Epeigné-les-Bois: more eating and drinking + vintage transport + church repairs + team of pigeons

 Lunch tent erected by Epeigné's Plan d'Eau

 
Following on from the Répas des Ainés yesterday, today saw the Pique-nique of the Association des Amis des patrimoines d'Epeigné-les-Bois, who were blessed with a lovely early autumn day. 

  

 Apéro in brilliant sunshine

 Hard at work enjoying the apéro

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Epeigné's Lac is not just a good place for a picnic but also from time to time can be a witness to an exchange between vintage transport enthusiasts!Here Dominique Hisbergue on the Royal Enfield chats to Oliver – the owner of a 1966 Chevrolet Impala. 

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Repairs to Epeigné-les-Bois' church, which the village's central feature, continue with Stage 2 now underway. 

  

Fairly early morning light picking out the repair work on the upper part of the church.  

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Bearing in mind the number of strikes (grèves) in France, Epeigné-les-Bois has invested in a flock of highly trained pigeons, who will be able to take over should La Poste go on strike and so continue to provide an exemplary service.  

  

Elliot Bank, London SE23: pigeon shelter? tiles removed for radio aerial?

15-55 Elliot Bank, London SE23 – hole in roof just right of chimney

Detail of hole in the roof

A few years ago there was a substantial hole at the very top of this block of flats (15-55 Elliot Bank, London SE23). The hole was probably deliberately made to accommodate an aerial for a pirate radio station. It now looks as though the same thing may have happened again but lower down the roof. The hole is providing pigeons with shelter against the current wet weather. 

Lewisham Homes (020-8613 4000) has been informed.