The London Language Show took place this year from 31 October to 2 November. Hundreds of exhibitors, from publishers to language schools, government agencies to recruiters, were in town for the biggest language exhibition of the year, and it was only fitting that the Esperanto Association of Britain should be well represented too. As has become customary over the last few years, a variety of JEB members were in attendance to assist EAB in promoting Esperanto (more…)

Visitors to Esperanto House in Barlaston, the headquarters of the Esperanto Association of Britain, might have been surprised last Saturday to find it playing host to an event known as the ODD weekend. The ODD (or Open Democracy Discussion!) group was organised by Derek Tatton as a chance for Esperantists to come together and debate a wide variety of issues in a friendly and informal environment. JEB-anoj Tim and Clare were two of the ten participants, who over the course of two days discussed themes as diverse as the meaning of citizenship and how to appreciate fine wine. (more…)

JEB’s autumn meet-up took place on Saturday October 11th. Seven young Esperantists - Tim, Clare, Thomas, Damon, Guy, Chris (a komencanto) and Ben (from Belgium) - met up outside the Worcester Cathedral. We soon moved on to lunch in a nearby pub, where enjoyed a wide variety of food and drinks, as well as some very interesting conversation and as a short walk through the historic parts of the city.

It was particularly nice to be joined by a non-native English speaker for this latest renkontiĝo, as it inspired us to speak Esperanto more dilligently than usual; impressively, Chris - who had only been learning Esperanto for a few weeks and had never spoken the language before - was able to follow our conversation and to join in with most of it.

Once again, however, the JEB meet-up has proven to be one of the most interesting ways to spend a Saturday. The next meetup will be in the New Year - please do get in touch if you have any ideas for dates or a venue.

The JEB Autumn Meet-up has now been scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 11th in the attractive Midland city of Worcester. Details are as yet to be negotiated, but we plan to meet in a central location around lunch-time, and proceed to a pub for some food and a chat. All JEB members are welcome - we can speak as much or as little Esperanto as you like - so please get in touch, either here or at the forums if you are interested in coming along and would like more information.

We’re always open to suggestions as to new locations for future meet-ups, so if you can’t make this date or Worcester is too far for you to travel, please get in touch also and we’ll see what we can do next time round

This year’s IS is taking place between 27th December and 3rd January in the picturesque German town of Biedenkopf. If you want to know more, you should check out the cool new IS website, where you can read all about the proposed program and see photos from last year’s event

As is traditional, there promises to be a high JEB turn-out this year. If you would like to join us, feel free to get in touch at the forums, where we will do our best to answer any questions you might have. This thread, which discusses the best and cheapest ways to get to Biedenkopf, may also be of use. Don’t forget that if you’re under 26 and speak Esperanto, you may be eligible to attend Esperanto events for free

Having just got back from the IJK in Hungary, JEB are now looking to organise another meet-up in the UK this autumn. This will be a small, informal get-together, probably on a Saturday afternoon, at a time and location as yet to be decided At the moment we’re open to suggestions for a town to meet in - our most recent meetings have been in Leicester, Peterborough and Buxton - so if you are interested in coming along and would like to suggest a location convenient for you, please don’t hesitate to get in touch either here or in the forums and we’ll see what we can do We will also be grateful if interested parties could get in touch with their preferred dates so that we can try to arrange a day convenient for all. The current thinking is late September or early October to give everyone a chance to get back from their exciting summer holidays!

This weekend, five JEBanoj travelled to the beautiful Peak District town of Buxton for the second annual JEB Summer Meet-up. The event was somewhat more sparsely attended than I had hoped, but whether this was my fault for accidentally arranging it to clash with the first weekend of the UK, or Tim’s fault for vetoing the funky piece of Wordart I tried to put in the flyer, is a matter open for debate Nevertheless, five’s company, six is a crowd, and those of us who attended had a very enjoyable weekend indeed (more…)

There’s been a bit of excitement in Esperantujo over the past few days The Metro newspaper reported on Monday morning that the catalogue company Littlewoods Direct have chosen to use Esperanto as part of their latest advertising campaign. The TV advert, which takes place on a desert island, will feature the natives speaking in Esperanto. The company have been quoted as saying that whilst they appreciate that most people will not understand what is being said, they chose the language because they feel it reflected the beauty and elegance of their clothes. (more…)

It’s now official~! The JEB summer meetup will be taking place on the weekend of 19th and 20th July in Buxton, Derbyshire. For more information, please see the leaflet attached below. If you’re interested in coming, please get in touch with us as soon as possible so that we can help you find some suitably-priced accommodation.

JEB Summer Meet-up

Look forward to seeing you in Buxton

JEB are currently in the process of discussing an official summer meet-up. The latest plan is to spend a weekend in July or August in the pleasant town of Buxton in the Peak District. Nothing, however, is as yet final and if you have any ideas, JEB would like to hear from you. Visit us in this forum thread and let us know which weekends you are available and where you would like to go

We hope to agree the details soon, so watch this space for further information about accommodation and activities!