Programme
2023
All talks start at 6.30pm at the Brighthelm Centre.
A warm welcome from 6pm. All talks and activies are held in French.
Talks and events 2023 – 2024
2024
24 April: Questions d’actualité / Current affairs – Béatrice Moreau
What is happening in French politics in Spring 2024 ? Just a few weeks ahead the European parlimenary elections, Béatrice will discuss some of the questions which are of concern to the French. She will also throw some light on the workings of French government.
8 May: Carcassonne – Nathalie Morgan
Destination Carcassonne! City in the south of France, located in the Occitanie region, Carcassonne with its medieval city listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the most visited cities in France. Come and discover Carcassonne and take a trip into the past.
Image: Philipp Herzog
22 May: AGM in English and social evening (French and English)
Mercredi 12 juin – Matinée en plein air (English and French)
Guided visit of All Saints Church in The Drive, Hove, BN3 3QE. Meet up from 10am at the One Bread which is inside the church. Guided visit in English at 11am. Invite your friends and family to join us. Lunch available to purchase at One Bread. No need to book in advance.
Website of the One Bread Cafe : https://allsaintshove.org/one-bread-cafe-0
* * *
Previous talks – Saison 2023-2024
27 September: Les Vendanges / The Grape Harvest – Gill Forte and members of the Cercle
11 October: Le français, langue d’Angleterre / French, England’s language – Simon Coffey
25 October: Traduire G Simenon / Translating Simenon – Ros Schwartz (with Claire Peligny)
8 November: Bruxelles / Brussels – Elspeth Broady
22 November: Les abeilles & le miel / Bees and their honey – Alain Caron
13 December: Honfleur – Dan Lippman
10 January: Social evening in French
24 January: Un parcours international / An international career – Jessica van Thiel
14 February: Je t’aime moi non plus / Speak to me of Love – Agnès Baetens
28 February: Madame de Sévigné – Suzanne Hinton et les membres du Cercle
13 March: La Rochelle – Isabelle Martin
27 March: Return to Vietnam – Dany Marx
10 April: Le Lapin Agile – Brigitte Thibaut
Previous talks – 2022-2023 Season
28 September: Soirée d’accueil / Welcome evening
12 October: Russian immigration to France around 1917 – Annie Kean
26 October: The Auvergne – Adriano Capuano
9 November: Café-théâtre parisien – Béatrice Moreau-Gray
23 November: Les Misérables: The novel of the century – Peter Smith
14 December: The Breton Connection – Frances Stenlake
11 January: Brian Walsh and his guitar
25 January: Belgium, with help from Jacques Brel – Francesca Delescluse
8 February: Fifteen years which transformed France: 1885 to 1900 – Christopher Doidge
22 February: From prisoners to tourists – Isabelle Martin
8 March: The first refugees : the Huguenots in England – Sue Delafons
22 March: Limoges: a town that is not just porcelaine – Robert Winton
12 April: Haute Couture – Brigitte Thibaut
26 April: Learning French through the ages – Suzanne Hinton
10 May: The Gorges of the Tarn – Nathalie Landroit
24 May: AGM