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The Saint Céré Music Festival got off to a good start
on Tuesday 14th July, with a free performance of Verdi's La Traviata.
The organisers cleverly use their "Programme Off" to provide
a full dress rehearsal/shake-down performance of their set-piece
Operas and major festival performances, prior to the festival "proper"
kicking-off. A great idea for us noveaux-poor Brtits, when you consider
the entry price this year goes as as high as 53€.
But it is not just Opera that the festival is offering us free
- far from it. For full details of the freebies on offer, click
this link or the image above.
For full details of the Festival Programme, which runs from 27th
July to 15th August, click the image above or go to the Festival's
official site, by clicking the following link: www.opera-eclate.com
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Henry Allingham 1916
Brit, Henry Allingham, the world’s oldest man, who fought for
Britain in the first world war, has died peacefully in his sleep,
aged 113.
Henry was born in East London in 1896 and served with the Royal
Naval Air Service during the Great War, later transferring to the
Royal Air Force when it formed on 1st April 1918. He served at Ypres
and was the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland. He was awarded
France's highest honour, Legion d'Honneur, in 2003.
Mr Allingham’s death means that Harry Patch, 111, the last
survivor of the First World War trenches, is now Britain’s
oldest man.
Nicknamed the ‘The Last Tommy’ Patch is a veteran of
1917’s battle of Passchendaele in which more than 70,000 British
troops died.
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Henry Allingham's autobiography is available on AmazonUK |
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A thoroughly good time was had by all who participated in the annual
Sapeurs Pompiers Moules Frites Brazoucade, Saturday 11th July, Place
de la République. One of the best "public-eat-ins"
of the year, held in St. Céré.
The next not-to-be-missed is the annual Marche des Producteurs et
Picnic Gourmand, where you simply grab a tray and roam the stalls
of local producers, buying what you like and then grabbing a seat
at one the the long tables to enjoy. Thursday 30th July, Place de
la République.
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The Dog Refuge have been in touch to say that as well as dogs that
are up for adoption, they have quite a few kittens that need a good
home.
Dino, one of the dogs we featured on the website last month, has
been adopted, but they have several others that need to find new
homes, including Coll, featured below...
For
further details, please see their sponsored page on this website,
by clicking image above or this this link.
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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!
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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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19th July to 30th July 2009
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Altitude is part of the organisation - Rocky Mountain Childrens
Choir and they have come all the way from Denver Colorado to sing
for us here at the Abbey in Carennac. Entrance is free and no need
to book... first come, first served.
So make a date for your diary:
Carennac Abbey Park
Monday 27 July
21h.00
For further information on the Rocky Mountain Childrens
Choir, you can open a new window to watch a promotional video on
YouTube, by clicking this link
July 28th, from 18h.00
July 21st-26th
The Cajarc annual African Music Festival. July 23rd-26th. Further
details: www.africajarc.com
July 24th-26th
Café 5Céré - the theme for their regular Thursday
Music night on 30th July will be: Irish Night
click this link
for details of other forthcoming events in St. Céré
area and around
Place du Mercardial, 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
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Just to let you know, that the Paper/Bookshop next
to the Café Maury, now has an English book section as well
as carrying UK newspapers. Peter May, the author whose books are
featured prominently in the shop, is, of course, a resident here.
When he is not in China, that is. China? If you are at all puzzled...
read his books!
Just got an e-mail asking just that. Oh what a joy...
a Curry restaurant right here in St. Céré, we thought.
Alas it is not to be... not yet, anyway, for the e-mail was from
French based (Normandy) Brit entrepeneur, Eric, who runs an internet
mail order company called appropriately enough, PacketCurry.com.
Eric says:
“.. look, If you're undecided
take a risk and splash out on a couple of packets - if you don't
like them I'll send you a full refund and bunch of flowers.”
Can't get fairer than that! Ed
www.packetcurry.com
We will be meeting on Friday 7th August 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.
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?
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.
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.
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Carennac, a Plus Beaux Village de France, near St Céré
- click the image of the Carennac house above for further information.
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
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To find out what the weather is like today in St. Céré
and for a 3 day forecast - click the image above.
Maybe a soothing massage would do the trick. Maureen is a qualified
English Massage Therapist. Check out her ad in the classified section
- click here
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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.
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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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