JUNE BULLETIN
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Returning this Saturday 6th June at 9.30 am at Adoro in Ahuriri
TechCollective Building, 2 Bridge Street, Ahuriri “A taste of Europe in the heart of Napier" This cafe has excellent reviews for good coffee and food. There is plenty parking either on the road in front of the building or at the rear. |
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Soirée de Conversation
Continuing on Mondays from 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Connect via Zoom or use Meeting ID: 347 161 278
This will happen every Monday except the first and last Monday in June.
For instructions on how to work Zoom, scroll to the bottom of this page.
We are yet to find out the Government ruling on 22 June to see whether Napier Conversation Evening to recommence at the end of June
Havelock North Conversation Evening to recommence at the start of July.
Connect via Zoom or use Meeting ID: 347 161 278
This will happen every Monday except the first and last Monday in June.
For instructions on how to work Zoom, scroll to the bottom of this page.
We are yet to find out the Government ruling on 22 June to see whether Napier Conversation Evening to recommence at the end of June
Havelock North Conversation Evening to recommence at the start of July.
Ciné-Club - MyFrenchFilmFestival
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Tuesday 9 June on Zoom
Meet in the "Foyer" from 6:15pm. Between movies stay and chat. All up, the combined run time of the movies is about an hour and a quarter. Full details on the My French Film Festival page. Please contact James if you have any concerns or you would just like to thank him for his time and effort in making this event happen. We are hoping to have a special celebration on 21 July with the return of Ciné-Club. More details to follow plus confirmation from Event cinemas. |
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Following the hugely successful grand opening of Fanny’s virtuel Restaurant Reunion Cari Poullet dish, this time Fanny is leading us through an Entrée and Déssert to have with your Main Course on the evening of 27 June.
This is a member only event. If you would like to become a members so you can come click here. RSVP to confirm your place and receive Zoom instructions and the recipe. |
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Let’s celebrate the French National day - Fête Nationale (quartorze juillet, Bastille Day) - together at Hawke’s Bay’s authentic French restaurant Poivre et Sel. Chef Samuel Goslin will prepare a traditional meal especially for us.
Tuesday 14th July, starting at 6pm. Bookings are now open for AFHB members and partners, with non-member sales available from 8 June. Due to the size of the restaurant numbers are strictly limited, get in early to avoid missing out |
French Classes
Hastings Girls High School have requested that we wait for alert level 1 before recommencing French lessons in their classrooms, however this is being reassessed regularly. In the interim the free Zoom lessons continue for our students.
If you have not received the Zoom link please email Ian president@afhb.org.nz.
If you have not received the Zoom link please email Ian president@afhb.org.nz.
Support our sponsors
We were very fortunate to receive financial support for the 2020 French Film Festival from the following sponsors; unfortunately alert level 4 reduced the length of the Festival and affected the amount of promotion they received. Please support them if you are able to (and mention AFHB).
Shattky Optometrists, 116 Russell St South, Hastings https://www.shattky.co.nz/
So Vintage, Cnr of Clifton Rd & Pipi St, Te Awanga http://www.sovintage.co.nz/
Poivre & Sel Restaurant, 189 Marine Parade, Napier https://www.poivresel.co.nz/
Y’a Bon French Baker, 216 Heretaunga Street East, Hastings https://www.yabon.co.nz/
La Petite Chocolat, 207 Heretaunga Street East, Hastings (and both Napier and Hastings Farmers Markets) https://lapetitechocolat.co.nz/
Pipi Café, 16 Joll Rd, Havelock North https://www.cafe.pipi.co.nz/
Clearview Estate Winery & Restaurant, 194 Clifton Road, Te Awanga https://www.clearviewestate.co.nz/
Shattky Optometrists, 116 Russell St South, Hastings https://www.shattky.co.nz/
So Vintage, Cnr of Clifton Rd & Pipi St, Te Awanga http://www.sovintage.co.nz/
Poivre & Sel Restaurant, 189 Marine Parade, Napier https://www.poivresel.co.nz/
Y’a Bon French Baker, 216 Heretaunga Street East, Hastings https://www.yabon.co.nz/
La Petite Chocolat, 207 Heretaunga Street East, Hastings (and both Napier and Hastings Farmers Markets) https://lapetitechocolat.co.nz/
Pipi Café, 16 Joll Rd, Havelock North https://www.cafe.pipi.co.nz/
Clearview Estate Winery & Restaurant, 194 Clifton Road, Te Awanga https://www.clearviewestate.co.nz/
A message from the president
Whilst the lack of physical interaction over the past 2 months has been difficult, it has been an absolute highlight to see so many members embrace technology and attend the virtual activities held, including Soirée de Conversation, café croissant, Fanny’s virtuel Restaurant Reunion, French lessons and the virtual Cine Club!
In 2 months over Zoom we have hosted 300+ attendees, engaged with over 2/3 of our members and gained several new members along the way! But this has not been without additional organisation and I would like to extend a special thanks to James Donaldson for his work in facilitating many of the events, Fanny Hoareau for the cooking classes and our French teachers for engaging with students in different ways.
In 2 months over Zoom we have hosted 300+ attendees, engaged with over 2/3 of our members and gained several new members along the way! But this has not been without additional organisation and I would like to extend a special thanks to James Donaldson for his work in facilitating many of the events, Fanny Hoareau for the cooking classes and our French teachers for engaging with students in different ways.
Ciné-Club and Soirées de conversation
Events Cinema (our Cine Club location) has not yet reopened. Also, due to the social distancing restrictions only recently having eased, our Soirée de Conversation nights have not yet been booked in. However, we anticipate that both activities will recommence shortly and expect that we can provide an update in the next newsletter.
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You need to sign up for free on Zoom first: https://zoom.us/
To join on the day, visit the link next to the event or enter the Meeting ID code. On a PC: Once you click this a window will pop up that will say “Open Zoom” this then opens the meeting link. You then need to select “Join with Computer Audio” To activate your video camera you will need to click on the “Start Video” button on the bottom left so it no longer has a red line through it. Make sure your sound is on…et voilà! Any queries to James Donaldson our social media coordinator Email directly to: jkdonaldson@yahoo.co.nz |
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