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All government ministers 

forced to declare assets 

Following the Cahuzac affair, President François 

Holande has demanded that all his ministers publicly 

declare their global assets. >> Page 12 

May 2013 

Issue #43 

Largest court 

case ever gets 

under way 

♦ 5,127 women register as plaintiffs, 

represented by over 300 lawyers 

♦ Jean-Claude Mas, founder of Poly Implant 

Prothèse (PIP) accused of "aggravated fraud" 

♦ 300,000 women worldwide were given 

substandard breast implants 

It is set to become one of the 

biggest and most expensive 

trials in French legal history 

as Jean-Claude Mas, founder 

of Poly Implant Prothèse 

(PIP), a company based in 

the south of France, has gone on 

trial with 4 senior staff, accused of 

“aggravated fraud” over the scandal 

of substandard breast implants. 

A total of 5,127 victims, a record 

number of plaintiffs in the history of 

French law, have joined the action 

against the former French cosmetic 

implant manufacturer, and are being 

represented by about 300 lawyers. 

The trial is so large that it has had 

to be moved from the courthouse in 

Marseille to a nearby conference 

centre at a cost of nearly €1 million. 

Even then, there is little room for 

everyone. It will last a month and a 

verdict is not expected until autumn. 

Mr Mas and his four senior staff face 

up to five years in jail and a €37,500 

fine if convicted. 

PIP, which at the height of its 

powers was the world's third biggest 

supplier of breast implants, is accused 

of cutting costs for over a decade by 

using an illegal home-made concoction 

of industrial and agricultural silicone 

not fit for use on humans. It is alleged 

the company hid evidence of the 

non-medical silicone during visits by 

European inspectors who approved 

the implants. At around €5 per litre, it 

was seven times cheaper than medicalgrade 

silicone - a cost-cutting measure 

that saved the company an estimated 

€1 million per year. 

The scandal emerged after surgeons 

warned authorities there was an 

>> continued on page 8 

Limoges-Bénédictins train station 

is the new home for a colony of eco 

urban bee hives >> Page 5 

INSIDE > > > 

NEWS - "Terror of 

Limoges" off the streets 

After a campaign of terror, 

an ultra-violent boy 

has finally been taken 

into police custody after 

turning 13. >> Page 3 

NEWS - Doomed 

dromedary eaten 

A camel, gifted 

in thanks for 

France's efforts 

in Mali, has 

been eaten by its host 

family. >> Page 11 

PRACTICAL - A guide to 

filling in Tax Returns 

In partnership with Siddalls, 

we bring you a guide to 

filling in your 2012 tax 

return. >> Page 14 

Your indispensible guide to 

the region's Businesses 

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2 ♦ IN THIS EDITION 

Welcome to 

The Bugle 

There have been 

plenty of big stories 

this month: the 

Boston bombings, 

the legalisation of 

gay marriage in France and the 

Cahuzac affair, to 

name but a few. But 

the biggest news to 

break at Bugle Towers 

was the start of BBQ 

season!! 

It is safe to say that 

I am a little obsessed 

with BBQs. I'm not a 

“man make fire” guy 

whose only culinary 

contribution of the year 

is to dig out the BBQ, 

immerse it in lighter 

fluid and proceed to 

crucify the sausages 

until they look more like the coals 

they were cooked on. I tend to do 

the majority of the cooking at home 

year round (my wife is an excellent 

cook, I just don't let her near 'my' 

kitchen!) and I like nothing more 

than lighting the BBQ at the end 

of a long day and having a good 

cook-up in the garden! 

I will always take the first 

opportunity of the year to whip 

out the charcoal and convince 

everyone that it's definitely BBQ 

weather. And so it was that I was 

in my garden a week or so ago, 

tongs in hand and a smile on my 

face - the accompanying glass of 

beer may have been playing its 

part also!! 

I remember one year lighting the 

BBQ in February. In my defence, 

at 2pm that afternoon when the 

sun was out and it was a balmy 18 

degrees, it felt like a good idea. 

By the time the butcher had been 

visited and the food was cooked, 

it was 6pm, nearer 5 degrees and 

going dark!! But damn, they were 

some good sausages!! 

As we have been going to 

press, France's legalisation of gay 

marriage has dominated the news. 

We have not covered it in these 

pages, although it has been given 

a lot of coverage internationally. 

It is big news and some have even 

called it the most significant social 

change in France since the death 

penalty was abolished in 1981. 

It has certainly proved 

controversial. If you believe the 

organisers, rallies 

opposing the new 

law attracted 800,000 

protestors. The police 

put the figure at 

nearer 340,000, but 

even so, as peace time 

protests go, that is 

a lot of people! The 

consensus seems to be 

that the majority of 

French were in favour 

of legalising gay 

marriage, but it was a 

different story when 

adoption rights were 

taken into account. Then only 

around half - and possibly fewer - 

were in favour of equal rights for 

gay couples. The fact that these 

adoption rights were also part 

of the new law, coupled with the 

fact that it went through without 

a national vote, is what is proving 

most controversial. 

The changes were a central 

social reform promised by 

Hollande during his election 

campaign, so many will argue that 

his election was the referendum on 

this issue. He said he would do it 

if elected and now he has. Either 

way, what is sure is that France is 

now the 14th country in the world 

to approve a law allowing gay 

marriage. 

Don't forget that it is tax 

declaration season. We have 

printed an article in association 

with Siddalls on how to fill out 

your French income tax returns 

which we hope will help. And 

don't forget that you can declare 

your income tax online - you even 

get an extension to the deadline! 

Until next month! 

Steve Martindale 

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A 

major hurdle in the future 

of the ligne à grande 

vitesse (LGV) Limoges- 

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following the announcement 

by the Réseau Ferré de France 

(RFF) that it has opened the public inquiry 

phase of the project. The LGV is 

a planned high-speed rail link that will 

put Limoges 35 minutes from Poitiers, 

connecting the Limousin to the national 

TGV network and allowing direct travel 

to Paris in just 2 hours. 

As the name implies, the public inquiry 

phase is the opportunity for individuals, 

businesses and associations to 

voice their opinions on the project. The 

prefect of the Limousin is in the process 

of forming a committee of between 7 

and 13 people to oversee the inquiry, so 

it will probably not now begin until the 

beginning of June. The usual length of 

an inquiry would be 30 days, but given 

the complexity of the project and the approaching 

summer holidays it could run 

until the end of August - the maximum 

period of time an inquiry can take. 

The committee will have a further 30 

days to submit its report. The government 

will then take a maximum of 18 

months to review the report before deciding 

on the future of the project. The 

earliest that the first high-speed trains 

could be making the 35-minute journey 

to Poitiers is 2022. 

The move from the public debate to 

the public inquiry phase is a major boost 

for those campaigning for the LGV and 

comes after months of fierce political 

wrangling. That said, the decision is 

not a fatal blow to those opposed to the 

new high-speed line, either. Although 

it would appear that the government is 

currently keen to press ahead with the 

115km stretch of new railway, there is 

still the small matter of the €1.5 billion 

budget - it is not apparent at the moment 

who will be paying for what. 

Many opponents of the LGV argue that 

it will signal the end of the POLT line 

(Paris-Orléans-Limoges-Toulouse). The 

current plans for the LGV factor in 11 

trains to Paris on this line - exactly the 

current number. And in a further boost 

to those who believe that the €1.5 billion 

would be better spent upgrading the existing 

network, plans have been unveiled 

to “recycle” retiring TGV carriages on 

the POLT line. Not only would the new 

carriages be faster, they would also offer 

higher levels of comfort and make 

embarking and disembarking an easier 

affair than it currently is on the Corail 

coaches. On paper at least, upgrading the 

carriages in this way would also put La 

Souterraine a mere 2 hours from Paris. ■ 

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The "Terror of Limoges" 

is off the city's streets 

After a spate of violent attacks 

going back nearly a 

year, the boy nicknamed 

by police as the “Terror of Limoges” 

has finally been removed 

from the streets of the region's 

capital. The adolescent, who has 

not been named due to his age, is 

well known to police. 

The pattern of much of the last 

12 months has been the same: a 

violent act is committed, the boy 

is apprehended, taken back to his 

legal guardians and released. He 

then goes on to commit another 

crime, sometimes the very same 

night. The problem for the police 

is that the boy started his campaign 

of terror when was just 12 - under 

French law, the police cannot detain 

a child under the age of 13. 

In January this year, in the 

space of 8 days alone he is known 

to have committed a theft from a 

parked vehicle, a mugging and 

threatened someone with a Stanley 

knife. In total, police believe that 

he has 17 thefts and one suspected 

rape to his name... and these ares 

just the crimes they are aware of! 

They also know that he has tried in 

the past to acquire a firearm - mercifully 

without success. 

“We cannot legally place him 

under garde à vue [police custody] 

as he is not yet 13,” said 

one weary police officer in January 

this year. Typically, the boy is 

brought before a magistrate, who 

hands down a rehabilitation order 

in an education centre. In practice, 

the boy just goes home. “He is not 

big, but he is capable of significant 

violence, even if the victim does 

not resist,” said police at the time. 

“He is completely out of control, 

always operates in a group and he 

is getting more and more violent. 

He will carry on, that's for sure.” 

So it came as no surprise when 

in April this year, following a 

brutal assault on a German student 

by a group of youths, that 

they apprehended the Terror of 

Limoges fleeing the scene after 

an emergency call by a member 

of the public. The difference this 

time was that the ultra-violent 

child was now a teenager - he had 

recently celebrated his 13th birthday. 

He could now be held in police 

custody and placed under investigation. 

The youth was then 

brought, for the first time ever, 

before a judge, who charged him 

with aggravated theft and placed 

him in a secure educational unit in 

the Puy-de-Dôme, where he will 

be closely monitored. ■ 

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Rural France lacking a 

number of key healthcare 

specialists 

Recent figures released 

by France's 

statistics gathering 

agency, IN- 

SEE, have shown some wild 

variations in the number of 

medical professionals in the 

Limousin. They have also 

raised some worrying questions 

for the future. 

The list compares the 

number of practitioners per 

100,000 residents across a 

range of professions, and 

while there are plenty of GPs, 

nurses and pharmacists, there 

is a worrying lack of specialists 

such as dentists and 

physiotherapists. According 

to INSEE, the Limousin has 

the fewest ophthalmologists 

per capita in France; it takes 

between six and eight months 

for an appointment. 

Some of the statistics are to 

be expected. The population 

of the Limousin in general, 

but especially the Creuse, 

has a higher average age 

than much of France... and 

it is increasing all the time, 

along with life expectancies. 

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In fact, all three departments 

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capita than the national average. 

For dentists, the situation 

is slightly worse. France as 

a whole has around 60 per 

100,000 residents; in Corrèze 

that figure is approximately 

55, Haute-Vienne has 43, 

but Creuse a worrying 31. It 

gets worse still for physiotherapists 

where both Haute- 

Vienne and Corrèze have 

around 25% fewer than the 

national average and Creuse 

has less than half the number 

you would expect. 

The regional INSEE report 

was entitled “First line care: 

The Limousin - a patient to 

watch closely”. We may not 

have big problems now, but 

potentially they are waiting 

around the corner. “Despite 

a few weak figures we have 

highlighted, there is a good 

coverage of healthcare professionals 

across the region,” 

explained Dr Laurence Tandy. 

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The data shows where the 

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is older than 60 and there appear 

to be fewer lining up to 

replace them as they retire. 

What's more, according to 

the study, an 80-year-old is 

twice as likely to visit a GP 

than the average person, 4 

times more likely to need a 

physiotherapist and 8 times 

more likely to see a nurse. In 

a region with more 100-yearolds 

than anywhere else in 

France, the potential problems 

are self-evident. 

In their report, the researchers 

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Local Brit is France's 

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As regular readers 

will know, earlier 

this year British expat 

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to find the Meilleur Apprenti 

Boucher (best apprentice butcher). 

In April, the 17-year-old 

went on to fly the flag for the 

Limousin and the expat community 

in the national championships, 

held at Tours. 

The Bugle is delighted to 

announce that not only is Robert 

the best young apprentice 

butcher in the Limousin, he 

is now officially the best in 

France!! In total, 24 young apprentices 

battled it out over 2 

days to earn the title of France's 

best, de-boning, preparing and 

presenting joints of beef, lamb 

and veal. When the dust settled, 

three young butchers could not 

be separated and were jointly 

awarded the title of Meilleur 

Apprenti Boucher de France. 

Robert grew up around cattle 

and is following in something of 

a family tradition. Back in Yorkshire, 

where his family originate 

from, a number of Fairbanks 

are also farmers, butchers and 

slaughtermen. His mother and 

step-father have a large farm 

of 150 Limousin cattle in the 

Haute-Vienne and at 9 years old 

Robert was already driving tractors 

and helping calve cows! 

Having moved to France a 

little over 7 years ago, Robert 

these days considers himself 

to be French, speaking fluent 

French and without an accent. “I 

picked up French very quickly,” 

Robert told The Bugle. “Within 

about 6 months of starting 

school I was fluent. It is easier 

when you are that age. I know 

people who moved here in their 

mid-teens and still struggle with 

the accent many years later.” 

He found butchery through a 

friend and neighbour in Ladignac-le-Long, 

Guy Tallet, who 

runs a local boucherie. Robert 

is due to finish his CAP (Certificat 

d'aptitude professionnelle) 

this summer at which point he 

hopes to move on to study for 

a BEP (Brevet d'études professionnelles). 

Robert's mother, Charlotte, 

was understandably chuffed 

with her son's achievements, 

but was also keen to stress the 

advantages of an apprenticeship. 

“I'm so very proud of 

him,” she said. “Robert is an 

intern and works hard all week, 

still doing French, technology, 

maths, etc. and always shows 

excellent results. Basically, an 

apprentissage is an excellent 

choice for young adults like 

him.” 

It was a good month for the 

Limousin's talented youngsters 

as another apprentice, 

Élodie Garolle, took the title of 

France's best apprentice in the 

“charcuterie” category. ■ 

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LOCAL NEWS ♦ 

5 

Bees hives introduced at 

Limoges train station 

In a largely symbolic 

move, but one that is 

likely to be copied, 

Limoges-Bénédictins 

train station is to become 

the first public building in 

Limoges as well as the first 

train station in France - and 

maybe even Europe - to 

introduce bee hives. A first 

hive is being installed in 

one of the station's towers, 

with more set to follow as 

the weather improves. 

The bees, provided by 

Toulouse company Biocenys, 

are particularly suited 

to city living. “We have 

chosen a Buckfast bee,” 

explained a company representative. 

“It is a cross-bred 

bee, calm and non-aggressive, 

perfectly adapted for 

the urban environment.” 

The honey that the bees 

eventually produce, which 

for a healthy hive would be 

about 10kg per year, will 

be auctioned off, with the 

proceeds going to an as yet 

unnamed local charity. Although 

the bees are coming 

from outside the region, 

their upkeep has been entrusted 

to a local apiculturist, 

Laurent Desmichel, 

who already maintains a 

'farm' of 250 hives. 

“This is a local example 

of our wider focus on the 

environment,” announced 

SNCF's regional director 

Philippe Charlot. SNCF, 

France's state-owned transport 

company, is trying 

to make the environment 

and renewable energy key 

policy issues and has put 

Limoges-Bénédictins at 

the forefront of this new 

campaign. 

Bees and their hives are 

excellent indicators of pollution 

and the health of 

the colony will be closely 

monitored over the coming 

months and years as a 

first-line indicator of any 

changes in the quality of 

the air. 

As well as the largely 

symbolic bee hives, the 

station is also planning a 

move away from its fuel 

and gas boilers to a more 

efficient wood-burner. A 

feasibility study is currently 

under way for a switch 

to 'natural' energy, one that 

management hopes will 

save money, not only for 

the main station, but, by 

virtue of a back burner, also 

for the offices of its 800 

workers. It is not known 

how much the changes will 

save on running costs, but 

SNCF has admitted that 

the station heating bills are 

currently relatively high. 

Staff are also being encouraged 

to turn off their 

computers at night. Like 

most businesses, SNCF 

spends 10% of its energy 

bill on office IT and admits 

that only 50% of its 

employees currently shut 

down their equipment before 

heading home. 

Finally, the station will 

also be turning down the 

outside lights at night in a 

further cost-saving exercise. 

This is in line with a 

new law, due to come into 

effect in July this year, requiring 

all monuments and 

government-owned buildings 

to switch off their 

external lighting by 1am. 

It is hoped that the move 

will help the country cut 

its energy consumption 

and costs - France aims to 

become 20% more energy 

efficient over the next 7 

years.■ 

Speed camera survey 

results revealed 

The motoring magazine Auto Plus 

has released its annual statistics 

on the nation's speed cameras and 

guess what, it's (relatively) good 

news for those of us who live in the Limousin. 

In a time when budgets are tight and the 

economic crisis shows no sign of abating, 

residents of the Limousin can at least comfort 

themselves with the knowledge that we 

receive fewer fines and loss of points than 

most of the rest of the country. 

Surveying the results of the 4,047 speed 

cameras in service at the end of 2012, not 

one of the top 100 cameras was based in the 

Limousin. In 2011, the Haute-Vienne boasted 

the country's 86th most active camera, 

situated at Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac on the 

RN147, just west of Bellac, which flashed 

24,945 that year - that’s around 3 times, every 

hour of every day, all year long! Drivers 

seem to have wised up, however, as there is 

no sign of it in this year's roll of honour. 

The Haute-Vienne has once again 

emerged victorious within the Limousin, 

taking both the title of most-prolific radar 

- 30,173 flashes at Pierre-Buffière on the 

A20 - and also placing highest as a department 

- ranking 46th (170,832 flashes) out of 

France's 100 departments. 

In the Corrèze, which ranked 66th 

(103,235 flashes), the place you are most 

likely to get caught out is on the A20 by the 

tunnel at Noailles, just south of Brive, which 

was activated 26,402 times. 

It would appear, however, that the place 

to live is La Creuse, which languishes in 

97th place in the list of 100 departments that 

includes France's overseas territories. In total, 

all the radars of the Creuse flashed on 

just 29,765 occasions, fewer than the single 

camera at Pierre-Buffière! 

These figures, of course, don't take into 

account the number of inhabitants in the territory 

and the volume of traffic. The Limousin 

is far from being the most populated 

region in France and it follows that its speed 

cameras are less active. 

Pay close attention if you are planning to 

go on holiday to the Rhône (826,520 flashes), 

Nord (821,854) or Alpes-Maritimes 

(758,438) regions, which ranked as the most 

expensive places to have a heavy right foot. 

In the Rhône, 2,264 drivers are flashed every 

single day!! ■


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NATIONAL NEWS ♦ 

McDonald's to invest €200 million 

The extraordinary success 

of McDonald's 

in France looks set to 

continue as the American 

fast food giant has announced 

a €200 million investment plan. 

The money will be split between 

opening a further 40 restaurants 

(€110 million) and refurbishing its 

existing outlets (€90 million). 

The company will also be hiring 

3,000 extra staff. According to 

McDonald's president, Jean-Pierre 

Petit, the company is France's biggest 

recruiter: “Taking into account 

staff turnover, this represents more 

than 40,000 jobs each year.” 

As part of this new recruitment 

drive, McDo has held open days in 

150 of its restaurants for the public 

In most French towns of a certain size, you are 

likely to walk down a road named after France's 

wartime hero General Charles de Gaulle. However, 

you will no longer find a street named after 

his nemesis, Marshal Philippe Pétain. 

Philippe Pétain was at one time a hero of the First 

World War. Since it was customary for the French to 

honour their war heroes with numerous monuments, 

memorials, statues - and street names - after World 

War I, virtually every town in France had its Rue or 

Avenue Pétain. So vast was his fame that a dozen or 

so towns and cities in the United States also named 

streets after him. 

However, during the occupation of the Second 

World War, the Vichy government, led by Pétain, collaborated 

with the Nazis. It participated in the rounding 

up of Jews - known in France as la grande rafle 

- who were then sent on to death camps in Eastern 

Europe. Vichy forces also fought against the Allies in 

various battles during the war. 

So what is a Frenchman to do when the hero of one 

war becomes the villain of the next one? Well, you 

to come in and get a feel for what it 

is like to work as everything from a 

burger flipper to a director. 

The success of McDonald's is 

impressive, especially in a country 

that is often anti-American and 

resistant to cultural imperialism. 

Since opening its first restaurant 

on these shores 33 years ago, 

France has become the company’s 

second biggest market outside the 

US and the French eat more Mc- 

Donald's per capita than even the 

Americans! The company has not 

yet released figures for 2012, but 

they are expected to be an improvement 

on the €4.2billion it 

turned over in 2011. 

A key factor in the American 

invasion of the homeland of haute 

cuisine has been its acceptance by 

France’s notoriously protective 

agricultural industry. McDonald's 

sources 80% of all its produce 

locally, spending an estimated 

€800 million with French suppliers, 

something that has kept the 

French farmers onside and avoided 

protests from that sector. 

Its success does not please everybody, 

however, and as France 

tackles a growing obesity problem, 

the light is shining ever more 

brightly on fast food. A government-backed 

study recently revealed 

that obesity had doubled in 

France in the last 15 years with the 

problem worst amongst the young: 

obesity in 18-24-year-olds has increased 

by 35% since 2009. ■ 

simply remove the monuments, memorials, statues 

and street names until none remain. 

In the northeastern village of Berlain, near the 

town of Verdun, there was, until recently, still a road 

called “rue du Maréchal-Pétain”, so-named as Verdun 

was the site of a WWI battle in which Pétain was 

the senior French commander. 

“Pétain Street had existed since the 1930s, without 

really causing a stir,” Patrick Gondouin, mayor 

of Berlain, said. “But when I was elected mayor in 

2008, it bothered me - I suspected that one day or 

another it would be a problem.” 

The local council has this month voted to rename 

its rue du Maréchal-Pétain - the last road in the country 

named after the disgraced leader. Mr Gondouin 

told reporters that local villagers would be consulted 

to help choose a new name for the street - one that 

would bring back less painful memories. 

Following France's liberation in 1944, Pétain was 

sentenced to death for treason, although his sentence 

was later commuted to life imprisonment. He died in 

detention in 1951, aged 95. ■ 

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average mortgage interest 

rates fell to 2.45% over 

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years, 3.05% over 20 

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Phone 

number 

portability 

As anyone who has tried 

to change their telecoms 

operator in France will be 

painfully aware, taking your 

phone number with you is all 

but impossible. France has its 

house in order when it comes 

to mobile phone number 

portability, a process that is now 

quick and easy, but no such 

standardised system exists for 

fixed phone lines. Although it 

is theoretically possible to keep 

your number when switching 

provider, in practice it is a 

haphazard process that can 

literally take months. 

This is about to change, 

however, and a year from 

now, customers will be able 

to keep their number when 

moving between competitors 

“with a maximum delay of 3 

working days”. There will be 

one constraint, however. Since 

1996, France has been split 

into 5 zones with numbers that 

start 01, 02, 03, 04 and 05, and 

it will only be possible to take 

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Breast implants court case gets under way 

>> continued from pg 1 

abnormally high rupture 

rate among PIP implants. 

Gendarmes searching the 

business in southern France 

then found cans of industrial 

silicone in a van. Soon 

afterwards, the company 

was closed and its products 

taken off the market. When 

Mr Mas was finally arrested, 

he denied that the implants 

posed any health risks, calling 

the women who complained 

“fragile people, or people who 

are doing this for money”. 

An estimated 300,000 

women in 65 countries are 

believed to have received the 

implants, which are twice as 

likely to rupture as other brands 

- more than 4,000 women 

have reported ruptures. Of the 

30,000 French women given 

PIP implants, 15,000 have had 

them removed. In Britain, only 

607 women of the 47,000 who 

received the implants have had 

them removed by the NHS. 

As the scale of the scandal 

emerged, public fears grew 

over links between the lowgrade 

industrial silicone and 

cancer. In December 2011, the 

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French health ministry advised 

women with PIP implants to 

have them removed, although 

last year, medical experts 

investigating the consequences 

of the PIP scandal in the UK 

concluded that substandard 

silicone gel did not pose a 

significant risk to women's 

health in the long term. 

“Even if not all the women 

have significant physical or 

psychological after-effects, 

they have all been marked 

for life,” Joelle Manighetti, 

a 56-year-old breast cancer 

survivor who received a PIP 

implant after a mastectomy, 

told AFP news agency. 

However, potential health 

risks are still being looked at 

and a separate investigation 

into possible involuntary 

homicide against the company 

is currently ongoing, following 

the 2010 cancer death of 

a French woman with PIP 

implants. 

Christine Micchi, 48, a 

sales assistant from Aix-en- 

Provence, paid €4,000 for PIP 

implants for cosmetic reasons 

in 2007. She said: “Two years 

later, they ruptured. I had them 

removed, more surgery, more 

scars, and now I have leaked 

silicone in my body that has to 

be constantly monitored. At the 

start, I was on antidepressants. 

We hear talk of the industrial 

silicone used in these implants 

which might normally be used 

for electrical cables or car oils. 

It's a constant worry.” 

All but around 200 plaintiffs 

in the current trial are French, 

with 36 British among them at 

last count, although more are 

expected to join proceedings 

during the month-long trial. 

One such plaintiff is Jan Spivey, 

50, from south-west London, 

who received PIP implants as 

part of reconstructive surgery 

following breast cancer, in 

2002. She had her implants 

removed and replaced on the 

NHS last August following 

a long battle. “Jean-Claude 

Mas has made me, along with 

many other women, suffer 

hugely, spreading torment,” 

she told The Daily Telegraph. 

“I actually regard him as 

a terrorist and can't think 

of any criminal behaviour 

directed against women on 

this scale, ever.” She said 

she hoped the trial would 

see “those responsible for 

an international health crisis 

brought to account”. 

As the trial began, boos 

erupted and one person shouted 

“bastard” when the PIP founder 

stood up to declare his earnings 

- a monthly pension of less 

than 1,800 euros. His company 

has declared bankruptcy and 

thus he will escape paying 

financial compensation to 

implant victims, who can 

expect a maximum of €4,179 

each from a state fund. Outside 

court, Jean-Claude Guidocolli, 

lawyer for 10 victims, called 

the trial “catastrophic” because 

it had taken too long to 

come to court, “allowing the 

defendants to organise their 

insolvency” and limit potential 

for compensation. 

Mr Mas and his former 

chairman are also under 

investigation in a separate case 

for fraudulent bankruptcy and 

money laundering. 

Maître Yves Haddad, 

lawyer for Mr Mas, said that 

his client deserved credit for 

turning up in person. “He 

could have said he was sick, 

which he is,” Mr Haddad 

said. “He wanted to be here 

to answer questions because 

he cares about all the people 

who have linked their names 

to the case, even if that seems 

strange to some people.” 

France's cosmetics and 

plastic surgery industry is 

among the biggest in Europe. 

An estimated 21,000 breast 

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out each year and between 

400,000 and 500,000 women 

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Under 18's to 

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contraception 

From April this year, girls 

aged 15-18 now have free access 

to certain types of contraception 

in a move that follows through 

on an election pledge made by 

François Hollande. First and 

second generation contraceptive 

pills and contraceptive implants 

are covered by the measures, 

however condoms are not 

included. 

Girls aged between 15 and 

18 already have access to 

these types of contraception, 

although until now they have 

only been reimbursed at 65% 

by the state. The contraception 

is available for free from 

pharmacies on presentation of 

a valid prescription and a Carte 

Vitale. It will not show up on 

health insurance statements, 

meaning those who make use 

of the new measures can remain 

anonymous. 

It is hoped that better access 

to contraception will reduce the 

number of terminations among 

teenage girls; there were 13,500 

reported terminations in this age 

group in 2010. 

In a linked move, abortions 

are to become free for all women 

– they currently cost between 

€200-450 and are only partially 

reimbursed. 

Some conservative groups 

argue that making abortion and 

contraception free to minors 

encourages young women to 

be more promiscuous and less 

responsible. Véronique Séhier, 

co-president of the French family 

planning group, welcomed the 

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many women could not currently 

afford the cost of an abortion. ■ 

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Wolf cull numbers increased 

The wolf is not an animal 

that you expect to come 

across while wandering 

through the woods 

in France. But in recent 

years, this once-lost predator has been 

making an impressive comeback. 

Hailed as a success story by naturalists 

and conservationists, the numbers 

of wolves are steadily rising. 

Today there are estimated to be 

around 200 animals in 20 packs, 

ranging across much of southeastern 

France. While this number is still 

relatively low compared with neighbouring 

countries, wolves are becoming 

a problem, in particular for sheep 

farmers. 5,848 animals were reported 

to have been killed by wolves in 2012 

(up 120% in 5 years); 95% of the victims 

were sheep. 

“I suffered 35 wolf attacks last year 

alone,” complained Bernard Bruno, 

a sheep farmer from the Alpes-Maritimes. 

“And in the last month I have 

lost another 3 sheep.” In response, Mr 

Bruno has had to move his sheep far 

from the hills, virtually into town. 

Wolves are protected under European 

law and a “wolf code” established 

in France in 2004, means that 

the animals can only legally be shot 

by licensed “wolf lieutenants” or 

government marksmen and only then 

if all other measures have been exhausted. 

To ward off the carnivores, 

shepherds are first expected to invest 

in guard dogs, lighting and electric 

fences - financially difficult for all but 

the biggest farming businesses. 

The national wolf council - made 

up of farmers and conservationists 

alike – has suggested raising the 

number of wolves that can be killed 

to 24 this year - up from 11 in 2012. 

The proposal, however, has been met 

with resistance from both camps. 

Those who seek to protect the wolf 

say that these small-scale culls have 

not been proven to be effective in 

halting the progress of wolves. And 

the farmers say that it is not as simple 

as just finding and killing 24 wolves. 

“These limits are pointless, because 

even when we go out hunting with 

70 people, we don't manage to flush 

out the wolves,” claimed Mr Bruno. 

In fact, between 2008 and 2012, only 

7 wolves were successfully hunted 

under these measures. 

Wolves were virtually extinct in 

France until a handful crossed the 

border from Italy and recolonised 

the French Alps around 1993; they 

then rapidly spread across much of 

the southeastern part of the country. 

Initially, the wolves were situated 

to the east of the busy and heavily 

populated Rhône valley, but it seems 

that they have now crossed this barrier 

and are poised to colonise the 

Auvergne, Limousin and the rest of 

central France. So meteoric has been 

their rise that some experts are now 

predicting that they could be hunting 

in the woods outside Paris within the 

next 15 years. 

According to Daniel Véjux, one 

of France's foremost experts on the 

wolf: “It was inevitable that the need 

for new wild prey would force young 

wolves to establish new hunting territories 

across the Rhône at some point. 

Now, unless they are persecuted to 

extinction by mankind again, there 

is nothing to stop wolves spreading 

across thousands of square miles 

throughout the Massif Central and 

Limousin in the next couple of decades.” 

As reported in The Bugle in November 

2012, the influx of wolves 

into the Massif Central has even 

threatened the existence of Roquefort 

cheese. There are strict rules to 

the “Roquefort” AOC label, which 

stipulate that it is “compulsory” for 

sheep to be allowed to graze freely 

and to roam on the hilly pastures “every 

day” provided there is sufficient 

grass, “weather conditions permitting”. 

The farmers argue that with 

wolves roaming the hills, this may no 

longer be possible. 

Defenders of the wolf say that cohabitation 

between man, sheep and 

wolf is possible. There may be 200 

wolves in France but there are over 

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countries where sheep farms still 

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Forget Google Maps - hello Poople Maps 

Screen shot of the PoopleMaps app - www.pooplemaps.com 

There can be no 

doubt that we live 

in a technologically 

advanced 

era, with more and more 

gadgets, gizmos and apps 

integrating themselves into 

our everyday lives. Some of 

these inventions make our 

lives easier, some save us 

time and others even save 

our lives. 

There is a danger, however, 

that we use technology 

simply because we can, an 

accusation that may well be 

aimed at a new smartphone 

app that has been developed 

by a trio of IT students in 

Paris. As anyone who has 

taken a wander around Paris 

will know, if you spend too 

long admiring the scenery, 

it is only a matter of time 

before you step in something 

unpleasant. Enter 

“Poople Maps” (Google 

Maps' lawyers have so far 

remained quiet...), a new 

ideal for special occasions 

app that will “revolutionise” 

the curb cleanliness of 

French streets by allowing 

users to “flag” unwelcome 

pooch poo on the pavements. 

The app, developed by 

Eléna Domercq, Josselin 

Caër and Barbara Le Rétif, 

has a growing number 

of users mapping the exact 

location of offending piles 

of doggy dirt in the country's 

capital. Upgrades are 

already planned that will 

allow users to “personalise” 

photos of their faecal finds, 

share them on social networks 

and even earn virtual 

badges of honour via a 

points system. 

“The objective isn't simply 

to help users know 

where there will be lots of 

dog mess,” Miss Domercq 

told Le Parisien newspaper. 

“The main idea is that the 

application will show local 

authorities that they have a 

problem and motivate them 

to find some solutions. We 

know we'll never achieve 

total victory over the 

scourge of dog mess. There 

will always be a poo that 

gets through the net. But we 

hope that this application 

will reduce the volume, and 

that will be a victory in itself.” 

It is fair to say that Paris 

has garnered something of a 

reputation for canine caca in 

recent times. In fact, some 

even blamed the proliferation 

of pavement parcels for 

the city's failed 2012 Olympics 

bid. Paris' former environment 

head, Yves Contassot, 

said at the time: “By 

2001, Paris was the dog poo 

capital of the world. It was 

such a problem that the Japanese 

used it as an argument 

for opposing our candidacy 

for the Olympic Games. 

There were complaints from 

people all the time. What 

was worse was that we were 

mocked around the world 

for not being able to keep 

our own pavements clean.” 

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cleaners and harsher 

fines have failed, maybe 

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clean up the streets of the 

City of Light... or should 

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Paris introduces 'eco-grazing' 

Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë, 

has made the environment a priority 

during more than a decade 

in power. He was the driving force behind 

popular bike- and car-sharing schemes, has 

introduced a network of dedicated lanes for 

bicycles and buses, and has been at the head 

of an enormous project to pedestrianize the 

banks along much of the river Seine. 

His latest eco-drive has seen Paris take on 

four new employees, although these woolly 

workers will be less of a drain on the city's 

coffers. The four little black sheep, who recently 

left their countryside homes to become 

‘park keepers’ in the French capital, 

are thought to have cost just a few hundred 

euros. 

The new gardeners are Ouessant sheep, 

named after the island of Ouessant off the 

coast of Brittany from where they originate. 

Standing only two feet tall and known for 

their stamina and short tails, the dark coloured 

sheep have been tasked with the upkeep 

of 2000m² of green space until October 

this year. If the trial is a success, it will be 

rolled out to other grassy areas around the 

capital. 

The trial project, on an area of grassland 

the size of 8 tennis courts, is part of an experiment 

in ‘eco-grazing’, an effort by Parisian 

authorities to promote biodiversity, keep 

down fuel emissions, and avoid the use of 

machines and chemical weedkillers. 

“For a lawn mowed 24 times a year, there 

is no biodiversity. When you use animals, 

the droppings attract insects and the insects 

bring birds,” said Eco Terra president Alain 

Divo whose company plans and organises 

eco-pasture projects in French urban areas. 

The patch of grass belongs to the capital's 

archives service, which initially came up 

with the initiative to attract the public to the 

archives; informational panels have been put 

in place to explain exactly what the sheep 

are doing. “Myself, I wanted a donkey,” said 

Agnès Masson, director of the archives, although 

in the end it was decided that sheep 

would be more appropriate. ■ 

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are proving increasingly unpopular, 

his popularity is falling to 

unprecedented levels and his government 

has become embroiled in a 

tax scandal. 

Good news then, when the Malian 

authorities bestowed upon him the 

gift of a camel in thanks for France's 

military intervention in its former 

colony. But, proving the old adage 

that “it never rains but it pours”, 

news soon filtered through that the 

doomed dromedary had been cooked 

and eaten by the local family it had 

been left with for safe keeping. 

Hollande was presented with the 

camel on a visit to Mali in February, 

several weeks after deploying 

French troops to combat the Islamist 

militants that had taken control of 

the northern half of the country. At 

the time, the president joked that he 

would use the camel to get around 

the traffic-jammed streets of Paris. 

There were plans to transport the 

animal to a zoo in France, but for 

logistical reasons it was decided in 

the end to leave it with a family in 

Timbuktu. 

Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le 

Drian was tasked with giving Hollande 

regular updates on the camel’s 

status, but had to inform the president 

that his camel had been casseroled 

just a few weeks later. 

The Malian authorities were naturally 

embarrassed. “As soon as we 

heard of this, we quickly replaced 

it with a bigger and better-looking 

camel,” said a local government official, 

quoted by Reuters news agency. 

“The new camel will be sent to Paris. 

We are ashamed of what happened to 

the camel. It was a present that did 

not deserve this fate.” 

French leaders have received many 

gifts of exotic or wild animals from 

around the world over the years. In 

a separate and unrelated incident in 

April, a robber chainsawed a tusk off 

the skeleton of an elephant offered to 

Louis XIV by a Portuguese king in 

1668. Police caught the thief as he 

fled with the tusk under his arm. ■ 

Cancer patient saves 

ambulance driver's life 

Whilst being driven to hospital for a check-up, a cancer patient has 

saved the life of his ambulance driver after he suffered a heart attack. 

The retired 60-year-old, Christian Nayet, who has end-stage stomach 

and liver cancer, was being taken by ambulance to a hospital in Lille to 

undergo routine tests. But during the journey, his driver, Jean-François 

Pina, began to complain of tingling in his fingers. 

Mr Nayet took control of the vehicle and diverted the ambulance to 

another hospital in Lens. He even administered a blood thinning drug to 

the driver during the journey, as well as another to stabilise his heartbeat. 

“I told him: Give me the keys, trust me! My life is not in danger, but 

yours is,” Mr Nayet told the newspaper Voix du Nord. “I couldn't fire the 

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siren, but I managed to turn the lights on and told him to put his arm out 

the window to signal to the cars to let us pass.” 

When the makeshift paramedic arrived at the hospital, he drove straight 

into the area reserved for ambulances and the driver was immediately 

admitted to the emergency room. “The patient gave correct information, 

had the right reflexes, which allowed the driver to be treated quickly,” 

said Mr Allienne, an emergency worker at the Lens hospital, adding that 

without Mr Nayet's assistance, the driver “could have died”. 

After his ordeal, the grateful ambulance driver phoned Mr Nayet the 

following day, telling him: “I have a wife, a child... and you saved me.” 

“He wanted to see me again,” said Mr Nayet. “I told him: The most 

important thing is that you're OK. As for me, that night I slept like a 

baby - I knew I had done something good.” The cancer patient was later 

taken in another ambulance to the Lille hospital where he was due to 

undergo his original scan. “I have had chemo, two operations and I'm not 

really hopeful. My days are numbered, but morale is intact,” adding of his 

heroics: “Anyone would have done it!” ■ 

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Man survives 

being drunkest 

ever Frenchman 

A man has set the unenviable 

record of becoming the drunkest 

Frenchman ever when he was 

brought to hospital and found to 

have 11g of alcohol per litre of 

blood. His life was very much 

in danger, but unbelievably not 

from his impressive alcohol 

consumption – he had been left 

for dead after being beaten up and 

robbed outside an Avignon bar. 

Doctors at the Timone hospital 

in Marseille said the man, in his 

40s and named only as Sébastien, 

must have drunk the equivalent 

of four bottles of whisky in just a 

few hours. The levels of alcohol 

in his system were nearly 4 times 

higher than the 3g per litre that 

doctors consider to be potentially 

fatal. He was identified as an oil 

worker in Angola who was in 

France on leave. 

According to Dr Laqueille, 

an addiction specialist in Paris, 

“The effects on his liver, but also 

on his nervous system, could be 

significant, especially if he is a 

regular drinker. This man was 

literally pickled in alcohol - his 

survival is a miracle!” 

Police are still looking for 

the two men responsible for the 

attack, although they say that 

they were caught on CCTV. 

The previous record was set 

in 2005 by a shop worker from 

Ain. The 37-year-old was found 

in an alcoholic coma in his car 

with 9.76g of alcohol per litre of 

blood. 

In France, the drink driving 

limit is 0.5g per litre, lower than 

the UK which has a limit of 0.8g 

per litre. ■ 

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Hollande's cabinet declare global wealth 

In the wake of the Cahuzac 

tax fraud scandal, President 

Hollande has forced all of 

his ministers to declare their 

assets publicly. The French 

press have called it Le Grand 

Déballage, which can be translated as 

“The Great Revelation” or “The Great 

Naming and Shaming”, depending on 

your politics. In a country where the 

private lives of politicians remain a 

closed book - and where finances are 

treated even more circumspectly - the 

move is a bold one. 

The decree came in the weeks following 

the first major scandal to hit 

President François Hollande's Socialist 

government. During his election bid in 

2012, Hollande declared that he would 

form an “exemplary” government. It 

was a brave statement and one that has 

already left France's leader with egg on 

his face, following revelations that his 

budget minister, Jérôme Cahuzac, had 

squirrelled €600,000 in a secret Swiss 

bank account. The scandal was all the 

more embarrassing as Mr Cahuzac, 

who has now resigned, was a key figure 

in the government's efforts to raise 

taxes, reduce the deficit and clamp 

down on tax avoidance. 

For several months, in interviews 

and in a solemn declaration to Parliament, 

Cahuzac had denied having a secret 

Swiss bank account or otherwise 

dodging taxes, telling MPs in the National 

Assembly: “I do not have, I have 

never had a foreign bank account. Not 

now, not before.” In the days after the 

scandal broke, Cahuzac even restated 

this assertion and said that he would be 

counter-suing Mediapart - the investigative 

website that exposed him - for 

libel. It has subsequently been alleged 

by Swiss public television that he in 

fact tried to move €15 million to Geneva 

in 2009, but that the bank in question 

refused because it was worried 

about future complications as a result 

of his high-profile status in politics. 

The scandal has been a major blow 

to President Hollande, who is currently 

enduring approval ratings lower than 

even those of his predecessor, Nicolas 

Sarkozy. Surveys indicate that nearly 

two-thirds of French people are now in 

favour of a government reshuffle. 

In an attempt to regain public trust, 

all 38 government ministers have 

publicly declared their assets, a move 

which has proved controversial across 

the political spectrum. The exercise 

risked being all the more uncomfortable 

for wealthy left-wing ministers, 

as Hollande has previously famously 

President François Hollande's approval ratings are currently rock bottom 

declared: “I don't like the rich.” 

The head of the main opposition 

UMP party, Jean-François Copé, insisted 

that the measures would only 

“create tensions” in French society, 

telling BFMTV that “the only consequence 

of all of this voyeurism will be 

that a certain number of people - business 

people, artisans, professionals - 

will no longer want to engage in public 

life”. 

Claude Bartolone, the Socialist 

president of the National Assembly, 

who is not a minister, is not obliged to 

reveal his wealth and has said he has 

no plans to do so. “I have serious concerns 

about the respect of privacy,” 

Bartolone told Le Figaro. “I'm concerned 

about any initiative that could 

feed populism. To declare, check and 

punish, that's transparency; to make it 

public, that's voyeurism.” 

Disclosing family assets of €5.3 

million - including €3m in property, 

a €200,000 art collection and €15,000 

in jewels plus €10,000 of watches - 

the minister for the elderly Michèle 

Delaunay conceded that her considerable 

wealth would be “difficult to 

understand for the majority of the 

French, who are facing hard times”. 

She described the disclosure as an 

“ordeal”, but insisted that she supported 

the idea. “It is probably a necessary 

step toward a real battle against 

tax evasion and fraud. If we had not 

taken it, in the context of Cahuzac, 

it may have been seen as a desire to 

protect certain people,” she told Sud 

Ouest newspaper. 

So now we know that the foreign 

affairs minister, Laurent Fabius, has 

a net worth of €6.07 million, made 

up mostly of a €2.7 million apartment 

in Paris and two country homes, 

while the prime minister, Jean-Marc 

Ayrault, is worth €1.55m. On the other 

end of the scale, the housing minister, 

Cécile Duflot of the Green party, 

admitted she drives around in a 1999 

Renault Twingo worth €1,500. 

There were some embarrassing 

revelations, such as Arnaud Montebourg, 

the minister for industrial renewal 

behind the “Made in France” 

brand, having to admit that he owns 

a €4,500 armchair from the US designer 

Charles Eames. 

Some ministers appeared to take 

the task less seriously than others, 

with culture minister Aurélie Filippetti, 

proudly declaring she owns her 

70m² flat in Paris and a David Beckham 

T-shirt! 

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, head of the 

far-left Parti de Gauche, opposed the 

declarations and had no need to reveal 

anything, but could not help himself 

from poking fun, posting on his blog: 

“I'm 1.74 metres tall. I weigh 79kg. 

My shirt size is 41/42. My trouser 

size is 42, and I take a size 42 shoe. 

All my hair is my own and is not 

dyed”. He went on to admit owning 

Jérôme Cahuzac's admissions sparked the government's first major scandal 

an apartment, a house, some savings 

and 12,000 books, adding that he had 

“no horses”. 

The president himself said he 

would not be publishing a list of 

his material assets as they “had not 

changed in the last year”. As is customary 

for French presidents, Hollande 

published his declaration when 

he entered the Elysée, which showed 

he was worth around €1.17 million. 

This included a house at Mougins in 

the Alpes Maritimes worth €800,000 

and two apartments in Cannes worth 

€370,000 together. 

The declarations have had many 

political commentators referring to a 

growing trend of Champagne Socialism 

and asking “if you're an egalitarian, 

how come you're so rich?” 

In France, rich socialists are often 

referred to as “gauche caviar”, or 

“caviar left”, and can be a highly unpopular 

group. Many opponents are 

already arguing that the very existence 

of wealthy socialists is indicative 

not just of the hypocrisy of certain 

individuals but also of a fundamental 

problem for egalitarian politics: if rich 

socialists profess to believe that inequality 

is unjust, why don't they give 

their wealth away to the poor? Supporters 

argue that what socialists want 

to see is a world in which everyone 

has equal access to the resources they 

require in order to flourish - what they 

do with those resources is secondary. 

But do the wider public really care 

what their politicians own? According 

to one poll, 70% of voters are uninterested 

in hearing about the accumulated 

wealth of the governing class - 

what they care about is corruption in 

the wider sense. France has a history 

of being relatively tolerant of its leaders 

in the past - Chirac's secret second 

family being a prime example - but 

Hollande is pressing ahead with his 

assertion that his will be a “scandalfree” 

government. ■ 

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Activities 

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DAY TICKET FISHING 

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situated in Brillac, 16500. 

Carp, Roach, Zander and Perch. 

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Animals & Pets 

The Orchard 

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Small & friendly, English run. 

Viewings welcome. 

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Mon - Sat: 9.00 - 7.00 

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ZE DOG (& CAT) HOUSE 

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The Caring Cattery 

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Houses on Internet 

– Global Property 

Services (hereafter 

referred to as “HOI-GPS”), 

the internet/marketing 

company that helps people 

sell their property, have seen 

their sales in France rise 

by an astonishing 275% in 

the first quarter of this year 

and continue to expand their 

services. 

Richard Kroon, founder 

and director of the company: 

“Although we have been 

successful over the past 

years, allowing us to hire 

more staff, the market 

seemed to explode right 

after Christmas of 2012 and 

it hasn’t stopped since. No 

doubt one of the reasons is 

that we were able to increase 

our worldwide advertising 

budget and reach more 

prospective buyers than 

ever.” 

So far this year HOI-GPS 

have sold to people from 14 

different countries, of which 

the Australians are now the 

number one buyers, closely 

followed by the Belgians. 

Richard continues: “Last 

year we also saw a small 

rise in buyers from Russia, 

which made us decide to 

have our websites translated 

into Russian, combined with 

advertising on the Russian 

version of Google. This 

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wouldn’t be surprised if by 

the end of this year a large 

part of our buyers come 

from that region. Of course, 

we continue to advertise in 

other parts of the world (the 

Americas, Europe and Asia) 

as well.” 

Still, after many years of 

presenting themselves across 

a range of media outlets such 

as the internet and in this and 

other papers and magazines, 

Richard and his colleagues 

from HOI-GPS sometimes 

get questions like: “But you 

are just a website, right?” 

In fact, HOI-GPS is a little 

bit more than just that. 

First of all, the company 

comprises three different 

organisations: 

• HOI - France focussing 

on the French property 

market has a staff of 

7: a copywriter, two 

translators, three photo 

editors and one person 

for marketing and web 

design. In addition, 89 

photographers work for 

them throughout France 

to take photos of the 

houses they have for 

sale. 

• HOI - Spain with 

a staff of 5 and 49 

photographers. 

• HOI - Germany has just 

started this year under its 

own management with 

currently a staff of 2 and 

12 photographers. 

In addition, one of their 

staff is currently looking 

into the Portuguese property 

market and they will decide 

in a few months whether or 

not to start there as well. 

So that is the internal 

organisation, but what’s 

more important, of course, is 

what we do. 

Richard: “It all starts 

with the presentation of a 

property. If that’s not good 

enough, all other marketing 

efforts are useless. Our 

photographers usually take 

150 to 200 photos of a house 

and in addition copy any 

good (summer) photos our 

clients may have themselves. 

About 50 to 55 of those wellsized 

photos are selected, 

enhanced and presented on 

the dedicated website we 

make for each property. 

“The copywriter writes 

the text in which the 

entire house, garden, any 

outbuildings, and each 

room is described in detail. 

Information about shopping, 

schools, airports and tourism 

is added too. Then our 

translators start to work and 

everything is combined in 

one website, presenting the 

house at its best. 

“Some of our clients even 

say they did not know their 

property could look that 

good!” 

As a lot of private website 

owners might know, having 

a website does not mean 

people can actually find 

it. Without continuous 

advertising it is simply a 

waste of money. 

So after the website for 

the house is online, we first 

connect it to our main HOI- 

GPS websites which attract 

over 135,000 visitors from 

35+ countries each month. 

Most of these people find 

the sites through Google, 

and additional Google 

advertising, for which we 

pay thousands of euros 

per month - it is definitely 

worth it. Without visitors, no 

buyers. 

To reach an even larger 

audience, a summary of the 

presentation of the house is 

also placed on several other 

leading property websites. 

These adverts are also 

connected to the dedicated 

website of the house, making 

it all one big global property 

network. 

Sometimes people 

ask: “Why so many 

photos and why so much 

information on each house?” 

The answer is obvious. In 

the past (and even now) 

property was presented with 

3 to 5 very small photos and 

a few lines of text, which 

means the first thing a 

prospective buyer needed to 

do was ask for more photos 

and information... and then 

wait… 

Experience has taught us 

that most potential buyers 

are lost at that very moment. 

As the property market 

has become a global one, a 

prospective buyer can be at 

the other end of the world 

while the owner is in bed 

sleeping. With our approach, 

the buyer does not have to 

wait and can see the entire 

property whenever they 

want, as soon as they are 

interested in it. 

Richard: “Another 

advantage for home owners 

B3 

is that viewings are more 

successful. As there are 

no surprises and hardly 

any questions left, a visit 

in most cases is merely a 

confirmation of what they 

already know. We have even 

seen a couple of sales from 

far away buyers who bought 

the house based only on 

the presentation and a few 

questions by email. These 

are of course exceptions and 

I always encourage buyers 

to see the house themselves, 

as walking around the place 

is different from looking at 

photos.” ■ 

For more information on HOI-GPS or to market 

your property through them, visit their website. 

Houses on Internet – Global Property Services 

05 55 65 12 19 - www.housesoninternet.com 

DAVID LEE 

General Builder 

All exterior and interior 

work undertaken including: 

• Plasterboarding • Plastering • Rendering • Tiling 

• Blockwork • Bathrooms and Kitchens • Septic tanks 

As seen on Channel 4's Grand Designs Abroad 

Covering Limoges and surrounding areas 

Free Estimates 

Mob: 06 08 07 95 24 

Email: david.lee044@orange.fr 

Siret: 453 965 493 00027 

Entreprise 

Hines 

Building & Renovation 

● Roofing - New & Repairs 

● Masonry 

● Plastering 

● Dry Lining 

● Sand Blasting 

● Equestrian Buildings 

● Digger/Scaffold Hire 

● ... and much, much more 

28 years qualified experience 

05.55.89.69.46 

www.entreprisehines.com 

robert.hines@orange.fr 

SIRET: 503 169 237 00016 

Elegance 

Home Improvements 

Full, Comprehensive Building Service 

05.55.64.18.33 - see pg 13 

Paul Foster Jardins 

06 23 90 45 82 / 05 87 19 85 85 

www.paulfosterjardins.com 

see main ad pg 7 

Your 

advert 

here 

05 55 41 17 76 

Tersannes Timber 

www.gatesinfrance.com 

05 55 60 14 18 - see pg 8 

T J Renovations 

30 years experience in building trade 

Full refurbishments undertaken 

• Stone/Brickwork • Patios 

• Repointing • Studwork 

• General Repairs & Maintenance 

All areas in the Limousin covered 

Contact Tim 

05 55 61 08 02 / 06 52 23 89 54 

web: www.builderinthecreuse.co.uk 

Email: tjrenovations96@yahoo.fr 

Siret: 750 068 116 00011 

Albo 

Windows & Doors 

www.albo.cz/english 

07 86 95 18 90 - see pg 11 

BURTON’s BUILDERS 

All Masonry 

High Finish Quality Work 

Pergolas Carports Patios 

Bonnat Dept 23, 03,18, 36 

05 55 62 48 15 

stooze@wanadoo.fr 

siret: 489 041 830 00030 

Double D 

Renovations & Home 

Improvements 

05 55 65 00 29 - pg 9 

Steve Booth 

Property 

Maintenance 

Haute-Vienne 

and surrounding area 

Spring Deals Available 

Project help 

Renovations interior & exterior 

General maintenance 

Conservation and restoration 

trained in the UK 

Tel: 05 55 06 52 36 

Siret Registered 

PATIO & DECKING CLEANING 

Ring Bryan 

05 55 64 87 92 / 06 47 46 62 29 

see main advert - pg 8 

GODSON 

Travaux Publics 

www.pilgrim23.com 

05.55.62.61.12 - pg 3 

Celotex 

Insulation Specialists 

05.55.78.57.60 - see pg 14 

PROPERTY RENOVATIONS 

ED BREWIS 

For all your renovation needs 

Kitchen/Bathroom fitting - Plasterboarding - 

Carpentry - Painting and Decorating - Tiling etc 

Areas 87, 23, 36 

25yrs experience / 7yrs in France 

Tel: 06 89 45 08 88 

E-mail: edward.brewis@wanadoo.fr 

Siret No: 489 898 585 00018 

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Building 


General 

Traditional 

Building Services 

All aspects of renovation/ 

restoration covered 

including bespoke joinery 

and lime plastering. 

All work is fully insured. 

References available. 

Ring Andy on 05 44 19 15 57 

Ring Will on 05 55 37 45 35 

siret: 532 981 198 00015 

La Noneix 

Construction 

& Property Services 

Established, Professional and 

Personal Building Services. Fully 

registered with décennale 

insurance covering all works. 

●Renovations ●New builds 

●Roofing ●Stonework 

●Carpentry ●Ground works 

Large or small projects undertaken 

- please view our website. 

Contact: Paul or Joanne Rands 

05.55.66.44.06 

www.lanoneix.com 

Paul.rands@orange.fr 

SIRET: 501 144 596 00019 

The Reclamation Yard 

05.45.30.72.04 

www.reclamation-yard.com 

See our main ad - pg 15 

KWIKSTAGE 

Scaffold Hire 

DIY or Full 

Scaffold Service 

See our website 

or phone for details 

05 55 89 69 46 

www.entreprisehines.com 

robert.hines@orange.fr 

SIRET: 503 169 237 00016 

Septic tanks Electrics Renovation 

systems designed with permissions & 

paperwork included and independent 

approval with certification. 

BATIMENT SERVICES ROCHE 

87800 Meilhac 

Tailored solutions for your projects (big or small) 

• Painting (inside/outside) 

• Plaster boarding and insulation 

• Floor coverings (laminated floors, carpet, etc.) 

• Wall coverings (wallpaper, paper to paint, etc.) 

• Handyman jobs 

Free quotation. 

Phone Seán 

06-77-21-24-54 

SIRET: 788 841 021 00017 

SOLAR PANEL 

CLEANING 

Protect your investment, ensure 

maximum output, extend the life span 

of your panels. 

Dirty solar panels can lose up to 30% 

of their energy output if not cleaned 

on a regular basis. 

We can also clean your windows, patio, 

driveway, decking areas and guttering, etc. 

Please ring for a free estimate, 

for either a single or regular clean. 

Mick - Home 05 55 61 94 76 

or Mob 06 02 33 08 80 

siret: 791 880 198 00019 

Tony Hall 

General Builders 

All types of building work 

undertaken 

Over 35 years experience 

References available 

Décennale Insurance - All areas covered 

Tél: 02.54.06.91.54 

hall.anthony@orange.fr 

Siret: 504 350 604 00014 

Lovejoy’s 

Scaffolding Hire 

Strong, fully adjustable 

cup-lock scaffolding 

Collect and erect yourself to 

save costs or delivery and 

erection included 

Tel: 05 55 68 22 04 

www.limousin-builders.com 

Siret 789 209 236 00015 

Skilled Workman 

Building Renovations & Small Jobs 

• Velux Windows • Roof Repairs 

• Tiling • Plumbing • Plaster boarding 

• Garden Projects & Maintenance 

For more info please call Barrie 

05.55.02.66.58 / 06.76.09.68.37 

Or visit my website 

www.bw-renovations.co.uk 

SIRET: 501 338 230 00011 

diagnostic report and remedial works – consuel 

approvals - liaison with ERDF for changes. full 

re-wires, new-build, additions, modifications. 

Steve Johns 

Fosse Septique Specialist 

20+ years experience 

All aspects covered: 

Paperwork and permissions arranged 

Installations (full/part) 

Upgrades (to current regs) 

Inspections 

Digger and dumper hire 

Groundworks, foundations, driveways, etc. 

Building & Renovation services 

Free devis and site visit 

05.55.64.11.73 

We guarantee to beat any like for like quote ! 

siret: 514 556 208 00015 

Harlequin 

Developments 

All aspects of renovation 

and refurbishment, big or 

small, undertaken. 

Harlequin Developments are a 

Distributor and Installer for 

Solarventi, solar dehumidifying and 

water heating products, as well as a 

range of other renewable energies 

05.55.68.67.56 

06.06.60.46.97 

harlequindevelopments@live.com 

www.harlequindevelopments.com 

SIRET: 494.501.067.00016 

Davis & Davis 

30 years' Experience in Construction, 

Renovation & Project Management 

Quality Workmanship Guaranteed 

Internal/ External Developments 

Barn conversions, loft conversions, new-build, 

drylining, plastering, rendering, spray rendering, 

tiling, installation of kitchens/ bathrooms, 

painting, carpentry, replacement doors & 

windows, velux installation, groundworks, 

landscaping, decking & much more... 

No job too big (or small). Give us a call 

for a free competitive quote. 

05 55 60 29 50 / 06 04 13 30 57 

email: davis-davis@sfr.fr 

Based Arnac-la-Poste - Covering depts 87, 23 & 19 

Siret: 498 203 652 00017 

Your 

advert 

here 

05 55 41 17 76 

bathrooms & kitchens 

from design to completion; ceilings; 

partition walls; drylining. 

Paul Brown 

From small repairs 

to renovations 

Garden maintenance 

La Souterraine 

& surrounding area 

Mob: 06 06 43 90 81 

Email: brownpaul006@gmail.com 

Siret: 483 059 242 00022 

Your 

advert 

here 

05 55 41 17 76 

Monte Sarginson 

House Renovations 

Inside & Out 

Experience in Roofing, Tiling 

Floors & Walls, Plumbing, 

Fitting Kitchens & Bathrooms, 

Stonework & Rendering, 

Painting & Decorating 

Tel: 05 55 63 88 70 

Mob: 06 21 34 18 20 

Siret no 507 516 748 00013 

WASTE REMOVAL 

SERVICES 

• house and barn clearances 

• dechetterie runs 

• rubbish removal 

• cash paid for scrap 

• general labouring service 

• mini digger hire - with/without driver 

05 55 37 45 35 

06 74 21 47 71 

siret 532 981 198 00015 

RSW Entreprises 

Fosse Septique Specialist 

05.55.80.00.57 

See our Display Ad - pg 8 

La Coterie Entreprise 

Approved septic tank installer 

05.55.80.83.30 

www.lce23.com 

See our main ad - pg 9 

Big Stone Co 

www.thebigstoneco.co.uk 

Stone flooring, delivered to France 

see pg 5 

Tel: 05.55.80.83.30 

Email: sales@LCE23.com 

Web: LCE23.com 

LES VIDANGES 

LIMOUSINES 

▪ Emptying septic tanks 

▪ Unblocking pipes 

▪ Cleaning wells 

▪ Group rates available 

between neighbours 

Call David - 24/24 7/7 

06 49 66 44 25 

87800 Jourgnac 

Siret N° 750 725 780 00019 

Dave Cardwell - Builder 

05 55 98 24 12 


Magnetic Double Glazing 

flyscreensandmore@gmail.com 

05.55.60.62.97 - see ad below 

Masonry 

& More 

General building 

Renovation & maintenance 

Reliable, good quality work 

30 years exp 

Based central 23 - will travel 

Martin Sprague 

05 55 61 93 07 

martin_sprague_1@ hotmail.com 

SIRET: 531 768 182 00010 

05.55.41.17.76 


Building 


Groundworks 

Mini-Digger with driver 

05.55.78.62.29 

john.bonella@gmail.com 

See Main Ad below

ADVERTORIAL 

Ristorante Carraciola Sardo - a 

new Italian restaurant in Fursac 

Steve and Elena would 

like to invite you to 

the Grand Opening of 

a new Italian restaurant 

in St-Etienne-de-Fursac 

– the Ristorante Carraciola 

Sardo. The restaurant will be 

inaugurated by the mayor of 

St-Etienne-de-Fursac at 10am 

on Friday 10th May. 

The full restaurant menu 

will be available from June, 

but the bar will be open and 

we will be serving a lunchtime 

menu during the month of 

May. 

Why not join us on the 10th 

of May to experience our 

family-oriented environment 

for yourself and check out 

our menus. We would be delighted 

to welcome you with 

a complimentary glass of bubbly 

- soft drinks will also be 

available!! 

The Ristorante Carraciola 

Sardo is the perfect place for 

a family meal, a romantic 

dinner for two, or just even 

somewhere to grab a quick 

bite. 

Steve and Elena look forward 

to welcoming you soon. ■ 

Ristorante Carraciola Sardo 

23290 St-Etienne-de-Fursac 

T: 05 55 63 86 05 

E: ristorante@carraciola.com 

W: www.carraciola.com 


DIRECTORY ♦ 

B5 

ADVERTORIAL 

Parking for Limoges Airport: 

New "Meet & Greet" Service 

From previous 

experience, 

we found that 

when arriving 

at the airport in France 

there was always a problem 

with the car that 

had been left in the car 

park too long: a flat 

tyre, flat battery, puncture, 

etc. 

Just 20 minutes 

from Limoges Airport, 

we offer alternative, 

cheaper parking facilities 

with the benefit of 

regular vehicle checks 

NEW for 2013 - We’ll meet you at the airport!! 

Starting this Spring we are now offering a new "meet and greet" service 

for Limoges Airport, for both new and existing customers. We will meet you 

at the airport at your convenience and take your vehicle away to be parked 

securely with us. We will then be there to greet you at the airport with your 

car on your return. Perfect for those living east of Limoges. 

so you can be confident 

that on arrival, your car 

will be ready to drive. 

We also offer packages 

to enable you to get 

to and from Limoges 

town centre. 

Additional services 

include vehicle 

valeting, arranging a 

Contrôle Technique 

(MOT) and assistance 

with registering a vehicle 

in France. 

For customers departing 

on an early flight 

or arriving late we can 

offer B&B accommodation. 

Visit: www. 

lemoulindelafauvette. 

com ■ 

To find out more about 

our services 

tel: 05 55 03 37 96 

or visit: 

www.parkinglimoges.com 

Building 


Plasterers 

Jimmy’s 

Plastering Service 

All aspects of plastering work incl: 

Internal & External, Sand & Cement, 

Dry Lining, Rendering. 

Also Tiling and General Maintenance. 

20+ years experience. 

Call Jimmy on 

05 55 66 23 97 / 07 61 23 33 63 

Siret: 792 049 025 00010 

« LE PLATRIER » 

Chris the Plasterer 

A genuine plasterer 

French and English spoken 

Traditional Plastering 

Rendering, Floor Screeding 

Stud partition dry lining 

Lime mortar stone pointing 

FOR A QUOTATION 

CALL 

05 55 63 53 06 

06 23 29 48 19 

christopher.willis@orange.fr 

Le Bourg, 23360 Nouzerolles 

SIRET: 504 612 441 00015 

Multiskilled Artisan 

Graham Carter Plastering 

• Plastering • Rendering • Stud Walling 

• Tiling and associated works 

• Bespoke polished concrete surfaces for 

Window Sills, Shelves, Fire Surrounds etc. 

• General Renovation interior and exterior 

of buildings to customer's specification. 

Tel: 05 55 76 69 32 

Mob: 06 43 11 95 87 

Siret No. 513 415 091 00018 

Pro-Point Facades 

Re-pointing - Rendering - Plastering 

05 55 78 80 31 


MARK COLYER 

LIMOUSIN PLASTERING 

LIMOUSIN STUKADOORS 

20 years experience in: 

● Solid plastering ● Skimming 

● Dry Lining ● Rendering 

● Plasterboard Studwork 

Specialising in both 

French lime plastering and 

English plastering techniques. 

10 years tiling experience. 

Covering Creuse (23), Haute-Vienne (87), 

Northern Corrèze (19) & Southern Indre (36) 

For a free quotation & friendly advice 

call Mark or Mareike on 

05 55 54 95 63 

mcolyerplasteringandtiling@orange.fr 

siret: 539 941 450 00014 

GLEN VINEY 

PLASTERER 

Quality Plasterwork, 

Internal & External 

Plasterboarding, Partitioning, Skiming, 

Solid Plastering, Floor Screeding, 

Rendering: Mono Couche/Coloured Render 

Waterproofing Render Systems 

Tel: 06 45 18 86 10 

(18 Years Experience) 

Email: glenviney1@btinternet.com 

Siret: 527 736 326 00010 

Le Plâtrier du Limousin 

The friendly and reliable 

plasterer 

Registered in France. 

Fully insured 

offering 10 year guarantee. 

Call Stuart on: 

05 55 80 92 91 

info@platrierlimousin.fr 

Siret: 534 396 908 00012 



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Building 


Plumbers 

Rick Fife 

Plumbing & 

Heating Engineer 

All aspects of Plumbing and 

Heating work undertaken. 

23 Years Qualified 

(Previously UK CORGI registered 

– Oil / Natural Gas / LPG) 

Established and registered in 

France for 7 years. 

Areas Covered: North Creuse (23) 

& South Indre (36) 

Tel: 05 55 62 34 66 

Email: amanda.rick@tiscali.co.uk 

Office Hours: 8:30 – 18:00 

Please give us a call to discuss your 

requirements. If you get the answer machine 

we WILL return your call the same day. 

siret: 494 380 264 00015 

H20 CREUSE 

Heating & Plumbing engineer 

05 55 63 89 23 - see pg 12 

Martin Walters 

Plumber 

Caught out last winter? 

Don't worry! 

We can now offer 

winter checks, drain 

downs, caretaking, 

general DIY, key holding, 

as well as our usual 

friendly plumbing services. 

Tel 02 54 24 84 62 

Siret 522 804 723 00016 

A. Ives 

Plumbing & Heating 

Installations & Alterations 

Bathroom suites, 

Showers, Kitchens, Tiling, 

Complete wetroom installations 

Emergency work undertaken 

06 02 37 62 57 

SIRET 538 689 530 00011 

Your 

advert 

here 

05 55 41 17 76 



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Building 


Sandblasting 

Sand and Blast 

We provide a fully operated 

sandblasting 

service for wood, stone and metal. 

Perfect for stripping away years of grime 

or paint. Contact us for a free quote or 

see our website. 

www.sandandblast.com 

05.55.78.43.71 / 06.67.81.63.46 

steve@sandandblast.com 

SIRET: 488 522 921 00037 

Building 


Phillip Girard Tiling 

Tiling walls and floors, tanking systems, 

undertile heating, laying of natural stone, 

pattern specialists. 

Full design and professional 

decorating service available. 

Contact Phillip for a free estimate 

05 44 19 13 97 / 06 81 47 68 94 

phillipgirard1970@gmail.com 

Siret: 750 256 067 00018 

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sales@thebugle.eu 05.55.41.17.76 

Tilers 

Chimney 

Sweeps 

Chimney Sweeping 

• Flue ways cleared 

• Birds nests, vermin & debris 

removed 

• Smoke evacuation & gas 

tightness tests 

• Official certificates of cleaning 

issued (Certificat de Ramonage) 

www.stovesellers.com 

05 55 63 78 72 

Siren: 502 409 949



Chimney 

Sweeps 

CLEAR CHIMNEY SERVICES 

All types of chimneys cleaned 

Clean and Efficient 

Certificat de Ramonage issued 

with every chimney swept 

Woodburner repairs/installation 

Accredited Flue liner Installer 

Chimney repairs/maintenance 

Fabrication & welding to E.N. 287 

TEL. 02 54 06 40 80 

sootylesweep@orange.fr 

siren 535 199 483 

TOUTE SWEEP 

Chimney Sweep Service 

* All types of chimneys cleaned 

* Brush & Vacuum 

* Smoke Tested * Fully Insured 

* HETAS Approved and 

member of NACS 

* Official certificates of cleaning 

issued (Certificat de Ramonage) 

* Clean, tidy, professional 

& friendly service 

Contact Barry Manning 

Tel: 05 55 66 14 11 

Mob: 06 31 59 81 08 

barry@toutesweep.com 

REMEMBER - BLOCKED FLUES AND 

CHIMNEY FIRES CAN BE FATAL... 

DON'T TAKE THAT RISK! 

SIRET: 534 351 754 00013 

Computers & 

Satellites 

Mayday 

computer services - pc • mac • network 

05 55 68 47 33 / 06 82 26 31 54 

see pg 14 

NO FIX... NO FEE !! 

IT Support for Creuse, Haute- 

Vienne, Indre and Vienne 

www.indre-it.com 

02.54.25.65.08 

06.16.91.64.67 

We provide a fast and friendly service either 

at the client's home, via remote software or 

computers can be left with us and collected 

when the work is complete. 

● Ordering/Installing wireless & broadband 

● Fixing results of a virus attack 

● PC healthchecks ● Virus , trojan , worm 

removal and protection 

● Backups/Disaster recovery 

● Hardware/software upgrades. 

● Website and graphic design. 

● Printer/scanner assistance. 

For all your TV 

and satellite 

installations and repairs 

(Sky TV, Internet etc.) 

Call Patrice: 

06.79.07.91.56 

libre.antenne87@gmail.com 

Fast dependable service 

Based Séreilhac (87) 

siret: 353 613 227 00035 

Creusetec 

Satellite Systems 

05 55 66 60 21 

"Tooway" High speed internet via satellite 

TV Satellite Sales, Service & Installations. 

TV Receiver & Electronic Repairs. 

Dish alignments. Sky/Freesat/TNT/FTA. 

Most of depts 23,03,63,87,36 covered. 

martin@creusetec.com 

http://www.creusetec.com 

SIRET: 510 117 328 00011 

electro sat 

satellite TV/broadband etc. 

www.electro-sat.fr 


GOODWIN 

SATELLITE 

SALES & INSTALLATION OF ALL SATELLITE 

SYSTEMS & AERIALS. FAULT FINDING. 

Dept 23 & surrounding areas 

Tel: 05 55 62 05 61 

Mob: 06 06 47 89 66 

Email: garygoodwin@wanadoo.fr 

siret: 453 067 910 00019 

Big Dish Satellite 

www.bigdishsat.com 

05 55 78 72 98 

see main ad - pg 13 

Your 

advert 

here 

05 55 41 17 76 

Courses & 

Classes 

Traditional Black and 

White Photographic 

2 Day Course 

Develop your film and take 

a mounted print home. 

Expert one to one tuition. 

Equipment and materials supplied. 

Based 86200. Accommodation possible. 

For details: richard.tuckey@orange.fr 

Food & Drink 

26, Ecurat 23150 

Atelier d'Art du Jardin 

Open Fri, Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays 

11h00 to 18h00 

from Easter until 

the end of September. 

Artisan art for your garden. 

Cream teas on the terrasse. 

RDV for weekday visits SVP. 

2km from Chénérailles and the 

Chateau Villemonteix 

tel: 05 55 81 31 85 

email: artdejardin@gmail.com 

www.atelierdartdujardin.net 

RIVE DROITE 

8 rue Ledru-Rollin 

36200 Argenton-sur-Creuse 

02 54 24 01 06 

Restaurant - Pizzeria 

● Italian Specialities 

● Traditional Cuisine 

● Home-made Desserts 

Moules de bouchot AOC 

available from July to December 

High Quality Food, a Warm 

Welcome and a Friendly 

Atmosphere await 

Closed Sundays & Mondays 

L’Escale 

Restaurant & Bar 

5 Rue Andre Jouhannaud, Compreignac 

Freshly home-cooked Food 

Plat du Jour, Mon-Sat: €12.50 

Sunday Lunch with real Yorkshire puddings 

Every Friday Night - Fish & Chips 

with home-made mushy peas €8,50 

To Eat In or Take Away 

(alternative menu available) 

Open: Mon–Sat 11.30–2pm, 

Fri & Sat eve 7–11pm, Sun 11.30–3pm 

Party Bookings Welcomed 

For further information 

tel: 05 55 12 99 45 or 06 04 09 03 10 

Le Pub 

58, rue d'Orjon, Argenton-sur-Creuse 

02.54.60.02.14 - see pg 6 

Oh My Cod 

Fish and Chips 

www.ohmycod.fr 

05 55 80 34 26 - see pg 14 

Le Snack Shack 

www.lesnackshack.com 

05.55.68.24.19 

see main ad - pg 10 

La Petite Fontaine 

15 Grande Rue, Le Dorat 

Café, Bar and Events Venue 

Lunch Menu 

Free WiFi 

05.55.60.29.74 

info@lapetitefontaine.com 

www.lapetitefontaine.com 

SIRET: 489 218 636 00012 

Restaurant Camping La Perle 

Fourneaux, 23200 St-Médard-la-Rochette 

info@camping-laperle.nl 

05.55.83.01.25 - see page 7 

Your 

advert 

here 

05 55 41 17 76 

05.55.41.17.76 


Restaurant 

AUX CEPES 

LA veytiZoU, 87130 

Neuvic-entier 

▪ Menu du jour 

▪ Carte 

▪ Our famous 

Fish & Chips 

Tel: 05 55 69 33 38 

Open Monday to Saturday 

from 12pm to 2pm and from 6pm to 9pm 



to adverts 

Le Moulin du Breuil 

BAR, RESTAURANT, TERRASSE 

23140 PIONNAT 

05 55 80 37 70 - see pg 11 

Le Relais 

de 

l'Abloux 

Bar - Restaurant 

Pizzeria 

Pizzas to eat in 

or take away 

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02 54 47 56 74 

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Le Creusois 

Bar/Restaurant 

Les Genêts, Azerables 

High quality British & French food 

at reasonable prices. 

Menu du Jour €12, Traditional Pub 

Food, Vegetarian dishes, Childrens & 

Snack menus also available 

05.55.63.90.79 

www.lecreusoisbistro.com 

SIREN: 483 988 853 

C’est cheese 

Find us at local markets selling a 

small and tasty selection of excellent 

quality english cheeses. 

Also available online. 

For more information, see our website: 

www.cestcheese.fr 

09.66.87.02.74 

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SIREN: 409 679 578 

BAILEYS 

Bar & Restaurant 

5 Rue de L’Abreuvoir Aubusson 

Traditional French and English dishes 

Menu du Jour 16€, 4 courses incl. wine 

Open Fri 12pm-2pm 

Sat 11.30am-2pm & from 7pm 

Restaurant Menu 

05.55.66.37.10 

Book club open when bar is open 

Fish et Frites 

Mobile Fish & Chips 

05.55.68.78.23 -see pg 13 

JJ’s Cafe Bar 

Some customer quotes: 

‘...more than just a bar’ 

‘....a bit like Allo Allo and Cheers!’ 

Come and see for yourself - Open all week. 

See our Notice Board events listings 

39 Place du Champ de Foire 

36140, Aigurande 

02 54 06 30 77 

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cafebarjj@yahoo.co.uk 

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Petticoat Lane 

5 Rue Nationale – 16150 Chabanais 

Tel: 05 45 29 03 99 

Visit: www.petticoatlaneshop.com 

E-mail: sales@petticoatlaneshop.com 

English groceries, Fresh British Beef & 

Steaks (to order only), Gammon Steak, 

Bacon, Sausage & Cheddar Cheese. 

Wide range of frozen items including 

vegetarian. 

Traditional English beers, Sherries & Wine. 

Cards for all occasions. 

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Fri 10am – 7pm, Sat 9am – 6pm 

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Garden Services 

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Quality product at affordable prices. 

Customized, if required, especially for you. 

Available blank or with either English 

or French greetings. 

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VISIT ME AT THE FOLLOWING MARKETS: 

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CHALUS, CHASSENEUIL & CONFOLENS (Monthly) 

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siret 528 539 448 

Handholding 


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05 55 41 17 76 

FRENCH CLASS 

Chénérailles 

Native qualified teacher 

- Small groups 

- 1 to 1 

Elisabeth Sicard 

05 55 80 44 83 

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Free trial lesson! 



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Ladies fashion accessories 

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26, Ecurat 23150 

Atelier d'Art du Jardin 

Open Fri, Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays 

11h00 to 18h00 

from Easter until 

the end of September. 

Artisan art for your garden. 

Cream teas on the terrasse. 

RDV for weekday visits SVP. 

2km from Chénérailles and the 

Chateau Villemonteix 

tel: 05 55 81 31 85 

email: artdejardin@gmail.com 

www.atelierdartdujardin.net 

Sophie Arsac 

French lessons 

& handholding services 

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Your 

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Health 

& Beauty 

Insurance 

& Finance 

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Proposes French teaching 

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personal development. 

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Cross Cut Tree Surgeons 

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Gifts & Crafts 

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Keyrings €2 plus other unique gift ideas. 

Customisation and personalisation possible. 

Come and visit the workshop by appointment. 

Tel: 05.55.80.29.88 

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Sat 9 - 12 

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LE DORAT (Pl. Charles de Gaulle) 

Vera Laine Gift Shop 

& Salon de Thé 

Large selection of gifts, candles, mugs, 

shabby chic homeware, cards, plus 

leather goods, jewellery and hair 

accessories. Affordable prices! 

We look forward to meeting you! 

Contact Jay: 

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Colin Anthony 

The English 

Hairdresser 

Established in Bellac 

since 2003 

13 rue Thiers, Bellac 

Tel: 05 55 68 39 21 

OSTEOPATHY & ACUPUNCTURE 

www.osteopathyforbackpain.com 

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La Petite Place 

Hair salon, Le Dorat 

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05 53 63 49 19 - see pg 3 

Language 


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Brodie's 

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Is your holiday home all work and no play? 

• House Maintenance • Cleaning 

• Gardening • Changeovers 

• Storm and Winter checks 

Bourganeuf area plus 40km 

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Siret 533 817 573 00017 

Property 

Sales 

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Bilingual Estate Agent in Creuse 

www.limousin-bilingual.com 

05 55 54 95 85 - see pg 8 

Soie et Bois 

Depot Vente des Vêtements 

Dress agency and gallery, specialising 

in designer and high quality pre-owned 

clothes for women and children, together 

with accessories, footwear, jewellery, gift 

items, and hand made furniture. 

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Tel: 05.55 48.28.89 

SIRET: 510 995 681 00010 

SECOND HAND 

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MEUBLES 

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Alinéa 

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General 

Property 

Maintenance 

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Property Services 

Security and Storm Damage Checks 

Housekeeping & Winter Care 

Key-holding & Changeovers 

Care & Maintenance 

Post Collection & Bill Paying 

References available 

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Les Bons Voisins 

www.LBVfrance.com 

Help with all property related issues 

See main ad pg 4 

Square Habitat 

www.immolimousin.com 

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See main advert pg 4 

Houses on Internet 

www.housesoninternet.com 

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Retail & 

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Stove Sellers 

www.stovesellers.com 

05.55.63.78.72 


Auwell Piscine 

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spas, furntiure... 

www.auwellpiscine.fr - see pg 9 

Your 

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05 55 41 17 76 

Mégisserie Colombier 

www.tannery-colombier.com 

05 55 02 30 60 - see pg 14 

Moulin de Tintin 

Furniture, interiors & gifts 

www.moulin-de-tintin.com 

05.55.79.57.60 - see pg 4 

The Man 

With A Van 

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Regular UK runs - check website 

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W: www.themanwithavan.info 

Tel: (+33) 07.61.21.85.15 

Siret : 532 526 001 00013 

Man & Van 

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14m3 capacity 

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05 55 33 21 59 

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www.frenchvanman.eu 

Siret 530 213 644 00012 

Carrefour du 

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www.chauffagebois-limousin.com 

05 55 63 72 45 - see pg 12 

BABY/INFANT 

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centre in Guéret. 

High chair, buggy, play pen, 

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Each item will incur a hire charge 

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FRENCH LIFE ♦ 

13 

What to do with Europe's lost languages? 

Samuel Johnson once said: 

“Language is the dress of 

thought”. There are an estimated 

6,000 languages 

in the world today, but 

up to a thousand of those only have 

a handful of speakers remaining - the 

world is losing 25 mother tongues 

each year. 

To some, this is a tragic lose of culture 

and understanding, to others it is 

simply the march of time and a symptom 

of globalism. So, is it worth fighting 

to protect these dying languages? 

And, taking it further, is it the duty of 

governments to save them from extinction? 

When it comes to Europe and the 

EU, the main linguistic debate is usually 

between the French and Englishspeaking 

camps, both of whom fight 

bitterly to have their's declared the 

most 'important' mother tongue. Indeed, 

despite the many dozens of languages 

spoken across the European 

Union, much of the paperwork produced 

in Brussels is only in English 

and French. Today, there are 23 official 

languages recognised by the EU, 

but Europe's linguistic diversity does 

not stop there with experts estimating 

the continent has 250 indigenous languages. 

One MP who is championing the 

small guy and fighting to protect Europe's 

threatened languages is MEP 

François Alfonsi. Incidentally, he is 

also the European Parliament's only 

Corsican speaker. 

“There are hundreds of languages 

in the EU and each is a part of the European 

identity,” Mr Alfonsi recently 

told the parliament’s cultural committee. 

“Without concrete support at 

European, national and local level, we 

will see a further decline in linguistic 

diversity over the next decades. This 

will leave all of us culturally, socially 

and economically impoverished.” 

Mr Alfonsi believes that there is an 

underlying will to see these minority 

regional languages cease to exist, 

or at the very least a lack of will to 

save them. In fact, in an interview 

with EurActiv.com he said that “it is 

always the case” that the loss of a language 

is a result of international state 

policy. 

“Languages would not experience 

such a recession if they were not marginalised 

in the education and media 

system and society in general,” said 

Alfonsi. In France, the country he 

knows best, Alfonsi cited Corsican, 

Franco-Provençal, Breton and Occitan 

as being threatened with extinction. 

Of those, some may be in better 

shape than others, but “all are going in 

the same direction”. 

Some European countries are already 

working hard to protect their 

linguistic heritage. “If we compare the 

resources allocated by the Finnish state 

to promote Saami and the resources allocated 

by the French state to promote 

Corsican, it is like a bicycle and a Ferrari!” 

he said in the interview, going on 

to stress that he believed France has a 

specific responsibility to protect its regional 

languages. 

It is very hard to legislate on language 

within the EU, however. Laws 

do exist: all new EU members are 

required to sign up to the European 

Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. 

The problem is that existing 

EU countries do not have to sign this 

Charter and many, like France and 

Greece, have not. “Why?” asks Alfonsi. 

“Because if they ratified, they 

would be held to account before the 

Council of Europe by such or such 

linguistic association, or political 

community, and they would be condemned.” 

For some people, investing money 

in dying languages is not just a waste 

of resources, but more importantly a 

misunderstanding of how language 

works. Writer and broadcaster Kenan 

© 2007 - Euseson (WikiCommons) 

Malik says it is “irrational” to try to 

preserve all the world's languages. “In 

one sense you could call it a cultural 

loss. But that makes no sense because 

cultural forms are lost all the time. To 

say every cultural form should exist 

forever is ridiculous.” 

He argues that attempts to prop up 

forgotten languages says more about a 

desire to cling to the past. 

To have a public policy that a certain 

culture or language should be 

preserved shows a fundamental misunderstanding. 

I don't see why it's in 

the public good to preserve Manx or 

Cornish or any other language for that 

matter.” In the end, whether or not a 

language is viable is very simple. “If 

a language is one that people don't 

participate in, it's not a language anymore.” 

Leaders, politicians and dictators 

have long tried to manipulate existing 

language and even eradicate regional 

languages, something that history 

shows is very hard to achieve by force 

or law - language belongs to the people. 

Times columnist Philip Howard 

agrees, arguing that: “Language is the 

only absolutely true democracy. It's 

not what professors of linguistics or 

academics or journalists say, but what 

people do. If children in the playground 

start using 'wicked' to mean 

terrific then that has a big effect.” 

Taking this argument further, it 

would be fair to say that languages 

like French and English have already 

been lost many times over. How many 

people would say that they truly speak 

the same language as their grandparents...? 

Go back 200 years and you 

would quite probably struggle to 

make yourself understood. ■ 

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1er Mai, Fête du Muguet 

The 1 st of May brings with 

it the French tradition of 

the giving and receiving 

of small bouquets of 

muguets, or lily of the valley. 

Although the flower has become 

associated with Labour Day, 

which is the official status of the 

May 1 st public holiday in France 

and across much of the world, it 

has its roots in the Renaissance 

court of Charles IX, nearly 500 

years ago. 

Flowering as it does in the 

month of May and symbolising for 

many the regeneration of spring 

and the promise of a prosperous 

season ahead, it was given by 

Charles IX to those around him 

on the 1 st May 1561 to bring them 

good luck. 

Labour day itself didn’t arrive 

in France until 1889 when the 

date was adopted as the Fête du 

Travail, following an international 

congress in Paris in memory of 

those who had died demonstrating 

for an eight hour working day in 

the Chicago riots. 

At a demonstration in Paris 

in 1890 over the eight hour day, 

workers wore a red triangle in their 

buttonholes to represent the three 

equal parts of what they saw as 

the ideal division of the day: work, 

rest and leisure. This triangle was 

subsequently replaced by the red 

rose and later still, the muguet: 

presumably because it flowered 

at around this date. It wasn’t until 

1936, coinciding with the advent 

of paid holiday leave, that the 

muguet became available for sale 

commercially on and around the 1 st 

of May. 

The modern tradition is to 

give your friends and loved ones 

bouquets of these fragrant flowers 

on this date to wish them luck and 

happiness. So popular has this 

custom become that the flower is 

intensively cultivated, especially 

in the region around Nantes, 

specifically for this date. There is 

even a law that allows any member 

of the public to sell the flower 

commercially free of taxation and 

without a license (so long as they 

do it at least 100 metres away from 

the nearest florist). ■ 

Fish et Frites - A taste of The Traditional 

British Takeaway as you remember 

May (all venues from 18:00 unless stated otherwise) 

Tuesday 7th 

St Leger Magnazeix 

Thursday 2nd & 16th 

St Sulpice les Feuilles 

Thursday 9th & 23rd 

Lussac les Eglises 

Thursday 30th ** NEW ** Jouac (18:30 start) - with Quiz Night 

Friday 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st Le Dorat 

Saturday 4th 

Liglet (18:30 start) 

Early dates for June 

Saturday 1st 

Liglet (18:30 start) 

Tuesday 4th 

St Leger Magnazeix 

Thursday 6th 

St Sulpice les Feuilles 

Friday 7th 

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14 ♦ FRENCH LIFE 

Operating system support 

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computer services Network support 

pc • mac • network System security 

Virus and Malware removal 

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Call for friendly no-obligation 

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“La Déclaration des 

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05 55 68 47 33 06 82 26 31 54 

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Mobile:- 06 47 85 90 92 

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2013 Tax Declarations - How, what, when & where 

The month of May in 

France always means tax return 

month. 

The French tax year is a 

straightforward, calendar 

year and the deadline for returning 

your completed declaration 

of income earned 

in 2012 is 27th May 2013. 

Those of you already in the 

system should receive your 

partially completed form (or 

“préremplie”) at the end of 

April. 

As in previous years, the 

tax authorities have granted 

extra time for those who 

make their declarations on 

line at www.impots.gouv. 

fr, however, the amount of 

extra time given will actually 

depend on the number 

of the department you live in 

eg 3rd June for dept. 19, 7th 

June for dept. 23 and 11th 

June for dept. 87. 

For “first-timers” you 

must collect a tax declaration 

from your local tax office 

“Centre des Impôts”, 

or download one from the 

website above. If you have 

moved to France part way 

through the year, you will 

only declare income earned 

since the date of “arrival”. 

A tax assessment is normally 

then issued at the end of the 

following August. 

Once you have completed 

your first tax return, you can 

complete subsequent returns 

on line at www.impots.gouv. 

fr. 

What forms will you need? 

Whilst the “Déclaration 

des Revenus” comprise a variety 

of forms, according to 

your circumstances, here are 

some of the main forms that 

apply to expatriates: 

Form 2042: This is the 

main tax form, which those 

of you already in the system 

will receive, where you 

should declare your worldwide 

income and gains. 

Form 2042C (“Complementary”): 

This is an additional 

form which is required 

for a number of situations, 

including where you have 

received income from furnished 

letting or “chambres 

d’hôtes”, or where you have 

paid tax in the UK that needs 

to be offset against French 

tax. 

Form 20472047: This is 

an additional form for any 

income received from outside 

of France. Foreign income 

must be declared on 

this form, as well as on Form 

2042. 

Form 3916: This is for 

details of any bank accounts 

situated outside of France. 

What to declare? 

As a French resident, all of 

your worldwide income and 

gains should be declared on 

your French tax return. Any 

income which is normally 

taxed out with of France eg 

on UK public sector pensions 

or UK rental income, will 

still be used to calculate your 

overall tax liability. The Double 

Tax Treaty will ensure, 

however, that you do not pay 

tax twice on this income, but 

these figures are needed to 

calculate the rate at which 

your other income should be 

taxed. 

What exchange rate to use? 

Some tax offices tell people 

to use the £/€ exchange rate at 

the end of the year. In theory, 

you should have kept a note 

of the exchange rates applicable 

to your Sterling based 

income as you received it. 

However, for income which 

is received regularly such as 

a pension, for instance, the 

authorities will accept the use 

of the average exchange rate 

for the year; details of which 

are made public from various 

sources, including the official 

French revenue website 

noted earlier. 

Wealth Tax (Impôt de 

Solidarité sur la Fortune 

or “ISF”) 

One major change that will 

affect some people is in respect 

of ‘Wealth Tax’ declaration. 

From this year, anyone with 

taxable assets of between 

€1,300,000 and €2,570,000, 

as at 1st January 2013, will 

declare the asset figure on 

their income tax return. 

Only those with more than 

€2,570,000 of taxable assets 

will have to continue making 

a separate wealth tax return 

in June. 

David Hardy, Regional 

Manager Siddalls France 

Tel 05 56 34 75 51 

www.siddalls.fr 

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Finance options available 

Sherpa hats, fur scarves, 

leather goods, handbags, 

sheepkin slippers, decorative items 

... wallets and purses - from €10 

Fresselines (Place de l’Eglise) 

Wed 01 May 

Châtelus-Malvaleix (Auberge de Voyageurs) Fri 03 May 

Sardent (Auberge du Lac) 

Sat 04 May 

Bourganeuf (Café Centrale) 

Mon 06 May 

Gargilesse (Auberge de la Chaumerette) 

Wed 08 May 

Marsac (Chez Jacques) 

Fri 10 May 

St-Germain-Beaupré (Chambre d’hôte) 

Wed 15 May 

Chéniers (Auberge La Chaumière) 

Fri 17 May 

Crozant (L’Eclat de Soliel) 

Sat 18 May 

Colondannes (take-away only, 6-8pm) 

Wed 22 May 

La Cellette (Auberge de la Tour) 

Fri 24 May 

Peyrat-le-Château (Le Bellerive) 

Sat 25 May 

Please try to email your order in advance All 6pm - 9pm unless stated 

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FRENCH LIFE ♦ 

15 

In the garden - jobs for May 

by Michelle Pierce 

A 

really 

warm, 

balmy sunny 

day today, and 

the hope of a 

typically hot 

Limousin summer. Fruit trees 

are dripping with blossom, 

the cuckoo is calling in the 

hedgerows, the cowslips are 

embellishing the road verges 

and the return of the swallows 

is not all that far off. Bliss! 

In the gardens, there has 

been the typical burst of 

country action. Old boys 

can be seen opening up their 

cold frames and home-made 

greenhouses, Sundays signal 

the sound of mowers and 

rotavators, and there's always 

someone looking at the seed 

packets in the shops. 

On that subject, don't get me 

started! Poor harvests last year 

may be a partial cause, but 

when a box of beans costs 8€, 

then it's seriously time to start 

saving your own seed. 

Things are cranking up in 

the polytunnels; early potatoes 

are up, salad onions ready 

for eating, peas making good 

growth. Salad leaves have 

been picked for the last six 

weeks, as well as radishes, 

herbs, perennial onions, green 

garlic, mustard and beautiful 

golden chard (with no heating 

or fertiliser). Cold frames or 

cloches would have done the 

same - so very useful for those 

early pickings. These first 

crops will soon be replaced by 

others, but in the meantime, 

just carry on munching. 

Broad beans, runner beans, 

yard beans and other climbing 

beans are off to a good start in 

modules, and two rows of peas 

planted in lengths of guttering 

are growing a pace. Must 

remember to harden them all 

off before planting out. 

Speaking of which, it's 

no wonder that 'time' is 

disconnected from reality 

when it comes to gardening. 

Tomato plants have been 

available for a while, and I 

even saw geraniums in flower 

in March!! To be such big 

plants at this time of year 

means that they either came 

from a hot country, or were 

grown in heated conditions. 

Either way things suffer when 

you put them out in the 'hard' 

conditions of your garden. 

Prudence and patience are the 

name of the game. Remember, 

Easter only signals the start 

of outside veg growing in 

abundance in the world of 

marketing! 

Effective cropping has been 

a strong interest so far this year. 

Who says you must eat carrots 

at 20 cm long, radishes the size 

of shop-bought radishes, garlic 

the size of clementines? We're 

conditioned by our contact 

with highly standardised fruit 

and veg in the shops to think 

this, but gardeners have much 

more flexibility. Take radishes, 

for example. One packet was 

sown in the tunnel as a green 

manure, to help control weed 

regrowth, on the basis that it 

was cheap, high volume seed. 

Cropping started quickly with 

the first two leaf sprouts going 

into the salad bowl (fiddly to 

wash but worth the effort). 

Then, at the matchstick size, 

and followed by cute pink 

mini radishes about the size 

of a pea. Lastly, those at full 

size have been given to a 

neighbour who likes their hot 

taste more than me. Very, very 

economical, and efficient. So 

my point is that many other 

vegetables can be cropped at 

several stages. The sprouting 

flower shoots of overwintered 

cabbages, turnips, cavolo nero, 

Brussels sprouts - all members 

of the cabbage family in fact - 

are utterly delicious steamed 

and served with melted butter 

or Hollandaise sauce. Why 

waste them on the compost 

heap? Garlic planted last 

year is now as thick as an 

index finger. Leaves can be 

harvested and added to recipes 

to give a mild garlic flavour, 

or else pull up the whole plant 

and cook it like leeks, say, in 

a cheesy gratin. Pea tops have 

made a fashionable entry into 

the world of cool restaurants. 

Harvest your peas lightly and 

you probably won't hurt the 

future harvest, or alternatively, 

sow an extra row just to pick 

the sweet young tips. 

I'm particularly happy about 

my beetroot. A neighbour was 

going to junk his old woody 

specimens so I recuperated 

a few, and, once replanted in 

the warm, they have given 

excellent quantities of green 

and purple leaves for salad, 

or even, as the Greeks do, 

been cooked like spinach and 

served with lemon and olive 

oil. All for free, and they will 

go on producing for ages. 

So use your creativity to 

make a single crop work harder 

for you. That way, if nothing 

else, you may avoid having 

a glut of 200 lettuces, etc. all 

mature at the same time, and 

which end up making you sick 

of the sight of them. 

Otherwise, there is much to 

do this month in the garden, so 

… Good gardening!! ■ 

Rendez-vous aux jardins 2013 

The 11th edition of the “Rendez-vous aux Jardins” event 

will take place on 31st May (day reserved for schools) and 

on 1st and 2nd June 2013. The theme will be “The garden 

and its creators”. 

It will be an opportunity to celebrate the fourth centenary 

of the birth of André Le Nôtre (1613-1700), responsible 

for the design and construction of the park of the Palace of 

Versailles. 

This is an annual event organised by the French Ministry 

of Culture and Communication. Throughout France, more 

than 2,000 private and public gardens will offer countless 

events: guided tours, demonstrations, knowledge sharing, 

exhibitions, games / contests, openings until sunset, walks, 

music, readings, poetry, theatre, films, etc. 

For more information on events taking place across the 

region visit: www.rendezvousauxjardins.culture.fr 

Aillet 

A very popular spring vegetable/ herb in the Aquitaine 

region, and also the Charente, is young green garlic. You 

can see it sold in bunches in the shops and on the markets, 

but many people also plant garlic in the autumn for an early 

spring harvest. 

It can be eaten as a nibble, with salt, if you are brave 

enough! Otherwise, it can be eaten in an omelette, chopped 

into a green salad, or added to fromage blanc to make an 

accompaniment to roast meat. Young and tender when picked 

about the thickness of a crayon, it is far more delicately 

flavoured than mature garlic. It is also reputed to have 

medicinal virtues - and to help hangovers! 

Dates for your diary 

Ouverture du jardin d'iris de Jean-Luc Gestreau 

Open Days 1st & 8th May, 10h-19h, La Ferme des Iris, 

Courbillac (dept 16) 

The exhibition garden and nursery of irises are also open on 

Saturday afternoons from 14h-18h or by appointment in the 

week until 15th June. www.ferme-des-iris.com 

4e Les Flor'idées, marché aux fleurs et produits bio 

5th May, Vouneuil-sur-Vienne (dept 86) 

Place de la Libération. 9-19h. www.lesfloridees.sitew.com 

22e Exposition Florale 

11-12th May, in the grounds of the château, 

Verteuil-sur-Charente (dept 16) 

Around 100 exhibitors. This year's floral exhibition gives a nod 

to British gardening & includes a conference on English grafting 

techniques (Sat at 11h) and English roses (Sat at 14h30). 

Entry €3.50. Sat 9h30-19h & Sun 9h30-18h30. 

www.paysduruffecois.com 

Journées des plantes de printemps 

11-12th May, Arboretum de la Sedelle, Crozant (dept 23) 

Sale of plants, guided tours of the arboretum & conferences. 

10h - 19h. Entry: €6, free for Under 15s. http://arbosedelle.free.fr/ 

Fête des Plantes 

26th May, Jardin de Liliane, Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre (dept 87) 

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The Louvre - the most visited 

museum in the world 

The Louvre in Paris Paris on the Right Bank in a museums since 2007, were now serves as the museum's 

has topped the list neighbourhood known as the boosted by the new Islamic art main entrance. 

of the most visited 1st arrondissement. 

wing which opened in 2012. Visitor numbers will have 

art museums of The Louvre started life as a The extension took 10 years been down in April, however, 

2012, according to the Art fortress on the walls of Paris, to build and cost nearly €100 due to the museum's closure 

Newspaper. New York's built to protect the capital from million, much of which came after workers staged a walkout 

Metropolitan Museum of Art 

was the second most-visited 

venue, with three London 

museums taking the third, 

the Anglo-Norman threat. As 

Paris grew beyond its original 

walls, the Palais du Louvre 

evolved first into a royal 

from the French government. 

It is the biggest architectural 

change to the museum since 

1989, when architect I.M. Pei 

over the rising number of 

pickpockets. Museum staff say 

the problem is hindering their 

ability to welcome visitors 

fourth and fifth spots. The residence and then, during the unveiled his glass pyramid in and protect the Louvre's 

publication's annual survey Revolution, into a public arts the courtyard of the Louvre. collections. 

found 9.7 million people museum. Today the Louvre At the time, the modern glass “There have always been 

visited the French institute - 

one million more than 2011. 

The Louvre is one of the 

largest museums in the world 

is one of Paris' most famous 

landmarks and is home to the 

equally famous painting, the 

Mona Lisa. 

pyramid proved controversial. 

Many people felt that the 

futuristic structure did not fit 

with the classical architecture 

pickpockets at the Louvre and 

in tourist locations in Paris, 

but for the last year-and-ahalf 

the gangs have become 

and houses 35,000 objects Visitor numbers at the of the main building, but it increasingly violent,” said 

over an area of 60,000m². The 

museum lies in the centre of 

Louvre, which has been at the 

top of the list of most popular 

has become one of the most 

famous images of Paris and 

museum supervisor Sophie 

Aguirre. ■ 

The Bugle thanks local French teacher, 

Sophie Arsac, for the translation of this 

month's bilingual article on another topical 

aspect of Franco-British culture. 

Bilingual Crossword 

Clues in English - answers in French 

SIRET 502 409 212 00011 – APE 8559B 

Selon le «Art 

Newspaper», c’est 

le musée d’art 

parisien du Louvre 

qui a bénéficié du taux de 

fréquentation le plus élevé en 

2012. Le musée Métropolitain 

d’Art de New York décroche 

la deuxième place sur le 

podium tandis que des musées 

londoniens se partagent les 

trois positions suivantes. 

D’après cette enquête 

annuelle, 9,7 millions de 

personnes ont franchi la porte 

de l’institution française, soit 

un million de plus qu’en 2011. 

Le Louvre est l’un des 

musées les plus spacieux 

du monde et expose 35 000 

œuvres sur une surface de 

60 000 m2. Situé sur la rive 

droite, il est au centre de Paris 

dans le 1er arrondissement. 

A l’origine, le bâtiment 

était une forteresse située aux 

portes de Paris et destinée 

à protéger la capitale de la 

menace anglo-normande. 

Lorsque la ville s’étendit 

au-delà de ses frontières 

initiales, le Palais du Louvre 

fut converti en une résidence 

royale puis en musée d’art 

ouvert au public pendant la 

Révolution. Aujourd’hui, 

c’est l’un des sites parisiens 

les plus connus et il abrite la 

non moins fameuse peinture 

de la Joconde. 

Depuis 2007, le Louvre est 

le musée le plus fréquenté 

du monde et le nombre de 

visiteurs s’est accru depuis 

la création du nouveau 

département des Arts de 

l’Islam en 2012. Le chantier 

de l’extension a duré 10 

ans et a approché les 100 

millions d’euros, financés 

essentiellement par l’état 

français. C’est la plus grande 

innovation architecturale 

du musée depuis 1989, 

lorsque l’architecte I.M. 

Pei dévoila sa pyramide de 

verre dans la cour du Louvre. 

Sa construction déclencha 

à l’époque une véritable 

controverse car beaucoup 

de gens considérèrent que 

son style futuriste n’était 

pas en harmonie avec le 

style classique du bâtiment 

principal. Pourtant, la 

pyramide est devenue l’un des 

symboles de la capitale et est 

désormais l’entrée principale 

du musée. 

Le nombre de visiteurs aura 

baissé en avril: le musée a 

été fermé suite à la grève du 

personnel qui protestait contre 

l’augmentation du nombre de 

pickpockets. Les employés 

considèrent qu’ils ne peuvent 

plus assurer correctement 

l’accueil des visiteurs ni 

protéger les collections du 

musée. 

Selon l’agent de 

surveillance Sophie Aguirre, 

«Il y a toujours eu des 

pickpockets au Louvre et dans 

les sites touristiques parisiens 

mais depuis un an et demi, 

les bandes organisées sont de 

plus en plus violentes». ■ 

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oak colour/chrome legs/ 6 

matching chairs.. 75 euros. 

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table.. 30 euros. 4 Black metal 

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wardrobe frames and sliding 

doors Brand new and still in 

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GARDEN 

garden furniture. €70.00 

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FOR SALE: Towable lawn 

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06 65 / 06 06 56 80 78 

FOR SALE: Garden shredder 

€30.00 Tel: 05 55 58 90 39/ 06 

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FOR SALE: FORGE WULF, 

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Tel: + 44 (0) 7929 830643 or 

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FOR SALE: Various Electroacoustic 

round-backed guitar. 

Almost as new. 75 euros ono. 

Wooden gun rack with ammo 

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Ladies sheepskin coat. Very 

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FOR SALE: Ceramic Radiator/ 

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10th of a degree, with full digital 

day/week settings. Brand new 

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49 (Rochechouart) 

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windows.295 euros the four. 

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coffee table 20.00. Nest of 3 x 

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table and 6 chairs 2 years old 

500.00. 3 piece settee with poof 

300.00. Saddle n bridle with 

tack box n bits 150.00. 2 x Sky 

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40.00 3 door wardrobe and 2x 

side cabinets 160.00 Tel: 05 55 

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FOR SALE: Child's bike 

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GPS Car Navigator Europe 

mapping, with User's Manual. 

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Barn Clearance 

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Fridges, ladders, china, tools. 

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13 

FOR SALE: Full body Safety 

Harness Bought 12 months 

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Excellent condition. €35.00 

Call Dave on 05 55 64 83 13 

FOR SALE: French doors 

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and double glazed. Units 

208cm x 126cm. Could be 

stained or painted. Brand new. 

€120.00ono Tel: 05 55 61 19 

81 

FOR SALE: 4foot6 Sprung 

Mattress Hardly used. €50.00 

Tel: 05 55 61 19 81 

FOR SALE: Sorrento Radiators 

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1000cm x 600cm high x 100cm 

deep. 1 x 1000cm x 300cm 

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406cm high x 405cm wide. All 

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FOR SALE: Various Electric 

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2005 sweet dessert wine, 

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110 Gas Range Cooker MAINS 

GAS ONLY ( non convertible).4 

gas hobs - 1 griddle plate - 1 

electric hot plate - 2 gas ovens - 

1 gas grill. Excellent condition. 

Email for photos. Buyer must 

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FOR SALE: Various 5 assorted 

Bikes + 9 assorted new tyres 

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+ shower door and thermostat. 

40 Euro's. Call 09 62 16 87 35 

ask for Ken Email: jeanie3@ 

wanadoo.fr 

FOR SALE: Brass topped small 

fire dogs €30.00ono Email: 

anniecullen@yahoo.com 

FOR SALE: Scrapbooking 

items Punches, scissors, junior 

Dymo and tape, stickers, 

ribbon, paper, stencils etc. Tel: 

06 26 07 72 75 (Bellac area, 87) 

FOR SALE: Four Electric 

Radiators All wall-mounted. 

0ne Radiant 1500W. Three 

convector approx' 1500W each. 

Euros 50 the lot. €50.00 Tel: 05 

55 63 43 69 

FOR SALE: Multi purpose 

aluminium ladder nearly new 

€80.00 Tel: 05 55 58 90 39/ 06 

04 49 90 79 

FOR SALE: Bestway round 

swimming pool Brand new. 

15 ft by 3 ft depth. 100 euros 

telephone €100.00 Tel: 05 55 

58 90 39/ 06 04 49 90 79 

FOR SALE: 2 metal fuel 

storage tanks Hold approx 400 

litres each. 120 euros each 

o.n.o. Tel: 05 45 31 07 83 / 09 

75 91 05 45 

FOR SALE: Swimming pool 

covers to fit pool 8 x 4m 

Summer cover complete with 

roller, very good condition, 

fully bound edges, €250. 

Winter cover conforming to 

French security norm, excellent 

condition, €150. Or €350 for 

both covers plus roller. Buyer 

to collect (Bellac, 87). Email: 

david.a.webb@orange.fr 

FOR SALE: Golf equipment 

Bargain as new Top-Flite golf 

bag----Master Gold 3 & 5 

woods----Browning 3-4-5-6-7- 

8-9- irons----Pitching wedge- 

---Sandwedge----Shoes worn 

once UK size 9----Waterproof 

leggings----Some balls new and 

used in very good condition--- 

-Bag is almost new. ALL FOR 

BARGAIN PRICE 85 EUROS. 

€85.00 Tel: 05 55 68 27 80 

Email: blaze87210@gmail.com 

FOR SALE: 30 X LED Bulbs 

Spot Lights 4 Watts, Day White. 

GU10 fitting, New. Reason for 

sale: ordered the wrong colour. 

120 Euros the lot. 87230. 

€120.00 Tel: 05.55.03.84.50 

FOR SALE: Coffee Filter


CLASSIFIEDS ♦ 19 

The Bugle CLASSIFIEDS are brought to you in association with 


Machine 10/12 cups max. 

Black. Jug in burnished 

stainless steel. Never used. 

€15.00 Tel: 02 54 25 38 97 (36, 

Orsennes) 

FOR SALE: Oil Central 

Heating Boiler In good order. 

€70.00ono Tel: 02 54 25 38 97 

(36, Orsennes) 

FOR SALE: Window - 176 

x 101 4 panels, 36 x 82. 

Not double glazed. In good 

condition. €30.00 Tel: 02 54 25 

38 97 (36, Orsennes) 

FOR SALE: Window - 150 x 66 

8 panels, 25 x 31. 2 broken. Not 

double glazed. €15.00 Tel: 02 

54 25 38 97 (36, Orsennes) 

FOR SALE: Small Door 

Complete with its own metal 

shutters. 175 x 53. Window in 

door 78 x 26. €40.00 Tel: 02 54 

25 38 97 (36, Orsennes) 

FOR SALE: Various 1. Canon 

MP240 Colour printer/copier in 

vgc, needs new ink cartridges. 

2. Samsung inkjet phone/fax in 

vgc. Offers please for any of the 

above. Tel: 05 55 60 25 92 

FOR SALE: Brand New Set 

of Mens RH Golf Clubs Full 

set of Powerbilt clubs with 

stand bag inc. Driver, 3 Wood, 

3&4 Hybrid, 5 - SW. All with 

graphite shafts + Putter. No 

offers 150 EUR. €150.00 Tel: 

05 44 20 22 58 

FOR SALE: Overlocker Used 

once. Excellent Condition. 




Tel: 02-54-25-39-79 

FOR SALE: Digibox In perfect 

working order for Freeview or 

Sky subscription channels. £20 

ono. Tel: 02 54 37 76 24 Email: 

construction.uk@hotmail.com 

FOR SALE: Persian carpet, 

goat skin rug & Chinese vase 

table lamp Large persian 

carpet...like new...overall 

colours are burgundy and dark 

blue...900 euros. Bought for 

1.700 euros 2 years ago. Large 

goat skin rug...very thick and 

warm..overall colours are 

light brown and cream....600 

euros. Large Chinese vase 

table lamp, with beautiful chinz 

shade....200euros. Tel: 06 01 83 

50 55 or 05 55 57 53 19 

FOR SALE: Various Prada 

Gents Jacket, medium, grey, 

excellent condition E60.00 

OVNO. Henri Lloyd Jacket 

(with logo on outer collar) 

medium, cream, excellent 

condition E50.00 OVNO. 

Rover 25 steering wheel (no 

airbag console included) with 

stereo volume control (also fit 

Rover 200 1995 on) E25.00. 

Moulinex deep fat fryer VGC 

E25.00 ONO. Eurohike 2 man 

ten in bag (model no: 265TS) 

VGC E30.00. Moulinex coffee 

maker (old/retro 1980's) VGC 

E15.00. Gents Berghaus 

hiking trainers brown, size 8/ 

EU 42.5 VGC E25.00. BNIP - 

BHS pure cotton Double Flat 

sheet, cream BRITISH BED 

SIZE E20.00. BNIP - House of 

Fraser oxford pillowcase beige 

BRITISH BED SIZE E8.00. 

BNIP - House of Fraser Double 

fitted sheet, white polycotton 

(50/50) BRITISH BED SIZE 

E20.00. BNIP - House of Fraser 

Sheet & Pillowcase set, double, 

white 100% Egyptian cotton 

BRITISH BED SIZE E40.00. 

BNIP - BHS single flat sheet & 

pillowcase sky blue polycotton 

(50/50) BRITISH BED SIZE 

E17.00. Tel: 05 55 60 46 33 

FOR SALE: 'Keraco' Stone 

Effect Twin-Bowl Sink (120cm 

x 60cm) with single drainer in 

light grey, never used. €40.00 

Tel: 05 55 98 57 62 

VEHICLES / PARTS 

FOR SALE: Renault Scenic 

1.6 16v petrol Ideal second 

run-around to leave at holiday 

home. Owned and loved by 

mechanic for 10 years. Non 

smoker. Alloy wheels. Electric 

windows and mirrors. CD 

player. Twin sun-roof. Mot until 

November 2013. 115000 miles. 

Year 2000. Green. Manual 

gearbox. €1,200.00ono Email: 

neiltaylor2367@aol.com 

FOR SALE: PEUGEOT, 

ZENITH (FE052) SCOOTER 

1996, 50cc. French Carte 

Grise. No Controle Technique 

necessary in France. Excellent 

condition for year. Low usage, 

6554 kilometres. €550.00 Tel: 

06 64 62 50 92 Email: haynes. 

peter@yahoo.co.uk 

FOR SALE: TRACTOR 

FERRARI PowerSafe, 2 

WHEEL TRACTOR, Type 

340A/360 with the following 

attachments:-Plough, Potato 

ridger, Potato lifter. Very good 

condition and working order. 

€1,900.00 Tel: + 44 (0) 7929 

830643 or +33 (0) 6646 25092 


co.uk 

FOR SALE: VAN SAFE 

VAN VAULT 2, Size: 920 

x 560 x490mm (LxWxH), 

Weight:46kg. UK’s no.1 security 

container for fixed installation 

into commercial vehicles. High 

tensile steel storage box. 2mm 

sheet steel body & lid. Tamper 

proof single pin hinge. Antidrill 

70mm disc lock. Gas strut 

for soft open/close lid action. 

Siren holes for optional anti-theft 

alarm. Excellent condition. NEW 

PRICE 242€.Photos available if 

required. €150.00 Tel: + 44 (0) 

7929 830643 or +33 (0) 6646 

25092 Email: haynes.peter@ 

yahoo.co.uk 

FOR SALE: Mahindra Tractor 

FS 254I 2008 25 hp. 140 hours. 

Front end Loader. Back Hoe. 

PTO for other attachments. 

Good condition. Photo available. 

€8,900.00 Tel: 05 55 60 10 56 or 

05 55 60 06 19 

FOR SALE: Hobby Excellent 

Caravan 460 UFE. Purchased 

and registered in France 2008. 

4 berth. Double fixed bed. 

Water reservoir 50 litres. Extract 

Hood. Powrtouch Mover. Large 

Awning. Rear reversing camera. 

Good condition. €12,900.00 Tel: 

05 55 60 10 56 

FOR SALE: Kymco hipster 

125 motorcycle 2001. 8400km. 

French regd. Excellent condition. 

€800.00ono Tel: 05 55 76 10 36 

FOR SALE: CITROEN JUMPY 

(DISPATCH) 2.0 HDi panel van 

Diesel, 2003, 100,000 miles, 

RHD, French registered, Control 

Tech. OK (08/13) emmissions 

only, Towbar. €990.00ono Tel: 

06 14 24 05 36 Email: dave@ 

villasdeleypinas.com 

FOR SALE: SCOOTER 

LUDIX RB 1,000KG As brand 

new having been in storage.. 

Purchased 30/06/06 for 1,279 

euros.. Dept 87. €600.00ono Tel: 

05 55 68 48 02 

FOR SALE: Citroën Car C1, 

3-door basic, LH drive, reg 

May 2009, 33,000km, red. 

Contrôle Technique dated April 

2013. Excellent condition. One 

owner from new. 4,500 Euros. 

(We are between Pontarion and 

Aubusson). Tel: 0555661034 

Email: j.bidnall@hotmail.com 

FOR SALE: Mazda Van (for 

spares or repair) / Ford Fiesta 

MK4 Mazda van E220 Spares 

or repair (new tyres). RHD but 

French registered. Ford Fiesta 

MK4, owned from new, runner 

but needs some attention for test. 

RHD but French registered.No 

reasonable offer refused. Tel: 

David on 05 55 69 28 22 (near 

Eymoutiers) 

FOR SALE: Citroen Picasso 

Diesel Estate 2002 White, low 

mileage, English registered, 

good running order. Clean and 

tidy, economical. €450.00 Tel: 

02 48 56 74 73 

FOR SALE: Trailer Wooden 

trailer box, dimensions 155cm 

x 92cm. Length plus towbar 

225cm. Suspension, tie-on 

hooks, drop-down tailgate with 

removable front and back ends 

for larger items. €120.00 Tel: 02 

48 56 74 73 

FOR SALE: Renault Megane 

II Dynamique 1.5Dci 105PS 

Diesel Saloon 2007 LHD. French 

Reg. 113000km. Black. Vgc. 

€6,500.00 Tel: 05 53 52 41 34 

Email: chris.drew1@orange.fr 

FOR SALE: Honda Big 

Red Electrics need attention, 

workshop manual available. No 

longer needed as we now have 

a small tractor. €499.00 Email: 

sue.and.tony@hotmail.com 

FOR SALE: Hyundai coupe 

TSIII Limited Edition Crystal 

White, RHD, French Registered, 

Sunroof, 17" anthracite alloys, 

quad exhausts, sport suspension 

from the Eibach springs, quilted 

style leather seats with matching 

door-trims, high boot spoiler, 2.0 

liter Beta engine badged chrome 

door sills, metal foot rest and 

pedals, iPod connectivity and 

heated seats, 30K. Contact for 

info or pictures. €9,000.00ono 

tel: 05 55 47 34 82 Email: 

jseretny@hotmail.co.uk 

FOR SALE: 1997 VOLVO 

ESTATE. 850 TDI. 5 cylinder 

turbo diesel. French registered. 

L.H.D. CT until 07/2014. 

Manual gearbox. Towing hook, 

max. 1600kg. Electric windows 

(front). Heated mirrors. Auto 

cruise control. Radio, CD, etc. 

Central locking. Anti blocking 

system. Air bags etc. A nonsmoker 

car. Garage maintained. 

Colour: Tropic Green. Bodywork 

very good. Some scratches 

(supermarket trolleys). The price 

includes 4 separate alloys with 

tyres. €1,300.00ono Tel: 02 54 

47 24 15 (after 18:00 if possible) 

FOR SALE: AUTO Ford Focus 

1.6 silver LHD, French reg’d 

2001, 195,000km. New tyres, 

A/C, CD/radio, electric front 

windows, one owner last 5 years, 

good mechanical order and 

condition overall. €2,250.00ono 

Email: ileslie@fsmail.net 

FOR SALE: Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 

CDTI (150) diesel estate Sept. 

2006. New MOT and Taxed. 

2 owners with full Vauxhall 

main dealer service history. 

Full service with cambelt, water 

pump and clutch kit, including 

dual mass flywheel replaced 

Dec. at 148k. All Invoices to 

confirm with original service 

book and document pack. Every 

extra including SAT NAV. New 

Goodyear tyres fitted last year. 

Non smoker car in excellent 

condition. Metallic Black with 

no damage. RHD will consider 

exchange for LHD car with cash 

adjustment either way. May 

interest person returning to the 

UK with French car to sell. £2995 

ono or € equivalent. Tel: 02 54 

37 76 24 Email: construction. 

uk@hotmail.com 

FOR SALE: H & K Bradley 

Trailer (Bingley, Yorks) 2 metres 

long, 2 metres high. Roller 

shutter door. Type No. HU4 & 

5 MK Year DZA. Very good 

condition. €850.00ono Steve 

05.55.6975.67/06.89.47.69.71 

Email: lsetenergie@yahoo.co.uk 

FOR SALE: Mobile Home - 

English made 9 metres long x 

3 metres wide. 2 Bedrooms, 

1 shower room, dining room/ 

lounge, kitchen, fridge & oven. 

Gas fire, gas boiler. Good 

condition. €3,500.00ono Steve 

05.55.6975.67/06.89.47.69.71 

Email: lsetenergie@yahoo.co.uk 

FOR SALE: THERMAL 

BLINDS THERMAL 

FOIL WINDOW BLINDS 

FOR CAMPER VAN, 

MOTORHOME.NEW, 3 

PIECES.Photos available if 

required. €50.00 Tel: + 44 (0) 

7929 830643 or +33 (0) 6646 

25092 Email: haynes.peter@ 

yahoo.co.uk 

FOR SALE: Nissan X trail 

Aventura T 30 2007 pair of 

genuine xenon left hand drive 

headlights including bulbs 

€500.00 Tel: 05.55.66.44.06 

FOR SALE: RADIATOR 

61349A (MADE IN DENMARK 

BY NISSENS), as new, suitable 

for the following models:- 

PEUGEOT 4062.0i Turbo 

1996 1.9 TD 1995 à 19992.1 

TD 1995 à 1999 PEUGEOT 

406 COUPE 2.0 Turbo 1997 

à 1999 PEUGEOT 605 2.0 

Turbo 1995(M + Auto)2.1 

TD 1995 CITROEN XM2.0i 

Turbo 19952.1 TD 1995 Photos 

available if required. €45.00 Tel: 

+ 44 (0) 7929 830643 or +33 

(0) 6646 25092 Email: haynes. 

peter@yahoo.co.uk 

FOR SALE: TYRES 4 BRAND 

NEW 205/80R 16, Remoulds. 

Photos available if required. 

€240.00 Tel: + 44 (0) 7929 

830643 or +33 (0) 6646 25092 


co.uk 

FOR SALE: Roof Rack Fits 

Peugeot Partner/ Citroen Belingo 

2003/04 etc. €45.00 Tel: 05 55 

69 49 28 

WHITE GOODS 

FOR SALE: Tumble dryer White 

v.g.c. €60.00 Tel: 05 55 41 19 28 

FOR SALE: Freezer Indesit 

Under worktop, 3 draws, white. 

Good clean condition. Surplus to 

FOR SALE 

Building Plots / 

Economic Activity Areas 

The Brame Benaize Community 

of Communes would like to 

inform possible entrepreneurs in 

Limousin or elsewhere - interested 

in developing or setting up a 

business - that we have building 

plots / economic activity areas 

available for sale in JOUAC (87890) 

and MAGNAC-LAVAL (87190). 

Interested parties can email in 

English for enquiries. 

mairiestleger@wanadoo.fr 

requirements. €60.00 Tel: 05 55 

41 19 28 

FOR SALE: Stoves gas cooker 

Excellent condition. 12 months 

old. Cost £399 new. Dept. 16. 

€150.00 Tel: 05 45 31 19 84 

FOR SALE: Upright Freezer-4 

draw Excellent condition. 

H33cmxW22cmxD21cm. 




Tel: 02-54-25-39-79 

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 

FOR SALE: Licence IV covering 

whole of Creuse area Enables 

sales of beverages and spirits 

in Bars/Restaurants etc Email: 

jsezer@yahoo.co.uk 

FOR SALE: Licence 4 

€4,000.00ono Tel: 06 76 52 26 

47 

WANTED 

WANTED: Petrol rotary lawn 

mower (not ride-on) in good 

working condition to replace our 

worn-out and well used mower 

- soon destined for the scrap 

heap! Tel: 0555 787902 (near 

Rochechouart) 

WANTED: Canoe or Kayak 

Please tel Ray on 05 55 48 81 36 

WANTED: Fire bricks various 

dimensions for bread oven 

renovation Tel: 05 55 81 15 19 

WANTED: Old cast iron door for 

bread oven renovation Tel: 05 55 

81 15 19 

WANTED: Curved corrugated 

metal sheets Pete tel 05 45 30 

72 04 (daytime) 06 24 65 40 33 

(eve) 

WANTED: 4 wheel drive 

vehicle Pick-up preferred 

but will consider van or car. 

CT not necessary as will be 

used in private field. Cheap 

and cheerful please. Email: 

thompsonandrew722@gmail. 

com 

WANTED: Large caravan 

(towable), 4 berth with shower 

and toilet Small budget. Tel: 06 42 

14 26 56 Email: janinedisney@ 

aol.com 

WANTED: OLD CARAVANS 

Any condition considered, will 

collect, cash paid. Pete tel 05 45 

30 72 04 (daytime) 06 24 65 40 

33 (eve) 

Classified 

Submission 

Deadline: 

15th of the 

month for 

the 

next edition


20 ♦ COMMUNITY 

Le Bellerive 

Hotel - Restaurant - Café-Bar 

29 Avenue de la Tour, 87470 Peyrat-le-Château 

Wednesday 15th May - La Maison delivery & Bookclub 

(as well as books, we're now swapping DVDs) 

Friday 17th May - Fun Quiz 

Saturday 25th May 

It's the fourth Saturday in the month, 

it must be Fish & Chip night 

Sunday 26th May - Fête des Mères 

Celebrate French Mothers' Day with a special 

lunch - booking recommended 

For details of all the events, go to: 

www.facebook.com/hotellebellerive 

Email: bonjour@lebellerive.net 

Phone: 05 55 36 20 63 

Le Relais de l'Abloux 

36170 SACIERGES-ST-MARTIN 

Every Thursday 

2 Entrecôte steaks for €20 

Every Friday 

Moules Frites (1kg) from €11 

Tuesday to Friday 

Lunchtime Menu du Jour - €12 

mail: lerelaisdelabloux@orange.fr 

facebook: "le relais de l'abloux" 

Tel: 02 54 47 56 74 

La Coterie Entreprise 

now have pipe freezing equipment available 

- we can simplify your pipework 

modifications: no draining down required so 

it's quicker & cheaper. We can also help with 

moving radiators, repairing leaking taps, installing 

isolators, etc. 

www.LCE23.com 

British Corner Shop 

Half price shipping when you spend over 

£100 for both ambient and chilled orders! 

Take a look at our latest news pages for 

more details: 

www.BritishCornerShop.co.uk 

Bugle 

Notice 

Board 

JJ’s Café Bar 

Aigurande 

Music Club 

2nd Sat of every month. 8.30 pm. 

Next event: 11th May 

JJ's Music club is for musicians of all levels and genres entry 

is free, there is no membership and is open to everyone who 

loves music. You can also buy fish and chips from the van in the 

market square (from 6.30 - 8.30) and eat them in the comfort 

of JJ's. The club starts from 8:30, but we are open for all those 

who want to come earlier to eat. In fact we hardly ever shut !!!! 

JJ's Cafe Bar, 39 Place du Champ de Foire, 

36140 Aigurande 

Tel: 02 54 06 30 77 

www.frenchweb.eu/jjscafebar/ 

Email: cafebarjj@yahoo.co.uk 

Très Jolie 

Fashion Accessories 

Where to find me in May 

Every Wednesday - Piégut Market (24360) 

18th May - Confolens Market (16500) 

26th May - Fête du Village de Lageyrat (87230) 

Always available the ever popular Jewellery Scarves - great 

new Spring & Summer colours and designs still only €11 each. 

Fashion scarves starting from €5. Lovely charm bookmarks 

Postage always available, please email or call for details. 

05 55 78 62 29 / 06 04 08 29 53 

tres.jolie1@orange.fr 

Le Moulin du Breuil 

23140 PIONNAT 

Friday 10th May - Quiz night 

10€ per person - includes food and entry 

Food at 19h00 

MAY ONLY - Open ALL Bank holidays in May 

(Closed Monday evening and Tuesdays) 

English Breakfast Club - Sat 24th May, 9h-11h 

Come and enjoy a 'full English breakfast' including 

fruit juice and coffee/tea for only €10.00 

Tel: 05 55 80 37 70 

Mail: info@lemoulindubreuil.com 

Web: www.lemoulindubreuil.com 

Petticoat Lane 

Please Note... 

that we will be at the following markets:- 

Sat 18th May Confolens, Sun 26th May Panazol 

Don't forget we will be closed from 6th May to 

16th May re-open 17th May. 

5 Rue Nationale – 16150 Chabanais 

Tel: 05 45 29 03 99 

L'Escale 

Restaurant & Bar 

5 Rue Andre Jouhannaud, Compreignac 

Freshly home-cooked English and French food 

Plat du Jour - Mon-Sat: €12.50 

Sunday Lunch with real Yorkshire puddings 

Every Friday Night - Fish & Chips 

with home-made mushy peas €8,50 

To Eat In or Take Away - (alternative menu available) 

Party Bookings welcomed 

See main ad for more information and opening hours 

Tel: 05 55 12 99 45 / 06 04 09 03 10 

email: L_escale@yahoo.fr 

Or see us on Facebook for more details. 

** NOW OPEN!! ** 

LE DORAT (Pl. Charles de Gaulle) 

Vera Laine Gift Shop & Salon de Thé 

Large selection of gifts, candles, mugs, 

shabby chic homeware, cards, plus leather goods, 

jewellery and hair accessories. Affordable prices! 

We look forward to meeting you! 

Contact Jay: 06 35 91 03 83 

veralaine19@yahoo.com 

RESTAURANT 

AUX CEPES 

La Veytizou 

On the main road (D979), Between Limoges & Eymoutiers 

Fish & Chips any day of the week 

Lunch or Evening - Eat-in or Take-away! 

******************* 

We also offer Menu du Jour or Carte 

******************* 

Do not miss our next Open Mic 

on Saturday 11th of May ! 

For more information, please ring Sue: 

05 55 69 33 38 

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COMMUNITY ♦ 

CLUBS, CHARITIES & ASSOCIATIONS 

Church Notices 

Monthly Worship in English 

If your journey of life has brought you here to France, why neglect your journey of faith? 

We look forward to giving a warm welcome to everyone from whatever Christian tradition 

(or none) on the 3rd SUNDAY of the MONTH at 3pm. Where? At the Temple in Thiat (in 

the north of the Haute-Vienne) – we are part of the Parish of the Basse-Marche of the Eglise 

Protestante Unie de France. The Temple is on the main road close to the Mairie. 

After worship there is tea/coffee and cake – and a chance to chat. 

If you want to know more contact Rev Derek Lawson on 05 55 68 53 03 or Rev Stephen 

Sawyer on 05 49 84 33 86. 

English-speaking church services Guéret 

Come as you are... This is an invitation to join us at our CHURCH SERVICE IN ENGLISH. 

Whether you have a faith or would just like to attend a church service you are welcome at 

3pm on the 2nd Sunday of each month at the Eglise Evangélique, 9b Place Bonnyaud, Guéret, 

23000. 

We welcome all who want to join a group of English-speaking Christians for a time of worship 

and learning together. Children are very welcome. For more details contact Jim & Pat Scott 

on 05 55 67 54 78 / email scott.james@neuf.fr or Ian & Becky Jefferies on 05 55 61 10 23 / 

email mail@otiumsanctus.com 

Christians together in Limousin La Souterraine Area 

We hold a time of fellowship and Bible study every Tuesday afternoon. Barbara and Cedric 

look forward to welcoming you. Tel: 05 55 71 09 04 

The International Free Church in Creuse 

The church presently meets at 10, La Chaudronnière, a small hamlet mid-way between 

Crozant and Eguzon. Sunday worship meetings are held on the first and third Sundays of the 

month at 10.30am. Fellowship meetings, for mid-week prayer, bible study and discussion are 

at the same venue every Thursday at 7.30pm. For further information contact Eric Sutton tel 

05 55 89 26 62 

Fitness & Fun 

Zumba! 

Regular zumba classes across depts 36, 18 & northern 23. 

For more info tel 06 58 37 17 04 - email evezumba36@gmail.com and for details of classes 

visit www.zumbazumba.fr 

Indoor Short-mat Bowling at Cussac 87150....and now Outdoor too! 

As the premier bowls club in the Haute-Vienne, we are going from strength to strength with 

members seeking us out and travelling great distances to continue their love of bowls or simply 

to 'try us out'. Our reputation as a "very friendly and welcoming club" goes before us. If you've 

never tried the game, just come along and take a look; there is far more to it than first appears! 

We are a formally registered association within the French system and benefit from assistance 

from our local commune by use of a wonderful indoor venue. AND NOW...the use of a 

synthetic outdoor court where Flat-green, Crown and Short-mat can be played. Just imagine 

the summer evenings with a drink in your hand, watching fellow bowlers enjoying the quiet of 

village, interrupted only by the 'click' or 'tunk' of bowl against bowl! 

Our regular sessions indoors are Wednesday evening at 8pm and Thursday Mornings at 10am. 

Outdoor sessions will be arranged as the spring arrives so keep in touch. Serious bowlers and 

beginners are welcome - club bowls are available for use. 

For further information contact cussac-bowls-club@live.co.uk or telephone 05 55 50 40 89. 

Association Equilibre, le mouvement du corps 

Yoga for all levels: Tue 18:30 Aubusson, Pied au plancher (Espace Philips); Wed 18:30 

Vallière, salle polyvalante. Pregnancy/Post Natal: Tue 17:00 Aubusson, Pied au Plancher 

(Espace Philips) For further information tel 06 83 24 62 72 or visit www.spaequilibre.yolasite. 

com 

Chinese Gym & Karate 

Mondays & Thursdays 19h30-21h at the DOJO, Allée Jean-Marie Couturier, Aubusson. 

Warm and friendly atmosphere. For more info tel 06 08 92 30 53 

Tai Chi at Boussac and La Châtre 

Tai Chi classes in Boussac (Tue 18.15 - 19.45) and La Châtre (Thu 18.15 - 19.45). The first 

two lessons are free, the subscriptions are 36 euros per month and members can go to both 

venues having paid this fee. The style is that of Yang. All ages and abilities welcome, but 

folk must bear in mind that they will be on their feet, doing the equivalent of what one might 

classify as light exercise, for about an hour and a half. For more information contact 05 55 

65 08 20. 

Gym Bien-être 

Would you enjoy an afternoon of gentle exercise with a cheerful, light-hearted group? Each 

Les Franglais - English/French 

Conversation Group 

Wednesdays 14H00 / 15H00 - Mairie de Banize 

6 years ago Kath Hodgkinson and Anne Chadwick were asked by the 

CHA, who run activities in Banize, if they would like to give English 

lessons to local French people. This they did, using the New Cambridge 

English Course. This entailed lots of exchanges, oral and written, with 

various levels of ability, much laughter and fun. 

The demand grew for even more conversation, so, with a bit of thought, I 

came up with the idea of equal (as far as possible) numbers of French and 

English so that exchanges could be made in both languages. 

We usually begin by working in pairs, English / French, reading the 

excellent bilingual articles from The Bugle! These usually lead to 

animated discussion, with the French helping the English partner to 

understand and express themselves or vice versa. 

At the same time as learning the language, it creates a contact between 

the two nationalities which otherwise might not happen and we learn lots 

from each other. 

If you are French or British, do feel come and join us if you are 

interested. You will be made very welcome. Our numbers vary around 12, 

some loyal since the start. 

Anne Chadwick 

Amitiés Internationales 

du Pays de Boussac (AIPB) 

...will be holding a cake stall on Sunday 5th May at the annual Marché 

Printanier in Lavaufranche, from 9h onwards. On sale will be our 

delicious home-made cakes, including our famous carrot cake, and 

pots of orange and lemon marmalade. Also available will be numerous 

brocante stalls, a huge sale of plants, bar and food. This is always a 

very popular outing so come early to avoid disappointment. 

week we exercise a different group of muscles, do a little country dancing & some floor 

exercise and laugh a lot. The aim of the activities is to increase suppleness and mental agility. 

We meet every Tuesday afternoon upstairs at the Capitole in Ro 

echouart between 2pm and 3.30pm. It isn’t necessary to speak French because you can copy 

but you will learn some. Come for 2 weeks’ free trial. For details contact: pauline.maskell@ 

sfr.fr 

Learn to Meditate 

Learn to meditate and meet other like-minded people. Simple mindfulness technique. Dechen 

Choling, Le Mas Marvent, St-Yrieix-sous-Aixe, 87700. Also, ongoing regular group meetings 

and events. Contact tel Christina 05 55 03 82 01 www.dechencholing.org 

Gardening 

Les petits jardiniers du Limousin 

http://jardiniers-du-limousin.webs.com Do you love gardening or are you keen to learn more 

about it? Then why not come along and join Les Petits Jardiniers? We’re a friendly group of 

English, French and Dutch residents and normally meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 

2.30pm in the salle de fêtes in St-Amand-le-Petit, between Peyrat-le-Château and Eymoutiers. 

Our meetings are held mostly in English and we have guest speakers, organise garden visits 

and swap plants and seeds. Annual membership is 15 euros pp or 20 euros per couple or pay 

as you go for 3 euros per meeting. For more information or to be put on our mailing list for 

our quarterly newsletter or monthly agenda contact Carolyn at Carolyn@cnlees.eu or Gill at 

gillinfrance@orange.fr 

Agenda for 2013: 16th May Visit to botanical gardens Limoges and also the vaulted caves 

under the city; 20th Jun Trees & Shrubs; 18th Jul Farm Visit; 15th Aug Annual BBQ; 14th Sept 

Flower & Vegetable Show – How does your garden grow; 17th Oct Barnhaven Primroses; 

21st Nov Planting a wildflower meadow; 12th Dec Xmas party, Gardeners Question Time 

and Quiz. 

Club Liseron – Gardening Club 

Meets on the 2nd Mon evening of the month at 19.30 at the Salle des Fêtes in Massignac. 

We're a mixed bunch of English & French, who are united by a passion for gardens and 

gardening, sharing plants, seeds and information. More info from Sally on 05 45 21 30 20 or 

Craig on 05 45 89 33 50 or mccolville@orange.fr 

Aux Plantes etc 

We are an association of independent, ethically-minded and passionate plant producers. Our 

aim is to encourage consumers to know more about the plants they buy, how they were 

produced and their needs, thereby avoiding the disappointments that so often come with mass 

produced plants. It's not just about us selling you plants - we want them to thrive and do 

well for you! Current members include plantspeople specialising in unusual shrubs & trees, 

butterfly plants, heritage vegetables and flowers, irises, perennials and drought-tolerant plants. 

For more info contact Michelle Pierce 05 45 89 36 54 or vitist www.auxplantesetc.jimdo.com 

Integration 

International Apero Reseau 

We meet each Saturday from 11.30am-1pm at Baileys Bar/Restaurant, 5 Rue de L'Abreuvoir, 

Aubusson. 

These meetings offer the opportunity to: exchange views - make new friends - share 

experiences - have fun together - help and advise one another - help intergrate newcomers. 

Discussions in English (all nationalities welcome). 

For more information please contact Catherine 06 86 17 80 88 or Liz 05 55 66 22 92. 

Faceaface 

An association founded to facilitate and encourage interaction between all members of the 

local community. As our first venture we have created a library. Where? In the Mairie of St- 

Priest which is just off the D4 between Mainsat and Chénérailles. When? The 1st and 3rd Mon 

afternoon in every month between 2 - 5pm. To join all you have to do is donate six books and 

pay €5 per person or €8 per household. If you would like more information please contact us 

at: faceaface23@gmail.com or just come by and see us. Everyone is welcome! 

Learning Together – Apprenons Ensemble 

Our main aim is to foster understanding and good relations amongst the local French-speaking 

and English-speaking populations. To this end we are offering courses of tuition in English 

and in French, and organising social and cultural events and visits. LANGUAGE CLASSES 

(take place at the Maison des Associations, Rochechouart) Beginners and Intermediate 

- Mon am; French/English Conversation – Tues am; Advanced and Children’s – Wed am; 

Conversation (St-Junien) - Thur. SOCIAL EVENTS Games Night (Rochechouart) 1st Thur; 

Games Night (St-Junien) 2nd Thur; Lunch Club – Last Thur. FORTHCOMING EVENTS 

- More details in Association Newsletter. For more details visit www.learningtogether.me or 

contact Sue Ratcliffe 05 45 31 50 86 

The Melting Pot 

Members of the Ambassador's Club of the Welcome en Limousin Association. We are a group 

of around 70 members, both French and British, who meet with the aim of sharing things and 

trying to integrate with the French community. We meet every week at the Ancienne Ecole in 

Darnac, on a Wednesday morning from 10am - 12noon, except for the first Wednesday, when 

we meet in the evening at 8pm. We hold information meetings, plant swaps, BBQ's, games 

nights, visits and have guest speakers about topics relevant to living in France. Contact: info@ 

meltingpot-limousin.com 

Charente Limousine Exchange 

The Charente-Limousine-Exchange (CLE), founded in 2003, aims to improve the provision 

of French language courses and to share experiences and skills among members who live 

in Charente, Vienne and Haute-Vienne. CLE provides information to members living and/ 

or working in France and works with local communities and organisations to tackle practical 

issues through forums and workshops, as well as organising a wide range of cultural and social 

events throughout the year. The recent launch of English lessons has been well attended by 

Confolentais. If you would like to know more about this group of volunteers, please look 

on our new website www.charente-limousine-exchange.com or contact the Chairman, Barry 

Leech, on 06 35 96 77 46. 

Libraries & Books 

Baileys Book Exchange 

Baileys Bar/Restaurant, 5 Rue de L'Abreuvoir, Aubusson. 

Large selection of English books, plus a few French books and DVDs. Swap (for each 

swapped book a small charge of 20cts applies) or buy books from as little as 50cts. 

ALL money received donated to S.P.A. de la Creuse Dog Refuge Guéret. 

Books available during opening hours, please check Baileys Restaurant Ad for details. 

Sale of Second-hand Books, La Croisille-sur-Briance 

On the 18th of every month, during the monthly market at La Croisille-sur-Briance (87130), 

there is a sale of second-hand books (both English and French) from 9am to 12 noon, at the 

old garage in La Place - next door to the pharmacy. All proceeds towards the restoration of 

the church. 

PHOENIX Appeal - kitten season has begun! 

Here is MADISON - a sweet girl who, 

due to overcrowding, was on death 

row in the SPA with her 5 kittens. 

Phoenix saved them and now they 

are all in foster care and looking for 

homes. 

This is no doubt the start of many, 

so if you are interested in adopting 

a cat or kitten, please contact: Lynda 

Atkins on 05 53 81 30 44 or email lapuille@gmail.com 

See more photos of Madison & kittens on our new website www. 

phoenixasso.com 

PLEASE sterilise your animals! 

www.phoenixasso.com 

www.facebook.com/PhoenixAssociationFrance 

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St Jean English Library, La Souterraine 

The La Souterraine Library and Information Centre is now firmly installed in a beautiful 

medieval building at the Porte de Puy Charraud, Route de Portail, La Souterraine. The library 

has over 5,000 books, DVDs and other items, as well as its café, Caxtons, which serves English 

cakes. The Library also provides French lessons and organises Anglo-French conversation 

groups. The Information Centre provides support and assistance with bureaucratic, family and 

legal problems to British residents and new arrivals. The library is open from 9.30 -12.30 on 

Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Contact Rodney Sabine on 05 55 63 03 87 or at 

stjeanbiblio@yahoo.com. Our website is www.frenchweb.eu/biblio 

The English Library, Dun-le-Palestel 

The English Library, which has now been established for over 5 yrs, is situated in the Route 

des Rateries, beside the Bibliothèque Municipale, Parc Benjamin Bord. The library is a very 

welcoming meeting place, where you can come and enjoy a cup of tea, or coffee, whilst you 

browse through our collection of around 7,500 books, DVDs and talking books. Our opening 

hours are Thursdays, 10h00 – 16h00 and Saturdays 10h00 – 12h30. 

Also, on the first Tuesday of every month, 10h00 – 12h00, you are invited to join us for our 

Club Franglais, which welcomes people from all nationalities, to chat in French, English or any 

language you wish(!) whilst enjoying a cup of tea, and a piece of home-made cake. 

We host a range of other activities too, including the Café Philo, and Club Scrabble, More 

information can be found on the Entente Cordiale website at www.ententecordiale-creuse.org 

or email us at library.ententecordiale@yahoo.com 

Music 

L'Orchestre Philharmonique de La Souterraine 

If you or one of your family are interested in playing in an orchestra and think your standard might 

be adequate do get in contact with us. We meet weekly on Friday evenings in La Souterraine 

(apart from the summer holidays) to rehearse. Most of our concerts are around Xmas or May- 

July. Our members come from all over Limousin so lifts to and fro may be possible if necessary. 

Contacts: French language Marie-France Martinie 05 55 30 76 23 / English language Alan Kerr 

05 55 56 34 52 

Club de Musique 

Takes place on the last Fri of each month from 8pm at La Grange, Chassignolles (5mins from La 

Châtre). Open to all musicians, singers, groups and audience. PA and drum kit available. Bring 

your instrument, mic and join in a great French / English musical and social evening. Bar, hot 

and cold snacks. Meals available if reserved – see website for contact details of La Grange. For 

more info email: geoff@clubdemusique.fr http://www.clubdemusique.fr 

The Harmonics 

This is our 6th season of singing as a group. Our music is varied classical, madrigals, spiritual, 

songs from the shows etc and we sing in French, English, Swahili, Latin - whatever the music 

demands. Our concerts are in support of a variety of charities including the British Legion, 

L'Oregon at Civray and Retina and thus non profit making. We meet Wed 14h – 16h in the 

Salle d'Annexe behind the Mairie in Civray. Interested? We'd love to see you so contact: David 

Lee tel 05 49 87 53 93 email dave.lee@cegetel.net or Dolly Ait Boualou email sylvia.murray@ 

wanadoo.fr 

Support 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

If you or someone you know has a drinking problem, there are now English-speaking meetings 

of Alcoholics Anonymous at Limoges, Périgueux and the recently opened meeting at Civray. 

Alcoholics Anonymous is a Fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength 

and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover 

from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are 

no dues or fees for A.A. membership and A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, 

organization or institution. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to 

achieve sobriety. 

For details of the meetings or other information contact Roger 05 55 76 22 65 (Limoges), 

Ewen 05 53 05 76 62 (Périgueux) or Angela 05 49 87 79 09 (Civray). 

Other meetings in South-West France can be located on our web-site at aafrancesud-ouest.com 

Cancer Support France, Charente Plus 

Offers free and confidential support to English speakers affected by cancer in departments 16, 

17 & 86. Our helpline number is 06 45 35 32 30. If you need any more information, please get 

in touch via csf.charenteplus@gmail.com 

Cancer Support France, Haute-Vienne 

We offer free and confidential support to English speakers affected by Cancer in the Haute- 

Vienne (87). Our helpline number is 06 04 43 39 87. If you would like more information or 

would like to become a member or help in any other way, please contact Sue Ware 05 55 00 

31 15, csfhv@frangle.fr 

Cancer Support France, Creuse 

If you are English-speaking and need support or information, please phone Helpline number 

06 06 47 18 60. 

The Creuse Branch is now under the umbrella of Haute-Vienne. 

CSF Haute-Vienne's 

Lunch at the Lake 

For the second year running Cancer Support France Haute- 

Vienne is doing its fund-raising lunch at Videix (87600) lake on 

Sunday 16th June at 12 noon. 

After last year’s lunch many people said it was one of the best 

meals they had had since living in France. 

Menu - trio of pates, bbq pork with pommes boulangères, 

selection of cheeses, strawberry tartlets, kir, wine and coffee 

included - all for 18 euros a head. 

With the added attraction of the Sugaree Band playing, it should 

be a very enjoyable afternoon. 

For more information or to book please call 05 55 00 31 15 

Charente Limousine Exchange - 

Guide Dogs Charity Presentation 

Last year, members 

and friends of the 

Association, Charente 

Limousine Exchange, 

held a Charity 

Christmas Fayre 

in Lesterps (16) in 

support of the Chiens 

Guides d'Aveugles in 

Limoges. 

The President, accompanied by members of the Association, were 

pleased to donate a €1500 cheque on Thursday 21st March which 

was raised from that event. An English member of the Association 

has already received a fully trained guide dog "Etoile" and is 

benefiting greatly from her assistance.


22 ♦ COMMUNITY 

2013 Concert programme for L’orchestre 

Philharmonique de La Souterraine 

Saturday 4th May 

Open air concert at Bénévent l’Abbaye behind the Abbey or 

Salle des Fêtes if wet. First part Ladies Pop. 18:30. 

Sunday 2nd June 

The festival of the Creuse Musical Societies, Roches. 10:00- 

18:00. 

Friday 14 June 

Annual concert of the Guéret Fanfarons with both groups, 

Espace Fayolle, Guéret. 21:00. 


Concert with the Fanfare of the Boussac Sapeurs Pompiers, 

Boussac. TBC. 20:30. 

Friday 21st June 

Fête de la Musique open air concert, La Souterraine. Location 

to be confirmed. 20:30. 


Joint concert with the Guéret Fanfarons, Saint-Germain-Beaupré. 

21:00. 

Saturday 13th July 

Open air concert followed by fireworks for the “Nuits d’été de 

Guéret”, Etang de Courtille, 22:00. 

Further details from the La Souterraine Tourist Office 

05 55 63 10 06 or infos@ot-lasouterraine.fr 

RISK - New Novel by James R. Vance 

jamesvance.author@sfr.fr 

The fascinating sequel to Les Ruines... 

The Special Operations Executive (S.O.E.) recruits a 

young soldier following a dramatic escape from the horrors 

of war in occupied France. Overcoming his fear of 

flying, he parachutes into a country under the Nazi jackboot 

where he encounters a world of subterfuge and resistance. 

An affair with a young French girl compensates 

for the constant threat of betrayal, capture, torture and a 

'bullet in the back of the head'. 

After imprisonment and interrogation by the dreaded Gestapo, 

he outwits his captors and flees to England. On his 

final mission, he fails to reach his target; 'missing presumed 

dead' becomes his epitaph. 

Following a series of unexpected events almost seventy 

years later, his descendants discover the truth about his 

clandestine exploits, his bizarre fate and the complex legacy 

for the family. History is about to be re-written. 

For illustrated extracts from the novel visit: 

http://writerscrampfr.blogspot.com/ 

Book Signings 

Thé Bonbons Cadeaux 

Magnac-Laval 

Saturday 11th May from 11h00 

The Bar 

Les Pinsons, Thiat 

Friday 17th May from 19h00 

All books individually signed by the author 

with a personal message 

GOT AN EVENT FOR 

THE BUGLE...? 

notices@thebugle.eu 

DEATH OF A SCIENTIST - A 

POLITICAL ASSASSINATION 

by Mike Welham, Resident in the Limousin 

A Time for War - When a President and a Prime Minister want to go to war to remove a dictator, a threat to use WMDs 

gives them their reason. Weapons inspectors find no evidence, so a political dossier is created claiming their existence. 

A Time to Die - Dr John Finch, a British specialist in WMDs, identifies that the dossier is misleading. This makes him a 

target for a political assassination. When Dr Finch is found dead in a wood it looks like suicide, but is it? 

A Time for Justice? - The Excalibur Foundation decides to hunt down the assassin and a former French Foreign Legion sniper 

is hired for the mission. During the operation a political target comes into his sights, it’s just a matter of squeezing the trigger... 

MIKE WELHAM is the co-author of The Crabb Enigma and author of Crime Pays. He brings his investigative skills to Death 

of a Scientist, this novel. 

Book Signing on Saturday 1st June - ALL DAY 

Signed books for sale after that date 

Thé Bonbons Cadeaux, Ave Jules Courivaud, Magnac-Laval 

See www.welhambooks.com 

EASY MEDIUM HARD


WHAT’S ON ♦ 

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Sat 11th to Sun 12th May CROZANT 

Journées des plantes de printemps 

Sale of plants, guided tours of the arboretum & conferences. Arboretum de la 

Sedelle. 10h - 19h. Entry: 6€, free for Under 15s. For more info visit http:// 

arbosedelle.free.fr/ 

Sat 11th May SAINTE-FEYRE 

Journée Médiévale 

Medieval fesitval with jousting, juggling, magicians, jesters etc. Artisanal 

& produce market. Parc Animalier Les Loups de Chabrières. Adults: 9€ 

Children: 7€ 10h - 20h. Contact: Tel 05 55 81 23 23 

Sat 11th to Sun 12th May VILLEFAVARD 

“Somewhere” with Créa d’Aulnay-sous-Bois 

“Somewhere” is a musical comedy, American style, presented by CREA, a 

group of young actors and musicians. They have created a show which fuses 

the songs of Bernstein, Gershwin and Sondheim with oriental and hip-hop 

dance. It will be a very exciting and professional performance! Sat 11th 19h & 

Sun 12th 15h. Ferme de Villefavard en Limousin, 2, impasse de l’Eglise et de 

la Cure, 87190 Villefavard Tel: 05 55 76 54 72 http://www.fermedevillefavard. 

com/ 

Tickets can be bought by telephone or through the internet site, price €12 

(with €2 discount for the Friends of Villefavard), children under 16 are free 

of charge. 

Sun 12th May SAINT-DIZIER-LEYRENNE 

Fête du Pain 

This annual celebration of one of our staple foods, organised as each year 

by the Societé Leyrenne Patrimoine, will be held this year in the village of 

Teillet, just to the north of St-Dizier-Leyrenne, starting from 08h30. Bread 

for sale will be baked in a restored traditional oven, pizzas prepared on site 

and cooked in a wood fired pizza oven, traditional lunches of Andouillette, 

Merguez, saucisses, and of course frites. Various artisanal stands will also be 

present throughout the day. There is no admission charge. 

Thu 16th to Mon 20th May 

Festival Pentecôte en Berry: Francis POULENC “Moine ou voyou”... ? 

Under the artistic direction of Cyril Huvé, this festival of concerts in the Berry 

commemorates the 50th anniversary of the death of Francis POULENC. 

The festival will feature internationally acclaimed players including: French 

oboist Maurice Bourgue; André Cazalet, solo Horn of the Orchestre de Paris; 

Juliette Hurel, solo flute of Rotterdam's Philharmonic Orchestra; Julien Hervé, 

solo clarinettist of Rotterdam's Philarmonic Orchestra; American violonist 

Jorja Fleezanis; the Tana String Quartet; the famous singer François Le Roux, 

a worldwide respected specialist of Poulenc's songs and opera repertoire; 

French pianists Emmanuel Mercier, Thomas Costille and Cyril Huvé, 

who was the 2010 winner of “Les Victoires de la Musique Classique” and 

who is the artistic director of the festival, which mainly takes place in his 

music barn in Chassignolles. In this artist's house, Cyril Huvé preserves and 

highlights his personal collection of historical pianos and promotes concerts 

and masterclasses where the audience benefit from the quality of acoustics and 

share a unique proximity with the players. 

Before the evening concerts, meals with some of the musicians are proposed 

in the garden. With associate venues, the Abbaye de Varennes and Château 

de La Lande, in the same area, the Festival Pentecôte en Berry is increasingly 

becoming a sort of “Glyndebourne in Berry”. 

On the evening of 18th May, a special event will be the recreation of Poulenc's 

opera on Guillaume Apollinaire's text, Les Mamelles de Tirésias, heard for the 

first time in France, with singers accompanied by Benjamin Britten's reduction 

of the orchestral part for two keyboards from the 1958 Aldeburgh Festiva, 

played on the breathtaking “1898 Pleyel Double Piano”. 

For more information, to download the programme of concerts and for ticket 

prices visit: www.musiciensensemble.com or tel Office de Tourisme de La 

Châtre: 02 54 48 22 64 / Office de Tourisme de Châteauroux: 02 54 34 10 74 

Sat 18th May 

European Night of Museums 

Since 2005, selected European museums have exceptionally opened for a 

night, free of charge, as part of the European Night of Museums. 

Over 1200 french museums take part, and 98% of them open to the public free 

of charge between 6pm and midnight. Most museums offer special activities 

for this original night, aimed at all audiences: storytelling tours, torch-lit tours, 

concerts, workshops for children, screenings, fireworks... Children and adults 

all gather for a unique night. 

For more information visit www.nuitdesmusees.culture.fr/ or contact your 

local tourist office for participating museums. 

Sat 18th to Mon 20th May AIGURANDE 

Fête de la Pentecôte 

The biggest event of Aigurande's calendar... Fun fair all weekend; Fireworks 

22h30 on Saturday; Grand procession on Sunday; Large market on Monday. 

Sat 18th May VILLEFAVARD 

Beethoven Sonatas for cello and piano 

Honorine Schaeffer, a young and very talented cellist, plays Beethoven sonatas 

accompanied by pianist Rebecca Chaillot, who, at age 10, was admitted to 

the Conservatoire de Montpellier. This will be a concert not to be missed in 

the intimate atmosphere of Villefavard’s small concert hall with its superb 

acoustics. 18h. Ferme de Villefavard en Limousin, 2, impasse de l’Eglise et de 

la Cure, 87190 Villefavard Tel : 05 55 76 54 72 http://www.fermedevillefavard. 

com/ Tickets can be bought by telephone or through the internet site, price €12 

(with €2 discount for the Friends of Villefavard), children under 16 are free 

of charge. 

Sun 19th May SEGUINAUD 

7th Annual Plant Sale 

A BIG hellooooo to all GARDENERS. We are holding our 7th Annual 

PLANT SALE at Seguinaud (near to Nontron 24, and 5 mins outside Piégut) 

on the afternoon of Sunday May 19th from 2-5 pm. As it is really gardening 

time now perhaps you could pot up some of those plants for our charity that 

need splitting. Now is the ideal time. You could then bring them on the day 

to add to our wonderful selection. This really is the best way to pick up those 

interesting plants that you can't find here ordinarily, and get excellent advice 

from our very keen gardener helpers. There are also 2 resident Tree Surgeons 

on hand for advice on your trees (usually on car park duty). 

ALL the money raised goes to Aide Pour L'Hopital Bansang de Gambie which 

Fête 

du 

pain 

DIMANCHE 

12 MAI 

Teillet 

Commune de 

Saint Dizier 

Leyrenne 

is the sister Association here in France to The Bansang Hospital Gambia in 

England. Please visit www.bansanghospitalappeal.com for more information. 

This is always a wonderful day, rain or shine, and I can absolutely guarantee 

that there will be lots of CAKE. Please help support this very worthy cause. 

For further information please contact Linda Nicholson on 05 53 56 73 86. 

Fri 24th to Sun 26th May CLUSSAIS-LA-POMMERAIE 

Hope Book Sale 

10am-4pm. Salle des fêtes, Clussais-La Pommeraie 79190 (D45 Sauzé- 

Vaussais to Lezay Road) Thousands of English and French books, fiction and 

non-fiction for adults and children, each for just 1 euro. Many trade stands and 

interesting things to see and do including: 

* Massive sale of plants 

* English fish and chips 

* Tea and cakes * Bacon butties 

* Excellent quality 2nd hand clothes 

* Exciting bric-a-brac 

* Dog agility and obedience display (25th May) 

* Face-painting (26th May) 

* Classic car display (26th May) 

Please see www.hopeassoc.org for further details. Books to donate? Email 

givebooks4hope@gmail.com 

Sat 25th May CHABANAIS 

Theatre Chabanois – Summer Show 

“Behind the Scenes” A collection of short plays to amuse and entertain. 

Original radio episodes of Flash Gordon "L’Anglais tel qu’on le parle (English 

as She Is Spoke)"Murder in the Green Room – Can the audience guess who 

dunnit? 20h." Salle des Fêtes, Chabanais. Adults 6€, "Children 4€. Seating 

in tables of 6 – Book your table early for the chance to win 2 free tickets. Bar 

serving refreshments opens 19h30. Reservations: tel Penny 05 45 94 10 71. 

Theatre Chabanois, formed in 2009, is a primarily English speaking community 

theatre group, warmly welcoming French speakers." A cast and crew of all 

ages (10yrs to over 80), abilities and talents. "We are always looking for new 

members not only those with thespian tendencies but those that are willing to 

help back stage and front of house. Everyone is welcome to join us; whatever" 

you bring to the group you will be sure of a warm welcome and much fun "on 

a Monday evening at the Salle des Fêtes in Chabanais at 7pm. 

Sat 25th to Sun 26th May VERNEUIL 

Fête de la Nature 

At the Centre Nature la Loutre. Sat from 14h30-18h, Sat eve from 21h, Sun 

from 14h30-18h. Free entry. Many activities will be on offer to the public 

throughout the weekend on a wide range of topics: birds, amphibians, flowers, 

bees and hive, garden, orchard, pond, astronomy... For more information visit 

www.fetedelanature.com 

Sun 26th May SAINT-LAURENT-SUR-GORRE 

Fête des Plantes au Jardin de Liliane 

Plant fair celebrating the Jardin de Liliane's 30th birthday with growers, 

artisans, brocante jardin, salon de thé etc. Sale of roses, perennials, shrubs & 

ferns. 9h-19h. Entry €5. Contact: tel 05 55 48 14 29 - www.jardindeliliane. 

com 

Fri 31st May to Sat 1st Jun SAINT-GAUDENT 

Civray Footlights 

Civray Footlights drama group's forthcoming production features two one-act 

plays - 'Unexpected Item in Bagging Area' and 'The Worst Day of My Life'. 

This will be at Le Théâtre du Foyer Rural, St. Gaudent, on Friday 31st May 

& Saturday 1st June at 8pm. Tickets are 8€ and doors and bar open at 7pm. If 

you require further information or tickets please call Pam on 05 49 87 19 10 or 

Lin on 05 49 97 10 93 or email: civrayfootlights1@gmail.com 

Sat 1st to Sun 2nd Jun LES GRANDS-CHÉZEAUX 

Piano Four Hands and Piano Trompet Recitals 

Randonnée pédestre : 

départ 9h salle 

polyvalente 

Salon de l’artisanat 

traditionnel 

et du loisir créatif. 

Vente de pain et pizzas 

cuits au feu de bois. 

Repas campagnard. 

Animations diverses. 

On Saturday the 1st of June at 5.30 pm, a concert of piano duet music will 

take place in Les Grands-Chézeaux with the famous pianists William and 

Jacqueline Bensihmon. Featured will be works by Rachmaninov, Dvorak, 

Rossini, 0ffenbach, Von Suppe and Bizet. The Bensimhon duo has gained 

multiple prizes and awards for their "American Music" recording including 

"The ox on the Roof" by Darious Milhaud and "Cuban overture" by George 

Gershwin. 

On Sunday 2nd of June at 5.30 pm, pianist Yves Josset will team up with 

trumpeter Christophe Laguzet and explore three centuries of music with 

works by Albinoni, Vivaldi, Bach, Ravel, Telemann and others. Gosset is a 

tremendously appealing pianist and Laguzet an equally delightful trumpet 

player. They play together in perfect harmony. 

Information and Bookings: Les Grands-Chézeaux (A20 – exit 21). Ticket 

prices: €8 per concert. Free entrance for those under 18. Early bookings by 

phone (05 55 76 70 15) or by e-mail cazalibus@orange.fr


24 ♦ WHAT’S ON 

UPCOMING EVENTS ACROSS THE REGION 

Sun 14th Apr to Sun 23rd Jun VASSIVIÈRE 

IAN KIAER Solo Exhibition 

For his first solo exhibition in France, British artist Ian 

Kiaer is proposing a reinterpretation of the art centre’s 

architecture, designed by Aldo Rossi and Xavier Fabre in 

1986–88 and built on Vassivière Island in 1989–91. In a 

group of new works all designed specifically for the centre, 

Kiaer reconsiders the visionary aspect of the building, 

drawing a parallel between the thinking of Aldo Rossi and 

the utopian projects of 18th-century architects like Étienne- 

Louis Boullée and Claude Nicolas Ledoux. 

Challenging the predefined function initially allotted to 

each room in response to the different phases of the life 

of a work, the artist takes a fresh look at the relationships 

between research, creation and transmission, devising 

subtle installations that involve a mix of the archival and 

the found. Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday and public 

holidays 11am-1pm / 2-6 pm. €3. For more information 

visit: www.ciapiledevassiviere.com/ 

Wed 1st to Fri 31st May AUBUSSON 

Aubusson en 1900 

Aubusson takes you back in time to 1900 throughout the 

month of May, with an exhibition of period hats in the 

window of Mireille Mouzet, goggles, binoculars and 

binoculars in that of M. Deblais. Visit Volup'thé for old 

postcards and the tourist office for newspapers and archives. 

Wed 1st May FÉNIERS 

Renc'Arts 

Art exhibition organised by the Comité des Fêtes de 

Chéniers of painting (oil and pastel), drawing, photography, 

caricatures, sculpture, floral art... Free entry. Salle 

Polyvalente Pierre Laurent. 9h-18h. For more information 

tel 06 45 02 99 00 or email s.franz@live.fr 

Fri 3rd May to Sun 6th Oct 

Exhibition "La Creuse, une vallée-atelier" 

200 works of Romantic, Impressionist and Postimpressionist 

landscapes gathered together for the first time across Berry 

and Limousin. Entitled "Creuse, a valley studio 1830- 

1930", the exhibition presents chronologically the different 

art movements which developed at the junction of the 19th 

and 20th centuries, between Berry and Limousin, with: 

- Photographic art in the Creuse valley in Impressionist 

times - Musée de la vallée de la Creuse, Eguzon (11th May 

- 15th September) 

- From Romanticism to Academic Realism - Musée 

Château d'Ars, La Châtre (4th May - 6th October) 

- Impressionist paintings, the transcended light - Musée 

Hôtel Bertrand, Châteauroux (4th May - 29th September) 

- The Postimpressionist valley - Musée d'Art et 

d'Archéologie, Guéret (17th May - 15th September) 

Admission: Free in Eguzon, La Châtre and Châteauroux. 

3€ entrance fee in Guéret, (free admission on the first 

Sunday of each month). 

For more information visit: www.expocreuse-valleeatelier.fr 

Fri 3rd to Sun 12th May LIMOGES 

The Limoges Exhibition-Fair 

Variety will be the watchword at this year's Limoges Fair. In 

fact, no fewer than 400 exhibitors will be taking part! There 

are lots of different stands to visit including food displays, 

house and home exhibits, interior decorating, furniture, cars 

and DIY, to name just a few. 

The Limoges Fair sets the benchmark for national 

exhibitions. In addition to being the most important home 

event in the Central/Western part of France, its historical 

exhibitions mean that it is also a culturally significant 

occasion. 

Palais des Expositions, boulevard Robert-Schuman, 

87000 Limoges. 10h-22h. Entry €3.50 (free for Under 

12s). Contact: tel 05 55 37 20 20 or visit http://www.foirelimoges.com/ 

Sat 4th May 

Saturdays in the Garden 

A series of gardening courses held at the Lycée Agricole 

in Ahun. 4th May: Discover Bach flower remedies 

& their uses. Bach flower remedies are dilutions of 

flower material developed by Edward Bach, an English 

bacteriologist, pathologist and homeopath, in the 1930s. 

The remedies are intended primarily for emotional 

and spiritual conditions, including but not limited to 

depression, anxiety, insomnia and stress. This course 

costs EUR 27 (free for accompanying children) and will 

be held at CFPPA d’Ahun from 8h30-12h & CFPPA de 

Dun-le-Palestel from 14h-17h. For more information tel: 

05.55.81.48.90. 

Sat 4th May CAMPSEGRET - DORDOGNE 

The Great Phoenix Book Fair 

It's time to stock up on your summer reads! The largest 

Anglo-French fundraising event in South-West France 

will return on Saturday 4th May, 2013. Over 18,000 wellsorted 

and recent books, CDs and DVDs will once again 

be available to all for only €1 a piece! The popular crime 

and non-fiction sections will be even bigger than before 

and even a good assortment of French books will be on 

offer for those who wish to polish their language skills. 

For the first time, brand new, high quality books will be 

available for a steal at €2.50 each! 

There will also be stalls with our famous Tombola, family 

puzzles and games, bric-a-brac, specialist antiquarian and 

children's books and lots more! Delicious home-made €1 

savouries, tasty cakes, scones and other assorted goodies, 

along with hot and cold drinks will once again make it an 

unforgettable 'British' day in France! So come and make 

a day of it, browse, meet new people, join friends, have 

lunch and enjoy yourself. And most importantly, you'll be 

supporting Phoenix Association to help care and rehome 

animals in need. 

Salle Municipale, 24140 Camsegret - on the N21 between 

Bergerac and Perigueux - doors open from 9.30am to 

3.00pm For more info visit: www.phoenixasso.com and 

www.facebook.com/PhoenixAssociationFrance 

Sat 4th May LA CELLE-DUNOISE 

CHARITY SALE (supporting orphans in Malawi) 

Salle des Loisirs, La-Celle-Dunoise. 10am - 6pm. Plant 

sale, vide-greniers, cake stall, buvette, hot dogs, bacon 

sandwiches, etc. Horse and trap and pony rides. Come 

along and join in the fun! 

Sun 5th May LAVAUFRANCHE 

Marché Printanier 

Spring market & vide-greniers/ brocante. From 9h. The 

AIPB will be holding a cake stall (see Clubs page for more 

details). 

Mon 6th to Sun 12th May FELLETIN 

3rd European Felt Days 

- Exhibition-competition at the Eglise du Château (6-12 

May) 

- Beginners and Professionals courses/ Workshops for 

children. 

- Feltmakers market (11-12 May) 

For more information contact the Felletin Tourist Office - 

tel 05 55 66 54 60 - www.felletin-tourisme.fr 

Sat 11th May AHUN 

Saturdays in the Garden 

A series of gardening courses held at the Lycée Agricole 

in Ahun. 11th May: The medicinal and culinary properties 

of les mauvaises herbes - weeds. Depending on the 

season, you will learn to recognize, use and transform 

weeds to make the most of their virtues for your health 

and wellbeing. Teas, syrups, massage oils, wild salads 

... will help you discover new tastes and new sensations. 

Courses cost EUR 27 (free for accompanying children) 

and are held from 8h30 - 12h at the CFPPA Ahun. For 

more information tel: 05.55.81.48.90 

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