LBW Angola

Trivia night

Mitch Benedict is hosting a fun filled trivia night at the Deputy chief of mission’s residence. Put together a team of six members and join the fun. The entry is free, though feel free to contribute some snacks and drinks for your table.

WHITE AFFAIR by AWAA

Everyone is most welcome to come to our friendly weekly and monthly get-together. Do bring your friends if you think they would like to join the LBW. New arrivals are especially welcome.

Weekly coffee get-together in the City

(2:00 pm – 3:30 pm) at Miami Beach on the Ilha on Tuesdays.

Pub and grub night

Friday 6th April and 4th May 6pm onwards – Cais Vais @Club Naval –

Always very popular – open to everyone. Bring your friends and family. Just turn up at restuarant Cais Vais, Club Navale (right at the start of the Ilha), any time from 6pm to enjoy a drink with other members and maybe stay for supper afterwards – lots of us do. A very good way to miss the Friday night traffic. Just pay for what you consume. Bring the children if you’d like to. No need to book. We’ll have done that for you

Luanda bridge Club

LIKE CARDS? WANT TO LEARN? EXPERIENCED PLAYER?

The call is out among the expatriate and broader community in Luanda that there is an effort to form a bridge club.

One of the beauties of bridge is that if you have any experience with card games, you can learn in an evening the basics of the game such that you can play and have fun, but then like any challenging game you can spend the rest of your life learning more and improving.

All are welcome, from beginners to experienced players, as well as those willing to teach and coach others, so we can start to play and form the foundation for a club. If the notion of learning ever crossed your mind, now is the time!

For more information contact Mitch Benedict at benedict04217@gmail.com or 923-404-618.

Mitch Benedict is hosting a fun filled trivia night at the Deputy chief of mission’s residence. Put together a team of six members and join the fun. The entry is free, though feel free to contribute some snacks and drinks for your table.

Annual General Meeting

Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday the 20th March 2018 – 6.00 pm at Torres Atlantico (where we played Bingo). Please hold the date and RSVP to lbwangola@gmail.com  We have raised a lot of money this year with your help.  Please support the committee by turning up and voting.  We’ve had the fun now its time to get down to business.  It is important that you renew your membership, Kw5,000 will take you through until March 2019.  If you don’t renew you don’t get a vote.  We will share more information in due course.

80s Dance Night

Lbw Angola is holding another fantastic event on 17th March 2018.
VENUE-British embassy
TIME – 7:30pm to midnight
British nibbles and open bar.
MEMBERS 6000kwzs
NON MEMBERS 8000kwzs
Please RSVP to lbwangola@gmail.com
Get your groove on.

Everyone is most welcome to come to our friendly weekly and monthly get-togethers.  Do bring your friends if you think they would like to join the LBW. New arrivals are especially welcome.

Weekly coffee get-together in the City

(2:00 pm – 3:30 pm) at Miami Beach on the Ilha on Tuesdays.

Pub and grub night

Friday 2nd February and 2nd March 6pm onwards – Cais Vais @Club Naval

Always very popular – open to everyone.  Bring your friends and family. Just turn up at restuarant Cais Vais, Club Navale (right at the start of the Ilha), any time from 6pm to enjoy a drink with other members and maybe stay for supper afterwards – lots of us do. A very good way to miss the Friday night traffic. Just pay for what you consume. Bring the children if you’d like to.  No need to book.  We’ll have done that for you.

Everyone is most welcome to come to our friendly weekly and monthly get-togethers. Do bring your friends if you think they would like to join the LBW. New arrivals are especially welcome.

Weekly coffee get-togethers in the City

(2:00 pm – 3:30 pm) at Miami Beach on the Ilha on Tuesdays.

NB Over the Christmas period the last coffee meeting will be on 5 December. We will start again on 16 January

Pub and grub night

Friday 1st December 6pm onwards – Pub Grub @Club Naval –

Always very popular – open to everyone. Bring your friends and family. Just turn up at Club Navale (right at the start of the Ilha), any time from 6pm to enjoy a drink with other members and maybe stay for supper afterwards – lots of us do. A very good way to miss the Friday night traffic. Bring the children if you’d like to. No need to book. We’ll have done that for you.

NB There will be no pub night in January. We will resume in February.

Save the date – 27 January Bingo Night

We are starting January with a fun filled games night of BINGO. Lots of fabulous prizes to be won. A light supper of delicious hot dogs with all the trimmings we reckon we’re all on to a winner! Added to that we are providing wine, beer and soft drinks. Sign up now!

So why not join us on Saturday 27 January at 1900. This time we are meeting at Torres Atlantico (full details below).

Due to limited space, this event is open to members only.

When: Saturday 27 January
Time: 1900 – 2200
Where: Torres Atlantico, Residential Entrance, Rua Raina Ginga,Common Room, First Floor
How much: AKz 5,000 per person
RSVP: Please send names of all in your party to lbwangola@gmail.com.
However, if you know anyone who isn’t a member but would like to come, they can always join the LBW. The subscription is Kz 2,500 for the whole family until the AGM in March. Thereafter membership is Kz 5,000 annually.

Everyone is most welcome to come to our friendly weekly and monthly get-togethers. Do bring your friends if you think they would like to join the LBW. New arrivals are especially welcome.

Weekly coffee get-togethers in the City (2:00 pm – 3:30 pm) at Miami Beach on the Ilha on Tuesdays.

Talatona – Coffee

We are delighted to be able to re-start our coffee meetings in Talatona. Gertrude Tesi has generously offered to host a meeting at her home on the first Tuesday of every month. Full nformation is as follows:

When the first Tuesday of every month
Time 1000 – 1200
Where Casa A1, Condomio Caju, Talatona
Contact Gertrude on 938 881 596 or on kayitesig@gmail.com to let her know you are planning to attend. She will need a list of names for the gate.

Children welcome.

Friday November 3rd 5.30pm onwards – Pub Grub @Club Naval –

Always very popular – open to everyone. Bring your friends and family. Just turn up at Club Navale (right at the start of the Ilha), any time from 5.30pm to enjoy a drink with other members and maybe stay for supper afterwards – lots of us do. A very good way to miss the Friday night traffic. Bring the children if you’d like to. No need to book. We’ll have done that for you.

REMEMBRANCE DAY
SATURDAY 25TH NOVEMBER

The British Ambassador, HE Mr John Dennis, will host a commemoration of Remembrance Day at his Residence, The British Embassy, Rua 17 de Setembro No. 4, on Sunday 12 November at 1030 for an 1100 start. We will remember British and Commonwealth servicemen and women who have lost their lives in the service of their countries from the First World War up to modern times.

Poppies will be available on the day and a collection made for The Royal British Legion.

We very much hope that you will join us for the event. It will be held outdoors on the Residence terrace and is likely to be very warm, so the dress code will be shirt and tie / summer dress. Children aged 12 and over will be most welcome. A drink will be served afterwards.

If you wish to attend please e-mail your names and car registration details to luisa.kelly@fco.gov.uk by Wednesday 8 November.

CHRISTMAS CAROLS

When: Saturday 25 November
Time: 1800 – 2000
Where: Ambassador’s Residence, British Embassy
Cost: Adults – Kz 3,000; Children – Kz 1,500
RSVP: lbwangola@gmail.com, giving all names and car registration

Get into the Christmas spirit a month early with traditional Christmas carols to sing, drinks to keep you in good voice and Christmas snacks to keep you going.

There will be a little choir to help make all the singing even more fabulous. If anyone would like to join this do get in touch on the above email address – we are especially short of sopranos. You don’t even have to be an LBW member!

To keep numbers manageable we limit this event to LBW members and their families and house-guests.

However, if you know anyone who isn’t a member but would like to come, they can always join the LBW. The subscription is Kz 2,500 for the whole family until the AGM in March. Thereafter membership is Kz 5,000 annually.

Friday 8 September – 1000 – Torres Atlantico Residence,  Recreation Room

Dr Luís Filipe, an LBW member, is a very experienced practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) including Acupuncture.

He treats treats patients suffering from various diseases and ailments including back pain, arthritis, hypertension, diabetes, anemia, gastrointestinal disorders, stroke, infertility, urinary tract infections, sinusitis, asthma and so on.  He is warmly recommended by other LBW members.

Dr Luis Filipe has generously agreed to talk to us about TCM.  He aims to demystify the subject and explain how and why TCM works.

We are delighted to invite you and your friends to join us.  It promises to be a very interesting morning.

Do please remember to RSVP to the address below.  We will need all names for security on the door.  Full details as follows:

When –    Friday 8 September
Time –     1000
Where –   Torres Atlantico, Residential Entrance, Rua Rainha Ginga.
RSVP –    lbwangola@gmail.com with names of all in your party.

Website address is – www.drluisfilipeclinics.com
Facebook address is – www.facebook.com/DrLuisFilipeClinics

SAVE THE DATE – SATURDAY 28 OCTOBER

We are hosting a GIN-BOREE!!!

This will be all things gin.

It’s early days in our planning, but just for starters….

Delicious different gins to try.  Unusual pairings to make wonderful cocktails

Home-made food

A raffle – great prizes already promised

Music and dancing

There will, of course, be other drinks and soft drinks for people who aren’t that keen on gin!

Keep the date – Saturday 28 October.

Everyone is most welcome to come to our friendly weekly and monthly get-togethers.  Do bring your friends if you think they would like to join the LBW. New arrivals are especially welcome.

Weekly coffee get-togethers in the City (2:00 pm – 3:30 pm). Venue has changed to Be Delicious ( Icecram and coffee shop for 1st August)  on Rua Friedrick Engels

Talatona – Coffee

We are delighted to be able to re-start our coffee meetings in Talatona.  Gertrude Tesi has generously offered to host a meeting at her home on the first Tuesday of every month.  Full nformation is as follows:

When        the first Tuesday of every month
Time         1000 – 1200
Where      Casa A1, Condomio Caju, Talatona
Contact    Gertrude on 938 881 596 or on kayitesig@gmail.com to let her know you are planning to attend.  She will need a list of names for the gate.

Children welcome.

Friday July 7th and Friday August 4th 5.30pm onwards – Pub Grub @Club Navale – Always very popular – open to everyone.  Bring your friends and family.

Just turn up at Club Navale (right at the start of the Ilha), any time from 5.30pm to enjoy a drink with other members and maybe stay for supper afterwards – lots of us do.   A very good way to miss the Friday night traffic.  Bring the children if you’d like to.  No need to book.  We’ll have done that for you.

Everybody loves a Quiz Night, and one that includes a fantastic chilli con carnesupper (with a ‘chilli-non-carne’ for the vegetarians among us) is unbeatable.  On top of that we are making knock-out puddings and providing you with lashings of wine, beer and soft drinks throughout the evening.

And, of course, there will be a great QUIZ!

There will also be a prize for the winning team.

There will be teams of about six but don’t worry if you haven’t got a team. Many won’t have.  Just roll up and make one on the night.  It’s a fun way to do it.

Here’s more information and how to join us:

When           Saturday 17 June
Time            1900
Where          British Embassy
Cost             8,000Kz for members; 10,000Kz for non-members
RSVP           lbwangola@gmail.com
Please give all names in your party and your car registration for security)

SEATING IS LIMITED SO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR TICKETS SOON….

What’s Happening in May and June:

Weekly coffee get-togethers in the City (2:00 pm – 3:30 pm) at Miami Beach Restaurant on the Ilha on Tuesdays.

Talatona – Coffee 

We are delighted to be able to re-start our coffee meetings in Talatona.  Gertrude Tesi has generously offered to host a meeting at her home on the first Tuesday of every month.  Full nformation is as follows:

When        the first Tuesday of every month (Tuesday 6 June)
Time         1000 – 1200
Where      Casa A1, Condomio Caju, Talatona
Contact    Gertrude on 938 881 596 or on kayitesig@gmail.com to let her know you are planning to attend.  She will need a list of names for the gate.

Children welcome.

Friday May 5th and Friday June 2nd 5.30pm onwards – Pub Grub @Club Navale – Just turn up at Club Navale (right at the start of the Ilha), any time from 5.30pm to enjoy a drink with other members and maybe stay for supper afterwards – lots of us do.   A very good way to miss the Friday night traffic.  Bring the children if you’d like to.  No need to book.  We’ll have done that for you.

What’s Happening in January:

Weekly coffee get-togethers start again in the City (2:00 pm – 3:30 pm) at Miami Beach Restaurant on the Ilha on Tuesday January 17th after a brief respite for the Christmas break.

Talatona For the time being the meetings in Talatona will not be taking place as due to a shortage of Committee Members in Talatona we cannot guarantee that a LBW member will be there to welcome you.  If any member is interested in helping us to restart these coffee meetings please contact the Committee

Children welcome.

Welcome Back Cheese and Wine – Saturday 28th January 2017 7.30pm – 11.30pm.

Held at the Residence of the British Ambassador, at the British Embassy – this will be a fundraiser event for our chosen charities with some amazing raffle prizes to win!

Tickets – 10,000Akz for members, 15,000Akz for non-members.

There will be:

Lots of delicious imported and local cheeses complete with crackers, oat cakes and all the trimmings

A glass of fizz on arrival, followed by red wine, white wine and beer

A rather special raffle including ‘Round the World Hampers’  and a very special ‘designer’ (ie LBW member) creation

A lucky-dip table of bottles – anything from sparkling wine to pond-water(!)

Quick quiz about cheese for anyone who fancies it, but if you fill that quiz in right you could win a special prize!

Loads of music and dancing.

For tickets please contact the LBW Committee at lbwangola@gmail.com

What to look forward to in February!

Friday February 3rd 5.30pm onwards – Pub Grub @Club Navale – Just turn up at Club Navale (right at the start of the Ilha), any time from 5.30pm to enjoy a drink with other members and maybe stay for supper afterwards – lots of us do.   A very good way to miss the Friday night traffic.  Bring the children if you’d like to.  No need to book.  We’ll have done that for you.

What’s Happening in November:

Weekly coffee get-togethers continue in the City (2:00 pm – 3:30 pm) at Miami Beach Restaurant on the Ilha

Talatona For the time being the meetings in Talatona will not be taking place as due to a shortage of Committee Members in Talatona we cannot guarantee that a LBW member will be there to welcome you.  If any member is interested in helping us to restart these coffee meetings please contact the Committee

Children welcome.

Along with regular weekly coffee meetings in the City, there is plenty to keep you occupied during November.

Tuesday November 8th 11.30am – Book Club – The book is the Perfect Son by Barbara Claypole White and the meeting will take place at Ann Currie’s flat on the Ilha.  Contact Ann to let her know if you can make it.

Thursday November 17th 12.30pm – Monthly Lunch at Zen-It Esplanada Lounge,Talatona Come and join us for lunch at this lovely restaurant in Talatona.  Just let us know if you can make it by Friday 11th November so we can book the table (lbwangola@gmail.com)!

What to look forward to in December!

Friday December 2nd 5.30pm onwards – Pub Grub @Club Navale – Just turn up at Club Navale (right at the start of the Ilha), any time from 5.30pm to enjoy a drink with other members and maybe stay for supper afterwards – lots of us do.   A very good way to miss the Friday night traffic.  Bring the children if you’d like to.  No need to book.  We’ll have done that for you.

Sunday 4th December 5pm-7pm- Christmas Carols for all the Family at the British Embassy (members only) – One of our most popular events is the annual Christmas Carols at the Embassy.  We will be organising it again this year exclusively for LBW members.  Tickets are 2,000 Akz for adults and 1,000Akz for children over 5.  Ticket prices will include wine and snacks including the all important Christmas gingerbread!  We will also be organising a tombola with a variety of fun prizes for kids and adults!  If you are interested in attending please let us know asap as places are limited (lbwangola@gmail.com)!  

LIS are organising a community production which will be performed in their theatre March 10th 2017. It will be a collection of scenes from well known musicals and they are looking for volunteers for cast and crew to make it happen! Rehearsals are every Thursday 7pm-8:30pm at the International School in Talatona. Please contact Rene rbradford@lisluanda.com or Enderson endersonbispo@gmail.com

Angola Restaurant Week runs from October 24th until 30th with participating restaurants offering lunch for Akz4,000 and dinner for Akz6,000.

The LBW have booked tables at two participating restaurants for dinner on Thursday 27th October at 1930.  The restaurants are Chill Out in the City and Fazendeiro in Talatona.  If you’d like to join us please contact Ann Currie (anncurrie11@hotmail.com) for Chill Out and Emma Dolton (emmadolton@hotmail.co.uk) for Fazendeiro.  Please let us know by Friday 21st October 2016 if you’d like to come along and take advantage of this brilliant deal!

Are you British? Are you living in or planning to visit Angola? If so: 

·         You’re no longer required to register with us, but you should read our Travel Advice at  https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/angola   and sign up for email updates.

 ·         You can find information about what the British Embassy can and cannot help you with on our website at https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-embassy-luanda  and in our guide at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/helping-british-people-overseas-travelling-and-living-abroad.

·         If you urgently need help, you can call +244 222 334 582/3, or your family in the UK can call 020 7008 1500.

·         You can follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ukinangola and Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/UKinAngola , and find more travel tips at www.gov.uk/travelaware.  

This is a girls’ orphanage situated in the City, by the Igreja Sagrada Familia.

They care for roughly 90 girls between the ages of 8 and 18.  Unlike some other orphanages at which some of our members may volunteer, AACA has very little and are in urgent need of help.

Although we cannot help them with cash as they are not one of our chosen charities this year, they have put out a plea for support including the following:

• dried food supplies
• clothes
• art supplies
• musical instruments
• sports equipment
• toys

The children are educated in the orphanage up to Year 6. The teachers are paid by the Ministry of Education.  After that, the children are sent to regular local schools.

Although being inaugurated by the wife of the President in the early 1990s with OMA (Organizacao da Mulher Angolana) back up, the Centre is now very much on its own.

The children do not have medical insurance, meaning that the Centre has to find money to pay for any treatment necessary.

The same applies to food and, although not starving, very often children go to sleep hungry – especially those who have to attend school outside of the Centre as there is not enough food for the ‘absents’.  Very often, the director has to ‘beg’ for food from strangers/friends/acquaintances in order to provide for the children.

In the past AACA had help from an art teacher, two music teachers, a sports teacher and a dance teacher.  Unfortunately, this has all ceased.

The girls continue to choreograph their own dance routines and, in exchange for some help, they can perform at functions (though not at night).

With the help of the Spanish Embassy, a small area for teaching and producing baked goods was built in 1997/1998 where older children received training in baking.   Unfortunately they now need support to keep this going, and are in urgent need of a full-sized oven. 

The girls still bake (using a very small counter-top oven) and they sell these cakes to raise money for the orphanage’s utility bills.

Please bear AACA in mind.  Any donations will be gratefully received.  Bring them along to any LBW event (including coffee meetings) or drop them at the British Embassy c/o Jill Dennis.

What to look forward to in May:

Weekly coffee get-togethers continue in the South in Talatona (Fridays 10:30 am – 2:00 pm) at HCTA Hotel lobby coffee shop.

Children welcome.

***City coffee gatherings in recess until September. Contact us for information if you’re new and would like to meet people.

***LBW Bookclub is also taking a break until after summer.

17 May Monthly lunch outing. Meet at Fazendeiro Restaurant at 12 – 2pm near Foodlovers supermarket in Talatona. Contact and RSVP by Monday 16 May.

Tuesday 15 March 11:00 am – 1:00 pm.

Please include this date in your diary for the LBW AGM which is to be hosted at the British Embassy.

The meeting will include the annual meeting, and also lunch supplied by the LBW committee.

Membership fees are now due – please complete the Membership Application Form 2016, and pay 5000 Akz to any committee member or at the AGM.

Members’ Directory – If you would like your name and contact details to appear in the new Directory, please ensure you complete the membership form, pay your fees and note whether you wish your name to be included.

Help needed –

The committee is currently organising a list of volunteers to assist planning for LBW events. There will be a committee member to coordinate and contact when help is required. Please consider whether you may be able to contribute your time and energy when and as required. Speak to any committee member before or at the AGM.

Donations for AACA Orphanage – Donations are being accepted for a Girls’ orphanage in the city. There is a huge need for clothing (girls age 3-18 yrs), all equipment – sports, baking, musical, toys, non-perishable food – anything at all. Please leave it with a committee member or bring to the AGM.

LBW wishes to invite you to join or renew your membership for 2016. Please see the LBW website for details on LBW and activities.

To become a member of the LBW – please complete Membership Application Form 2016 form and email it to the LBW secretary. Alternatively, please hand it to one of the Committee members, whose details can be found on this page.

Membership information:

• Membership year runs from 1 March 2016 – 28 February 2017
• Annual fee – 5000 kwz

…there’s still plenty to do in Luanda. Weekly coffee’s continue in the city (Tuesdays) and Talatona (Fridays).

January 27th, LBW’s monthly lunch is scheduled at Zenith, Zenith Towers, in Talatona at 12 noon. If you’d like to join, please let us know so a table can be booked.

January 28th, If you’re a beginner or more seasoned player, you are welcome to join for a round of golf at the Mangais golf resort. Contact Denise Shaffer for more information or to register your interest.

Save the date:

March 4th, Curry Quiz night at Torres Atlantico Residential Club Room. Details to follow.

March 11th, LBW Annual General Meeting. 11:00 followed by potluck lunch supplied by the committee at the British Embassy home of LBW Honorary President, Jill Dennis. See separate AGM notification for further details.