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Save the Date : Thanks to our Day Trips leader Andy Britton, the club is again organizing a visit to Kinston for a fun day of socializing, food and professional baseball, Sunday, June 16th, 2024, as part of the club’s Out of Town Day Trip for June!
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Where We Come From…. According to our latest membership report as created by our great Newcomers of New Bern Club membership director Martha Crawley (Feb. 22, 2024), the top 5 states as currently represented in the club are : 1. North Carolina, 50 Members (12.7% of club) 2. New York, 44 Members (11.2%) 3. Virginia, […]
Luau Murder Mystery at Red Sail Park, Fairfield Harbour Join us May 18 , 2 pm for our annual Spring Fling. We’ve worked hard to put together this imaginative social event complete with Hawaiian music and a mystery prepared by our own Newcomer Stuart Tucker.
If being part of Newcomers has made a difference in your life, please consider serving on the club’s board to ensure that future newcomers have the same opportunity. If you are interested please email newcomerswebmasternb@gmail.com . What do board members do? Visit our board page. We’re still in need of a communications person and a club president. […]
As spring approaches and the weather warms up, so do our Newcomers Activities. With all that’s going on, now is also a good time to offer special thanks to our activity leaders. These folks volunteer their time to plan, organize, and communicate opportunities for club members to come together, explore the area, make new friends, […]
At our monthly club meetings, we are now offering a brief orientation session, “Intro to Newcomers 101,” at 6:30 p.m. , before the meeting starts at 7. This talk is open to all who recently joined and to all interested in joining. Our goal is to make it easy to take advantage of everything the […]
The Newcomers Club of New Bern publishes informative e-news emails each month. Reading these short emails is a great way to keep up to date on everything Newcomer Club. Read the latest email here. This month you will learn about some big upcoming events including our annual day at the Down East Wood Ducks and […]
A few weeks ago, I took the time to visit the town of Bath. My journey to this oldest town in North Carolina was organized by the Day Trips Activity group and was an event well attended and enjoyed.
SAVE THE DATE The February 2024 photo walk will be held in downtown New Bern, beginning at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Our theme will be What is your perspective, a visual challenge to find creative ways to photograph three historic buildings in New Bern. For more info on Newcomers Photo Walks and to […]
Our next monthly meeting will be Thursday, March 14, 2024 The featured speaker at our March meeting will be a representative from the Route 70 project who will discuss the purpose of this work and how it benefits and impacts our area.
The plaque in memory of former Newcomers Club of New Bern president Joanne Orluk has been installed on a memorial bench at Martin Marietta Park in New Bern.
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Save the Date : Thanks to our Day Trips leader Andy Britton, the club is again organizing a visit to Kinston for a fun day of socializing, food and professional baseball, Sunday, June 16th, 2024, as part of the club’s Out of Town Day Trip for June!
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May 2024 President’s Note/Bill Brettschneider Nearing the end of my year as president, it was been a rewarding journey – one highlighted by success and surprises, obstacles and opportunities. This past week afforded an unexpected window of reflection.
I just returned from the Newcomers extended day trip to Asheville and to Biltmore Estate, and I continue to be amazed by the beauty and variety found in North Carolina. We had a great time, made some new friends, and I highly recommend visiting the area if you have the chance.
APRIL 2024-Photo Walk, 3:00 p.m, Tuesday, April 23 Flower Photography : Gardens Around , Tryon Palace, New Bern New Bern is graced by some of the most photogenic gardens in the area, many located on the historic grounds outside the gates of Tryon Palace. We will meet at the corner of George and Pollock streets, […]
Would you like to see some of the fun our Newcomers Club members had in March? Click on the YouTube video below and check out our March highlights video on our YouTube channel.
Alumni Group of Newcomers (AGN) After the third year of your Newcomers Club membership, members “graduate” and may join the Alumni Group of Newcomers (AGN) if they desire. Do I need to graduate from Newcomers to join the Alumni Group? No, you do not. If you have lived in the area for more than a […]
The new Newcomers Hiking group’s first hike will be Saturday morning April 13, 2024, at 10 a.m. at the Flanners beach off Route 70, east of New Bern. Please email Joe at jagir@optonline.net for more info. All hikers are asked to meet Joe at the parking lot by the building that houses the restrooms […]
Happy National Volunteer month! Today we would like to thank all the club members and everyone in the community who share their time and talents to make our community a better place to live. We are sending out a special shoutout to our activity leaders who work hard every month to make sure there is […]
This morning I learned that today, March 21 is the “International Day of Forests.” Established by the UN 11 years ago, the day draws attention to the need to preserve these essential ecosystems, which supply food, water, medicine and other resources. Tongue in cheek, do those “other resources” include the bumper crop of pollen we […]
Now that the weather is warming up, there are lots of New Bern Newcomers activities being planned. If you’ve been meaning to get out and play a sport, we have regularly-scheduled groups playing pickleball, tennis, golf, bocce, hiking, cycling and more.
Next club meeting : Thursday, April 11, 2024 Our featured speaker will be Suzanne Madison who will talk about Craven Community College’s Community Enrichment Program courses.