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 contact Angie Meier-Jones at: angiemeier@gmx.ch  or 079 322 44 52 TO BE READ AND DISCUSSED BOOK                                             AUTHOR                               To be discussed   Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret                          BROWN Craig                           28 May 2019 My Father Laurence Olivier           OLIVIER Tarquin                       25 June 2019 The Day After Tomorrow                FOLSOM Allan                          27 August 2019

Marie-Laure Bosco has booked the small round terrace overlooking the garden where our tea or drinks would be served. This would be an opportunity to get together informally after the holidays, in a lovely setting, to catch up on news and make plans for future outings together. Marie-Laure has also found us the possibility of a minibus and driver or a small bus, for our days away visiting within a couple of hours or so of Lugano. I have been in touch with this company,  and  have now been sent  some quotes for 3 possible days out :  Pavia/Vigevano, Turin and surroundings and Piacenza. I now need a clear idea of your interest and commitment, since we would need to pay in advance for the minibus & driver. Cost: According to your choice of drink Reservations to: Mrs Patty Pellegrini, Via Baroffio 1, 6850 Mendrisio, tel:091 6465352, pattypellegrini@hotmail.com Mrs Penny Osti, tel/fax: 091 9701654. Email: p.osti@bluewin.ch Mrs Beverly Ortelli, tel: 091 630 0086 e-mail: 1superspider@bluemail.ch

Chocolats Camille Bloch SA is a traditional family business founded in 1929 by Camille Bloch. They manufacture world renowned specialities like Ragusa, Torino, and Liqueur. The guided tour will take us through the factory and should give us an introduction to understanding the basics of chocolate production. The factory is two minutes on foot from the station. Guided tour starts at 14h Cost: Entrance fee: CHF: 9.- pp as of 10 people English guide: CHF: 150.- Menu du bistrot CHEZ Camille CHF: 15.- to CHF: 21.50 – Drinks not included  Reservations to: Joy Sandoz, tel: 032 753 11 39 or joy.sandoz@gmail.com by 1 September please No shows will be charged

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 contact Angie Meier-Jones at: angiemeier@gmx.ch  or 079 322 44 52 TO BE READ AND DISCUSSED BOOK                                             AUTHOR                               To be discussed   Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret                          BROWN Craig                           28 May 2019 My Father Laurence Olivier           OLIVIER Tarquin                       25 June 2019 The Day After Tomorrow                FOLSOM Allan                          27 August 2019

On the 21st August, we decided on the first 4 books for our reading group. We will be discussing the following books on the following dates: BOOK TITLE                                   AUTHOR                                 To be discussed The Immortalists                            Chloe Benjamin                         25th September 2019 Little Fires Everywhere                   Celeste Ng                               16th October 2019 A Keeper                                         Graham Norton                        20th November 2019 The Bookseller of Kabul                  Asne Seierstad                        18th December 2019 Please feel free to share with anyone interested in a monthly English […]

Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985) one of the great dreamers and Romantics of 20th century European art, is the topic of this year’s special exhibition at the Spiez castle. Around 50 selected works are on display and include impressive etchings and woodcuts as well as colourful lithographs and gouaches. Parking: There is parking close to the castle as well as a multi storey parking block nearby. Time: For the members who are interested, we shall catch the 11.40 boat from Thun arriving in Spiez at 12.26. The restaurant is a few minutes’ walk from the landing. Visit to the exhibition at 14h00 Return journey by boat to Thun leaving Spiez at 16h34 Cost: Exhibition CHF: 15.-   Lunch: Pay what you consume. Restaurant “Schlosspintli” reasonable prices Boat: Return ticket CHF: 37.-  CHF: 18.50 with  ½ fare card Reservations: By 16 September 2019 with Joy Sandoz at 032 753 11 39 or joy.sandoz@gmail.com  Please mention if you will be travelling by boat.    

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 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    

New BRA Member, Cynthia Thompson, would like to extend this invitation to all BRA Members who would like to join her annual Anglophone BRISOLÉE! Apero at 11 am Chestnuts roasted on an open fire served with dried meats, seasonal fruits, nuts, Vin nouveau, moût, cakes, tarts, tea & coffee all included in the price. Please bring a small piece of cheese & other drinks if you wish. Cost: CHF25.- pp Reservations to: hyacynth@varioweb.ch or mobile: 076 527 42 61  by October the 8th at the latest please.

Following the visit to ” From Turner to Whistler “, BRA art lovers might wish to continue the art conversation by visiting  ” Shadows “. This collection of 140 paintings represents 500 years of the history of art. Masterpieces presented reflect the sustained interest artists have shown in shadow, such as are self portraits ( Rembrandt, Delacroix ),  De Hooch, Munch, Dali, Magritte, Ernst, Picasso, Warhol. and many others: a cornucopia, a feast of wonderful art !!     Place: Lunch: “Le Chalet”, Route du Signal 12, 1018 Lausanne Visit:  Fondation de L’Hermitage, Route du Signal 2, 1018 Lausanne. Time: Lunch: 12h00 to 13h30 Exhibition visit: 14h00 to 16h00 Coffee/Discussion: 16h00 to 17h00 Cost: Lunch: Plat du jour between CHF: 18.- and CHF: 25.- (not including drinks) Exhibition: CHF: 14.- (group price 10 attendees plus) Directions: Car Park at Le Chalet. No parking at Fondation de L’Hermitage. For non car users take the No. 16 bus, direction Grand-Vennes, from Lausanne railway station to Route du Signal for the restaurant, or L’Hermitage for the exhibition. (bus frequency every 20 minutes)      Reservations to: Email: andrewkonecki3@gmail.com or Tel: 021 921 23 30  

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.  

Catch up with old friends or meet new acquaintances over a meal. 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. LUIGIA – Is run like a typical Italian restaurant, with an Italian atmosphere and serves authentic Italian food. It is situated next to “Le Moulin de Sion” 10 minutes walk from Sion train station. There is free parking at the back of the restaurant and a paying covered parking in the next block.  Cost: Pay for what you consume Reservations to: deborah.kay65@gmail.com  by the 4th of the month please.  

On a visit to the Warrior Games in the USA in 2013, HRH Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, saw how the power of sport can help physically, psychologically and socially ex-Armed Services personnel suffering from injuries and illness. Inspired by his visit, he started the Invictus (meaning “Unconquered”) Games, the first of which took place in London in 2014. The 5th Games will be in The Netherlands in 2020. As 2019 marks the 80th Anniversary of the start the Second World War and the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy to liberate Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s occupation, it was decided, with the support of British associations in Switzerland, including the BRA, that a concert should be held to mark the anniversaries and to raise funds for the Invictus Games Foundation. BRA members from all regions will be most welcome at the concert. The concert will feature the Brass Band Arquebuse, Switzerland’s leading ensemble in the brass band style, the Pipes and Drums Band of Geneva, a massed choir and soloists. The hall seats nearly 1000 people and the audience will include diplomatic representatives of the 12 countries that were involved in the D-Day Landings in June 1944, as well […]

On the 21st August, we decided on the first 4 books for our reading group. We will be discussing the following books on the following dates: BOOK TITLE                                   AUTHOR                                 To be discussed The Immortalists                            Chloe Benjamin                         25th September 2019 Little Fires Everywhere                   Celeste Ng                               16th October 2019 A Keeper                                         Graham Norton                        20th November 2019 The Bookseller of Kabul                  Asne Seierstad                        18th December 2019 Please feel free to share with anyone interested in a monthly English […]

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 look forward to seeing you all at our Christmas lunch to finish off the year in festive style. This is the hotel where we had our Christmas lunch in 2017; it has now been taken over by Campanile Hotels and has been completely renovated and modernised.   Included in the price:   12h00 – Christmas Aperitif 13h00 – Christmas Lunch Menu (Vegetarian option also available)   Prawn Cocktail *** Roast Turkey with Gravy Roast Potatoes Carrots & Brussels sprouts served with Cranberry sauce and Sage & Onion Stuffing *** Christmas Pudding Brandy Sauce *** Coffee or Tea   After lunch we will have some fun and continue in festive style with a Sing-a-long of Christmas Carols. 😉 Cost: BRA Member CHF: 55.- pp Non Member CHF: 65.- pp (Please pay cash on the day – Drinks not included)   Reservations to: Email: deborah.kay65@gmail.com by the Friday 1st December 2019 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    

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.