Royal British Legion Poppies
Un chèque de 250 euros a été envoyé au représentant de la Royal British Legion à Bordeaux.
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 […]
Grand Bazar 16&17/11/2019
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.
Dîner annuel 5/3/2019
Le dîner annuel de Bon Coeur pour les membres et partenaires a eu lieu le 5 mars à 19h30 au Café du centre, Roquecor.
Marché de Noël 15/12/2018
The Boutique was open for the duration of the Beauville Marché de Noël manned by a team of Pat and Peter Aldous, Peter Grey Hughes, Louise and Haydn. The shop was very popular with a steady stream of customers coming in throughout the day, and spending 235€. The Mulled Wine, Mince Pies and Sausage Rolls, kindly […]
Grand Bazar 17 & 18/11/2018
The Grand Bazaar was a new venture for Bon Coeur. It was proposed in response to 2 very large donations, and when it was publicised more donations of clothes, brocante, furniture and books started pouring in. The event was a huge success with over 4000€ being raised for good causes. Our members made an enormous […]
Des vélos pour les enfants en refuge
Le mercredi 7/11/2018 Bon Cœur a offert des vélos et des trottinettes aux enfants du refuge La Roseraie pour les victimes de violences conjugales à Agen. Charles Miskin président, Pat Aldous trésorière, Peter Aldous secrétaire, Louise Massey et Monique Wijnker étaient présents. Les enfants ont participé à la préparation d'un délicieux gâteau à base de bicyclette pour la réception. Ce courriel a été reçu le vendredi 11/11/2018.
Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal
Il y a eu 97,26€ dans la boîte de collecte de l'appel aux coquelicots au magasin. Le comité du Bon Coeur a décidé d'envoyer un chèque de 150€ au représentant de la Royal British Legion à Bordeaux.
Grand Bazar 17/18 novembre
Following several very large donations, Bon Coeur charity shop will be holding a Grand Bazaar in the Salle des Fêtes in Beauville, Lot-et-Garonne on Saturday 17th from 2pm to 5pm and Sunday 18th of November from 10am to 4pm. We will be offering a range of winter clothes, shoes and accessories, bedding, linen and soft […]
Matinée café MacMillan 28/9/2018
Charles attended the MacMillan Giant Coffee Morning on Friday 28th September at Le Bugat, and did an information stall about Bon Coeur. He presented a cheque for 250€ to Mal. An email from Mal the next day said:- Hi CharlesMany thanks for coming along to the coffee morning, and a big thank you to all […]
Don au Sanctuaire des ânes
Lors d'un « dîner des ânes » organisé le 20/9/2018, le président de Bon Cœur Charles Miskin a remis un chèque de 500€ à Jan Lemmy pour son refuge pour ânes « Liberté des Ânes » à Belvèze. Jan prévoit de prendre sa retraite et cherche à replacer des ânes et des poneys. Si vous êtes intéressé, envoyez un courriel à libertedesanes@gmail.com
Dons aux bonnes causes
Lors d'une réunion le 22/08/2018, le comité a accepté de donner un total de 3750€ aux bénéficiaires suivants . MacMillan, Liberté des Ânes, Recherche contre le cancer à Toulouse, Resto du Cœur à Agen, Santé Chez Soi à Beauville, Crêche à Beauville, Mère aux Bêtes, ARPA Boé et Cress UK.
Much Ado About Nothing 02/08/2018
Antic Disposition came to Beauville again as part of their annual tour of Périgord and Quercy. Their presentation of Much Ado About Nothing was still a comedy about a group of English soldiers in a French village after a war, but it was adapted to the 20th century. Bon Coeur volunteers supplied seating and tables, […]
Beauville Brocante 12/08/2018
Une équipe composée de Pat, Peter Aldous, Monique, Gilly, Keith, Louise, Haydn, Marie et Brian a tenu le stand du Bon Coeur de 6h à 18h et a récolté la somme record de 444,76€. Une autre équipe composée de Dot, Brian, Peter Grey Hughes et Marie a tenu la boutique de 10h à 16h. La boutique a récolté 165,70€, soit un total de 610,46€ pour la journée.
Journée de l’ Élevage
La Journée de l'Élevage est le salon agricole annuel du Lot et Garonne. Cette année, la Chambre d'Agriculture a choisi Beauville pour accueillir l'événement. Le samedi 16 juin 2018, Beauvillenvie (Comité des fetes de Beauville), Bon Coeur, l'Office de Tourisme et la Mairie ont collaboré avec la Chambre d'Agriculture pour organiser la Journée de l'Élevage à Beauville.
Pétanque 14 Juillet 2018
The 25th 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 2nd 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. 56 […]
Don à la commune
Pour marquer le passage d'un total de 50 000€ de dons aux bonnes causes, Charles Miskin, président de Bon Coeur, a remis un chèque de 500€ à Annie Reimherr, maire de Beauville, lors de la soirée dansante du 13 juillet sur la place de la Mairie. Cette somme servira à l'installation d'une fontaine publique d'eau potable sur le carré.
Les jardins ouverts permettent de récolter des fonds
Pat and Peter Aldous are treasurer and secretary of Bon Coeur. They are also members of Open Gardens/Jardins Ouvert who raise funds for À Chacun son Everest, which provides support for children recovering from cancer and women recovering from breast cancer. John Massey is the co-ordinator for 12 gardens in departments 32, 46, 47 and […]
Randonnée cycliste sponsorisée par Bon Coeur et CSF
On Thursday 24-5-2018 Association Bon Coeur welcomed the Cancer Support France “Cycle for Life” riders to a coffee and cake stop beside the Canal Lateral at Ruth Smythers’ house near St Jean de Thurac (thanks Ruth). Charles was also able to present a cheque for 600€ to Cindy of CSF Lot-et-Garonne for CSF’s share of the […]
La vente de livres de Bon Coeur établit un nouveau record
La vente annuelle de livres de Bon Cœur s'est tenue le mardi 01/05/2018. Suite à un impressionnant travail d'équipe des membres et autres aides, la vente a permis de récolter 2061,90€. Les bénéfices seront partagés entre Cancer Support France, Chiens Guides Aliénor (Bordeaux) école de chiens guides d'aveugles et le refuge animalier Mère aux Bêtes. Merci à tous nos clients pour leur soutien.