Membership is open to anyone who is Welsh or of Welsh parentage or descent,
and to others with close Welsh connections and / or a significant interest
in Wales
and Welsh matters.
Members pay an annual membership subscription. A small fee may also
be levied
at meetings to cover the costs of refreshments etc.
The Society's members - most but not all of whom live in the Oslo area-
include
people who have made Norway their home and others who are living here
on a
less permanent basis. At the moment we have about 50 members, but we
would
welcome many more.
The Welsh Society gathers regularly (the first Friday of every month,
if possible),
usually at the home of a member.
Our meetings range from purely social gatherings, such as cheese and
wine parties,
barbecues and the St David's Day and Christmas dinners to cultural
activities.
The latter have included a theatre evening with a visiting Welsh theatre
group at the
Ibsen Festival, concerts and performances by Welsh singers, musicians
and
choirs and exhibitions of the work of Welsh artists living in Norway
or Wales.
There have been excursions to various places of interest, and numerous
talks on
Welsh subjects by our members.
More often than not our meetings are a combination of the social and
the cultural.
The Society has organized three well attended St David's Day concerts
at Gamle
Logen in Oslo. Twice we presented the well known Welsh harpist Eleanor
Bennett
and once the baritone Iwan Wyn Parry. Financial support for these concerts
was
given by amongst others The British Council, The European Union Delegation
in
Oslo and Cunard Lines.
In the summer of 1997 the Welsh Society joined forces with the Scottish
and Irish
communities in Oslo to organize a very successful Celtic ceilidh. We
hope to make
this a biannual event.
The Welsh Society publishes an occasional newsletter.
To find out more about Oslo Welsh Society contact one of the following:
Pamela Hiley - Chairperson : 99 99 99 99
Terry Powell -Vice-Chairperson: 99 99 99 99
Lynn Ryne - Secretary : 99 99 99 99
Internet:http://www.oslowelsh.org