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For your information:

 The InPlayers

This theatrical company will perform Arsenic and Old Lace  on26-28 January in the Polanentheater, Polanenstraat 174, 1013WC Amsterdam.

Reservations: www.polanentheater.nl/p/1/62/reserveren  or  020-6821311

Tickets: € 14 (concessions € 11 - CJP & Stadspas)


200th anniversary of Charles Dickens`s birthday (February 7th). Interesting events coming up, see below!
 
2)www.dickensfestijn.nl/   Only in Dutch, later this year there will be an update on the web site.
 
 
3)www.bbc.co.uk/tv/seasons/books/  Dickens on the BBC:
                  
 
 
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Tuesday 10 January BBC Two
1/2 An ambitious two-part adaptation sees writer Gwyneth Hughes finishing Dickens` final novel Edwin Drood.

2.  Arena: Dickens on Film
Tuesday 10 January BBC Four
Arena asks why Dickens` have novels inspired so many screen adaptations, from the films of the silent era to the modern day.

3.  Unfinished Masterpieces with Alastair Sooke
Thursday 12 January BBC Two
Alastair Sooke investigates the mystery behind Edwin Drood and what it is that makes the unfinished story so tantalising.

4.  The Mystery of the Mystery of Edwin Drood
Thursday 19 January BBC Radio 4
Frances Fyfield tries to answer some of the many questions about the last days of Dickens` life.

5.  Dickens in London
Monday 6 February BBC Radio 4

1/5 Five short plays based on Dickens` journalism tell the story of his changing relationship with the city that fired his imagination.
World Book Club

1.    A Celebration of Charles Dickens
Wednesday 1 February BBC World Service

Claire Tomalin and Simon Callow will be at the BBC`s Radio Theatre answering questions about Great Expectations.

 

How to get to the "regular" venue

The regular venue of the GNE Amsterdam Branch 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 De Veranda


GNE Afdeling Amsterdam

Wij zijn een vriendelijke sociale club voor Nederlanders en Engelsen wonend in Nederland. Tijdens onze bijeenkomsten worden vaak lezingen gegeven over een breed scala van onderwerpen die te maken hebben met aspecten van het Engels en / of Britse sociale, artistieke, literaire, educatieve, wetenschappelijke, politieke of culturele leven.
Wij proberen om ruimte te houden voor het sociale element: het bevorderen van contact tussen de leden. Na verscheidene van onze onze bijeenkomsten hebben we een "dinner with the speaker"
 
Wij organiseren het hele jaar op regionaal en nationaal niveau een scala aan uitstapjes naar bezienswaardigheden.

Wij zijn blij als nieuwe leden zich bij ons aansluiten, en bezoekers zijn altijd van harte welkom om onze bijeenkomsten bij te wonen. Aspirant-leden worden uitgenodigd om enige tijd bij ons door te brengen, om voor zichzelf te zien of zij zich al dan niet als lid bij onze groep aan willen sluiten.

GNE Amsterdam Branch


Chairman:                            Mrs C. Kruijswijk-van der Woude
and acting secretary:         Hoge Horn 109, 1506MS Zaandam
Phone:                                  075 6169936
e-mail:                             
     kitty21@live.nl
Vice President:                   Mr M.M. Kraayeveld
Phone:                                  020 3315399
e-mail:                 
                 m.kraayeveld@kpnmail.nl
Bulletin editor:                    Hette de Boer
                                              hette.de.boer@kpnmail.nl


The Novel Reading Club of GNE Amsterdam in the current season

Dates for the 2011-2012 season have not all been fixed, but the first books to be discussed will be:
September 30th: Joseph OÇonner:Ghost Light,
November 11th: Paul Auster The Invisible
December 16th: Peter Carey: Oliver and Parrot in America
Other books for this season: The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen,  
Jacobson: The Finkler Question, Dave Eggers: Zeitoun

 

 


 GNE Amsterdam membership

 
Information about membership of the GNE 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

Amsterdam Membership fees

 
Single ticket: € 50.- (2011-2012)
Double ticket: € 80.- (2011-2012)

The season of the GNE Amsterdam Branch 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 (BBC GNE Awards)


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

GNE Amsterdam Bulletins

 
The News Bulletins of the GNE 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 2009-2010 season :
Bulletin Fabruary 2010
Bulletin May 2010 (the last bulletin in the 2009-2010 season)

 GNE Amsterdam Branch bulletins of the 2010-2011 season


Bulletins for the 2011-2012 season:
Bulletin august 2011
Digital Newsletter november 2011
Digital Newsletter december 2011 with information about the Claude Lorrain event in Teylers
Bulletin March 2012

To view a Photogallery of Branch Events in January & February, please click here

 

 
events

During the GNE lecture season, events are regularly held and 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 our events and talks please click events & talks. For the full programme with dates, venues and entry fees per branch, please click branches.

 
Prof. Maggie Humm:

Maggie Humm is a Professor in the `School of Arts and Digital Industries` at the University of East London
http://culturalstudiesresearch.org  and http://culturalstudiesresearch.org/. Her books include Border Traffic, The Dictionary of Feminist Theory, Modern Feminisms, Feminism and Film, Modernist Women and Visual Cultures: Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell. She was an editor of the Routledge Encyclopaedia of Women and has been a Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Professor at many universities including Massachusetts, San Diego State, Stanford, Rutgers, Queen`s Belfast, and Karachi. Her most recent book is ‘The Edinburgh Companion to Virginia Woolf and the Arts’.
 

Virginia Woolf and AestheticsMore information...
Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell and Domestic PhotographyMore information...
 
Dr. Martin Myrone:

Dr. Martin Myrone is Lead Curator of Pre-1800 British Art at the Tate Britain in London.
Dr. Myrone leads the team of curators responsible for the collections of 16th, 17th and 18th century British art.
Martin Myrone has written more than 14 books. Martin Myrone`s most popular book is ‘Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination’.

A visit to the Rijksmuseum Twente, in Enschede, for a lecture and tour of a collection of British portraiture on loan from Tate Britain will be followed by a traditional garden party at the Theetuin Twekkelo.
The visit to the museum and the garden party are part of many celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II that will take place both in the UK and the Netherlands.
 

British portraiture from Tate Britain and traditional British garden partyMore information...
 
Redmond O`Hanlon:

Dr. Redmond O`Hanlon (Dorset, 1947) is een Brits schrijver. Redmond O`Hanlon genoot zijn universitaire opleiding in Oxford. Redmond O`Hanlon werd lid van de Society for the Bibliography of Natural History in 1982, lid van de Royal Geographical Society in 1984 en lid van de Royal Society of Literature in 1993.
Gedurende vijftien jaar was Redmond O`Hanlon redacteur van The Times Literary Supplement op het gebied van natuurlijke historie. In 2009 voer Redmond O`Hanlon mee op het schip dat de historische reis van Charles Darwin met de Beagle herdacht door deze te herhalen.

Redmond O`HanlonMore information...
 
John Cameron-Webb:

The objective of the trip is to "live" the poetry of some of the best known First World War Poets, look at the experiences and visit some of the battlefields which inspired their poetry. How the war influenced their lives and see the events in their poems during the battles in the area of the Somme.

Weekend pilgrimage to the Somme BattlefieldsMore information...
 
Christine Robinson:

With a degree in History, Christine took on the role of Housekeeper for the visitor route at Chatsworth in 1981. Chatsworth has grown to become one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country. Her own role within the enterprise has developed to that of Head Housekeeper and Head of Visitor Welcome, so that she now has the pleasure of ensuring a warm welcome for all the many visitors, and making sure that the House is fit for them to see. She is also leader of the team preparing special Christmas displays for visitors in the months of November and December.

Christmas at ChatsworthMore information...
The Gardens at ChatsworthMore information...
 
Peter Gillman:

Born in Cape Town and learned Afrikaans at school as his second language. He spent his working life running libraries and information centres in industry. For five years he lectured on the Masters course in library management and information retrieval at University College London. In 1999 he began working for the National Trust at Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent, as a room steward and leading guided tours. For five years he has been a member of the Trust’s Speakers Panel, giving around 50 talks a year on behalf of the Trust.

Below StairsMore information...
KNOLE and the SACKVILLES More information...
 
Lance Goffort-Hall:

Lance is Landscape Manager at Boughton House. His background is in landscape construction and Arboriculture. He was trained at Merrist Wood (Guildford) and is a registered project manager. His work experience has covered 25years in the UK, Bermuda, Jersey and New Zealand working predominantly in large parks and historic gardens. He manages a multiple range of large scale works at Boughton along with the day to day running of the teams. He has now set up a subsidiary company of Boughton Estates called ‘Contour’ to carry out external landscape and waterscapes contracts within the UK and Europe.

Boughton AwakensMore information...
 
Michael Burgess:

After university Michael lived for a year in Rotterdam and worked with the Missions to Seafarers. His first parish was a mining town near Newcastle - then he moved down to parishes in Cornwall, and then into Wales to serve as subwarden at St Deiniol`s Library, Hawarden - a library founded by Gladstone in the Victorian period which trained ordinands and welcomed guests from all over the world. In 1991 he returned to parish life. He is the Rector of Oughtrington and Warburton. He also has been involved in clergy courses and for the last 8 years served as chaplain to the diocesan Mothers` Union.

Faith, Fun and FellowshipMore information...
The Seven Deadly SinsMore information...
 
Prof.W.R.F.Cunningham:

Professor of Economics at the Maastricht School of Management. Director of Studies, Stanford Hall  Management Centre, Loughborough England. Senior Lecturer, UK Civil Service College. Various posts in Public Sector in UK and Zambia. Visiting professor in Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, China, and Peru, Adviser/Consultant to World Bank, E.U. and UNDP.

Going DutchMore information...
 
Unity Harvey :

Unity Harvey obtained her Certificate in Education in 1960 and a Diploma in Education in 1982. She married in 1964 and raised a family. During her career, she taught in mainstream schools and hospital settings as well as working with motor-impaired children. In 1994, she became a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.
Since the year 2000, when she retired from teaching, she has had a regular voluntary job as guide at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) London Wetland Centre.
 

Walking in the London Wetland CentreMore information...