LLC Calendar - diary April 2015

Dates for your Diary April 2015

Dear Members, 

We thought it may be a nice idea to compile a list of 

‘Days Out for Visitors’ for our members,

and would very much appreciate any comments and recommendations of unusual days out,

an example of this would be a visit to the Airbus factory in Toulouse. 

Please give any ideas you may have to Kate (our secretary) at the April Lunch or send via email: lunchclubgascogne@gmail.com

DON’T FORGET Saturday/Sunday 28^th/29^th March Clocks ‘spring forward’ one hour

Thursday 2nd April 2015	Garden club meeting Pépinières Lacrouts Bernard
Sunday 5th April 2015	Flower Market at Tillac
Sat 4-Mon 6th April 2015	Coupes de Paques at Nogaro Circuit Always very popular at Easter the circuit holds many events including the GT3 World Championship race, GT4 European Series, Renault Clio Cup, and more www.circuit-nogaro.com
Monday 6th April 2015	Vide Grenier at Castelnau d’Auzan
Saturday 11th April 2015	Vide Grenier at Castelnau Riviere-Basse
Tuesday 14th April 2015	At 11.45 am guest speaker Allyson Gofton,about her brand new cookbook "Recipes from my French Kitchen." At 12.45 Ladies Lunch April 2015 in Restaurant Auberge La Baquere in Preneron
Thursday 16th April	LLC Bookclub meeting :Middle Age: A Romance by Joyce Carol Oates
Sat & Sun 25 & 26th April 2015	Marche aux Fleurs at Fources
Sat & Sun 25 & 26th April 2015	Superbike Championship at Nogaro Circuit For motorbike lovers this weekend is full of action including races for 600cc, 1000cc, 125cc, side-cars, Honda CBR500R Cup www.circuit-nogaro.com
Sunday 26th April 2015	Day of Art & Nature at Reans 10h00 to 19h00 This used to be in conjunction with the fossil exhibition but is now to be held in the Salle de Fetes at Reans. You can contact Pam Savage on 05 62 09 78 73 or to book a free 2m stand please contact Corinne on 06.08.48.17.76 or Corinne.mogni@orange.fr

for more information on our calendar/diary please see our diary page

LLCA Garden Group meeting April 2015

Dear Gardeners,

The next garden visit is on 

Thursday 2nd April 2015, 2.30 pm.

We will go directly to the

Pépinières Lacrouts Bernard 

2 ter rte des Pyrénées 

65500 Sanous 

T/F : 05 62 31 62 12

http://www.unjardindevivaces.fr/index.php

meeting there at 2.30 pm for a look around and lots of interesting plant buying opportunities - 
Pam will be bringing tea !

There have been some changes to the itinerary and the planned visit to le Jardin Massey in Tarbes has had to be cancelled. This is due to a variety of factors including the weather being a little cold for picnicking and the fact that most of the garden, including the café area is closed. 

For any further information about the garden group of the LLC d l'Armagnac please contact LLCA secretary: lunchclubgascogne(at)gmail.com


We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on the 2nd,

Caroline & Pat

As you all might know, Sue Oglesby is moving away. She has handed over the running of the Garden Club to Pat Wright & myself so we will do our best to ensure that the group continues to be run as well as Sue has done it up to now.

I’m sure everyone will join us in wishing Sue all the best in her new home as well as a big thank you for all the work she has put into the group. 

For any further information of the 2015 programme please see the blog page of the garden group.

Bookclub meeting March 2015

We felt the ‘Sister’s’ theme in the last bookclub meeting went well and we all chose interesting books.  I have listed the books below from the people who attended. 
Thank you Jill for the delicious cakes.

For March bookclub,  we are meeting on 
Thursday 19th, 2015 
and the book suggested by Sue Martin is 

Song of Time by Ian MacLeod.

 


April’s 2015 bookclub meeting will be after Easter on Thursday 16th when we are discussing Carol’s choice of 
Middle Age: A Romance by Joyce Carol Oates.

 

It would be good to choose another theme, perhaps for June or July, so any ideas welcome.  Jill suggested some poetry which might be a nice idea – let’s discuss next meeting.



‘Sister’s’ Books:



Wise Children, Angela Carter


Time after Time, Molly Keane



Sister, Rosamund Lupton



Relative Stranger, Mary Loudon



In her Shoes, Jennifer Weiner



The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Bronte



A Circle of Sisters, Judith Flanders



The Sisters of Sinai, Janet Soskice



Hoping for drier weather!
Jackie 

Dates for your Diary March 2015

LADIES LUNCH CLUB de l’Armagnac

some Dates for your Diary March 2015

Friday 27th Feb – 3rd April 2015	Ceramics and art exhibition in Auch presenting Mollie and Ben Brotherton from L’Atelier des Berges du Gers. Free entry. www.atelier.abg.free.fr
Thursday 5th March 2015	Garden Group visit to Environmentally Friendly Gardening Workshop with Jonathan Peat www.jonathanstours.com
Friday 6th March until 25th April 2015	Vernissage from 18h00 of the Zembezi Project RAR exhibition to be held in Condom at the Zembezi One Galerie d’Art, 1 Quai Buzon, www.ZambeziOne.com
Saturday 7th March 2015	To celebrate La Journee des Femmes, there will be a meal at la sale culturelle de Cravenceres, 20h00 Cost 20 euros. Contact Dagmar & Michelle on 05 62 08 56 06 or saouis32@gmail.com
Sunday 8th March 2015	Flower market at Mirande
Sunday 8th March 2015	Vide Grenier & Brocante at Vic-Fezensac, Rue de la Breche
Tuesday 10th March 2015	Tuesday 10th March, 12.30pm Ladies Lunch – The Commerce, Nogaro
Sat 14 – Sat 21st March 2015	Semaine Verte at Samatan The 35th Environmental Exhibition showing rural life, new energies, flora & fauna, and much more. Le Foyal Rural at Samatan Foyer-rural-de-samatan 05 62 62 63 02
Saturday 14th March 2015	Soiree Irlandaise at the Salle des Fetes, Caupenne d’Armagnac, featuring the musical group etCelterra From 20h00, meal 15 euros 05.62.69.02.66 Chantel Rey
Thurs/Fri 26/27th March 2015	Introduction to Dry Point Etching course with Jillian Bell, at Castelnau d’Auzan jillianbell@icloud.com
Sunday 29th March 2015	Flower Market at Bassoues
Sunday 29th March 2015	Foire a la Brocante at Marciac
Mon/Tues 30/31st March 2015	Introduction to Mono Printing course with Jillian Bell, at Castelnau d’Auzan jillianbell@icloud.com

A reminder if you wish to exhibit at the Day of Art & Nature in Reans on Sunday 26^th April (10am-7pm)

you need to contact Pam Savage on 05 62 09 78 73 or Corinne on 06 08 48 17 76. This exhibition used

to be in conjunction with the fossil and mineral exhibition but is now to be held in the main Salle de Fetes.

Exhibitors will be asked to produce photographs of their work for flyers and posters.

‘Reflections’ is a book of award-winning poetry and short stories by Carol (Biggs) Carter and is now

available on Amazon or contact Carol on 05 58 51 99 01.