We had a great birthday weekend, thank you!
Peut Qu'Manquer let us know they were here, and we met them for a 'Rehearsal' in the Bridge pub, Shoreham on Friday night. The Bal as usual on Saturday night Jeudi Matin and PQM playing, along with some new interval bagpipers - Dom and Maria - then Sunday afternoon with party games (Musical Chairs), schottische, la Gallope Nantaise and le Madison!
Peut Qu'Manquer let us know they were here, and we met them for a 'Rehearsal' in the Bridge pub, Shoreham on Friday night. The Bal as usual on Saturday night Jeudi Matin and PQM playing, along with some new interval bagpipers - Dom and Maria - then Sunday afternoon with party games (Musical Chairs), schottische, la Gallope Nantaise and le Madison!
Saturday 29 Nov
8pm
Fugace: Julian Burton, Don Ward, Dave Ledsam... from Brum to Brittany
HOSPITALITY
From 6.30-7.30 you're welcome to join our optional l'Auberge Espagnole, a bring & share picnic-style supper.
We then wash up and clear away and start dancing at 8pm, so please don't bring food after then.
Tea and coffee gratis
From 6.30-7.30 you're welcome to join our optional l'Auberge Espagnole, a bring & share picnic-style supper.
We then wash up and clear away and start dancing at 8pm, so please don't bring food after then.
Tea and coffee gratis
Saturday 27 Dec Bal de Noël (Les Étoiles...)
2026 Saturdays 31 January, 28 February, 28 March, 26 April, 30 May, 27 June,
[not July & August] 26 September, 31 October, 28 November, 26 December.
Our guest bands include GIG CB, Sawney White Bird, Shivelight, BOF!
Deux Sans Frontières, and Corbeau
2026 Saturdays 31 January, 28 February, 28 March, 26 April, 30 May, 27 June,
[not July & August] 26 September, 31 October, 28 November, 26 December.
Our guest bands include GIG CB, Sawney White Bird, Shivelight, BOF!
Deux Sans Frontières, and Corbeau
Patcham Memorial Hall
3 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8XR
A proper polished wooden ballroom floor, perfect for French dancing!
Please wear flat-soled shoes, trainers are not recommended, and no stiletto shoes...
Accessible entrance and facilities, seating and an eco-cooling system...
See below for a map & transport advice
3 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8XR
A proper polished wooden ballroom floor, perfect for French dancing!
Please wear flat-soled shoes, trainers are not recommended, and no stiletto shoes...
Accessible entrance and facilities, seating and an eco-cooling system...
See below for a map & transport advice
... how to find us ...
We're just off the A23 as you enter Brighton, near the junction with east-west A27.
Old London Rd is at the entrance to Patcham Village, near the Miller & Carter / Harvester pub.
The Hall is about halfway down, between Downsview College (the old school building) and the Peace Gardens.
Public transport: B&H bus 5A stops outside the Hall, the 5 stops at Carden Avenue, the Compass Citybuzz 52 at the Coop just up the road, and Metrobus 271/2/3 & 17 stop on the main road at Patcham Place.
Preston Park railway station (London/Hove/Littlehampton/Bognor line) is 15 mins walk south.
We're just off the A23 as you enter Brighton, near the junction with east-west A27.
Old London Rd is at the entrance to Patcham Village, near the Miller & Carter / Harvester pub.
The Hall is about halfway down, between Downsview College (the old school building) and the Peace Gardens.
Public transport: B&H bus 5A stops outside the Hall, the 5 stops at Carden Avenue, the Compass Citybuzz 52 at the Coop just up the road, and Metrobus 271/2/3 & 17 stop on the main road at Patcham Place.
Preston Park railway station (London/Hove/Littlehampton/Bognor line) 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:
Our local 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:
Our local 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!
