Deux-Sèvres Life

Stop telephone canvassing - sign the petition

If you are as fed up of the number of calls from telephone canvassers, sign this petition. I understand that they get paid whether the phone is picked up at the other end or not. Paid for just dialling the nimber! Read more →

Helping at Lycee Ernest Perechon in Parthenay

From Chris Powis christine.powis@gmail.com Dear Volunteers, I hope you are all well and had a good Christmas and New Year. The second term is already well advanced (administratively it starts at the end of November!) so I am trying to organise sessions for my three main classes to talk to "real English speakers" before the February holidays. The days and dates I am looking at are on Monday 3rd February and Thursday 13th February... both from 1.15 to 3.30 p.m.... could you do either or both? (I know people have fixed committments on different days of the week, so am... Read more →

Franglais - St Pardoux

Le prochain groupe franglais se réunira le 20 janvier salle de l’Etape à 14 h 30. Pas de sujet choisi . The next franglais group will meet on monday 20th january at 2.30pm in the usual room next to the library. The subject will be free . Hope to see you soon Dates suivantes : 3 février 17 février A bientôt Read more →

Parthenay - help needed at the Catering College - English conversation with students

From Chris Powis Hello, Happy (and healthy!) New Year to all - especially those I haven't seen yet. The catering college need a few volunteers to take tea with their pupils on Tuesday afternoons from 4p.m. to 5.15 for the next five Tuesdays.(14th, 21st, 28th January, 4th and 11th February). Obviously the most urgent is this coming week... if you would be available and willing could you let me know asap what your preferred dates are and I'll let you know when you are needed... it's only a small group of pupils this year. A bientôt, Chris Read more →

Bressuire cinema - Star Wars in English - Tuesday 14th January

Star Wars in English - all details on this weblink Read more →

Bressuire cinema - 1917 Wednesday 15th January

1917 - film in English - details on this weblink, scroll to VO Ballet - Sleeping Beauty from the Royal Opera House - all details on this weblink. Read more →

Bressuire cinema - films in English

The Lighthouse Wednesday 8th, Friday 10th, Sunday and Monday. All details on this link. Read more →

New Year wishes to you all

Happy New Year and thank you for following Deux-Sevres Life and supporting the appeals. Click on the link Read more →

Bressuire cinema - films in English

Brooklyn Affairs - all details on this link Frozen II and Star Wars are also showing but only in French. Ballet from London - 16th January - details on this link Read more →

Funny Farm Cat Rescue Charity shop is closed until end of January.

The shop will reopen at the end of January. Please do not leave any donations outside the shop during this time. Cat Rescue is still open. Read more →