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Another month filled with
many fantastic events
As in April this month is also filled with
many fantastic events! It's a great way to
meet people, have fun and get helpful
information. There are daytime, evening and
weekend events with activities to suit all
ages and interests.
We have a regular Walking group, Sailing,
Coffee mornings,
Book group, Museum
visits, Darts Night, Early Evening Event, Girls
Night Out, Men's Beisl Tour, Restaurant
visits, Theatre visits, Cinema visits, Pub
night, pot luck, Barbecues, Family events
and children's events
We always welcome new ideas and offers to
host events.
This month we have a new event starting:
Quiz Night (19th May) and after the summer
there will be a Creative Writing Circle
starting.
We hope to see you at one or two events.
Membership Renewal
HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP?
If you have forgotten to renew it, please do so
NOW, as it is OVERDUE
We have many exciting new activities over the
coming months and look forward to welcoming
as many of you as possible to these events.
We always welcome new ideas and offers to
host events too.
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It is possible to renew your membership
at the Pub Night next Tuesday. Just pop
along. We look forward to seeing you
there or please see page 11 for further
information.
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What's on in May
Hoffest - Friday, 1st May afternoon
Hoffest 2015
Farmyard party with wine and delicious Heurigen food
no walking necessary!
Stefan Schmid's famous tractor and trailer will be awaiting us at Obersdorf Station
at 2:47 pm and take us to his farmyard.
Weingut Schmid Pillichsdorf - HauptstraBe
17, A-2211 Pillichsdorf
We will arrive by S-Bahn (S2) Oberdorf Station at 2.47 p.m. and Stefan Schmid will take
us with his tractor and trailer to his farmyard, where tables have been reserved for us.
The first bottles of wine and mineral water, on the tables, are a present to us by Stefan
Schmid. All drinks and food thereafter are to be paid for. Wine may be purchased with
FREE home delivery. Shuttle back to the Station from 6 p.m. every hour on the hour.
The Hoffest is held from 1st to 3rd May, so if you couldn't go with Wolfgang on Friday,
then you still have the possibility to go on Saturday or Sunday.
Pub Night - Tuesday, 5th May 7pm
1st Tuesday of the month is Pub Night at Flanagans in the downstairs
the hosts this month are Sarah Hooper & Gerhard Metzl.
Flanagans Irish Pub
SchwarzenbergstraiSe
1010 Vienna
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Afternoon Tea & Book Swap - Sunday, 10th May 3 - 5pm
The Gaters and the Kinneys will jointly
host this event in the 3rd District
Come along for the tea and chat and
browse through the books on offer.
For further information please contact
Cath Kinney:
[email protected]
or Mobile 0680 1323195
Please bring along books for the swap
please note any left over will be donated
to charity (Embassy Recycling Bazaar).
Embassy Recycling Bazaar - Monday,
11th
May 5 - Bpm
Gill Crowther and Cath Kinney have reserved two tables at the Embassy Recycling
Bazaar on the 11th May. It is our intention to sell items eg books or bric a brae to
raise money for the Nepal Disaster cause. Catherine Gater and Cath Kinney are
hosting the afternoon tea and book swap on the day before, where donations of
items to be sold can be handed in. We will also place a basket on the table at the
afternoon tea where anyone who wishes, may make a monetary donation for the
Nepal Disaster.
Location: British Embassy, [auresgasse 12, 1030 Wien
Buy: clothing, shoes, jewellery, toys, sporting equipment and household goods
BBQ Sausages, Hot Pasties, Clotted Cream Ice Cream & Drinks will also be on sale
Darts Night - Wednesday,
We welcome all ages to this fun
evening in a non smoking room.
Come along and give the game of Darts
a go and make new friends too!
Hope to see you there.
The Tube Station
Lowengasse 51- 1030 Vienna
If you are interested or want more
information
email or call Simon
[email protected]
Mobil: 0699/13468930
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Book Group - Monday, 18th May 6pm
We had another
well-attended
and
th
enjoyable meeting on Monday 20 April at
Flanagans. This month (April) there was
not a specific book to discuss, the evening
was open to everyone who came to tell us
about what they had been reading outside
the group
and brought
some very
stimulating and enticing reads. Since we
were fourteen people and the acoustics in
the room were not perfect, it was hard to
make a complete list of all the books
discussed, and I am just going to name a
few. Those who came, please bring some
of your books along to the next choice
evening, which we will have in May.
We had books of all descriptions, fiction
and non-fiction plus faction. One coffeetable book was highly recommended "The
history of the World in a Hundred Objects"
which is a publication
of the British
Museum IBBC and was an acclaimed 100
part radio series by Neil McGregor. In a
similar vein another
member
talked
about "The sale of the King's goods" by
Brotton, which is the story of the art
collection of Charles I after his execution.
There were also a few historical novels,
one murder mystery set in Tudor times," "Dissolution"
by
Sansom,
"The
Miniaturist" by Jessie Burton, set in 17th
century Amsterdam, "A Taste of sorrow"
by Jude Morgan which is a biography of
the Bronte family in novel forrn., "The
Secret River" by Kate Grenville, about the
early settlers in Australia. There were
classics, like "Under the Greenwood Tree"
by Thomas
Hardy
and "Crime and
Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoyevski and
other interesting modern novels like "A
Tale for the time being" by Ruth Ozeki,
binding Japan and British Columbia, and
the sensually written atmospheric "Letters
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few of the many books were learned about.
Our next meeting will be held at Flanagan's
on May 18th, before 7pm for fish and chips,
and hopefully the service will be back to its
normal efficiency as this week was a little
problematic
with some of us waiting 45
minutes, and myself having to take time out
to chomp when we had already started the
meeting in desperation
at 7:45pm! Never
mind, we all enjoyed ourselves as usual.
The next book "The Goldfinch" which I started
yesterday promises to be challenging if not
daunting by the sheer bulk of it! We shall see,
and meet in a month's time to discuss it.
Then in June we will be reading Diana
Mosley's Autobiography "A Life of Contrasts"
Until then
Susan Dennis-Gabriel (susan@voice-vienna,at)
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Quiz Night - Tuesday, 19th May 7:30pm
There is a bar in the first district, VlnoSS,
which is happy to host a quiz night for us.
The bar serves snacks e.g. cheese and
cured meat platters, crispy pizza type
snacks and fondues (the fondues must be
ordered beforehand though).
It will be lots of fun for those who like
quizzes!
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
Location:
VlnoSS
Kleeblattgasse
1010 Wien
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http:/./vlnoSS.com/
Mary and Dave Donohue are happy to do
the quiz and provide the questions, the
room can take up to 20 people so it'll have
to be on a first come, first served basis.
Anyone interested can register by email
with either Mary Donahue or Rosanna
Romano:
vino55
Kleeblattqasse 5, 1010
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Men's Beisl Tour - Thursday, 21st May 7pm
This is a new venue in the 4th District,
which enjoys a great selection of beers
with an emphasis on smaller, private,
regional Austrian breweries. They offer a
small but freshly made daily menu using
fresh ingredients and locally produced
meats and vegetables
- for example
Gulasch where you can taste the onions
and Schnitzel fresh from the pan!
Website: http:/./www.fassldippler.at/
and the address:
Fassldippler
Johann Strauss Gasse 42
1040 Wien
How to get there:
Vi or tram D, 0 or Bus 13A, 69A or SBahn to Hauptbahnhof
cross over the
Gurtel into the 4th district, then walk
along the Schelleingasse parallel to the
Gurtel in a westerly direction until you
reach the Johann Strauss Gasse and it's
on the corner.
All non smoking!
The venue was chosen by Udo Leitner,
but as he will be travelling this month
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contact
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Kinney
([email protected]) if you plan to come
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The host for this Event will be John
Morris who is a new BCAmember.
Bookings by Email to Cath:
[email protected]
Location:
Curry Insel
Lenaugasse 4, 1080 Wien
www.curryinsel.at
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4 boys of the BCA performing - Wednesday, 27thMay 7pm
4 'boys' of the BCA have recently formed a covers band to perform hits from the 50s to
the 80s by artists such as Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, the Beatles,
the Rolling Stones, Kris Kristofferson, CCR, Bob Marley, Elvis Presley, etc. They perform
under the name 'Sam Hacker & The Woodpeckers' and have been invited to play in
LegArt, http://www.legart.at/a
ladies fashion shop, on the occasion of a special event to
promote the boutiques and shops in the Kaiserstrasse 8, 1070 Wien.
Line up :
Simon Heathcote-Parker (vocals, harmonica, percussion)
Roland Jones (rhythm guitar)
Duncan Hutchings (lead guitar)
Joe Poyner (cajon I drums)
Girls Night Out - Wednesday, 27thMay 6pm
POT LUCKPUDDING PARTY!
This month we will try something
completely new!
Please bring along a pudding to share
while we have a good chinwag over tea,
coffee or wine.
We already have a Chocolate, Ginger
Bread Pudding and a Bakewell Tart
how about a Pavlova, Trifle, Apple Tart/
Strudel or anything else you want to
make.
Let Cath know ahead of time if you are
coming and what you will make.
Directions and address will be sent after
registering. ([email protected])
Theatre Night - Friday, 29th May 8pm
Yienna·, En91i,h Theatre
FOX ON THE FAIRWAY
Special Flat Rate ¤24.- per ticket
All Ticket categories offered are in the price range of ¤34-¤39
AFTER THE SHOW WE HOPE THAT WE CAN MEET THE CAST IN THE THEATRE BAR
AS USUAL.
Reservations (name and numbers of tickets required), Payment and Collection
of tickets FROM the Box Office until latest Friday, 15th May 2015
mail to our host Wolfgang Geissler: [email protected]
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Other Events and Activities
Please note that these sessions are not organized by the BeAI
Sailing on the Alte Donau
Our Weekly Regular classes are on
Wednesdays at 7 pm. Location is again Sacre
Coeur, Rechte Bahngasse 52, 1030 Vienna. We
have a unit for beginner from 7:00 pm till 8:30
pm and a unit for advanced dancers from 8:30
till 9:30 pm. This is the time to bring all your
friends and colleagues to check it out.
More information can be found on their
website:
www.rscdsvienna.org
We meet to sailing every Thursday at
6pm - weather permitting - please
check in advance!
Location:
Alte
Donau,
Hofbauer's
Sailing School
For further information, visit the VISC
web site www.visc.at. which includes a
map of the location, or contact Andrew
Parker [email protected]
Future Events
The
London
Globe Theatre
are
performing Romeo & Juliet from 1820th June at the Arts Carnuntum
Theatre Festival.
Tickets are available from the NOe
Tourist office in Vienna.
For more information:
[email protected]
or Mobil 0664 392 3400
http://www_artcarnuntum_at/Carnuntum/Carnuntum/Welt-Theater-FestivaLhtml
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Theater-
Philippa Warren has approached the
BCAwith the idea of starting a Creative
writing Circle after the summer. We
have
asked
the
Book
Group
participants and there is some interest
already.
So anyone interested please indicate
your interest to Cath Kinney.:
[email protected]
or Mobile 0680 1323195
Philippa would be willing to Guide the
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Pictures of last months Events
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Important and Helpful Information
Holidaymakers with a UK Drivers
Licence face troubles hiring cars
abroad.
As the DVLA abolishes the paper licence,
holidaymakers face troubles hiring cars abroad
The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency is
ditching the paper part, which accompanies the
plastic photo card licence.
The DVLA says it cuts down on red tape but
experts are warning of potential chaos saying
most people are "unaware" of the changes,
which they have dubbed "muddled".
From June 8, holidaymakers travelling abroad
will have to log on to the DVLA website the day
before go abroad, punch in their driving licence
number
and national
insurance
number.
This will generate a special code, which they
must give to their car hire company when they
arrive at the care hire desk.
Experts believe some people could be turned
away, as many car hire companies insist on
examining the paper part of the licence to
check
on
penalty
points
or
bans.
A further complication is that the special code is
only valid for 72 hours, which means that those
holidaymakers
wanting to hire a car during
their holiday might have to find an internet cafe
abroad to a generate a pass code.
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Should holidaymakers fail to produce the
online code, the car hire firm could call the
DVLA's premium rate line to check the
driver's status.
Mark Bower, managing director of car hire
insurance website MoneyMaxim.co.uk
fears there could be chaos this summer.
I spoke to one big car hire firm in Portugal
this week and they knew nothing of the
changes to UK licences.
Mr. Bower said: "Most people are simply
unaware that these changes are on the
way - and it is not just renters.
"Six weeks away from implementation the
whole thing is very muddled. It's another
think you have to remember to do just
before departure."
Mr. Bower believes that unscrupulous
companies
could use the changes to
persuade
people
to pay for extra
insurance.
The DVLA, which is advising drives to
destroy the paper part of their licence,
insist
the change
has been
widely
publicised.
It insists that system, called Share Driving
Licence, would be fully running by June 8.
A spokesman for the DVLA said: "There is
up-to-date information on the website and
we are working closely with the industry
to ensure that their systems and processes
are ready for the changes."
AVIS said it was currently working with
the DVLA to "find a solution that will allow
our customers
to have their licence
checked with minimal disruption".
From June 8, the paper counterpart of the
licence will be invalid and should be
destroyed. However, drivers with paper
driving licences issued prior to 1998 can
continue to use them.
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[BCA Board and Membership
Advertising and other information:
BRITISH
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[email protected]
BCA Board 2015/16
www.bca-vienna.at
Chairman:
Ian Glendinning
Deputy Chairman:
John Kinney
Secretary:
Duncan Hutchings
[email protected]
Deputy Secretary:
Steve Read
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Jennie Ratcliffe
Duncan Hutchings
Deputy Treasurer:
Kathryn Ratcliffe
[email protected]
Webmaster:
Malcolm Kirk
Chairman:
Ian Glendinning
Deputy Webmaster: Simon Kilby
Event Coordinator:
Events Coordinator:
Cath Kinney
Catherine Kinney
If you
wish to organise an event or regular activity please contact Catherine (Cath) Kinney:
cathkinn [email protected]
Please inform us of an English language/British event that may be of interest to the
membership: [email protected]
Membership:
For questions relating to membership fees, directory entries or to introduce a new member
please contact Jennie Ratcliffe:
[email protected]
When paying for your Membership
field.
Unicredit Bank Austria:
IBAN:AT311100 001364707800
by Net banking please put your Full Name in purpose
BIC: BKAUATWW
The fees are as follows: Single ¤10 / Couple/Family
¤ 20
Membership Renewal
HAVE YOU RENEWEDYOURMEMBERSHIP?
If you have forgotten to renew it, please do so
NOW, as it is OVERDUE
We have many exciting new activities over the
coming months and look forward to welcoming
as many of you as possible to these events.
We always welcome new ideas and
offers to host events too.
It is possible to renew your membership
at the Pub Night next Tuesday. Just pop
along. We look forward to seeing you.
BCA Newsletter
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Joke of the month
A Fiat 500 pulled alongside a Rolls-Royce at
a traffic light. "Do you have a car phone?"
asked the driver of the Fiat. "Of course I
do," replied the Rolls-Royce car driver.
"Well, do you have a fax machine?" The
driver of the Rolls sighed, "I have that too."
"Then do you have a double bed in the
boot?" the Fiat driver wanted to know.
Embarrassed, the Rolls driver sped off. That
afternoon, he ordered a mechanic to install
a double bed in the boot. A week later the
Rolls driver passed the same Fiat 500
parked on the side of the road with the
back windows fogged up and steam
pouring out. The arrogant driver pulls
over, gets out of the Rolls, and bangs on
the Fiat's back window until the driver
sticks his head out. "I wanted to tell you
I have a double bed installed," says the
proud Rolls driver. The Fiat driver is
unimpressed, "You got me out of the
shower to tell me that?!"
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Mother's Day
Afternoon Tea &
Book Swap
Sailing
Walking Group
SnttffiCamby
dancing
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Walking Group
Embassy
Recycling Bazaar
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Walking Group
Darts Night
SnttffiCamby
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Christi
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dancing
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Whit Monday
Walking Group
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Quiz Night
Walking Group
Book Club
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Walking Group
Scottish Country
Dancing
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Walking Group
Girls Night Out
4 boys of the
BCA performing
SnttffiCamby
Dancing
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Men's Beisl Tour
Sailing
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Sailing
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Whit Sunday
Curry Night
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Theatre Night
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