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This front page was first published on 28th October 2008.
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The sun came out and so did the people, to celebrate the end of
harvest and the arrival of Autumn.
There was pretty much something for everyone... chestnuts roasting
(if not over an open fire, then in a very useful looking rotating
brazier-thing); that old favourite infernal machine squeezing apples;
big-soup/hot food and, of course, crepes.
Click the photo above to pop-up a Quick Tour slide-show of some
of the images captured that day, or...
Click
this link to pop-up the Fête slide-show
(Make sure your pop-up blocker is switched off!)
What was NOT there at the fête, to the dismay
of many, was the buvette serving ice-cold beer. Now whose bright
idea was it to scrap that?
Oh well, at least most of the bars were open and, of course, bargains
to be had at the Vide Grenier. (See below)
To view larger versions of the small images above, please click
on them in turn, to pop-up a larger version.
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Progressive Blues band SystemB played live at the music bar, Au
Passé Simple on Saturday. How did they fare? Click the photo
above to find out. Or...
For a review
of the evening and for information regarding future live music nights,
visit the Au Passé Simple sponsored page on this website,
by clicking this link
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You would hardly know it it, but England and Scotland
are battling it out against the world Down-Under, for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup. Not to be confused, of course,
with the Rugby Union World Cup, scheduled to take place
in New Zealand in 2011.
Not held in 2004 (because the two top teams - Australia and
England where judged not to be up to it!), for this Rugby
League International Competition, important changes have been
made in the way in which the groups are decided, which guarantees
that either England, Australia or New Zealand will be in the
final. The other finalist will come from the Group that includes
France and Scotland. How about that! It is, of course, all
about money and in Sport, that means, TV rights.
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To find
out which teams are in which group, click the image on
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Why so little publicity? First-off, it is Rugby League
and not Rugby Union (don't ask. Ed.). Secondly,
there is the problem with the time difference - most matches
take place at breakfast time our-time. Also, unless you have
Sky Sports, for much of the competition you will not be able
to watch it live.
However, he BBC will air edited highlights on BBC2,
but you cannot view videocasts over the internet as Auntie
says you are not allowed if you live in France. You CAN, however,
listen to digital radio over your broadband connection and
Radio 5 Live will be broadcasting live commentaries of some
of the matches. You can listen to BBC Radio 5 Live whilst
you are on this website, by clicking the 5Live Logo below.
Anyway, for those who have a dish aimed at Astra 2, it is
possible to watch some BBC coverage Free to Air. Check your
daily listings.
At the time of publishing,Tonga beat Ireland (22-20), England
have won against Papua New Guinea (32-26) and Scotland were
beaten by France (36-18), but they managed to injure France's
weapon of mass destruction hooker Julien Rinaldi out of the
tournament. Oh yes and Australia thrashed New Zealand a staggering
36 points to 6.
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to the live commentaries on BBC Five Live, click the logo
on the left at the appointed hour. |
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To access
a fixtures schedule and to find out when and where the
BBC will broadcast - click the rugby ball on the left
to pop up a new window. |
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For
the latest Rugby World Cup news, click this link to open
a new window to the relevant BBC website sports page |
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As Remembrance Day nears, a reminder that you can give an online
donation to the Royal British Legion poppy Appeal
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Click the Royal
British Legion logo on the left to access the Poppy Appeal website
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"Made in Corrèze" is an English language
broadcast by expat, Julia Branch-Evans, every Friday morning at
09h.03. With interviews and information of interest to all expats
in France, not just residents of next-door Corrèze.
This Friday (7tyh Novemnber) Julia interviews Will Brookes the
editor of expat-centric website French Entrée.com, who will
be talking about the idea behind French Entrée, what’s
in it for individuals and companies and how it’s kept up to
date.
Rather than fiddle with the old tuner dial to find 101.9 FM, if
you have got broadband, you can listen whilst you enjoy this website.
Friday morning, just log on to st-cere.com in time for the broadcast
at 09h.03 and click the button below. Go on, have a practice...
try it now!
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Nothing at all to do with Keats, Wordsworth, Byron or the
other fellow. Rather an incarnation of that well-known British
work ethic... P*ss Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday.
Reason being (to miss-quote the other fellow) If winter's
here... what do we do now? Well, with nothing much going on
in town, some of us have decided to get together on a Friday
for a couple of hours, to have a natter in our own language,
catch up with friends, meet new people, put the world to rights
and have a few drinks. In English!
It's not a club. Anyone is welcome. There are no rules...
well, just one, we don't buy rounds, for therein lies ruin!
Just grab you're own drink and join-in.
Café Voyageurs, Place de la République, St.
Céré
We will use the same venue at the same time every week. We
chose The Voyageurs, as it is in Place de la République,
which just about anyone should be able to find. Anyway, Yves,
Le Patron is a Bonhomme. Time? Well, for the first meet, we
thought we would go for between 17h.00 and 19h.00.
See you there?
Coleur Café play live at the Au Passé Simple
on Friday 14th November, starting around 21h.30
To
view a calendar of other live music evenings booked into the
Music Bar Au Passé Simple, please click this link,
to be taken to their sponsored page on this website
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click this
link for details of other forthcoming events in St. Céré
area and around
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Autumn reflections, St. Céré |
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St Céré, is in the beautiful
Dordogne river valley region of the Lot (département
46), Midi-Pyreénées, 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
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Chateau Montal, St. Céré |
| St Céré is surrounded by countryside
of great beauty, liberally sprinkled with historic sites and
villages.
Click this link to view photos
and information of some of the great places to visit near
St. Céré
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Being in the stunning Dordogne river valley region of the
Lot, many summer activities naturally feature water! As summer
turns gracefully to Autumn, there is still plenty to occupy.
Riding for instance. St. Céré is fortunate in
having an extremely good riding school, hacking centre and
livery stable... Siramon on the outskirts of town. Phone them
on 06 66 25 33 33 or they have a website:
www.saint-cere-equitation.com
For information about the many
activities centred in and around St. Céré, please
click this link.
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If it is Summer in St. Céré, sooner or later there will be
a storm about to catch the unwary. Lightning and computers
don't mix.
For information
about how to protect your modem and computer from lightning
strikes, please click this link
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Di and John Chapman in town for the St. Céré
Autumn Fête, from their converted barn near Aynac.
Tucking into hot roasted chestnuts and fresh squeezed
apple juice, both seemed on top form and enjoying the
glorious autumn sunshine.
Something of a rare breed these days, Joanna and Richard
Williams were in town to celebrate their signing the
Acte de Vente on their new house in Beaulieu. Pictured
with property finder, Amanda Windsor (right),
who managed to come up with just the right property.
Shortcut to Amanda's website:
www.dordogne-valley-property-search.co.uk
Here's a new winter pastime for the idle - let us have
your caption suggestion for this photo. Keep it clean(ish)
- we need to be able to publish it!. If you want a better
look, pop-up a larger version by clicking on the photo
above. We will publish the winning caption next update,
when we will also publish a new photo for the budding
scribes amongst you. Oh yes... the winner wins a bottle
of wine!
e-mail
your caption - click this link
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and national news items, which may well affect you if
you either live near St. Céré or, as expats
anywhere in France.
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