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Thursday, 15 November 2007 |
Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony
is crammed full of sumptuous
romantic melodies, exciting
rhythms, soaring climaxes. The
almost 50 musicians of the
Orchestre du Centre
Philharmonique will play not only this, but also Brahms’ Academic
Festival Overture and the first movement of Saint Saens’ Third Violin
Concerto with Yasmina Belkhiter (pictured).
Dates and times:
01/11 4pm Castillonnes (47) salle polyvalente,
02/11 8,30pm Prayssac (46) salle des fêtes
03/11 8.30pm Bergerac (24) Temple
04/11 4pm Villeneuve-sur-Lot (47) église d’Eysses,
€E15; Reduced tariff (12-18, unemployed etc) :€10; under 12 years old free Tickets on
sale at the door,
reservations on 05 53 41 91 49, enquiries in English 05 65 21 23 81
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Thursday, 15 November 2007 |
Andy Kay attends a meeting of partisans of the controversial Bagatelle racing circuit, and hears the latest developments in the Brooker-Careys’ story.
It has been a while since
news has been reported
about the historic motor
racing circuit and museum
project at Saint-Front-sur-
Nizonne. The interim has
seen no shortage of rumour:
That the backers had
dropped out; that the
proposers had given up in
frustration; that the whole
thing would be done in Spain
instead, for instance.
Nothing, it seems, could
be further from the truth. At
the end of September close
to two hundred of the
circuit’s supporters gathered
at Bagatelle, not only to
admire some rare cars both
ancient and modern, but also
to hear the latest
progress report.
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Thursday, 15 November 2007 |
As the autumn nights
draw in, thoughts turn
to indoor pursuits to
while away the hours. Young
and old alike are drawn to
Country or Line dancing, an
increasingly popular way of
spending leisure time,
keeping fit and meeting new
friends.
Throughout France there
is massive interest in all
things American, but in
particular in things with a
‘country and western’ feel.
Up and down the country
there are many clubs, usually
affiliated to one of the
several umbrella
organisations which organise
competitions and regional
and national events. The
country ‘family’ is a big and
convivial one. A major
festival is held each year
usually in July in Mirande,
Gascony (32), which is now
recognised as the premier
country music festival in
Europe.
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Thursday, 15 November 2007 |
Development of Sète
harbour has continued
apace since the région
took control of the
commercial port. First, it
won a contract to import cars
with Spanish shipping
company Sintax, and now it
has started a new ferry
service to North Africa.
€20 million is being
invested in the port
infrastructure, loading and
welcome facilities, to serve
the new thrice-weekly
service to Algeria. The
service, which started in
September, runs to three
Algerian ports – Skikda,
Béjaïa and Oran.
The service is run by
Société nationale maritime
Corse Méditerranée, and the
car ferry, named the ‘Corse’,
can carry 400 passengers and
200 cars.
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Thursday, 15 November 2007 |
It is hard enough sometimes to choose a pudding, but for
Denis and Mavis Fisk of Bélarga in the Hérault, the choice
became impossible. While perusing the menu, their attention
was knocked askance by the blaring headlights of a car lying
stranded, deep in the Canal du Midi in Homps.
Yves, the barman from next door and a former pro-rugby
player, dived in, broke the window and rescued the elderly
duo still inside the car. The couple were in the last stage of
moving house from mid-France to the Pyrénées and had lost
the trail of the removal van due to the torrential rain.
The lady was taken to hospital having swallowed canal
water and the owners of Le Tournesol, which was moored
outside the restaurant, provided a hot shower and some warm
clothing for the husband.
Despite the drama, Denis reports that the fellow diners
had no problem finishing their puds at the ‘En Bonne
Companie’ restaurant, overlooking the canal.
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