Week 44 2017

Hello!
Notjustfortheholidays has been on holiday!  A few away days in Paris!  I recommend taking the new fast TGV - 2 hours from Bordeaux to Paris and look up the Ouigo option for some great deals!

Canal Saint Martin and the surrounding area, great fun, it was where Amélie was filmed.

Whatever you do this week in the Gironde and Dordogne, I'm happy to be back home and wish you all a great weekend.
Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr
 

Week 44 

Monday 23 October

Tuesday 24 October

Wednesday 25 October

Thursday 26 October

Friday 27 October

27 October : From 27 October through the weekend to 31 October Chateau de Vayres is hosting all
things Halloween.  Reservations recommended.

Saturday 28 October

28 October 18h30 : It's Halloween at the  Belvedere Tavern! Come in a complete costume* and get 50% off your first drink**!

28 - 29 October : Porets Ouvertes at the Chateau de la Dauphine 

28 October - 10 November : Pierre Burnateau Exhibition at the Salle Cascante in Castillon 

  
Sunday 29 October

29 October : Brocante Vide grenier de la St Martin in Flaujagues

29 October : Vide grenier in Langon at the Halle de Durros

29 October : Discover yoga at Chateau Latour Segur

Coming up...

1 November : La Toussaint - All Saints’ Day
Public life in France is generally very quiet on La Toussaint. Post offices, banks, stores and other businesses are closed, restaurants and cafes may also be closed. However, airports and railway stations and along major highways, are open.
Public transport service schedules vary depending on where one lives and intends to travel. Churches may be closed for visitors who do not wish to take part in the services and guided tours may not be available.
Many Christians visit special church services on All Saints' Day. They may also visit cemeteries and place flowers on the graves of deceased family members and close friends. It is customary to leave chrysanthemums or wreaths of artificial flowers on or close to the graves.

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And finally...

Don't forget the clocks change this weekend.  We gain an hour between Saturday night and Sunday morning... an hour extra in bed in the morning, but those longer evenings are over.

Week 43 2017

Hello!
It was the Balloon festival in St Emilion last weekend - what beautiful weather!

Days are getting shorter, but the sun still shines!
Whatever you do this week in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a great time.

Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

 

Week 43

Monday 16 October

Tuesday 17 October

17 October 19h : Cineclub a Pujols.

Wednesday 18 October

18 October 13h35, 16h20 & 20h15 : The Square is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne
The Square is a poignant satirical drama reflecting our times - about the sense of community, moral courage and the affluent person's need for egocentricity in an increasingly uncertain world.Staring Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss and Dominic West

18 October : Exhibition on the subject of the First World War at the Mediateque in Naujan et Postiac

Thursday 19 October

19 October 13h35, 16h20 & 20h15 : The Square is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne

Friday 20 October

20 October 13h35, 16h20 & 20h15 : The Square is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne

20 October : An evening discovering hypnosis.

Saturday 21 October

21 October 13h35, 16h20 & 20h15 : The Square is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne

21 October 19h30 : Soiree d'Automne at Lamothe Montravel

21 October 19h30 : You like to sing? Join in at La Marmite de Maman in Libourne.  Reservations necessary 06 81 98 78 50

21 October 20h45 : The Mozaic Jazz Band are back performing Big Band sets in St Laurent des Hommes

21 - 22 October : Have you ever wondered about the precious spice saffron? Just nearby at Nérigean there is a Saffron Farm. Portes Ouvertes this weekend - find out more here

 
21 - 22 October : 37th Wine festival and Brocante in Rue Notre Dame in Bordeaux.

21 - 22 October : Art Exhibition in Toulenne - 8 artists on the theme 'Quand la nature inspire l'Homme'

 
Sunday 22 October

22 October : Les Puces de la Bastide at Ste Foy la Grande

22 October : Fun for all the family at the Abbaye de la Sauve Majeure.

22 October 13h35, 16h20 & 20h15 : The Square is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne

22 October 18h15 : Viceroy's House (Le Dernier Vice Roy des Indes) is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy la Grande.
The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.Starring Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson and Michael Gambon

Coming up...

23 & 24 October 13h35, 16h20 & 20h15 : The Square is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne

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And finally...

Many thanks to everyone who came and supported me at the Breast Cancer awareness event in Castillon.  It was lovely to see so many friendly faces.  Thanks to MW for the photo!

Week 42 2017

Hello!
This week Castillon is participating in the worldwide campaign to highlight breast cancer awareness, advising on how to have checks and where to go.

There have been Pink October events throughout the region and Castillon has dressed up the stone bridge and the Mairie to drive the message home... have you had a scan recently?  If not, why not?

This Saturday 14th October, there is a Salon des Creatrices at the Centre Culturel in Castillon.  (Not so easy to find... it's next door to the Intermarche, on the oposite corner of the block from the post office and just across from the brightly graffiti decorated old swimming pool building).

I'll be there along with lots of other women Creatrices displaying and demonstrating the arts and crafts that we fill our spare time with.  Please come along, support a worthy cause, and say 'Hello!' I'll look forward to seeing you there.

Whatever you do this week in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a lovely sunny week.
Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 42 2017

Monday 9 October

Tuesday 10 October

Wednesday 11 October

11 October : Breast Cancer Awareness events in Castillon include a Fencing demonstration at 14h and at 16h A March Rose(Pink Walk) in the village centre by the Salle Cascante.


Thursday 12 October

12 October : Soiree Quiz and dinner at the Gensake in Gensak, teams of 2 - 6 people,  Fish and Chip Menu and all proceeds to SWAT - South West Animal Team

12 October 20h45 : The Party is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy
A comedy wrapped around a tragedy. It starts as a celebration and ends with blood on the floor. Starring Kirsten Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, and Patricia Clarkson

12 - 15 October : Montgolfiades de St Emilion.  This is the 7th Balloon Festival!  Weather permitting there should be up to 15 hot air balloons each morning and evening through the festival.  There are also kite workshops at 14h Saturday and Sunday, free with a reservation 05 57 55 28 28

Friday 13 October

13 October : Libourne Market celebrates La Semaine du Gout

13 October 19h : Concert at the Champ de Foire in St Andre de Cubzac

 
13 - 15 October : Foire aux Vins at the Caves de Rauzan

Saturday  14 October

14 October 10h - 17h : Salon des Creatrices at the Salle Culturel in Castillon.  Please come and say
'Hello!'

14 October : Brocante, books and flea market in the centre of Libourne.

14 October 19h30 : Moules Frites at the Cafe de la Gare in Sainte Foy la Grande

14 October 20h : Soiree Dansante and Poule au Pot in Pineuilh

Sunday 15 October

15 October : Vide grenier in Lussac

15 October : Vide Grenier in Genissac

15 October :Vide Grenier in St Quentin de Baron

15 October : Bourse Militaria in Arveyres at the Salle de Tennis

15 October : Vide grenier des Halles Foyennes in Ste Foy

15 October 18h15 : Wind River is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy
A veteran tracker with the Fish and Wildlife Service helps to investigate the murder of a young Native American woman, and uses the case as a means of seeking redemption for an earlier act of irresponsibility which ended in tragedy. Starring Kelsey Asbille, Jeremy Renner and Julia Jones

15 October 20h30 : Victoria and Abdul (Confident Royal) is showing in VO at the Grandecran in Libourne.
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. Starring Judi Dench, Ali Fazal and Tim Pigott-Smith

15 October 20h45 : The Party is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy

Coming up...

16 October 18h15 : Wind River is showing in VO at La Breche in Ste Foy

17 October 15h : Victoria and Abdul (Confident Royal) is showing in VO at the Grandecran in
Libourne.

2 November Secret Curry Club Dordogne

And finally... 

There were plenty of things to browse through at Rauzan last weekend.