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Bringing piped water to Senechas - 1964-1965 |
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Local people from the village and scout groups from all over the world carried out the earthworks, excavating, and pipe-laying (16 km) to bring mains water from Concoules to Sénéchas, including the branch-pipes to outlying hamlets and storage tanks. |
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- Work in progress - |
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The
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Explosives had to be used |
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Digging the trench for the main pipe between Concoules and Sénéchas. |
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Laying the main pipe in the village. |
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Laying the main pipe in the village. |
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Here it comes! |
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- The Scouts - |
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Some of the 4500 Scouts who participated in the work, in front of Concoules church. |
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Open air Mass. |
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Open air Mass. |
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The cook-house. |
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Scouts at work. |
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- The future celebrities were already there - |
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Left to right: – Monique MANIFACIER – future president of the Church Restoration Committee. - Eliane et Gérard DOMERGUE - future president of the Sénéchas hunt club. - Maurice LEGROS – Mayor of Sénéchas. |
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On the left – Gérard LEGROS future mayor of Sénéchas. |
In the middle, Nadine ROBERT, Madame PELLECUER to be, and future Sénéchas Town Hall secretary (Town clerk). |
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- The Inauguration - |
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The great event took place on August 15th 1965. |
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There were fine speeches. |
The civil and military authorities were present. |
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The water flows. |
Cheers! |
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- The 40th anniversary of bringing mains water to the village - |
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The celebration took place 41 years later, at the same time as the 30th anniversary of the Church Restoration Committee. |
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Solemn
Mass was celebrated by Monsignor |
The church was packed. |
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Some Scouts had returned for the occasion, some in uniform. |
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Pierre MICHEL and Jean-Luc DEBUF |
Pierre SWAGTEN |
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There were some fine and moving speeches |
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By Roger AUBIN, for the Church Restoration committee |
By Gérard LEGROS, Mayor of Sénéchas |
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The speeches were much appreciated by the assembled populace. |
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Everyone was invited for a drink after the ceremony. The Bishop
chatting with Pierre
SWAGTEN |
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And the celebration continued with a magnificent feast in the Mazade building and in the open-air theatre. |
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