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Reflections on the 54th Jung Königswinter Conference
From the Honorary Secretary, Gerard Owen
The 54th Jung Königswinter Conference was held between 17th-22nd June 2014 at the Europäische Akademie Berlin and I was greatly honoured to represent the Bristol Hannover Council at the event, which was organised by the Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft.
The theme of this year’s Conference was “What kind of EU do we want?” and the results of the European Parliamentary Elections and imminent appointment of the next President of the European Commission provided grounds for intense dialogue.
I joined 41 other British and German delegates from...
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Bristol-Hannover Council celebrates the 300th anniversary of the Hannoverian Accession!
Seventeen members and friends of BHC visited Hannover from 22-27th May, our biennial visit, but this time with the special theme of the 300th anniversary of the royal union between our two countries – the ‘Personalunion’. The first day was spent on a guided tour of the wonderfully rebuilt Schloss Herrenhausen, one of the five exhibitions on the royal theme, and subsequently we were able to visit the famed Herrenhausen Gardens – and not only during the day, but also for the Wasserspiele after dark, with colour-floodlit fountains, accompanied by the music of Händel.
Day two was taken...
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Re-enactment of George I’s arrival in London in 1714!
From our Chair, Dr Ann Kennard
I had a fascinating day on Friday May 16th greeting, along with a contingent of 30 or so Germans from Hannover, George I arriving at St James Palace, and then going to Kensington Palace for a glass of bubbly to toast the first Hanoverian King. The ‘King’ then read out a speech in very un-English English, which was very appropriate since George I spoke none initially! After this we all had a picnic in the grounds of Kensington Palace, and later went round the lovely 'Glorious Georges' exhibition there, which demonstrates the art and decoration of William...
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Siemens to open turbine blade plant in Bristol as city strengthens role as low-carbon tech capital
From Bristol Business News:
Industrial giant Siemens is to open a tidal turbine blade factory in Bristol, creating 49 jobs and boosting the city’s growing reputation as a centre for low-carbon technology and innovation.
Full story here: http://www.bristol-business.net/siemens-to-open-turbine-blade-plant-in-bristol-as-city-strengthens-role-as-low-carbon-tech-capital/
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BITA Quiz 2014 – Bristol China Partnership wins in style
The new holders of the Paul Garland trophy are Bristol China Partnership, who won the 2014 BITA quiz. Organised by Bristol Hannover Council, this year’s event was held at Bristol’s Bavarian Beerhouse (now a regular haunt for Bristol Hannover Council members!).
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Rosenmontag party at the Bavarian Beerhouse!
This year’s Rosenmontag/Fasching party, on Monday 3rd March, was held at the Bavarian Beerhouse, a new venture in order to give a suitably German flavour to the festivities. Tables were decorated with British and German flags on the red and white checked tablecloths in the very comfortable upper room of the Beerhouse just off Queen Square. We ate Wurst, cheese, salad and pretzels and drank beer and wine – and of course sang the Karneval songs with great gusto! A great time was had by all, and we hope to be able to repeat it next year. In the meantime, join us there for our monthly ‘Hannoverfest’,...
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Tartete – an Underground Art group in Hannover during the Second World War
We were contacted recently by Sam Ford, a UWE art student, who through a chance meeting with Karl Übergriff, son of founder members of an underground art group in Hannover during the Second World War. The name of the group is an abbreviation of ‘Entartete Kunst’ – Degenerate Art, the name given by Hitler to modern and expressionist art, especially by Jews, during the 1930s and 1940s. Sam gave a spellbinding account of the group’s story in the crypt of St John the Baptist Church, Nelson St, as related by Karl, who came to Britain in the 1950s, having lost his parents. His parents...
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Bristol in pictures in Hannover!
Professor Rolf Nobel of the Technical University in Hannover brought a team of 15 photographers to Bristol in July 2013, to photograph ‘Life in Bristol’ as part of their ongoing LANDMARKER project. The group have put on several exhibitions of their pictures around the world, the last city to be photographed in this way being Bangkok. BHC Chair Ann Kennard went to Hannover in January to attend the official opening by the new Oberbürgermeister of Hannover, Stefan Schostok, of an exhibition of around 100 of the best photographs of Bristol. In his opening address, Herr Schostok paid tribute...
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Frohe Weihnachten from Bristol Hannover Council
Christmas is coming and for their Christmas celebration, the Bristol Hannover Council took to the streets of a rainy central Bristol to gather for lunch at the German Christmas market. They were honoured to be joined by Cllr Peter Main (Deputy Lord Mayor of Bristol, 2013 – 2014) and enjoyed a wonderfully Germanic lunch of Bratwurst, Sauerkraut and Beer/Glühwein in truly Germanic setting.
See you in the New Year!
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Climate Culture Cities symposium
KlimaKunstStädte, Künstlerhaus Hannover
Carolyn Hassan, Director of Knowle West Media Centre, and Mark Leach from Bristol City Council's Sustainability Team, were invited to attend the Climate Culture Cities symposium in Hannover this September by Janika Millan (Twining Officer within Städtepartnerschaften der Kulturbüro-Landeshauptstadt, City of Hannover.
The event started with the representatives from Hannover's twin cities meeting up for a tour of the city. Led by Cathérine Bartholomé, a freelance events organiser newly specialising in environmental events, we saw the City Hall (including...
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