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26 OCTOBER 2010: DAVID CRYSTAL IN ROTTERDAM!
In association with the British Council, Masterclass English is delighted to  announce the return of Prof. David Crystal to Rotterdam on October 26 by popular demand to give the second lecture of `The Future of Language` three-part series of lectures. Prof. David Crystal can be regarded as the No.1 authority on language and English working today. He is known for his exceptional lecturing capabilities as for his entertaining delivery of subject matter-not to mention his unusually prolific output of books on the English language, which currently stands at more than 100. For more information about this event, visit the British Council News & Events page.

Zomerbrochures Stena Line, Buro Scandinavia en Buro Britain



Alle zomerbrochures 2010 van Stena Line, Buro Scandinavia en Buro Britain zijn uit en de boekingen lopen al aardig binnen.
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Om alvast in de stemming te komen vindt u in de bijlage een fantastische maandaanbieding voor de mooiste zeereis ter wereld, de Hurtigruten.

Nieuwe ambassadeur Groot-Brittannië



I was born and brought up in Bolton, in the north west of England. After university at Cambridge and 2 years teaching English in Japan I joined the UK Foreign Office. My first overseas posting was in West Berlin. I was there when the Wall came down in 1989 – an incredible experience. I hope to join friends and colleagues from those days in Berlin later this year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Wall.
After 2 years back in London, I worked in New York at the UK delegation to the UN, dealing with Security Council issues, including Liberia and Haiti. A posting to Paris followed, including a year on attachment at the French Foreign Ministry. It was in Paris that I married Tricia (whom I had met when we joined the FCO on the same day), and our 2 children Kate and Ben were born there. We moved to Brussels in 2001 where I was political counsellor at the UK delegation to NATO.
From there I returned to London as Head of the FCO’s counter-proliferation department, working in particular on strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. And then to The Hague. It’s been a varied and fascinating career so far. This posting already promises to be the best yet, not least because it’s a great place for me to pursue my interest in cycling and swimming...though my (often painful) pastime of watching Bolton Wanderers football club will have to be put on hold for a while!

Paul Arkwright

Mandag 7 december 2009 zond `Het Gesprek` een interview uit met de nieuwe ambassadeur. Te zien via `Het Gesprek`.
Goodbye to Mr. Lyn Parker, British Ambassador at the Hague


On 27 August National Committee members and the chair of the Organising Committee of the BBC Awards said goodbye to our patron, Mr. Lyn Parker, British Ambassador at The Hague. On behalf of our entire Society we thanked him for his wholehearted support to GNE, for all his visits to the branches and his active role as chairman of the jury in the BBC Awards.
 
Mr. Parker is taking up a post back in London. The new ambassador will arrive in September.
BBC Awards, national final Amsterdam 2010 on TV

To view the the compilation of the final as broadcasted on television:
click on broadcast finals 2010
BBC Awards, international final London 2010

English Speaking Union International Speaking Competition

Grand Final International Speaking Competition 2010
held at HSBC Headquarters, Canary Wharf, London
from 17 to 22 May
 
Theme: Speculation on Our Future



It was a most memorable and exciting week that started with a bit of uncertainty due to airport closures because of volcanic ash clouds but continued smoothly in a great atmosphere and with splendid weather. The Dutch candidates only narrowly missed a place in the Grand Final of the ESU Public Speaking Competition.



Our excellent participants Roza Rashaan (right) and Marjolein Wiersma (left) had meticulously adapted and prepared their speeches and performed quite well. All 80 competitors from 45 countries were offered a really fantastic 5-day programme with workshops in Dartmouth House (the ESU home) and trips to the Globe Theatre, BBC Television studios and Kensington Palace as well as a thrilling performance of Woman in Black in the Fortune Theatre. There was plenty of time for entertainment and ample opportunity to meet the other candidates. Friday 21 May started in Dartmouth House with 6 preliminary rounds for 13 or 14 competitors in the morning from which 6 participants could reach the Grand Final in the HSBC headquarters in the afternoon.



The winner of this year’s competition was Moataz Elisrawi (centre) from Lebanon with a speech entitled Ooops, I’m pregnant …..again
The runner-up was Karen Kar-wun Chan (left) from Hong Kong with Human, Humane, Humanity
The audience award went to Daniel Cullum (right) from New Zealand with  1, 2, 3… Push
 
All in all an wonderful experience highly to be recommended to anyone who is thinking of entering the competition next year!
Dickensfestijn Deventer


De 19e eeuwse Engelse stad van Charles Dickens herleefde ook in 2009 weer in volle glorie in het centrum van Deventer. In het historische Bergkwartier kwamen op za 19 en zo 20 december ruim 900 personages uit de beroemde boeken van deze Engelse schrijver tot leven: van Scrooge tot Oliver Twist, van Mr. Pickwick tot Christmas Carol Singers, van weeskinderen tot dronkaards, van kantoorklerken tot deftige lieden. 
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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.
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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...