Annual Accounts
A Copy of the annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2008 is now available on the forum under "Members Information".
Click for 2008 Accounts 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.
Exchange Rates and Tax Bands for Tax Returns
The official rate of exchange for 2008 for tax declarations in France is £1 = €1.25968 and if you are fortunate enough to have to declare wealth tax the rate will be £1 = €1.0497
You can download a PDF of the Tax Bands from the Links and information page.
Information on reclaiming UK Bank and Building Society Interest can be found on the Links & Infomation Page
Northern Review Meeting
You can see a copy of the minutes of the meeting held on 22 June, on the Forum, under GT Events.
Please note this is a members only section, and you need to either log in or register to be able to view this item.
Southern Review Meeting
The minutes are now available on the forum
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 print it from the newsletter. See the contact us page.
Something Different is now available
Click on the link below to find out more.
More Information
Get Together Annual General Meeting
Following the AGM details of your new committee can be found on the Who We Are 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
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.
click here for Poitiou-Charentes
click here for all France
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.
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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 questions should be posted on the forum under the section- Sales, Wants and Give-aways. You need to register on the forum beforehand.
Gallery
The gallery is now open for your contributions,
please use the contact us page for information on how to display your contributions - Click Here
1 The rules of Belote.
2 The rules of Tarot.
3 Gipsy Dancer - St Maixent
Metric to Imperial and US Conversions, just click on logo
BBQ 12 July
There are still a few places available for this popular event. Please contact Diane as soon as possible to reserve your place.
Welcome to our website and members forum
Get together Forum. If you have not yet visited our forum please look at how the forum works on the links and information page. This is important if you wish to register for it.
You will find all you need to know about GT in these pages and on the forum, we hope you will find this site to be useful and entertaining. Please look at this page and the forum frequently as information is updated regularly. You will notice that apart from the committee we do not publish members names and on the forum everyone uses a pseudonym, if you need further information on any subject please use the Contact Us page or you can send a private message via the forum.
You will now find under the heading Advertisements a sub heading of Situations Vacant. Entry for advertisers is free of charge, and any advertisement will be in place for 2 months.
We have created a 'Gallery' page, where you can display any work of art, for example photos, articles or paintings. Just use the 'Contact Us' page to tell us you have something to display and we will contact you with simple instructions on how to get it to us. Don't worry, you do not need to know anything about websites, as we will do the technical stuff.
We can now accept sponsored advertisements from GT Members who are registered artisans to announce their skills and services. There will be a nominal annual sponsorship fee. If you are interested please use the 'Contact Us' page for your initial enquiry. Please mention the website when responding to advertisements.
We can now accept from members, details of non GT events for posting on the forum under the relevant heading, at our discretion.
A major change is that Sales, Wants and Giveaways will apear only on the forum where members, can post there own advertisements with value not exceding 1000€ excluding major items including houses and cars. These can be advertised on the website, we will make a small charge for all items over 1000€, and can include a photo. Use the Contact Us page for instructions and costs.
New page Help with French. Gives lots of information on courses and other teaching aids are listed.
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.
If you have sold any items listed on the Forum under Sales Wants & Give-aways please let us know so we can remove them and avoid disappointing prospective purchasers.
Information from the GT Newsletter
For further information on any of these events please refer to the newsletter or details can be found on the GT Forum - use the link above 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.
May 2009 Full details will be found in Newsletter
Click here for details of current months events
Items of interest from the newsletter
Recent Questionnaire
As a result of the recent questionnaire we have several suggestions for events which are now in need someone to organise them! If you think you would like to host/organise any of the following events please contact a member of the committee. Dances, Lotto, Belote and/or Bridge, car treasure hunt, Christmas party, cinema/theatre trips, photography, day trips, meals, picnics, summer games day, shopping trips, chateaux visits, wine tasting trips.
Alternatively email info@getogether-france.org quoting 'Help' then the type of subject.
Items Not GT events but may be of interest to you
Please use the contact us page for more information on any items listed below.
Advice and notes on maintenance of garden machinery and cutting tools
We are grateful to our Vice-President for preparing the document which you can open and print as a reference.
Advice and notes on maintenance of garden machinery and cu….pdf
DDSV & animal cruelty
At this time of year particularly, when the grass is growing madly, there are many instances of small ponies on grassy meadows, many often with long feet. The richness of the spring grass causes severe health problems for these ponies, namely laminitis, and results in considerable pain and eventually an inability to walk, so they lie down to ease the pain in their feet. If the owner of the animal is not amenable to being told to put the animal in a yard or starvation paddock, then you should contact the DDSV - Direction Departmentale des Services Veterinaires des Deux-Sevres, Service Sante et Protection Animales, 210 avenue de la Venise Verte, B.P.525, 79022 Niort cedex. 05 49 79 37 50, Dr Catherine Nicollet or M Bruno Bouquet. Once a complaint of animal maltreatment is reported to them, they HAVE to take action. Any cases of animal maltreatment should be reported to them, preferably in writing so you have a record.
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. Please look at the PDF file for more information.
UPDATE SATURDAY 17 JANUARY. GOOD NEWS THE ALL THESE HAVE A NEW HOME. We will feature any new dogs who need to be rehomed.
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.
Situation Vacant
This item has been moved to the Situations Vacant section of the Advertisement page.
MONTHLY LIST OF VIDE GRENIERS / BROCANTES
Owing to family commitments we are unable to update this information at the present. If you would like to assist in doing this please use the contact us section of the website.
A section covering monthly Vide Greniers / Brocantes / Collection fairs within the various areas connected to the site. The list is by no means exhaustable, so please feel free to add to the site any that you may be aware of in your area. Also tell us of the best and the biggest.