Entries for the 2012 Calendar
The entries for the 2012 GT Calendar can be viewed here. Click on the link Click Here
Get Together Annual General Meeting
Notice is given of the AGM to be held on the Friday 24 February 2012. Full details can be found in the February 2012 newsletter
It will be followed by a bring and share lunch and possibly a speaker in the afternoon.
Following the AGM details of your new committee can be found on the Who We Are page.
How to reclaim tax paid in the UK
Information on reclaiming UK Bank and Building Society Interest can be found on the Links & Information Page
European Health Insurance Card
Important information can be found on the Links and Information page, regarding changes taking place from 1st May 2010
Annual Accounts
Copies of the annual accounts are available on the forum under "Members Information".The latest accounts will ber posted shortly after the AGM. You will need to log in with your pseudonym and password.
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Note these are only available if you are a fully paid up member and have registered for the forum
Future accounts will be available here 21 days before the next AGM.
Membership Renewal
A Note for your diary, in December next. GT Membership runs from the 1st January each year. To avoid missing any issues of the newsletter please renew promptly
You can use and download the membership application form to renew membership. If you have difficulty in printing it from the newsletter. See the contact us page.
News
With the ever increasing cost of petrol and diesel the Government has created the 'Le site du prix des carburants'. Prices are updated at least once a week. You can see a list of petrol stations in your area and the current prices.
click here
Now if you are planning a trip to the UK you can see (if you dare) the current prices of fuel there.
Click here
Owing to new regulations these websites have been disabled by the securite routiere
New Speed Radar Cameras.
You can see locations of all speed radar cameras in Poitou-Charentes at the following French Government website. If planning a trip you can also look at other areas.
Help with French
Living in France it is important that you have a good grasp in French. To this effect the attached page gives information on where you can find help in learning French. A data base of information will be built up with your help. If you know of any lessons, teachers or self help programmes please let us know.
More Information
Events
Full details can be found on the GT Forum or in the monthly newsletter.
If you have booked in for any event and for some reason are unable to attend - please have the courtesy to contact the organiser as soon as possible
Sales, Wants and Giveaways
SALES WANTS AND GIVEAWAYS
With the introduction of the forum this section is now obsolete, and any items should be advertised on the forum under the section- Sales, Wants and Give-aways. You need to register on the forum beforehand.
There are new rules applicable to this section.See main section of Home page.
Metric to Imperial and US Conversions, just click on logo
Get Together Newsletter Extra
Important information
There is no current website manager, so updates will be slow at the moment. Thank you for your understanding.
Next GT Committee Meeting Tues. 15th May 2012
Final Copy Deadline for the next GT newsletter - Mon. 21st May 2012
In the attached pdf below is lots of helpful information regarding the people involved in running GT for the next 12 months. Contact details and names etc. this should help you to contact the right person you need. Download now and keep in a convenient place.
GT_Information_Sheet_2012-13 _1_.pdf
Whats on and when
If you wish to join in any of the future events please email getogether-france@yahoo.com or use the form on the Contact us page of this website, with the event type and date in the subject box. You will be contacted by one of our co-ordinators.
Event Type Date Location
Jan
2nd - Book Club - St. Pardoux
16th - Book Swap – La Mothe St Heray
21st - Southern Walk – Celles sur Belle
27th - Walk - La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent
Feb
4th – Southern Walk – Details tbc
6th - Book Club - Le Tablet, Clessé
16th - History Group Auberge des Voyageurs,Menigoute
23rd - Walk - Details tbc
24th - AGM - Mazières-en-Gâtine
Mar
5th - Book Club - Details tbc
10th – Southern Walk – Details tbc
18th - Cycle Club - Le Tablet, Clessé (Parthenay)
21st - Book Swap – St. Coutant
23rd - Northern Walk - La Trebesse
April
2nd - Book Club - Seran
16th - Book Swap - CANCELLED
19th - History Group - Auberge des Voyageurs, Menigoute
27th - Northern Walk - St. Lin
May
2nd - Reading Circle - St. Germier
6th - GT Spring Fair - Jarzay - Saint-Germain-de-Longue - Chaume
7th - Book Club - Saint-Pardoux
12th - Southern Walk – Le Bouchet du Nac
19th - GT Cycle Club Ride - Coulon
21st - Book Swap - Lezay
25th - Walk - Moncontour
June
4th - Book Club - Jarzay - Saint-Germain-de-Longue-Chaume
9th – Southern Walk – Aigonnay
14th - History Group - Visit to Abbey Saint Savin
16th - Jockey Club - La Revaliere - Le Tallud + Picnic
29th - Walk - Details tbc
July
2nd - Book Club - Le Tallud
7th - Southern Walk - Details tbc
15th - Cycle Club - Celles-sur-Belle
22nd - Hog Roast – The Orangerie - La Mothe St Heray
27th - Walk - Clesse - Steve & Linda Collins
Aug
6th - Book Club - Saint-Jean-de-Sauves
11th – Southern Walk
19th - Garden Party - Picnic Details tbc
Sept
3rd - Book Club - Mazières-en-Gâtine
20th - History Group - Auberge des Voyageurs, Menigoute
28th - Northern Walk - Lac du Cebron
Oct
1st - Book Club - Details tbc
6th - Cycle Club - Le Tablet, Clessé [Bressuire]
13th – Southern Walk – Details tbc
26th - Walk - Details tbc
Nov
5th - Book Club - Caron
TBA - Quiz Night - Le Tallud - Details tbc
8th - History Group - Auberge des Voyageurs, Menigoute
30th - Walk - Details tbc
Dec
3rd - Book Club - Scillé
8th - Christmas Walk & Lunch – Details tbc
16th - Mince Pie Special - Saint-Jean-de-Sauves
28th - Walk - Details tbc
112 In Case of Emergency Leaflet
The information contained in this leaflet is a collaboration between the SDIS79 [Deux-Sevres Sapeur Pompieres] and the European Working Group [Pays de Gatine], who came up with the initiative. Launched on the 14th March 2012, the leaflet provides vital information when dialling 112 on either a land line or mobile.
Download this leaflet from the .pdf below, complete & keep near your phone and in your car in case of an emergency. We hope you find this leaflet helpful.
Minutes of the GT AGM 2011
Here are the minutes of the Get Together AGM 25th February 2011 which was held at the Maison pour Tous - Mazieres en Gatine. You can download this pdf. to read at your leisure.
GT Newsletter - May 2012
For further information on any of these events please refer to the newsletter below. Use the pdf. link below to access it.
If you have booked in for any event and for some reason are unable to attend - please have the courtesy to contact the organiser as soon as possible. Especially for walks followed by a meal at a restaurant.
2012 GT Calendar Competition Rules
It is important to look at the rules as there are some significant changes this year.
When you are ready to send us your photographs, please e-mail to: gtcalendarphotos@gmail.com
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New page Help with French. Gives lots of information on courses and other teaching aids are listed.
The Pays de Gâtine are arranging a series of meetings where you can get to meet French people and use your French. In return the French can practise their English.
For more information.
click here
Electricity and Gas prices. From the 1st July 2007 you can buy your energy from private companies. However, a warning from UFC-Que Choisir (the French equivalent to the UK's Which?) is worth repeating. The salespeople from the private companies will offer beneficial low introductory prices, but there is no guarantee that these prices will be maintained for ever. The main beneficiaries of these private suppliers will be large consumers, such as industry. In addition, if you change from EDF and Gaz de France, you can never change back, and even if you sell your property the new owners will be stuck with your choice of supplier. So in the words of UFC-Que Choisir don't be seduced by these offers.
I would like to run some features on restaurants good bad and keep away at all costs. So lets have your reviews, I'm sure you will have seen them in the UK press, so you will know what to write! Just received our first restaurant review, which you will find on the Reviews and News page. Now lets have some more.
Urgent help for some abandoned Dogs.
Urgent help for some abandoned Dogs.
Phoenix Rescue Click Here say that there are a lot of dogs being dumped by people who are returning to the UK at the moment.
If you feel you could give a dog or cat a good home please contact Phoenix, and they will be delighted to hear from you.
Also Phoenix plan to have a new website up and running during January 2010 and as soon as its available you will be able to access it from a link here.
Urgent help for some abandoned Dogs. Continued
The Hope Association was formed in November 2009 from a group of Friends of Phoenix and other interested individuals who care deeply about what happens to stray, abused and abandoned animals and want to make a difference.
Our main purpose is to raise funds and support animal charities in the Poitou Charente and to encourage other like minded individuals, Charities/Associations and Veterinaires, to work together to put an end to animal cruelty and suffering.
We need volunteers, to become Friends of Hope and help us to do the spade work of fund raising, from collecting books for our annual 'Book Fayre' to helping catch feral cats for sterilization. We badly need people who can foster animals until new homes can be found, and who know that crossing over the road to help an animal in need, is just the beginning of a long journey involving hard work, patience, sometimes heartbreak; but in the end the satisfaction of knowing that you have made a difference.
There are already a number of dogs who have come to our attention, dogs of all colours sizes and ages, but who have in common, the desperate need for foster or permanent homes.
For more information or offers of help, please contact Siobhan Duckworth - Tel. 05 49 27 26 20."
GT Newsletter Extra 2012
In the attached pdf below is lots of helpful information regarding the people involved in running GT for the next 12 months. Contact details and names etc. this should help you to contact the right person you need. Download now and keep in a convenient place.
GT_Information_Sheet_2012-13 _1_.pdf
GT History Group
Further to the History Group Meeting on Thurs. 19th April, please see pdf below for Ian's notes which you will find interesting on Napoleon Part 2 1799 - 1821.
Napoloen Part 2 - 1799 to 1821.pdf