We have just had some details of the October visit to Edinburgh.

Svenska kyrkan I Edinburgh, torsdag-fredag 3-4 oktober

3 oktober kl. 12.30 Gudstjänst, Greenside Parish Church, 1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB
3 oktober kl. 13.00 Lunch på Joseph Pearce’s Bar, 23 Elm Row, EH7 4AA
4 oktober kl. 15.00 Fika på Hemma. Vi bjuder på fika med lekhörna för barnen. Tunbuilding, 73 Holyrood Road, EH8 8AU

Members may be interested in  this one-day event in Edinburgh on 22 June.

The organisers describe it like this:

The Swedish Embassy has planned a celebration of Sweden Day in Edinburgh on 8 June. We have now had the details.

In the morning there will be a service with the Swedish church at 11:30-12:30.  This will take place in St Martin’s Episcopal Church, 232 Dalry Road, Edinburgh EH11 2JG.

The Embassy will then host the Sweden day at Akva, between 1 pm and 4 pm.

The Ambassador and the Lord Provost will say some words of welcome at 1:30 and then the Swedish Choir in Edinburgh will sing a few songs.

That will be followed by Swedish fika, with jordgubbstårta and kanelbullar, and with a few games going on (tipspromenad, mingelbingo, något för barnen). (The Embassy is trying to find somebody who could make midsommarkransar, for a small cost. Can you?)

Hopefully there will be lots of people and we’ll have a good time celebrating summer!  If you would like to attend, please register at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sweden-day-celebration-in-edinburgh-tickets-61578756719

Open Letter to EU Citizens

The First Minister has published an open letter to EU citizens living in Scotland.  The full text is available here:

FM’s letter

A link to it is also provided in the Brexit section of the website.

We have been told about a film to be shown at Edinburgh University on 13 March.  The film will be preceded by an historical introduction by John Gilmour.  It promises to be a most interesting evening.

Here are the details:

Scandinavian Studies at the University of Edinburgh welcomes you to a private screening of Harald Zwart’s acclaimed Second World War drama, The 12th Man. The event takes place on 13.3.19 at 6pm in G.04 50 George Square. The screening is ticketed but tickets are free.

This will be a public event open to everyone. To secure a seat, please book a ticket via our Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/film-sceening-the-12th-man-2017-tickets-58001938359

The film was released to rave reviews, with 5 stars on iTunes and 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. Teo Bugbee of The New York Times had this to say:

“The 12th Man” depicts a Norwegian hero’s resistance to Nazism during World War II, centering on the true story of Jan Baalsrud (Thomas Gullestad), a rebel fighter who evaded capture for over two months during the German occupation of Norway.

The film begins when 11 of Jan’s comrades are taken prisoner by Nazi soldiers. One is killed immediately, while the other 10 endure torture first on their way to death, a fate that surely awaits Jan if he fails to reach neutral Sweden. He starts his flight on foot, limping from the initial skirmish after losing a toe to a stray bullet. As Jan slowly makes his way to the border, he is pursued relentlessly by a high-ranking Nazi officer, Kurt Stage (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), even as frostbite and gangrene force Jan to rely ever more on the protection of friendly Norwegians. In “The 12th Man,” escape is a matter of endurance.

In his direction of Jan’s exodus, Harald Zwart lingers on the Arctic Circle location of this hero’s ordeal. The mountainous borderlands bring the threat of extremities lost to cold, the challenge of crossing streams when the touch of water might chill you for days. Sleds and sleighs become vehicles of guerrilla warfare; reindeer are fashioned into allies; daring escapes are made on skis. The reward of Mr. Zwart’s attention to the unique details of this historical account is that Jan’s path to safety frequently shocks, offering scenes of defiance that are unfamiliar or unexpected. In a familiar genre, “The 12th Man” preserves the element of surprise by understanding its terrain (3 May 2018).

The screening will be preceded by an historical introduction by John Gilmour, joint editor of ‘Hitler’s Scandinavian Legacy’ whose research interests include the Second World War in Scandinavia. He is an Honorary Fellow teaching in Scandinavian Studies.’

NB: Due to the gory nature of some of the scenes, tickets will only be issued for adult admission.

Further details about the Swedish Church visit to Edinburgh in March.

We have received a letter giving us further details about the Swedish Church visit to Edinburgh next month.  Here is what it says:

Hej, nu kommer vi snart på besök till Edinburgh!

Torsdagen 7 mars 2019 träffas vi för gudstjänst kl. 12.30 i Greenside Parish Church (1b Royal Terrace, EH7 5AB). Därefter samlas vi för lunch kl. 13.00 på Joseph Pearce’s bar (23 Elm Row, EH7 4AA).
Fredagen den 8 mars kl. 15.00 ses vi för fika på Hemma (Tunbuilding, 73 Holyrood, EH8 8AU). Fika och svensk film för barnen. En chans att prata svenska, byta böcker, mm…

Vi som kommer den här gången är vår nya komminister Teresia Derlén och diakoniassistent Kerstin Garplid.

Svenska kyrkan bjuder på lunchen och fika. För att veta hur många vi blir på lunchen den 7 mars så vill vi att du anmäler dig senast 27 februari till office@swedishchurch.com
eller på tel. 020 7723 5681.

Vi ser fram emot att ses snart!

Varma hälsningar,
Kerstin Garplid
Diakoniassistent / Lay Deacon
laydeaconkerstin@swedishchurch.com
PHONE +442077235681
MOBILE +447860547271
SVENSKA KYRKAN I LONDON
6 Harcourt Street, London W1H 4AG

Thanks a lot to everyone who joined the Brexit Briefing event earlier in the week. And a huge thanks to Jennifer Ang and Per Johansson for very interesting and engaging speeches.

Powerpoint presentationen är bifogad.

EU citizens’ rights and Brexit Edinburgh 23 Jan

Se länkar med information angående EU valet nedan

https://www.european-elections.eu/

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/en/your-meps/european_elections.html

https://www.thistimeimvoting.eu/

http://eu.riksdagen.se/

The UK Government is now open for applications for Settled Status from EU Citizens.  At present the system is only available to those who have access to an Android smart phone.  It is supposed to become fully operational and available to others at the end of March.

Mrs May announced on 21 January that the fee of £65, previously announced, would not after all be levied when the scheme is fully operational, and will be refunded to those who apply earlier.

For details: https://www.gov.uk/apply-stay-uk-leaves-eu-test-phase