Visit to St-Sauveur-Le-Vicomte, The Château
Once again, our excellent guide and historian, Simon Tasset, brought another piece of Normandy stone to life and, in his inimitable style, allowed us all to imagine the reality of an earlier time. He explained the relevance and importance of the site of this ancient château, originally of timber construction in a motte and bailey […]
Annual General Meeting -Tuesday 9 April 2019
Tuesday began with an uncertain sky, the sort that encourages you to take an umbrella, which, of course, guarantees later sunshine, rendering the umbrella completely unnecessary. Our welcome at Le Poulailler was, as always, warm and friendly and the coffee and small viennoiseries were much appreciated. Before ten o’clock Anglophones had already started to gather […]
Anglophones go Bowling- March 2019
On the evening of 15 March approximately sixteen Anglophones with a few guests assembled at the Bowling Alley at Coutances. For those who’ve never been there, “Le Yeti” Bowling is next to the Ice Rink (le Patinoire) on the Rue des Carrieres Saint-Michel opposite La Foir’ Fouille. The whole set up was very similar to […]
Bring a Plate, Darts and Quiz- February 2019
I was delighted to be asked to report on the darts and quiz event at Jaques and Catherine’s beautiful house. The day was perfect, considering we are at the mid-point of February! What could be more British than sharing a few drinks, a sumptuous feed and a game of darts with good friends, to say […]
Burns Lunch – 25th January 2019
It may, initially, seem a little incongruous for a group of English speaking people to assemble on Robbie Burns’ birthday to celebrate him and his poetry but, as you can imagine, the opportunity to use the occasion to share a haggis and a wee dram was too inviting for most of us to miss. Needless […]
Christmas Lunch – Auberge de L’Abbaye d’ Hambye – 7th December
Despite having only been a local resident for 18 months, I’ve learned 2 very important things about the Association Anglophone’s annual Christmas lunch. First, it’s advisable to wrap up very well for the occasion, as winter seems to feel that it has a standing invitation and always greets the day […]
Belgian Lunch – 17th November 2018
Odds on that when Catherine and Jacques originally planned and proposed a date for their‘Belgian Lunch’, they never dreamt that it would coincide with the first day of mass ‘Gilets Jaunes’protests throughout France where main roads were blocked. Nevertheless with members of theAnglophone Association having booked their places, with our ‘Gilets Jaunes’ on the dashboard, […]
Le Poulailler and the AGM at Les Unelles – 24th April 2018
Some thirty members met on Tuesday morning at Le Poulailler for coffee and viennoiseries prior to the AGM. This was a chance to renew their membership and to meet with friends old and new for a chat. Our friendly host was busy preparing drinks for the growing number of members arriving. The business of the […]
Day out to Giverny – 20th April 2018
For our trip to Giverny, near Vernon, we were blessed with perhaps the warmest day of the year. Due to an early start we arrived in Giverny before it became very busy and we had a wonderful opportunity to see the garden without crowds of other visitors. After a cold spring the tulips were still […]
New Year and our 25th Anniversary Year – 13 January 2018
More than forty members met to celebrate the New Year and our Anniversary Year at Chris R’s gîte, where a generous spread of buffet food, Galettes des Rois and an anniversary celebration cake was provided by the Committee and accompanied by Crémant d’Alsace. Annette, our founder member, attended and was quizzed by many about the […]