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Half-Yearly Meeting 10th - 12th October 2008

Fischereimuseum Cuxhaven
Ohlroggestraße Halle VII
27472 Cuxhaven
Germany

The Council of the International Guild of Knot Tyers has invited the German branch membership to host the 2008 October meeting. They, in turn, would like to invite the membership to attend the meeting.

Cuxhaven

Cuxhaven is home to an important fisherman's wharf & ship registration point for Hamburg as well as the Kiel Canal and has long belonged to Hamburg. Tourism is also of great importance.

The Island of Neuwerk, a Hamburg dependency, is located just northwest of Cuxhaven in the North Sea. The city's symbol is a beacon or lighthouse. The wooden landmark on the mouth of the Elbe marks the boundary between the river and the North Sea and also adorns the the city's coat of arms.

The High Sea Fishing Museum is located in the historical fishing industry area just behind the River Elbe. The museum itself offers visitors an inside look into the city's 100 year old fishing history.

Other points of interest:

Cuxhaven Fishing Museum: Weekend details:

Friday 10th October

We can start putting the displays together from 12pm. There will be directions to the rooms in the museum.There is ample parking close to the museum. Tables (2 metres) arranged by the museum).

All day: "Knots & more" - Focus on children & youth.

Saturday 11th October

Morning meeting in the Museum's Lotsenraum (Pilots-Room).
From 09:00 am:
  • Welcome by the President of the IGKT.
  • Welcome from the German branch and details for the weekend.
  • Further points of interest set by the Council
10:00 to 12:00am
  • Visiting Cux-TRAWL.
  • Demonstration of Wire Splicing.
  • On completion, back to our tables in the museum.

Does anyone wish to have some lunch? There are several good places for lunch in the historical fishing port area close to the museum.

2 pm:
  • Workshop hosted by Andres Beisswingert, who is a rigger of Gleistein Ropes, Bremen.
  • Raffle to be set by the Council
5:00pm:
The museum closes.
7:00pm:
Knot Tyers Dinner "A la carte"

Sunday 12th October

10am:
Arrive at the Fishing Museum

A chance to take a stroll around the historical fishing port. See the famous light ship "Elbe I" which was once was positioned at the estuary at the River Elbe. Today "Elbe I" serves as a museum ship and it is berthed just a few steps away from the Alte Liebe (Old Love) - a place where many emigrants in the 19th Century sailed for a better life in America. Displays will carry on during the day. Everyone knows that you need to get on the road but it would be nice to keep our displays open for as long as possible.

How to get to Cuxhaven

Flights

There are direct flights to Hamburg International and Bremen Airport from several UK airports. Bremen might be the better option (closer to Cuxhaven). Please check the Internet!

From the Airports

  1. Take trains/ buses to the central Hamburg railway station via Bremen.
  2. At the railway station, pick up trains to Cuxhaven Central Station.
  3. Leave the train and pick up Bus Numbers:
    • 1001 (best)
    • 1004
    • 1006
    • 1007
    to Duhnen/ Dorf where Brabands Gästehaus is located.

Transport between Brabands Gästehaus and the museum will be managed by Knot Tyers who come by car.

Participents

Please contact:

Peter Willems Bauer Landstr.-200c
D 24939 Flensburg

Email: peter@fancyworks.de
Phone: +49 461 73176
Fax: +49 461 7749318
Mobile: 0173 4634679

Fischereimuseum Cuxhaven: Phone 04721 665262 (if you call inside Germany).

Registrations no later then 15th August 2008.

Accommodation

Gästehaus & Landhaus Braband
Rugenbargsweg 21 & 23
D 27476 Cuxhaven
24939 Flensburg / Germany

Phone: 049 4721 48332
Fax: 049 4721 445127
Email: inf@gaestehaus-braband.de

Reservations please before August 15th.

Brabands Gästehaus offers 15 double and 8 single rooms. All the rooms are reserved for Guild members only until August 15th. Otherwise, there are many hotels and guest houses in the area, as Cuxhaven is a well known holiday place in Germany.

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