Senior´s Day in the Domplatz.
Being a senior, I qualified for attendance at this big show of stalls, displaying activities for people aged 60 and over in Braunschweig. I helped out on the "Hobby and Knowledge Exchange" stand with Hannah, where we gave out leaflets about the singing and sound making group that she runs. A nice lady came up to me and asked about pottery classes, and I was able to tell her that I used to run such courses in England, but that was not of much use to her!
A view from behind our stand, with a bowl of sweets to the right.
The sweets were a great attraction, I managed to suck three during my 1.5 hours helping on the stand. Some yellow booklets about the various courses available for people lie on the table, together with some give away pens and other flyers.
The Hobby und Wissensbörse stand.
The group is a self help group, rather like our U3A´s, but run by Braunschweig City Council´s services for the elderly department. There are many language groups offering French, English and Spanish, several choirs, philosophy, walking and hobby groups, to name but a few. Unlike our groups in England, the courses are located at various community centres around the city. Last year I ran an English speaking walking group for the Hobbybörse. We met every Wednesday outside the VW Hall, and enjoyed a walk around the Bürgerpark.
A large stage had been erected in the "Place of German Unity" opposite the town hall, where a very noisy band played loud music, together with displays of line dancing and other musical activities. It was a nice day, although a little cooler of late, and with a nuisance wind blowing!
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