
Siret: 750 068 116 00011
La Noneix
Construction
Established, Professional and
Personal Building Services. Fully
registered with décennale
insurance covering all works.
●Renovations
●New builds ●Roofing
●Stonework ●Carpentry
●Ground works
[email protected]
SIRET: 501 144 596 00019
French Lily
Kitchens & Interiors
05 55 80 92 91 - see pg 11
3kw Solar PV Installation
Eurl Réno-Gén
02 54 30 11 20 / 06 42 38 54 22
see main ad - pg 11
Plasterers
Simon Carter
Multiskilled Artisan
Qualified craftsman with over 25 years UK
experience, now based in Haute-Vienne
Specialist services:
Interior & exterior painting,
wallpapering, plastering & boarding,
floor restoration, tiling.
FREE QUOTES
Building
Services
Web: www.sjcmontluc.fr
siret: 792.130.932.00017
Groundworks
Mini-Digger with driver
05.55.78.62.29
[email protected]
See Main Ad - pg 22
[email protected]
05 55 41 17 76
Septic tanks
systems designed with permissions &
paperwork included and independent
approval with certification.
For more information
on advertising in the
Bugle Business
Directory, give us
a call or send us an
email:
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
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
The friendly and reliable
plasterer
Building
Services
Registered in France.
Fully insured
offering 10 year guarantee.
Call Stuart on:
05 55 80 92 91
[email protected]
Siret: 534 396 908 00012
GLEN VINEY
PLASTERER
Quality Plasterwork,
Internal & External
[email protected]
05 55 41 17 76
(18 Years Experience)
diagnostic report and remedial works – consuel
approvals - liaison with ERDF for changes. full
re-wires, new-build, additions, modifications.
Chris the Plasterer
Siret No. 513 415 091 00018
Plasterboarding, Partitioning,
Skiming, Solid Plastering,
Floor Screeding,Rendering: Mono
Couche/Coloured Render
Waterproofing Render Systems
Electrics
[email protected]
05 55 41 17 76
« LE PLATRIER »
Tel: 05 87 19 91 50
Mob: 07 81 26 88 65 Le Plâtrier du Limousin
Large or small projects undertaken
- please view our website.
Contact: Paul or Joanne Rands
05.55.66.44.06
www.lanoneix.com
Building
Services
Painters/
Decorators
Montluc Painting
& Decorating
05 55 41 17 76
& Property Services
Building
Services
Tel: 06 45 18 86 10
Siret: 527 736 326 00010
Renovation
bathrooms & kitchens
from design to completion; ceilings;
partition walls; drylining.
Plumbers
H20 CREUSE
Heating & Plumbing engineer
05 55 63 89 23
see pg 4
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Tel: 05.55.80.83.30
Web: LCE23.com
22 ♦ DIRECTORY
ADVERTORIAL
Local, naturally grown, seasonal vegetables
From April 2014, Le petit haricot, based in Vayres in
southern Haute-Vienne, will be producing and selling
naturally grown vegetables, without the use of pesticides.
If you prefer to eat fresh, seasonal and locally grown vegetables, you are at the right address.
E
ver since I was young
I liked to cook. As a
student, some friends
and I would cook nice
vegetarian meals for each other
every Friday. We all lived in
the city so good (organic) vegetables were relatively easy to
find. At the end of my studies I
moved out of the city and shops
were not so close by. I found it
was harder to locate good tasting
vegetables.
The nearest organic shop sold
a lot of vegetables produced in
Kenya, Israel, Peru or similar
countries on the other side of the
world. I didn’t like the idea of
eating good food while polluting
the planet, considering the food
miles involved, so I decided to
grow my own vegetables.
After the first harvest I was
amazed by the quality and the
taste!
I also liked the idea that after a
hard day’s work I could just walk
in to my own garden, see which
vegetables were ready, and cook
a nice and tasty meal with them.
Six years later, in 2010, my
boyfriend and I moved to France
and continued growing vegetables for ourselves.
When we bought our house in
Vayres 2 years ago, we had more
Building
Services
Plumbing &
Heating Engineer
Rick Fife
All aspects of Plumbing and
Heating work undertaken.
Plumbers
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.
SPREAD THE COST OF A NEW GAS/OIL
BOILER OVER 3 MONTHS
23 Years Qualified
(Previously UK CORGI registered – Oil / Natural Gas / LPG)
Established and registered in
France for 8 years.
Areas Covered: North Creuse (23) & South Indre (36)
Tel: 05 55 62 34 66
Please give us a call to discuss your requirements. If you get
the answer machine we WILL return your call the same day.
land than we needed to grow
vegetables just for ourselves.
Two months before my maternity leave started, my job contract
ended, so I had the opportunity
to do some research on how to
start a business in France. After my son was born, instead of
looking for a new job and taking
him to day-care every day, I decided to start my own business
growing and selling quality vegetables locally.
At Le petit haricot you can get
a basket of at least 5 different
vegetables every week. Sometimes I will also add some seasonal fruits (e.g. strawberries)
and herbs. ■
Large - €12.50
3 to 4 meals for 4 to 5 people
(all prices are per week on a subscription basis)
For more information please don’t hesitate to give me a call
Babette de Jong - Le Limon, 87600 Vayres
Tel: 05 55 08 07 33
* 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
05 55 78 72 98
Contact Barry Manning
see main ad - pg 11
[email protected]
05 55 41 17 76
SIRET: 534 351 754 00013
Chimney
Sweeps
Computers
& Satellites
05 55 41 17 76
GOODWIN
SATELLITE
[email protected]
REMEMBER - BLOCKED FLUES
AND CHIMNEY FIRES CAN BE
FATAL... DON'T TAKE THAT RISK!
siret: 494 380 264 00015
Your
advert
here
www.bigdishsat.com
Tel: 05 55 66 14 11
Mob: 06 31 59 81 08
SALES & INSTALLATION OF ALL SATELLITE
SYSTEMS & AERIALS. FAULT FINDING.
Dept 23 & surrounding areas
Tel: 05 55 62 05 61
Mob: 06 06 47 89 66
siret: 453 067 910 00019
Sat-Elec
Formerly Electrosat
UK & French Satellite TV
Chimney Sweeping
• Flue ways cleared
• Birds nests, vermin
& debris removed
• Smoke evacuation & gas
tightness tests
• Official certificates of cleaning
issued (Certificat de Ramonage)
For all your TV
and satellite
installations and repairs
(Sky TV, Internet etc.)
Call Patrice:
06.79.07.91.56
www.stovesellers.com
[email protected]
Fast dependable service
Siren: 502 409 949
siret: 353 613 227 00035
05 55 63 78 72
Based Séreilhac (87)
[email protected]
Dishes & Freesat boxes always in stock
Terrestrial digital aerial installations
From a single outlet to multi-point systems
TOOWAY BROADBAND
Approved Supplier
Wi-Fi, Data Networks, CCTV
For sales, service or advice
call Mike G on:
06 30 28 81 43
We only use our own qualified staff
No call out charge
Free quotations
All areas covered
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.
05.55.41.17.76
Mini Digger
Très Jolie
Landscaping, ditching,
land clearance etc.
Also general
Garden Maintenance
Mail order available
or find me at a local market
with Driver for Hire
John Bonella
87440 Marval
05 55 78 62 29
siret no. 523 183 580 00019
Medium - €10
Big Dish Satellite
Chimney Sweep Service
Siret 522 804 723 00016
05 55 41 17 76
Small - €8
TOUTE SWEEP
Tel 02 54 24 84 62
Your
advert
here
Initially, I will be offering 3 sizes of basket:
[email protected]
Ladies fashion accessories
(see Notice Board for more details)
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
DIRECTORY ♦ 23
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 €175
Before...
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.
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
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.
[email protected]
http://www.creusetec.com
SIRET: 510 117 328 00011
Mayday
computer services - pc • mac • network
26, Ecurat 23150
Atelier d'Art du Jardin
** Open from Good Friday **
Open Fri, Sat, Sun and Bank Hols
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
05 55 68 47 33 / 06 82 26 31 54
see pg 4
www.atelierdartdujardin.net
Food &
Drink
“Amy’s”
Traditional Tea Rooms
17 Rue Grande, 36340 Cluis (opp. Chez Noëlle!)
“Come along inside...
We’ll see if tea and buns
can make the world
a better place.”
THÉ BONBONS
CADEAUX
Salon de Thé - 06 72 38 82 20
Tue-Sat 10.00am-5.30pm All Day
Frothy Coffees - Hot Choc - Cakes
English Greeting Cards 1€ & 1,50€
Traditional Sweets 1,10€ 100g
Fabrics - Jewellery - Homewares
Toiletries - Mugs - Candles - Aprons
Bags - Purses - Glassware - Mirrors
Cushions - Pot Pourri - Foliage
MAGNAC LAVAL 87190
Two Floors Serving French
& English Tastes since 2011
Breakfast, Light Lunches & Pâtisseries.
Large Selection of Teas, Coffees
and soft drinks!
We are hoping to be open for
Easter 2014, please check our website
for further details!
www.amystearooms.com
[email protected]
Siret: 800 770 349 00010
C’est cheese
Find us at local markets selling a
small and tasty selection of
excellent quality english cheeses.
Also available online.
For more information, see our website:
www.cestcheese.fr
09.66.87.02.74
[email protected]
SIREN: 409 679 578
Creusois
Petticoat Lane RIVE DROITE LeBar/Restaurant
5 Rue Nationale – 16150 Chabanais
Tel: 05 45 29 03 99
Visit: www.petticoatlaneshop.com
E-mail: [email protected]
English groceries, Fresh British Beef &
Steaks (to order only), Gammon Steak,
Bacon, Sausage & Cheddar Cheese.
Wide range of frozen items
including vegetarian.
Traditional English beers, Sherries & Wine.
Cards for all occasions.
Opening hours: Mon - Sat 10am – 6pm
Visit us and compare our prices
JJ’s Cafe Bar
Some customer quotes:
‘...more than just a bar’
‘....a bit like Allo Allo and Cheers!’
Come and see for yourself - Open all week.
8 rue Ledru-Rollin
36200 Argenton-sur-Creuse
02 54 24 01 06
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
Les Genêts, Azerables
High quality British & French food
at reasonable prices.
Menu du Jour €12, Traditional Pub
Food, Vegetarian dishes, Childrens
& Snack menus also available
05.55.63.90.79
www.lecreusoisbistro.com
SIREN: 483 988 853
Garden
Services
Restaurant AUX CEPES
LA veytiZoU, 87130
Tel: 05 55 69 33 38
see main ad - pg 3
See our Notice Board events listings
39 Place du Champ de Foire
36140, Aigurande
Oh My Cod
Fish and Chips
Gardening &
Property Services
[email protected]
05 55 80 34 26 - see pg 16
The Codfather
Le Relais
de
l'Abloux
Stuart Fieldhouse
All aspects of garden maintenance:
hedge cutting, mowing, fencing, etc
as well as property maintenance.
References provided.
Coussac-Bonneval - 05 55 70 59 75
02 54 06 30 77
www.frenchweb.eu/jjscafebar/
SIRET: 508 754 314 00013
British Fish & Chips in France
www.thecodfather.eu
See main ad pg 7
Le Moulin du Breuil
BAR, RESTAURANT, TERRASSE
23140 PIONNAT
05 55 80 37 70 - see pg 15
Le Pub
58, rue d'Orjon, Argenton-sur-Creuse
www.ohmycod.fr
Bar - Restaurant
Pizzeria
Pizzas to eat in
or take away
36170 SACIERGES-ST-MARTIN
02.54.60.02.14 - see pg 6 02 54 47 56 74
Cross Cut Tree Surgeons
for all your tree requirements
[email protected]
05.55.60.62.14 / 06.78.38.42.44
see main ad below
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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
Reliability guaranteed
Fully qualified arborist - Fully insured Covering depts: 87, 23, 86, 36, 19 & 16
[email protected]
05.55.60.62.14 / 06.78.38.42.44
siret: 530 840 958 00017
24 ♦ DIRECTORY
ADVERTORIAL
SAT-ELEC - Satellite & Broadband solutions
W
ell, all the speculation is
over; the new satellites are
in place and in the future
there will be further new
satellites coming online as all the old fleet
is replaced. If you still have all your BBC
stations then your dish is adequate. If you
have some programmes missing, lose
pictures when it is wet or in the evening,
then you need a dish upgrade. Down as
far south as Limoges, a 60 cm dish correctly aligned works well. However, as
you move farther to the south then a much
larger dish may be required.
If you have reception problems then
give Mike a call on 06 30 28 81 43. We
also install terrestrial aerial systems.
Many satellite installers charge for
coming to give an estimate. At Sat-Elec
our estimate or quotation is FREE
within 150 km of our office at Sauviatsur-Vige (87400); for greater distances
we will endeavour to give you an estimate over the phone.
At Sat-Elec we do much more than just
Garden
Services
install Satellite TV. We are official resellers for Satellite Broadband and have full
demonstration facilities. There are some
very good offers on broadband at the moment both with TOOWAY and SES.
TOOWAY
starts
from
€27.90
per month + installation and setup fees for the basic rental package,
or if you just want everything rolled into
one package then starting costs are €34.85
a month + installation.
If you feel competent, then why not
install the system yourself. WE WILL
SHIP IT DIRECTLY TO YOUR ADDRESS complete with a full installation
kit. If problems arise then we will install
it for you.
SES, which is probably the better option for iPlayer use, starts at €10.95 per
month with set-up costs of €89.95, and a
further €15.00 per month for 24 months to
pay for the kit. Obviously, the data allowance is low for these basic packages but if
you are only an occasional user they are
perfect. For the heavier user with SES, a
'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:
PIEGUT (Wed), Brantôme (Fri)
CHASSENEUIL & CONFOLENS (Monthly)
FIND OUR CARDS AT: Magazin Artisanat, Confolens
Send an email to sign up to the newsletter
Tel: 06 86 89 81 02
siret 528 539 448
FLOWER POWER
PLANT NURSERY
02 54 08 44 39
see ad page 14
Gifts &
Crafts
Ivan Petley
3D Puzzle Maker
Handmade, fully interlocking,
multi-layered 3D puzzles from just €9.
Keyrings €2 plus other unique gift ideas.
Customisation and personalisation possible.
Come and visit the workshop by appointment.
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 from Good Friday **
Open Fri, Sat, Sun and Bank Hols
11h00 to 18h00
Artisan art for your garden.
Cream teas on the
terrasse.
RDV for weekday visits SVP.
Chateau Villemonteix
tel: 05 55 81 31 85
SAT-ELEC - where
knowledge and experience
provide the complete solution
for the customer.
Call
06 20 38 81 43
or join us on Facebook at
“Expat TV in France”.
THÉ BONBONS
CADEAUX
Salon de Thé - 06 72 38 82 20
Tue-Sat 10.00am-5.30pm All Day
Frothy Coffees - Hot Choc - Cakes
English Greeting Cards 1€ & 1,50€
Traditional Sweets 1,10€ 100g
Fabrics - Jewellery - Homewares
Toiletries - Mugs - Candles - Aprons
Bags - Purses - Glassware - Mirrors
Cushions - Pot Pourri - Foliage
MAGNAC LAVAL 87190
Two Floors Serving French
& English Tastes since 2011
Très Jolie
Your
advert
here
see main ad pg 22
05 55 41 17 76
Tel: 05.55.80.29.88
Les Bregères, 23150 St-Martial-le-Mont
[email protected]
Ladies fashion accessories
05 55 78 62 29 / 06 04 08 29 53
WWW.CARDBUBBLE.COM
20 GB allowance per month would still
only be €29.95, or with TOOWAY €47.90.
There are lots of variations between the
two systems and different users have different requirements. For example CCTV
over TOOWAY is far more cost effective than SES, however SES is better for
iPlayer.
Don’t forget you can add Wi-Fi to the
system or we can create a data network
for you.
The two Mikes are happy to prepare a
custom package for you. ■
The Exchange
Rochechouart
SECOND HAND BOOK SHOP. GREAT
SELECTION OF GIFTS, CARDS,
CANDLES AND HAND-CRAFTED
PRODUCTS
500+ DVD's now in stock
Handholding
Services
Tue 2.30pm - 5pm
Thu, Fri 9:15-12 & 2:30-5pm
Sat 9 - 12
05 55 78 19 24
9 rue Dr Charles Poitevin
SIRET 484 479 480 00010
Vera Laine Gift
Shop & Salon de Thé
Candles, mugs, shabby chic homeware,
cards, leather goods, jewellery...
all at affordable prices!
Neal's Yard Remedies Consultant.
Fresh homemade cakes and
free WiFi now available!
Open Tue-Fri: 9h30-17h30
Sat: 10h00-13h00
Contact Jay:
05 87 77 95 59
[email protected]
Health
& Beauty
Insurance
& Finance
AMMARA
HiFX
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
Learning to meditate
Meditation class held by Association ame et
corps in Limoges each Wednesday at 8pm.
First session free of charge,
then 4 evenings at a total fee of €35.
New group in St. Junien is planned.
Beginners and advanced
participants welcome!
For more information see:
www.ame-et-corps.com
or call Katharina on:
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]
International money transfer
www.hifx.co.uk
Siddalls
Financial Solutions
& Expert Advice
05.56.34.75.51
Language
Services
06.66.24.85.49
Les Dryades
Annet Karhof
see main ad - pg 14
06 37 08 92 09 - see pg 4
Hotel / Golf / Spa
www.les-dryades.fr
www.theexchangerochechouart.com
LE DORAT (Pl. Charles de Gaulle)
A recent temporary 2.4m installation by SAT-ELEC
TAILORED FITNESS
Individual or Group
Personal Training
06 23 90 45 82 - see pg 7
OSTEOPATHY & ACUPUNCTURE
[email protected]
[email protected]
French lessons &
Language Services
Beginner's
French
I specialise in helping beginners
to communicate confidently
& fluently in French.
Made-to-measure French
lessons with an English speaking,
qualified language teacher.
siret: 792 285 025 00013
05 87 41 07 93 - see pg 3
Sophie Arsac
La Petite Place
Mob: 07 81 90 61 04
Tel: 05 19 23 00 00
05.55.60.87.37
[email protected]
www.beginners-french.com
French lessons
& handholding services
05.55.89.15.74 - pg 25
Hair salon, Le Dorat
Based near Magnac-Laval (87190)
siret: 798 931 861 00016
DIRECTORY ♦ 25
ADVERTORIAL
FRENCH PROPERTY MARKET ON THE UP
H
ouses on Internet,
the successful, fast
growing
internetmarketing company
that helps people sell their French
property without using an agent,
have seen a serious increase in
the number of enquiries, viewings and sales.
Over the past 6 months, compared to the same period last year,
enquiries from prospective buyers have doubled and sales have
risen by almost 60%, says Richard
Kroon, founder and director.
The key to their success is
without doubt the extensive global network which enables them to
reach prospective buyers wherever they are. Another strong
and unique quality of Houses on
Internet is the way they present each property. The number
of photos, depending on the type
of house, is usually between 50
and 70, everything is described
in three languages, translated by
professionals, and the information given is not just about the
house, but also about shopping
facilities, schools, airports, etc.
The most important thing is to
reach the buyers. Richard: “An
excellent Google ranking is crucial and so we keep optimizing
our website and advertise all over
the internet, literally worldwide.
As we advertise each property on
other large, international sites as
well, the total exposure is enormous.”
Their main website attracts
over 130,000 visitors each month
from more than 40 different
countries and so far they have
sold French property to people
from over 25 countries, which
includes most of Europe, but also
Australia, Russia, China, United
Arab Emirates, South Africa, the
USA and Canada.
Richard: “The feedback we
get from these buyers is important to us. It shows that they not
only appreciate the very complete
presentations which are instantly
available to them in any time
zone, but also that they get replies
from us in their own language
and, if required, we keep translating between them and the owners
all the way to the actual sale.”
Throughout France, Houses on
Internet has over 90 photographers who visit their clients when
they decide to sell their property
through them. And of course,
any summer photos these clients
already have themselves can be
copied too, in order to make the
best possible presentation.
Signing up to sell your house
through Houses on Internet is
easy. Just go to their website
which is available in four lan-
guages and fill in the form on the
page called “Selling a Property”.
One of their staff will then call
you personally to start the process. ■
Houses on Internet
www.housesoninternet.com
05 55 65 12 19
Online
Shopping
La Maison Shopping
UK shopping delivered to your door
+44 (0)1268 767 237
see pg 12
Pest Control
Property
Maintenance
Leggett Immobilier
www.leggettfrance.com
05 53 56 62 54
see main ad - pg 8
Your
advert
here
Les Bons Voisins
www.LBVfrance.com
05 55 41 17 76
Help with all property related issues
See main ad pg 8
Retail &
Commerce
[email protected]
05 55 41 17 76
Soie
et Bois
Depot Vente des Vêtements
Dress agency and gallery, specialising in
designer and high quality pre-owned clothes
for women and children, together with
accessories, footwear, jewellery, gift items,
and hand made furniture.
4 rue Principale, St Mathieu, 87440
Web: www.soiebois.net
Tel: 05.55 48.28.89
SIRET: 510 995 681 00010
Limousin Spas
NEW FOR 2014
Alongside the amazing "Rotospa"
spa range, we are now able to
supply the "Durasport" &
"Strong Spas" ranges of quality spas.
Property
Sales
Numéro Siret: 752 157 610 00011
Dératisation, Déinsectisation,
Désinfection
02 48 60 83 72 / 06 74 33 02 38
www.applicateur3d.com
Curative and preventative
rats, mice, moles, flies, woodworm,
bed bugs, fleas, wasps, hornets
La Petite Barre, 18210 Bessais Le Fromental
SIRET No. 498 544 741 00024
French Lily
Kitchens & Interiors
05 55 80 92 91 - see pg 11
Houses on Internet
Moulin de Tintin
05.55.65.12.19
www.moulin-de-tintin.com
05.55.79.57.60 - see pg 4
Cendrillon - Bourganeuf
Eco Entrepot
www.housesoninternet.com
Bilingual Estate Agent in Creuse
www.limousin-bilingual.com
05 55 54 95 85 - see pg 4
Stove
Sellers
www.stovesellers.com
05.55.63.78.72
Your
advert
here
Furniture, interiors & gifts
Get down The Shed
87230 Bussière-Poitevine
05.55.68.74.73 - see pg 13
05 55 41 17 76
FRENCH LESSONS WITH A NATIVE FRENCH SPEAKER
Individual/Group lessons, all levels - Skype lessons via the INTERNET also available
Free trial lesson!
Lessons in La Souterraine & Dun-le-Palestel (23)
OTHER SERVICES: Accompanying and interpreting - house purchase, arranging new utilities,
car registration, healthcare, liaison with French administration, etc...
I am always looking for new students in the English Library in La Souterraine!
Sophie Arsac -
05.55.57.09.34
see advert on pg 2
FABRICA
Everhot stoves supplied
& installed across France
www.fabricadesign.com - see pg 8
Transport,
Removals
& Storage
All our spas are manufactured to
the highest standards & have
full manufacturers warranty.
These spas have relatively low power
requirements & are very economical.
Prices start from €3,750.
Models seat 2 to 7 people.
For more information on our range
check out our website:
www.limousin-spas.com
or telephone: 05 55 63 26 20
Central France
Pest Control
Alinéa
Meuble & Déco
05 55 89 15 74 - [email protected]
Buggs Car Hire
Bergerac & Limoges Airports
www.buggscarhire.com
see pg 7
MAN + VAN
Fiat Ducato with 11m² load
capacity
Collections / Deliveries
Removals / Brico Runs
All over France.
Competitve hourly rate incl fuel.
Please ring or e-mail for a quote.
Based nr Aubusson Dept 23
05 55 83 02 77 / 06 30 90 58 90
[email protected]
SIRET: 523 955 151 00015
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26 ♦ DIRECTORY
Transport,
Removals
& Storage
Parking For
Limoges Airport
Efficient parking for
all types of vehicles
Book now!!
www.parkinglimoges.com
06 13 38 59 68
05 55 14 49 45
[email protected]
05 55 41 17 76
Genuine/Reliable/Honest
Local + Europe + UK runs
Goods In Transit Insurance
14m3 capacity
4.2m load length
VAN SERVICES
05 55 33 21 59
87150 Oradour-sur-Vayres
www.frenchvanman.eu
Siret 530 213 644 00012
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
Man & Van
Transport
French Spoken
The Man
With A Van
Contact Dave or Richard:
All Limousin covered
Anything considered
Any quantity
Tel: 05 55 37 45 35
Mob: 06 74 21 47 71
Siret : 532 526 001 00013
siret 532 981 198 00015
General
Experienced home
help nurse
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.
Extra Large Van &
Curtain Side Trailer Available
for your Personal Requirements 02 54 24 29 76
07 85 26 95 71
Cash paid
for scrap
Please contact Ms Angelika Knauer:
Carrefour du
bois Limousin
www.chauffagebois-limousin.com
05 55 63 72 45 - see pg 14
BABY/INFANT
EQUIPMENT FOR
HIRE
To raise funds for the
SPA dog rescue centre in Guéret.
High chair, buggy, play
pen, travel cot, fire guard,
stair gate etc.
Each item will incur a hire charge
of 7 euros, plus a refundable
8 euros deposit.
For more INFO or to HIRE
Call Jean: 05 55 54 96 36
[email protected]
3 HOUSE
CLEARANCE 4 U
05.55.30.40.26
Yes you have read this ad
correctly... It's FREE
Please mention
The Bugle when
Contact Antoinette:
02 54 24 29 76 07 85 26 95 71
[email protected]
ADVERTORIAL
“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.
How it works
The principle behind Solarventi is simple: a small, builtin, solar cell powers a 12V fan
that is connected to an air vent,
a control unit and an on/ off
switch.
Whenever the sun shines, the
air in the solar panel is heated
and the fan, receiving power
from the 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.
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. ■
SOLARVENTI - Available in the Dordogne
From Harlequin Developments
Tel: 05 55 68 67 56
Mobile: 06 06 60 46 97
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COMMUNITY ♦ 27
Petticoat Lane
Easter Eggs & Easter Cards in Stock
In April, find us at the following markets:
Sat 5th April – Aigre
Every Tuesday – Civray
Sun 13th & 27th April – Panazol
http://www.petticoatlaneshop.com/
5 Rue Nationale – 16150 Chabanais
Tel: 05 45 29 03 99
Cartes de Christine
Bugle
Notice
Board
Hand-crafted cards for all occasions
Find us every week at
Piégut market (Wed) and Brantôme (Fri)...
and at Chasseneuil and Confolens (monthly).
We will have an extended range at
Magazin Artisanat, Confolens
Très Jolie
Fashion Accessories
Where to find me this month:
Every Wednesday - Piégut Market
20th April at Papillons Tea Shop Oradour-sur-Vayres
New Spring and Summer items arriving on a daily basis
New stunning Jewellery Scarf designs, a great affordable gift.
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]
Le Moulin du Breuil
AUX CEPES
La Veytizou
On the main road (D979), Between Limoges & Eymoutiers
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Sat 5th April - Chinese Night
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Sat 12th April - Music Night
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Sat 19th April - Music Special for Easter Saturday
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Sat 3rd May - Mexican Night
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As always, menu of the day, or choose from the carte,
and our Fish and chips are available any day of the week
For more information & reservations
call Sue on 05 55 69 33 38
The tea room will be open
from Good Friday onwards
tel: 05 55 81 31 85
Join us on facebook: www.facebook.com/lemoulindubreuil
and follow us on twitter: @lmdb_pionnat
Tel: 05 55 80 37 70
Web: www.lemoulindubreuil.com
Limousin Dog Training
New puppy class starting soon at
Les Grands Chézeaux
For more details contact Elaine on:
Friday 4th April - Fun Quiz Night
Saturday 19th April - Disco
Sunday 20th April - Easter Sunday Lunch
3 Course lunch for only €19.50
Saturday 26th April - Fish & Chip Night
For details of all our events, go to:
www.facebook.com/hotellebellerive
JJ’s Café Bar
Aigurande
Music Club
2nd Sat of every month. 8.30 pm.
Next event: 12th April
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 Codfather’ 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/
** NOW OPEN FOR 2014 **
Don't forget Easter Sunday
a 4-course lunch (including an apero) - €27.50
Easter egg hunt for the children.
Book early to avoid disappointment.
Please contact us for any information re: events,
weddings, parties and christenings.
Wednesday 2nd & 30th April - La Maison
delivery & Book Club (DVDs as well as books)
RESTAURANT
Chateau Villemonteix - 26, Ecurat 23150
Spring 'Fizz & Chip' Soirée - Saturday 12th April
with Live music, 'Blondie and the Jazz Man'
A glass of fizz and a 3-course meal including our
special 'Fish and Chips' - all for €19.50
29 Avenue de la Tour, 87470 Peyrat-le-Château
Phone: 05 55 36 20 63
Restaurant, Bar, Terrasse
23140 PIONNAT
Le Bellerive
Hotel - Restaurant - Café-Bar
Opening soon...
Amy's Tea Rooms
www.amystearooms.com
17 Rue Grande, 36340 Cluis
[email protected]
(see our Directory Advert for more details)
4th Annual Fund-raiser in aid of the Guide Dogs
for the Blind School in Landouge, Limoges
After the huge success last year of our Third Annual Fund-raiser to raise money for the Guide Dogs for the
Blind School in Landouge, Limoges Christine and myself, with the help of Guide Dog Etoile, and our wonderful
band of volunteers will be holding our Fourth Fund-raiser on Sunday 29th June from 13h-17h. The venue once
again will be in our large garden come rain or shine, at 17 avenue du 8 Mai 1945, 87150 Oradour-Sur-Vayres.
Included in the event will be: a table from the Guide Dog School highlighting the very good work they do,
with various items for sale; the presence of some working Guide Dogs and Student Guide Dogs; delicious
homemade cakes, teas/coffee, soft drinks and ice-cream; clothes, shoes and handbags; bric-a-brac; books,
CDs and DVDs; various artisans; plants; and a tombola. If anyone has any saleable items they can donate to
this very worthy cause, please contact Roger and Christine Thomas on 05 55 78 83 05.
Thank you again to everyone who helped and supported our event last year.
05 55 68 67 56 or 06 04 47 35 19
Vera Laine Gift Shop & Salon de Thé
LE DORAT (Pl. Charles de Gaulle)
Candles, mugs, shabby chic homeware, cards, leather
goods, jewellery... all at affordable prices!
Neal's Yard Remedies Consultant.
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.
Open Tue-Fri: 9h30-17h30 & Sat: 10h00-13h00
Contact Jay: 05 87 77 95
[email protected]
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28 ♦ COMMUNITY
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 scott.
[email protected] or Ian & Becky Jefferies on
05 55 61 10 23 / email mail@otiumsanctus.
com
Christians together in Limousin La
Souterraine Area
We hold a time of fellowship and Bible
study every Tuesday afternoon. Barbara
and Cedric look forward to welcoming you.
Tel: 05 55 71 09 04
The International Free Church in Creuse
The church presently meets at 10, La
Chaudronnière, a small hamlet mid-way
between Crozant and Eguzon. Sunday
worship meetings are held on the first and
third Sundays of the month at 10.30am.
Fellowship meetings, for mid-week prayer,
bible study and discussion are at the same
venue every Thursday at 7.30pm. For
further information contact Eric Sutton tel
05 55 89 26 62
Fitness & Fun
PENSOL Indoor Carpet Bowls
We meet on Wednesdays at 2.30pm5.00pm. 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 Piégut-Pluviers
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-surVayres. 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 evezumba36@gmail.
com 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 HauteVienne, 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 likeminded people. Simple mindfulness
technique. Dechen Choling, Le Mas
Marvent, St-Yrieix-sous-Aixe, 87700.
Also, ongoing regular group meetings and
events. Contact tel Christina 05 55 03 82 01
www.dechencholing.org
Gardening
Les petits jardiniers du Limousin
http://jardiniers-du-limousin.webs.com
Do you love gardening or are you keen
to learn more about it? Then why not
come along and join Les Petits Jardiniers?
We’re a friendly group of English, French
and Dutch residents and normally meet
on the 3rd Thursday of each month at
WE NEED HELP FOR BONGO
Bongo is desperately looking
for a new home. He arrived at
the SPA Limoges due to the
death of his owner. He is very
intelligent and life at the SPA
wears him down. Since “his”
beloved female was adopted
he has been very sad. Bongo is 11 years old
now, and has spent three years at the refuge.
You won’t have to pay the normal adoption fee
for him but a donation would be very welcome.
He is not castrated. Any questions, contact
either the SPA on 05.55.48.06.75 or Katharina (volunteer) for information in English on
06.66.24.95.49. Thank you!
2.30pm in the salle de fêtes in St-Amandle-Petit, between Peyrat-le-Château and
Eymoutiers. Our meetings are held mostly
in English and we have guest speakers,
organise garden visits and swap plants and
seeds. Annual membership is 15 euros pp
or 20 euros per couple or pay as you go for
3 euros per meeting. For more information
or to be put on our mailing list for our
quarterly newsletter or monthly agenda
contact Carolyn at [email protected] or
Gill at [email protected]
Agenda for 2014: 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]
** The Club has a new president,
Véronique Granet, a very dynamic and
enthusiastic person. **
Aux Plantes, etc.
We are an association of independent,
ethically-minded and passionate plant
producers. Our aim is to encourage
consumers to know more about the
plants they buy, how they were produced
and their needs, thereby avoiding the
disappointments 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 droughttolerant plants.
For more info contact Michelle Pierce 05
45 89 36 54 or visit:
www.auxplantesetc.jimdo.com
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.
We run flower workshops on the first
Saturday afternoon of the month. If you’d
like to get involved, have more info on the
association or become a member, please
contact Michelle Pierce on 05 45 89 36 54
or at [email protected]
Integration
French Conversation Group at Les
Billanges
We are a small group of half a dozen who
meet fortnightly for an hour and a half on a
Tuesday evening in Les Billanges (87340),
with the objective of practising and
improving our use of the French language.
We are accompanied by a retired French
schoolteacher, and discussion is very
informal, loosely based on everyday topics.
The only cost is 15 € a year membership
of the local Association, which brings
with it other social opportunities. To find
out more please contact David Shaw at
[email protected]
International Apero Reseau
We meet each Saturday from 11.30am1pm 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
It’s Kitten Time Again!!
At the time of going to press,
Phoenix was bracing itself
for the anticipated calls about
abandoned kittens, expected
to be even more numerous this
year as the French cat population
spirals out of control.
If you would like to put your
name on the list to adopt a
kitten, please contact Lynda on
05 53 81 30 44.
Thank you, The Phoenix Team:
www.phoenixasso.com
www.facebook.com/PhoenixAssociationFrance
Ensemble
Our main aim is to foster understanding
and good relations amongst the local
French-speaking and English-speaking
populations. To this end we are offering
courses of tuition in English and in French,
and organising social and cultural events
and visits. LANGUAGE CLASSES (take
place at the Maison des Associations,
Rochechouart) Beginners and Intermediate
- Mon am; French/English Conversation
– Tues am; Advanced and Children’s
– Wed am; Conversation (St-Junien) Thur. SOCIAL EVENTS Games Night
(Rochechouart) 1st Thur; Games Night (StJunien) 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 Croisillesur-Briance
On the 18th of every month, during the
monthly market at La Croisille-sur-Briance
(87130), there is a sale of second-hand
books (both English and French) from 9am
to 12 noon, at the 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 mervynjw@aol.
com for more info.
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
Le Club Pudding Anglais en CLE your favourite food in France!
The secret is out - lovers of good puds can finally feast on their favourite
food in France. CLE (the Charente Limousine Exchange) has completed a
Special Operation to infiltrate restaurants in our area of France with great
British puddings.
Said president Barry Leech: “We know we have members who hanker after
the great British puds ‘like mum used to make’, so Le Club Pudding Anglais
seemed the obvious thing to do. Response has been very encouraging and
our list of participating restaurants is growing by the week.”
CLE will hold ‘pudding lunches’ at selected restaurants where the menu will consist of a light starter followed by about six (smallish) puds - and loads of custard.
You must be a member of CLE to be in the Pudding Club and details are on
the web site at www.cle-france.com.
COMMUNITY ♦ 29
WEEKLY MARKETS
TUESDAY
Auzances
Bénévant-l’Abbaye
Bussière-Poitevine
Champagnac-la-Rivière
Genouillac
Gouzon
Laurière
Limoges (Le Vigenal)
Peyrat-le-Château
Rochechouart
Royère-de-Vassivière
Saint-Sulpice-lesFeuilles
WEDNESDAY
Ahun
Bourganeuf
Chambon-sur-Voueize
Cognac-la-Forêt
Clugnat
Le Dorat
Isle
Limoges (pont St Martial)
Nantiat
Séreilhac
THURSDAY
Boussac
Coussac-Bonneval
Dun-le-Palestel
Guéret
Limoges Bastide et Cor-
gnac
Magnac-Laval
Oradour-sur-Vayres (except 3rd Thu)
Peyrat-le-Château
Saint-Sulpice-lesChamps
Saint-Victurnien
La Souterraine
FRIDAY
Aigurande
Aixe-sur-Vienne
Ambazac
Bessines-sur-Gartempe
Bosmie l’Aiguille (16h
- 19h30)
Bujaleuf
Châlus (except 2nd Fri)
Châteauponsac
Châtelus-Malvaleix
Couzeix
(16h30
19h30)
Le
Dorat
Felletin
Limoges (place des
Bancs et Beaubreuil)
Nexon
Pierre-Buffière
Rochechouart
St-Etienne-de-Fursac
Saint-Sulpice-Laurière
Ve r n e u i l - s u r Vienne(15h-18h30)
SATURDAY
Aixe-sur-Vienne
email [email protected] or Dolly Ait
Boualou email [email protected]
Support
Alcoholics Anonymous
If you or someone you know has a drinking
problem, there are now English-speaking
meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous at
Limoges, Périgueux and the recently
opened meeting at Civray.
Alcoholics Anonymous is a Fellowship
of men and women who share their
experience, strength and hope with each
other that they may solve their common
problem and help others to recover from
alcoholism. The only requirement for
membership is a desire to stop drinking.
There are no dues or fees for A.A.
membership and A.A. is not allied with any
sect, denomination, politics, organization
or institution. Our primary purpose is to
stay sober and help other alcoholics to
achieve sobriety.
For details of the meetings or other
information contact Roger 05 55 76 22
65 (Limoges), Ewen 05 53 05 76 62
(Périgueux) or Angela 05 49 87 79 09
(Civray).
Other meetings in South-West France can
be located on our web-site at aafrancesudouest.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]
Aubusson
Bellac
Bonnat
Bussière-Poitevine
Châteauponsac
Condat-sur-Vienne
Eymoutiers
Feytiat
Flavignac
Guéret
La Châtre
La Jonchère-St-Maurice
La Souterraine
Limoges (place des
Bancs et place Marceau)
Le Palais-sur-Vienne
Mainsat (4th Sat only)
Nantiat
Peyrat-le-Château
Rochechouart
Saint-Junien
St-Léonard-de-Noblat
Saint-Mathieu
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
SUNDAY
Bessines-sur-Gartempe
Blond
Crocq (1st and 3rd Sun)
Panazol
Peyrat-le-Château
Saint-Paul
St-Sulpice-le-Guéretois
(3rd Sun)
Saint-Vaury (2nd Sun)
Veyrac (2nd Sun)
BY DATE
Aixe-sur-Vienne: 1st Fri
Ambazac: 1st Wed
Auzances: 2nd Tue
Bourganeuf: 1st & 3rd Wed
Boussac: 1st & 3rd Thu
Bujaleuf: Last Mona
Châlus: 2nd Thu
Châteauneuf-la-Forêt: 2nd Sun
Cognac-la-Forêt: 1st Tue
Cussac: 4th Sun
Domps: 2nd Tue
Dun-le-Palestel: 1st Thu
Evaux-les-Bains: 1st Mon
Eymoutiers: 1st & 3rd Thu
Feytiat: 1st Sat
La Souterraine 2nd & 4th Sat
Magnac-Bourg: 2nd Sat
Meuzac: 4th Mon
Mézières-sur-Issoire: 2nd & 4th Mon
Nexon: 3rd Fri
Oradour-sur-Vayres: 3rd Thu
Peyrat-le-Château: 3rd Mon
Peyrilhac: 3rd Sun
Pierre-Buffière: 1st Fri
Royère-de-Vassivière: 2nd Tue
Saint-Germain-les-Belles: last Sat
Saint-Jouvent: 1st Sun
Saint-Junien: 3rd Sat
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat: 1st Mon
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche: 2nd & 4th Fri
Sauviat-sur-Vige: 2nd Mon
Veyrac: 2nd Sun
Cancer Support France, Haute-Vienne
(supporting Creuse, too)
We offer free and confidential support to
English speakers affected by Cancer in the
Haute-Vienne (87) and Creuse (23). Our
helpline number is 06 04 43 39 87. If you
would like more information or would like
to become a member or help in any other
way, please contact Sue Ware 05 55 00 31
15, [email protected]
CSF Haute-Vienne
CSF Haute-Vienne would like to thank
everyone who came to their AGM in Videix
on 5th March. We had a very good meeting
and have gained five new members, including
our first French member.
BY DAY
All Markets & Foires are in
the morning unless stated
otherwise. If your local market is not listed, please let us
know - [email protected]
L’Association
France
Alzheimer
Dordogne
Charitable organisation offering Englishspeaking support and guidance to anyone
dealing with the day-to-day difficulties
affecting those with dementia, their families
and their carers and assistance with how to
access the best provisions of care.
English Helpline (available on Tuesday
mornings between 10am and midday): 09
64 21 40 86.
For more information email alzheimer.
[email protected] or visit www.
francealzheimer-dordogne.org
We are planning our fund-raising lunch on
the beach for Sunday 15th June. More
information next month.
Elizabeth Finn Care
Registered charity Elizabeth Finn Care is
able to offer direct financial assistance to
British and Irish nationals or residents who
live overseas. We ensure that our help does
not affect any means-tested payments.
For more information contact: Mary
Hughes - Case worker France, Elizabeth
Finn Care - tel 04 68 23 43 79 or visit www.
elizabethfinncare.org.uk and www.turn2us.
org.uk
Saturday 29th March: Concert
20h. Espace André Lejeune, Guéret
Saturday 5th April: Concert
20h30. Location to be confirmed, Ennezat
Sunday 27th April: Annual Concert of the Society
15h. Centre Cultural Yves Furet, La Souterraine
Sunday 11th May: Annual Festival of Creuse Orchestras
9h30-18h. La Souterraine. Performances in the town centre from 10h30.
14h-18h Concert Centre Cultural Yves Furet
Saturday 24th May: Concert
21h. Salle Polyvalente, Saint-Germain-Beaupré
Saturday 14th June: Annual Concert of the Harmonie de Guéret
21h. Espace Fayolle, Esplanade Nelson Mandela, Guéret
Saturday 21st June: Fête de la Musique
18h. Jardin Publique La Souterraine
20h. Location to be confirmed, Guéret
The orchestra will be accompanied by L’Harmonie de Guéret at all concerts.
The concerts are normally free but contributions for the programmes are appreciated.
Further info contact Alan Kerr on 05 55 56 34 52.
Every Friday night
from 4th April 2014
If you like music and have ever fancied
getting up and having a go, why not come
along to our first Open Mic Night at “Le
Lock Ness” in La Souterraine town centre
on 4th April around 8.30pm.
Our Open Mic Night is a non-profit
making event and its aim is to bring
pleasure and fun to people of all ages,
nationality, creed, etc. who have always
fancied getting up to play their guitar,
tambourine, triangle or even the spoons if
you'd like. You can sing, play or even read
a poem, the choice is yours. No pressure!
You might like to just come along and
support, sit and have a drink...
So get out that guitar or penny whistle
that's been lurking in the attic for the last
twenty years, dust it down and join in for
an evening of fun!!
Look forward to seeing you there.
Chorale Philomèle
The choir Philomèle of Rochechouart and St-Junien give several concerts
locally and further afield. Their repertoire, which changes often, comprises
songs, both serious and rousing in a variety of languages.
Upcoming concerts:
Saturday April 5th at Bessines/Gartempe at 8.30pm
Monday June 9th at The Cultural Centre, Place de la Gare Rochechouart in
honour of the Town Twinning groups of Rochehouart and Oettingen at 6pm
Sunday June 22nd Summer Fete on the banks of the river Glane,
Site Corot in St-Junien 87200 from 11.30am
Monday July 14th at St-Junien at 10am to commemorate the
70th anniversary of the liberation of St-Junien.
For information please tel 05 55 03 69 70 or 06 32 66 80 35, email
[email protected] or visit http://choralephilomele.wordpress.com/
The Latest Historical Fiction Novel
Sue Ware, President CSF H-V
Société Philharmonique de la Souterraine
2014 Concert Programme
OPEN MIC NIGHT
1 (day before if public holiday): Bellac
3: Bellegarde-en-Marche
3: Châteauponsac
5: Bussière-Poitevine
5: Chénérailles
6: Bussière-Boffy
8: Compreignac
9: Saint-Sulpice-Laurière
11 (Sat if 11 is a Sun): Bessines-surGartempe
13 (Sat if 13 is a Sun): Le Dorat
15: Oradour-sur-Glane
17: Mortemart
18: La Croisille-sur-Briance; La Jonchère-Saint-Maurice
20: Chénérailles
21: Ambazac; Saint-Sulpice-lesFeuilles
22 (Mon if 22 is a Sun): Magnac-Laval
23: Razès; St Laurent sur Gorre
24: Nantiat
25: Blond - St Paul
26: Nouic; Rochechouart
28: Cieux
29: Laurière
from Haute-Vienne Author
James R. Vance
Got an event...?
[email protected]
MONDAY
Evaux-les-Bains
MONTHLY FOIRES
Monique decides that she intends to wear
‘something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue’ for
her forthcoming wedding.
When she and her older sister, Elodie
delve into the contents of their deceased
grandmother’s battered old trunk, they discover a medallion and unwittingly release
decades of tragic secrets that had remained
buried since the Second World War.
Title:
Something Old, Something New
Author:
James R. Vance
Publisher: RealTime Publishing
ISBN:978-1849611985
Pages:246
Published:17/02/14
Size:
6x9
Price:
10.95 €
Genre:
Historical Fiction
Order from:
RealTime Publishing Limerick, Ireland
Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.fr (+ Kindle version)
Direct via e-mail from
[email protected]
Bookstores: contact RealTime Publishing
BOOK SIGNING EVENTS
La Souterraine at The English Library 10h30 -12h30 Saturday, April 5
Le Dorat at Vera Laine 10h30-12h30 Wednesday, April 9
Thiat at The Bar 19h00- 21h00 Thursday, April 10
Magnac-Laval at Thé Bonbons Cadeaux 10h30-12h30 Saturday, April 12
30 ♦ COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY FOCUS ON...
St-Léger-Magnazeix
• Poitiers
• St-Léger-Magnazeix
• Guéret
The Bugle Limousin
• Limoges
The Bugle Dordogne
9, place du 19 mars 62, 87190 St-Léger-Magnazeix - Tel 05 55 60 75 93
Open every day 8am til 8pm non-stop - Closed Monday and Thursday after 1pm
Why not come on a Sunday and enjoy one of our Sunday breakfasts! Find us on Facebook
pressive Mairie which was once a château.
The community is well served by a delightful Salle
des Fêtes and Library. Many clubs and events are held
there throughout the year. We have one of the best
Christmas Fairs I have ever attended, a Summer Fair,
music, dances, storytelling, a youth club and two Zumba
classes a week. Regular farmers’ markets in the summer
are held in the centre. The Library has a great selection of books, both French and English and we have free
French classes three times a week and an English class
for local people too. The village has a doctor’s surgery,
• BERGERAC
school, and a post office. Every Tuesday inside the post
office building a hairdresser is open for business.
The surrounding area is beautiful… where isn’t in
Haute Vienne?... but here we have a small, private château, the beautiful Etang Murat with its bird hide, country walks and the ancient Prieuré des Bronzeaux, a monastic priory dating from the early 1100s where guided
tours are held in the summer months.
But businesses are flourishing here too, making it a
village well worth a visit.
We have a delightful garden centre (Jardinerie) with
a fantastic stock of plants and they serve tea and homemade cakes too. Just round the corner there is a stylish
café bar (La Bonne Planque) with a grocery section and
outside seating area. Take a look at the new Brocante
(L’Oranger) with items ranging from large pieces of furniture down to small collectables. You can also arrange
carpentry, paint effects for furniture and textiles here
too. Leave your car at the garage in the capable hands
of Bernard Cox for a service or any work needing doing. Take a stroll past the green and have a meal at the
restaurant (Les Grange des Arts).
There are other businesses too… a wine stockist,
B&B (No 1 Retreat), a honey producer, and the amazing
travelling Fish et Frites serving their delicious cod and
chips.
Check us out on Facebook… https://www.facebook.
com/groups/112769052069683/
Better still, come on over, spend the day with us and
see for yourself! ■
by Kevin Walker
UPCOMING EVENTS IN
ST-LÉGER-MAGNAZEIX
Friday morning
@ 10h30 Zumba Gold
First class free, come along & join the party !
Call Joanne 06.62.94.83.82
Del and Jackie of Fish et Frites are so pleased we chose to live in St-Léger-Magnazeix. The village has a great feeling and,
since the new Madame Le Maire took over, has gone from strength to strength.
On the first Tuesday of every month Fish et Frites serve in St-Léger-Magnazeix alongside the Salle des Fêtes. It is always
a great evening out where you can relax with friends, enjoy good food and a drink.
We pride ourselves on serving delicious beer battered cod with a healthy portion of traditional chunky home cut English
chips. Remember we also visit various other towns in the area, so please check out our website for details.
We look forward to meeting you and hope you find our menu gives you a welcome reminder of ‘The Great British Take
Away’ as you know it.
Del and Jackie
www.fish-et-frites.com
Tel: 05 55 68 78 23 / Mob: 06 43 97 83 66
18th May
Fête du Jardin
28th June
Feu de St-Jean
13th July
Dance + Meal
15th August
Fête de St-Léger-Magnazeix
7th December
Christmas Market
1st Tuesday of every month
Fish et Frites
nd
2 Tuesday of each month
Summer Markets
Siret: 503 419 871 00010
Tuesday morning
@ 10h30 Zumba Fitness
• Brive
PERIGUEUX •
C
an we meet in the main square in St-LégerMagnazeix?... the estate agent asked us when
we were looking to view a house in the area.
And so, on a sunny afternoon in September
2012, we parked the car in the elegant central square,
with its lovely trees and surrounded by beautiful cottages and houses, and waited for the agent to turn up.
We were about twenty minutes early and so we stood
and looked around... beautiful, yes, but SO quiet?! No
people, no sounds. It was lunch-time of course!
Unknown to us there was already lots going on, but,
after buying the house we came to view, we cannot believe how dramatically the village has changed - for the
better! - over the last three or four years. We have a
dynamic Madame le Maire who is eager to promote and
encourage businesses and events supported by a thriving community of Locals and Brits who just ‘get on with
it’.
The village is beautifully kept and although small,
it is a pleasure to walk round, with its well cared for
houses and tended garden areas, a lovely church and im-
• Le Blanc
(formerly of Magnac-Laval)
We sell all kinds of antiques and decorative items, soft furnishings, mirrors,
lighting, personalised cushions, bunting, plaques and other gift ideas.
We also offer bespoke furniture of various styles to fit your requirements,
made from new or reclaimed timbers, painted or natural, handcrafted in
the adjacent workshop.
Come and discuss your plans over a coffee with no obligation.
Opening times Thu/Fri/Sat 10.00am - 1.00pm & 2.00pm - 5.30pm
Other times by appointment - Ring David on 06 30 88 78 62
Tel: 06 03 21 02 37
Isabelle Barreau is at your service Monday to Saturday by appointment
for all your beautician needs. She has a treatment room in
St-Léger-Magnazeix twice a month but can also visit you at home...
Manicures, waxing, pedicures, massage - please call for details.
BERNARD COX
AUTOMOBILE ENGINEER
OWN GARAGE IN GB FOR 35 YEARS
ON ALL MARQUES
Garage located in St-Léger-Magnazeix
(next to library)
Latest diagnostic equipment used - Ring for a quote or free advice
T: 05 55 47 63 80 / M: 07 87 28 80 70
Siret: 538 512 211 00011
WHAT’S ON ♦ 31
UPCOMING EVENTS ACROSS THE REGION
Fri 4th to Sun 6th Apr LIMOGES
Reading in Limoges Festival
This is the month of book fairs, and Limoges is no exception to the rule
with the Lire à Limoges (Reading in Limoges) event. Featuring over
300 authors of general and children’s literature as well as comics, this
book festival brings together both children and adults, and exercises a
strong appeal with extensive comics and youth literature stalls. Book
signings and conferences will punctuate a weekend full of literary
discoveries. Esplanade du Champ de Juillet. Free entry.
Sat 5th Apr AHUN
Saturdays in the Garden
A series of gardening courses held at the Lycée Agricole in Ahun.
5th April: Aromatherapy. This course costs EUR 27 (free for
accompanying children) and will be held at CFPPA d’Ahun from
8h30-12h. For more information tel: 05.55.81.48.90.
Sat 5th to Sun 6th Apr BOSMIE L’AIGUILLE
Foire aux vins et Saveurs du Terroir
Salle G. Bizet. Sat 11h-19h; Sun 10h-18h. Free entry.
Tue 8th Apr AUBUSSON
Violoncelle sur canapé
Cie Nuages et Sons, Cécile
Girard (cello and voice) and
David Doucerain (guitar) take
the audience on a musical
journey from Johann Sebastian
Bach to Pink Floyd.
Théâtre Jean Lurçat. 20h30.
Tickets €12. For more
information and tickets tel 05 55
83 09 09 or visit www.ccajl.com
Wed 9th to Sun 13th Apr LE
DORAT
3ème Festival Musique & Manga
For the 3rd time, Le Dorat is devoting 5 days to Japanese cinema. The
varied programme includes a concert by harpist Cécile Corbel (Thu
10th at 20h30), film projections, workshops, exhibition, signings...
To find out more visit www.manga-ledorat.com
Scotland be an independent country?”
Espace Loup, Centre Permanent de la Caricature, du Dessin de
Presse et d’Humour. For more info visit http://scottishcartoons.com/
Sat 12th Apr AHUN
Saturdays in the Garden
A series of gardening courses held at the Lycée Agricole in Ahun.
12th April: The medicinal and culinary properties of les mauvaises
herbes - weeds. Depending on the season, you will learn to recognize,
use and transform weeds to make the most of their virtues for your
health and wellbeing. Teas, syrups, massage oils, wild salads ... will
help you discover new tastes and new sensations. Courses cost EUR
27 (free for accompanying children) and are held from 8h30 - 12h at
the CFPPA Ahun. For more information tel: 05.55.81.48.90
Sun 13th Apr BOUSSAC
Concert des Ladies’Pop
Concert of French and American hits
from the 70s - revisited and rearranged:
Michel Berger, Elton John, Claude
François, Earth Wind and Fire, Charles
Aznavour...
Salle polyvalente. 15h. Tickets: €10;
€8 Concessions; Free for Under 12s.
Contact the Boussac tourist office for more info & tickets: tel 09 77
85 75 92 or 05 55 65 05 95.
Sun 13th Apr MAGNAC-LAVAL
Fête des Plantes
Organised by LES AMIS DES FLEURS ET JARDINS. Takes place
in the grounds of the Château at the Agricultural College. Perennials,
trees, shrubs, herbs and hand-made baskets will be for sale. There
will be a tombola and refreshments.
10h-18h. Free entry. Contact: [email protected]
Sun 20th Apr MAISONNISSES
19ème Foire aux Fromages
Annual cheese fair. From 9h. Contact: Tel 06 77 52 16 17
Mon 21st Apr GUÉRET
Giant Easter Egg Hunt
Egg hunt (for under 12s) at the Labyrinthe Géant de Guéret.
14h - 20h (last entry 18h30). Price 4-11 yrs: 4.50 €. Price over 12s:
6.50 €. Contact: Tel 05.55.41.01.97.
Fri 25th Apr to Sun 22nd Jun
‘Regards sur Images’ 2ème Festival de la Photographie Amateur
Amateur photography festival organised by the association
Creusographie, with exhibitions taking place all over the Creuse.
Visit www.creusographie.fr for more information.
Sat 26th Apr CAMPSEGRET - DORDOGNE
The Great Phoenix Book Fair
The largest Anglo-French fundraising event in south-west
France will return on Saturday
26th April, 2014.
Over 18,000 books, CDs and
DVDs will be ONE EURO
only!
Come along and support Phoenix’s animal rescue work by browsing
our very large collection of paperbacks and hardbacks (including
French books). Our catering team will be providing an impressive
and tasty array of food and drinks, so stay and have lunch, a snack or
even a tipple with us, and meet the Phoenix team!
Salle Municipale, Campsegret 24140, 9.30am to 3.00pm
Book Donations:
Your donation of books will be very welcome on the day itself, or if
you would like to drop off books at one of our collection points in
advance, please contact Anne at [email protected]
For more information visit www.phoenixasso.com or
www.facebook.com/PhoenixAssociationFrance
Sat 26th Apr SAINT-SULPICE-LES-FEUILLES
Chicago, Texas and West-Coast Blues Concert
Bourbon Street Electric Gumbo
Quintet will perform a Folk
and Blues concert to be held
in Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles.
Bourbon Street Electric Gumbo
has performed over a thousand
concerts throughout the world
and
produced
numerous
albums. This band features Cyril Menet on acoustic, electric slide
and dobro guitar, Eric “Catfish Slim” Vacherat on acoustic guitar and
lead vocals, Joel Arnaud on bass and Ludovic Nagy on drums. They
have played in many American and British bands and have shared
moments on stage with Little Jimmy Reed, Teenie Tucker, Michael
Burks, Little Charlie Baty, Sugar Ray Norcia & The Bluetones,
Monster Mike Welsh and many others. Special guest will be Laurent
Cagnon, harmonica player. Cagnon is one of the most famous
harpists, founder of a harp festival and active member of the Marine
Band Club. We’re thrilled to have him right here. Bourbon Street
are playing Blues straight from their heart & soul and enjoy sharing
spicy music gumbo they’ve cooked up. Their repertoire is inspired
by Chicago, Delta and West-Coast music and Blues legends such as
Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, and of their heirs John Hammond,
Ry Cooder, Corey Harris, John Mooney.... Providing a wonderful
atmosphere and infusing a mixture of Soul, Gospel and Folk-Blues, it
has a traditional American style with a subtle contemporary empathy,
which mesmerises their audiences.
Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles Foyer Rural - easily accessed from A20
motorway, exit 22. Plenty of beer and champagne will be available.
Combined with world-class music that will get you up on your feet, a
splendid time is guaranteed for all.
Information and Bookings: Doors will open at 8.30 pm, Concert
9pm. Ticket price: €10. Free for Under 18s. Early bookings by
phone (05 55 76 70 15) or by email ([email protected])
http://cazalibus.jimdo.com/
Sun 4th May SEGUINAUD - DORDOGNE
8th Annual Plant Sale in aid of Bansang Hospital Appeal
Well, it has stopped raining, for a while at least, and some of us
are now thinking about our gardens. I am madly potting up for our
Annual Plant Sale which we will be holding on 4th May this year.
It’s a little earlier than previous years, but actually if we continue to
get this beautiful warm and drier weather all the plants are going to
romp away so we need to get them in early before the hot season is
up on us.
We are having the same format as last year with tea, coffee, cakes
and a tombola on behalf of Bansang Hospital Appeal. The Plant Sale
takes place at from 2-5pm at Seguinaud 24360 (near to Nontron 24
and 5 mins outside Piégut). For more information tel Linda Nicholson
on 05 53 56 73 86.
If you would like to donate plants, please could we have them the
weekend before and also could they be potted in pots of 1 litre and
above as we specialise in herbaceous plants.
For more information about Bansang Hospital please take a look at
our website: www.bansanghospitalappeal.org
Sun 11th May SAINT-LÉGER-BRIDEREIX
5ème Fête des jardins et de la nature
Organised each spring by garden and nature enthusiasts this year’s
Garden and Nature Festival will include: sale of plants, seeds,
vegetables, herbs; troc jardin; artisanal stands (sculptor, wood turner,
basket maker); produce market (bio bread, cheese, apple juice,
medicinal plants, chocolate, wine); children’s area...
Free entry from 9h-18h. Over 90 stands and 4000 visitors.
For more information visit http://lesprintanieres.wordpress.com/
Fri 11th Apr to Thu 14th Aug SAINT-JUST-LE-MARTEL
Exhibition: The Auld Acquaintance
The Auld Acquaintance is a new exhibition that gathers together
artwork not only by the team at the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio but
also our friends from the Scottish and UK press as well as cartoonists
across the globe. Caricatures, editorial cartoons and comic strips are
featured, many never before exhibited.
All contributors have been asked to think about the same question
that will be put to Scottish voters on the 18th of September: “Should
Sun 18th May SAINT-DIZIER-LEYRENNE
Fête du Pain
This annual celebration of one of our staple foods, organised each
year by the Société Leyrenne Patrimoine, will be held this year in
the village of Jalinoux, just to the west of St-Dizier-Leyrenne, on
Sunday 18th May starting from 8h30. Bread for sale will be baked
in a restored traditional oven, pizzas prepared on site and cooked
in a wood fired pizza oven, and there will be traditional lunches
of andouillette, merguez, saucisses, and of course frites. Various
artisanal stands will also be present throughout the day. There is no
admission charge.
The weather of course plays a major part in the success or otherwise
of such an event, but whatever the weather you can expect a warm
welcome from all the participants; there will be a bar, and covered
seating should the smell of frites and merguez, etc. get too much for
you to resist.
32 ♦ WHAT’S ON

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