A weekend in French Flanders (St. Omer) On 5 & 6 October 2024 a group of NTAB members stayed overnight in St. Omer in French Flanders and visited La Coupole in Wizernes and the marais audomarois in nearby Salperwick. A report by Jean Trestour 18 Oct 2024Past Events Read more
Mahymobiles and the Castle of Attre Nick Fern reports on Transports of Delight in Hainaut 21 Sep 2024Past Events Read more
Trip to Lincolnshire Bo Dahlqvist’s literary report of our trip to Lincolnshire. 23 Jun 2024Past Events Read more
Outing to Veurne & Abbey Ten Duinen Veurne’s wealth was derived from their prestigious weavers who produced high quality cloth from English wool. By Ginny & Jon Caldwell 29 May 2024Past Events Read more
Avant-garde art & an alpine rock garden FeliXart museum in Drogenbos & rock garden ‘Bloemendal’ in Huizingen. by Nelly Cock-De Clercq 28 Apr 2024Past Events Read more
Maaseik and Thorn Two charming border towns on the meandering river Meuse. By Margaret du Maine 25 Mar 2024Past Events Read more
Vroenhoven bridge & Fort Eben-Emael The start of WW2 in Belgium, and the story of the Albert Canal. By Tim Middleton 5 Mar 2024Past Events Read more
Hidden gems in Brussels – New Year’s reception On Saturday, December 9th, we gathered in Brussels for our New Year’s reception. 20 Dec 2023Past Events Read more
NT trip to Devon & Somerset, Sept 2023 Some lines in verse by a Swedish poet 14 Sep 2023Past Events Read more
Hercule Poirot the Belgian connection in Agatha Christie’s novels. 16 Jul 2023Uncategorised Read more
NTAB at sea On Friday 23rd June we had an outing offshore. Our cruise to visit the wind turbine park at Thornton Bank took place in glorious weather. 4 Jul 2023Past Events Read more
The castle of Modave and the city of Huy From the terrace of the Modave castle we enjoyed a spectacular view on the valley of the Hoyoux, 60m below, and the surrounding nature. 21 May 2023Past Events Read more
Sint-Truiden and the AGM Margaret du Maine tells us about a great day, with varied visits and good company. Many thanks to Peter Dufaux and Emile Debacker for organising. 25 Apr 2023Past Events Read more
Farewell to Max Osterrieth It is with great sadness that we learned that our founding chairman, Mr Max Osterrieth, passed away on April 13th. 20 Apr 2023NT News Read more
Spa, of worldwide fame Carole Ducastel adds some interesting stories to our day out in Spa 26 Mar 2023Past Events Read more
End-of-year gathering at Bozar and the UK Ambassador’s Residence Tim Middleton reports on the event and reception to end the year 2022. 24 Feb 2023Past Events Read more
Wordsworth back to Grasmere A wonderful gift of poetry, by Nelly Cock-De Clercq 18 Jul 2022Uncategorised Read more
NT trip to Northern Ireland, June 2022 A report by David & Wendy Humphreys, and some lines in verse by a Swedish poet 15 Jun 2022Past EventsTravel Tips Read more
New Chair of the National Trust The National Trust’s Council has appointed René Olivieri as new Chair of the National Trust. René appears to have a special link with Belgium. 15 Dec 2021NT News Read more
The National Trust has needlessly provoked an ‘anti-woke’ campaign Simon Jenkins, The Guardian columnist and NT chairman 2008-14, comments on a reassessment of colonial history of trust property. 15 Oct 2021NT News Read more
Resurrection of The Bulletin as an online radio station Last month, The Bulletin launched its own online radio station. This English-language pop-up service targets Belgium’s international community. 14 Jan 2021Local News Read more
