Dr Claudia Sternberg, who is the senior lecturer in cultural studies at Leeds University, gave an excellent talk about civilians from different countries who were caught up in the First World War. It was fascinating to note that borders before the First World War were...
Our first talk for the new season was given by Gordon. His chosen subject was about the Hanse cities and the Hanse League. Gordon had put in an enormous amount of work on this (and study !). Whilst we have all heard of the Hanse cities, we heard alot more which proved...
What a fascinating evening we had as Brigitte , a native German speaker, unfolded the historical world of the city of Regensburg. Her powerpoint presentation was very professionally done as she took us through the medieval streets and buildings of Regensburg. Her...
Neil McDonald is well known for his Anglo-German Walks. He has such a comprehensive programme of walks and this year he gave a very interesting talk about the Swabian Alb. The area covered the southern parts of Stuttgart and as far as Ulm. The ‘walk’ was...
On Wednesday evening, we were delighted to have the visit of a group from the city of Hamm. An absorbing exchange of views followed covering our shared culture and values as well as our diversity. It was a convivial, entertaining atmosphere as we discussed buildings,...
The Honorary Consul for Germany, Mark Green , gave a vibrant talk about Heinrich Schliemann. Mark has a wonderful command of the German language and, coupled with his sense of humour, engages in stimulating presentations. Coincidentally, there is a current TV...
