Bradford languages

Founded 1899, Bradford Circle for Foreign Languages is for speakers of French, German, Italian and Spanish, with talks or conversation each week.

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A tin of Haggis, Russian dolls, an ancient map of Hamburg and memorabilia relating to actress Flora Robson were some of the items brought along to the German Circle and described by members. As always it was an interesting evening.

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Kate Bush, Ian McKellen and Beatrix Potter were just some of the famous people members of the German Circle wanted to invite for dinner as dream guests when they discussed the topic at a recent meeting.

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A fun quiz on popular culture was devised by Eddie Emsworth at a meeting of the German Circle. At the next German meeting, on May 20, members will be describing three dream dinner guests.

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Whilst we are delighted Bradford City beat Exeter, their match on May 14 means we have had to cancel our French Circle meeting, due to expected traffic congestion. There will instead be a meeting on May 21. Details on our website https://t.co/tmcP9fQoPT

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A history of the #LeedsLiverpoolCanal and her cycling holiday along it was given to the German Circle by Barbara Winslow. Meetings recommence on January 7 after the Christmas break.

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An excellent talk about Berlin’s #Teufelsberg was given by Tom Meiklejohn to the German Circle. Built from wartime rubble, the peak is now home to a tourist attraction that was once a Cold War listening station.

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The beautiful Picos de Europa were described by Phil Lawler at a meeting of the Spanish Circle. Members reminisced about the Circle trip to Northern Spain last year that had been organised by Phil.

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Spanish Circle meetings have continued throughout the summer and included a talk by Alan Clark on Thor Heyerdahl’s links with Tenerife.

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The #German Circle broke up for the summer with a meal at Mamma Mia’s in Bradford. Members wished a fond farewell to Lucy, who will continue her German adventure by studying for a masters degree in Mainz. Viel Glück Lucy!

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Circle president Clare Dewhirst spoke about a dream trip to the #Canadianrockies at a meeting of the #Spanish Circle. #Spanishconversation continues throughout the summer on Monday evenings.

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An amazing visit to the #Atacama desert in #Chile with stunning scenery, geysers and starry night skies was described by Christina Craven at the #Spanish Circle.

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A rail journey to Switzerland, staying at Zermatt and St. Moritz, was described by Sally Clegg at a meeting of the German Circle.

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An excellent explanation of the conflict between Venezuela and Guyana over the Essequibo region was given by Bernie Arauz to the #Spanish Circle. This Monday Christina Craven will talk about the Atacama Desert and Clare Dewhirst about the Canadian Rockies.

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The German Circle had a fascinating talk by Carol Sherrard about the life of a young lady in 1930s Germany, gleaned from diaries bought on eBay. This week Sally Clegg will talk about a train trip to St. Moritz and Zermatt. All welcome.

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A little corner of Germany in China, Qingdao, was described by Lucy Allison at the German Circle. This Wednesday Harriet Ibbitson will lead a session of improvisation “Reden ist Übung - Alltag Szenarien”. New members are alway welcome.

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This week’s Italian meeting “Espressioni idiomatici” has been postponed until Tuesday, April 8 and there will be no meeting on April 15.

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#Italian artist and activist Carlo Levi will be the subject of an illustrated talk by Anne Spiers at this Tuesday’s Italian Circle at 7.30 pm. All welcome.

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Members of the French Circle had an entertaining evening sharing memories of places and activities. The next meeting, on February 13, will be a talk on La Patagonie Sauvage.

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A fascinating illustrated talk about the Incas was given by Eduardo Espinoza to the Spanish Circle. This Monday Simon Jennings will continue his theme about the evacuation of Basque children to Britain during the Spanish Civil War.

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Two students from #Hamm, currently studying at #Bradforduniversity, were welcomed to the German Circle. They wanted to know how we had come to study the language and were interested in our history, dating back to 1899.