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May Cooking Club
Jamie Oliver was the star of the cooking club this month. Each member was assigned a part of the meal they would supply. This included soup, salad, main and dessert. Everyone was free to pick whatever recipe that looked inviting as long as it was one of Jamie Oliver’s recipes. Each member cooked their recipe…
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Johannes Vermeer
April 2023 Deft Tour of Johannes Vermeer. Johannes Vermeer lived his whole life in Delft and was famous in the town. In his lifetime he enjoyed very little fame, however today he is one of the most famous painters of the 17th century. IWC took a guided tour through the Delft of Johannes Vermeer. According…
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Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is the first publicly accessible art depot in the world. The depot is located in the Rotterdam Museum Park. Visitors see the result of 173 years of collecting. More than 152,000 collected works of art are stored together, arranged and structured in fourteen depot spaces with five climates. In addition to the objects, all…
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International Women’s Day
March 8 2023 International Women’s Day, also known as IWD for short, grew out of the labour movement to become a recognised annual event by the United Nations (UN). The seeds of it were planted in 1908, when 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter working hours, better pay and the right to…
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Watersnoodmuseum
Yesterday we visited the Watersnoodmuseum in Zeeland with five members. It was impressive to see and hear all the personal stories of the survivors of the the big flood. On the day of our visit the weather was cold, wet and windy, but didn’t come close to what the people experienced on February 1, 1953.…
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Christmas Lunch 2022
De Boswachter Liesbosch was the location of our Christmas luncheon this year The frosty temperature outside helped set the atmosphere for our winter gathering. We enjoyed a private room with a cozy fire burning in the hearth. Fifteen members attended the three course meal and we had a very pleasant afternoon. This event marks the…
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Jeu de Boules
Partner/Friend Evening Event at Boules Bites Bar This was the first partner/friend event at the Boules Bites Bar venue and from all accounts it was a very social and fun evening. With 17 enthusiastic players on the night there was plenty of discussion and examination on the lanes. If you missed Novembers Jeu de Boules…
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Annual General Meeting
Our annual general meeting took place on October 13,2022 in Breda. For those members that were not able to attend, the meeting minutes have been forwarded to you by email. There was a healthy discussion over a range of topics and some good ideas were brought forward regarding all aspects of our club activity. Please…