Week 44 2016

Hello!

Don’t forget the clocks go back this weekend on Saturday night.

The time changes on October 29 at 2:00 am which means you'll have a shorter night out, but an extra hour in bed on Sunday morning. To remember which way to set your watch, there's a useful mnemonic: “spring forward, fall back”

It’s not such an old system, in fact it was an Englishman, William Willet, who first suggested it in 1907, but it didn’t actually start until the Germans accepted the idea in 1916. 

France hasn’t always been 1 hour ahead of GMT, initially in 1911 France adopted the same time at Greenwich, but during the occupation in 1940 it assumed the German time zone. Following the end of the war, it returned to Greenwich time.

All change again in 1975 when the president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing , prompted by the extremely high petrol prices, moved the clocks forward 2 hours in spring and then back 1 in autumn and thus bringing us to our present day time zone.

Since 1998 the dates for changing the clocks throughout Europe were harmonised.

To read more about this, see the article from the Telegraph here

Whatever you choose to do with your extra hour on Sunday morning, have a great week.

Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 44

Monday 24 October

Tuesday 25 October

Wednesday 26 October

26 October 14h : The first of 3 days of Halloween themed events at the grand Leclerc in Pineuilh.  Reservation recommended 06 82 32 98 49 

Thursday 27 October

27 October 14h - 18h : First of 2 chances to take a fancy dress pony ride through the countryside with L'Elevage du Val De Gorce.  Reservations recommended : 06 49 92 51 71

Friday 28 October

28 October 14h : The second of 3 days of Halloween themed events at the grand Leclerc in Pineuilh.  Reservation recommended 06 82 32 98 49

28 October 19h : Vernissage for a Exhibition by 35 people between Bacalan and Ste Foy la Grande at the beginning of the summer of 2016.  Follow their journey through the eyes of the 2 traveling artists.  Held in the building that was known at Le Chai in Ste Foy.  Free entrance and live music.

Saturday 29 October

29 October 10h : The third of 3 days of Halloween themed events at the grand Leclerc in Pineuilh.  Reservation recommended 06 82 32 98 49

29 - 30 October : Fete de la St Martin in Flaujagues.

Sunday 30 October

30 October : Brocante in Flaujagues.

30 October : Halloween at Chateau de Vayres.  Plenty of activities for all the family  Find out the full programme here

Coming up...

31 October : All things Halloween for the younger crowd. An afternoon and evening of events in Duras.

 

And finally... 

I've been out at the market in Castillon eyeing up ingredients for the Christmas cake.