British picnic with music and butler attracts numerous visitors

Deputy Mayor Gudrun Koppers and "her" butler George welcomed more than 100 visitors to the "Brit Pic" on the Kubaai grounds* at the LWL-TextilWerk Bocholt. "Mylady" Koppers was pleased that the second British Picnic was organized by Stadtmarketing Bocholt, the City of Bocholt and the German-British Society Bocholt e.V. as part of the Münsterland Picnic Days 2022. Musically the band "Lizzys Cocktail" framed the "Brit Pic".

The picnic blankets on the tree-lined lawn were well stocked with numerous delicacies to accompany the high-tea: from sandwiches and pies to British tea and shortbread, there was nothing lacking. For the occasion, visitors could order a "packed lunch" from the museum's restaurant "Schiffchen" or bring their own culinary delicacies in a stylish picnic basket.

70 years of town twinning Bocholt-Rossendale

This year the city of Bocholt celebrates the 70th anniversary of the twinning with Rossendale (Great Britain). At the same time, Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her 70th anniversary on the throne. Reasons enough for Butler George to see a connection between the two - after all, would one be possible without the other? In perfect form, he addressed the guests on the individual picnic blankets with British politeness and a touch of British humor. A British picnic high tea, as it could not be more stylish.

Music from Ireland and Great Britain

Irish and Scottish folk music, performed by the folk group "Lizzys Cocktail", well known in the Lower Rhine region, invited the guests not only to listen but also to dance along. Good conversations from blanket to blanket made the visitors forget the fresh temperatures and the small rain shower, which - typically British - accompanied the picnic event on this day.

About the Münsterland Picnic Days

Under the motto "I. You. Us. Münsterland celebrates picnic!", picnic enthusiasts from Bocholt and the surrounding area were invited to celebrate the Münsterland lifestyle together at a German-British picnic. Next year, the "Brit Pic" is to experience a third edition at the Münsterland Picnic Days 2023.