We meet the last Tuesday of each month, but please phone or e-mail to be sure it is taking place. Place To be decided 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 contact Jackie Pearson at: Jackie.pearson@teleport.ch or telephone 061-811-7531 At our meeting in October, we shall be choosing our next three books to read.  TO BE READ AND DISCUSSED BOOK                                         AUTHOR                               To be discussed Death in the Dordogne    WALKER Martin                             26th June 2018 (Bruno, Chèf de Police series)   Riptide                               LAWSON John                            31sr July 2018 The Bookshop                   FITZGERALD Penelope              28th August 2018 Crisis    […]

Dr Alan Chalmers, BRA NW Councillor, has arranged for BSCC Basel generously to invite BRA members to attend this conference at BSCC Members’ rates. In providing a look at how new-style technologies can be introduced and financed, it will give a glimpse at how the future could be going. If interested, please apply directly to BSCC and ensure that you state that you are a BRA Member. Click here to register BSCC Basel Chapter | Investing in Disruptive Technologies  We are confronted on a daily basis with views on how new and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and virtual reality are disrupting traditional business models and changing the world we live in. But they also provide opportunities and risks for investments. This exciting event and the keynote address from Pierin Menzli will outline the economic factors behind such technologies along with the need for a structured process to support investors. We are delighted to invite you to this lunchtime event in Basel kindly hosted and sponsored by Bank J. Safra Sarasin. Speaker:  Pierin Menzli, Head Thematic Equities at Bank J. Safra Sarasin Pierin Menzli has more than 15 years of experience in institutional asset management, with a focus on sustainable investing. In […]

Please join us for drinks at 12 :15 followed by lunch 13 :00, family and guests welcome. As in the past, drinks from the bar will be at individual cost. The lunch menu, which includes red or white wine, mineral water and coffee is : Scelta di antipasto : Melanzane alla parmigiana, insalata di carciofi, gamberi al vapore, tortelli di ricotta al burro. Scelta di arrosto di vitello con patate e verdure o pesce del giorno alla Mediterranea Dolce a scelta: Gelato della casa, panna cotta con kiwi e fragola, torta al Cioccolata. Cost: CHF: 64.- for members and CHF: 70.- for non-members Reservations to: Mrs Patty Pellegrini, Via Baroffio 1, 6850 Mendrisio, Tel : 091 6465352, or Mrs Penny Osti, tel/fax : 091 9701654, email : p.osti@bluewin.ch or Mrs Beverly Ortelli, Tel : 091 630 0086,email :1superspider@bluemail.ch Please advise if you require transport

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    

With its wonderfully cosy atmosphere and roaring log fire, Jean-Pierre Deblue’s Carnotzet is a great venue for a seasonal Raclette. Come along and meet your new Romandie West Chairman, Alan Baker, and join in the fun of our first autumn social event. Places are limited (25-30 max) so please book early!  Transport: Easy access to the Domaine is by coming off the motorway at Coppet and taking the second turning on the left after the roundabout. The property is almost immediately on the right. If taking the Route Suisse, pass through Founex and continue uphill towards the motorway. Turn right before the roundabout. There is plenty of parking available. The No.813 bus passes nearby from Coppet or Nyon. Cost: CHF: 40 for BRA Members CHF: 45 for Non-Members The price includes raclette, some wine and dessert – Payable at the door – No shows will be charged Reservations to: Alan Baker at alanbaker@bluewin.ch by 10 November 2018 please  

If you enjoy a good English breakfast with all the trimmings, come and join us on the last Sunday of every month for this very British meal of :- Orange juice 2 slices of bacon, 2 sausages, 2 eggs, tomato (2 halves), Baked beans, mushrooms, toast Coffee or tea Cost: CHF: 20.- pp Future Brunch Dates: 28 October 2018 Café Papillon, Av. Max Huber 12, 3960 Sierre Reservations to: deborah.kay65@gmail.com before Wednesday 24 October please 25 November 2018 Café Papillon, Av. Max Huber 12, 3960 Sierre Reservations to: diane.moretti@gmail.com before Wednesday 21 November please 30 December 2018 Café Papillon, Av. Max Huber 12, 3960 Sierre Reservations to:  deborah.kay65@gmail.com before Wednesday 26 December please 27 January 2019 Café Papillon, Av. Max Huber 12, 3960 Sierre Reservations to: deborah.kay65@gmail.com before Wednesday 23 January please 24 February 2019 Café Papillon, Av. Max Huber 12, 3960 Sierre Reservations to: deborah.kay65@gmail.com before Wednesday 20 February 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  

This is a recently opened state of the art museum recording the history of Nestle. The Café Henri is located in the museum and the set lunch has received fantastic reports. Cost: CHF: 45.- BRA members CHF: 50.- Non BRA members Price includes the following:- 1. 1200- 12.30   An apero (or two) in the Museum foyer to offer each other Season’s Greetings 2. 12.30-14.00   Buffet three course lunch in the Café Henri ( bottled water, coffee/tea included) 3. 14.15-15.30   Entry fee and audio guide to the Museum 4.                       Discounted fee for on site parking.  The Nestle Museum is three minutes walk from Vevey Railway station.. If coming by train, exit the platform at the east end subway and turn left to the NORTH side of the station. From then on it is well signposted.       Reservations to: andrewkonecki3@gmail.com before 3 December 2018 please  

Our delightful Australian chef, Craig Penlington, will be serving a traditional Christmas lunch with all the trimmings. Please feel free to bring along family and friends, in fact anyone who enjoys a real Christmas meal.  Cost: For the apero and dinner. BRA Members CHF: 60.- Non-Members CHF: 70.- Drinks not included. No shows will be charged Reservations to: Joy Sandoz: 032 753 11 39 or joy.sandoz@gmail.com by 30 November 2018 Transport: As last year, we shall organise a taxi service for those coming by train. Please let us know when you reserve. There is ample parking behind the restaurant for those arriving by car.  

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    

If you enjoy a good English breakfast with all the trimmings, come and join us on the last Sunday of every month for this very British meal of :- Orange juice 2 slices of bacon, 2 sausages, 2 eggs, tomato (2 halves), Baked beans, mushrooms, toast Coffee or tea Cost: CHF: 20.- pp Future Brunch Dates: 28 October 2018 Café Papillon, Av. Max Huber 12, 3960 Sierre Reservations to: deborah.kay65@gmail.com before Wednesday 24 October please 25 November 2018 Café Papillon, Av. Max Huber 12, 3960 Sierre Reservations to: diane.moretti@gmail.com before Wednesday 21 November please 30 December 2018 Café Papillon, Av. Max Huber 12, 3960 Sierre Reservations to:  deborah.kay65@gmail.com before Wednesday 26 December please 27 January 2019 Café Papillon, Av. Max Huber 12, 3960 Sierre Reservations to: deborah.kay65@gmail.com before Wednesday 23 January please 24 February 2019 Café Papillon, Av. Max Huber 12, 3960 Sierre Reservations to: deborah.kay65@gmail.com before Wednesday 20 February 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  

Direct on the banks of the Rhine and just a stone’s throw away from the Middle bridge you will find the perfect place for our traditional fondue evening.  Cost: Self-paying Directions: Tram stop is the Rheingasse stop. Reservations to:  Angela Meier-Jones at angiemeier@gmx.ch or tel: 079-322-4452

If you enjoy a good English breakfast with all the trimmings, come and join us on the last Sunday of every month for this very British meal of :- Orange juice 2 slices of bacon, 2 sausages, 2 eggs, tomato (2 halves), Baked beans, mushrooms, toast Coffee or tea Cost: CHF: 20.- pp Future Brunch Dates: 28 October 2018 Café Papillon, Av. Max Huber 12, 3960 Sierre Reservations to: deborah.kay65@gmail.com before Wednesday 24 October please 25 November 2018 Café Papillon, Av. Max Huber 12, 3960 Sierre Reservations to: diane.moretti@gmail.com before Wednesday 21 November please 30 December 2018 Café Papillon, Av. Max Huber 12, 3960 Sierre Reservations to:  deborah.kay65@gmail.com before Wednesday 26 December please 27 January 2019 Café Papillon, Av. Max Huber 12, 3960 Sierre Reservations to: deborah.kay65@gmail.com before Wednesday 23 January please 24 February 2019 Café Papillon, Av. Max Huber 12, 3960 Sierre Reservations to: deborah.kay65@gmail.com before Wednesday 20 February 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 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    

For the first time in Europe, Picasso‘s paintings and sculptures, created between 1901 and 1906 will be shown together. The pictures of this creative period are amongst the most beautiful of the modern age and the most valuable works of art in general. At the age of just 20, the up-and-coming artist genius Picasso (1881-1973) embarks on a search for ever-new pictoral themes and forms of expression. The exhibition focuses on the Blue and Pink Periods and thus on a central phase in Picasso’s work. In the touching and enchanting paintings and sculptures of this period, which were produced in Spain and France, 80 will be shown at the exhibition, Picasso arrives at paintings of universal significance. Existential themes such as life, love, sexuality, fate and death find their embodiment in tenderly beautiful, young women and men as well as in children and old people who at the same time carry happiness and joy, but also grief. Definitely an exhibition visit not to be missed. After the visit we will visit the cafeteria for afternoon coffee or tea. Meet: At the entrance to the Fondation at 14h30 Cost: Self-paying Reservations to: Angela Meier-Jones at angiemeier@gmx.ch or tel: 079-322-4452