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 it's members as wide a choice of activities as possible, In September the club year launches it's activities with a fabulous opening dinner. At Christmas we organize a traditional afternoon tea with all the trimmings and musical entertainment. In between we celebrate Halloween, enjoy Fish & Chips and morning coffees. We have outings and walks as well as 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

Paula Merlini
Secretary


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Coffee Morning
10:00
at the Hotel La Palma au Lac, Muralto
Date : Saturday, 2nd October
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5000 steps
10:00
Date : Wednesday, 6th October
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Aperitif
17:00
Date : Thursday, 21st October
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Culture club
10:15
Date : Thursday, 28th October
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What glorious weather and it appears that this beautiful weather will continue next week.

 Our "Prosecco & Panettone" in the Parco della Pace, Saturday 8 January 2022 was a great success.

My thanks go to all the helping hands and an extra special "giant hug" to Beatrice Bostock, who put her heart and soul and much lifting of heavy logs into building a fire to keep us all warm and toasty!

 

Thinking of you all. Please stay safe!

 

Stefanie
President Anglo-Swiss Club Locarno

 

Coffee morning February 2022
Due to the rise in infections, Omikron variant, we have decided not to host a coffee morning in February. Our coffee mornings are very popular and last autumn it was possible to host them at the Hotel La Palma au Lac, Muralto, as our clubroom does not meet the current requirements (Covid rules and regulations). We will monitor the situation closely and keep you informed.

Following on from my earlier email regarding the change in the Club Year, I am writing to request payment for the Club Membership Fee for the year from 1 January to 31 December 2022.

  • The Membership Fee is:
    • For Singles Fr 60
    • For Couples Fr 90
  • The Club's Bank Account details are as follows:
    The Anglo-Swiss Club Locarno
    Account No: 246-126690.40J
    IBAN:CH28 0024 6246 1266 9040 J

    at
    UBS Switzerland AG
    Casella Postale
    6601 Locarno
  • There are a number of ways of making the payment:
    • Online Banking 
    • Paying in cash at a branch of UBS using the above mentioned bank account details
    • Paying in cash at a Post Office branch using a payment slip - this is the least preferred method as it incurs additional costs to the Club

Please pay by 31 January 2022.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,
Anne Lipton
Treasurer Anglo-Swiss Club Locarno

Dear club members

I would like to add a subtitle to this report:

HOPE & JOY

During the past months we have kept ourselves motivated with "Hope"! Hope that we all will meet again and with "Joy", 

Joy that our club has survived during these very difficult times. 

In all of the many newsletters that you have received during the last year, I have tried to remain optimistic even if it has been quite a challenge to remain perennially so! 

Now that our Government has started to relax the rules and regulations and life has returned to the streets and to our towns the future does look brighter. We will though continue to be vigilant and we will observe all the necessary precautions.