Week 15 2019

Hello!

Do you know how wine barrels are made?  We went to the Nadalie Tonnellerie in Ludon Medoc to find out more.  It's a great visit, you see all the stages of the barrel making process which blends the traditional skills that have passes down through the generations, with modern technology such as laser markings on the end of the barrels.  We learnt about the wood that makes the barrels and why the toasting is so important.

Call them up and make an appointment, visits are in the mornings in English and French.
Then round off the morning with lunch at the adjoining restaurant the 1902 (which is the year the cooperage was founded).

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

Week 14

Monday 8 April

Tuesday 9 April

Wednesday 10 April

LA Breche cinema in Ste Foy

Thursday 11 April

Friday 12 April

Saturday 13 April

Chateau Bridoire

13 April 20h30 : Music and wine in the castles, valorisation of the heritage ... the association Les Grandes Heures of Saint-Emilion offer you throughout the year classical concerts of high quality in the inevitable wine estates of Saint-Emilion.

The third concert of the Grandes Heures de Saint-Emilion will take place on April 13th at Château Grand Corbin-Despagne at 8:30 pm with Aurelienne Brauner (cello) et Eric Maria Couturier (cello).

They will perform Gabrielli, Offenbach, Gliere, Pesson, Klengel, Barrière.
Prices:
Concert - tasting: 37 €
Group: 30 € (from 10 people)
Reduced price: 16 € (unemployed, students, -18 years)
Subscription: 375 €
Contact: 
+33 (0)6 77 11 55 77 / +33 (0)6 08 88 06 60


Sunday 14 April 

14 April : Vide grenier at Lac de  la Cadie in Mouliets et Villemartin.

Coming up...

And finally...

ALZHEIMER & DEMENTIA

France Alzheimer (Dordogne) currently has a small English-speaking support group that meets at Restaurant l’Etoile in St. Nexans for a coffee and chat (not far from Bergerac airport) from 10am on the first Tuesday of each month, to which anyone who has (or cares for someone who has) Alzheimer or any of the associated maladies is welcome.

However, funding has recently been approved for a specialised support facility that is proposed to be based in Eymet on a once-a-month basis.  This facility, called Halte Relais, provides professionally guided support for carers (normally a psychiatrist, or psychotherapist with specific knowledge of this category of illness) and a volunteer-supported activity period (run simultaneously) for the sufferers of these illnesses.

The English Group volunteer group would be delighted to hear of people in need of this for of assistance, and whether Eymet is a logical place to base such a facility.  We don’t currently have a dedicated email address, but can be contacted through the Facebook page @CarersInFrance, which is run by one of our members (you can also message us in this way, if you’d rather keep your contact with us private).

We’re also keen to find people who will assist us as volunteers with craft and musical-type activities and fundraising.

                                                           Thank you