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Réans, Armagnac, 32 Gers, France
Our objective is to promote friendship between women of all nationalities living in Gascony, SW France, to share our interests and to offer help when needed. The Club started in 2008, with twenty English ladies living in Gascony, using a foreign language and experiencing a new life. Since then, several different groups have been added and our membership has grown into the hundreds, with new ladies moving to the area and ladies who have lived here a while, who have discovered us, who want to make new acquaintances and discover new areas of interest. Today we have eleven nationalities, and our speaking/working language is English. The GLC meets on the second Tuesday of each month, excluding July and August.Every member receives an email each month, giving the name of the restaurant, the chosen, menu and a booking form. In 2014, we became a non-profit making Association, known as Ladies Lunch Club de l’Armagnac and was re-named in 2019 to Gascogne Ladies Club. Our annual subscription fee of 10 € is payable in January each year. Each member of the Club may participate in some or all of our various groups

Friday 27 March 2015

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 28th/29th March Clocks ‘spring forward’ one hour
Thursday 2nd April 2015
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

Thursday 26 March 2015

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

Le printemps, bientôt.

2 ter rte des Pyrénées 
65500 Sanous 
T/F : 05 62 31 62 12


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.

Thursday 5 March 2015

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
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Time after Time, Molly Keane

Time After Time

Sister, Rosamund Lupton

Sister

Relative Stranger, Mary Loudon

Relative Stranger: Piecing Together a Life Plagued by Madness

In her Shoes, Jennifer Weiner



The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Bronte



A Circle of Sisters, Judith Flanders



The Sisters of Sinai, Janet Soskice

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Hoping for drier weather!
Jackie 

Wednesday 4 March 2015

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 26th 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.    
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