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Interesting Links

British Embassy
Visit their website: http://www.ukinnl.fco.gov.uk
Foreign policy news and travel service, visit: http://www.fco.gov.uk
To read blogs, visit: http://blogs.fco.gov.uk 
The English Theatre in the Netherlands stages theatre performances in various places in The Netherlands. Several GNE branches visited them and were quite enthusiactic.
More information can be found on their website: www.theenglishtheatre.nl
The British Council The British Council in the Netherlands aims to promote the use of the English language. They do this by arranging English language examinations, by providing information on English language courses and by collecting other useful resources on the English language and British Studies. Find out more at this website:
www.britishcouncil.org/netherlands
Expatriates The Source for English-Language News & Information for Expatriates to another country this site: www.expatica.com
Working in another country is a great experience and presents many new challenges. You have to deal with a foreign language, a different culture and a confusing bureaucracy. Things that are taken for granted at home can suddenly become a problem.
Operated by expatriates, Expatica.com understands the stress of moving abroad. That why we can provide you with instant access to vital information to help you quickly and efficiently arrange your personal affairs from housing and healthcare to insurance and taxation. To provide this service, Expatica works closely with companies that also understand your unique needs and concerns.
Literature The best known and probably most complete on-line bookstore is www.amazon.co.uk. When you want to find a book long out of print try www.bookfinder.com. Another useful one is www.onelook.com, which provides you with 626 dictionaries.
Gardening www.gardenworld.co.uk is a website that contains lots of useful information and links about gardening.
Lectures given by Daphne Foulsham of the National Garden Scheme. The foundation has its own website with information about the organization, garden stories, the yellow book, news and interesting links. You can’t miss it at www.ngs.org.uk.
Traveling and photography Traveller and photographer John Pilkington has been lecturing for GNE about his travels to Bolivia. Would you like to know more about him and the places he has been, or send him a message, check out his own website: www.pilk.net.
Information about England`s countryside, coastline and historic environment and builidngs www.nationaltrust.org.uk, www.english-heritage.org.uk
News and press BBC:  www.bbc.co.uk or www.bbcnews.com
Of course, all British newspapers are on Internet. Try www.newsunlimited.co.uk and www.sunday-times.co.uk etc.
A great site to find information and links to hundreds of newspapers all over the world is www.kidon.com. Don`t surf there if you`re pressed for time, for a visit to that site is addictive.
These are the web addresses of some of Britain’s largest newspapers.
- www.guardianunlimited.co.uk
- www.telegraph.co.uk
- www.sunday-times.co.uk
- www.financialtimes.com
Travel to Britain Do you have plans to go travelling in Britain? Check out the information of the Association of British Travel Agents at www.abtanet.com. At the website of Hotels-Accommodation you will find accommodation throughout the United Kingdom. Whether you want a holiday cottage in the midst of Snowdonia North Wales, a fishing lodge in the Highlands of Scotland, or a holiday apartment in Blackpool, our aim is to let you find it at www.hotels-accommodation.co.uk. Select your ideal holiday from luxury villa rentals, self catering holiday cottages, ski chalets and holiday homes all around the world. This site also has information about bed and breakfast accommodation. Check out www.holidayhome.co.uk.
We have recently been informed about the existence of an interesting site: www.visitbritain.org It`s full of relevant information and contains many links to other interesting sites. Another site is: www.enjoyengland.com
Britain Calling on-line See our on-line edition on the VisitBritain Press Centre, which also includes press releases, copyright-free features, images and a quirky events listing: www.visitbritain.com/corporate/presscentre
Miscellaneous
www.wwf.org - the site of the World Wildlife Fund
www.parliament.uk. This site is rather dull, but the children’s website about Parliament is worth a visit - even for grown ups, www.explore.parliament.uk
Or try www.castlewales.com which covers a wide range of topics related to Welsh castles and medieval history.
Books can be found at www.bol.com or www.dogbertabebooks.com.
Antiques. Interested in antiques, surf to www.dmgantiquefairs.com.
Want to practise or improve your English, try www.learnenglish.org.uk., a website of the British Council
The Tate Gallery has a very  interesting website: www.tate.org.uk
If you are interested look at this site:  www.irishclub.nl

The Pickwick Women`s Club of Rotterdam www.welcome.to/pickwick
 
 

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.
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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...