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Jelly in Thuir 17th November 2011

Reminder email from FAB PO for the Jelly event in Thuir I am just sending out the official invite and reminder for the Jelly event in Thuir on Thursday 17th November 2011 The link to booking tickets is now live - http://thuirjelly-eorg.eventbrite.com/  - places are limited and will be reserved on a first come first served basis.    If you would like to turn up for the lunch only please email contact@languedocjelly.com  or annawalmsley@hotmail.com ONLY 4 PLACES LEFT so be quick ALSO FAB PO will buy everyone who turns up to the Jelly event their first tea or coffee as a way of supporting Jelly and their first time in the 66 department. Xmas Fair 27th Sunday November I now have a long list of exhibitors and will be meeting with Pascale Jacquot (vice president of FAB PO) and the Mairies assistant on Thursday to prepare the plan of exhibitors.  At this time anyone who has not contacted me will now go on a waiting list until after the meeting. Rachel Treloar (Acting President of FAB PO) Domaine Treloar 16 traverse de Thuir Trouillas, 66300

PO Christmas Fayre

Xmas Fair - Sunday 27th November 2011 The Mairie of St Jean Pla de Corts has contacted us again to assist him in organising the Xmas fair. For those that would like to apply to exhibit please email me info@domainetreloar.com what your are proposing to sell, whether you need an electrical socket, whether you need wall space, what advertising you are able to undertake for the fair email, distribution of brochures etc The price of the stand will be the same as last year €10 per 2 metre stand but this year BUT you will need to provide your own table this year as the Mairie does not have his tables at this building anymore. If you know of anyone else who might be interested in exhibiting please get them to email me - preference will be given to those that exhibited last year and we will try to avoid duplicate stands/stands selling the same thing. Meeting I would like to call a meeting on 3rd November at 6.30 pm at Domaine Treloar, 16 Traverse de Thuir, Trouillas where the a new president, secretary and tresurer positions need to be appointed - if you are interested in any of the following please email me. We will also discuss any issues for the Xmas fair and make the list of exhibitors for the Mairie's approval.

Rachel Treloar (Acting President of FAB PO) Domaine Treloar 16 traverse de Thuir Trouillas, 66300

Epidemic of gastric flu

 

FIVE regions are affected by an outbreak of gastroenteritis, an illness causing diarrhea and vomiting. 

They are all above the “epidemic” level (204 cases per 100,000 of the population).

Those concerned, according to the Sentinelles network, which monitors illness trends, are Poitou-Charentes (212), Languedoc-Roussillon (250), Centre, Alsace (371) and Limousin (700).

Elsewhere in France levels are fairly low, no more than 132 cases on average.

Also known as gastric flu, it is an inflammation of the stomach and intestine, unrelated to ordinary flu. It is usually caused by a virus.

While unpleasant, doctors say it is rarely serious apart from in babies and the elderly.

A map of areas affected by acute diarrhea, one of the main symptoms, has been released:

@ courtesy of The Connexion

Domaine Treloar

A date not to be missed

October 2011 Domaine Treloar Newsletter Bonjour Vendredi soir je vais faire une dégustation de six vins chez la caviste Goutes et Aromes, 30 rue Jean Jaurès a Prades. La soirée commencera vers 18:30 jusqu'à 20 :00. Très Cordialement, Jonathan This Friday evening Jonathan will be holding a degustation of 6 of our wines at Goutes et Aromes, 30 rue Jean Jaurès a Prades. Starting at 6.30pm - 8pm If you live near Prades we hope you can make it. Please feel free to email this invitation to anyone you think may be interested in attending. Kind regards Jonathan One Block Muscat Look forward to seeing you soon Rachel Treloar & Jonathan Hesford 16 Traverse de Thuir 66300 Trouillas Phone: 0468 95 02 29 www.domainetreloar.com

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Good news for second home owners

THE FRENCH government has abandoned plans to levy a controversial new tax on holiday homes owned by non-residents. 

The proposed tax, announced last month, would have targeted non-residents, of all nationalities, who have second homes in France that are not rented out. 

Up to 360,000 homes would have been affected from January 2012 and it was estimated that the tax would bring in €176m a year. 

President Sarkozy and budget minister François Baroin met a group of UMP senators who represent French expatriates on Saturday afternoon to discuss the plan. 

Transport minister Thierry Mariani, who was also present at the meeting, told reporters afterwards that the government had agreed not to pursue the proposed tax. 

It has already been voted by the National Assembly and was due to be picked up by the Senate on Tuesday. It is part of a bigger finance bill that also deals with matters including the reform of wealth tax. 

The proposed tax would have been at least as high as the taxe foncière in many cases, meaning an extra bill of several hundred to several thousand euros a year dependent on home size and location. 

There were concerns that the proposal would be passed because of a lack of political representation for expatriates. 

The government believed that second home-owners should contribute more to the national budget, to make up for infrastructure and services they use but do not fund through income tax. 

However the new tax, if it had been passed, would have been scrutinised by the European Union because it risks preventing the free movement of capital.