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Helpful, social, active, fun: Why we like France’s ‘third age clubs’

Readers share their experiences of being members of local clubs for retirees, of which there are hundreds France, and tell how they manage the language barrier

Alarm as number of isolated and lonely over-60s in France doubles

Petits Frères des Pauvres, a leading charity for the elderly, said its studies found 530,000 people affected, the equivalent of a city like Lyon

I’ve lived in France 30 years but Red Cross work boosts community link

Connexion reader Helen Beaney tells of how volunteering just a few hours here and there can help improve your French and become ‘part of the local grapevine’

French British Legion branch vows to keep Remembrance alive

A branch of the Royal British Legion in France is determined to make 2021 Remembrance events the most special yet as it celebrates its 75th anniversary

Open Gardens scheme in France records best season yet

The money generated – €2,000 more than in 2019 – will benefit a number of French children’s charities

RAFA charity helps members with health pass pointers and Covid calls

The association is part of UK-based charity RAFA, and has 157 members (French and British) spread over a vast area in south west France

LBT Global: Charity supports relatives facing an overseas crisis

The charity deals mainly with missing persons, but also helps victims of any type of serious crime abroad

Nearly 10,000 hens rescued by charity Champs Libres aux Poules

'In two days I had rehomed 400 hens' says Heidi Carneau, on discovering there was a battery farm nearby when she moved from the UK to the Gers in 2019