Who we are
Berne’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
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.
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 Executive 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:
Corinne Oegerli (CH) President & Treasurer
Niklaus Gerber (CH) Vice President & Secretary
Cory Haney (US)
Leon André Hessing (UK)
Terhi Jokipii (FI)
Misha Klayich
Chris Michel (CH)
Chris Philip (ZA)
Sonja Pucher (AT)
Frido Romeijn (NL)
Manon Schueppers (NL)
Hilde Verzele (BE)
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.
Constitution and Regulations of the Club
Location & Contact
Location: Mittelstrasse 55, 3012 Bern
Contact: mail@englishclub.ch
