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Archive for August, 2009

Lectoure’s Annual Firework Festival – 4th & 5th September 2009

I know autumn is approaching as it’s almost time for the splendid annual fireworks festival in Lectoure. This event takes place on the first weekend in September, on the Friday and Saturday night. For 2009 the dates for your diary are Friday 4th and Saturday 5th September.
The show will be held on the sports pitch [...]

Fetes, Sunflowers and lots of Sunshine

We’ve been so busy recently with the gite, the children, our guests and working in the garden that it’s hard to keep up with all the fetes and fairs going on. Last Friday was the second of the two summer outdoor meals being held at the Bastion park at Lectoure, with lots of loud music, [...]