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BCC Diary March 2020 Page 1 of 14 The British Community Committee of France DIARY OF EVENTS MARCH – DECEMBER 2020 This Diary presents Member Associations’ events for the dates above – to the extent that they have been communicated to the Diary Editor, Claire Godfrey at clairelem@hotmail.com See here for Regular Events and here for website/e- mail addresses and here for Facebook Pages and here for Useful Links MARCH 2020 Wednesday 4 th March Cancer Support France / Paris and Île de France Happy Hour with CSF members and clients! At a cosy café in the Marais from 6 to 8 p.m. Come and learn about what we do! Wednesday 4th March The Cambridge Society of Paris / The Oxford University Society of Paris 7.00 p.m. “First Wednesday” drinks at the Frog Revolution at 9 rue de la Bastille, 75004 Paris. This month we are also inviting Alumni from Imperial College. Contact Chau on [email protected] (Cambridge) or Line Benaderette on 07 60 05 07 77 (Oxford). For details, click here. Thursday 5 th March Connect Dinner at Restaurant Auberge du Bois St. Jacques, 76970 Motteville. Contact: Tom Hegarty, 0647463693 Thursday 5 th March Paris Decorative & Fine Arts Society “Cambodia: the sacred art of Angkor and living Arts” by Denise Heywood. Théâtre du Ranelagh, 2 p.m. Friday 6 th March Lille Flandre Lys Cricket 7 to 10 p.m. Indoor training at the the Complexe Sportif Jacqueline Auriol, Salle Raymond de Becker, 62 Rue d’Iéna, 59000 Lille (Metros Montebello or Wazemmes). We have recently launched our Ladies Team, so if you are interested in joining us you will be very welcome. Continues every Friday. Contact Philippe Dethoor on 06 12 51 35 91 or [email protected]. For more details, click here. Friday 6 th March St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church Mass and Stations: 7.30 p.m. (every Friday in Lent, 13 th , 20 th and 27 th March) Saturday 21st March International Singers-Lille 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Annual General Meeting and workshop at the Centre Arts et Loisirs, Rue Koenig in Santes. If you are interested in singing in English, this is an ideal opportunity to drop in, even if you cannot stay for the full workshop, to find out if we are the choir for you. Contact Simon Fletcher on 06 23 60 27 42 Saturday 7 th March St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church CCD First Reconciliation Sunday 8 th March All Saints Vendée Holy Communion, 11.00 am., 85240 Puy de Serre Sunday 8 th March English Cathedral Choir 4.00 p.m., Concert of Elizabethan and Victorian music. Director: Christopher Wells. Church of St Denys du St. Sacrement, 68 bis, rue de Turenne,75003 Paris. Entry free, retiring collection Sunday 8 th March St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church YAM Feed the Homeless 1.30 p.m. Monday 9 th March British Embassy Citizens’ Outreach Meeting, 12.30 p.m., La Rochelle. For details, https://www.gov.uk/government/news/information-and-events-for- british-citizens-in-france. Please forward this website address to friends or acquaintances who may wish to attend this and/or future events and tell those who may not have Internet access. Week commencing Monday 9 th March Liberal Democrats in France The Nouvelle-Aquitaine local group meeting is open to all members, supporters and potential supporters of the Liberal Democrats. Please do come along, share your views and help to plan future action and events in the region. There is no charge for attending the meeting. Location: Uzerche 19140 or nearby. For more information, contact [email protected]
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BCC Diary March 2020 Page 1 of 14
The British Community Committee of France
DIARY OF EVENTS
MARCH – DECEMBER 2020
This Diary presents Member Associations’ events for the dates above – to the extent that they have been communicated to the Diary Editor, Claire Godfrey at [email protected]
See here for Regular Events and here for website/e-mail addresses and here for Facebook Pages
and here for Useful Links
MARCH 2020 Wednesday 4th March Cancer Support France /
Paris and Île de France Happy Hour with CSF members and clients! At a cosy café in the Marais from 6 to 8 p.m. Come and learn about what we do!
Wednesday 4th March The Cambridge Society of Paris / The Oxford University Society of Paris
7.00 p.m. “First Wednesday” drinks at the Frog Revolution at 9 rue de la Bastille, 75004 Paris. This month we are also inviting Alumni from Imperial College. Contact Chau on [email protected] (Cambridge) or Line Benaderette on 07 60 05 07 77 (Oxford). For details, click here.
Thursday 5th March Connect Dinner at Restaurant Auberge du Bois St. Jacques, 76970 Motteville. Contact: Tom Hegarty, 0647463693
Thursday 5th March Paris Decorative & Fine Arts Society
“Cambodia: the sacred art of Angkor and living Arts” by Denise Heywood. Théâtre du Ranelagh, 2 p.m.
Friday 6th March Lille Flandre Lys Cricket 7 to 10 p.m. Indoor training at the the Complexe Sportif Jacqueline Auriol, Salle Raymond de Becker, 62 Rue d’Iéna, 59000 Lille (Metros Montebello or Wazemmes). We have recently launched our Ladies Team, so if you are interested in joining us you will be very welcome. Continues every Friday. Contact Philippe Dethoor on 06 12 51 35 91 or [email protected]. For more details, click here.
Friday 6th March St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Mass and Stations: 7.30 p.m. (every Friday in Lent, 13th, 20th and 27th March)
Saturday 21st March International Singers-Lille 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Annual General Meeting and workshop at the Centre Arts et Loisirs, Rue Koenig in Santes. If you are interested in singing in English, this is an ideal opportunity to drop in, even if you cannot stay for the full workshop, to find out if we are the choir for you. Contact Simon Fletcher on 06 23 60 27 42
Saturday 7th March St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
CCD First Reconciliation
Sunday 8th March All Saints Vendée Holy Communion, 11.00 am., 85240 Puy de Serre Sunday 8th March English Cathedral Choir 4.00 p.m., Concert of Elizabethan and Victorian music. Director:
Christopher Wells. Church of St Denys du St. Sacrement, 68 bis, rue de Turenne,75003 Paris. Entry free, retiring collection
Sunday 8th March St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
YAM Feed the Homeless 1.30 p.m.
Monday 9th March British Embassy Citizens’ Outreach Meeting, 12.30 p.m., La Rochelle. For details, https://www.gov.uk/government/news/information-and-events-for-british-citizens-in-france. Please forward this website address to friends or acquaintances who may wish to attend this and/or future events and tell those who may not have Internet access.
Week commencing Monday 9th March
Liberal Democrats in France The Nouvelle-Aquitaine local group meeting is open to all members, supporters and potential supporters of the Liberal Democrats. Please do come along, share your views and help to plan future action and events in the region. There is no charge for attending the meeting. Location: Uzerche 19140 or nearby. For more information, contact [email protected]
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Tuesday 10th March SSAFA The Armed Forces Charity
Cancelled. SSAFA France Book Swap, Salle de Carbonnier, 47330 Castillonnès
Tuesday 12th March The Bordeaux British Community
Visit Moon Harbour Distillery in Bordeaux, followed by lunch at Courtepaille, Le Lac, 33000 Bordeaux. Contact: Pamela Prior 06 75 80 03 86
Thursday 12th March University of London Institute in Paris
Join us at 6 p.m. for Professor Sarah Churchwell’s fascinating discussion of the dark history of the slogan ‘America First’. Currently a favourite of Donald Trump and his supporters, the phrase is often attributed to Charles Lindbergh and the isolationist America First Committee of 1940-1941. University of London Institute in Paris, 9-11 rue de Constantine, 75007 Paris. www.eventbrite.com/e/behold-america-a-history-of-america-first-tickets-93462963239
Friday 13th March Amicale Culturelle Européenne
Lunch at the restaurant La Table in the Ten Pin Bowling at 12 noon in Vire.
Saturday 14th March Royal School of Church Music, France
St. Mark’s Church, Versailles: Instrumental and Singing Day – an opportunity for players of instruments and singers (all levels) to work with experts at producing an exciting programme of music for a church service. Instrumental tuition – Amanda Haste; singing tuition – Adrian Shaw. Registration from 9.30 a.m. All very welcome. Full details at: www.rscmfrance.org
Saturday 14th March St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Pilgrimage Walk to Sacré-Coeur, 9 a.m.
Sunday 15th March Royal Air Forces Association, Lyon Jubilee Branch
10.30 a.m., A.G.M., Campanile Hotel, Part-Dieu, 69003 Lyon
Monday 16th March The Bordeaux British Community
Irish karaoke, the Connemara Pub, cours d’Albret, 33000 Bordeaux. Contact: Henley Johnson 06 09 05 44 87
Monday 16th March Royal Society of St. George Cancelled. Guided tour of the Turner exhibition at the Musée Jacquemart-André en nocturne, 6.30 p.m.
Tuesday 17th March St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
St. Patrick’s Day Mass, 8.30 – 11 a.m., followed by reception (wear green!)
Thursday 19th March St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
St. Joseph’s Feast Day Mass at 8.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.
Saturday 21st March RSCDS Lyon Branch Half-day Scottish country dancing workshop (9.45 a.m. - 12.45 p.m.). Teacher: Nicole Michon. Venue: 101 bd. des États-Unis, 69008 Lyon. Contact: Raphaëlle Orgeret, [email protected] (0033)614532961.
Sunday 22nd March All Saints Vendée Mothering Sunday, Holy Communion, 11 a.m., 85240 Puy de Serre Sunday 22nd March Toulouse Anglican Church Special Mothering Sunday Service 10.30 a.m. Notre Dame de
l’Assomption Roman Catholic Church, 23 rue Larade, 31200 Toulouse Wednesday 25th/ Thursday 26th March
SSAFA the Armed Forces Charity/SSAFA France
Annual General Meeting and training, Salle de Carbonnier, 47330 Castillonnès.
Saturday 28th March The Bordeaux British Community
Visit to Bourg-sur-Gironde citadel and lunch. Contact: Norma Brooks 07 81 62 30 57
Sunday 29th March St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Infant Baptisms, 1.30 p.m.
Sunday 29th March The Cambridge Society of Paris / The Oxford University Society of Paris
From 4 p.m. The Boat Race. Come and cheer on your favourite crew for the annual challenge between Cambridge and Oxford. We will meet at the Bowler, 13 rue d’Artois, 75008 Paris. All welcome – wear the appropriate shade of blue to show your allegiance! Contact Peter Salinson (Cambridge) on [email protected] or Rob McCann (Oxford) on [email protected] for more details.
Tuesday 31st March Amicale Culturelle Européenne
Sonic scene Opera Club. This month the Opera will be ‘Orphée’. 10.30 a.m., Salle des Fêtes, 50450 Gouvets. Bring a plate lunch
Tuesday 31st March English-Speaking Union, Paris
3 p.m., visit to the Musée des Plans Reliefs, Hôtel des Invalides, 75007 Paris
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APRIL 2020 Wednesday 1st April English-Speaking Union,
Paris 4 p.m., Film “A King in New York” by Charlie Chaplin at La Maison des Associations of the 7th Arrondissement, 4 rue Amélie, 75007 Paris
Wednesday 1st April The Cambridge Society of Paris
7.30 p.m. Professor Nicola Padfield will speak on “What are prisons for? Recent events in England reviewed” at a Society Dinner. Professor Padfield was the Master of Fitzwilliam College 2013-19, and remains Professor of Criminal and Penal Justice in the Law Faculty. Members only. Contact Tony Banton, [email protected], for more details.
Wednesday 1st April The Cambridge Society of Paris / The Oxford University Society of Paris
7.00 p.m. “First Wednesday” drinks at the Frog Revolution at 9 rue de la Bastille, 75004 Paris. Contact Chau [email protected] (Cambridge) or Line Benaderette 07 60 05 07 77 (Oxford). For details, click here.
Thursday 2nd April Paris Decorative & Fine Arts Society
“The musical world of Johann Sebastian Bach” by Peter Medhurst. Théâtre du Ranelagh, 2 p.m.
Saturday 4th April International Singers-Lille 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Rehearsal at the Centre Arts et Loisirs, Rue Koenig in Santes. Contact Simon Fletcher on 06 23 60 27 42.
Saturday 4th April St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Feed the Homeless 10 a.m. Infant Baptisms Preparation 11 a.m.
Sunday 5th April St. George’s, Paris Palm Sunday, 10.30 a.m., Solemn Eucharist with Blessing of Palms, Procession and Passion Gospel
Thursday 9th April St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Holy Thursday, 8 p.m., Liturgy of the Eucharist
Thursday 9th April St. George’s, Paris Maundy Thursday, 7.30 p.m., Sung Eucharist of the Last Supper with foot washing and the Watch until midnight
Friday 10th April Amicale Culturelle Européenne
Quiz and Lunch, details to come
Friday 10th April St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Good Friday, 12 noon, Stations of the Cross 8 p.m. Liturgy of the Passion
Friday 10th April St. George’s, Paris Good Friday, 7.30 p.m., Solemn Liturgy of the Day Saturday 11th April St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic
Church Easter Vigil, 9 p.m.
Saturday 11th April St. George’s, Paris Holy Saturday, 9.00 p.m. Easter Vigil followed by champagne reception
Sunday 12th April St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Easter Masses: 9.30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m.
Sunday 12th April St. George’s, Paris Easter Sunday, 10.30 am – Festal Eucharist and the Blessing of Eggs. For a complete list of services in Holy Week, please see our website, www.stgeorgesparis.com
Friday 17th - Sunday 19th April
RSCDS Lyon Branch International Scottish dancing weekend (Scottish country dancing + Highland steps, adults’ and children’s classes, 2 social evenings), with teaching by Ramona Rank & Mathias Ferber, live music by Matthias Rank & Silke Grosholz. For near-beginners, intermediate, advanced and very advanced (two levels of classes), 69007 Lyon. Further detail and contact: Raphaëlle Orgeret, [email protected] (0033)614532961.
Monday 20th April Alumni of the University of Edinburgh in France
Annual Golf Day for golfers and non-golfers at Le Coudray, 91830 Montceaux golf course (off A6). Everyone welcome to join this convivial event. For information, phone Kay on +337 78 25 02 13
Tuesday 21st April British Community Committee of France
The Annual General Meeting of the British Community Committee of France will be held at the British Ambassador’s Residence, 39 rue du Faubourg St. Honoré, 75008 Paris on Tuesday, 21st April at 5.30 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.). Open to delegates or representatives of member organisations. To book a place, please contact Janet Hadley, [email protected]
Tuesday 21st April SSAFA the Armed Forces Charity/SSAFA France
9.30 a.m. – 12 noon, Book swap, Salle de Carbonnier, 47330 Castillonnès
Thursday 23rd April Royal Society of St. George St. George’s Day Dinner at the Senate including Senate visit 7.00 p.m. Friday 24th April to Sunday 26th April
International Players Production of “The Odd Couple” by Neil Simon at L’Espace des Arts, 57, place de la Libération, 78670 Villennes-sur-Seine. See website for details: www.internationalplayers.org
Saturday 25th April International Singers-Lille 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Rehearsal at the Centre Arts et Loisirs, Rue Koenig in Santes. Contact Simon Fletcher on 06 23 60 27 42.
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Saturday 25th April Lux Perpetua Choir 8.30 p.m. Concert performing John Rutter’s Requiem and other pieces at St. Leger Church, 78630 Morainvilliers. Free entry.
Thursday 30th April Amicale Culturelle Européenne
Another ACE action packed year to review. Date and location to be confirmed
MAY 2020 Saturday 2nd May Phoenix Association The Great Phoenix Book Fair will take place at the Salle de Fêtes, 24140
Campsegret. Over 20,000 used books in excellent condition, DVDs, CDs, vinyls, bric-a-brac, plants and cards, from one euro. Delicious homemade goodies, both sweet and savoury. Meet some of the dogs available for adoption. Doors open at 9.30 a.m. (9.00 a.m. for those with limited mobility), close 3.00 p.m. Free parking. Children and dogs welcome. All donations of anything welcome on the day. All proceeds go to Phoenix to continue the work of caring for, healing and rehoming abandoned, abused and unwanted animals. If you can help at the Fair or with sorting books throughout the year, please contact Sandra Hall on [email protected]
Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th May
Amicale Culturelle Européenne
A fascinating visit to Pont L’Evêque
Thursday 7th May Paris Decorative & Fine Arts Society
“The forgotten paintings of the Art world known as « sleepers ». Fake or Fortune?” by Julia Korner. Théâtre du Ranelagh, 2 p.m.
Friday 8th May SSAFA the Armed Forces Charity/SSAFA France
VE Day Celebrations and Jazz Night, with Phoenix Revival Jazz Band. 40s music and dress, with picnic and dancing. From 7.30 p.m., Salle de la Fontaine, 47330 Castillonnès. Contact Kath Campbell [email protected]
Thursday 14th May English-Speaking Union Paris
Gérard Hocmard will talk about “1000 years of linguistic exchanges between England and France”
Friday 15th May Royal Air Forces Association, Île de France
Gala Concert for the RAFA “Wings Appeal” Fund, 80th anniversary of the “Battle of Britain” (September 1940 – 2020), 8.30 p.m., Église Saint-Christophe-de-Javel, 28, rue de la Convention, 75015 Paris. Tickets 20 euros, students & children 10 euros, www.francebillet.com, www.fnac.com, www.carrefour.fr and at the church on the day (doors open 8 p.m.). Information: [email protected], Tel. 06 14 39 70 71, website: https://rafa-st-christophe-de-javel.blog4ever.com
Saturday 16th May Grapevine Association 20th commemoration of the tree-planting ceremony. The event will commence at the bandstand at 10.30 a.m., when the pipe-band will strike up, then the band and attendees will walk the short distance to the Place du Revard, 73100 Aix-les-Bains, where there will be an address by the Mayor, and Scottish dancing
Saturday 16th May Royal Society of St. George Visit of the vineyards and beehives of the Clos Férout followed by lunch in the gardens of the Moulin de Marquemont, 95640 Le Heaulme
Monday 18th May The Cambridge Society of Paris
6.30 p.m. Annual General Meeting, followed by a presentation by Louis Klee on Walter Benjamin & W.G. Sebald's influence on French Surrealism & Culture Members only. Contact Tony Banton on [email protected] for more details
Thursday 21st May Christ Church Lille 8.00 p.m. Ascension Day service Saturday 23rd May Christ Church Lille 4.30 p.m. Official Reception for 150th anniversary (by invitation) Sunday 24th May Christ Church Lille 10.30 a.m. 150th anniversary celebration service
6.30 p.m. 20 years of evening services celebrations Thursday 28th May The Cambridge Society of
Paris 7.00 p.m. Glory Days of Paris lecture on Design and Architecture by Chris Rogers. If you would like to be added to the mailing list for this event, contact [email protected].
JUNE 2020 June Royal Society of St. George Annual General Meeting and Embassy Garden Party, British Embassy,
Paris Tuesday 2nd June The Cambridge Society of
Paris 7.00 p.m. Champagne and strawberries at the private performance of the Merchant of Venice at the Shakespeare Garden in the Bois de Boulogne. By invitation only. Details available from Clare Hohler, contact [email protected] to be put in touch with her.
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Wednesday 3rd – Sunday 7th June
Cancer Support France A free 5-day cycle event supporting Cancer Support France. Rochefort to Thiviers following LeFlowVelo route. Routes are low-level and suitable for inexperienced cyclists. Registration is free. Sign-up for one or several sections of the route - you'll meet some lovely people and have great fun whilst helping to support an amazing charity. Contact: [email protected]
Thursday 4th June English-Speaking Union France
Gala reception for the centenary of the English-Speaking Union of the USA.
Thursday 18th June Amicale Culturelle Européenne
Visit to the Jardin du Vaudinet, including lunch
Tuesday 23rd June SSAFA the Armed Forces Charity/SSAFA France
9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. Book swap, Salle de Carbonnier, 47330 Castillonnès
Wednesday 24th June English-Speaking Union France
9.15 a.m., Visit of the exhibition on Turner’s watercolours at Le Musée Jacquemart-André, 158 Boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris
Saturday 27th June
Royal School of Church Music France
St. George’s Anglican Church, Paris: Festival of Hymns, in association with the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Hymns presented by John Crothers. Organist, Malcolm Wisener. Everyone is very welcome to come along and join in with the singers. Old favourites and new discoveries, with the stories behind each entertainingly revealed. 10.15 a.m., with light refreshments at 11.30 a.m. All details on: www.rscmfrance.org
JULY 2020 July Amicale Culturelle
Européenne Walk and Lunch
Sunday 25th July Amicale Culturelle Européenne
Bring a Plate and friend, details to come
AUGUST 2020 August Amicale Culturelle
Européenne Visit to the famous Château de Balleroy, followed by lunch
Sunday 16th August SSAFA the Armed Forces Charity/SSAFA France
Big Brew Up, Lescou, 47330 Montauriol. Stalls, cakes, home products, activities. From 12.00 noon. Contact Kath Campbell, [email protected]
SEPTEMBER 2020 Friday 4th – Sunday 6th September
Amicale Culturelle Européenne
Joint ACE / CONNECT weekend. Details to come.
Tuesday 15th September
SSAFA the Armed Forces Charity/SSAFA France
Book swap, Salle de Carbonnier, 47330 Castillonnès
Sunday 20th September Grapevine Association Projection of the film "In the Footsteps of the British in Aix-les-Bains" at the Victoria Cinema, in English, then in French. Time to be advised.
Sunday 20th September Royal Society of St. George Charles Spencer Bernard Champagne Picnic at Longchamp for the Arc Trials, 12.00 p.m.
OCTOBER 2020 Tuesday 20th October SSAFA the Armed Forces
Charity/SSAFA France Book swap, Salle de Carbonnier, 47330 Castillonnès
Saturday 31st October SSAFA the Armed Forces Charity/SSAFA France
Halloween Jazz Night with Phoenix Revival Jazz Band, fancy dress if desired, picnic and dancing. Salle de la Fontaine, 47330 Castillonnès. From 7.30 p.m. Contact Kath Campbell [email protected]
NOVEMBER 2020 Tuesday 17th November
SSAFA The Armed Forces Charity
Book Swap and coffee morning, Salle de Carbonnier, 47330 Castillonnès, 9.30 a.m - 12.30 p.m.
DECEMBER 2020 Sunday 6th December Grapevine Association 9 Lessons and Carols at St. Swithun's Church, commencing at 5.30 p.m. Friday 11th December SSAFA the Armed Forces
Charity/SSAFA France Carol Concert, Salle de Carbonnier, 47330 Castillonnès, 9.30 a.m. -12.30 p.m., to be confirmed
Next page: Regular Events
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BCC DIARY - REGULAR EVENTS
Every Wednesday Scots Kirk, Paris The Church is open from 12.00 noon to 2 p.m. for a time of fellowship and reflection. All welcome. For more details: www.scotskirkparis.com or our Facebook page: ScotsKirkParis
Every Friday Lille Flandre Lys Cricket Indoor training from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Complexe Sportif Jacqueline Auriol, Salle Raymond de Becker, 62 rue d’Iéna, 59000 Lille (Metros Montebello or Wazemmes). Newcomers can have two training sessions free so come along to see if you enjoy playing cricket with us. We have recently launched our Ladies Team, so if you are interested in joining us, you will be very welcome. Contact Philippe Dethoor on 06 12 51 35 91 or [email protected]
Every Friday (except school holidays)
RSCDS Lyon Branch
Regular classes, some for all, some for intermediate and advanced dancers. Contact Raphaëlle Orgeret, 06 145 32 9 61, [email protected]
Every Sunday All Saints Vendée Services throughout the month at La Chapelle Palluau or in the ‘salle’ at Puy de Serre, at 11 a.m. For more details, see the website: www.allsaintsvendee.fr
Every Sunday Anglican Chaplaincy of Aquitaine
Bordeaux (Gironde 33), Dordogne (24), Lot et Garonne (47) and a part of the Gers (32). Worship services throughout the month at various times throughout the Chaplaincy of Aquitaine. For details, visit our website: www.churchinaquitaine.org or call 06 07 04 07 77
Every Sunday Anglican Church in Pas-de-Calais
Services at Calais, Boulogne and Hesdin in each congregation twice a month. For full information, times and venues, see our website http://anglicanspdc.com
Every Sunday St. Peter’s Church, Chantilly
Please check the website www.stpeters.fr for information about Holy Communion, Baptism and Family Services.
Every Sunday Christ Church Lille Services at 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. every Sunday, and also at 9.15 a.m. on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. Lots more information on our website https://christchurchlille.fr
Every Sunday St. George’s Anglican Church, Paris
Main Sunday Eucharist at 10.30 a.m. For details of other services, visit our website: www.stgeorgesparis.com
Every Sunday St. Michael’s Church, Paris 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion combining contemporary family worship with traditional Anglican worship, and with the participation of the choir twice a month. For details, visit https://www.saintmichaelsparis.org/
Every Sunday Scots Kirk, Paris Service at 11a.m., with crèche and Sunday school. For more details: www.scotskirkparis.com or our Facebook page: ScotsKirkParis
Every Sunday Trinity Church, Lyon Services in English at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church, 63 rue des Essarts, 69500 Bron 1st Sunday of month: 10.30 a.m. All Age Worship 2nd & 4th Sundays: 10.30 a.m. Morning Prayer 5th Sunday: 10.30 a.m. Morning Worship
First Monday of every month except July/Aug
Cancer Support France Provence Gard
Drop In Day for anyone touched by cancer in the Gard and Provence. Venue: 30340 Mons, near Alès, Gard. Full details: www.csfprovencegard.com
First Wednesday
Cambridge Society of Paris / The Oxford University Society of Paris
7 p.m. “First Wednesday” drinks. From Wednesday 5th June, we'll be meeting at the Frog Revolution at 9 rue de la Bastille, 75004 Paris. As well as better surroundings, friendlier management and discounted drinks, we'll be providing a few free snacks to accompany your favourite tipple. So come along nombreux and provide the ambiance. Contact Chau on [email protected] (Cambridge) or Line Benaderette on 07 60 05 07 77 (Oxford).
First Thursday
Cancer Support France Nord
Monthly Brunch at the CSF Nord Centre in 50140 Notre Dame du Touchet. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with last orders at 1 p.m.
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First Friday
British Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Lille
British Chamber of Commerce and Industry Business Lunches, 12 noon, at the Brasserie La Paix, 25 place Rihour, 59000 Lille. Feel free to bring one or more guests, please confirm by e-mail that you will attend. Contact: [email protected]
Second Wednesday
Institute of Directors, Franco-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Association of British Accountants in France
Paris Business Lunch, a monthly networking lunch for business people in Paris, on the second Wednesday of every month. 12.15 p.m. at L'Entente, La British Brasserie, 13 rue Monsigny, 75002 Paris. Please confirm attendance to Edwina Tite on +44 7739 484922 or by email to [email protected]
Second Wednesday
Past and Present Rotarians Fellowship Club, Bergerac
An English conversation luncheon club. Every second Wednesday of the month, all year. Hotel Kyriad, Bergerac, 12 for 12.30 p.m. three-course meal, inclusive wine and coffee 20 euros p.p. (pay on the day). Dress: casual smart, as season dictates. Reservation or further information: [email protected]
Last Tuesday North Eastern Dordogne
Women’s Association (NEDWA)
Coffee mornings at the Auberge du Pont, 24390 Cherveix-Cubas, 10.30 to 12.00 noon. Come along and meet us – you’ll always be sure of a warm welcome, good company and genuine friendship.
Every last Thursday of the month (except July, August & December)
Cancer Support France - Languedoc
Drop-In Day, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hameau Montplaisir, 34500 Béziers. Contact [email protected] or visit http://www.csflanguedoc.com/drop-in-days
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Next page: Websites and e-mail addresses
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BCC DIARY - WEBSITES AND E-MAIL ADDRESSES
Alcoholics Anonymous Alumni of the University of Edinburgh in France Alumni of University College London Amicale Culturelle Européenne [email protected] Anglican Chaplaincy in Caen http://anglican-chaplaincy-caen.blogspot.com/ Anglican Chaplaincy in the Pas-de-Calais [email protected] Anglican Chaplaincy of Aquitaine www.churchinaquitaine.org Anglophone Association of Coutances www.anglophones.fr [email protected] Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music www.abrsm.org Association Culturelle Franco-Anglaise d’Aquitaine www.acfaa.com Association France – Grande-Bretagne, Lyon & Rhône www.fgb-lyon.org Association France – Grande-Bretagne, Paris www.france-grandebretagne.fr Association Franco-Ecossaise www.franco-ecossaise.asso.fr Association of British Accountants in France www.abaf.asso.fr Bon Coeur Bordeaux British Community www.bordeaux.british.com British & Commonwealth Women’s Association www.bcwa.org British Association of Monaco www.bam-monaco.org British Association of Nice www.britishassociation.info British Association of the Côte d'Opale British Association of the Var www.baofthevar.com British Chamber of Commerce and Industry British Charitable Fund [email protected] British Conservatives in Paris www.conservatives-paris.org British Consulate British Council, Paris www.britishcouncil.fr British Community Committee of France www.britishinfrance.com and www.votes-for-expat-brits.com British Embassy www.gov.uk/world/france British European Movement France British Freemasons in France [email protected] British Girlguiding Overseas www.beneluxandfrance.bgifc.org.uk/fr
www.girlguiding.org.uk/getinvolved/register your_interest.aspx British Luncheon (1916) British Rugby Football Club British School of Paris www.britishschool.fr British Scouting Overseas [email protected] British Section of the Lycée International de St-Germain-en-Laye
www.britishsection.fr
Caledonian Society of France www.caledonian-society-france.org Cambridge Society of Paris www.csf-forum.org www.cancersupportfrance.org Cancer Support France Chantilly Cricket Club www.chantillycricket.com Chaplaincy of Midi-Pyrénées & Aude www.churchinmidipa.com Charente Limousine Exchange www.charente-limousine-exchange.com Château de Thoiry Cricket Club www.thoirycc.com Christ Church Lille http://christchurchlille.fr;
[email protected]; [email protected]; CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accounting) www.cimaglobal.com Clan Macleod Society of France www.clanmacleod.org Congregation of All Saints Vendée www.allsaintsvendee.fr Connect Dear Conjunction Theatre Company www.dearconjunction-paris-theatre.com
[email protected] E.N.VOL (Equipes Nouvelles de Volontaires) [email protected] ECREU www.ecreu.com English Cathedral Choir of Paris www.ecc-paris.org English-Speaking Families’ Group, Lyon www.esfglyon.com English-Speaking Union, France www.esufrance.org/index.html
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Fondation Franco-Britannique de Sillery Franco-British Chamber of Commerce & Industry www.francobritishchamber.com Franco-British International Business Association, Lyon www.fibalyon.org French Debating Association www.frenchdebatingassociation.fr Friends of British Guiding in Ile de France [email protected] Grapevine - Aix-les-Bains https://grapevineweb.wordpress.com/ Hertford British Hospital Charity (HBHC) www.british-hospital.org Institute of Directors, France www.iod.com/events-community/regions/international#tab-France Institution of Civil Engineers www.theiet.org/local/emea/europe/france Institution of Engineering and Technology Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) http://nearyou.imeche.org/near-you/Europe/france International Players www.internationalplayers.co.uk International Singers, Lille Métropole www.international-singers.eu Liberal Democrats in France www.libdemsinfrance.fr Lille Flandre Lys Cricket www.lille-cricket.org Lux Perpetua www.luxperpetuachoir.wixsite.com/luxperpetua North Eastern Dordogne Women’s Association www.nedwa.com Opera de Baugé Oxford University Society in Paris www.oxfordinparis.com Oxford University Society, South West France www.ousswfrance.com Parents' Association of the Anglophone Section of the Lycée in Fontainebleau
Paris Decorative & Fine Arts Society (PADFAS) www.padfas.fr Paris Welsh Society www.pariswelshsociety.org Past & Present Rotarians Fellowship Club, Bergerac [email protected] Riviera Lifeline Royal Air Forces Association, Ile-de-France Branch [email protected], http://rafa-nd-liban.blog4ever.com/ Royal Air Forces Association, Lyon Jubilee Branch [email protected] Royal Air Forces Association, Sud-Ouest France http://goo.gl/ut80T Royal British Legion, Lyon Liberation branch [email protected] Royal British Legion, Paris Branch www.rblfrance.org Royal Naval Association – France Nord Branch www.royal-naval-association.co.uk Royal Naval Volunteer Association [email protected] Royal School of Church Music www.rscmfrance.org Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Lyon Branch Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Paris Branch www.rscdsparis.org Royal Society of St. George www.royalsocietyofstgeorge.com / [email protected] S.P.R.I.N.T. www.sprint.france.fr Salvation Army www.armeedusalut.fr Scots Kirk, Paris (Church of Scotland – Presbyterian) www.scotskirkparis.com Société des Fontaines Wallace [email protected] [email protected] SOS Help in English www.soshelpline.org South West Left (SWL) SSAFA the Armed Forces Charity/SSAFA France www.ssafa.org.uk/ssafa-near-you/france St. George’s Anglican Church, Paris www.stgeorgesparis.com St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church www.stjoeparis.org St. Luke's Church, Fontainebleau www.saintlukesfontainebleau.org St. Mark's Church, Versailles www.stmarksversailles.org St. Michael's Church, Paris www.saintmichaelsparis.org St. Peter's Anglican Church, Chantilly www.stpeters.fr Standard Athletic Club www.saclub.org Sunny Bank Association and Charity, Cannes www.sunny-bank.org The Old School The Scots Kirk, Paris Toc-H Association [email protected] Tower Bridge www.towerbridge.fr Trinity Church Lyon www.lyonchurch.org/www.achurchnearyou/church/8355 /
[email protected] University of London Institute in Paris www.ulip.lon.ac.uk
Next page: Facebook pages
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BCC DIARY – FACEBOOK PAGES Alcoholics Anonymous Alumni of the University of Edinburgh in France Alumni of University College London Amicale Culturelle Européenne Anglican Chaplaincy in Caen Anglican Chaplaincy in the Pas-de-Calais https://www.facebook.com/PasDeCalaisAnglicanChurch Anglican Chaplaincy of Aquitaine https://www.facebook.com/chaplaincyofaquitaine Anglophone Association of Coutances Anglophone Association of Coutances Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music https://www.facebook.com/groups/1783807415233535 Association Culturelle Franco-Anglaise d’Aquitaine Association France – Grande-Bretagne Association France – Grande-Bretagne: Lyon & Rhône Association Franco-Ecossaise Association of British Accountants in France Bon Coeur Bordeaux British Community British & Commonwealth Women’s Association British Association of Monaco British Association of Nice British Association of the Côte d'Opale British Association of the Var British Chamber of Commerce and Industry British Charitable Fund British Conservatives in Paris British Consulate British Council British Community Committee of France
British Embassy British European Movement France British Freemasons in France British Girlguiding Overseas https://www.facebook.com/Girlguiding-in-Val-dEurope459681914179873/ British Luncheon (1916) British Rugby Football Club British School of Paris British Scouting Overseas British Section of the Lycée International de St-Germain-en-Laye
Caledonian Society of France Cambridge Society of Paris Cancer Support France https://www.facebook.com/cancersupportfranceparis/ Chantilly Cricket Club Chaplaincy of Midi-Pyrénées & Aude https://www.facebook.com/churchinmidipa Charente Limousine Exchange Château de Thoiry Cricket Club Christ Church Lille https://www.facebook.com/ChristChurchLille/ CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accounting) Clan Macleod Society of France Congregation of All Saints Vendée Connect Dear Conjunction Theatre Company E.N.VOL (Equipes Nouvelles de Volontaires)
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ECREU https://www.facebook.com/expatrights English Cathedral Choir of Paris English-Speaking Families’ Group, Lyon https://www.facebook.com/ESFGLyon English-Speaking Union, France Fondation Franco-Britannique de Sillery Franco-British Chamber of Commerce & Industry Franco-British International Business Association, Lyon French Debating Association Friends of British Guiding in Ile de France Grapevine - Aix-les-Bains https://m.facebook.com/grapevine.association.aix Hertford British Hospital Charity (HBHC) Institute of Directors, France Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Engineering and Technology Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) International Players International Singers, Lille Métropole https://www.facebook.com/groups/347793549090 Liberal Democrats in France Lille Flandre Lys Cricket https://www.facebook.com/groups/347793549090 Lux Perpetua North Eastern Dordogne Women’s Association www.facebook.com/ladiesinfrance Opera de Baugé Oxford University Society in Paris Oxford University Society South West France Parents' Association of the Anglophone Section of the Lycée in Fontainebleau
Paris Decorative & Fine Arts Society (PADFAS) Paris Welsh Society https://www.facebook.com/groups/pariswelshsociety/about Past & Present Rotarians Fellowship Club, Bergerac Riviera Lifeline Royal Air Forces Association, Ile-de-France Branch Royal Air Forces Association, Lyon Jubilee Branch Royal Air Forces Association, Sud-Ouest France Royal British Legion, Lyon Liberation branch Royal British Legion, Paris Branch Royal Naval Association – France Nord Branch https://www.facebook.com/groups/1060600287332363 Royal Naval Volunteer Association Royal School of Church Music www.facebookrscmfrance Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Lyon Branch https://www.facebook.com/rscdslyonbranch Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Paris Branch Royal Society of St. George S.P.R.I.N.T. https://www.facebook.com/sprintfrance Salvation Army Scots Kirk, Paris (Church of Scotland – Presbyterian) Société des Fontaines Wallace SOS Help in English South West Left (SWL) SSAFA the Armed Forces Charity/SSAFA France St. George’s Anglican Church, Paris https://www.facebook.com/StGeorgesAnglicanChurchParis St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church St. Luke's Church, Fontainebleau St. Mark's Church, Versailles St. Michael's Church, Paris
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St. Peter's Anglican Church, Chantilly Standard Athletic Club https://www.facebook.com/saclub.sac
Sunny Bank Association and Charity, Cannes The Old School The Scots Kirk, Paris https://www.facebook.com/scotskirkparis Toc-H Association Tower Bridge Trinity Church Lyon www.facebook.com/trinitychurchlyon/ University of London Institute in Paris
Next page: Useful Links
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The British Community Committee of France
USEFUL LINKS JULY 2019
http://www.britishinfrance.com/ https://www.facebook.com/BritishCommunityInFrance/
This List offers useful links on various subjects that have been raised at the Brexit Briefing meetings organised by the BCC
Disclaimer This is a list of links which you may find useful. None of this information replaces the need for professional advice, where appropriate, and no responsibility is taken by the British Community Committee of France for any decisions made on the basis of the information provided here. Please contact the Diary Editor if you have suggestions for inclusion in this list,
Claire Godfrey at [email protected] General, Living in France guides https://www.french-property.com/ https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/france https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-france https://www.facebook.com/groups/418734118565967/ French Ministry of the Interior guide to post-Brexit changes http://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Actualites/Le-ministere-de-l-Interieur-se-prepare-au-Brexit British government guide to no-deal Brexit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/important-eu-exit-information-for-uk-nationals-if-theres-no-deal British in Europe www.britishineurope.org Remain in France - citizens' rights https://www.remaininfrance.fr https://www.facebook.com/groups/RemainInFranceTogether/ France Rights https://www.francerights.org Cartes de Sejour (CdS) https://drive.google.com/file/d/16zR9_yN-POBZPCy21PosWUh4CUkxAh4e/view https://www.facebook.com/groups/248686685795058/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/155831851500936/ Permis de conduire/Driving licences/Driving http://www.loire-atlantique.gouv.fr/Publications/Presse/Brexit-pas-d-inquietude-pour-les-permis-de-conduire-des-Britanniques Latest information from French government about use of British driving licences https://www.remaininfrance.org/driving-licences.html https://www.gov.uk/guidance/prepare-to-drive-in-the-eu-after-brexit
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/206199943590115/ http://www.loire-atlantique.gouv.fr/Demarches-administratives/Circulation/Permis-de-conduire/Echanger-son-permis-etranger-pour-conduire-en-France#!/Particuliers/page/R31381 http://www.loire-atlantique.gouv.fr/Demarches-administratives/Circulation/Permis-de-conduire/Echanger-son-permis-etranger-pour-conduire-en-France#!/Particuliers/page/F1758 https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1460 (exchanging an EU licence) https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1460 (exchanging a non-EU licence) Applying for French nationality https://www.remaininfrance.org/french-citizenship.html https://www.facebook.com/groups/155831851500936/ Healthcare/pensions/benefits https://www.remaininfrance.org/the-health-care-system.html https://www.french-property.com/healthcare-insurance-in-france/ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-nationals-in-the-eu-benefits-and-pensions-in-a-no-deal-scenario https://remaininfrance.blogspot.com/2019/02/what-rights-for-british-in-france-if_52.html Wills/Death/Inheritance https://www.french-property.com/guides/france/finance-taxation/inheritance/wills/ https://www.french-property.com/news/money_france/death_procedures/ Second home owners/not yet resident/visas https://www.remaininfrance.org/not-yet-resident-or-only-partly-resident-in-france.html https://brexit.gouv.fr/sites/brexit/accueil/vous-etes-britannique/niveau-3-Modalit%C3%A9-de-voyage.html https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en_US/web/france-visas/tourism-private-stay Tax https://www.impots.gouv.fr/portail/ https://www.impots.gouv.fr/portail/particulier/declarer-mes-revenus https://www.impots.gouv.fr/portail/brexit-0 https://www.impots.gouv.fr/portail/files/media/1_metier/5_international/french_tax_system.pdf https://www.french-property.com/guides/france/finance-taxation/taxation/ https://www.french-property.com/guides/france/finance-taxation/taxation/liability-income-tax/ https://www.french-property.com/guides/france/finance-taxation/taxation/local-property-taxes/ Tax (U.K.) https://www.gov.uk/tax-right-retire-abroad-return-to-uk https://www.gov.uk/tax-uk-income-live-abroad https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/double-taxation-treaties-territory-residents-with-uk-income https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/double-taxation-united-kingdomfrance-si-2009-number-226-form-france-individual
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Diary compiled for
The British Community Committee of France (BCC) by
Claire Godfrey, [email protected]
