looking for family friends in brussels

[joyanos]

Hi ladies

Am new on here and in brussels, have got a Dh and 2 little kiddos under 2, have been kinda lonely aside from my 2little kids who has been keeping me busy, would really want to have some close family friends and girlfriends...just to get social both for myself and the kids

would really appreciate some English speaking families...cos am neither good at both languages

looking forward to chatting up and meeting you soon

Join BCT. There are over 1200 members and loads of groups. Once your eldest gets to school age, ie 2 1/2, if you choose the right school, you can make friends that way too.
www.bctbelgium.org/

thanks alot once again running mad,would check the site out

pls are there any mama and babys group here in brussels...you know of?

Yes there are dozens of them, run by BCT!

You get drop-in centres in French and Dutch too, on this map, marked with blue pins.

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Hello joyanos, welcome to Brussels! We have a facebook page for mumsnetters in the Benelux. If you're on facebook and would like to join, send me a private message on here. It's a secret group so no-one else can see us or what we write (in theory!). We share lots of information and also meet up.

Just let me know if you're interested.

Oh and I second runningmad's suggestion of joining the BCT. It's how I made all my English speaking friends.

yes longtime i will love to be a mem. on the fb page...but cant figure out how to send you a private msg

pls put me through

runningmad kinda confused here,pls fill me in, the blue pins map you sent is it for BCT drop-in centers for plays or language in french and in dutch?

There are for all of them. There are 2 BCT rooms, one in Ixelles and the other in Wezembeek-Oppem. BCT also runs other groups held in other people's homes. You have to join BCT to have access to the groups at their 2 rooms and the timetable for the groups held in private homes.

The French and Dutch groups you don't need membership for, you just turn up at the advertised opening times which should be included on the links to the blue pins.

Welcome to Bxls!

Fwiw ... I didn't really feel "rooted" in Bxls until my dd started school. Then I met loads of friends (some of her friends' parents) and doing the school run/a bit of volunteering. So, if you are staying for a while, don't worry, things will definitely get better! (I know how isolating being with small los all day can be though).

And ... if you are intending to stay for a long time, do get enrolled in some language courses. I know it's stating the obvious, but friendships depend on speaking the same language and they'll give you lots more opportunities to make friends with interesting people.

got it ladies...thanks a million

I've added you to the page!