Tag Archives: Courmettes

The 2020 conference at last!

Posted on 9 April, 2022 by candawalley

What seems a very long time ago there was the idea of a conference at Courmettes with A Rocha and members of IFES (International Fellowship of Evangelical Students) Europe who were interested in the environment (in fact it turned out … Continue reading →

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A December miscellany

Posted on 7 December, 2019 by candawalley

We ended last week’s blog with a mention of the emergency services and the words “ready for the next time”. They were, as it turns out, uncomfortably prophetic because the day after we published the blog the heavens opened again, … Continue reading →

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Courmettes and moving

Posted on 6 July, 2019 by candawalley

June was a busy month. We had a visit to the UK for our younger son Mark’s ordination in York Minster (more about that next week) and have been busy with visitors, doing various things and surviving the heatwave. (The … Continue reading →

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Courmettes in April

Posted on 13 April, 2019 by candawalley

What with UK family crises and winter, we haven’t been up at Courmettes for some months. Last weekend, however, it was the Conseil d’Administration (think Board of Trustees) of A Rocha France, a body which includes Chris. After unseasonably warm … Continue reading →

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February miscellany

Posted on 23 February, 2019 by candawalley

Near our house there are some open fields which have been getting rather overgrown with bushes as the sheep which graze them in winter and spring only eat the grass. We were interested to see the other day that tractors … Continue reading →

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Courmettes Centenary Part 3

Posted on 22 September, 2018 by candawalley

On the Sunday morning of the Centenary there were a variety of small things on offer at Courmettes: with lots of people having church obligations it wasn’t the time to run major activities. The weather having improved from the Saturday … Continue reading →

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Courmettes Centenary Part 2

Posted on 15 September, 2018 by candawalley

As we mentioned last week, we have just had the centenary celebrations for Courmettes. Last week we blogged on the many labours done for preparation. This week we want to give you some photos of events on the Saturday and … Continue reading →

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Courmettes Centenary part 1

Posted on 8 September, 2018 by candawalley

Almost exactly a century ago, as the appalling bloodbath of the First World War staggered wearily to its end,  the Domaine des Courmettes was bought by a local pastor (with a generous donation from America) for the Protestant Church of … Continue reading →

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Courmettes encore

Posted on 16 June, 2018 by candawalley

Last week we went up to Courmettes again for a couple of days. The occasion was the holiday of A Rocha UK. And, as everybody who comes to Courmettes seems to be, they were profoundly impressed by the site. It … Continue reading →

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Caring for Courmettes

Posted on 5 May, 2018 by candawalley

Weather-wise things have been very strange here. After one short day in which the temperature was warm enough for us to swim in the pool, rain and cloud has continued. In one sense we are very grateful for this – … Continue reading →

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