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What a week of weather!
The storm on Friday lead to the cancellation of the Battle of Castillon
for the second time this year. The site
was once again subject to enormous hail stones, gale force winds of over 100km/h and wild
electric lightening – quite spectacular to watch from the safety of my bedroom
window, but not at all good for the region.
St Magne, the commune next to Belves, was also hit by these
freak weather conditions, and as I drove through the village on Saturday I was
shocked at the damage to the vines and the trees. Some of the vines were left bare of leaves
and fruit.
Due to the cancellations the Battle has added an extra date
to their performance calendar. The final
week now has 3 dates: 14 – 15 – 16 August.
If you had tickets for either of the cancelled performances, you can contact
the Battle Office in Castillon to apply for a refund. Call 05 57 40 14 53.
There is plenty to do in the region, don’t forget the sun
tan lotion and/or umbrella, and have a lovely time.
Best wishes,
Helen
Week 32 2013
25 July – 16 August : L’Ete Musical en Bergerac http://www.festivalbergerac.com/
2 – 10 August : 22nd edition of the international
festival of street art in Libourne. Over
140 shows in the town over the week. To
see the full programme go to http://www.festarts.com/
Monday 5 August
5 – 11 August : 20 Chateaux in the region are hosting Portes
Ouvertes this week. To see who and where
and when go to http://www.tourisme-gironde.fr/Visiter-et-bouger/Agenda-Gironde/Nos-chateaux-Vignobles-et-Chais-en-Bordelais-vous-ouvrent-leurs-portes-le-week-end-de-Paques3/%28language%29/fre-FR
and follow the link in black.
5 August 20h15 : Concert, Les Cordes et Voix Magiques d’Ukraine
at the Centre Cultural in Castillon la Bataille.
5 – 16 August : Painting Exhibition by Lee Berty and
Sculptures by Bamadou Traore at the Salle Cascante, next to the Tourist office
in Castillon la Bataille
5 August 21h : "Music for the Queen" in Coubeyrac
musique
baroque à la cour d’Angleterre
Annabelle Cavalli, flûte à bec / Florian Vogt, clavecin
Annabelle Cavalli, flûte à bec / Florian Vogt, clavecin
Orchestre de Chambre de la Gironde
Tuesday 6 August
6 August 21h : Orchestre
de Chambre de la Gironde – Concert Decouverte a Pellegrue. See the full programme http://ocg.free.fr/spip.php?article45
6 August : Night markets in St Emilion, Castillon la
Bataille and Le Pizou
Wednesday 7 August
7 August 21h : Orchestre
de Chambre de la Gironde – Cncert Decouvert at St Vincent de Pertignas Church. See the full programme http://ocg.free.fr/spip.php?article45
7 August : Night markets in Blasimon and Monsegur
Thursday 8 August
8 August 19h : You are invited to the Vernissage (opening)
of the Painting Exhibition by Lee Berty and Sculptures by Bamadou Traore at the
Salle Cascante, next to the Tourist office in Castillon la Bataille.
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8 August 21h15 :
Guided flamelit historic walk through Ste Foy la Grande.
8 August : Winemaker’s Quiz-rally. An amazing discovery of local wine producers
who open their doors and introduce you to the secrets of wine. For more information visit Vac’Dor Voyages by
the Grand Pineuilh Leclerc.
8 August : Tapas and wine evening. Let Elizabeth guide your tastebuds through
the paring of wines and tapas. For more information visit Vac’Dor Voyages by
the Grand Pineuilh Leclerc.
8 August : Battle of Castillon. Gates open at 19h, lots to do, see and eat
before the amazing show starts as the evening gets dark at 22h30. http://www.batailledecastillon.com/
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8 August : Night markets in Ste Foy la Grande, Duras and
Eymet
Friday 9 August
9 August 18h45: Blues Concert, Wine tasting and Painting
Exhibition at Chateau du Chainchon.
9 August 20h30 : Les Haricot Rouges in Concert as part of
the 4th edition of Jazz sur les Quais, Port-Sainte-Foy
9 August 17h - 19h: Vitrine du
Pays Foyen Wine class : Appellation Bergerac, Montravel and Saussignac €18/workshop. Contact Frédérique LEUSIE
" Association des Vignes aux Vins en Pays Foyen"
VITRINE DU PAYS FOYEN
VITRINE DU PAYS FOYEN
Centre commercial Grand Pineuilh
Avenue de la Résistance33220 PINEUILH
T- 05.57.41.21.79
Mail - vignesauxvins@gmail.com
9 August : Battle of Castillon. Gates open at 19h, lots to do, see and eat
before the amazing show starts as the evening gets dark at 22h30. http://www.batailledecastillon.com/
9 August : Night markets in Villefrance de Longchat and
Pellegrue
Saturday 10 August
10 August 18h : A
Glimpse Inside The Mind of Charles Swan III is showing in VO at la Breche
cinema in St Foy la Grande.
A graphic designer's enviable life slides into despair when
his girlfriend breaks up with him. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman
and Bill Murray.
Sunday 11 August
11 August : Brocante
at Pujols 33350
11 August : Vide-Greniers at Pellegrue
11 August : Fête de la rivière at St Antoine et Lamothe Montravel
2:00 pm à 11:00 pm
St Antoine Lieu dit La Moutine à 14h30 : descente de la Dordogne
en canoë, pause rafraichissement à St Seurin de Prats, arrivée au quai de
Lamothe Montravel vers 18h30
Prix : 7€50 par personne
Quai de Lamothe Montravel à partir de 15h00 : informations, animations et initiation au kayak
Quai de Lamothe Montravel à partir de 19h00 : marché gourmand avec les producteurs locaux
Réservations: 06 82 39 99 47 ou 05 53 82 20 24
Prix : 7€50 par personne
Quai de Lamothe Montravel à partir de 15h00 : informations, animations et initiation au kayak
Quai de Lamothe Montravel à partir de 19h00 : marché gourmand avec les producteurs locaux
Réservations: 06 82 39 99 47 ou 05 53 82 20 24
11 August 20h45 : A
Glimpse Inside The Mind of Charles Swan III is showing in VO at la Breche
cinema in St Foy la Grande.
A graphic designer's enviable life slides into despair when
his girlfriend breaks up with him. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman
and Bill Murray.
Coming up…
Helen Franklin from Franklin Farm will be making
deliveries of locally reared lamb and pork products. She will be in your area next week.
If you want something
specific please let her know before Wednesday 7th so she can be sure to have it
for you.
A reminder of the website
with a list of prices is www.franklinfarm.fr
Lamothe Montravel- Helen and David Furniss gites at
Keirmasi, Le Matelin 24230 12.15 till 12.45
St.Méard de Gurçon,
24610, outside the church 1.30 till 2.30.
And finally…
Franco
British Part 3
One of the great fun events of the FBW is the “Design a Hat” competition which is now
in its 3rd year, and is one of the focal events of the great picnic
which closes the FBW on Sunday 1st September . On which note those
who are very observant and have good memory of my earlier blog will note that I
got the day wrong. So for your diaries
the picnic is on Sunday 1st
September.
We have seen many wonderful creations during the past two
years, from a glorious hat made of banana leaves interwoven with other leaves,
a hat which had two polar bears on an iceberg, marvellous floral creations and to last year’s winner, a magnificent hat
designed and made by the artisan patissier, Syvain Mazzocco.
This year we have widened the completion by making it a
creative battle between the French Boater and the British Bowler Hat. These hats, for you to customise, will be
available during the weeks leading up to the FBW, from many shops in Pays Foyen
– Gurcon – Montraval area. So keep your
eyes open to get one and get your creative and competitive ideas flowing.
Of course there will be valuable prizes to be won for the
best ladies, gentlemen and children’s hat.
So please excuse the pun and “Get your thinking caps on.”
One of the great bonuses of living in, or visiting Pays
Foyen, is the opportunity of enjoying excellent wines to accompany local
produce. But how well do you know your
wines? Michel Baraton, the owner
of Cave Laregnere , with tastings on
27, 28 and 29 August, starting at 4pm will help you to widen your knowledge with
specialist tastings . Tuesday, cheeses and their wines at 25 Euros,
Wednesday, Basque – Spanish delicacies and their wine at 25 Euros and on
Friday an exceptional afternoon devoted to truffles and their wins at 40
Euros. Without doubt you will need to
reserve your places on 05 57 46 31 23.
To prepare yourself for these tastings come and enjoy
wine games at Vitrine du Pays Foyen
at Grand Pineuilh on Saturday 24
August from3 to 5pm.
I hope that we have whetted your appetite for the Franco
British Week and want to know more. You
should by now be seeing the poster appearing in many shops and also at the Mairies
in the Pays Foyen, but the most valuable tool is the complete programme. This
you can now down load from two web sites:-
www.cepf.fr or www.francobritishweek.com and
follow the telecharging / downloading instructions.
We do advise you to book early for some of the venues
have limited capacity. If you have any
general queries, or wish to make a reservation, Caroline Elliott will be able
to help you, by phone on 06 34 96 81 92 or by e-mail carolineell@gmail.com
