Bath Alkmaar Twinning Association

BATH – ALKMAAR TWINNING ASSOCIATION

ROLLING LIST OF TWINNING EVENTS

Issue: June 2017

Event / Date / Point of Contact Alkmaar / Point of Contact Bath / Committee Lead/Grant / On website/
Press release
SEPTEMBER 2016: START OF 70th ANNIVERSARY YEAR
Alkmaar Café, hosted by Martin and Liz / 7th of September 2016 / N.a. / Victor Windt
/ Martin and Liz
Grant: No / Yes/No
Visit of the ‘Alkmaarse Roei en Zeil Vereniging (ARZV)’ to Bath, hosted by the Minerva Bath Rowing Club
Participation in the Monmouth Autumn Head Race on Sunday the 25th of September 2016 / 23rd of September to the 26th of September 2016 / Chantal Eijskoot
/ Andy Hoyes
/ Victor
Grant: Yes / Yes/Yes
Alkmaar Café, hosted by Dine and Chris Davies / 5th of October 2016 / N.a. / Victor Windt
/ Dine and Chris
Grant: No / Yes/No
Visit of athletes of the Bath University Judo Club to Alkmaar, hosted by the International Open Alkmaar’s Judo Tournament (opening of tournament by Ton Wokke, AUC) / 7th of October to the 10th of October 2016 / ? / Mandy Foalks
/ Chris Swordy
Grant: Yes / No/No
Alkmaar Café, hosted by Antonietta and Victor / 2nd of November 2016 / N.a. / Victor Windt
/ Antonietta and Victor
Grant: ? / Yes/No
Bulb planting event at the Carer Centre in Lower Bristol Road, following a suggestion from Ben Howlett MP. Ben, Martin and the Carer Centre team will be planting out a few of the bulbs / 11th of November 2017 / Ton Wokke
/ Chris Davies
/ Chris Davies
Grant: 100 bulbs / Yes/Yes
Mary Berry will join children from the Gardening Club from Widcombe Junior School, and the B&NES Parks Team, to plant out some bulbs in the display being planned for Parade Gardens; this will allow us to publicize our School Bulbs project, and the wider donation of 5,000 bulbs for Bath parks, from our friends in AUC
News item appeared on BBC West and ITV West, and on the front page of the Bath Chronicle / 16th of November 2017 / Ton Wokke
/ Chris Davies
/ Chris Davies
Grant: 4,900 bulbs / Yes/Yes
Visit of Otto de Jong plus one for discussions on the visit of the Regional Youth Orchestra ‘Artiance’ to Bath during the ‘Alkmaar Week’ / 25th of November to 27th of November 2016 / Otto de Jong
/ Maeve Hamilton Hercod
/ Maeve
Grant: N.a. / No/No
Civic Reception for Twinning Associations, from 18.00 to 19.30, Braunschweig Room, Guildhall, Bath / 30th of November 2016. / N.a. / Elizabeth Mence
/ Victor
Grant: No / Yes/No
Alkmaar Café, hosted by Martin and Maeve at The Rising Sun Inn / 7th of December 2016 / N.a. / Victor Windt
/ Martin and Maeve
Grant: No / Yes/No
2017
Alkmaar Café / 4th of January 2017 / N.a. / Victor Windt
/ N.a. / Yes/No
Visit of Chris Davies, Maeve Hamilton Hercod and Antonietta Sgherzi to Alkmaar for discussions with AUC / 16th of January to 18th of January 2017 / Ton Wokke
/ Chris Davies
/ Chris Davies
Grant: N.a. / No/No
Alkmaar Café / 1st of February 2017 / N.a. / Victor Windt
/ N.a. / Yes/No
Bruegel exhibition at the Holburne Museum. Possibly paintings on-loan from the ‘Stedelijk Museum’ in Alkmaar / 11th of February 2017 to 4th of June 2017 / N.a. / Jennifer Scott
/ Maeve
Grant: No / No/No
Visit of students from Beechen Cliff School to Alkmaar, hosted by the ‘Petrus Canisius College (PCC)’ / 12th of February to the 15th of February 2017 / Richard Blommaart
/ Andrew Davies

Matthew Walker
/ Victor
Grant: Yes / Yes/No
Alkmaar Café / 1st of March 2017 / N.a. / Victor Windt
/ N.a. / Yes/No
Alkmaar Café / 5th of April 2017 / N.a. / Victor Windt
/ N.a. / Yes/No
Visit of Spotters Hockey to Alkmaar, hosted by the ‘Alkmaarse Mixed Hockey Club’ / 10th of April to 13th of April 2017 / Marloes Francken

Ernst-Jan Deetman
? / Sally Potter
/ Maeve
Grant: Yes / Yes/Yes
Visit of Minerva Bath Rowing Club to Alkmaar, hosted by the ‘Alkmaarse Roei en Zeil Vereniging (ARZV)’ / 21st of April to the 24th of April 2017 / Chantal Eijskoot
/ Andy Hoyes
/ Victor
Grant: No / Yes/Yes
Alkmaar Café
Mayor of Bath attends
‘National Liberation Day’ and ‘King’s Day’ theme / 3rd of May 2017 / N.a. / Antonietta Sgherzi

Victor Windt
/ N.a. / Yes/No
Visit of the Bath Abbey Boys’ and Men’s Choir to Alkmaar, hosted by the ‘Grote Kerk’ / 5th of May to the 7th of May 2017 / Bea van der Kaaij
/ Huw Williams
/ Martin
GrantYes / Yes/Yes
Civic Reception for students from the Bath Community Academy / 10th of May
18.00 / N.a. / Chris Davies
/ Chris Davies
Grant: N.a. / Yes/No
Visit of 30 plus Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Bath to Alkmaar, hosted by the Rotary Club of Alkmaar / 11th of May to the 14th of May 2017 / Klaas Kirpensteij
/ Eric Hulbert
? / Martin
Grant: N.a. / Yes/No
Visit of 11 students from the Bath Community Academy to Alkmaar hosted by the ‘Stedelijk Dalton College’ / 15th of May to 19th of May 2017 / Mehmet Doganatik
/ Andrew MackNey
? / Bob
Grant: Yes / Yes/?
Visit of the ‘Bath City Jubilee Waits’ to Alkmaar hosted by the ‘Lake Singers’ / 21st of May to 24th of May 2017 / Mindert Drenth
/ Ian Gilchrist
/ Chris Davies
Grant: Yes / ?/?
Alkmaar Café / 7th of June 2017 / N.a. / Victor Windt
/ N.a. / Yes/No
Possible visit of the Bath Dolphin Swimming Club to Alkmaar, hosted by ‘De Alkmaarse Waterratten (DAW)’. Could take place in 2018 on the occasion of the DAW centenary / ? / Hans Schoenmakers
/ Dennis Toogood
/ Victor
Grant: ? / ?/?
Visit of the ‘Petrus Canisius College (PCC)’ from Alkmaar to Bath, hosted by Beechen Cliff School
Civic Reception: 20 June from 10.00 to 11.00. Visit to Roman Baths on 20 June at 16.15 / 18th of June to 21st of June 2017 / Richard Blommaart
/ Andrew Davies

Matthew Walker

Catherine Trueman
/ Victor
Grant: Yes / ?/?
Special ‘Birthday Alkmaar Café’
Showing of ‘Black Book’ at the Little Theatre / 3rd of July 2017 / N.a. / Antonietta
/ Antonietta
Grant: Yes / ?/?
'Dutch Comedy Night' during the Bath Comedy Festival 2017 at the Widcombe Social Club / Summer 2017, date t.b.c. / ? / Nick Steel
/ Chris Davies
Grant: Yes / ?/?
ALKMAAR WEEK
‘Alkmaar Week’ / 10th of July to the 16th of July 2017 / Ton Wokke
/ Martin Broadbent
/ Martin
Grant: Yes / ?/?
‘Alkmaar Week’ launch event. venue Alkmaar Garden. Flag raising, followed by a Civic Reception hosted by the Mayor of Bath / 10 July
10.00 / N.a. / Chris Davies
/ Chris Davies
Grant: N.a. / ?/?
The Big Bath Cheese Trail / 10th of July to the 16th of July 2017 / ? / Nick Steel
/ Chris Davies
Grant: Yes / ?/?
Dutch Comedy Night at Widcombe Social Club / 11th of July 2017 / N.a. / Nick Steel
/ Chris Davies
Grant: Yes / ?/?
Civic Visit of the Mayor of Alkmaar to Bath, see separate program / 12th of July to 14th of July 2017 / Jakob Brouwer
/ Martin Broadbent
/ Martin
Grant: Yes / ?/?
Visit of Wim Pastoors, Ton Wokke and Ineke Radder (all Committee Members of the ‘Alkmaars Uitwisseling Comite (AUC)’) to Bath / 11th of July to 15th of July 2017 / Ineke Radder
/ Chris Davies
/ Chris Davies
Grant: N.a. / No/No
Visit of 13 athletes from the Poona Badminton Club of Alkmaar to Bath, hosted by the Bath Sports Centre Badminton Club / 13th of July to 16th of July 2017 / ? / Liz Bugg
/ Victor
Grant: ? / ?/?
Visit of 20 members of ‘Pop Choir Atlantis’ to Bath, hosted by the Bath Rock Choir/Bath Male Choir
Performance in the bandstand in Parade Gardens on Sunday 16 July from 11.30 a.m. to 13.00 p.m. / 13th of July to 16th of July 2017 / Trude Salman
/ Antonietta
/ Antonietta
Grant: N.a. / ?/?
Visit of the Regional Youth Orchestra ‘Artiance’ to Bath / 15th of July to 17th of July 2017 / Otto de Jong

Pauline van der Mark / Maeve Hamilton Hercod
/ Maeve
Grant:? / ?/?
Melee competition for all comers, including members of the Bath – Alkmaar Twinning Association, hosted by the City of Bath Petanque Club. Venue: Queen Square / ? / ? / Diana Lockwood
/ Victor
Grant:? / ?/?
END OF ALKMAAR WEEK
Visit of ?? to Bath, hosted by the Bath University Judo Club. Participation in the Western Area Judo Competition / 22nd of July to 27th of July 2017 / ? / Mandy Foalks
/ Victor / ?/?
Alkmaar Café / 2nd of August 2017 / N.a. / Victor Windt
/ N.a. / ?/?
SEPTEMBER 2017: END OF 70th ANNIVERSARY YEAR
Annual Exhibtion of the Bath Photographic Society / ? September 2017 / ? / Paul Betts
/ Liz
Grant: ? / ?/?
Visit of the ‘Alkmaarse Roei en Zeil Vereniging (ARZV)’ to Bath, hosted by the Minerva Bath Rowing Club
Participation in the Monmouth Autumn Head Race on Sunday the 24th of September 2017 / 22nd of September to the 25th of September 2017 / Chantal Eijskoot
/ Andy Hoyes
/ Victor
Grant: ? / ?/?
2018
Visit of the Netherlands Ambassador to Bath. Civic Reception hosted by the Mayor and lecture at the BRSLI / 20th of February 2018 / Sandra Houben
/ David Haywood (BRSLI)

Elizabeth Mence
/ ?
Grant: ? / ?/?
Exhibition by the Bath Artists Printmakers and ‘Grafisch Atalier Alkmaar’ at the BRSLI / 9th of October to 22nd of October 2018 / Robin MacFarlan
/ Antonietta
Grant: ? / ?/?

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