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Saturday 31 January 2026! Bal Folk with Helen Gentile and Lewis Wood making their debut for us at Patcham... supported by Jeudi Matin One of the four bands from the Bal Massif! collective, Helen & Lewis play evocative tunes from the French and Breton balfolk repertoire on clarinet, fiddle & guitar. Traditional, contemporary and original European folk dance music, the duo leave dancers and listeners spellbound. Previous acclaim: Songlines ‘folk dance at its finest’ Alex Monaghan, folkworld.eu 'Tight duet playing, toe-tapping rhythms, catchy melodies and crisp upbeats' and our own Sean Finlay 'I caught them in London - lovely, gorgeous tunes!' Doors at 7.30ish for the Bal's 8pm start, £10 cash on the door Patcham Memorial Hall 3 Old London Road, BN1 8XR |
No bar, so please bring your own drink & glass, and a plate & cutlery at 6.30pm for the optional Bring and Share supper
Free tea and coffee available
Free tea and coffee available
Our packed programme for 2026
Always the last Saturday of the month
~ supported by our perennial house band Jeudi Matin ~
28 February GIG CB 28 March Sawney White Bird 26 April Shivelight 30 May BOF! 27 June Corbeau,
~ not July & August ~
26 September Deux Sans Frontières 31 October Portmanteau 28 November TONIK
~ Christmas date to be confirmed ~
Always the last Saturday of the month
~ supported by our perennial house band Jeudi Matin ~
28 February GIG CB 28 March Sawney White Bird 26 April Shivelight 30 May BOF! 27 June Corbeau,
~ not July & August ~
26 September Deux Sans Frontières 31 October Portmanteau 28 November TONIK
~ Christmas date to be confirmed ~
... and as a special treat - 4 June - Topette! kick off their 2026 UK tour with us ...
click the pic for tickets link
Patcham Memorial Hall, north Brighton
... 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
* the Co-op shop is just up the road, open til 10pm.
... 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
* the Co-op shop is just up the road, open til 10pm.
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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!
