The British in South-Western France
(telephone area 05)
Is there an English-speaking association, society or club catering to the British community where you live in France, but not yet listed here? If so, we’d like to hear from them. Why not ask their Chairman or a committee member to contact the British Community Committee by e-mailing us on britishinfrance@gmail.com
The British Consular District responsible for the British in the 05 telephone area is:
BORDEAUX CONSULAR DISTRICT
British Consulate
353 bd Président Wilson 330073 Bordeaux Cedex
Tel: 05 57 22 21 10
Fax: 05 56 08 33 12
The issue of standard British passports, visas and entry certificates, as well as the registration of births and deaths and other nationality work arising in France, is centralised in Paris.
The Consulates are responsible for other aspects of consular work, and issue emergency passports.
Detailed information about Consular and Visa Services and the addresses of other Consulates in France are available on http://ukinfrance.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/
Bordeaux British Community
The Bordeaux British Community is a long-established social club for English speakers in the Bordeaux region. We organise a full programme of varied activities for Bordeaux expats where you will be able to meet people and get to know the are.
Christmas dinner, Burn’s night, children’s parties and sports day are annual activities. Others, such as lunches, golf, canoeing and visits take place monthly.
Despite the name we are not all British expats and do not all live in Bordeaux. Expats of any nationality can join and members live in all parts of the surrounding region from the Médoc to the Landes and inland to the Dordogne. What we all have in common is the English language and what most people appreciate is the opportunity to relax and chat whilst appreciating good food and wine and a wide range of activities.
membershipsecretary@bordeauxbritish.com
www.bordeauxbritish.com
Cancer Support France
CSF is made up of a growing number of affiliated associations across France, supported by the umbrella organisation, CSF-National. The association exists to support English-speaking people living in France who are affected by cancer. It is open to people of all faiths or none. It is not necessary to be a member of CSF before receiving support, which is always given without charge.
Support can be given in a number of ways, and is always arranged following an initial contact and request for help. Support can be as little as guidance to sources of information about cancer and its treatment or as complete as regular personal contact for as long as the client (patient or family member) needs. It can include guidance through the administrative procedures of health care in France. If the team has members with sufficient language skills a volunteer may accompany a patient to hospital appointments to act as an interpreter. This ensures that the client understands what the oncologist is saying and what treatment is proposed etc.
The mainstay of support work is listening and helping the patient express and deal with issues that are worrying them. Volunteers who interact directly with clients are fully trained, according to a nationally agreed course, and are known as 'Active Listeners'. They work on the telphone, face-to-face if distance is not a problem, email or even Skype. All AL's and members of CSF in contact with clients abide by a code of confidentiality.
Volunteers are available on Tuesday mornings 10h00 – 12h30.
www.cancersupportfrance.orgwww.csf-forum.org
cancersupportfrance@orange.fr
National help-line
05 45 89 30 05
Charente Limousine Exchange
Our membership includes over 200 families living in the Charente (16), Deux-Sevres (79), Vienne (86) and Haute-Vienne (87). The majority of our members are from Britain, the Netherlands, the USA, Germany and France.
We offer a wide range of activities for our members such as seminars on taxation in France, Quiz evenings and fund raising. The garden group arranges garden visits.
We have also recently developed CLE CONNECT. This is a new service set up to offer emotional support to members of the Charente Limousine Exchange who feel isolated or vulnerable because of a drastic change in their personal circumstances.
www.charente-limousine-exchange.comclexchange@charente-limousine-exchange.com
AQUITAINE
The Anglican Chaplaincy of Aquitaine
The Chaplaincy of Aquitaine is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and in the Diocese in Europe. We are supported by the Intercontinental Church Society. Our mission is to minister to the spiritual needs of the English speaking community in the Dordogne, the Gironde and the Lot et Garonne. As well as Anglicans, our congregations include fellow Christians from Methodist Church, Baptist Church, United Reformed Church, Church of Scotland, Brethren, ecumenical and other backgrounds; not everyone has English as their first language. We gather to worship in a dozen churches and in private homes spread across an area the size of Wales.
The Chaplaincy was created in 1825, essentially as an Anglican Church in Bordeaux, and has gone through many changes over the years. Its current structure dates from about 1990. There are about 350 members on the electoral roll, although many more than this number attend services. Details of our services, and much other information is available on our website.
Chaplain - Revd Dr Paul Vrolijk
8 chemin du Garonna, 24240 Sigoules
05 53 23 40 73
aquitainechaplain@gmail.com
www.churchinaquitaine.org