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AGM 2019

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THURSDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2019

Our annual general meeting will take place on Thursday 7th November at 10.30 in St Eulalie just to the north of Bordeaux. For those arriving early coffee will be available.

We have several committee members stepping down after giving many years of service. If you think you would like to join the committee please contact our President Norma normab@orange.fr;.

I hope that you will attend! If you have any issues or, ideas you wish raised at the meeting please let us know no later than 31 st October. Please register either through ‘Helloasso’ or email me and send a cheque no later than Friday 1 st November and give your menu choice. The cost of lunch is 21,50€ per person.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Date, Venue and Format

Les Salles du Marquisat, 101 Rue Adrien Piquet, 33560 SAINTE-EULALIE on Thursday 7th November. Tea and coffee will be available before the meeting which starts at 10:30.

This year we have changed the AGM venue to avoid the higher restaurant prices and increased parking difficulties in Bordeaux, not to mention the road works associated with the new tram Ligne D !

The meeting and lunch will be at the restaurant:

Les Salles du Marquisat, 101 Rue Adrien Piquet, 33560 SAINTE-EULALIE

Sainte-Eulalie is about 10 km outside Bordeaux on the Rive Droite near Lormont. This venue is very easy to find and has ample free car parking.

Please see the map below and the ‘click’ to obtain directions.

Lunch Menu

We have an good menu priced at 21,50€ which is an excellent reduction from the normal price.

Aperitif – Kir Maison

Entree

L’assiette Nordique aux Poisons Fumes

Terrine au Foie Gras et son Jambon de Pays

Plat

Bar (sea bass) Portion au four

Confit Canard de Landes,

(both choices served with garniture delegumes assortie)

Dessert

Moelleux au Chocolat

Entremet aux Fruits Exotiques

Coffee, wine (rose or red) included.

Booking

The last date to register is by Saturday 31st October.

We use the Helloasso online booking and payments system and they add a suggested ‘tip’ called a Pourboire, at the page which summarises your payment.

If you do not wish to leave a tip, please click ‘Modifier‘ and then click the feint box to the left of ‘Je ne souhaite pas laisser de pourboire‘. There is no obligation for you to add a tip.

Please have your bank or credit card available and also your mobile phone for payment verification.

Book and pay online via the Helloasso system here

Alternatively please book direct with, and post your cheque payable to ‘BBC’, direct to Norma B whose contact details are here

Please note that all attendees must be recorded as members of the Association Bordeaux British Community.

Map and Directions

DIRECTIONS: Click the ‘Directions’ symbol in the map below and then enter your home address or start point to get a detailed set of directions which can then be printed out and/or downloaded to your smartphone.

ZOOM: Use the + and – symbols in the bottom left hand corner of the map to zoom in and out

Entrance to the restaurant and parking

Guided Hermitage Park Walk to Lormont - Tuesday, 29th October 2019

Guided Walk through Hermitage Park to Lormont – Tuesday, 29th October

We shall have a walk, guided by Alain, to discover this historic area followed by lunch in Lormont.

We meet at the Tram A station Buttiniére at 11.00 hrs.

We start with a 3 km guided walk through the green hilly Iris and ‘Herimitage’ Parks (walking shoes needed) to the old town of Lormont where lunch will be served at the restaurant ‘De la Belle Rose’ around 13h.

During the walk, here are sweeping views from on high over the Garonne to Bordeaux and beyond.

After lunch there is a short walk for a visit to the St Martin Church.

Return can be made by retracing our steps or via the Batcub river shuttle boat.

Location and History

Lormont is a now a scenic suburb of Bordeaux on the right bank of the Garonne river. The name means Laurel Hill and comes from old days when this wood was sacred to the Gauls.

Lormont is known for its attractive view of the Garonne and Bordeaux and its charming little old centre with the Church of St, Martin, founded 778 by Charlemagne, and Chateau de Lormont where Eleanor of Aquataine stayed and the Black Prince’s ill-fated son Richard II was born. The railway which arrived in the mid 1880’s still runs overhead and the Pont d’Aquitaine spans the river in close proximity.

Meeting Time and Location

We shall meet at the Tram Ligne A station Buttiniére at 11.00 hrs. La Buttiniére does have a relay car-tram car park but it is very popular and likely to be full by mid-morning, so we strongly recommend arriving by tram.

Lunch

Lunch will be served at Restaurant de la Belle Rose in the old town of Lormont around 13:00. We each pay separately.

The restaurant was founded in 1890. The railway which arrived in the mid 1880’s still runs overhead and the Pont d’Aquitaine spans the river in close proximity.

Return to Bordeaux

Return can be made by retracing our steps or via a leisurely cruise on the Batcub river bus which stops on the way back at Quai des Chartrons, Quinconces and Place Stalingrad to connect with the tram. Highly recommended if you have not travelled on the Batcub previously.

Booking

Please book direct with Ian C whose contact details are here and also in the Membership Directory

River Cruise back to Bordeaux

BBC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THURSDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 2019

The annual general meeting will take place on Thursday 7^th November in Ste-Eulalie at the Salles du Marquiset. Many of you will remember we used this venue a couple of years ago and for our first summer party. The meeting and election of the new committee will take place in the morning, followed by lunch. Please take note of the date as it would be good to have as many members as possible attend.

Several committee members are stepping down this year after many years of service. We need new blood with new ideas to ensure the development and continuing success of our association. So, if you’re interested please contact me by email at normab@orange.fr Being on the committee is not too onerous we all support each other and is even fun.

Full details of times and lunch menu will be in next month’s newsletter.

BBC – 2019 Christmas Party

2019 BBC CHRISTMAS PARTY

Bordeaux Chartrons – Friday 6th December at 19:00 / 7 pm

2019 brings a NEW Venue

After many good times at Château La Chèze it is time for a change ! This year we will be at a new and exciting venue for our 2019 Christmas Party and Dinner on Friday, 6th December.

We will be at Hotel Vatel, 4 Cours du Médoc, 33070 BORDEAUX. Please click here for a map.

Hotel Vatel is a leading training centre for the hotel and hospitality industry. The award winning Vatel International Hotel & Tourism Management Business School trains future managers and senior executives in the Hospitality and Tourism fields up to MBA level.

Hotel Vatel comes highly recommended to us by fellow Bordeaux based associations who have successfully used this venue in the past. The attention to service and detail is second to none.

Arrive by Tram or by Car

Tram Stop ‘Cours du Medoc‘ on Tram Ligne B which is about 50 metres walk from the venue.

Car Park: Very large public car park over the shops at the ‘Quai des Marques’. Park at the south end of the car park.

Street Parking: Lots of street parking nearby but it is a very popular area and availability of spaces is often limited

Program for the Evening and Menu – fantastic value !

7:00 – 7:30: Welcome Cocktail – Soupe Champenoise with ‘finger food accompaniments’
7:30: Please take your seats for dinner
- Dinner choices to me made at time of booking in advance:

ENTREES

Noix de saint jacques grillées, condiment pignon de pin et cédrat confit, soupe de courge

Foie gras poché au vin moelleux, pomme confite, tuile de brioche et pickles de radis

MAIN COURSES

Quasi de veau rôti, jus à l’échalote grise, artichauts bouquet à la romaine et purée d’oignons doux

Turbot, endives braisées à l’orange et viennoise d’algues

DESSERTS

Ananas Queens victoria, huile d’olive et glace au Bailey’s

Chocolat noir en ganache, mousse lactée et traou mad

- Wines and water
- Coffee

After dinner

There will be dancing to a selection of oldies and goodies and some up to date music into the wee hours of the morning. All those memories will come flooding back! The energetic can enjoy a boogie; maybe a smooch or two for the romantically inclined and we may be sure that some of the old faithfuls (music that is!) will make an appearance.

Or if you are not feeling energetic, just sit and chat with friends.

Be calm and chat, relax or be energetic and dance. The choice is totally yours !

Dress Code

Completely optional. Come dressed to be comfortable and enjoy yourself !

Tickets

The price for members is an unbeatable value for at 45€ per BBC member for a fantastic evening. The price for member’s guests is 55€ per person. Very much an evening to suit everyone. Enjoy good food and wine. Be calm or to be energetic. The choice is yours. Oh ……. and also to enjoy great company in a great environment!

Your evening commences at 7pm with a glass or two of kir petillant and canapes – an opportunity to meet up with friends and to welcome new members.

Please order your choice of each of the three courses in advance.

Booking

We use the Helloasso online payments system.

The Helloasso system adds a voluntary ‘tip’ called a ‘Pourboire’, at the page which summarises your payment. If you do not wish to leave a tip, click ‘Modifier‘ and then click the feint box to the left of ‘Je ne souhaite pas laisser de pourboire‘. There is no obligation for you to add a tip.

Please have your bank card, menu selections and mobile phone available. The number of the phone must be the one registered against your bank account and will be used by your bank to verify your payment.

Book and pay via the online Helloasso system here

Alternatively please book direct:

Post your menu selections for each person and a cheque for 45€ per BBC member and 55€ per non-member, payable to ‘BBC’, direct to Ian

Ian’s address details are here If you have forgotten your BBC member’s password then please click here

Overnight Accommodation

There are are a large number of hotels in Bordeaux with easy access to Hotel Vatel which is very close to tram stop ‘Cours du Medoc’ on Ligne B.

Hotel prices will increase as we get closer to Christmas, so book early! There are numerous hotels in Bordeaux and some in the Chartrons are listed here Prices start at 40€ upwards.

Taxis

Recommend that you book your taxi in advance rather than waiting until you need it. When booking your taxi, please make sure that you have the hotel address to hand which is: Hotel Vatel, 4 Cours du Médoc, 33070 BORDEAUX

The reception will also book your taxi but do not wait until the last minute !

2019 BBC Christmas Party

2019 BBC CHRISTMAS PARTY

Bordeaux Chartrons – Friday 6th December at 19:00 / 7 pm

2019 brings a NEW Venue

After many good times at Château La Chèze it is time for a change ! This year we will be at a new and exciting venue for our 2019 Christmas Party and Dinner on Friday, 6th December.

We will be at Hotel Vatel, 4 Cours du Médoc, 33070 BORDEAUX. Please click here for a map.

Hotel Vatel comes highly recommended to us by fellow Bordeaux based associations who have successfully used this venue in the past. The attention to service and detail is second to none.

Arrive by Tram or by Car

Tram Stop ‘Cours du Medoc‘ on Tram Ligne B which is about 50 metres walk from the venue.

Car Park: Very large public car park over the shops at the ‘Quai des Marques’. Park at the south end of the car park.

Street Parking: Lots of street parking nearby but it is a very popular area and availability of spaces is often limited

Program for the Evening and Menu – fantastic value !

7:00 – 7:30: Welcome Cocktail – Soupe Champenoise with ‘finger food accompaniments’
7:30: Please take your seats for dinner
- Dinner choices to me made at time of booking in advance:

ENTREES

Noix de saint jacques grillées, condiment pignon de pin et cédrat confit, soupe de courge

Foie gras poché au vin moelleux, pomme confite, tuile de brioche et pickles de radis

MAIN COURSES

Quasi de veau rôti, jus à l’échalote grise, artichauts bouquet à la romaine et purée d’oignons doux

Turbot, endives braisées à l’orange et viennoise d’algues

DESSERTS

Ananas Queens victoria, huile d’olive et glace au Bailey’s

Chocolat noir en ganache, mousse lactée et traou mad

- Wines and water
- Coffee

After dinner

Or if you are not feeling energetic, just sit and chat with friends.

Be calm and chat, relax or be energetic and dance. The choice is totally yours !

Dress Code

Completely optional. Come dressed to be comfortable and enjoy yourself !

Tickets

Your evening commences at 7pm with a glass or two of kir petillant and canapes – an opportunity to meet up with friends and to welcome new members.

Please order your choice of each of the three courses in advance.

Booking

We use the Helloasso online payments system.

Book and pay via the online Helloasso system here

Alternatively please book direct:

Post your menu selections for each person and a cheque for 45€ per BBC member and 55€ per non-member, payable to ‘BBC’, direct to Ian

Ian’s address details are here If you have forgotten your BBC member’s password then please click here

Overnight Accommodation

There are are a large number of hotels in Bordeaux with easy access to Hotel Vatel which is very close to tram stop ‘Cours du Medoc’ on Ligne B.

Hotel prices will increase as we get closer to Christmas, so book early! There are numerous hotels in Bordeaux and some in the Chartrons are listed here Prices start at 40€ upwards.

Taxis

The reception will also book your taxi but do not wait until the last minute !

Friday September 27th 2019: Histoire et Bonne Chère à Cadillac

Come and celebrate autumn with a visit to Cadillac

Tour of the old bastide town and walls, followed by lunch and visit to the Château including Exhibition “HENRI IV un roi dans l’Histoire”.

We’ll have coffee and a walk round the bastide which has kept its walls, gates, square plan, narrow alleys and gardens, covered market with the Château and town hall above and an old church.

Then we’ll have lunch at Le Cosmopolitan , a picturesque restaurant inside the bastide.

The Château

The major attraction at Cadillac is its stately Château. This 17th century building has a collection of stunning mantelpieces and fine tapestries. Until September 29th , it is housing an exhibition of period portraits and statues on loan from Versailles, centering on ‘Le Bon Roi Henri, King Henri IV of France (1589-1610).

Both the house and exhibition are well-worth a visit. As there are notice boards and the Henri IV exhibition has panels in French and English, it will not be a guided tour.

Alain Mounolou will be there to supply explanations. Alain plans to send participants a short advance file via e-mail covering the major facts and a printed version will be handed out on the spot.

When, where and how?

Meet between 10.30 and 11.00 a.m. on the market square at Cadillac.

Visit starts at 11.00. Lunch 12.30. Château visit at 15.00, visiting time around 1 hour and a half, at will.

Directions

From Arcachon/Biscarrosse: Leave A 63 at exit 24 to Saucats, then La Brède where you join RN 113, turn right to Castres-Gironde and on to Podensac

From Bordeaux/Le Médoc: Follow the rocade and exit onto the Toulouse motorway A 62 (exit 19), leave at exit 1.1 (in fact the 2nd exit) ‘La Brède’, ‘Langon’ (green sign) and turn left, drive to Podensac and beyond. If you miss exit 1.1, drive down to exit 2, follow ‘Podensac’ signs, when you reach RN 113 in the village, turn right towards ‘Cérons’. At the roundabout turn left towards Béguey and Cadillac.

Once over the bridge turn right to Cadillac, right again at the entrance of the town there’s a big car park to your right in front of the walls.

Lunch and Prices

Le Cosmopolitan, which is at the end of a street off the main square, will provide a 3-course lunch with choice of main course and wine (1 bottle for 5) 22€

Château visit will cost 6€.

Payment and Booking

All payments are to be made individually on the day. No payments by HELLOASSO.

Register either online via Helloasso here, or directly with Alain, at alain-eric.mounolou@orange.fr before September 19th.

Emergency phone contact for the day: 06 44 80 43 22. Please have your cellphones open and within hearing distance on September 27th

Join the BBC Golfers

BBC GOLF

How to participate

Non BBC Members: If you would like to participate but you are not yet a BBC member then please join the BBC here

BBC Members: If you are a BBC member and would like to be notified of golf events then please click here

Origins

Some years ago, a new member of the BBC suggested having a golf day for all the ‘golf mad’ resident Brits eager to be let loose on the fairways of ‘La Belle France’. The first event took place rather discreetly at Biscarrosse where some half a dozen ‘hackers’ left dozens of balls in the woods claiming they would come back and find them another time! This was the inauspicious beginning of the BBC golf society.

Where do we play?

Since then, the BBC has graced several clubs in the South West with its presence: Cameyrac, Gujan, Lacanau, Arcachon, Le Pian, Langon and Biscarrosse are regular venues.

Non-players and friends

On each occasion, we include a clubhouse lunch and extend our welcome to non-players, friends and ‘groupies’ who enjoy a walk in glorious surroundings to follow the games. The lunch also provides an excellent excuse for bad golf from our golf fanatics who complain of lack of concentration, timing, indigestion, drowsiness- anything to justify their pathetic afternoon efforts!

We cater for all tastes

You might be forgiven for thinking that we only play ‘social golf ‘. However, we aim to cater for all tastes: young or old, high or low handicaps, single players or couples, with the accent on enjoying a healthy outdoor activity, convivial company and superb countryside in and around the Gironde.

Ability

Games are usually organised to suit playing ability. Beginners are encouraged to have professional instruction first and visits to a driving range before venturing on to the golf course. We try to help newcomers understand the rules and etiquette so that they enjoy the experience even more.

It was particularly encouraging to note the progress of two couples who first came to a BBC golf day ‘just for the lunch’. They gradually took up golf, had plenty of practice and some lessons. They can now more than hold their own on the links!

How to participate

Non BBC Members: If you would like to participate but you are not yet a BBC member then please join the BBC here

BBC Members: If you are a BBC member and would like to be notified of golf events then please click here

Our golf co-ordinator is Patrick Sanderson whose contact details are in the Members Directory here

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THURSDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2019

Date, Venue and Format

Lunch Menu

Booking

Map and Directions

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Guided Walk through Hermitage Park to Lormont – Tuesday, 29th October

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Meeting Time and Location

Lunch

Return to Bordeaux

Booking

River Cruise back to Bordeaux

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2019 BBC CHRISTMAS PARTY

Bordeaux Chartrons – Friday 6th December at 19:00 / 7 pm

2019 brings a NEW Venue

Arrive by Tram or by Car

Program for the Evening and Menu – fantastic value !

After dinner

Dress Code

Tickets

Booking

Overnight Accommodation

Taxis

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2019 BBC CHRISTMAS PARTY

Bordeaux Chartrons – Friday 6th December at 19:00 / 7 pm

2019 brings a NEW Venue

Arrive by Tram or by Car

Program for the Evening and Menu – fantastic value !

After dinner

Dress Code

Tickets

Booking

Overnight Accommodation

Taxis

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Booking

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The Château

When, where and how?

Directions

Lunch and Prices

Payment and Booking

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BBC GOLF

How to participate

Origins

Non-players and friends

We cater for all tastes

Ability

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Booking

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