This small but active charity was founded nearly 200 years ago by the British Ambassador in Paris, to help British people in France who found themselves in difficulty. The BCF continues it work today amongst British residents in financial hardship, distributing aid sourced from donations and legacies.
Pensions are complex, yet often the cornerstone of a comfortable retirement. Today, with Brexit looming and more options than ever for what you can do with your funds, it is difficult to establish the best approach – there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution.
If you need a visit from a district nurse for injections, dressing changes etc, you can look in yellow pages and pick somebody nearby – although it’s always best to get a recommendation where possible.
Collioure.fr – best town hall website for less than 5000 population
Collioure’s website has won first prize in the 2016 Communication Trophies, the 15th edition of the national competition to recognise the best communication tools.
When hubby and I decide to never do something ever again, we invariably end up doing that very thing.
To start electricity service in your new home in France, contact an energy supplier as soon as possible (ideally about two weeks before moving in) to open an account. You will need to have the following information to open an electricity account:
School holidays in France are organised according to three “holiday zones”, A, B and C, in order to manage the flow of French holidaymakers. Compiled by Erin Fowler Our region comes under zone C (Montpellier)…
Restaurants Open on NYE Don’t fancy seeing the New Year in at home? Here are a few restaurants open on 31st December. Bookings highly recommended! Click on each restaurant name for more info. Le Carasol…
READER’S WARNING
Just wanted to let you know that a similar scam arrived on my laptop from “proscan28online” pretending to be Microsoft technical support and freezing the computer.
I was out when the Man from Orange reappeared at hubby’s new gate, specially designed to protect the garden from the neighbour’s sheep who roam at will around the area. Hubby couldn’t understand exactly what Man from Orange was saying but inferred from the body language that he was required to switch off the electric fence so the Man from Orange could do some testing or repair work.