Local Valisanne Bakery/Tea-Room, Zenhäusern in Sierre “Chez Zen” have agreed to prepare for us a full English breakfast consisting of :- Fresh orange juice 2 slices of bacon, 2 sausages, 2 eggs, tomato (2 halves), Baked beans, mushrooms, toast & butter Coffee or tea, for the price of CHF: 19.90.- pp Vegetarian option also available 🙂 There is also a huge selection of food and drink to choose from on their regular menu. Come along and join us for just a drink or something to eat, it’s your choice…. Cost: Pay for what you consume Reservations to: deborah.kay65@gmail.com by the Wednesday before the event. When reserving please let me know if you wish to eat an English breakfast or not.  

We meet the last Tuesday of each month, but please phone or e-mail to be sure it is taking place. We have been delighted to know that some members, not in our book club, have also been reading the books we have recommended. Reservations: If you are interested please contact: Angie Meier-Jones at: angiemeier@gmx.ch or 079 322 44 52 TO BE READ AND DISCUSSED BOOK                                                        AUTHOR                         To be discussed When All is Said                                     by Anne Griffin                     28th January 2020   Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine       by Gail Honeyman               25th February 2020   The Liar’s Wife                                       by Samatha Hayes              31st March 2020

Join us for just a drink, for those who wish to eat, food is also available. This is a lively family place where you can also play various games: Ten Pin Bowling Pool Darts Table Football Table Air Hockey and other games. Be sure to bring some 2 franc pieces with you for the slot machines. Catch up with old friends or meet new acquaintances. This regular “meet up” has become the backbone of the Romandie-East region of the BRA. Anyone new to our area and who would like to meet our group, are welcome to join us. 🙂 It’s easy to find us…. we always have the Union Jack flags on the table. Cost: Pay for what you consume Reservations: None required – just turn up  

On the 11th of each month, the BRA Central Region members meet up to have a drink and a chat. We look forward to catching up with old friends and meeting new people. Please feel free to join us and bring along other British, Commonwealth and Irish people you know.   Cost: Pay for what you consume Reservations: Not required – just turn up but it would be helpful to know if you intend to come Contact: Joy Sandoz, E-mail: joy.sandoz@gmail.com or Tel: 032 7531139    

Edward Hopper (1882-1967) is widely acknowledged as one of America’s most important painters. A large selection of his world-famous works, usually only on view in the US, will be presented at the Fondation Beyeler. The more than 60 paintings and watercolours on loan from museums and private collections feature iconic masterpieces as well as magnificent surprises. This will be the first time an exhibition focuses on Hopper’s fascinating landscapes, in which he explored the relation between man and nature. Hopper’s favourite motifs include lighthouses, beach houses and sailboats, as well as streets, gas stations, barns and railroads, After the exhibition we will be having coffee and cake at the museum coffee shop. Meet: At the entrance to the Fondation Cost: Self-Paying Event Reservations to: Angela Meier-Jones, e-mail angiemeier@gmx.ch or tel: 079-322-4452  by the 10 February 2020 please.

Please feel free to share with anyone interested in a monthly book discussion in English. Books can be read in any language but the group discussion will be in English. We hope that you can join us! Cost: Pay for what you consume. We will be discussing the following books on the following dates: BOOK TITLE                                             AUTHOR                          To be discussed The Bookseller of Kabul                            Asne Seierstad              18th December 2019 The Five People You Meet in Heaven       Mitch Albom                      15th January 2020 Love is the Answer, God is the Cure         Aimee Nikolov                 19th February 2020   The Mountain’s Morning Song                  William Graney                    18th March 2020   The Awakening      […]

We meet the last Tuesday of each month, but please phone or e-mail to be sure it is taking place. We have been delighted to know that some members, not in our book club, have also been reading the books we have recommended. Reservations: If you are interested please contact: Angie Meier-Jones at: angiemeier@gmx.ch or 079 322 44 52 TO BE READ AND DISCUSSED BOOK                                                        AUTHOR                         To be discussed When All is Said                                     by Anne Griffin                     28th January 2020   Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine       by Gail Honeyman               25th February 2020   The Liar’s Wife                                       by Samatha Hayes              31st March 2020

Ottilia, the daughter of Giovanni and Annetta Giacometti and sister of Alberto, Diego and Bruno. is the least-known figure in the family. She died in 1937 at just 33 at the birth of her son Silvio. Some 60 paintings, drawings and sculptures by Giovanni and Alberto Giacometti show Ottilia as a child, adolescent and young woman. The last section of the exhibition looks at the portraits of her son Silvio created by Alberto between 1943 and 1945: for Alberto, Ottilia’s memory lived on in his nephew, of whom he was extremely fond. Wednesday is not only open until 20.00 but is discount day for seniors. Entrance to the general art collection is free and the Kunsthaus restaurant opposite, offers coffee and a cake all day for CHF: 7.50 as well as smaller less expensive menu portions midday at least. BRA members could just meet up at 17h00 and see the exhibition, afterwards as the art gallery only closes at 20h00, or just for a chat for a round table discussion. Something NE would like to start, but a venue needs to be decided. Any ideas? Time:  16h00 to view the exhibition. 17h00 or later meet in the snack bar or […]

Join us for just a drink, for those who wish to eat, food is also available. This is a lively family place where you can also play various games: Ten Pin Bowling Pool Darts Table Football Table Air Hockey and other games. Be sure to bring some 2 franc pieces with you for the slot machines. Catch up with old friends or meet new acquaintances. This regular “meet up” has become the backbone of the Romandie-East region of the BRA. Anyone new to our area and who would like to meet our group, are welcome to join us. 🙂 It’s easy to find us…. we always have the Union Jack flags on the table. Cost: Pay for what you consume Reservations: None required – just turn up  

On the 11th of each month, the BRA Central Region members meet up to have a drink and a chat. We look forward to catching up with old friends and meeting new people. Please feel free to join us and bring along other British, Commonwealth and Irish people you know.   Cost: Pay for what you consume Reservations: Not required – just turn up but it would be helpful to know if you intend to come Contact: Joy Sandoz, E-mail: joy.sandoz@gmail.com or Tel: 032 7531139    

This year we are very lucky to have David Love as our speaker. The title of his presentation will be Afghanistan……well it really is a lot like…….. It promises to be very enlightening an informative. Jenny and David Love have lived in Afghanistan and this presentation should give us a better insight into how the people there live and cope. Transport: The number 60 bus stops outside the Rebstock and the 14 tram stops in Muttenz village a five minute walk away. Cost: Menu to be decided Reservations to: Angela Meier-Jones, E-mail: angiemeier@gmx.ch or telephone 079-322-4452 by the 20 March 2020 please.

Meeting beside the lake at Bürkliplatz for a leisurely walk to the Rote Fabrik. Rösti is their specialty, which is very comforting on a cold day. This will be the fourth time BRA has trod this path and the weather and numbers improve each time. Needless to say we need to know who is coming as it is very popular with its reasonable prices and is child and dog friendly. Time:  12h at Bürkliplatz Boat Station 13h at Restaurant Ziegel oh Lac  Transport: Frequent buses 161 and 165 link Burkliplatz and the Rote Fabrik. Parking: Parking is usually not problematic on a Sunday. Cost: Whatever you consume Reservations to: Joanna Koch,  Email: joannakoch@bluewin.ch or Diana Divo, Tel: 044 984 23 27   

We meet the last Tuesday of each month, but please phone or e-mail to be sure it is taking place. We have been delighted to know that some members, not in our book club, have also been reading the books we have recommended. Reservations: If you are interested please contact: Angie Meier-Jones at: angiemeier@gmx.ch or 079 322 44 52 TO BE READ AND DISCUSSED BOOK                                                        AUTHOR                         To be discussed When All is Said                                     by Anne Griffin                     28th January 2020   Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine       by Gail Honeyman               25th February 2020   The Liar’s Wife                                       by Samatha Hayes              31st March 2020

Do not miss this chance to catch up with old and new friends. It has proven to be a real backbone event for the North-West Region and is well attended with always a lot to discuss! Restaurant just opposite to the Swiss railway station. Cost: Pay for what you consume Reservations: Not required  

Please feel free to share with anyone interested in a monthly book discussion in English. Books can be read in any language but the group discussion will be in English. We hope that you can join us! Cost: Pay for what you consume. We will be discussing the following books on the following dates: BOOK TITLE                                             AUTHOR                          To be discussed The Bookseller of Kabul                            Asne Seierstad              18th December 2019 The Five People You Meet in Heaven       Mitch Albom                      15th January 2020 Love is the Answer, God is the Cure         Aimee Nikolov                 19th February 2020   The Mountain’s Morning Song                  William Graney                    18th March 2020   The Awakening      […]

Have you ever had falcons, eagles and owls fly really close over your head so you can actually feel the wind from their wings??? Why not come along with us at the falconeria in Locarno? It is well worth a visit and we hope many of you will be interested in coming along on a ‘different’ sort of day away!!  We will see the birds in flight at 11h00 – a show that lasts 45 minutes which literally ‘flies’ by. Then we will have a light lunch in a restaurant nearby. We are looking into a restaurant and will let you know later on near the date. Time: 9.30am meet up in Lugano for car sharing to go to 11.00am show. Cost: CHF: 18.- (for a group of 10 over 65’s for the show) otherwise CHF: 22.- CHF: 25.- for younger members Plus the cost of the lunch you choose Reservations to: Mrs Patty Pellegrini, Via Baroffio 1, 6850 Mendrisio, tel: 091 646 5352, or Mrs Penny Osti, tel/fax: 091 970 1654 Email: p.osti@bluewin.ch or Mrs Beverly Ortelli, tel: 091 630 0086 Email: 1superspider@nluemail.ch 

Join us for just a drink, for those who wish to eat, food is also available. This is a lively family place where you can also play various games: Ten Pin Bowling Pool Darts Table Football Table Air Hockey and other games. Be sure to bring some 2 franc pieces with you for the slot machines. Catch up with old friends or meet new acquaintances. This regular “meet up” has become the backbone of the Romandie-East region of the BRA. Anyone new to our area and who would like to meet our group, are welcome to join us. 🙂 It’s easy to find us…. we always have the Union Jack flags on the table. Cost: Pay for what you consume Reservations: None required – just turn up  

On the 11th of each month, the BRA Central Region members meet up to have a drink and a chat. We look forward to catching up with old friends and meeting new people. Please feel free to join us and bring along other British, Commonwealth and Irish people you know.   Cost: Pay for what you consume Reservations: Not required – just turn up but it would be helpful to know if you intend to come Contact: Joy Sandoz, E-mail: joy.sandoz@gmail.com or Tel: 032 7531139    

Do not miss this chance to catch up with old and new friends. It has proven to be a real backbone event for the North-West Region and is well attended with always a lot to discuss! Restaurant just opposite to the Swiss railway station. Cost: Pay for what you consume Reservations: Not required  

Join us for just a drink, for those who wish to eat, food is also available. This is a lively family place where you can also play various games: Ten Pin Bowling Pool Darts Table Football Table Air Hockey and other games. Be sure to bring some 2 franc pieces with you for the slot machines. Catch up with old friends or meet new acquaintances. This regular “meet up” has become the backbone of the Romandie-East region of the BRA. Anyone new to our area and who would like to meet our group, are welcome to join us. 🙂 It’s easy to find us…. we always have the Union Jack flags on the table. Cost: Pay for what you consume Reservations: None required – just turn up