Hope everyone is OK in the winds, with no building damage. Wrap up well!!

A report last week by La Chambre régionale des comptes says that Montmorillon is losing it's young population.

34% are pensioners.
Montmorillon is the third town of over 5,000 inhabitants of Poitou-Charentes with the fewest children (under 14 years).
Montmorillon is also the second city with the least population between 30 and 44 years old, (potential parents).

You can read more here: https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/Vien...us-2905302

In the UK, there are several chains of 'warehouse clubs' such as Makro. If you run a business (or convince they you do) they will issue a card that enables you to shop there. They typically sell in bulk and offer savings over retail of anything from 10% to 30%.

Does anyone know of a French equivalent?

Brian

New rule comes out this month and all Motorcyclists must wear gloves in France. This includes passengers and all types of motorcycle, quads, etc.

The rule comes into play from the 20th November. You have been warned, the Gendarme's obviously need more money for their xmas party.

If you want to give up smoking in France the government are pushing November as a tobacco free month.

https://www.tabac-info-service.fr/

You can also get €150 per year for patches, gums, inhalers, etc to help you quit.

I'm not posting this to push anti smoking, but as an ex smoker myself I know how difficult it can be to give up if you want to and sometimes a little help could be what is needed.

Hi there, 

I've just found this forum when searching Google for Montmorillon.

Myself and my fiance will be getting married in Montmorillon in August 2017 but as we don't live there we would be grateful for any recommendations of accommodation for our guests or anything that might be useful for our big day.

Look forward to chatting to you all.

Thanks in advance,

Jen

Chanced upon a public notice the other day whilst out walking a hound that I was looking after for a friend for a few days.  The hound that is, not the friend.

Sadly, you can tell from that what sort of action-packed life I lead.

This rather thrilling notice told me, and anyone who happened to notice it pinned up in obscurity, that there is a public consultation and public inquiry going on into the prospect of building a rather large "station d'epuration" between Saulge and Montmorillon.

Whilst my French is not at A-level standard, I read this as a plan to erect a whopping great, and presumably smelly, sewage treatment works near the environs of Monty.

Someone please tell me I've got my French completely wrong and I'm reading too much into this.

However, if I'm right how can these people get away with this sort of "back door" planning application?

From January you will be getting less rubbish bags from SIMER

1 -2 people: 2 rolls of each per year.

3 - 4 people: 4 rolls of each per year.

5 plus people: 6 rolls of each per year.

*The bags come in rolls of 30 bags Black and Clear. So a couple in a house will only be getting 60 Black and 60 Clear per year, whereas before you were getting double that.  

So if you still have a ticket for bags this year I suggest you get your quoter as you may run short next year.

SIMER are running the Fête de la soupe in Montmorillon on 27 November 2016 at 114 avenue Victor Hugo. (That's behind SuperU near La Halle).

A huge piece of seasoned oak trunk for sale,bark off......stored in a barn for 4 years......85cms diameter by 1.9m long. Enormous!
For someone handy, all sorts of furniture/planking possibilities. Can be sawn (by you) on site if that helps with transport. Collection only from Brigueil le Chantre.
30 euros

For sale, fully integrated dishwasher, (ie the type that needs a kitchen unit door screwing on), for spares or repair.
My 6 year old Hotpoint LFT 114 ( 12 places )fully integrated dishwasher has suddenly stopped working properly. Water goes in, heats up and drains fine, but at times the spinning arms don`t seem to be spinning, so the dishes stay dirty. I haven`t a clue what`s wrong with it, so a new one arrives this afternoon.
For someone with a mechanical mind, this could be a bargain, at 15 euros.
Collection only from Brigueil le Chantre, (86290), just 15 mins from Montmorillon

It`s worth checking Ryan air random dates .......we`ve just booked 5 days in UK from Limoges/East Midlands in November for a TOTAL return price for TWO people for 52 euros.
Can`t complain with that !

Don't forget your Taxe Foncière payment is due this month.

By cheque or cash: 17th Oct

Onlin;e 22nd Oct

Miss it and they will whack 10% on top.

It's a shame these things are not advertised better. We only found out about this from a little poster near the rubbish bins in our village.

But we decided to pay it a visit and here are a few pics.

Does anyone know where you can get a glass roof panel from?

I've looked at Velux but they are far to expensive and I don't need it to open. I'm looking for a solid section of double glazed roof about 1m x 1m I can stick on an out building.

Thank you.

Yes, I know it's been a while since I poked my head above the parapets here at AMF - hopefully you're going to be seeing, hearing and reading more from me in the future.

We left the region about three odd years ago, taking up work back out in the Middle East - which seems to be our normal stomping grounds.

Well, we visited family in the UK this month and tagged on a week in our old home's area visiting friends - and of course, as you do, we made an offer on a property near where we were before and it's been accepted.

 

We've just had an offer accepted on a property in L'Isle Jourdain and are hoping to complete by end of the year. Its going to be a holiday home for a few years and then we plan to move out full time. Its a bit of a fixer upper, so going to have lots of questions about who and where to go for trades and materials.