Genootschap Nederland Engeland

Eindhoven Branch

Events

For more information about the speakers and their subjects, please click on the links (blue speaker names).

For other information about the activities of the Eindhoven Branch, please contact:
Chairman: Jac van den Ende
Phone: 013-4682771
e-mail: j.ende@home.nl
Secretary: Mr. H. Kort
Phone: 040-2016203
e-mail: hkort@onsmail.nl

The Eindhoven Branch was founded in 1946. Currently our branch comprises some 80 members. Throughout the season there`s at least one special activity a month. This is generally an illustrated lecture by a British speaker. These talks are held either in Eindhoven or Aalst/Waalre. Every year there`s 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.
We are fascinated by
. Old and new British ways of life.
. Britain`s history and cultural heritage.
. Its language and literature, its art and industry.
. Its attractions and its idiosyncrasies, and ....
. How the Dutch relate to all this and have done so for hundreds of
  years.
We organize
. Interesting and instructive lectures by experienced British
  speakers
. Performances, meetings and parties in a friendly and open
  atmosphere in which you will feel mutual interest and respect
. Easy way to improve your knowledge of the English language
  and culture for example by creating the opportunity to practice
  for your fluency during entertaining English conversation
  dinners in the Academisch Genootschap in Eindhoven
. Regular newsletter during the lecture season
. End of Season party December event
Latest News
-Read our latest Nov/Dec bulletin.
-To see the photos of our End of Season Event in Heeze on Saturday 23d May 2009, just click here: Photo`s
Subscription and admission
Annual membership fee
The membership year runs from 1 July - 30 June and the subscription is:
Single members € 30,00
Couples € 50,00
Under 25 € 17,50

Events and lectures
Admission fee for members € 2,00 non members pay € 7,00.
Venue Information
Venue: Most often in `Agnus Dei` in Waalre. On special occasions likely to be at the `Academisch Genootschap`. Both venues with ample parking.
Other activities
BBC Young Writers and Public Speaking Awards
Please click this link:  BBC-Awards
Bulletins
We produce our own English language newsletter, the `Bulletin`, which comes out about six times a season and is sent to all members. It contains information on coming lectures, reports on past activities, news, notices and various other items of interest. Contributions are most welcome, though of course we can’t guarantee to publish everything! Please submit articles and other suitable pieces to our secretary.
Our Bulletins may be downloaded by clicking the appropriate volume below.
Note: depending on the speed of your connection, downloading may take a few minutes.
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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...