Welcome to English in Toulouse
What's this all about?
Hello!
I'm Narelle, the organiser of English in Toulouse.
English in Toulouse is a conversation club and a friendship network, open to anyone in the Toulouse area who can speak English.
There are over 300 members in the club so far, but we're not all English! We're quite a diverse mix of cultures including Australian, Irish, American, Canadian, South African, Indian, Scandinavian, Russian and of course we have a lot of French members!
We meet twice a month at the pub (Crowne Plaza Night and Last Wednesdays at Le Sylene) as well as weekly at Bapz tea salon (French Fridays).
We also have regular special events such as wine tours, hiking, bowling and quiz nights.
What's on?
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Tell me more about the group!
Take a look at our about page for frequently asked questions and if there's anything else you want to know, post your questions on the forum or send me an e-mail.
How do I join?
Register on the forum to become a member. It's free and easy to do.
Members receive invitations to special events, can contact other members and leave messages on the forum — you'll also receive an e-mail to let you know about upcoming meetings, job offers and monthly newsletters.
Wine tour: June 27th 2009
English in Toulouse went on a day trip to Terra Vinea in Les Corbieres.
Read all about it and see the photos.
If you missed out on this trip, don't worry, there'll be another wine tour in September!
Last Wednesdays
Join us for drinks at the end of every month at our Last Wednesdays meeting. Why is it called Last Wednesdays? Because it's a pub night held on the last Wednesday of the month, of course!
The official venue is Le Sylene at 60 rue de Metz, just in front of the Cathedrale Saint Etienne.
See you there at the next meetup on July 29th!
Crowne Plaza Night goes bilingual
English in Toulouse held a trial French/English language exchange at Crowne Plaza Night on June 10th, 2009.
The evening was an overwhelming success with around 20 people attending, and an almost even split between native English and native French speakers.
From 8.30pm to 10pm the set language was English and from 10pm to 11.30pm, French. After 11.30pm it was anything goes and many people stayed on until long after the bar had officially closed at midnight.
Our regular events
French Fridays
Weekly at 4pm
Crowne Plaza Night
July 8th 8.30pm
Last Wednesdays
July 29th 8.30pm
News
Meetings in July and August
Pub nights
Last Wednesdays and Crowne Plaza Nights will continue as usual.There will be no host (I will be in Australia for July and August) but you can still find the group — just ask for us at the bar.
French Fridays
Our weekly French Friday exchange will also continue throughout the summer, but our venue, Bapz, will be closed in August.
Meetings on August 7, 14, 21 & 28 will be held on the terrace at the Natural History Museum cafe at Jardin des Plantes. If it's raining, you'll find the group inside.
To get to the museum, the nearest metro is Carmes (line B). From the metro, you take rue Ozenne until you arrive at Jardin des Plantes (about 200 metres from the metro). The museum is at the entrance to the gardens and the cafe is located a few metres down from the glass doors of the museum.
Volunteer to host the group
Want to volunteer to host one of our regular meetings in July/August? Print a sign and let me know so that I can let the group know.