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THE ANGLO-NORSE
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ROLF CHRISTOPHERSEN,
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REGISTERED UK CHARITY
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e-mail: Secretariat
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TEL.: 020 7235 9529 |
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NEWSLETTER I - 2008
CAROL SERVICE
Many thanks to those who
turned up to help with the Carol Service both at the door, in the kitchen, with
laying the tables and serving the coffee as well as to Arthur Dixon for his
lovely Kransekake.
CONTINUITY
AND CHANGE IN 2008
While we continue with
events to mark famous Norwegians with our Literature Evening in January, this
year we are also introducing two meetings taking place during the day. This in
response to requests from some of our members who find it difficult to travel
home in the evening. We are testing how
popular and widespread interest for daytime arrangements are and will be happy
to receive feedback from members.
COSCAN
MEMBERSHIP
COSCAN who last year launched individual membership
for those interested, have now got their web-site up and running. Their address
is www.coscan.co.uk. There is a link
from our home page.
10 %
reduction on DFDS for ANS members
Please also remember that through Anglo Norse’s
Membership of COSCAN our members benefit from a 10% discount on all DFDS’s
ferries.
Booking reference is required and can be obtained
from the Secretary on 0208 452 4843.
Gift Aid update
Many
thanks to all our members who have completed Gift Aid. This gesture nets the
Society about £ 1000 extra per annum in income. For those who have yet not done
so, please complete the Gift Aid form.
PROGRAMME FOR WINTER - SPRING 2008
The Newsletter with full
details and booking slips will be available at the end of January.
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
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2008 |
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January 31 |
6.45 pm |
Talk; Literature evening
featuring Jonas Lie and his most famous book; “Familien på Gilje” |
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February 21 |
6.45 pm |
Talk; “The post-war Sami
Movement in Norway” Dr. Ingrid Schild |
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March 6 |
10.30 for 11.00 am* |
Day excursion to Leeds
Castle, departing from Norwegian Seamen’s Church |
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April 17 |
6.45 pm |
AGM, talk by John Birch;
“What happened to Norwegian neutrality?” |
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May 8 |
6.15 for 6.45 pm |
Musical evening at the
Norwegian Ambassador’s Residence |
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Provisional 08 |
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September 25 |
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Author Joanna Kavenna on
her book “The Ice Museum” |
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October 30 |
day time * |
British library |
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November 20 |
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BSES |
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December 11 |
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Carol Service |
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Provisional 09 |
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January |
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Film; Kristin
Lavrensdatter |
(*Please note departure
from regular time)
WINTER - SPRING 2008
PROGRAMME DETAILS
Thursday
31 January will be the first
meeting of the New Year, when Dr. Marie Wells will present Jonas Lie and his
book, “Familien på Gilje”. Jonas Lie,
who died in 1908 was one of the four great Norwegian authors dominating
the 19th Century in Norway. “Familien på Gilje” is Lie’s best known
book and it describes a middle class family living in the Norwegian country
side. While being a social critique it manages to be both tragic and humorous.
Venue:
Royal Norwegian Embassy, 25 Belgrave Square at 6.45 for 7.30 pm. Refreshments will be served (please pay on
the day).
Thursday 21 February; “The Post-War Sami Movment in
Norway” Dr. Ingrid Schild
In 1987, the Norwegian Government passed the Sami
Law, which protected the interests of the Norwegian Sami as an ethnic group and
provided for the establishment of the Norwegian Sami Parliament. The talk, accompanied by slides, will trace
the events leading up to the establishment of the Parliament and show how it
exacerbated divisions between Sami ethnopolitical organisations.
Ingrid Schild is a lecturer in sociology at the
University of Umeå, Sweden. She wrote
about the Sami Parliament whilst a student at the Scott Polar Research
Institute in Cambridge, having lived and worked in Karasjok. Her more recent research interests are in the
sociology of science, most notably a study of international collaboration in
polar research.
Venue:
Royal Norwegian Embassy, 25, Belgrave Square at 6.45 for 7.30pm
Refreshments will be served (please pay on the day).
Thursday 6 March; Trip to
Leeds Castle by coach from The Norwegian Seamen’s Church, 1 Albion Street, Rotherhithe,
(nearest underground Canada Waters), and returning from Leeds Castle car park
at 15.30 pm. Approx. Travel time is 1
hour.
Meet at 10.30 am with
dep. 11.00 am, arriving back in Rotherhithe at about 16.30 pm. The cost of the
trip including travel and entry to the Castle,
the Dog Collar Museum, the Aviary and the Garden is £ 22.75 per person.
Visitors will be able to walk round at their own pace, but it is recommended to
hire an Audio Tour which costs £ 2.25 extra and must be booked at the
same time as the visitor’s ticket.
The Castle also offers a Coffee Table Guide Book at
£ 4.00. However, if the Audio
Tour and the Guide Book is ordered together the cost for both is £ 5.00.
Thursday 17 April. Annual General Meeting.
AGM:
The accounts for 2006 will be presented and discussed, so members are urged to
attend.
After the conclusion of
the AGM John Birch will speak on "What happened to Norwegian
neutrality?" John's grandfather, general Holtfodt, was
responsible as Minister of Defence for maintaining Norway's neutrality during
the First World War and became chief of the Norwegian armed forces. One of his
junior officers was Vidkun Quisling, who acted as Defence Minister and then as
head of the Second World War pro-German government. Armed with some original
insights gleaned from his Norwegian family, John looks at aspects of Norway's
defence and foreign policy from the dissolution of the union with Sweden in
1905 to its post-war membership of NATO.
Venue:
Royal Norwegian Embassy, 25 Belgrave Square. Please note that the meeting
will begin at 7.00 PM. Refreshments
will be served from 6.15.(please pay on the day).
Thursday 8 May, Musical Evening.
Once again the Society has been invited to enjoy
the generous hospitality of H.E. the Norwegian Ambassador and his lovely wife,
Berit.
We will start with pre-concert drinks at 6.15 pm for 6.45 and the concert is followed by a buffet
reception lasting till 8.30 pm.
We are asking members to contribute £ 10 per person, which is not
refundable, towards the cost of the concert.
Venue: 10 Palace Green, London W8.
Please note that cars may only enter from Notting Hill Gate, and, that while you can
arrive by taxi, empty taxies are not allowed into Place Green for security
reasons; this means that you cannot order taxis to pick you up.
Other events
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February 7 – February 11 |
Norwegian musician Nils Økland
is touring the UK in February with Scottish harpist Catriona McKay. The five
concerts will take place as follows: St
George’s, Bristol (7 February at 8pm), RNCM,
Manchester (8 February at 7.30pm), Taylor
John’s House, Coventry (9 February), Seven, Leeds
(10 February at 8pm), and St Cyprian’s (sounduk), London (11 February) |
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February 8 – March 20 |
London-based Norwegian
photographer Sølve Sundsbø will open his solo exhibition ‘Saturated’ in
conjunction with launch of new art gallery, Spring Projects at Spring House, 10
Spring Place, London NW5 3BH |
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September 18 to September 21 |
100% Norway @
100% Design 100% Norway will be back at 100% Design, Earls
Court, with a new and bigger show which looks certain to make an impact on
this annual event. |
MEMBERSHIP AND GIFT AID
Thank
you to those who have paid their membership fee for 2008.
However,
there are
still some whose subscriptions are outstanding.
As a Registered
Charity whose meetings, scholarships and other special projects serve our
charitable purposes, we are entitled to claim tax back for
subscriptions/donations from those members who are British tax-payers. For us
to do so we ask you to complete the Gift
Aid form and return to us at the above
address.
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