Welcome to the Anglo-Swiss Club of Locarno!

The Anglo-Swiss Club of Locarno (ASCL) was founded in 1934 to promote good relations between Swiss and English-speaking people.


The ASCL is mainly a social club, which helps people meet each other, enjoy each other’s company and, most importantly, speak English, the language of the Club.

The ASCL does this through a programme of several events from September to June each year. Rather than specialising in any particular type of activity, the ASCL tries to give members as wide a choice as possible, such as an opening, closing and Christmas dinner. A chestnut roast and a spaghetti dinner, as well as outings and walks. We also have a great lecture programme. We try to hold events within a reasonable radius of Locarno, rather than going farther afield.

The Club also has its own library of books in English. The library is run by volunteer members and is open on coffee mornings during the Club season. 

The Club is open to members from all backgrounds and ages, and the only two conditions of membership are to be socially congenial and have a reasonable command of English.

We try to combine the best of Swiss and Anglo cultures - the good organisation and frugality of the Swiss with the more relaxed, less formal Anglo approach.

The Club operates in conjunction with the English Film Club of Locarno, which has a programme of 10 films from October to March.

For further information, programmes and application forms please contact:

Stefanie Bertoneri Amrein
President
Tel. 079 137 5997

Paula Merlini
Secretary
Tel. 077 409 1610

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Coffee Morning
10:00
Date : Saturday, 31st August
 

As the saying goes " a new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners".

True to this saying, I took the broom into my own hands and swept out the clubroom!

Before being elected President of the Anglo-Swiss Club Locarno, I was the treasurer and therefore, I also know the corners!

If you have not yet met me, please come to the first coffee morning of the new club season on Saturday, 31 August 2019 from 10.00AM - 12.00noon in the clubroom. Alternatively you are most welcome to attend the aperitif on Wednesday, 4 September 2019 in the clubroom 5pm-7pm.

On both occasions you will also meet other committee members and, of course, many active club members.

Best regards

Stefanie

Stefanie Bertoneri Amrein
President Anglo-Swiss Club Locarno

Meet our loyal members who are helping behind the scenes. They’re dedicated, motivated and well just simply inspiring! They are our volunteers and we literally couldn’t operate without them. Our resident librarians and our facility manager are just three of our volunteers.

We are currently looking for some helping hands for our coffee mornings and afternoon teas. Do you love baking, well we would love to eat your cakes and biscuits! Are you interested in lending your talents to the club and volunteering alongside great people. Please get in touch with Stefanie

 

Enjoy a bike ride to Giubiasco and back.
We will meet in front of the Ristorante Burbai, Viale Verbano 45, 6600 Muralto at 10.30am. We will then ride to Giubiasco. We will first ride along the lake and then through the fields following the bike track past Gudo all the way to Giubiasco where we will stop for some refreshments before heading back the same way to Muralto.

Would you like to brush up your IT skills. (Computer/smartphone/Ipad/Internet?) Gonzalo will be happy to help you discover what you might not yet know and to show you some shortcuts. If you have any specific topic you would like to explore, please send us an email so we can add the topic to the course agenda.

We would like to brighten up our clubroom. Would you have any memorabilia you could donate to the club? This could be a flag or postcards which we would frame. Cups & saucers, plates and cutlery. (We are trying to cut down on plastic!). Teapots? Anything which would make our clubroom more attractive is very welcome. We can come and collect the items.

On Wednesday 11 September there will be an outing to Faido. Unknown to most, Faido was the meeting place of the high society during the Belle Epoque (1884-1914).

CONGRATULATIONS!

The Anglo-Swiss Club of Locarno proudly presented a prize to Franziska Balemi, Liceo di Locarno. Franziska Balemi passed her final examinations with excellent marks. She achieved the top mark of 6 in English and finished with an overall mark of 5.78. Congratulations!

We are looking for club members who wish to share their knowledge. 


Do you have a hobby like card playing, birdwatching, antiques, reading, writing, painting, fishing, archery, gardening, beekeeping, antique cars, etc etc.. please don't keep this a secret, and help us organize activities about these subjects. Maybe you can give a one-time presentation, or maybe you can give a master class, any idea is very welcome! Please get in touch with Stefanie. 

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