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2026

Centrepoint news

Join the Wednesday Coffee-Morning of Centrepoint

Every third Wednesday of the month, including 15 April, Wendy hosts this friendly get-together where new and potential members can learn about what Centrepoint is all about. Current members are welcome too!

four Centrepoint members walking up a quiet road on a gentle hill on a bright sunny day

Trips & tours

Sunday Walk, 19 April, along the cultural heritage of Baselland

Why not join this month’s Sunday Walk? A relaxed walk of around two hours, suitable for most walkers. This month we will be walking a stretch of the Rebenwege (vineyard trails) from Aesch to Ettingen. These trails are part of the cultural heritage of Baselland.

Antike Pendule "Streitwagen des Telemachos". Paris, around1800, Empire Style. Collection Andreas Ernst © SAE

Trips & tours

Tour of the Andreas Ernst Clock Collection

The Andreas Ernst Collection in Muttenz houses a remarkable collection of antique pendulum clocks dating from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Our tour guide will be John Joseph, a British clock maker and restorer based here in Basel.

Centrepoint news

Pétanque starts again on 22 April

Join the Centrepoint Pétanque group that plays at the Place de la Pétanque. Participants can bring food and drinks, if they wish. Centrepoint provides the balls.

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The Symphony Orchester Basel

The Symphony Orchester Basel is offering Centrepoint members a 20% discount on the following concert: Symphony concert “Summertime”.

Photo: Brigitta Hanggi

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Introducing Gonca Yalcinkaya, Members Coordinator

Gonca was born in Izmir located on the west coast of Turkey. She guesses that’s why she cannot stay away from the deep blue Aegean Sea for long.

The ArtWall and exhibition of works by Anisa Zafar
The ArtWall at Centrepoint.

Behind the scenes

The ArtWall Team

The Centrepoint walls are graced with beautiful art thanks to the ArtWall Team. The new coordinator is Cherylanne Morgan, who took over from Peta Hysen. Cherylanne has featured before but she is a part of a dedicated team in this role.

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Centrepoint at the Expat Expo 2026

This year's Expat Expo (14 March 2026) was a tremendous success for Centrepoint.

The pond. Photo: Kathy Hartmann-Campbell

Event report

A Taste of the Tropics

The recently renovated Tropical Greenhouse at the Basel University Botanical Garden features an impressive collection, split between one section for plants from hot, humid regions and another for plants from tropical cloud forests.

Volunteer of the month

Joanna Lonergan, April 2026

Joanna grew up in London and came to Basel in 1973 to work for the BIS. She joined Centrepoint in 2007, after enjoying a city walk as a guest of a friend who was a long-time member.

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