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GNE-Utrecht

Events

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

For special or national events klik op Special Events

GNE Utrecht venue Information

Conference room of the Noorderlichtkerk, Bergweg 92b, 3707 AE Zeist.

Ample parking available.
Unless otherwise stated, all lectures start at 20.00 hrs.
 

Hoewel onze afdeling GNE-Utrecht heet, zijn onze bijeenkomsten in Zeist. De meeste van onze leden komen uit de provincie Utrecht of Gelderland, om meer precies te zijn de regio rond Utrecht, waaronder bijvoorbeeld Soest, De Bilt, Bilthoven, Bunnik, Odijk, Amersfoort en Woudenberg.
 
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. 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.

Onze afdeling is in 1946 opgericht.
Momenteel bestaat de afdeling GNE-Utrecht uit ongeveer 70 leden.
Om samen te vatten wat de afdeling GNE-Utrecht doet:
. Interessante en leerzame lezingen door ervaren Britse sprekers
. Aangename gelegenheid om te socialiseren met sympathieke mensen
. Eenvoudige manier om uw kennis van het Engels taal en cultuur te verbeteren
. Tijdens het seizoen brengen wij regelmatig nieuwsbrieven uit
. Bij elke bijeenkomst is er tegen een kleine vergoeding een ‘uitruil’ van boeken
. Wij organiseren elk jaar een december (Kerst) bijeenkomst

Although our Branch is called GNE-Utrecht, We actually meet in Zeist and the area where we have most of our members is the province of Utrecht en Gelderland, to be more precise the wider area around Utrecht, including  for example Soest, De Bilt, Bilthoven, Bunnik, Odijk, Amersfoort and Woudenberg.

We are a friendly social club for Dutchmen and English people living in the Netherlands.  Visiting speakers give talks reflecting a wide range of interests, about everything involving aspects of English and/or British social, artistic, literary, educational, scientific, political or cultural life. GNE organises a variety of outings to places of interest throughout the year. We are delighted when new members join us, and visitors are always most welcome to attend our meetings. Prospective members are invited to spend some time with us, to see for themselves, the suitability of our group to their needs.
We promote social interaction between members; our meetings are sometimes started with a Lunch or Dinner.

Our GNE Utrecht branche was founded in 1946, since that early start the GNE Utrecht Branch of the Genootschap Nederland-Engeland (GNE) has been promoting cultural and friendly relations between the British and the Dutch.
Currently our GNE Utrecht branch comprises some 70 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 in Zeist. 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.
To summarize what the GNE Utrecht branch does:
. Interesting and instructive lectures by experienced British speakers
. Pleasant opportunity to socialize with congenial people
. Easy way to improve your knowledge of the English language and culture
. Regular newsletter during the lecture season 
. Bring-and-buy sale of books at every lecture 
. December event

Chairman: Dr. Herman J.M. Steeneken
Phone: 033-2537506
 
Secretary: Mrs. Irene Kleyn van Barneveld
Phone: 030-6991618
e-mail: irene.kleyn@planet.nl
 
Annual membership GNE Utrecht fee
The membership year of the GNE Utrecht branch runs from 1 July - 30 June and the subscription is:
Single members à € 35,00
Couples à € 55,00 
Bulletin only à € 9,00
Students à € 15,00

Events and lectures
With the exception of special events, such as Christmas and end of Season Parties and plays, entrance is free for members (Christmas Party € 5,00).
Non-members are welcome, but pay € 7,00  entrance fee (Christmas Party € 10,00).

GNE Utrecht bulletins

Like other branches, the GNE Utrecht branch produce its own English language newslettter, 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 cannot guarantee to publish everything! Please submit articles and other suitable pieces to our secretary E
-mail: 
irene.kleyn@planet.nl .

The GNE Utrecht Branch bulletins may be downloaded by clicking the appropriate volume below.
 
 
Note: depending on the speed of your connection, downloading may take a few minutes.
 
 
Latest bulletin GNE Utrecht Branch: Apr-May-2012
 
 
 
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...