TO CELEBRATE THE 93RD BIRTHDAY OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II The Romandie West Region of the British Residents’ Association of Switzerland invites you to participate in its annual Garden Party. Held in The Geneva English School’s magnificent grounds overlooking Lake Geneva and the mountains of the Haute-Savoie, the Party will tempt you with some very British dishes, Pimms, entertainment, a chance to meet old friends and to make new ones. This event is wide open to anyone of any nationality and BRA Members are encouraged to bring along family and friends. Cost: CHF: 30.- BRA Members and CHF: 40.- Non-Members. Children up to and including 15 years of age are welcome free of charge. Payment should be made to the BRA Account: IBAN CH38 0900 0000 1705 5708 4, quoting your name and “GENTHOD QBP”, in the reference area. Reservations to: Michael Type on Email: type@bluewin.ch or Tel: +41-22 776 2418 Please register your name(s), address, e-mail and telephone number, no later than 1 June 2019. We look forward to welcoming you to this special celebration!
A guided visit to an ancient water / saw mill that will be be put in action for us . An experience not to be missed ! Cost: Museum entry CHF: 5.- Please pay upon arrival for Le Moulin tour. Lunch: At Auberge au Cavalier, Grand-Rue 5, Saint-George – More details will follow soon Pay for what you consume. Reservations to: Names for Visit only or for Visit + Lunch to: Alan Baker alanbaker@bluewin.ch no later than 12 July 2019
Rosemary and Paul Bissegger are looking forward to hosting a summer tea party at their home in Echandens, near Morges. Their house is pale blue, on the corner of Chemin de la Gravière and Chemin des Uttins, opposite the cemetery. Cost: No charge ! Transport: There is a public car park just up the road opposite the church and the village has bus and train connections to Morges ( and Lausanne ). Should you wish to come by public transport and need information for directions, please ring Rosemary Tel : 021.802.39.50. Reservations to: Alan Baker on alanbaker@bluewin.ch by 3 August 2019 please Numbers are limited to 15 guests
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 […]
