Monday, 7 October 2024

La Vie en Rose

 The town hall in le Grand Pressigny, decorated for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Town hall decorated for Breast Cancer Awareness month, Indre et loire, France. Photo by loire Valley Time Travel.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month in France, as it is in many countries. In France it is known as Octobre Rose. Here in the Touraine virtually every village shop and town hall has put up posters and decorated their windows in pink. Fundraising events for the Ligue Contre le Cancer are organised all over. 

 

Tineke and other volunteers leading the pre-walk warm up.

Warm up prior to a Breast Cancer Awareness charity walk, Indre et loire, France. Photo by loire Valley Time Travel.

We participated in the walk organised in le Grand Pressigny. You could choose to walk 1, 3, 6 or 13 kilometres. The start was staggered, and everyone came together again at the four banal (medieval community bread oven) which had been fired up to provide complimentary fouaces (pocket breads) to the walkers. Delicious stuffed with rillettes (pork paste)!

 

Walkers picking up their fouaces.

Refreshment stop on a charity walk, Indre et loire, France. Photo by loire Valley Time Travel.

Simon and I did the 3 kilometre walk (just in case he conked out on the 6 kilometre walk, which was what most of our friends did). We couldn't stay for the lunch afterwards because we had to get to the pharmacy back in Preuilly to pick up Simon's new medication.

 

Walkers milling about at the finish while they wait for lunch.

Charity walkers at a village Breast Cancer Awareness event, Indre et loire, France. Photo by loire Valley Time Travel.

It was a well organised event, well supported by all ages in the community, the weather was good, and I hope they made lots of money from donations and the sale of merch for the Ligue Contre le Cancer.

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