June 2019 Newsletter N0 204

British Association of the Var Putting people and social needs together since 1998

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BOAT TRIP

After bidding for and winning the “boat trip” at the Vendange Lunch auction last September, myself and a motley crew of friends set off from Ste Maxime on board the “KYANOS” with our Captain, Lindsay Phillips, at the helm. Lindsay had kindly donated the trip to the BAV and was an excellent host. He was full of information about the places we visited and had a few tales to tell. It was a lovely sunny day and we took in the beautiful scenery as we cruised our way to Port Grimaud - what a beautiful sight!

Coasting up to a small bay near St Tropez, we weighed anchor and enjoyed apéros whilst contemplating the quaint restaurant where we were going to have lunch. A small motorized dinghy came along side, driven by a very handsome young man, to ferry us all to the venue (much to the delight of the ladies). We all enjoyed a leisurely and delicious lunch on the beach accompanied by some ice cold rosé. W e

then cruised around the headland looking at all the beautiful property belonging to the rich and famous, stopping alongside Brigitte Bardot’s small villa hoping to catch a glimpse. Following a further small glass of liquid refreshment we headed back to port. A thoroughly enjoyable and informative time was had by all and, following sundowners, we all headed home. We are delighted that Lindsey will be donating another day on this boat at this year's Vendange auction.

Wood-turning in Aiguines Forthcoming Events On 13 June a visit to Aiguines near the Gorges de Verdon is proposed, to the woodturning museum Tour of Draguignan and lunch and the International school of 7 June woodturning, both of which are

very interesting and interactive. Woodturning and lunch in Aiguines Lunch is booked at Altitude 823 for 13 June three courses, to be chosen by

guests before the visit, including Summer soirée in Villecroze wine and coffee for 32,50€ for 12 July members and 35 € for non-

members. You can choose your courses from Hog roast and barbecue in Cotignac both menus, which are: 22 July Menu 1 Vendange Lunch in Carces Melon/jambon 7 September Pavé de saumon au beurre blanc, riz pilaf et légumes de saison Bookings should not be regarded as confirmed Tarte maison unless you receive a confirmation from Menu 2 Peter Holdway, Events Coordinator. Carpaccio de tomates au pistou

Blanc de poulet poché sauce suprême, riz pilaf et légumes de saison Salade de fruits Vendange Lunch 75 cl de vin/4personnes et café compris Following the success of last year we Depending on numbers (limited to 30 people) it is hoped to split the group in half and each visit the will again be at Château St Croix in museum and school in the morning and alternate Carces. Starting with a Dégustation at the groups in the afternoon, with lunch at around 11.00, lunch will be a choice of: 12.00. There will also be a map of the village available showing other points of interest. Valentines de volaille au foie gras Suggest meeting at 10.00 at John and Tonie’s, or *** and car-share for the 25 minute journey to Dos de saumon en tartare et gravalax crème Aiguines. yuzu Merlu roti risotto au vieux parmesan écumé Rob and Esther Flanagan citron vert invite you to a or Summer Soirée with Bring Pave de Veau pommes de terre fondantes and Share sauce poivre 18h00- Friday 12 July 10€ members, Assiette trois fromage 12€ non-members or Please indicate on the booking Tarte Tatin aux pommes form if you are bringing savoury glace caramel or sweet. It will include half a bottle of wine per person Directions will be given on and coffee. request and please bring your own crockery, cutlery and glasses. The cost will be €35 for members and €37 for non-members ***

2 What’s On Guide 28 Jun St Tropez (and other towns), centre ville. International Rosé Day. Zenith Oméga, Toulon: 0892 700 840 www.zenith- 28 Jun Les Arcs, Café de la Tour, 35 bd Gambetta. omega-toulon.com Fish and chips English or French style (batter or Opera House, Toulon: 04 94 93 03 76 butter) 13,50€ or 19,50 with café gourmand. 2 www.operadetoulon.fr sittings 12.00 or 12.30. Reservations necessary by Draguignan Theatre: 04 94 50 59 59 previous Monday on 04 94 73 30 56. More details www.theatresendracenie.com from [email protected] Chabran Theatre, Draguignan: 04 83 08 30 30 28-30 Jun Callian, various venues. Cello Festival. www.culture-dracenie.com www.cello-fan.com Forum Theatre, Fréjus and Centre Culturel, St 30 Jun Fréjus, Cathedral. Organ recital. 16h00 Raphaël: 04 94 95 55 55 www.aggloscenes.com

June 2019 New Members 1 Jun La Motte, centre ville. La Nuit de Vignerons We welcome the following new members to the – wine-tasting and village fête. 18h00. British Association of the Var: Patricia and David 1 Jun Mougins School, av Dr Maurice Donat. Hulmes from Lorgues. Riviera Amateur Dramatic Association presents 'The Thankful Village' by Kate Bramley (a first World War comedy drama with songs from the 80th birthday era.) 20h00. 12€ inc drink. Details from [email protected] We congratulate BAV member June Avery who will 2 Jun Montauroux, Chapelle St Barthélemy. be celebrating her 80th birthday this month. Festival François Poulenc. 16h00. Free. 06 88 64 11 34

2 Jun Entrecasteaux, cricket club. ECC v Cricket

Kings

2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Jun Ste Maxime, Eglise. Organ concerts. 21h00. Free. 04 94 56 77 53 8 Jun Fréjus, Jardin du musée de l’histoire locale. Concert – Provencal music and dance. 20h30. 7 Jun St Raphaël, St John’s Church, Ave Paul Doumer. “Songs of Praise” for congregation and choir. 18h00. Free. 04 94 50 38 46 9 Jun Vidauban, Place Georges Clemenceau. Classic car show. 9h00. 04 94 73 08 75 9 Jun St Valier, cricket club. ECC v Beausoleil. 14 Jun Grimaud, Chapelle Notre Dame de la Queste. Les Soirées Musicales – Violin, gypsy music. 21h00. 25€. 04 94 55 43 83 MAKING 14 Jun Cotignac, Château Nestuby. Jazz in the vines. 19h30. 04 94 04 61 87 YOUR-*'& 15 Jun Montauroux, Chapelle St Bathélemy. Concert-piano, violin, cello. 20h00. 20€. 04 94 76 42 46 FRANCE*/ 16 Jun Entrecasteaux, cricket club. ECC v Nice 19 Jun Entrecasteaux, chez Sue & Andrew Mackie, LESS 1701 Chemin de Sainte Anne, 83570 Entrecasteaux. Travelling Book Swap Summer Party. 09 80 74 78 66. 10h00-12h00. Contact Mim TAXING Kay on [email protected] or 04 94 04 78 94 for further directions. Car share if possible. www.kentingtons.com 21 Jun All towns and villages. Fête de la Musique. 23 Jun Le Muy, parking Roucas. Guitar Festival. TEL : 0498 10 12 55 - EMAIL: [email protected] Z.A. Les Esparrus, 83690 VILLECROZE 23 Jun, Le Castellet French Grand Prix – Formula 1 * The Kentingtons service is exclusive to individuals with a 23 Jun Ste Maxime, promenade. Classic car show. minimum of €250,000 in financial assets. Free. 08 26 20 83 83 Regulated in France by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, reference F000116 CGPI Chairman’s Report Blake Long Blake Long, our esteemed Treasurer, was intent on A short and sweet Chairman’s Report this month. keeping his birthday on 18 There was a general discussion at the Annual May quiet. However as this General Meeting concerning the structure of was his 80th birthday he membership fees. The issue at the heart of this capitulated to pressure and was the contentious matter of a reduced fee for very generously entertained single people (or, indeed, an increased fee for about 50 friends, many of couples!). The fee at present is 30€ per year for whom are BAV members, to singles or a couple and this has remained static for lunch at Le Grand Chêne at many years now. S i l lans la I am pleased therefore (at least for some) to Cascade. The report that the Committee has decided not only to event was hold the fees at the present level but to offer a superb and reduced fee of 20€ to single person households c e r t a i n l y only with effect from renewal on 1 November. memorable and we wish Blake a very Postponed Hog Roast happy Unfortunately the hog roast was postponed due birthday. It to an accident to the supplier. It has been also coincided decided to change the event to a combined Hog with his and Roast and Barbecue with music, to be held in Chris’s 40th the evening of 22 July at 6.30pm with a new wedding anniversary and we wish them very many and very experienced Traiteur. This is a new more to come. event including wine tasting and raffle. The menu will be: BAVCHAT - Have you joined yet? Aperitif BAVCHAT is the new communication initiative Roast Pork or Barbecued within the BAV and more than 30 members have Chicken and Kebabs already signed up. It provides a method for members to communicate with others who have Dessert signed up, to (for example) dispose of unwanted 30 € members, 32 € non-members. items, give advice on items such as travel and Cheques already sent for the postponed places to visit, or give details of upcoming village event will be torn up. events. Examples of posts include someone seeking information on the new Nice Airport Tram, The venue remains the same: Le Grives, *** a member obtaining a fridge from another member which otherwise would have been binned, a member advising others of a special offer on swimming pool chemicals at Lidl. The system is confidential and your email address only becomes visible if you post something directly onto BAVCHAT - not if you simply respond to someone's post. In addition it does not allow commercial advertising or marketing so you will not be inundated with emails. So, if you would like to join BAVCHAT, simply drop an email to [email protected] and we will do the rest.

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website 4 MEMBERS’ GROUPS Cold callers The Azur Photography Group Bloctel, France’s inefficient cold-call blocking Our original proposed visit to Roquebrune-sur- service, was introduced in 2016. It is free to use Argens was postponed at the last minute due to and government-backed, and allows anyone with a the wet weather which led to an impromptu landline or mobile phone to have their numbers tutorial on some of the uses of Adobe Camera removed from commercial telephone lists. It was Raw. This turned out to be successful, despite the not widely publicised that this only applied for 3 scratch performance, and we shall be looking at years so it is now time to sign up again. It is not this marvellous program again – hopefully with very successful as there are too many loopholes better preparation! and calls still get through, but in the absence of anything better it will filter some calls. Our actual visit to the medieval village of www.bloctel.gouv.fr Roquebrune took place on 14th May and the In August 2018 we reported that a new scheme weather proved was under discussion where customers had to opt kin d . We in to receive sales calls, but sadly this has been explored the rejected, much to the displeasure of the French v i l lage and “Which?” organisation “UFC-Que Choisir”. photographed it comprehensively before retiring to “Living in France” - useful Les Jardins de l’Orangerie. We information on Brexit recommend this Official information British people moving to and restaurant for living in France need to know, including EU Exit quality and value to anyone visiting Roquebrune. guidance, residency, healthcare and driving: For photographers, the village is full of delightful details as well as the more panoramic views. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-france

Tuesday 28th May should see us visiting the ruined village of Bussana Vecchia on the outskirts of San Remo. Alastair ROSS LEGGETT *** IMMOBILIER Boules / Lunching Group

We are still playing Monday mornings at 10.00. So please contact me if you wish to join us. Contact Robert Flanagan *** We have1000s of Golf group international clients There has been one match recently with four of the group looking to buy in your area. and this time at Barbaroux. Again the easier venue of Salernes is about to be tried to Contact us for a free evaluation. encourage some of those still in the early stages of golf to try their hand. There is a list of www.leggettfrance.com those interested in playing and we have recently had a new joiner. If there are any other 0800 900 324 members, male or female, who would like to join i n , p l e ase contact Bl a k e Long at ***. [email protected] Exchanging UK driving licence New health law for a French one A new health law is currently being discussed. It We have been sent a useful guide to exchanging should create 4,000 medical assistant posts by your UK driving licence for 2022 to cover routine tasks for doctors; allow a French one, but as it is chemists to prescribe simple medicines; name a so comprehensive i t dedicated GP for patients who cannot find one; would take up too much create new hospitals and maternity services; room in the Newsletter. improve continued training for doctors; and reform So if you would like a medical studies to relax the clause which artificially copy please contact limits the number of medical students. the Editor. HOWEVER, here is the latest information about British Association of the Var this situation: Welfare Coordinator Britons would be able to continue driving on UK Pauline Holloway driving licences after a no-deal Brexit, the French 0494702557 government has ruled. The ruling removes the 0677531013 uncertainty over the treatment of British licences Chris Gaskell in the case of no-deal and removes the need to 0494508762 apply for a swap apart from under the usual 0674864141 conditions that apply regardless of Brexit. These [email protected] include having committed a driving offence that would require removal of points from a French licence or if your British licence is coming up to its Emergency contacts expiry date. Medical help/SAMU 15 The ruling only relates to Britons who are Police/Police Nationale 17 residents in France at the time of a no-deal. Fire and accident/Sapeurs Pompiers 18 Britons coming later would have to exchange their licences within one year of arrival in France. In the SOS – all services (calling from a mobile) 112 case of a Brexit with the deal, UK licences could be BAV Welfare phone 06 77 53 10 13 used during the planned transition period until the EDF English speaking number 05 62 16 49 08 end of 2020, during which time the French would Orange English speaking number 09 69 36 39 00 clarify the rules after that. This comes as the CERT Out of hours pharmacy www.3237.fr de Nantes, the service which now processes all applications for foreign licences to be swapped, has been swamped with demand and had started Facelift for Ste Maxime beaches returning applications to Britons. The British Embassy in Paris is nonetheless recommending The beaches of La Croisette, the town centre, La that Britons still consider applying for a swap to a Nartelle and La Garonette are undergoing a French licence 'at some point in the future'. facelift. The work is going well, and the installation of showers in elegant wooden structures at La Croisette and the town centre is being completed. Public toilets and access for people with reduced mobility are also underway on the beach in the town centre, next to the emergency centre. The largest of the works is currently located at La Nartelle with the redevelopment of the two car parks, located on the coast road and adjacent to St Barth beach. The development of a parking area for motorbikes, the installation of showers and the replacement of lighting are also part of this vast construction site. The end of the work is scheduled for the end of June. The last phase will be devoted to landscaping the area. The cost of the work is estimated at 1.5 million euros, co- financed by the region and the Department. 6 Buffer zones for Energy survey scam

pedestrian crossings Beware of phone calls from so-called Engie representatives, asking for an appointment for one Drivers in France now face a €35 fine if their of their consultants to come for a half hour visit to vehicle strays into new “buffer zones” two to five evaluate electricity usage in order to suggest me t r e s in f r ont of energy-saving measures. They may have your pedestri a n ro a d name, address, account and delivery numbers, etc crossings, which may and will ask you to confirm these and give your now be introduced by age. They will offer choices for an on-site visit a local mayors. These will couple of days later, which should not be accepted. be painted onto existing Do not give out or confirm any personal road markings, with a information over the phone. thick, white, dashed line showing the vehicle limits. Under the new buffer Films on TV in English zone rules, drivers will now be required to come to Some people may not realise that many American a complete stop before this dashed line if there are and British films and drama series on French TV any pedestrians waiting or preparing to cross. can be viewed in English simply by pressing the Drivers will not be required to stop if there are no TOOLS button on the remote, going to the waiting pedestrians present, but should remain language section and clicking VO (version original) cautious throughout. The idea is to make it safer or English from the choice of languages. This and easier for pedestrians to cross. Figures show seems to work on the mainstream channels but that in 2017, 138 people in France were killed can be problematic on some of the others. while on a pedestrian crossing, of which half were aged over 65. New dental rates Since September 2018, French law has stated that From April 1, 2019, new measures are being used any driver who refuses to stop for a pedestrian to improve access to dental care. These are the waiting or preparing to cross at a designated result of an agreement between health insurance crossing - even one without a buffer zone - risks a and representatives of dentists. The upgraded fine of €135, and six points off their licence. rates allow a better remuneration for dentists. This Drivers can also have their licence suspended for is fully taken care of by health insurance and three years if they fail to stop. mutuelles, without further charge for the insured. This concerns for example: Benefits for BAV members restoring a tooth, on one or more sides (Please show your membership card) reconstitution of the shape of the tooth on both Lei Cigales, Route de Draguignan, Villecroze the visible and invisible part of the tooth (inlay- 04 89 53 02 88. Offer: complementary espresso coffee onlay) in this restaurant specialising in galettes and crepes with a separate menu du jour at 13.50€. The rates for a series of prosthetic treatment are Nathalie and Fabrice Alric Antiquities, Place de l'eglise, capped. This means that dentists undertake not to Villecroze - Offer 10% discount on a range of antique exceed a fixed rate for certain types of prostheses. style household furnishings and a larger discount on For more information on the new rates, the easiest antiques. way is to contact your dentist. La Provençal, Place Martin Bidoure, Aups. 04 94 70 00 24. Free espresso coffee with meal. Le Grand Hotel, Place du Général Duchatel, Aups. 04 94 70 10 82. Free coffee or digestif with meal. Meat importing Les Trois Marches, 11 Cours Gambetta, Cotignac. 04 94 04 65 99. Pretty provençal restaurant. Free It is proposed that if there is a no-deal Brexit, UK espresso coffee with meal. citizens will no longer be allowed to import meat New York Break, 19 rue Picot, close to Place de la and cheese products in their luggage. The Liberté, Toulon. 04 94 98 69 14 or 06 42 65 08 21. prospect of life without pork pies, sausage, bacon, Free drink with every meal. Stilton etc could be enough to start a riot in the Aviva Insurance, Vidauban. Luc de Bardonnèche offers streets of France with irate Britishers pelting the various insurance discounts for BAV members – see his police with andouillettes and merguez sausages advert in the Newsletter. instead of paving stones. Be very afraid! Chronopost scam customer service number is always 09 69 391 391. Residents in France are being warned to watch out for a new scam involving fake emails that appear  Never type in or give out your personal details. to come from La Poste parcel delivery service Some customers have reported that they were Chronopost. The emails, which contacted by telephone by someone claiming ar e he a d e d wi t h t he to be from Chronopost, asking for their details. Chronopost logo, appear to Customers are reminded to never give out alert recipients that they have sensitive data over the phone, even if the call a parcel “waiting for them”. appears to be genuine. Instead, you should The email then contains a link hang up, and - if possible, several hours later, that recipients must click to “fill in details” allowing to avoid scammers waiting on the line - to call them to “pick up” their parcel. Victims are asked back on a number you have dialled yourself. for details including their sensitive bank or card  Check your delivery driver’s identity. Although information, and are then asked to pay a “delivery not related to this particular scam, Chronopost fee” of €2.99, for a parcel that will never arrive. has also reminded customers that anyone who The scammers then steal both your money and is genuinely waiting for a parcel, but is unsure your details. Some victims have also received text as to the trustworthiness of a driver, can ask messages containing similar links. them to show their official Chronopost badge. Chronopost itself has confirmed that these emails A genuine Chronopost worker will be able to and texts are fake, and that in most cases, the do this without a problem. parcel in question did not exist. The company has issued some advice for how to avoid falling victim.  Check if you are actually waiting for a parcel. It let us have yourAdvertisements, Articles and Reports for the is unlikely that you will receive any messages July issue by about “a parcel for you” unless you have Saturday 15 June actually ordered something to be delivered at All contributions to: this exact time. If you have, you are advised to [email protected] check with the original sender to track the or to Shirley Rowson, *** current location of your parcel. If it has not yet been dispatched or is still in transit, this may Please Note: We appreciate the support of our offer a big clue that your “Chronopost alert” is advertisers and encourage members to consider likely to be fake. using their services; however, BAV cannot take responsibility for the quality of goods and service  Only reply or click on Chronopost emails you know to be genuine. All emails sent by the genuine company will come from addresses ending in @ chronopo s t . fr, o r The Bereavement Support @network.pickup.fr. Any other email address or domain names are fake. If in doubt, do not Network of the Var (BSN) click or reply, and forward the email to This organisation exists to support not only the [email protected] to check. bereaved but also those who are terminally ill, and their families and friends. If you, or  Check the SMS number if you receive a text. If someone you know, could benefit from our you receive a text message, double check the confidential, free support, then please contact: parcel tracking number, and be sure that the Sandra - 04 94 84 64 89 or 06 32 35 31 24 name of the sender is correct - this should be [email protected] or www.bsnvar.org for further information. “Chronopost” as default. Chronopost has also reminded customers that it never gives a telephone number in its messages, and that its 8 Pedestrian areas for Marseille Parking for Marseille Airport or

Marseille is about to get a major makeover, with Aix-en-Provence TGV station swathes of the Mediterranean city’s centre and The best solution (cheapest, secure) is the Plan port area to be pedestrianised and hundreds of d’Aillane Park&Ride in Les Milles. You park there trees planted. The lower part of the famed for free as long as you buy a ticket on the Navette Canebière high street - which sweeps down from to go to either the TGV station or the airport. Once near the main train station to the sea at the Vieux- past the barrier and parked up, on arrival, the Port - will be off limits to cars along with a total of attendant validates your parking ticket, then you 72 hectares of streets and open spaces. The three- wait for the appropriate bus. The TGV is only 5 year project was officially launched in March and min from there. And you can park for up to a will cost a total of €60 million. Its first phase, month for free! https://www.effia.com/parking/ which includes the pedestrianisation of the parking-aix-plan-daillane-effia Canebière, is due to be completed this summer. Quotes The aim of the In general, the art of government consists of project is to increase taking as much money as possible from one party visitor numbers in of the citizens to give to the other. the city centre, Voltaire (1764) boos t sales in local shops, and generally improve the experience of The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, wandering about the downtown area. There has with a happy appetite at one end and no been disenchantment with the city centre and it is responsibility at the other. very worrying that France’s second city does not Ronald Reagan have the attraction that it deserves. Marseille has long suffered from a reputation for dirtiness, gang crime, and urban deprivation but has to some Desperate to Stop? call Alcoholics Anonymous extent managed to shake off that image, and in 24 hour helpline – recent years has opened a string of new museums and arts centres and redeveloped its waterfront. 08 20 20 02 57 aa-riviere.org

Michelin stars in St Raphaël Committee Chairman - Rob Flanagan For those who enjoy fine dining, there are two [email protected] new Michelin starred chefs in St Raphaël, which Secretary - Michael Wharton will make up for the demise of the gourmet [email protected] restaurant on the old port, which folded recently. Treasurer – Blake Long Firstly, there is Sébastien [email protected] d ’ O n g h i a w h o h a s t w o Welfare Coordinator –Pauline Holloway Michelin stars and combines Welfare Assistant – Chris Gaskell French and Italian cuisine at [email protected] the re s t a urant Le Events Secretary - Peter Holdway Bougainvillier at the 5 star [email protected] hotel Villa Mauresque on the Publicity – Sandie Docherty coast road at Boulouris with [email protected] beautiful sea views. See their website for details: [email protected] https://villa-mauresque.com/ John Lloyd [email protected] Not far away is José Bailly, who has just earned his first Michelin star and who is the chef of Le Important Non-Committee Members Terrasse restaurant at the 5 star hotel Les Roches Membership Secretary – Peter Rowson Rouges also on the coast road, between Boulouris [email protected] 04 94 50 38 46 and Agay, and also with sea views. See https:// Newsletter Editor – Shirley Rowson www.hotellesrochesrouges.com/en

NEIGHBOURHOOD NETWORKS Congregation of the Ascension Cabasse, Carces, Correns, Cotignac MONTAUROUX and Le Val part of the Anglican Church of Lorgues The Cotignac Network will take place on Friday with Fayence in the Var 28th June at the Café de Cour We meet on the first Sunday of the month for Cotignac at 10.30. Morning Prayer and on the third and 5th Sundays for Contact: Michael Wharton *** Holy Communion. We also have a Bring and Share ~~~ lunch afterwards Entrecasteaux, Salernes, Tourtour Enquiries please ring Rev Peter Massey at and Villecroze 0494 739337 or Hilary Rost at 0494477067 The Villecroze,Tourtour etc coffee morning will be ~~~ on the last Tuesday of the month. Place to be announced later. St John’s for the Var Ann & Maurice Mitchem *** St John the Evangelist Ave Paul Doumer, St Raphael ~~~ Songs of Praise – hymns for all. La Motte and Le Muy 7 June 18.00 We will meet on Thursday 13 June at the Bar Holy Communion is held des Cascades, La Motte, from 10am to 12 noon. every Sunday at 10h30 Shirley Rowson *** followed by refreshments and a monthly lunch ~~~ Revd Dr Tom Wilson Les Issambres 04 94 52 07 27 www.sjevar.com We meet on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 11.00 at L’Arpillon café next to Casino. ~~~ Richard Tolaini *** L'Oasis Christian fellowship LORGUES part of the Anglican Church of Lorgues ~~~ with Fayence in the Var St Maximin la Ste Baume, Brignoles, Brue Every 2nd Sunday at 11h30 at Auriac, Mazaugues, Meounes, Nans-les- Arc-en-Provence, 1801 Chemin des Pailles Pins, Neoules, Ollieres, Pourcieux, and every 4th Sunday at 11h30 at Pourrieres, Seillon Source d’Argens Notre Dames des Anges Maison and Tourves de Retraite For details or directions please contact We shall meet on Thursday 20 June from 10.30 Rev Peter or Shirley Massey onwards at the Cercle Philharmonique in the main 04 94 73 93 37 or 06 87 94 04 83 square of St Maximin la Ste Baume. BAV members might be interested to see the imaginative work ~~~ being carried out in our Place Malherbe. St Maximin is going to be a magnet for visitors, apart from being a fascinating medieval town, with many Committee Meetings shops and boutiques. Wednesday market day is a must. Diana Andre de la Porte *** The Committee meets each month to review all

aspects of the BAV. If you have any items that you would like to be discussed please send an email to [email protected]. You will 10 then be advised of the Committee’s views following the meeting.

British Association of the Var Reservation Slip When booking multiple events at the same time, attach separate cheques or make separate virement payments for each booking in order to facilitate the banking procedures. Account details for virement payments: A/C name: The British Association of the Var. IBAN: FR76 1910 6000 1208 3942 0000 088 BIC: AGRIFRPP891 BOOKINGS SHOULD NOT BE REGARDED AS CONFIRMED UNLESS YOU RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION FROM PETER HOLDWAY, EVENTS COORDINATOR.

British Association of the Var Reservation Slip WOODTURNING AND LUNCH IN AIGUINES 13 June 33,50€ members, 35€ non-members Limited to 30 Venue: Meet at John and Tonie’s, 49 Chemin de Cade, 83630 Aups at 10am to car share Names of those attending Melon/ Tomato Saumon Poulet Tarte Salade Member Value ham au pistou maison de fruits Y/N €

Donation to BAV Welfare Fund Payment by: Cheque or virement (please tick) Total value paid Additional names overleaf Please add contact details below as an acknowledgement will be issued. Email address: Phone No:

Please return this slip with your cheque made payable to BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF THE VAR To: Peter Holdway, ***

British Association of the Var Reservation Slip SUMMER SOIREE WITH BRING AND SHARE 12 July 10€ members, 12€ non-members Venue: Chez Flanagan, La Tuilerie, 750 Route de Salernes, 83690 Villecroze 18.00 Bring crockery, glasses and cutlery Names of those attending Savoury Sweet Member Value Y/N €

Please return this slip with your cheque made payable to BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF THE VAR To: Peter Holdway, *** or if paying by virement please email slip to [email protected]

British Association of the Var Reservation Slip HOG ROAST. 22 July 30€ members, 32€ non-members Venue: Le Grives, 4813 Chemin le Grives 83570 Cotignac . 18.30 Names of those attending Chicken Pork Member Value Y/N €

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British Association of the Var Reservation Slip VENDANGE LUNCH IN CARCES 7 September 35€ members, 37€ non-members Venue: Château Ste Croix, Route du Thoronet, 83570 Carcès at 11am for Dégustation Names of those attending Volaille Saumon Merlu Veau Fromage Tarte Member Value Tatin Y/N €

Please return this slip with your cheque made payable to BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF THE VAR To: Peter Holdway, *** or if paying by virement please email slip to [email protected]