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Bristol Hannover Council has recently become aware of an exchange between South Gloucestershire and Stroud College and the Hannah Arendt Schule, Hannover. Hannah Arendt Schule students will visit Bristol from Monday 16th to Friday 20th February. They will join Bristol Hannover Council for the Rosenmontag party on the 16th, will have a reception with the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House on the 19th, and will be visiting schools and businesses in Bristol and seeing the sights. The report below is of South Gloucestershire and Stroud College’s visit to Hannover in October 2014. From Paul...

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On Sunday December 7th, more than twenty members and friends of Bristol-Hannover Council enjoyed Wurst and Bratkartoffeln, washed down by a couple of mugs of Glühwein, at the Weihnachtsmarkt at the Podium in Broadmead, Bristol. The Weihnachtsmarkt, which is brought to us from Osnabrück (not far from Hannover), has gone from strength to strength in the few years it has been with us. After a difficult start several years ago on Castle Green, later in the City Centre, managers Harry and Tina have worked hard with the City Council so that it has become a popular place during the Christmas period...

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On Sunday November 16th, members of BHC visited Bath in order to celebrate two links with Hannover: firstly the exhibition being shown at the Fashion museum, entitled Georgians: Dress for Polite Society. This was a delightful display of court and other dress through the 18th and 19th centuries, when the Georges I-IV were on the throne. There was an interesting addendum also, of clothes from our modern age, such as a dress by Vivienne Westwood, which owe their style to the Georgian period. The group then moved to the exquisite Herschel Museum of Astronomy at 19 New King Street, where one can learn...

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A Medal of Honour has been presented to Bristol-Hannover Council by the British-German Association. It was accepted by the Chair, Ann Kennard, on behalf of BHC. The ceremony took place on 7th November at the Bristol-Anglo German Society dinner, celebrating 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The medal was presented by Stephen Watson, Chair of the British-German Association.   Mr Watson spoke very warmly of the contribution to British-German relations made by BHC in the 67 years since its inception in 1947. He explained the history and significance of the medal: The British-German Association's...

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The Lord Mayor, Alastair Watson, opened this year’s Christmas Market on Friday November 7th and members of BHC committee visited the stalls with him. The Market is bigger than ever and it is evident that it is becoming an essential and fun feature amongst the Bristol shoppers in the run-up to Christmas. The central installation is the so-called ‘Pyramide’ – all Christmas markets in Germany have them – it is a kind of windmill, with moving figures, depicting the Nativity scene. Around it is a series of pretty bars and tables, selling Wurst, Kartoffelsalat, Pretzels and, of course, Glühwein!...

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The PENvolution art installation, created by Kerstin Schulz, a Hannoverian artist, was opened by the Lord Mayor, Alastair Watson, on November 3rd in the Central Library, Bristol, with a reception organised by the hosts, Bristol-Hannover Council. It has already been greeted with great enthusiasm by the public and commented on in the local media. The aim of the installation is to show the development of communications over the years, from the pencil to the computer. The PencilMobileRoom, as it is called (see photo attached), contains a desk, chair, sculpture, telephone and lamp inside, all made of over...

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Hannover’s world-renowned Mädchenchor visited Bristol for a short concert as part of their tour of Britain, also singing in Oxford, Cambridge and Gloucester Cathedral. There were over 50 girls singing on this occasion, although the complete choir consists of over 200 from the ages of around 7 to 19; the conductor is Gudrun Schröfel, and the choir has travelled the world, winning many prizes. The concert took place in All Saints Church, Clifton on November 1st, and included music sacred and secular, folk and an encore (with movements) of the Frank Sinatra hit “Witchcraft” as an acknowledgement...

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Bristol Central Library – November 3rd to December 18th 2014 “Changes in Communication and Creativity in a Digital Century” (http://penvolutionhannover.wordpress.com/) PENvolution it is an art project from Hannover made by Hannover artist Kerstin Schulz of Atelier Dreieck. (www.atelier-dreieck.de - in German) It explores the changing way of communicating from the analogue to the digital, from pencils to mobile phones and is touring all of Hannover’s twin cities between 2014-2016. Participating artists and cultural workers currently include: Hannover: Kerstin Schulz, Susanne...

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This special service was held on 20th October, the actual anniversary of the coronation in 1714, in St Martin in the Fields in London in the presence of HRH The Duke of Kent and the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany.   The service marked the 300th anniversary of the beginning of the Hannoverian period, seeking to celebrate he links between Britain and Germany and the start of the Georgian era in Britain, with its arts and architecture and its evolution towards parliamentary democracy. The lessons at the service were those read at George I’s coronation service in Westminster Abbey...

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This year’s AGM was held on October 2nd at the Mansion House, due to the temporary closure of City Hall for refurbishment. The meeting was well attended and was opened by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Alastair Watson, who reported on his recent successful visit with the Lady Mayoress to Hannover with the Guild of Guardians. The Oberbürgermeister Stefan Schostok gave a reception for the party, and the Deputy Mayor took them to see the International Fireworks display at the Herrenhausen Gardens. The Lord Mayor brought back an artwork as a gift from the city. After the necessary official elements...

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