Taking up new hobby (not for commercial purposes).Looking for motorised garden equipment.
Non starting motor mowers , strimmers etc. Must be very cheap or free !!!

Hello O Knowledgeable Ones,
Next week I have to go to the UK for a week - I'm flying from Poitiers.
I plan to get to the airport by motorbike but I'm having problems discovering the charge for motorbike parking at Poitiers.
So far I have:

•    Looked at the website - lots of info about hourly, daily, weekly, subscription rates for cars but I can't find any bike info
  
•    Emailed them (10 days ago) but no reply
  
•    Phoned them - whenever I phone either they are desolated that they do not know, or desolated that the person who knows isn't there
  
•    Googled - nothing useful returned
  

The annual Lathus Vide Grenier is on this Sunday 3 September

07:00 - 19:00

*Note: My understanding is do to the current situation it will not be held in the street this year. Which is a shame, but it will go ahead at the Stade Pierre Robert

Just north of Montmorillon on the road to Haims.

Tomorrow August 26th 08:00 - 23:00

Fête annuelle des Combes:

Vide Grenier.

Motorcycle rides.

Display of old vehicles.

Food.

Show.

Organised by: Les Amis des Combes

I know I wander around Leclerc / Super U/ the world in a dream but .....

Is it possible to buy fresh stock (chicken/fish/demi glace/beef stock in the Montmorillon area?  Yes I've seen the Maggi/Knor tablets but wanted the easy way of avoiding boiling bones for 3.5 days.  It's the fresh/frozen stuff I'm after.

Thanks in advance.
Chris

Watch out for the Carte Vital V3 Scam.

If you get contacted via phone or email hang up or dump it immediately. IT'S A SCAM!

There is no Carte Vital V3 and the Assurance Maladie (Aka Ameli / CPAM) will not contact you about it.

This is their official website: https://www.ameli.fr/

The annual vide grenier takes place this Sunday 27 August

08:00 - 18:00

Aire de Loisirs

Bussière-Poitevine

Following on from my thread Stop cold calls in France I thought I would also share a way of helping stop SMS Spam messages.

Have you ever got one of those annoying texts on your phone that you just know you didn't ask for or that you want?

Well you can help stop SMS Spam in France

Go to 33700.fr and follow the instructions.

If your are stuck try Google translate, but it's not to difficult to work out how it works. "Signular un spam SMS" will give you the information.

But what you do is send the spam message onto 33700

You will get e text back asking you to return

Return the message and Voilà you have reported the spam SMS

By doing so you will not only stop getting the spam but you will also be helping others get rid of Spam and help rid the world of the unwanted.

Hello,

Can anyone please tell me how to change my User name from the above to Linda.

Thanks

Linda (Goatlover123xz)

Annual Fete Saint Remy at the stade

19 August 2017

Car boot: 07h00 à 18h00
Kids fair
Dancing
Dinner 18:00
Live entertainment: 21:00
Fireworks: 23:00

Vide grenier in the streets of Thiat.

20 August 2017

07:00 - 18:00

Concours de pétanqueat 14:00

don't forget the grand braderie 19/20 August Montmorillon

The family is visiting us at the end of August and Futuroscope has been nominated for a family day out - we've been before (many years ago) so know what to expect.

A while ago, I was told that Vienne or Poitou Charentes residents can buy discounted tickets for Futuroscope. Does anyone know of this is actually the case, and if so, how to go about it? I have spent a fair bit of time on the Futuroscope website (both the English and French versions) but can't find any suitable magic buttons.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Brian

For some reason we only just recently visited Le Dorat. I know little Al has mentioned going there for fish and chips in a pub before, but we've only just managed to venture there last week. Nice place for a wander around. Seemed to be quite a few little cafe bars and found a great shop selling some reasonably priced gifts like soaps etc to take home, also a great selection of bottles, jars and other produce. Regretting not buying my daughter an ornamental duck for 23 euros, as she keeps ducks back here, but that's another story  Can't for the life of me remember the name of the shop, but it was opposite the church. Will definitely go back there next time we're over.

A lightening strike hit the CPA in Lathus and some children taken to hospital one after suffering with a cardiac arrest.

All parents concerned have been contacted and there is an investigation going on as it looks like the lightening struck a tree where the tents are as opposed to hitting the lightening rod.

Really recommend going here for a few hours out, in Civaux. Well worth 12 euros per head, very clean and the crocodiles were really well looked after and so were the other creatures in there. 
I'm not a big fan of animals being kept in captivity, but have to say I did enjoy our visit there. There was a cafe in there, but we never went to that, so can't comment, and a gift shop selling all the usual overpriced tat, so the ideal place to take kids or grandkids. Six of us visited aged from 13 up to er   and the day was a hit with us all. 

Plus you get to feel the rays from the power station too 

Saulgé

Saturday 12 August
Fairground
Food
Firework display

Sunday 13 August
Fairground
Games for the kids
Cycle Race
Car Boot

If you pop along to the CPA at Lathus between the 6th and 11th of August 2017 you can see the children performing circus acts. It gives them a chance to show off what they have learnt to a live audience.

Sorry I'm not sure of times.

Night market of local produce

Lathus

Friday 04 August 2017

18:00 - 23:00

Vide grenier - brocante at La Trimouille

Sunday 6 August 2017

Place du champ de foire

08:00 - 18:00