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A Dance of Two Cranes
Not one but two cranesResting at night timeAlone, dark, silent, stillScarcely swaying, towering By dawn a single small figure appearsThe early bird in orange finery,Then another, then another:Men in hard hats. Then up go the crane driversTo their lonely eagles’...
The Swiss don’t want to downsize
Switzerland has one of the world’s tightest housing markets, with vacancy rates (1.15%) even lower than tightly packed New York City. City planners have long hoped that our ageing population would prompt parents would downsize after children had grown up and moved...
Sparing a thought for those less fortunate
The W+ B Common Room served as the venue on 18 June for a presentation about a charity making a sustainable difference to the lives of underprivileged girls and women in a city suburb in Senegal, West Africa. Virtually every seat in the living room was taken up by...
Upcoming Events
- 30 January – Schiff’s Apéro
Members and friends are invited to our monthly Apéro that takes place on the last Friday of every month. It starts at 18:00 in our 5th floor Common Room, C wing. Please bring snacks and drink to share. We look forward to seeing you there!
We organize community events for W+ B members and friends about once a month. When the weather is fine, we take walks in country areas of the Basel Region. Other W+ B events include musical recitals, Apéros and workshops on topics of interest to our members.