FAB PO next meeting

The next FAB PO meeting will be held on 26th March in Perpignan, an evening meeting.
Put it in your diaries!
Rachel Treloar from Domaine Treloar will be hosting the meeting, venue to be announced soon.

6th March walk

Due to forecast of snow on high ground, the walk on Saturday, 6th March is cancelled.
However, I will be walking on the coast on Sat with some of the group. If anyone cares to join me for this scenic coastal walk, please feel free to call or email me.
There's no charge.

March FAB PO meeting

Our next FAB PO meeting, chaired by acting president, Rachel Treloar will be in Port Vendres on 2nd March at 10h30.

We have scheduled the meetings for each month so that one is during the day, one at night and in different parts of the Roussillon so we can get a wide range of people coming to meetings and hopefully get some people who have not normally been able to make a meeting because of location and time.

If anyone has any items for the agenda or would like to speak at the next meeting or come and promote their business or pass on their experiences please email me before next Thursday. Proposed items carried over from the January meeting are:
-changes to membership
-discussion regarding the website and setting up a sub committee to look at what we want and need and how
-Finding a replacement president - suggestions and nominations welcome

Please NOTE:
The next meeting will at Bistrol Le Cortal in Vernet le Bain which is owned and run by Tiffany and David Smith. Date to be decided.

New members are always welcome - please do contact Rachel of Domaine Treloar if you are interested in joining : info@domainetreloar.com

Walking in the Springtime

Christian from Enchemin, one of FAB PO's members is proposing the folllowing walks for the Spring season :

February

*Tuesday 9th: MONASTERY
SANT PERE de RODES (Port de la Selva - Costa Brava) - adaptable distance
*Sunday 14th: MONTBOLO &
PALALDA (Vallespir) - family walk
**Saturday 20th-Sunday 21st: BEGET & ROCABRUNA (Alta Garrotxa, Catalunya) - adaptable
*Sunday 28th: ROMAN WAY
of CAPSACOSTA (Garrotxa,
Catalunya) - no difficulties

March


*Saturday 6th: LE PETIT TRAIN JAUNE ANNIVERSARY (Conflent) - train + moderate loop walk in the Tet valley
**Saturday 13th- Sunday 14th: SAINT JAMES' ROUTE (Garrotxa & Osona, Catalunya) - 2-day exclusive adventure walks
*Wednesday 17th: PEAK of BASSEGODA (Garrotxa, Catalunya) - challenging (gradient 1000 m)

Most people are interested in the Petit Train walk and I'll forward more details re same at a later date with regard to time and place of departure / any equipment needed and what to bring etc.
The walk is open to everyone, not just FAB PO members and is a great way to meet people in a relaxed environment while getting a bit of exercise and enjoying some FAP PO scenery.
Contact me if you are interested : info@thefrenchtourco.com

Volunteers for the Christmas Fair

As you already know, this year’s Christmas Fair will take place on Sunday 29th November from 11am until 5pm at the Salle Polyvalente in Saint Jean Pla de Corts.

The Christmas Fair committee has been busy working to organise this year’s event which looks like being a huge success again. This is your chance to contribute and help out both FAB PO and Cancer Support France. We really need help with the following – please be generous as it’s for a good cause.

1. VIDE GRENIER - the stand needs your unwanted books, CDs, DVDs, Jewellery, ornaments, vases etc. Please donate good quality items but NO shoes, clothing or furniture this year.

2. CAKE STAND – this was a huge success last year and the cakes sold out early. This year we need even more cakes so please get baking and bring your donations to the salle polyvalente in Saint Jean Pla de Corts in the morning on the day of the fair.

3. TOMBOLA PRIZES – we are asking all members to please donate a prize for the tombola. We would welcome any unwanted gifts you have around the house as long as they are in good condition and unopened e.g. CDs, DVDs, glassware, homewares, wine etc. If you have a business such as a gîte or restaurant you could donate a free stay or meal, artists could donate an artwork etc etc. The value is not that important we need a large amount of prizes of varying worth to make the tombola a real success.

4. FAB PO STAND – there will be a stand for members to promote their businesses and products on the day. Please could all members who wish to use the stand provide A5 brochures or print outs to be displayed.

5. VOLUNTEERS – all the above stands need volunteers to help man the stalls on the day. If you can spare an hour or two on the 29th November, please contact Louise Sayers at louisesayers@wanadoo.fr or on 06 20 03 54 46.


For vide grenier and tombola donations, please deliver these to any of the following drop off points:

o Rachel Treloar at Domaine Treloar in Trouillas
o Louise Sayers at Med and Mountain’s offices in 1 rue Saint Francois de Paule in Perpignan (phone ahead as the office is not always open – 06 20 03 54 46)
o Penny Statham at Les Hirondelles Holiday Gîtes in Fuilla (again phone ahead – 04 68 05 63 08
o On the 28th November ONLY between 2pm and 5pm at the Salle Polyvalente in St Jean Pla de Corts

FAB PO Christmas market is back!

The FAB-PO Marché de Noël is back!!!

FAB-PO (www.fab-po.com), an international non-profit making business network based in the Pyrénées-Orientales, is pleased to announce the return of its phenomenally successful Christmas Market.  This year’s market will take place on Sunday 29th November from 11am until 5pm  at the Salle Polyvalente in Saint Jean Pla de Corts – make sure you put the date in your diary now!

It promises to be a fun day out for all the family with Father Christmas making an appearance, pottery and facepainting for the kids, wine tasting and French language workshops, carol singing, a tombola with fantastic prizes, stalls selling local produce, cards and Christmassy delights and much much more.  Cyberia Café will be serving delicious sandwiches, soft drinks and snacks, and there will be a bar run by local winemakers, so come along and make a day of it.

It’s all for a good cause too as 25% of the profits from the day will be going to Cancer Support France (www.cancersupportfrance.info) , which provides English speaking support to cancer sufferers in France.

We hope to see you there!

It's Christmas Fair time!

Christmas is fast approaching and as you know, this year FAB PO are hoping to repeat the phenomenal success of last year’s Christmas Fair. We hope to be able to confirm the venue to you next week. The Fair will take place on either Sunday 22nd or Sunday 29th November in the afternoon.

We are currently compiling a list of stallholders and are offering precedence to members of FAB PO. The fair was well publicised last year on local radio and in the local press (including Anglo Info and L’Indépendent) and attracted over 2000 visitors, with a great mix of French and other nationalities.

If you are an artist who would like to exhibit your work, or you have a product or service that you would like to promote by taking a stand at this unique event, please contact Louise Sayers at louisesayers@wanadoo.fr to register your interest.

There will be a nominal fee of around 30 euros for each stall, the amount will be confirmed once a definitive venue is found.

It goes without saying that we hope to be able to count on your support to promote and attend the fair.

Best wishes
The FAB PO Christmas Fair Committee