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AdvertiserThe
DORDOGNE FREEGRATUIT
March 2011 - Issue 25
www.dordogneadvertiser.com
DORDOGNE conseil généralis set to increase its budget by3.44 per cent to €485 millionsfor the coming year.
The figure comes as a sur-prise; council presidentBernard Cazeau had said hefeared a larger increase. Now,however, he says “life isn’t sobad in Dordogne”.
Mr Cazeau pointed to a boostin the property market increas-ing takings from the droits demutation (property sale tax),which rose €6m, plus €4.3mfrom a national adjustment, tomake a total of €35m.
However, the department’sown employees and runningcosts were 73.8 per cent of the2011 budget. Mr Cazeauinsisted that no new staff hadbeen employed.
The taxe foncière will stayunchanged.
Saving rural heritagewins €€345,000 in aidPROJECTS to protect the rural heritage in Dordogne have receivednearly €180,000 in aid and a further€170,000 in tax benefits via thedepartment’s Fondation du Patrimoine(FP).
The foundation, set up in 1996 andbased on the National Trust in the UK,has nearly 60 projects in hand.
It works closely with the Bâtimentsde France (its Périgueux offices arebased in the BDF offices) in decidingwhat projects are eligible for aid, and isfunded by private donations, plus cashfrom the likes of the conseil généraland major companies.
Rémi Paulin of the Dordogne FP said it offered grant aid and taxallowances. Its most recent figuresshowed projects valued at €1,828,664receiving aid of €178,586 and tax ben-efits of €167,286. Personal tax benefitscan be significant: €2,000 of aid canreduce your liability for Impôt sur lerevenu by €1,320.
It has 30 private projects, such as adovecote at Paussac-Saint-Vivien, andbetween 30 and 35 public projects,varying from Razac-de-Saussignacchurch to the high altar at Peyrillac-et-Millac.
“The aid is between one and 20 percent of the total cost of the eligibleworks, including tax,” said Mr Paulin.“Eligible private work is only for theexterior of the building. We are notinvolved with the interior at all.However, we do get involved in the interiors of public buildings, such as thealtar at Peyrillac-et-Millac.”
The foundation has an office inPérigueux and a website for informa-tion at www.fondation-patrimoine.org
by KEN SEATON
Budgetset to riseby 3.44%
GENDARMES have seized 27horses from a farm nearCarsac-de-Gurson after find-ing one horse dead. TheBergerac prosecutor orderedthe horses be removed.
Horse charity CHEM helpedin moving the animals to asecret location until courtcases against the owners forneglect are complete; theServices Vétérinaires de laDordogne lodged a complaint.
Many of the horses had beenused for trips round nearbyLac de Gurson.
Police take27 horsesfrom farm
Welcome back!Welcome back!
LAST-MINUTE volunteershave stepped in to savePérigueux carnival after
fears it would be scrapped– Full story: P3
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2 News The Advertiser, Dordogne March 2011www.dordogneadvertiser.com
FALLING visitors numberare hitting the military muse-um in Périgueux, which iscelebrating its centenary.
Now members of the organising association arelooking towards fresh initia-tives to bring in more visi-tors, more volunteers andmore money.
Many of the museum’sexhibits date back to theFranco-Prussian war of 1870and it is noted for its collec-tion of personal mementoes.
In all there are more than20,000 exhibits. includingarms and armour, flags, uni-forms and documents datingfrom the Middle Ages.
Museum president AlainSartre said the museum hadonly 2,500 visitors in 2010,which had hit their budgetseriously.
The museum plans tolaunch an internet site toboost its profile.
A new internet site wouldbe vital if the museum winsits bid to be recognised as aregional museum. It is put-ting together information fora project to be proposed tothe culture ministry.
Militarymuseumdrums upbusiness
PM’s man availableto cook you supperDORDOGNE residents cannow take the angst out of din-ner parties by hiring a topchef, who once worked at thePrime Minister’s Paris resi-dence Matignon.Philippe Bordes, who has
worked in hotels and kitchensfrom the Matignon down andwho ran La Flambée hotel andrestaurant in Bergerac and thePérigord in Lalinde, will cometo your house and prepare ameal for you.
He was maître d’hôtel atMatignon under Alain Juppéand Édouard Balladur.
He came up with the idea ofbecoming a chef à domicilewhile running Papagayorestaurant in Creysse.
“I was spending too muchtime in front of the stove andtoo little time with my twogirls, who are eight and 10.
“I work mostly at weekendsand I have travelled as far asHautfort and Sarlat to work inpeople’s houses, includingBritish families.
“They were delighted tohave their friends round andthen have their own personalchef come in to prepare theirmeal for the evening.
“Some were people I alreadyknew from the restaurant or
from my previous work andsome have had my namepassed on by word-of-mouth.
“I do all the buying, cook-ing, preparing the meals andthe table and the washing-upafterwards. People have noth-ing to do but enjoy theirevening with their friends.
“Generally I prepare mealsfor parties of about 12 peopleon my own and for greaternumbers I will have a maîtred’hôtel to help with the service.”
“People’s homes are general-ly well equipped but I alwaysarrive with my own knivesand saucepans.
“Costs depend on the workand the distance I travel.Generally, after paying myexpenses, it will cost clientsbetween €50 and €100.
“During the week I alsowork with old people, cookingmidday meals, doing someshopping and having a chat. Itis good to be with them.”
Philippe Bordes, centre, with staff at the Hotel Matignon
News 3The Advertiser, Dordogne March 2011 www.dordogneadvertiser.com
TESTS for a new internetsite have revealed the poorstate of the Dordogne hous-ing market, which is trailingneighbours in the Gironde,Lot and Haut-Vienne.
The site, at SeLoger.com,looks not at the prices beingdemanded, but at interestshown in different areas ofFrance by its web users.
It compares propertiesbeing offered with theamount of interest and ranksdepartments from strongestdemand to weakest – theDordogne is second bottom.
Ranking from one (weak)to 15 (strong), the websitehas Aveyron on 14, againstthree for the Dordogne andthe Lot-et-Garonne.
Mayor deniesabsentee reportPÉRIGUEUX mayor MichelMoyrand denied claims thathis town has one of the worstrecords in the country forcouncil worker absenteeism.
Monthly finance magazineCapital said Périgueux wasthird bottom of the list, withfonctionnaires taking anaverage 32 days off each year.
However, Mr Moyrand saidhe had no idea where themagazine got its figure.
Michel Delage, of theunion UNSA, said absen-teeism stood at 16 per centin 2005, but had beenreduced to 6.8 per centtoday, which put Périgueuxbelow the national average of8.7 per cent.
Vigneron cuts offinternet, phonesHALF of the Dordogne wascut off from the rest of theworld after a vigneron cutthe main communicationslink as he prepared groundto plant vines.
Working in a field besidethe Périgueux road atLibourne, his diggerchopped through fibre-opticand copper cables.
France Télécom re-routedcalls and internet access, butmobile phone coverage wasalso hit.
Discount shopis closed downBARGAIN shop Discount 24has closed its doors for thelast time in Périgueux afterjust 16 months in business.
The shop, in Rue Saint-Front, specialised in food anddrinks bought from largerstores’ de-stocking and prod-ucts past their best-by date.
It was closed down by theTribunal de Commerce afterit went into liquidation.
Website coolon housingmarket
Dordogne jobless rate 2% above national average
FIGURES from Aquitaine prefectureand the Pôle Emploi showed joblessfigures across the Dordogne soared byeight per cent last year, while theFrench national rise was six per cent.
There are 24,721 people looking forwork, giving the department an unem-ployment rate of 9.6 per cent as thefinancial crisis continues to hit hard.
Worst-hit area was Bergerac, whichhas 10.8 per cent jobless, followed byTerrasson on 9.7 per cent. The over-50s are hardest hit by unemploymentwith an increase of 16.6 per cent tobring the total to 3,485, although inPérigueux a fifth of the unemployedare under 25.
However, job cuts hit everyone: lessmoney in the economy means budgetsare squeezed. That is especially true ofthe hospitality industry; 2010 was abad year for bars and bar-owners.
Six closed in Périgueux city centrealone and many more reported prob-lems with falling revenues.
A trawl of internet property listingsreveals a plethora of bars for salethroughout the Dordogne, and thelong-standing tradition of a bar inevery village appears to be quicklybecoming a thing of the past.
Toby Brown, who sold two bars inPérigueux last year – Les Toqués andMarco Polo Sur Son Vélo – said: “Theeconomic crisis definitely played a bigpart. Mounting unemployment meanspeople are spending significantly lesson going out and entertainment.
“But the attitude of the mairie didn’thelp either: they are very anti-music,anti-culture. It is also becoming increas-ingly difficult to do anything out of theordinary, such as put on concerts orstage cultural events in bars.”
He said bar owners in rural areaswere also in trouble. “There is a per-ception small business owners, espe-cially bar and restaurant owners, makea lot of money; they don’t and rightnow things are very difficult indeed.
“People really have to try to supporttheir local villages and use their bar, orthey will just disappear.”
Last April, Daniel Lémonie, 55, a popularadjoint to the mayor and outwardlyhappy farmer in Saint-Martial-Viveyrol near Bergerac, killed himself.
He had apparently run into financialdifficulties struggling to balance risingrunning costs against a falling revenue.The final straw came when the bankrefused to extend his overdraft so thathe could buy diesel for his tractor.
Mr Lémonie left his son, Clément,22, a letter in which he apologised forleaving his debts behind.
He said he didn’t want his death togo unnoticed, prompting his son tocontact the press with his father’sstory, saying he wanted to “lift the
lid” on the plight of farmers in thedepartment.
Mr Lémonie’s suicide is not an isolat-ed event. About 110 people kill them-selves every year in the Dordogne and,although figures do not show howmany were farmers, agricultural work-ers are said to be three times morelikely to kill themselves than people inother jobs. One agricultural workercommits suicide each day in France.
Has anything changed since MrLémonie’s death; in particular, has ris-ing unemployment in the general pop-ulation aggravated the situation?
The MSA (Dordogne and Lot),which provides healthcare and otherbenefits to farm workers, has beenprominent in voicing concerns aboutthe mental health of farmers.
President Alain Cournil said “the
phenomenon [of suicide] is infinitelycomplex”. He added: “Family or psy-chological problems, plus the effects ofrural isolation, all play their part.”
The problem of identifying farmworkers at risk persists and, despiteClément Lémonie’s attempt to getmembers of the farming community totalk openly about their problems,admitting to depression is still taboo.
Internet forums are littered withfarmers’ wives and female farm work-ers talking about their plight under thecover of pseudonyms, but none wouldtalk, even anonymously, to the press.
Rising costs of items such as fuel, fer-tilisers and animal feed, coupled withconsumers looking for cheap deals inthe supermarket, mean many farmersstill see the outlook for the industry,and themselves, as bleak.
Unemployment is growing at an alarming ratein the Dordogne as thefinancial crisis takes itstoll. LUCY STUBBS finds out how it is affecting thedepartment
Périgueux carnival saved at last minute
Périgueux has lost six bars from the city centre in the past year as people cut down on their leisure spending
AFTER fears that this year’s Périgueuxcarnival would be cancelled because ofa lack of volunteers, organiserDelphine Lelouault said that she hadbeen inundated with offers from localofficials and interested bodies.
The event will go ahead on April 3,although Mrs Lelouault said that thedelay and doubts meant they will have
to do in nine weekends what normallytook seven months.
Each year more than 10,000 peopleattend the carnival, which has beenrunning since 1983.
Mrs Lelouault has been carrying onthe organisation on her own and hadthreatened to halt all work on the 2011carnival unless more volunteers got
involved and a new committee couldbe voted in.
Her threat garnered widespread pub-licity, and as a result local officials fromthe Périgueux quartiers, associations,former carnival presidents and electedcouncillors had all offered to help.
Mrs Lelouault also thanked themayor Michel Moyrand for mobilising
various local bodies to becomeinvolved in organising the 2011 event.
Mrs Lelouault said: “Carnival isbased around Pétassou, a characterwho was dressed with pieces of clothfrom each household of the city.During carnival, he would be hangedand burnt with the rags on, so eachhousehold would be free of bad spells.”
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4 People The Advertiser, Dordogne March 2011www.dordogneadvertiser.com
BETWEEN July and September theBroustal farm near Sarlat is normallysurrounded by fields of tobacco plantswaving in the breeze; but no longer.
For the first time since 1935, thefields lay fallow last year after Pascal,35, the latest generation to take overthe farm, decided to give up.
“The tobacco industry has alwaysbeen heavily subsidised. In 2006,subsidies represented 80 per cent ofthe value of the tobacco. But eachyear the subsidies are less. By 2013,there won’t be any at all,” says Pascal.
“So for the price we get now, it’sjust not worth growing it any more.”
To avoid employment costs, thefamily have always limited them-selves to two hectares that they canmanage themselves.
“That’s the way smaller farms havealways worked in order to survive,”said Pascal. “Grandparents, sisters,brothers, aunties, uncles, even chil-dren have helped out in the past tobring in the tobacco, dry it and sortit. Doing it that way, and with thesubsidies, we have been able to makemoney out of it in the past.
“But today we are at zero. In mygeneration, my sister and cousinshave all left and I am the only oneleft here. My parents have retired.
“It’s evolution, but if I employsomeone to help me, my figures willbe negative. Why would I bother?
“Another problem is we now haveregulations for this and that to adhereto. All that costs money, but we don’tget any more for the tobacco.”
So Pascal has decided to concen-trate his attentions on the dairy side
of the farm. “We have 60 cows andcan just about make a living after theinvestment we have continually toput in to be up to ‘norms’.
“I know other farmers who onlyfarm tobacco. They don’t haveanother activity to fall back on andthey employ help. They have no ideawhat the future holds. It’s very wor-rying for them.”
Pascal’s father, Christian, 63, is nowretired and has often suggested thathis son give up farming and do
something else. He says: “Lots ofyoung farmers are quitting; it’s justnot encouraging for the future.”
Pascal can’t help but agree and saysof his one-year-old son, Etienne, thathe hopes his future will be different:“I don’t want this for him.”
Today the two hectares of tobaccoland will be used for grazing and themachinery sold; the purpose-builtdrying barns will shelter the cattleduring bad weather.
“It’s sad to see a way of life disap-
pear,” says Pascal. “My great grand-father, Louis, was one of the firstfarmers to grow tobacco in this area in1935. He had a quarter of a hectare.
“That year, my grandfather, Roger,who was 14, was sent to market inSouillac to sell the tobacco. He cameback with wads of notes. It was veryexciting, because it was the first timethe family had seen so much money.
“At the time, there were 10 smallfarms here, compared to a coupletoday. Each farm did a little bit of
End of a way of life for Dordogne
Pascal Broustal and his father Christian had to clear the old machinery and drying barns at the farm, because they say there is just not the money
A way of life is underthreat as tobacco farmers, faced with bigcuts in income, turn theirbacks on the crop. JANICE MOODY speaks to one family who havebeen growing tobacco for four generations
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everything: a few sheep, pigs, a cowand they grew chestnuts.
“The farms were always very smalland the people were poor. The otherfarms then started to follow theexample and grew tobacco.
“Everyone helped each other, noone was employed, and that was howthe industry evolved and how farm-ers here advanced in life; throughmoney earned from tobacco.”
Pascal believes there is a demandfor tobacco, but the government
needs to hep by raising the price oflocally grown tobacco which is goodquality, but can’t compete withcheaper imported tobacco.
“We need €3.50 per kilo for it to beworth our while. At €1.50, which isabout today’s price, the industry aswe have always known it will vanish.
“Maybe because of this crisis theindustry will evolve into being totallymechanical, but that’s another story.
“If it turns out like that, then a wayof life will be lost forever.”
FIVE days a week, Sidney Wynn-Simmonds wakes at 5.00; by 6.00 heis on the road and by 7.00 he isunloading between 500 and 600second-hand books from his carand setting up a market stall.
Not a normal day in retirementfor most, but it is for one whodescribes himself as a “book nutterand a fidget”.
Mr Wynn-Simmonds, 76, said:“I’ve always loved books andintended to do something when Iretired here. It’s hard and heavywork, but I enjoy it and meet lots ofpeople. I’d get bored otherwise.”
English children’s books such asLadybirds and leather-bound classicssuch as The Wind in the Willows orAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland,are a speciality, as are biographies,travel and the military, in paperback,hardback and first editions. They aresourced from individuals livinglocally or his thrice-yearly visits tothe UK for book fairs.
He selects his books carefully, to
provide customers with books “toget excited about” and he’ll oftenpick up a rare book or look for onea customer has asked him to find.
His stall is at the markets inDuras, Bergerac, Eymet andIssigeac and, although he says hewould enjoy doing better, in thecurrent economic climate, whenmany retirees in France have seenpension values tumbling, he ishappy with the small income hegenerates from selling his books.
So when asked if he has any plansto return to the UK, he replies:“Why would I need to do that? I’vegot everything I need here.”
He arrived in the Dordogne in1994 with his wife so they could bewith and their son and grandchil-dren. The couple bought a house inthe middle of Eymet.
“It’s convenient at our age to besmack bang in the middle of atown. We can dodder up to the doc-tor’s and I like chatting with myFrench neighbours.”
When he is not book selling, MrWynn-Simmonds enjoys walkingand surfing the internet. “I’m self-taught on the computer and use itfor the weather, which is crucial formy business, and the news.”
JANICE MOODY
tobacco farm Retirementkeeps theBookmanvery busy
Hundreds of books to choose from at Sydney Wynn-Simmonds’s stall
in tobacco farming, although hundreds of jobs depend on the industry
There are many different waysto enjoy retirement in France:Sidney Wynn-Simmonds. forexample, re-invented himself asthe Bookman of the Dordogne
LEADING low-fares airline, Jet2.com willshortly recommenceflights between Bergeracand Leeds BradfordAirport, in the heart ofYorkshire.
The route operatestwice a week betweenMay to the end ofSeptember on Saturdaysand Tuesdays, with faresstarting from €47.49(one way, includingtaxes).
The flight schedulescater for short breaks orlonger visits to the UK.
Jet2.com offers allocat-ed seats, convenientflight times, generousluggage allowance of22kg per checked-in itemand 10kg hand luggageand a loyalty pro-gramme.
For those who don’tknow it, Leeds is adynamic modern city,known for fabulousshopping, a great music,cultural and nightlifescene and renownedrestaurants.
It is also within closeproximity to the beauti-ful historic walled city ofYork and the two nation-al parks of the YorkshireDales and the NorthYorkshire Moors.
Visit www.jet2.com formore information andtimetables.
Flights to Leedsset toresume
6 Food The Advertiser, Dordogne March 2011www.dordogneadvertiser.com
A collection of restaurants in the Dordogne
New Advertising Feature
Look out for the ‘forgotten vegetables’MARKET-FRESH vegetables areone of the things many peoplelove about France, but why stickto the tried-and-tested varieties?
In many better-stocked marketsor supermarkets you will findsome of the légumes oubliées, thatis “forgotten vegetables” that peo-ple often neglect in favour of themore standard ones.
These often have interestingcolours or flavours. Even amongcommon vegetables, special vari-eties can liven up the dinner table.Did you know you can get red car-rots? Or that beetroot comes inwhite- or yellow-fleshed kinds, aswell as betterave Chioggia, origi-nally from Italy, with a white fleshwith pink concentric rings?
There is also an old varietycalled betterave crapaudine (liter-ally “toady beetroot”) that has anelongated shape, similar to aparsnip. Its name comes from itsrough, cracked skin and it has aviolet-red colour and a sweet,tasty flesh and is best cooked.However, many kinds are in facttasty raw as well as cooked, givinga crunchier texture. Look out forthe raw vegetable (make sure theyhave not been pre-boiled) and trythem grated in a salad or slicedthinly carpaccio-style, with a fewchives, walnuts and a dash of wal-nut oil.
Parsnips themselves (panais)are traditionally given to animalsin France, but are making a comeback and increas-ingly seen on the shelves.
If you cannot find a “forgotten” vegetable, checkfarmers’ markets or perhaps try growing your ownfrom seed. Baumaux (www.graines-baumaux.fr) orFabre (www.fabre-graines.com) are among supplierswith a good choice. Specialist collections of old vari-eties, called potager (vegetable garden) conservatoires,or conservatoires de légumes, may also sell their pro-duce and supply seeds. The Potager Conservatoire deBeaumésnil, in Haute-Normandie, for example, has acollection of around 500 unusual varieties, and isopen for visits (www.1001legumes.com) or there is
the Jardin Conservatoire du Pays d’Auge in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, Calvados or Oh! LégumesOubliées in Sadirac, Gironde (www.ohlegumesou-blies.com).
Here are some other vegetables to look out for:Black salsify (scorsonère): similar to the common sal-sify (salsifis), but often thought to have a superiortaste. After peeling, boil it in chunks. It goes well withmeat and you can also cook it as a gratin or dipped inbatter deep-fried.Jerusalem artichoke (topinambour): During theSecond World War these were grown in large quanti-
ties for both people an animals, as were another “for-gotten” vegetable, the rutabaga, or swede. They werethen rejected in favour of carrots and potatoes etc.Originally from North America, the French namecomes from a Brazilian tribe, the Tupinambas, whowere erroneously associated with the vegetable.Cooked, it can be eaten in a salad, as a meal accom-paniment, mashed or fried and it can be eaten raw inslices or grated.Parsley root (persil grosse racine or persil tubéreux):This is the root of a parsley variety cultivated for thispurpose. Cooked or as a crudité it tastes similar toceleriac and looks like parsnip.
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THE POTIMARRON’Sname is a mixture of pot-iron (pumpkin) and mar-ron (chestnut) because it isrelated to the pumpkinand its flavour is chestnut-ty. Unlike its biggercousin, it can be cookedwith its skin, unless it hasbeen kept several weeks.Steamed or roasted, theskin softens enough to eat.Uses include as a gratin, asoup, purée, risotto oreven as a sweet, made intojam, cakes or flan.
Ingredients: 1 potimarron,½ litre of milk, salt, pep-per, nutmeg, a few lovageleaves (livèche), 50g butter.Method: Heat milk andadd the seasonings. Whenit boils, add pieces of poti-marron (washed and cutinto chunks), bring backto the boil and lower heat.When the pieces are ten-der, take off heat, add but-ter and liquidise. Servewith croutons.
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Wine 7The Advertiser, Dordogne March 2011 www.dordogneadvertiser.com
Maison des Vins de Bergerac 1 rue des Récollets
24100 Bergerac
Tel 05 53 63 57 55 www.vins-bergerac.fr
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News from the Dordogne’s wine regionBERGERAC
PECHARMANTMONBAZILLAC SAUSSIGNACMONTRAVEL
ROSETTE
March 8 is International Women’s Day, and when itcomes to the Bergerac vineyards, there’s no short-age of women who are enjoying success and mak-ing good quality wine.
When her father, Jules, died in 2001, Nicole Maury was preg-nant with her third child and had no choice but to take over thefamily vineyard. However, she claims to have been subsequently“bitten by the bug” for making wine and in particular, theRosette appellation.
But not only has Nicole followed in her father’s footsteps inthe vineyard, but just like her father she has also played a signif-icant role in bringing back the Rosette appellation and makingit more widely known today.
Nicole has won numerous medals during her wine-makingcareer and is annually cited in the Guide Gilbert et Gaillard andGuide Hachette des Vins.
Working in a predominantly man’s world, how hard is it to compete? What qualities do you think it takes for a woman to succeed in wine-making? Ten years ago, it was a man’s world and it was hard. I was con-sidered a pain and people knew that I had another job (I’m achiropodist and have my own practice in Bergerac, where Iwork three days a week) and that the vineyard was not my onlysource of income. But when I started winning medals and wasmentioned in wine guides, it proved that I knew how to makewine and I started to win some respect.
To succeed in wine-making as a woman, you need persever-ance above all and know where you want to go. You need tohave a will of iron, but also a feeling for the wine, to know it,love it and not leave any detail out.
What element of your work do you feel is your greatest achievement?The fact that, 10 years ago, the vineyard was not known orrecognised and today people know it and know that it producesquality wine.
Your wine label has a very feminine label and on your website you talk about “the female touch”. How does this feminine aspect carry through to your wine-making?Making wine is like cooking. It has the same magic cast upon itby the person who does it. As it’s me who makes the wine, Ihope it has a feminine influence and is a little different.
What is the particular characteristic of Rosette and how does it differ from other Bergerac appellations?Deep down in the soil there is a layer of what is called “tran”,which is a mix of clay and iron, and this is what gives the wineits particular characteristic. We don’t work too hard on thesweetness of the wine, so it is fresh, fruity, delicate and elegant.
What is your recommendation for serving a Rosette?As an aperitif with foie gras, with red meat as a main course orwith a fruit salad. It also goes very well with spicy food.
Serves 4
Ingredients250g dark chocolate50g white chocolate6 eggs200g sugar2 tblsp strong coffee1 tblsp chocolate powder1 tsp of piment d’Espelette2 sheets of gelatine
Method1. Break the dark chocolate intopieces and melt in a bain-marie. Addthe coffee, chocolate powder and mixuntil smooth. Add the pimentd'Espelette, mix well.
2. Soften the gelatine.
3. Break the eggs and separate theyolks. Beat the yolks with the sugar
until the mixture starts to turn white.Blend into the chocolate mixture andthe gelatine. Beat the egg whites andthen add gently into the chocolatecream.
4. Pour the mousse into glasses andplace in the fridge for four hoursminimum. When you are ready toserve, decorate with white chocolateflakes and sprinkle lightly with a lit-tle piment d’Espelette.
Wine suggestions: Either a red such as a Pécharmant,Montravel, Bergerac or Côtes deBergerac or a sweet white such as aRosette, Côtes de Montravel andHaut Montravel, Côtes de Bergerac,Saussignac or Monbazillac
Piment d’Espelette is a long red pepper cultivated in the Basque regionof France.
Rosette is a dis-tinctive sweet winethat is smooth, wellbalanced andslightly golden incolour.
Rosette wine ismade mainly from ablend of Sémillon,Sauvignon andMuscadelle grapes.
The Rosette wine-making region isone of the smallestin the Bergeracoisand is situateddirectly north ofBergerac.
Rosette is the old-est vineyard in theBergerac wine-mak-ing region.
In 1946, Rosettewas granted its ownAOC appellation.However, the appel-lation eventuallybecame obsoleteuntil it was revivedin the 1960s.
There are only adozen vineyards inthe whole of theBergerac wine-mak-ing region that pro-duce Rosette.
Everything is coming up RosetteLeast of thesweetwines
Dark chocolate mousse with piment d’Espelette
Nicole Maury of Domaine de Coutancie tells JANICE MOODY about being a woman in a man’s world
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March 2-3 – Encore une Heuresi Courte, mime and music cometogether for this extravagantshow, for children 10 years andabove, 20.30, Théatre l’Odysée,Périgueux
Call 05 53 53 18 71March 11 – Foire de la Saint
Vivien, open market with horses, donkeys, poultry, treesand exhibition of old agriculturalequipment, Le Buisson-de-Cadouin
March 21 – tactile exhibitionaround detective stories for fiveyear olds and older. Free entry,Centre Culturel Sarlat
Call 05 53 31 09 49March 23-27 – Young readers
book fair with the theme of detec-tive books, Centre Culturel, SarlatCall 05 53 31 09 49
March 24-26 – La Piste La.Circus artists and a musician paytribute to the big ring, 20.30,Plaine de Lamoura, BoulazacCall 05 53 35 59 65
March 19 – Nuit de laChouette, Night of the Owl,Nature guide Yannick Lenglet willtalk about owls, then guide yououtdoors to listen for them. Formore information and times, contact Eymet tourist office
Call 05 53 23 74 95March 20 – 12km walk, leave
from Place de l’Église, Flaugeac;take picnic
Call 05 53 24 90 42March 27 – 12km walk. Leave
from Place de la Mairie, VarennesCall 05 53 24 90 42
March 5 – Meyrals, for moreinformation and to reserve placeat St Cyprien tourist office
Call 05 53 30 36 09March 20 – Château de
Campagne, Campagne for timesand to reserve call 05 53 07 20 48
Wednesdays – 9.30,Beaumont-du-Périgord
Call 05 53 24 93 73
March 4 – Jazz concertChâteau de Vigiers with OlivierKer Ourio, 21.15
Call 05 53 73 12 25Heavy metal music concert
with Kruger, Never Fam and FuseUr Brain, 21.00, Le Sans Réserve,Périgueux
Call 05 53 06 12 73March 8 – Toulouse Chamber
Orchestra, 20.45, Centre CulturelBergerac
Call 06 62 68 87 90
March 10 – Stories and songsfrom the circus with the groupRue de la Muette, Le Buisson-de-Cadouin
Call 05 53 23 86 22March 11 – Yaniss Odua and
E.Sy Kennenga in concert, reggaemusic, Le Sans Réserve,Périgueux
Call 05 53 06 12 73March 17 – La Traviata, with
the choir and orchestra of theOpéra Nomade, 20.30 Théâtrel’Odyssée, Périgueux
Call 05 53 53 18 71March 19 – Panam Panic, Jazz-
funk, Salle des Fêtes, EymetCall 05 53 22 45 10
Ten Years After (legendaryWoodstock band), rock blues,Rocksane, 14 rue Possi, Bergerac
Call 05 53 63 03 70March 26-27 – Songs from
Irish pubs with the groupDulcimer, 20.30, Centre socio-culturel, Bassillac
Call 05 53 05 56 96March 29 – Concert given by
students from the conservatory.Two pianists and singers willinterpret Mozart, Weber, Fauré,20.30 Abbaye de Brantôme, Entryfree
March 31 – Michel Sardou inconcert, 20.00, Le Palio, Boulazac
Call 05 53 02 40 80AC/DC tribute evening, free
entry, Le Sans Réserve, PérigueuxCall 05 53 06 12 73
Operetta and tribute toMistinguette, Joséphine Baker,Chevalier, 15.00, Grand Foyer,Saint-Cyprien
Call 06 82 51 48 56
March 10 – Traffic de Styledance group brings hop-hop toRomeo and Juliet, danced to anoriginal soundtrack mixing symphonic music with electronicsounds. 20.30, Théâtre l’Odyssée,Périgueux
Call 05 53 53 18 71March 17 – Hip hop dance
with the Compagnie Membros,20.45, Centre Culturel Bergerac
Call 05 53 57 71 51March 31 – Flamenco dancing
with a difference: the JazzingFlamenco show merges eleganceof Spanish dance with jazz music,21.00, Centre Culturel, Sarlat
Call 05 53 31 09 49
March 5-18 – Exhibition ofphotographs organised by theLigue International contre leRacisme et l’Antisémitisme. Aftertrips to Poland with studentsfrom schools in Dordogne, itdecided to do an exhibition ofwhat the students had felt about
their visits. 14.00-18.00, Châteaudes Izards, Free entry
Call 05 53 35 57 27Until March 14 – Souffle de
verre, bleu de Rouen: Glass blow-ing, Musée d’art et d’archéologie,Périgueux
Call 05 53 06 40 70Until March 15 – Exhibition of
South Moroccan water colours byVirginie Bredel, Office deTourisme, Les-Eyzies
Until March 18 – Exhibition ofbronze and iron works by PierreDonna and fibre works byCatherine Libmann, EspaceCulturel François Mitterrand,Périgueux
Call 05 53 06 40 00All month – Exhibition of
photographs by Philippe Gassies,official photographer for severalmusic bands, Le Sans Reserve,Périgueux.
Call 05 53 06 12 73All month – Close your eyes to
see prehistory: an exhibition forall, including the partially sighted.It is in darkness with an auto-guide: sense what the prehistoricage was like. Pôle International dela Préhistoire, Les-Eyzies
Call 05 53 06 92 81All month – Exhibition of
paintings by Pat Mons, Rocksane,14bis Rue Pozzi, Bergerac
Call 05 53 63 03 70
March 5 – Dinner and danceorganised by the associationCountry du Coux-et-Bigaroque
Call 05 53 28 59 71Carnival parade followed by a
film at the Cinéma Lux, aperitifand costumed ball, Le Bussion-de-Cadouin
Call 05 53 22 06 09March 9 – Gourmet workshop,
Franco-British group Monton-Ménestérol, from 10.30 Foyer deMontignac
March 12 – Honey market withexhibitions and competitions,Centre culturel, Trélissac
March 12-13 – Car rally, Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière
March 19 – Tea-time, quiz andgames from 15.00, Franco-Britishgroup, Samme du St Eloi,Montpon-Ménestérol
March 25 – Magic gala by theRotary Club of Périgueux, nation-al and international magicianswill be showing their tricks, 20.30,Théâtre l’Odyssée, Périgueux
Call 05 53 53 10 63March 26 – Fancy dress dance
with 1970s theme, 20.30, Salle defêtes, Milhac-de-Nontron
Tap dance show in aid of Liguecontre le cancer, Salle des fêtes,Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière
1980s evening, 20.30, Salle defêtes, Miallet
Out and about
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Nordic walking
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Charity puts right foot forward
Cafe Churchlures top singerGOSPEL singer Graham Kendrickwill join the Cafe Church inBergerac for a free concert in theCatholic church of St Jacques inBergerac.
The event, on June 3, is a step for-ward for the group, which marks itssecond anniversary next month.
It also has new facilities in theÉglise Évangélique Libre thatwill allow video songs and guestspeakers from round the worldon the big screen.
A CHANCE to get fit comes when Les Soeurs Anglaises holdtheir Jiving à l’Espace classes.
The evening jive classes are March 12-13, April 9-10, May21-22 and the finale is the Jiving Jamboree on the afternoonof June 19. Each class starts with a lesson and then becomesless formal. There are also refresher sessions.
Sessions cost €6 if booked in advance and €8 if paid on thenight. Book places by contacting Katie Armitage at Briançon,24320 Verteillac stating which workshops you would like toattend.
CANCER Support France (CSF) Ribérac isorganising a 5km sponsored walk in aid ofcancer support on March 27 and has putout an open invitation to all ages andnationalities to join in.
Money raised from sponsorship anddonations for the Marche de la Vie, whichstarts at 10am in Salles Lavalette, Poitou-Charente, will go to CSF Ribérac and
women’s breast cancer charity VivreComme Avant. For details, registration andsponsor forms email marchedelavie@gmail.com or call 05 45 67 24 05.
This is the third Marche de la Vie and itfunds CSF in its work supporting cancervictims and their families by telephone,email, home and hospital visits, as well asgiving practical support and advice.
Jive the evening awayOpen day forEnglish libraryVOLUNTEERS will be hard atwork from March 9 as theEnglish Library at Meyralsgets set for its grand openingon March 14 at 14.00.
The building is larger thanthe old one and means EmBoiling and her colleagues canextend their variety of booksand DVDs, as well as creatinga browsing area.
A fund-raising quiz eveningwill be held on March 25 inthe Salle des Fêtes in Meyrals.
Dance band setfor return dateLEEDS University UnionDance Band is heading backto the Dordogne next monthfor its popular jazz and swingnights, which aid the armedforces charity SSAFA.
Book now for April 20 inthe St Vivien Salle des Fêtesand April 21 at the Salle desFontaines, Castillones.
Details: 05 53 36 47 99
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TEN years ago, the late woodlandscampaigner Norbert Cheylat createdan association to help revive a lovelycorner of the Périgord Noir that isoften overlooked in favour of its morefamous neighbours, the Sentier desFontaines at Eyvigues.
Spreading over 4km, this walkway issteeped in history and offers a won-derful way to spend an afternoon oreven a day.
It is called the Sentier des Fontainesnot because you will find ornamentalfountains along the way, but because ithas an abundance of natural watersources.
The trail begins at the village foun-tain and wash basin, which until 1952was an important part of the village,where people met to exchange news,wash clothes and collect drinkingwater.
From the fountain, the path leadsdown to the village’s old gardens, thenwends through forest and fields alongplains and up hills.
Each spot has a story to tell, such asthe chimney that is left standing froma farm that caught fire after being
struck by lightning, or the little churchin Eybènes that has been classed as ahistoric monument.
What is lovely about this walk is that,although the association works hard
on the upkeep and animating it, it istotally natural.
Information posts have beeninstalled to help people discover thenative fauna and flora, especially the
20 or so different wild orchids that canbe found.
A couple of wooden barriers havebeen erected for safety reasons, but,other than that, nature is left to itself.
Recently the association has beenworking with the local primary schoolto create a “seasons glade”, where thechildren made posters about the forestthroughout the seasons. They have alsomade and installed several bird boxes.
For its anniversary the associationhas set itself several objectives whichinclude nature discovery days, festivities with painters and sculptorsworking as people walk around andseveral activities involving localschools.
Find out more on the dates of theupcoming events by visiting Salignac-Eyvigues tourist office web sitehttp://www.tourisme-salignac.com
Before the activities start, you can goalong and discover this lovely walk,which takes about two hours in all, orall day if you dally and take a picnic.
However, beware! You might comeacross the Dragon of Eyvignes alongthe way; otherwise known as the ocel-lated lizard, it is the biggest lizardknown to live in Europe.
Woodland walk is dragon’s lair
The Dragon of Eyvigues or occelated lizard can grow to 1-2ft long
Carnivals are the bigevent this month and hap-pening in almost everycommunity so keep a lookout for information. AfterPérigueux, the ones not tomiss are: March 5 – Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin;March 6 – Bergerac; March12 – Sarlat.
JARDILAND is gettingready to launch its garden-ing workshops for childrenand will be starting choco-late and patisserie work-shops. Watch for details.
by KIRSTEN STROUD
MORE cinemas are showing films in VO (ver-sion originale) and thismonth is special becauseCineRex in Sarlat has several old classics.
On March 2 it screens thefilm that saw AlfredHitchcock crowned masterof suspense: The Lodger: AStory of the London Fog.
March 9 has ClintEastwood in For a FewDollars More, CaroleLombard in To Be or NotTo Be and the CoenBrothers remake of TrueGrit, with Jeff Bridges andMatt Damon.
There are also opera per-formances with Live HDbroadcasts from New Yorkand Moscow with theMetropolitan Opera’s Luciadi Lammermoor and theBolshoi Ballet Don Quixote.
Elsewhere, Cinéma MaxLinder in Ribérac has TheKing’s Speech, above, in version originale on March10, 13 and 14.
The cinema is also run-ning a season dedicated tothe International Women’sDay until March 8 and ashowing of the Cannes sensation Women areHeroes on March 3.
The Grand Cyrano inBergerac also has MichaelHoffman’s film Tolstoy withHelen Mirren on March 1.
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Children from thelocal school havebeen involved in preparing postersdescribing howthe walk changeswith the season
OWLS, with their large headsand eyes, fascinate many peo-ple and the Nuit de laChouette on March 19 is achance to find out more.
Organised by the Liguepour la Protection desOiseaux, it is a bi-annualevent where people go outwith guides into the darkness.
Learn about tawny owls(chouette hulotte), little owls(chevêche d'Athéna) and barnowls (l’effraie des clochers),learn what they eat and whateats them.
Events are organised at Var-aignes, Chantérac, Bergerac,Eymet and Abjat-sur-Bandiatas well as surrounding areas.For information, visit the site http://nuitdelachouette.lpo.fr/
A date fornight owls
MARKET and brocantedates this month:6 – Hautefort; Verteillac;
Bergerac; Brive12 – Coux-et-Bigaroque;
Brive13 – Coux-et-Bigaroque;
Monestier; St-Astier;La-Roche-Chalais;Marmande
19 – Manzac-sur-Vern20 – Bergerac; Manzac-
sur-Vern; Mouleydier;Neuvic-sur-l’Isle
26 – Ste-Foy-la-Grande27 – Annesse-et-
Beaulieu; Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac; St-Crépin-et-Carlucet; Sarlat; Ste-Foy-la-Grande
Markets
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You remember thatlegend about themedieval sailor, hisship caught in a
fierce tempest, who prayedfervently that, if he werespared, he would build anoratory to the Virgin Marywhen he got home? The stormsuddenly subsided and hekept his word, duly paying fora statuette of the lady to beinstalled in his village.
Eh bien, it wasn’t a legend. Ithappened. The stone statuettecan be seen behind an irongrille along the river road 100metres west of my house. Weeven know that the sailor was abarber-surgeon named Larénieand that the year he showed hisgratitude was 1649.
This is only one of manyunusual gems in the historicvillage of La Roque-Gageac,nestling between a mighty260ft cliff and a long bend inthe River Dordogne. Thatgeography creates a micro-climate allowing sub-tropicalplants normally found muchfarther south: bougainvilleas,mimosas, oleanders, 20 differ-ent kinds of banana tree,pomegranates, large bamboos,prickly pears... The exotic gar-den is open, free, throughoutthe entire year.
Further attractions todayinclude a range of goodrestaurants, excellent boat andcanoe trips, and other facili-ties to suit all ages.
Long before, La Roque wasamong the first to be classed as“one of the most beautiful vil-lages in France”, PresidentPoincaré (1913-20), passingthrough, said it must be themost beautiful; two decadeslater, Henry Miller wrote: “IfGod had decided to createParadise on Earth, this is surelythe kind of decor He wouldhave chosen for it.” Doubtlessthey said much the same inneighbouring Domme andBeynac, but we got in first.
“Historic” may be an overworked word,yet how else to describe a site where afriend picked up a flint arrow-head in myvegetable garden and where archaeolo-gists from Toulouse University datedhuman occupation of a nearby grotto at30,000BC, their finds even includingwolves’ teeth.
More immediately visible are clefts in thecliff-face in which the inhabitantsescaped a new threat from 849 onwards.That threat came from Viking longboats,which really did get this far up-stream.(The French call Vikings the men fromthe North, hence Normandy, the regioneventually ceded to them in an effort tokeep them quiet. Some comfort that,although William the Conqueror wasborn at Falaise, he wasn’t really French,just another displaced Dane.)
The defences were strengthened in the12th century, because the powerfulBishops of Sarlat chose the village fortheir summer palace. You can still see thepost-holes in the cliff-face, five or sixstoreys high.
If invaders did get in, soldiers couldsimply nip across from the top floorsinto the cliff fortifications, from which a
single archer could keep a battalion atbay.
Invasion wasn’t likely, because the bish-ops kept a garrison of 300 soldiers in thevillage, which then had five separatechâteaux and the latest advances in mili-tary architecture, such as arrow-slits andparapet walks. Among those châteaux, onewas the 16th-century home of Canon JeanTarde, philosopher, mathematician, geog-rapher and above all astronomer. It was hewho brought the first astronomic telescopeinto the Périgord, perhaps even the first inFrance, after visiting a chum of his in Italynamed Galileo.
Today, visitors will see two large yellowpatches high up in the cliff, the result of arockfall in January 1957, when 2,000 tonscame down. A 70m swath was destroyed,but the houses were rebuilt so faithfullythat you would never know. Last year, theroad was closed for five weeks because offurther danger within the medieval fortifi-cations; metal nets were helicoptered inand visitors’ safety is entirely secure, butvisits to the cliff forts are no longer possi-ble; a shame in view of our defensiverecord since the 14th-15th centuries.
With its strong wooden ramparts duginto the river, scaling ruled out by thecliff overhang and the village built onrock, so it couldn’t be mined, it’s ourproudest boast that, throughout the 100Years’ War, La Roque-Gageac was theonly local village that the sacré Anglaiswere never able to capture.
The author has lived at La Roque-Gageacfor more than 20 years.Copies of his guideto the village are available through theMairie (24250 La Roque-Gageac) as wellas the tourist office and local newsagents.It is one of a series of bilingual guides tovillages in the Dordogne produced by thePérigord Heritage association.
Caught between arock and a wet placeMICHAEL JACOBSON looks back over the history of La Roque-Gageac
“If God had decided to create Paradise onEarth, this is surely thekind of decor he wouldhave chosen for itHenry MillerNovelist
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RISING insurance costs are one of the constantfactors this year as increases have already beenimposed on car, health and housing insurancepolicies.
Health insurance premiums have gone upbetween six and nine per cent, house insuranceby 3.5 to eight per cent and car insurancebetween 2.5 and 4.5 per cent. Whether the rea-son was the devastation caused by Xynthia, thefloods in the Var or the changes in SécuritéSociale reimbursements, the end result is thatyour insurance policies are costing more.
Aviva’s director of insurance products, ClaudeZaouati, said the price rises were “necessary”.He added: “Maybe we all went a bit too farwith price cuts in recent years.”
Axa France director-general Jacques dePeretti warned, in an interview with Les Echos:“If we have another bad year in 2011, theseprice rises will not be enough.”
As spring and summer approach and, per-haps the anniversary of buying your house inFrance, now is a good time to rethink yourinsurance needs, with the aim of reducing costsor improving cover: this period often marksthe start date for various insurances.
It is important to keep an eye on your policiesbecause the anniversary of starting the policy isnot always the date for major changes to hap-pen: for health policies, it is often the new year.
Insurance policies are also governed by a legalprocess known as tacite reconduction, whichmeans that, unless either side terminates it,contracts are automatically renewed after a cer-tain period of time defined on the contract.
Beware also that you cannot terminate a poli-cy just with a phone call; you must send a for-mal lettre recommandée avec avis de reception(registered letter) to the company quoting your
policy details. Although insurance contractsare now limited to one-year duration, and theduration has to be mentioned prominently inthe contract, this automatic renewal can catchmany unawares.
This is despite changes to the law in recentyears to give more rights to the consumer andan obligation for the insurer to tell customersof the rolling nature of the contract and thedeadline of the notice period to terminate it.
Under Loi Chatel, the insurer should send theavis d’échéance between three months and 15days before the deadline to end the policy (youmust give two months’ notice to cancel mostpolicies, three months for health policies).
In practice, companies rarely send out the letters before the deadline so the Loi Chatelprovides new protection for policy-holders inthe form of a new legal deadline.
If the notice is given in the last 15 days of the
contract or later, the customer has 20 days todecide whether to keep the contract and shouldbe informed of this right in the letter.
Some insurers have also been accused ofmissing the deadline and then hiding the avisd’échéance in the small print, often in lettersadvising of the next year’s premiums.
They also often put one date on the letter andthen post it much later (or it may be delayed inpassing via your insurance agent), so the best advice is to keep the envelope as well asthe letter.
The posting date is the date when the 20-dayclock starts ticking.
If the insurer’s letter does not arrive beforethe renewal of the contract, the customer canterminate the policy free of charge by sendingthe company a lettre recommandée avec avis dereception anytime.
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NON-FRENCH people are often surprised bythe number of insurance contracts that peoplehave in France, with people carrying cover fortheir homes and their cars, but also for civilliability, their children and their pets.
Indeed, many French people are themselvessurprised to discover what insurance coverthey have: a recent survey for radio stationFrance Info discovered that two thirds of people have a legal expenses insurance policy,but most of them did not know it.
Protection juridique policies are often includ-ed with those for home or car insurance, butholders often do not know it unless they readtheir policy documents carefully.
The insurance pays for legal expenses, forexample, if you have a dispute with a workmanover work done on your home, or with agarage over work done on your car. It may alsocover you in a neighbour dispute.
Elsewhere, it is a legal requirement to havethird-party insurance for your vehicle, property liability insurance for tenants, liabilityinsurance for children on school activities andcivil liability insurance.
Optionally, people will have top-up healthinsurance, comprehensive motor insurance, lifeassurance and travel policies.
EVEN IF YOUR CAR is off the road it must still beinsured, with the legal minimum cover beingau tiers, or third party.
Tous risques, or comprehensive cover, is themost common and there are as many differentpolicies as there are companies offering them.
The detail of the small print must be checkedto spot any unintended exclusions.
Premiums are heavier for younger driversand some companies are reluctant to insure
drivers who have less than three years’ experi-ence since passing their test.
Several options are available, which includedifferent levels of risks from minor accidents todamage to others (car or person), theft or fire.
Many insurers will give you a courtesy car incase of breakdown or theft, and will look afterany repairs. Certain others have special pricesfor occasional drivers and some have policiesoffering insurance per kilometre driven if youare an infrequent driver.
Some firms will insure a UK-plated vehiclebut, as cars should put on French plates aftersix months, such a policy will be void.
The green insurance sticker must be promi-nently displayed on your windscreen, to thebottom right-hand corner.
You must have the attestation d’assurance andthe certificat d’immatriculation registrationpapers with you to present to police or gendarmes at a contrôle.
However, it is unwise to leave these documents in the glove compartment, although
you should keep a copy of the accident reportform constat amiable d’accident there (alongsideyour compulsory fluorescent vest).
HOMEOWNERS ARE UNDER NO obligation to signup for home insurance, unlike tenants; howev-er, it is advisable.
Most insurance [multi-risques habitation]covers basic risks: water damage into anotherproperty, fire, attacks, electrical damage, theft,storms and exceptional climate events, naturaldisasters and broken glass.
Further options for more security are available in the more inclusive types of con-tract, which often include third-party damageand can also include insuring your goods whileyou travel, insuring your car while it is parkedat home etc.
Other personalised cover is available toinclude objects from musical instruments toswimming pools. Be aware, however, that valuable items are often only covered up to acertain proportion of the total contents, unlesscovered separately.
To organise home insurance, you will firstneed to get a devis (quote) from several com-panies, which will state the price of the kind ofprotection you are looking for according to thedifferent companies’ criteria.
For this, you will need to have the house’sbasic information ready: house floor surface,outbuildings surface, garden surface, numberof rooms, the value of your goods (furniture,tableware, electronic tools), jewellery, valuableobjects (art, designer goods, pianos).
You can also take photographs of your belong-ings in situ, making sure to get yourself into thepicture to show that they belong to you.
If you have devis from several companies, youcan see which one is the cheapest, but beware
that degrees of protection can vary from onecompany to another.
In the event of damage by freak weather, it isimportant to find out whether it was caused bya tempête (storm) or catastrophe naturelle(natural disaster), as the insurance claims aredifferent for the two.
A natural disaster covers naturally occurringfloods, landslides and earthquakes, and it mustbe declared as such by ministerial decree determining the time and area concerned andthe kind of damage.
This is what happened in the Var floods inJune 2010; an arrêté de catastrophe naturellewas issued, which allowed the people affectedto process their insurance claims.
Insurance for storms, on the other hand,would include tiles blown off, trees falling onyour property etc.
In a very violent storm, both might come intoplay – damage from flooding from water running off the surface of the ground or raisedriver or groundwater could be a natural disas-ter, while damage by the wind would comeunder storm cover. YOUR INSURER BEARS THE COST if you sign upfor responsabilité civile insurance and cause anyaccidental damage: whether a Ming vase at themuseum or the flowerpot that might fall off awindow ledge.
Such insurance is compulsory and intendedto cover the cost of any damages caused by youand those around you to third parties.
That includes damage to third parties causedby negligence or carelessness, children livingwith you, staff you may employ (baby sitter,gardener, cleaner), pets or animals you mayhave, objects you may have or damage causedby your property.
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able – imagine the damage a goat could cause ifit got on to a main road.
This insurance is often included in multi-risks home insurance, your work insurance ifyou are self-employed and you may already becovered for specific parts included in your carinsurance.
CHILDREN CAN OBTAIN INSURANCE cover whenthey start school and you can opt for coverduring school time only, assurance scolaire, orone that protects your children outside school,at home and away during the holidays, calledassurance extra-scolaire.
Schools may ask for an attestation d’assurancescolaire, which may be part of your homeinsurance cover.
You should ask your insurer for a certificate.School insurance is optional, but is usually
mandatory for school trips and other activitiesthe school offers.
Your children might already be partially covered by your own personal liability (responsabilité civile) insurance and it is worthchecking the extent of the protection beforetaking out more insurance. It may also provideillness teaching cover to allow your child tocontinue to receive schooling if off ill.
FOREIGN RESIDENTS IN FRANCE have the same“need” for top-up mutuelle or complémentairesanté health insurance as French people. If youare relatively young and healthy, you mightwant to risk not having one, but in general it isadvisable to have one, as many procedures donot attract a full reimbursement of the cost toyourself.
Top-up policies vary in cost and in what theyinclude, with some cheaper ones focussingmainly on hospital stays.
However, treatment for certain long-term,serious illnesses (affections de longue durée) iscovered 100 per cent by the state.
Foreign residents may have their healthcarepaid for by France if they work or have workedhere, or if they are in the CMU system. Peoplewith a British state pension or on British long-
term incapacity benefit are covered by the UK.Mutuelle or complémentaire santé policies are
not compulsory, but 90 per cent of people inFrance have them. If you are on a low income,the state can also provide a type of top-upcover called the CMU complémentaire.
Dental and eye care costs are poorly reim-bursed, so this may be something to look atwith your private mutuelle policy.
Early-retirees coming to France have no rightto state healthcare reimbursements once theirtemporary E106 forms (under which the UKcontinues to pay for them) run out.
They have to buy comprehensive privatehealth insurance policies for the period until
they become entitled again, through being statepensioners or through having lived in Francefor five years.
This private cover is separate and moreexpensive than top-up policies, as the insurerfaces all health risk costs and will demand thatthe insured person pays an excess.
If you are an auto-entrepreneur (self-employed person), you will become entitled toFrench state cover through your work.
Since May 1, 2010, British state pensioners(who get their French healthcare paid for byBritain via E121 forms) have to have EHICsissued by the UK.
These continue to be needed by French-
resident people to access NHS care on visits tothe UK, as for care in any other EU country inwhich they are not resident. For advice call0044 191 2181 999 and select option one, orvisit: http://tinyurl.com/EHIC-change
Banks will require you to take out life insur-ance to pay off any loans that you have withthem, but you should beware the bank’s owninsurance cover, as you may find better andcheaper cover in the open market.
There are two types of life insurance: assurance vie is a long-term savings and invest-ments policy that will pay out if you die beforethe policy ends; assurance décès pays your fam-ily if you die, either by accident or through ill-health. Policies that provide cover for accident-only fatalities are much cheaper than openpolicies that include ill-health.
FRENCH LAW SAYS PETS are the responsibility oftheir guardian, the person who is in charge ofthe pet at the time of an accident/when damageoccurs – and not necessarily the pet owner.This excludes short periods of time such aswhen someone walks the dog for half an hour.
Pet insurance covers you for the damage yourpet causes to third parties and for its health.
Your home insurance should include a per-sonal liability (responsabilité civile) guaranteeincluding a clause on damage caused by yourpet to a third party, but this will not cover anydamage to members of your own family.
If you are asked to look after a pet, even ifonly for a holiday, you should check your homeinsurance and the extent of the coverage forthird-party damage caused by a pet.
A number of insurers also offer protectionfor your pet’s health which can reimburse sur-gery charges if your pet becomes ill or has anaccident and vets’ fees as well as other medicalfees.
You can also choose to include an option tohave your pet taken care of if you are in hospi-tal or have help finding it if it is lost. Some ofthose contracts are only available to petsbetween three months old and 10 years old.
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Coming eventsMarch 10, 2-4pm In partnership with Allianz, free seminar onthe French healthcare system: how does itwork? Top-up insurance: why, how, what,when? Q&A Salle Communale (next to themairie), 24800 Saint Pierre de Cole
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ETIENNE Cloup, head of the new businesses and take-overs (création/trans-mission) committee at the Dordogne Chamber of Commerce and Industry(CCI) recently declared: “Let’s talk numbers… 892 businesses out of the15,275 registered with the Dordogne Chamber of Commerce and Industrybelong to non-French people, among which 41 per cent are British, about 19per cent are Dutch and 10 per cent Portuguese.”
With that in mind, I met Corinne Moreau and Marie-Laure Rieupeyrouxfrom the CCI and asked them about the services they offer to help entrepre-neurs in the Dordogne.
Corinne, what does your job entail?I deal with people who have a business idea from the very initial stages of theproject, the concept phase and my mission is threefold from there:
1) I provide entrepreneurs with the very basic information they need to for-mat their business idea and point them in the right direction in terms of a net-work of experts that can help. We also provide free information seminarsabout the auto-entrepreneur scheme and the EIRL.
2) Step two consists of defining the economic environment in which thebusiness will be set up and evolve: I help entrepreneurs define their commer-cial strategy, the company’s profile and branding, communication and market-ing strategies. I also provide guidance and advice on the legal format thatwould be best suited to the project, and a full financial analysis. The DordogneCCI has designed a training programme over five days (in French) which Irecommend people with no or little business background attend: Cinq jourspour entreprendre.
This five-day training programme is held every three months in Périgueux.Subjects covered include how to write a business plan, how to carry out mar-ket research, legal and financial matters, and all the basic knowledge requiredto set up one’s business. Attendees will also be introduced to a network of keyinstitutions such as the tax authorities, URSSAF, RSI and will be explainedhow it all works. The courses, held in French in April, June, September andDecember 2011, cost less than €200.
3) Finally, I help entrepreneurs in the practical stages of setting up their busi-nesses, including putting together the necessary applications to obtain finan-cial support, subsidies etc. We can also put them in touch with the relevantexperts such as chartered accountants, solicitors and banks.
Marie-Laure, you deal with people interested in taking over an existing business:what are the services available?Sometimes, family members, employees or entrepreneurs may wish to takeover an existing business: it often requires specific skills and guidance whichwe also provide to both the cédant (the person wanting to sell the business)and the repreneur (prospective buyer).
1) Le pré-diagnostic: our services visit the existing business with a view toestablish where it is at. Is it profitable or not, and why? How many employeesare there, and under what kind of work contracts? What is the market like andhow has it evolved or how is it susceptible to evolve? What is the businesspotential bearing in mind its activities and geographical location? What arethe key legal aspects such as the commercial lease, existing contracts etc?
A full report is drawn up which will be used as a presentation document forprospective buyers. This report is key, as 30 per cent of our contacts are fromsometimes far-away areas in France, and 20 per cent from Aquitaine, whichmeans that prospective buyers will only travel to make a visit if the reportshows a potential fit with their expectations.
2) The next step is to promote and communicate on those opportunities forthe offer to meet the demand. We have databases, both on-line and on paperwhich lists all available opportunities. We also promote those opportunitiesthrough professional trade fairs and exhibitions every year: Le Salon del’Entrepreneur (Paris, February), le Salon de la Micro-entreprise (Paris,October), La Caravane de la Transmission / Reprise (four Dordogne towns,November).
For both cédants and repreneurs, we offer personalised advice and support.We help the cédants define the conditions in which to optimise the successfultaking over of their businesses, and we channel repreneurs to the right oppor-tunities, while providing support with negotiations, financial and legal mattersand the introduction to a key network of professionals to optimise chances ofa successful implementation. This whole process is lengthy and can take up to18 months. Taking over a business can be gratifying in many ways though, asit allows tapping into existing expertise and skills, maintaining and developingjobs for instance.
THE Centre de Formalités des Entreprises(CFE) deals with every aspect of businessregistrations at the Dordogne CCI: the regis-tration itself, but also any amendment thatmay be needed at any stage and also the de-registration of a business.
These services carry a cost, and the CFEonly carries out administrative formalities:any advice and guidance required must besought prior to the registration process. A lotof my clients are taken aback that the CFEmay have registered them under what laterturns out to be the wrong legal format forthem: it is however not the CFE’s responsibili-ty nor competence to do so.
Not all businesses should register with theCCI, only those involved in an “activité com-merciale”: shops, e-commerce websites,market stalls etc. Businesses based on amanual activity should register with theChambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat, whileactivities based on intellectual servicesshould register with URSSAF directly. Finally,auto-entrepreneurs in all three categoriescan also register through these or throughthe official website directly (www.lautoentrepreneur.fr).
Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de laDordogne, Pôle Interconsulaire, Cré@ValléeNord, 24060 Périgueux Cedex 9; www.dordogne.cci.fr
Corinne Moreau, Chargée de MissionCréation, Tel: 05 53 35 80 70; c.moreau@dordogne.cci.fr
Marie Laure Rieupeyroux, Chargée deMission Transmission, Tel: 05 53 35 80 49;ml.rieupeyroux@dordogne.cci.fr
ALEXANDRA THEVENEThas more than 20 years of
international business experience,four of which were dedicated to
setting up and developing the Franco-British Chamber ofCommerce & Industry in the Dordogne, from 2005 to 2009
Time to get down to businessALEXANDRA THEVENET examines the work done by the Dordogne Chamber of Commerce and Industry
There to help:CorinneMoreau, left, withMarie-LaureRieupeyroux, ofthe DordogneChamber ofCommerceand Industry,are bothEnglish-speakers
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CLASSIFIEDSDo you have a car or unwanted item to sell?Would you like to rent out a property - ormeet new friends? Reach people local to youfor FREE with The Dordogne Advertiser IF you have an item to sell or give away, if you are looking to buy or sell a home or acar or are offering accommodation, we can help. The Advertiser, the English-languagecommunity newspaper for the Dordogne, offers great visibility with our small advertsappearing in print and also online at our website www.dordogneadvertiser.com All readers offering items of a value of under €250 on a non-commercial basis canplace an advert of up to 150 characters COMPLETELY FREE. Personal adverts, com-munity items, job adverts and items involving animals and pets are also FREE for 150characters. The maximum time for free adverts to run is 3 months.Adverts can be placed online at www.dordogneadvertiser.com and should appear onthe site within one working day and in the next edition of the Dordogne Advertiser (thedeadline is the fifth of the month for the next month’s print edition). If you are selling an item whose value is over €250 or are placing a commercial classified, you have three options for paid advertising.
1: Lineage. Up to 150 characters = €25 TTC. Up to 300 characters = €50 2: Bold lineage. Up to 150 characters in bold = €30 TTC. Up to 300 characters = €60 3: A special feature box: this is an ideal way to sell a property or a car. This comprises up to 150 (or 300) characters in a box with a colour photograph =€50TTC (or €75TTC for 300 characters).* See examples on the facing page.
Rates are for one print edition and 45 days online. To place a paid-for advert of morethan 150 characters please email the text to smallads@dordogneadvertiser.com and call us to make payment.*Item is not boxed but runs with a photograph on our website
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The deadline for adverts is the 5th of the month prior to following month’s edition
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Advertise your property herefrom as little as €50TTC
GENERALCHORALE IN SALVIAC, Lot, urgentlyneeds male singers! Details: LaPrésidente, Ginette Cussac. Tel 0565415020EMMAÜS PÉRIGORD will gladly takeall your old furniture off your hands, if
it can be recycled and sold, if you candrop it off at the depot on Mon- Sat,8am to 12 & 1.30 to 5pm. Or they willcome and take it away by appoint-ment. Come and see what is for saleWed 2 to 5pm, Fri 2 to 5 pm and Sat10 am-12 and 2 to 5pm. 11 RueGustave Eiffel, Coulounieix-Chamiers.Tel 05 53 35 04 19 or emailemmausperigord@orange.frMINI MARKETS, stall holders neededfor 24 and 16 areas. Please contactSandy 06 71 33 16 00 for furtherinformation.
MAURENS Light Gardening /Laundry/H.Work Needed for house in Maurens.Gardening weekly,laundry/houseworkwhen required.Jacquelinekathrens220@hotmail.comPROBLEMS WITH BEES IN SUM-MER? Either a swarm arrives in yourgarden or you discover a colonybehind some shutters? Barbara and Iare happy to try to help you. We canremove swarms and colonies putthem into a hive, take them away andlet them do what bees do best - makehoney. Located in the Chalais /Passirac area, we will travel to yourproperty to see if we can help out. Oneof us will try to be there the same dayor within 24 hours. Believe it or not,the charge for this service if we takethe bees away is absolutely nothing!For help and advice callNicki Tel 05 45 79 07 26Barbara Tel 05 45 78 25 83charentebees@gmail.com
JOB OFFERS
BACCHUS IMMOBILIER
recruitsFrance based estate
agency seeks representativesfor ALL regions of France.
Carte Blanche Agent Commercial Immobilier and
generous (up to 70%) commission rates offered.Contact Ivan Tredinnick.
Tel: 00 33 (0)5 45 82 42 93Fax: 00 33 (0)5 45 36 27 95
E: property@bacchus-french-property.comW: www.bacchus-french-property.com
Siret: 48034462100010
Adverts placed online appearwithin one working day, andif placed before the 10th ofthe month will appear in thefollowing month’s paper.
Ads are FREE for any privateindividual wanting to sell anitem under €250.
For details see below.
PROPERTY FOR SALE
REF VBD05: Charming house inhamlet, 100m², living room withkitchen corner and chimney 35m²,storeroom 5m² - 2 shower rooms,office 7m² - toilet - dressing room, 2bedrooms, 10m² & 41m², roof ter-race, courtyard. Price 81,100€
Tel: 05 53 03 76 05agence.perigord.immobilier@orange.fr
REF AVI25: Beautiful detachedcharacter house of 150m² with fit-ted kitchen - Large living room withchimney - bathroom - 3 bedrooms,toilet - shower room - storeroom -cellar - covered terrace - large inter-nal courtyard - outhouses - garden800m². Price 195,000€
Tel: 05 53 03 76 05agence.perigord.immobilier@orange.fr
REF BBL02: Superb traditionalPerigordine house of 243m², beau-tifully restored with open plan, fittedkitchen - living room 40m² - lounge55m² - shower room - bedroom 150m² with chimney - bedroom 245m² with wardrobes, bedroom 345m² with wardrobes and en-suitebathroom - traditional terracottatiles in living rooms, wooden floorsin the bedrooms - apparent beamsthroughout - terrace - outbuildings -garage - established garden1560m². Price 340,800€
Tel: 05 53 03 76 05agence.perigord.immobilier@orange.fr
€ 280,900 REF. 105A beautiful stone built house in asmall hamlet, a short drive fromboth Monpazier and Villereal.i n f o @ l a p o r t e p r o p e r t y . c o m 56 bis rue St Jacques Monpazier05 53 61 80 33
€ 339,200 REF. 110A traditional 18th centuryPerigordiene farmhouse and barnat the edge of a pretty hamlet.i n f o @ l a p o r t e p r o p e r t y . c o m 56 bis rue St Jacques Monpazier05 53 61 80 33
€ 656,250 REF.068Equestrian property in 9 hectareswith substantial family accommo-dation and outbuildings.i n f o @ l a p o r t e p r o p e r t y . c o m 56 bis rue St Jacques Monpazier05 53 61 80 33
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TUESDAY 01 MARCH11.30 Holy Communion - Allez
SUNDAY 6 MARCH10.30 Service of the Word - Bertric
Burée10.30 Holy Communion - Bordeaux 10:30 Morning Worship - Limeuil11.00 Holy Communion - Doudrac11.00 All-Age Worship - Sorges11.00 Holy Communion - Ste
Nathalène16.00 Evensong - Bertric Burée
(ASH) WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH 10.30 Holy Communion - Limeuil11.00 Holy Communion - Bertric
Burée18.30 Holy Communion - Doudrac19.00 Holy Communion - Bordeaux
SUNDAY 13 MARCH10.30 Holy Communion - Bertric
Burée10.30 Morning Prayer - Bordeaux10.30 Holy Communion - Limeuil10.30 Morning Prayer - Monteton
THURSDAY 17 MARCH10.30 Holy Communion - Limeuil
SUNDAY 20 MARCH10.30 All Age Worship - Bertric
Burée10.30 Holy Communion - Bordeaux10.30 Holy Communion -
Chancelade10.30 Morning Worship - Limeuil10.30 Prayer and Praise - Monteton11.00 Service of the Word - Ste
Nathalène
Tuesday 22 March11.00 Holy Communion - Sorges
SUNDAY 27 MARCH10.30 Holy Communion - Bertric
Burée10.30 Family Holy Communion -
Bordeaux10.30 Holy Communion - Limeuil10.30 Holy Communion - Monteton
POITOU CHARENTESSUNDAY 6 MARCH10.30 Holy Communion, Parish
Church of Notre Dame de Villejésus, near Aigre (16)
10:30 Holy Communion Temple Protestant Réformé Chef Boutonne (79)
10:30 Holy Communion Abbaye Saint-
Jean Baptiste. Rue d'Aguesseau,
17400 Saint Jean D'Angely (17).
18.00 Come and Worship "The Upper
Room" by Civray Parish Church (86)
(ASH) WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH 10.30 Service of Holy Comunion
followed by a Frugal (Lent) Lunch. The renovated Eglise
Reformee in Chef Boutonne, (see
above) If you bring a picnic-please
confirm to Keith or Rita Horsfall 05
49 29 73 14 You will need what the
French call couvert-including bowl
and spoon for soup
FRIDAY 11 MARCH18.30 Vepres Evensong Eglise
Montbron
SUNDAY 13 MARCH10:30 Holy Communion Ambernac
Parish Church 10:30 Holy CommunionFoyer
Protestant, rue Chabot in Jarnac.
SUNDAY 20 MARCH10:30 Holy Communion Magné
parish Church (16)10:30 Morning Worship Abbaye Saint-
Jean Baptiste. Rue d'Aguesseau,
17400 Saint Jean D'Angely (17).
10:30 Holy Communion Le Temple Protestant Barbézieux 16)
10.30 Come and Worship, dixieland
café, 46 Rue Halles 16510 Verteuil.
SUNDAY 27 MARCH10.30 Morning Worship, Foyer
Protestant, rue Chabot in Jarnac. (16)
10.30 Morning Worship, La
Rochefoucauld Parish Room 16
10.30 Holy Communion , Parthenay,
The Presbytére 13 rue d'la
Citadele (79) map on web site
10.30 Childrens, Sunday Funday, 3-11 Open Door Civray
18.00 Evening Prayer(BCP) - The
Chapel St Nicolas De Civray (86)
Aquitaine chaplaincyEnglish Language church services
How do I find a job near where I live in theDordogne which needs an English-speaker?
Screen one1. Go onto the Pôle Emploi website www.pole-emploi.fr2. On the home page the screen is divided into red on the left forjob seekers and green on the right for employers.3. On the red section for job seekers click on the line Recherchezdes Offres d'Emplois (Looking for Job Offers) as per the green arrowabove.
Screen two5. Click on Recherche Avancée tab
Screen three6. Scroll down to the heading Formation et langues (qualificationsand languages) and select anglais, to find jobs which require Englishthen your commune or Dordogne department under Lieu de travai
POLE-EMPLOI JOBSFILM EXTRAS, LANQUAIS 3 day contract, begin-ners accepted. Job offer n° 552032VRECEPTIONIST, MONESTIER 9 mois contract,some experience required. Job offer n° 553036VHOTEL RECEPTIONIST, Saint-Julien-de-Crempse. 7month contract, 2 years experience required. Joboffer n° 551488VTRILINGUAL SECRETARY, Jumilhac-le-Grand. 3month contract, must speak French, English andMandarin. Job offer n° 817560DBEAUTICIAN, MONESTIER 7 month contract, expe-rience required. Jon offer n° 553045VACCOUNTANTS SECRETARY, Bergerac. 3 month
contract, experience required. Job offer n°945083VHOME SCHOOLING TEACHEr, Bergerac. Short termcontract, beginner accepted. Job offer n° 862275LBILINGUAL CAMPSITE RECEPTIONIST, Le Bugue.2 month contract, experience prefered. Job offer n°545038VACCOUNTANTS SECRETARY, Creysse. 3 monthcontract, experience required. Job offer n°552367VJURISTIC ASSISTANT, Bergerac, Short term con-tract, 3 years experience minimum. Job offer no943331V
MAÎTRE D'HOTEL, Saint-Julien-de-Crempse. Shortterm contract, experience required. Job offer n°551468VWAITER/WAITRESS, Bourdeilles. Short term con-tract, experience required. Job offer n° 548343VWAITER/WAITRESS, Saint-Avit-de-Vialard.Seasonal contract, experience required. Job offern° 937995VBILINGUAL RECEPTIONIST, Montpon-Ménestérol.Permanent contract, experience required. Job offern° 550240V. BARMAN/BARMAID, Monestier. Short term con-tract, experience required. Job offer n° 548475V
Validity of university degrees IN the last two editions of the Normandy Advertiser we havelooked at ways of finding the equivalents in France for UKqualifications. The information given was valid for professionaland trade qualification however university degrees are slightlydifferent. Due to the fact that we are part of Europe there is aEuropean standard for degrees meaning that undergraduate,masters and doctoral degrees are acknowledged between the twocountries. As a guide here are the equivalent levels in French fordegrees :
Bachelor Degree - LicenceBachelor degree with Honours - MaîtrisePostgraduate Certificat, Masters, MBA - DEA , DESSDoctorate - Doctorat
However, even though degrees are recognised this does notnecessarily mean that it will allow you to walk into your desiredjob due to the fact that there are different approaches in teachingthe degrees between countries. Again if in doubt it would be bestto approach ENIC-NARIC France for advice. there is an Englishoption on their website. We would like to thank reader BrianMilne PhD who kindly wrote to help us clarify this point.
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Tel : 05 53 54 63 65www.landplan.fr - E-mail: mike@landplan.fr
Animal CareHouse Sitting Yours/mine
First Aid 4Animals Cert, Referencesestablished Animal Charities
Tel: 06 43 28 32 32animalcarer1@hotmail.fr
Siret ; u47011658505
The Cats InnLuxury Cattery - Cales near
Lalinde - Very SpaciousLots of Love and Attention
Tel: Paula 05 53 24 14 42paulaL24150@aol.com
Siret No.520 980 269 00010
POORPAWSDOG RESCUE
Many rescue dogsseeking happy homes, from
puppies to adultsCall Sue on 0565245303
www.poorpaws.com
La Creme de la CremeSmall, Caring, purpose
built DOG FREE catterynear Nontron.
Tel: 05 53 56 05 17email: colfi.day@gmail.com
www.la-creme-de-la-creme.comsiret 51963554400017
GOLDENWAYINTERNATIONAL PETS
World Wide Pet Transporter /
RelocatorMinistry approved
No. 61195004 – 61195001Offices CDG Airport Paris
Offices and Kennels NormandyTel: 01 48 62 87 25 CDG ParisTel: 02 33 38 41 32 Normandy
www.goldenwaypets.comSiret: 397549551
ANIMAL COURIERSExperienced couriers specialisingin pet travel between France / UK /
Spain or within France. Pet passport advice.
Tel: 0044 (0) 1483200123Email: animals@animalcouriers.com
Web: www.animalcouriers.com
THE DORDOGNE CATTERY
PENSION POUR CHATS NEARSARLAT, OPEN-AIR, INSULATED
AND HEATEDCONTACT ANNA MASLEN
05 53 31 95 88 / 06 86 94 85 78p.maslen@wanadoo.fr
www.dordognecattery.fr
WAGS AND WHISKERS
British owned boarding kennels and cattery35 years experience
Tel: 05.65 35.46.51tina.wagsandwhiskers@googlemail.com
SIRET: 500607858
CLOS FLEURILuxury Cattery
Between Bergerac and BordeauxIndividual Love Care and Attention Given
Tel: 05 53 24 16 08Susan.fairweather@sfr.fr
www.closfleurionline.comSiret: 524 348 596 00015
Chenil Les Mille Calins
English Run5 Star accommodation
for Dogs/CatsComprising of underfloor
heated kennels Qualified staff
Top Quality food and exerciseOnly 45 minutes south of Caen
Convenient Ferry AccessSAFETY COMFORT AND CARE FOR
YOUR PET, PEACE OF MIND FOR YOUwww.goldenwaypets.comTelephone 02 33 37 49 19Emergency 02 33 38 41 32
Fax 02 33 38 44 16
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LLaa PPeettiittee MMaaiissoonn ddeess LLaanngguueess
38, rue Jean Jaurès, 24800 THIVIERSTel: 05 53 52 49 91
E: lapetitemaisondeslangues@orange.frW: www.lapetitemaisondeslangues.comLearn French and feel at home again !
Small groups, 1to1, weekly orintensive courses and translations
YESYou Can Learn French !
Language and Leisure inLanguedoc - Learn at your own
speed - In private lessonsWith professional British teacher
Study-Holidays in stunningscenery: TuitionPlus self-cateringAccommodation.
Tel: 06 78 15 19 29www.cours-a-cucugnan.com
Email: campbellclaire53@yahoo.fr Regions Covered: All france
Siret: 521701474
CERTIFIED TRANSLATIONSAll legal transla-tions by French-English speaking sworn translator
Property-legal-birth cert.,driving licences
Administrative helpExpat assistanceValid everywhere
with 25 years of experienceRegions : All FRANCEKaren RENEL-KINGTel: 06 18 03 18 38
Email: karen.king@wanadoo.frWeb:
www.certifiedfrenchtranslation.comFast and affordable
Siret: 38058374000028
alan keenan
ti lingall wall & floor tiling, pool surrounds, terraces,
concrete & sand / cement work, plasterboardingTel: 06 19 50 34 28
Email: alankeenano@gmail.comRegions Covered: 24,47 Siret: 47794615600015
AMC DECORATORSInterior and exterior painting, Carpentry, Tiling, Partitioning, Dry lining, Wood restoration
28 years experienceTel/Fax: 05 49 67 85 93 Mobile: 06 70 01 47 69
Email: sallyclark2009@yahoo.frDepts 16, 17, 24, 31, 33, 37, 49, 79, 85, 86 - SIRET 48049335200029
STAR DÉCORExperienced painter &
decorator uses Dulux paint tintedto any colour in the Dulux range.
Call Sara & Terry05 53 80 63 93 / 06 84 09 54 80
www.stardecor.frsiret : 51126834400013
MGFCounselling
ServicesEnglish Speaking Counselor.
M. Glenys Forrester(B.Sc.psych.) (M.Sc. psych.)
Offering individual /couples counselling.
(Depression, Stress, illness,bereavement etc).
FREE 1/2 hour consultation-In Office or by Telephone without
further obligation.
Tel: 05 53 50 07 28Mob: 06 47 17 60 78
Email: mglenys.forrester@gmail.comWeb: www.mgfcounselling.com
Regions Covered: All - Siret: 520 314 824
WEBSITESBoost your business with anaffordable, high-performance
website that you can edit yourselfwww.rob-tomlinson.com
Tel: 05 62 67 39 98rt@rob-tomlinson.com
Regions: All France Siret: 419 490 297 00027
Penny Graphicswebsites from
75€including design, hosting and
domain name
pennygraphics.net02 33 90 92 15
PC-TECHNICASolutions to all your computing needs...
PC Support/Sales & Website Design
Tel: 05 53 59 48 54 Email: contact@pc-technica.fr
www.pc-technica.fr
SMALL BUILDING WORKS Repointing, Plasterboarding, windows,
doors installed.Translations, planning permissions.
Tel: 05 53 56 36 89 Email: daveindordogne@sfr.fr www.dordognedave.webs.com
Regions Covered 24,16,87 - Siret: 51913926500010
GENERAL BUILDERChris Danaher
20 Years ExperienceFREE ESTIMATES
Tel: 05 53 05 80 17 Mobile: 06 71 40 35 39danaherone@aol.com Siret:51064303400018
PLASTERINGEnglish and French Decorating, Pointing and
Rendering.GENERAL BUILDING
“Quality & Reliability” 35 Years ExperienceTel : 05 57 47 48 19
Email : pessacweb@yahoo.co.ukSiret 48271017500019
JUST PLASTERINGCeilings, walls, floors
Time served tradesman24, 33, 47, other regions possibleContact Mike Tel: 05 53 58 17 19
Mob: 06 67 03 30 48Email: thewebbsonweb@free.fr
Siret no: 42424381400011
J-C-T Buildingand RenovationNo job to small Free Estimate
James Taylor 0673303753n°siret: 51381108300015
BergeracRenovation & Building
From groundwork, fosseseptiques, masonary,interiors, to rooves.
Free estimates & adviceTel: 05 53 81 60 73
christopher.jarrett@wanadoo.fr
3D CONSTRUCTIONFamily run building company with
over 30 yrs experience
All construction worksundertaken large orsmall incl. masonry,
carpentry and roofingBased nr. Sarlat
Free estimates - References availableTel: 06 31 21 32 04
Email: simon.dobson@neuf.frsiret: 505 346 676 00016
RON HARRISONGeneral Builder
City & Guilds qualified, 35yrs experience, reliable, ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Tel: 05 53 80 42 91 Mob: +44 759 286 5010
Email: angelaharrisson@orange.fr25km radius Mussidan(24) Siret: 51352715000017
CDRCONSTRUCTION
DESIGNRENOVATION
ECO Timber Framed HousesRenovation a Specialty
Low Energy ConsumerEQUALS Income Tax Rebates
JULIAN WILKESTel: 05 53 53 96 97
Mobile: 06 72 16 46 26Email:cdrwilkes@neuf.fr
www.construction-design-renovation-24.com
Siret: 403926702
CT HEWITTGENERAL BUILDER
Renovation - NewBuild - Plastering
Fosse septic -Roofing - Guttering
Maintenance & Repairs
All aspects of building work carried out.Established in the UK for over 20 years.
Tel: 06 79 05 98 85 /05 53 58 92 13
Email: Hewitt.chris@wanadoo.frWeb: www.hewittbuilders.com
Depts: 24, 46 & 47Siret: 49899034000016
Team of English artisansfor all your renovation needs
in the Perigord NoirEmail: creation.ex@gmail.com
Telephone: Simon - 06 37 21 24 02Glen - 06 71 85 43 24
Siret: 5045 8000 2000 13 - 5206 6045 7000 18
BÂTI-TOP SARL
CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATIONMEDIUM/LARGE PROJECTS
UNDERTAKEN10 YEAR INSURED GUARANTEE
www.bati-top.com05 53 73 02 88 - Siret: 9868562700016
C&C CONSTRUCTION SARLQualified Builder
15 Years Experience10 Years Insurance Guarantee
All Building/Groundworks undertakenTel: 05 53 62 13 38 / 06 63 84 79 99
Email: cc-construction@itcsd.demon.co.ukwww.cc-construction.fr
BOIS D'ARBRECONSTRUCTION
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Specialists in Traditional Oak frames & Timber houses
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* Timber Frame homes - from supplyof structural frames, through to
turn-key homes
* Extensions, Gazebos, Dormawindows, sun terraces, Garages,
* Specialised in waterproofing timberroofs, green roofs and terraces.
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Tel: 06-72-01-11-06info@boisdarbreconstruction.comwww.boisdarbreconstruction.com
SIRET: 4899 5394 30011
ABPRenovation & Construction
Swimming pools and buildingsAll trades including new timber frame buildings
Tel/Fax: 05 53 56 68 87Email: abp.renov@orange.fr
Website: abpiscines.netSiret: 387 471 394 000 24
RICHARD STIRRUPARCHITECTE DPLG
Design, Planning Applications,Full Service, Project Management,Property Surveys, Expert Advice
Tel: 05 65 21 11 45 / 06 85 53 02 32Email: richard.stirrup@btinternet.com
FOR THE Molenaar family, EnglishTV & Radio is their means of stayingon top of what is happening in theworld.
“It’s our valuable source of infor-mation on the latest news, sports,movies, and entertainment,” saidPattie Molenaar, who runs the com-pany with her husband Ronald.
“For no monthly fees whatsoever,you can receive all the BBC/ITVchannels, Sky News, all the Channel4s and FIVE, as well as 38+ radiochannels,” she said.
The setup is simple and involvesinstalling a dish with cables linking itto your television and hooking up aprogrammed decoder to receive freeair channels from the Sky satellite.
You can have a Sky system with
free channels, a FreeSAT HD systemthat allows you Free HD channelviewing as well. Or, if you just wantto keep the cost to a minimum, youcan always choose the free channelswith a basic satellite decoder.
After installation there is nomonthly fee and the companyinstalls at homes across France.
“We like to keep things simple, soall installations come with a prepro-grammed decoder; all setup andsoftware installations are completed,so it is in ‘plug and play’ mode whenyou receive it,” added Pattie.
If you already have an English TV& Radio system in your home, thereare new options available to allowyou to view HD, or even record yourfavorite programmes to view at a
later time – again with no monthlyfees or surcharges. These optionswere previously only available with aSky subscription both here and in theUK, but this is no longer the case.
FreeSAT HD decoders offer all thefree channels viewing including HD.
FreeSAT HD PVR decoders allowyou to pause or record programmesfor your viewing leisure.
“It’s such a huge convenience to beable to pause a programme when thephone rings, or someone interruptsyour viewing,” said Pattie.
“Even better, is that you can sched-ule recordings to occur while you areout, and then view them when youare ready. Technology today allowsyou to do all these things with nomonthly fees or binding contracts.
“Why not take advantage of all thatthe latest technology has to offer?”
Sky still has its own premiumchannels for viewing and you canopt for this system as well, with HDviewing, record/playback functions,and upgraded options for Sky Sportsor Sky Movies.
“This is a fabulous system for thosethat don’t mind having a monthlycontract with Sky,” said Pattie.
The company can set up a Skyaccount, using an authorised Skyreseller in the UK.
“It is purely a matter of preferenceto the viewer, and you should haveall options afforded to you to makethe best informed decision.
“That is what we strive to do withevery client; discuss the options, aidin your decision, get you installedcorrectly, and get you connected towhat is happening around theworld,” added Pattie.
Visit the company’s website orphone for more information.
Pattie Molenaarenglishtv@sfr.frEnglish TV & Radio05 62 66 08 25www.englishtvandradio.com
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Mini digger hire from100 euros per day HT
Hammer and accessories available.Sarlat area. SARL Maxima
Tel April on: 06 13 23 22 49Fax: 05 53 29 62 65
sarlmaxima@yahoo.frSiret no. 498 524 032 000 14
I/AMI/AMA Man With a Digger
I/DOI/DO>>>> Terracement Driveways
Foundations etc >>>>||ii/do@hotmail.fr
0555851105/0685520157siret no: 400564266
BEAMRENOVATIONS
The viablealternative tosandblasting or stripping.
Email:renaissance-beams@live.frwww.renaissance-beams.com
SURFACESPolished Concrete Floors, Walls, Worktops
Sinks & Furniture
STONE & TILERestoration, Colouring, Sealing.
Web: www.surfaces24.comEmail: info@surfaces24.com
Tel: 06 82 38 21 12 Siret 51500573400014
SAND AND BLASTSandblasting service for Wood,Metal and Stone. Floor sanding
service / hire available. Tel: 05 55 78 43 71 /
06 67 81 63 46www.sandandblast.com
Areas: 87, 16, 24
Experienced and registeredCeramic floor and wall tiler
For a professional Service / QuotationContact 2447 CarrelageTel: 05 53 57 12 19
Email: occitane6@orange.frRegions 24/47 and surroundingSIRET: 4844699200014
Masters EnergySolutions
The One Stop Shop forall your energy needs
www.masters-energies.comTel:05 55 78 66 35
Siret 451 371 579
Phil B EntrepriseAll Building Works Undertaken
Inc Electrical, Plumbing and HeatingBased 47, 24
Email: enquiries@stoves.frTel: 05 53 84 36 81
Mobile: 06 72 02 88 29
www.swansolar.euSupply & Installation of :
• Solar domestic hot water systems • Solar swimming pool systems
• Wood boiler stoves • Plumbing services Tel : 05 53 63 43 87 / 06 06 41 08 85
Email : maswan@live.co.ukAll depts covered Siret 50406233200011
SAND BLASTINGAll Types of Sand blasting carried out
Timber, Stone & MetalTel: 0553589213 - Mobile: 0679059885
Email: hewitt.Chris@wanadoo.frWeb: www.hewittbuilders.com
Depts: 24, 46 & 47 - Siret: 49899034000016
PROPERTY ODD JOBS
Painting + Decorator, General PropertyMaintenance, 25 years experience,
Registered Artisan Tel: 05 53 23 77 05 (Rob)
Regions: Dept 24 - Siret: 501 098 883 00017
E B CreationsMetalwork
All interior and exterior ironwork.Dept 47,33,24 covered.
www.ebcreations.net.Tel: 05 53 83 68 15
email: edward@ebcreations.netSiret No. 452 215 403 00018
www.realheating.cominfo@realheating.com
Tél: 05 53 90 46 34Siret: 4119 419 830
Plumbing, Central & Underfloor HeatingBathrooms, Solar systems,
Woodburners.GAS QUALIFIED INSTALLERS.
BOUCARA CHAUFFAGEPLOMBERIE
PLUMBING - HEATING - BATH-ROOMS - GEOTHERMIE AND
ALTERNTIVE - ENERGY INSTALLA-TIONS - GAS INSTALLATIONS
QUALIFIED ARTISAN - QUALIGAZREGISTERED - FRENCH REGIS-
TERED BUSINESS12 MONTH WARRANTY
ON ALL WORK FULLY INSUREDDEPT 24, 33 AND 47
Contact. Morris WhiteheadTel. 05 53 58 38 62
Email: morriswhitehead@wanadoo.frSiret No. 480 789 197 00013
PLUMBING & HEATINGINSTALLATIONS
SERVICING & REPAIRSRENOVATIONS, AIR-CONDITIONING SOLAR
SYSTEMS - TOTALGAZ APPROVED INSTALLERContact: Wayne MerryMob: 06 85 58 64 65Tel: 05 53 64 34 05
Email:wayne.merry@sfr.fr
PLUMBER(city & guilds)
35 years experience. Bathrooms,kitchens, central heating. Based St
Foy le Grand. Depts. 24, 33.
Tel: 0553570016 - Mob: 0661531350Email: stephen.howe@wanadoo.fr
Siret:4974 1837 200019
HEATHROW LEFT HANDDRIVE CENTRE LTD
Rear Of 55 Cowley Road,Uxbridge UB8 2AE
Tel: +44 (0)208 8487407Tel: +44 (0)1895 81 23 23
Mobile: +44 (0)7811 784766We Specialise in buying
and selling Left HandDrive quality vehicles.
We have a variety of cars mostly onFrench/Spanish and English registrations.
We have over 11 years of professional experiencein the motor trade.
Web: Heathrowlhdcentre.comE: info@heathrowlhdcentre.com
LAND ROVER &JAGUAR PARTS
ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTICSGEARBOX REPAIRS
Tel: 05 45 62 27 20www.landypoint.netmailorder welcome
Siret: 477 897 565 000 16
G. W.Makeovers & Design
English Kitchens/ Bathrooms/appli-ances direct from UK manufacturersFull range of French kitchens sup-plied Free design/planning service
Installations/Makeovers/Installations Only/Tiling
Granite and Stoneworksurfaces available
Areas: 24 33 47Call 05 53 58 09 32 or
06 58 92 09 97siret: 510 011 554 00019
One stop for all your renovation works. Specialistsin kitchens and bathrooms.
Free devis/quotes.Contact details.
Phone: 06 12 36 33 18 / 06 85 16 35 69e-mail: renovation4u@hotmail.com
Siret: 50281715800012 / 51110545400017
PRIVATEHOMECARE
Experienced British Carers. Genuinely caringpeople who provide a better quality of life.
Call Joyce on - 05 53 23 44 38Email - adeleadams@talktalk.net
New Year–New Shape!
LOSE WEIGHT ®AIN YOURSHAPEOur program includes:
• Personal Weight Loss Coach• Continuing Support• Long Term Coaching• Nutrition Education• Great Key Tips & Advice• Personalised W8Loss Profile
For FREE Sample Pack Text ‘W8L’ and ‘NAME’ to
06 26 54 98 77
LIMEUILCHURCH
(at Limeuil Haut)ANGLICAN SERVICES
EVERY SUNDAY10.30 AM
Everyone is warmly welcomedTEL: 05 53 31 18 04
www.chapaq.org
Café Churchin Bergerac
An English speaking approachto contemporary Christianity
SUNDAYSMarch 27th April 24thTea and cake from 5pmCafe Church until 6:30
NEW FOR 2011SUMMER CHURCH
Every Sunday June and JulySponsored by and held at L'Eglise
Evangelique Libre de Bergerac, 5 Rue DurouFor more details contact Rev. Derek & Pam Cook derekcook3@sky.com
05.53.57.83.30www.christiansindordogne.com
S.A.R.L St Pool Piscineset Construction
Concrete Piscines. Cost effectivelyengineered. No expensive over
design, expertly constructed Ordernow for 2011.
stpoolsfrance@gmail.comStuart Roberts B.Sc (c.eng)
Phone: 0553914518 - Siret 503932857
Prêt à Plonger Piscine installation, repairs &
maintenance. Bespoke pools, noproject too big or small.
Complete package includinggroundwork, terracing/decking
and pool security.
Simon & Julia Holt0619 071121 or 0553 620152
simon.holt@wanadoo.frwww.pretaplongerpools.com
Siret: 49397835700017
pools-piscines.comSwimming pool construction and repairs
Natural pools - Replacement liners standardand liner 'armé' 150/100
NW Dordogne/South Charentetel 06 89 46 15 08 / 09 77 90 94 51
www.pools-piscines.comsiret 322 963 190 000 36
IN DEEPPISCINES
Maintenance, leak detection, servicing, repairs
tel: 05 53 22 79 18 / 06 84 68 84 92email: indeeppiscines@gmail.com
regions: 47, 32, 82, 24, 33 - siret: 504576802100020
Roots & ShootsProfessional tree surgeryCall Mark for a free quote
05 53 75 05 48 - 06 89 79 05 02info@roots-shoots.frSiret number 452-803-539-00017
TIP TOPGarden &
Property ServicesGarden Maintenance
Hedge Trimming - TreesCutting - Strimming
General Property MaintenanceProperty checks/Keyholding
Photo updatesContact Barry OnTel: 05 53 29 03 52
Mobile: 06 24 07 31 14E: paula.grainger@wanadoo.frDept 24 - Radius 50 kms Sarlat
Siret: 49372365400015
BOUCHERIEA LA FERME
Traditional English family butchers andfarmers in France.
British style Beef,bacon, Sausages,
gammons pork & lambBespoke insulated packaging used for
delivery throughout France.Raymond&Sophie Hicks
www.boucheriealaferme.comTel: 05 55 97 95 66
Mob: 06 45 51 34 58Siret: 509 528 014 00012
EXECO PARTNERSCertified Accountants (FR)
Serving English Clients in France
Accounting, Payroll, Business Setup and
registration, Individual& Business Taxation
and more...Please feel welcome to contact:
Mr Pierre CHERON(Expert-Comptable)
on Tél: 05.53.54.48.91Email: contact@execopartners.com
www.execopartners.eu
FRENCH INSURANCE - IN ENGLISH
For people who live in/ own property in
FranceStraight-forward, honest advice onthe best house, car, life & health
insurance policies for youOver 15 years experience inFrench insurance markets
English, Dutch & German spoken.Philippe Schreinemachers
www.insurance.frTel: 33 00 05 62 29 20 00Email: cover@insurance.fr
RCS Auch B479 400 657 - Regions: All France
FRENCH MORTGAGESERVICES
Rates from 1.9%Professional & Independent
sample, 100k, equity release from 200euros per month*
Tel FR: 05 53 79 43 62 / 06 84 47 62 76UK: 0044 ( 0)1491 571 955
E: david@frenchmortgageservices.com* subject to terms
AXA INSURANCE
J. LECLUZEST HILAIRE DU HARCOUET - 50600
HOME - CAR - HEALTHWe insure UK registered cars
ENGLISH SPOKEN(call Angeline) - 02 33 49 12 34
agence.lecluze@axa.fr
AGENCE CLASSICFRENCH HOMESExclusively Prestige Property
€750,000 plus.Knight Frank Representative
For Dordogne, N Lot-et-Garonneand E Gironde
Floor Plans, Virtual Tours,Elevated Photography as standard
Contact Michelle or Anick05 53 23 32 13
www.classic-french-homes.comSiret: 491 449 328 00021
HOUSES ONINTERNET
Do you want to sell yourhouse quickly?
Our fee is only 2.5%Find out how on:
WWW.HOUSESONINTERNET.COM
Tel: 05 55 65 12 19
For all your electrical requirementscontact
AK Electrical30 years experience/Fully insured
ak-electrical@hotmail.co.ukTel 06 32 31 61 85
siret: 494 064 322 00014
Kennedy Electricite ServicesInstallation, rewires and repairs.
18 years experience.Fully insured. No job too small.
Contact Justin or Melissa Kennedy.Tel: 05 55 56 37 36
Email: justin.kennedy@orange.frRegions 87/24 Siret 503 417 04000014
Brian Macey - Electricianmaintenance, breakdowns, rewires, new
build, renovations, interior & exterior30 years experience
Tel: 05 55 97 18 10Email: brimacelectrical@supanet.comSiret: 517 566 196 00013 Regions Covered: 19,24,87
ALL ELECTRICAL/PLUMBING WORK
Underfloor Heating/ AerothermiePremiere service guaranteed
St Yrieux / Brive / Perigueux / SarlatTel: 06 37 09 55 13
Website: http://eurolec24.com/Email: james.gunn@club-internet.fr
Siret: 489 542 589 00010
LE FRANCAISCHEZ VOUS
Tailor made tuition in French at yourhome or Castel-Merle, 24290 Sergeac.
Amanda and Emilie MillinshipTel: 05 53 50 04 68
www.lefrancaischezvous.comDordogne
Directory 21www.dordogneadvertiser.com
Caves & CastlesGuided Tours
with professional archaeologist Steve Burman
Lascaux II, Font de Gaume & more!www.cavesandcastles.com
cavesandcastles@gmail.comTel: 05 53 50 31 21 - 06 76 46 67 38
www.magasinanglais.comBritish food, cards, baby products,
sweets at FANTASTIC PRICES;order online - FREE local delivery!
tel. number 06 45 36 64 90
SIMPLY BRITISHINDEPENDENT BRITISH GROCERS
Large range of food includingfresh/frozen. Plus books, greetings cards and gifts
Tel: 05 61 64 98 89Email: simplybritfoix@aol.com
Web: simplybritish.frREGION: Shop 09, mail order throughout France
KANGAROO KARDSHigh Quality
Greetings CardsFREE DELIVERY
*Award Winning Website**Pay Securely Online**Outstanding Service*
*Money Back Guarantee**Many Exclusive Designs*
kangarookards.co.uk
PPAAIINNTT -- BBRRAANNDD NNAAMMEETop Quality Uk Emulsion White &
Magnolia 10LTS - Unbeatable PriceLocal Drop Off Points - Dept 24
Ring or Email for Further Details &Prices - Tel: 09 62 21 46 27/
06 78 17 47 53Email:paint4less@me.com
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Furniturefor France
A wide range of quality indoor furniture and sofas
supplied and delivered directto your French property saving
you time and money.New showroom
"Meubles New Ideas"near Brive(19) now open.
For full colour brochureplease e-mail
info@furnitureforfrance.co.uk or call 0033 (0) 6 46 49 73 45 or
0033 (0) 5 55 25 02 68www.furnitureforfrance.co.uk
U.K. WOODBURNERSAARROWYEOMAN STOVAX
VILLAGERFrance Agent - P.E.P Leisure Ltd
UK 08717174097FR 0553732521
www.pepleisure.comemail: fires@pepleisure.com
Regions All France
WOODBURNERS.FRTraditional cast iron
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MORTGAGE interest rates areon the up compared to late lastyear.
By the end of January, theyhad hit an average of four percent over a 20-year repaymentperiod, up from 3.55 per centin October 2010. According toexperts, the rise is set to con-tinue this year. The averagerate is currently 3.8 per cent ifthe loan is over 15 years.
Online mortgage brokersEmpruntis are predicting a riseof another half per cent by theend of the second quarter, likelyto make the prospect of buyingmore difficult for many people.
Founder Geoffroy Bragadirsays a rise of that amount islikely to happen rapidly inParis and some of the bigprovincial cities, and prices arealso likely to rise there, byabout five per cent, over a sim-ilar period. A quarter of thosewhose banks were willing toloan money in October couldnow be rejected in the cities,Empruntis believes.
Last autumn, rates were his-torically low, comparable toautumn 2005, which, alongwith the imminent ending of certainschemes to boost home purchase, notablythe income tax credit on mortgage inter-est, led to a flurry of house purchases atthe end of the year.
Many pundits agree we will see a rise ofabout 0.5 per cent this year, because therates for government bonds are going up
and the European Central Bank is raisingconcerns over inflation, though noteveryone is as pessimistic as Mr Bragadir.
According to the largest mortgage broker, Cafpi, there is no reason for astrong rise to continue indefinitely.
It predicts we are going to see more
customers seeking loans again in thespring, and banks starting to be some-what more competitive in offers again.
Experts at the Observatoire CréditLogement, a research branch of the bodythat guarantees most bank loans that arenot made with the house as security(which is common in France) say they
think rates are going to stayfairly low for some time.
The body is also predictingthat sales will be boosted bythis year’s more generousterms for the government'sinterest-free loan.
They say this alone is theequivalent of about a 0.4 or0.5 per cent drop in interest
rates. The body’s head,Michael Mouillart, said theend of last year was so “crazy”it was necessary for everyoneto “catch their breath” beforethey could properly evaluatewhat is happening this year.The position will not emergeclearly until April, he believes.
He says two scenarios mayemerge: after prices stayingfairly stable in the first twoquarters, they may rise quick-ly later, with rises of about sixto eight per cent or more overthe whole year. On the otherhand, the new stricter BaselIII banking regulations maymake banks more prudentabout lending, in which case arise of about three to four percent up to summer 2012 is onthe cards.
The highest rates in recentyears were in October 2008:5.4 per cent over 20 years fora typical loan of €150,000.
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“Last year was socrazy everyonehas to catch theirbreath before wecan evaluate whatis happening thisyear properlyMichel MouillartLoan market expert
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SPRING is upon us and before the plants start to take overthe garden again it is a good time to think about preparingoutdoor living spaces.
Decking is an attractive way of creating an outside diningor sitting area, and is generally easier to make than a pavedarea. For the decking novice, it is probably wise to start witha ground-level deck.
First, mark out the area you wish to deck with cords andstakes making sure the ground is level. Lay breeze blocks atequal distances on ground about 60cm apart. Once these arein the correct positions, dig trenches that are 10cm largerthan the blocks and to a depth of roughly 20cm.
Flatten and firmly press down the bottom of the holes,place landscaping fabric along the bottom and sides and add10cm of gravel, which again needs to be pressed down.Place the breeze blocks into the trenches making sure they are level with each other then pour in concrete to sealthem in.
It is a good idea at this point to cover the area completelywith landscaping fabric to prevent weeds growing; this inturn can be covered with gravel to hold it in place and makeit even more effective.
Build the decking frame by placing the joists on the breezeblocks, being sure to check the alignment of the joists andthen fixing them with metal brackets. Ideally there shouldbe a gap of about 50mm between the ground and the top ofthe frame to allow air to circulate and water to drain away.
One by one, screw on the boards leaving a gap of about 5-10mm between each one; this is necessary to allow for theexpansion of the boards when they get wet. To make surethese gaps are evenly spaced, place pieces of wood or metalof the desired width between the boards. Finally screw theedging boards into place using the ends of the joists asguides.
If necessary, treat the wood, especially the ends that havebeen cut.
It is very important that treated wood is used and it isadvisable to consult a structural engineer or builder if deck-ing is to be built high off the ground.
It is advisable to treat the decking at yearly intervals tokeep it looking its best.
Material needed:Cords and stakes: cordeaux et piquets; breeze blocks:parpaings; landscaping fabric: film géotextile; concrete:béton; joists: solives; metal brackets: équerres métalliques;decking boards: planches de terrasse.
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Get readyfor summer THIS month in the garden, it is time for planting yoursummer bulbs.
Flower bulbs come in two main groups: spring-floweringones such as crocus and daffodils, which are planted in theautumn before the ground gets too hard, and those thatflower in summer, planted in spring after the frosts.
Start with those that are least sensitive to the cold, ie.daylilies (hémérocalles), crocosmias (often called mont-bretia in the UK), gladioli (glaïeul) and lilies (lis).
For other bulbs, such as dahlias, wait until the end of themonth, or perhaps the start of next month.
Dig your planting hole and put a layer of sand or gravel inthe bottom for good drainage, and a handful of wellbroken-down compost. Bulbs are planted with the shootupwards and usually at a depth of about three times theirheight plus 5cm for the compost.
The ideal distance between bulbs varies by species, butdense carpets of flowers can give an attractive effect.Garden centres sell plastic baskets that you bury and inwhich you plant your bulbs, making it easier for you to digup the flowers later on if you so wish. You might want toset aside one corner of your flower bulbs which you willuse for picking. It is also a good idea to insert a labelledmarker or piece of stick into the ground indicating whereyou planted your bulbs, for later reference.
The daylily gets its name from the fact that its flower issimilar to a lily, but is short-lived (its scientific name, hemerocallis, actually means “beauty of one day”). Theflowers usually open at sunrise and wither at sunset, buteach plant has a lot of buds that open at different stagesover a number of weeks. There are thousands of differentcultivated varieties. They thrive best in full sun and flowerfrom June to July, depending on the variety.
Montbretia give red, yellow or orange flowers, whichflower from early summer into October. They should beplanted in a sunny or half-shaded area. They are hardyperennials and you can leave the bulbs from one year to thenext. They will develop into thick clumps.
Gladioli are named from the Latin meaning a “littleswords”, because of their pointed, sword-like leaves. Theycome in various colours, like a sunny position and willflower until September. They are ideal for use as cut flowersand will last about 10 days.
Lilies are among the most spectacular of bulb flowers andwere used in French royal symbolism on the end of thesceptre or at the side of the crown. They flower from Mayto September and like to be in the sun.
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WITH MORE than 25,000households still depending onanalogue TV signals, the con-seil général warns that resi-dents are running out of timeto avoid blank screens whenthe switch-over to digital tele-vision is made on March 29.
Televisions and receiversstill to be upgraded show awarning band at the bottomof their screens as a reminder.
The change to TélévisionNumérique Terrestre (TNT)should mean extra channelsand a better signal.
Viewers with television setsmanufactured before 2008will need a TNT adaptor(costing €25-50) and theiraerial changed or adapted(€80-220). Alternatively, theycan sign up with a digitalprovider to get signals viacable, ADSL or satellite. Thereis aid available: up to €20 forthe adaptor and €120 for theaerial.
Reception blackspots willstill exist after the switch andthere is aid of €250 availableto install a satellite dish.
More information: www.tousaunumerique.fr or 09 70818 818 (cost of local call).
Jet2 doubles itsflights to the UK
Warningon TVsignalchanges
Speed camera is theNo1 in the DordogneA SPEED camera at Lamothe-Montravelcaught 3,582 drivers breaking the 50kphlimit in 2010, the most out of the 24installed across the Dordogne.
The 19 speed cameras and five trafficlight cameras in the department photo-graphed 16,791 offences last year.
The vast majority of offences atLamothe-Montravel were for exceedingthe limit by less than 20kph. Each driverreceived a €135 fine, or €90 if paid with-in two weeks. However, 166 drivers werecaught more than 50kph over the limit.
Two new cameras are to be sited on theRD707 at Saint-Romain-et-Saint-Clémentin with the aim of identifyingspeeding lorries and HGVs.
LOW-COST airline Jet2.com will flyfrom both Bergerac and Brive thissummer after a successful 2010 sea-son from the Dordogne airport thatsaw 8,000 passengers use its flights.
It is continuing its Bergerac flightsto Leeds Bradford and will start newflights from Brive to Manchester.Both routes start on May 21.
Bergerac has one Saturday flight aweek until the end of June, when itadds a Tuesday departure, whileBrive will have two flights a week,on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Brivefares start at €46.99, while Bergeracis €47.49, both including taxes
That gives Dordogne residents anincreased service to the UK with:
Bergerac – Ryanair to Bristol, EastMidlands, Liverpool and Stansted;Flybe to Southampton and Exeterwith further flights to Bristol,Liverpool and East Midlands; Jet2to Leeds Bradford.
Brive – CityJet to London Cityand Jet2 to Manchester.
However, the scale of the differentoperations is significant: low-costleader Ryanair is targeting 200,000passengers through Bergerac in2011, says Jonathan Brisy, its headof sales and marketing in France.
That is a jump of 35,000 passen-
gers over 2010 and Mr Brisy says alarge part of the increase will comefrom the earlier opening of the EastMidlands route, which starts thismonth, rather than in summer.
At present the airline has 8,000passengers on the East Midlandsroute, still a long way behind theStansted link, which accounted formore than half the flights sold in2010, at 92,000.
Meanwhile, Ryanair is also lookingat expanding its services fromBordeaux-Mérignac's Billi terminal.Mr Brisy said the airport alreadysaw 150,000 passengers and he wascertain it could draw 190,000.
The low-cost airline has only beenoperating from Bordeaux for a year.
It has flights all year round toBrussels and Porto, and will reopenservices to Edinburgh, Bologna andCork at the end of this month.
Budget rival EasyJet is the biggestoperator at the airport, with flightsto Bristol, Gatwick, Liverpool andLuton and plans to grow its 550,000passengers by 50,000 this year withflights starting to Madrid.
Brive airport’s move to Souillacand the start of flights to LondonCity has helped increase passengernumbers to 35,000, a 15,000 rise. In all, 6,295 passengers took advan-tage of the new London link andthis year Brive is adding flights toLimoges, Nice and Ajaccio, Corsica,using Airlinair.
Jet2 is expandingits flights servingthe Dordogne
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