LEICESTER FRENCH CIRCLE WELCOMES YOU

LE CERCLE FRANÇAIS DE LEICESTER VOUS ACCUEILLE

PROGRAMME FOR 2025/2026

We are delighted to announce the launch of our exciting programme for 2025/2026.

There are full details of the programme content on this website. We will, of course, be delighted to provide you with further information about any of our talks and activities.  You can easily add yourself to the mailing list or ask any questions by using the electronic contact form below. 

The programme is a mixture of face-to-face and online activities. We would be delighted if you decide to subscribe for the full programme. Alternatively, you can choose between visiting the Oadby Tennis Club for our in-person activities or on Zoom for our digital programme.  

We will start on October the 2nd at the Oadby Tennis Club with our "Soirée d'accueil" This is an opportunity for members and non-members to receive a warm welcome from our committee and to learn more about our range of exciting talks and events for the new season.​

We are continuing with our monthly visits to the Café Chloe Gourmet in the city centre.

You are most welcome to join us for a chat in French or English, as you prefer. You will have the opportunity to order one of the wide range of hot drinks and pastries at Café Chloe. All highly recommended!

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NEW COMMITTTEE MEMBERS

We are actively looking for new committee members to join our team of 5 for the 2025/26 season.

The challenges and possibilities for even a small group like ours are ever increasing. To continue to thrive in the 21st century, we need new committee members with fresh ideas and unique skills.

In particular, we are looking for people with IT competencies who would be willing to set up and assist with the technology at the Oadby Tennis Club and improve our website.

Could you organize the French Circle meal? Would you be willing to co-ordinate a trip to our twin town of Strasbourg or somewhere else? Are you a young adult hoping to gain experience of working with a voluntary group? If your answer is yes to any of these questions then we’d love to hear from you.

We celebrated 125 years of the French Circle this year. Let’s work together to build our organisation for future generations in Leicester.

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​OUR AIMS AND VALUES​

 The Leicester French Circle is a social group of members and supporters who share a passion for the French language and culture. 

We arrange talks in French at the Oadby Tennis Club and also online on the Zoom platform through our panel of speakers from the Alliance Française and from the French Circle.

We also organise social events at the Oadby Tennis Club, Café Chloe Gourmet in the city centre and at the Phoenix cinema.

From time to time, we are asked to recommend French tutors for adults and children. This is not part of our remit, and we would recommend that you search locally through organisations such as Leicestershire Adult Learning Services. The Leicester French Circle takes seriously its safeguarding responsibility to its members and to others with whom we interact and therefore cannot recommend individual language tutors or pen pal contacts.

We also receive unsolicited requests from authors and others wishing to promote their books and commercial services. Unfortunately, we have to politely decline their requests as we are a social organisation with no wish to promote commercial enterprises. ​​​