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MORRIS DANCING

The first day of May is known as May Day. It is the time of the year when warmer weather begins and flowers and trees start to blossom. Traditionally English May Day celebrations include Morris Dancing. This is a traditional English form of folk dancing performed by groups of men and women.
The dancing is very lively and accompanied by an accordion player, a fiddle player or a noisy band with a drum.
Morris dancers are often dressed in white with coloured belts across their chests. There are usually six or eight dancers arranged in two lines or in a circle facing each other. The dancers may carry white handkerchiefs that they shake or short sticks that they bang against each other as they dance.

A Word from our President

The Charlemagne bookshop at Toulon has invited us to a special event to meet the English authoress, Anne Perry. Authoress of a large number of novels, Anne Perry is known above all for her police stories set in Victorian times. During her visit to Toulon, she will be presenting her book entitled “Dorchester Terrace” translated into French, which is the latest in the series “Charlotte et Thomas Pitt”, which is set in London during the years 1880-1890.
This is a rendezvous not to be missed.

Please note that it has not been possible to organise the afternoon at the Hyeres race course on 5th May, mentioned in the April Programme.

at the Charlemagne bookshop, Boulevard de Strasbourg, Toulon.
A meeting with Anne Perry who will be presenting her book “Dorchester Terrace”, recently translated into French.

A Walk taking us to the
Chartreuse de la Verne
Full information from Jacqueline Santi (06 30 94 49 13) or jacqueline.santi@wanadoo.fr

In 2011 the museum moved to the Jardin Départmental du Las in the Villa Burnett, 737 Chemin du Jonquet. The new museum is three times larger than the previous one which was in Boulevard Leclerc.
This may well be the first visit by many of our members to the new home of the museum.

As usual, members will be invited to converse in English on a wide range of subjects at the home of one of our members. This event will be followed by light refreshments. The host on this occasion will be Mr Jacques Couret, Villa Tree Tops,
1449 Corniche Escartefigue, 8300 Toulon.
You can reserve by telephone on 04 94 03 67 02 (which is necessary since places are limited), and also ask for further information if required.

In the Cercle Naval Annexe of, Rue Mirabeau, Toulon
(near the Railway Station).
Each month we study, (in French), literary works originally written in English. We continue the cycle of “The London of Contemporary Writers” with
Martin Amis « London Fields »

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION

The Association for the Museums of Toulon, has arranged for
Mr Michel Reboisson to give a talk in the Salle Mozart the title of which is:
“Le mouvement esthétique sous le rèigne de la reine Victoria »
(1870-1880 / l’ART POUR l’ART. La beauté dégagée de tout convention, de tous préjugés).
Entry FREE

Seminar
“La répresentation de la Mediterranée dans l’imaginaire
anglaise du XVIe au XXe siecles »
Faculté de Droit de Toulon
Amphi Bolze
Entry Free – No reservation required

M Yvon Le Deunff president of l’Accueil Villes de France Toulon
will give a talk in the Salle Frank Arnal Mairie Annexe, La Rode, the subject of which is :

“Michel Pacha, un audacieux genial, un exemple de réussite durant le Second Empire ou comment créer un paysage au
XIXe siècle : La naissance de Tamaris et des Sablettes »

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Fabienne Bara, member of our Committee, is taking part in the exhibition “Marée d’Encre” at Maison Mediterranéenne
de l’Estampe, Chateau de Carcès at Carcès. Members of FGB are cordially invited to attend.
The exhibition is open until 5th May

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Please note the change of address of the President of FGB:
Bernard Sasso,
61 Cours Louis Blanc,
83500 LA SEYNE SUR MER.