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Programme July-August 2009 |
The International Club of Berne was founded in 1991.
It is a non-political organization open to all men, women and their families
interested in meeting for social, sporting and cultural activities. Its aim is
to facilitate a better understanding of, and integration into, Switzerland, through
a variety of services and activities for our members and through joint
exploration of this country and its people.
We welcome people from all over the world. Our common
language is English, but our members speak many different languages. The club currently has nearly 200 members
(and their families) from more than 30 countries and every continent. New members and newcomers to Berne are
assured the warmest of welcomes.
If you wish to receive an information pack with an
application form, contact Werner Dettwiler, , 033 438 35 45 or wd at bluewin.ch. Yearly membership
dues are CHF 45 for family membership and CHF 35 for a single.
President’s Greetings
We wish you a pleasant summer full of warmth of
temperature and emotion, but everything in moderation!
Members are welcome to join in general activities like
language conversation, tennis, and dancing by contacting the activity leaders.
We have a new activity – meet to swim at Marzili! See
page 2.
Graham
Tritt
Club
Programme for July
Café Espagnol (Spanish speakers and learners)
When: Thursday, 2 July,
from 19.00h to 20.00h
Where: Rest.
Pangaea, garden terrace, Schwanengasse 8
Contact: Dominga Timperi, tel.
031 961 1727
Deadline: No registration
needed
Comments: For learners and
native speakers.
T.G.I.F! (Thank Goodness it’s Friday!)
When: Friday, 3 July at
18.30h
Where: call the contact person
Contact: Gerd Ulbers at 031 809 26 46 or ulbers
at gmx.net
Deadline: No registration necessary
Comments: Exhibiting at the moment: Celtic Art
Let’s Dance (disco to very danceable music)
When: Friday, 3 July
from 21.00h
Where: Rest. Maygut, Klein Wabern
Contact: Linda Oehrli at 031 372 7142 if you come for dinner
Deadline: Ask Graham at the
TGIF if you need transport
Comments: email danceberne-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Swimming – on any date
When: Any evening from
17.00h on, meeting as arranged
Where: At Marzili,
sitting near the Aare temperature sign
Contact: Katia
Huber, 079 417 96 74, or Graham Tritt
Deadline: Call by 14.00h to
meet and swim in the evening
Comments: The Aare is only
for good swimmers, the pools for all.
Movie Night at the English-Speaking Club
When: Saturday, 4 July,
time 18.15h
Where: At the ESCB, www.englishclub.ch,
Mittelstr. 55
Contact: register by an email to mail@englishclub.ch
Deadline: Friday, 3 July at the
TGIF or at Dancing
Comments: Showing first the
Australian film “Peaches” and then the French film “La Femme Infidèle” (English subtitles). Fee CHF 10
for ESCB members, 15 for non-members. Snacks provided. Attendees must register in advance (for free), on
the club web page www.englishclub.ch/?page_Id=11
Barbecue by the Aare
When: Sunday, 12 July, from
11.00h
Where: On the Muri side of
the Auguet bridge across the
Aare near the airport Belp.
From the bridge you can see the BBQ place downstream.
Contact: Gerd Ulbers, 031 809 2646, ulbers
at gmx.net
Deadline: Friday, 10 July
Comments: Bring along anything you want to eat or drink. Coal, wood and
the fireplace are provided. It is a very nice place for relaxing and swimming
in the Aare. If a rainy day, the event will be
cancelled.
Café Français - French speakers and learners
When: Monday, 13
July, 19.00h to 20.30h
Where: garden terrace of Rest. Pangaea, Schwanengasse 8
Contact: Carole.Sunderland at bluewin.ch,
031 951 95 54
Deadline: Friday, 10 June
Comments: All who like to
practice speaking in French.
Consider the
trip to Nernier and Yvoire
on Sunday 19 July, see below.
Coffee Get-Together
When: Tuesday 14 July at
14.30h
Where: Park-Café, Kleine
Schanze, near the Marzili
funicular.
Contact: Peter Liang at 031 961 70 51
Deadline: No registration required
Comments: Enjoy a coffee and practice your English.
Club outing – trip
to Yvoire
When: Sunday 19 July, at
08.40h – departure at 09.04h
Where: Treffpunkt,
Bern railway station.
Contact: Nazanin Kupferschmid, 031 972 4229
Deadline: Friday 17 July
Comments: For more information, don’t hesitate to
call Nazanin.
Yvoire is a charming medieval village across the lake of Geneva, in
France. We will take the boat from Nyon to Nernier and walk about 20 minutes to Yvoire.
We can have lunch in Nernier or in Yvoire. One of the attractions of this trip is a visit to
the Garden of Five Senses in Yvoire. To return, we
plan to take the boat from Yvoire to Nyon at 1605, to arrive in Berne by train at 18:56h. Costs
for the train and boat return trip: CHF 66 half price and CHF 132 full price.
You can get a day pass at your “Gemeindeverwaltung” for
CHF 35-40. Don’t forget to bring your ID card or passport and some Euros.
Executive Committee
Meeting
When: Tuesday, 21 July,
from 19.00h
Where: Rest.
Steinhölzli, Kirchstrasse
30 in Liebefeld
Contact: Werner Dettwiler at 033 438 35 45 or wd
at bluewin.ch
Deadline: Monday, 20 July
Comments: We begin planning for
events for the fall. Help us!
Sophie Group - Book
Readers
When: Wednesday 22 July,
from 19.00h to 21.00h
Where: Home of Audrey Nussbaumer,
Heckenweg 34
Contact: Graham Tritt at 031
829 34 79 or g.tritt at gmx.net
Deadline: Monday 20 July
Comments: Bring a book that you are reading, and
tell us about it.
Sports afternoon –
Sports Center Heimberg
When: Sunday 26 July, from
16.00h to 20.00h
Where: Sport
center, Heimberg, north of Thun (http://map.search.ch/3627-heimberg/schuetzenstr.72)
Contact: Graham Tritt, 031 829 34 79, g.tritt at gmx.net
Deadline: Friday 24 July
Comments: Tennis,
swimming (till 17.00h), squash, minigolf
Join the group: email to bernetennis-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
For Sunday
tennis please register each week, by deadline Saturday.
Poetry Group -
Calliope
When: Wednesday
29 July, 19.00h
Where: Rest. Marzilibrücke, Gassstrasse 8, near the kreisel.
Contact: Graham Tritt, 031 829 34 79, g.tritt at gmx.net
Deadline: Friday
24 July, with something you
choose or write
Comments: Theme:
holiday joy or pain
Singing Together
When: Thursday, 30 July,
from 20.00h to 22.00h
Where: ESCB,
Mittelstr. 55, www.englishclub.ch
Contact: Stefan Bogdanov, 031
809 2152, bogi at gmx.ch
Deadline: Wednesday, 29 July. Please
email Stefan to register.
Comments: We sing popular songs from many
countries
Attendees must register with the club in advance (for
free), on the club web page www.englishclub.ch/?page_Id=11
Club
Programme for August
Farmers’ Brunch
When: Saturday, 1 August at
10.30h
Where: Familie Schmutz-Moser, Unt. Breitenacker 5, rail or postauto
to Kehrsatz Nord, then 5
minutes walk
Contact: Reserve tel. 031 961
09 64, john.farmer at bluewin.ch
Deadline: Please reserve your places and ask for the English table
Comments: Price CHF 22.
Minigolf
When: Wednesday, 5 August,
from 19.00h
Where: Hotel
Innere Enge, Engestr. 54, Bern (bus 21 stop)
Contact: Irene,
031 971 4365, Irene.Schenker at bluewin.ch
Deadline: No registration
needed
Comments: Playing minigolf under shadowy trees is really
fun. We can have a bite before or afterwards in the garden restaurant.
Café Espagnol (Spanish speakers and learners)
When: Thursday, 6 August,
from 19.00h to 20.00h
Where: Rest.
Pangaea, garden terrace, Schwanengasse 8
Contact: Dominga Timperi, tel.
031 961 1727
Deadline: No registration
needed
Comments: For learners and
native speakers.
T.G.I.F! (Thank Goodness it’s Friday!)
When: Friday, 7 August at
18.30h
Where: Restaurant of Camping Eichholz, bus 29 or tram 9.
Strandweg 49, http://map.search.ch/3084-wabern/strandweg-49
Contact: Gerd Ulbers at 031 809 26 46 or ulbers
at gmx.net
Deadline: No registration necessary
Let’s Dance
When: Friday, 7 August
from 21.00h
Where: Rest. Maygut, Chly Wabere,
3084 Wabern
Contact: Linda Oehrli at 031 372 7142
Deadline: Contact Linda if you want to have a meal
Comments: Ask Linda or Graham at the TGIF if you need transport
Movie Night – Open
Air Kino
When: Film and day to be
decided (23 July – 23 August)
Where: Orange open-air cinema on the
Grosse Schanze
Contact: Maya Scapecchi,
031 972 54 58 or 079 217 37 04
Deadline: Buy tickets from 19.00h for film starting after 21.00h
Comments: The Berne programme will be published on
June 29.
Coffee Get-Together
When: Tuesday 11 August at
14.30h
Where: Rest. Casino, on the terrace near
the Kirchenfeld bridge.
Contact: Peter Liang at 031 961 70 51
Deadline: No registration required
Comments: Enjoy coffee and conversation.
Executive Committee
Meeting
When: Tuesday, 11 August,
from 19.00h
Where: Rest.
Steinhölzli, Kirchstrasse 30 in Liebefeld
Contact: Werner Dettwiler at 033 438 35 45 or wd
at bluewin.ch
Deadline: Monday, 10 August
Comments: Join us to plan
events for September.
Pot-Luck Breakfast
When: Sunday 16 August,
from 09.30h to 11.00h
Where: Rose
Gardens, bus stop of number 10 to Ostermundigen
Contact: Nazanin Kupferschmid,
nkschmid at gmx.net
Deadline: Register by Friday, 14 August, tel. 031 972 4229
Comments: We plan to sit under the gardenias near
the big pool and fountain where we can gather tables and chairs together. Contact
Nazanin to coordinate what to bring. Coffee, tea and plastic tableware will be
provided.
Café Français - French speakers and learners
When: Monday, 17
August, 19.00h to 20.30h
Where: garden terrace of Rest. Pangaea, Schwanengasse 8
Contact: Carole.Sunderland at bluewin.ch,
031 951 95 54
Deadline: Friday, 14 August
Comments: All who wish to
practice speaking in French.
Sophie Group - Book
Readers
When: Wednesday 19 August,
from 19.00h to 21.00h
Where: Home of Audrey Nussbaumer,
Heckenweg 34
Contact: Graham Tritt at 031
829 34 79 or g.tritt at gmx.net
Deadline: Monday 17 August
Comments: Book: “The Reader” (Der
Vorleser) by Bernhard Schlink
The
film is showing at the moment in some cinemas.
Sports afternoon – Kolibri in Lyss
When: Sunday 23 August,
from 16.00h to 20.00h
Where: Sports
Center Kolibri, Wannersmatt 10, Lyss
Contact: Graham Tritt at 031
829 34 79 or g.tritt at gmx.net
Deadline: Friday 21
August (see www.kolibrisport.ch)
Comments: Tennis,
squash, badminton, minigolf, restaurant
Join the group: email to bernetennis-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Please register on the form so we can organise the games.
Poetry Group -
Calliope
When: Wednesday
26 August, 19.00h
Where: Rest. Marzilibrücke, Gassstrasse 8, near the
kreisel.
Contact: Graham Tritt, 031 829 34 79, g.tritt at gmx.net
Deadline: Friday
24 July, with something you
choose or write
Comments: Theme:
communication, languages
Singing Together
When: Thursday, 27 August,
from 20.00h to 22.00h
Where: ESCB,
Mittelstr. 55, www.englishclub.ch near Bierhübeli
Contact: Stefan Bogdanov, 031
809 2152, bogi at gmx.ch
Deadline: Wednesday, 26 August.
Please email Stefan to register.
Comments: You must register, see event of 30 July
for details.
Young Readers
When: Saturday 29 August,
12.30h-14.00h
Where: At the book sale of
St Ursula’s church
Contact: Graham Tritt at 031
829 34 79 or g.tritt at gmx.net
Comments: Theme: bring any book and be ready to
talk about it.
Pot-Luck Brunch
When: Sunday 30 August,
from 11.00h to 14.00h
Where: home of Madeleine and Henry Kieffer, Muri
Contact: Madeleine Kieffer, tel 031 951 68 32
Deadline: Register by Wednesday, 26 August. Numbers limited
Comments: Ask
for suggestions of what to bring
Other Events
African festival with Jaja in Spiez on 1 August, ask
Graham about it
Buskers Steet
festival in the city from 6 to 8 August
Seenachtsfest in Konstanz on Bodensee from 6 to 9 August, call Joséphine
Greiner for information on a trip, 031 961 6879
African market and festival on the Kleine Schanze, August 8-9
Toastmasters of
Berne, Mondays 10 and 24 August, at 18.45h at the Casa d’Italia
in Länggasse. Guests are welcome
Swiss Grand Prix Oldtimer Memorial on 23 August in the
city, Frauenkappelen and Westside, www.gp-suisse.ch
Dancing
activities (more information
on the mailing list danceberne):
- 6-12 July Muevete
Salsa Week www.muevete.ch
- Saturday 8 August Sommernachts-Ball,
Bären Ostermundigen
- Sunday 23 August Tarde
Cubana Salsa – Sternen Bümpliz
Book
and Food Sale at St Ursula’s
Church, Jubiläumsplatz, on Saturday 29 August, 10.00h – 14.00h