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Le Café Civray
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Christmas orders due 16th Dec Order info on our website Full English Breakfast Pies & pasties/Cakes & donuts Baking classes-Wednesdays 9am-2pm Tues/Thurs/Fri 24 rue du commerce 86400 Civray www.lecafecivray.com
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Fête de Noël
Saturday 26th November 2022 10.30am - 5pm Raffle Christmas decorations & gifts Cake, coffee & tea Oh My Lord Francks Fish & Chips Come along and have some Christmas fun Raising funds for all the rescued kittens and cats we have on our farm. All money raised will be going towards the vet bills and cat food. Le Grand Beaupuits 79200 St Germain de Longue Chaume Association Number W793001884
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St tep into Art with Henri Matisse
We are delighted to invite you to our unique art workshops. Within the walls of a beautiful 17th century riverside manor house in Paizay le Tort (79500), set in breath-taking scenery, you will step into re-creations of famous paintings. With our life model and a variety objects d’art to inspire you, we will take you on an artistic journey through trusted art tuition and storytelling. You are free to attend individual or both workshops, led by British artist Heather Ford. Friday 18th November 2022: ‘Still Life in Yellow and Blue’1946 Saturday 19th November 2022: ‘OdelisqueCoucheeaux Magnolias’1923 From 10am - 3.30pm. All abilities welcome. €65 including materials and a light lunch. Accommodation available. Please call Tess Goodliffe on 0617448321 for further information or contact tessgoodliffe@gmail.com
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Knight Rider in France
by Roxanne Knight
In my last article, I was talking about riding in all weathers and this summer has been a real test! Unfortunately at one point during the heatwaves we were unable to ride at all but we both benefitted from this short break and before we knew it, we were back in training mode.
My coach unexpectedly proposed a summer show! Traditionally the season finishes for me before the summer and the new season starts again properly in October. However this year was different. Mid August, Eclair and I travelled to a big and exciting show called the “Sologn'Pony”. It is held in the same show grounds as the Championnat de France and the competition is high. We competed over several days and had a great start to the new season, racking up some early points towards qualification for 2023. Earlier this year we decided not to continue aiming for the 2022 championship. We had to be sensible and realise that we weren't ready. When we go, we want to perform well and be proud and enjoy it too. It's a lot of work and expense and we can achieve so much more and do so much better with another year of coaching and training under our belts.
We have a very busy weekend. Its the “Tournée des As” at our club in Bressuire. Eclair and I are doing 2 rounds each day as we are now actively competing at 90cm as well as 80cm which I am really pleased with as this feels like significant progress. To give you an idea, in July 2021 we got eliminated at 60cm …
The Tournée des As is meant to be a competition of the best – the “Aces” so the courses are usually more technical. I will be trying hard to get a clear round as it's double qualifying points! In my last article, we were heading off to Le Mans for our first ever three day show. It seems so long ago and I have been so lucky to compete at many shows between then and now. We did get a clear round during those days and also took away a lot of experience. So off we head, at full speed knowing Eclair, into season 2023 and we have everything crossed that we will feel ready and have enough qualifying points to enter the Championnat de France 2023.
If you would like to follow our journey, please head over to my YouTube channel, “Knight Rider in France” or search for us on Instagram or Facebook. Your support means a lot.
Thank you to the DSM magazine for their support and thank YOU for reading. A bien tôt! Special thanks also to Cheval Chic and my family!
Bilingual Nine Lessons and Carols
Vouvant, Sunday 11th December 2022 at 16.00 – everyone is welcome
All Saints, Vendée, covering the Vendée and the Deux-Sèvres, is a small and very friendly group of people who meet every second and fourth Sunday in Ste. Marthe, Puy de Serre, (very near the Vendée-Deux-Sèvres border), and on the first Sunday of every month in La Chapelle Palluau (near Aizenay in the west of the Vendée). Services last about an hour, and, being a very sociable bunch, we have coffee and a bring and share lunch afterwards in the Salle Paroissale, or at someone’s home. The congregation usually numbers 25-30. We follow the Anglican liturgy, and so services (usually communion) are in English, and there is a Sunday Club for children aged from 7 upwards. All Saints, Vendée very much welcomes local people, whatever their nationality or Christian faith. In January every year, we hold an oecumenical service as part of the “Week of Christian Unity”, a service which unites Catholic, French Protestant and Anglican congregations, and is always held after much planning and discussion! This year, for the first time, ASV will be having a bilingual “Nine Lessons and Carols”, in the wonderful church at Vouvant, with its magnificent North door sculptures from about 1150, and the nave built by Bishop Theodelin in 1028. The setting should be magical, especially as the service will start under the lights at 16.00, on Sunday 11 December. It will be an excellent opportunity for those who do not know us to come and see ASV in action, and to enjoy what is certain to be a very special event. “Nine Lessons and Carols” are rare enough in France, and even rarer in such beautiful surroundings. And Vouvant is such a lovely little village! The organ will be played by Yves Rousseau – we are very fortunate to have his superlative playing on an instrument which has only very recently been installed. Anyone who has heard it will surely want to hear it again! So why not come along, on the first, second or fourth Sunday of each month, see what ASV does and how we do it, and share a coffee afterwards! You will be most welcome! Or come to the bilingual service on 11 December at 16.00 in Vouvant.
For further details, please contact: Rev. Hazel Door on rev.hazel@wanadoo.fr, or Iain McGregor (Treasurer) on mcgregor@lalogette.com ASV Website: www.allsaintsvendee.fr
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 11h. 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 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 for more information.
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 Sun 5 June 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) Whit Sunday (Pentecôte)
Mon 6 June Thu 14 July Mon 15 Aug Tue 1 November
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)
source www.publicholidays.fr
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)
Melle 79500 (la Place Bujault) AIGONDIGNE 79370 (Place de la Gasse, 4pm-8/9pm)
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
A big thank you to EVERYONE who helps get our magazine into your hands each month
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
Tel: 05 46 01 54 65 www.markeys-pies.com
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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 • Saintes 17100 • Savigné 86400
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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
01-06/11 FANTASTIQUE CHASSE ANIMALE SAINT-ANDRESUR-SEVRE 79380. To illustrate hunting in the Middle Ages, the castle offers an immersion in the form of an escaperoom style game. A large hunting party in 1375 which does not take place as planned. In the form of animation workshops. Adult 6€, child 3€.
01-13/11 ARTISTS FOR HOPE CHANTONNAY 85110. The painters and sculptors offer their works at a specific price to encourage buyers to donate to support patients with leukaemia and provide respite to parents of children with disabilities.
03/11 TROUVE LES CONSTELLATIONS MONCOUTANT-SURSÈVRE 79320. Blandine Pluchet invites you to discover the map of the sky, to seek and find constellations and celestial objects. 20.30h-22h. Free. By reservation - bibliotheque.moncoutant@agglo2b.fr.
04-05/11 BROCANTES & VIDE-GRENIERS LA CHATAIGNERAIE 85120. Clearance sale: new items at low prices. Clothes & shoes (adults, children) - Christmas decorations - miscellaneous items. 4/11 14h. 5/11 8.30h.
16 & 23/11 CREATIVE WORKSHOP ORIGAMI &
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS LA CRECHE 79260. Learn how to make pretty Christmas decorations for the benefit of the Telethon. 14h. Free.
18-19/11 THE ARTROOM WORKSHOPS PAIZAY LE TORTE 79500 Painting workshops 65€. (See advert in this section).
19/11 MARCHÉ DE NOËL SAINT-PIERRE-DU-CHEMIN 85120. Visit of the mini farm, horse-drawn carriage ride, Christmas choir and more. Food and drink on site. 10h-18h.
05/11 NEW GAMES PARTHENAY 79200. Presentation of the new games and toys of the Ludothèque. Many game creators will be there to show you their prototypes. Introduction to chess all day. 10h-18h. Free.
06/11 VIDE GRENIER SAINT-PARDOUX-SOUTIERS 79310. Refreshments on site. 9h-18h.
11/11 SOIRÉE FRUITS DE MER MAZIERES-EN-GATINE 79310. On-site meal with dessert served at 22h. Adult menu: €29 and child: €12 (-12 years old). Animation by the PLEIN FEU orchestra. Reservation before November 6 - payment upon reservation (GOUBAND Denis : 06 32 37 37 19 or DOMINGUES Sylvain : 06 79 40 28 17).
12/11 CONCERT BRESSUIRE 79300. La nuit techno", is an evening based on different live techno music. Bar on site. Over 18’s only. 7€ on the night 5€ online. 20.30h-02h.
13/11 CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAYRE/ FARMERS MARKET
LE RETAIL 79130. English and French produce and crafts. Snacks and drinks available. (See advert in this section).
15/11 PAINTING DEMONSTRATION WORKSHOP
SECONDIGNY 79130. Want to get started in painting? Jackie GODENIR, local painter, will introduce you to this subtle art in a demonstration workshop. 14.30h-17h. Free. 20/11 FOOTBALL WORLD CUP STARTS Schedule of matches can be found at https://tinyurl.com/yam4yxxx
26/11 MARCHÉ DE NOËL SAINT-HILAIRE-DES-LOGES 85240. Christmas market with exhibitors and artisans. Bar and catering.
26/11 CHRISTMAS FETE ST GERMAIN DE LONGUE CHAUME 79200. Come along to the Funny Farm and have some pre-Christmas fun and help raise funds. (See advert in this section).
26/11 CREATIVE WORKSHOP ORIGAMI & CHRISTMAS
DECORATIONS LA CRECHE 79260. Learn how to make pretty Christmas decorations for the benefit of the Telethon. 9.30h. Free.
26-27/11 MARCHÉ DE NOËL ARDIN 79160. Christmas market.
26-27/11 MARCHÉ DE NOËL VAL EN VIGNES 79150. Christmas market.
26-27/11 MARCHÉ DE NOËL ST VARENT 79330. Christmas market.
Details of vide greniers on in Deux-Sèvres ... www.brocabrac.fr/79/
If you know of any events on in December, tell us about them and we will tell everyone else. info@thedeuxsevresmonthly.fr
The information provided here is accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of printing. Do check though.
Hello Everyone, We have double oven gloves for sale, incorporating poppy fabric in a hand stitched patchwork design. If you would like to buy some, which you can see are a double all-in-one mitt (hard to come by in France), then all we ask is 12 Euros (including postage which is ever increasing). ALL proceeds go to the poppy appeal. Thanks for supporting us. You can place orders by email: poppybox2020@gmail.com Let us know how many you would like and we will send them to you by post (we will need your full postal address of course). We will send you a payment request with your order. All cheques payable to “The Royal British Legion” or pay via our Just Giving page www.justgiving.com/fundraising/little-fatnorm.
All funds raised are credited to the Poppy Appeal for the Bordeaux Royal British Legion Account. Pat and Kay Johnson, based in The Aude.
November
November 2, 2000
The first residential crew arrives aboard the International Space Station. Two Russians, Yuri Gidzenko, Sergei Krikalev, and NASA’s Bill Shepherd were selected as the crew of Expedition 1 and its arrival marked the beginning of a new era of international co-operation in space and of the longest continuous human habitation in low Earth orbit, which continues to this day.
November 6, 1860
Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. Lincoln received only 40 percent of the popular vote but defeated the other three candidates. Before Lincoln’s inauguration, eleven Southern states had seceded from the Union and weeks after his swearing-in, the Confederate Army fired on Fort Sumter and started the Civil War.
November 9, 1989
Long a symbol of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall, was opened by the East German government allowing travel from East to West Berlin. The following day, celebrating Germans began to tear the wall down. One of the most infamous symbols of the Cold War, it was soon reduced to rubble that was quickly snatched up by souvenir hunters. The East German action followed a decision by Hungarian officials a few weeks earlier to open the border between Hungary and Austria. This act made the Berlin Wall pointless as East German citizens could now circumvent it by going through Hungary, into Austria, and from there into West Germany.
November 12, 1859
The first flying trapeze act was performed in Paris, by Jules Léotard, without the use of a safety net. The one-piece garment that he popularized was named after him.
November 13, 1940
The animated film Fantasia had its first public screening, and it became one of Disney's more controversial works, derided for its portentousness and praised for its stunning visual virtuosity.
November 17, 1558
Queen Mary I, the monarch of England and Ireland since 1553, dies and is succeeded by her 25-year-old half-sister, Elizabeth. The two half-sisters were both daughters of King Henry VIII. Soon after her accession, Mary, a Catholic enacted pro-Catholic legislation and made efforts to restore the pope to supremacy in England. A Protestant rebellion ensued and Queen Mary imprisoned Elizabeth, a Protestant, in the Tower of London on suspicion of complicity. After Mary’s death, Elizabeth survived several Catholic plots against her; though her ascension was greeted with approval by most of England’s lords, who were largely Protestant and hoped for greater religious tolerance under a Protestant queen.
November 23, 1963
The first episode of the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who aired on the BBC. The Doctor was played by William Hartnell until 1966, when the show revealed that Time Lords had the ability to regenerate themselves when near death allowing different actors to assume the title role. The Doctor, with a variety of companions, travelled through time and space in his unique craft, the TARDIS, an acronym for Time and Relative Dimensions in Space. With an interior larger than its exterior, the TARDIS could take on various shapes to blend into its environment, although it is predominately seen in the form of a blue police box.
November 24, 1974
On November 24, 1974, the fossils of an early human ancestor are discovered in north-eastern Ethiopia. Soon nicknamed "Lucy," the remains showed that human species were walking upright over three millions years ago. The groundbreaking discovery made by anthropology professor Donald Johanson and his research assistant Tom Gray at the Hadar paleontological site, would lead to the excavation of several hundred fragments of bone over two weeks, making up 40 percent of a single hominin skeleton. The name Lucy was inspired by the Beatles’ song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” which Johanson’s team played on repeat as they drank, danced and sang in celebration of their finding
November 27, 1703
An unusual storm system finally dissipates over England after wreaking havoc on the country for nearly two weeks. Featuring hurricane strength winds, the storm killed between 10,000 and 30,000 people. Hundreds of Royal Navy ships were lost to the storm, the worst in Britain’s history. Towns such as Plymouth, Hull, Cowes, Portsmouth and Bristol were devastated. However, the death toll really mounted when 300 Royal Navy ships anchored off the country’s southern coast—with 8,000 sailors on board—were lost. The Eddystone Lighthouse, built on a rock outcropping 14 miles from Plymouth, was felled by the storm.
November 30, 1934
The Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be officially recorded at 100 mph. The LNER Class A3 Pacific No. 4472 was built in 1923 for the London and North-eastern Railway at Doncaster to the design of Sir Nigel Gresley. 100 years earlier in 1830 Stephenson's Rocket reached a speed of 30 mph and in 2007 a French TGV recorded 357 mph.
