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Accommodation fees (including excursion)

Course fees

Booking deadline  

Your application and your deposit of € 200,- must be received by 15 January 2022. 
After that date you could still register, but several classes will be fully booked (or cancelled already).                

Early booking:

If you book before 15 November 2021, you will get a discount of € 50- on the final balance!

Bank account:

(BOLD are letters, plain type are figures)

I you are asked for an address of the bank, you can use this address:

ING Bank N.V. 
Foreign Operations 
PO Box 1800 
1000 BV Amsterdam

• You are responsible for paying any bank charges
• Please add your full name and 'Biezenmortel' as the reference on your bank transfer
  If you make a payment for several people, please tell your bank to note all names on the bank transfer; or if this is not possible send us an e-mail advising us of the amount which has been transferred, on what date, and a list of all the people and their fees included (If this information is not received, we will not be able to see who has paid)
• In the event of cancellation before 15 March 2022 a deposit of € 50,- will be forfeited, after that date the whole amount of the deposit (€ 200,-) will be non-refundable
• A place on the course can only be reserved if full fees have been received by 15 May 2022
• In the event of cancellation after 15 June 2022 an amount of € 500,- will be not refundable
  (be wise: organise cancellation insurance!)
• The cost of any class materials is not included in the course fee and this will need to be paid during the course

Bursaries

To try and enable as many people as possible to come, we are offering a lot of options! However, if you do need some financial support, please apply to your own Guild Committee for a bursary. Guilds may also nominate individuals for possible funding from the international Margaret James Fund (Please send your request as soon as possible).

Insurance

Course participants are responsible for their own insurances, such as health and travel insurance and any personal liability insurance
Holiday cancellation insurance would be wise

Additional costs

• Sheet music (booklets, copies) between € 5 and € 10
• Bamboo, small: between € 5 and € 10, big: between € 10 and € 20
• Costs for embroidery between € 15 and € 20
• Decoration and Painting between € 10 and € 15
• Drinks in the bar

Bedding is included
Towels are for rent

Course address

International Course for Bamboo Pipe Players
‘De Beukenhof’
Capucijnenstraat 46
5074 PJ Biezenmortel
The Netherlands

Accommodation

De Beukenhof is a rather old monastery with group accommodation so don’t expect hotel facilities, but there are many different accommodation options:

• Luxury single room
• Basic single room
• Luxury double room
• Basic double room
• Luxury multiple room (at least 4 beds)
• Basic multiple room (at least 4 beds)

Luxury rooms have en-suite shower and toilet facilities.
Guests in basic rooms will have communal showers and toilets close to their room. 

There is one lift, to be used by disabled participants only.

Travelling to Biezenmortel

Biezenmortel can be reached easily by train from Amsterdam and Eindhoven. Take the train to Eindhoven and then change trains there for the village of Oisterwijk.
In Oisterwijk you will be picked up by a shuttle which the Dutch Guild will organise.
For those coming by car there is plenty of parking space at De Beukenhof.
Detailed information will follow in the final letter which will also include your personal daily programme.

Start and Finish

Arrival on Friday 22 July will be from 16.00 p.m.
Between 17.00 and 19.00 a meal with soup and bread will be served.
Departure on Saturday July 30^th is after breakfast.

Application

Applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis
Room allocations will also be on a first come, first served basis!
Please note that applications are accepted only after we have received your application form and your deposit
Please make your application via the application form below

Pay attention: It's a Google form

If, for some reason, you don't want to fill in your Google account, download the link below and open it in another browser, e.g. Microsoft Edge, Firefox or Safari

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMKyFk8hxbZ6-TokjbphHRncSMIRj1cnQ9iFOaFkJD7ShO7A/viewform

Covid-19

We hope that all measures have been released at the time of our course.
If not, the current Covid-19 measures will be followed during the course.

At this place we will give updates, if necessary!

Hospitality

After the course it is possible to have a few nights hospitality with members of the Dutch Guild (free bed and breakfast facilities hosted by families of the Dutch Guild in the neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Delft, Rotterdam, Groningen, etc.). Arrangements for this will be made during the course. If you are interested, please make a note on the application form.

Further information

After 1 May 2022 you will receive a letter about your personal programme and the balance you have to pay, which also includes further details about the course.

Exams

If your own country doesn’t have a Guild, there will be the possibility to take the international exams. If you are interested, please make a note on the application form.

Questions

If you have any questions, send an e-mail to:

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Hesitations?

Do not hesitate and come!
The Dutch Guild is looking forward to welcome you!