Dear members and friends,
With winter well and truly upon us we are very excited to have some fantastic upcoming events where we can finally meet in person. Following a challenging couple of years this is excellent news now that Covid restrictions have been lifted. We very much hope to see you all so we can finally celebrate together.
AGM 2021 and the Preservation Trust
On 22nd September we hosted our annual AGM via Zoom. We are delighted to announce a reshuffle of our committee plus two new members. Tyra Oseng-Rees will remain as our Chair. Johan Butenschon Skre will remain in his role as Member Secretary, Justin Andersen is now Secretary, Craig Williams and Erin Williams are now committee members who will be taking on more of an administrative role.
We would like to welcome our new committee members. Thomas Husøy has now been elected our new Treasurer, and Marit Hermansen as our event organiser. We are so very pleased that our committee is expanding, as our membership continues to grow this extra help will be much needed.
Thomas Husøy
I am a PhD student in Ancient History at Swansea University and have lived in the UK since 2011. I have a BA from Swansea and a Master from Edinburgh. I am from Møre og Romsdal in Norway and currently live with my finance and cat in Swansea. I have previous experience as a treasurer in both the Hiking Club and the Scandinavian Society during my undergraduate degree in Swansea. I am now looking forward to the role of treasurer in the WNS.
Marit Hermansen
I moved from Norway to Wales in 2000 with my mother and two brothers, to live with my Welsh stepdad. The move was tough and I struggled with homesickness. I therefore decided to make a “little Norway” in Wales and holding onto as many of our weird and wonderful traditions as possible. Finding a small Norwegian community in the Norwegian Church in Cardiff has been a great comfort during the hardest times of homesickness and I look forward to getting more involved 🙂
Renewal of membership
Soon we will be sending out Paypal invoices for the renewal of membership for the forthcoming year. The cost of membership is £10, and £5 for students. Our new Treasurer will soon be forwarding PayPal invoices to those who wish to pay via PayPal. Or should you wish to pay by Bank transfer please email us for the bank details or to let us know that you have made a payment, contact@welshnorwegian.org.
Alternatively, if you wish to pay by Cheque, please make them payable to the ‘The Welsh Norwegian Society’ and send to our Treasurer please email for the postal address. Please be sure to inform us if you have changed address in the last year, so that you will receive the annual magazine. Your continued support of the society is always much appreciated, without our members we would not be able to continue with the social events that help the WNS to continue.
Upcoming Events
Christmas Tree Hunt 11am Sunday 14th November
We are very excited to announce at 11am on Sunday 14th November at Gower Christmas Tree Farm is the return of our fantastic Christmas tree hunt. This has been a very successful event in the past and has been great fun to get the children excited and ready for Christmas. For the adults, we are very grateful to our wonderful member Sol who has very kindly invited members back to her beautiful farm in Overton for a light lunch and some gløgg. Much needed after a busy morning hunting Christmas trees!
If you want to join us this year, please email us to book a space. It will cost £4 per family. This is to cover the cost of gløgg and a light snack at Sol’s house.
Private Christmas Party at the Norwegian Church 2pm-5pm 28th November
We are delighted that we have been able to open the Norwegian Church for members of the Welsh Norwegian Society for us to meet for a festive celebration. We have a limited space, and this is a booking event only. It will cost £10 per family, and this will cover the cost of cakes, coffee/tea, and soft drinks for the children.
Please email to book and you will be given an invoice that need to be paid upfront. If you have any dietary needs, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
Festival of Light and Friendship
The Welsh Norwegian Society is planning some creative festive activities inside the church at the festival og Light and Friendship with Norwegian paper heart creations for all the family. This will be a ticketed event with pre-booking essential. At 4pom the official festival of light and friendship will start with greeting from the mayor of Cardiff council and Norwegian representatives from Vestland County, our new trustee of the Norwegian church Cardiff Bay and a visit from Father Christmas. The Church will sell waffles, lapskaus and hotdogs and there will be an opportunity to listen to some lovely Norwegian Christmas carols and yet again meet up and see the Norwegian Christmas tree outside the Norwegian Church being light up.
More information and booking will be posted shortly and it will have limited spaces due to covid restriction. For members of the Welsh Norwegian Society we are asking if there is any volunteers that can help our with the craft activities during the day. If you do, please email contact@welshnorwegian.org
WNS Annual magazine
We would like to thank all member who very kindly contributed articles to our Annual magazine. We have been able to put together a varied and interesting read. With stories from Norway and Wales, and an update on the progress of the Norwegian church and an introduction to the members of the working groups that have worked tirelessly to save the Norwegian Church. Thank you to all who contributed. The magazine will be sent out to all members and we hope you will remain as a member to the Welsh Norwegian Society.
Renewing your WNS membership
A big thank you to to all our members. The membership year runs from October each year and ends with the AGM in September, at which point we send out reminders for renewal. If you wish to become a WNS member or do not wish to receive our emails any longer; please contact us: contact@welshnorwegian.org
Membership fee is £10 for a year. A PayPal invoice is sent out annually to members for an easy way to renew.
For cheque or bank transfer, please email us for details: contact@welshnorwegian.org
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