a change of date for us this month ... there's no dance here in April,
as it's Hadleigh French Music & Dance weekend in Suffolk
Instead, there's a dance next week and then another on 31 May!
as it's Hadleigh French Music & Dance weekend in Suffolk
Instead, there's a dance next week and then another on 31 May!
Mel Stevens, Barbara Stevens, Teresa Newnham and Éamonn Canning
Fabulous multi-instrumentalist musicians, lovely repertoire of trad bourrées, Breton circles,
Bal Folk favourites, and swoony old-style Parisian waltzes ...
Fabulous multi-instrumentalist musicians, lovely repertoire of trad bourrées, Breton circles,
Bal Folk favourites, and swoony old-style Parisian waltzes ...
Patcham Memorial Hall
3 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8XR
Fabulous polished wooden ballroom floor, just perfect for French dancing!
Wear flat-soled shoes, trainers are not recommended, and no stiletto shoes please.
Accessible entrance and facilities, seating and refreshments.
See below for a map & transport advice
3 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8XR
Fabulous polished wooden ballroom floor, just perfect for French dancing!
Wear flat-soled shoes, trainers are not recommended, and no stiletto shoes please.
Accessible entrance and facilities, seating and refreshments.
See below for a map & transport advice
Doors open 7.30 for 8pm start.
Our House band Jeudi Matin warms up then our Guest Band plays for two long dancing spots,
with other local musicians in the interval...
Our House band Jeudi Matin warms up then our Guest Band plays for two long dancing spots,
with other local musicians in the interval...
As we don't have a licensed bar, please bring your own drinks and a glass - the Co-op shop is just up the road.
If you would like to eat with us first, we sit down at 6.30 - please bring buffet-style food to share, your own plate & cutlery.
We offer free ordinary tea and coffee.
Saturday 31 May
Pirlouette
Françoise, Ann, Sophie & Alain join us again from Lille
Pirlouette
Françoise, Ann, Sophie & Alain join us again from Lille
Alain, Ann, Sophie & Françoise on Brighton beach in 2019!
2025
12 July Bastil'Bal for la Fête Nationale
27 September Sunset in Provence : 25 Oct Peut Qu' Manquer (from Amiens)
29 Nov Ca Ribote (from Brittany) : 27 Dec Bal de Noël
We celebrate 20 years of DF Bals @ Patcham !
We've secured a lovely programme for this year... some new to us, like Portmanteau
from Cambridgeshire, newly formed locals Sunset in Provence (Shoreham) and three bands from France - the return of Pirlouette from Lille, Ça Ribote from Brittany, and Peut Qu'Manquer who will help us celebrate our Anniversary in October.
We've found earliest DF@Patcham photos from 2004/5 but if you have any others, please let us have a copy!
2025
12 July Bastil'Bal for la Fête Nationale
27 September Sunset in Provence : 25 Oct Peut Qu' Manquer (from Amiens)
29 Nov Ca Ribote (from Brittany) : 27 Dec Bal de Noël
We celebrate 20 years of DF Bals @ Patcham !
We've secured a lovely programme for this year... some new to us, like Portmanteau
from Cambridgeshire, newly formed locals Sunset in Provence (Shoreham) and three bands from France - the return of Pirlouette from Lille, Ça Ribote from Brittany, and Peut Qu'Manquer who will help us celebrate our Anniversary in October.
We've found earliest DF@Patcham photos from 2004/5 but if you have any others, please let us have a copy!
Patcham Memorial Hall
3 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8XR
We're just off the A23 as you enter Brighton, near the junction with A27.
Old London Rd is at the entrance to Patcham Village, near the Miller & Carter / Harvester pub.
The Hall is about halfway down, next to Downsview College (the old school building) and the Peace Gardens.
Public transport: B&H bus 5A stops at the Hall, or the 5 stop at Carden Avenue. Metrobus 272 & 17 stop at Ridgeway Ave, The Big Lemon 52 at the Coop. Preston Park railway station is 15 mins walk south.
3 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8XR
We're just off the A23 as you enter Brighton, near the junction with A27.
Old London Rd is at the entrance to Patcham Village, near the Miller & Carter / Harvester pub.
The Hall is about halfway down, next to Downsview College (the old school building) and the Peace Gardens.
Public transport: B&H bus 5A stops at the Hall, or the 5 stop at Carden Avenue. Metrobus 272 & 17 stop at Ridgeway Ave, The Big Lemon 52 at the Coop. Preston Park railway station is 15 mins walk south.
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Other French and European music and dance sessions nearby
2nd Sunday 3-6pm in Shoreham by Sea
French/Euro acoustic music session (Maxine, Bill & Jim) at the Crabtree pub, Buckingham Rd, Shoreham by Sea BN43 5UA with a small space for dancing. https://www.facebook.com/groups/crabtreefrenchsession
3rd Sundays 1-5pm in Kent: 20 April, 18 May, 15 June
Our sister club Les Batons at Hollingbourne, Kent: afternoon French & Breton dance session, with a guest and local musicians Hollingbourne Village Hall. ME17 1TR - shared buffet and £7 cash on the door - https://www.lesbatons.org/
2nd Sunday 3-6pm in Shoreham by Sea
French/Euro acoustic music session (Maxine, Bill & Jim) at the Crabtree pub, Buckingham Rd, Shoreham by Sea BN43 5UA with a small space for dancing. https://www.facebook.com/groups/crabtreefrenchsession
3rd Sundays 1-5pm in Kent: 20 April, 18 May, 15 June
Our sister club Les Batons at Hollingbourne, Kent: afternoon French & Breton dance session, with a guest and local musicians Hollingbourne Village Hall. ME17 1TR - shared buffet and £7 cash on the door - https://www.lesbatons.org/
For more UK French dance & music clubs and dance groups & festivals in France click on the blue links on the left!
