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Cooking for Under Twelves
19 March 2004, by Rob
Cookery courses for 6 - 12s at Apres le Deluge in Pezenas.
Bank Holidays 2004
14 March 2004

Bank holidays in France this year (2004) are as follows:
JANUARY 1st............... New Year’s Day
APRIL 12th................ Easter Monday
MAY 1st................... May Day/Labour Day
MAY 8th................... Victory Day 1945
MAY 20th.................. Ascension
MAY 31st.................. Whit Monday
JULY 14th................. Bastille Day
AUGUST 15th............... Assumption
NOVEMBER 1st.............. All Saints’ Day
NOVEMBER 11th............. VE Day
DECEMBER (...)
OPERA IN CASTRES
13 March 2004, by Patricia

Franz Lehar’s LE PAYS DU SOURIRE will be performed by Compagnon Lyrique at the Castres Theatre on 17, 18 and 20 April and in Vauvert on the 25th.
Lehar’s light opera tells the story of Lisa, a young countess, who falls madly in love with a Chinese prince. They marry and are set to live happily ever after when she discovers he has been deceiving her, and leaves him.
Lisa will be performed by Caroline Trutz, an English singer, and the production will be directed by Jack Gervais. The (...)
French Taxes 2004
13 March 2004, by A correspondent
New French tax rates and rules for 2004
Review of the Loi de Finances for 2004
Swimming Pool Regulations
8 March 2004, by Rob
You are thinking of putting a pool in your garden, well, here’s what you need to think about and how the new French safety regulations will touch you.
FUR AND FEATHERS
1 March 2004, by Patricia
The furred, winged and scaly fauna of one corner of the Midi
PROJECT RESTORATION
17 January 2004, by John Platings, Theo
John Platings is an experienced ruin resucer. Today’s dilapidated old house becomes a superb des res in his skilful hands.
HEALING HANDS
17 January 2004, by Patricia
If the hectic life of the Languedoc is leaving you feeling stressed, try a soothing massage.
Notes from the Languedoc
18 December 2003, by Rupert
The definitive work on the history, culture, and people of the Languedoc.
GABIAN
4 October 2003, by Patricia
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