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The Coronation Service of His Majesty King Charles III

The Coronation Service of His Majesty King Charles III

We invite you to join us for a day of community celebration as we commemorate the coronation of HM King Charles III.

Guests can look forward to a screening of the coronation, delicious food and drink stands, and fun-filled activities for the entire family. Come and be a part of this historic moment and enjoy a day filled with fun and excitement hosted by the British communities of Luxembourg.

 

Mindful Movement lesson

We would love to see you join us for a gentle Mindful Movement practice together.
We meet on the last Thursday of the month at 10:00 am, online (via Zoom), so you can participate from the comfort of your home.
A lesson lasts between 45 min and 1 hour, including a movement practice and a short discussion of the experience.
Please register at iryna@mindfulbody.lu and we will send you more details via email.

BLC Christmas Lunch

To book you can either email events@blc.lu or complete the Booking Form

Wednesday 7th December 2022Champagne Glass Remix 4

At 11:00 am

Hotel Parc Alvisse – 120, Route d’Echternach, L-1453, Luxembourg

COCKTAILS TO BE  SERVED SEATED

Poll Fabaire Spirit of Schengen
Orange and apple juice
Snacks: crisps, salted peanuts, and a selection of olives

Lunch Menu

 Creamy Pumpkin Soup with Whipped Cream and Cumin

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Roast Turkey with Chestnuts

Grandmother’s Vegetables and Oven Potatoes

Vegetarian Option: Zucchini and Chickpea Curry/Basmati Rice with Cardamon

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Mince Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream

Fruit Salad in lieu of Mince Pie

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Drinks included during meal

Vin Blanc Luxemborgeois

Pinot Gris GPC Coteaux de Schengen

Vin rouge francais: Merlot Gérard Bertrand

Sur demand: vin rosé

 Softs: Rosport Blue, Coca, Coca Light, Fanta, Sprite, orange/apple juice, coffee

 Please let us know of any special dietary requirements when booking

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Price per person:

Member: €60
Non-member: €66

To register email events@blc.lu

Tables will be of 8 and round, if you have a particular seating request please include it in your email.

Please register and pay by latest Wednesday 23 November 2022

BCEE LU08 0019 2955 6611 7000
Ref: Your name + Christmas Lunch

BLC Walking Group

Fancy a Hike?

When – Wednesday 7 June 2023
Time – 9.15am for 9.30 prompt
Where – Consdorf-Moulin 9.1km, blue book

A circular Mullerthal trail of 9.1km following part of the ‘Sentier Fred Welter’. It will take approximately 2 1/2 hours, after the hike, we can enjoy lunch at the nearby restaurant.

Lunch: 12:30 at Konsdreffer-Millen.lu

Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome.

Please contact Janet at treasurer@blc.lu for more details and to register.

If you would like to lead a walk or have suggestions, please let us know.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Platinum Jubilee Tea Party

 

 

 

 

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Tea Party

Come and join us for scones with clotted cream and jam, sandwiches and cakes, crémant and tea.

Please register in advance with events@blc.lu as there are limited spaces.

There will be a small fee of €10 per person payable on the day to help cover the costs of the tea party.

 

Luxembourg City Tour

The hiking group welcome members to join us for a stroll around Luxembourg City to discover:-

The lives of legendary women of Luxembourg

From working women and nobility, to the unholy and the saintly – the historic development of the City of Luxembourg is inextricably intertwined with the history of women. This city walk provides some interesting information while following not only the traces of the first female sovereigns and rulers, but also the first women to be elected in politics.

This tour, starting at the Luxembourg City Tourist Office, led by one of their guides, will cover approximately 5km within the city and take up to 2 hours. There is a fee of between 5-7€ depending upon numbers, which will be collected on the day.

After, we shall adjourn to the Christmas market for a glass of mulled wine or hot chocolate.

To register please email chair@blc.lu or treasurer@.lu

 

British Chamber of Commerce for Luxembourg

BCC LIVE: ONLINE WINE TASTING

The British Chamber of Commerce for Luxembourg is delighted to invite you to an Online Wine Tasting on Thursday 01 July at 18:30 with Mathieu Manlay, an experienced Sommelier from Caves Wengler.

Mathieu will take you through a one-hour wine tasting journey where he will talk about the history of the wines, the vineyards in Luxembourg, the type of grapes and food parings for these wines.

This is an excellent opportunity to enjoy some fabulous different wines with friends and family and at the same time experience an interactive tasting, where you can ask many questions and find out more about wine!

You can find more information on the wine selection, registration, and pricing details on our website.

We look forward to seeing you online!

 

Remich Wine Tour

Join us for the club’s first ever Remich Wine Hike in the Moselle region and on the first day of summer!

Monday 21 June

9:00am to depart at 9:15/9:30am

Meet at Centre Visit Remich (big white building) on the border of the Moselle, 1st floor 1 route du Vin, 5549, Remich

Parking available across the road.

Space is limited to 2 – 9 participants so register quickly to get a spot.

The tour has been adapted according to the governmental safety rules.
The Tour starts with a wine tasting (Crémant) and is followed by a 5km-hike-tour in the vineyard.  During the tour, the guide will provide further information about the Wine and the region. Once back in the Centre Visit, there will be three additional wine tastings.

Payment of €18 per person (cash or credit) payable on the day of the visit directly to the Centre Visit Remich.

Please register at events@blc.lu.

Space is on a first come first serve basis.

 

Open House – morning

The BLC Committee will be holding a virtual open house for members in June.

We are seeking new members with fresh ideas to join our team as current members are looking to move on or have been in the position for the allotted time.

We would like to invite you to join us for this presentation of the different positions and to answer any questions you may have.

Stay tuned for the date and we hope to see you there!

This is a great way to meet new people and enjoy a group of ladies that like to give to the community and have fun.

Thank you

BLC Committee

 

Open House – evening

The BLC Committee will be holding a virtual open house for members in June.

We are seeking new members with fresh ideas to join our team as current members are looking to move on or have been in the position for the allotted time.

We would like to invite you to join us for this presentation of the different positions and to answer any questions you may have.

Stay tuned for the date and we hope to see you there!

This is a great way to meet new people and enjoy a group of ladies that like to give to the community and have fun.

Thank you

BLC Committee

 

BLC Trivia Night

Knowing how much many of you like a good quiz, we are proud to present the BLC Trivia Night on 29th June 2020, a chance to quiz from the comfort of your own home! It’s a BLC quiz but not as you know it! There will be at least 8 rounds, maybe more depending on how the time goes.

This event will take place on Zoom, so please make sure you register via events@blc.lu or chair@blc.lu in order to get the log on details.

We would like to take some screen shots during the event to include in our September newsletter and closed Facebook page. If you dont want to be in the photos please let us know beforehand.

When – 29th June 2020
TIme – 7.30pm for a 7.45pm start
Zoom details provided on sign up

Dont forget a pen/pencil, and paper.
Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Virtual Bingo Night!!

Let’s have some fun on-line and play Bingo with other club members

Tuesday 23 March starting at 7.30 pm

There will be a prize of a bottle of something special and a box of chocolates to the winner AND it will be hand delivered by our esteemed Chair, Victoria.

To play, please register at events@blc.lu to get an invite and to have bingo cards emailed to you.

 

Pipsqueaks Virtual Sing Along

Join us for virtual tick-tock sessions!

Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 466 148 5797
Passcode: 794488

If you have any questions contact us on: kids@blc.lu

Let’s meet each other on zoom and sing nursery rhymes together. The parents / carers can also have a chat after our sing along.

Virtual Coffee Morning

Wednesday, July 22nd at 10.00am

Come join us for a virtual coffee morning and catch up with what is going on and see how others are doing.

To attend, please register at events@blc.lu for a ZOOM invite.

Everyone Welcome

 

Release & Rise – Free Transformational Experience

Release & Rise – Free Transformational Experience to help us transform our current challenges into gold.
By following our heart’s innate wisdom and taking responsibility to establish inner safety and wellness we will rise together and accept the invitation to the highest unfolding for each of us as individual, as well as our ability to serve the greater good connecting us all.
 
The 60min Release & Rise – Free Transformational Zoom will include:
  • A release by doing a group emotional energy clearance on whatever I energy test to be the most prominent for the group
  • Meditate together to ground us, calm us, strengthen us AND use our co-creative capabilities to dream up a new earth…
  • Give you actual take home quick and ease tools you can use to ground you and support you through this immense time of change.
  • A return towards our innate resilience and ability to adapt.
  • Replay to be sent out to all registrants, should they not be able to make the date to give optimum opportunity for all to benefit from this.
Register here: www.marisehyman.com
In the mean time – visit my FB page: Empowered Me by Marise where I did a FB live video already providing some immediate tools to use.

Autumn Luncheon

To book you can either email events@blc.lu or complete the Booking Form

Please come and join us for our Autumn lunch at the Hostellerie Stafelter. We will meet at 12pm for a sit down three-course meal. The tables will seat a maximum of 8 people. If you have any seating requests, please let us know when you reserve.

We will have a three-course menu for EUR 33. There are two choices for each course and the main course will include a choice of meat or fish. As this is a weekly changing menu, we will only receive the menu at the beginning of September so will distribute it then. The cost of the menu needs to be paid in advance but drinks will be paid individually on the day.

MENU up to 8 people per table please confirm menu choice

To register please contact events@blc.lu

Please register and pay by Wednesday September 23rd

Bank details: BLC Special events account BCEE LU08 0019 2955 6611 7000

Reference: Autumn lunch and your name

 

 

Monthly Cocktail Evening

Please join us for an evening of laughs and cocktails.

Friday 12 May 2023 at 7:00pm

We look forward to seeing you!

Please joins us anytime as we are flexible. We look forward to seeing you!

REGISTER AT events@blc.lu

Everyone welcome!

Table of 10 booked so register quickly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly Cocktail Evening

Cocktails

Café Black Stuff – Irish Pub

11 March at 7:00 pm

Please join us anytime from 7pm onwards as we are flexible.

Come join us for a lovely evening of cocktails, snacks and socializing.

We look forward to seeing you!

Please RSVP to events@blc.lu

Everyone welcome!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Handmade jewellery afternoon

Handmade jewellery afternoon at Tekla Skowronsky ‘s home (please ring for details)

Entrance free, refreshments

Contact: Tekla 691455722, Valentina 691606560

Wine Tasting

Sandwiches will be provided with the tasting of different wines

There is no fee,  however, it would be nice if you bought a bottle or two from the wine grower

Information and Registration as space is limited

Enid Isaac at secretary@blc.lu

 

Ask the Committee

After an intense two years for us all in the BLC committee, many roles will now be open for a new team to assume roles and bring their vision. The open roles include: Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Events, Newcomers, Membership Secretary and Editor. Please, do not hesitate to put yourself forward for an enjoyable committee ride.

I will host an ask-the-committee evening at my home on July 3rd, at 19.00h during which time you will have the opportunity to ask us about the open roles.

Master Class in Luxembourgish Wines

Michelle Moses is organising a Master Class in Luxembourgish wines on May 7th from 18.00 to 19.30 at Vinoteca City and she has offered to donate 10% of the proceeds from this event to our charities. Thank you, Michelle for this initiative. For those of us who have time and want to learn more about Luxembourgish wines, contact her directly at mmwine18@gmail.com and support our charities.

50th Anniversary Crémant Afternoon Tea Party

Wednesday June 19th at 3pm to be held in the garden of Mrs Cynthia Albrecht-Lelliott MBE.

Come and join us for scones with clotted cream and jam, sandwiches and cakes, crémant and tea.

Please register in advance with events@blc.lu as there are limited spaces.

There will be a small charge of EUR 5 per person payable on the day.

 

BLC Annual Car Boot

The 29th Great BLC Car Boot Sale

Book and pay for your spot, come along and sell your unwanted treasures from the boot of your car or on a table. Any profit you make is yours. Selling starts at 9am.

Bikes, clothes, bric-a-bac, books, toys, furniture, in fact anything you can fit into or onto your car.

ALL ITEMS SOLD MUST BE SECOND HAND – ABSOLUTELY NO TRAILERS OR VANS   

Stall holders CANNOT sell food or drinks. Refreshments will be available.

Helpers on the day gratefully received, especially parking helpers! Parking helpers will need to be on site from 6.45am and will not be able to set up their stall (if they have one) until all the cars are safely in position.

 

BLC Members – €25 (membership must be completed and acknowledged prior to booking)
Non-members are eligible to book at a cost of €30

Please note, requests from paid-up members will take priority

TO RESERVE A SPOT – Contact details for all enquiries: carboot@blc.lu (no telephone enquiries)

BOOKINGS ARE NOW CLOSED

PAYMENTS MADE TO BLC
BCEE LU59 0019 2855 9485 5000 reference “CBS and your participation number” which is provided upon your application.

Payments to be received by 10 May 2023

There will be NO REFUNDS for cancellations as all profit from the sale of spots is passed to our charities

 

 

 

 

Area South East

Join us in Moutfort for our regular get together.

Wednesday 17 May at 12.30pm

All areas welcome.

Please contact Enid Isaac at area_southeast@blc.lu if you would like to join us.

Area South East

Join us in Moutfort for our regular lunch get together.

Wednesday 14 June at 12.30pm

Please contact Enid Isaac at area_southeast@blc.lu if you would like to join us.

 

 

BLC Ninjas – International Women Day Self Defence Course: 7 March

In celebration and contribution to International Women’s Day 2019 the BLC will offer to its members Self-Defense training events which will be free to all our members to attend. Our focus will be to empower women, both physically and psychologically, in a single 2 hour training session, with skills that will serve them for a lifetime.

Make sure to reserve your spot in one of the two sessions (either the morning or the afternoon one) by sending an email to chair@blc.lu

BLC Ninjas – International Women Day Self Defence Course: 8 March

In celebration and contribution to International Women’s Day 2019 the BLC will offer to its members Self-Defense training events which will be free to all our members to attend. Our focus will be to empower women, both physically and psychologically, in a single 2 hour training session, with skills that will serve them for a lifetime.

Make sure to reserve your spot in one of the two sessions (either the morning or the afternoon one) by sending an email to chair@blc.lu

Professional and Entrepreneurial Women

We look forward to you participating in as many events as you can during the BLC’s special 50th anniversary year.

details to follow

Spaces for this event are limited, so please register in advance at chair@blc.lu

 

 

 

 

 

 

Afterwork Karaoke

Free Entrance: open to anyone.  NO PAYMENT before the evening just booking of tables and meals

Spécial Option meals €12 each, drinks not included:
Chicken curry or
Beef stew or
fish or chips
Or a vegetarian option

Karaoke music all night