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Thanks to Hugo Broen for his wine and spirit recommendations for the Christmas season

From 2004
From 2002

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE CALEDONIAN SOCIETY 

On behalf of your Committee, it gives me great pleasure to invite you to our AGM, details of which are as follows

Proposed Chairman:           Hon.President, Norman Henderson
Time/date:                             18:30 hrs, Thursday 28^th April 2005
Venue:                                   Sjømannsforeningen, Kronprinsensgt. 1, 0251 Oslo 

Once again the AGM is upon us and to encourage your attendance and your active participation, we are offering TWO FREE DRAMS.  We plan to sit down to dinner at 19:00 hrs and you will be able to enjoy our usual offer of good food, wine and coffee at our subsidised price of NOK 300 per head.  As is usual, there will be no guest speaker and when the tables have been cleared, we shall remain seated and move on to the main business of the evening.

Please note that this meeting is only open for Society members who have paid their current subscription.

As David Wylie is on vacation, please make your reservations with myself at secretary@cally.org, by MONDAY 25^th April please.

Yours aye,

MARCH  MEETING

We unfortunately had to cancel our February meeting as it appeared many of our members were on winter vacation, but since we haven’t had a Society meeting since the Burns’ Supper, we should expect a large turn-out at our next meeting!  Accordingly, on behalf of your committee it gives me pleasure to invite you to our March meeting, which will be held on Thursday 17^th March 2005 at 18:30, at our usual location, Sjømannsforeningen.

 This evening’s presentation will be given by a fellow Caledonian Prof. David Bruton under the title of:

 “Beautiful Fossils – The Career of a Paleontologist”

David will present a travelogue of his life around the world collecting fossils, from behind the previous Iron Curtain to other exotic locations such as the Sahara and the Artic. 

As we have announced previously, we are extending our invitation for this meeting to lady guests and your spouses, partners, wives, girlfriends etc. will be very welcome to join us in what promises to be an interesting evening. 

As usual, please make your reservations with David Wylie at house@cally.org by MONDAY 14^th March.

FEBRUARY MEETING

Another Burns Supper has come and gone and I hope those of you who attended enjoyed yourselves as much as I did.  Those of you who were not present missed a good evening with a different slant on the Immortal Memory from Alf Cranner.   

On behalf of your committee it gives me pleasure to invite you to our February meeting, which will be held on Thursday 24^th February 2005 at 18:30, at our usual location, Sjømannsforeningen. 

This evening’s presentation will be given by Jarle Munch under the title of “Oil and water – the World Seen From The North Sea”.  Jarle has been a foreign correspondent with NRK and has spent many years in the Middle East.  He has indicated that his presentation will also touch upon his experience from that part of the world. 

As usual, please make your reservations with David Wylie at house@cally.org, by MONDAY 21^st February. Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend but I hope you all have a very enjoyable evening.

 Yours aye,

 The CALLY BURNS NIGHT was a great success this year. Wonderful haggis, smooth whiskies and a great atmosphere contributed to a memorable evening! Pictures to follow!

ECKBO SELSKAPSLOKALER 28TH JANUARY 2005, 18:30 FOR 19:00 HRS.

Burns Supper Special  

On behalf of your Committee, it gives me great pleasure to invite you and your guests to our 2004 Burns Night.

Date:                     Friday 28^th January 2005
Location:               Eckbo Selskapslokaler, Jegerveien 4, 02386 Oslo
Time:                    18:30 hrs for 19:00 hrs
Dress:                   Highland, Uniform or Black Tie (smoking).

This year, the immortal memory will be presented by Alf Cranner and we believe that our Patron the rt. Hon. The Earl of Caithness P.C. Lord Malcolm Sinclair will join us in our celebrations. 

The Haggis which was shot during the season, is maturing nicely in MacSween’s storage in Edinburgh.  Provided there are no last-minute hiccups in the paper work, we should be able to sit down together to enjoy this celebration of Burns and of Scotland on the 28^th.

 The admission cost for Members will be NOK 600 and for Guests NOK 750.  Each ticket will be numbered and will represent the equivalent number in the Grand Draw for five prizes, which will take place while we are seated, enabling everyone to see the results.  An after-dinner raffle will also be held, in keeping with our regular meeting tradition.  Gifts for the raffle will be most gratefully received at Eckbo.

 It is again worth mentioning that it is largely due to the generosity of many Norwegian wine and spirits merchants and of individual Members of the Society that we will once again be able to honour the Immortal Memory in the manner to which we are accustomed.  As is normal, there will be an after-dinner bar with our usual selection of drinks at reasonable prices.

While it is very flattering that there are so many Guests who wish to attend our Burns Night, the premises restrict the number of participants and we therefore request that Members limit the number of their Guests to one each and these will be registered in chronological order and places will be allocated in good time prior to the event.

Your committee looks forward to the pleasure of your company and to another most enjoyable gathering.

Yours aye,

DECEMBER MEETING 

SJØMANNSFORENING 9^th DECEMBER 2004, 19:00 HRS.

 The festive season is approaching rapidly and what better way to celebrate than in the company of the members and guests of the Caledonian Society.  Once again, Hugo Broen has agreed to tell us all about what we should be drinking with our Christmas dinner in a speech entitled:

 Wines for the season

Hugo’s tiltle refers only to wines but if my memory serves me correctly, we discussed all sorts of other alcoholic (and non-alcoholic beverages!) last time.  So for those of you who need some pointers for your purchases from the Vinmonopol, there is no excuse for not coming along to listen to Hugo and bringing a notebook with you. 

The cost for Caledonian Society members is NOK 300 per head and for Guests NOK 350 per head.   

NOVEMBER  MEETING

SJØMANNSFORENING 25^TH NOVEMBER 2004, 19:00 HRS.

Given the importance of oil to the economies of both Norway and the UK, it is an appropriate subject to talk about at a Caledonian Society meeting.  Rolf Hestnes, a fellow Caledonian, has kindly agreed to hold a presentation entitled:

"North Sea oil and gas, Scotland-Norway competition and collaboration, what is the future?" Rolf’s review will address many issues affecting our two nations’ oil industries, including the background, cultural differences, present collaboration and summarising the future challenges and opportunities

Rolf’s background is extremely varied having worked for 6 years on the Apollo and Skylab spaceprograms in the US, 30 years in shipping/oil and gas internationally with Veritas, J.P.Kenny, Kværner, the Norwegian Embassy in London and with TBL in Oslo (TBL is the national industry association representing the offshore service- and supply industry in Norway).  I have to say that I am looking forward to hearing Rolf speak on this topic as I have a professional interest in this subject and I know that  collaboration across the median line has not always been an easy subject for the oil industry or our governments.

The cost for Caledonian Society members is NOK 300 per head and for Guests NOK 350 per head. 

I do hope that we will see many members and guests at this meeting.  Please make your reservations with David Wylie at house@cally.org or by calling him on his mobile 997 91049, by MONDAY 22^nd November please.

OCTOBER  MEETING 

SJØMANNSFORENING 28^TH OCTOBER 2004, 19:00 HRS.

 Our October meeting marks a watershed in the life of the Caledonian Society. This invitation to our October meeting is being extended to the Anglo Norsk Society, the British/Norwegian Chamber of Commerce, the Norwegian/Welsh Society, the Norwegian Irish Society, the Scottish Country Dance Group and the Oslo Caledonian Pipe Band.   

Tove Haga from Trugstad Gård has kindly agreed to entertain us with a presentation entitled

“Food and Culture, Scotland and Norway”.

Tove probably does not need an introduction for many of you, but for those who do need additional details, she is the owner and head chef at Trugstad Gård outside Oslo (a restaurant in the Michelin Guide) and she has 10 Norwegian championships and 4 books to her name.  Although I have to admit that I have not read any of her books, I have to suspect that she is exceedingly well qualified to talk on this subject.

I do hope that we will see many members and even more guests at what promises to be a very interesting and different Society meeting.  Please make your reservations with David Wylie at house@cally.org by MONDAY 25th October please.

End of a proud history

Despite protests, the Royal Scots regiment, the oldest in the British army, is to be merged with the King's Own Scottish Borderers. The merger is part of controversial spending cuts in the British army and will end 371 years of military service and tradition.

Oslo Whisky Festival is Norway's first event dedicated exclusively to Whisky and it is a consequence of the growing interest and knowledge on whisky among the Norwegian public. details

Hotel Bristol
30 October 12.00 - 19.00
31 October 13.00 - 18.00

A new season of the Caledonian Society is upon us. Our September meeting is fast becoming a tradition of whisky tasting and this year will be no exception. Chris Maile has kindly agreed to give us even more insights into the whisky world. This time is his presentation will cover the Islay malts and will be entitled

"Peaty Whisky - Variations on a theme"

The meeting will start at 19.00 at Sjømannsforeningen but will be proceeded by an Extraordinary General Meeting starting at 18.00. The meeting will cover the actions proposed to improve your societies finances. All members will have already received the relevant papers, either in the post or by e-mail.

This will be a popular meeting, reservations to David Wylie at house@cally.org on his mobile 99791049 by Monday 27th September at the latest please!

Some great whisky links in anticipation of the evening!