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Please note change of venue to

Mecumstraße 10, 40223 Düsseldorf (Bilk)
Room 208 or 209, 2nd floor

This red brick building, formerly used by Barmer, is near the bus stop “Feuerbachstraße” on the bus routes 780, 782 and 785, which go from Heinrich-Heine-Allee towards Erkrath, Solingen or Langenfeld. It is 350 metres’ walk (5 minutes) along Fruchtstraße from the metro and tram stop “Karolingerplatz”. From the mainline station, take tram 704 to Karolingerplatz.
Limited parking might be possible along Feuerbachstraße.

From March 26th on, meetings will start at 16:30!

Our new building closes at 18:30 on Saturday evenings. Therefore meetings will start one hour earlier.

Autumn 2022 newsletter

These are our next events:

  • German adventurers and swindlers

    Saturday, 10 September 2022, 16:30h

    Are we adventurers who roam the world fearlessly or do we prefer the peace of an allotment garden? Germans are thought to be punctual, honest and reliable. But Peter von Kapri can tell of many from the past who were empty swaggerers and swindlers. Have they died out by now?

    New VHS facilities,
    Mecumstraße 10, 40223 Düsseldorf

  • The golden age of British television drama

    Saturday, 24 September 2022, 16:30h

    A brief history by Gerwyn Thomas.

    New VHS facilities,
    Mecumstraße 10, 40223 Düsseldorf

  • Seeing Europe during the Covid years by bicycle

    Saturday, 22 October 2022, 16:30h

    For the year 2020, the plan was to do a bicycle tour and wild camp each month. Then the Covid restrictions came. This surprisingly led to touring a large number of European countries without tourists while carefully keeping distance and finding secluded camp spots. Imagine Prague, Salzburg, Amsterdam, without people! Mission accomplished, Andy Ganner set out to do the same again in 2021. His talk and slide-show take you around Europe without tourism and an ingenious way of doing so without flouting the plethora of restrictions that were in place.

    New VHS facilities,
    Mecumstraße 10, 40223 Düsseldorf

  • How Peter Rabbit changed the world – Beatrix Potter and the Lake District

    Saturday, 12 November 2022, 16:30h

    What started out as a young girl’s interest ended in one woman single-
    handedly saving one of Britain’s most beautiful landscapes – the Lake
    District. Find out about the fascinating life and work of Beatrix Potter in this
    illustrated talk in easy English by Dr. Sabine Prüfer.

    New VHS facilities,
    Mecumstraße 10, 40223 Düsseldorf

  • Annual General Meeting

    Saturday, 10 December 2022, 16:30h

    All are welcome at the brief AGM (voting by 2020 members only), then:-

    (at 17:00h) an hour of English Scrabble.

    New VHS facilities,
    Mecumstraße 10, 40223 Düsseldorf