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Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to st-cere.com - we are 1

We're One Year Old
Yep, it has been a year since we first decided to tell the world about St. Céré - in English.

The nostalgic amongst you can view our first effort, by clicking the image below. And if you are new to this website you can have a quick flick through the year, by viewing our archive section by clicking this link.

1st edition of St-Cere.com - click here to view

I'm Huddled in this French Café...

I'm huddled in this French Café... music night in St. Céré
The kids enjoyed it

"That cold north wind they call "La Bise..."
Couldn't help it... as we braved the unseasonally cold evening and ventured out and about St. Céré on Music Night, the words to that Chris de Burgh song, "Lonely Sky" kept going through the mind. If you have already downloaded your Free Music player, Spotify, you can listen to the words as you read this, by clicking here. If not... click here to launch the song "Lonely Sky" on YouTube.

But it wasn't just the cold breeze that affected the evening... it was pretty obvious the biting effects of recesssion turned a usually vibrant Music Night St. Céré into a bit of a non-event.

The restaurants in Place Mercadial, usually packed out, were barely ticking over, whilst a rather lonely jazz band tucked away to one side failed to inspire what diners there were.

Passé Simple had a great deal of spare capacity and the crash barriers taking up half the street were not exactly a required item. The band tried. They really did. But only the kids (the under eights at that) really seemed to get into the spirit of things.

Cafe du Commerce was closed. Not a Mauritian bongo to be had, let alone a Kronenbourg1664.

The Voyageurs was closed. lights out. No sign of life.

Grand Café Maury was open and busy enough, but no live music... they relied on nearby Le 5Céré to provide it for them.

Which they did very well indeed. It turned out that this Café was the one bright spot of the evening and did good business as the roaming few found that not only were the lights definitely on, but that the jazz band could actually play.

Music Night at the Café 5Céré, St. Céré
The band at Le 5Céré pretty much saved the day

Danny sent in one of his Roving Reports, which just about sums up the mood of the evening... click here for the un-edited version!

Puts one in mind of another Chris de Burgh lyric... "the Cafés were all deserted..."

Au Fil du Bois!

Walk in the woods at Latouille Lentillac, near Saint Céré, Lot, France
Hedgehog Day at Latouille-Lentillac

Latouille Lentillac Do It Again
The weekend proved not to be a total loss as people turned up in good numbers for the annual wood-walkabout in Latouille-Lentillac.

An animation of Au Fils du Bois

The above set piece had us baffled on the way in and its creator was nowhere to be seen, so we couldn't ask. On the way out it made sense. No, not because of the beers consumed at the buvette, but because the creator was back and he had a volunteer sitting on the river bank listening to an 1-pod. Get it? No? Well hover over the image above with your mouse and the answer will be revealed.

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Click on the above images from the Au Fil du Bois event, to view a larger version

Free Music - a Reminder

Free Music from Spotify

Your Own Digital Jukebox - Free
Talking about MUSIC, hot on the heels of Danny the PC Doctor telling us about Zattoo - free TV on your computer, he has now come up with this site offering a free music player that allows you to access thousands and thousands of music tracks for FREE. Not just free, but legal.

For further information on free music from the Spotify website, click the image above or this link to be taken to Danny's Sponsored Page on this website!

Free TV - Livestation

Get BBC and ITN TV News on Your Computer - Free
Another 'Free Stuff' addition to your computer introduced by Danny the PC Doctoris - Livestation delivers a range of live radio and television channels to your computer over a broadband network.

Mostly News stations at the moment, but availabe channels should increase as time goes by. The player is easy and quick to download.

For further information on Livestation, visit their website by clicking this link

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Forthcoming Events

Summer Concerts at
Crêperie Py

Creperie Py Summer Concert dates - cliquez ici

Crêperie Py goes musical. They tell us that on their music nights, the bands will play a set to coincide with the Apero hour (around 19h.00) re-starting at around 21.00 - see their summer concert dates - click the image or this link.

Forward Dates

Souillac Jazz Festival

Souillac Jazz Festival
July 21st-26th

Gramat Country and Western Festival

Gramat Country Festival
July 24th-26th

Saint Céré Music Festival

St. Céré Music Festival
The programme for the new Summer Season (27th July to 15th August, is now available around town and we will be publishing our own guide to the events and free happenings soon.

More....
click this link for details of other forthcoming events in St. Céré area and around

Where in France
Is St. Céré?

Footbridge over the River Bave, St. Cere
River Bave, St. Céré

St Céré, is in the beautiful Dordogne river valley region of the Lot (département 46), Midi-Pyrénées, South West France.

Lot is deep in the heart of France, with the départements of Dordogne to the West, Corrèze to the North, Aveyron and Cantal to the South and East respectively.

To view maps of where in France to find St. Céré - please click this link

Medieval backstreet Saint Céré

Bridge over the Bave, Saint Céré

Out and About

Seen in Town

Bumped into Bunny in town, over from the States for the summer. She hinted that she may be able to put on another concert in the not too distant future. Watch this space.
(To view a report of her last summer's gig with pianist Andrew Cox, click this link)

Bunny's back in town
Bunny Low

Café 5Céré Goes Musical

Cliquez ici - Click here for details of the Café 5Céré music nights

Following the success of their last three music nights, Café 5Céré on Place de la République (ground floor of the Hotel Touring) tell us that they are putting on special music themed evenings throughout the summer - every Thursday evening, in fact.

Of course the great thing about these music nights, is that you get to eat as well if you want to, and Café 5Céré is fast gaining a reputation for good food and great value.

Hosts Eric and Francoise caution that It's best to book if you would like to eat.
Tel: 05 65 10 67 29

Click this link or the logo above, to pop-up a window for further information.

Schools Kermesse

In case you were wondering what all those blue stripe tents mean that have appeared in Place de la République, they are there for this Sunday's Public Schools Annual Show - La Kermesse. If you haven't got kids at school here, it probably won't mean an awful lot to you, but as it involves just about every family in St. Céré, if you want to get a real feel for the town... join in!

Further details on the Forthcoming Events page - click here

Expats near St. Cere meet up informally, First Friday of every month

Next First Friday...
3rd July
We will be meeting on Friday 5th June at the Café Voyageurs, as usual, to put the world to rights and for a drink or three.

If you are out and about...

join us.

Cafe Voyageurs, Place de la Republique, St. Cere

Café Voyageurs, Place de la République, St. Céré - venue for anyone who wants to speak English to other English speakers - at least once a month!

Don't forget, if you can capture a French friend who is trying to learn English, there can be no better way for them to practise, than to join us.

See you there?

Café Voyageurs
Place de la République
17h.15 - 19h.00
1st Friday of the month

What's First Friday?
For further information - click here

News

To find a gite near St. Céré, click this link

Le Petit Dragon Rouge - British run bed and breakfast at Miers, near St. Cere - click here for details

 

In this section we provide links to current local and national news items, which may well affect you if you either live near St. Céré or, as expats anywhere in France.

News Briefs

The scroller above will halt as your mouse hovers over it. Then just click on a brief news item link that is of interest, and a fuller version will open in a new window.

If you have a local news item you would like to see aired, please let us know. Use the e-mail form accessed by clicking the link below to send us your new item.

Places to See

Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, Correze

Not far from St. Céré. Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne is just over the border in the Corrèze. For more information about Beaulieu, please click this link

St Céré is surrounded by countryside of great beauty, liberally sprinkled with historic sites and villages.

There are no less than five of the officially designated Plus Beaux Villages de France (the most beautiful villages in France) within 20 minutes drive of St. Céré

Click this link to view photos and information of some of the great places to visit near St. Céré

Weather

For a Meteo France 3 day forecast - click here. (images courtesy of bigfoto.com)

What's the weather like
in St. Céré?
To find out what the weather is like today in St. Céré and for a 3 day forecast - click the image above.

Protect your computer from lightning strikes - click here for details

It's Lightning Season
Protect you computer - How? Click the image above or here to visit Danny the PC Doctor's sponsored page.

 

WiFi in St. Céré

Wi-Fi locations in St. Cere, Lot, France

WiFi connections in St Céré are available at the music bar, Au Passé Simple in Rue de la République and at the Café 5Cere, Hotel Touring, Place de la République.

 

What do you know?

If you have a local news item (or even one of national interest), you feel deserves an airing; have been Out and About and know a snippet of local information - somebody new in town/some local info; or if you have a local event to publicise free, let us know by clicking the appropriate link below.

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