Dear Members
I hope those who were able to attend the St Nikolaus Abend on Friday evening enjoyed themselves. I was pleased by the number of people that were able to attend and how well the evening went.
The next event will be the Annual Dinner to be held at Pavenham Park Golf Course on 4 February 2012. I visited the venue for the first time today and am confident that it will meet our requirements. The price will be the same as last year. The entry is well signposted on the village High Street - turn at the Lodge and follow the drive to the car park. Please complete the attachment [below] if you wish to attend, ticking your menu choices and send to Evelyn with your cheque. If you wish to bring any guests, they will be most welcome.
A detailed programme will be outlined at our AGM to be held at the Retirement Education Centre on Wednesday 14 March 2012 from 7.30pm, to be followed by tea or coffee plus cakes. We are hoping to hold a Bamberg Day there on Saturday 28 April 2012 to include presentations on our twin town and a hot German-style lunch so please leave the day free if you would like to attend.
Finally I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Edward
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PREVIOUS NEWS:
7th April 2011
Hello everyone,
It has been some time since the last Newsletter and many of you were at the AGM so are aware of the programme we have planned for 2011. We are starting with Eric’s talk on the History of the BBA on Friday 8th April at 7.30pm at St. Mark’s.
Then at the Corn Exchange in Bedford there is the Beer Festival with wines and beers from Bamberg, food and music. This is Friday 13th and Saturday 14th May.
On Friday May 20th we have a Bring & Share supper at St.Mark’s Church Hall, starting 7.30pm. More details in due course.
On Saturday June 18th we hope to visit Cranfield Airfield and Control Tower, followed by a Stammtisch dinner at the Campus Social Club.
On Sunday July 24th there will be a walk followed by a pub lunch.
On Saturday August 20th, early evening John & Mary Bromley are hosting our Summer Supper.
From 5th to 11th September 20 of us are visiting Bamberg.
Friday October 7th – a talk by Steve Colman on Beds. Wartime Defences
Friday November 4th –a talk – subject and speaker to be arranged.
Friday December 2nd – St. Nikolaus evening at St. Mark’s.
This is a very interesting programme which I hope you will support and enjoy.
Best wishes
Rosemary
6th July 2010
Hello everyone,
This newsletter is to provide details of our popular Summer Supper.
This will take place at Mary & John Bromley’s house again this year on
Saturday 31st July, starting at 5pm. Their address is: Lynton House,
Green Lane, Clapham, MK41 6ER. As before we may not park outside
their house, but on the approach road to the Church at the bottom of
Green Lane. Please be careful not to leave anything valuable in your
car however, just in case.
We will be having a barbeque, tasty food and drink and Mary has
organised several games to keep us amused – and puzzled no doubt!
Tickets are £10.
Please let Evelyn know [01234 401354] at least a week before if you are
coming, so that the Committee can organise the catering.
I look forward to seeing you there,
Best wishes
Rosemary
6th May 2010
Hello everyone,
A detailed newsletter this time with lots of information for you, so please do take time to read it and note the details, especially dates for letting Evelyn know if you are coming!
Firstly subscriptions are now overdue - £10 couple, £6 single [to Evelyn please, cheque payable to BBA].
Beer Festival at Harpur Suite, Corn Exchange. Thursday 13th May – Saturday 15th May. The BBA will be having an information stand there and we plan to meet at 7pm on Saturday to try the Bamberg beers and to hear the Band. There have been good adverts for this in the local papers.
Spring Walk: Sunday 23rd May at 11am. We are meeting at The Crown pub in Northill to choose our lunch, then we will travel together in cars to Old Warden Church where we have a guided tour and short walk before returning to the pub for lunch. A 2-course lunch costs £11.95. If you take the Sandy road out of Bedford, turn Right to Moggerhanger and Northill is signposted.
Please can you let Evelyn know by Sunday 16th May if you can come.
Stammtisch: Friday June 25th at 7.30pm. This is at the Cranfield Campus Social Club. A buffet style German meal will be served with German wines, in a private room. The cost is £15. Please let Evelyn know if you can come by Saturday June 12th and include full payment. I have copies of maps Gerry has kindly provided if anyone needs directions.
Bletchley Park visit: Thursday July 8th 10.15 for 10.45 tour. Coffee/tea is served on arrival and after the first tour a sandwich buffet lunch. We have a talk by an evacuee followed by another tour. The visit ends with tea and mini muffins/brownies and costs £18. We will travel in our own cars, so please let us know if you require transport. Please let Evelyn know and include full payment to reserve a place by Friday June 18th. [Evelyn is on holiday after that date until just before the visit.]
Summer Supper: Saturday July 31st at John & Mary Bromley’s house in Clapham.
Visitors from Bamberg: September 1st – 7th. Our Farewell supper will be on September 6th.
Talk on Strauss family: Friday October 1st by Tony Turley. At St. Marks’ Church Hall.
These are the events the Committee has organised so far and we do hope you will support them.
Evelyn’s contact details: Mrs. Evelyn Turley, 13 Falcon Avenue, Bedford MK41 7DS
Telephone: 01234 401354
25th March 2010
Hello everyone,
Since our AGM earlier this month we have now finalised some additional events for your diaries:
Friday April 30th: Bring & Share Supper. St. Mark’s Church Hall. 7.30pm [£5]
Thursday 13th – Sat. 15th May: Beer Festival at Corn Exchange [we will be organising attendance by the BBA there in due course]
Sunday May 23rd: A Spring Walk, organised by Alfons. A short walk followed by lunch.
Friday June 25th: Stammtisch evening with a German meal, 7.30pm at Cranfield Social Club. More details to follow in due course.
Thursday July 8th: A trip to Bletchley Park, 10.15 for 10.45. On arrival coffee is served followed by an introductory talk and the first half of the tour. After a sandwich buffet lunch we hear a talk ‘A World War Two Evacuee’s Story’ before going to the B Block Museum, which tells the whole story of Bletchley Park. Tea/coffee is served in the afternoon before we leave. Cost: £18 We will travel there in our own cars.
Saturday July 31st: Summer supper at John & Mary Bromley’s house
4th February 2010
Hello everyone,
We have organised the following and hope you will join us:
Wednesday 3rd March:
BBA AGM at 7.30pm.
Retirement Education Centre, 6 Rothsay Gardens, Bedford. Refreshments provided afterwards.
Friday 26th March:
Talk on ‘The History of Bedford.’
The Wren Room, St. Mark’s Church, 7.30pm Charge: £4 including refreshments.
Friday April 30th:
Bring & Share Supper.
St. Mark’s Church Hall, at 7 for 7.30pm. Charge £5. Please provide a plate of savoury or sweet food [ enough for no more than 2 people] and tell Evelyn what you are bringing. [01324 401354].
3rd August 2009
Hello everyone,
I realise many of you will now know that Eric’s wife Doreen has passed away after a long illness. Her funeral is next Monday August 10th at the Crematorium at 12.15. I know we are all thinking of Eric and his family at this sad time.
Can I take this opportunity to remind you that our Summer supper is on Saturday – August 8th – at Lynton House, Green Lane, Clapham. No need to bring anything – everything is being provided by the Committee or Mary & John but please do let Evelyn know NOW if you would like to come! Her telephone no. is: 401354. The supper starts at 4.30pm to make maximum use of the daylight – and hopefully the sunshine!
9th July 2009
Hello everyone,
We’ve had two very successful events recently; the Stammtisch evening and yesterday a visit to Knebworth House. This newsletter is to tell you about our next event – the popular Summer supper.
This is on Saturday August 8th in John & Mary Bromley’s garden starting at 4.30pm. Anyone who went to last year’s supper will remember it was a really good evening. There will be a barbeque, food and drink and games to keep you entertained! Tickets are £10 each and there will also be a raffle.
John & Mary’s address is: Lynton House, Green Lane, Clapham MK41 6ER.
Could you please drop passengers at the house if necessary and then park at the bottom of the lane, so as not to cause any obstruction.
Please advise Evelyn [401354] if you would like to come by Monday 3rd August to facilitate catering.
I look forward to seeing you there,
27th April 2009
Hello everyone,
It’s been some time since the last Newsletter but the Committee has been busy planning the programme for this year and I hope you agree that it is a good one!
Firstly on Sunday May 10th there is a walk round Priory Marina – for an hour or so, followed by lunch in the Beefeater. We meet at 10.45 in the car park. The walk will be led by Tony & Evelyn.
On Wednesday June 10th we are having our Stammtisch evening at the Retirement Centre, Rothsay Gardens. We will meet at 7pm to have dinner at 7.30pm – the 2 course meal will be German recipes! Wine and soft drinks will be provided. Eric will be giving us a short talk on Dresden after the meal. Most probably the cost will be £15.
On Wednesday July 8th we are visiting Knebworth House and gardens – meeting at 11.30am, for a guided tour of the house at 12 noon for an hour. Lunch can be bought in the restaurant, café or Garden Terrace Tearoom – or a picnic enjoyed outside if the weather is good – and the gardens are well worth visiting too. Tickets are £8.50 and we will make our own travel arrangements as Knebworth is situated just off Junction 7 of the A1.
On Saturday August 8th we have our Summer supper. Mary & John Bromley have kindly offered to host it again in their lovely garden.
September is our visit to Bamberg and in early October June & Keith will be giving their talk ‘The Crop Circle Mystery.’ In November Richard Wildman will be talking to us about the history of Bedford and on Friday December 4th we have our St. Nikolaus party.
On a sad note – Cathal O’Dwyer died in early March at St. John’s Hospice. Cathal had been a long-standing member of BBA and a donation has been sent to the Hospice in his memory.
Please do put these dates in your diaries and let Evelyn know if you would like to come to the Stammtisch evening – a deposit of £10 pp would be required please.
We would also like names as soon as possible for the visit to Knebworth – please feel free to invite friends too.
Also many of you paid subscriptions for 2009 at our AGM but Evelyn would like to receive your money as soon as possible please. Cheques payable to Bedford Bamberg Association [£10 couple, £6 single] to Mrs. E. Turley, 13 Falcon Avenue, Bedford MK41 7DS. Thank you.
23rd January 2009
Hello everyone,
Many of you will remember that we have a talk on ‘Crop Circles’ to be given by Keith & June in February – please note that the date is in fact Friday February 6th at 7.30pm at St. Mark’s Church [and not February 20th as previously said]. Refreshments will be served and I do hope you will join us.
Secondly we are having our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday March 4th at 7.30pm at the Retirement Centre, Rothsay Road. The Minutes of last year’s AGM and the Agenda for this meeting will be available on the night.
Tea/coffee and a selection of cakes will be served.
Eric’s wife Doreen continues to make progress, albeit slowly, in Bedford Hospital.
23rd November 2008
Hello everyone,
It was good to see so many of you at our Discover Bamberg evening recently. You may know that 6 of us are going out to Bamberg to help sell Xmas produce from Bedford during the first 2 weeks of December – this has been organised by the Council and also involves students from Bedford College who will be making mince pies when the Christmas market opens – next weekend in fact.
BBA has a Christmas tree at the St. Paul’s Church Christmas Festival this year – from 3 – 7th December; admission is £2.50. Our tree will be called ‘The Twinning Tree’ and we hope it will generate interest in our organisation. Please do go along and see it.
All those people going on the trip to Thursford on Dec. 8th are sure to have a great day out – departing from Pemberley Ave/Park Ave in Bedford at 9.30am.
I have emailed to let you know how to access the BBA website ‘blog’ – please do make use of this facility and let us know if you have any problems/suggestions.
Our programme for 2009 is taking shape – firstly the Bring & Share supper on Friday Jan. 9th at 7pm at St. Andrew’s Church Hall. Please could you tell Evelyn when you book your tickets [£5] whether you are bringing something savoury or sweet – which should be enough for 2 people. [01234 401354] There will be a raffle and the chance to view the video of the 30th anniversary celebrations in Bamberg.
In February Keith & June will be giving an illustrated talk on ‘Crop Circles’, March will be our AGM, we hope to organise another ‘Stammtisch’ and in the summer a walk round Priory Marina followed by a meal. There may be a day trip in May/June to Rockingham Castle, Oakham and Rutland water. Later in the year – September or October we hope to have a talk on British War graves or the History of Bedford. If you have any other suggestions – please do contact a Committee member. We will be holding our traditional ‘St. Nikolaus’ Xmas party in early December too.
Eric is currently in contact with Sally Schneider in Bamberg to organise a possible trip there or from people in Bamberg over to Bedford next year.
Once there is anything definite, we will of course inform you all.
May I take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy Christmas and every good wish for the New Year – or ‘ein frohes Weihnachtsfest und alles Gute zum Neujahr!’
4th September 2008
Hello everyone,
Lots of information in this newsletter so please be sure to note these dates in your diaries – including for 2009!
Firstly thank you to Mary & John for an excellent supper in August. We escaped the rain and had a most enjoyable evening in their lovely garden.
We now have 23 people for our Thursford Xmas Spectacular on Monday Dec. 8th at 2pm. This means there are still 12 places available. If you are coming please send the money for the ticket [£25.50 per person] made payable to BBA by 6th October LATEST to Evelyn Turley [13 Falcon Ave. Bedford MK41 7DS] A coach is booked; this will cost £14.50 pp [payment to be made on the day please]. It will certainly be a great day out!
On Friday 7th November we are having a “Discover Bamberg” evening at St. Mark’s Church Hall [Wren Room] at 7.30pm. DVDs of Bamberg will be shown especially the 30th Anniversary of Twinning celebrations last year and one of a concert held in Bamberg involving musicians and choirs from Bedford. Coffee and biscuits will be served and a small charge of £4 made.
The BBA will be decorating a Christmas Tree in St. Paul’s Church as part of the Christmas Tree Festival, which raises funds for the Church and Bedford Hospital Charity. The theme is “The Three Wise Men and their gifts” and our tree needs to be decorated by Monday 1st December. Artistic volunteers needed please – let a Committee member know if you would like to help.
On Saturday 9th January at 7.30pm we are having a “Bring & Share” supper at St. Andrew’s Church Hall. Tickets will be £5.
Finally the BBA is going online – please visit our new website on: www.bedfordbamberg.org.uk.
The Gallery section with lots of lovely photos is very impressive. Please do use the site – there is the opportunity for members to exchange information too and links to other sites. This newsletter will also be available shortly. We hope you like it – and welcome your comments!
14th July 2008
Hello everyone,
