Ribérac row over Sunday trading
Business owners in Ribérac have reacted angrily to the recent decision by Intermarché to open on Sunday mornings >> Page 3
Dordogne July 2015 - Issue #25
Chelsea Under-21s to play in Bergerac Chelsea, the reigning European Under-21 champions, are due in the Dordogne this month to play a friendly match against Bergerac-Périgord Football Club. Organisers are also hosting “Le Chelsea Lunch”, an event which is open to local expats.
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o celebrate a century of football as well as their recent promotion to a higher division, Bergerac-Périgord Football Club are organising two exceptional events: “The Big Match” followed by “Le Chelsea Lunch”. On Saturday 25th July Chelsea U-21 team, the current European Champions, will be playing a friendly game against Bergerac-Périgord. The event will take place at the larger Stade Gaston Simounet, which is normally the ground of the rugby club, quite a revolution! Some 6,000 spectators are expected. The match will be played at 10:30 when temperatures will hopefully be more pleasant. Not only that, but after the match, from 12:30, there will be “Le Chelsea Lunch”: an official reception and lunch at the Salle Anatole France (just across the
road from the stadium). Over 500 people are expected to take part. As part of the club’s efforts to create a truly Franco-British occasion, the organising committee have decided that British people based in Aquitaine ought to be given the same opportunities as local supporters and businesses. For example, for the official “Chelsea Lunch” taking place after the match you will be able to book a table in advance - or several of course! - for 10 people under exactly the same conditions as Bergerac FC sponsors. When living abroad it is always wonderful to take part in an event which concerns your country, even if you are not a football enthusiast, let alone a Chelsea supporter. This is a wonderful opportunity to recreate some “home ambiance” in a broader sense – expatriates are asked to bring their “singing voice”
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NEWS - Variations at Carnegie Hall
A Franco-British vocal ensemble from the Dordogne has performed at New York’s prestigious Carnegie Hall as part of an international concert >> Page 5
NEWS - Barman guilty over drinker's death
A bar owner has been found guilty of manslaughter following the death of a man who drank 56 shots in his bar before dying the next day >> Page 9
PRACTICAL - How to avoid woodworm
Our resident expert explains how to treat woodworm and how best to avoid the insects spreading through your home >> Page 14
The Bugle Business Directory
Parisian authorities have begun removing the famous “love locks” from the city’s bridges >> Page 10
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4 pages of listings for local English-speaking businesses - your essential guide to finding just what you’re looking for >> Pages 16-19
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