Week 33 2015

Week 33 2015

Hello!

Go Froome! Go!  He did his best, but was pipped to the post by Frenchman Romain Bardet who won. 

Christopher Froome

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

notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

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

10^TH FRANCO – BRITISH WEEK

From Saturday 22^nd to Saturday 29^th 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 10^th anniversary!

This year we propose a very wide range of events, recreational, sporting, cultural, festive and gourmand, which will take place from Saturday 22^nd to Saturday 29^th 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 29^th 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 1^st 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 10^th 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.