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Events for the year 2007 - 2008

Sheltering from the rain at the BBQSummer BBQ

August

Despite the rain, everyone had a good time.

 

 

 

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Ladies enjoying Tea in the GardenTea in the Garden

July

Our first ever Tea in the Garden was a great success.

 

 

 

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Summer LunchSummer Lunch

June

For the summer lunch 2008, we moved to a completely new venue: the Rivierenhof Castle in Deurne.

 

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Cookery ClubCookery Club

May

Cookery club is a small group that meets occasionally throughout the year in each other's homes to produce delicious meals.

General Meeting, MayGeneral Meeting

May

In May, our speaker was Dr. Paul Gray, who lectures to postgraduate students on the subject of human ecology. As a Director at the European Commission, was active in the field of food safety for several years. He spoke to us about "The Packaging Mountain".

 

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Koblenz at nightKoblenz

May

Once a year, the club organises a weekend away. This year's choice was Koblenz. We arrived on the Saturday and had a guided tour of the city. In the evening we had a wonderful dinner in a restaurant overlooking the Deutsches Eck and on the Sunday we visited the Rhine Museum, had lunch and then visited Castle Stolzenfels.

 

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Het Steen in AntwerpIntroducing the Ghent Group to Antwerp

April

Our sister club in Ghent came to visit us in Antwerp for a Saturday Special

 

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Arboretum KalmthoutArboretum Kalmthout

April

An extra tour was organised to the famous Arboretum at Kalmthout in the hope of seeing all the spring flowering shrubs. There were indeed quite a few in blossom although some had been burnt by the late frosts.

 

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In the VaeykensgangSmikkel Smakel Tour

March

Another "Saturday Special", this tour round Antwerp took us to the places where we could find out and sample typical Antwerp food.

 

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Members at the March lunchMarch Lunch

This year saw us having several after-meeting lunches at the Boulevard Leopold. This was completely new for this year. We have the room to ourselves and we greatly enjoy the conversation with other members and guest speakers.

 

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Thai lunchThai Lunch

February

This membership year saw the first ever lunches given by members. They opened up their houses to the membership and cooked a meal. Here Carol is hosting a Thai lunch in her home.

 

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The Mercator GlobeVisit to the Mercator Museum

January

On this "Saturday Special" our own member Christine, who is a professional guide, took us round the museum in St. Niklaas. A fascinating museum. We followed the visit with a meal.

 

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CheersNew Year's Reception 2008

January

This was our first ever New Year's reception. We held it at the Boulevard Leopold and everyone agreed it was a very enjoyable event.

 

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Apron embroidered by the nunsXmas Lunch 2007

December

This Christmas we visited a totally new venue and every place in the house was sold out.

We had lots of fun with the raffle prizes.

 

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LeuvenLeuven 2007

November

November saw a group of participating in a guided tour of Leuven. We visited the town hall and other areas. After a quick break we toured the beguinage.

The day finished off with a real Spanish paella.

 

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LeuvenGeneral Meeting

November

Our November meeting was followed by a lunch at the Boulevard Leopold where our speaker joined us.

 

 

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Sister Isabella receiving a donationAGM 2007

September

The AGM was very well attended and was followed by our first ever lunch at the Boulevard Leopold.

 

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