Creative Hive (New Club)
2026-06-25 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | St Victor de Malcap, Gard, 30303, France
Thursday 25 June, 2:00pm
Home of Valerie Thompson, Saint-Victor-de-Malcap
The Creative Hive get together is 25 June 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 attend, please RSVP by Tuesday 23 June. Thank you
Valerie Thompson
valerie@britsnimes.com

Nîmes Book Club-New Venue
2026-06-26 10:30 - 12:00
Nîmes Book Club
Friday 26 June, 10:30am
At a member’s home
Our book this month is ‘The Mapmaker’s Daughter’ by Clare Marchant.
Could a rediscovered map show her the way?
Historic fiction – Present day: When thirty-six-year-old Robyn Willoughby discovers an exquisite yet blood-stained Tudor map in her father’s antique map shop, desperate for a distraction from her problems, she decides to investigate. But as Robyn delves into the mystery, she finds herself caught up in a centuries-old secret – one that will change her life forever.
1569: Forced to flee Holland to escape persecution, twenty-year-old Freida Ortelius uses her mapmaking skills to start anew in London. Soon her rare talent catches the eye of Queen Elizabeth, who demands Freida’s help in fighting the Spanish threat. Freida must now embark on a deadly mission, the consequences of which will echo down the ages…
As we are meeting at a member’s home attendance is strictly limited to 14, on a first signed, first served basis.
If you wish to attend, e-mail me before June 19.
Geneviève Arnaud-Vincent
genevieve@britsnimes.com

Sauve Coffee Morning - Summer Venue
2026-06-26 10:30 - 12:00 | Cafe Florian, Place Austruc, Sauve, 30610, France
Friday 26 June, 10:30am
Café Florian, Place Austruc, 30610 Sauve
Come and join us for coffee and conversation. We will be at our warm weather spot and ready to have fun and share our newest adventures.
Please RSVP by 23 June to let Suzanne know if you are coming. Hope to see you on the 26th.
Newcomers are always welcome.
Suzanne Saxe-Roux
suzanne2@britsnimes.com

Gardening Club
2026-06-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Jardin Ethnobotaniques de la Gardie, Chemin de Panissiere, Rousson, Gard, 30340, France
Saturday 27 June, 10:00 am
Jardin Ethnobotaniques de la Gardie
Chem. de Panissière, 30340 Rousson
The end of June is our last meeting before the summer break and we usually have a bit of a party. This year it will be a picnic party in an interesting garden.
We will be going to the Jardin Ethnobotaniques de la Gardie for a guided tour on June 27. It is an interesting innovative conservation and cultural site which combines wild and cultivated plants and various aspect or rural heritage. There is a medieval kitchen garden with a variety of medicinal plants, a Mediterranean garden, an area of ancient cereals and a reconstructed bee hive as well as a charcoal area. It is run on a voluntary basis and is pretty unique at the base of the Cévennes mountains. For more information, please see their website: https://jardinethno.fr/

The visit will start at 10:00am and after we can use their facilities for a picnic – everyone to bring something to eat and their own blankets. There will be a small charge for this visit so watch out for the flyer. I believe most of the visit is accessible for people with reduced mobility but it is not wheel chair accessible.
I hope to see many of you there and for any more information contact Julia@Britsnimes.com.
Julia Crick
julia@britsnimes.com

Hiking Club
2026-06-28 11:00 - 13:00 | Genolhac, Genolhac, 30450, France
Sunday 28 June, 11:00am
The path of Regordan
30450 Génolhac
Once a Celtic traffic artery, this ancient track connected the plains of Nîmes to the heights of Auvergne. Where the Celts forged a path, the Romans applied their engineering mastery, transforming the rugged route into a vital economic and military lifeline. By the Middle Ages, the road had become the legendary “Camin Regordan.”
Come and join us as we make our way along this rugged path. The flyer, to be issued in June, will provide important details of this outing and registration information.
Xavier Castor – Hike Leader
Mary Brent Knutsson – Hike Administrator
marybrent@britsnimes.com

Nimes Coffee Morning
2026-07-01 10:00 - 11:30 | Les Tables de la Fontaine, Les Tables de la Fontaine, 9 Quai Georges Clemenceau, Nîmes, Gard, 30900, France
Wednesday 1 July, 10:00am – 11:30am
Les Tables de la Fontaine, 9 Quai Georges Clemenceau,
30900 Nimes
Please join us for another fun coffee date! Taking advantage of our beautiful weather, we will be gathering on the wooden deck that is up the steps to the side entrance of the Café. If it happens to rain, you will find us inside.
We must reserve space, especially since we are such a large group, so please RSVP me by 9:00 PM, 29 June at the email listed below.
Parking is available at Quai Georges Clemenceau next to the restaurant.
Looking forward to seeing you!
Debbie Connell
debbie@britsnimes.com

Alès Apéro
2026-07-07 18:00 - 20:00 | V and B Alès, 173 Rte de Nîmes, Alès, 30100, France
Tuesday 7 July, 6:00 – 8:00pm
V & B Alès, 173 Route de Nîmes, 30100 Alès
Join us the first Tuesday of every month for drinks and fun. There is plenty of space at V & B so do come on over for drinks, snacks and friendly chatter with your fellow BN members.
If you’d like to come along, please RSVP by 5 July to let Elspeth know you’ll be there.
Elspeth Town
elspeth@britsnimes.com

Alès Coffee Morning
2026-07-13 10:30 - 12:00 | Café Restaurant L’atelier de Marie, 8 Place Gabriel Péri, Alès, 30100, France
Monday 13 July, 10:30am – noon
Café Restaurant L’atelier de Marie, Place Gabriel Péri, Alès
Come and join your BN friends for coffee and a chat! You will find us outside enjoying the warm summer sunshine.
There’s lots of parking on the lower level of the quays, with the first hour free.

Stephany is looking forward to welcoming you this month, so please RSVP by 11 July to let her know you will be joining her.
New members are always welcome. We look forward to seeing you!
Stephany Schofield
stephany@britsnimes.com

Alès Book Club
2026-07-21 14:30 - 15:30 | Café Restaurant L’atelier de Marie, 8 Place Gabriel Péri, Alès, 30100, France
Tuesday 21 July, 2:30pm
Café Restaurant L’atelier de Marie, Place Gabriel Péri, AlèsThe Alès book club will meet on Tuesday 21st July at 2:30 in its usual venue, L’atelier de Marie, Place Gabriel Péri, Alès
Our book will be ‘The Book of Guilt’ by Catherine Chidgey. It’s 1979 and three boys are the last residents of a home in the government’s Sycamore Scheme. But will they ever get to the place of their dreams, the big house in Margate? And is that really a place of sun, sea and fun fairs? There are dark secrets to discover in this exploration of a world where some lives matter more than others.
Please RSVP by 19 July to let Yvette know if you’re coming.
New members are always welcome, please contact Yvette for more details.
yvette@britsnimes.com
Yvette Judge

Uzès Book Club
2026-07-21 15:00 - 16:30 | Uzès, Uzès, 30700, France
Uzès Book Club
Tuesday 21 July, 3:00pm
At a Member’s home the third Tuesday of the Month

Our July book is ‘The Man in the Red Coat’, by Julian Barnes. In the summer of 1885, three Frenchmen arrived in London for a few days’ shopping. One was a Prince, one was a Count, and the third was a commoner, who four years earlier had been the subject of one of John Singer Sargent’s greatest portraits. The commoner was Samuel Pozzi, society doctor, pioneer gynaecologist and free-thinker – a scientific man with a famously complicated private life.
Pozzi’s life played out against the backdrop of the Parisian Belle Epoque. The beautiful age of glamour and pleasure more often showed its ugly side: hysterical, narcissistic, decadent and violent, with more parallels to our own age than we might imagine.The portrait around which this history is woven is a magnificent work from Sargent’s Paris period, before he fled to London following the scandal created by another of his works – Madame X. The member who suggested this book had been inspired by a trip to Paris last year to see an exhibition of Sargent’s Paris works, including the portrait of Pozzi, at the Musee d’Orsay.

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Book club numbers are limited, as we meet in members’ homes, and unfortunately, we currently have a waiting list. Feel free to contact us if you want to receive our reading list (created by member poll) or to be added to the waiting list.
Christine Frati Angela Denton-Thompson
christine@britsnimes.com angeladt@britsnimes.com

Uzège-Area Apéro-Summer Venue
2026-07-22 17:00 - 18:30 | L’envie Café Glacier, 2 Place Du Monument Aux Morts, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, 30700, France
Wednesday 22 July, 6:00 pm – 7:30pm
L’Envie Café Glacier
2 Place du Monuments aux Morts, 30700 Saint-Quentin-la-PoterieJoin us at our gathering spot of L’Envie Café Glacier. Even though we have more flexibility in the number of participants, we often have a waitlist. So please do reserve your spot early and let Jean know as soon as possible, if you must cancel so those on the waitlist can be notified.I am looking forward to seeing you all for drinks and conversation.
Please reserve your space by letting Jean know you are coming.Your attendance must be confirmed with Jean by Sunday 19th July. See you on the 22nd!
Jean Clegg
Jean@britsnimes.com

Nîmes Apéro
2026-07-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Tempo Restaurant, 9 Place de la Couronne, Nîmes, 30000, France
Wednesday 22 July, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Join us at our regular watering hole, Tempo, but at a new day and date due to ‘jeudis de Nimes’ during July and August. We are looking forward to seeing our regulars and new members for an evening of drinks and chatter on the 22nd! Look for us on the beautiful terrace in the Square.
Pay parking is available at Indigo Nimes Arènes. The closest entrance to the parking garage in relation to Tempo will be on Rue Notre Dame.
Please RSVP no later than 9 pm 20 July to Barney’s email address below. See you there!
Barney Lehrer
barney@britsnimes.com

Creative Hive (New Club)
2026-07-30 14:00 - 17:00 | St Victor de Malcap, Gard, 30303, France
Thursday 30 July, 2:00pm
Home of Valerie Thompson, Saint-Victor-de-Malcap
The Creative Hive get together is 30 July at 2:00pm. If you are home in July, please 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 attend, please RSVP by Tuesday 28 July. Thank you
Valerie Thompson
valerie@britsnimes.com

Nîmes Book Club-New Venue
2026-07-31 10:30 - 12:00 | La Vida Restaurant, 1530 Chemin du Carreau de Lanes, Nîmes, 30900, France
Friday 31 July, 10:30am
La Vida Restaurant, 1530 Chemin du Carreau de Lanes, 30900 Nîmes
Our book this month is ‘Dream Count’ by Chumanda Ngozi Adichie
2025 novel which tells the story of four African women during the Covid pandemic, their interconnected lives with themes of love, desire, womanhood and problems related to immigration.
For practical reasons attendance is limited to 14.
If you wish to attend e-mail me by July 24.

Geneviève Arnaud-Vincent
genevieve@britsnimes.com

Alès Apéro
2026-08-04 18:00 - 20:00 | V and B Alès, 173 Rte de Nîmes, Alès, 30100, France
Tuesday 4 August, 6:00 – 8:00pm
V & B Alès, 173 Route de Nîmes, 30100 Alès
Join us the first Tuesday of every month for drinks and fun. There is plenty of space at V & B so do come on over for drinks, snacks and friendly chatter with your fellow BN members.
If you’d like to come along, please RSVP by 2 August to let Elspeth know you’ll be there.
Elspeth Town
elspeth@britsnimes.com

Nimes Coffee Morning
2026-08-05 10:00 - 11:30 | Les Tables de la Fontaine, Les Tables de la Fontaine, 9 Quai Georges Clemenceau, Nîmes, Gard, 30900, France
Wednesday 5 August, 10:00am – 11:30am
Les Tables de la Fontaine, 9 Quai Georges Clemenceau,
30900 Nimes
Please join us for another fun coffee date! Taking advantage of our beautiful weather, we will be gathering on the wooden deck that is up the steps to the side entrance of the Café. If it happens to rain, you will find us inside.
We must reserve space, especially since we are such a large group. For our August gathering please RSVP me by 9:00pm, 3 August at the email listed below.
Parking is available at Quai Georges Clemenceau next to the restaurant.
Looking forward to seeing you!
Debbie Connell
debbie@britsnimes.com

Alès Coffee Morning
2026-08-10 10:30 - 12:00 | Café Restaurant L’atelier de Marie, 8 Place Gabriel Péri, Alès, 30100, France
Monday 10 August, 10:30am – noon
Café Restaurant L’atelier de Marie, Place Gabriel Péri, Alès
Come and join your BN friends for coffee and a chat! You will find us outside enjoying the warm summer sunshine.
There’s lots of parking on the lower level of the quays, with the first hour free.

Stephany is looking forward to welcoming you this month, so please RSVP by 8 August to let her know you will be joining her.
New members are always welcome. We look forward to seeing you!
Stephany Schofield
stephany@britsnimes.com
stephany@britsnimes.com

Uzès Book Club
2026-08-18 15:00 - 16:30 | Uzès, Uzès, 30700, France
Tuesday 18 August, 3:00pm
At a Member’s home the third Tuesday of the MonthImagine waking up and a wall has divided your city in two. Imagine that on the other side is your new-born baby and there is now no way of getting to him…just one of the themes of our August book choice, ‘The Silence In Between’, by Josie Ferguson. Set across two timelines – the Second World War and the tumultuous events of 1961, this novel explores the unbreakable bonds of family, the resilience of women, and the lengths they will go to protect the ones they love.
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Book club numbers are limited, as we meet in members’ homes, and unfortunately, we currently have a waiting list. Feel free to contact us if you want to receive our reading list (created by member poll) or to be added to the waiting list.
Christine Frati Angela Denton-Thompson
christine@britsnimes.com angeladt@britsnimes.com

Nîmes Apéro
2026-08-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Tempo Restaurant, 9 Place de la Couronne, Nîmes, 30000, France
Wednesday 19 August, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Join us at our regular watering hole, Tempo, but at a new day and date due to ‘jeudis de Nimes’ during August. We are looking forward to seeing our regulars and new members for an evening of drinks and chatter on the 22nd! Look for us on the beautiful terrace in the Square.
Pay parking is available at Indigo Nimes Arènes. The closest entrance to the parking garage in relation to Tempo will be on Rue Notre Dame.
Please RSVP no later than 9 pm 17 August to Barney’s email address below. See you there!
Barney Lehrer
barney@britsnimes.com

Uzège-Area Apéro-Summer Venue
2026-08-26 17:00 - 18:30 | L’envie Café Glacier, 2 Place Du Monument Aux Morts, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, 30700, France
Wednesday 26 Aug, 6:00 pm – 7:30pm
L’Envie Café Glacier
2 Place du Monuments aux Morts, 30700 Saint-Quentin-la-PoterieJoin us at our gathering spot of L’Envie Café Glacier. Even though we have more flexibility in the number of participants, we often have a waitlist. So please do reserve your spot early and let Jean know as soon as possible, if you must cancel so those on the waitlist can be notified.I am looking forward to seeing you all for drinks and conversation.
Please reserve your space by letting Jean know you are coming.
Your attendance must be confirmed with Jean by 23rd August. See you on the 26th!
Jean Clegg
Jean@britsnimes.com
