Once again it is time for our summer BBQ. We changed the Barbeque to a BBQ/Picnic and this worked extremely well last year and ensured that everybody was in charge of their own food and drinks. We will provide the grill for you to grill your meat etc., the coffee machine, coffee cups, coffee, cream and sugar. An apéro will be offered to you but please bring your own wine, soft drinks, water and food. We have been writing for many years now that the Barbeque will be held come rain or shine, but as we are usually lucky and have glorious weather why should we worry! Cost: CHF 10.00 (Pay on the day). Children free of charge. Reservations to: Martin Rudolf, Erlensträsschen 62, 4125 Riehen, or email mrudolf@gmx.ch By Friday, 05 August 2022 please. Transport: To get to the Eisweiher Hut take tram number 6 to Riehen village, Erlensträsschen is immediately on the left, walk down there for about 5 minutes.  Parking: Is available along the street.  

By popular request and subject to the weather, we may sit in the garden, with a view of the Zürich Lake, eating scones with strawberries and cream, and drinking some good English tea. We happily welcome old and new friends to join us. Look forward to welcoming you and let’s hope the weather will be good. Cost: CHF: 10.- Reservations to: Joanna Koch, Email: joanna@joannakoch.ch or Tel: 044 715 19 46 By Monday, 08 August 2022 please Transport: Bus 161 – from Bürkliplatz, descend at the Bus stop Sanatorium. Trains – S8 and S24 from Zürich main station to Kilchberg and a short steep walk up the hill, follow the signpost for the Sanatorium. Parking: In the nearby streets, or opposite the Gemeindehaus, Alte Landstrasse 110 or possibly the Sanatorium Park House.

For more information … Reservations to: Joanna Koch, Email: joanna@joannakoch.ch or Tel: 044 715 19 46

Local Valaisanne 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. 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 A CHF: 5.- extra charge per person for Non-Members, should be paid to the BRA representative. Reservations to: Andrew Konecki Email: andrewkonecki3@gmail.com by the Wednesday before the event. When reserving please let us know if you wish to eat an English breakfast or not.  

Craig Penlington, a sixth generation Australian has been living in Switzerland since the 90s. He and his wife Francoise ran the prestigious restaurant Hotel du Peyrou for 24 years and have now moved on to new horizons. Craig will introduce us to the wines of small family vineyards dedicated to quality rather than quantity as well as more well-known wineries. Cost: Whatever wine you decide to buy Reservations to: Joy Sandoz  Email: joy.sandoz@gmail.com or Tel: 032 753 11 39 By Saturday, 20 August 2022 please Transport: Please let me know if and when you arrive by train at Neuchatel station and you will be picked up.

Jamie McCulloch is a Scot from Stirling who has been making wine since 2002, he has worked in Valais since 2006 and had his own vineyard “Les Deux Cimes” since 2007. At 10:30 Jamie McCulloch will join us at “Le Carrefour” Tea-Room and take us on a walk with commentary through the vines. We will then head back to his wine cellar which dates back to 1877, for wine tasting accompanied by lunch. Please be aware there are steep stairs to enter and leave the cellar. Meet: At 10h00 for coffee at “Le Carrefour” Tea-Room in Chamoson. Cost: Wine tasting – CHF 25.- Lunch – CHF 40.- Reservations to: Andrew Konecki Email: andrewkonecki3@gmail.com by Monday, 15 August 2022 please. Numbers are limited so please book ASAP. Transport: Take the Bus No.311 from Sion train station, about 30 mins (Direction Riddes or Martigny) Get off at stop “Chamoson, Poste” and the Tea-room is 300m west from the bus stop. Parking: There is a public parking opposite the wine cellar.

Starting where we finished last time we stroll steadily up the Wehrenbach tobel, (the stream was once the main source for Zurich water) until we reach Burgwies. We can then decide whether to refresh ourselves at the Migros or continue a little farther upwards (where it is a bit steeper) until we reach Balgrist where there is a tea room. Reservations to: Diana Divo, Email: dianadivo@gmail.com or tel: 044 984 23 27  

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. 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 on email: joy.sandoz@gmail.com or tel: 032 753 11 39    

The Hôtel des Trois Couronnes, is one of Switzerland’s luxurious hotels, with a restaurant that has the ambience of a palace with panoramic lakeside views. Limited to 12 attendees. *Gentlemen are invited too. Cost: Pay for what you consume. Plat du jour CHF 28.- Average cost for 3 courses CHF 60.- Reservations to: Andrew Konecki Email: andrewkonecki3@gmail.com By Friday, 09 September 2022 please      

The Pinacoteca is holding an exhibition of the works by Renato Ballerini. The artist, born in 1877 in Ravenna, Italy studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in his home town and became one of the protagonists of ticinese cultural life at the beginning of the 20th century when he transferred to Lugano in 1910. We hope that there will be plenty of interest among our members to see this small but interesting museum. After our visit we have arranged a table at the restaurant La Guana, Meride on Monte San Giorgio just a few kilometers away where we can enjoy lunch together choosing from their very interesting menu. Prices vary and everyone pays individually. Please let Beverly or Penny know if you would like to come along. Carpooling can be arranged from Lugano. Meet: Outside the museum Cost: CHF 10.- AVS CHF 8.- Raiffeisen card free entry Reservations to: Beverly Ortelli, Email: 1superspider@bluemail.ch Penny Osti, Email: p.osti.@bluewin.ch  

Weather permitting, we will be having a mini golf competition followed by tea and cakes in the gardens of the Unique Hotel Innere Enge in Bern. If the weather is bad will have a quiz competition. Time: Competition: 14:00 Tea party: 15.30 to 17:00 Cost: Minigolf CHF 6.- Tea party CHF 25.-  No shows will be charged Transport: From Bern main station take the Bus 21 which leaves every 10 minutes, direction Bremgarten to the Innere Enge  (fourth stop) Parking: There is limited parking outside the hotel.  Reservations to: Joy Sandoz, Email: joy.sandoz@gmail.com or Tel: 032 753 11 39  By 8 September 2022 please  

Local Valaisanne 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. 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 A CHF: 5.- extra charge per person for Non-Members, should be paid to the BRA representative. Reservations to: Andrew Konecki Email: andrewkonecki3@gmail.com by the Wednesday before the event. When reserving please let us know if you wish to eat an English breakfast or not.  

The Museum celebrates the Olympic spirit in all its glory. The current temporary exhibition covers the new sports joining the Olympic Games from surfing to competitive climbing. For full details on access, check the website: https://olympics.com/museum Meet: At the Box Office at 14:00 and afterwards for a cuppa in the Museum Cafe.              Cost: CHF 20.- AVS CHF 14.- You can book ahead online Reservations to: Pam Walsh Email: pamela.walsh@bluewin.ch By Thursday, 22 September 2022 please    

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  

In the heart of Valais, near to Sion, the restaurant at the Auberge de la Gare in Châteauneuf-Conthey will welcome us on the second Tuesday of each month. They propose the menu du jour which includes: Choice of starter Choice of main course Choice of dessert Coffee or tea Cost: CHF: 26.- (Other drinks – not included) A CHF: 5.- extra charge per person for Non-Members, should be paid to the BRA representative. Transport: Very conveniently situated, just across the road from the train station of Châteauneuf-Conthey. Parking: There is ample parking on two sides of the building. Reservations to: Andrew Konecki Email: andrewkonecki3@gmail.com by the Thursday before the event please.

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. 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 on email: joy.sandoz@gmail.com or tel: 032 753 11 39    

We would like to invite our NE Region members to an “Online Get-Together”. We meet on ZOOM the third Tuesday of each month.   If you have a computer, laptop, smartphone or iPad meeting up on zoom is quite easy. Either download the Zoom app or just click on the email link you will receive after we have received your email wishing to join in.    Cost: Free Reservations to: Joanna Koch on Email: Joanna@joannakoch.ch  Please reserve no later than the day prior to the event to receive an invitation.

Sonja is happy to welcome BRA Members to join her book club, on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. 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! For more information, please contact Sonja and she will send you the details. Cost: Pay for what you consume. Reservations to: Sonja at sonjavig@yahoo.com or Mobile: 078 900 86 91 We will be discussing the following books on the following dates: DATE TO BE DISCUSSED         BOOK TITLE                                       AUTHOR  18 May                                       The Guest List                                       Lucy Foley   15 June                                       I’m Still Here                  […]

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  

In the heart of Valais, near to Sion, the restaurant at the Auberge de la Gare in Châteauneuf-Conthey will welcome us on the second Tuesday of each month. They propose the menu du jour which includes: Choice of starter Choice of main course Choice of dessert Coffee or tea Cost: CHF: 26.- (Other drinks – not included) A CHF: 5.- extra charge per person for Non-Members, should be paid to the BRA representative. Transport: Very conveniently situated, just across the road from the train station of Châteauneuf-Conthey. Parking: There is ample parking on two sides of the building. Reservations to: Andrew Konecki Email: andrewkonecki3@gmail.com by the Thursday before the event please.

We would like to invite our NE Region members to an “Online Get-Together”. We meet on ZOOM the third Tuesday of each month.   If you have a computer, laptop, smartphone or iPad meeting up on zoom is quite easy. Either download the Zoom app or just click on the email link you will receive after we have received your email wishing to join in.    Cost: Free Reservations to: Joanna Koch on Email: Joanna@joannakoch.ch  Please reserve no later than the day prior to the event to receive an invitation.

Sonja is happy to welcome BRA Members to join her book club, on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. 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! For more information, please contact Sonja and she will send you the details. Cost: Pay for what you consume. Reservations to: Sonja at sonjavig@yahoo.com or Mobile: 078 900 86 91 We will be discussing the following books on the following dates: DATE TO BE DISCUSSED         BOOK TITLE                                       AUTHOR  18 May                                       The Guest List                                       Lucy Foley   15 June                                       I’m Still Here                  […]

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  

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. 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 on email: joy.sandoz@gmail.com or tel: 032 753 11 39    

We would like to invite our NE Region members to an “Online Get-Together”. We meet on ZOOM the third Tuesday of each month.   If you have a computer, laptop, smartphone or iPad meeting up on zoom is quite easy. Either download the Zoom app or just click on the email link you will receive after we have received your email wishing to join in.    Cost: Free Reservations to: Joanna Koch on Email: Joanna@joannakoch.ch  Please reserve no later than the day prior to the event to receive an invitation.