Who we are

Bern’s one and only English Speaking Bar – since 1978
Mittelstrasse 55, 3012 Bern – Open every Thursday & Friday from 8pm.

The English Speaking Club of Bern was founded in 1978 as a meeting point for English speakers from all over the world. The ESCB purpose and aims are to:

  • Facilitate intercultural communication and understanding between persons of different languages & cultures
  • Foster the English language – open to everyone to improve their English conversation skills
  • Provide a platform for social activities and networking for native and non-native English speakers and occassionally other English speaking organisations in Bern.
  • Promote an informal, friendly and tolerant atmosphere
  • Create an appealing meeting point for all age groups

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Members are mixture of native (UK, USA, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand South Africa etc.) and non-native speakers of English from all over the world, who want to speak or practice English. There are lots of Swiss nationals and many Germans, Dutch, Scandanavians and non-europeans among our members and guests. Many people who turn up to the English Speaking Club are Swiss with roots in, or a special interest, or personal relationship with an English speaking country, many are also foreigners working in Switzerland – sometimes for many years.

Our Committee

The ESCB is a non-profit self-supportive members club – all costs are covered through membership fees & the sale of beverages on club nights. The Committee are all volunteers who freely give their own valuable time to the club. The bar nights are shared evenly between the committee members (see bar roster in the newsletter). Currently (2009/2010) the following people are on the committee:

Niklaus Gerber (CH) President

Nik

Chris Philip Vice President

Manon Schueppers (NL) Treasurer

Manon

Hilde Verzele (BE) Secretary

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Cory Haney (US)
Leon André Hessing (UK) 
Terhi Jokipii (FI)
Chris Michel (CH)
Hubert Northoff (DE)
Chris Philip (ZA)
Sonja Pucher (AT)
Frido Romeijn (NL)
Eva Wadoski (UK)
Shawn Watson (US)

Opening Times

We are open every Thursday and Friday from 8.00pm.

Facilities

Facilities of the Club include:

  • Bar with fair prices
  • Free billiard table (newly refurbished)
  • Darts
  • English book library – take, return and add collection
  • Members can rent the club for functions and parties
  • Great point for networking with others

Membership

About 60% percent of our members are Swiss with the remainder making up many different nationalities. First year and student membership is CHF 50.- and normal membership fees are CHF 100.- per year. Click here to become a member!

Constitution and Regulations of the Club

Download it here

Location & Contact

Location: Mittelstrasse 55, 3012 Bern

Contact: [email protected]

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