Urgently require 3 x 4 meter reclaimed oak beams for a renovation project

Does anyone have any they'd be prepared to sell, if so what price?

Hi There 
Can anyone help to point me in the right direction of an English speaking job centre please? We don't live in or around Montmorillon but we have owned a property in the area done for many years. We are looking to find someone 'on the ground' as so to speak to look after the property from mid March to mid September, they will need to be self employed (registered as micro-enterprise what was an auto entrepreneur) in France and speak English and French. Im not sure if this is the right place to post on the forum either to find out if anyone knows an English speaking job centre / recruiter or where to post the job or someone who maybe interested let me know happy to receive any thoughts, ideas, suggestions all will be appreciated? Drop me a line.
Thanks
Clare

I’ve popped in a few times and thought it time to join. We’ve been in France 29 years, and 7 years in our current home. Looking forward to talking with you all and being helpful if I can. Really like this area but cannot get out and about very much as hubby has serious mobility issues.  True to my name I am a quilting nut and wonder if there are any others out there?

Any recommendations please for a tree surgeon to take down a conifer.

Also looking for someone to service our oil fired central heating boiler.

Advice & recommendations appreciated.

Hello to all on this forum from two ‘wish I was in France’ people living on the West Coast of Canada. After visiting France twice in the last year I can say without hesitation we are in Love and wish we lived closer. However we are fortunate to be retired and free to explore. So why not live part time in France?! Our next trip will be in September and at this time will begin the search for our happy place. The area of Montmorillon has appeal on paper (we haven’t been there yet) and so finding this forum will be extremely helpful as we begin planning next steps. Cheers and aren’t you the lucky ones!! 
Lee-Ann & Henry

Anyone know if garden bonfires are banned in this area throughout the year.

I know there used to be a ban running fron June to the end of September but now I'm told they are banned all year.

Is this true?  Or just more ill-informed Brit ex-pat gossip?

Really interested in an answer because I have load of garden waste crying out for going up in smoke.

Err....has this been posted before and I should stop being idle and look back through the archive?....

Has anyone on here listened to Radio Agora?

I see signs advertising this radio station around the town.  Billed as providing local sport, news and loads of music I'm intrigued.

It's on 106.2FM but as I'm a technophobe I can't tune the car radio to a specific bandwidth.  Or should that read imcompetent?....

Just wondering if it's any good and, at the same time, quite amazed we have our own radio station.

My partner bought his house in Saint Savin earlier this year, we are thinking of making the permanent move in Spring next year, IF all goes to plan! Once we've sorted minor details such as work... planning, learning more of the language  

We are over again next weekend and hoping to meet up with roofers & builder to get a better idea on how much we'll need to start us off.  Hoping to learn from those of you who have already made the move, or are further down the renovation line.

Hi folks another question for you all.  Are there any good meat suppliers in the locale where you can buy direct from the farmer as o hate paying over the top prices in supermarkets.  Thanks

The long-awaited Lidl store in Monty has finally opened.

From what I could see of the stuff on offer it should give Leclerc and SuperU at least some cause for thought.

Bigger than I thought the place would be, it seems to carry alomost everything - and cheaper than the other two mentioned above.

Let's hope and pray that for once competition actually takes off in Europe's most taxed country - err sorry, France.  

Hi moving to Bourg Archambault and will need a lot range cooker anyone know where I can get one and who would install it.  Or does anyone have a good condition second hand one please

Hi can anyone tell me if the bar in Bourg Archambault called the centre is ever open

from January 2019 Simer are introducing a "waste pass" which will be required to collect sacks and to be able make use of the dechetterie in Montmorillon. To obtain the pass it is necessary to create an account on their website and request one. They will start sending them out from mid December. remember without one you will not be able to obtain sacks or use the dechetterie

We have a new neighbour (French) who is continually complaining about bits of our garden over hanging hers.

I've told her to cut the bits back herself.  She is not amused.

Now....she is moaning about two hazlenut tress "banging" against the tiled roof of a lean-to that she parks a car in.

She says I am legally responsible for cutting the hazlenut tress back to "an acceptable level."

We rather like them.  The branches are about as wide as large twigs.

Does she have a case in law or should I just tell her to prune herself?  Not the trees, just cut herself down to getting a life.

hi y'all


Did anyone notice ?


https://www.centre-presse.fr/article-632...trees.html

mandatory access badges to SIMER effective January 1st. 


Badges to be ordered from SIMER either through their web site or at their site https://www.simer86.fr/gestion-des-dechets/pass-dechets

google translation:

Recycling: a pass to control the entrances
A smart card will be essential in 2019 to access the dump of the Simer and get the bags. Users will have to request it this fall.

This week at the dump of Montmorillon. An individual card will soon be needed to open the gate at the entrance.
skerouanton

From 1 January, it will be necessary to dispose of the "Pass garbage", an individual electronic card, to deposit garbage in the dump stations of Simer and to recover there the collection bags. It will also make it possible to invoice, without handling money on the spot, the purchase of compost.
A step towards
the incentive fee
[i]"We want to make sure that the waste disposal service is well used by the people who pay for the service,"[/i] says Jérôme Sazarin, Director of Simer. The sixteen waste stations represent 36% of the budget of the waste service. [i]There will be no limitation of passage per year with the pass[/i] , he says, [i]this possibility was not considered.[/i] [i]Professional users already have a similar card since 2015. "[/i]
The Waste Pass will not be sent automatically to the 36,000 households: [i]"We have chosen a voluntary act by the user to prevent a card sent by mail with the invoice being thrown inadvertently"[/i] , explains Isabelle Plisson, responsible billing service.
To obtain the Waste Pass, you will have to fill in a paper form (a T envelope will be attached) or on the website. [i]"We recommend that you proceed as soon as possible to have the Pass at the end of the year and use it as of January 1st.[/i] [i]We know that we will still receive many applications in 2019. "[/i]
This smart card should, over the years, have other applications in a logic of waste reduction: [i]"We are working on the implementation of the incentive fee and this card could identify users who deposit their bags. in the points of voluntary contribution[/i] , indicates Jérôme Sazarin. [i]The elected representatives of Simer have decided to deepen this scenario in 2019 for a possible deployment around 2021. "[/i]
A reflection on the frequencies of collection
[i]"We are also thinking about reducing the frequency of collection, the incentive fee must create a direct link between the production of waste and the bill,"[/i] said Daniel Tremblais, vice president in charge of pricing and the relationship with users.
The Simer hopes to quickly reduce the mass of black bags buried in the Vigeant: 200 kg per year and per capita now. Territories ahead in sorting and the incentive fee drop below 140 kg: [i]"The general tax on polluting activities from 16 € per ton will increase to 65 € in 2025, if we do not reduce the weight significantly, the invoice will explode,[/i] summarizes Jerome Sazarin. [i]Individual or collective composting should be preferred where possible, black bags contain 40% compostable waste.[/i] [i]"[/i]

Just reading on another page about fines being increased for people not picking up after their dogs. We always clean up after our dog and it's not nice when you see areas where other people aren't doing the same with theirs. 

https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-n...he-streets

On my journeys around the area, I keep coming across small, home-made looking signs by the side of the road exhorting the viewer to "cueillez vos pommes".
Is there a French organisation dedicated to increasing the number of apples that are picked?
Is it the work of one person?
What if you don't have any apple trees?

Answers, please!

I understand that after BREXIT , there is a possibility that our Uk driving licence may not be valid in France.
I am considering (like countless others ) , changing my licence. Apart from anything else , since I am over 70 years old , it would be more convenient - no necessity to renew every 3 years.
However I have an important question.

If I did so , would i be able to drive in UK after BREXIT on my French licence ?????

I await the thoughts of all you knowledgeable people.

Just a reminder this weekend is the festi gartempe in Montmorillon at led Illettes (big park down by the river at the hospital end) lots of bands and entertainment - all free along with food and drinks at usual cheap prices. Community sponsored event that's a fun weekend for all ages

I'm sure I droned out on about a possible glyphosate ban in France ages ago but now the French National Assembly has voted not to ban glyphosate for at least another three years.

Maybe this means we can buy it freely again in garden centres and supermarkets without having to search out a spotty youth with the one and only key to the herbicides cupboard.

In the meantime, possibly communes like Montmorillon et al can start cleaning up the roundabouts, verges and trottoirs.....

Having said that, only the French could go against the latest thinking on the dangers of these sort of chemicals.