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New direct ferry to link northern France and Ireland from June
Route between Cork and Boulogne-sur-Mer to run six times a week
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From Oxfordshire to French mayor: British woman leads village in Pas-de-Calais
Briton Maureen Searle, 71, was appointed mayor in March
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Swimming pool boom in France helped by fuel crisis
France leads Europe as the number of private pools reaches 3.7 million
20 million make difference
Volunteers help wherever they can
France has nearly 20 million volunteers doing their bit, working with animals, teaching French (or English) to asylum-seekers, keeping nature parks or taming bureaucracy.
One in three volunteers is a retired over-65 year old and most want to ‘be useful in society”.
Paris mairie has a website of volunteering one-off ‘missions’ at jemengage.paris.fr which has a vast range of volunteer posts across the city.
