Genootschap Nederland Engeland

Deventer Branch

Events
28 September 2010 (Tuesday)
"Tyger, Tyger or The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere" by John Gilroy
Event starts at 20:00 hrs at Venue A (see below)
13 October 2010 (Wednesday)
"A photographic evening: The Antarctic Experience or The global climate change" by Julian Paren
Event starts at 20:00 hrs at Venue B (see below)
24 November 2010 (Wednesday)
"Exploring Unexplained Mysteries, Global Cover-Ups and 2012 Prophecies" by Andy Thomas
Event starts at 20:00 hrs at Venue B (see below)
10 December 2010 (Friday)
"Christmas Event"
Event starts at 20:00 hrs at Venue B (see below)
17 February 2011 (Thursday)
"Dutch Connection in British History: Dutch Lives in the Oxford Dictionary of Nat Biography" by Lawrence Goldman
Event starts at 20:00 hrs at Venue B (see below)
9 March 2011 (Wednesday)
"A Stroll through the Axis of Evil" by John Pilkington
Event starts at 20:00 hrs at Venue B (see below)
14 April 2011 (Thursday)
"Caste Howard (`Building it` or `Art collecting` or `Castle Howard and Brideshead`)" by Christopher Ridgway
Event starts at 20:00 hrs at Venue B (see below)
Remarks: The talk will be about: `Castle Howard and Brideshead`
19 May 2011 (Thursday)
"Wonderful Things: Museums and Galleries in London or Dickens in the 21st Century" by Florian Schweizer
Event starts at 20:00 hrs at Venue B (see below)
Remarks: The talk will be about: `Museums and Galleries in London`

Venue "A"De Lindeboom
Lindeboomsweg 1a
7433 BJ  Schalkhaar

Venue "B"De Horst
Kerkstraat 5
7412 XM  Deventer

As this general overview does not always mention which lecture you can attend in Deventer here is another overview in brief:

Tuesday, 28 September 2010
John Gilroy – Tyger, Tyger,
A famous poem by William Blake. Venue: De Lindeboom
 
Wednesday, 13 October
Julian Paren – Antarctica
A photographic evening
 
Wednesday, 24 November
Andy Thomas – Exploring unexplained
mysteries
 
Friday, 10 December
Christmas Event
 
Thursday, 17 February
Lawrence Goldman – Dutch Lives in the
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
 
Wednesday, 9 March
John Pilkington – A Stroll through the Axis
of Evil (from Beirut to the Persian Gulf, seen
from a different angle)
 
Thursday, 14 April
Christopher Ridgway – Castle Howard and
Brideshead
 
Thursday, 19 May
Dr. Florian Schweitzer – Museums and Galleries in London
 
All venues except 28 September: De Horst
 
Should all this tempt you to apply for more information or to join us, kindly contact the secretary:
Mr Karel Wiecherink
Steunenbergerweg 6
8121 RJ Olst
Tel. 0570-530310
Click here to send email
 
Other committee members:
Mrs Els Vorenkamp, Chairperson. Tel. 0571-270092
Mr Paul Lössbroek, Treasurer. Tel. 055-3558675
Mrs Daphne Dikkers, Special events secretary. Tel. 0578-611660

  GNE Deventer Branch

Honorary Member: Mr. Henk Kluiwstra
 
Ever since 1963 the Deventer Branch of the Genootschap Nederland-Engeland (GNE) has been promoting cultural and friendly relations between the British and the Dutch.

What does GNE do for its members?

  • Interesting and instructive lectures by important British speakers
  • Pleasant opportunity to socialize with congenial people
  • Easy way to improve your knowledge of the English language and culture
  • Monthly newsletter during the lecture season
  • Novel Reading Club
  • Bring-and-buy sale of books at every lecture
  • End-of-season party
  • December event
  • English lessons for members

ADMITTANCE

Admittance to the lectures is free for members
Non-members are welcome at € 7.00. Students under 26 pay € 3.00

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE

Because GNE is run by volunteers only, the annual membership fee is low for what GNE does for its members: 

Single members          € 29.00
Couples                         € 49.00
 
BULLETINS 
 
Deventer Branch Bulletins are generally published on this site in PDF format.
It can be opened using the programme Adobe Reader
This programme can be downloaded free of charge from this site: http://www.adobe.com
 
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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.
Read more...
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...