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GNE-Mission-Statement

Mission Statement GNE

GNE`s mission statement is: `To promote interaction between people from the Netherlands and English-speaking countries with the objective of sharing cultures and traditions. This is done by organizing talks, projects and social events, primarily with a UK perspective`. 

What does GNE offer their Members?

GNE offers a varied programme with lectures and activities concerning British culture, history, literature and art. Talks are given by first class British and sometimes Dutch speakers. Most lectures are in English. In addition, GNE organises small-scale theatre performances, excursions and novel-reading groups, as well as public speaking and writing competitions for secondary schools (the BBC Awards).
The society also has special annual events such as Christmas parties, garden parties and a National Day.   With all these social and cultural activities, GNE offers you a great opportunity to share your interests with others and to broaden your knowledge of Great Britain and the English language. GNE is a Dutch society of several branches throughout the country. Its members are Dutch anglophiles and British people living in The Netherlands.  


Missie statement GNE

GNE `s missie is:" Het bevorderen van contacten tussen mensen uit Nederland en Engelssprekende landen met als doel het delen van culturen en tradities. Dit wordt gedaan door het organiseren van lezingen, projecten en sociale evenementen, voornamelijk met een Brits perspectief. "

Wat biedt GNE haar leden?

GNE biedt een gevarieerd programma met lezingen en activiteiten met betrekking tot de Britse cultuur, geschiedenis, literatuur en kunst. Lezingen worden gegeven door eerste klas Britse en soms Nederlandse sprekers. De meeste lezingen zijn  in het Engels, en gaan over onderwerpen die te maken hebben met aspecten van het Engelse c.q. Britse sociale, artistieke, literaire, educatieve, politieke of culturele leven. Daarnaast organiseert GNE kleinschalige theatervoorstellingen, excursies en boek discussie clubs, evenals wedstrijden voor spreken in het openbaar en schrijven voor middelbare scholen (de BBC Awards). De vereniging heeft ook speciale jaarlijkse evenementen.

Met al deze sociale en culturele activiteiten, biedt GNE je een geweldige kans om je interesses met anderen te delen, en om je kennis van Groot-Brittannië en het Engels te verbreden. GNE is een Nederlandse Vereniging met verschillende vestigingen in heel het land.

Wij zijn een vriendelijke sociale club. Wij proberen ruimte te houden voor het sociale element: het bevorderen van contact tussen de leden. Onze bijeenkomsten beginnen soms met een lunch of diner.
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.
 

 
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.

 
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...
 
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...
 
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...
 
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...
 
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...
 
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.

Een middag met Redmond O`HanlonMore 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...
 
Prof. Maggie Humm:

Maggie Humm is a Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of East London. 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, Vanessa Bell and Domestic PhotographyMore information...
Virginia Woolf and AestheticsMore information...