Genootschap Nederland Engeland

Amsterdam Branch

Events
26 September 2010 (Sunday)
"Tyger, Tyger or The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere" by John Gilroy
Event starts at 15:00 hrs at Venue A (see below)
Remarks: The talk will be `The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere`
21 November 2010 (Sunday)
"Exploring Unexplained Mysteries, Global Cover-Ups and 2012 Prophecies" by Andy Thomas
Event starts at 15:00 hrs at Venue A (see below)
13 February 2011 (Sunday)
"Wonderful Things: Museums and Galleries in London or Dickens in the 21st Century" by Florian Schweizer
Event starts at 15:00 hrs at Venue A (see below)
Remarks: The talk will be about: `Dickens in the 21st Century`
13 March 2011 (Sunday)
"A Stroll through the Axis of Evil" by John Pilkington
Event starts at 15:00 hrs at Venue A (see below)
8 May 2011 (Sunday)
"Caste Howard (`Building it` or `Art collecting` or `Castle Howard and Brideshead`)" by Christopher Ridgway
Event starts at 15:00 hrs at Venue A (see below)
Remarks: The talk will focus on `Castle Howard and Brideshead: Fact, Fiction and In-Between`

Venue "A"De veranda (Kastanjezaal)
Amstelveenseweg 764
1081 JK  Amsterdam

How to get to the "regular" venue
The regular venue is `De Kastanjezaal` in `de Veranda`, Amstelveenseweg 764.
Buses 166 and 171 (from NS station Amsterdam-Z WTC) and 170 and 172 (from CS) stop in front of the building and trams 16 and 24 serve the VU hospital which is at a 500 m distance.
Bus 62 has a stop at 300 m away. More info at www.deveranda.nl 
Amsterdam Branch
Chairman and acting secretary
Mrs C. Kruijswijk-van der Woude 
Hoge Horn 109, 1506MS  Zaandam 
Phone: 075 6169936
send e-mail  kitty21@kive.nl
Vice President: Mr M.M. Kraayeveld
Phone: will be changed
Bulletin Editor: H. de Boer
Ever since 1920 the Amsterdam Branch of the Genootschap Nederland-Engeland (GNE) has been promoting cultural and friendly relations between the British and the Dutch.
Currently our branch comprises about 50 members.
Throughout the season there is at least one special activity a month. This is generally an illustrated lecture by a British speaker. Every year there is a December event and an "End of Season" party - both important items on the agenda.
We try to keep room for the social element: promoting contact between members.
To summarize what the Amsterdam branch does:
. Interesting and instructive lectures by experienced British speakers
. Pleasant opportunity to socialize with congenial people
. Easy way to improve your knowledge of the English language & culture
. Regular newsletter during the lecture season
. Novel reading club 
. Bring-and-buy sale of books at every lecture
. End of Season party
. December event
The Novel Reading Club in the 2009-2010 season
Details of meetings can be found in the first Bulletin, published in August.
It can also be downloaded by clicking the blue link below.
Please note: The meeting of January 29th has been changed
The book White Tiger will be duscussed on 19th March.
The book The View from Castle Rock will be discussed on May 4th.
Membership
Information about membership of the Amsterdam Branch of the Genootschap Nederland-Engeland can be obtained by sending an e-mail to our chairman and acting secretary, Mrs Kitty Kruijswijk-van de Woude:  send mail
Membership fees
Single ticket:  € 45.-
Double ticket: € 70.-
 
The season runs from July 1st - June 30th the following year.
As Postbank has changed its treatment of its acceptgiro-cards, members are kindly requested to pay their subscription by electronic remittance, or by overschrijvingskaart before August 15th to Genootschap Nederland-Engeland Afd Amsterdam, Postbank number 4677160. 
Other activities
In 1988, to mark the William and Mary Tercentenary, a public speaking competition for schools was initiated by the GNE. In 1995, the 75th anniversary of the founding of the GNE was reason enough for the society to organize a young writers competition, set up in close cooperation with the British Council. The two competitions continued to grow in popularity and professionalism, thanks to the efforts of many GNE members and several generous sponsors. Since we have the BBC as main sponsor the two competitions are run in parallel as one annual event: the BBC Young Writers and Public Speaking Awards .
GNE organizes this competition for young people of course with more sponsors.
Thanks to the support of many parties, the Awards has now become a prestigious national event in the Netherlands - something the GNE can be very proud of!
For more information, please click this link BBC-Awards
Latest news
This season GNE will celebrate its 90th anniversary on Saterday the 24th April in Apeldoorn (Hotel `De Keizerskroon` en the palace of `Het Loo`)
Bulletins
The News Bulletins of the Amsterdam Branch can be downloaded from this site.
They are in PDF format and can be read using the Adobe Reader, which can be downloaded free of charge from this site: www.adobe.com

Bulletins of the 2008-9 season:
 
Bulletins of the 2009-2010 season:
Bulletin May 2010  (the last bulletin in the 2009-2010 season) 
 
Bulletins of the 2010-2011 season
 
The first bulletin will be published in the middle of August
 

Lectures

During the GNE lecture season, talks are given about once a month and unless otherwise stated, these are delivered in English. The visiting speakers are all experts in their chosen fields and their lectures are both informative and entertaining. They may feature different aspects of British life, arts and culture, places and people. Occasionally we are also treated to a traveller`s tale. Wherever possible, lectures are illustrated.
An overview of this year`s programme is given below. For more details on the talks please click talks. For the full programme with dates, venues and entry fees per branch, please click branches.
John Pilkington: A Stroll through the Axis of Evil
John`s talk is titled `A Stroll through the Axis of Evil`; Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Iran are in the news for all the wrong reasons. Starting in Beirut, John will unravel a picture quite different to the news stories as he followed a winding route via the Euphrates, the Caucasus and the Valley of the Assassins to finish on the Persian Gulf. John Pilkington has been called “one of Britain’s greatest tellers of travellers’ tales”. Read more...
John Gilroy: Tyger, Tyger or The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere
John Gilroy retired from his post as Senior Lecturer in English at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge in 2005, but still teaches in its department part-time. He also teaches for the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education on both its residential courses and its international summer schools for which he is a course director.
John has lectured widely in Britain and internationally for organisations such as The English-Speaking Union, ‘Inscape’ Fine Art Tours and for GNE. He specialises in literature of the Romantic period and has published on Wordsworth, Gerard Manley Hopkins and Philip Larkin. His latest book, ‘Romantic Literature’, for the new York Connections series will appear in 2010.
Read more...
Julian Paren: A photographic evening: The Antarctic Experience or The global climate change
Julian has a choice of three talks:
1. A photographic evening:  Going South  - the Antarctic Experience
2. The global climate challenge
3. Exploring the islands and western coast of Scotland
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Andy Thomas: Exploring Unexplained Mysteries, Global Cover-Ups and 2012 Prophecies
Andy is a leading researcher into unexplained mysteries and is the world’s most prolific writer on crop circles. His many books include Vital Signs, described widely as the definitive guide to the circle phenomenon. His newest and much acclaimed title, The Truth Agenda, explores the link between paranormal mysteries and global cover-ups.
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Lawrence Goldman: Dutch Connection in British History: Dutch Lives in the Oxford Dictionary of Nat Biography
The illustrated lecture uses the Dictionary as a means of exploring the historic connections between Britain and the Netherlands in both directions, examining the Dutch who came to live and work in Britain from the Reformation onwards, and Britons who visited the Low Countries. Read more...