Contact&Membership
Dear visitor,
Welcome to the English Speaking Club of Bern!
As the name implies, we are a club. That means you either are alredy a member or intend to become one. Do you want to take a look first? Plase apply for an invitation in the form below: You will receive an invitation and we will be very happy to welcome you!
Below the possible memberships. Please note that the first year you pay only half the amount; one and the same applies to students (copie student ID required).
Premium member: membership fee CHF 100.–
You are entiteld to have reductions on drink prices, you can can rent the club and bring along visitors. You can vote.
Basic member: no membership fee
You do not receive reductions on drink prices but you can bring bring along visitors. You cannot vote.
Married couples (or couples living in the same place) pay one and a half yearly membership fee.
Alive since 1978 and still kicking – sincere thanks given to our members!
English Speaking Club of Bern
Become a member:
English Speaking Club of Bern
Mittelstrasse 55
3012 Bern (Länggasse)
(we currently don’t have a letterbox!) postal adress is:
Corinne Oegerli
c/o Edorex Informatik AG
Unterdorfstrasse 5
3072 Ostermundigen
E-Mail: mail@englishclub.ch
direct phone number: 031 381 63 64
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hello all,
I’m Varun, from India; that makes me a non-native speaker of the English language. Even then, I manage fairly well, but honestly I do have a problem with understanding the British accent at times.
I’m going to be in Berne for a little less than 4 months; it’s a deputation at my client’s (Keymile AG, a telecommunications firm) location. I have already put up a request for a one time invite to get a feel of the club. Sincerely hope it gets approved. I am not new to Europe as such, and have visited other Schengen states for work, but French/German/Spanish classes were never really an option back home (well atleast not in my school), which makes me a lost case in this part of the world. The people in this city have been very warm, they smile at me all the time, and the ones I have socialized with have even taken pains to translate their jokes for me
Hope to see you all really soon!
Hola, soy parte española en busca de trabajo a tiempo parcial, no hablan muy bien Inglés, pero quiero aprender. Yo limpio, ser su niñera …
No puedo encontrar trabajo o camarera, la lengua es realmente un gran problema para encontrar trabajo.
Si alguien sabe algo me dice, saludos
Hi Lynette
Glad you like it at our club. Looking forward to see at the club.
Cheers, Nik
The Club is great….thanks Corrine, Hilde and Nick for all of your hard work and for the best time I’ve had in Bern since I’m moved here!!
Can’t wait to see everyone again soon.
Robert! No one is too old for being a member of the ESCB. Welcome!
Hi
I just applyed for a membership for your club i was in the early 90s 2-3 times in city west i hope that i can come next thursday but when youm think that i am to old then i understand.
hi
i just want know more about you and i want join your club as member in order to improve my english language and speaking skills.
My website with an informal view of the ESC has re-opened, after having closed down in 2005. It is located at:
http://www.brianhennessy.ch/ESC.htm
Granted, the photos were all shot at the old City West premises, but I think that they capture the essence and atmosphere of the Club very well indeed.
Be sure to sign the Guest Book, now, won’t you?!
Hi everyone
i am moving to Bern in December to work ..and so far all i heard that there is nothing to do there lol.. i am egyptian and i am used to going out all the time so imagine :S
My german is fluent but i dont know whats the deal with the schweizer deutsch.. i hope u guys could give me tips or tell me what usually ppl do there after work.. nice spots to go out and stuff..
and thank u for the club lol i am glad someone speaks English there
sorry, that´s Julia again
Pls contact me on
juliasorianonieto@yahoo.es
Thanks in advance for any help!!
Hi, My name is Julia and I am spanish. I am moving to Bern at the end of the month. I really need to find something to make a living over there. Could you give me any piece of advice?? Even something part time would be ok for me.
Thanks people, I am looking forward to go and visit the club!!!!
Hello guys.
My name is Mark Kenny and i have moved to the Bern area within the last couple of weeks due to personal reasons. I was born and have lived in England all my life until recently.
I’d really like some advice on working here as a predominantely English speaking person as i’m only just starting to learn German and don’t really know where to start looking or what would be best for me to do.
Any advice would be very much appreciated as i really am desperate.
You can contact me on;
Tel; 031-972-1036
Mobile; 00447969460012
E-mail; makka69@googlemail.com
Thanks and i look forward to hearing from you.
Mark.
Hello!
I’m a French national and I’ve been working as a translator in Bern for the past 8 years. In August 2008, my son and I will be moving to Fribourg and I’m desperately looking for an English-speaking au pair!! Elliot is 4 years old and his Dad is English.
You can contact me on 076 365 26 89
Thank you very much!
Nathalie
On Friday 25 April we have Singing in English led by Stefan Bogdanov at the Club. No need to register. It starts at 8 pm, and remember, drinks are half price until 9 pm.
Graham suggests that afterwards you could join him at Villa Stuck for dancing till 2 am.
On Saturday, two Nevil Shute Films will be shown, starting at 6 pm.
A Town Like Alice first, it is 107 minutes, then On the Beach, 8 pm, it is 134 minutes. All welcome, there is a fee 10.- for nonmembers, 5.- for club members. Drinks at the bar at normal proces, and snacks will be provided.
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Hello
I’m the Director of the Bern:Ballet. We’re a 14 dancer company based at the Stadttheater/Vidmarhalle here in Bern. We were all new here in the summer and are all English speaking although come from all voer the world – literally. We would like to build our audience and also make some friends here in Bern (who we would naturally encourage to develop an interest in dance). We rehearse daily at the Vidmarhalle which is off the Konizstrasse. Sometimes we open our rehearsals to friends or other people who have expressed an interest in seeing what we do before we got on stage. If anyone is interest in this do get in contact – cathy.marston@stadttheaterbern.ch, but also – please do come see us perform! Our next premiere is coming up soon – April 4th at the Stadttheater. It’s a dance adaptation of Ibsen’s Ghosts. You can see a trailer for it at our Facebook group – ‘Bern Ballet’. There will be a party for all of the audience after the premiere so it’s a good night to come say hello!
Hi guys,
Will get my copy of ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ this week. Can’t wait, you made me soooooo curious!
Hi there,
I am a girl from down under in Australia and I have recently been looking into teaching english in europe or even just working my way around europe with little local jobs.. I can work in a bar and I also carry a bluecard for babysitting. I’m looking to travel in a few months, Do you guys ever have job opportunities?
Thank you
Regards Kyla
Hello,
I have just moved to Rufenacht froma Canada with my husband and 2 children( 4 and 7). I am trying to find an English speaking babysitter. It would be very part- time( maybe 4 to 6 evenings per month). Do you have job postings on this website or can you give any advice on the best place to look? Thank You
Trisha
Hi!
My girlfriend and I are moving to CH at the end of october! This bar sounds like a perfect home from home! I look forward to visiting, and sharing stories over a pint!
SEe you all soon!
Doug and Anna
(We’re still looking for a place to stay and a job!
)
Hi : iam asudanese , i need to learn and practise english language and to have freinds through english clubs can i have it
regards
dr elbagir
Do you have to speak English at work?
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for businesses, organisations, groups and individuals.
SwissEnglish Services organises business lunches,
networking events, and workshops in the English language.
Open to all – a language and business opportunity!
For more information, see http://www.swissenglish.ch
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- Talk with English-speaking business professionals
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- Hear from a time management expert
- Tell everyone about your own business
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Date Tuesday 13 February 1800 – 2000
Programme 1700-1800 Optional warm-up for non-native speakers
1800-1830 Registration, Networking, Apéro
1830-1845 Introduction, Tips on Networking
1900-1920 Ralf Longwitz – Tips about Time Management
1930-2000 Explain your business – each person can speak
Location Zunft zu Webern, Gerechtigkeitsgasse 68, Bern
Price CHF 30.00 (including snacks and drinks)
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Hello everybody
We are two swiss women who would like to join the englishspeaking club of friday night. Is it o.k. for you if we just drop in after our english lesson at migros clubschool tomorrow, at 20.30h?
We both need more practice in speaking and would be pleased to discuss with you by this occasion.
By the way our names are Sylvia and Claudia.(Claudia’s e-mail address is: benz.claudia@bluewin.ch
See you and kind regards
Hello all,
I am Caroline, Brazilian, just arrived in Bern. Would like to exchange tips about the city and about the Swiss job market. Hope to meet you soon!
i hope all are gooooooood ………
because i need u to help me to improve my english language
And all are wellcome to contact me………..FREE
Goooooooood luck all
Hello everybody!
I’m from Viet Nam. I want to join this club. I want to practise my English. Pls help me. Nice to meet all of you.
Hien
LONG live the English-speaking club of Bern! Bring back Debbie and Victor, I say! South Africa’s gain is surely Bern’s loss. I really admire how smoothly the transition went from City West to the new premises and it is a credit to the committee which was responsible. I felt sure the club was going to collapse once it was announced it had to leave its current premises in City West and I can tell you I wasn’t the only ESC regular (or ex-regular in my case) that felt this.
But it didn’t and it is great to see that the Club is really alive and kicking.
I certainly noticed the prices of drinks in the Club have risen way above what they were 5,6 or 8 years ago, but one must appreciate that the Club has to make a certain minimum profit to stay operating — it isn’t a charity.
I, myself, have lived in many different cities in Switzerland and have visited just about all or any English-speaking club organisation there. To be sure no club or organisation comes anywhere near the standard of the English-speaking Club in Bern.
So keep up the good work there, comrades!
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