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CSF NEWSLETTER: OCTOBER 2023
1st October 2023 - 31st October 2023
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Hello Everyone
You’ll be pleased to know that my strelitzia is recovering well after a couple of good dousings of rain. The birds of paradise are almost ready to take flight! The buddleia too has refreshed itself with some new blooms. The scent is wonderful. Behind us lies an alien landscape – the fire ravaged pine forest. Now, great swathes of bright green greet me as I plough my way through the weeds.
Out of the depths of the ash and soot has come a monster – its white trumpet shaped flowers will never open and there are prickly fruits hidden underneath huge fan-shaped leaves that look ready to grab me as I pass. The name of this woebegone weed is bound to be something like Gentle Giant or Forest Balm!
Our Christmas Cards are now on sale. Click here to have a look.
BRIC-A-BRAC wanted for a VIDE GRENIER in Maureillas (details below). Please bring your donations along to any of our Drop Ins or email me and I will try and arrange a pick-up.
Drop Ins
Wednesday 4 October, Pablo’s Bar, Céret, 10.30
Monday 16 October, Café des Artistes, Laroque des Albères, 10.15
Wednesday 18 October, Villa Lafabrègue, Prades, 10.15
This month, Norman Longworth will be giving a talk about Canada. There will be coffee, tea and books as usual, plus cake and biscuits.
This month
OCTOBER ROSE 2023, Clinique St Pierre, Perpignan
5th, 12th, 19th, 26th October, 9 or 11 am – 4 or 6 pm depending on the day
Les jeudis roses de la clinique – four Thursdays of talks, workshops and conferences about breast cancer. CSF will have a stand on the 5th, 19th & 26th October. We’ll be handing out leaflets and chatting mostly to medical people, letting them know what CSF is about and how we can help English speaking patients.
Please have a look at the programme. If anyone can do an hour or two we’d very much appreciate it. Please contact Phil O’Neill philomeneoneill@gmail.com
Saturday 7th October, Autumn Ball, Bages, 7pm – Midnight
Our AUTUMN BALL in the Salle des Fêtes in Bages is always a fun evening!
We very much look forward to seeing you all there.
Tapas, Dessert and a glass of wine plus music from Zircon and dancing after the meal.
You should bring your ticket with you because there is a prize draw at the end of the meal. And don’t forget to bring some cash for the Tombola – lots of prizes to be won and proceeds will be shared with La Ligue contre le cancer.
CSF will have a stand at this Vide. There will be Christmas cards for sale and other CSF goodies. If you have any bric-a-brac items collecting dust in your cupboard, we’d love to have them for our table. Please let me know, or bring them on the day.
Thursday 17th October, CSF Sud Information Meeting, 9.30 – 12 noon
Our Information Meeting will be held in the Maison de la Prévention Santé in Narbonne. It is a morning only event, starting with coffee. This is a meeting where we tell members what we do and encourage new people to join. In the past we have extended this meeting to include an introduction to the Active Listening role – on this occasion we will simply talk generally about it.
It is open to all.
Address: 41, boulevard Ferroul, 11100 Narbonne
Parking: at Les Halles (the Maison is in the town centre)
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Please remember that if anyone is struggling or needing help, the CSF telephone and email helplines are always open. We are there for everyone needing assistance at this time as well as for those affected by cancer. There is also lots of information on our website.
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Diana Eastaff
