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We were delighted to be able to arrange for the Lord Mayor, Cllr Jos Clark, to visit the Bauhaus Exhibition, which was earlier reported after the Evening with Crofton Gane in October.  The Lord Mayor was most interested in this important aspect of Bristol’s artistic history.  After an introduction to the present day gallery by Julia Donnelly, the Centre Manager, we were given a fascinating history by Chris Yeo first of the building on Park Row, which used to be the confectionery shop for the Princes Theatre, which was sadly destroyed by bombing in the Second World War.  Ken Stradling, a lifetime...

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It may have been a bit damp and cold outside, but we were nice and cosy inside the Jägerbarn again – 37 of us – and enjoyed the traditional lunch of Wurst, Kartoffelsalat and Sauerkraut, well washed down with a couple of beakers of delicious Glühwein! The Lord Mayor, Cllr. Jos Clark, was delighted that her hectic Christmas schedule allowed her and her consort to have a hearty meal before moving on to her next event! Frohe Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr wuenschen wir unseren Mitgliedern und Freunden!

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On January 8th, Paul Seath, son of Edward Seath, had his 80th birthday.  Edward Seath was one of the Famous Five men who went to Hannover in 1947 to extend the hand of friendship to the Hannoverians, and thus started the now 72 year old friendship between the two cities.  Paul’s daughter Fiona and his wife Elfriede organised a party for him to include his many friends, especially from the music world, and kindly invited the Hannover Chair, Ann Kennard and her husband Tony, to come along as part of the family’s past.  It was a very enjoyable social occasion, with delicious food thrown in. ...

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We recently had a visit from Raimund Menges and Klaudia Dietewich, who are leading a very significant Art and Peace project, with an exhibition, which is to come to Bristol in February 2020. It has travelled around America and various countries of Europe, with Hannover as the lead city in Germany. Mayors for Peace was founded in 1982 by the Mayor of Hiroshima, Japan, and registered as a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in 1991. The member cities are dedicated to preventing the global proliferation of nuclear weapons by carrying out activities and campaigns, ultimately calling for their total...

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Thomas Hermann, Mayor of Hannover recently met in Bristol with representatives of OTR Bristol's Freedom, OTR’s gender and sexuality social action project. They are keen on setting up an exchange with Queer Unity in Hannover. Watch this space. Mayor Hermann meeting Henry and Natasha from Freedom

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at The Folk House, 30th October 2019 featuring Oliver Kent, Cleo Witt and Max Gane, great-grandson of Crofton. Many members of the Bristol Hannover Council will recognise Crofton Gane as one of the five original pioneers from different spheres of life who, early in 1947 brought about the first twinning between a German and English city post the Second World War by embarking on the Goodwill Mission to promote the special friendship we still enjoy today between Hannover and Bristol. Crofton Gane owned the furniture company, Gane’s of Bristol. An Evening with Crofton Gane provided insights...

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The last week of October saw the second leg of the Erasmus+ funded project “Politik zum Anfassen” (Grasping Politics, as a loose translation?), where 20 young people aged 14-15 visited their partners in Bristol’s Youth Council, and had 3 days learning about the British political system. The Bristolians visited Hannover in May/June and learned about the German system, including the fact that in Germany, young people can vote in the local elections at 16 years old. This was the subject of one of two debates which rounded off the visit to Bristol, where in the Council Chamber of City Hall, this...

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On the weekend of 4-6th October, Bristol’s Ariel Rowing Club welcomed their partners since 1981 Linden Ruderverein of Hannover, and had an action-packed weekend. The weather was kind, and so the races they planned were a great success, with Ariel winning the Bristol-Hannover Challenge cup on this occasion. Saturday night saw the annual black tie dinner, and on Sunday more relaxed rowing in the sunshine, when BHC’s Chair, Ann Kennard and husband Tony were invited to the President’s lunch at the club’s boathouse.  The sunny weather meant that the visitors could be taken to Sand Point for a picnic...

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After a great deal of discussion and organisation – what a wonderful thing is email! – the weekend of 5/6th October saw the coming together of not two, but altogether four choirs from Bristol/Wells and Hannover!  On a request from our good friend and choir member, Benedikt Poensgen of Hannover City Council, Hannover’s Figuralchor came to Bristol as part of a UK tour, taking in Glasgow and Liverpool.  We managed to partner them with Bristol’s Bach Choir, whose conductor, Christopher Finch suggested the two choirs sing at Wells Cathedral School, alongside the School’s choir Choralia (winners...

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The Bristol Hannover Badminton Exchange has just had yet another very successful and busy weekend. On Friday the 6th September 10 players arrived at Bristol airport for a weekend packed with sport and entertainment.  We started slowly with a leisurely lunch and drinks at the Jubilee in Flax Bourton before a quick walk round some of the dock area.  Time was marching on, so we headed to Ashton Park sports centre to play lots of friendly games of badminton until 9pm. Unknown to our visitors, match results were being recorded so that a small prize could be present later on in the weekend. Quick change...

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