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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 |
The Parti Socialiste has been fairly verdant for quite
some time, so it was no surprise to see president of the
Poitou-Charentes conseil régional Ségolène Royal stroll
through the mud to inspect the skeleton of the new
intercommunal rubbish sorting depot being built (with
considerable financial aid from the region) just outside
Gençay. Apart from doing good works by its very purpose –
rubbish triage is close to Ségo’s heart – most of its domestic
electricity will be supplied by its photovoltaic roof. Thus,
double good, double green.
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 |
The Canadian city of Quebec and Poitou-Charentes have enjoyed close ties for
400 years. Dave Blake and Gillian Broome report
On Tuesday May 6, two
great ships sailed into
the port of La
Rochelle, to join the 400th
anniversary celebrations of
the founding of Quebec.
First, the frigate ‘Germinal’
arrived. Then the threemasted
‘Bélem’ sailed in, did
a tour of the harbour, but
sailed out to moor up in
deeper water.
On the following
two days, the organised
events helped evoke the
conditions the settlers
faced, both onboard and in
the New World.
The weather was
overcast, but no cloud could
dampen the spirits of the
celebrants, who consumed
plenty of white wine with
their mussels, then joined
folk musicians from
Rochefort to dance on the
quayside. Among the
wellwishers were regional
council president Ségolène
Royal and Governor General
of Canada Michaëlle Veau.
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 |
Christie’s, 17 Place du Marché 86160 Gençay 05 49 50 61 94
or visit www.chezchristies.com
Got any specs you don’t want or can’t use? Has your prescription or your style changed?
Don’t chuck those scratched old specs with the broken hinge. Take them along to
Christie’s bookshop and tearoom in
Gençay, just behind the old covered
market in the central square.
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 |
Routine laboratory tests carried out on the
organic maize of a family farm in the
Deux-Sèvres add to the growing evidence
that GMOs do indeed cross-pollinate over
a wide area.
Christian Veillat and his son Julien
organically farm their fields in Villiers-sur-
Plaine. The nearest GM crops are 35km
away. The Veillats have lodged a complaint
with the local gendarmerie for contamination
of their crops.
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 |
Since its foundation in 1995 by violinist Laurent Quénelle,
the European Camerata, a chamber orchestra of 17
youngish musicians from 10 countries, has striven for the
skies. This year it takes up a residency in Saint-Jeand’Angély
and is performing a concert in the magnificent
acoustics of the church in June.
Also onstage will be Paris-born pianist Michel Dalberto, a
Chevalier d’Ordre National du Mérite. Music will include
pieces by Mozart, Mendelssohn and the Polish composer
Karol Beffa.
June 4, 8.30pm, Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. Tickets €20 adults,
€12 students and groups, under-15s free.
Contact the Centre de
Culture Européenne on 05 46 32 60 60 or visit
www.cceangely.org
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