Week 33 2015
Hello!
Go Froome! Go! He did
his best, but was pipped to the post by Frenchman Romain Bardet who won.
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| Christopher Froome |
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| Romain Bardet |
A
great event and great photos from Luigi – thank you!
Whatever you do this week in the Dordogne and Gironde
regions, have a great time.
Best wishes,
Helen
Week 33 2015
Monday 10 August
10 – 22 August : A pop-up shop at 1 Place Marguerite Duras,
in Duras.
Tuesday 11 August
11 August : Photographic exhibition in Eymet. Vernissage at 18h.
11 August : Photographic exhibition in the fence around the
Jardin Public in Bordeaux
11 August : St
Emilion Marche Gourmande – Park Guadet
11 August :
Eymet Night Market
11 August : Castillon la Bataille Night Market
11 August 20h45 : Tale
of Tales is showing in VO at La Breche cinema in Ste Foy.
The film serves as Garrone's English-language debut and will
interweave three separate story strands bookended by brief bits in which
Italians Alba Rohrwacher and Massimo Ceccherini will play a street circus
family. In one tale Salma Hayek will play a jealous queen who forfeits her
husband's life. In another, Vincent Cassel plays a king whose passion is stoked
by two mysterious sisters. Starring Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel and Toby Jones
11 August : Le Poney Club de Ste Foy la Grande tours its
Night time Show in 5 locations. On 11 August it is in Fonroque. Starting at
dusk, 21h30. For further information call 05 57 41
22 70
Wednesday 12 August
12 August 19h50: Amy
is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
The story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring
unseen archival footage and unheard tracks. Starring Amy Winehouse, Mitch
Winehouse and Mark Ronson.
12 August :
Monsegur Night Market
12 August :
Blasimon Night Market- featuring Mickaël VIGNEAU, accordéoniste
12 August 20h45 : Absolutely
Anything is showing in VO at La Breche cinema in Ste Foy la Grande.
A group of eccentric aliens confer a human being with the power
to do absolutely anything, as an experiment. Starring Simon Pegg, Kate
Beckinsale and Robin Williams
12 August : Le Poney Club de Ste Foy la Grande tours its
Night time Show in 5 locations. On 12 August it is in La Sauvetat du Dropt.
Starting at dusk, 21h30. For further information call 05 57 41 22 70
Thursday 13 August
13 August 18h : Absolutely
Anything is showing in VO at La Breche cinema in Ste Foy la Grande
13 August : Marche des Producteurs Ste Foy la Grande Terrasse François
Mitterrand
13 August :
Duras Night Market featuring DJ
13 August : Les
Jeudis Gourmands Parc Gabriel Forestier Eymet
13 August 19h50: Amy
is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
13 August 20h45 : Amy
is showing in VO at La Breche cinema in Ste Foy la Grande
13 August : Le Poney Club de Ste Foy la Grande tours its
Night time Show in 5 locations. On 13 August it is in Duras. Starting at dusk,
21h30. For further information call 05 57 41 22 70
Friday 14 August
14 August 18h : Afterworks – Vin Blancs & Verrines de
Poisson. Learn about wine and fish
pairings at the Espace Tourism et Vin near the Grand Pineuilh Leclerc.
14 August 18h15 : Absolutely
Anything is showing in VO at La Breche cinema in Ste Foy la Grande
14 August : Villefranche de Longchat Night market
14 August : La Sauvetat du Dropt Soiree Gourmandes featuring Richard Paul
14 August 19h30 : Soiree Cinema at Chateau Beynat, St Magne de Castillon
14 August 19h30 :
Vignerons en Fete at Château Les Vergnes, Les Leves et Thoumeyrague
14 August 19h50: Amy
is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
14 August : Le Poney Club de Ste Foy la Grande tours its
Night time Show in 5 locations. On 14 August it is in Eynesse. Starting at
dusk, 21h30. For further information call 05 57 41
22 70
Saturday 15 August – Jour Ferrie l’Assomption.
Today is one of the four set Catholic holidays in France
(can you name the others?)
It celebrates
the day when Mary was taken from her earthly life to enter into the life of
God.
It also falls in the middle of the
summer, so a great time for an extra bit of holiday!
It’s on a Saturday this year, so as you can
see some villages have combined it with the village fete.
15 August : Fete de la Huitre – all things oyster in Eymet
15 August : Foire a Tout at Eymet
15 August : Vide Grenier at St Geraud de Corps
15 August : Grezillac en Fete, with fireworks at 23h
15 August : Grande Fete Populaire at Lamothe Montravel
15 August : Brocante/Vide Grenier at Lamothe Montravel as
part of their Fete, find it behind the train station.
15 August : Fete du Breuilh
- repas Place d’eglise
15 August : Repas / Feur d’artifice Villefranche de Longchat
15 August : Pessac sur Dordogne Night Market
15 August : Le Poney Club de Ste Foy la Grande tours its
Night time Show in 5 locations. On 15
August it is in Ste Foy la Grande.
Starting at dusk, 21h30. For further information call 05 57 41 22 70
15 August 19h50: Amy is showing in VO at the Grandecran
in Libourne.
15 – 16 August : Marche de
Potiers at Beauronne, go and support Notjustfortheholidays’ favourite
potter Jo
McKinnon.
Sunday 16 August
16 August : Brocante Vide Greniers at Montpon Menesterol
16 August 20h30 : Amy
is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
Coming up…
17 August 18h : Amy
is showing in VO at La Breche cinema in Ste Foy la Grande
THE CLUB DES ENTREPRISES DU
PAYS FOYEN
HAS
THE PLEASURE TO INVITE YOU TO THE
10TH
FRANCO – BRITISH WEEK
From
Saturday 22nd to Saturday 29th August 2015
The Franco – British Week is a unique
event of its kind, conceived in 2006 by the Club des Entreprises du Pays Foyen
(CEPF). Why
is it unique? Because it is the only one
of its kind in France to take place over
an entire week!
Conceived to promote exchange and integration between the local French
population and the community of the British resident in Pays Foyen - Gurson – Montravel,
the
FBW aims to bring together these communities and be a “melting pot” for
enjoyable and lasting encounters. The
CEPF invites you to enjoy the events with neighbours, friends, alone or with
family. There is no need to be shy: everything has been organised such that
language is no barrier to enjoyment and conviviality!
This
year our Franco British Week celebrates
its 10th anniversary!
This year we propose a very wide range of events,
recreational, sporting, cultural, festive and gourmand, which will take place
from Saturday 22nd to
Saturday 29th August, throughout the entire greater region of Pays
Foyen. You will find in FBW
programme full details of all events and you can collect the programmes in
shops and businesses, the local town halls, the Tourist Office in Ste. Foy la
Grande, and it can also be down loaded on line from our web site www.cepf.fr
following FBW. Don’t forget to reserve your places!
During the entire week, in the gallery Paul Broca,
is an exhibition of the art works of two lady artists who live in the Pays
Foyen region. A British artist, Juliana
Uhart, and the other a French artist, Anne-Christine
Robinet. Also in the gallery will be
a number of last year’s award winning hats, based on the typical French straw
hat or the English Bowler hat.
In addition to our traditional events, the friendly
tennis matches, the grand picnic ”your plate is my plate”, with its many enjoyable events, including the
live swing orchestra and our traditional customised hat competition, a quiz
night, a darts night with its fish and chips supper, the FBW team bring many new festivities, overflying Pays Foyen in a hot
air balloon or light aircraft from the aerodrome: a regional gourmand and wine
market in Pineuilh: a bridge tournament in St. Antoine de Breuilh: trips in
London taxi cabs: a visit to Chateau Pierrail in Marguron, with its classified
gardens followed by a wine tasting of the chateau’s wine: a spot the
location of photographs in the bastide
of Ste. Foy la Grande: a grand tournament of petanque at the club of Porte Ste.
Foy: a barbeque – karaoke evening at the Petite Auberge in Margueron: boat
trips on the Dordogne: an evening at the cinema followed by a paella on the
terrace of la Breche: an afternoon specially for the children with many games
and events: a performance by the Foyenne team which participated in “Trophee
Roses des Sables”: discover drumming with Christian Lajus in Porte Ste. Foy: a
concert of music from around the world, in the Protestant Temple, with the
flautists of d’Atarah Ben Tovim CBE.: an English afternoon tea with French –
English conversation on various themes, in Ste. Foy and St. Antoine de Breuilh:
an introduction to golf at Chateau des Vigiers: as well as many surprising
animations in the shops in the Commune des Communes.
The week will close with a gala evening on Saturday 29th August with its fine
ambiance of swing, conviviality and good food.
In the course of the evening there will be a SPECIAL
TOMBOLA, celebrating the 10 YEARS OF the FBW: with a 1st prize of a trip of 3 days/2 nights to any town of your choice in England, offered by the travel agent VAC’DOR.
I must express our thanks to our volunteer team,
French and British, who put in much work to provide for you such an attractive
programme! But also to our businesses,
entrepreneurs, our members and sponsors, who are not the last to support us,
come quickly and see them.
Join in the festival of Greater Pays Foyen….with 10th anniversary of the FBW.
Sylvie FEYDEL,
presidente du CEPF.
And finally…
We have been so spoilt with all the wonderful weather, it
came as rather a shock to have a rainy weekend! ‘What can we do if it rains?’ was
the cry for help from all corners?
For
adults it’s all rather straightforward, there are so many beautiful château to
visit and wines to taste.
One of the
most stunning is Chateau de la Riviere
http://www.chateau-de-la-riviere.com/
Stunning views, amazing caves, and the wine’s not bad either…
But what do you do with children on a rainy day, I’m at a
loss, so I’m sending out a plea as it looks like we may have another rainy
weekend coming up. Please, any suggestions
greatly received, where can you go, what can you visit and what can you do in
the Dordogne and Gironde regions with children on a rainy day?
Don’t hesitate to get in touch with a comment or an email
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr
and if there’s lots of ideas I’ll make a special page.
Thank you.
