Tuesday, June 2

Morning/afternoon: Arrival at Schiphol airport; transfer to hotel/private accommodations
Check in at the hotel/private accommodation

From 18:00h:welcome at the private home of Johan Riemersma, study circle participant and his wife at Stadsring 49; 19:30h dinner

Wednesday, June 3

09:30h- 12:00h: Visit to the care- and nursing home De Lichtenberg:
09:30-10:15h - introduction care for seniors
10:15-10:45h - tea/coffee break
10:45-12:00h - tour around the institution
12:15h - 13:15h: Lunch
13:45h - 15:30h: Visit to Ravelijn Volunteers Centre: info about volunteering by seniors and the Sensorproject by ms Wilhelmien Hazelhoff
16:00h - 17:30h: Volunteers’project De Waterlijn, host mr Jan Vennekens; boatttour around the canals
18:00h:Dinner at the De Expeditie centre (vegetarian only!); introduction on the municipal senior citizens policy by ms Ineke Hooijschuur; sing along

Thursday, June 4

09:30h - 12:00h: Visit to the senior citizens’ housing project Puntenburg:
09:30-10:15h - information about the project’s care format
10:15-10:45h - tea/coffee break
10:45-11:30h - tour around the living quarters
11:30-12:00h - info on new Dutch law on social support
12:30h - 13:30h: Lunch
14:00h - 16:30h: Visit to Armen de Poth beguinage;
14.00h-14.30h - tour around the beguinage
14:30h-16:00h - Futeurope participants’ meeting, discussion
16:00h - 17:00h: Shopping time in inner city
17:00h - 18:45h:Visit housing community Bloemendalse Buitenkade; host ms Isabel Terpstra, study circle participant: reception, visit of an appartment; drinks
19:00h - 21:00h: Farewell dinner at Humphrey’s restaurant; musical performance

Friday, June 5

10:00h - 16:00h: Seminar on ‘Education by and for seniors in Amersfoort and Europe’ at Leerhotel ‘Het Klooster’, Daem Fockemalaan 10, Amersfoort
Late afternoon / Departure from hotel / private accomodation; transfer to train station
evening and Schiphol airport

24 - 27 March: project meeting in Ripley, U.K.

Tuesday 07.9

14.00 NL and UK delegates arrive at Ferihegy Airport Budapest

Transport (230 km) by minibus to Debrecen, Guesthouse Szív

14.00 Finnish people come to Debrecen by transfer

19.00 Dinner at Guesthouse Szív

Welcome and opening the meeting

Getting to know each other

Hungarian seniors make dinner for the guests.

Wednesday 08.9 

Meeting in Home of Equal Opportunity

Presentation on the theme of ” Month of the old people”

Get to know more about the programs.

Take in the situation of elderly people in Hungary.

12.00 Lunch in the Gödör Restaurant

13.00 Go for a walk in the city centre

15.00 Meeting in the office of the ÉLETFA Association

1. Update report per group
• themes discussed
• outside support
• organisation & management (chair, reporting, etc.)

2. Website & forum

3. Next meeting in England (March)

4. Any other matter

19.00 Dinner at Babalu Restaurant

Coordinators’ meeting in the office of the Életfa Association

Thursday 09.9

10.00 Meeting in the Péter Méliusz Juhász Reformed Rest Home

-Presentation of the institution’s operation

- Facilities and services of the institution
- Performance of the seniors and nurses

Lunch at the old people’s home

Walking to the University of Debrecen, than to the “Big

Forest” than go to the thermal bath of Debrecen

Short presentation of thermal bath services for old people

Free time (programs depending on the choice of the guests)

- staying at the thermal bath for swimming, sauna

- visiting the Museum Déri (exhibition of Mihály Munkácsy)

- Visiting the Modem (exhibition of socialist realism)

- sightseeing: churches, Debrecen Reformed Dormitory

- go shopping.

19.30 Dinner at the Régi Vigadó/Krúdy Restaurant

 Friday 10.9.

9.00 UK group transport to Ferihegy airport by flight taxi

NL group transport to Hotel Ibis Budapest by flight taxi

For Finnish guests free time:

go shopping, sightseeing, visiting museums

(programs depending on the choice of the Finnish guests)

13.00 Lunch in Flaska Restaurant

14.30 Finnish group leave to the airport