Talking trolls

Around ten members gathered upstairs in the gallery at the Norwegian Church to enjoy a presentation about trolls from the society’s own Thomas. Thom led us through a whistle-stop tour of the background of these mysterious creatures including their history, the different types of trolls one may encounter, their appearance in folklore and literature and and their portrayal in recent film and television. Refreshments were available via the Norsk cafe and Tyra kindly made a chocolate cake for all to enjoy. Thank you Tyra!

In addition, our member Mary brought archival items and documents gathered by herself and her family related to the Church such as newspaper clippings and original photographic negatives from the church re-opening. We are very grateful to have received such a special and important collection of items and are certain that these will be of value to the preservation of the Church’s history.

As always, there was plenty of time to catch up and mingle following the talk.

Dates for your diary: Autumn programme 2023

We’ll write more about our plans shortly, but we wanted to give you as much notice as possible of the dates we’ve agreed for our autumn programme of events.

Sunday 24 September, 2.30-4.30 pm: A.G.M.

We’ll elect a new committee (volunteers and nominations welcome!), discuss ideas for events and social gatherings, and remember Karen Allen, a loyal friend of the society and the Norwegian church, who sadly died last year. We’ve a painting of the church to unveil and a plaque to celebrate her life.

Saturday 21 October, 2 pm – Trolls!

Thomas Alexander Husøy-Ciaccia will host our celebration of Norway’s mountain-dwellers, the trolls.

Sunday 26 November, 2 pm – Decorating the Christmas tree

We’ll make and hang decorations on the tree in Norwegian style. Special fun for families!

Sunday 10 December – Festival of Light and Friendship

This much-loved annual event where we light the Christmas trees indoors and out. We are also hoping to be able to hold a bilingual service in the church for the first time in decades. More details to follow.