Our regular Club Activities
Regular & Special Activities:
The CIC has several regular monthly activities, such as coffee mornings, French, German, Spanish or Italian conversations, discussions in English on books and literature, luncheons in restaurants and private homes, guided visits to museums and art galleries, evening parties and sporting activities like walking and swimming. All activities are listed and described in advance in the CIC bulletin as well as on the website. All members are welcome to participate in all activities and in some cases partners or guests are welcome to join us. There is sometimes an extra cost in connection with some special external activities to cover entrance fee, professional guide, transport and refreshments.
Literary Group – The Round Table
This group meets on a monthly basis in private homes to discuss books or authors which are representative of different cultures. For more information, ring Catherine Mc Minn on 031-607590.
Walking Group
Kim Meroni organises a walk for ladies from the club every Tuesday morning. The walks vary in difficulty and are always great fun. Its a lovely way to exercise with friends! If you are interested in coming along – and we would LOVE to have you – give Kim a ring on 031 440 983 or 349 866 9783. Alternatively you could e mail her at kmeroni@hotmail.com. You do need a certain level of fitness as some of the walks can be steep. As you can see from the picture, dogs are always welcome too!
German conversation Group
This group meets twice a month and a fairly good level of German is required.
French Speaking Group
The French speaking group meets once a month, with a teacher, to discuss a specific topic. Prière d’annoncer votre présence à l’avance à Catherine McMinn (031-607590) et de contacter Marie-Claire (031-303727ou 3472910381) à partir du 24/9/2011.
Spanish Speaking Group
Meets once a month to discuss a specific topic. Both native speakers and students of all levels are welcome.
Italian Speaking Group
The Italian speaking group is currently beeing held in the home of one of our members, who is a retired secondary school Italian teacher and is open to all members who wish to improve their Italian. For further information, contact Lidia on 031 523 609 or 338 499 2630.
Reading in Italian
For all our new girls who are still struggling with Italian, our member Donata Secondi has kindly offered her expertise in an informal get together twice a month in the bar/restaurant “Pane e Tulipani. Participants will be reading articles from various Italian magazines and trying to understand them with the help of Donata who is an Italian and speaks perfect English. Please call Donata on 031 308557 mobile 347 9937831. If you are planning to come. Obviously Donata will only be available if there is enough interest shown, so take advantage of this unique opportunity to improve your Italian among friends.
Library
A wide selection of books in various languages is available in our Club Library and our Librarian opens the library, which is currenctly housed in her home, once a month.
New! Drop in Sessions!!
We are very excited to be able to offer you the opportunity to “drop in” for coffee and aperitivi. We have organised for a board member to be at Pane e Tulipani on the designated “drop in” days so that you will always have a friend to chat to over your coffee or aperitivo! We have chosen three dates for each “drop in” session and will evaluate the success of the venture after the last session. There is no need to register for the “drop in” sessions – just turn up! We would LOVE to see you.
Coffee Drop In
Wednesday 28th September 10am – 12 noon
Wednesday 26th October 10am – 12 noon
Wednesday 23rd November 10am – 12 noon
Aperitivo Drop In
Friday 30th September 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Friday 28th October 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Friday 25th November 6.30pm – 8.30pm
