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Summer on The Isles of Scilly, Cornwall SEASON 2017-2018 NEWSLETTER NO. 6, June 2018 Dear members, With our end-of-season event on 25 May, when members and their guests enjoyed an interesting and enjoyable afternoon at Kasteel Rozendael, the house, the gardens and a delicious High Tea in the conservatory, we have come to the end of Season 2017-2018. With several interesting talks such as the one on The Terracotta Army by Bob Ollis or Christine Robinson’s talk The Housekeeper’s Tips, Tales and Tipples about Chatsworth and two great films at Filmhuis de Keizer, Victoria and Abdul and Darkest Hour, the committee feels that our members will look back on a worthwhile year with British Society Deventer.

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Kasteel Rozendael 25 May 2018

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And so the committee is very pleased to be able to announce the new programme for 2018-2019. PROGRAMME SEASON 2018-2019 Date Speaker Title Venue & Time 7 October 2018 AGM & Quiz

Matinee 15.00 de Schalm

11 November 2018 Monique Wolak Sissinghurst Garden and its history

15.00 de Schalm

8 December 2018 Christmas Film & Tea

Filmhuis de Keizer 13.30

20 January 2019 Gregor Dijkhuis The Canterbury Tales and Geoffrey Chaucer

15.00 de Schalm

16 February 2019 Film & Tea Filmhuis de Keizer 13.30

17 March 2019 Simon Wales Waddesdon Manor 15.00 de Schalm 14 April 2019 Nicholas Thompson Mansion House (the

Residence of the Lord Mayor of London) and its Dutch Art Collection

15.00 de Schalm

May 2019 End of Season Event COFFEE TOGETHER A new initiative by the committee is going to be introduced next season. The idea is: having a coffee together at a restaurant once every two months in order to practice your English. Committee members will be present to guide the conversation. The first meeting will be on 19 September from 11 to 12 am. Venue: Bar & Keuken De Buren van Schimmelpenninck Brink 22, Deventer. http://www.burenvanschimmelpenninck.nl. If you are interested in joining us on 19 September please sign up with Marijke Lemmerman. h.lemmermanvdworp@upcmail.nl READING GROUP “Would you rather love the more, and suffer the more, or love less, and suffer less?” Paul, the protagonist in Julian Barnes’s latest novel The Only Story, asks himself this philosophical question. As in Barnes’s previous novels the story starts in the 1950s, continues with university life in the 60s. But in Paul’s case his life takes a dramatic turn when he falls in love with a middle-aged woman he stays with for many years. Gradually we see the changes in their relationship until neither hate nor love is left. It is an account of how romantic love becomes trapped and loses all meaning. This exceptional novel with its understated melancholy will be discussed by our group in June.

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Recently I came across a classic novel worth (re)reading: Travels with my Aunt by Graham Greene. This entertaining book also takes you back to a 1950s tongue-in-cheek atmosphere, including some political incorrectness . Henry Pulling , a retired bank manager, meets his elderly aunt for the first time in 50 years at his mother’s funeral. Soon after she persuades him to join her on her travels and abandon his quiet uneventful life. But who is this aunt really and what company does she keep? A very fitting read for a summer’s afternoon, I’d say. TRIP TO THE PEAK DISTRICT Our trip to the Peak District with visits to several Gardens (Harlow Carr among others) and Chatsworth, Haddon Hall and the James Herriott Museum from 23/8 to 28/8 with OAD reizen is going ahead with eight British Society Members and four guests. For the full programme please consult the OAD website. There may still be a few places left. It should be pointed out that this trip is also open to the general public. TIPS OF THE MONTH Ballet Swan Lake On Tuesday 12 June at 20.15 and Tuesday 19 June at 14.00 you can watch a live performance of the Swan Lake from The Royal Opera House London in your cinema. For more information see: Vue Cinema/Deventer Weldam Castle Fair The annual Weldam Castle Fair will be held on Saturday 15 September 2018 from 11.00 to 17.00 hours. There will be plenty to see and buy e.g. ceramics, knitwear, jams and chutneys, bric a brac, garden equipment. Even a pomologist, an expert in apple varieties, will be present. There is a tearoom, a maze for the children, there are classic cars, Morris dancers and bag pipers. The garden and St. Mary’s Church nearby are open to the public. Proceeds will go to charities chosen by the Anglican Church Twente. Admission €7,00. Children free Shakespeare in Diever As always there will be open air performances of plays by Shakespeare in Diever (Dr.) this summer. This year King Lear is on the programme on 23, 29 and 30 June (Try-outs) and also in July and August. For more information and tickets (€13/€16) please see www.diever/shakespeare

COMMITTEE, BSD DEVENTER 2017-2018 Fred Santing, chairman (038-4652759) Paul Lössbroek, secretary (055-3558675) Marijke Lemmerman Events & Lodgings Coordinator (0571-271630) Cor Koppert Treasurer (0570-590707) Mariëtte Kooy, member-at-large (0575-551719)

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP Couples € 54,00 Singles € 30,00 Bank nr NL25 INGB 0003 158375 t.n.v. British Society Deventer Membership year: 1 July – 30 June In practice, our season of talks and events starts on 1 September Newsletter: Els Vorenkamp, website: AnneMarie Meijer

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