Welcome to the website of the Cally.
2003 - 2004 Season
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The Scottish Regiments
face significant changes
The famous
Scottish Regiments are facing significant changes
and it looks like Scotland will lose a battalion as the
British Army is about to go through its biggest
re-organisation in over 100 years. There have been many
good articles in the press about the value of the
Regimental system, most notably in
with one article in particular poignantly titled
"Hoon ends 370 years of Scots military tradition in 14
minutes."
Many famous names have already been
lost. The Seaforths and the Camerons merged to form the
Queens Own Highlanders, then merged again with The Gordons
to form
The Highlanders. The Royal Scots Fusiliers merged
with the Highland Light Infantry to form
The Royal
Highland Fusiliers. The Cameronians have
disappeared, and in the Cavalry, the famous Scots Greys
merged with the Welsh Carabineers to form
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. All we have left
now, unmerged, in their original form are four Regiments,
The Royal Scots,
The Kings Own Scottish Borderers (KOSB),
The Black Watch and
The
Argylls, who were only just saved from disbandment
by a vigorous campaign
"Save the Argylls" in the early '70s. There
remain just 6 single Battalion Scottish Infantry
Regiments; they are part of our heritage, and we place
great value on them.
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Summer Meeting
Our fellow Caledonian, Rolf Rasch-Engh and his
wife Herdis, have kindly invited us to their house for our traditional
summer meeting with the ladies on Thursday 10 June at 6:30 pm.
Rolf's address is Teistveien 5, 1367 Snarøya
and a map is shown on the left. (Tip - move your mouse over the map
for an aerial photo). The evening's menu will be shrimps and
white wine and the cost per head will be NOK 250.
Please make your reservations with David Wylie
at house@cally.org of by calling
him on his mobile 99 79 10 49 by Friday 4 June.
Yours aye
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10 things you didn't know about the Scots in America
6 April
2004. It’s Tartan Day today, giving our American cousins the chance to
celebrate all things Scottish. But what of the Scottish influence on the
Land of the Free?
Here
are ten facts about the Scots in America from The Scotsman newspaper.
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Anthony Dyer is a mountain walker who has walked
extensively in Scotland and in Norway - he has an amazing collection of
pictures on his
site!
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The
Knights of Malta and their connection to Scotland
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are fortunate in being able to invite you to hear about Malta at our
March meeting. Mr
Stephen Grinstead of Malta Tours has promised us an interesting
evening when he will tell us about the history of Malta and the
Knights of Malta and their connection to Scotland.
As
usual, the meeting will be held at
Sjømannsforeningen,
on Thursday 25th March at 18:30. |
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The Scottish
Claymore and other weaponry
I trust that you all took heed of my warnings at the Burns Night and did not drink too much and went home at a sensible time. I was told the day after that I had not paid attention to my own advice. I never learn.
Anyway, on behalf of your committee it gives me pleasure to invite you to our February meeting, which will be held on
Thursday 26th February 2004 at 18:30, at our usual location, Sjømannsforeningen.
Once again, we will have the pleasure of hearing a fellow member talk to us, this time Carl Emil Christophersen, on the subject of the Scottish claymore and other weaponry.
As David Wylie may be on holiday that week, please make your reservations with me at
secretary@cally.org or by calling me on my mobile 907 92072,
by MONDAY 23rd February please.
I look forward to seeing you all at the next meeting.
Yours aye,
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LOCATION:
Kyleakin
PERIOD:
1930s
DISTRICT:
Skye
OLD COUNTY/PARISH:
INVERNESS:Strath
COLLECTION NAME:
The Duncan Macpherson Collection
CREATOR:
Duncan Macpherson
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This photgraph is
taken in Kyleakin, looking south east down the Obbe, from the Gaelic
for a creek or harbour. Kyleakin took its name, Caol Akin or Haco's
Strait, from the 13th century King of Norway who anchored his fleet
here. Lord MacDonald proposed building a model town on the site in
the 19th century, to be called New Liverpool, but the plan was never
realised. The ruins of Castle Maol can just be seen in the
background
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Our Society supports
the annual Pillarguri Festival. Read some details of it and see
pictures from the 2003 festival here |
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Founded
in 1946, The Caledonian Society of Norway is an official Member of the St
Andrew Society, incorporating the World Federation of Scottish Societies
& Individuals. We are proud of our history and traditions, and are also
keen to look to the future always prepared to adapt and progress where and
when necessary, in order to provide a better service to our present members
and our successors. Our Patron is The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Caithness PC. Our
constitution states the reason for our existence, which is: “ ...to
promote the cultural relationship between Norway and Scotland to be achieved
by appropriate lecturers, gatherings, etc.”.
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