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Accommodation & Hospitality, Free Worldwide Clan ContinentalAY Europe HNEWSLETTER Plus • June 2016 • nr 23 Choosing your preffered perfume. ACCOMMODATION & HOSPITALITY, FREE WORLDWIDE Nous avons appelé ce projet: International Hospitality Association of Scottish Clans. Les règles sont simples: Un membre de clan qui a une chambre de libre chez lui, le mets en proposition d’usage GRATUITE. Il est appelé le PROPOSEUR . Les membres de clans écossais à partir 16 qui veulent réserver une chambre (DEMANDEUR) demande la liste de proposeurs à [email protected] (CENTRALE). Ou auprès de mses. Paule Genachte, [email protected] (Responsable international hospitality association scottish clans). We called this project: room in USA, 1 double room, in Nous avons une liste (actuellement International Hospitality Louisville (KY). (2 personnes) pour 2 chambres en Association of Scottish Clans. The applicant shall contact the belgique (1 simple, et 1 double) des proposer directly. In the case of membres proposeur. Une chambre au The rules are simple: agreement, proposer inform the central USA in Louisville (KY), chambre double. A recognised clan member who has a about period to allow updating the Le demandeur, prend immédiatement free room at home, put the proposal in list of proposers. The applicant accepts contact avec le proposeur. Dans le use for FREE. internal residential rules from the cas d’accord, le proposeur informe la He is called the PROPOSER. proposer. The center can be reached by centrale de la période afin de permettre Members of Scottish clans from 16 all Scottish Clans members worldwide... la mise à jour de la liste de proposeurs. on who want to book a room, the If you are interested, please send us Le demandeur accepte les règles APPLICANT, from the list of proposersc your details, specifying how many internes d’habitation chez le proposeur. can asks the list at bedrooms you can offer and address. La centrale peut être contacté par tous [email protected] (CENTRAL), or We inform all the Scottish Clans we les membres de clans écossais à travers from Mses. Paule Genachte, know and transmit every month an le monde... [email protected] updated list. Nous voyons où une chambre est libre (Head International hospitality Scottish If you want to spend time in Brussels, pour quelle période. Clans Association). you can come now. Si vous êtes intéressé, envoyez-nous vos We have a list (now (2 people) for Attached you can find the actualised coordonnées en spécifiant combien de 2 rooms in Belgium -1 single and a list of Proposers chambres vous avez sisponibles à une double) proposed by members. One LET US BE CLAN MEMBERS. adresse. This Newsletter will be published several times a year. Please send all your family news and (good) pictures. Lay-out: Fernand Dacquin Nous envoyons à tous les clans Applicant vraagt de lijst van proposers We zien dat er een kamer beschikbaar écossais, ceux dont nous avons les bij [email protected] (CENTRAL), is voor welke periode. coordonnées, tous les mois une liste momenteel of bij ms. Paule Genachte, Als u geïnteresseerd bent om proposer actualisée. Vous trouvez ci-joint la liste via [email protected] (Hoofd te worden, stuur ons dan uw gegevens actualisée des proposeurs. international hospitality association in, met vermelding van hoeveel Si vous voulez passer un moment à scottish clans). slaapkamers en bedden u op een adres bruxelles, vous savez déjà venir. We hebben een lijst (nu 2 personen) ter beschikking stelt. LET US BE CLAN MEMBERS. voor 2 kamers in België (1 enkele en We sturen alle Schotse clans, die wij een dubbele) proposer van de leden. kennen, elke maand een bijgewerkte We noemden dit project: Een kamer in USA-Louisville (KY) lijst. International Hospitality (dubbele kamer). Als u wat tijd in Brussel wil Association Scottish Clans. De applicant, neemt contact op met doorbrengen, dan is dat nu al mogelijk. de proposer. In het geval van een U vindt hierbij de actuele lijst van De regels zijn simpel: overeenkomst, informeert de proposer proposers. Een clan lid dat een vrije kamer in huis de centrale over de periode om LATEN WE ECHTE CLANLEDEN ZIJN. heeft, brengt het voorstel voor GRATIS bijwerking van de lijst van de proposers gebruik in de periode die hij wil. Hij is mogelijk te maken. Tom HYE de PROPOSER genoemd. De applicant gaat akkoord met de International Hospitality Association De leden van de Schotse clans vanaf 16 interne regels van de proposer. Scottish Clans. jaar (APPLICANT) kunnen een kamer De CENTRALE kan worden bereikt door Tel / 0032 2 673 18 74 uit de lijst van de PROPOSERS boeken. alle Schotse clans leden wereldwijd ... E-Mail: [email protected] CALENDAR 15 Mai 2016 27 August 2016 ‘10 YEARS CLAN HAY PIPE BAND’ 10.30am: Visit Parfume Manufacturer 12.00 am: Clans Days – Homage to a Ekeren/Antwerp - Namur Hay – Menin Gate – Ypres-Belgium (Organisation Clans Days) 29 January 2017 12.30 am: Clan Hay Spring Barbecue 11.30 am: Clan Hay New Year Lunch Ile dYvoir – Yvoir 19.00 pm: Scottish Dinner - Ghent Church Jezus-Eik (Overijse) (Organsiation: Jean-Paul HAY) (Organisation Vlaam Caledonische www.clanhay.org/calendar Society) 4 June 2017 10.30 am: Visit Citadelle Dinant 16 - 17 July 2016 13 November 2016 Fêtes Franco Ecossaises 11.30 am: visit air base Beauvechain 12.30 am Clan Hay Spring Barbecue – Aubigny sur Nère - France (Organisation Babeth DONNET) Ile d’Yvoir – Yvoir (Organisation: Town Aubigny sur Nère) (Organsiation : Jean - Paul HAY) 26 November 2016 6 August 2016 19.30 pm: St Andrews All these activities and more of the Highland Games - Aboyne - Scotland (Organisation – Clan Hay Pipe Band) Clan Hay in other countries can be 7 August 2016 viewed on Clan Hay Lunch 20.00 pm: Concert Clan Hay Pipe Band Delgatie Castle -Scotland & Symphonic Orchestra www.clanhay.org/calendar CLAN HAY MERCHANDISING NEW – NOUVEAU – NIEUW Coffe or tea mug – transparent glass – handcarved: 10 euro Ordering with bank transfer to : Clan HAY - IBAN: BE 26 3631 4161 8929 (BIC: BBRUBEBB) Tasse à café ou thé - verre transparent - gravé à la main: 10 euro Commande par transfert bancaire à Clan HAY - IBAN: BE 26 3631 4161 8929 (BBRUBEBB) Koffie of thee tas - transprant glas - handmatig gegraveerd: 10 euro Bestelling met bankoverschrijving naar: Clan HAY- IBAN: BE 26 3631 4161 8929 (BBRUBEBB) DELIVERY – LIVRAISON - LEVERING: Tom HYE /home CLAN HAY SPRING BARBECUE 15 May 2016 - ILE D’YVOIR-YVOIR An opportunity to know eachother better Our Convenor for Wallonia, Jean-Paul HAY, has again created a great program for the year 2016. Despite the gray, drizzly weather, we all had an appointment at 11.00am on the Citadel of Namur. The parking gave us a beautiful view of the city of Namur and the Meuse. On the other side of the parking lot, we were welcomed by Ateliers du Parfum Guy Delforge. In an old warehouse for ammunition, bunkers, part of the citadel houses the sublime workshop Guy Delforge. Our perfectly bilingual guide gave participants highly detailed historic site of our Belgian history.This René Hay, Moira Terry-Hay,David Terry visit is offered by the Clan Hay. Thanks Jean-Paul for your great organization. Notre Convenor pour la Wallonie, Jean-Paul HAY, a de nouveau créé un excellent programme pour l’année 2016. Malgré le temps gris pluvieux, nous avons tous eu rendez-vous à 11h00 sur la Citadelle de Namur. Le parking nous a donné une belle vue de la ville de Namur et la Meuse. De l’autre côté du parking, nous avons été accueillis par les Ateliers du Parfum Guy Delforge. Dans un ancien entrepôt de munitions et de bunkers, une partie de la citadelle abrite l’atelier from somebody of the United Kingdom sublime de Guy Delforge. Notre guide, explanation how a perfume is made. to the BBQ. Moira & David Terry, parfaitement bilingue, a donné aux The glass vessels with the Precieuse have honored us with their visit. It flavors to create an exceptional was for our Branch a whole support Convenor Jean-Paul Hay perfume, standing in all corridors. the Convenor Clan Hay London was We all have enjoyed such a special visit. present. We were all surprised by the Atelier sells exclusively to individuals. vast knowledge of the French language Armed with your perfume préféré, of Moira and David. you can at Ateliers du Parfum grab an Babeth Donnet, presented her hand- exceptional comparative perfume at an cut mugs, with the crest of the Clan economical price. Thank you Jean-Paul HAY. Those who still want a mug must Hay for this initiative. hurry. 10.00 € each. There are 10 in To 13.30uur we came over to Ile stock. d’Yvoir, our fief, for the Clan Hay The raffle brought in € 350.00. The Barbecue. drink and gifts brought in € 200.00. The Pipers of Clan Hay Pipe Band were The sale of the mugs brought € present again for receiving us at this 140.00. exclusive place in the middle of the river We thank everyone for his support. Meuse. Thanks to your help we can offer the Despite the cold weather Francis and visits to our members. his team ensured that we were happy Next year the Clan Hay Barbecue will being together. be, June 4th 2017. At 10.30am there We were honored with the first visit will be a visit of the Citadel of Dinant, Om 13.30uur kwamen wij dan aan in Ile d’Yvoir, onze fief , voor de Clan Hay Barbecue. De Pipers van de Clan Hay Pipe Band waren weer present om ons te ontvangen op deze exclusieve plaats in het midden van de Maas. Desondanks het koude weer hadden Francis en zijn team ervoor gezorgd dat wij gezellig samen waren.
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