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Nearly 140 years after the first calls were made, the French landline network will gradually be phased out over the coming years following an historical announcement by Orange.

date, no new fixed line contracts will be sold and anyone moving house will not be able to take their landline contract with them.

There are currently 20 million landline users in France, but just under half of these do not have an associated internet connection, leaving many to panic about losing their telephone line.

Orange have been quick to reassure users that whilst they will no longer sell new contracts, the existing landline network will be maintained. The operator hopes to start completely phasing out the 139-year-old system from 2023, however.

The move comes after

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n an increasingly mobile world, the death knell may have been rung for the traditional landline after Orange announced that they will shortly begin phasing out the classic RTC (Réseau téléphonique commuté) cable network. The news will mean the end of the familiar “T-junction” connecter; in the future your telephone will be plugged into the back of your internet box.

From 15th November, Orange will no longer sell new landline subscriptions, and will “evolve to focus on IP technology which has become the international standard”. From this

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hen I first moved to France what seems like a lifetime ago, I only had a vague notion of what La Rentrée was. I understood that it was the time of year that children went back to school, and that I didn't really know how to translate the expression into English (Back to School?)... but I had no idea why it was so important and what it actually meant.

I'm not ashamed to say that these days, for eight weeks every summer, those two little words generate the kind of feelings in me that the name Father Christmas would engender in December as a young child: giddy excitement, the tantalising prospect of something seemingly unattainable, the sense that time is slowing down.

And then that blessed day when you pack the little blighters off to school, sit back and enjoy five seconds of peace for what feels like the first time in your life. I'd say that the pleasure was worth the pain, but it really isn't!

As I write this, there are just a few days remaining before

I can have a small piece of my life back. I can't actually remember what it feels like to enjoy a cup of tea without a soundtrack of “she hit me”, “he stole my toys” and “we're bored!” I know that you're supposed to enjoy spending time with your kids, but as someone who works from home, I am going to break the taboo and confess that I am looking forward to the peace and quiet.

It is a problem faced by many in France, with growing calls for the 8-week summer holidays to be reduced in length (see page 11). I have many friends who face similar issues in the UK - where childcare costs are far higher than they are here - and, like their French counterparts, a lot of them rely on family support to get through the summer months. Which brings me to one of the occasional negative points of being an expat: the lack of a support network.

I always listen with envy to friends who say that their parents have taken the kids so that they can go to a concert, or a wedding, or even just have a night off. Ah, a night off...

my wife and I find ourselves away from home from time to time, but never together. We don't have brothers, sisters or parents round the corner, and whilst friends are always willing to look after a child for a couple of hours, most, understandably, are reluctant to take three of them overnight!

And when they're my three, I can't say I blame them!

Now, I'm not complaining (OK, maybe a little bit). I chose to live here and have children and they are my responsibility.

On the surface it probably doesn't even look that hard; it is the non-stop nature of it that wears you down. Would you rather have excruciating pain for an hour, or a dull headache for eight weeks? I know which I would choose... bring on the thumb screws!

I am also aware that I just compared my children to a dull headache which really isn't fair... migraine would be more appropriate!!

On the plus side, what a glorious summer it has been!

The warm weather has allowed us to pack the kids out into the garden to play and also enjoy the odd glass of something cold under a tree late in the day as the sun sets. I always think it's a shame that the longest days don't always coincide with the warmest weather; ten o'clock sunsets are so often wasted in May. These last few weeks, I've started to notice the sun setting much earlier and the window between getting the kids down and the sun setting has been

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As we go to print, it has been announced that the EU has voted to do away with daylight saving and stick with summer time all year round. My summer holiday-addled brain can't work out what that might mean for my late evening al fresco tipple, but I do know that it will provide my fatherin-law with yet another reason to call at ever-more unholy hours. “Oh, I thought you were three hours ahead,” is the usually excuse when insomnia kicks in and he's bored in the wee small hours. I dread to think what will happen if the UK keeps daylight saving postBrexit and the EU scraps it!

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The local farmers filling the country's Big Macs

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he agriculture minister, Stéphane Travert, visited the Creuse in August to discuss animal welfare issues with local farmers and to promote the Label Rouge accreditation. As part of the visit, the minster also met with Delphine Smagghe, vice president of McDonald’s France, at the headquarters of the Creuse Corrèze Berry Élevage (CCBE) cooperative in Parsac, to agree new rules on quality and welfare standards.

McDonald's is one of the biggest buyers of beef in France, through an intermediary called Moy park beef, based in Orléans, and is an increasingly important partner for the region's cattle farmers. In order to guarantee the quality of the beef they sell, McDonald's has entered into a contractual agreement with breeders to meet certain environmental and animal welfare criteria. This will be achieved via a dedicated diagnostic tool, called “Boviwell”, which has already been deployed among 1,600 breeders across France.

As the public become more aware of the provenance of their food, sourcing local, healthy beef is increasingly important to the American fast food giant and the breeders of the Creuse in particular are well placed to fill this demand. Nicolas Boussageon is one such farmer, based near Evaux-les-Bains, and has been selling his beef to McDonald's, via Moy park beef, for the last four years.

“We have already established that in our traditional Creusois farms, we do not need to make any changes to meet these improved welfare and quality criteria.”

McDonald's has also acknowledged the quality of the region's cattle. “This specially selected, high quality meat represents 13% of all the burgers we sell in France,” explained Rémi Rocca, chief buyer for Mc Donald’s France, referring to the 50 producers of the CCBE who currently sell 18-month-old heifers to the American company. “More than 55% of the meat we buy is French, but we can always do better and are continually on the hunt for breeders who can meet our criteria.”

The farmers themselves are also happy to work with the fast food chain, under conditions that Nicolas Boussageon describes as a “good deal”. “The contract gives me security and I am seeing better returns than when I tried to sell my heifers at 36 months on the traditional butcher market as Label Rouge. I ended up with quite a few animals unsold.”

It may seem surprising to many, given the historical image of fast food, but the next time you bite into a Big Mac, there's a good chance the burger came from a local cow that grazed on the pastures of the Creuse. ■

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4-day school week

As the region's children head back to school for La Rentrée, half of all the communes in Haute-Vienne have taken the option of reducing the primary school week back to four days, with no school on Wednesdays. However, given that Limoges counts as one commune, in actual fact more than two-thirds of the department's schoolchildren will now stay at home on Wednesdays.

In rural areas, the introduction of 3 hours of school on a Wednesday morning greatly increased the costs of education: more school buses, longer hours for teaching assistants, as well as the added cost of the two periods of extra-curricular activity that compensated for the three hours of school mid-week. With budgets stretched and schools either merging or closing across the country, the change was not welcomed by all authorities.

In cities and more affluent areas, the extra cost of Wednesday classes could be more easily absorbed and working parents were keen not to have to arrange an extra half day of childcare. With Limoges choosing to cancel the fifth day of school, local budgets have lightened, but the burden on many working parents has once again become slightly heavier. ■

Speeding fines Unsurprisingly, the lowering of the national speed limit to 80 km/h in July has led to a significant boost for the government's coffers.

Initial reports suggested that many radars were flashing twice as often this summer as over the same period last year, but local figures show a much higher increase.

According to Le Populaire, the five radars in the Haute-Vienne department that cover

areas of 80km/h flashed 3,037 times in July, compared to just 713 in the same month last year – an increase of 425%, despite numerous reports of vandalism of the speed cameras in protest at the changes.

“The periods after rule changes on the roads often see these kinds of rises... everything will settle down in time,” assured a spokesperson for the Prefecture.

The government has not forecast how much it could earn in speeding fines this year, but Auto Plus magazine has estimated that an additional €335million will be collected following the speed limit cut. It said it is likely to see a new revenue record for speeding fines, even topping last year's earnings of €1.97 billion. ■

Cycling stars in Dun The stars came out again this year for the annual Critérium de Dun-le-Palestel bike race.

Chief among those was French superstar Julian Alaphilippe, who won two mountain stages in the Tour de France earlier this summer and finished the race in the Polkadot jersey as best climber. Other big names of the sport to take part in the famous race were former French champion Anthony Roux and last year's winner Sylvain Chavanel.

“We couldn't do anything else, given what he showed us during the Tour,” explained the race organiser, Jean-Marie Baraille. “It's usually not even a question of money, more of availability. For us, it was a big coup.”

As night fell, the riders attacked the fifty laps - each of 1.5 kilometres - around the town centre, and in the end Alaphilippe did not disappoint the massed fans as he crossed the line ahead of Anthony Roux. “I feel good, it's great to see so many people here,” said the rider after his first visit to the town. ■

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British expats are Brexit orphans as they swing in wind Denis MacShane is the UK’s former Minister for Europe and author of Brexit, No Exit. Why (in the End) Britain Won’t Leave Europe. (IB Tauris). Here, he gives us his view on the impact Brexit negotiations are having on British expats in France.

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n the midst of fusillades of trade and economic statistics and WTO rules and regulations over what Brexit will mean, one factor is entirely ignored. The human factor. In the last quarter of a century, millions of Brits have become used to living, working and retiring on the continent as freely as if they were moving from Sheffield to Devon, from Glasgow to London or Birmingham to Barnstaple.

Now these rights are about to be removed to place the British citizen at the mercy of whatever happen to be the local immigration, residence and work permit rules in place in 27 other EU member states.

It is what we are doing to the European Union citizens in Britain. They will have to apply to a jobsworth Home Office immigration bureaucracy - the

kindly folk who brought us the Windrush scandal - to see if they can live and work in the UK. In France, The Bugle is a friendly monthly freesheet newspaper produced for the tens of thousands of Brits who have turned the south-west region of France into home from home. It is full of adverts from small British businesses that have set up in France.

They advertise their services as builders, electricians, architects, chimney sweeps, dog groomers, gardeners as well as French teachers and estate agents.

But the moment Brexit happens all these British expats will see their status changed and no longer have the automatic right to live and earn their living here. They will become the orphans of Brexit.

The same is true for the up to

900,000 Brits who own a property or run a business in Spain.

Only 300,000 of these are empadronados, which means they have officially registered with the local municipality as living full-time in Spain. The other 600,000 are in no-man's-land as they come and go as they please today, because no-one asks for a residence or work permit when you arrive in an EU member state.

But that is about to change.

UK citizens will be Third Country Nationals like Russians, or Mexicans or Koreans, with their rights to live and work in EU member states governed by the sovereign laws of each county. The French authorities will be helpful for existing expats but will work within French national laws just as Britain is bringing in British national laws to deal with European citizens who want to live or work in the UK. Mrs May began with her ministers using ugly language about EU citizens in Britain being “bargaining chips”, but she has dropped that threatening rhetoric. They are now

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being told they must apply for “settled status” and do so online. That may work for French bankers in the City but there are many who do essential work in old age homes, or amongst the more than 25 per cent of construction workers in London who are from Europe, or fruit and veg pickers who are not computer literate.

Now the Home Office says it will register up to 3.5 million people alphabetically. Given the number of Polish names that begin with Z, that has struck a chill into the hearts of the Polish community in Britain. In addition, the Government says it will use age-old Immigration Acts drawn up to keep people out of the UK as the legislative framework for dealing with fellow Europeans.

Yet still the boast is that everything is perfect in Britain and all the fault lies in Europe.

Caron Pope, managing partner of Fragomen, a legal firm advising British expats, told the Evening Standard: “The heightened prospect of no deal is worrying our clients, not least because of the impact on

their people in Europe. The EU need to get a grip of it and say how they will be treated.”

This comment reflects the ignorance of many in London who think there is an entity called the EU which can dictate to 27 sovereign national states who guard jealously who can live and work in their communities. As Britain insists all Europeans must lose all automatic rights to be employed if offered a job in Britain, why should we assume politicians in other European nations will look more kindly on Brits?

Fragomen would be better advised approaching all British MPs to explain to them that there is now great fear amongst British expats that the Brexit process will produce one guaranteed group of collateral victims - British citizens in Europe.

In 2015 every Tory MP stood on a manifesto promising a “vote for life” for British expats. Yet David Cameron and Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn made no effort in 2016 to allow all Brits in Europe to vote in the referendum. Only

264,000 expatriates out of an estimated 2 million in Europe had a say in 2016 when Leave won by 1.3 million votes.

As the campaign grows for a new consultation on Brexit, it is vital that British citizens living across the Channel should not be forgotten. At the very least the Government should consult with them and seek to defend their existing rights. And if a new referendum is agreed by MPs then all British citizens should have a right to vote on their future whether they live in Bradford or Bergerac. ■

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Electric car charging stations Gigspanner return to the region once again arrive in the Limousin

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s battery technology steadily improves, the number of fully electric cars on the country's roads is set to rapidly increase. In rural parts of France, however, it has not always been possible to easily charge your vehicle, leading drivers to have to plan their trips with military precision to avoid getting caught out or to simply stay away.

Until recently, the Creuse department had no public charging points for electric vehicles, but since the beginning of August, four have now been installed in La Souterrraine, Bourganeuf and two in the department's capital Guéret.

Over the coming weeks, this number should grow to eleven.

“In an ideal world, we would have a charging station every 40 kilometres,” explained André Mavigner, president of the Syndicat départemental des énergies de la Creuse. “We are working according to a study undertaken by the region that puts the optimal number of stations in Creuse at 33.”

Even with these new additions, the department still has

a long way to go, but is already better equipped than neighbouring Haute-Vienne where there are still no stations available to the general public. This should change in the very near future as communes installing the car charing points do not need to stump up much of the money themselves.

“It's pretty easy for communes to do,” explained mayor of La Souterraine, Jean-François Muguay, as he unveiled his town's borne on the place Émile-Parrain.

“We receive funding for 80% of the installation, so the cost to the commune is minimal.” In reality,

of the estimated €13,000 project, the commune has contributed just €2,000.

As for demand, local officials have admitted that this is currently not that high; the station at the Monts de Guéret has apparently been used “at least once” since it was unveiled at the start of August. The department has agreed a flat fee of €3 for each vehicle, irrespective of the length of charge - fully charging a completely flat battery can take as long as 2 1/2 hours. Payment must be made using a bank card equipped with sans contact. ■

n the wake of his departure from Steeleye Span, multi award-winning fiddle player Peter Knight has turned his full attention to his trio Gigspanner, and in the process established their reputation as one of the most genuinely groundbreaking forces on the British folk scene, inspiring Maverick magazine to write "Gigspanner are making some of the most beautiful music the genre has to offer" 5***** Since leaving Steeleye Span, Peter has also chosen to make his home in the Creuse, although a busy touring schedule in the UK means that he is absent for much of the year. The band has had a hugely busy summer playing headline slots at some of the UK's most high-profile folk festivals, including Sidmouth Folk Week and Shrewsbury Folk Festival, but in September will be making a welcome return to France for a short tour, which will include the Creuse and the Dordogne.

Described as one of the “most quietly brilliant sets of musicians in the folk world and beyond”,

Gigspanner take self-penned material along with music rooted in the British Isles, and with the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beat, produce richly atmospheric arrangements “with notes seemingly plucked from the stars and rhythms from the equator”.

Their November 2017 release, ‘The Wife of Urban Law’, received several ‘Best Of’ end of year accolades, including making it on to Mojo’s ‘The 10 Best Folk Albums of 2017’ list.

You can see Gigspanner on Friday 21st September at the salle des fêtes, St-Pierre-Chérignat.

Tickets are 14 euros and available online from www.eventbrite. co.uk. For more information for the Creuse event, contact: mail@ gigspanner.com (see below).

And on Saturday 23rd September at L'espace, Verteillac.

Tickets are 18 euros and available online from www.eventbrite. co.uk. For more information for the Dordogne event, contact: info@lessoeursanglaises.com ■

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Ryanair has once again tightened up the rules on what passengers pay to take luggage onto the plane, in order to “speed up boarding”. From November this year, passengers will still be allowed to take one “small personal bag” into the cabin, but only if it will fit under the seat in front. Travellers will now have to pay €6 if they also want to take a 10 kg bag, such as a pull-along suitcase, on board; these have been free until now.

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rom January this year, eleven vaccinations became compulsory for children in France as part of the country's battle to eradicate preventable diseases. Top of that list was rougeole (measles), and Prime Minister Édouard Philippe said at the time that it was “unacceptable” that children were still dying. “In the homeland of Pasteur that is not admissible,” Philippe said, referring to Louis Pasteur, the French biologist who made breakthroughs in disease research and developed the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax in the 19th century.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has now again called for countries across Europe to vaccinate themselves and their children as a deadly measles epidemic sweeps across the continent. Since the beginning of this year, the WHO has confirmed well over 41,000 cases of the potentially deadly virus. This is far more than the 24,000 cases reported in 2017, which was itself the worst year for a decade.

Measles is incredibly contagious and one person can easily infect 20 others through coughing and sneezing the airborne virus. Symptoms include a high fever, severe cough, extreme fatigue and skin lesions.

Europe as a whole has seen 37 deaths from measles so far this year, with three of those in France - the latest being a 32-year-old mother, who contracted the virus from sick patients in the Poitiers CHU while visiting to fill in some paperwork for her ill father.

It has long been established that a population as a whole requires 95% vaccination to guarantee nationwide immunity, but this figure is as low as 80% in France when it comes to the measles jab. Experts have put this down to two main factors. Firstly,

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laziness and complacency. Because so few cases of measles have been reported in the last decade, many parents do not see the urgency in vaccinating their children. Of those that do currently have the first measles jab, only two-thirds return for the important, second booster jab.

Secondly, the French are historically one of the most sceptical nations when it comes to vaccinations.

In 2016, a study by eBioMedecine revealed that 41 per cent of those surveyed said they felt that vaccines were not “safe” - the highest number of any country that took part. This distrust seems to have eased, however, with the most recent survey conducted by Ipsos in July 2018 showing that 83 per cent of French people are now in favour of vaccination. Distrust remains, though, and this is at least part of the reason that France has been one of the worst affected European countries during the recent epidemic.

Three childhood vaccines - for diphtheria, tetanus and polio - have been mandatory in France for many years, but others were simply recommended. Since January 2018, a new

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According to the Ministry of Health, people born before 1980 are less at risk of contamination because they have probably already had measles, which at one time affected hundreds of thousands of children each year. The World Health Organisation estimates that between 2000 and 2015, measles vaccination prevented more than 20 million deaths worldwide. ■

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Ryanair has claimed that the move is not aimed at making money, but intended to “improve punctuality and reduce boarding gate delays”. Furthermore, under the new policy only 95 passengers per flight - around half of the total - will be permitted to pay for the right to take the extra bag on board. Everyone else will have to pay to have their carry-on luggage put into the hold.

From November, if passengers arrive at the boarding gate with more than the 20-litre carry-on bag, but haven't paid for the priority boarding status, the bag will be placed in the hold at a charge of €25, Ryanair said in a statement. ■

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>> continued from pg 1 Orange ran a trial in 14 communes in the Finistère department, an area that contains both individuals and businesses and was described by the company as “representative of France as a whole”. In the trial, new clients were only offered a “box”, with bundled internet and phone line, and Orange subsequently reported that “the trial was a success. We did not record any reticence over this kind of technology, or concerns over its installation”.

Politicians were also quick to reassure more traditional users that they would not suddenly find themselves disconnected from the world. “The State guarantees a service whereby every French person has access to a telephone service of sufficient quality and at a reasonable price,” said Delphine Gény-Stephann, from the economy ministry. “This will not change, but nothing obligates Orange to use the RTC network to achieve this and they are free to use the technology of their choice.”

Others have called on the government to use the phasing out of the landline network to improve the quality of the data network in rural areas. “If we are going to equip people with a 'box', let's use the opportunity to also bring them highspeed internet at a reasonable price,” urged Bernard Dupré, president of the Association française des utilisateurs des télécommunications (Afutt). ■

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or as long mobile phones have existed, drivers have been using them to make calls whilst driving. The introduction of the smartphone, however, has introduced a whole new range of hazardous habits for today's dangerous driver - texting, checking emails or even surfing the web! Although there are strict laws already in place to crack down on this, many drivers can't help themselves and mobile phone usage is believed to be a factor in one in ten road accidents.

A 2017 study, carried out

by Le Parisien newspaper, focussed on 80 junctions in communes across France and revealed the staggering scale of the problem: a motorcyclist taking a glove off to send a text message; a driver with a mobile phone in one hand... and a beer in the other; and a woman who rolled straight through a

red light whilst staring at her phone. The conclusion of the study was that 7% of all drivers passing though the junctions in question were using their phone in some way, with 40% of those holding it in their hand.

Now, as part of new tougher laws coming into force in 2019, anyone who is seen using their mobile phone while driving, and who also commits another offence at the same time - such as crossing a white line or speeding - will risk having their licence taken away completely for up to six months, irrespective of the number of points they already have on their driving licence.

Under current laws, only hands-free, Bluetooth-connected systems, which can be controlled entirely by voice, are allowed. All other phone use while driving can cost offenders up to €134 and three points

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from their licence.

“Faced with increasing numbers of motorists who are addicted to their phones, we have to increase the penalties involved,” a member of the ministry for road safety was quoted as saying last year. “Some countries, such as as Italy, have the power to suspend a driving licence for three months for repeat offenders, but we can also

look at heavier fines and more points deducted.”

Another tool in the government's fight against smartphones is a new generation of cameras which are able to spot drivers on the phone. These are currently being deployed in the Paris region where chatty drivers first receive a written warning and face losing their licence for repeat offences. ■

Trump to visit France in November

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fter cancelling a planned parade inspired by his first visit to Paris, US President Donald Trump has announced he will again be heading to France this autumn as part of events to commemorate one hundred years since the end of the First World War. Trump had initially requested a parade to honour US military veterans and commemorate the end of the Great War after marvelling at the Bastille Day military parade he attended in Paris last year.

Local officials estimated the cost of

the Washington parade, planned for 10th November, at around $90 million - more than three times the president's own estimate - leading Trump to angrily cancel the event and announce his planned trip to Paris. Calling the price tag “ridiculously high” in a series of tweets, the president vowed to “attend the big parade already scheduled at Andrews Air Force Base on a different date, and go to the Paris parade, celebrating the end of the War, on 11th November.”

“Maybe we will do something next year in DC when the cost comes WAY DOWN.

Now we can buy some more jet fighters!”

Following last year's visit to the capital - which famously featured the excruciating 29-second handshake with Emmanuel Macron - President Trump was widely reported to have been hugely impressed by the Bastille Day parade. After dining with the Macrons atop the Eiffel Tower, Trump returned to America vowing to hold his own show of military might.

The Elysée Palace, the official residence of French President Emmanuel Macron, had no immediate comment on Trump’s planned November visit. ■

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ritain and France may not have officially been at war with each other for over two centuries, but this may soon change after a series of naval battles that have taken place recently in the Channel. The clashes, the latest in a number of skirmishes involving fishing boats, have led many in the industry to declare the Scallop War officially under way.

The latest incident saw as many as 40 French vessels attempting to stop 5 British boats from fishing in the waters 22 kilometres off the Normandy coast at the Bay of Seine.

British boats are entitled to fish in the scallop-rich area, but their presence has angered the French, who accuse the British of depleting shellfish stocks. In turn the UK fishermen are demanding government protection from French aggression in a battle that has been raging for years.

During the most recent confrontation, five British boats were surrounded in a coordinated “attack” by the French fleet, who are alleged to have thrown rocks and iron shackles at their British counterparts as well as ramming their vessels.

Video footage released to the media appears to corroborate this account,

although local government spokesperson Ingrid Parrot said: “Things were thrown on both sides - from the English and from the French.

Both parties were extremely tense.”

The British ships were eventually chased off.

There has been tension in the area for well over a decade, although this had been relieved slightly during the last five years after a deal saw larger British boats staying out of the bay in exchange for more fishing rights for smaller vessels. Frustrations run deep, however, as French law restricts the scallop fishing season to between 1st October and 15th May, whereas the British boats can gather scallops year-round.

“For the Brits, it's an open bar they fish when they want, where they want, and as much as they want,” complained Dimitri Rogoff, head of the Normandy fishing committee. “We don't want to stop them from fishing, but they could at least wait until 1st October so that we can share. Scallops are a flagship product for Normandy, a primary resource and a highly sensitive issue.”

The British boats maintain that they are doing nothing wrong. “We have raised the matter with the British government and asked for

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Violence escalates in bitter Scallop War

protection for our vessels, which are fishing legitimately,” said Barrie Deas, chief executive of the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations. “The deeper issues behind the clashes should be settled by talking around the table, not on the high seas where people could be hurt.”

Sheryll Murray, MP for SouthEast Cornwall, questioned whether French authorities were “turning

a blind eye” while their fishermen “took the law into their own hands”, although local French officials claimed they could not intervene directly because the most recent conflict took place in international waters. French authorities did subsequently say, however, that they would increase the police presence “if necessary” to prevent a repeat of the clashes.

The UK scallop industry is worth

£120 million per year and supports 1,350 jobs. About 60% of the catch is exported - with much of it being bought by the French.

If Britain crashes out of Europe in March with no deal, British fishermen will no longer have access to these particular scallops, although many French fishermen will in turn be affected as they currently rely on British waters for much of their catch. ■

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Calls to end reimbursements for homeopathic remedies

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t may feel in recent years that the world has become increasingly polarised, but there is one topic that has been bitterly dividing opinion for decades and is about to hit the headlines in France once again... homeopathy. Homeopathy has been around since 1796 and is based on the hypothesis that “like cures like” - a substance that causes the symptoms of a disease in healthy people will cure similar symptoms in sick people. In general, homeopathic preparations are made using a process of dilution, in which a chosen substance is repeatedly diluted in alcohol or distilled water, usually until the resulting liquid statistically contains zero molecules of the original active ingredient.

Practitioners claim that homeopathic remedies can cure all manner of illnesses and complaints and millions are passionate about their benefits. The problem for mainstream scientists, however - and sceptics of homeopathy - is that repeated studies have failed to provide any empirical evidence of any benefit beyond

that of a “sugar pill” placebo effect.

This has not reduced the interest in homeopathy and the French are particularly eager consumers. One third of French people take homeopathic remedies of one form or another and the estimated value of the market was a staggering €620 million in 2017. Without the science to back up the claims of practitioners, however, a prominent group of French doctors have demanded that these remedies should no longer be reimbursed by the French Assurance Maladie healthcare system - currently up to 30% of the price of homeopathic remedies is reimbursed.

In March this year, the group of 124 prominent doctors released a statement attacking “alternative medicine” - under which banner they include homeopathy which they claimed was being practised by “charlatans of every type who seek moral authority in the title of doctor in order to promote the illusory effect of false therapies”. Strong words indeed and words which have led to the group

being sued by a homeopaths' union for defamation.

In the UK, the NHS announced a ban on homeopathy and herbal medicine in 2017, which they described as a “misuse of scarce funds” and the French government now also looks set to wade into the controversy after the Health Ministry recently announced an official study into the benefits of homeopathy. “We want to obtain the opinion of the Transparency Commission on the appropriateness of the prescription and reimbursement of homeopathic medicines,” the ministry said in a letter dated from August this year. The report will look at “their effectiveness, their side effects and their place in therapeutic strategy” as well as considering “the public health interests of these products”.

The results of this report will certainly cause controversy when they are released early next year, whatever the conclusion, and the debate over homeopathy and other “alternative medicines” will likely rage on for decades to come. ■

Calls for shorter summer holidays

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s the country's schoolchildren head back for La Rentrée and politicians return from holiday to once again take their seats in the National Assembly, there are increasing calls for the government to shorten the 8-week summer break. Occupying children during the summer holidays is logistically and financially challenging, a fact that will be familiar to many working parents.

With more and more employees choosing, or being forced, to spread their holiday entitlement across the year - rather than taking a three or four-week break themselves in the summer - the holidays are longer than ever for many families. “41% of parents think they are too long, and 55% find it difficult to find childcare solutions,” confirmed Flavien Neuvy, director of Cetelem Observatory, the

organisation behind a recent study on the summer spending habits of the French. According to the study, 76% of respondents also considered childcare costs “expensive”.

Although it may not be surprising to hear working parents clamour for shorter holidays, there are also increasing calls from older generations who are struggling to pick up the slack. For many families, the only option is to ask relatives, typically grandparents, to take over the childcare duties and it is not uncommon for children to be packed off to the countryside to spend a month or more with mamie et papi. In fact, 69% of families rely on other family members during July and August and 43% of children under six years old spend at least some of the summer with grandparents.

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no close family, then the only other option is for youngsters to remain at home alone. “Many children from poorer families literally do nothing and are basically looked after by their games console,” said Samuel Cywie, a spokesperson for a parents federation that has been calling for changes for a number of years. “We want all concerned to sit around a table and properly discuss the length of the summer holidays.”

Most opponents are calling for a six-week break, similar to the current state school holidays in the UK, but the topic is a political hot potato, given France's reliance on tourism and any changes would have a dramatic impact on regional economies.

So far no politician has dared broach the subject and despite growing protests, no changes are currently being discussed. ■

Delays over World Cup football shirts

There has been frustration across France as replica football shirts featuring two stars were still unavailable in August, more than one month after Les Bleus lifted the World Cup for the second time in Russia earlier this summer. Traditionally, the badges on national teams' shirts feature a number of stars to represent World Cup victories.

The Fédération française de football (FFF) said that Nike, the national team's kit supplier, would make the shirts available “during August”. “After the French team's victory, the shirt with two stars was available from the Nike website, but sold out very quickly”, the FFF said in a statement. “Now, fans that wish to buy a shirt should go to the website and register to receive information on future availability.”

Similar delays were seen following France's first World Cup victory in 1998, but retailers will be keen for the new shirts to finally hit the market. It is estimated that more than one million will be sold in France before the end of the year! ■

Stamps to hit €1 The price of a stamp in France will pass the €1 threshold for the first time next year after La Poste unveiled its New Year price increases. From 1st January, the price of a red prioritaire stamp will go from €0.95 to €1.05 and the lettre verte stamp will increase from €0.80 to €0.88 - a jump of 10% in each case.

La Poste defended the rise, saying that the extra money will go towards ensuring the longevity of the universal postal service, with an “improved quality” and insisted that the “adjustments” were a normal part of the changing “multi-annual tariff framework” that is regularly decided by the national postal authority. ■

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bottle - not a king's ransom for such an unusual drink - but Le Bail has grand plans and the next step is to make the blue booze available in Bordeaux.

In a country that has such a proud viticultural heritage, the idea of blue wine has unsurprisingly not gone down well and industry heavyweights have been quick to write off the idea as a gimmick and cast doubt on the drink's “natural” claims. “I don’t see how anthocyanin derived from red grape pulp can make this wine blue,” said Véronique Cheynier, director of research at the prestigious National Institute of Agricultural Research.

“Even if anthocyanin-derived pigments that are blue in colour in an acidic medium have been successfully isolated in the laboratory, these pigments are only present in tiny quantities in grape skin pulp.”

Furthermore, others have pointed out that obtaining the blue colour by passing white wine through red grape skins is in itself a colourful explanation as “that would amount to adding red grape skin pulp to white wine, which is illegal… even for rosé!”

Just a few decades ago, purists considered rosé as uncultured plonk drunk by the uneducated masses, but today rosé has become a staple of aperitifs across the country. In 2017, one in five bottles sold in France were rosé, with sales outstripping those of white wine for the first time. Backers of vin bleu will be hoping that history will one day tell a similar tale! ■

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ost of us will be more than familiar with red, white and rosé wine - some of us possibly too well acquainted! Those who know their wine may also be aware of vin jaune - yellow wine - made in the Jura region of eastern France and in which sherry drinkers may recognise several of the main characteristics. But how many of us are familiar with vin bleu?!

Fortunately for those tempted to try, blue wine shares little in common with the German offering, Blue Nun, but it does come from foreign shores. The ingeniously named “Vindigo” is a 100% chardonnay wine made in Almería in Andalusia, Spain, and owes its unique colour to the wine being filtered through a pulp of red grape skins containing anthocyanin. This natural substance is found in blueberries and raspberries as well as black soybeans and black and red grapes, meaning that the unusual tint is achieved without artificial chemicals.

The turquoise-tinged tipple is an ideal “summer aperitif”, according to René Le Bail, a French businessman who is selling Vindigo from his HQ in Sète in south-east France. “On the beach or by the swimming pool, it’s only 11% which means it’s not a super strong wine.

It has a fruity taste, there’s cherry, passion fruit and blackberry. It’s a festive wine.”

The wine is currently only for sale in and around the port town of Sète and costs €12 a

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ourists bring many things, chief among those money. But they also bring litter and cleaning up this litter can often be a painstaking and expensive process, which has led one popular tourist attraction to tackle this particular problem in a unique way. The Puy du Fou theme park, in the west of France, has employed a team of “intelligent birds” six rooks who have been specially trained to pick up rubbish.

Rooks are a member of the crow family of birds that also includes the raven and the jackdaw and are considered to be particularly intelligent. Previous studies have shown that they can be taught to interact with humans through play and this particular parliament of rooks has learned to pick up small items if rubbish, such as cigarette butts, and deposit them in a specially designed bin in return for a tasty treat.

“The goal is not just to clear up, because the visitors are generally careful to keep things clean, but also to show that nature itself can teach us to take care of the environment,” explained Nicolas de Villiers, head of the park in the Vendée region.

“We can see litter in the car park and the crows are picking it up... for me that's not normal. It's up to us, humans, to take care of it, that's the ultimate message,” explained Christophe Gaborit, the park's head of falconry, who went on to say that he was happy to see the experiment changing people's perception of rooks. “People see them differently, so that makes me happy. We're changing their image and that's really interesting.”

Indeed, the rooks have proved to be a welcome addition to the already popular attraction. “It's ecological, it's practical and it's fun to see,” one Swiss tourist, Dorothee Haefliger, told AFP. As in all things, however, greed often wins the day and there have already been reports of the rooks stealing rubbish from each other in order to get the reward! ■

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by Julia Watson pricots are a bit of a Marmite fruit there are those who can’t stand them, though it beats me why not. They talk of a too-scented aspect, or an unpleasantly squishy yet juiceless texture. But for those who love them, this is the time of year to make jam. The ones still left in the markets, though soft and sweet and full of flavour, are past their best for eating raw, so producers sell them off by the box-load, cheap.

As well as creating their supporters and their detractors, apricots provoke argument among food historians (or food geeks) about their origins. One group contends they were first found in Armenia.

Given that kernels have been discovered in an archaeological site dating back to the period between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age, and that modern Armenians cultivate around 50 different varieties today, they have a strong case. However, the Chinese and the Indians both lay claim to the origins of the fruit, about 3,000 years before Christ. Alexander the

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Great introduced it into Greece and the Greeks are as fond of apricots at breakfast with yogurt as the French are of apricots as jam on baguettes. Apricot jam is, for me, the ‘Madeleine memory’ of France a breakfast of cold unsalted butter on warm bread, smeared thickly with apricot jam…

If you’re making an open apricot tart, don’t ignore the stones. Crack them open to retrieve the kernels.

Blanch off their skins and scatter them among the apricots to impart an extra depth of flavour. While they do contain cyanide, it’s in such minuscule quantities you can’t expect to dispatch your enemies successfully with an apricot tart.

Apricot jam in winter brings back memories of summer. It’s worth stewing up large batches since, with Christmas on the horizon, jars of it make welcome presents bound up with ribbon. And the French give jam-makers a head start by selling sugar specifically developed for jams, with a quantity of pectin to guarantee a jam will set. ■ Julia Watson has been a long-time Food Writer for newspapers and magazines in the US and the UK.

Apricot Jam - for about 3-4 jars Ingredients: 1.5kg fresh apricots 800g jam-making sugar 1 vanilla pod juice of 1 lemon Halve and stone the fruit, keeping back a cupful of the stones.

Put the fruit and the sugar into a preserving pan.

Run a knife down the vanilla pod to expose its seeds. Add to the fruit and sugar with the lemon juice, stir together and leave to steep overnight.

Crack open the stones and remove the kernels.

Blanch them in boiling water for 1 minute, plunge into cold water and remove the skins.

Split the kernels in two and add to the fruit for an almondy taste.

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Place a saucer or small plate in the freezer to chill.

Put the pan of sugar and apricots over a low heat and stir until the sugar has completely dissolved. Turn up the heat and boil fast for 20-25 minutes, until the mixture is thick and setting point is reached, 150C on a sugar thermometer.

But the way to check this without a thermometer is to remove the frozen saucer from the freezer, dribble a spoonful of jam onto it and see if the jam wrinkles when you push it with your finger.

Allow to stand for 20 minutes, remove the vanilla bean, and carefully pour the jam into hot sterilised jars, ensuring that the vanilla and kernels are divided between the bottles. While still hot, top with a disc of wax paper or baking parchment, seal with a lid, then leave to cool and set. The jam will last for 6 months unopened in a cool, dark cupboard. Once open, store in the fridge.

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Apricot Jam - from dried apricots Ingredients: 500g dried apricots, roughly chopped Juice 3 large lemons 1 1/2kg jam-making sugar Put the apricots in a large pan. Cover with 1.5 litres water and leave to soften overnight.

Add the lemon juice and bring the apricots and water gently to the boil and simmer for 45 minutes to an hour, till the apricots are beginning to disintegrate.

Place a saucer or small plate in the freezer to chill.

Remove pan from the heat and add the sugar, stirring until it dissolves then return to the heat and boil rapidly for 20 minutes or until setting point is reached, testing it as suggested in the recipe for fresh apricot jam.

While hot, bottle the jam according to the method opposite. The jam will last for 6 months unopened in a cool, dark cupboard.

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14 ♦ PRACTICAL

www.thebugle.eu ○ THE BUGLE ○ SEPTEMBER 2018

Exchange of information – what changes in September?

L

ast September, tax authorities across the world, including France and the UK, began sharing and receiving new information on their taxpayers’ offshore assets and income.

This is carried out under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) for automatic exchange of financial account information. More than 100 countries have so far committed to obtain information from their financial institutions and pass it on to the clients’ country of residence.

49 jurisdictions began collecting data from 2016, making the first exchange in September 2017. Another 53, including Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Canada, Panama and many Caribbean jurisdictions, began collecting data last year, ready to share it by the end of this September.

This automatic information exchange will be repeated every year going forward.

Albania, Maldives, Nigeria and Peru are undertaking first exchanges by 2019/20, and another 43 developing countries are in the pipeline.

The information being shared about the financial assets you own outside your country of residence includes your name and address, country of tax residence and tax identification number.

The information to be reported about your accounts includes the investment income you earned over the year (interest, dividends, income from certain insurance contracts, annuities, etc.), account balances and gross proceeds from the sale of financial assets.

Reporting financial institutions include banks, custodians, certain investment entities, certain insurance companies, trusts and foundations.

When local tax offices receive this information, they can verify whether the taxpayer has accurately reported their worldwide income and

assets on their income and wealth tax returns.

The UK’s Requirement to Correct – higher penalties from October Last year HM Revenue & Customs introduced a statutory requirement requiring UK taxpayers to disclose any undeclared offshore tax liabilities. Under the “Requirement to Correct” (RTC), the deadline for those affected to get their affairs in order is 30th September 2018. From 1st October, the penalties for undeclared offshore income and gains will shoot up to 200%.

This will coincide with the time HMRC will receive its next wave of information from abroad. Once the deadline has passed, tax investigators will use the information received to find those who still have undeclared offshore income.

Key points of the Requirement to Correct It affects people with outstanding UK tax liabilities on their offshore interests, whether bank accounts, investments, property, etc. This concerns everyone who falls within the UK tax net and therefore may affect some expatriates.

It relates to income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax, and only non-compliance committed before 6th April 2017 falls within the RTC. Failure to correct by 30th September will result in much tougher penalties under a new regime: • Penalties of 200% of the tax owed.

This may be reduced with full cooperation by the taxpayer, but the lowest is 100%.

• An ‘asset moved penalty’ of 50% of the standard penalty if HMRC can show that the taxpayer moved assets to avoid the RTC. • An ‘asset based penalty’ of up to 10% of the value of the relevant asset where the tax at stake exceeds £25,000.

Buying or Selling French Property?

Legal advice from English-speaking lawyers Also the #1 portal for property auctions

www.frenchpropertylawyer.fr

05 55 82 18 99

This applies to both those who made deliberate omission and those made innocent mistakes (unless they can show the mistake was not their fault).

Note that paying tax in the county where the income is generated (for example, if you paid local tax on rental income from an overseas property) does not automatically excuse you from paying tax in Britain if you are a UK tax resident. You have to follow the double tax treaty correctly.

A June article in the Sunday Times reported that “the taxman has his sights on holiday-home owners and people with bank accounts abroad, ahead of crippling new penalties for avoiding tax that come into force at the end of the summer.” The newspaper has seen warning letters HMRC sent to taxpayers it believes have not correctly declared offshore income.

The letters remind the recipients of the new penalties and suggest they carry out a “tax health check”.

Anyone who lives in one country and has assets or earns income in another needs to take care with their

tax planning and ensure they are declaring income as required by both country’s laws and paying tax correctly. This can vary from country to country, depending on the particular double tax treaty.

Getting it wrong can have serious consequences, and prove very costly and time consuming, so take advice from a cross-border tax and wealth management specialist. They can also guide you on the compliant taxefficient arrangements available in France and the UK to help you improve your tax liabilities, particularly on your investments and for your heirs in future. ■ Tel: 05 53 63 49 19 Email: bergerac@blevinsfranks.com Web: www.blevinsfranks.com 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.

DIRECTORY ♦ 15

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY Dog Guest Home (NOT KENNELS)

Animals & Pets

Your dog(s) looked after in our country home, safe enclosed garden area.

Walked twice a day in our woods and surrounding fields.

Introductory acclimatisation offer: 1 day, 1 night stay Nr. Châteauneuf-La-Foret, Linards.

30 mins from Limoges airport.

Valhalla dog holidays

15€ / night

Call Jane: 05 55 00 34 79 or Emily: 06 71 15 15 65

CHARENTE

We also produce custom-made carved garden signs, including memorials for loved pets.

Siret: 792 142 341 00017

05 55 80 42 47 or email

leaberry24@yahoo.co.uk

Suppliers of Car & Van Spares & LHD headlights, anywhere in France JOHN SOWERSBY

Antiques/ Brocantes

+44 (0)7830 170761

motorptscharente@aol.com www.motorpartscharente.com

siret: 810 192 807 00016

LA BRAUDERIE BROCANTE

Your advert here 06 04 17 80 93 Champlong Chatterie

Caring, quiet accommodation just for cats JUNCT 22 off A20, Arnac la Poste

Alison & Ray

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Le Bourg, Chavanat 23250 Gorgeous French finds Open most days - ring to check!

Tel: 07 80 00 46 23 UK Mob: +44 (0)7902 838 776 siret: 803 910 942 00025

Your advert here 06 04 17 80 93

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

(contrôle technique)

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

>> pg 15 >> pg 15 >> pg 15 >> pg 15-18 >> pg 18 >> pg 18 >> pg 18 >> pg 18-19 >> pg 19 >> pg 19 >> pg 19-20

Health & Beauty >> pg 20 Insurance & Finance >> pg 20 Language Services >> pg 20 Pest Control >> pg 20 Pools & Spas >> pg 20 Property Maintenance >> pg 21 Property Sales >> pg 21 Retail & Commerce >> pg 21 Transport/Removals/Storage >> pg 21-22 General >> pg 22 Businesses for Sale >> pg 22

Building Services Architects/Surveyors CHARTERED STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

Auto Services MOTOR PARTS

waggingtails87@hotmail.com

Open 365 days a year Call Leanne on:

SIRET: 494 617 798 00017

sales@thebugle.eu 06 04 17 80 93

Bookings being taken now for Spring/Summer... limit on numbers.

Small, friendly English-run kennels in Bétête (23270)

SIRET: 520 896 671 00010

Animals & Pets Antiques/Brocantes Auto Services Building Services Chimney Sweeps Cleaning Services Computers/Satellites Food & Drink Garden Services Gifts & Crafts Handholding Services

RING BILL!

Pre-purchase & Structural Surveys.

Verbal & written reports.

Structural calculations & drawings.

Redevelopment ideas & solutions.

Tim Haw B.Eng C.Eng M.I.Struct.E

FR: 0033 (0)6 05 56 42 81 UK: 0044 (0)7448 466 662

Web: www.versineer.com Email: enquiries@versineer.com Siret: 498 843 051 00018

Architectural DRAWING SERVICE

Registered Car Mechanic

Renovating your French property?

05.55.81.31.85

New build?

See Display Ad Below

For more information on advertising in the Bugle Business Directory, give us a call or send us an email:

Dossiers prepared Permis de Construire Déclarations Préalables

Tel: 05 53 52 36 05

lavieilleabbaye@orange.fr SIRET: 493 770 358 00015

sales@thebugle.eu

06 04 17 80 93

Advertise here from just €36 HT / month

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At Masterplans.eu we can help guide you through your planning application in France.

From initial feasibility to completed dossiers.

We will compile all the relevant drawings and complete the necessary paperwork to ensure your application proceeds smoothly.

We are equally at home working with clients here in France or those living abroad.

Tel: 05 55 80 72 83 Mob: 06 33 07 29 72 Email: info@masterplans.eu www.masterplans.eu Siret: 790 016 984 00011

Building Services Carpenters/Joiners

Carpenter All types Best Rates Available Immediately References available Call Mark:

06 45 82 34 03 Siret 798 692 778 00011

CARPENTER AND BUILDER

QUALITY WORKMANSHIP SINCE 1986 Building • Roofing • Kitchens • Joinery

Portfolio available to view at

www.jonesentreprise.com Jeff Jones: 05 55 62 46 21 Mob: 06 38 25 74 62 email: jones23entreprise@orange.fr siret: 810 322 123 00011

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WWW.LOCAL-SOLUTIONS.NET R.C.S. Chateauroux 808481170 N° TVA INTRACOMMUNAUTAIRE: FR 38808481170

WOODEN FRAMED BUILDINGS BARN DOORS AND BESPOKE JOINERY PLASTERBOARDING AND ENGLISH STYLE PLASTERING KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS PLANNING PERMISSION APPLICATION ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS BY DECENNALE COVERED ELECTRICIAN

Contact us on: 0033(0)6 16 91 64 67 contact@local-solutions.net

16 ♦ DIRECTORY A. Wright

Carpenter & Joiner 06 35 12 10 66 see main ad - pg 6

Classical Carpentry

www.classicalcarpentry.fr 05 55 65 15 31 / 06 02 25 41 58 see main ad below

Neuvialle Menuiserie

Mike Christie 05 55 64 35 11 / 07 61 76 97 41 see main ad below

www.thebugle.eu ○ THE BUGLE ○ SEPTEMBER 2018

Building Services Electricians

BARWICK ÉLECTRICITÉ

Carlos

Available for all types of electrical work New builds, renovations, rewires Consuel assistance and certification service available Fully insured with 10 year workmanship guarantee Based near Châlus (87230)

SHAUN BARWICK QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN

Electrician/Plumber 05 55 62 63 82 see main ad below

SAS Masters

www.masters-energies.com

06 04 17 80 93 Building Services Carpets & Flooring Carpets and Flooring France We install carpets, vinyl, laminate & woods.

Floor sanding & finishing.

Specialists in sisal & seagrass.

23 years experience.

T: 05 87 79 21 95 / M: 06 10 64 48 39 E: carpetsandflooringfrance@yahoo.com siret: 484 058 466 00018

fosse-septique23.com

05.55.64.11.73 - see pg 2

LVL

Tel: 09 72 35 74 73

05 55 78 66 35 see main ad - pg 8

Email: barwick.shaun@gmail.com

Lumiere Service et Energie

INSTALLATION23

• UK NICEIC approved Electrician • Rewiring • External & garden lighting • All aspects of electrical works • Fully insured - (10 year Decennale) • Satellite Installation • Departments covered 87, 23 & 19 05.55.69.75.67 / 06.89.47.69.71 email: rofesteven@yahoo.co.uk

www.lumiereservice.com

See full list of works carried out on the website Siret No. 501.792.386.00010

- Electricity - Plumbing - Small renovations (bathrooms, kitchens, etc.)

- Fully Insured Dutch and English spoken Creuse / Puy-de-Dôme

E-mail: installation23@gmail.com

Mob. 06 40 56 96 12 Tel. 05 55 67 57 64 Siret: 753 054 030 00014

SALAMANDRE Building

électricité Keith SLOPER

Tel: 05 55 64 94 20 Mob: 07 86 38 09 61 * Qualified electrician * All types of electrical works carried out * Free estimates * Fault finding * Consuel certification arranged * Temporary and permanent EDF supplies arranged * Departments 23 and 87

Experienced and fully registered artisan, offering a high quality finish and service

No Siret: 494 916 760 00015

sales@thebugle.eu 06 04 17 80 93

Siret N° 750 725 780 00019

Your advert here 06 04 17 80 93 Building Services General

Paul Jones Renovation

• 10yr Décennale Assurance • Plasterboarding walls and ceilings • Tape and Jointing • Kitchen Installation • 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

05 55 98 24 12

Offering a broad selection of building services in depts. 87, 19 & 23.

From one off installations to complete renovations, construction, decorating, landscaping and ground works.

E: info@maxhuggett.com

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

www.maxhuggett.com

English & French spoken - Siret: 518 511 340 00011

A. Wright

Carpenter & Joiner 06 35 12 10 66

siret: 824 706 444 00018

siret: 503 133 159 00015

See our Display Ad below

Max Huggett

05.55.64.11.73 06.70.47.52.96

email: upvc-solutions@orange.fr

Dave Cardwell - Builder

Fosse Septique 23 Planning permission arranged Design and installation Supply and servicing DIY and trade kits Free site visit and devis

Available in white, beige & oak woodgrain.

Broken/failed sealed units replaced.

Visit our website for more information.

87800 Jourgnac

06 49 66 44 25

Experienced and fully registered builder with 10 year Décennale Insurance

Fosse Septique Specialists

uPVC windows, doors, porches & conservatories

www.upvc-solutions.webs.com

Services Fosses Septiques Steve. JOHNS. SARL

upvc-solutions

Les Vidanges Limousines ▪ Emptying septic tanks ▪ Unblocking pipes ▪ Cleaning wells ▪ Group rates available between neighbours Call David - 24/24 7/7

siret: 794 282 368 00016

Steven Rofe 28 Years' experience

Your advert here

Steve Johns Assainissement

sales@thebugle.eu 06 04 17 80 93

Masonry & More

General building Renovation , Roofing Reliable, good quality work 30 years exp Scaffold Hire Martin Sprague

05 55 61 93 07

martin_sprague_1@ hotmail.com

see main ad - pg 6

SIRET: 531 768 182 00010

To advertise in The Bugle Business Directory, call 06 04 17 80 93 Classical Carpentry

ELECTRICIAN/PLUMBER

lorrainemquintana@gmail.com

05 55 62 63 82

siret: 829 638 741 00019

DAVID CARDWELL PROFESSIONAL

BUILDER

Home renovations / Ground works Block works / Verandas, Abris & Terraces Barn doors & Shutters Also available: digger & driver Planning permission assistance and design available HNC and ONC qualified, 15 years experience & 7 in France Based near Lubersac (dept 19) Tel: 05 55 98 24 12 - Mob: 07 82 78 01 31 Email: dave.cardwell@yahoo.co.uk

Keith Brown Roofs, stairs, shutters, decking, gazebos...

30 years’ experience.

Full décennale insurance guarantee. keith@classicalcarpentry.fr

T: 05 55 65 15 31

M: 06 02 25 41 58

no job too small - very competitive rates 30 Years’ Experience Joiner Kitchens, Bedrooms & Bathrooms Flooring & General 2nd Fix Finishing, Joinery & Decking Emergency Lock Services Mike Christie 05 55 64 35 11 (Home) 07 61 76 97 41 (Mobile) mgchristie2013@gmail.com

Mini Digger

Advertise here from just €36 HT / month

with Driver for Hire

Landscaping, Ditching, Land Clearance etc.

Hedge Removal and Stone Wall Construction

06 04 17 80 93 sales@thebugle.eu

Siret: 802 265 728

FROM SMALL REPAIRS TO COMPLETE INSTALLATIONS BOILER SERVICING OVER 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE FULLY INSURED - BASED DEPT 23

Visit our website

www.classicalcarpentry.fr

NEUVIALLE MENUISERIE JOINERY

John Bonella

87440 Marval

05 55 78 62 29

siret no. 523 183 580 00019

john.bonella@gmail.com

DIRECTORY ♦ 17

SEPTEMBER 2018 ○ THE BUGLE ○ www.thebugle.eu

ADVERTORIAL

“SolarVenti”- the solar solution to damp and humidity

A

simple solar energy system that runs on its own, even when you are not there! – And provides a free heat supplement in winter.

The Solarventi air panel was invented more than 20 years ago

by Hans Jørgen Christensen, from Aidt Miljø, with the backing of the Danish government.

He wanted to use the sun’s energy for airing and ventilation of the thousands of holiday homes on the West coast of Jutland, - houses that were left empty and unheated for long periods - houses with damp problems, mould and bad odours - houses that left their owners with discomfort, lots of work and expense. He wanted a system that would be safe, simple, without the need for radiators, water and/ or mains electricity. Slowly but surely, the first Solarventi model came together.

How it works The principle behind Solarventi is simple: a small, built-in, solar cell powers a 12V fan that is connected to an air vent, a control unit and an on/ off switch.

Whenever the sun shines, the air in the solar panel is heated and the fan, receiving power from the solar cell, introduces warm, dry air into your home at the rate of 20 to 100 cubic metres per hour.

The initial models were more than capable of keeping the cottages dry (and ventilated), even with the limited sunshine hours available in Denmark during the winter season. Since that time, the technology has really come along in leaps and bounds. Now, more than 20 years later, the 3rd and 4th generation Solarventi have exceeded all expectations.

In Southern Europe, Solar-

venti is not only used for ventilation/dehumidification purposes; with far more winter sunshine hours, it also provides a substantial heating supplement. Several technical and governmental studies show that incoming air temperature can be increased by as much as 40°C. A DIY Solution?

The installation process is very straightforward and should only take two or three hours. All that is needed is a drill, hammer and chisel to make a hole in the wall. Roof installations are also possible. In fact, the Solarventi was originally designed to be a DIY product - in Scandinavia it still is.

There are no electrical or water connections and it can be safely left running, even when the property is empty. Solarventi requires no maintenance

WASTE REMOVAL ANGLO SERVICES SCAFFOLDING • house/barn clearance (pre sale / post sale) • garden/land clearance • dechetterie runs • rubbish removal

Specialist equipment available: • tractor with flail mower, rotavator, etc.

• vehicle with 1.5 tonne crane

05 55 37 45 35

wasteremovalmultiservices@gmail.com siret 532 981 198 00015

Harlequin Developments est. 2007

All aspects of renovation and refurbishment, big or small, undertaken.

Kitchens fitted and tiled Replacement doors and windows Parquet flooring Oak framed porches Plasterboard and Insulation

05.55.68.67.56 06.06.60.46.97

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Le Pic épeiche

Constructions & Renovations Traditional Carpentry & Roofing.

Experienced, fully registered artisan.

Plasterboarding. Full house/barn renovation.

From start to finish.

Contact Gareth:

07 61 28 87 34

Email: lepicepeiche@outlook.fr SIRET : 829.920.248.00012

HIRE

UK scaffolding supplied and erected here in France Qualified and fully insured FREE no obligation quotes Call Ian on

06 34 24 64 11

- if the property is unoccupied during the hot summer months, then it can be left running at low speeds for ventilation and dehumidification purposes or simply switched off.

With a range of panel sizes, and the option for wall or roof mounting, Solarventi is suitable for all types of buildings, caravans or even boats!! Following the patenting of its design in 2001, Solarventi has only recently been actively commercialized. Over the last six years, Solarventi units have been installed in more than 24 countries and demand is increasing rapidly. From Greenland to Australia, Solarventi is finally getting the recognition it deserves. ■ Units start from €490 TTC. Several ex-demonstration models available at reduced prices, call for details.

Davis & Davis Building

30 years' Experience in Construction, Renovation & Project Management Quality Workmanship Guaranteed Internal/ External Developments

Barn conversions, loft conversions, new-build, drylining, plastering, rendering, spray rendering, tiling, installation of kitchens/ bathrooms, painting, carpentry, replacement doors & windows, velux installation, groundworks, landscaping, decking & much more...

No job too big (or small). Give us a call for a free competitive quote.

or see

05 55 60 29 50 / 06 04 13 30 57

Email: akbrunnstrom@yahoo.co.uk

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

SIRET: 799 067 939 00014

Siret: 498 203 652 00017

www.lakesidebandb.net

Your advert here 06 04 17 80 93 La Noneix

Construction & Property Services

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

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

Large or small projects undertaken - please view our website.

Contact: Paul or Joanne Rands

05.55.66.44.06 www.lanoneix.com Paul.rands@orange.fr SIRET: 501 144 596 00019

SOLARVENTI - Available in the Limousin From Harlequin Developments Tel: 05 55 68 67 56 Mobile: 06 06 60 46 97

email: davis-davis@sfr.fr

KWIKSTAGE Scaffold Hire DIY or Full Scaffold Service See our website or phone for details

05 55 89 69 46

www.entreprisehines.com robert.hines@orange.fr SIRET: 503 169 237 00016

GODSON

Travaux Publics www.fossepro.com 06 33 78 24 23 - pg 3

Stephen Cullinane & Son From the foundations to the roof Established 9 years in France 05 55 81 00 53 - see pg 4

Services Groundworks

High Ground Development andy@hgdev.co.uk www.hgdev.co.uk see main ad - pg 6

Foundations Concreting Drainage Fencing Driveways BlockPaving Slabbing Mini Digger Hire with Driver

Barlow Groundworks Tel: 04 73 52 14 43 Email: barlowgroundworks@icloud.com

For more information on advertising in the Bugle Business Directory, give us a call or send us an email: sales@thebugle.eu

06 04 17 80 93

M&M EXCAVATION SERVICES

05 55 63 58 85 / 06 42 23 38 57 See main ad - pg 9

Your advert here 06 04 17 80 93 MINI DIGGER With driver for hire

Work to High standard Concreting work undertaken Contact Michael: Mob: 06 44 24 10 17

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

RSW Entreprises

Fosse Septiques/Micro stations

05.55.80.00.57

See our Display Ad - pg 13

Mini-Digger with driver

05.55.78.62.29

john.bonella@gmail.com See Main Ad pg 16

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18 ♦ DIRECTORY Building Services Painters/Decorators Simon Carter

Painter & Decorator

www.thebugle.eu ○ THE BUGLE ○ SEPTEMBER 2018

Your advert here

Qualified craftsman with over 25 years UK

06 04 17 80 93

FREE QUOTES

sales@thebugle.eu 06 04 17 80 93

experience, now based in Haute-Vienne.

Specialist services: Interior & exterior painting & decorating, wallpapering, plastering.

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

Your advert here 06 04 17 80 93 Building Services Plasterers

Able Plastering

French registered plasterer with over 30 years’ experience All internal and external works covered Plastering (English and French plaster) Rendering Concreting Floor Screeding Stud Partitioning Lime Mortar Pointing

Tel: 05 55 62 12 39 Mobile: 06 06 41 10 30 Siret: 527 906 614 00013

Building Services Plumbing & Heating Carlos

Electrician/Plumber 05 55 62 63 82 see main ad - pg 16

Building Services Roofing Eurl Réno-Gén

ROOFING SPECIALISTS All types of roofing External insulation Carpentry work Dormer windows Velux windows Zinc guttering Chimney repoints Lead flashing, etc.

Contact Phil Andrews:

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

Cleaning Services

Sand and Blast

MIMI HOME CARE

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

M&M SANDBLASTING SERVICES

05 55 63 58 85 / 06 42 23 38 57

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

www.stovesellers.com

05 55 63 78 72

MUMFORD TOITURE

LA RAMONEUSE

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

Siren: 502 409 949

THE LADY SWEEP Established since 1986

Brush & Vacuum

05 55 44 71 44 / 06 78 60 96 16

All types of chimney

Siret No. 493 159 412 00011

Fully Insured

mumford.toiture@gmail.com

For more information on advertising in the Bugle Business Directory, give us a call or send us an email:

Call Ruth Clear

02 54 31 48 50 06 25 61 84 95 (SMS only) siret 504 218 454 00016

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

Bilingual home care near Guéret (23) - Cleaning & Ironing - Grocery shopping - Tutoring (for children under 11) - Baby-sitting (for children over 3) - Pet-sitting - Help for elderly or impaired people (walks, meals, conviviality...)

- English and French lessons - House maintenance during absence (watering the plants, emptying mailbox, looking after pets...)

Tel: 06 21 33 60 99 Email: mimihomecare23@yahoo.fr

See main ad - pg 9

siret: 509 180 410 00011

Email: philip.andrews@orange.fr

GOODWIN SATELLITE

Building Services Sandblasting

siret: 818 225 526 00016

Nicky... à la maison A cleaning business tailored to your needs Weekly/fornightly or gîte changeover

from €12 ph Call Nicola: 05 87 54 03 88 E: nickyminton1@gmail.com Siret 841 476 526 00014

sales@thebugle.eu 06 04 17 80 93 Computers, Satellites & Web Design

06 04 17 80 93

T: 05 53 62 48 44

siret: 453 067 910 00019

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)

Food & Drink Try Something Different

Chez Jacques Marsac (23) • Cosy atmosphere • Speciality Crêpes • Large burger menu • Around 115 single malt whiskies • Selection of bottled British ales • Book corner, pool table • "Mouclade" nights • Curry nights closed Wednesdays

Big Dish Satellite Mandys-curry-2-go www.bigdishsat.com

Mobile Curry Take Away

see main ad - pg 14

www.mandyscurry2go.com

05 55 78 72 98

No6 DESIGN WEBSITE

before

- Free quote / discussion / meeting / assessment of current site

afterwards

Email: cinderssweep@gmail.com

Email: garygoodwin@wanadoo.fr

05 87 40 02 83

during

sales@thebugle.eu

Tel: 05 55 62 05 61 Mob: 06 52 38 67 65

siret: 353 613 227 00035

- Refresh / redesign your existing site - Create new one page / multipage / shop / gite booking system site

Experienced, Registered & Fully Insured No mess, no fuss

Dept 23 & surrounding areas

- Update your own site if you like!

- Enjoy a fully maintained site - Enjoy full website support contact@no6.co

siret: 484 768 700 00011

06 38 75 32 97

www.no6.co Siret: 80493524500014

For menus and venues:

Follow us on facebook e : mandyscurry2go@gmail.com

m : 07 70 39 12 23

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

Les Remparts Bénévent-l'Abbaye Tel: 0811 381 511 see main ad - pg 4

sales@thebugle.eu 06 04 17 80 93

To advertise in The Bugle Business Directory, call 06 04 17 80 93 50,000 sq ft of covered showrooms & 2 large external display areas - 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.

- Marine ply also in 12mm - 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.

- If you use hydraulic oil search on Google: reclamationyard Facebook.

Open Mon-Sat 8.30am to 6pm - www.reclamation-yard.com - Only 1km from Confolens on the D952 Ansac-sur-Vienne road

Purple Solutions Garden Maintenance Do you have a garden? Home, cottage or holiday home?

Call us on 06 72 87 87 14 or contact us via Facebook or email.

Leave your details and an idea of the job description.

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ADVERTORIAL

Investment fraud spikes as savers lose £51m to scams: City of London Police

L

iving in France it is very annoying when savers/investors lose money via a scam, via a fund going into administration or by mismanagement and people or newspaper articles preach that in the UK this would never happen as they have the FCA, etc., to protect them.

Frighteningly, this is not the case as savers/investors are just as vulnerable in the UK as elsewhere. Recent figures published by the City of London Police show that savers/ investors have been scammed out of over £51 million by investment fraudsters between April and June this year alone.

The figures show a 70% spike

in investment fraud reported to the authorities when comparing the numbers from the same months in 2017, when fraud accounted for £30m.

“Every year thousands of people fall victim to investment scammers, with pensions – usually the most significant financial asset someone will have available to them – often the target,” Tom Selby, senior analyst at AJ Bell, said in a statement.

Pension scams can have devastating consequences and cold calling is the most common method used to initiate pension scams.

A staggering £166 million in investment fraud losses were reported in 2017/18, with the average fraud victim aged 57, as the chart shows (see right).

In today’s environment of growing inflation and low savings rates, people are more vulnerable to being tempted by fraudsters/scammers than ever

Le Creusois Bar/Restaurant

Les Genêts, Azerables

High quality British & French food at reasonable prices.

Menu du Jour €12, Traditional Pub Food, Vegetarian dishes, Childrens & Snack menus also available

05.55.63.90.79

www.lecreusoisbistro.com SIREN: 483 988 853

before.

But stop, think, be realistic in your goals, don’t be tempted by greed, adverts that promise the world like low fees, great returns and a different approach, it’s just not possible. Now is the time people need to wake up and realise you get nothing for free in this life and that includes above average returns on savings and investments. Sadly, if something sounds too good to be true IT IS. You need to take great care with

The number of scams reported by savers to the City of London Police has been on the rise in recent years, the official figures show:

GARDEN SERVICES

Garden Services

Paul Brown

Sherrie et Steve Jardiniers All general

No job too small. Reasonable prices.

Contact Steve or Sherrie

T.A.D. 23 (Travaux d'Accès Difficiles)

E: sherrieetstevejardiniers@gmail.com

All aspects of garden maintenance

Siret: 483 059 242 00030

Undertaken

06 72 87 87 14 see main ad - pg 18

Restaurant du soir.

Our menu changes monthly.

Special occasions and parties welcome.

Fish and chips and mushy peas €11,50 the last Friday of each month.

Open Mon - Sat * Reservation in advance please* For more information:

tel: 05 55 81 31 85

email: ecurat123@hotmail.com 2km from Chénérailles and the Chateau Villemonteix.

Restaurant AUX CEPES LA veytiZoU, 87130

Tel: 09 64 00 14 51 see main ad - pg 3

Dept 23 & Surrounding Areas

Tel: 05 55 89 57 40

Gardening

Purple Solutions Garden Maintenance

Atelier d'Art du Jardin

All gardening work: Grass Cutting Strimming Hedge Trimming General Maintenance

brownpaul006@gmail.com

Siret No: 811 161 835 00001

Le Restaurant Ecurat

explained to you in a language you understand, it´s time you got in touch.

Blacktower Financial Management has been established for over 32 years and has worked with clients through the good and the bad times, offering sound independent advice. We will be by your side both now and in the future.

I am here to help you.

To arrange an independent, professional and impartial consultation, please contact me by email: Rosemary.sheppard@ blacktowerfm.com or call me on 06 38 86 99 70. Blacktower Financial Management has over 32 years’ experience helping expats to make sure that their money works for them.

The above information was correct at the time of preparation and does not constitute investment advice and you should seek advice from a professional adviser before embarking on

M: 06 58 72 03 43

26, Ecurat 23150

regard to your personal wealth and well-being.

By getting good advice from an experienced wealth manager, who takes time to understand you and your needs you can find an investment that has the potential to match your expectations (barring another market correction, but even those are usually short lived).

If you want no-nonsense advice on wealth management, straight talking with everything

Team Jardin www.teamjardin.fr

Reliable, professional and friendly garden services.

Garden Maintenance. Land Clearance.

Garden Construction.

Bespoke long-term maintenance plans.

Tel: 05 55 37 18 03 Mob: 06 33 66 17 45 e-mail: darren@teamjardin.fr Siret No. 752 549 907 00018

Cross Cut Tree Surgeons

for all your tree requirements pawsonbeverley4@gmail.com 05.55.60.62.14 / 06.78.38.42.44

see main ad below

sales@thebugle.eu 06 04 17 80 93

• Tree Surgery • Garden Clearance • Strimming • Pruning

T: 05 55 81 14 51 M: 06 85 78 81 32 siret: 788 438 562 00019

For more information on advertising in the Bugle Business Directory, give us a call or send us an email: sales@thebugle.eu

06 04 17 80 93

Your advert here 06 04 17 80 93 sales@thebugle.eu 06 04 17 80 93 Gifts & Crafts

any financial planning activity.

Blacktower Financial Management Ltd is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority. Blacktower Financial Management (Int) Ltd is licensed in Gibraltar by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) through whom we have a registered branch and passport for financial services in France. License number 00805B.

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

Handmade Gifts Hand painted silk accessories, candles, jewellery & more.

Available to buy online

www.nsandifer.com Siret: 811 512 094 00020

26, Ecurat 23150

Atelier d'Art du Jardin

Artisan art for your garden

2km from Chénérailles and the Chateau Villemonteix

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

Très Jolie

Ladies fashion accessories 05 55 78 62 29 / 06 04 08 29 53 see main ad pg 20

Handholding Services The Advice Service Tel: 05 55 68 76 46 see main ad - pg 8

Sophie Arsac

French lessons & handholding services 05 55 89 15 74 - pg 12

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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

pawsonbeverley4@gmail.com

05.55.60.62.14 / 06.78.38.42.44

siret: 530 840 958 00017

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Advertising in The Bugle Business Directory Advertising your business couldn’t be easier. Text only, boxed listings are available in our Business Directory from just €12.50/month.

Alternatively, why not spotlight your business with an Advertorial, available from 1/6 Page (€50 HT) up to Full Page (€300 HT).

Both Directory Adverts and Advertorials represent a cost effective way to put your brand in front of more than 30,000 pairs of eyes each month!!

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30 words max

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Directory adverts may only contain text (small logos may be allowed when supplied). The minimum contract length is 6 months.

Advertising is payable on publication. All prices are HT.

KZEN

Handholding Services

Karine Hénaut - REFLEXOLOGIST

06 82 48 63 94

Blacktower

Financial Managment Group

Rosemary Sheppard 06 38 86 99 70 - pg 11

http://www.kzen.fr

A HELPING HAND Translation/interpretation Dealing with utilities/banks Permis de construire Sourcing/supervising artisans Notaire/tax/hospital meetings

Reflexology has many benefits (sleep, stress, migraines & back tension, digestive, hormonal, respiratory & allergic disorders...) and provides a state of deep relaxation.

French and English spoken.

Grand-Bourg & surrounding area

Call Teddy:

Jonathan Critchley jcritch.7@gmail.com

06 15 78 18 04- pg 11

siret: 792 285 025 00013

For more information on advertising in the Bugle Business Directory, give us a call or send us an email:

Health & Beauty

sales@thebugle.eu 06 04 17 80 93

06 04 17 80 93

Chez Boutique

Insurance & Finance

Language Services

Formerly La Petite Place

05.55.60.08.46

sales@thebugle.eu

See our Display Ad - pg 6

Osteopathy & Acupuncture Linda & Paul Bodimeade

lindabodimeade@eircom.net paulbodimeade@eircom.net

siret: 791 847 429 00010

siret: 793 539 826 00016

Tel: 09 52 32 34 87 or 06 95 46 25 38

Blevins Franks International tax and wealth management advisers

www.blevinsfranks.com

Jenny Homer BA hons, PGCE Proud of your French? or ashamed?

Make a Fresh Start this September!

Tony Farrell

My lessons, held in Eymoutiers: • help you to speak and understand better • focus on real life, at the vet's, dinner invites, emergencies, over the garden wall chat • help keep Alzheimer's at bay!

Small groups with a level to suit yours.

Free taster class: 3 hours and includes coffee and cake.

Email: homer.jennifer@gmail.com

05 55 89 57 94 - see pg 6

If you have French friends who would like to improve their English, maybe they would like to join my TEFL classes. All levels.

See our main ad - pg 14

Back, Neck, Joint Pain, Arthritic conditions?

Anxiety, Headaches, Sports Injuries?

Insomnia, Stress, Sinus, Hayfever?

Based in Châteauneuf-la-Forêt (87130)

French lessons & handholding services 05 55 89 15 74 - pg 12

Pools & Spas

(website in French and English)

Mobile hairdresser

05 55 62 50 38

Sophie Arsac

The Spectrum IFA Group Independent Financial Adviser

Your advert here 06 04 17 80 93 Pest Control

Dave Roberts

Fibreglass Specialist Fibreglass swimming pool linings that can be applied over all finishes: tiles, marbelite, concrete, etc.

Perfect for new pools, old pools, or pools leaking water Laminated on site, one piece and seam free For more information or a quote, contact Dave: +44 (0)1903 893 451 +44 (0)7825 916 573

www. fibreglass-lining.com

Central France Limousin Spas We supply the "Durasport", Pest Control "Strong Spas" and "East Coast" Dératisation, Déinsectisation, Désinfection

02 48 60 83 72 / 06 74 33 02 38 www.applicateur3d.com Email: info@applicateur3d.com Curative and preventative rats, mice, moles, flies, woodworm, bed bugs, fleas, wasps, hornets

La Petite Barre, 18210 Bessais Le Fromental SIRET No. 498 544 741 00024

spa ranges and can offer spas to meet most requirements from residential to commercial.

Prices start from €4,995 Models seat from 2-7 persons For more info, please check our website:

www.limousin-spas.com 05 55 63 26 20 sales@limousin-spas.com Numéro Siret: 752 157 610 00011

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Très Jolie

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

(See Notice Board for where to find me)

Paula Bonella Granulés du Limousin

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

Advertise here from just €36 HT / month

06 04 17 80 93 sales@thebugle.eu

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ADVERTORIAL

Harlequin Developments - Ventilation Specialists

I

t's over 40 years since Nuaire invented a cure for condensation dampness, and now the ventilation manufacturer has unveiled the next generation of its iconic Positive Input Ventilation (PIV) range, taking existing PIV technology a step further.

Drimaster-Eco is designed to tackle the problem of condensation dampness whilst offering increased energy and cost savings, as well as enhanced con-

Property Maintenance Creuse Property Care

Caring for your home in France when you can’t be there

Garden & Pool Maintenance General Maintenance & Small Renovation work including plasterboarding, tiling, painting, etc.

Changeovers/House Cleaning Ad-hoc Assistance References available Contact Mark or Trudy...

T: 05 55 67 90 47 / P: 06 40 75 74 47 E: marktrudy0506@gmail.com Siret: 479 965 758 00010

Derek Mason

Land & Property Maintenance No job too tricky... there’s always a way!

trollability, through a host of clever features.

A high percentage of households are poorly ventilated, leading to problems with streaming windows, mould growth and poor indoor air quality. People's lifestyles, and energy efficiency measures such as wall and loft insulation, contribute to condensation dampness.

Condensation causes damage to both the building fabric, and its contents, at the ongoing cost of the owner. It also causes health problems, including asthma, which has a very negative effect on the occupant's health and well-being.

The Drimaster-Eco range solves these problems with minimal energy and cost, and its new features, such as the wireless controls and sensors, mark an exciting change of direction for PIV. The new Drimaster-Eco range boasts four models which offer increasing degrees of performance and energy efficiency to meet the exact needs of the

Inside Out Property Services Offering a wide range of building/joinery/fencing services

E: derekmason27@gmail.com

Landscaping, Gardening Gîte Maintenance Property Clearance Environmental Construction 50km radius from Boussac Richard Charlie Collier

creusegardien@gmail.com

06 43 92 28 37 siret: 838 728 145 00015

Available across SW France from Harlequin Developments, for all your ventilation requirements.

T: 06 06 60 46 97 E: harlequindevelopments@live.com

Stove Sellers www.stovesellers.com 05.55.63.78.72

We pride ourselves on the quality of our workmanship, providing the client with a high quality finish at competitive prices.

Servicing 23 and surrounding areas.

See our Display Ad - pg 12

Leggett Immobilier

Moulin de Tintin

Ring Dave: 05 55 64 22 98 Email: insideout288@googlemail.com

05 53 56 62 54

www.moulin-de-tintin.com 05.55.79.57.60 - see pg 3

For more information on advertising in the Bugle Business Directory, give us a call or send us an email:

R.S.M.DISTRIBUTION

Siret No. 821 348 323 00014

'Gite and Tidy'

Property management All properties looked after, main residences, holiday homes & gîtes.

Changeovers, cleaning, tidy ups, maintenance, gardening, swimming pools, etc.

Single or regular visits.

Fully insured.

Oradour-sur-Vayres (87150).

References available.

www.giteandtidy.com 09 82 12 69 73 (Home) Derek Mason 06 06 40 81 07 (Portable)

Land & Property Maintenance M: 06 43 20 93 48 T: 05 55 10 17 44 E: derekmason27@gmail.com

Property Sales

siret: 834 451 718 00011

Creuse Gardien

Transaxia

Agencies across Central France www.transaxia-bourganeuf.fr

between the flexible duct and the diffuser. This ‘pioneering design’ uses more of the heat created to temper the air rather than losing 3 to 4 degrees of heat through the duct as per standard PIV designs. ■

see main ad - pg 7

35 years’ experience Please No job too tricky... there‛s always a way! mention • Landscaping & maintenance ofContact grounds: me for a free & friendly, no obligation quote 35 years‛ experience & qualifi cations & France when The- UKBugle layouts, patios, fencing, planting, lawns...

▪ Landscaping & maintenance of grounds: layouts, patios, fencing, planting, lawns...

▪ Property interior & exterior work - build new, renovate & maintenance of: • Property interior & exterior work: responding to adverts Floors, walls, doors, windows, roof repair, fireplace renovation, drainage, kitchens, bathrooms, woodwork Floors, walls, doors, windows, Caring for your property as if it were my own! roof repair, fireplace renovation, drainage, Ask about a Land & Property Maintenance Package with weekly checks! siret: 834 451 718 00011 kitchens, bathrooms, woodwork

M: 06 43 20 93 48 T: 05 55 10 17 44

housing provider.

Unlike other PIV systems on the market, the Drimaster-Eco range offers twice as much filter area so the filters are more effective for longer. Small and light, the new unit offers an extended duct length to overcome installation restrictions, and can be fitted at the right height to maximise heat gains within the loft space. Installation is quick and simple, and commissioning can be carried out from the hallway via controls in the diffuser.

Both the Drimaster-Eco-Link and Heat models boast the new, enhanced hall control with innovative remote control and sensor capabilities.

This is the first PIV system to offer true demand-control through our sensors and controls, and the ability to adjust the fan speed will help owners save energy when the house is unoccupied.

The Drimaster-Eco-Heat features an integral heater which is sited uniquely

Houses on Internet www.housesoninternet.com

+31 (0)6 41 20 73 69

See our Display Ad - pg 3

Beaux Villages Immobilier www.beauxvillages.com

Freephone: 08 05 69 23 23 see main ad - pg 9

www.leggettfrance.com see main ad - pg 5

sales@thebugle.eu

Furniture, interiors & gifts

Beds Mattresses Furniture in stock

Watson European International Removals

Buggs Car Hire

email: ray.mole@wanadoo.fr

Transport, Removals & Storage

Siret 531 167 443 00013

MICHAELS MOVERS Removals

UK ↔ France ↔ UK

8 rue Principale, St Mathieu, 87440

Full & Part loads All size of vehicles, from Man & Van through to 18 tonne truck Storage available in the Limousin, Dordogne & Sussex UK free phone: 0800 840 3058

SIRET: 510 995 681 00010

www.michaelsmovers.freeindex.co.uk email: mharristransport@gmail.com

Email: soieetbois@gmail.com Web: www.soiebois.net Tel: 05.55 48.28.89

W: www.milenlighthaulage.co.uk E: info@milenlighthaulage.co.uk

Joussé (86350) - By appointment only

Retail & Commerce

Dress agency and gallery, specialising in designer and high quality pre-owned clothes for women and children, together with accessories, footwear, jewellery, gift items, and hand made furniture.

UK: 0333 022 0359 FR: 07 68 64 22 54

DISCOUNT WAREHOUSE SHOP

06 04 17 80 93

Chez Amanda Depot Vente des Vêtements

Please call Mick for further info

www.watsoneuropean.co.uk

Tel: 05 49 87 67 34

sales@thebugle.eu 06 04 17 80 93

• Man with a van service • Friendly, Mature Service, Ex-Police • Living in Limousin, specialising in moves between UK and France • Competitive Rates • Fully Insured

Mob: +44 (0)7808 338 386

see main ad - pg 4

Bergerac & Limoges Airports

www.buggscarhire.com see pg 2

For more information on advertising in the Bugle Business Directory, give us a call or send us an email: sales@thebugle.eu

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Family run business based in France which prides itself on a personal professional service

Advertise here from just €36 HT / month

7.5 tonne truck to and from the UK and Europe, with a highly experienced staff. We provide a door-to-door service with packing and dry, secure storage.

We are a professional furniture removal company and NOT a man and a van.

06 04 17 80 93 sales@thebugle.eu

Transport, Removals & Storage

SAFE GARDE Secure self storage units in Guéret

Whether you are a business or a household, we are here to make your storage a worry free experience at affordable prices.

Why not take a look at our website or give us a call... we are here to help you!

www.safe-garde.com

05 55 63 58 85

siret: 482 524 907 00011

Transition Removals (+33) 05 55 34 19 46

www.transitionremovals.com see main ad above

Man & Van Transport

Genuine/Reliable/Honest Local + Europe + UK runs Now also available for House/Barn clearances!

14m3 capacity 4.2m load length English & French Spoken

09 82 12 69 73 87150 Oradour-sur-Vayres

safegardegueret@gmail.com

www.frenchvanman.eu

siret: 821 846 318 00011

Siret 530 213 644 00012

VAN ROUGE Affordable Moves Europewide 18m3 Van / 4.5m load length 29m3 available on request Full loads/ part loads/ single items Regular UK runs.

www.themanwithavan.info vanrouge@mail.com

(+33) 07.61.21.85.15

Your advert here 06 04 17 80 93

Phone: (+33) 05 55 34 19 46 - Mobile: (+33) 06 80 75 87 14 Email: p.evans@orange.fr - www.transitionremovals.com

TRANSITION REMOVALS

Central France Storage

Smart Moves For a fully insured, careful service

FORTNIGHTLY SERVICES TO FRANCE FULL OR PART LOADS WELCOME WE COLLECT FROM ALL AREAS OF THE UK AND DELIVER TO ALL AREAS OF FRANCE Please CALL or EMAIL Stephen

smartmovers@hotmail.co.uk

+44 (0)1253 725 414

www.smartmovesremovals.co.uk

Your advert here 06 04 17 80 93

www.centralfrancestorage.com Dry, safe & secure storage Brexit Busting Prices!!

Vehicle storage options We also do internal moves!

14.5m cherry picker available

Tel: 09 66 03 52 89 Email: lasout@live.com siret: 494 123 847 00019

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General

BABY/INFANT EQUIPMENT FOR HIRE

To raise funds for the SPA dog rescue centre in Guéret.

High chair, buggy, travel cot (plus mattress/bedding), changing mat, etc.

Each item will incur a hire charge of 10 euros, plus a refundable 10 euros deposit.

For more INFO or to HIRE Call Vanessa: 05 55 64 32 08 or email: eq6763@gmail.com

Carrefour du Bois Limousin

www.chauffagebois-limousin.com 05 55 63 72 45 - see pg 20

Businesses for Sale FOR SALE:

Proxi Supermarket

Cash paid for scrap

In the heart of the market town of Ahun (23150)

All Limousin covered Anything considered Any quantity

• Alimentation Générale • Tabac • Lotto/FDJ

Tel: 05 55 37 45 35 Mob: 06 74 21 47 71 siret 532 981 198 00015

For more information call:

06 38 39 33 99

sales@thebugle.eu 06 04 17 80 93 Please mention The Bugle when responding to adverts

FOR SALE: Commercial Lease For a shop (all types of commerce) on main street in Limoges. Easy parking.

60m2. 2 large commercial spaces of 20m2 and 25m2 with a room to the rear kitchenette, WC. Very good condition.

Contact for more information.

Tel: 06 20 82 89 43 agnespierre.tricard@gmail.com

A VENDRE: Pas-de-porte, boutique tous commerces.

Immeuble de style dans avenue principale de Limoges. Parking facile. 60 m².

2 grandes salles 20 m2 & 25 m2.

Une arrière salle, mini coin kitchenette, wc.

Très bon état.

Tel: 06 20 82 89 43 agnespierre.tricard@gmail.com

Your advert here 06 04 17 80 93

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Mandys-curry-2-go www.mandyscurry2go.com

Curry & Side Dish of the month: Dhansak and Saag Aloo *NEW* Ste-Sévère-sur-Indre, Chilled pre-orders only! Wednesday 5th (3.15pm) Boussac, Gouzon and Guéret, Chilled pre-orders only! ... Wednesday 5th (4pm, 4.30pm & 5.15pm) Aubusson, Chilled only! (place de la gare routière) - Thursday 6th (4pm-5pm) Marsac, (Chez Jacques) - Friday 7th (6.30pm) Peyrat-le-Château & St-Léonard-de-Noblat Chilled pre-orders only! ... Thursday 13th (12.30pm & 1.30pm) Le Dorat, Bellac & Limoges, Chilled pre-orders only! ... Friday 14th (1pm, 1.30pm & 3pm) Sardent, (Auberge du lac, Masmangeas) - Saturday 15th (6pm) Bourganeuf, St-Dizier-Leyrenne , Le Grand-Bourg, Dun-le-Palestel & La Souterraine... Chilled pre-orders only!

Thursday 20th (1.15pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm & 3.30pm) Please contact me if you would like a chilled pre-order to anywhere that is not listed above!

All venues are weather permitting.

Please check website & Facebook for updates.

Tel: 07 70 39 12 23

Email: mandyscurry2go@gmail.com

Bugle Notice Board

Limousin Dog Training & Rainbow Association would like to invite you to their Doggy Fun Day, Saturday 6th October, at Rainbow Association, 87320 BussièrePoitevine, from 11 o'clock onwards.

Games for you and your dog to participate in, Agility to try and an Obedience Display.

Food, cakes & refreshments available at the Rainbow Café. All proceeds donated to the Rainbow Association.

Un Matin d'Avril Ladies Fashion 10% discount

for all new customers!

74bis Avenue Garibaldi, Limoges

SPA Quiz Night

at Les Remparts, Benevent-l'Abbaye

Sun 30th September

Loyalty Card Scheme Agnes looks forward to introducing you to her new urban and sportswear collections

Quiz to begin at 7.30 pm Teams of 4 - €5 per person Raffle, with tickets sold on the night

26, Ecurat 23150

Le Restaurant Ecurat Atelier d'Art du Jardin

All proceeds to go to the SPA de Creuse

We are once again serving our Plat du Jour every Mon, Tue & Wed

To make a reservation contact Dan:

Call for more information:

06 73 37 45 01

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

LES REMPARTS, 1 rue de la Chicanelle

Our small, private animal shelter "Les doux museaux" in Moissannes needs friendly volunteers to help us with outdoor and indoor work, such as cutting bushes and various handicrafts such as painting and repairing ramps for pony stables.

Also two lovely and strong dogs are waiting for walks with a dog lover. We speak English, French, German and can’t wait to hear from you!

Please phone Angela: 07 81 31 45 47

Tue-Sat: 10h00-12h00 & 14h30-18h45

Hot Buffet served from 6-7 pm and Bar Chicken or Beef Stew with Dumplings, potatoes and vegetables €10 per person

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CLUBS, CHARITIES & ASSOCIATIONS Charities The Hope Association Charity Shop 87 2 rue de la Vieille Tour, 87120 Eymoutiers The shop is run by a group of volunteers with the sole aim of raising funds for abused & abandoned animals.

Opening hours: Sat 10h-13h, Wed & Fri 14h-17h, 1st & 3rd Thu morning 10h-12h.

We offer a selection of items including pre-loved clothes, jewellery, greeting cards and much more.

We are happy to accept anything in good sale condition either directly to the shop or email shopeightyseven4hope@gmail.com.

SPA Creuse The SPA Creuse dog refuge centre is based in SaintSulpice-le-Guérétois near Guéret and provides an invaluable service to the community by rescuing dogs that otherwise would have nowhere to go.

Each year we re-home over 100 dogs which find themselves at the SPA though no fault of their own.

We have dedicated staff who work alongside a network of French and British volunteers, all of whom have one aim in life, which is to do the best they can for the dogs until they find their forever homes.

In order to do this they need to raise funds; along with walking the dogs every day, volunteers also organise fund-raising events and vide-greniers throughout the year.

We are a friendly bunch and always on the lookout for more like-minded people and so if you are interested in becoming a volunteer, making a donation, or adopting one of our lovely dogs, then please visit our website www.spa-creuse.com.

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 ever-increasing 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 South-West 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 fundraising and donations to cover the very high rehoming 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 Church Servives Anglican Congregation of St. Martin, in France – FCE, founded 1844.

The FCE is a member church of GAFCON and is recognised as validly and lawfully Anglican by the C of E. We are pleased to announce the resumption of regular services at the RC Parish Church of St. Laurent, Bourg Archambault 86390 Vienne, on the D117 from Montmorillon. Holy Communion at 3 pm on the first Sunday of each month. Special services on certain Holy Days, as announced. Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals provided.

Contact: revrobertleone@gmail.com or Mrs Leone tel 06 78 36 19 54.

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 Englishspeaking Christians for a time of worship and learning together. Children are very welcome. For more details visit www.serviceinenglish.com The International Free Church in Creuse The church presently meets at 10, La Chaudronnière, a small hamlet mid-way between Crozant and Eguzon.

Sunday worship meetings are held on the first and third Sundays of the month at 10.30am. Fellowship meetings, for mid-week prayer, bible study and

discussion are at the same venue every Thursday at 7.30pm.

For further information contact Eric Sutton tel 05 55 89 26 62 Fitness & Fun

American Line Dancing (French Style) The Phénix Country Club welcomes new members - men & women, beginners & experienced dancers - to the salle des fêtes at LACS, near LA CHÂTRE, dept 36.

Learn French & learn to dance in a friendly environment every Tues & Fri evening from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. New course starts on Tues 4th September. 1st 2 sessions are free.

Annual subscription is 80 euros per person.

For more information in English contact Annette on 06 85 39 83 41 or email our French Présidente at phenixcountryclub@gmail.com Walking Football, Dun-le-Palestel If you think your footballing days are over, then think again!

Our association, "Entente Cordiale", is trying out a new venture – Walking Football, a slower version of the beautiful game! And it's for all adults over the age of 50.

We meet every Monday 16h–17h in the Gymnasium in Dun-le-Palestel, just opposite "The Apollo".

Walking football is designed to give you the chance to play the game you love, but at a much slower pace.

It's a great way to keep fit, learn skills, have fun, and socialise at the same time, so why not come along?

If you used to play football, but now find the pace a bit too much, or if you’ve never had the chance to be involved before, Walking Football is the perfect introduction to playing football for you – no running allowed!

At the moment, all sessions are indoors, so please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Just come along and enjoy the fun!

For more information email eccreuse@yahoo.com Dordogne Short Mat Bowls Association Learn to play Indoor Short Mat Bowls in the heart of the Dordogne at Eyzerac, just off the N21, south of Thiviers.

We are a small friendly inclusive club who meet every Thursday afternoon throughout the year at the Complex Sportif in Eyzerac 24300.

We are looking forward to welcoming new members, both novices or experienced players. We have all the equipment you need to play, so why not join us any Thursday at 2 pm until 5 pm.

To arrange a taster session or simply for more details contact Paul Boswell (Secretary) at boswellmoore@ hotmail.com or call 05 53 56 99 75.

NEW in St-Léonard-de-Noblat The Foyer Rural proposes drawing and watercolour courses in English and French: a good way to share knowledge and languages! Courses are delivered by a professional artist, to adults of any artistic level.

Every Wed from 18h to 19h30 (except during school holidays).

For more details, please tel Caroline Platter on 06 72 08 26 15.

Address: Foyer Rural, rue Roger Salengro, 87 400 St Leonard de Noblat INSPIRATIONS – Art & Craft Group We are a small group of artists and crafters who meet every Friday from 2 pm until 5 pm at the Salle Barbara, Droux 87. There is no formal tuition but we all help, advise and encourage each other to perfect our skills and learn new ones. New members welcome, from absolute beginners to experts.

Materials can be supplied for try-outs. Please contact: inspirations.droux@gmail.com Art Classes Mainsat The class runs every Thurs (term time) at the Salle du temps libre in Mainsat from 14h-16h. We do a little bit of everything: pencil, charcoal, watercolour, pastel, acrylics, oils and sculpture, etc. Contact Susan Neill for more info: Tel 05 55 83 12 18 / Mob 06 87 99 31 37 / Email thomas-susan.neill@hotmail.com La chance de danser Dance classes for adults in La Souterraine.

Tue Bums & Tums - Stretch & Tone 10:00-11:00.

Salle des fêtes Saint-Léger-Magnazeix; Tue Tap from 19:00-20:00. Salle des fêtes La Souterraine; Wed Beginners ballet from 10:30-11:30. Salle de danse La Souterraine. €5 per class.

For more info contact Jan Pitwell on 09 66 96 44 85 or at lachancededanser23@gmail.com.

Photo Club La Meteorite (87) Rochechouart All welcome, all levels; we meet fortnightly at 3-5pm on Sundays. Field trips, friendly critique, conversation and competitions (to contact and more details go to photoclubmeteorite.org).

CHABANAIS BOWLS CLUB - What’s brand new and blue?

Since the hail storm that affected the Chabanais area as well as other neighbouring districts, short mat bowling has never been quite the same. The tennis ball-sized hail broke several tiles on the salle roof, allowing rain water to lay on to the parquet floor.

In addition, the whole area was declared a national disaster bringing in forces from as far afield as Paris to assist resulting in the salle being used as a billet and restaurant for the children’s club.

From 3rd September until the 30th the hall floor will be removed and replaced.

Brand new and blue are our two new full-sized mats that are now in use and together with the addition of two further mats, they will allow the Club to carry out training and coaching sessions along with the normal members games. Our new mats will also give us the

opportunity to run a six mat open tournament, once the floor and under floor heating have been fixed.

Chabanais Bowls Club meets on Tuesday mornings from 10.00 – 1.00, and Thursday afternoon from 2.00 – 5.00, at the salle des fêtes in the centre of Chabanais, with time for 3 x 45-minute sessions together with a welcome tea/coffee break.

For further information ring Brian on 05 45 29 05 73 or simply turn up. We have all the equipment you will need.

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 15.00-16.00 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.

Saint-Junien Bridge Club The new season starts on 3rd September in a new facility, at the Centre Administratif (1st floor).

Tournements take place on Mondays and Wednesday at 2:15 pm.

Bridge lessons for beginners and intermediate levels.

Information meeting on Monday 17th September at 6 pm in the club.

For more information, contact Mireille DrouetMartin, by mail at bc.saintjunien@orange.fr or tel 06 30 20 45 13.

Indoor Bowling at Oradour-sur-Vayres 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. For further info tel 05 55 78 45 24 or email oradourbowlingclub@outlook.com Zumba!

Regular zumba classes across depts 36, 18 & northern 23. For more info tel 06 58 37 17 04 - email evezumba36@gmail.com and for details of classes visit www.zumbazumba.fr Indoor Short-mat Bowling at Cussac 87150....and now Outdoor too!

As the premier bowls club in the Haute-Vienne, we are going from strength to strength with members seeking us out and travelling great distances to continue their love of bowls or simply to 'try us out'.

Our reputation as a "very friendly and welcoming club" goes before us. If you've never tried the game, just come along and take a look; there is far more to it than first appears!

We are a formally registered association within the French system and benefit from assistance from our local commune by use of a wonderful indoor venue. AND NOW...the use of a synthetic outdoor court where Flat-green, Crown and Short-mat can be played. Just imagine the summer evenings with a drink in your hand, watching fellow bowlers enjoying the quiet of village, interrupted only by the 'click' or 'tunk' of bowl against bowl!

Our regular sessions indoors are Wednesday evening at 8pm and Thursday Mornings at 10am. Outdoor sessions will be arranged as the spring arrives so keep in touch. Serious bowlers and beginners are welcome - club bowls are available for use. For further information contact 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. 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 10.30 to 11.30 am, 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 (EPVG www. sport-santé.fr) For information contact 07 83 22 38 63 or gymvolontaire-087168@epgv.fr Learn to Meditate Learn to meditate and meet other like-minded people. Simple mindfulness technique. Dechen Choling, Le Mas Marvent, St-Yrieix-sous-Aixe, 87700. Also, ongoing regular group meetings and events. Contact tel Christina 05 55 03 82 01 www. dechencholing.org Gardening Les petits jardiniers du Limousin L'association des petits jardiniers du Limousin started in 2010 with the aim 'to provide and promote opportunities for local people to develop their interest and knowledge in horticulture and gardening and any related topics'. Since that time we've held monthly meetings on many different subjects, visited gardens and garden related industries such as a distillery, a paper mill and a commercial vegetable grower to name but a few. It's about meeting people with like-minded interests, sharing plants and seeds, learning more about growing plants, flowers, fruit, vegetables and trees in our region and having some fun along the way.

We meet on the third Thursday of each month (excluding February) in the Mairie at St-Amand-lePetit (between Eymoutiers and Peyrat-le-Château).

Meetings start at 2.30 pm and visit timings will be advised. Do come and join us, we're a friendly group and our meetings are open to everyone For more information contact us at pjlimousin@ gmail.com.

Agenda for 2018: 2 Sep - 6th Annual Show (see below); 18 Oct - AGM followed by Pumpkins: edible and decorative; 15 Nov - Spring bulbs plus sale of bulbs; 13 Dec - 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. For further information contact: veronique.granet@sfr.fr Aux Plantes, etc.

We are an association of independent, ethicallyminded and passionate plant producers. Our aim is to encourage consumers to know more about the plants they buy, how they were produced and their needs, thereby avoiding the disappointments that so often come with mass produced plants. It’s not just about us selling you plants - we want them to thrive and do well for you!

Current members include plantspeople specialising in unusual shrubs & trees, butterfly plants, heritage vegetables and flowers, irises, perennials and drought-tolerant plants.

For more info contact Michelle Pierce 05 45 89 36 54 or 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. 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 Open Door Association – English Language Library & Cultural Exchange Group The association organises a variety of cultural activities throughout the year. These have included events such as a Burns' Supper, Afternoon Tea and Art Exhibition as well as visits to vineyards, sites of historic and artistic interest and sites of natural beauty. Our programme is constantly being updated.

We also run an English-language library based in the Old Mairie at Morterolles, commune of St. Pardoux-Morterolles where we have a selection of around 5,000 books, DVDs, jigsaws, etc. The library is open Mondays and Saturdays from 2-4 pm. Feel free to drop in and browse, borrow, chat, enjoy a free tea/coffee or join in the jigsaw that's always

in progress!

We welcome new members of all nationalities.

For further information, visit our website at www.opendoor23.com or contact the President, Peter Edmondson, on 06 47 54 20 09 or peter. edmondson@orange.fr Café Franglais Organised by the Amitiés Internationales du Pays de Boussac (AIPB). Every Wednesday starting at 18h30 until 20h00 in la Maison des Associations, Quartier Pasteur, 23600 Boussac. Come and join us for an informal chat to improve your French or English with native speakers in a café atmosphere whilst enjoying a drink and nibbles. Last evening of the winter season will be 21st March. It will reopen on 11th April until 4th July for the Spring/Summer and from 5th September until 12th December during the Autumn. For more info please call 05 55 65 03 69.

Association Rencontres Franco-Britanniques The Association Rencontres Franco-Britanniques, based in Bourganeuf, was created in January 2012 and aims to help British people, resident in the Communautés de Communes surrounding Bourganeuf, to become integrated in their communes and local life.

We organize a range of cultural and social activities for our members.

The fortnightly conversation groups are an important part of our association. At these meetings British members can improve their spoken French, and our French colleagues may improve their English.

We would very much like to welcome new people, both French and English, into the association. Our meetings and events are fun and take place in a happy and friendly atmosphere. We currently have 90 members. The annual subscription for membership is €12 per person.

For further information on the association's activities contact: Christine Gee 05 55 64 22 25 email: geeinfrance@gmail.com - www.francobrit. com Bessines-Accueil Bessines-Accueil is a group based in Bessines-surGartempe (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-Yrieix-la-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

Sunday 2nd September - 6th Annual Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Show Can you make a creature using vegetables? Can you create a floral display in a teapot or do you have a good photograph of a tree?

These are just some of the classes being held on Sunday 2nd September when L'Association des Petits Jardiniers du Limousin is having its 6th Annual Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Show at the Mairie in St-Amand-le-Petit (between Eymoutiers and Peyrat-le-Château). Other classes include the biggest and the best in fruit, flowers and vegetables.

Come and have a look at the exhibits on display and enjoy our barbecue, beer, wine, coffee and home-made cakes which will be on sale. There are also a vide-greniers and craft stalls, plant sales and a raffle with lots of prizes. Entrance is free.

For further information contact Carolyn at pjlimousin@gmail.com

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SEPTEMBER 2018 ○ THE BUGLE ○ www.thebugle.eu local Association, about €16, which brings with it other social opportunities.

To find out more please contact Chrissy Smith at chrissysmith@talk21.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 Peyratle-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-leChâteau 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-leChâteau Familles Rurales 2 in St-Yrieix-la-Perche 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.

Aubusson’s Network Each week, for 5 years now, we meet between 11.30 am and 1 pm every Saturday at the café "Aux Baladins" opposite Aubusson’s Gare Routière car park.

We are a friendly group of French and English who enjoy conversation in both languages. We like to exchange views, make new friends, help and advise one another and help integrate newcomers.

You can contact us by phone: Viviane 06 32 96 54 2 - Jo 09 72 41 40 47 - Catherine 06 86 17 80 88 - Jan 00 44 74 68 20 66 12 - John 05 55 67 37 60 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 English-speaking 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 We are a group of about 50 people who meet regularly to discuss and propose different ideas and activities with the aim of integrating more fully with the French community.

Our meetings are held at the Ancienne Ecole in Darnac every Wednesday morning from 10h-12h, except on the first Wednesday of the month when we meet at 19h30.

Our meetings are varied and include curry evenings, quizzes, plant swops, table tennis, pétanque tournaments, BBQs and more.

Newcomers are very welcome. For more info visit: 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 Croisille-sur-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 the local school funds (for La Croisille-sur-Briance 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.

The library hosts a lively mixed conversation group for French and English speakers and also organises AngloFrench 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 9.30 am until 12.30 pm, Mon, Fri & Sat and 2 pm until 4.30 pm on Thurs.

For more info tel 05 55 89 57 62 during opening hours or visit www.englishlibrary.fr The English Library – La Bibliothèque Anglophone, Dunle-Palestel The English Library, which has been established for over

CANCER SUPPORT FRANCE Charente Plus Free confidential support for Englishspeaking people touched by cancer

CSF 24 HOUR HELPLINE - 06 45 35 32 30 email: csfcharenteplus@gmail.com

Facebook : Cancer Support France - Charente-Plus 10 yrs, is a part of the Anglo-French Association "Entente Cordiale" and is situated in the route des Ratteries, adjacent to 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 browsing through our extensive collection of around 10,000 books, talking books and DVDs. Thanks to donations and an active purchasing policy we are able to offer something for everyone. For our new acquisitions we concentrate on recent publications, as well as member requests for older books.

Open every Thursday from 10h – 13h, and Saturdays from 10h - 12h30.

“Entente Cordiale" hosts a wide range of other groups and activities too, including English lessons, French lessons, Traditional Dance Group, Art Group, Theatre group, “Les Troubadours" Traditional embroidery group, and Walking Football.

For more information email: library.ententecordiale@ yahoo.com Music

Support

Oréo, Ondine and Oaka

These amazing bundles of fun, two girls and one boy, are called Oréo, Ondine and Oaka and are 3-month-old Border Collie crosses.

They have been at the refuge now for about 3 weeks and arrived in the most dreadful condition, their small bodies skeletal with hair loss in places, just heartbreaking to see puppies in this state.

Since being at the refuge they have been nurtured, loved and have blossomed into the most gorgeous bundles of joy and are just so affectionate, lovable and sociable with the most lovely temperaments.

They are now ready to go to their forever homes and start their adventures and so the SPA are looking for homes with kind and patient owners, where they will receive love and an education to ensure they become well balanced members of the family. Anyone who has had a puppy will know that the road is not always an easy one, but given encouragement and time, these puppies will grow into the most loving, loyal companions, all they need is a chance.

If you would like to adopt Oréo, Ondine or Oaka then please contact the SPA de Creuse (Guéret), 21 Le Clocher, 23000 Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois www.spa-creuse.com, tel 05 55 81 99 31 (answering machine) or email spa.gueret@orange.fr

Free and Meiko

MUSIC CLUB, ROCHECHOUART Since 2016 we have welcomed musicians and an evergrowing enthusiastic audience to our monthly sessions at La Galerie in Rochechouart.

Folk Galerie is an acoustic music club where all singers and musicians can come along to sing or play their own compositions or covers.

All styles are welcome... Celtic, classical, comedy, country, folk, jazz, music hall, pop, swing, etc.

We are, at the kind invitation of the Mairie, moving to the Salle Jacques Brel and our first session there is on Friday 14th September starting at 8 pm.

Join our Facebook Group or email folk.galerie@gmail.com for more information.

Le Petit Tralala Le Petit Tralala was founded seven years ago by Sylviane Cahannier in Cluis (Indre). Until now, Sylviane has created the shows (music hall parodies) and the costumes.

The troupe is always looking for new members. There is absolutely no need to sing perfectly or dance, as most importantly we have fun.

Rehearsals are programmed in line with the date of the show and the availability of the troupe members.

There is no obligation to speak French for the songs (playback performance), but it will be a relief for Sylviane who does not speak English. However, that must not discourage you from calling her for further information!

Tel: 06 09 13 46 15.

“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, ChâteauChervix (87).

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.

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

Free 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 www.aafrance.net English-speaking council surgery ...for residents of the commune of St-Léger-Magnazeix.

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.

L’Association France Alzheimer Dordogne Charitable organisation offering English-speaking support and guidance to anyone dealing with the dayto-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 Free confidential support for English-speaking people touched by cancer in departments 16, 17 & 86.

CSF 24 hour helpline: 06 45 35 32 30, Email csfcharenteplus@gmail.com, Facebook: Cancer Support France - Charente Plus CSF Charity Shop open at 3 rue Nationale, 16150 Chabanais (entrance opposite the mairie, directly behind Petticoat Lane – we are on the 1st floor upstairs: Wed & Fri from 10 am – 4 pm.

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

Meiko

These two lovely Griffons have been at the SPA87 (Couzeix) for far too long now. They are both still very young, castrated, have their bags packed and ready to go. They understand each other very well and can play for hours together. Free is very easy with other dogs and playful, Meiko is a good guardian dog. Because of their lively temperament and their enormous fur, they could even be happy with a secured piece of the garden (or even a part of the barn) for the time you are not at home. Both have been found and have certainly lived in hunting kennels. They were found not far away from each other, they might even be brothers. They are adorable and since they have been at the refuge for over a year, they can leave for a donation of your choice. Both have a valid rabies vaccination and passport. Doesn’t that speak in their favour? Of course you can take only one, but together, they are a happy team.

Free: born (estimated) 1-7-2015, Meiko born (estimated) 1-9-2015.

If you would like to meet Free and Meiko they are currently at Limoges SPA. SPA de la Haute-Vienne 156 avenue du Général René Chambe 87270 Couzeix Tel: 05 55 48 06 75 Email: spa87@hotmail.fr

Kittens looking for new homes

These gorgeous little tri-colour girls were found in the road at 1 week old. I have been feeding them milk and they are now on solid food and doing well.

They are looking for new homes (vetted prior to collection).

Please contact Leanne for further information.

Tel: 05 55 80 42 47

Cancer Support Haute-Vienne's photographic calendar for 2019 is now available The theme for the calendar is "Life in rural France" and the cost is €10 plus postage.

An order form can be found on our website (www.cshautevienne.org) and you can pay by Paypal or cheque (in euros). The cost of postage is €4.80 for France.

If you wish to track the package, this costs an additional 40 cents.

CHARITY SHOP

Do please come in and visit us.

We are located at: 3 rue Nationale, 16150 Chabanais (entrance opposite the mairie, directly behind Petticoat Lane – we are on the first floor upstairs)

OPENING HOURS: Wednesday & Friday 10 am – 4 pm Sorry – no books or electrical goods Now taking Furniture. Please email joannebrent@outlook.com for details.

26 ♦ WHAT’S ON Fri 6th Jul to Mon 17th Dec ROCHECHOUART Exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc, Palace of the Peacock - Exhibition based on the novel of the same name by the Guyanese author Wilson Harris. A dozen pieces specifically produced for the occasion make up a maze-like display installed in the vast top-floor gallery.

Raoul Hausmann, We're not the photographers! - 250 original works drawn from the museum's archive collection plus additional documents and previously unpublished writings by Raoul Hausmann.

Inaugurated in 1985, the Rochechouart Museum of Contemporary Art currently houses a remarkable collection of 300 works by internationally renowned artists. Since its beginnings, the museum has thrived on the originality of showing contemporary art in a protected historic monument.

Open every day except Tuesdays from 10h-12h30 & 13h30-18h.

Entrance: €4.60 (free for Under 18s).

Sat 1st Sep BUSSIÈRE-GALANT Family Fun Day

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Plenty of parking too.

A great time to be had by all!

Fri 7th to Sun 9th Sep LA SOUTERRAINE Rock'n'Road Stomp: 3rd edition Rockabilly festival organised by Rock'n'Road Addicts and Funest's Car Club taking place over three days at the Centre Culturel Yves Furet. A packed programme of concerts, DJs, dance demonstrations, and a burlesque show.

There will also be a huge car show of pre '65 vehicles plus a variety of stands – clothing, decoration, furniture and refreshments.

Fri 7th (€5), Sat 8th (€10) & Sun 9th (€5).

For more information visit www.facebook.com/roadaddicts Sat 8th to Sun 9th Sep GUÉRET Forêt Follies Popular event, attracting thousands of visitors, which focuses our attention on sustainable development, set in the middle of 2,000 hectares of forest in which a village is created for the occasion. This year the festival celebrates its 11th birthday!

There is entertainment day and night: artisanal crafts & produce, workshops, games, play areas, music, food & drink, etc. Plus...

- The allée Pierre la Grosle will be dedicated to land art with three artists on site transforming the forest using natural materials such as wood, soil, stone and sand - Le petit train Chabrières Forêt Follies will allow visitors to explore the forest by train - Yarn bombing - tree trunks will be covered in knitted graffiti art - 16 athletes will take part in the final of the French STIHL Timbersports® Championship Forêt de Chabrières on the route de Bourganeuf. Tickets: €5.

For more information visit: www.foretfollies.com/ Sat 8th to Sun 9th Sep SAINT-JUNIEN Légend'Air en Limousin 40 aircraft on display at the Saint-Junien aerodrome for this year's edition of this popular Limousin air show which takes as its theme the Armistice.

10h-19h. Free entry both days.

For more information visit: http://legendairenlimousin.blogspot.fr/

In aid of Noah's Ark animal rescue farm for abused and abandoned animals. From 2 pm til the last ones dancing...

At... Swan Lake, Aurin, Bussère-Galant 87230.

Vide-greniers Artisan stalls Bung the welly, splat the rat, sponge your mum and dad, hoopla and much more!

BBQ, bar, cake stall, coffee, tea, live music, dancing. We have it all in the most beautiful setting you can imagine.

Sun 9th Sep CHÉNIERS Concert: La Voie Mélodieuse On Sunday 9th September at 16h, vocal ensemble La Voie Mélodieuse will return to the beautiful church of Chéniers to give an "End of Summer" choral concert of varied repertoire by composers including Ravel, Schubert, Brahms and Elgar. Admission is free.

Sat 15th to Sun 16th Sep ORADOUR-FANAIS Unique exhibition of religious images Last century you could find them in many catholic households and often the religious

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image was the only decoration in the entire house.

Eric Hallam, who grew up in an Anglican environment wasn’t aware of this tradition when he moved to the continent. These images, which he spotted from time to time at carboot sales in Belgium and later in France, in often neglected and damaged condition, started to fascinate him.

Today his unique collection counts over 200 images.

WHAT’S ON ♦ 27 Sun 16th Sep ARGENTON-SUR-CREUSE Concert: Les Trompettes de Versailles Organ and trumpet concert organised by Les Amis de l'orgue d'Argenton-sur-Creuse.

Programme: Vivaldi, Frescobaldi, Lully, Bach, Delalande.

Eglise Saint-Sauveur (Cavaillé-Coll organ). 20h30.

Tickets: €10; free for Under 10s.

Sun 16th Sep GUÉRET Organ recital Guided visit and organ recital by Georges Lartigau as part of the European Heritage Days.

Eglise St-Pierre St-Paul de Guéret (rue Jules Sandeau). 16h. Free entry.

Organised by the Association "Les Amis de l'Orgue de Guéret" (AOG), founded almost 40 years ago, which seeks to maintain and make use of the only organ in Creuse with 3 keyboards.

For more information email lesamisdelorgue.23@orange.fr Sun 16th Sep GUÉRET Fête bio écologique: Colchique Bio & ecology fair at the lac de Courtille. 10h - 19h.

Part of his collection will be exhibited for the European Heritage Days in the Romanesque church of Oradour-Fanais (Charente) and will afterwards leave for Belgium for a 2-week exhibition in a church in Antwerp.

The exhibition shows up to 80 images from the 19th and 20th century of various religious themes and produced with diverse printing techniques including silk paintings from China.

During your visit you will also be able to admire the mural paintings recently uncovered in the Romanesque church of Saint Martin.

The exhibition is organised with the cooperation of the Mairie of Oradour-Fanais and the Communauté de Communes de Charente Limousine.

Practical info: Saint Martin church, 16500 Oradour-Fanais.

10h-18h. Free entry.

For more information tel 05 45 85 53 38.

Sat 22nd Sep CAMPSEGRET - DORDOGNE The Autumn Phoenix Book Fair ...will again be held in Campsegret (24140) with over 20,000 English and French fiction and non-fiction books (all sorted alphabetically or by category and in excellent/good condition), CDs and DVDs and other wonderful items on sale (Christmas cards, bric-a-brac and winter plant sale) from one euro and up!

So come and stock up on your winter reading/listening, and presents and cards for the family and friends! The famous Catering Ladies will spoil you with a wonderful offer of home-made savouries and sweets. Come for the day and bring the family with you! And who knows, you might meet your next furry friend for life!

All the proceeds from the Book Fair will go to the Phoenix Association to continue their work in saving, caring for and rehoming abandoned, abused and unwanted animals.

The doors will open at 9.30 am (9 am for people with limited mobility) and close at 3 pm.

Entrance and parking are free. Donations of books, cakes, CDs, DVDs, unwanted gifts for the bric-a-brac, unused animal items, etc. are very welcome on the day!!

For further information go to www.phoenixasso.com Sat 29th to Sun 30th Sep SAINT-JUNIEN Bridge Festival The 9th edition of the Saint-Junien Bridge festival takes place at the “Halle aux grains”, starting at 2:15 pm.

Open per pair in 2 sessions. Participation at only one session possible.

Buffet and presents for all participants.

To sign up email bc.saintjunien@orange.fr or SMS 06 30 20 45 13 (before 28th September).

The Journées européennes du patrimoine (European Heritage Days) take place this month on 15th and 16th September. This is a popular event throughout France, which sees many state buildings and museums open their doors to visitors. There is not enough space in these pages to list everything going on so pop down to your local tourist office or visit www.journeesdupatrimoine. culture.fr/ to find out what is happening in your area.

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The Bugle Film Club

Thursday 13th September

What? Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Where? Cinéma Sénéchal, 1 rue du Sénéchal, 23000 Guéret When? 19h00, Thursday 13th September How much? JUST €4 (mention The Bugle when purchasing your ticket)

For details of the Cinéma Sénéchal, visit www.cinema-senechal.com Details of each month's screening will be included in The Bugle, but to receive emails about upcoming Film Club nights, please send an email to editor@thebugle.eu quoting “Film Club” in the subject line, and we will add you to our contact list.

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