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NEWS FROM 2010
We started 2010 with a big celebration for Barbara's mothers 90th birthday in January. The weather prevented some family members from visiting Champagny but many villagers managed the snow to help celebrate her birthday in the evening.
Visitors during 2010
After the 90th birthday celebrations the first visitors of 2010 were Babsi and Jason who came in February with friends on route to the ski slopes.

We were away for much of April and May and when we returned Debbie and Peter from Canada visited at the end of May to collect their bicycles and continue their cycling trip around France.

Our extended travels in April and May had forced us to delay the arrival of our early summer visitors. As a result there was an overlap between Antia and Rolli from New Zealand and Trudy and Patrick from USA. Both couples were visiting us as part of their respective trips around Europe. We had the room to accommodate them all so it was fun but hectic. 

At the end of June family and friends started to arrive for Jon's 60 birthday party. Its all very well having so many visitors all together but we feel that it was difficult to to spend enough time with everyone.

Pam Rob and Fiona: Babsi and Jason: Peter and Jean together with Terry and Doreen. Peter arrived complete with full disco setup for the party. Its difficult to see how we can even match his efforts with some sort of musical entertainment in 2011.

In July Rosi and Stephen: Christopher and Damaris.

In August Trish and Ernie: Barbara Kite and Inis.

In November Barbara's sister Gisela visited for a week to co-inside with brothers Haschi and Rainer visiting their mother.

We ended 2010 with Babsi and Jason driving down on Christmas Day they arrived in the early evening regardless of ice storms and slippery roads. We celebrated Barbara's 60th Birthday on 26 December and went to our local restaurant in the evening.

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Birthday Girl

There were many other celebrations in the village this year including weddings and birthdays. As we were both celebrating birthdays within 2010 with "0" that is to say 1950 and also Barbara's mother who was borne in 1920 we were invited to take part in "Banquet des Conscrits". This dated back to the days when all young people were conscripted into military service. The festival is often recreated in some parts of France but the original idea was as a farewell party for friends and family of the conscripts. Now its a good excuse for eating and drinking.

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Barbara Kite

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Stephen ans Rosi Harris

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Many vilagers and friends from further away came to Jon's party on 1st July.

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Birthday Boy

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"la classe en 0" 2 Octocer 2010

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