This year our National Autumn Luncheon is being held in the lovely town of Lugano in our Ticino & Grison Region. We hope many BRA members from other areas will be able to join us and meet members from the Ticino & Grisons region. We will be offered a welcome drink while we wait for everyone to gather. The Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola is an exquisite hotel catering for the most discerning guest, we will also be able to sample the delights of the well renowned cuisine! The hotel is set in really lovely grounds very near the centre of Lugano. Lunch will be served in the hotel’s dining room ‘La Ruccola’. Time: 12:15 for Welcome drink 13:00 for Luncheon Reservations to: Email: secretary@britishresidents.ch or mobile: 079 322 44 52 By Sunday 10 October 2021 please. Menu: Starter: Courgette flan with a vegetable fantasy Main Dish: Corn chicken breast with whole grain mustard and a smoked potato mousseline or Red Drum fish served on steamed cabbage with a lemon thyme sauce Dessert: Roulade with bio lemon mousse, strawberries and a ginger sauce Cost: CHF: 67.- for BRA Members (All inclusive) CHF: 95.- for Non-Members (All inclusive) To confirm your reservation, […]
We would like to invite our NE Region members to an “Online Get-Together”. We meet on ZOOM the second Wednesday 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.
This will be a special Commemorative Service with the 2 minute silence and the Bugle call. A Poppy Field is put in front of the altar and one may place a small cross on it with the name of a relative who died during one of the World Wars. Downstairs in the Community Centre there are Display Tables with RBL newsletters, photos, information on the World Wars and a model WW1 Trench made by children for children. Following a simple Lunch, former Brigadier Daniel Läetsch will give a moving talk about one of the Battles or the Trench Warfare and an RBL Member will say a few words about their work with the War Wounded. Time: Church Service 10:00 (Lunch at 12:30) Cost: CHF 40.- Reservations to: Joanna Koch: joanna@joannakoch.ch or Diana Divo: dianadivo@gmail.com or tel: 044 984 23 27
A pleasant, easy walk beside the shady Wehrenbachtobel to the Zurihorn, after which members could walk to Bellevue or catch a nearby tram. And if nobody can make it, well then maybe in 2022! Transport: Tram 11 or Forchbahn Parking: Burgwies either side, 2 hours, Denner, Migros longer. Refreshments: Lakeside, hopefully on the terrace, or Bellevue. Reservations to: Diana Divo dianadivo@gmail.com or tel: 044 984 23 27
We will enjoy a delicious, traditional British Christmas lunch, prepared by the international Chef and owner – roast turkey with all the trimmings, bread sauce, roast potatoes and vegetables, followed by Christmas pudding, fruit and ice cream. We will hold a Raffle to cover any unexpected costs and look forward to welcoming an Embassy representative. Time: Apero 12:00 and Lunch 12:30 Cost: CHF 60.- BRA Members CHF 70.- Non-Members Reservations to: Robert Dean: info@deanlightmetals.com or Joanna Koch: joanna@joannakoch.ch
Once again we greet BRA Members and friends to celebrate the New Year. The Cheese Centre offers an informal setting in this ethnic market in the Zurich old Railway Viaduct. We can sample lovely cheeses from all over the UK, as well as Port, Beers and Pimm’s, Cider or Hot Toddies. All welcome, including children and dogs. Cost: CHF 10.- BRA Members CHF 15.- Non-Members Reservations to: Joanna Koch: joanna@joannakoch.ch or Diana Divo: dianadivo@gmail.com or tel: 044 984 23 27