Welcome to Brussels HIVE
Clubs
The Brit Wives Welcome and Coffee Groups
There are three of these, organised geographically into the Zaventem/Sterrebeek Group, the Tervuren Group and the Overijse/Hoeilaart Group. The coordinator welcomes new arrivals and organises a monthly get-together.
NATO International Wives Club
They produce a monthly Newsletter called ‘Yellow Pages Jaunes’(available via email from infonic-subscribe@yahoogroups.com ) with details of all their activities which include coffee mornings, art and craft activities, English/French/Dutch conversation groups, cookery lessons, walking groups, cinema visits and excursions/trips. Contact Francine Courvrette Nadon on 02 7707 368, fa018483@skynet.be
IMS Wives Group
A social club organised by the wives of members of the International Military Staff at NATO, but open to everyone. They hold a monthly coffee morning held in Stockel at Le Pain Quotidien coffee shop and organise monthly excursions, often of a cultural nature. In September they hold a Welcome Coffee Morning at the Club Prince Albert, the Belgian Officers Club in central Brussels, where they provide a goodie bag full of useful information for new arrivals. Contact www.imswives.be or Maria Luisa del Pozo, Room T 2030, NATO HQ.
The British and Commonwealth Women’s Club of Brussels
This is a civilian club open to all commonwealth expat women living in Brussels. There is an annual fee of 70 Euros which provides access to a clubhouse near Stockel and a wide range of activities such as golf, bowling, crafts, cookery and languages. Contact www.bcwcb.org or 02 722 5313 for more information.
Welcome to Belgium
This group organise trips and visits to sometimes quite inaccessible places – private homes, gardens and collections. They also organise French conversation groups and run cookery classes. For more information contact them on 02 6735 953 between 10am and 12pm, or write to
Prieure de Val Duchesse, Avenue Val Duchesse 1A, 1160 Bruxelles.
BRIDFAS (British Decorative and Fine Arts Society of Brussels)
It costs 60 Euros a year to join and provides monthly lectures on a huge variety of topics as well as a monthly newsletter. For more information contact Patricia Gerrie on 02 2186 302 or write to her at Boulevard Brand Whitlock 159/21, 1200 Bruxelles.
SPORT & RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
NATO Staff Centre
02 702 4604
Located at NATO Headquarters, it offers a range of facilities once membership to the centre has been obtained. There is an annual membership fee and charges for various facilities. There are a wide range of facilities available including a swimming pool, sports hall, squash courts, gym, tennis courts, football pitches. There is a bar, reasonably priced restaurant with a children’s play area near the restaurant They also run a child care facility during school holidays, they take children of working parents from 3-12 years of age during the school holidays for a reasonable price. All information available from the Staff Centre.
Castle Club
Houtsniplaan 16 Avenue de la Becasse
1970 Wezembeek – Oppem
02 731 6820
www.sports-valley.be
The Castle Club offers children’s swimming courses to members and non-members. It also provides tennis and gym facilities.
Cricket
Royal Brussels Cricket Club
02 384 7393
Tennis
Hotel Panorama
Hengstenberg 77
3090 Overijse
02 687 7198
Tennis School Panorama
Rugby
Brussels Barbarian – www.brusselsrugby.com
Rugby Club Leuven – www.rugbyclubleuven.be
Piano
All ages – Mary Gow
02 647 6627
Adults – Sarah Garner
02 653 3401
Dance Classes
Modern jazz dance - Jeanette Marino
02 762 7364
Flamenco Beran Parry
02 571 521 GSM 0475 613302
e-mail:
bpbarry@bodydinamics.be
Football
Royal Brussels British Football Club
- www.rbbfc.org
FC Greunsjotters Vossem
Driehook St
3080 Vossem
www.greunsjotters.be
greunsjotters@telenet.be
Great little club ideal for kids, very friendly club with English speaking coaches.
Golf
IGC International Golf Club
03 825 7300
www.golf.be/igc
The British and Commonwealth Women’s Club of Brussels
509 Rue au Bois
Woluwe St Pierre
1150 Brussels
www.bcwcb.org
They offer tennis and various other activities.
NATO Golf Club
This group arrange fixtures on average once a month in the season at various courses, good value, but you have to be a member of a separate club to obtain your official card and handicap.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
www.brusselsairport.be
www.charleroi-airport.com
Eurotunnel
070 22 32 10 www.eurotunnel.com
Eurostar & Thalys Line Information
02 555 25 25 www.eurostar.com – www.thalys.com
STIB (Bus Metro, Trams)
0900 10 310
Traffic Info
0800 48 400
P&O Ferries
070 70 77 71 www.poferries.be
Direct Ferries www.directferries.be
Public Transport
Brussels has a comprehensive network of trams, trains, buses and metro. You can buy tickets for a one-way trip or for multiple journeys on one ticket, the prices decrease according to the length of time for which the tickets are valid.
SCHOOL INFORMATION
All the schools have a website and the information that you need to choose the right school for your child will be on there. From the age of three Belgian pre schools are free there is no reason why you shouldn’t be able to enrol your children in to the Belgian system if you wish.
British School of Brussels
Age range 3-18 years
0032 (0) 2 766 0430
Website: www.britishschool.be
British Primary School
Age range 2 – 11 years
0032 (0) 2 767 3098
Website: www.britishprimary.com
The British International School of Brussels
0032 (0) 2 736 8981
Website: www.bisb.org
The British English Primary School
0032 (0) 2 648 4311
Website: www.brussels@beps.com
British Junior Academy of Brussels
0032 (0) 2 732 5376
Website: www.bjab.org
CONCERTS
BRUSSELS CONCERTS
Vorst national www.vorstnationaal.be
27 May 09 - Jean Michelle Jarre
6 Nov 09 - WWE Smackdown Survivor series tour
Ancienne Belgique www.abconcerts.be
24 Apr 09 - Madeleine Peyroux & band
8 May 09 - Lily Allen
Antwerp Sportpalais - Lotto Arena www.sportpalais.be
1 Apr 09 - IL DIVO
18 Apr 09 - Simply Red
19 Apr 09 - Lenny Kravitz
27 Apr 09 - Lionel Ritchie
7 May 09 - Beyonce
18 June 09 - Eagles
5 Nov 09 - PINK
21 Nov 09 - De Grote Sinterklasshow
22 Nov 09 - De Grote Sinterklasshow
HOLLAND CONCERTS
Ahoy - Rotterdam www.ahoy.nl
13 Apr 09 - Lionel Ritchie
2 May 09 - Beyonce
3 May 09 - Beyonce
4 May 09 - Counting Crows
1 Dec 09 - UB40
5 Dec 09 - PINK
SUMMER CONCERTS
TWClassic Tickets 20 June 08
The TW Classic festival is held yearly and pays tribute to one of the biggest festivals in the world, the Rock Werchter festival. TW Classic is held at the same location as Rock Werchter and is attended by many of the same patrons who purchase tickets to Rock Werchter. Tickets available from www.worldticketshop.com
Couleur Café Festival 2009
26-28 June
For information and directions go to www.couleurcafe.be
Rock Werchter 2009 wwwrockwerchter.be
2-5 July 08 Top acts at this very popular festival in the summer, it is held in Werchter near Leaven. Keep an eye on the website for ticket sales!
Dour Festival
16-19 July
In the Hainaut region, for details and line up keep an eye on www.dourfestival.be
Pukkelpop Festival
20-22 Aug
Held in Hasselt, this yearly festival is one of the largest in Belgium. In 2008 over 150,000 people attended this event. For up to date information on the acts performing at Pukkelpop keep an eye on the website www.pukkelpop.be
Belgian Formula 1
28 - 30 August 09
Go to www. f1belgium.com for tickets and info, 10% discount on tickets bought before the 31 Jan 09. For all info about the track and other events running at it for the year go to wwwspafrancorchamps.be
To get tickets for events in Europe go to www.euroteam.info or www.ticketmaster.nl
or www.worldticketshop.com or to the concert hall website.
COFFEE MORNING
SCHEDULE
2009
MARCH
THURSDAY 5TH
THURSDAY 19TH - SUNBEAMS TALK & PHOENIX CARDS
APRIL
THURSDAY 2ND - EVELYN COOK FROM HOMESTART
THURSDAY 30TH - FRENCH THEMED COFFEE MORNING
MAY
THURSDAY 7TH - PHOENIX CARDS
THURSDAY 28TH
JUNE
THURSDAY 11TH
THURSDAY 25TH - PHOENIX CARDS
JULY
THURSDAY 9TH
THURSDAY 23RD - SUMMER COFFEE MORNING
SEPTEMBER
THURSDAY 10TH
THURSDAY 24TH
OCTOBER
THURSDAY 1ST - HELP FOR HEROES FUNDRAISER
THURSDAY 22ND
NOVEMBER
THURSDAY 5TH
THURSDAY 19TH
DECEMBER
THURSDAY 3RD - CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING
THURSDAY 17TH - LAST COFFEE MORNING OF 2009
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