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It was the End of Summer fête in St. Céré
this weekend and a good time seems to have been had by all.
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Shrieks from the fairground, music in the market square and fireworks
in the night sky, heralded the start of the 2008 St. Céré
Fête and the begining of the end of Summer, as the clock ticked
inexorably toward the Autumn Equinox (see below).
Mind you, the Mairie caught us wrong footed this time. as the fireworks
were launched at ground zero from the Mairie gardens and not from
St. Laurent as normal.. As a resullt... no photo. Oh well, there
is always next year.
The Saturday afternoon was given over to kids and funfair rides,
churros and candy floss. At least, it was for the more canny of
the local children. For, as one savvy seven year old told us, "..
so it is better to come on Saturday and not Sunday, because you
get longer on the rides.The fairground people do not short time
you, as there are no queues for them to get through". Out of
the mouths of babes...
To view larger versions of the three images above, please click
on them in turn, to pop up a larger version.
For a Quick-Tour parade slide-show, click the image above
Sunday dawned bright, clear and warm and by 3 o'clock, the square
and Rue de République were packed, with the long queues for
the rides only shortening as the floats began their circumnavigation
of the town.
The colourful floats this year seemed to be about gambling, although
no official explanation seemed to be forthcoming for this less thas
child friendly theme. But, suffice to say, whatever the meaning,
the kids had a great time as they took centre stage and hammed it
up for the crowds.
Click on the photo above to pop-up a Quick Tour slide show of the
day, as the bands drowned out the throb of the tractor diesles and
the town came to a temporary halt.
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Click the photo for an explanation of Equinox
At least that is what the astonomers say, despite the obvious summery
weather we are enjoying... you only have to look out the window.
St Matthew’s Day, September 21, is meant to be a key date
for forecasting the coming months: “Matthew’s Day, bright
and clear, brings good wine in next year.”
Another old wives tale has it that a quiet week before the autumn
equinox and after, means the temperature will continue higher than
usual into the winter. In fact, the weather on September 20, 21,
and 22 is supposed to dictate the weather for the rest of autumn.
Given the great weather we had on those days, we could be in for
a gloriously warm autumn... we'll see.
Thing is though, do you know your Equinox from your Solstice? No?
Thought not. So, for those of you who must have been looking out
the window in double science that day, you can
Click here or the photo above to pop-up a definitive answer to this
oft asked question.
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Melodie and the Honk Tonk boys play live at the Au Passé
Simple on Saturday 27th September, so best mosey on down there
before 21h.30!
There
are a load of new bookings for your diary, To view a revised
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
The spectacular simultaneous launching of some 25 hot-air
balloons takes place at Rocamadour, Sunday 28th September
at around 17h.00. Not one to be missed.
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click this
link for details of other forthcoming events in St. Céré
area and around, in July
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Ancient Lavoir, 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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La Cascade, Autoire, near St. Céré |
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of great beauty, liberally sprinkled with historic sites and
villages.
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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.
See also below for special events and visit our Forthcoming
Events pages, by clicking this link
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