Remembrance Service
On Sunday 9 November the Club was represented at the Remembrance Day Ceremony at Westduin cemetery. Commonwealth countries take it in turns to host the service and this year it was the turn of the Canadian Embassy. Sally and Tracey were proud to participate in the ceremony and to lay a wreath of poppies at [...]
Annual Music Morning – The 3 Bs
Members were treated to a wonderful recital by Sue, John and Patrick of music by Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, on Friday 31 October. As Sue explained, the music of these three composers pervades all areas of life, and their works form the bedrock and basis of so much that has been written in the last [...]
Cheque Presented to Ambulance Wens
The Club has presented a cheque for €1344 to Stichting Ambulance Wens, after fundraising during the 2024-25 Club year. Kathleen van Velthoven made the presentation on behalf of the Club to the charity's CEO Kees Veldboer Jnr, on 9 May 2025. Ambulance Wens arranges for terminally-ill patients and their family members to enjoy a ‘last [...]
Thank you letter from Alzheimer Haaglanden
From ALZHEIMER HAAGLANDEN, 20 November 2024 Dear British Club Members It has been a while since we received your donation to our organisation, Alzheimer Haaglanden. I would like to share with you what we did with the generous donation you gave us. We have put it to good use: we organised a very special evening […]
Sparkling Club Recital – Duo Charis Sykesud and Jack Redman
A capacity audience of Members and their guests enjoyed a sparkling recital at the Club on Friday 25 October, given by London-based duo Charis Sykesud and Jack Redman. Their debut on the international stage comprised a virtuoso programme of pieces for violin and piano, mainly from the years of Romanticism. As a contrast to works [...]