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My British-Hungarian story:: I had a Hungarian grandmother, and I'm married to one!

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"British Hungarian Fellowship - Help Fund Opened" (1956)

Just saw the BHF was appealing for funds for refugees in 1956, and with an impressive roster of signatories: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19561115&id=OGJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e5wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3024,1647609&hl=en

Posted on January 27, 2016 at 7:40

Member banned

Some of you have recently received unsolicited and inappropriate mail from someone called Celina who signed up as a member but clearly had no interest in British-Hungarian cultural affairs. This member has now been banned and all her messages blocked. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience she caused.

Posted on February 20, 2009 at 9:17

Laszlo Peter, President of the British-Hungarian Fellowship died on 6 June

London, 2008. június 6., péntek (MTI) - Elhunyt Péter László történész professzor, a University College London egyetem tanára.

A patinás londoni egyetem Szláv és Kelet-Európai Tanulmányok Intézetének (SSEES) emeritus professzorát életének 80. évében, hosszas betegeskedés után pénteken érte a halál - tájékoztatták az MTI-t a tudós irodalmi hagyatékának gondozói.

Péter László az 1960-as évek végétől a londoni egyetemen magyar történelmet, azon belül alkotmánytörténetet, XVIII-XIX.… Continue

Posted on June 6, 2008 at 19:30

settling in

We've changed the name of this community from "British-Hungarian Fellowship" to "British-Hungarian Network", with a link back to the smart new official site of the British-Hungarian Fellowship. We are operated by the BHF, but this makes it simpler to focus on our mission of providing a space where all sorts of British-Hungarian individuals and groups can meet up.

At Gilbert Pant's suggestion I've just created a… Continue

Posted on January 13, 2008 at 16:44

Comment Wall (3 comments)

At 0:25 on January 5, 2008, Glenn Gilbert said…: Surprising what a little camoflage can accomplish with all but the most scrutinizing of eyes. Would have responded earlier, but had to pop down to Clarksburg.

At 8:40 on August 3, 2009, Shan said…: He is now back in Hungary,,, he lives midway between Budapest and Lake Balato in a village of some 6,000 residents (I have the name written down and buried in a mountain of papers!). He was working over here for a year, but I did not meet him and his co-worker until April 2009. We managed to communicate because I speak marvelous pigeon english, and by using a lot of sign language, and a rather inaccurate interenet translator service! !!!

At 17:18 on June 17, 2011, Tony Balazs said…: It is a bit of a shock, I admit.

As for science, I used to be a molecular biologist, and am now a behaviour analyst, which is of use with reptiles as well as people.

I work with autistic children and their families. Our youngest child, Simon, has autism.

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