December 2023
Wednesday 6th English-speaking Christmas Luncheon
This month we join other British Associations for a Christmas lunch at B Bleu Campagne, 137 Chemin de Moly, 69230 Saint-Genis-Laval on Wednesday 6th December at 12 pm. Reservations were due by November 25th.
Monday 11th The English Conversation in the afternoon normally meets on Monday afternoons. The next meeting will be on Monday 11th December at 3.00 pm at “Les Maréchaux" 4 Av. Maréchal de Saxe. Note new location!
For information, please contact Josette Cassuto on 06 30 33 49 18 or by e-mail at josette.cassuto@gmail.com
Thursday 14th Poets Group
In November our topics were NOVEMBER, SOUVENIRS and INVISIBLE. Dietmar came with PARIS IN NOVEMBER, a poem about the Rothko exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris. In her poem INVISIBLE Annette described how people are invisible in big cities in contrast to small villages. Joseph wrote about the colours in NOVEMBER, especially the colours of the leaves. Anne became INVISIBLE in the attic as a child, her hiding place. Sylvie M's text HALLOWEEN recalls leaves, pumpkins, fog. In her poem THE SONG THAT HIT ME, a pop song on her car radio, reminds Jacqueline of a sweet moment in her youth. Georges asked to enjoy NOVEMBER, the frosty penultimate month of the year. In her poem ONE MONTH AGO, Georgette contrasts people who enjoy dancing at the fun fair in la Croix Rousse, while others were massacred when dancing.
The group recommends that you go on our AFGB website to find all their poems and if you are interested, join their monthly meeting.
Our next meeting will be on Thursday 14th of December at 4.30 pm. We hope you'll be present in room No.11 at la Mairie du 6ème, 37 Rue Bossuet 69006 Lyon.
Topic: WAITING(ROOM)
Please contact Dietmar Kornrumpf: dkornrumpf@web.de
https://sites.google.com/view/fgblyonorg/home/association-france-grande-bretagne-lyon-rhône
Friday 15th Ciné Group
People who are interested in watching an English speaking and interesting film, one at least, a month should send their address to Georgette in order to be informed as soon as possible !
Our next meeting will be on Friday 15th December, place and time to be sent later.
Georgette would appreciate those on the group mailing list letting her know whether they are planning to attend or not by phone, text or email.
If you are interested in joining us and wish to be placed on the participants list, please send a message to slgeorgette@yahoo.fr, you will be welcome.
Wednesday 20th French Conversation Group
This group will be of particular interest to English speakers who want to improve their French, and to French speakers who will be able to exchange ideas and points of view on various topics with them, in French.
This meeting will take place at Restaurant Flaire, meetings normally take place at Michèle Baldwin’s flat.
The next meeting will be on Wednesday 20th December at restaurant Flaire, 84 Rue de l a Charité at 12.30 pm.
Please contact Michèle Baldwin for details at mb69007@gmail.com or 06 70 66 36 13
No Book circle, Scrabble or Lugdumen in December but plans are to resume in January 2024.
As we come to the end of 2023 we wish you all good health and happiness and look forward to better times ahead.
Mike Smith President.