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a volunteer-run English-speaking community in the heart of Basel where people connect, join activities, and make friends
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London Calling: Swiss-British Cultural Exchange from 1598-1798
An exhibition at the University of Basel looks at the exchange of visitors and ideas between Switzerland and England during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Talk about the Landschaftspark Wiese
Silvan Aemisegger, Project Manager at the Department of Public Works and Transport in Basel-Stadt, came to Centrepoint on 25th March to give a talk on the Landschaftspark Wiese, an area of natural beauty straddling the Swiss-German border that many of us know and love.

Sunday Walk, 19 April, along the cultural heritage of Baselland
Why not join this month’s Sunday Walk? A relaxed walk of around two hours, suitable for most walkers. This month we will be walking a stretch of the Rebenwege (vineyard trails) from Aesch to Ettingen. These trails are part of the cultural heritage of Baselland.

Pétanque starts again on 22 April
Join the Centrepoint Pétanque group that plays at the Place de la Pétanque. Participants can bring food and drinks, if they wish. Centrepoint provides the balls.

The Symphony Orchester Basel
The Symphony Orchester Basel is offering Centrepoint members a 20% discount on the following concert: Symphony concert “Summertime”.

Introducing Gonca Yalcinkaya, Members Coordinator
Gonca was born in Izmir located on the west coast of Turkey. She guesses that’s why she cannot stay away from the deep blue Aegean Sea for long.
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