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Friday 24 April, 10:30am La Vida Restaurant, 1530 Chemin du Carreau de Lanes, 30900 Nîmes Our book this month is “The Sweetest Dream” by Doris Lessing. The novel begins in the 1960s leading up […]

Saturday 2 May, 10:00 am Jardins les Sentiers de l'Abondance Eygalieres Spring has now finally sprung in the gardens and there’s lots for us to do!  It’s so nice to see the new shoots and buds heralding another cycle of life. Our April meeting has been delayed until May 2, because the Spartacus event is […]

Sunday 3 May, 10:15am Capitelles of Aramon 525 Chem. de Sainte-Suzanne, 30390 Aramon A loop to take in the Capitelles, dry-stone shelters built in the hillside above the village of Aramon in the Rhone Valley.  These dry-stone shelters were built with stones removed from cultivated land. Used for storing harvests or providing shelter, they illustrate […]

Sunday 10 May, 11:00am Pontils Valley, Blauzac 30700   Set off to discover the highland scrubland (Garrigues) of downy oaks on the Malaisie slope, which hide ancient capitales (dry-stone huts), and the low scrubland of holm and kermès oaks on the Sagriès hillside. For details and registraton please refer to the Hiking Club flyer issued 26 April. Xavier Castor - […]

Monday 18 May, 7:00pm O'Flaherty's Irish Pub 27 Amiral Courbet, 30000 Nîmes   Come and join our growing group for an evening of fun and friendship. All are welcome from novice to expert players and spectators and cheerleaders. There’s parking 200m away at the Parking Indigo Nîmes Porte Auguste under the Église Sainte-Baudile. Please RSVP  to Joe […]

Tuesday 19 May, 2:30pm Café Restaurant L’atelier de Marie, Place Gabriel Péri, Alès The Alès book club will meet on Tuesday May 19th at 2:30 in its usual venue, L’atelier de Marie, Place Gabriel Péri, Alès. Our book will be 'The Names' by Florence Knapp. The novel looks at how our given names can influence our future, a fascinating topic […]

Tuesday 19 May, 3:00pm At a Member's home the third Tuesday of the Month This month we are reading 'Hamnet' by Maggie O’Farrell. The novel relates to the real-life death of William Shakespeare's only and forgotten son Hamnet who was buried on 11 August 1596. It describes the circumstances of William Shakespeare's marriage with Agnes Hathaway […]

Saturday 23 May, 4:00 pm Home of Marie-Françoise Ashley 30700 Montaren et St Médiers So, this is prime time for our gardens, and it has worked out quite well for those of us busy getting our gardens ready that we didn’t have a meeting in April. The outing to Sentiers d’Abondance on May 2 which […]

Thursday 28 May, 2:00pm Home of Valerie Thompson, Saint-Victor-de-Malcap The Creative Hive get together is 28 May at 2:00pm.  Join us for an afternoon of creativity! Bring along your latest 'work in progress' or start something new. If you'd like to join our creative group for some fun please let Valerie know. If you are planning to […]

Nîmes Book Club   Friday 29 May, 10:30am La Vida Restaurant, 1530 Chemin du Carreau de Lanes, 30900 Nîmes Our book this month is by 'Where'd you go Bernadette' by Maria  Semple. Bernadette Fox, who was once a renowned architect no longer works as an architect and is now essentially a genius recluse. She lives with her family in […]

Friday 29 May, 11:00am Domaine Les Lys 1651 Route d'Uzès, 30700 Blauzac The Domaine Les Lys is nestled between vineyards and scrubland, just a stone's throw from Uzès, and facing the Cévennes mountains.  In the surrounding woods, Chardonnay, Syrah, and Grenache blend seamlessly into the landscape, amidst the traditional stone huts (capitelles). ​ The vineyard work is natural […]