You must visit Chamoson If, like me, your idea of the Valais is the autoroute to the croquet lawn in Sion, you would have been in for a pleasant surprise if you had signed up to Deborah’s 2 September visit to a Valaisanne wine producer in Chamoson. Chamoson? It is so off the beaten track […]
A group of BRA Members met in Lenk at the Sporthotel Wildstrubel for an apero, before going to the hotel restaurant for a lovely 4-course meal and then onto our first enjoyable jazz concert by ‘Chris and Mike’ at their pianos. After this concert many of us went to the hotel bar to listen to […]
Basel’s Museums – wow! So many, big and small. This time it was a small one. A group of BRA NW Members visited the Cartoon Museum, set in an historical gothic building in the St. Alban Vorstadt. The building was old and narrow with plenty of stairs and different levels! The works of the comic […]
The birthday party to celebrate the Queen and her 70 years on the throne was held this year at the stunning location of the Château de Bossey. It was a beautiful summer’s evening and the perfect way to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee. Pink champagne kick-started the event, to be quickly complemented by a varied […]
We had a record number of people coming to enjoy this event, many BRA Members and friends as well as two Consulates. Although the weather was not too bad, the grass was too wet, so we enjoyed being together in one of the Belvoir beautiful rooms rather than being scattered around the garden. The Bagpipe […]
BRA Members were happy to attend this special concert at the KKL – the Lucerne Concert Hall – with three international composers and played by the City Light Symphony Orchestra. First – “Superman – I Like Pink – I Can Fly – To the Moon” by John Towner Williams, born 1932 in the USA – […]
We continue to meet up for our English Breakfast on the last Sunday of every month, enjoying good company and efficient service from the Zenhäusern restaurant staff. It’s a great moment to catch up with everyone and hear their news. Deborah Gorsatt New photos will be added each month…
SUMMER PICNIC & CROQUET AFTERNOON On one of the hottest June days on record, members competed in the 11th annual Romandie-East croquet tournament. As one BRA Member said ” Even the oldies can play this game “. It is always a wonderful day because we have our guest of honour, Mr. David Underhill, President of the Swiss Croquet […]
Like Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this year it was also the 70th anniversary of the REGA and on Friday, 17th June on a very hot day 15 of us paid a visit to their REGA base situated at Locarno airport. We started with a good coffee on the terrace of the little airport […]
It was a wonderful occasion celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of our beloved Queen, Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II. How fitting that the event was held in the beautiful Castle in Bottmingen. Edward Inglett from the British Embassy joined us for this evening and after his speech proposed the loyal toast. Angie Meier-Jones