Centrepoint Basel is a long-standing English-speaking international and Swiss community centre that has flourished since 1995. The organisation is operated by volunteers and offers a feeling of connection to the city and the canton Basel-Stadt, the region, and Switzerland. Nomen est Omen: ‘Centrepoint Basel. A Local Club for Global People’.
Its facility is situated in the historical centre and is easily accessible for members to engage in various activities and social gatherings.
What Centrepoint offers
Centrepoint offers the chance to participate in frequent community events, activity groups (e.g., bridge, reading, photography, cooking, yoga, meditation, hiking), language courses, monthly apéro, weekly coffee meetings, art vernissages, conversations, discussions on topical issues, lectures, presentations, tours, and excursions.
Centrepoint also publishes the monthly magazine Horizon and the Newsletter Weekly Briefing, has an English-language library, and members get benefits and discounts at several local businesses.
The Network
Centrepoint cooperates with various partners, including the International School Basel (ISB), GGG Stadtbibliothek Basel, the Canton and City of Basel, and the Basel Expat Expo.
Contact
Address: Im Lohnhof 8, 4051 Basel, opening hours (see website), e-mail [email protected], T: 061 261 20 02
Website: https://www.centrepoint.ch/