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"Munsterplatz: Christmas Lights" by Declan Reilly is the picture that won the People's Choice Award for our "My Basel", the photo competition to mark the 20th Anniversary of Centrepoint. 

Declan, an enthusiastic hobby photographer, is from Dublin, Ireland.  Declan lived with his family in Basel for three years before recently moving to Mumpf.

"Armed with a camera, an everyday walk can become a creative experience, using the abundance of resources surrounding you to capture a moment.  This image is an example and with a bit of luck, I was in the right place at the right time to catch the Magic of Christmas Time". 

Here is Declan's winning entry for your enjoyment:-

Centrepoint's My Basel Photography Competition has been generating considerable interest and has been featured widely in the local press.

Click here to see an article on the 20 Minuten website (in German).

Click here to see an article on the website of the Weiler Zeitung / die Oberbadische / Markgräfler Tagblatt (in German).

Click here to see an article on the barfi.ch website (in German).

Centrepoint and the My Basel Photography Competition were also also featured in Radio X's The English Show on 1 November.

Click here to see details of the Photography Competition in the Cultural Events section of The English Show's website (in English).

Remember that you can vote for the People's Choice Award in the photo competition until 16th November. Drop in anytime during opening hours to see the finalists and pick your favourite photo from all 92 entries. 

Thursday 27th October sees the Centrepoint Open House event, where friends and supporters of Centrepoint from the wider Basel community will be invited to a short tour and apero.

In order to prepare for the event, Centrepoint will be closed from 13:30 onwards.  The Beginners Bridge course will take place as usual, but Hooks and Needles will now take place in the morning from 11:00 to 13:00.  All conversation groups have been cancelled for the day. 

October's Apero will be busier than ever, as we reveal the sixteen outstanding photographs of our "My Basel" photography competition as selected by the competition jury.  One Jury's Choice Prize will be announced and awarded.  Come along and see all the great photos and vote for your favourite photograph in the People's Choice Award.  The photograph with the most votes will be awarded the People's Choice Prize at November's Apero.

Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to join us for a glass of wine, some cheese or snacks, and enjoy mingling with the wonderful community we have.  It's a chance to meet up with friends old and new.  Everyone is welcome.  CHF 5.- for members, CHF 10.- for non-members, free for new members with their voucher.   

Click here to RSVP

An article about Centrepoint, featuring our President, was recently published in bz Basel.  If you missed it, you can read it here (in German).

Join us at the Feedback meeting and talk to a member of the board about what is happening at Centrepoint.  

The meeting is from 10:00 to 11:00.

Come along to the new Centrepoint volunteers get together.  It is a chance to meet other volunteers, have a coffee and relax.  Join us from 09:00 to 10:00

In honour of Centrepoint's anniversary, we're holding a photography competition this year with the theme of "My Basel".  All members are welcome to submit their favourite digital photos of Basel and its environs.  You don't need to be a professional to capture that bit of Basel that makes it unique to you and your life here -  even photos taken on your mobile phones are fine! You can submit up to three digital photographs, (full-size please, not reduced, minimum 1MB), before Thursday 1st September. 

Further details can be found in Horizon magazine.  

This evening is an evening of Free Jazz concerts, performed by a variety of artists in various locations around Basel.  The town is busy and it is a fun evening out.

Please see the website for further details and programme information:-

http://www.em-bebbi-sy-jazz.ch/