Four judges were assembled,
3 English, Joanna Leggett, another
lovely Jo who is a professional
cook and myself, and for the French
Annie Foreix-Duchose. So there was
a very definite English bias! The
judging took place in Les Cluzeaux
Restaurant in the village under
the eye of the television camera.
How the other judges felt I am
not sure, but after eating 11 fairly
large slices of cake, I was stuffed,
literally. As for the English bias,
Anne Marie-Constant, who was
sadly unable to join us, won first
prize with a stunning chocolate
orange cake, followed by Lee, who
had never made a cake before, joint
third were Christiane Chaume and
Marie-Odile LeFranc. In fourth place
Mme Suzanne Guillet, the doyenne
of the village. So France 4, England 1.
There was a tremendous
atmosphere, huge amounts of
laughter, many spectators, and the
social life of the village was reborn.
When I was walking down
the street one day three years
ago with Joanna Leggett, we
thought about the possibility of
Leggett Immobilier sponsoring a
competition for the best flower
displays in the village. Trevor
Leggett agreed and today the
village street is flower displays
from one end to the other. One
dear lady had one pot the first year,
three the second and ten this year!
One month after the
cake competition, we invited
everyone who entered the flower
competition and the inhabitants
to the Prize Giving one evening.
Around 50 people gathered in
the street outside Les Cluzeaux
Restaurant, where they were
treated to wonderful nibbles and
champagne, kindly provided by the
Mairie and Leggett Immobilier.
The judging had taken place
at the end of June by members
of the Flower Committee and
Joanna, when the flowers were at
their peak. The decisions were so
difficult to make as the standard
was consistently high.
Because there were so many
winners I do not have the space to
list them, but I applaud the huge
effort put in by every single one of
them, and a great evening was had
by all.
La Rochebeaucourt is rising
once more, full of flowers
everywhere and is a wonderful
place in which to live again!
Address Book
La Rochebeaucourt
24340 Dordogne
Restaurant Les Cluzeaux
T: 05 53 56 53 54
www.lescluzeaux.com
Restaurant Le Relais d'Argentine
T: 09 73 61 67 67
Pottery - Loïc GAIGNARD
T: 06 63 35 45 07
Hairdresser Jarreton Martine
T: 05 53 56 59 67
La Rochebeaucourt website
www.larochebeaucourt.fr
Carnival !
Flower competition winners
Restaurant Les Cluzeaux
Aerial view of La Rochebeaucourt