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Limousin June 2016 - Issue #80

Uncertainty as UK votes on Brexit As the UK heads to the polls on 23rd June, uncertainty remains over how the country will vote, what might change and how a Brexit could affect the hundreds of thousands of British expats living in France and across Europe. cover. Study after study has suggested that a vote to leave would hurt the UK economy, prolong austerity and lead to a decrease in house prices. After each study was released, however, the Leave campaign would denounce the figures as plain wrong, usually claiming that they were produced by an organisation that receives EU funding and therefore unreliable. For their part, the Leave campaigners repeatedly stated as an immutable fact that the UK would maintain access to the EU single market in the event of a Brexit, whilst maintaining control over their borders. Stay campaigners say that this is categorically impossible and point out that no other country in the world has secured this kind of agreement. With conflicting informa-

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NEWS - Tick season in full swing

They may be small, but getting bitten by a tick can have unwelcome consequences - the best defence against the dangers is awareness! >> Page 3

NEWS - Civil unrest over new labour laws

With strikes across the country, fuel shortages and civil unrest, we take a look at who is striking, what they want and what might happen next >> Page 7

NEWS - No more cold calls? The government has

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he UK is just weeks away from what many are calling the country's most important vote in a generation and only one thing is known for sure: no one knows what will happen. As campaigning intensified throughout April and May, the rhetoric coming from both the Remain and Leave camps reached fever pitch with both Hitler and World War 3 being controversially referenced by politicians in their arguments. The ruling Conservative party have become bitterly divided over the issue with the prime minister campaigning to stay, but a number of senior MPs urging the public to vote Leave. The in-fighting, spin and propaganda from both sides have made the facts of the issue hard to un-

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t's been quite an uncertain month in many respects. It began with me wondering whether or not the UK would be in the EU in a month's time and ended with me wondering if I'd be able to get my hands on enough petrol to ensure the paper would be fully distributed. As we go to print, it's looking good, but apologies if you have had to wait a few extra days for your copy this month. I'm going to have to tread carefully over the next few paragraphs as I know that everyone will have their own opinions on both Britain's membership of the EU and the strike action that has been taking place throughout May, the two subjects it's been

impossible to avoid this month. I've gone on record as saying that I hope the UK stays in Europe. I don't think that anything will change drastically for the Brits living in France if we leave, at least not in the short term, so I'm not going to scaremonger floating voters into voting Stay. But I do think that as expats we have probably all benefited quite significantly from being within the EU. Things like freedom of movement, the right to live and work and to pay no more taxes than locals are easily taken for granted and I just hope that it is not one of those cases where you don't realise what you've got till it's gone. Britain may well be better

off alone in the short term I don't know - but I do think that to play a significant role in the world, you need to be coming from a position of power. It's the same reason I thought that Scotland should remain in the union. I feel that a bloc of 500 million people has a better chance of negotiating with countries like China and the US than a country of 50 million. An extension of the principle in the other direction would see England voting to leave the union with Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland because it's wealthier, before the south-east then voted to split from the poorer counties of England and so on until just Greater London remained as some kind of a super-rich but totally pointless state. When was the last time Monaco made the news for anything other than being the playground of the rich and hosting a Grand Prix? Whatever you think, whichever way you choose to vote and if you have the right to do so... vote!! The strike action that

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suddenly escalated in May is not something I am used to. I was a little bit too young to remember much about the miners' strike and I grew up in a country that was not heavily unionised. It did make me think about how fragile a peaceful society really is. One whiff of fuel shortages and people went mad, panic buying and making the situation worse. Had the supermarkets struggled to get deliveries through, how many days would it have been until full-on panic set in? The labour reforms have created a stand-off between the CGT union and the government, with neither so far willing to back down (see page 7). My sympathy for the CGT evaporated completely when I read about the ultimatum they sent to the national daily newspapers, who were told that their news presses would be shut down unless they printed, unedited, an opinion piece by their leader. That is not OK. Lose the freedom of the press and

history tells you that you're in for trouble. Fortunately, or perhaps obviously, most editors refused and only the former Communist Party mouthpiece L’Humanité complied; as such, there were no other papers on sale that day. My personal opinion is that in general French labour laws are too rigid and that the UK's have become far too loose... if I were king for a day, I would probably go for the Goldilocks solution of something in between the two. Until next month! Steve Martindale, Editor

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Workers spend 3 days a year kissing colleagues

ne aspect of French life that some expats struggle to come to terms with is the concept of kissing friends and even strangers when you say hello. It is not just the physical intimacy that comes as a cultural shock, it is also the labyrinthine, unwritten rules as to how many kisses you should offer and which side of the face you should start on. Depending on where you are in the country, 1, 2, 3, 4 or even 5 kisses may be required. And don't forget that the protocol is different for special occasions. So complicated are the rules, that there is even a website dedicated to the problem – www. combiendebises.com. Fear not, as you are not alone if you are fed up with having to faire la bise umpteen times every day... the French are also becoming exasperated with the tradition, particularly in the workplace. For many employees, the first “job” of their working day is to go round the office saying hello to their colleagues, which in a large, open-plan environment, can take you until your first coffee break! “Every day is a fresh hell.

We are pecking away all day, it takes too long!” complained one worker from Limoges council, speaking to Le Populaire. Conducting their own study, the local daily followed one of their team on her usual morning routine and found that it took her more than 5 minutes to make a quick tour of the office saying hello to her colleagues. Factoring in holidays, the newspaper calculated that the journalist in question spends a full 3 working days each year saying hello to her workmates in the morning! Not everyone sees this routine as a chore, however. “It's certainly something you have to do, but for me it's nice to see

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everyone in the morning,” said another professional based in Limoges. “We are 30 or so in my office, and I will kiss everyone good morning, whatever their position within the company. This creates a bond. If we didn't do it, it would be like not saying hello or being distant. There's a warmth to it and for me, that's a good thing.” “It's a ritual of respect,” agreed Alexis Mons, the director of a local communications company, who did warn of a potential downside. “We are about 50 people, so it's a bit of an effort and people can be sensitive forgetting someone can be taken badly!” ■

here is finally a light at the end of the tunnel for the region's struggling poultry producers, after the first hatchlings have returned to farms across the Limousin. After an outbreak of bird flu towards the end of last year swept across south-west France, strict rules were put in place to contain the problem, effectively shutting down the poultry industry. One restriction was that producers must perform a deep clean disinfection and then leave the farm empty for four months. “We were due to receive a batch of ducklings on 18th January, but just before then the restrictions were put in place and we found out we would not be receiving a delivery,” explained one farmer from the Corrèze. “Afterwards, we then had to wait four months.” With a fresh delivery of 2,000 ducklings now safely arrived and growing quickly, the family business can look to the future. “It's nice to be able to get going again, but the consequences have been severe. Four months with no production... that's at least 40% of our turnover gone.” At the time of the crisis, it was estimated that the closures could cost the industry up to €300 million in lost revenue and would see some farmers go out of business.

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Warning over dangers of ticks

s the weather warms up and the grass grows, this time of year heralds the peak of “tick season”. The Limousin, along with the Alsace region, has the highest concentration of ticks in France and by extension, one of the highest rates of Lyme disease.

Ticks are currently at their most active, so now is the time to pay most attention to the potential dangers of being bitten... and the best defence against Lyme disease is awareness. Lyme disease is an infection that can result from being bitten by a tick that is infected with the borrelia bacteria. This bacteria lives in certain animals, mainly rodents, although some birds and other small animals also carry it. Ticks feed by biting the skin and sucking blood from these

animals and so some ticks get infected with the bacteria before going on to bite a human. Ticks cannot jump or fly, but climb on to passing humans from grass or foliage, so avoiding walks through long grass wearing shorts or a skirt is a good start. Tucking your trousers into your socks is also a good idea. The first and most typical symptom of Lyme disease is a rash that spreads out from the site of the tick bite, often resembling a bullseye target. Left untreated, the bacteria can then spread to other areas of the body causing a wide variety of symptoms many months later, including joint pain, heart problems, or attacking the nervous system. Lyme disease can occur a long time after the initial bite from an infected tick (3-30 days, although the average is 7) and the victim may not even have realised they were bitten - around 20-30% of victims do not develop the telltale rash. When further symptoms of the disease do eventually manifest months or even years later, they are wide and varied, making cor-

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rect diagnosis notoriously difficult. If you are bitten by a tick, you do not necessarily have Lyme disease; studies suggest that in general only between 1-7% of ticks carry the disease - although this figure is believed to be as high as 10% in the Limousin - so in the vast majority of cases you will still be fine. If you are bitten by a tick carrying the Lyme disease bacteria, you will still not necessarily get the disease. It usually takes 24-48 hours for the bacteria in the tick to pass into your blood system. Ticks are initially tiny and “cling on” to you once they bite you, before sucking up blood and becoming large and swollen. The harmful bacteria are normally carried in their gut, and only travel up to their mouth and into your skin once the tick has fed and become engorged - usually at least 24 hours after the initial bite. So if you regularly check yourself for ticks and remove any you may find within 24 hours, you are much less likely to contract the disease. There are a few myths

surrounding the removal of ticks, but in general terms, always remove them with a tick removal device - these are cheap and readily available (see image). Do not try to burn off the tick and do not cover it in petroleum jelly or perfume - although this may kill the tick, it may first cause it to regurgitate potentially infected material into the skin, increasing the risk of transmission of infection. If you are unlucky enough to catch Lyme disease, a course of antibiotics will usually do the trick, but treatment will vary depending on individual circumstances, so as always with medical issues, check with your GP! ■

Tiger mosquito watch

he feared tiger mosquito has gradually been colonising parts of southern France over the last decade, but local authorities fear that the mosquitoes could soon be making an appearance in the Limousin. In an attempt to monitor and control their spread a surveillance project has been launched in 30 departments where the mosquitoes are known to be active. For the time being, none have been spotted in the Limousin, but they are known to be present in the neighbouring Dordogne and Lot departments. The tiger mosquito is one of the world's most invasive pests, and is easily recognised by its black and white striped legs, and small black and white striped body. It grows to between 2mm and 10mm. The primary concern is that tiger mosquitoes spread several tropical diseases such as dengue fever and chikungunya. The tiger mosquito is believed to have first entered Europe in the late 1970s via a goods shipment from China to Albania. A subsequent introduction in Italy in the 1990s, believed to have been from larvae in a delivery of car tyres from the USA, led to a population explosion in Italy which gradually spread. They were first seen in

France in 2004 and the mosquitoes have now firmly established themselves along France’s Mediterranean coast and are moving up the Rhône valley. As many as 30 departments are now believed to be home to the invasive species. Although people travel back to France having contracted tropical diseases abroad relatively often, in 2010 two cases of dengue were contracted in the Riviera after mosquito bites in France itself, a nightmare scenario for local health services. “If someone comes back from a tropical region, they can bring back these diseases via the mosquito that bit them,” explained a doctor from the regional health authority. “That is the reason we are being vigilant and why, if we suspect that a disease has been brought back, we will begin an elimination plan of all mosquitoes in the immediate area.” Authorities are stressing that there is no need to panic and have also pointed out that several other, less dangerous, species of mosquitoes have similar markings. They are also urging residents to take sensible precautions to help avoid the spread of the insects, primarily to avoid allowing stagnant water to collect in gardens. ■

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Guide Dogs for the Blind Limoges celebrates 40 years

he Guide dogs school based in Limoges covers 12 departments in the Limousin, Auvergne, Berry, Charente and Périgord and works to give autonomy back to visually disabled people thanks to guide dogs - this year they celebrate their 40th anniversary! Their job is to train puppies into guide dogs within 18 months. Meanwhile puppies’ families - known as puppy walkers in the UK - teach them how to be a good dog (not to climb on sofas, not to ask for food, not to yap, etc.) The puppies' families are volunteers, but all costs are covered by the association (food, veterinary

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tion being delivered with such conviction, the vote is likely to come down to each voter's gut feeling and which camp they most believe. Fear of the unknown is also likely to play a significant role and most agree that a Brexit is a leap into the dark. “The principle of EU law means that every Brit living or owning property elsewhere in the EU has a vast range of legal rights: to work, to run a business, to buy property, to live where they like, to use public services such as health, to pay no more taxes than locals, to vote in local elections and so on,” explained George

Peretz, a QC specialising in EU law. “Depending on the final outcome of any postBrexit deal, all of those rights could vanish if the UK leaves the EU. In short Brexit would throw everything into the air and we don’t know where or how it will all land.” One other fact that has become apparent in recent weeks is that British citizens who have lived outside the UK for more than 15 years will not be able to vote after a legal challenge to the “15-year-rule” was rejected by the Court of Appeal. The case had been brought by two expats living in Italy and Belgium who claimed the rule is a restriction to their EU free movement rights. ■

Who can vote in the referendum? British, Irish and Commonwealth citizens over 18 who are resident in the UK, along with UK nationals living abroad who have been on the electoral register in the UK in the past 15 years. Members of the House of Lords and Commonwealth citizens in Gibraltar will also be eligible, unlike in a general election. Citizens from EU countries - apart from Ireland, Malta and Cyprus - will not get a vote. Changing the “15-year rule” was a manifesto promise of the current Conservative government, but the bill containing this change will not be passed before the EU referendum. How do you vote? It will be a similar system to that used for other UK elections. If you are registered to vote, you will have been sent a card telling you when voting takes place and where you should go to vote. When you get to the polling station you will be given a piece of paper with the referendum question on it. You then go to a booth, which will have a pencil in it for your use to place an X in the box which reflects your choice. Alternatively, you may already have chosen to vote by post or by proxy. See www.aboutmyvote.co.uk for more information.

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group of artists in Lyon have regained the record for the world's longest comic strip after they unveiled their 1.6 kilometre-long artwork, smashing the previous record of 1.2 kilometres set by a team in New York. The black and white strip lines the wall of a tunnel in the city and tells the story of a 16-year-old girl named Lea who travels in time from the Ice Age to the year 10,000 with the help of a magic pen. “We have recorded a 1,600-metrelong comic strip, or 1,625 metres to be

precise,” confirmed Mathieu Diez, director of Lyon's comic festival. The story was drawn by 200 students from 2 art colleges in Lyon and Barcelona and features 1,602 panels. The panels line the length of a tunnel for pedestrians, cyclists and buses which runs under the city's Croix-Rousse quarter. The unveiling was filmed and took place in the presence of local politicians; festival organisers said they hope to have the record ratified by Guinness in the next three or four months. ■

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Labour reform protests escalate

here was civil unrest right across France during May as the CGT union stepped up its battle with the government after they pushed a series of controversial labour reforms through parliament. President Hollande's government implemented the rarely used Article 49-3 to bypass a vote and head off a potential rebellion from within its own party that would have seen the bill defeated. By using Article 49-3, a vote of confidence in the government was automatically triggered, a vote that the government won. Many in France are angry at the labour reforms which, despite being watered down before being pushed through, are still seen as undermining workers' rights. The government claim that the changes are essential if France is to reform and grow its way out of the economic recession. The IMF appear to agree and have urged France to go even further than these measures if they wish to bring down the current unemployment rate of 10%. The CGT - the oldest and largest of France's 8 union federations with around 700,000 members - has strong historic links to the Communist Party and sees workers rights as sacrosanct. After months of protests across the country - symbolised by the Nuit Debout movement that occupied city centres at night - the CGT sensed weakness in the government's position and went for

broke. It called on its members to step up their protests and blockade the country's oil refineries, causing fuel shortages, panic buying and chaos across the country. The CGT has gambled that Hollande does not have the stomach for a fight and has placed all its chips on a government surrender. At the time of writing the government has stood firm in the face of the protests, however, and insists that the reforms will become law. Both sides have described the situation as a fight to the death. Hollande has not proved a popular leader and has struggled to implement his policies. Two months ago, following public unrest, he was forced to abandon a previous piece of landmark legislation which would have allowed the government to remove citizenship from those found guilty of terrorism. The president sees these labour reforms as his final chance to leave a lasting legacy before next year's presidential elections. Were he to back down again on the labour reforms, it would be an admission of total incapacity, Prime Minister Manuel Valls would almost certainly resign, and the last year of his presidency would be little more than a countdown to the next election. Valls has said that “this country is dying from the impossibility of reform.” The CGT can also not afford to back down, however. Having chosen to fight

the government, it is now in open warfare with its main rival - the CFDT - a more moderate union that has decided to back the labour reforms. Union elections are due next year and defeat in this face-off could spark a long period of decline for the CGT, a union regularly accused of being ideologically stuck several decades in the past. The stand-off will almost certainly come to a head in the coming days. With the European football championships kicking off in France on 10th June, the CGT is banking on the fact that the government will not allow itself to be embarrassed so publicly and will climb down to allow the success-

ful staging of the tournament. The government has gambled that the CGT does not have the support it claims and will lose public sympathy if fuel shortages worsen or more scenes of violence are played out on the nightly news. The union is “going for broke” with headline-grabbing actions because it is “having trouble inspiring the masses,” said political scientist Dominique Andolfatto. As the fuel shortages kicked in, a poll showed that while seven out of ten people still oppose the labour reforms, 58 per cent want the protests to stop. With the situation escalating, it is not yet clear who will blink first. ■

French labour reform bill... the key points • The 35-hour week remains in place, but as an average. Firms can negotiate with local trade unions on more or fewer hours from week to week, up to a maximum of 46 hours. Overtime compensation could also be limited to 10 per cent instead of 25 per cent currently. • Firms are given greater freedom to reduce pay. • The law eases conditions for laying off workers, strongly regulated in France. It is hoped companies will take on more people if they know they can shed jobs in case of a downturn. • Employers are given more leeway to negotiate holidays and special leave, such as maternity or for getting married. These are currently also heavily regulated.

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Roaming charges End of nuisance cold calls slashed again

lthough the world may seem to be an increasingly expensive place to live, one bill that should have been dropping in recent years is that of your mobile phone... especially if you travel and use your phone abroad. As the EU moves towards a ban on roaming charges in June 2017, the most recent changes will see the cost of using your mobile

abroad drop even further. From May of this year, the maximum cost of making a call has been capped at €0.05 per minute on top of the current domestic price, €0.02 on top for texts, and €0.05 per megabyte of data. Accepting a call will be capped at €0.0114 per minute (*). This represents a cut of between two thirds and three quarters on current maximums. When plans for the abolition of roaming charges were first announced in 2014, a coalition of networks representing 45 million consumers warned that the legislation was so badly designed that the cost of domestic calls could

rise to pay for it. “There is a risk that domestic tariffs for European consumers will increase,” claimed the coalition, which included France's Free as well as Three and Virgin Media in the UK. “Roaming might not be subject to surcharges anymore, but the overall level of tariffs would increase, and non-roaming customers might effectively foot the bill for roaming customers.”

French telecoms companies were particularly concerned that they could be unfairly punished by the new rules as France is Europe's primary holiday destination, meaning that a disproportionate number of foreign visitors would receive free and unfettered access to their networks. This position looks to have shifted, however, as while the new rules refer to the maximum that operators can charge, many operators in France have already phased in free roaming as part of their monthly subscription packages ahead of next year's deadline. ■ (* prices exclude VAT)

f you are fed up with receiving unsolicited cold calls at all hours of the day, then help is finally at hand as a new government service launches to stop this particularly irritating aspect of modern life. From 1st June, residents who no longer wish to receive cold calls will be able to register for free at www.bloctel.gouv.fr and add their landline or mobile number to the “do not call” list. The law changes will require telemarketing companies to update their

database at the end of each month, meaning it could in some cases take as long as 30 days for your number to be completely blocked. Once your number is on the Bloctel list, it will remain there for 3 years at which point you will be contacted and asked if you would like to renew. The subscription to the list can be cancelled at any time. “I can guarantee you that this will definitely work,” said the Secretary of State for Consumer Affairs, Martine

Pregnant panda

Conservationists and animal lovers are crossing their fingers after it was revealed that France's only female giant panda could be pregnant. Huan Huan, a resident at the Beauval Zoo in the Loir-et-Cher department, unexpectedly came into season in February this year, but her mate Yuan Zi failed to respond. Female pandas are only fertile for a few days a year, so the zoo decided to fly in a specialist team from China to artificially inseminate her, a process which the zoo says has a good chance of success. “We were caught a bit short as she was not supposed to come into season until the following month,” explained the zoo's director. “So we had to hurry in the Chinese team at the last minute.” Panda pregnancies are not straightforward and Huan Huan is now in a state known as embryonic diapause which can last several months. During this period, it is very hard for tests to reveal if the panda is pregnant and the foetus will only start to grow three weeks before an eventual birth. If all goes well, Beauval could soon have one or two very special additions! ■

Airline price war Those who travel regularly will be interested to hear that Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has predicted that 2016 will see the average airfare drop by 7%, something that could spark a price war on Europe's low-cost airlines over the coming years. “If there is a fare war in Europe, then Ryanair will be the winner,” said Mr O’Leary, whose airline recently reported a 43% rise in net profit for the 2015-2016 tax year - generating revenues of €1.2bn.

Pinville. The new service effectively replaces the one that has been run by Pacitel since 2011. The previous service required telemarketing companies to sign up on a voluntary basis, so had a limited effect, but Bloctel is compulsory and will be enforced by law, with a maximum fine of €75,000. Unfortunately, the law will not apply to companies making calls from abroad or to those sending unsolicited text messages. ■

Elsewhere, Ryanair have been reported to authorities in the UK by the Vote Leave campaign for running a “Fly Home to Vote Remain” promotion which saw reduced fares on flights to the UK on 22nd and 23rd June. ■

French second most popular language A recent survey has revealed French as the world's second most popular language to learn. The data was compiled by Duolingo, a website that offers free online language courses in 19 languages to 120 million users in 194 countries. As you may expect, English came out on top, but as the most studied language in 35 countries, French made a surprise appearance in second place, knocking Spanish into third. The most prominent French students were the Canadians and Australians, but curiously, the British are more likely to be learning Spanish than the language of their neighbours to the south. When it came to the second most popular language in each country, French emerged on top in a whopping 77 countries, news that will surely be welcomed by the Académie Française which has long battled to maintain the purity and influence of the French language. The data suggests that while most people use Duolingo to learn English, the majority of people using the website to learn an additional language will choose French. The report also threw up other interesting statistics: the most common language to learn in Sweden is Swedish! This is not because the Swedes can't master their mother tongue, but more because Sweden has one of the highest levels of immigration in recent years; in 2015, one in six Swedish residents was born outside of the country. ■

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man has gone on trial over the 2012 murder of a British expat, despite the remains having never been found. The then 50-yearold gardener, Jean-Louis Cayrou, had a brief relationship with Patricia Wilson in the months leading up to her death and police believe that he killed the 58-year-old after she decided to end the relationship, before disposing of the body. Wilson first met Cayrou between March and April 2012 and they quickly became lovers, but relations between the couple had deteriorated by mid-July that year, the court in Rodez was told. At the end of July, Wilson confided in friends about a violent argument she had allegedly had with Cayrou when she tried to end their relationship. Her friends claimed that three days later, on 25 July, Cayrou entered her house near the village of Vabre-Tizac while she was sleeping and cut the electricity, before attempting to suffocate her, saying: “You need a man here to protect you. This is what can happen if I'm not here.” Several weeks later, local friends became

worried when she failed to contact them after returning from a trip to the UK. They eventually let themselves into her house on 22 August, and immediately alerted the police when they found pools of blood and no sign of their friend. Police subsequently found large quantities of Wilson's blood around the property as well as in Cayrou's car, leading them to conclude she must have been killed. The court was told that traces of Wilson's DNA had been detected on several blood-stained items found in Cayrou's car, where investigators also found an item of the

mall and fiddly, but loved by many, the iconic Parisian Metro ticket will soon become a thing of the past after the president of the Ile de France region, Valérie Pécresse, announced a series of reforms to the capital's public transport system. The small tickets have been granting travellers access to

to anyone who has used an Oyster Card in London. Further improvements include a deferred payment system which will calculate the routes you have travelled during a period of time and charge you for the most efficient ticket. Pécresse also hopes that travellers will be able to pay for their journey di-

the Metro system for 116 years, but with technology taking over, physical tickets will be phased out over the coming years. The Navigo Pass is already available to Parisian commuters, but this system will be digitised and moved onto your phone which new intelligent barriers will be able to scan. Meanwhile, visitors to the capital will be able to buy a “transport wallet” which can be loaded up with money and used across the transport network - a system that will be familiar

rectly with contactless bank cards, a move that should not require huge changes as an estimated 60 per cent of bank cards in France already contain this technology. Fans of the physical ticket will have time to enjoy one last trip as the new technology will be rolled out over the coming years. “Between 2018 and 2020, we will begin the work to move the Navigo pass onto smartphones,” explained the region's president, adding that tickets would be phased out “by around 2021”. ■

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victim's underwear in the glove box. The prosecutor produced evidence that Wilson had been bombarded with phone calls from Cayrou ahead of her murder, the last coming at 8:57 pm on the evening she disappeared. A changing story and frequent trips by the gardener to the neighbouring Tarn region in the days following the disappearance further raised suspicions. In the subsequent weeks, gendarmes scoured fields, wells and woods in the region and divers searched lakes, but to no avail and her body was never found. Cayrou has repeatedly proclaimed his inno-

cence but turned himself in to police on 23 August and was charged two days later. As the charges against him were read out in court at the start of his trial, the defendant denounced them as “lies”. His lawyer Jacques Levy said that “like all innocent people” Cayrou had defended himself badly, asserting that his client is being treated as guilty before proven innocent instead of the reverse. “There is no other suspect, but have they looked for one?” he asked. The trial continues and Cayrou faces life in prison if found guilty. ■

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Man sues over Paris to Rome in 1 hour! boring job

he financial crisis has increased stress in the workplace for many people who either fear for their jobs or are having to work harder to stay employed. This kind of stress can lead to burnout, a concept that most are familiar with... but did you know that your job can also lead to a “bore-out”? That is the debilitating condition that forced Frédéric Desnard out of his managerial role at a Parisian perfume business - he was bored out of his mind! The 44-year-old claims that the company made him endure years of having nothing to do, causing him anxiety and stress. He subsequently suffered serious health problems including an ulcer, depression and insomnia and after seven months’ of sick leave, he was fired without compensation for “prolonged absence”. He now claims that this was a deliberate strategy on the part of his employer to get rid of him while avoiding severance pay and he is seeking €150,000 in damages as well as a further €210,000 in compensation for missed salary, including holiday pay.

Desnard claims that after the firm missed out on a large contract he was deliberately sidelined. “I was given no more work to do… My friends became my enemies. People were only concerned about saving their own jobs. I was depressed. I was ashamed because I was doing nothing,” he said. His lawyer, Montasser Charni, said: “Frédéric Desnard was clearly the victim of a deliberate sidelining by his former employer with one sole objective: to be able to fire him without having to pay compensation.” Under French law, deliberate sidelining and silent treatment of an employee or “placardisation” (literally, putting into a cupboard) is regarded as a form of bullying. Jean-Philippe Benissan, a lawyer for the perfume company, remarked that Desnard “never said anything about being bored” during his time with the firm and alleged he had first complained of burnout, before switching his condition to “bore-out”. “If he had nothing to do for four years, why did the company keep him on?” Benissan asked. ■

s the speed and reliability of public transport increases, the world is becoming a smaller place. France already has an impressive network of high-speed railways and today you can travel between Paris and Marseille in great comfort in as little as 3 hours. Even this could be made to seem an eternity, however, thanks to a new technology that could cut the journey time to 30 just minutes... another 30 minutes and you could be in Rome! SNCF obviously believe this dream could become a reality as they are part of a group to recently invest a further €80 million in the Hyperloop One start-up. Hyperloop is a conceptual transport system in which passengers are loaded into pods and fired through vacuum tubes at more than 1,000 kph. Pumping the air out of the tubes reduces resistance, allowing high speeds to be achieved,

potentially using less energy than a train. “The overwhelming response we've had already confirms what we've always known, that Hyperloop One is at the forefront of a movement to solve one of the planet's most pressing problems,” Hyperloop One co-founder Shervin Pishevar said. “The brightest minds are coming together at the right time to eliminate the distances and borders that separate economies and cultures.” Hyperloop One is one of several companies

around the world who are researching the technology and building prototypes after Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk published a white paper in 2013 which proposed a tube connection from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The paper outlined a system that would allow travel at speeds of around 700 mph (1,127 kph) and a journey time of around 30 minutes - currently, travellers face either a six-hour drive, or a one-hour flight. He set a challenge to anyone and

everyone who wanted to try and build the technology and while he isn't paying the firms, he has committed to funding a series of tests. The technology is still very much in the theoretical phase and certainly has a number of limitations to overcome - the tubes will likely be incredibly expensive and would currently not be able to go round corners! Despite this, Hyperloop One has promised a “full-scaled, full-speed” demo by the end of the year. ■

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t's evidently a truism to say that June comes after May! But there you have it. And that's great for the vegetable gardener, because if you haven't been organised earlier (sown your seeds in April, planted your potatoes in May, etc.) then June is second chance time. With the generally good local climate, many things can catch up and can still crop. Everything depends, as usual, on the weather, which we can't do anything about. So if you are late, or there are things you haven't got round to sowing, give them a go. The end of May / start of June is a busy planting out time for all the heat lovers: the tomatoes, courgettes, aubergines, chillies, tomatillos, peppers, etc. can go out now. Plant and mulch immediately round the plants with chopped hemp (chanvre) or flax (lin). This saves on weeding and watering. For plants that have a tendency to be munched by slugs, sprinkle a continuous ring of wheat bran (son de blé) round each plant. In my garden this has always worked well as a slug distractor. The little blighters like eating it, so they get full up and leave my plants largely alone. Wildlife and

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you have the time, a few weeks ahead of planting, put a small heap of rotted manure or garden compost where you plan to plant them. If you don't have time, spread it as a ring around the plant, not touching the leaves. By the start of June, we will have rediscovered the great pleasure there is in picking from the garden, and suddenly the possibility of freshlypicked, homegrown veg becomes a reality again. Motivation really ramps up and everything seems possible. But a word of warning: last year we saw temperatures suddenly shoot up to the low forties and the first part of the summer saw a major drought. So keep a good eye that your soil doesn't dry out if the same thing happens again. Be prepared with mulch, or drip line, microporous hose or shading, so that if the same thing happens this year your veg garden won't be too badly impacted. Elsewhere in the garden, it's grass, weeds, deadheading, general maintenance and enjoying time outside. Prune off the flowering stems of the lilacs. It's the time to layer wisteria, take

cuttings of hydrangeas, abelias, abutilons, herbaceous clematis, fuchsias, deutzias, lilacs, escallonias and lots of other flowering shrubs and climbers. Divide the spring flowering things like aubrietas, columbines, violets, primulas. You can pinch out the growing tips of plants that will flower at the end of the summer (chrysanthemums, asters, heleniums, etc.) to increase flowering, or just do the Chelsea chop! Try and leave places for the wildlife - remember that if you like birds and butterflies they need shelter and food at all the different stages of their lives, and if the ladybird grubs have nowhere to live and grow, then the birds that eat them won't either. It's really very important that gardeners leave some areas wilder at the margins of their gardens. Remember to visit gardens when you have the time, your friends' or those in the Open Gardens scheme. All in all, a wonderful month in the garden. Good gardening! ■

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ver recent decades it has become easier for people to move around the world to live and work, and easier to move money and investments across national borders too. It has now also become easier for governments to find money and financial assets held overseas and not being declared as they should be. Following the financial crisis, governments across the world stepped up their efforts to detect tax evasion and collect unpaid taxes to help reduce their country’s deficit. This culminated in the global automatic exchange of information initiative, which began in January 2016 and will be an invaluable tool for the tax authorities. Both the UK and France have been key drivers in the initiative. You need to be aware of what information will be shared about your income and assets and be sure you are declaring them correctly in France and/or the UK, and consider what tax and estate planning arrangements are best suited for you and your family, for today and the long term. What is automatic exchange of information? Europe has had automatic exchange of information for some time under the Savings Tax Directive, but this only related to interest income. The new regime covers a much wider range of investment income,

as well as account balances. On a worldwide level, information about an individual or business has only been sent from one tax authority to another on request, based on evidence that tax fraud has taken place. Under the automatic global exchange of information, your local tax authority will now receive information about your worldwide financial assets every year, without asking for it. The Organisation for the Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Common Reporting Standard issued in July 2014 is the technical standard for automatic exchange of information that all signatories will follow. It sets out the financial account information to be exchanged and the financial institutions that need to report (which includes banks, custodians, guardians, certain collective investment vehicles and certain insurance companies), as well as common due diligence procedures to be followed by financial institutions. About 100 countries have signed up to the initiative so far. The “early adopters” (including France, the UK and the UK offshore centres) have now begun collecting the financial details of investments and assets owned by non-residents. A further 35 jurisdictions (including Switzerland, Monaco, Singapore and Hong Kong) start next year. They will share this data with the own-

er’s country of residence (first exchange to be made by September 2017). Exactly what information about my finances will be shared? If you are a French resident and have financial assets outside France, every year financial institutions will collect data including your name, address, date of birth and tax identification number, plus the balance/value, interest and dividend payments and gross proceeds from the sale of financial assets. How do I know where to pay tax? Tax residency is key. It determines what taxes you have to pay and where. You need to understand what makes you resident in France or the UK so that you comply with the correct tax regime. If you do not pay the right taxes in the right place, you may face not only having to pay the unpaid tax but interest and penalties as well. You can actually be resident in both the UK and France at the same time. If this happens, the UK/France double tax treaty ‘tie breaker’ rules will determine where you are resident for tax purposes. What tax do I pay where? French residents have to declare their

worldwide income, gains and wealth. This includes income that is taxed elsewhere, such as UK rental income, ISAs and pensions. Even if you have declared this income and paid tax on it in the UK, you are still obliged to declare it in France. Although UK government service pensions remain taxable in the UK and are not effectively taxed in France, the income must still be declared and is taken into account for the purposes of determining the rate of tax payable on your other income taxable in France. This new automatic exchange of information regime does not prevent you from structuring your assets in a tax-efficient manner – it is important to protect your wealth, for yourself and your heirs, where possible. But you need to be sure you declare everything correctly and that you only use arrangements that are compliant in France and the UK. Cross-border tax is complex and you need to take specialist advice from an expert who understands the intricacies of both French and UK tax and how they interact. ■ Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices, which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice.

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FURNITURE FOR SALE: Kitchen table oak finish, extendable and 4 matching chairs €80.00 Tel: 05 55 03 87 56 FOR SALE: Suite of bedroom furniture by “Stag” Coral and cream colour. Comp: Low drawer unit, 5 drawer unit, bed head, 2 bedside cabinets, dressing unit, small bedroom upholstered chair and a set of curtains and accessories. Lot 130 euros. €130.00 Tel: 05 55 03 87 56 FOR SALE: Various IKEA extendable dining table seats 10 extended; Carved south Asian rosewood 4 panel screen with brass insert; Two Indonesian cane arm chairs suitable for porch or sun lounge. Tel: 02 54 62 01 87 Email: mike.crevant@hotmail. com FOR SALE: Single electric bed Raises at head and foot. V.g.c. Bujaleuf area. €100.00 Tel: 05 55 69 49 28 FOR SALE: Part house clearance..Various items of Quality Furniture (Large/Small) ALL PRICED TO SELL !! French (dark Oak style) dresser Height 212 cm Width 190 cm; Round extending table (dark Oak style); 6 Ladder (type) back chairs rush seats (dark/med brown); “Click Clack” Folding bed settee Width 140 cm; Marble top “Antique” wash stand; Pair bedside table/drawers; Set of 3 teak colour coffee tables; Small wine cupboard/rack med brown; “Royal Doulton” (Old Colony) service 50 pieces; Mole colour/cream top garden table 6 Chairs. Plus other items all very good condition. Nr Bellac. Tel: 05 55 68 48 02 FOR SALE: 6 dining room chairs Dark wood, with wicker seats. Guéret-La Châtre. €80.00 Tel: 05 55 80 14 97

GARDEN FOR SALE: Merida turbo compact 330 electric mower Metal blade, integral grass box, with long lead. €50.00 Tel: 05 55 68 39 57 Email: coljendawson@gmail.com

perfect for the veggie patch. Price €300 cash. We are between Aigurande and Bonnat. €300.00 Tel: 05 55 62 18 95 FOR SALE: Garden Cultivator Petrol Hardly Used. Guéret-La Châtre. €150.00 Tel: 05 55 80 14 97

GENERAL

84cms/ Depth 59cms/ Width 75cms. Pick up from Bourganeuf, you will need 2/3 people to help lift item as it will be heavy. Ready for collection. €80.00 Email: lovelysilkscarves@gmail.com FOR SALE: 10ft opening metal gates with fittings (Bujaleuf area). €100.00 Tel: 05 55 69 49 28

sections. D/Brown leather. 350e (cost 1233e); 1 armchair raisable foot section. D/Brown leather. 130e (cost 529e); Dining table. Dark smooth pine. 120x120cm extends by 40cm. Legs removable. 40e (cost 200e); Dining cabinet. (D. pine) L 155cm. Sliding glass doors. 75e (cost 438e); 6 dining chairs padded seats. 40e to clear; 2 long curtains by “Sanderson” (Suit French window) 20e; 2 short curtains by “Sanderson” 10e; Dishwasher Bosch (old-ish but looks OK, works well) 50e; Freezer upright by “SIDEX” 6 drawers. Perfect 70e; Bar-B-Q gas on stand. With bottle, coals & regulator 40e; Strimmer “RYOBI” Heavy duty electric. 30e. Following items available around July: Fridge-freezer “CANDY” 40e; Washing Machine “Vedette”. Perfect. 100e. Tel: 05 55 03 87 56 or 06 35 97 09 55 FOR SALE: One male and one female Decathlon all purpose bicycles In good condition. €90.00 Tel: 05 55 60 64 03

VEHICLES / PARTS

FOR SALE: Wood fuelled stove / heater

Mobile Home for Rent 8-person mobile home on the 4-star Bonne Anse Plage campsite at La Palmyre, 17570 Les Mathes Call Karen for prices and more information:

Email: lasout@live.com Tel: 09 66 03 52 89 awning. Central & manual locking. Reg Year Date: 2015; Berths 4; Engine: Fiat Ducato 2.3 130 Multijet Euro 5+; Gearbox 6 Speed Manual; Height: 2.75 - Width: 2.30 - Length: 7.49; Payload: 335kg. €45,000.00ono Tel Maureen: 05 44 30 02 21 or 0044 7870 675 721 (UK mob) FOR SALE: Ford Escort Estate 1.8 Tdi

FOR SALE: Renault Scenic Megane 1600cc

Was an existing fixture when we recently bought the house, but previous owner advises that it works fine. Seems to be very well made, quality. Has hob plates on top with a white enamelled cover for when not in use, plus an oven section and storage for cookware. Could do with a wire brushing and clean up. It has been disconnected from our flue ready for collection. Very heavy so will need two or more strong people to collect. Dimensions are 80cm wide x 86cm high x 65cm deep. Collection must take place between 2nd and 7th July 2016, from Coussac Bonneval (post code 87500). Contact Kathryn on for more information. €120.00ono Email: gaia_girl@live.com FOR SALE: Drawing board Size A0+ with parallel motion. Solid wood. Adjustable metal stand. St Loup, nr Gouzon, Creuse. €50.00 Tel: 05 55 62 25 18 FOR SALE: Aluminumum sink 1 basin, 50cm x 95cm. St Loup, nr Gouzon, Creuse. €10.00 Tel: 05 55 62 25 18 FOR SALE: Ceramic sink, basin + drainage board Fairly good condition, 60 x120cm. St Loup, nr Gouzon, Creuse. €35.00 Tel: 05 55 62 25 18 FOR SALE: 3 internal doors Solid pine, 6 panel, knotty, new, no fixtures, 1981 x 762 x 34mm. 35euro each. St Loup, nr Gouzon, Creuse. Tel: 05 55 62 25 18 Down sizing sale Large earthen ware Chimaera with metal stand and two waterproof covers great patio heater. 60euro or near offer; IKEA kitchen centre work table. 60e or near offer; Ride on mower needs minor mechanical repair (fuel filter) 550e. Tel: 02 54 62 01 87 Email: mike.crevant@hotmail.com FOR SALE: Large dolls house kit Part assembled two floors, basement to be added, all windows, doors, etc. still to be added. Then the finishes to be applied. Cost 300 euros we will accept 200 ONO. €200.00ono Tel: 02 54 61 01 87 Email: mike.crevant@hotmail.com FOR SALE: Various Large stainless steel Preserving pan 10 Euro; Large stainless steel Wok with lid (never used) 10 euro; Coffee Table 12 euro; Rug 108 x 73 (9ft x 6ft dark rose with blue) 10 euro; Computer Stand 25 euro; Mahogany Blanket Box 75 euro. Coussac Bonneval area. Tel: 05 55 08 29 45 Email: gillianwaymark@gmail.com FOR SALE: Camera tripod With ergonomic joystick head 'Manfrotto' - brand new, never used. €60.00 Tel: 05 55 69 21 98

FOR SALE: Lapeyre oak opening window 120x140cm. (Bujaleuf/ St Julien le Petit area). €95.00 Tel: 05 55 69 49 28 FOR SALE: Halfords 3 BIKE CARRIER tow bar mounted to include all fittings €15.00 Email: cazdel32@outlook.com HOUSE/GARDEN/GARAGE SALE 18th & 19th June. Various furniture, misc items, household. 4 rue de la Promenade, 87520 CIEUX (On D3 from Blond). Road opposite Citroen garage. Tel: 05 55 03 87 56 FOR SALE: Tent / Awning for camping-car

Free standing, can detach and leave, as new with ground sheet. €175.00 Tel: Mike 05 55 56 21 35 FOR SALE: Various 1 x Portable professional massage couch with breathing hole. VGC. 150 euros; 3 x Electric convector heaters. VGC. 25 euros each; 1 x Electric convector heater with integral fan. VGC. 30 euros; 1 x Intex above ground swimming pool steps. (Brand New). 50 euros; 1 x Portable air conditioning unit. VGC. 80 euros; 1 x Silver framed mirror (bevelled glass). 76X107cm. 35 euros; 1 x White porcelain double sink. VGC. 25 euros. For more details contact Marie or Tony. Tel: 02 54 25 39 79 Email: tonimari7@wanadoo.fr FOR SALE: CARL ZEISS JENA,10X 50W, GERMAN BINOCULARS, WITH EXCELLENT CASE Excellent pair of Carl Zeiss Jena 10

x 50 W binoculars in near mint condition. Everything works as it should. Focus is smooth, bodywork is immaculate, optics are clear & clean with no fungus, scratches, cleaning marks or other optical blight. These have spent the last 30 years in the included case and are in excellent shape. They were made in the former East Germany (DDR). The serial number is 4660936. €190.00 Text: 0044 7773 152 990 Email: haynes.peter@yahoo.co.uk FOR SALE: Various Furniture, Furnishings, White goods & BBQ Large cast iron gas fire. Coal effect. Takes 13 kg butane. 200e (Cost £350); 3-seat sofa. Raiseable foot

Petrol RHD French registered. CT until 24/3/18. Regularly serviced, recent battery, tyres and exhaust. 5 seats, 2 sunroofs. Only 40,500 miles. Near Confolens. €1,000.00ono Tel: 05 45 31 07 06 or 0044 7805 328 121 FOR SALE: JAGUAR 2.2D Turbo Estate 2007 6 speed, black, 101K miles only, 12 months UK MOT, UK taxed, UK plates (easy French re-reg.), just serviced. Heated screens, traction control, elec. windows F/R, elec. heated wing mirrors and fold away, parking sensors (not working?), alloys, A/C, touch screen climate control, remote locking, alarmed, smoked glass, radio/CD, F/R fogs, trip comp., immaculate inside/out. Feels and drives as new, I defy anyone to fault it! Reason for sale? NO CRUISE! £4,500. BussièrePoitevine 87320. Tel: 05 55 68 08 42 Email: buryfrogman@gmail.com FOR SALE: Burstner Ixeo Time 745 IT Sovereign Motor Home UK plates reg 2015,

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New C.T. LHD, French registered. New front brakes complete @ 4K km ago. New alternator. Very reliable, clean throughout. 175K km. €1,560.00 Tel: 05 55 56 52 28 FOR SALE: New Alternator - Ford Endura Diesel engine 1.8 Still in box – not required. €60.00 Tel: 05 55 56 52 28 FOR SALE: One dog guard for a Jeep €40.00 Tel: 05 55 60 64 03 FOR SALE: Pair of front lights (headlights) for a Peugeot 407 Bought in July 2014 for the 407SE, registered 1/09/2006, and as new in their original packaging. Asking price of 250€ for the two or 140€ each ovno. Photos available. Châlus area. Tel: 06 89 04 94 67 FOR SALE: SWIFT CHALLENGER 2 BERTH CARAVAN FOR SPARES OR REPAIR Good

aluminium chassis by Syspal Ltd. Overall length 6.25m. Overall width 2.13m. Interior ideal for camper conversion. Located in 03380. Please contact for further information. €300.00 Text: 0044 7773 152 990 Email: haynes.peter@ yahoo.co.uk FOR SALE: 4 BRAND NEW QUAD TYRES right hand drive. Excellent condition. Reason for Sale: After touring France, I now have a house here, hence sale of vehicle. SPECIFICATION: Leather Steering Wheel, Remis Cab Blinds, LED Daytime Running Lights, ZENEC Z_E3715 Multi Media System: CD / RADIO / MP3 PLAYER, Skyroof, GRP Hail Protection On Roof, 2 solar panels, A.B.S, Alloy Wheels, Blinds And Fly Screens, Cab Air Conditioning, Cab Blinds, Cab Central Locking, Cassette Toilet, Cruise control, Double Glazed Windows, Drivers & Passengers Air Bag, Electric Mirrors, Electric Windows, Fresh & Waste Water Tanks, 145 Litre Slimline Fridge (12V/240V/Gas), Garage, Truma Combi 6E Heater, Heki Rooflight, Hob, Immobiliser, Leisure Battery and Charger, Mains Hook Up 240v, Oven/Grill, Power Steering, Rear 3 Point Seat Belts, Reverse camera, Satellite Navigation, Shower, Swivel Front Seats, Traction Control, Water Heater (Gas/240V), Wind Out Sunblind/

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145/70/6 , Suzuki It 50. Please contact for further information. €130.00 Text: 0044 7773 152 990 Email: haynes. peter@yahoo.co.uk FOR SALE: Volvo 440 1.8i hatchb 1996 d/green met. CT til Mar 2018. 146K miles. V/good cond throughout for year. €500.00ono Tel: 05 55 03 87 56 FOR SALE: 1997 - RHD Ford Scorpio Gia Automatic French Registered. Colour Red. Mileage 134,000. Full Service at 133,000 miles. New CT March 2016. New set of headlamps included. Exceptional condition for year, reluctant sale due to

FOR SALE: Gas Cooker + Fridge/Freezer + Dishwasher Gas Cooker, Belling Euroline with gas bottle connections, v/good condition €100.00. Fridge/ freezer Fagor Class A, v/good condition €100.00. Worktop dishwasher Oceanic OcealVC655AW €100.00. All ideal for holiday accommodation/rentals. We are in Dept 23 near Crocq. Tel: 05 55 67 94 52

WANTED WANTED: Aluminium ladders Tel: 05 55 80 14 97 WANTED: Old stone steps or cills About 1 metre long. Also, used (roman canal) roof tiles, must be in good condition. Tel: 05 45 23 76 90 Email: denis.taylor@ wanadoo.fr WANTED: Orange house bricks (preloved!) To complete garden project using recycled bricks. Must be colour orange (not red). 5cmx11cmx22cm (approx). Email: suzanne.lord@outlook.com WANTED: Double or 2 single beds With mattress, must be good condition. Tel: 04 70 06 34 12 WANTED: Lazy boy recliner in good condition Contact Robert. Email: sholto68@gmail.com WANTED: Cleaning lady Cleaning lady wanted for a manor house in Verneuil. Must have experience with antiques and animals in household as well as recommendations, weekly basis. Tel: 06 27 10 54 07 WANTED: Guardian French-speaking lady seeks an able-bodied man or woman to act as a live-in guardian for her countryside property near Auzances. Small jobs to be agreed e.g. help with gardening. Driving licence essential (a car is available). Basic spoken French required. Attractive self-contained accommodation offered, with all expenses paid. Tel: 05 55 67 17 56 WANTED: Housekeeper/Cleaner I have quite a large house in Saint-Léger-laMontagne 87340 and am expecting several guests this summer running into the autumn. I’m looking for a housekeeper to look after the house; jobs will include cleaning and looking after the linen. My house is in the hills above Ambazac and is quite remote, so you must have your own transport. Flexibility in hours is also required as there will be busy and quiet times. Please email for more information. Email: leschenes@mallety.com WANTED: RAGONDIN/COYPOU TRAP In good condition. Text: 0044 7773 152 990 Email: haynes.peter@yahoo.co.uk

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Business Directory

Your indispensable guide to finding local businesses & artisans Animals & Pets Antiques/Brocantes Auto Services Building Services Architects/Surveyors Carpenters/Joiners Electricians Fosses Septiques General Groundworks Painters/Decorators

Animals & Pets

Plasterers Plumbing/Heating Roofing Sandblasting Chimney Sweeps >> pg 15 Computers/Satellites >> pg 16 Food & Drink >> pg 16 Garden Services >> pg 16 >> pg 16-18 Gifts & Crafts Handholding Services >> pg 18 Health & Beauty >> pg 18

>> pg 15 >> pg 15 >> pg 15

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Antiques/ Brocantes

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Purpose built kennels - dept 16. 45 years animal care experience. Fully insured and vet approved. Individual kennels plus family pens. Walking off lead 4 times a day. Michael and Wendy Aldrich

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LCS 23 Autos

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e: lasout@live.com

05 55 60 29 50 / 06 04 13 30 57

No job too big (or small). Give us a call for a free competitive quote. email: davis-davis@sfr.fr

t: 09 66 03 52 89

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

SIRET 494 123 847 00019

Siret: 498 203 652 00017

R & B Construction ALL ASPECTS OF RENOVATION & CONSTRUCTION • House & barn renovations • Garage/loft conversions • Bathroom/shower rooms • Doors/windows • Roofing • Patios/decking • Plumbing & Electrical • 10 year Guarantee Insurance

RSW Entreprises

Fosse Septiques/Micro stations

05.55.80.00.57

See our Display Ad - pg 10

E-mail: stuart.godby@live.fr

sales@thebugle.eu 05 55 41 17 76

Stephen Cullinane & Son From the foundations to the roof Established 9 years in France 05 55 81 00 53 - see pg 12

Carpenter & Joiner 06 35 12 10 66

05.55.64.11.73 - see pg 9

GODSON

upvc-solutions

Harlequin Developments All aspects of renovation and refurbishment, big or small, undertaken. Harlequin Developments are a Distributor and Installer for Solarventi, solar dehumidifying and ventilating products.

05.55.68.67.56 06.06.60.46.97

harlequindevelopments@live.com www.harlequindevelopments.com

La Noneix

Max Huggett

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

fosse-septique23.com

see main ad - pg 2

Kitchens & Interiors 05 55 80 92 91 - see pg 7

●Renovations ●New builds ●Roofing ●Stonework ●Carpentry ●Ground works

NEUVIALLE MENUISERIE JOINERY

uPVC windows, doors, porches & conservatories

Available in white, beige & oak woodgrain. Visit our website for more information.

www.upvc-solutions.webs.com email: upvc-solutions@orange.fr siret: 503 133 159 00015

Scaffolding Hire

Large stock Rapid response Good rates for long & short term hire Erected or self-erect Delivery or collection All areas covered Call Dave:

06 42 73 83 37

SIRET: 494.501.067.00016

siret: 795 207 067 00013

Experienced and fully registered builder with 10 year Décennale Insurance Offering a broad selection of building services in depts. 87, 19 & 23. From one off installations to complete renovations, construction, landscaping and ground works. E: info@maxhuggett.com

Double D Renovations & Home Improvements

All types of building work, groundwork, renovations, decorating and maintenance

05 55 65 00 29 / 06 33 19 99 64

T: 05 55 69 37 64 M: 06 80 92 23 82

www.maxhuggett.com

English & French spoken - Siret: 518 511 340 00011

email: double-d-23@live.fr siret: 510 357 155 00017

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50,000 sq ft of covered showrooms & 2 large external display areas

no job too small - very competitive rates 30 Years’ Experience Joiner Kitchens, Bedrooms & Bathrooms Flooring & General 2nd Fix Finishing, Joinery & Decking Emergency Lock Services

Siret: 802 265 728

Mike Christie 05 55 64 35 11 (Home) 07 87 38 58 88 (Mobile) mgchristie2013@gmail.com

Contact: 07 89 71 25 69

Established, Professional and Personal Building Services. Fully registered with décennale insurance covering all works.

Carpenter Builder

siret: 810 322 123 00011

Free and friendly quotations, no job too small Fully qualified and registered artisan for over 19 years Covering dept 23

Steve Johns Assainissement

A. Wright

Travaux Publics www.fossepro.com 05.55.62.61.12 - pg 3

& Property Services

Quality Workmanship Since 1986

Mob: 06 38 25 74 62

• All types of plastering • Plasterboarding, studwalling • Lime mortar pointing • Window and door openings • Stone work • Sand blasting

Construction

JONES ENTREPRISE

Jeff Jones: 05 55 62 46 21

ALL ASPECTS OF RENOVATION WORK

Neptune by French Lily

(Depts 23, 87 & 19) siret: 501 792 386 00010

email: jones23entreprise@orange.fr

S.J. GODBY ENTREPRISE

siret: 434 085 338 00037

See our website: www.rb-first-construction.com Tel: 05 55 37 74 06 (Dave) Tel: 05 55 69 75 67 (Steve)

Portfolio available to view at www.jonesentreprise.com

www.limousin-spas.com Tel: 05.55.63.26.20 Email: sales@limousin-spas.com

- P5 18mm tongue and grooved water repellent chipboard. Available in 8ft x 2ft sheets. - C.L.S. stud work: 2.4, 3 & 4.8m lengths. - OSB 8ft x 4ft sheets, 9mm and 18mm in stock. - Plywood all in 8ft x 4ft sheets. External grade, suitable for construction use. - Skirting board & Architrave in stock. - Insulation earthwool, 100 & 150mm. R value for 100mm - 2.25. - Rigid board insulation Xtratherm R: 40/75/80/90 &120 mm. R value for 40mm - 1.73. Open Mon-Sat 8.30am to 6pm - www.reclamation-yard.com - Only 1km from Confolens on the D952 Ansac-sur-Vienne road

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Building Services General Paul Jones Renovation

Experienced and fully registered artisan, offering a high quality finish and service • 10yr Décennale Assurance • Full house/barn renovation • Plasterboarding walls and ceilings • Tape and Jointing • Kitchen Installation • Roofing works • Carpentry • Patios/Decking

Tel: 05 55 69 28 12 Mob: 06 73 18 63 47 Email: pauljones@orange.fr www.pauljonesrenovation.com siret no: 495 067 829 00020

Property Maintenance Services

www.thebugle.eu ○ THE BUGLE ○ JUNE 2016

MINI DIGGER

With driver for hire

Hedge cutting and paddock topping Work to High standard Contact Michael: Mob: 06 44 24 10 17

Email smeaton.diane@orange.fr Area 87, Bellac

CALL KATH Painting and Decorating Colour Consultations Room Re-designs Kathleen Willis

05 55 63 53 06

kathleen.willis@orange.fr

3 ton digger & driver 1.8 ton digger & driver Dumper for hire Great rates

Building Services

siret 802 262 35200015

Plasterers GLEN VINEY

Plasterboarding, Partitioning, Skiming, Solid Plastering, Floor Screeding,Rendering: Mono Couche/Coloured Render Waterproofing Render Systems

05 55 66 23 97 06 27 25 07 78

05 55 41 17 76

(18 Years Experience) Email: glenviney1@btinternet.com

Your advert here

Building Services

Siret: 792 049 025 00010

05 55 41 17 76 Building Services

Painters/ Decorators Simon Carter

Painter & Decorator Qualified craftsman with over 25 years UK

Groundworks Mini-Digger with driver

05.55.78.62.29

john.bonella@gmail.com See Main Ad below

experience, now based in Haute-Vienne. Specialist services: Interior & exterior painting & decorating, wallpapering, plastering. FREE QUOTES

Tel: 05 87 19 91 50 Mob: 07 81 26 88 65 Web: www.sjcmontluc.fr Email: sjcmontluc@yahoo.fr siret: 792.130.932.00017

Roofing PMC BATIMENT

ECOCHALEUR

Roofing Specialists

Nathan Sherrard Sales and installation of all types of boilers, solar thermal panels, heat pumps and many more heating based products

www.pmcbatiment.fr see main ad below

MUMFORD TOITURE Roofing & Plastering/ Plasterboarding Service

25+ years roofing experience All aspects of roofing, large or small 15+ years experience plastering/boarding  Fully registered and insured Trading in France since 2007  Call Mark for a free quotation

www.ecochaleur.fr 02.54.34.14.57

Your advert here

Qualified Tradesman 20+ years experience Offering extensive handyman and general maintenance services Small jobs a speciality, able to work with you on your renovation projects Affordable & reliable, a quality job every time Servicing 23 and surrounding areas. Call Jim:

Plumbing & Heating

FREE delivery to all of France

Contact Daryn

e: theoldorchard01@gmail.com

Building Services

Interior and Exterior

The Old Orchard Digger Company

m: 06 32 24 03 08 t: 05 55 76 16 40

Building Services

PLASTERER Quality Plasterwork, Internal & External

Tel: 06 45 18 86 10 Siret: 527 736 326 00010

Chris

the Plasterer A genuine plasterer French and English spoken Traditional Plastering Rendering, Stud partition dry lining Lime mortar stone pointing

CALL FOR A FREE QUOTATION

05 55 63 53 06 06 23 29 48 19 christopher.willis@orange.fr Le Bourg, 23360 Nouzerolles SIRET: 504 612 441 00015

Le Plâtrier du Limousin The friendly & reliable plasterer 10 year guarantee. Covering depts. 23 & 87. Call Stuart on:

05 55 80 92 91

info@platrierlimousin.fr Siret: 534 396 908 00012

06 78 60 96 16

contact@ecochaleur.fr

mumford.toiture@gmail.com

Benjamin Jourdan

Eurl Réno-Gén

Siret No. 493 159 412 00011

ROOFING SPECIALISTS

Plumber/Electrician

All types of roofing External insulation Carpentry work Dormer windows Velux windows Zinc guttering Chimney repoints Lead flashing, etc. Contact Phil Andrews:

Installation, servicing & maintenance of all types of boiler: wood, gas, fuel, pellet... Solar panels installed and maintained. Underfloor heating, bathrooms, kitchens, etc... General electric works up to full house rewire. Will travel.

www.helplomberie.com e: benjaminjourdan@hotmail.com

Mob: 06 42 38 54 22 Tel: 02 54 30 11 20

m: 06 29 97 50 16

Email: philip.andrews@orange.fr

siret: 517 848 826 00023

siret: 509 180 410 00011

H20 CREUSE

Building Services

Heating & Plumbing engineer

05 55 63 89 23 see pg 7

Martin Walters

Plumber

Sandblasting

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.

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 76 31 59 / 06 77 40 95 92

Tel 02 54 24 84 62

bobby@sandandblast.com steve@sandandblast.com SIRET: 812 727 253 00013

Siret 522 804 723 00016

To advertise in The Bugle Business Directory, call 05 55 41 17 76 Mini Digger

Wanted Experienced shopfitters

with Driver for Hire

John Bonella

Joiners, electricians and labourers also required.

87440 Marval

05 55 78 62 29

siret no. 523 183 580 00019

john.bonella@gmail.com

pmcbatiment@yahoo.fr www.pmcbatiment.fr

ROOFING SPECIALISTS

Insurance guarantee on all work. 15 years’ experience.

Landscaping, Ditching, Land Clearance etc. Hedge Removal and Stone Wall Construction

Experienced shopfitters required for installs all across France.

Email: contact@reactive-resource.com

CONTACT : PAUL CHARLESWORTH TEL : 06 28 28 04 63

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Based St-Junien. Covering Depts 87-16-24. Siret : 531 655 231 00011

DIRECTORY ♦ 19

JUNE 2016 ○ THE BUGLE ○ www.thebugle.eu

ADVERTORIAL

Houses on Internet: A Global Property Network

ouses on Internet – Global Property Services (hereafter referred to as “HOIGPS”) is the internet/marketing company that has been helping people sell their French property to buyers worldwide for over 7 years now. Richard Kroon, founder and director of the company: “We are very optimistic about the current market. The increase in sales we saw in 2015 has continued in the first half of this year.” An important reason for their success rate is the worldwide advertising which results in sales to people from Australia, Belgium, Holland, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Canada and of course France. Richard continues: “Our con-

tinuous global marketing is definitely paying off and guarantees a worldwide exposure of your property to buyers wherever they live.” The actual work 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 60 of those photos are selected, enhanced and presented on the dedicated website we make for each property. The texts don’t just describe the house, garden and outbuildings, but information about shopping, schools, airports and leisure is given too. When the website for the house is online, we first connect

it to our main HOI-GPS websites which attract over 135,000 visitors from 40+ countries each month. Most of these people find us through Google and additional Google advertising. 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. As the property market has become a global one, a prospective buyer can be on the other side 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 he wants, at the moment he is interested in it. For more information on HOI-

GPS or to market your property through them, visit their website. The page “Selling a property” explains how they work step by step. ■

Houses on Internet Global Property Services www.housesoninternet.com

+31 (0)1 15 82 35 53

To advertise in The Bugle Business Directory, call 05 55 41 17 76

Chimney Sweeps

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 48 55 Mob: 06 31 59 81 08

LA RAMONEUSE

barry@toutesweep.com

THE LADY SWEEP

REMEMBER - BLOCKED FLUES AND CHIMNEY FIRES CAN BE FATAL... DON'T TAKE THAT RISK! SIRET: 534 351 754 00013

Established since 1986

Brush & Vacuum All types of chimney Fully Insured

Computers, Satellites & Web Design

Creusetec Big Dish Satellite Satellite Systems

05 55 66 60 21

High speed internet via satellite from "tooway" & "SES Astra". TV Satellite Sales, Service & Installations. 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

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)

www.bigdishsat.com

05 55 78 72 98 see main ad - pg 6

L'homme de l'ecosse WordPress Business Solutions and Website Designs

I specialise in designing and building professional websites for individuals and businesses of all sizes.

Prices start at only €249

05 55 63 78 72

Email: garygoodwin@wanadoo.fr

Dept 23 & surrounding areas

www.stovesellers.com

Tel: 05 55 62 05 61 Mob: 06 23 40 18 64

Siren: 502 409 949

siret: 453 067 910 00019

RING BILL! Registered Car Mechanic 05 55 81 31 85 ■ Services ■ Brakes ■ MOT Prep

(contrôle technique)

SIRET: 494 617 798 00017

■ ... much more Dept. 23 & surrounding areas

tel: 05 55 81 31 85 2km from Chénérailles and the Chateau Villemonteix.

Food & Drink

siret: 353 613 227 00035

siret 504 218 454 00016

SALES & INSTALLATION OF ALL SATELLITE SYSTEMS & AERIALS. FAULT FINDING.

Restaurant du soir by reservation. Our menu changes monthly. Special occasions and parties welcome. Fish and chips and mushy peas €11,50 the last Friday of each month. For more information:

email: ecurat123@hotmail.com

theladysweep@orange.fr

• Flue ways cleared • Birds nests, vermin & debris removed • Smoke evacuation & gas tightness tests • Official certificates of cleaning issued (Certificat de Ramonage)

Atelier d'Art du Jardin

www.lhommedelecosse.com stuart@lhommedelecosse.com mobile: 06 37 82 56 67 Siret: 79470615000016

02 54 31 48 50

GOODWIN SATELLITE

Le Restaurant Ecurat

for a personal website including free domain name and first year hosting. Call Stuart now on 06 37 82 56 67 to discuss your requirements.

Call Ruth Clear

Chimney Sweeping

26, Ecurat 23150

Come to

Annie’s Bar Aigurande

Great atmosphere, refreshing drinks, and a good game of pool. Open 7 days a week. For details of our upcoming events visit:

www.facebook.com/cafebardannie

Sue and Rob Manning

BEEF and LAMB EARL Les Fromentaux

Excellent beef and lamb available from our farm direct to you. All are bred feed and finished here in Vilenne. All the lamb is free range and naturally finished off grass. A box of beef is 12-18 kg at €10.90 per kg

Tel: 02 54 25 34 73

10 Route de Vilenne, 36200 Celon

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Le Viaduc Bar-Restaurant Le Bourg, 87250 Folles

Menu du Jour - 4 courses + wine for €12.90 Full à la carte menu - locally brewed beers - regular events Opening times - Tue-Sun: 10h-14h30. Wed-Thu 18h-21h. Fri-Sun: 18h-22h. Closed Mon & Tue evening.

www.le-viaduc-bar-folles.com

Food & Drink

05 55 10 96 03

sales@thebugle.eu 05 55 41 17 76 Restaurant AUX CEPES LA veytiZoU, 87130

Tel: 05 55 69 33 38 see main ad - pg 4

Le Viaduc - Bar/Restaurant

www.le-viaduc-bar-folles.com Le Bourg, 87250 Folles see main advert above

LES CERISIERS Restaurant/Tea Room Brocante/Crafting Items Open : Wed - Sun, 11:30 - 6pm Monday & Tuesday closed We now have BOOKS, BOOKS and more BOOKS...!! Novels, Cookery, Gardening etc., etc. All book proceeds go to animal charities.

Email for more info 33 Rte Nationale, 36300 Ciron email: lescerisiers36@gmail.com

Le Pèlerin

Bar/Café - Bénévent-l'Abbaye Open midday and evenings for snacks and traditional food. Beer Garden

Tel: 05 55 62 43 51 Mon & Tue: closed Wed & Thu: 10h-14h & 18h-22h Fri: 10h-14h & 18h-23h Sat: 11h-15h & 18h-23h Sun: 12h-15h & 18h-22h

Mandys-curry-2-go Mobile Curry Take Away For menus and venues:

www.mandyscurry2go.com Follow us on facebook e : mandyscurry2go@gmail.com

m : 07 70 39 12 23

Parties 20+ & events catered for siret: 498 199 306 00016

Château de la Cazine Hotel & Restaurant

www.chateaudelacazine.fr 05.55.63.97.10 - see pg 2

Creusois Petticoat Lane LeBar/Restaurant 5 Rue Nationale – 16150 Chabanais

Tel: 05 45 29 03 99 Visit: www.petticoatlaneshop.com E-mail: sales@petticoatlaneshop.com

English groceries, Fresh 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. Opening hours: Mon - Sat 10am – 6pm Visit us and compare our prices

Try Something Different

Chez Jacques Marsac (23) • Cosy atmosphere • Speciality Crêpes • Large burger menu • Around 50 single malt whiskeys • Selection of bottled British ales • Book corner, pool table • Fish & chip night (2nd Fri each month) • Curry nights

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

Le Café du Luma 36340 CLUIS

www.facebook.com/cafeduluma

Tel: 02 54 31 35 70 - see main ad pg 27

sales@thebugle.eu 05 55 41 17 76

Garden Services

good food! good company! good night out! open all year regular events private parties

www.lechampsac.com

lechampsac@orange.fr 12, Rue des Fontaines, 87230 Champsac

Paul Brown

All gardening work: Grass Cutting Strimming Hedge Trimming General Maintenance Dept 23 & Surrounding Areas

Tel: 05 55 89 57 40 brownpaul006@gmail.com Siret: 483 059 242 00030

www.monchiccottage.com

La Jardinerie St-Léger-Magnazeix 05 55 68 73 76 - see pg 12

Ladies fashion accessories 05 55 78 62 29 / 06 04 08 29 53

T.A.D. 23 (Travaux d'Accès Difficiles) All aspects of garden maintenance • Tree Surgery • Garden Clearance • Strimming • Pruning

T: 05 55 81 14 51 M: 06 85 78 81 32

Undertaken

No job too small. Reasonable prices. Contact Steve or Sherrie

M: 06 58 72 03 43 E: sherrieetstevejardiniers@gmail.com Siret No: 811 161 835 00001

Tue, Wed & Fri 10h-16h Thu 10h-18h

Très Jolie

see main ad opposite Ivan Petley

3D Puzzle Maker Handmade, fully interlocking, multi-layered 3D puzzles from just €9. Keyrings €2 plus other unique gift ideas. Customisation and personalisation possible. Come and visit the workshop by appointment.

Tel: 05.55.80.29.88 Les Bregères, 23150 St-Martial-le-Mont alison.petley@wanadoo.fr

Your advert here 05 55 41 17 76 26, Ecurat 23150

Atelier d'Art du Jardin

see main ad below

Gardening

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and Little Greene paint & wallpapers Le Dorat, 87210

05 55 08 25 80 - see pg 4

www.serres-de-sourue.fr serresdesourue@gmail.com

for all your tree requirements beverley.pawson@yahoo.co.uk 05.55.60.62.14 / 06.78.38.42.44

All general

Déco Intérieur Cadeaux / Café

Please check our website for holiday closures in June

Cross Cut Tree Surgeons

Sherrie et Steve Jardiniers

Mon Chic Cottage

Les Serres de Sourue

Gifts & Crafts

closed Wednesdays

B&B Restaurant Bar Tabac & Salle des Fêtes

GARDEN SERVICES

siret: 788 438 562 00019

05 87 40 02 83

Le Champsac

leviaduc-bar-folles@hotmail.fr

'ROUSSIS MAID'

HAND-CRAFTED CARDS AND APRONS All products made in France. New for 2016 : Wrinklies Movies Cards also available at Chez Mabel at Pers. Same prices as 2015!

Email for more details: ellinghamroam764@yahoo.com See Notice Board for details of where you can find us at local markets. Send an email to sign up to the newsletter

Tel: 06 86 89 81 02 siret 528 539 448

Artisan art for your garden

2km from Chénérailles and the Chateau Villemonteix

tel: 05 55 81 31 85

email: ecurat123@hotmail.com www.atelierdartdujardin.net

To advertise in The Bugle Business Directory, call 05 55 41 17 76

Cross Cut Tree Surgeons

for all your tree requirements 30+ years experience Free quotes and advice We will not be beaten on price or standard of work Reliability guaranteed Fully qualified arborist - Fully insured Covering depts: 87, 23, 86, 36, 19 & 16

beverley.pawson@yahoo.co.uk

05.55.60.62.14 / 06.78.38.42.44

siret: 530 840 958 00017

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ADVERTORIAL

DIRECTORY ♦ 21

DON’T LOSE THOUSANDS ON YOUR HOUSE TRANSACTION Pioneer France ensures sellers and buyers maximise their funds

he last fifteen years have seen a huge volume of foreign buying and selling activity in France. In fact, the level of activity has almost tripled compared with the previous fifteen-year period. “The internet has obviously played a huge part in this change but so too have methods of financing,” says Harris Raphael, Managing partner of Francebased Pioneer France. “The biggest financing change has been the ability for those transferring funds when buying or selling properties to utilise the services of a specialist foreign exchange company to achieve exchange rates only available previously to large commercial organisations.”

Handholding Services

Holla!

It's our business to shout about yours

www.hollainfrance.com see main ad below

A HELPING HAND Translation/interpretation Dealing with utilities/banks Permis de construire Sourcing/supervising artisans 1-2-1 conversation classes

05 55 62 50 38 Jonathan Critchley jcritch.7@gmail.com

“What is odd is that buyers are almost twice as likely as sellers to use the services of such a specialist,” says Harris. “This is a real shame, as having tried so hard to achieve the best price for their house, many sellers then relinquish an unnecessary chunk of these funds by using old-fashioned and very expensive banking methods to repatriate their money back into sterling, dollars or whatever. This often loses the seller thousands which could have been so easily avoided. Our historic data shows that the average loss is around €3,500.” Harris believes that this is primarily because the profile of a typical seller is usually older than that of a buyer. Sellers are therefore

Foot clinic for your chiropody needs 4 km from Auzances 10 years private practice in UK

07 71 18 01 39 tina56790@gmail.com siret: 801 941 022 00015

05 55 41 17 76

House Clearance Specialists www.ferraille87.com see main ad - pg 14

Please mention The Bugle when responding to adverts

Blevins Franks International tax and wealth

lesleykidd@hotmail.co.uk

www.blevinsfranks.com

05.55.60.08.46

See our Display Ad - pg 4

management advisers

See our main ad - pg 13

HiFX

International money transfer

www.hifx.co.uk

Très Jolie

Ladies fashion accessories Beautiful scarves, purses, handbags, jewellery & gifts

(See Notice Board for where to ﬁnd me)

Paula Bonella Granulés du Limousin

TONY FARRELL INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISER

Tel: 05 55 89 57 94 Mob: 06 15 28 54 82

Email: tony.farrell@spectrum-ifa.com TSG Insurance Services S.A.R.L. Siège Social: 34 Bd des Italiens, 75009 PARIS "Société de Courtage d'assurances" R.C.S. Paris B 447 609 108 (2003B04384) Numéro d'immatriculation 07 025 332 - www.orias.fr SIRET No.: 500 064 183 00014

Language Services

05 55 78 62 29 06 04 08 29 53

tres.jolie1@orange.fr Facebook: search for “Tres Jolie Milhaguet” siret 753 125 061 00014

with

Lizzie Snowden - Individual lessons 20€ / hour or small groups on demand, at a discounted rate (complimentary session to assess your needs) ‐ Based in Marsac (Creuse) but happy to travel within a 30km radius

Tel: 07 84 05 56 72 Email: lizziesden@hotmail.com SIRET: 817 419 336 00018

Want to learn French? Vocabulary

French-English / English-French Cuisine, European Fauna and Flora, Birds, Gardening and Farming, Beauty and Cosmetics

Paper brochures and e-books aubert-edition-traduction.perso.sfr.fr/en/publishing.htm

Aubert-Edition aubert.edition@gmail.com

05.55.89.15.74 - pg 25

Chez Boutique

Formerly La Petite Place

French tuition

French lessons & handholding services

UK Reg. Counsellor & Psychotherapist Senior Accred. MBACP 548379 • French Reg. Conseille de Vie & Coach • Based on borders of 87-19-23 • Meet in person or via skype • Initial appointment without charge

SIREN: 818 604 654

Tesol cert. & BA Hons in French

Sophie Arsac

Lesley Kidd MSc

05 55 38 33 35

Tel: 05 53 07 06 27 Email: info@pioneerfrance.com Web: www.pioneerfrance.com

Insurance & Finance

Tel: 06 41 69 21 29

COUNSELLING

Your advert here

debarrasser87

tuesbellefr@gmail.com

Sophie Arsac

The Pioneer France team, from left: Harris, Tanya, Carole and Peter

The Spectrum IFA Group with over 20 years' experience advising expatriates throughout Europe on all aspects of financial planning. Represented in Creuse by Tony Farrell:

Tu Es Belle see main ad - pg 4

05.55.89.15.74 - pg 25

House Clearance

Health & Beauty

siret: 792 285 025 00013

French lessons & handholding services

more likely to have traditionally used a bank for their transfers and are reluctant and nervous about using ‘new methods’. “I understand this completely,” says Harris. “Anything new can be daunting, especially when it concerns one’s major asset! However, Pioneer France’s foreign exchange brokerage has been operating for over 35 years and is one of the very few that is fully authorised and regulated by the FCA, with the right of establishment in France. As such, we are able to provide our clients with full security of funds, and we can give expert currency exchange guidance to aid our client’s decision making, which the banks are not licensed to do.” Pioneer France was recently voted number one for foreign exchange rates and service, so contact Harris and his team to find out more about saving thousands. ■

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Man & Van Transport

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CLUBS, CHARITIES & ASSOCIATIONS Charities Noah's Ark Noah’s Ark is a French registered charity run by Cindy and Lauren Maasik who have spent the last five years rescuing animals and caring for them on their farm near Saint-Mathieu. A warm welcome awaits you at their shop and tea rooms in Rochechouart, with home-made cakes, tarts, and quiches followed by plenty of tea or coffee. For more info visit www.noahsark.fr or Facebook: Noah's Ark Tea Rooms and Brocante, 6, Rue de Poitevin, Rochechuart. Open Tues - Sat 10h-17h. Tel: 05 87 41 26 16. Farm visits for animal adoption are welcome at La Ferme, Les Dognons, 87440 Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire. Tel: 05 55 70 64 76. Email info@noahsark.com Phoenix Association Phoenix Association is a registered charity that has existed since 2001 to deal with the sad plight of the everincreasing number of abused and abandoned animals in France. Phoenix does not have a 'rescue centre' as such. Sadly, many of the animals it saves have only ever known confinement and isolation, so instead, the animals are placed in foster homes all over SouthWest France while they wait for their loving and permanent forever homes. This gives Phoenix a better chance of assessing the animal in the normality and comfort of a home which leads to the virtually 100% successful adoption rate. Phoenix is not state funded and so relies on fund-raising and donations to cover the very high re-homing and veterinary costs. Phoenix is formed of a committed but fun and positive team of volunteers, and is always on the lookout for more, so if you are interested in adopting an animal, foster caring or becoming a Member, please visit the Contact page of the website at www. phoenixasso.com and www.facebook. com/PhoenixAssociationFrance Church Notices Anglican Holy Communion Services are now being conducted by Rev Robert Leone at 2:30 pm on the 1st Sunday of each month at the French Protestant Church, Place du Temple, Thiat (87) near Le Dorat (87) and Montmorillon (86) until the Anglican church is ready for use. For more information email: revrobertleone@gmail.com 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 ians.puffin@gmail.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 midweek 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 Chabanais Bowls Club New for 2016 - Short Mat Bowls (45ft) in the Charente. 3-hour sessions - Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon with tea breaks. We welcome all ages and abilities. Use your own UK bowls or borrow ours. For more info and an invitation ring 05 45 29 05 73. Drawing and painting classes At Saint-Junien with the CAPCC (art club). All levels welcome, every Monday and Thursday, English and French spoken, friendly atmosphere, materials provided by the club. 45€ / half-term. Contact: lindsaycox@club-internet.fr for brochure with full details. Keepfit (Bonjour La Forme) Held at Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs in the Salle Polyvalente: Mon evening at 19.45-20.45 for cardiac and muscle exercises; Thurs afternoon at 15.0016.00 for gentle exersises. All are welcome to join us. Contact Jeanette 09 62 58 49 03 (Eng) or Catherine 05 55 66 67 30 (Fr) for more info. Tai Chi, Pakua & Qigong Tai Chi, Pakua & Qigong classes organised by the ACAMIES (association culturelle d'arts martiaux internes et d'exercices de santé). Wed: Jarnages, 18h30-20h, Salle Polyvalente. Thu: Bétête, 19h-20h30, Domaine de Tournessac. Individual classes, courses, massage & treatments also available. Contact: 06 48 00 02 07 http://acamies.e-monsite.com Keep Fit Amazing abs, breathtaking buttocks! Come and join our group at the CAPE in Pontarion. We are all ages, all sizes, men & women, but are serious about keeping fit. Our “monitrice” is English and will happily provide bilingual instructions. We meet every Thursday at 8p.m. in Pontarion Town Hall, for a one-hour workout. Come for a free trial, or call 05 55 64 98 87 or 06 32 42 95 68 for more details. Indoor Bowling at Oradour-surVayres If you already play or have never tried indoor bowling then come along to a meeting. It's great fun and easy to play. If you have never played it before we will show you how. We meet every Monday evening starting at 18.30 hrs at La Chapelle, avenue des Chapelles, 87150 Oradour-sur-Vayres. Come and try it - it's free. If you require further information or directions to our venue please contact me - Email: OradourBowling@gmx.com or telephone: 05 55 08 41 75 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 HauteVienne, 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 cussacbowlsclub@gmail.com or telephone 05 55 78 66 45. 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 at the DOJO, Allée Jean-Marie Couturier, Aubusson. Chinese gym 17h-18h15 & 18h1519h30 and karate 19h30-21h. 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 like to be more supple? Come to our gym class on Thursday mornings from 10.30am to 11.30am, where we do gentle exercises to help all our muscles and joints. The classes are held in Rochechouart in the Capitole building, upstairs. Our group is part of a National Federation of Gymnastics. For information contact Pauline at pauline. maskell@sfr.fr Learn to Meditate Learn to meditate and meet other likeminded 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 Getting out in the garden is one of life's pleasures for many people and there's a lot of satisfaction in seeing seeds and plants thrive and grow under your care. Our Association has a different, garden related topic each month and you are very welcome to come and join us in learning more about growing plants, flowers, fruit, vegetables and trees in this region. We also have visits to other gardens and an Annual Show in September. We meet on the third Thursday of each month (excl Feb) in the Mairie at St-Amand-lePetit (between Eymoutiers and Peyratle-Château). Meetings start at 2.30 pm and visit timings will be advised. For more information contact Carolyn or Antonia at pjlimousin@gmail.com http://jardiniers-du-limousin.webs.com Agenda for 2016: 16 June Visit to Chamberet arboreteum; 21 July Gardening by the moon and how to produce your own seed; 18 August Summer lunch – venue to be advised; 04 September - SUNDAY 4th Annual Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Annual Show; 20 October - AGM followed by All about Pumpkins; 17 November - Visit to Moulin Got, paper manufacturers; 15 December - Gardeners' Question Time and Christmas Party. 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. This year the President is Véronique Granet and the Vice President is Michelle Pierce. For further information contact Michelle on 05 45 89 36 54 / unjardinenfrance@gmail.com Agenda for 2016: 13/06 Berries; 11/07 Taking cuttings; 12/09 Saffron; 10/10 Helpful tips; 14/11 Forest gardens; 12/12 AGM. 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 droughttolerant plants. For more info contact Michelle Pierce 05 45 89 36 54 or visit: www.auxplantesetc.jimdo.com

Les Jardins de Sirius Based in Pressignac, Charente, we are a small association of people who are keen on gardening. As well as finding plants an endless source of interest, we believe that the simple fact of gardening has numerous positive benefits for health, stress, social interaction - in other words, our daily lives - and we’d like to encourage this aspect. We run flower workshops on the first Saturday afternoon of the month. If you’d like to get involved, have more info on the association or become a member, please contact Michelle Pierce on 05 45 89 36 54 or at unjardinenfrance@gmail.com Integration Bessines-Accueil Bessines-Accueil is a group based in Bessines-sur-Gartempe (87250) which seeks to welcome new arrivals both to the town and to the surrounding region and to assist them with integration in the community. The group is comprised both of French and English members and meets weekly, generally on Thursday afternoons, in Bessines-sur-Gartempe, when various activities take place, all aimed at promoting a friendly and welcoming ambiance. Through these activities, which include visits, talks, entertainment and much more, the group aims to discover and promote an appreciation of the life, the history and the heritage of the area and to help new arrivals settle. For more details or to join please contact the President, Bernadette Ruffenach, on 05 55 76 11 19. Les Franglais de Banize (23120) French and English people meet every Wednesday at 2-3 pm in the mairie in Banize to share English and French language and lots of laughter. We all learn from each other, in both languages and about aspects of both cultures. In general the English try to speak in French and vice versa. As far as possible! The meetings have been going on for seven years now but new arrivals are always welcome. For more information please contact Anne Chadwick at lesfranglaisdebanize@ orange.fr or tel 05 55 67 53 60. Connect87 CONNECT is a group for English speakers of any nationality in the area of St-Yrieix-la-Perche. Our Objective is to help people make friends and exchange information. We hold fun events and a Monthly Coffee Morning on the First Friday of every month at Espace Ferraud, rue du Docteur Lemoyne, St-Yrieixla-Perche. We are a non profit making group and we are run by volunteers, there are no membership fees. For Further information visit our website www.connect87.info or contact Nikki Evans at nikkifleurie@gmail.com or on 05 53 55 09 83. French Conversation Group at Les Billanges (87340) We are a small group who meet fortnightly for an hour and a half on Tuesday evenings during term time in Les Billanges, 87340, close to the Creuse/Haute-Vienne border. We are accompanied by a retired French schoolteacher and a current French teacher of English. Discussion is informal, loosely based on everyday topics, including some grammar plus general discussion. We need a few more people to help keep it vibrant and to cater for inevitable absences. The only cost is yearly membership of the local Association, about €20, which brings with it other social opportunities. To find out more please contact Peter Metcalfe at petergmet@gmail.com Familles Rurales in Peyrat-le-Château Association Familles Rurales now offer assistance in English and Dutch to all non-French speaking people (British, Dutch, German, etc.) concerning all kinds of administrative steps. The service is available in Peyrat-le-Château and surrounding communes. We will try to provide information and help you find your way in social and administrative matters. We will also do our best to help you with practical matters such as language problems, payment of bills, hiring workmen, etc. Find Heleen Tichler-Botermans at the AFR office in Peyrat-le-Château on Mondays from 9 am to 12 pm and Wednesdays from 9 am to 1 pm. You are welcome to drop in or make an appointment. www.famillesrurales.org/peyrat-le-

chateau E-mail: familles-rurales.infopeyrat@ orange.fr Telephone: 06 41 20 06 83 Office address: 19 avenue de la Tour, 87470 Peyrat-le-Château Familles Rurales 2 in St-Yrieix-laPerche Weekly courses in French for foreigners (mainly English and Dutch) living in the area. Held at five different levels, all with the same native French teacher, so it is easy to move from one class to another if you feel out of place. Level 1 (beginners) - Mon 10h30-12h; Level 2 - Thur 10h30-12h; Level 3 - Tue 10h30-12h; Level 4 - Sat 10h-12h; Level 5 (top) - Weds 14h30-16h30. All courses are held in Familles Rurales' premises at 1 rue de la Piscine (former swimming pool), 87500 St-Yrieix-laPerche. For more info tel 05 55 09 30 86, or Mark GRIEVES (English-speaking president) tel 06 76 64 89 94 will be pleased to answer any questions you may have. International Apero Reseau Due to unforeseen circumstances we no longer meet at Les Picards, Aubusson. Meetings are continuing Saturdays 11.30 am at various cafes in Aubusson. Due to the ambulant nature of our meetings, should you like to join us, please contact Catherine on 06 86 17 80 88 or email Jan at jansenior@yahoo. co.uk for location updates. We continue to meet to exchange views, make new friends, help and advise one another and help integrate newcomers. We are a friendly group of French and English who enjoy conversation in both languages. Learning Together – Apprenons Ensemble We are a friendly club based in Rochechouart and our aim is to promote good relations amongst the local French-speaking and Englishspeaking community. We offer courses of tuition in English and French as well as organising social and cultural events including visits to places of interest. For further information please visit our website www.learningtogether. moonfruit.com, email us at learningtogether87@gmail.com or telephone our President Alan Bretman on 05 55 49 08 75. We look forward to hearing from you. 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: www.meltingpot-limousin.com CLE – (Charente Limousine Exchange) CLE is a not-for-profit organisation whose members form a valuable resource for the exchange of news, views, ideas and information. We lobby and work with key organisations to help protect our members' best interests, particularly when Government or other proposals threaten to impact the well-being of expatriate citizens. We organise a range of events, workshops and seminars throughout the year, plus social activities including coach trips, activity days and charity events. Our special interest groups include a Fishing Group, a Pudding Club and Gourmet Club which holds regular lunches at some of the region's better restaurants where we negotiate set menus a cut above the typical 'plat du jour' but still reasonably priced – all activities to help members make new expatriate and French friends. www.cle-france.com Email: contact@cle-france.com Tel: Barry Leech 05 49 87 19 85 Libraries & Books Sale of Second-hand Books, La Croisille-sur-Briance On the 18th of every month, during the monthly market at La Croisillesur-Briance (87130), there is a sale of second-hand books (both English and French) from 9am to 12 noon, at the former restaurant in La Place, opposite the bar/tabac. All proceeds go towards

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Lessons in La Souterraine & Dun-le-Palestel (23) OTHER SERVICES: Accompanying and interpreting - house purchase, arranging new utilities, car registration, healthcare, liaison with French administration, etc... Sophie Arsac the local school funds (for La Croisille-surBriance and St-Méard RPI). La Souterraine English Library and Information Centre Located in the historic Porte de Puy Charraud, at 10 rue de Portail, La Souterraine, we are a lively, well-stocked English language library with almost 10,000 books and media available to borrow. We have an attractive cafe which serves tea, coffee and a range of home-made cakes. There is also a regularly changing display of works by local artists and an interesting brocante area on the ground floor. The Library offers classes in French for English speakers with a professional teacher and also organises Anglo-French conversation groups in association with the Municipal Library in La Souterraine. There are also a number of thriving special interest groups, such as the Gardening Group, Camera Club, Friendship Group, etc. We also provide support & assistance in bureaucratic and administrative matters for both existing British residents as well as newcomers to the area. Whatever your interests don’t hesitate to pay us a visit and you will be made most welcome. We are open from 09.30 until 12.30, Mon, Thu, Fri & Sat. For more info tel 05 55 89 57 62 during opening hours or visit www. englishlibrary.fr 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 homemade 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 “Le Jeudi Meta Blues” Organised by the association Nessgig this takes place every 4th Thursday of the month, from 19h30 to 22h at “La Petite Charrue” pub, Le Bournazeau, Château-Chervix (87).

05 55 89 15 74 - scarolinea@yahoo.fr

All music lovers who would like to share and exchange information and stories around blues, folk and rock, in French AND in English, or who might like to jam a little, are welcome. Free admission! For more information email nessgig87@gmail.com or tel 05 55 09 99 34. Music Club Boussac The venue of the Club de Musique & Music in Boussac "open mic" night has changed. We welcome musicians of all levels and styles, spectators and all music lovers to join us for an evening of musical entertainment and fun at L'Origan restaurant, 34 rue Vincent, Boussac 23600 from 20h until midnight on the last Saturday of each month. A PA system will be available. For only 8€ Christophe, the chef and proprietor, will be offering a special formule of Fish & Chips or a small pizza of choice from a Reine, Campagnarde, 4 fromages or Creusoise plus a drink. His normal extensive menu is also available. Food will be served until 22h. For more info please email Dave and Bev at gemsandcrystalsmail@gmail.com or phone 05 55 65 19 24 or Rosie and Mervyn 05 55 65 70 06 mervynjw@aol.com. We look forward to greeting you all at this new venue. Open Mic Night If you like music and have ever fancied getting up and having a go, why not come along to our Open Mic Night at “Le Loch Ness” in La Souterraine town centre every Friday around 8.30pm. 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 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

Wolfy This gorgeous boy is Wolfy, a 5-year-old Berger cross who has been at the SPA refuge in Limoges for 2 long years. He is a friendly and affectionate chap who has won the hearts of the volunteers and staff. After so long in the refuge he could do with a bit more training but Wolfy is a clever boy who loves to be with people, walks well on the lead and enjoys a game. At the moment he is happily sharing his box with a female and mostly he is content in the company of other dogs but sometimes he can be a bit picky about his friends - if he is to live with another dog they would need to meet him before adoption. Wolfy is smaller than a pure Berger and would fit in happily as a family pet or as a companion. He is castrated, chipped and vaccinated. If you would like to give Wolfy the home he clearly deserves you can meet him at: SPA de la Haute-Vienne, 156 avenue du Général René Chambe, 87270 Couzeix Tel: 05 55 48 06 75 or if you would like some help from an English-speaking volunteer to meet Wolfy or any of the other many dogs at the refuge email Pam at pamrob1@hotmail.com

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Chester - a 1-2 year old spaniel x

This beautiful boy is loving, gentle and affectionate, friendly and playful with other young dogs and loves people! He is very faithful and likes to have a “special” person to follow around. He is obedient and craves affection although he will flinch at sudden hand or foot movements, we can only guess at why.

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 English-speaking council surgery ...for residents of the commune of St-LégerMagnazeix. Every 2nd Weds in the month, an English-speaking council surgery with councillors Manuela Stroescu and Patrick Johnson will take place at the Mairie between 11am and 12pm. Elizabeth Finn Care Registered charity Elizabeth Finn Care is able to offer direct financial assistance to British and Irish nationals or residents who live overseas. We ensure that our help does not affect any means-tested payments. For more information contact: Mary Hughes Case worker France, Elizabeth Finn Care - tel 04 68 23 43 79 or visit www.elizabethfinncare. org.uk and www.turn2us.org.uk L’Association France Alzheimer Dordogne Charitable organisation offering Englishspeaking support and guidance to anyone dealing with the day-to-day difficulties affecting those with dementia, their families and their carers and assistance with how to access the best provisions of care. English Helpline (available on Tuesday mornings between 10am and midday): 09 64 21 40 86. For more information email alzheimer. dordogne@orange.fr or visit www. francealzheimer-dordogne.org 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 Haute-Vienne We offer free and confidential support to English speakers affected by Cancer in the Haute-Vienne (87) and Creuse (23). 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, helpline@cshautevienne.org or visit www. cshautevienne.org

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Chester is not a big dog, he weighs around 12.5 kilos. He is clean in the house, sits on command and takes his treats very gently. His recall is good but he can become distracted, understandable as he has spent three months in the pound, so everything is still VERY exciting! He walks well on lead and his training is coming along nicely, he is so desperate to please you! Chester has been known to steal things if left alone but he is crate trained and happy to be left, or to sleep, in his crate. He would be happy to have another dog to play with but, as long as he has a loving owner he will be a loyal and loving companion. He is chipped, castrated, fully vaccinated, worm and tick treated and ready for his forever home. If you are interested in this loving boy, please either call Jackie and Andy Axford on 05 53 52 06 23 or e-mail jackie.axford@ gmail.com.

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The Phoenix Pensioners Plan STIF has plenty to smile about - today he is the proud bearer of the very first Phoenix Pensioners Plan Award.

The Award will provide a Veterinary Voucher to a maximum value of €500 for each of the eligible dogs adopted from the SPA de Bergerac. To qualify for an Award, dogs must be at least ten years old, although consideration will be given to dogs of less than ten, which are in special need. Richard Johnson, President of the Phoenix Association, is keen to see this initiative generate a new interest in the adoption of older dogs: “They have so much to offer and we hope this will encourage potential adopters to consider an older dog, knowing that they have this extra support.” Pascal Rosenplac, Director of the SPA de Bergerac, expressed his appreciation to the Phoenix Association: “The SPA de Bergerac and Phoenix Association have worked together for many years and this is a very generous initiative on the part of Phoenix which we are sure will significantly increase the chances of adoption for our older residents.” For details of the Phoenix Pensioners Plan, please contact Sally Dingle: sallydinglephoenix@gmail.com

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NEW Premises at 21 Place Charles de Gaulle, Le Dorat Home Decor & Gifts Tea, coffee & home-made scones / cakes Official Stockist & Workshop for Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan & Neal’s Yard Remedies Organic Decorative Paint Workshops To learn the basis of using Chalk Paint™ & ask questions, join us on a workshop. All materials included. To book contact Jay. Opening hours: Tue/Wed/Fri 10h-16h - Thu 10h-18h. See website for June holiday closures

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LES CERISIERS

33 RTE NATIONALE, 36300 CIRON

Restaurant/Tea Room Brocante/Craft Materials • Browse in the Brocante • Ornamental garden items • Jewelry • Bric a brac • Cards ... and lots lots more!

Books on: Gardening, Crafts, DIY, Cookery, Novels, Kids, French... and more! See main ad for more information.

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Le Restaurant Ecurat Atelier d'Art du Jardin

2km from Chénérailles & the Château Villemonteix Open Wednesday to Saturday for: English Breakfast Lunches Salon de Thé Restaurant du Soir Fish, chips & mushy peas €11.50 All by reservation please. For more information

tel: 05 55 81 31 85 email: ecurat123@hotmail.com

LCS23 Autos

We are now making weekly runs to and from the UK with our LWB van, car trailer and car transporter.

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Bugle Notice Board Le Viaduc Bar/Restaurant Le Viaduc Restaurant (87250 Folles) is proud to present for the Fête de la Musique - 18 June from 20h Limousin Legends of Rock... ONE PLUS ONE If you are looking for a great rock gig, the village square will become the venue for this historic night. Fish & Chips, Burgers, Toulouse Sausage Aligot. Tel: 05 55 10 96 03 www.le-viaduc-bar-folles.com

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Want to make sure you have an EU passport? If you have or had a grandparent born in Ireland (North or South) ... you can apply for a Republic of Ireland passport. This does not affect your UK passport. If you find the paperwork daunting, I can do it for you. Prices on application, depending on the complexity of your case. Email Jonathan Critchley:

jcritch.7@gmail.com siret: 792 285 025 00013

www.eco-entrepot.fr As well as a fabulous range of tried and tested paints, we are now an official Crown Paints distributer.

www.mandyscurry2go.com Dates for June

Gouzon, Chilled orders only! 3.30pm, (place de l'Eglise) - Wednesday 1st Boussac, (place de l'Hôtel de Ville) - Wednesday 1st (6pm) Aubusson, (place Maurice Dayras) - Thursday 2nd (6pm) Le Grand-Bourg, (place du marché) - Friday 3rd (5.45pm-7.15pm only) Marsac, (Chez Jacques) - Friday 3rd (8.15pm) Bourganeuf, (place Martin Nadaud) - Wednesday 8th (5.45pm) Peyrat-le-Château, (place du Champ de Foire) - Thursday 9th (5.45pm) Dun-le-Palestel, Venue now finished, but you can order chilled collection, please contact us for details. Sardent, (Auberge du lac, Masmangeas) - Saturday 18th (5.30pm) Also chilled deliveries to various areas - please contact for details

Tel: 07 70 39 12 23

Email: mandyscurry2go@gmail.com

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Petticoat Lane

This month we will be at the following markets: Saturday 4th June - Aigre Sunday 26th June – Panazol

If you would like us to bring anything for you at any of the markets, please let me have your order by telephone or e-mail

sales@petticoatlaneshop.com http://www.petticoatlaneshop.com/ 5 Rue Nationale – 16150 Chabanais

Tel: 05 45 29 03 99

Roussis Maid

Find us at the following weekly markets: Piégut (Wednesdays) Brantôme (Fridays) and at the following monthly markets: Aigre English Market - 4th June Brantôme English Market - 19th June Chasseneuil - 22nd June For further details or to order cards, e-mail: ellinghamroam764@yahoo.com

Le Champsac

12 rue des Fontaines, Champsac 87230 Monday 6th June Fish & Chip night with the Dordogne Chippy Regular Saturday Pizza Nights with "Pizza del Sole" New for June! - A selection of ciders, including fruit, pear and non-alcoholic. ... and a plug for one of the charities we support: Sunday 12th June in Oradour-sur-Vayres fund-raiser for the "Guide Dogs for the Blind" For more information, please contact:

lechampsac@orange.fr www.lechampsac.com 05 55 78 53 50

Fashion Accessories Where to find me:

Every Wednesday - Piégut Market Please see my facebook page... search 'Tres Jolie Milhaguet' to see what's new.

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"Official Transporter of The Bugle" Now offering monthly return UK trips Based Nr Aubusson, Dept. 23

Très Jolie

If you need anything transporting, from cars, vans, motorbikes and tractors through to household items and DIY goods, get in touch for more information. 05 55 80 34 52 / 06 23 29 24 70

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JUNE 2016 ○ THE BUGLE ○ www.thebugle.eu Sun 22nd May to Sun 5th Jun BOURGANEUF Art Exhibition

Exhibition of the paintings of Marie-Claude Reviron: acrylic, oil, on wood, on canvas, enamel, mosaic. Salle Marcel Desprez. Mon-Fri from 9h-12h & 13h3017h; Sat & Sun from 10h-12h & 15h-18h. Wed 1st to Sun 26th Jun SAINT-MATHIEU Exhibition of Italian fine artist Maria Carraro

Sat 4th to Sun 19th Jun SAINT-PRIEST-TAURION 1er Salon International « Les Peintres du Paysage » The Société Internationale des Peintres du Paysage International Society of Landscape Painters (SIPP-ISLP) is organising, in partnership with the Mairie of Saint-PriestTaurion, its first International Exhibition: "Landscape Painters". It will feature 36 artists from 11 countries, all of national or international renown who work in oil, watercolour or pastel. There will be demonstrations and a conference (11th June at 18h) on "How to paint landscapes" and Blockx will be present at the exhibition for the sale of paint: oil, watercolour and pastel. There will also be the possibility of taking part in one of three 3-day courses: - Watercolour painting, 6/7/8 June, led by Christine Créhalet - Painting with oil and knife and/or pastel, 10/11/12 June, led by Lorenzo Rappelli (president of the SIPP-ISLP) - Watercolour painting, 16/17/18 June, led by Cao Bei An Courses cost €240 and run from 9h-12h30 & 14h-17h30. To reserve a place call 05 55 71 33 12 or email contact. peintrespaysage@gmail.com The exhibition takes place at the Espace Vienne-Taurion Mon-Fri 14h-19h; Sat-Sun 10h-12h & 14h-19h (Sat 11th June open until 22h). Free entry. For more information visit facebook.com/sipp.islp Sun 5th Jun SAINT-MICHEL-DE-VEISSE Garden opens for charity Margaret & Tony Grainger invite visitors to their garden, with monies raised going to two charities, Moutier Rozeille Handic’Art Group and Open Gardens' A Chacun son Everest. 10 Treichazeix, 23480 St-Michel-de-Veisse - Sunday 5th June from 14h-17h. Entry 5 euros. Plant and book stalls, tea and coffee. English garden-style flower beds around our maison de maître house, and vegetable garden, with places to sit and chat with friends whilst drinking your tea. One of the stars of the show will be our Crambe grandiflora which will be at its best.

Art Café, 12 place de l'Eglise, Saint-Mathieu. Sat 4th to Sun 5th Jun BEAULIEU-SUR-SONNETTE (16450) CSF Charente-Plus - Rendez-vous aux jardins Open Garden raising funds in a good cause. 9h-12h & 14h-18h. Entrance is €2, Under 14s free. Plenty of parking available. Attractions: Beautiful mature gardens, delicious homemade cakes served with tea and coffee, plant stalls and books for sale.

Sun 12th Jun ORADOUR-SUR-VAYRES 6th Annual Fund-raiser The annual fund-raiser in Aid of the Guide Dogs for the Blind School in Landouge, Limoges will be held this year on Sunday 12th June from 1pm to 5pm. The venue once again will be in our large garden, come rain or shine, at 17 avenue du Mai 1945, Oradour-sur-Vayres. The event will include the presence of the Guide Dog School President and volunteers, highlighting the very good work they do, with various items for sale and some working Guide Dogs and student Guide Dogs, delicious home-made cakes, tea, coffee, soft drinks, clothes, books, bric-a-brac, CDs, DVDs, a variety of artisans, plants and tombola. If anyone has any saleable items they can donate to this very worthy cause we would be very grateful. Please contact Roger and Christine Thomas on 05 55 78 83 05.

Cancer Support France - new branch for the Vienne As a Macmillan Nurse for ten years and a then as the Matron for a hospice in the UK I have seen first-hand how a cancer diagnosis can turn someone’s world upside down. As well as dealing with the effects of the condition and its treatments, people with cancer often have to come to terms with fears and myths about the disease. Supporting people through these difficulties can sometimes help them regain a sense of control over their lives. Support can also reduce people’s sense of isolation, and offer a safe confidential environment where they can talk openly about their cancer and express their emotions. There has been a branch of Cancer Support France (Charente-Plus) supporting people from Charente and the Vienne. This is a huge area and it has become apparent that it is virtually impossible for volunteers in the Charente to give any support, other than by telephone, to those in some areas of Vienne. So I and a small team of volunteers are proposing to set up a branch of CSF in Vienne. Sylvie Aubert, a nurse at the Cancerology Unit at the Militaire Hospital in Poitiers, also feels a greater awareness of CSF both with patients and their families and medical staff is much needed. Sylvie speaks very good English and has assisted many English patients in Poitiers Hospital and is keen to support anything the group is able to do. We hope to be able to provide a regular drop-in session as well as posters for waiting rooms and information for patients, relatives and medical staff about what Cancer Support Vienne is able to offer. What we aim to do: • Offer support to you and your carers by being available to listen on the telephone or to respond by email

• Help you ask the questions you need answers to by providing a translation service or translators to attend hospital appointments • Guide you to information in English about cancer and its treatment in France • Visit you at home or in hospital if this is possible • Provide a regular drop-in session at Poitiers Hospital Who are we: • We are all volunteers • Some of us have had cancer ourselves • Some of us have been treated in France • Some of us have had experience of nursing or supporting those affected by cancer • Some of us have therapeutic skills to offer • Some of us have received training from Macmillan Cancer Support • Some of us are medically trained Cancer Support Vienne will offer free confidential support for Englishspeaking people affected by cancer. We need volunteers from the 4 corners of the department to help us spread the news, train as Active Listeners and fund-raise for Cancer Support Vienne. So if you know someone who may help or if you are willing to take part yourself, please either email me at jacquieannkelly@gmail.com or call me, Jacquie Kelly, on 05 49 84 08 74.

Sun 12th Jun VIDEIX Cancer Support Haute-Vienne fund-raising lunch At La Chassaigne, the beach at Videix (87600) or at the Mairie if wet. 12 noon. Menu: kir, duo of pâtés, BBQ pork with pommes boulangères, cheese and salad, strawberry tartlet, wine and coffee. Cost €18 per person. For more information and reservations tel 05 55 00 31 15. Fri 17th Jun BOUSSAC Jazz Concert: Le QUARTET Opening of the summer season at the Château de Boussac with a concert in the orangerie organised by Les Amis du Château at 19h30. New Orleans jazz will be brought to you by Alain Barrabes (keyboard and vocals), Thierry Bourguignon (washboard), Alexis Bourguignon (trumpet) and Jérôme Gatius (clarinet). Free entry but donations would be welcome. For more information tel 06 25 25 37 02. Sat 18th Jun BOUSSAC Fête de la Musique AIPB will be hosting the Boussac Fête de la Musique again this year in the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville on 18th June starting at 19h until late. Fingers crossed for some fine weather! We have a great line-up of popular local talent for your entertainment so please come along and join us. Kicking off the evening are the talented Cimbault family of 5 brothers and sisters, aged from 6 to 11 years, who perform as "Soleils en Confetti". Following this will be Johnny Gray, a classic rock and blues singer and young Georgie Calladine, who sings and looks like an angel. Two groups complete the line-up: first to perform will be "Pressplay", the well-known pop/rock/funk and soul artistes and finally to round up the evening the young punk rockers "Unpinned Grenades". A bar and fast food will be available throughout the evening. For more info please contact mervynjw@aol.com, see our website: www.aipbboussac.fr or Facebook page: Amitiés Internationales du Pays de Boussac. Sat 25th Jun MOUTIER-D'AHUN Le Puy Batard 40th birthday celebrations Le Puy Batard is an association that has been offering disabled adults holidays in Creuse since 1977. To celebrate their 40th birthday, they are organising an evening of music with Cécile and Jean-Noël Klinguer at Notre-Dame du Moulin (former Moulin du Comte) from 9 pm on Saturday 25th June. Free entry and open to all! This non-denominational vigil will celebrate sharing, friendship, joy and caring for others. For more information contact Jean-Pierre Déchoz on 06 48 15 52 70 or visit www.puy-batard.org Thu 14th Jul GOUZON Vide-greniers in aid of Secours Catholique We are once again serving cream teas with English scones, jam and cream and a cup of coffee or tea for only 2 euros each. Come along for a chat and we hope to see all our French, Dutch and English regulars.

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Launched in 1982 by the French Ministry for culture, the Fête de la Musique, also known as World Music Day, is a music festival held all over the world that takes place every 21st June, the day of the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere. Musicians (amateurs and professionals alike) are asked to perform for free, and all the concerts are free for the public. Performances & concerts take place in open air areas such as streets and parks or in public buildings like museums, train stations, castles, etc. The Fête de la Musique is a way of encouraging the major music institutions (orchestras, operas, choirs, etc.) to perform outside their usual locations and promotes encounters and exchanges between young musicians and well-known talents. To find out more about the free concerts taking place near you visit fetedelamusique.culture.fr or contact your local tourist office for more information.