British-German Association (BGA)

Founded in 1951, the BGA is the civil-society hub for 🇬🇧-🇩🇪 relations in the UK.

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

We would love for you to join us, and become a part of our dynamic Association!

Head on over to our website to find out more: https://t.co/HNfu9rckTC

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

The weather has been tumultuous here in London, so this #WordyWednesday will pay homage to that!
Hundewetter - literally ‘dog weather’, is a word that is used for particularly unpleasant, rainy, windy weather. I guess it’s still similar to our phrase “it’s raining cats and dogs”

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

Bicester is twinned with Neunkirchen-Seelscheid in Germany - a town that is now filled with lifelong friends Val has made over the years.

We loved hearing about Val and her work, and wish her the very best in her final year as Chair! (3/3)

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

This #TwinningTuesday, we’d like to highlight Val Pearce and her incredible work with Bicester’s twinned towns over the last decades! Her twinning journey has spanned 44 years, serving the Twinning Association ever since its inception, and will step down as Chair next year. (1/3)

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

Last month during the installation of the Bicester Mayor, Val was presented with the original copy of all of the Twinning Charters in recognition of her tireless work related to Bicester and District Twinning Association. (2/3)

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

We would love to hear all about your experience with football! What was the most memorable 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇩🇪 football moment for you to date? Or, have you got a memory or interesting footy fact you want to share? Let us know in the comments (2/2)

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

#FootballFridays: There’s no denying that 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 + 🇩🇪 have iconic football history, just think about penalties alone...

This World Cup is even more exciting, with Thomas Tuchel - a 🇩🇪 football manager, leading England into the tournament. (1/2)

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

Since the UK heatwave seems to be sticking around a little longer, our Wordy Wednesday this week has a little “heat” connection too!

It's a punchy, rhyming phrase equivalent to our “ignorance is bliss”. The phrase is commonly attributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 🖋️

[Katja Hoyer @hoyer_kat]

At a WEIMAR talk in Germany, an elderly woman raised her hand for Q&A. She was the niece of Carl Weirich, whose story I tell in the book! She gave me a diary he'd dedicated to his life with his first wife Friedel, who died in 1920.
More in ZEITGEIST👇
https://t.co/dP8wdKS79T

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

The BGA Medal of Honour recognises individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to promoting 🇩🇪🇬🇧 relations. Previous recipients include art historian Neil MacGregor and former British Ambassador to Germany Jill Gallard.

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

On 13th May, we were delighted to award the BGA Medal of Honour to Mrs Charmaine Mallinckrodt in recognition of the longstanding support that she, and the Schroder family, have given to 🇬🇧🇩🇪 causes. The Medal was presented by our Royal Patron, HRH The Duke of Kent.

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

Bonus fun fact: our Digital Engagement and Research Officer recently found this eroded pebble on Brighton beach that looks exactly like a ü! If you’re spending the bank holiday weekend by the sea, maybe you can find us the missing ö and ä…

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

#FunFactFriday: All about the umlaut! German has three umlauted vowels: ü, ä and ö. You’ll sometimes see them written as “ue”, “ae” and “oe”. They play an important role in German grammar, with many nouns changing their vowel in the plural form (for example: Buch → Bücher).

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

...and a range of thought-provoking themes surrounding Weimar Germany. Thank you to our in-person and online audience for their fantastic contributions.

If you missed it, the recording is now available on our YouTube channel.

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

Last week, we had the pleasure of collaborating with the Goethe-Institut London for an event showcasing @hoyer_kat 's new book, Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe. Joined by Julia Boyd, the discussion explored both the intricacies of Katja’s research process... (1/2)

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

It gives that feeling of taking in, and appreciating the short but gorgeous bursts of sunny weather us Brits and Germans are always grateful for. So long as it doesn’t get too hot of course…

Maybe add it to your vocab when you’re ‘fuelling’ yourself in the sunny weather 🌞

[British-German Association (BGA) @BritGerAssoc]

With the sunny bank holiday weekend coming up, we thought we’d share a perfect German phrase all about the sun: ‘Sonne tanken’. Tanken translates as ‘to fuel’ so it’s a very short and sweet way to say you’re ‘fuelling up on sunshine!’

[Katja Hoyer @hoyer_kat]

Wow, WEIMAR got into The Times Top 10 Bestseller list in its first week!! 🥳
Not easy sneaking some (German) history among the drinks, food, birds, celebrities and life advice. Very honoured to be in Mary Beard's company 😁

[UEFA Women's EURO @WEURO2025]

On cloud NINE 🏆😍

#U17WEURO

[German Embassy London @GermanEmbassy]

There are more than 86,000 local sports clubs in Germany. As vital community organisations they play an important role in bringing together people from all walks of life.

On today’s annual #Trikottag, we join in as Germany pays tribute to them. 👕✨

[German Embassy London @GermanEmbassy]

A Joint Declaration of Intent between Hamburg 🇩🇪 and Liverpool 🇬🇧 for closer cooperation in areas such as research, logistics and tourism has been signed by Mayors Peter Tschentscher and Steve Rotheram.

Liverpool was partner at the Hamburg Port Anniversary, held at the weekend.