Author Archives: La Giraudiere

About La Giraudiere

The whole idea of the La Giraudiere project is for people of all backgrounds, all ages, all nationalities to have the chance to live together learn about each others lifestyle exchange their knowledge, experiences and skills whilst living and working together in France and at the same time helping, improving and adding to the Project for those to come in the future. To see the different types of volunteers work that has been done and what is still required visit our website

Bon 14 Juillet!

La Giraudière célèbre la fête nationale (To read this blog post in English, click here: Happy Bastille Day) Vendredi dernier était la fête nationale de la République française- le 14 juillet. Ce jour férié en France a été institué par la … Continue reading

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Une occasion d’essayer du travail différent à La Giraudière

Ces bénévoles n’ont pas peur de se remonter les manches!               Le travail des bénévoles à La Giraudière est très varié- du aménagement paysager à la cuisine ou le nettoyage. Cette semaine, nos bénévoles … Continue reading

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An opportunity to try a different kind of work at La Giraudière

These volunteers aren’t scared of getting their hands dirty!               The volunteer work at La Giraudière is very varied- from landscaping to cooking or cleaning. This week, our volunteers Gillian- English, Elena- Lithuanian, and … Continue reading

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A game of boules in Brossac

The volunteers and the locals play boules Yesterday evening, La Giraudière’s volunteers had a group outing into Brossac for a traditional French game of boules with the local people. Our new Scottish volunteer, John, was particularly skilled at this sport … Continue reading

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Un jeu de pétanque en Brossac

Les bénévoles et les gens du quartier jouent à pétanque Hier soir, les bénévoles de La Giraudière ont eu une sortie de groupe à Brossac pour un jeu traditional français de pétanque avec les gens du quartier. Notre nouveau bénévole … Continue reading

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