All Advice Gratefully Received!

[bisdu]

Good advice...how well do you know Brittany.....do you already have a preferred area in mind? It would make advice easier

I know central Brittany - prices here would get you a nice property as you describe - I know there are several active choirs in the area - Plessala, Plemet, Broons but as I cannot sing for toffee know nothing more about them.
Cant speak for yoga, I'm afraid

[Bunty]

Yes husband and I in a French Choir in Guemene sur Scorff, about 7 of us English. Our Musical Director is English, we sing French, Breton, English, Russian and now some Zulu, lovely people and are quite helpful even with my poor French.

I am 59 husband is 70 we pay 119.00 euros a month for our mutual which covers us for Doctors, Hospital stays, physio, radiography and all consultant appointments.

We had an S1 form from DSS Newcastle which we took to CPAM and filled in all the forms.

For your budget you should get a ready to walk into house depending on the area you choose

[adrianjohn]

Sorry not to have replied sooner! Thank you for your time and advice - it's much appreciated. There is a lot to take on board, but that doesn't deter us from our plans!
We are also considering other areas and when we spend a month in France in October, will be having a good look around at various options.

Thanks once again.
Adrianjohn

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I think it would be remiss of me (as it's the area in which I live) not to promote Normandy a bit, especially Manche. Where I'm located (you can look me up on the members map) is very close to the departments, 53 and 35. It's about 90 minutes from the airport at Dinard and a little longer to the ferry at Caen (Ouistreham). Because we are very rural and away from the well promoted tourist areas, property prices tend to be cheaper. A terraced house in our village (in need of renovation, but it is connected to a new communal septic tank and has fibre broadband available) is for sale at €26,000. In many ways it's an unspoilt and idyllic area.