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Auteur/autrice : Brian

Rapport sur le Grand Bazar 13 & 14/11/2021

Total sales of slightly over 5 500€ were a bit less than the record set by the Summer Bazaar in June. This may have been due to the weather and reduced number of visitors. Unfortunately I was given the dates of 2 & 3 October for the Bazaar, and I didn’t become aware that these […]

Assemblée générale annuelle 31/8/21

The Annual General Meeting of Bon Coeur was held on Tuesday the 31st of August at 10am in the Office de Tourisme. In previous years the AGM has been held in March but this wasn’t possible due to Covid restrictions. There were 14 attendees. The president’s report covered the period from January 2020 until August […]

Pétanque 22 août 2021

The 14th of July is the traditional date for this event, but the weather forecast was bad, so the event was postponed to the afternoon of the Fête de St Roch. For the 28th edition there were 16 players but only 4 of these were British. Due to the closure of the Restaurant du Midi […]

Brocante 8/8/2021

Le temps était parfait pour la brocante de cette année. Le stand de Bon Coeur à la brocante était tenu par Pat et Peter Aldous, Peter Grey Hughes, Haydn Burnham, Terence Kennedy et Monique Wijnker, et a rapporté 380,30€. La boutique était tenue par Dot Human et Gilly Fitzhuggett et a rapporté 205 €. Cela fait un total de 585,30€ pour la journée.

Rapport sur le bazar d'été et la vente géante de livres 12&13/6/2021

Cet événement a battu tous les records avec des ventes totales de 6060€. Après des frais de 605 €, le revenu net s'est élevé à 5455 €. Nous vous remercions tous pour votre soutien et espérons que vous avez apprécié votre visite. Nos bénévoles ont travaillé pendant de nombreuses heures pour préparer le stock, vendre et ranger après l'événement. 

Bazar d'été et vente géante de livres

Cet événement a normalement lieu le 1er mai. Il a été retardé en raison de la réglementation Covid. N'oubliez pas d'apporter votre masque. C'est l'occasion de rencontrer des amis et de parcourir une vaste gamme de brocante, de vêtements et de livres.

Royal British Legion Poppies

La deuxième fermeture a commencé juste après que les coquelicots aient été déposés dans le magasin, de sorte qu'il n'y avait pratiquement pas d'argent dans la boîte de collecte du magasin. Cependant, un chèque de 250 € a été envoyé au représentant de la Royal British Legion à Bordeaux.

Rapport sur le Grand Bazar et la vente géante de livres 3&4/10/20

Despite the weather and the Covid 19 problems the income was slightly more than last year. The preliminary figures for the income were as follows:- books 1,224€, clothes 1,094€, brocante 2,247€, homeware (on the stage) 497€, catering 538€, donation 40€ making a total of 5,640€. After further sales during the clear-up and some expenses the […]

Brocante 09/08/2020

Bon Coeur a tenu un stand à la brocante qui a été animé du début de la matinée à la fin de l'après-midi par Pat et Peter Aldous, Peter Grey-Hughes, Haydn Burnham, Elise et Terence Kennedy. Le stand a rapporté 370€ et la boutique, tenue par Dot et Brian de 10h à 12h, a rapporté environ 80€.

Pétanque 14 juillet 2020

The 27th annual Grande Franco Britannique Concours de Pétanque was held on Tuesday the 14th of July on the Place du Carré in Beauville. This was the 4th time Bon Coeur managed the event. We thank our sponsors for supporting the event. You can find their names by following this link to the event website. We […]

Rapport sur l'événement Jardin Anglais 2020

The Jardin Anglais event was held over 4 days from 3pm to 6pm at the home of Pat and Peter Aldous in St-Amans-du-Pech. The days were Thursday 21/5 Ascension, Sunday 24/5, Sunday 31/5 and 1/6 lundi de Pentecôte. This was shortly after the start of stage 2 of the Covid 19 confinement, causing a reduced […]

Jardin ouvert 2020

Pat and Peter Aldous invite you to visit their garden at Saint-Amans-du-Pech which will be open to the public between 15h and 18h on Thursday 21/5, Sunday 24/5, Sunday 31/5 and Monday 1/6. From Saint-Amans-du-Pech follow the D80 which is sign posted to Penne-d’Agenais and Nals is 700m from the D656. You will be asked […]

Rapport sur l'AGA virtuelle 31/3/2020

Due to the Covid 19 regulations the AGM scheduled for 18/3/2020 was cancelled. The virtual AGM was scheduled for 14H on 31/3/2020, and the president circulated the following pdf documents to members and volunteers by email. AGM 2020 President’s report, Gifts to end 2019 for AGM, Treasurer’s report 2019 for AGM, Final accounts 2019 for […]

Rapport sur le dîner annuel de Bon Coeur 2020

Le dîner annuel des membres de Bon Coeur a eu lieu Chez Khadi à Lacardayre le 10/03/2020. 17 membres et partenaires étaient présents et nous remercions nos hôtes pour ce délicieux repas.

Rapport sur le marché de Noël 14/12/2019

The Marché de Noël was held in the Salle des Fêtes because the wind and rain made the erection of marquees too dangerous. Bon Coeur had a stand selling calendars. You can still buy calendars at the shop or order them by post. Click here for more information.

Reportage sur le Grand Bazar 16 & 17/11/2019

Bon Coeur’s 2nd Grand Bazaar was held on Saturday 16/11 and Sunday 17/11. Our volunteers made a huge effort preparing all the items for sale, setting up the displays and home cooking a range of items for the cafeteria. The event raised 5605.95€ for good causes which is a big increase over the 3800€ raised […]

Un bon "hen party"

Pat Aldous is the treasurer and Peter Aldous is the secretary of Bon Coeur. Peter wrote the following story:- On the morning of Wednesday 13/11/2019 we collected from Laroque Timbaut 4 lovely black “maran” hens for La Roseraie (refuge for victims of domestic violence) in Agen. We took them there at 14.30 to be greeted […]

Compte rendu de la Brocante 11/8/19

The Bon Coeur team started setting up the stand in the dark at 6h. Unfortunately the rain started at 7h30 and the decision to pack up was made at 10h30. The stand took only 77€ and 28€ was paid for the stand leaving 49€. The shop took 132€ in the morning and 19€ in the […]

Rapport sur Macbeth 1/8/2019

After a series of adverse weather forecasts we were lucky and the thunder clouds passed to the North. Antic Disposition returned to Beauville to give a memorable performance of the famous Shakespeare tragedy Macbeth to an Audience of 147 people. The Bon Coeur team arranged the furniture and a buvette. We also provided 41 pre-ordered […]

Pétanque 14 Juillet 2019

The 26th annual Grande Franco Britannique Concours de Pétanque was held on Saturday the 14th of July on the Place du Carré in Beauville. This was the 3rd time Bon Coeur managed the event. We thank our sponsors for supporting the event. You can find their names by following this link to the event website. We […]

Rapport sur l'Open Garden 2019

Pat and Peter Aldous opened their magnificent garden to the public on the Sunday afternoons of 26/5 and 2/6. They were delighted to welcome about 100 visitors on each day. A total of 1215€ (604€ + 611€) was raised mainly for Cancer Support France from entrance fees, refreshments, sales of plants, cards and gardening books. […]

Rapport sur le jardin ouvert 26/5/19

Pat and Peter Aldous opened their magnificent garden to the public on Sunday afternoon, and they were delighted to welcome about 100 visitors. A total of 604€ was raised for good causes from entrance fees and refreshment sales. Home made cakes were supplied by Pat Aldous, Ruth Smythers and Cindy Sheppard. Fortunately the sun smiled […]

Rapport sur la grande vente de livres et le bazar de printemps 1/5/2019

We would like to thank all of you for supporting us and we hope you are happy with your bargains. We also thank all of you who donated items for sale. The event was well attended all day and the total net income was a record breaker at just over 3800€. This was roughly from […]

Brexit Briefing

The briefing will be a collaboration between the British Community Committee of France, the International Club of Montaigu de Quercy and Bon Coeur. Admission will be by prior booking only. Brexit Briefing Reservation is online here.

Jardin ouvert 26 mai et 2 juin

Pat et Peter Aldous vous invitent à visiter leur jardin au 3 Nals, St-Amans-du-Pech, 82150, entre 14h et 19h. Suivre les indications de St-Amans-du-Pech.

Vente géante de livres et bazar de printemps

Le mercredi 1er mai, la vente de livres géants et le bazar de printemps de Bon Coeur se tiendront à la salle des fêtes de Beauville de 10h à 16h. Si vous souhaitez faire don d'articles à vendre, veuillez les apporter à la salle des fêtes avant l'événement. Contactez boncoeur@boncoeur47.fr pour prendre rendez-vous.

Macbeth

On Thursday the 1st of August Antic Disposition will present a modern dress version of Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth in Beauville. You can now book tickets and Bon Coeur picnics at www.ad-tour.com . Bon Coeur will be providing picnics which must be pre-ordered, and we will also be running a buvette.