Dear Members and Friends,
You asked for it, and we made it happen! Since many of you were interested in a guided walk, we’ve organized a tour of the Botanical Garden Braunschweig.
We’re really lucky to have Prof. Hänsch personally showing us around. He’ll be giving the tour in English.
The details:
When: Tuesday, June 16th @ 13:00
Where: We’ll let you know the exact meeting point once you’ve signed up.
Who: First come, first served! We only have 20 spots available.
How to join:
Just drop a quick line to [email protected] to save your spot.
After we’ve finished exploring the greenery, it would be great to grab a coffee together nearby and catch up.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Kind regards,
Gudrun on behalf of the extended board
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Führung durch den Botanischen Garten mit Prof. Hänsch! 🌿
Liebe Mitglieder und Freunde,
wir haben Glück: Der mehrfach geäußerten Wunsch nach einer englischsprachigen Führung durch den botanischen Garten kann erfüllt werden: .
Wir freuen uns sehr, dass Prof. Hänsch uns persönlich herumführen wird.
Die Details:
Wann: Dienstag, 16. Juni um 13:00 Uhr
Wo: Den genauen Treffpunkt geben wir euch nach der Anmeldung bekannt.
Wer: Wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst! Es stehen nur 20 Plätze zur Verfügung.
So meldet ihr euch an:
Schreibt einfach eine kurze E-Mail an [email protected], um euch einen Platz zu sichern.
Anschließend können wir noch gemeinsam einen Kaffee trinken und uns austauschen.
Wir freuen uns auf Euch und auf die Führung!
Herzliche Grüße,
Gudrun im Namen des erweiterten Vorstands
Dear DEG members and friends,
Braunschweig is hosting the 39th Day of Lower Saxony this June. The DEG has been asked to staff a stand celebrating Braunschweig and its partner cities in a pavilion in front of the Rathaus (Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1) during this event.
We are now looking for people to staff a stand presenting the DEG and British culture for about an hour on both 13 and 14 June 2026. We would also like to provide small samples of typically British food and would be grateful if you could bake a little something sweet or savoury for us. We will be buying some shortbread and possibly some sweets to hand out as well.
Our time slots are:
- 13 June, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. and
- 14 June, 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Please let us know if you’d be able to staff the stand for about an hour on one of those days. Also, if you’d like to bake small cheese scones, small sweet scones, biscuits or savoury snacks, please let us know by emailing [email protected] by 25 May.
We hope to hear back from you soon.
Dear Members of the Anglo-German Society, Deutsch-Englische Gesellschaft,
It is with deep sadness that we inform you that our long-standing President and dear friend, Paul Kavanagh, passed away peacefully following a period of illness.
Serving as our President from 2016 until 2024, Paul shaped the DEG with his tireless dedication and British wit. We will especially miss his presence at our fortnightly Thursday evenings, where he was always there with boundless enthusiasm.
Even after stepping down from the presidency in March 2024, he remained connected to the society as a consultant for international relations, proving that his passion for cultural understanding knew no retirement.
During his tenure, he was a vital liaison between our society, the City of Braunschweig, and the Bath-Braunschweig Twinning Association.
Paul`s work was only possible through the constant support of his wife, Ulla. Her dedication, particularly in supporting our Thursday evening activities, was invaluable to both Paul and the society, and we are deeply grateful to her.
Beyond his official duties, Paul was a truly gifted artist whose passion for painting inspired us all especially within the "Wednesday painters" group.
His love for community was also reflected in the "Short Story Group", which he founded and where members enjoyed meeting at each other`s homes for lively discussion.
Even as his health declined, Paul remained remarkably optimistic until the very end.
He will be greatly missed, and leaves behind a legacy of friendship and cultural understanding that will not be forgotten.
Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with Ulla and their family.
In quiet remembrance,
The Board of the Deutsch-Englisch Gesellschaft Braunschweig e.V.
Dear DEG members and friends,
Save the dates! We are excited to invite you to our upcoming events.
You will find all the details regarding the sessions on March 19th, April 26th, May 4th and May 29th in the sections below!
1.)The next Conversation Group meeting of the DEG will be held on 19.03.2026, starting with tea and talk at 19:00, and with the main topic at 19:30.
TOPIC: Let’s talk about Spring!
We invite you to join us for an evening of tea and inspiring conversation.
Please bring a spring flower and share a short story or a few words about it with us.
Additionally, we will have the opportunity to discuss member requests and satisfaction. Your feedback and ideas are very important to us!
Please find the questionnaire attached as a PDF.
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION:
Haus der Vielfalt (formerly Haus der Kulturen),
Am Nordbahnhof 1A,
38106 Braunschweig
DETAILS:
There is parking on Taubenstraße.
We are looking forward to meeting you all again.
2.)
Invitation: Promenadenkonzert
Where: Haus der Vielfalt
When: April 26th
Time: The concert begins at 15:30
Der Eintriff ist frei (Hutkasse)
Konzert: Promenadenkonzert
Der Braunschweiger Mandolinenverein und der Chor Sonnenkehlchen laden Sie herzlich zu unserem frühjährlichen Konzert im Großen Saal des Haus der Vielfalt (Haus der Kulturen) ein! Promenadenkonzerte sind eine britische Erfindung mit leichter klassischer Musik und einer langjährigen Tradition. Freuen Sie sich auf ein abwechslungsreiches Programm mit angelsächsischen Bezugspunkten aus den letzten 100 Jahren: stilvolle Salonmusik, amerikanischer Ragtime, schwungvolle Tänze, Romanzen bis hin zur Popmusik. Der Mandolinenverein führt Sie mit faszinierenden Klängen zurück in die Blütezeit dieses besonderen Instruments und der Chor begeistert mit bekannten, zeitgenössischeren Melodien.
3.)
Event: Happy Birthday James Bond
Where: Lindenhof Braunschweig , www.lindenhof-braunschweig.de
When: May 4th
Time: 7:30 – 21:30
Eintrittskarten gibt es bei der Konzertkasse und bei Musikalien-Bartels sowie online
Normalpreis: € 25,00 zggl. Vorverkaufsgebühren
ermäßigt: € 10,00 zggl. Vorverkaufsgebhren
Der Theatersaal & die Theaterbar im 1. Stock des Lindenhof sind leider nicht barrierefrei zu erreichen. Die Theaterbar öffnet eine Stunde vor Veranstaltungsbeginn. Der Einlass in den Theatersaal beginnt 30 Minuten vor Veranstaltungsbeginn. Es herrscht freie Platzwahl. Speisen & Getränke von der Theaterbar können in den Theatersaal mitgenommen werden.
4.)
Event: "Marilyn Forever"
...is a chamber opera by British composer Gavin Bryars and Canadian librettist Marilyn Bowering. It explores the inner life, anxieties, and fragile personality of Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson).
Where: Spielstätte: Kleines Haus, Staatstheater Braunschweig.
When: May 29th but there are other dates available.
Gudrun has already booked her ticket for the performance on Friday, May 29th, 2026, and she would be delighted if many of you joined her for this musical highlight .
Please note that everyone is responsible for purchasing their own tickets. However, if you have any questions or need assistance with the booking process, Gudrun is more than happy to help. She looks forward to a wonderful evening of culture and conversation with you!
Please find attached the invitation to the annual AGM on the 19th February 2026.
Dear members and friends,
Please find attached our first newsletter in 2026 which covers meetings from January to March. The announced dates are, however, provisional as details still have to be settled with the Volkshochschule. So, always watch out for our announcements per e-mail.
Changes to the DEG Board
The DEG’s annual meeting on 7 March 2024 resulted in some changes being made to our board. As he mentioned in this year’s first newsletter, our previous President, Paul Kavanagh, has decided to
stand down for health reasons. We are very sorry that Paul is no longer able to carry on as the President of
the DEG and thank him greatly for the effort he has put into our association over the last eight years.
Big thanks also go to Eva Grimpen who is standing down from her post as DEG’s secretary. Her last official act was to write the minutes for this year’s AGM. Thanks for your input over the last
few years, Eva! We also thank Ulla Kavanagh wholeheartedly for the time and effort she has put into the DEG. Despite not having an official position on the committee, she has supported us in
countless ways, not least by making sure we have plenty of tea and biscuits to go round at our meetings.
During this year’s AGM, the members elected Marion Ibach to be the DEG’s new President. Katrin Landsmann was re-elected as the DEG’s Vice President, a role she now shares with Ella Jones, who was
also voted in as a Joint Vice President of the DEG. Gudrun Schweimler-Löffler remains our Treasurer, and both Katherine Küppers and Dorothea Bahr were voted in as Auditors. Paul will remain on
the committee and will be there to help on various occasions, especially in connection with the Wednesday Painters, the Indian Society and his contacts to Bath and Omaha. John Old and Dieter
Seibt will carry on with their roles as committee members. Thanks to both of them too for all the support they’ve given to the DEG in recent years.
As the newly elected board of the DEG, we are looking forward to continuing the DEG’s cultural
activities. We hope that you will join us at many of our events in the coming months! In addition to the regular meetings and outings, there will be quite a few special occasions such as
Braunschweig International, Tag der internationalen Städtepartnerschaften, as well as visitors from Bristol and possibly Bath. We would like to thank you in advance for all your support and
appreciate any kind of input and ideas. Please feel free to contact us anytime under
[email protected]
If there have been any changes regarding your membership, contact details etc. recently, please
inform us. Thank you for your support.
Marion, Katrin and Ella
Braunschweig International 2023
DEG stall offering scones, cake, muffins, sandwiches, buns and
lots of books
THANK YOU for your support!
Reception at Schloss Richmond
Bath Bridge Club with Judy Spencer and
Omaha Sister Association with Carol Stoltenberg
Prof. Dr. Angelika Kubanek und Dr. Dale Jones, TU Braunschweig,
und Paul Kavanagh, Präsident der Deutsch-Englischen Gesellschaft
Braunschweig e.V., mit Studierenden der TU Braunschweig im Rathaus.
Studierende der TU Braunschweig informieren sich über
Städtepartnerschaften und den Brexit
Im Rahmen der Englischlehrerausbildung und des Veranstaltungsbausteins „Intercultural Communication“ informierten sich Studierende der TU Braunschweig über die Städtepartnerschaften und –freundschaften der Stadt Braunschweig. Paul Kavanagh, Präsident der Deutsch-Englischen Gesellschaft Braunschweig e.V., diskutierte mit den Studierenden über die Ursachen und Auswirkungen des Brexit.
Und hier ein Bericht über den Erasmus Austausch der Heinrich Büssing Schule in Bath, der 2019 auf freundliche Initiative des Präsidenten der Deutsch-Englischen Gesellschaft Braunschweig, Paul Kavanagh, zustandekam.
Dear Members and Friends,
We may from time to time use photos taken at our events and publish them in our Newsletter and on our website which as you are aware can be seen throughout the world.
In order to ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act, we would like to obtain your consent that such photographs may be published. We assure you, we will not use any personal details or give full names of any person in a photographic image.
Please give us your permission / or objection by return mail.
Kind regards,
Carmela Folgosa
DEG
BRUNSWICK BRIDGE PLAYERS ON TOUR
BRIDGE builds a bridge. - From July, 3rd to July, 7th 2016 the below mentioned group of Brunswick Bridge players followed an invitation and visited their Twin City Bath to represent „Bridge & Art Braunschweig“ as well as „Braunschweig 1937“.
BRUNSWICK BRIDGE PLAYERS ON TOUR
Pictured are from left to right: Amy Wegge, Magdalena Grüner-Troch, Joëlle und Christian Ohlmer, Ulrike Görnemann, Michael Seiffert, Christina Lehne, Martin Wegge, Doris
Lücke,
Ria Möreke, Gabriele Gerhardt
Everyone was deeply overwhelmed by the natural kindness and great hospitality we received from the people of Bath.
RECEPTION AT THE MAYOR OF BATH
July, 5th 2016 at the Guildhall: Philippa
Sontheimer, Julian Sontheimer, Amy Wegge,
Michael Seiffert, Paul Crossley (the Mayor of Bath), Magdalena Grüner-Troch, Bryan
Chalker (Chairman of
the Twinning Society), Christina Lehne, Christian Ohlmer, Joëlle Ohlmer, Ria Möreke, Doris Lücke, Martin Wegge, Gabriele Gerhardt, Ulrike Görnemann, Judy Spencer, Christine MacFarlane
BRIDGE SCHOOL OF BATH
BE A GOOD SPORT! BE NICE TO YOUR PARTNER AND TO YOUR OPPONENTS!
Well, obviously everybody agreed to this unwritten motto. We immediately felt home at 16-18, Queen Square. The warm, familiar, social and friendly atmosphere at the Bridge School of Bath made us friends right from the start! We really loved to play Bridge at this fantastic nice club! Let us call it „The Spirit of Bath“ - be sure, we bottled it and packed it into our suitcases ready to release it at home.
- We are
looking forward to welcome the friendly Bath Bridge Players to Brunswick in May 2017.
See you!
TWINING BRIDGE EVENT
Here are the Brunswick Twinning Bridge Farewell Party team winners. Pictured are: Rita James from Bath, Michael Seiffert, Joëlle and Christian Ohlmer sporting their hard earned bridge medals.
By Ulrike Görnemann
Dear Members and Friends,
Please read here the interview with Paul Kavanagh regarding the Brexit:
http://www.news38.de/braunschweig/article207721837/Brexit-Das-sagt-ein-Brite-aus-unserer-Region.html
Braunschweig ist mal wieder um eine Attraktion reicher und bunter geworden. Es gibt einen neuen Laden in Braunschweig, Schützenstraße 3-4, "Simply British", ein kleines Stück Großbritannien im Herzen von Braunschweig. Hier gibt es original britische Lebensmittel (zum Beispiel Tee und Marmite) und besondere Geschenke zu kaufen. Schaut alle mal vorbei und besucht die Homepage:
http://simplybritish-braunschweig.de/ Es lohnt sich!
In May 2016 the Deutsch-Englische Gesellschaft was invited to participate in a training
session at the TuRa petanque terrain. We had a happy time with expert players from TuRa and Magni Boulers. DEG thanks both clubs for their patience and explanations as well as swapping their
training days.
The members and friends of DEG are invited by two Braunschweig Pétanque clubs to join their training sessions:
TuRa
Wednesdays, 19:00 hrs - open end
TuRa-Sportplatz:
Boulodrôme with floodlight
at the back of the TuRa-clubhouse
Bienroder Weg 51
Braunschweig-Nordstadt
The way to the piste is cordened-off with a chain, please be careful and bring a torch.
Magni-Boulers
Thursdays at about 17:30 hrs
Boulodrôme with floodlight (a torch can be useful, too)
Griegstr. 50
Braunschweig-Südstadt
Feel free to join the training session at the time that suits you best.
Contact: [email protected]
Dear Members and Friends,
Thank you for your support at this difficult time.
Committee
DEG
Treve Erdmenger
(1940 – 2015)
Wir trauern um die langjährige 1. Vorsitzende der Deutsch-Englischen Gesellschaft Braunschweig.
Sie war eine Inspiration für uns alle und wird uns sehr fehlen.
Ihr Wirken und ihr Engagement für unseren Verein und die Städtepartnerschaft Braunschweig-Bath werden für uns unvergessen bleiben.
Wir danken für ihre Freundschaft und die vielen schönen gemeinsamen Abende.
Good bye, we shall never forget you, dear friend.
Members and committee of the DEG
Charlotte Davies hat als Hobby-Künstlerin und Geschichtsinteressierte jetzt ein Blog über die Stadtgeschichte Braunschweigs in englischer Sprache ins Leben gerufen, die vielleicht von Interesse sein könnte - hier der Link: http://braunschweigportraits.blogspot.de/2015/09/matilda-duchess-of-saxony-and-bavaria.html?spref=fb
Report about trip to Bath in July 2015
The group of 15 that made their way to Bath in July was lucky to have warm, pleasant weather and not more than a light shower of rain. The chief reason for our trip was to take part in the 10thanniversary celebrations of the City of Bath Pétanque Club, but naturally also to visit the famous sights of Bath and places of interest in the vicinity, as well as renewing friendly contacts to members of the Bath-Braunschweig Twinning Association.
The pétanque club, some of whose members we had got to know as friendly and cheerful folk in Braunschweig, had decided to invite teams from their twin towns and from other places in Europe that they had played against in tournaments. As a result, quite an international competition took place with teams from Aix-en-Provence, Kaposvar (Hungary), Vienna, the Black Forest and Jersey as well as our group. We were not experienced club players, but some of us do it for fun and out of interest in French culture. We all practiced for several weeks beforehand, determined to make a decent showing. Well, we did not win a cup, but we had a lot of fun on a warm sunny Saturday at the new pétanque terrain, that was ceremoniously opened that morning.
It was a great day, with people from different parts of Europe and different nationalities playing together in a spirit of competitiveness, but also of friendship and harmony. The cup winners were a strong team from Hungary after hard-fought matches against an excellent team from Aix-en-Provence. All day club ladies provided tea or coffee with cake, the bar sold cool drinks and in the evening we all enjoyed a hot paella outdoors. An unforgettable day for which we thank all the organizers, but especially Don Grimes, and Diane Greenaway, who not only met us at the airport (after a 3-hour bus trip due to a traffic accident), but took us to our "house" at Bath University, where we found a "welcome" cake and breakfast provisions.
Then there was the farewell dinner for everybody, but before that we took in Bath and its famous sights, some nearby attractions, went shopping, swam in the new Thermae Bath Spa and caught up with friends from the twinningassociation. These encounters and activities across borders are what makes twinning worthwhile. We came home with good memories, a sense of what the European Union really means and the wish to see our friends from Bath and other places back here in Braunschweig before too long. We´ll tell you more at our meeting on 5thNovember.
Besuch des Photomuseums und Café Britannia
Am Samstag, den 19. September 2015, trafen sich einige Mitglieder und Freunde der DEG zu einem Besuch der
Fotoausstellung "October - Zwischen Steubenparade und Alpine Village. Auf den Spuren deutscher Einwanderer in den USA" by Birte Hennig. Obwohl die Fotos interessant waren, waren wir ein
wenig enttäuscht. Wir vermissten Erklärungen und Informationen unter den Fotos. Diese wären nützlich gewesen, um die Fotos richtig einordnen zu können. Trotzdem hat es viel Spaß
gemacht, den Nachmittag gemeinsam zu verbringen.
Anschließend genossen wir einen herrlichen Cream Tea im Café Britannia, Steinweg 30. Hier hatten wir die Gelegenheit, nett und entspannt zu plaudern. Es war wirklich schön, dass so viele dabei waren.
Wer Lust hat, sich einige interessante Seiten anzuschauen, hier eine Empfehlung:
During
the summer of 2014 German TV correspondent for the ARD (2008 - 2014), Annette Dittert, published a video blog which consists of ten short films all featuring personal sightseeing tips for London
approved by Ms. Dittert herself. With London Unplugged Ms. Dittert kind of continues her well known and utterly missed TV series London Calling which you also could find on her
website.
http://annettedittert.de/category/london-calling-unplugged/
For your next visit in Bath you might be interested to visit the workshop of Timothy Richards. He is famous for his architectural models
and
"[...] remains the only person living to have developed such work." The models are,
for example, used for the education of aspiring architecs at universities and are sought after by collectors.
http://www.timothyrichards.co.uk/
Am Samstag, den 25. April 2015, traf sich die DEG im Kinomuseum in Vollbüttel. Zunächst bestaunten wir in der Ausstellung die alten Kinogeräte, Kameras usw. und bekamen umfangreiche Informationen
vom Museumsleiter, Herrn Schade-Didschies. Viele von uns erinnerten sich an ihre ersten Kinobesuche und bekamen leuchtende Augen. Nach leckerem Kaffee, Tee und Kuchen im Kinocafé schauten wir uns
einige kurze Mr. Bean Filme an und erinnerten so an den 60. Geburtstag von Rowan Atkinson. So gab es also auch noch viel zu lachen.
Copy from the Newsletter of St Gregory's Sixth Form in Bath:
A member of the DEG, Pia Landsmann, is telling about her school exchange:
We wish farewell to Pia
With the fantastic support of various members of
the Bath- Braunschweig Twinning Association I was able to attend St Gregory’s School Sixth Form in Bath for three months, from January to March 2015.
It was an amazing experience. The school and the
people were so welcoming and made me feel at home from the start. I learned so much, from haemoglobin to Henry VII and ‘The Catcher in the Rye’.
Thank you so much, Mr Friel, Mrs Boardman, Mrs
Parr, and all of my teachers for accepting me at your school, it was incredible.
Learning and living in a different country is always difficult at first, because of the different language and different culture, but you gain so much from it, such as new friends, experience, knowledge about the language and culture, and so much more.
All in all, it was a great experience and everyone was so lovely, understanding and helpful.
Pia Landsmann, Year 12 German student
We enjoyed a nice trip to the Sprengel Museum in Hanover on 21st February 2015 to see the exhibition "We love Britain" showing photographer Martin Parr's impressions of "Britishness".
Martin Parr was born in Epson, Surrey, in 1952 and studied photography at Manchester Polytechnic. He is focused on everyday
things. He makes, as he himself says, the ordinary visible by making it seem extraordinary.
His photographs and his collection of photographic books and strange everyday objects are shown in museums and galleries
worldwide.
The exhibition also showed a film "Think of England" where Martin Parr travelled through England asking people he met what they
considered to be typically English. His travels took him into garden parties, breakfast rooms, suburban front gardens and pubs and along party miles and pleasure beaches. The answers he received
were as different as the lifestyles and cultural backgrounds of the people he spoke to. Together they formed a comprehensive picture of what England is about.
Further parts of the exhibition were "Autoportraits", "Common Sense", "The Last Resort", "The Cost of Living", "Liberation",
"Bad Weather".
Dieses Foto zeigt die Bürgermeisterin von Bath Cherry Beath, ihren Ehemann Richard und Braunschweigs Oberbürgermeister Ulrich Markurth. Cherry Beath trug sich in das Goldene Buch der Stadt ein. Auch Bryan Chalker sowie der Ratsherr Gerry Curran gehörten zur Delegation aus Bath, die aus Anlass des 70. Jahrestags der Bombardierung Braunschweigs am 14. Oktober eingeladen wurde. Zunächst gab es einen freundlichen und warmen Empfang im Altstadtrathaus, ein köstliches Abendessen sowie eine Rede von Dr. Henning Steinführer über die Erinnerung an die Ereignisse vom Oktober 1944 im Wandel der Zeit. Die Gedenkzeremonie endete mit einer ganz besonderen Andacht im Dom um 22.00 Uhr. Der Landesbischof Dr. Christoph Meyns erinnerte in an die Zerstörung und rief zu Frieden und Völkerverständigung auf. Der Schauspieler und Regisseur Hans Jürgen Heinze las aus den Kindheitserinnerungen des Autors und Journalisten Eckhard Schimpf, der sechs Jahre alt war, als die schreckliche Bombennacht in Braunschweig am 14. Oktober 1944 geschah. Es war ein sehr bewegender und emotionaler Abend, der alle Besucher tief berührte. Wir alle fühlten, wie wichtig Vergeben und Freundschaft sind.
http://www.unser38.de/braunschweig-innenstadt/menschen/andacht-der-bombennacht-d9385.html
Dieses Foto zeigt das Treffen des Vorstands der Deutsch-Englischen Gesellschaft mit unseren Freunden aus Bath (namentlich: die Bürgermeisterin aus Bath Cherry Beath, ihr Ehemann Richard, Ratsherr Gerry Curran und Bryan Chalker) im Restaurant des Stadthotels Magnitor im malerischen Magniviertel Braunschweigs. Es war ein schöner und unterhaltsamer Abend, an dem neue Kontakte geknüpft wurden und die bestehenden ausgebaut wurden.
Die DEG stellte sich interessierten Besuchern am Sonntag, den 27. Juli 2014, im "Internationalen Dorf" im Rahmen des "Tages der Braunschweigischen Landschaft" in Vechelde vor. Tee und selbst gebackene Scones, Muffins und Kuchen wurden angeboten. Zahlreiche interessante Gespräche fanden statt, um die Arbeit und die Ziele der DEG sowie die Städtepartnerschaft mit der wunderschönen Stadt Bath in England zu erläutern. Und das bei brütender Hitze! Vielen Dank an alle Helferinnen und Helfer, die dazu beigetragen haben, dass der Tag so erfolgreich verlief.
Mehr Infos unter: http://www.tag-der-landschaft.de/