Sommières Coffee Morning
2026-02-10 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris) | La Maison d’Avignon, Place Jean Jaurès, Sommieres, 30250, France
Tuesday 10 February, 10:30am
La Maison d’Avignon, 4 Place Jean Jaurès, 30250 Sommières
Join hosts Jean and Derek for coffee and a chat at La Maison d’Avignon. La Maison d’Avignon is conveniently located under the beautiful arches in Place Jean Jaurès, with plenty of indoor seating for these winter days. Please note our new start time and be sure to look for us inside.
Enjoy free parking across the river and take a short stroll across the bridge. Walk under the Clock Tower, follow the street to the end, and you’ll reach Place Jean Jaurès.
If you’d like to come along, please RSVP by 8 February.
Jean & Derek Bawden
derek@britsnimes.com

Photo Walk & Light Painting
2026-02-13 15:30 - 19:45 | La Grande Motte, La Grande Motte, Gard, 34344, France
Photowalk & Light Painting (Special Events)
Friday 13 February
La Grande Motte
How about discovering or rediscovering La Grande Motte and its unique modern architecture with the eye of a photographer!
The Event Team has organised a unique event featuring exploring La Grande Motte through the photography of its architecture and learning various techniques, including light painting. Professional photographer, Caroline, will be our guide and trainer.
For optimum learning, the number of participants is limited to 15 per group. Therefore, on February 13th, there will be two groups: one for a Photowalk in the afternoon and a separate second group for light painting in the early evening (as soon as it gets dark). It will be possible to book for both tours, as they will be held the same day.
Please watch out for the flyer issued in late January for more information and registration.
Veronique Vialar

Hiking Club
2026-02-15 07:30 - 11:00
Sunday 15 February
Nîmes Urban Trail Run/Walk
Starts at 7:30AM

Come on out and cheer on our enthusiastic team of eight BN members for the Nîmes Urban Trail run/walk. The NUT, where participants can run/walk anywhere from 10km to an awesome 42km, will begin at 7:30am on Avenue Feuchères and end at the Arènes de Nîmes. There will be plenty of time to come out and cheer our hikers on.
Xavier Castor – Hike Leader
Mary Brent Knutsson – Hike Administrator

Billiards Club
2026-02-16 19:00 - 21:00 | O’Flaherty’s Irish pub, 21 boulevard Amiral Courbet, Nîmes, Gard, 30000, France
Billiards
Monday 16 February, 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.
Ron Groves has handed over the reins to Joe Schulz and Chuck Young, the new co-hosts for Billiards.
There’s parking 200m away at the Parking Indigo Nîmes Porte Auguste under the Église Sainte-Baudile.
Please RSVP to Joe by 14 February so we know how many are coming. (Members only event)
Looking forward to seeing you on Monday the 16th.
Joe Schulz
joe@britsnimes.com

Alès Book Club
2026-02-17 14:30 - 15:30 | Café Restaurant L’atelier de Marie, 8 Place Gabriel Péri, Alès, 30100, France
Tuesday 17 February, 2:30pm
Café Restaurant L’atelier de Marie, Place Gabriel Péri, Alès
The Alès book club will meet on Tuesday 17th February at 2:30 in its usual venue, L’atelier de Marie, Place Gabriel Péri, Alès
Our book will be ‘The Rock of Tanios’ by Amin Maalouf, translated from French. The novel is set in 19th century Lebanon and explores the struggle between the Ottomans, British and French for control of the country. The story follows Tanios, the son of a powerful sheik who brings chaos to his home village.
Please RSVP to Yvette by 15 February to let her know you are attending.
New members are always welcome, please contact Yvette for more details.
Yvette Judge

Uzès Book Club
2026-02-17 15:00 - 16:30 | Uzès, Uzès, 30700, France
Tuesday 17 February, 3:00pm
At a Member’s home the third Tuesday of the Month

In February, we will be discussing the Japnese novel ‘The Housekeeper and the Professor’ by Yoka Ogawa. An enchanting story about what it means to live in the present, and about the curious equations that can create a family. He is a brilliant math Professor with a peculiar problem – ever since a traumatic head injury, he has lived with only eightly minutes of short-term memory. She is an astute young Hosekeeper – with a ten year old son – who is hired to care for the Professor. And every morning, as the Professor and the Housekeeper are introduced to each other anew, a strange and beautiful relationship blossoms between them. Though he cannot hold memories for long (his brain is like a tape that begins to erase itself every eighty minutes) the Professor’s mind is still alive with elegant equations from the past. And the numbers, in all their articulate order, reveal a sheltering and poetic world to both the Housekeeper and her young son. The Professor is capable of discovering connections between the simplest quantities – like the Housekeeper’s shoe size – and the universe at large, drawing their lives ever closer and more profoundly together, even as his memory slips away.

The Book Club has a waiting list at the moment but we are happy to share our 2026 book list (created via a member poll) if anyone is looking for new reading ideas. Please contact us if you are interested in being added to the waiting list or receiving our book choices.
Christine Frati Angela Denton-Thompson

Uzès Coffee Morning
2026-02-19 10:00 - 11:30 | La Fille de Vignes, 18 Place Albert 1er, Uzès, 30700, France
Thursday 19 February, 10:00am – 11:30am
La Fille des Vignes, 18 Place Albert 1er, 30700 Uzès
There’s nothing like hot coffee and friendly conversation to brighten the gray days of winter. So do let us know if you can join us.
We meet the third Thursday of each month at La Fille de Vignes, by the Tourist Office from 10:00-11:30 am. Cold winter mornings mean we will meet indoors. Reservations are a must, as indoor space is quite limited. Please RSVP quickly and if you must cancel let us know promptly as we will have a waiting list.
We are looking forward to seeing you.
Please RSVP by 17 February to let Paula know you are attending.
Paula Hunter
paula@britsnimes.com

Creative Hive (New Club)
2026-02-19 14:00 - 17:00
Thursday 19 February, 2:00pm
Home of Valerie Thompson, Saint-Victor-de-Malcap
The Creative Hive get together is 19 February at 2:00pm. Join us to finish those UFO’s (unfinished objects), start something new for Spring, or try your hand at a new craft. 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 17February. Thank you
Valerie Thompson
valerie@britsnimes.com

Nîmes Apéro
2026-02-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Tempo Restaurant, 9 Place de la Couronne, Nîmes, 30000, France
Nîmes Apéro
Thursday 19 February, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Tempo Restaurant, 9 Sq. de la Couronne, 30000 Nîmes
Join us at our spacious and cozy apéro spot, Tempo!
We have had continued great turn-outs in our expanded space and the Tempo staff have been very welcoming. We are hoping to see you on the 19th!
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 February to Barney’s email address below. See you there!
Barney Lehrer
barney@britsnimes.com

Uzège-Area Apéro
2026-02-25 17:30 - 19:00 | Le Vieux Cafe, 1 Bd Gambetta, Uzes, 30700, France
Wednesdays, 4 & 25 February, 5:30 pm – 7:00pm
Le Vieux Café, 1 Boulevard Gambetta, 30700 Uzès
An unexpected January ‘Fermeture’ has given us, what we Americans call a ‘two-for’, as in two for the price of one. We are having two Uzège Area Apéros in February, one on Wednesday 4 February replacing our January get-together and the second on 25 February, our regularly scheduled 4th Wednesday of the month. Our time and new winter venue remain the same. We have a room reserved for our get together and hope we will see you there.
Please make certain you have reserved your space by letting Jean know you are coming. We are looking forward to seeing our friends again in this new year. You will find Le Vieux Café at 1 Boulevard Gambetta in Uzés and our meeting time will be from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.
Your attendance must be confirmed with Jean by Monday 2 February and/or on 22 February. I am looking forward to seeing you on the 4th and 25th.
Jean Clegg

Nîmes Book Club
2026-02-27 10:30 - 12:00 | La Vida Restaurant, 1530 Chemin du Carreau de Lanes, Nîmes, 30900, France
Friday 27 February, 10:30am
La Vida Restaurant, 1530 Chemin du Carreau de Lanes, 30900 Nîmes

Our book this month is “The Romantic” by William Boyd.
The novel follows the roller-coaster fortunes of Cashel Greville Ross, a fictional creation whom Boyd sends out into the real world of the nineteenth century, as he tries to negotiate the random stages, adventures, and vicissitudes of his life. The reader is cast into the netherworld between reality and invention…
For practical reasons attendance is limited to 14.
If you wish to attend e-mail me by February 20.
Geneviève Arnaud-Vincent

Sauve Coffee Morning - Winter Venue
2026-02-27 10:30 - 12:00 | Cafe du Jardin, Rue des Combes, Sauve, 30610, France
Friday 27 February, 10:30am
Café du Jardin, Rue des Combes, 30610 Sauve
Come and join us for coffee and conversation. We will be at our usual winter spot and ready to have fun and share our newest adventures.
Please RSVP by 24 February to let Suzanne know if you are coming. Hope to see you on the 27th.
Suzanne Saxe-Roux
suzanne2@britsnimes.com

Walking Club
2026-03-01 10:30 - 13:30 | Fosses de Fournès, Fournès, 30210
Sunday 1 March, 10:30am
Les Fosses de Fournès
30210 Fournès
A loop through the Fosses (clay peaks and ditches) and village of Fournès near Remoulins.
For more details and to register for this other worldly walk, please refer to the Flyer isuued on February 17th. We hope to see you on the 1st.
Nicola Denise
nicki@britsnimes.com

Alès Apéro
2026-03-03 18:00 - 20:00 | V and B Alès, 173 Rte de Nîmes, Alès, 30100, France
Tuesday 3 March, 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 to start this New Year.
If you’d like to come along, please RSVP by 1 March to let Elspeth know you’ll be there.
Elspeth Town
elspeth@britsnimes.com
Note: This event is open to non-members, please contact the event organiser if you wish to attend

Nimes Coffee Morning-New Venue
2026-03-04 10:00 - 11:30 | Les Tables de la Fontaine, Les Tables de la Fontaine, 9 Quai Georges Clemenceau, Nîmes, Gard, 30900, France
Wednesday 4 March, 10:00am – 11:30am
Les Tables de la Fontaine, 9 Quai Georges Clemenceau,
30900 Nimes
Please join us for a return to an old favorite, assuming new management at the end of February! Enjoy a coffee or tea at Les Tables in the beautiful Jardins de la Fontaine. You’ll find us in the large room on the left as you enter the Café (If the weather suddenly improves, look for us outside first!). Looking forward to catching up on all your news!
We must reserve space, so please RSVP me by 9:00 PM, 2 March.
Pay parking is available at Quai Georges Clemenceau next to the restaurant.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Debbie Connell
debbie@britsnimes.com

Alès Coffee Morning
2026-03-09 10:30 - 12:00 | Café Restaurant L’atelier de Marie, 8 Place Gabriel Péri, Alès, 30100, France
Monday 9 March, 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 inside during the winter months but we are hoping for at least some sunshine for our March gathering.
There’s lots of parking on the lower level of the quays, with the first hour free.

Francis is looking forward to seeing you this month, so please RSVP by 7 March to let him know if you’d like to join us.
New members are always welcome. We look forward to seeing you!
Francis Lagarde
francis@britsnimes.com

Sommières Coffee Morning
2026-03-10 10:30 - 12:00 | La Maison d’Avignon, Place Jean Jaurès, Sommieres, 30250, France
Tuesday 10 March, 10:30am
La Maison d’Avignon, 4 Place Jean Jaurès, 30250 Sommières
Join hosts Jean and Derek for coffee and a chat at La Maison d’Avignon. La Maison d’Avignon is located under the beautiful arches in Place Jean Jaurès, with plenty of indoor seating for these colder days. Please note our new starting time and be sure to look for us inside.
Enjoy free parking across the river and take a short stroll across the bridge. Walk under the Clock Tower, follow the street to the end, and you’ll reach Place Jean Jaurès.
If you’d like to come along, please RSVP by 8 March.
Jean & Derek Bawden
derek@britsnimes.com

Sauve Coffee Morning - Date change!
2026-03-13 10:30 - 12:00 | Cafe du Jardin, Rue des Combes, Sauve, 30610, France
Friday 13 March, 10:30am
Café du Jardin, Rue des Combes, 30610 Sauve
Come and join us for coffee and conversation. We will be at our usual winter spot and ready to have fun and share our newest adventures.
Please RSVP by 10 March to let Suzanne know if you are coming. Hope to see you on the 13th.
Suzanne Saxe-Roux
suzanne2@britsnimes.com

Hiking Club
2026-03-15 07:30 - 09:30 | Vaunage, Calvisson, Gard, 30420, France
Sunday 15 March
A Winter Loop in Vaunage
30420 Calvisson
Join us for a pleasant and hopefully very sunny hike overlooking the Vaunage valley. For more details, keep an eye out for the flyer in early March. Hope to see you there.
Xavier Castor – Hike Leader
Mary Brent Knutsson – Hike Administrator
marybrent@britsnimes.com

Billiards Club
2026-03-16 19:00 - 21:00 | O’Flaherty’s Irish pub, 21 boulevard Amiral Courbet, Nîmes, Gard, 30000, France
Monday 16 March, 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 by 14 March so we know how many are coming.
Looking forward to seeing you on Monday the 16th.
Joe Schulz
joe@britsnimes.com

Alès Book Club
2026-03-17 14:30 - 15:30 | Café Restaurant L’atelier de Marie, 8 Place Gabriel Péri, Alès, 30100, France
Tuesday 17 March, 2:30pm
Café Restaurant L’atelier de Marie, Place Gabriel Péri, Alès
The Alès book club will meet on Tuesday 17th March at 2:30 in its usual venue, L’atelier de Marie, Place Gabriel Péri, Alès
Our book will be ‘A Woman of no Importance’ by Sonia Purnell, which tells the Second World War story of Virginia Hall, an American who infiltrated Vichy command, training civilians in guérilla warfare and springing soldiers from Nazi prison camps. A superb true tale of espionage and courage and secrets.
Please RSVP to Yvette by 15 March to let her know you are attending.
New members are always welcome, please contact Yvette for more details.
Yvette Judge
yvette@britsnimes.com

Uzès Book Club
2026-03-17 15:00 - 16:30 | Uzès, Uzès, 30700, France
Tuesday 17 March, 3:00pm
At a Member’s home the third Tuesday of the Month
In March we will be discussing “The Finest Hotel in Kabul” by Lyse Doucet. Lyse Doucet first arrives at the Kabul Inter-Continental Hotel on Christmas Day 1988, the day after her thirtieth birthday, to cover the withdrawal of Soviet troops. But she was immediately taken by the faded grandeur of the hotel and the warmth of its staff. Over the next four decades, Lyse would become the world’s best-respected war correspondent, reporting on moments from the Arab Spring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as Chief International Correspondent for the BBC. Yet, she is always drawn back to her Afghan home, the hotel most people just call the ‘Inter-Con’. Here, by drawing upon years of conversations with its staff and guests, she tells the story that only she can. The book offers an unflinching and intimate portrait of contemporary Afghanistan, from the hopeful days following the fall of the Taliban’s first regime to the chilling return of fear under their second rule.
The Book Club has a waiting list at the moment, but we are happy to share our 2026 book list (created via a member poll) if anyone is looking for new reading ideas. Please contact us if you are interested in being added to the waiting list or receiving our book choices.
Christine Frati Angela Denton-Thompson
christine@britsnimes.com angeladt@britsnimes.com

Nîmes Apéro-New Date!
2026-03-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Tempo Restaurant, 9 Place de la Couronne, Nîmes, 30000, France
Wednesday 18 March, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Tempo Restaurant, 9 Sq. de la Couronne, 30000 Nîmes
Join us at our spacious and cozy apéro spot, Tempo! Unfortunately they are not available on Thursday so we will see you all a day earlier. We are looking forward to seeing all of our regulars and new members for an evening of drinks and chatter on the 18th!
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 16 March to Barney’s email address below. See you there!
Barney Lehrer
barney@britsnimes.com

Uzès Coffee Morning-New venue
2026-03-19 10:00 - 11:30 | Era Ora, 66 Bd Gambetta, Uzes, 30700, France
Thursday 19 March, 10:00am – 11:30am
Era Ora, 66 Blvd Gambetta, 30700 Uzès
The Uzès Coffee morning’s standard location will be closed during the March 19 scheduled date and we will meet instead at Era Ora, an Italian Restaurant located at 66 blvd Gambetta. It’s a little more expensive but the Italian Hot Chocolate and coffees are very good. Croissants will also be available. Time remains the same,
10:00-11:30am.
We are looking forward to seeing you.
Please RSVP by 17 March to let Paula know you are attending.
Paula Hunter
paula@britsnimes.com

Creative Hive (New Club)
2026-03-19 14:00 - 17:00 | St Victor de Malcap, Gard, 30303, France
Thursday 19 March, 2:00pm
Home of Valerie Thompson, Saint-Victor-de-Malcap
The Creative Hive get together is 19 March at 2:00pm. Join us as we “Plan for Easter”. 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 17 March. Thank you
Valerie Thompson
valerie@britsnimes.com

Special Event, Nîmes
2026-03-22 17:00 - 19:00 | L’Accent Bistro Chic, 2 Blvd Gambetta, Nîmes, Gard, 30000, France
High Wine
Sunday 22 March, 5:00-7:00pm
L’Accent Bistrot Chic
2 Blvd Gambetta, 30000 Nîmes
Join us for a fun wine and food pairing adventure! Inge Troost, L’Accent’s owner and Maître Restaurateur, will share her tips on pairing regional wines with tasty dishes. Enjoy selected wines and expertly prepared small plates while learning about fine wine and dining. Don’t miss out on this delicious experience!
For further details and to register, watch for the Flyer to be issued shortly.
Claudine Langan
claudine@britsnimes.com

Uzège-Area Apéro
2026-03-25 17:30 - 19:00 | Le Vieux Cafe, 1 Bd Gambetta, Uzes, 30700, France
Wednesday, 25 March, 5:30 pm – 7:00pm
Le Vieux Café, 1 Boulevard Gambetta, 30700 Uzès
Join us for our monthly get-together at our regularly scheduled 4th Wednesday of the month. We are enjoying our new winter venue and have a room reserved for our get together and hope we will see you there. Please make certain you have reserved your space by letting Jean know you are coming. We are looking forward to seeing you all there. You will find Le Vieux Café at 1 Boulevard Gambetta in Uzés and our meeting time will be from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.
Your attendance must be confirmed with Jean by Monday 22 March. I am looking forward to seeing you on the 25th.
Jean Clegg
Jean@britsnimes.com

BritsVignes
2026-03-27 10:00 - 12:30 | Les Collines de Bourdic, Bourdic, 30190, France
Friday 27 March, 10:00am
Les Collines du Bourdic
30190 Bourdic
In March, we will be visiting Les Collines du Bourdic, which is a large cave cooperative located in the village of Bourdic. This is the site where the wine making takes place, not to be confused with their sales cooperative at Saint Maximin! Originally opened in 1928 when a group of local winegrowers from four villages decided to join forces and produce wine together. Today, this has grown into 110 vignerons working over 1,800 hectares of vineyards, producing over 30 cuvées!
Our visit will include a one-hour visit to the cave, followed by a guided tasting of 7 different wines.
Here’s the link to their website: https://www.collines-du-bourdic.com for more details.
After the visit, there is an option to have lunch at La Bergerie, a Franco-Mauritian fusion restaurant in Garrigues-Saint-Eulalie. Have a look at their website for details of their menus and wines: https://labergerie-restaurant.fr/menu/
Barney Lehrer
barney@britsnimes.com

Nîmes Book Club-New Venue
2026-03-27 10:30 - 12:00 | Maison Quaker, 11 Avenue des Quakers, Congenis, 30011, France
Nîmes Book Club (Venue Change)
Friday 27 March, 10:30am
Maison Quaker, 11 avenue des Quakers, 30011 Congénies

Our book this month is “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” by Alexandra Fuller.
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight is Alexandra Fuller’s coming of age memoir in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the 1970s, during the civil war. She recounts, in often vivid detail, the harsh realities of living in a violently polarized society and the deep scars that war leaves upon its survivors.
It’s a fascinating story of an unusual, highly independent immigrant family from Britain, forever moving from one farm to another, with each change putting them more at risk from the guerilla insurgency. And there are thoughtful accounts/reflections on how the black Rhodesian farm employees saw the Fuller family. Alexandra pulls no punches, so the story is vivid, often funny, often painful.
For practical reasons attendance is limited to 14.
If you wish to attend e-mail me by March 20.
Geneviève Arnaud-Vincent
genevieve@britsnimes.com

Gardening Club
2026-03-28 15:00 - 18:00 | Uzès, Uzès, 30700, France
Saturday 28 March, 3:00pm
Home of Julia Crick

Finally, Spring is springing and the Garden Club will have its first meeting of the year on March 28 at my house. This will be an opportunity to discuss overwintering problems and exchange seedlings and seeds ready to plant for the Spring and Summer. There will be an opportunity to walk around my garden if the weather holds out. There will also be a Gardeners Quiz and as usual light bites and wine/beer/tea/coffee/soft drinks will be available.
Dogs are welcome as long as you keep them under control – I have a dog and 2 cats myself. There is ample parking at my house. We will kick off at 15:00.
Please contact me via email below if you would like to attend.
And just an advance warning, our April meeting will need to be rescheduled for Saturday May 2nd.
Julia Crick
Julia@britsnimes.com
