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. Fish & Chips evening, Halloween Party, 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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 Event calendar:
 

Wednesday, 18 December 2019 - We’ve all seen the drama of an auction on TV - the auctioneer with their quick fire speech, waving hands and pointing fingers. We are not Christie's or Sothebys but we are the Anglo-Swiss Club Locarno and we certainly can put on an auction!

On this first glorious Saturday morning in October 2019 we had a full clubroom of happy club members enjoying wonderful cakes and biscuits. Thank you to the lovely ladies who made and donated these treats!

The first 10000 steps was a great success! Our group of 12 and Oscar,  our mascot, walked from Muralto to Mappo and back! All are now motivated to do more! It was fun and we had the opportunity to chat and laugh and exchange views. This group will continue now on a more regular basis and new „walkers“ are always welcome!
 
The next walk is on Tuesday, 1 October 2019 at 09.30. If you need any information please contact Stefanie. Mobile 079 137 5997
 

Our club season is now in full swing and as we want to offer you a wide selection of activities, we have introduced a section called: HOT OFF THE PRESS! These are events and activities, which were not in the previous newsletter or events and activities that we had to reschedule, due to last minute unavailability of the location or of the speaker. 

  • to the members who pay their dues.
  • to the members who add a little to the piggy bank. 
  • to the members who pay extra for wine and water.
  • to the members who have made financial donations which allow us to add some extra value to our events and which will enable us to refurbish the clubroom
  • to the members who have contributed paintings, rugs, cups, saucers etc. to our clubroom
  • to the members who make cakes and biscuits and treats for the coffee mornings
  • to our librarians who are always finding the best reads 
  • and last but not least to the members who help with decorating, organizing and cleaning the clubroom, buying the supplies and doing all the odd jobs.  

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.

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

 

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.

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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