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2/09 Should the Swiss make English Another Carigiet book in the UK their FIFTH official language?

Agovernment fundedorganisation decided that the Government’s alarge number of English- in Berne has sent shockwaves own website should be translated speaking residents. throughout the countryby into English, and thousands of One outstanding example is The first book about Ursli, the little Grisons boy suggesting the time had come to pages now appear in the language Geneva, where manypeople and his big bell, was such asuccess that asecond startconsidering making English (see below). working in international the fifth official language. All membersofthe Federal organisations never even bother story has now arrived. Read about it on Page 2. The proposal is made in a Council are fluent English-speakers, to learnFrench. reportcompiled by the Swiss as are most senior officials. According to Alberto Achermann, Aday with dogs National Science Foundation, which In fact, Federal Councillor one of the authorsofthe report, spends Sfr.500 million ayear Pascal Couchepin, when he was this is undestandable. “Imagine supporting research projects in a you are sent by your companyto variety of disciplines –particularly workinChina,”hesays. “Do you those that can be developed on an Growth of the think you will be able to speak international scale. Chinese after only three years?” This is not the first time there Swiss Abroad With so manypatients only has been talk of putting English speaking English Geneva’s on apar with German, French, More and more Swiss are now cantonal hospital findsw a orking Italian and Romansch, and it’snot living outside Switzerland. The knowledge of the language is a likely to find much general support latest government statistics necessity for medical personnel. outside the scientific community. show the total has now reached But head interpreter Patricia Alphorn player Frances Jones has been getting to But the reportcould have an 676,176. Hudelson said: “Weoften have to know some British born Bernese mountain dogs. effect in government circles, Sixty per cent of them call in interpretersinother Find out what happened on Pages 4-5. where there is an obligation to (405,393) live in countries of the languages –especially Albanian.” treat all residents equally. European Union, and 28,438 However,not everyone agrees It says public administrations have made their homes in the UK. that the authorities should spend FOSSUKWeekend preview should learntocommunicate better so much time catering for English- with all citizens, and aknowledge head of the Department of speakers. of English would help achieve this. Finance, said the first thing he did National Councillor Didier Of course, English is already everymorning wasread the Rerberat of Neuchâtel, said: “The used extensively by anumber of Financial Times –inEnglish. daythe Americans decide to send public bodies. It’sthe same storyinmanyof out tax demands in French I’d It wasback in 2002 that it was the cantons, especially those with agree to doing the same here.”

Plans are now well advanced for this summer’s FOSSUK Weekend in Cardiff. Check out the programme on Page 8.

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CH+UK news in brief Another Carigiet book to delight children in the UK ■ Plans areunder way to forma new Swiss club in the north of The first book to be published in special basket to sleep in. But native village of Trun to admire Wales. HonorarySwiss consul English with illustrations by when the bird grows up and the Carigiet wall paintings on Ruth Thomas recently wrote to renowned Grisons artist Alois wants to fly she has to decide many of the buildings, and the all Swiss registered with the Carigiet was such asuccess last whether to keep it or release it local museum,which has a consulate and was verypleased yearthatasecond is following back into the mountains. Carigiet room. with the response. hardonits heels. The book gives asnapshot of There’s even an 8km “Ursli” The first meeting of the new club In Switzerland, ABell for Ursli life in theGrisons,where Alois trail that meanders through will take place in Caernarfon on is second only to Heidi in Carigiet was born in 1902 and alpine meadows and along Saturday,May 16. popularity with children. whereheeventually returned to mountain streams. At 20 Any reader interested in joining That fact convinced Edinburgh spend the last 20 years of his life different points apage of the the club should contact Ruth at publishers Floris Books to test it untilhediedin1985. book is revealed, with the text in [email protected] on theUKmarket –and it Today many tourists visit his Romansch, German and English. became atop seller. ■ Jeffrey Long, for 17 years Now asecond book, Florina and President of the Federation of the Wild Bird,has been launched Swiss Societies in the UK, has and there is everyexpectation it been named runner-up in this will have similar success. year’s Times/SternbergActive Laura Armstrong of Floris Books Life Award. The prestigeous said the Ursli storyhad been awardgoes to someone over 70 hugely popular among people with who “in the opinion of the public, aSwiss background or those with has done most for society and for an interest in Swissculture. good causes in old age.” “Now anew generation of Says The Times: “The award children with Swiss parents but celebrates older people who who are able to read English will continue to contribute to the be able to enjoy this exciting flavour of our lives –who regard storyand Alois Carigiet’s ageing as something best left to stunning illustrations,” she said. wine, people who arenot so “It will also help them much ageing as ripening.” experience an important partof Twoyears ago, at the age of 75, their Swiss heritage.” Basically the storyisabout Jeffrey walked 1,000km from little Florina who finds atiny wild London to Lausanne to raise birdand takes it home to care £5,000 for the Royal British for it. She makes food for it using Summer’shere at last and Florina, brother Ursli, their parents and their goats set Legion. off from their village to stayintheir little hut high up in the mountain meadows her dolls’ teaset and gives it a SWISS IN THE UK 2.09 5/3/09 14:25 Page 3

How to Swiss Cultural Fund promises contact more visits to UK regions the editor Criticismthatthe government- to be anationwide fund, having sponsored Swiss Cultural Fund in sustained cultural projects and Reports of Swiss society Britain is too much London-biased events not just in London but also activities and coming and virtually ignores regional in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Manchester, events, and articles and cities is confirmed in the fund’s Liverpool and Birmingham. correspondence forthe latest report. “Weare proud to have reached ‘Switzerland in the UK’ But this situation, which has this point and are committed to section of the Swiss Review, met with disapproval by anumber enhancing this geographically should go to the editor: of Swiss societies outside the expanded engagement throughout Thierry Fischer:The acclaimed Swiss capital, maybeabout to change. the coming years. conductor in Wigmore Hall concert Derek Meakin The reporthighlights 46 “Weare careful to avoid the 30 Manor Road different events that were held principle of indiscriminateall- goals the fund liaises with Bramhall SK7 3LY. during 2008, of which 39 were in round distribution and therefore companies and individuals with an Tel: 0161 296 0619. London. limit our activities to acertain interest in Switzerland. His email address is: There were two in Liverpool, number each year. “Atthe same time it seeks [email protected]. and only one each in Edinburgh, “There is much more to be supporterswith whom it can All enquiries regarding Cardiff, Manchester,Winchester gained by focusing on aselect of establish privileged partnerships, and Birmingham. projects and seeing them through working on specific projects and advertising should go to: Of the London events, 24 were thoroughly.Webelieve we have bespokeevents in cooperation JeffreyLong partofthe City of London Festival, successfully employed this with cultural institutions in 30 FinsburyDrive with venues ranging from the strategythroughout the year.” Switzerland and the UK.” Bradford BD2 1QA. steps of Paul’sCathedral to The fund says it wasestablished Events so far this year have Tel/fax: 01274 588 189. Liverpool Street station and to act as aspringboard for the included aconcertatthe Wigmore • The Swiss Review, with its FinsburyCircus gardens. careersoftalented Swiss artists Hall conducted by Thierry Fischer, ‘Switzerland in the UK’, The reportsays2008 has been in the UK. the Swiss bornconductor of the supplement, is published “a busy and verysuccessful year,” “Thanks to anew initiative,”it BBC’sNational Orchestra for Wales. and it adds: says, “the fund now also supports The London Barbican is four times ayear –in “Atthe close of the second high profile projects with currently featuring aseason February, April, August and year of profound structural and established artistes and offers devoted to the workofthe late Le October.The deadline forthe programmatic changes to the Swiss direct involvement to potential Corbusier,the eminent architect next issue, to be published in Cultural Fund in Britain we believe supportersand benefactors. who wasbornatLaChaux-de- August, is June 25. we can now truly justify our claim “In order to achieve these Fonds in 1887.

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better strength to weight ratio. Idiscovered that there isn’tjust Foralong time theyhavenot been one Bernese Mountain Dog Club: allowed to be used for workany more, but there are five regional groups in the theylovepulling carts and so the UK, and that events likethis happen Bernese Carting Group keeps their up and down the countryonmany skills alive and introduces their weekends everyyear. traditional heritage to the world at large. There is generally an opportunity for It sounded likeagood idea to see Bernese ownerstotry their dogs in a how the dogs would respond to the cartharness for the first time and sound of the alphornbefore such takethem round aspecially designed public (and televised) exposure in fact, obstacle course. just as cows are attracted to the sound. Ispoketoanumber of ownerswho So when Wendy told me that there were delighted to discover that their wasaBernese Working Weekend dogs enjoyed pulling acartwhen they coming up at Wellington CountryPark, had never done so before. close to where we live, we came home Having said hello to acouple of from our holidayaday early to see dozen dogs, Iwent alittle wayaway, what it wasall about. assembled my horn, and played afew Iwas invited to come and meet the notes. Some dogs near me instantly group at their Saturdayevening turned and looked intently at the barbecue, then if the dogs were happy source of the sound. about it, maybe Imight playfor the Apair pulling acartnearbywere displayonthe Sunday. intrigued, and theyboth cocked their What an amazing experience it heads to the right in one synchronised was. What gorgeous dogs! movement to listen to the sounds Theyall looked absolutely identical emerging. to me –all big,with the same Then theywent on their way–just markings, and soft and gentle and another harmless event that they Bernese mountain dog meets alphorn–atWellington CountryParknear Reading affectionate and beautiful! accepted without anyworry at all. Bells tinkling, harnesses clinking, adorable dogs and magnificent costumes…it was magical!

All was looking good for the display on the Sunday Bernese from the next, Idid begin to pick up that some dogs with amagnificent display of costumes and carts afternoon. wereslightly sleeker,some had marginally morewhite in attendance. Iturned up –feeling slightly overdressed in my Swiss between the eyes, some sported slightly longer The dogs werethen invited to show offtheir carting costume –tofind some dogs harnessed to carts being caramel-coloured socks, and one was called Henry. skills, all requirements if working in acrowded mountain taken round the obstacle course, others snoozing, Iwalked into the centreofthe arena with Wendy village market, like stopping and staying still on others pottering about as their owners did the same. and after she had introduced the event to the crowds command, reversing with their carts, going either gently Italked to them all, dogs and owners, and then it was who had gathered to watch, she invited me to start or fast when requested to do so, and weaving carefully time to walk through apractice routine. playing. in azig-zag through aline of volunteer children. Istood in the middle of the ring playing ‘How Much is As soon as Ibegan, the bells started tinkling, the When the display was finished, the delighted children that Doggy in the Window’ and other sort-of relevant harnesses clinking, the parade entered the ring and I had each helped themselves to alollipop out of one of tunes. was slowly encircled with handlers, dogs and carts in the milk churns, and Iwas again invited to play some Then they decided that they wouldn’t parade like the most gorgeous sight you ever saw. Swiss melodies while the dogs and tinkling carts were that but just do what felt right on arrival. Iplayed anumber of traditional Swiss alphorn led away out of the display ring. Soon Swiss outfits emerged from tents and caravans, melodies and the dogs werenot distracted at all –they Lots of people commented on the beautiful sound of carts weretransformed with beautiful displays of walked round their circle steadily and purposefully until, the alphornand the magical experience of the whole flowers, flags, cheeses and milk churns, tinkling with when all werearrived, they stopped in aline either side display. cowbells, each spectacular. of Wendy and me. So look out next time Crufts is on, because you might It was atruly magnificent sight and sound. It was amagical feeling, playing the instrument I just see Henrythe Bernese Mountain Dog and his mates Some carts werepulled by one dog, some by two, love, the music that is so evocative of the Swiss showing the world how the ancient Swiss tradition of and although Istill couldn’t work out one mountains, and being surrounded by these adorable carting used to be done.

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This summer the FOSSUK annual of Cardiff, given by the BBC In the afternoon there will be general meeting will be in Wales – National Orchestra of Wales and toursofsome of Cardiff’s the first time it has been held in the BBC Chorus under their landmarks, including Cardiff the Principality. principal conductor,the Geneva- Castle and the National Museum And the Swiss in Wales, led by bornThierry Fischer. of Wales. honorarySwiss consul Ruth The AGM will be the following There will be asecond concert Thomas, aredetermined to make day at the CardiffMansion House, that evening at St Peter’s, the the most of this opportunity to the official residence of the Lord oldest surviving Catholic church in show their compatriots in other Mayor of Cardiff, and will include Cardiffwhich houses the only parts of the countrysomething elections for delegates to represent Swiss made Spath Orgelbau organ of the delights of this particular Swiss in the UK on the Council of in the UK. corner of the UK. theOrganisationofthe Swiss It will featureachoir from the The three day event starts on Abroad, and for committee Ticino, the VosdaLocarno –a Inside the Senedd, the ultra-modern home of the Welsh Assembly Friday,June 19, with aconcertin members of the Federation of special treat for Swiss Ambassador the St David’s Hall, in the heart Swiss Societies in the UK. Alexis Lautenbergwho himself comes from the Ticino and who will be spending the weekend in Cardiff. Lucerne all abuzz with the bees from Bournemouth In the second half of the concertthe Ticinese choir will be They say their new and distinctive yellow and black Guggenmusik for the first time. joined by Côr Godre'r Garth, awell costumes are to highlight aworrying decline in the But it was to be another 12 years before known 60 strong Welsh choir from world's honey bee population. But whatever the Bournemouth became the firstUKtowntohaveits nearby Pontypridd. reason they created quite abuzz when some rather own Guggenmusik band –Gugge 2000. Ahighlight forSundaywillbea noisy Bournemouth bees flew over to Lucerne to In 2002 they became thefirst band from outside visit to the Senedd, the home of take partinthe city's Fasnacht carnival. Switzerland to be invited to take partinthe the National Assembly for Wales. For centuries groups of drummers have been Lucerne carnival. And this year,intheir new "beez" Overlooking CardiffBay,this parading through the streets of Swiss towns and costumes, they were back again, for six hectic inspiring building has won many villages to frighten away the Spirits of Winter. days of raucous music-making, starting at 5am on awards for its distinctive But it was not until just after the Second World Day 1busking through the streets, then giving architectural style and use of War, with the Swiss recovering fromyears of impromptu concerts in the squaresofthe old sustainable materials. austerity,that the people of Lucerne first woke up town, and taking aprominent partinthe Carnival There will be aspecial tour of to the discordant sounds of Guggenmusik. itself. the building for the Locarno choir, When Lucerne twinned with Bournemouth, a Said the band's founder,Dave Brewer: "Our aim conducted by an Italian-speaking band from the seaside town was invited to take is to provide enjoyment and lots of fun for our guide. partinthe 1986 Fasnacht. It was something of a members and audiences –and to help spread this Other events on the Sunday cultureshock for its members to hear fantastic musical style throughout the UK." afternoon will include cruises across CardiffBay.

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