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CHURCH NOTICES...
The Filling Station - Poitou-Charentes. Local Christians of all denominations who meet for spiritual renewal and evangelism. www.thefillingstationfrance.com or Carolyn on 05 45 84 19 03. ALL SAINTS, VENDÉE - Puy de Serre. We hold two services each month (+ Sunday school), on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at the church of St. Marthe, Puy de Serre, at 11am. www.allsaintsvendee.fr
The English Speaking Church of the Valley of the Loire (ESCOVAL)
meets at the R.C. Church in Arçay every 3rd Sunday of the month at 11am (just off the D759, Thouars to Loudun).
Eglise Vie Nouvelle
Bilingual (French / English) weekly service based in Civray See www.vie-nouvelle-civray.com Contact 05 49 87 49 04
The National Holidays, Religious and Feast Days
2022...
Sat 1 January Sun 17 April Mon 18 April Sun 1 May Sun 8 May Thu 26 May New Year’s Day (Jour de l’an) Easter Sunday (Pâques) Easter Monday (Pâques) Labour Day (Fête du premier mai) VE 1945 (Fête du huitième mai) Ascension Day (Ascension)
Sun 5 June Mon 6 June Thu 14 July Mon 15 Aug Tue 1 November
Whit Sunday (Pentecôte) Whit Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte) Bastille Day (Fête nationale) Assumption day (Assomption) All Saints’ Day (Toussaint) Fri 11 November Armistice Day (Armistice) Sun 25 December Christmas Day (Noël)
The Chaplaincy of Christ the Good Shepherd, Poitou-Charentes,
normally holds Sunday services in English. Please see our website for current information: www.churchinfrance.com
Christian Fellowship - Chef Boutonne
Meeting each Sunday at 15h. Visit www.chef-boutonne.net or telephone 05 49 29 81 34
source www.publicholidays.fr
The information here is as accurate as we can get it but PLEASE check events have not been cancelled or altered before you leave the house. WHAT’S ON DIARY
01-04/04 LES DAMES DE CHOEUR MAULEON 79700. Concert by the Ladies choir 19h30. Free. 10/04 VIDE GRENIER ST PIERRE DES ÉCHAUBROGNES 79700. Refreshments available. From 09h00. Free.
01-04/04 BRESSUIRE EXPO BRESSUIRE 79300. Trade fair, agricultural fair, carnival. 150 exhibitors. Friday 12h00 to 20h00 then 10h00 to 20h00. 3-5€
02-08/04 EXPOSITION DE PRINTEMPS LA CHATAIGNERAIE 85120. Exhibition of paintings.
02-24/04 EXPOSITION : "L’ART ACCROCH" ST MARC LA LANDE 79310. Exhibition by amateur artists. Wed-Sun 14h00 to 18h00.
03/04 VIDE GRENIER AZAY SUR THOUET 79130. Refreshments available 08h00 to 18h00. Free.
04/04 WACKY ANIMAL RACE NIGHT L’ABSIE 79240. Association Violet fundraiser. Call Julie for info on 06 02 36 43 28.
05/04 QUIZ NIGHT SUPPORTING UKRAINIAN REFUGEES
L'ABSIE 79240. 5€ entry fee. 19h30. Food available. Contact Clare for details 09.61.66.06.88
08/04 CARNAVAL LA CHATAIGNERAIE 85120. Musical parade in the streets of the town, children’s fancy dress invited. From 14h30. Free
08-10/04 SOUS LE SOLEIL DES ÎLES SAINT-MAIXENTL'ECOLE 79400. Fair/Exhibition “Under the sun” wines, crafts and competitions. Free.
9-11/04 WEEK-END TRUITES LES HERBIERS 85500. Trout fishing weekend. €8 (2 rods per person).
09/04 LE LOUP GAROU LEZAY 79120. Open day with children’s entertainment, farmers market, pony rides, etc. 10h00 to 18h00. Free.
09/04 AGRICULTURE MONTH SAINT-MAIXENT-L'ECOLE 79400. Discover professions in the food industry through an interactive and fun exhibition in 2 hours. 09h30 to 17h30. Free.
09/04 GRATIFÉRIA COULON 79510. A gratiféria is a flea market, totally free! If you have items that you no longer need, such as accessories, kitchen utensils, books or even clothes, simply drop them off and look around for something else. 10h00 to 12h30. Free. 09/04 BOURSE AU MATÉRIEL DE PÊCHE THOUARS 79100. Used fishing tackle sale. 08h00 to 16h00. Free.
10/04 VIDE GRENIER FAYE-SUR-ARDIN 79160. Refreshments available. From 08h00. Free.
10/04 VIDE GRENIER GERMOND-ROUVRE 79220. Refreshments available. From 09h00. Free.
10/04 VIDE GRENIER COULONGES-THOUARSAIS 79330. Refreshments available. From 08h00. Free. 16-18/04 FOIRE DE PÂQUES CHAUNAY 86510. Weekend fair and arts and crafts fair. 09h00 to 19h00. Free.
16-18/04 CONCOURS NATIONAL DE WORKING
ÉQUITATION LES HERBIERS 85500. National Working Horse Riding Competition at the Bocage Equestrian Park. Refreshments available. From 09h00. Free.
18/04 FOIRE DE PÂQUES AIRVAULT 79600. Easter fair, vide grenier, children’s entertainment and carnival. Refreshments available.
23/04 FESTIVAL A LA FERME LE BREIL SOUS ARGENTON 79150. Fun day 12h00 to 24h00. Evening meal to be booked in advance. Free.
23-24/04 PORTES OUVERTES À LA FORGE FLEURIE VAL EN VIGNES 79290. Artists set up easels in the nooks and crannies of the garden and a plant exchange for seeds and cuttings will also be offered. 10h00 to 17h30. Free. 30/04 to 01/05 BOURSE MOTO VOUILLÉ 79230. Motorbike jumble. Refreshments available. 08h00 to 19h00. Free.
If you know of any events coming up in May, or beyond, please let us know so we can tell everyone else.
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Wednesday 30th March GREAT IDEAS FOR EASTER Hunting for Calorie-Free Eggs? and a Cracking Card? We’re ‘Pâqued’ to the Rafters!
GREAT GIFTS & BEA AUTIFUL CARDS
Tapestry, Jewellery, Scarves, Puzzles, Heat Packs, Mugs, Bamboo Socks, Books, Insulated Bottles, Candles … DELICIOUS HOME-BAKING
Easter Cupcake --andRichs, Scones, Fruit Cake … ServingWarmWelcomesSince2004!
TUES - FRI: 10am - 12 noon : 3pm - 7pm SAT: 10am - 12 noon : 3pm - 6pm WWW.CHEZCHRISTIES.FR 05.49.50.61.94 ‘ Chez Christie’s Gençay ’ GENÇAY (86) - behind the Mairie
Siret: 47876969800018
Château de Saugé
2 Saugé 79400 Saivres (border of Exireuil)
Chambres d'hôtes, Gites, Vintage Tea Room, Event Space, Trading Post Shop
OPEN every Saturday & Sunday 12.00 – 6.00pm Special Events will be advertised on our Facebook pages and Website.
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MARKEY’S PORK ‘N’ PIES
TRADITIONAL BRITISH COOKING
Sat: Fontenay-le-Comte (marché), Vendée and at Saint-Jean-d’Angély (marché intérieur), Charente-Maritime Sun: Aulnay (marché), Charente-Maritime Open mornings WE DELIVER THROUGHOUT FRANCE
Tel: 05 46 01 54 65 www.markeys-pies.com
SIRET : 484 920 285 00018
FRYER TUCKS
Fish and Chips British Indian Curry Kebab - Burgers
Venues :
Saint Jouin de Marnes - outside the boulangerie - back to evenings now so 18h00 to 20h30 every Tuesday Louin (Le Cafe de l’Union) - 1st Friday of the month from 18:30 - 21:00 Bar Genneton - 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month from 18:30 - 21:00 Funny Farm Cat Rescue - Booking required by email. Last Wednesday of each month 12h00 - 14h30
darren@fryertucks.fr
AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE FUNCTIONS Tel: 06 23 25 48 36
www.facebook.com/fryertucks1
SIRET : 850 442 203 00012
MR T’S FISH & CHIPS
Regular venues at:
• Aulnay de Saintonge 17470 • Beauvais Sur Matha 17490 • St Jean D’Angély 17400 • Sauzé-Vaussais Hope 79 79190 • La Chaumière, La Chapelle 16140 • Charroux 86250 • Private catering
Tel: 06 02 22 44 74
mrt.fishandchips@gmail.com www.frying4u2nite.com
SIRET : 537 606 972 00025
Le C Civ afé ray Find all events on our Facebook page! @LeCafeCivray
05.49.87.68.97
Hot Cross Buns are here! Taking Easter orders now. Open Thursday/Friday 9am4pm Please note we will be closed during school holidays 16 April-1 May
24 rue du commerce 86400 Civray www.lecafecivray.com
SIRET 820 301 299
April
April 1, 1918
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is formed with the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). A female branch of the service, the Women’s Royal Air Force, was also formed on this date.
April 4, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. is fatally shot while standing on his hotel room balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. The 39 year old civil rights leader was there to support a sanitation workers’ strike.
April 5, 1614
Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indian confederacy, marries English tobacco planter John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia. The marriage ensured peace between the Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan Indians for several years.
April 6, 1896
The Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn in Athens 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I. At the opening of the Athens Games, King Georgios I of Greece and a crowd of 60,000 spectators welcomed athletes from 13 nations to the international competition.
April 11, 1814
Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France and one of the greatest military leaders in history, abdicates the throne, and, in accordance with the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba.
April 14, 1865
President Abraham Lincoln is shot dead at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. The assassin, actor John Wilkes Booth, shouted, “Sic semper tyrannis! (Ever thus to tyrants!) The South is avenged,” as he jumped onto the stage and fled on horseback. Lincoln died the next morning.
April 15, 1912
At 2:20 a.m. the British ocean liner Titanic sinks into the North Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada. The massive ship, which carried 2,200 passengers and crew, had struck an iceberg two and half hours before.
April 18, 1906
At 5:13 a.m., an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the Richter scale strikes San Francisco, California, killing an estimated 3,000 people as it topples numerous buildings. The quake was caused by a slip of the San Andreas Fault over a segment about 275 miles long, and shock waves could be felt from southern Oregon down as far as Los Angeles.
April 23, 1564
According to tradition, William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-upon-Avon. It is impossible to be certain the exact day on which he was born, but church records show that he was baptized on April 26, and three days was a customary amount of time to wait before baptizing a new-born. Shakespeare died exactly 52 years later, on April 23 1616 after retiring to Stratford three years earlier.
April 28, 1789
Three weeks into a journey from Tahiti to the West Indies, the HMS Bounty is seized in a mutiny led by Fletcher Christian, the master’s mate. Captain William Bligh and 18 of his loyal supporters were set adrift in a small, open boat, and the Bounty set course for Tubuai south of Tahiti.
QUIZ NIGHT in support of Association Violet. Every third Wednesday of the month starting Wednesday 20th April 2022 at 7pm. Teams of four (singles and couples can join up on the night). 2€ per person. Prizes for winners. Famous wooden spoon for losers. Limited teams places so please book early with Julie at Le Nouveau Bar de la Poste, 16 Rue de la Poste, 79240 L'Absie. 06.02.36.43.28. Food available from 5pm. Quiz Master for April is Mike Morris. More info about events supporting our efforts can be found on our website www.associationviolet.com or follow us on Facebook.
LOCAL MARKETS
Mondays......... Benet 85490 La Châtaigneraie (last Monday in month) 85120 Lencloître (1st Monday in month) 86140 Tuesdays......... Lezay 79120 Civray 86400 Coulonges-sur-l’Autize 79160 Thouars 79100 - and - Bressuire 79300 Vasles 79340 Wednesdays.... Parthenay 79200 - and - Celles-sur-Belle 79370 Ruffec 16700 Thursdays........ Sauzé-Vaussais 79190 - and - Niort 79000 La Mothe St Héray 79800 Gençay 86160 Fridays............... Thouars 79100 - and - Melle 79500 Secondigny 79130 (pm)-and-St Aubin le Cloud (pm) Civray 86400 (small food market) Antigny 85120 (1st and 3rd Fridays - pm) La Mothe Saint-Héray 79800 (Place Clémenceau) Saturdays........ Bressuire 79300 - and - Champdeniers 79220 Chef-Boutonne 79110 Airvault 79600 - and - Niort 79000 Saint Maixent-l’École 79400 Fontenay-le-Comte 85200 Ruffec 16700 Magné 79460 and Moncoutant 79320 Sundays............ Coulon 79510 - and - Neuville-de-Poitou 86170 Thénezay 79390 Saint-Varent 79330 Saint-Loup-Lamairé 79600
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