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This year we have several groups of czech students needing homehosting in the Bridgwater area. Can you help??
KLADNO FOOTBALLERS;- In June we have a group of teenagers from the Football acadmy 'Sparta Kladno' led by their teacher Zdena Biggsova. They'll be here from 5-10 June for 5 nights and are all 14-16 year old males.
we can offer some funding to help with food, but we;re mainly just asking for bed breakfast and an evening meal. A full programme will be provided by us.
We also need overnight accommodation for 2 groups of czech adults
JULY 3RD;- Jana Hubena and several adults from Uherske Hradiste will be here for just the one night before they travel around Wales
JULY 20th ;- The same but with a group of Prague czechs including Jan and Vera Bobovsky.
On both the above occaisions we will organise a party in the labour club for them. ALL WELCOME
Newly launched into cyberspace is the long awaited interactive website which tells the history of the 1938 Vernon Bartlett 'anti Fascist' election in Bridgwater that was core to the setting up of the Bridgwater Czech-Slovak link.
Click on the web link above and go straight to it!
At a meeting at Bridgwaters ENGINE ROOM almost 70 years to the date of the election (which also shares its anniversary with the Czech 'Velvet Revolution', Czech society secretary previewed the site which draws on local source material, interviews with people involved in the 38 campaign and rare footage of both the election, the struggle against fascism and the more recent stage production by the Sheep Worrying theatre company which rediscovered this important part of local history.
"The aim of the web site is so that people can rediscover a proud moment in Bridgwaters history and be aware of the dangers of fascism and how our ancesters fought it and how we still have to be wary of it today!" Said Cllr Smedley in a nice red jumper.
With the Pound collapsing everywhere we find the Czechs more keen this year to come and visit us!! There are several trips we are organising around Britain which we can add our British friends to should you wish to join us.
Here are some samples below
MORAVIANS ROUND WALES TRIP ;- from 3-15 july we will be taking a group of Moravians from Uherske Hradiste ,organised by Jana Hubena, on a minibus trip around Wales and the North of England. The trip will stay at Youth hostels in picturesque locations and include The Brecon Beacons, Pembrokeshire, The Gower, Cardigan bay, Snowdonia,Anglesey, Liverpool, the Yorkshire Dales and the Peake district on the itenary.
BOHEMIANS ROUND WALES TRIP;- and a shorter version of the above (7 days) will be undertaken from 15-21 July organised by Jan and Vera Bobovsky from Prague.
(Both these trips are now open to the wider public)
CANAL TRIP;- Following last years succesful trip we are running 2 more trips on the Kennet and Avon. This year Czech soc Treasurer Kath Pearce will be leading a trip from 21-28 July -however,this trip is now full.
A second trip involving Nick Tuckwell will run from 7-14 August. There are beds available so get in touch now if you;re interested..price £180 inclusive (5,000kc).
Pravo
EUROPEAN EXCURSIONS 09
Halo Noviny
Lidovky.cz
CZECH NEWS LINKS
Cesky Rozhlas
Old Town Square Prague;-Picture by Martin Peters
2009 sees several school trips travelling to Europe with us,
Already we have taken 3 school groups across with us -1)February 10-13;-Bridgwater College Sociology Group to Prague 2)March 9-13;-Richard Huish Health and Social Care to Krakow (Poland) and the High Tatras (Slovakia) 3) March 21-25;- Richard Huish Sociology group to Slovenia via Venice.
However, we have no Euro trips until September when we will be taking 2 further groups abroad.
1. September 1-6 Rhode Lane Wanderers football team to Poland and Slovakia
2. September 10-14 Uherske Hradiste wine festival
There is still a possibility to organise a Rock tour of the Czech Republic during the Autumn.
For up to date news from the Czech republic click on the picture above (in English) and below (in Czech)
Bridgwater has a new Polish Community web site. Click on the picture above to access it.
Click on the photo of Marsa (left) on find out more about Bridgwaters Maltese twinning link
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