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Can anyone look at our satellite system urgently. Telly not connecting . Aulnay De saintonge

Whatever's happened to "this weeks movies" for the past few weeks?

HiChecked Events on Anglo ,checked brocabrac.fr but I can't find anything on anywhere in South Vienne/North Charente. Anybody know of anything that might be on (weather permitting)Thanks

FREE EASTER CONCERTS LORIGNÉ CHURCH - SAT 31STMARCH AT 16:30RUFFEC CHURCH - SUN 01APRIL AT 17:00 Bach Cantatas :BWV 4 "Christ Lag In Todesbanden"BWV 147 "Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring"Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3 for strings Lorigné choir directed by Garry Holding"Les Sauvages" string quartet - leader Laura Springham Bring a cushion to sit on because the chairs will be hard!

SUN 18th March 17:00Given by the Josquin des Pres Ensemble de PoitiersCouhé Eglise St Martin.  Programme of Brahms, Bach, Mozart & PonchielliAll welcome.

Can anyone recommend someone who could restore my husband's old sound system? I'm sick of it just sitting gathering dust! Thanks in advance. Based near Civray/Sauze.

This is all in french? Has anyone subscribed? whats it like?B&p

Hellowe Looking for a cheapest internet provider tv pacage not needed, its  for  a small studio that mainly rent's out in the summer season, also renting out for all seasons,  I recon providing internet will increase our yearly profit on the property and it would be good to prove my wife wrong for once, she's normally right, much appreciated thanks  in advance

I would like to transfer several old VHS tapes to CD or memory stick. Is anyone aware of someone who provides this service? Preferably in St Jean D'angeley/ Niort area

Does anyone know whether I can use a TNT box to get Freesat. Some say I can whilst others are not sure. I have had two Humax boxes which have proved to be dreadful. Stay clear of them is my advice. Any help you can give would be very welcome

  Question  I have a  sky + HD box with WiFi  ..has anyone  connected  one to the internet here in France to get the online extras , do not fancy trying it in case sky cuts me off ...  Dave 

HiDoes anybody know how to install/use ipVanish on my Orange livebox please? Its to change my ip address so that I can view catch up tv etc via sky?RegardsDave

Can I recommend the film Darkest Hour, starring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchil.  We saw it in Angouleme in the original version with French subtitles and it was excellent - a wonderful perfomance by Gary Oldman and the supporting cast:  wonderful!

For all you Retro-Vintage lovers out there ….Come and join in the fun at the So Vintage Market on May 13th and 14th 2017 at the Noron Exhibition Park in Niort (79) 2,000 square metres of vintage heaven and over 60 stalls !This indoor vintage market will be selling every imaginable vintage, retro and collectable item you could hope for. 
Over the weekend You will find retro fashion stalls for ladies and gentlemen, accessories and jewellery, home decoration, upcycling, designers, illustrators, vintage furniture, vinyls, but not only … Ladies, we all love to be pampered, so why not treat yourself to a vintagemakeover and pin-up shoot with our lovely stylists and photographer?  Show off to your friends with your new moves !Danse workshops  all over the weekend with the very talented Maxime from the Prestige Danse school in Niort . (Lindy Hop, Charleston, Rock ...)And the cherry on the cake … The band that are gonna make you dance your socks off  :-) The Hot Swing Sextet will be with us all weekend and a concert will be held on Saturday evening so get your dance shoes on !Bar and food trucks on site ! Free car parkMore information coming soon :-) Https://www.facebook.com/events/1876321162638994/

Does anyone know what time the Xmas Market in Niort closes down on a Saturday evening please?Also looking for recommendations for a nice restaurant in the town for Saturday dinner.Thank you.

There are a series of traditional English carol concerts taking place throughout December. All are free of charge except the one at Lezay at 18:00 Sat 16 December where there will be a small entry fee. Choir will be accompanied by strings from the Josquin des Pres Ensemble de Poitiers and organist. Additional choral music by Handel, Purcell, Tomkins, Rutter & Byrd. Churches will be heated. See the website for details of the concerts. All welcome.  See http://ens.josquindespres.free.fr/ for all the information

Is anyone aware of any Carol Services in the Civray/Ruffec area which either uses British Carols or a mix of British/French?Thanks

Hi all, I need a 48/49" tv but it seems you can only but UHD or 4K  ones these days, the problem is that I only have the facility to view in standard definition and  the picture quality seems very poor on these tv,s in SD format, if anyone has had this problem and solved it I would be very grateful for any suggestions,    many thanks.

Anyone anywhere doing a bonfire night fireworks display this 05th Nov????????

Hi - can anyone confirm what an Association must do when they have live music?I believe there are fees to pay somewhere, to some organisation....   And is it the Association organising the event who pays - or the artists playing - or the mairie of the commune where the event takes place???