Kick off is 0700.

Emplacements are free altho you'll need to be up early to grab a prime site.

Grilled shoe leather ( sorry buvet ) , frites, bar and all the usual suspects including an amazing array of tat that you didn't realise you needed and then wondered why you bothered once you've got said tat home.

Usually a good morning out.  Book yourself lunch at the Voulzie and you have a rather pleasant day.

What' the best paint to use for a stone fireplace? (The fire is no longer used so not heat involved).

We've given it a couple of coats of white emulsion, are we right in thinking it will be fine to put a coloured emulsion on it?

Also does anyone know how much paint we would need to do the job as I don't want to spend millions on French paint ?

This year we rescued our old Pollytunnel and got it settled with a new cover and all is doing very well.



But as we managed to save most of the old cover in the end and it's folded up in the barn we are thinking we could extend it a bit should anyone have any spare tubes they no longer need

So if anyone has any old tubes that they no longer need please don't dump them as we may be able to make use of them.

Thank You.  

*If you're bored you can read our rescue mission here: https://flakyfred.com/thread-272.html

I've just been reading Admiral's thread about using a UK car over here: English motors in France

But wondered if any of our members had any information/experience about bringing a car over here for spares?

1. Can I get one day insurance to drive it down here.
   
2. Will I have to register it in France even though I want to strip it and never take it on the road again.
   
3. Would I have need to register as the new owner in the UK.
   
4. Do you still have to tell Swansea it's been exported permanently and scrapped.
   

I've seen this brocante advertised on posters around the town and thought I'd pay it a visit.
It appears to be all day Saturday and Sunday, centred on Place Marchal Leclerc in front of the tourist information office.
Is anyone else going?
Brian

Just returned from a newly opened bar in Liglet....Le Sapin Vert. Very nice! Open 7 days a week, with food starting at lunchtime/evenings from 21st August.
Worth an enjoyable ride into the country to try it out.

I'm sure you'll be thrilled to know the cost of visiting your GP will rise to €25 by the end of next year.

There will be an interim rise to €24 in April with the final rise coming into force in December 2017.

So by the end of next year those of you who hold the Carte Vitale will see your reimbursement rise from €15.10 from the state to €16.50.  Mutuelle health top-up insurances, for those that can afford them, will pay out €7.50.

This government scheme will have to be funded through more than £440 million extra in general taxation.

Commentators expect the cost of the private Mutuelle to rise in line with the necessary pay-outs. Sorry. I thought it was already sky-high.

Still, I'm sure it's worth it to know your family doctor can have better and longer holidays AND afford that new Mercedes,Audi,BMW.

Having had our aged English Land Rover creak to its final standstill after 16 years of service we have brought a motor out from England.

But.....back in the day we were told we had six months to get the Land Rover onto French plates, insurance, CT etc.  Which we duly did because we're really good like that.  When in Rome.....

Obviously we were going to go down the same route with the current car but I'm told by several folk that the law has changed and there is no need to turn the car into a French voiture as long as it is taxed, insured and MOT'd in England.

Can someone shed some light on this and clear my rather fogged-up windscreen.

Has anyone out there in the great wide abyss, got experience of bringing an English gas cooker to France?

When we first moved here we were told we couldn't bring our English range cooker from London because the gas jets in France are completely different from those employed by our French chums.

Believing ex-pat folk lore we left the beloved machine in England - much tears and sick etc etc.

Now our French bought - and French made cooker - has blown up for the second time.

After extensive investigation, I'm told they don't make spares for the ruddy thing anymore so we new a new cooker.

Sooooo..........is it possible to import a "proper" cooker from England that will work in France?

We're talking mains gas hob and electric oven.

Just back from Montmorillon`s first Marche de Producteurs of the season in Montmorillon. WOW!!
If you`ve never been, don`t miss the next one!

Just a thought - is anyone providing French lessons local to Montmorillon?

Thanks

I'm sure you all know about this ... but just in case not.

There is an excellent Asian supermarket at the back of Conforama in Limoges. It's in the Zone Industrial Nord at the Cora / La Coupole Commercial Centre at 87280, LIMOGES. It's an Aladin's Cave of goodies with an amazing stock of fresh, frozen and canned/bagged ingredients for Chinese, Thai and Indian cooking. And it's cheap in comparison with LeClerc and Super U.

It's called Thoune Asia.

And where else can you buy a Kg of frozen chicken feet?

Chris

Hi everyone,

We are looking for a second hand Gas Bottle cooker if anyone has one for sale in or around Montmorrillon?  

Please get in touch if you have one for sale or can point us in the right direction of a good place to find them in the area.

Thanks in advance 

Tabitha

The British government has introduced a new website giving advice for British nationals travelling and living in Europe, following the result of the EU referendum.

You may want to bookmark it for future updates.

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Friday evenings in Adriers have recently been enlivened by the arrival of a pizza van between 6pm and 9pm. It can be found in the car park opposite the mairie on the main road: Rue Principale.
The pizzas are hand made on the spot and cooked to order in a wood fired oven.  It strikes me they could have gone one better by building the contraption into a Foden steam lorry rather than the  some modern Renault.

They have a website with a menu and a full list of locations.

We had one for the first time last night and it was absoutely excellent. If you fancy a picnic Adriers has a pleasant landscaped plan d'eau,

So, how many of us are watching tomorrow? We`re planning travelling on the Triumph. with picnic,rug and books to read, and catching the action between Lathus and Le Dorat. How about you?

We are looking for a second hand or new
Front door, timber with glass top section that
opens similar to a barn door but normal size
to suit front or rear door.
Thanks for any info

fairytale waterfront mill cottage 199,950 euros
In the beautiful Poitou Charente
Magical waterfront setting! Surrounded by nature with your own weir, little sandy beach and river frontage. The views from this three bedroom two bathroom, two living room stone cottage have to be seen to be believed!
On the edge of a village Brigueil Le Chantre with it's 12th Century Church and Village Shop and just 15 minutes drive to Montmorillon and all it's cafés and culture.
This is a perfect holiday home or permanent residence and also comes with easy holiday rentals to help cover your outgoings. The cottage leases for 1000 euros a week during summer and comes with forward bookings for July and August!
Message us for lots more photos or information
Just a few more details for interested parties asking re water and the mill.
It's a Mill so designed to cope with water. It was built over 300 years ago from stone. The Exterior walls are rounded on the corners so the water moves without damage. The ground floor is terracotta. The exterior has a tiled terrace and a working mill race. Interior walls are lime finish to dry and breathe. Electrics are above potential water levels. We have a microstation Septique fully enclosed designed to be beside a river. Bedrooms and sitting rooms are on upper floors and downstairs is a casual family area, kitchen has floating timber benches set on concrete designed for a mill.